People talking, "Hello everyone."
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This chapter is dedicated to User Uzushiogakure. Make sure to give him some support, life's been trying for him.
Chapter Eighteen: Nightmares
Burning… Flames… A Tree on fire. The sound of a billion screams… Pain… Suffering.
Naruto sat up sharply, his Rinnegan blazing to life as he glared at nothing and everything. His face possessed a haunted look, eyes showing horror and pain.
Naruto consciously controlled his breathing, taking deep breaths as he calmed down. "I'm sorry Naruto-kun, I can't pull you out of the nightmares…" Kaguya's sorrowful voice resounded around Naruto's mind. For the last couple of months, Naruto had been having nightmares when he went to sleep. Āsutsurī had 'said' that it was because Naruto was part Kaminoki, he could connect to the other Kaminoki. He was being forced to live the horrors the Ōtsutsuki were committing on other planets, the worlds they would destroy for more power.
'It's fine… I'm fine.' Naruto replied, rising to his feet. He and his daughter were in a room Arashi had given them. Hanabi didn't notice her father had woken up as he'd phased right through her. Naruto walked through the Fūma clan compound walls until he was outside. He stared up at the bright sky, more specifically at the moon and taking comfort in the bright celestial orb that was his home.
'The nightmares are getting worse, they are getting closer to earth.' Naruto mused, he'd guessed that because he wasn't a pure Kaminoki, he couldn't fully connect into the mental network all Kaminoki shared. But he could feel the trees on closer planets, he wasn't sure how close the Ōtsutsuki were, only that they were closer.
Naruto sighed, he had to get stronger if he was to defeat the clan. What's worse is he wouldn't just have to kill off a few pairs of his family, as they usually attacked planets in pairs. He would have to eradicate his entire clan… the biggest genocide of the universe.
Naruto shook his head, that was not today. His village was growing, he had found ways to make them all stronger, he would need their help in the war.
'Kaa-san is sure that they won't be here for at least another 10 years…' Naruto thought, trying to convince himself of that, but the nightmares made him think otherwise. He knew this all was stressing him, but he'd long since locked it all away.
Naruto was pulled out of his thoughts as he sensed a cloaked chakra signature approaching. It was miles upon miles away, and he only noticed it because they were attempting to hide it. His Byakugan activated, and he observed the pale man…
'Orochimaru… What are you doing here?' Naruto mused, also seeing a man with large rimmed glasses jumping through the trees beside the Sannin. They were clearly on a direct course to the Fūma clan, and at their speed would arrive after the sun had risen.
'Now is the perfect opportunity to kill the man for the crimes he has committed.' Naruto decided, turning and phasing through the compound walls until he came to Arashi's door. He knocked firmly on the door, waiting for Arashi to get out of bed before coming to the door, able to see him through it.
"Yes? What is it Lord Seikage?" Arashi asked, doing a surprisingly good job of looking like he wasn't just asleep.
"A man is approaching, Orochimaru of the Sannin. I have been attempting to hunt him down for some time now, he seems to be coming here. Possibly to talk and manipulate your clan into joining him." Naruto explained, getting a nod from the smart purple haired man.
"You want us to distract him, and then you will kill him?" Naruto nodded, "Yes, talk to him and see what he wants. Do not tell him about me or the Spirit village."
Arashi nodded, and Naruto turned before walking through the opposite wall and back toward his room. The Ōtsutsuki quickly arrived, waking up his daughter who wasn't at all groggy. All Initiates were trained for all situations, including being attacked while sleeping. They were taught to wake up and immediately be fully awake by pulsing their chakra in a specific way.
"What is it, dad?" Hanabi inquired, sitting up and looking at her horned father curiously.
"Orochimaru is approaching, I need you to go back to the village while I deal with this. Don't worry, I will be coming with the clan soon." The Seikage explained, getting a firm nod from Hanabi. The only place it was acceptable to question her father's orders was in the village itself, and even then… The village laws directly stated that one was to follow orders and ask questions after.
She took the offered black chakra rod that her father handed her and stabbed it into her arm. She disappeared in a puff of smoke a second later back to the Hidden Spirit Village and appearing next to Deva in their house.
Naruto burst into smoke, quickly leaving the compound and rising into the air. Floating in the air as smoke he began working to suppress his inhuman amount of chakra as he did not want to be detected by Orochimaru.
oOoOoOo
One redheaded whiskered boy dodged a large rampaging rhino which had glowing ringed purple eyes and was trying to flatten him. Landing on his feet, he leaped after the rhino and stabbed his katana in it's side, letting gravity pull him down as he left a massive slice in the summon.
The boy immediately had to dodge a swipe from a chakra blade, barely missing his head. His spinning Sharingan made eye contact with his sensei's glowing Rinnegan. Nakada wasn't fast enough and took a direct kick to the chest, sending him flying.
"You're weak! You will never have your revenge if this is the BEST THAT YOU CAN OFFER!" Chariko roared, the next moment firing several missiles toward Nakada. He'd only managed to get to his feet before being flung through the air, the rockets detonating at his feet.
"Let me go!" Nakada yelled, ignoring the blood pouring from his open wounds, several third-degree burns covering him, though all of it was quickly healing.
Nakada's features quickly became more demonic, his whiskers thickening and fangs elongating. His Sharingan gaining a slit as he was covered in a red chakra cloak with ears and a tail.
"I said you cannot use the Kyūbi!" Chariko roared, kneeing Nakada in the stomach and sending him flying. Nakada didn't make it three yards before freezing in mid-air, his red eyes glaring at his torturer for the last year.
Chariko rapidly began to absorb the Kyūbi cloak, returning Nakada to normal and dropping him on the ground.
"Again!" Nakada stumbled to his feet, able to see but unable to dodge the kick to his face that sent him flying across the large underground cave. He impacted with the stone wall a second later, not denting the solid rock.
Nakada coughed, barely able to see through swollen and black eyes his sensei scoff in disappointment before vanishing. Nakada had been kidnapped from his cousin's village by a man in red named Kyū. He'd been unable to fight the man and been knocked unconscious, but only after being forced to watch as Konan-sensei was killed before his very eyes.
'No! I can't think about that… I have to escape!' Nakada swore, stumbling to his feet and for the millionth time looking around the large square room for a way to escape. He'd woken up on a large stone altar, strapped down and unable to move, giant red seals that he could somewhat understand had lit up around him.
Those next ten minutes had been the most painful in his entire life, the man in red with glowing red eyes had stood at the head of the altar. He'd felt the Kyūbi being removed from him, painfully, slowly, excruciatingly.
He'd wanted to die, it had been the worst experience in his life… But before he thought he couldn't take it anymore, the man in red's head had fallen on his chest, after that he had passed out. When he had awoken he'd found himself in this room, the Kyūbi still within him.
Kyūbi had only told him that someone had tried to steal her out of him, but had failed right before succeeding. She'd said that if the process had been completed, they both would have died, and her power would have been absorbed by the man, making him essentially a human Bijū. The seal his father had used prevented her soul from separating from him, so if he died, she was going to the underworld with him.
Nakada shook his head, limping to a wall before laying against it, propping a broken leg up on a rock as it healed rapidly before his eyes.
He'd been 'saved' by his uncle… Chariko Uchiha, and his father's brother. From that day his uncle would appear in the giant room every day and beat him up, ridiculing him for his weakness, that his hatred for Konoha, for the Shiroi Oni was weak.
Every time he would try to escape, or use the Kyūbi's power in an attempt to kill his torturer. His uncle would easily stop him with the power of his eyes, which Kyūbi told him was an ancient power, the Rinnegan. Every time his uncle came and 'trained' him, he knew he was getting stronger, trying to delay how long it took before he was beaten to a paste.
"Why is he doing this to me…" Nakada murmured, asking the same question yet again. Every time he'd asked his uncle, he'd only get beat up harder. Nakada got the distinct impression that Chariko hated him, wanted him dead, but needed him for something else.
He rotated his shoulder back into place with a crack, not even feeling the pain because he was so used too it. He sighed in relief as Kyūbi's soothing power coursed through him.
"You need to stop trying to escape, you will never be strong enough to beat the Rinnegan. He is training you for something… If I had to guess, he wants you to destroy Konoha and the Shiroi Oni." Kyūbi remarked within his mind, getting a nod from the redheaded jinchuriki.
'I hate him! I despise him!' Nakada raged in his mind but didn't dare let his physical features show his anger. His uncle would appear at random times and attack him, almost like he was the punching bag for his uncle to take his frustration out on.
He decided to go back to his hobby… scratching words in the wall of the stone room with an elongated fingernail.
An hour later a tray of food appeared in the center of the room, precisely twelve hours from the last dish. Nakada hurried over too it, eating it as quickly as he could, his uncle was not above attacking him while eating.
His life was hell, and he knew it was highly unlikely that his cousin and Yahiko-sensei would ever find him. He didn't even know where here was, and he'd tried more times than he could count to escape, kill his uncle, kill himself… anything. Of course, Kyūbi was not okay with him dying and would keep him alive no matter what happened.
Nakada slammed his fist into the rock floor in anger, how much longer was his uncle going to keep him here, to rot, to bleed. Why didn't Chariko just kill him, why did he make him suffer?!
Yellow Eye'd Snake
"Master… I have a bad feeling about this," Kabuto said worriedly, staring at the Fūma compound as they drew closer to it.
"Why?" Orochimaru inquired, he would generally tell any other subordinate that they should shut up and keep their opinions to themselves. But Kabuto was different, having grown up with Orochimaru as a child he was entirely loyal to him. Kabuto could detect when things were off even when the best professional would be unable to tell.
"I don't know… something is wrong… we need to be cautious," Kabuto replied, his large glasses glinting as they jumped through a patch of sunlight streaming through the leaves above.
Orochimaru's yellow snake-like eyes turned back toward the compound, he was sure that no one in the clan could pose a threat to him… Someone else must be here then.
'Is it the Seijō-ki?' He mused, the group had tried to recruit him for their purpose of eliminating all chakra, then suicidally killing themselves after the task was complete. He'd refused, but he knew why several of the members had truly joined, they were using the moronic leader Kyū to get stronger themselves.
'Besides Hachi, I truly doubt any of the group really would've gone through with the final goal.' Orochimaru thought, and they landed in front of the Fūma compound a moment later.
"Who are you?" A man with purple hair came out of the large front doors. Six other Fūma clan members with drawn weapons appeared around them or on the roof.
"I am Orochimaru of the Sannin, and I am here to offer you a chance to return to your former glory," Orochimaru said slyly, but he was keeping an eye out for a possible trap. Orochimaru wanted to smirk when all the clan members looked enticed by the offer, though the purple haired one looked suspicious.
"How are you going to do that?"
"Join me, I am creating a village of my own within this land, Otogakure." Orochimaru's voice was like slithering snakes, crawling into the minds of those present.
"You? Create a village? You mean a slave camp." Orochimaru and Kabuto whirled, leaping back as a voice spoke directly behind them both. Orochimaru's eyes widened in fear as he saw the Shiroi Oni standing with his head down behind them.
The famous SS-rank nin was wearing a large white cloak, a black shirt underneath. A raised white hood, a white lower face-mask. His face was obscured in darkness as the Shiroi Oni's head was tilted down. He looked to be 18, his height the most significant indicator. 'How could he already look so much older? He looked like a little kid not long ago… Is it a different person?'
"Shiroi Oni, what are you doing here?" Kabuto demanded, his hands lighting up with a blue glow.
"I'm here to kill Orochimaru of course, I've got a score to settle with him." At this point all the Fūma clan members had retreated to the top of their compounds roof, observing this display between extremely high-level ninja.
'This is bad, everything I've studied on him shows that he has several ways to kill anyone near instantly…' Orochimaru thought, his intelligent brain searching for a way to escape.
"I've never met you before, what could you possibly have against me?" Orochimaru thought, trying to buy time to escape.
"There was a girl years ago that belonged to a clan long since dead." Orochimaru's eyes narrowed, that sounded like a lot of people to him honestly…
"This clan suffered from an ailment that was not their fault, this ailment forced them to live underground for a hundred years. Then someone came and took advantage of them all…" The Shiroi's voice was dangerous, though he'd yet to actually move.
Orochimaru's eyes widened... the Iburi clan. A clan he'd manipulated and tried to learn the secret of their bloodline, shortly after leaving Konoha.
"One survived, a girl, the heiress. She had gone to the surface that day, willing to risk her life to just see the sun. She came back, and her clan was dead, every single one of them." None of the three shinobi had yet to move, trying to take advantage of every second that the white demon gave them.
"That girl was Iburi Yukimi, and I have a score to settle with you for her." Orochimaru felt a feeling he hadn't felt for some time when the Shiroi's head shot up, his blazing Sharingan glaring into Orochimaru's eyes.
"You will not survive." Shiroi Oni exploded into smoke, the next instant Orochimaru heard the sound of someone choking next to him.
'He moved faster than I could even react!' Turning he saw Kabuto held up by his neck, attempting to slice at the arms of the white demon. Kabuto's chakra blades only phased right through the Shiroi Oni.
"Chakra scalpels, how many have you tortured with these?" Naruto inquired mockingly, the next moment his hand holding up Kabuto lighting up with the same Jutsu.
Orochimaru was already leaping away, but he saw his second in command's head hit the ground, followed by the rest of his body. He turned quickly and picked up his pace, he knew that the Shiroi Oni could become intangible, but he hadn't believed it. He was upset over the death of his second in command, but that was way below his own survival.
Turning back only revealed a worse horror, the Shiroi Oni standing calmly on the branch ahead of him.
"Isaribi, a girl kidnapped by you and tortured to make underwater warriors." Orochimaru had already finished his hand seals.
"Fūton: Daitoppa!" Orochimaru immediately launched off into another direction, not staying to see if his attack was effective. He only made it a couple of leaps before stopping.
Before him again was the Shiroi Oni, forming slowly out of the smoke, starting with his head and rapidly followed by the rest of his body.
Orochimaru snarled as he quickly dodged out of the way of the same gust of wind he'd fired at the shinobi. He had to escape, and there weren't a lot of options… The SS-rank nin was fast, impossibly so.
The Snake Sannin unleashed a massive barrage of high-level Jutsu from several elements. He felt the sinking feeling in his chest get heavier as every attack only impacted against a see-through barrier around the white shinobi.
"Why do you flee? You cannot hope to escape… I could kill you now." Orochimaru's eyes widened as he saw that Shiroi wasn't looking at him, only his hand outstretched toward him.
The next instant the mud clone fell apart as Naruto ripped all the chakra out of it into himself, his eyes staring at the real Sannin hiding on the hill above him.
Naruto watched as Orochimaru went through the summoning jutsu, the next instant there was a large puff of smoke that he could easily see through.
"The Snake Summon boss… hmm." Naruto mused, rising into the air rapidly using the power of the Deva path.
"Why have you ssssumoned me Orochimaru!" Manda roared, his large snake eyes looking up at his summoner on his head.
"I need you to fight the Shiroi Oni," Orochimaru replied, pointing toward the now flying shinobi. Manda's eyes narrowed at the shinobi, about to launch forward and eat the pest bothering his summoner.
The giant snake boss stopped, considering obeying his summoner over the ancient laws of his clan. Before he came to a decision, Naruto looked Manda directly in the eyes, his eyes shining with the power of the Rinnegan. The message was clear, 'Fight me, and perish.'
"I will not fight the Megami no musuko (Son of the Goddess)" Manda disappeared in an enormous explosion of smoke immediately. He knew that if he showed hostility toward the Kaminoki's son... he would die, if not immediately… then shortly later. The Megami no musuko could summon any creature, so he could easily summon Manda back and kill him for breaking the ancient laws of all the summon clans. Only those that had refused to trust the Rabbit Goddess did not follow these rules and still lived on earth.
Hagoromo and his mother had negotiated that when Naruto was eventually born, all the summon clans were to obey him over all of their current summoners. This was agreed to by the heads and bosses of every group at the time as all realized the danger the world was in from the Ōtsutsuki. 'Orochimaru's petty battle means nothing in the face of the Ōtsutsuki.' Manda thought, slithering through the Ryūchi Cave toward the White Snake Sage, Hakuja.
Orochimaru was running for his life, he knew that fighting the Shiroi Oni would result in his death. He was not willing to die, even the loss of Kabuto could be solved if he could only escape. He should have come with more backup, but he hadn't thought that this simple trip would turn into this.
Orochimaru glanced behind him, seeing Naruto behind him in the air. The Shiroi Oni had two massive white wings attached to his back, and he was following him easily above the trees. Determined to escape Orochimaru used the Hyōmen ni kakureru (Hiding in Surface).
Naruto narrowed his eyes as he stretched out a hand toward the Snake Sannin who was rapidly dropping through the ground.
"Banshō Ten'in!" Orochimaru's eyes widened as he felt himself be pulled rapidly out of the ground, a moment later breaking the surface and flying up into the air. He didn't have time to react as he was kicked in the chest, sent flying through the air.
"You are not going to escape me Orochimaru."
His eyes focused on the angelic-like form of the Shiroi Oni. Floating in mid-air, wings beating slowly and regularly as he stared at him with glowing red eyes.
'I'm going to have to use it, even though I boasted I would never have to…' Orochimaru thought, unsealing a black metal rod out of his arm. Naruto's eyes widened before switching to the Byakugan, but it was already too late as the Sannin stabbed the rod in his arm and disappeared.
Naruto stared at the smoke left behind for a few moments, 'Shichi is working with Orochimaru? Or perhaps Orochimaru is a member of the Seijō-ki…' He shook his head, his wings beating powerfully as he flew back toward the Fūma compound.
'Orochimaru will die by my hands, and he will die slowly… He doesn't deserve a quick, painless death.'
Initiate Training Center
Within the Training Center built by Naruto-sama, there is a room. This room is officially called the Meditation Room and is filled with dozens of soft sitting pillows. The place is lighted by Naruto's pink bulb plants and the walls a pale brown. Within the room, the smooth sounds of nature are played through ambient speakers.
Currently, there were twenty students spread out randomly around the room, each deep within their meditations except for one farther away from the group. A girl with light blue hair wearing a short teal kimono with a grey turtleneck.
Guren was currently fidgeting in the meditation session. She was supposed to be centering her mind so that when the Spirit Seal matured, it would be easier to use, easier to connect to it. Guren liked meditating, the relaxation of it… but sometimes when she did for a while, her memories kept overloading her, ruining her relaxed state.
She wanted this to work, she needed this to work, the seal would grant her the ability to use her crystals to a new level, to command them. Naruto-sama had said that by the time the seal matured, her pathways would expand and grow until they were one single pathway, one chakra point. The end result would allow the accessibility and usage of chakra to be instantaneous, obeying the seal bearers will without effort.
Kaguya-sensei had made meditation a mandatory session, happening at least once if not three times a day depending on the other lessons. She was to find her chakra and lose herself within its natural flow.
Guren fought the urge to get angry, knowing that her powers were not under complete control and creating a lot of sharp crystals in the room would be bad.
"Guren-chan, what's wrong dear?" Guren heard the voice of her sensei above her, making her jump in surprise. She hurriedly composed herself before looking up and giving a bow of greeting to her sensei.
"Kaguya-sensei," Guren respectfully greeted the beautiful Ōtsutsuki in front of her. Kaguya was the Seikage's mother, and while she had died over 3000 years ago, she used her son's body to teach the Initiates.
"Guren… let's talk, you're stressed," Kaguya said kindly, her voice as soft and murmurous as wings.
"I'm sorry Kaguya-sensei… I… I just am having a bit of a hard time relaxing…" Guren spoke quietly, not only because it was against the rules to talk in the Meditation room unless spoken too by a sensei. But because her emotions were threatening to break free.
Naruto had found her in the Land of Rices Paddies during the civil war, a reject of her village. It was not a shinobi village, and they only saw her as some sort of freak with her ability to create crystals. She couldn't always control the crystals, and they would sometimes just rise without her wanting them too.
She'd been hated, forced to live on the outskirts of the village by the villagers. They called her terrible things, some even accusing her of killing her parents. She never knew who her parents were and she'd believed them, unable to remember her past.
She was startled out of her thoughts as the beautiful pale-skinned woman waved her hand. A black dome appearing around the two of them and separating them from the rest of the students, none of the other Initiates noticed.
"Guren-chan, I know you were ostracized in your village. Humans naturally fear what they do not understand." Kaguya frowned at the expression on Guren's face, able to see the pain and suffering within her eyes.
"Let me tell you a story Guren-chan, a story of something that happened to me after I came to earth." Guren gulped, fighting down the emotions to focus on her sensei.
"When I came to earth, I didn't have all the powers that I now do." Guren looked surprised at this, and Kaguya smiled sadly.
"I found love with an emperor, his name was Tenji. We loved each other dearly, he meant everything to me and me to him. We wanted to bring peace to the human world… together. Because of that, he tried to find a peaceful way to the war between his land and another. The enemy claimed that some of his lands were theirs, and he was willing to negotiate with them." Kaguya sighed, moving some of her long white hair out of her face.
"The other emperor, Suzaku, didn't want peace. He wanted to kill Tenji and take all of his lands for his own. To get close to Tenji he attempted to kidnap me." Guren's eyes widened... someone who considered that was not in their right mind.
"I was not as powerful as I am now, but I still easily killed them all." Kaguya looked sad, and Guren realized that this was a tragic moment for her.
"Tenji saw me kill them all… horrified by my powers, he began to distrust me… Suzaku called for my death for killing his men, threatening war. Tenji ultimately decided to betray me, working with Suzaku to kill me and keep the peace." Kaguya continued on, feeling her husband comforting her with warm and peaceful feelings.
"I fled, running to the God Tree as the armies converged on me. Consuming the fruit of the Kaminoki I used the power I gained to annihilate them all." Kaguya took a deep shuddering breath, wiping away tears. She straightened her shoulders before looking Guren square in the eyes.
"I tell you that because I want you to understand that I know how you feel, to be rejected for being different. Most of those here understand as well… Naruto was rejected growing up in Suna for looking different… he… he watched his adoptive parents die in front of him…" Kaguya's voice was pained, regret and sadness clear in her voice. The female Ōtsutsuki's head was tilted down, her face hidden behind her white hair.
"I-I understand Kaguya-sensei," Guren said respectfully, giving a small bow. Kaguya nodded before wiping away her tears, looking back up at her student.
"I'm sorry for how you were treated Guren-chan, but you are among family now…" Kaguya smiled, gesturing for Guren to come to her as the girl started crying.
"Everything is okay now, we aren't going to let anyone hurt you anymore," Kaguya whispered, holding the crying girl in her arms as Guren finally let her emotions free.
oOoOoOo
"That's beautiful," Asuma murmured. They'd just reached the Land of Rice Paddies and were now slowing down considerably, not wanting to risk being seen. Spanning out in front of them for miles were terraced rice fields, water filling many of the layers and reflecting the sun.
Kakashi's one visible eye just stared at the land blankly, not offering a comment. Anko was convinced that he was nothing more than a walking vegetable at this point… 'We are going to have to carry his weight if we get attacked.' Anko thought, seeing how the Jounin didn't even seem to be on guard.
"Keep your eyes open, we don't want to be taken by surprise," Anko warned, getting a nod from Asuma and absolutely nothing from Kakashi.
Asuma sighed, seeing his 'friend' unmoving and silent. Kakashi had learned of Asuma's involvement of torturing Nakada not long after the jinchuriki had left. Anko had informed him inside his holding cell that he was lucky to be there, or he'd be dead. Kakashi had gone on a revengeful killing spree and had to eventually be locked up by ANBU for days. If Asuma had been out in the village, he would have undoubtedly died.
"Kakashi?" Asuma immediately regretted saying anything as the cyclops eye glared at him. Asuma backed up as the white-haired man stood to his full height, stalking forward like a beast hunting prey.
"Kakashi, enough!" Anko yelled, prepared to summon snakes to halt the enraged Jounin. Kakashi's stare could have melted steel as he glared at Anko for a few moments before turning away sharply. Asuma let out a sigh of relief, having genuinely feared for his life.
"Thanks," Anko scoffed, making Asuma wince.
"I don't really care if he kills you, he should just do it when we aren't on a mission." Anko spat, making Asuma take a step back.
"I-i…"
"Shut up!" Anko yelled at the stuttering jounin, rage shining in her eyes.
"Let's go," Anko ordered after a few moments, regaining her composure. She was sorely tempted to kill Asuma, perhaps she should just let Kakashi do it.
All three jounin leaped out of the tree line, landing on the wet surface of the Land of Rice Paddies before continuing on. Anko suddenly realized as they ran that a small part of her was hoping that they would run into the Shiroi Oni. That she was really beyond ready to join him now.
'There was a report a few months ago that he'd been spotted here… Maybe I'll be lucky.'
Initiate Training Center
Class for A3 was now in session, the group of twenty students was excited to once more be with one of their favorite teachers.
They all hushed each other when the paper sliding door slid open, revealing Toneri Ōtsutsuki. The pale-skinned shaggy white-haired alien nodded to the class, getting greetings in return as he walked to the front of the room.
The Ōtsutsuki's closed eyes 'looked' out across his students, able to see them all through a form of echolocation his clan had developed.
"Hello, Toneri-sensei!" Toneri turned toward the voice, recognizing Imai Kuniyoshi. Imai was one of Toneri's favorite students, he was always joyful and excited about everything, but intelligent as well.
"Greetings Imai-kun," Toneri replied with a slight nod, Imai nodded as well and tossed his long straight yellow hair out of his eyes.
"Today we will be talking about chakra, what do you all know about it?" Toneri inquired, 'seeing' a raised hand from a student he nodded to them.
"Chakra is the combination of physical and spiritual energy. Physical energy is collected from each and every one of the body's cells and can be increased through training, stimulants, and exercise. Spiritual Energy is derived from the mind's consciousness and can be increased through studying, meditation, and experience." The girl spoke quietly, but everyone was able to hear her. Her mostly short bright neon green hair covered her eyes entirely, only making her mouth visible.
"Very good, what I am here to talk about is more in-depth than that." Toneri began, and the class became completely quiet. Students had learned quickly that there was a time and a place for chatter, and within a classroom was not such a place.
Namba Kisho had learned the hard way what Toneri's solution to disobedience in the classroom was. The first time he'd been loud and rude within Toneri's class he'd gotten off with a warning. The second time Toneri had merely walked up to him while the entire class watched. 'Stared' at him until he was uncomfortable, then slammed a light blue glowing orb in his chest and walked away, returning to teaching his class. He'd quickly found that he had absolutely no control over himself for the rest of class. Toneri had only removed the orb at the end of class when he was leaving and gave no explanation for what happened.
"Chakra has many forms… It's not entirely known what the first level of chakra was, but it's suspected to be nature chakra. Different concentrations of chakra and types give different abilities. Almost all of the chakra that you possess today was passed down from Hagoromo-sama, the Sage of Six Paths." A student raised his hand, and Toneri nodded too him.
"Hagoromo was the Seikage's older brother right?" A boy with naturally red hair inquired, though the left half of it was dyed white. He'd dyed it shortly after coming to the Hidden Spirit village several months ago. His name was Takai, and Kaguya had confirmed that he was an Uzumaki and did possess the Uzumaki Kekkei Genkai.
"Hai and Naruto-sama possesses the same Dōjutsu that he did," Toneri replied. Once he was sure there were no more questions he continued on.
"Hagoromo-sama gained his chakra from his mother, who possessed something known as yōkai." Toneri raised a hand to stop questions, "Yōkai is essentially a more potent and concentrated form of chakra, this form of chakra can only be obtained from a Kaminoki, as they spend thousands of years compressing nature chakra into yōkai."
The shaggy-haired Ōtsutsuki noticed that Yamagata Kurea, a brown-haired girl was once again staring at Takai with heart-shaped eyes. Sighing quietly to himself he formed a light blue ball in his hand, bouncing it in his hand and drawing almost all of the student's attention to it.
Once he was sure that everyone could see him, he threw the glowing sphere directly at Yamagata's chest. She saw it coming only a second before it impacted into her, knocking her out of her chair with a shriek.
"Pay attention Yamagata," Toneri intoned, the girl sat up sharply before almost mechanically retaking her seat. Everyone in the class knew that the girl was now not in control of her actions, it was apparent by her horrified expression.
"Chakra's applications are limitless, though today humans mostly use it for war or Ninjutsu. It was originally meant to be used as a way to increase the quality of life, Ninshū, the Ninja Creed. This creed was taught by Hagoromo-sama over three thousand years ago when he went around spreading chakra to your ancestors." Once more the neon green-haired girl raised her hand, drawing her sensei's attention to her. Toneri was not at all bothered by all the questions, in fact asking questions in the Training Center was highly encouraged as long as it was not a dumb or prank question.
"Did Hagoromo-sama know how humans would use chakra today?" She asked quietly, her voice faint but still easily heard by everyone. Her hair fell over her face, obscuring it from view. She wore a green kimono with red lining, black pants with a kunai pouch on the right side, and high grey open-toed boots.
"He was afraid that humans might turn chakra into a weapon of war, but he took the chance, willing to trust humans with the gift he gave them." Toneri's tone conveyed that they were changing the conversation now.
"I'm going to list all known chakra's before we move on, you are all welcome to ask any questions. I am not listing all the unique kekkei genkai chakras, as we have gone over those before." Toneri stated, getting nods from all the students though Yamagata's was somewhat mechanical.
"Yōkai and the slightly more diluted form of it that the Tailed Ninja and Bijū possess. Senjutsu chakra, or Nature Chakra which one can use with extreme training, usually taught by summons. Then there is the unique chakra and yōkai mix that Hagoromo-sama and Hamura-sama possessed, this chakra allowed them to perform extraordinary feats in their lifetimes. Yes?" Toneri turned to the Tenseigan Aijin (Mistress) that had just entered the room.
"Lord Seikage is here," She gave a mechanical bow before phasing out of view. The class immediately burst into excited chatter that was silenced when Toneri gave them a 'look.'
"Lord Seikage has requested to speak to you all today, I didn't know exactly when he would be arriving, so I didn't mention it. You are all to be respectful to him,"Nothing was threatening about Toneri's tone, but they all understood what he meant.
A moment later the sliding door opened magically, and the Seikage passed through, his purple ringed eyes gazing at the class.
"Lord Seikage!" The entire class said at once as they stood in unison and presented their Spirit Seals, displaying their loyalty. Deva nodded, the class sitting down as one.
"Thank you Toneri-san for allowing me to visit your students." Toneri only nodded, his eyes closed as he moved out of Naruto's way. The Ōtsutsuki's hand suddenly shot up as he grabbed a light blue orb flying toward him, having just left Yamagata's chest.
Naruto raised a clipped eyebrow in amusement, he'd been told that Toneri often used the Ōtsutsuki's Teishutsu ōbu (Submission Orb). But it was still entertaining to see it in person.
Naruto stood in the middle of the room, his Rinnegan eyes staring at all of the students carefully, even making a few wince.
"I'm here to share some things with you all, and I plan to share this with all the students," Naruto said simply, getting a few happy looks from the students, the rest watching quietly.
"I'd like to tell you about the purpose of this village." This got interested looks from everyone in the class.
"Our purpose as a village is not to bring peace to the human world. I did not create this village so that everyone on earth could be happy, even those that do not deserve it. I created this village so that those who are suffering, despised, abused and hated could have a place to go." Naruto gazed at the class intently, making sure his message was being understood.
"Remember this, bringing peace to a world of people whose mindsets are all about violence is foolish, and will only result in you dying. Peace is not a global concept, and a world that is entirely in peace is a world where no one has free will. I built this village on the belief that peace can be obtained through sharing the same ideals and through tolerance." Takai's eyes widened in understanding at this point.
"If we all have the same views and morals, then we will have peace. But only for those that have the same views, if others desire the peace that we have created, then they can change their views and morals. I do not desire to force peace upon the human world, I only wish to offer a place for those that desire it."
"So if someone doesn't agree with you then you just leave them?!" Namba shouted, standing to his feet in outrage. He drew several utterly horrified looks from his classmates, many of them convinced that Namba just signed his own death warrant.
"If someone does not agree with me, then they do not wish to come with me. If I bring them with me anyway, then that is forcing them against their will. Forced peace, as I already said, is not peace but a lack of free will and ruling through fear." Naruto stated, his bright violet Rinnegan staring directly into Namba's eyes and making the orange-haired boy sit down.
"Not everyone can be helped Namba, that is the cold reality. If someone does not wish to be helped, then attempting to anyway is by definition, harming them." Namba nodded slowly, kinda understanding the Seikage's point.
"Allow me to put it this way, Namba. Let's say that you have a disease, and this disease hurts you every day and is going to eventually kill you." Namba nodded, following along with the class.
"Now let's say that Takai has the cure to your disease, and he offers to cure you." Takai jumped slightly when the Seikage referred to him, but Namba nodded again.
"But… you don't want to be cured, for whatever reason. Either you have nothing left to live for, or perhaps you just refuse to see you are dying because you believe accepting help means you are weak." Naruto paused, seeing Namba listening intently.
"But Takai knows that if you don't take the cure, you are going to die. So he decides to 'help' you anyway, either physically forcing you to take the antidote or slipping it into your food perhaps. Now, is that still him helping you? You didn't want the cure and made that clear to him." Naruto asked calmly, Namba didn't reply for a few moments, though he eventually nodded.
"No, it's not helping, I understand Seikage-sama." Namba gave a small bow, getting a nod in return from the Seikage. Naruto turned back toward the class, his eyes glowing.
"Our village is built on sharing the same views and morals, tolerance of each other's differences and the outside world. We will have peace because we tolerate others without provoking them. Along with having the necessary power to scare and repel them, should they deem our peace a threat." Naruto paused for a moment, looking at everyone carefully.
"Eventually you will all become Adepts, you will go out with a Master in teams of four and complete missions in the villages name. But you all have a secondary objective, you are to keep your eyes open for others who are suffering, rejected and despised. You are to offer them a place here in this village, to explain to them how the Hidden Spirit works. If they refuse, do not press the matter, move on. You will have done the best you possibly can for them." Yamagata raised her hand, drawing the Seikage's intimidating gaze to her.
"Can't someone's mind be changed if you keep trying though? What if they do want to come, but just don't know how to say it?" Yamagata inquired, and was relieved to see the white-haired Seikage smile.
"You are right Yamagata, and they might not know, or be afraid of saying it. There are a thousand and one reasons for why they might lie, or they might even be lying about agreeing with the villages ways. They may want to come into our village and spy on us, take advantage of us. But here is the fact Yamagata, we do not have the right to push them." Yamagata got a confused look on her round face, her head tilted in confusion.
"Joining the Hidden Spirit is not like agreeing to give your daughter candy when she's been begging for it for days, trying to change your mind," Naruto explained, Yamagata's eyes widened as she realized he described what she'd been thinking of.
"If you pester someone into joining the Hidden Spirit until they eventually agree, they might enjoy or come to enjoy living here. But they will always resent you in some small way for forcing them, and if they change their mind. They will blame you for forcing them to join, which is no small life choice." Naruto finished, getting a nod from Yamagata as she sat back down.
"One cannot bring peace by forcing others to accept their views. You need to give them the chance to decide for themselves. If they truly desire peace, even if they say no. Then they will consider what you're stating, what you are offering, and they will surely take a look at the peace you are offering. It's entirely their choice after that if they want to be like you or not, and you are not responsible for their actions." Naruto turned toward Toneri, giving a small bow.
"Thank you for allowing me to intrude on your time Toneri-san, I need to tend to other matters now," Naruto stated, getting a bow from the blind Ōtsutsuki in return. Naruto vanished in a burst of white flames a second later.
"The rest of this class will now be on the ceiling, please move there," Toneri said, getting wide eyes from all his students except Takai, who walked up the wall onto the ceiling immediately. Toneri followed behind him a moment later and watched for the next fifteen minutes as the class tried to get on and stay upside down on the ceiling.
Original Naruto
"Arashi-san, there is someone I know in the area. I will be back in time to take you all to the Hidden Spirit." Naruto told the purple-haired man after walking into the main hall of the Fūma compound.
"Understood Seikage-sama, we will be ready to go by tonight," Arashi replied, returning to guiding clan members to seal up things in powerful sealing scrolls Naruto had provided. After the appearance of Orochimaru, the clan was working even harder to be ready to leave.
Naruto burst into smoke, flying toward one Anko Mitarashi who was with two other Jounin from Konoha. He would knock them out and ask Anko if she'd decided. If Anko chose to stay, then she could tell them he'd attacked, and she'd survived, or whatever else she came up with.
'The white-haired one has a Sharingan, implanted judging by the chakra pathways.' Naruto mused, flying through the air as a twisting black and white helix.
With Anko
The three Jounin's despatched on this mission were silently hopping across the terraced land. So far they'd only met a few villagers, and from listening to their conversations, they'd found that the villagers were relieved the war was now over. They were on their way to one of the numerous clans that participated in the battles, planning to spy if needed or just talk to the clan members.
Anko was following behind Asuma and Kakashi in a standard v-formation. All of them were running across the hilled and shaped terrain of the Land of Rice Paddies, but only Asuma and Anko were really keeping an eye out for danger.
Asuma hadn't said anything since their last conversation, realizing that his very presence annoyed both his teammates. Anko had been deep in thought, she'd felt some unease about her earlier decision to join the Shiroi Oni, but she was fully decided now.
Kakashi had been quieter than a dead man, only following along with his teammates and staring ahead blankly.
Anko's eyes widened, and she came to a skidding halt as both her teammates collapsed onto the grassy hill. Suddenly appearing in front of her was a tall horned white-haired man. He wore a large cloak, the back of it was covered in an incredibly intricate and beautiful design of a giant tree.
"Anko Mitarashi, have you made your decision?" She froze in shock as the horned man turned around, pale pupil-less eyes staring into hers. She tried to reply, unable to pull her gaze away from the Shiroi Oni's eyes, feeling the power he emitted.
"Y-yes… I want to come with you, I want to be a part of your family." Anko stammered at first but quickly got ahold of herself, straightening her back and staring back into the Ōtsutsuki's eyes.
Anko was relieved when the white demon smiled, his intimidating and crushing aura fading away.
"I'm glad to hear that Anko and someone else is as well." Anko smiled widely and joy filling her being, "He really did join you? I was afraid to believe it…"
"Yes, he will be thrilled to see you again," Naruto said kindly, he'd been told by Anko's boyfriend about their relationship. He'd honestly been surprised but promised to do his best to bring them back together. It was only made easier by the fact that he'd already asked Anko to join them.
"You are sure you are willing to give up all loyalty to the Hidden Leaf Village? I run my own village now, and your boyfriend is apart of it." Naruto questioned, wanting to make sure she fully understood what she was doing.
"Yes! I hate Konoha, I hate the way they treat me for something that I had no control over. Jiraiya had a student, Tsunade had a student, and neither of those students were hated and judged because of the mistakes of their teacher's. But because my teacher betrayed the Leaf village, I'm blamed and hated for it…" Anko trailed off, her head tilting down before she looked back up at the Shiroi Oni, who was somewhat taller than her.
"The memories you shared with me, I have never been able to forget… Seeing your family so happy together, even with all their differences. I understand why you took Hanabi and Yakumo away from Konoha, you were taking them away from the hell hole that place has become." Anko stated firmly, getting a nod from Naruto.
"What about your teammates?" Naruto questioned, looking at the two knocked out forms to his left and right.
"Asuma doesn't deserve the title teammate, let alone the title human," Anko spoke with such disgust that Naruto rose an eyebrow, his Byakugan focusing more on Asuma.
"And what makes you say that?"
"You most likely know this, but the Kyūbi jinchuriki used to live in Konoha before he went to Amegakure. Asuma tortured the child… in plain daylight with the villagers cheering him on… My own friend was right there by him, torturing Nakada with genjutsu." Anko said, disgust and hatred clear in her voice.
Naruto was immediately tempted to ram a chakra rod through Asuma's chest, but he restrained himself. "Your friend… you didn't feel that you could trust her after that. Because if she was willing to do that to a child, who was like you. Then what stopped her from turning on you."
"Exactly…" Anko said quietly, walking closer to the pale-skinned kage.
"And what about this one? The one with the implanted Sharingan?" Naruto asked, his eyes shifting to the masked white-haired man on his other side.
"That is Kakashi Hatake… he was the student of Minato Namikaze, and he should have taken care of Nakada after Minato-sama's death… He knew all along that Nakada was Minato's son… and he did nothing, only falling into depression after Nakada was taken away by his cousin." Anko spat.
"Hmm… You don't know this Anko, but all the Bijū are all my nieces and nephews…" Anko's eyes widened in surprise and shock.
"And by extension, the hosts of them are important to me. I have tried hard to locate Nakada Uzumaki, but he was kidnapped by the Seijō-ki around a year ago." Naruto said, seeing the look of shock and horror on Anko's face.
"HE KNEW! SARUTOBI KNEW!" Anko yelled but stopped when Naruto raised a hand.
"Hai, he did know. But that is a matter for another time… Anko I wish to kill both of these men…" Naruto stated this not only because he wanted too, but he wanted to see what Anko would do. Surprisingly, she stayed silent and just watched him curiously.
Naruto sighed, shaking his head. "Konoha deserves to pay for their crimes against Nakada, against the Uzumaki clan, against the Uchiha clan. The Third is responsible for all the crimes that Orochimaru committed, Sarutobi had the chance to kill the man, but he let him go." Naruto said, still staring at the two bodies.
"I'm going to leave them both here, they don't know it was me that attacked. They can assume what they like about you." Naruto decided, he did not have the right to judge them. Killing them would be against his morals and laws made within the village.
"Okay… why the heck not?" Anko asked, unsure how she felt about Naruto's decision.
"Our philosophy within the Hidden Spirit is that we do not have the right to judge others, we tolerate all. Killing someone in battle or for a mission is different from a personal agenda. I dislike both of these men for what they did to Nakada, but it is not my right to kill them for it." Naruto said calmly, his pale eyes staring at the two unconscious jounin.
"How are we going to get to your village?" Anko inquired, having realized that Naruto was right and his village sounded even more attractive
"We will fly, I have a clan also coming back with me to join the village. People who join my village are willing to put their past behind them and begin a new one, everyone is willing to give you the benefit of the doubt and not judge you for your past. But the Hidden Spirit also has a strict policy, we aren't going to give someone an infinite amount of chances in our village either." Anko shook her head, it was a lot to take in and was drastically different from a lot of the world. She looked up and stepped back in shock as of where Naruto had been there was now a giant black sparrow.
"Get on Anko Mitarashi," The sparrow spoke, its tone amused. Anko realized that the Shiroi Oni had somehow turned into a giant bird, nodding she hopped on. She quickly had to hold on tight as Naruto rose into the air, flying toward the Fūma compound rapidly.
END CHAPTER - 9,000ish
Hia! I'm late! I know, and I've done little to no writing.
- School starts Monday (like two days from now.)
- My delete key on this computer stopped working!
Can't say there will be any chapters soon for a bit. But I'm gonna keep writing.
You will get chapters when you get them I suppose.
Answers to reviews:
Ataxius: True, I mean I wasn't really planning on doing pairings. Still kinda on the fence about it, but it's fun to tease readers. Everything's been done already, hard to be original.
Ezeakel: Me agree
Antex-The Legendary Zoroark: Anko left! You were right lol.
Criamond: Thank you for all your compliments, I hope this chapter answered some of your questions.
777torn777: I do have plans for Mei, but more in another story than this one (I plan to have all of my stories in the same universe.) Thank you for all of your amazing compliments, hope you enjoyed this story.
LuluViBritania: All the bodies can use all of the paths, they just specialize in different things so to speak. You are right, only the original and another body could use the same path at the same time. He did not collect rent from Kyūbi when he got Zetsu, and I'm gonna cite Reaper Death Seal voodoo as why. Btw, your whole paragraph about "illogical" I can understand that about like, situations in the story. But to apply that word to concepts in an animeverse is uhh… illogical. Lol! The idea about the civilian council thing is uhh… inspired by US politics… And it's stupid, I agree!
Guest55: If someone is willing to shed blood and tears to keep it only for themselves, then why are they in the village? If anything, you put that much effort into something, and it becomes well known in the village. Perhaps a jutsu that saves lives etc. You will be renowned as a hero and creator. You are looking at this in a selfish mindset, which is not how the village works.
Naruto: Took your advice :D
Guest: I'm sorry about that, but glad you really like my story that much ^-^
Doomqwer: Yep, Danzo is making the moves to take over. Though the news about Nakada is deep under wraps. I really did enjoy writing the Hinata/Naruto/Sasuke/Hanabi encounter later on. Boruto is a terrible series, and it needs to be rebooted and Boruto buried in the deepest recesses of the internet. (It's bad…)
AdriLAAAxo: I love replying to comments, it's a better way to interact with readers (feel free to PM me too.) As too your comment about Hidden Spirit making alliances with all small villages… Gonna have to crush your dreams cause that won't happen, for two reasons. First, I really dislike stories where it's all minor villages versus all major villages. Second, the Hidden Spirit is very much so against being in the public. Especially with their reputation of being the only real hidden village. I hope to reach beyond 500K, especially with multiple stories in this universe.
Drew86419: I went and looked up the droids right thing… what the heck lol. I've got some interesting conflict's coming up, but I'm also trying to convey that most ones he's just too powerful for. But I hope to make some heart wrenching and complicated problems.
There are a ton of reviews related to the ANNOUNCEMENT chapter that's related to me needing OC's. Gonna skip over those.
Azaira: I hear your advice :)
Eien no henko: Will depend on things, I don't have a complete answer to that.
Astrandamus: Glad you enjoy the story ^-^
Chrisfragger: You commented about needing some drama, I'm assuming you reached Destruction Part 1 and 2.
Blwilliams2001: Thank you! I've tried really hard to make this an original and interesting Rinnegan Fic, while not just being based around having Rinnegan.
BrushedCurve899: It was an announcement.
Mrpren87: Thank you ^-^ I've tried to come up with original origins, interesting and unexpected, unpredictable plot twists. While also trying to make sure it all fits together, doesn't step on it's own toes. There are definitely some plot holes, but I've tried to make sure that they weren't gaping. You are right about Naruto's power level, some people are in fact complaining about that. Naruto's end goal is the other Ōtsutsuki, not weak humans on earth. He is Half Kaminoki. Nothing is a threat. If his life got into real danger back when he was three in Suna. There would be no more Suna, just being honest. He might be three in humans years, but three thousand years is long enough to be able to transform into a Jubi. Thank you for your compliments about Naruto's family, I tried hard on them. I think I actually PM'ed you about your suggestion about "Me" time. Spirit Nin Chronicles will be all about that ^-^. Thank you for your compliments.
CrazyWizard73: Thank you, and enjoy.
Guest: It's a waste of time if you are gonna write it negatively. If you get off from being mean to starting authors, then uhh… Go somewhere else I suppose. No just kidding, I was kidding all along. -_-
Jcarr1995: Thank you! All of your compliments were awesome and very encouraging.
S.k.f.f.f: Thanks for all of your reviews, it takes my number up more.
GokuDeath: Thank you :D
Ddentler21: Got an explanation for that, Go read my other story "Enter Nakada Uzumaki" and also, Uchiha DNA is not Uzumaki DNA. Uchiha can be other hair colors. It isn't stated anywhere that their characteristics dominate.
Ddentler21: Again reading Enter Nakada Uzumaki will be helpful. Konoha doesn't have as much information on Bijū as they do in the Anime. The backstory of the world is different. There are things at play I've worked out that I'm slowly revealing.
ETHA: Knowledge available is different, please read Enter Nakada Uzumaki (from my profile).
The Number 4: I like you.
Imsorryiwasaguest: And creatures can talk, teleportation is possible, and one human can summon meteors out of space… Nah not really.
That's all folks!