Hello everyone! I welcome everyone back in this new decade. I apologize for the wait, but I have a lot going on. I was hoping to place these updates during the week of my birthday, but I was stuck in a rut that caused my writing and productivity to slow down to a screeching halt. Thankfully I have gotten out of it.
So I ask everyone to please bear with this as updates will be slow. I am not going to stop writing. It's just that I have other priorities that need my attention and I only have small occasions to write.
Now then we begin the first story of this viewing room and its RDK. Expect some drama for various reasons and several characters to get a wake-up call, especially Naruto. Also, I have a total of around 10 or so characters that will join the group. Most of the ones I have in mind are pretty obvious, but none will be from the reading stories for now. That may change in the future. But I want to keep this simple for now.
Anyway, let's get this show on the road!
World 1: RDK Part 1
"Alright, everyone let's-"
BZZZT!
"Hm?" Medrick paused as he felt the buzzing of his phone. "One second, everyone."
Medrick picked up his phone. "Yes? You need to be patient. Yes, I promise to call you when it's time. I am literally just starting. I will get to it as well but I want to wait. I will see what I can do. Don't be so suspicious. Bye."
Medrick slouched on his chair after he put his phone away. "*SIGH!* Oh boy." he exasperated.
Everyone could tell the god/watcher was exhausted from the conversation he just had. "Who was that?" Naruto asked.
Medrick sighed as he looked at his audience. "Oh, a colleague/associate/friend named Aclux. A watcher such as myself. He helped discover one of the worlds that I currently have jurisdiction over. He wants to come over when I get to it."
"Why not start with that one then?" Kiba asked in confusion. Medrick shrugged.
"That world is closer to the one you guys came from, though with some VERY noticeable differences. And more importantly, RDK has more recordings for you guys to watch compared to the other worlds I have jurisdiction over."
Everyone nodded as they understood the logic of his decision. "That makes sense," Shikamaru replied.
Medrick nodded. "Now then let us begin RDK! And remember my warnings," he said as everyone turned back to the projection.
Acnologia watches the scene below him in morbid fascination as Tenrou Island completely vanishes thanks to his breath attack. Acnologia was a truly terrifying beast to behold. He was around 50 meters tall. The top half of his body was covered in black, armored scales. He had four horns protruding from the sides of his head extending backward. The front of his head was round and blunt, his eyes were white and beady, his mouth housed razor-sharp teeth, and his chin protruded into the shape of an arrowhead. His wings were black and had a feathery appearance to them, like a bird's. His underbelly, inner tail, and legs were all a dull grey color. His tail was long and ended in the shape of sharp dual-prong stinger. The most distinguishing feature was the blue tribal markings that covered the top half of his body.
Everyone shivered as they looked at the black behemoth before them.
"I am still not used to seeing this thing," Kiba said as Akamaru shivered in fright with everyone else nodding in agreement.
"Me neither. Especially after seeing it destroy an entire island with one attack." Choji said as he and most of the other genin could not wrap their minds at how any creature could just blow up an entire island with a single attack.
Naruto found it more believable as he's the vessel of a being that could easily replicate the same feat. The jonin, sannin, and Hokage were more believing as well as they have seen the destructive force of a bijuu.
The black dragon had originally come to the island sensing the black mage, Zeref, was on it. He wanted to kill the worthless human for the sins committed against him, 400 years ago. Sadly, fate was not too kind as Zeref had disappeared already, but he did get something out of this trip. He found a wizard guild on the island. And of all the guilds, it had to be the one founded by that brat, Mavis. Plus he saw the human he fought a few months ago too!
Now that he thinks about it, only one of Mavis's 'brats' would have the guts to face him in mortal combat. Though 'fight' would be the biggest understatement since it only lasted for about three minutes. Still for a human to last that long, deserves some praise. It was one of the reasons he spared him and not outright killed him on the spot. Now he had several other mages to have fun with. They even had three dragon slayers! Well, four if that artificial one was included.
"Man Gildarts is lucky to have survived his encounter at all," Naruto said as the others nodded. Gildarts was the ace of fairy tail and could rival the sannin, but this dragon took him out in just a manner of minutes.
Shikamaru frowned. "I wonder how he got out of there in the first place?" There was no way that Gildarts could have escaped in his condition. Someone must have saved or helped him. But the question was who?
"I am sure that will come up later." Neji reasoned as Naruto narrowed his eyes in thought.
"So he came to the island looking for Zeref?" the blonde asked.
"Seems like it. Although, he was a bit late considering Zeref was already leaving by the time he arrived." Jiraiya replied.
"He even knew about Fairy Tail having dragon slayers," Kakashi said out loud as he wondered if that was a clue to Acnologia's identity.
"Do you think he has some connection to Wendy?" Tenten asked as she and many others noticed her odd behavior when Acnologia came about.
"That might explain her odd behavior." Shizune mused. Naruto and Hinata frowned at the notion. Both were about to say something before pausing. Why was this affecting them so much? What did they feel so compelled to protect Wendy?
"Let's not jump to conclusions until we get all of the facts agreed?" Tsunade addressed. Why she did agree Wendy's behavior was suspicious, based on the memories seen, she was not a malicious person in disguise. So it was best to wait until they get answers to their questions.
"Hai." everyone said.
Unfortunately, he soon saw that these dragon slayers were laughably weak. Compared to the slayers and mages of his age, these guys were pathetic. Then again none of these mages ever experienced war so it was kinda expected that none will have the capacity that the others had. Plus it looked like they were recovering from a fierce battle, but even that factor would not have changed the outcome much.
However, he did get some entertainment from the master of the guild. Being able to increase his height and be able to hold him off for so long for his 'children' to escape was an impressive feat. However, surprise, surprise, the brats ignored his plea and came back at full forth engaging Acnologia in combat.
"What the hell is wrong with them coming back to help their master?!" Naruto exclaimed as he glared at the projection of the dragon. Jiraiya put a hand on his shoulder.
"Easy, Naruto. We all feel the same, but there's nothing that can be done."
"Grrr. Fine." Naruto growled as he sat back down.
The dragon had to mentally shake his head at this. Why was he not surprised? Humanity really was one stubborn species. No matter how hard you put them down, they just keep coming back up like roaches. Though he must admit these humans were entertaining him more than he had anticipated.
Hell, the three dragon slayers managed to push him into the sea. This piqued his interest ever slightly and he decided to test the brats and see if they would be worthy of his attention in the future. He rose from the sea and prepared to launch a breath attack upon them. The mages then began gathering their magic energy together when his attack was launched. At the last moment, a sphere appeared blocking the attack. However, the collision caused a massive explosion to erupt from the chain reaction.
"Damn, right we're stubborn! We won't let monsters like you keep us down." Naruto proudly proclaimed with everyone smirking at the blonde's determination.
Medrick smirked in thought. 'Oh, the irony is gonna be overwhelming when they find out.'
Now as Acnologia looks at the emptiness where the island once stood, he senses a large mana signature below the surface of the sea. The dragon chuckled in amusement.
"So they survived, huh? Those humans are a tenacious bunch, I will give them that."
Everyone released a sigh of relief they had been holding since the beginning of the recording.
"Oh thank Kami, they're all alive," Tsunade said in relief.
"Wait what will Acnologia do now?"
"You don't think he'll continue his attack right?" Shizune asked as everyone stiffen at the possibility of Acnologia attacking the defenseless mages.
"I don't think so," Shikamaru replied.
Everyone turned to the Nara heir. "What makes you say that?" Ino asked.
"Remember he came to the island looking for Zeref, not Fairy Tail. He even admitted that he only attacked them to kill some time and have some fun. My guess is he'll leave them alone and go back to wherever his lair is." Shikamaru explained.
"Let's hope you're right, Shika," Choji said.
He looks around, but he could no longer sense Zeref. The dragon growls at this since he was hoping to end that immortal's miserable existence for good, but it seems he was having too much fun. Oh well, it wasn't a total loss. He got to have a little fun. Something he hasn't had in a very long time. He decided it was time to leave and return to his lair on Mount Zonia. He flaps his large, blacks wings and sets off to the horizon.
"Well, it looks like you were spot on, Shikamaru," Ino said.
Shikamaru smirked. "Told you so."
While he flies back home, he remembers a time when he was once human like everyone else. One that fought with the same tenacity and loyalty for his comrades. He was loud, brash, and idiotic like that fire dragon slayer.
"WWWWWHHHHHHAAAAATTTT?!" everyone exclaimed .
"That thing used to be human before?!" Sakura explained in shock.
"How the hell did he become a dragon?!" Naruto shouted as he turned to Medrick who shrugged with a smirk.
"That will be revealed in time," Medrick said cryptically.
"Troublesome god," Naruto grumbled before being smacked by Ino.
"Don't you dare start like Shikamaru, Naruto!" the platinum blonde shouted.
"And don't steal my catchphrase!"
"Quiet Shika!"
But he was betrayed by the very people he fought for, and those he thought he could trust just left him behind as he was slowly tortured and rotted away until he was finally executed. What was his name? It had been so long that he became forgetful of his old name. He had gained so many names throughout the centuries.
Acnologia
Kinslayer
The Dragon King
The Black Dragon of the Apocalypse
The Dragon Slayer King
The Symbol of Fear
Dracul, The Dragon
Avatar of Destruction
The Black Dragon in the Book of Apocalypse
Kiba and several others gulped in fear. "Damn those are some evil titles to hold." The dog ninja said.
"Hate to say it, but some of them do sound badass," Naruto muttered out.
"I-I-I wonder how he got some of them?" Hinata asked.
"I can tell you a bit. He earned these monikers after slaughtering over ten thousand dragons and bringing his entire species to near extinction." Medrick explained.
Nearly everyone's eyes widen in shock and horror. "H-H-His entire race!?" Hinata stammered out in fear.
"He nearly wiped them all out?!" Tsunade exclaimed.
"That bastard is as bad as Itachi," Naruto growled.
"Oh, and that's not the worst of it. His most infamous action was when he destroyed all life in an entire country."
If everyone was shocked and horrified before then now they were all completely ghostly pale with their pupils the size of a tiny dot.
"ALL LIFE?!" Naruto exclaimed first.
"IN AN ENTIRE COUNTRY?!" Everyone else exclaimed.
Medrick nodded. "Yup. And I mean everything. Humans, animals, and plant life. The country was so badly devastated that to this day it can't sustain life. And that the most insane part? Acnologia did this with one attack and in a single night."
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"Holy Shit." The petrified audience said in unison.
"No, he's worse than that, Naruto," Jiraiya stated.
"He's worse than the Kyuubi," Naruto muttered. Inside the seal, the Kyuubi grumbled but reluctantly agreed. While he could burn a village in a manner of minutes and reduce the world to ash in a couple of days/weeks, Acnologia seems to be able to do it at a much faster pace.
Adding a dragon's ability to devour elements, that makes him a foe that will not fall easily.
These were all just a few of the names that he acquired in the 400 years he's been alive. But his human name? He hadn't used that in a very LONG time? What was it again? Ruto? Nato? Menma? Naruto? Naruto! That was his name. Naruto Uzumaki, future Hokage of Konoha, believe it! He chuckles in amusement as he remembers his old catchphrase.
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For several minutes everyone was deathly quiet as they stared at the projection with mouths on the floor with wide eyes as their minds had frozen, unable to process what they heard.
"Eh?" Naruto got out. That seemed to restart everyone's brains as they reacted to the new revelation they saw.
"NNNNNNAAANNNNNNNI?!" Everyone shouted in shock at the projection. Hell, even the Kyuubi was completely shocked and caught off guard by this new revelation.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Anko exclaimed.
"N-N-NARUTO IS ACNOLOGIA?!" Sakura stuttered out.
"T-T-THAT CAN'T BE TRUE!" Hinata exclaimed in denial.
"WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO ME?!" Naruto shouted in shock, horror, and anger.
"EVERYONE SHUT UP!" Tsunade roared as everyone clamped their mouths shut as they turned to their Hokage.
Tsunade sighed. "Look I know that was shocking trust me, I get it. But we won't get anywhere unless we keep watching." everyone stayed silent, before finally nodding.
Tsunade turned back to their host. "Good. Medrick, you may continue."
That was what he used to scream at everyone. It was his idea that if he became the Hokage, then everyone will begin to look up to him. It was only when he was imprisoned that he realized how foolish that dream was. They would NEVER accept him no matter what he did for them; they would always see him as a demon. A monster. Which was really ironic, considering what he was now.
Naruto flinched at his...Acnologia's thought. He always believed that by being Hokage then everyone would look up to him. That he would be recognized. That he would be admired. He would be loved. He would finally be able to experience love and people would love him. But hearing those words from himself….or rather his other self, and began to question his goal.
Plus, needing to become the strongest to get everyone to see and accept you, was a foolish goal. People either saw the real you from the very beginning or they saw what they wanted to see.
Naruto flinched again at Acnologia's words. Was he right?
Was it pointless to try and get everyone to accept him? Will the villagers always see him as the fox, no matter what he did to prove them otherwise?
Was it all meaningless?
"Naruto?" Jiraiya asked, but Naruto stayed quiet.
'Is he right? Have I been wasting my time for nothing?'
"Naruto," Tsunade said with still no response. The two sannin and audience look on in concern at the normally loud blonde as he stared at the projection quietly.
Sadly only one person saw him for what he truly was. A sad little boy that wanted to be accepted, to be loved. The one girl that did this for him, but he never noticed, or was it that he couldn't accept her? She was the only one to try and visit him in prison for comfort and not to scorn him. It was when she confessed her love to him, that he felt truly happy in a VERY long time, and at peace at his impending doom. They made a promise to one another on that day that they swore to honor for the rest of their lives.
Despite the mood, Ino couldn't help but smirk. "Ohhhh. I sense a love story behind this." she cooed "I wonder who the other Naruto is talking about?"
Sadly Naruto or Acnologia now had long forgotten that promise after everything he went through in his second life. He wondered how the girl's life was, and if she was strong like she promised she would become. Part of him wishes he could see her again, but he had no way of going back to his old world on his own.
"I wonder how did this Naruto end up in Earthland?" Jiraiya asked.
"More importantly what happened to the rest of us?" Tsunade replied. Where the hell was her other self to let Naruto turn into this?!
Perhaps one of the dragons would help him? However, he rid himself of that idea as quickly as it came. None of the dragons, nor any of their allies would help him with anything he asked of them. Especially after the slaughter, he caused 400 years ago. He won't deny that part of him enjoyed the death and destruction he caused, but not all of it was his fault.
Naruto blinked. "So he does regret some things he has done?" he asked in a hopeful tone. Maybe this version of him still has some semblance of his humanity.
"Yes, there's a lot more to what happened that we don't know about. Hopefully, when we hear his side we get a clearer picture of what happened to this Naruto." Jiraiya explained.
Naruto frowned but nodded as he knew his sensei was right. "I guess."
However, it was pointless to argue who's to blame and regret. He did wonder though why none of the elders or the deities of the dragon race have done anything to stop him. Perhaps going to them, he may get an answer. However, before he could allow himself to ponder any further, a flash of light appears before him, blinding his line of sight. He growls at whoever is foolish enough to surprise him.
"Who dares come before Acnologia, The Dragon King!"
Acnologia got no answer as the light got brighter before it envelops his entire form.
"I hope whoever did this, knows what they're doing," Lee said.
"Let's hope we don't see someone get torn apart or vaporized by Acnoloiga," Neji replied with everyone else grimacing at the possibility of that occurring.
When Acnologia finally regains his sight, he sees nothing but an endless, white void around him. He growls in annoyance.
"Who has called me here?! Show yourself you coward!"
"Who the hell are you?! You look like an overgrown lizard." roared a voice behind him.
Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Kakashi froze as they recognized the voice. A voice they had not heard in over a decade.
"J-Jiraiya. That sounds like ..." Tsunade began with a stutter.
An equally shell-shocked Jiraiya nodded "I-I know hime. But it can't be. It can't be." he repeated.
Kakashi was shaking in his seat. "H-How. S-S-She's supposed to be dead." The other jonin were looking confused at the other three's reaction. Just who did that voice belong to?
He looks behind and is shocked at who was yelling at him.
The first person was a woman with a slender and feminine build. She stood at 5'4''. She had blood, red hair that went down to her ankles with two shoulder-length bangs on each side of her face. There was one black hair clip on the left side of her head. She had violet eyes and a light skin complexion. She was wearing a high-collar white blouse under a loose-fitting, green dress. She looked rather annoyed.
Everyone stared at the woman before them. She was quite stunning if the blushes on most the guy's faces were anything to go by.
"Who is that?" Anko asked as she felt like she knew this woman, but couldn't put her finger on it.
"Don't know but she's beautiful," Asuma said out loud, which led to him getting smacked on the back of his head, courtesy of Kurenai.
"Yeah, she is," Naruto said absentmindedly. This comment caused every genin to stare at him in surprise. Naruto normally never complimented a person on their looks, especially a girl. Sakura is usually the only girl he ever compliments. So to hear him compliment a stranger was shocking to everyone.
Hinata and Sakura were especially surprised as they frown for different reasons. Hinata seeing Naruto actually paying attention to another female. While Sakura's reason was that Naruto was paying attention to someone that was not her. Naruto, meanwhile, didn't even notice the stares directed toward him.
"It really is her." a stunned Tsunade said as he gazed at the projection with wide eyes.
"Kushina." Kakashi and Jiraiya said in unison.
Naruto's ears perked as he heard the name of the woman in front of him. "Kushina," he muttered. He felt such warmth for saying the name, but he had no idea why. He was so focused on the feeling, he missed the growls coming from his tenant.
The other was a tall tan man that stood at 5'9''. He had spiky, blonde hair. His eyes were a deep shade of blue. He wore a long-sleeved, blue sweatshirt with two red swirls on the sides of his arm. On top of that, he wore a light green vest with six pockets on the front. The most noticeable attire he had on was the white, short-sleeved cloak with the fire patterns at the bottom. The man was trying to calm the woman down.
Everyone in the room froze as they recognized the man before them. How could they not? His face was on the Hokage Monument. Kakashi lifted his headband to reveal his Sharingan to make sure he was not seeing things.
"I-I-Is that….." Anko began.
"There's no way," Kiba said.
"But it is," Neji replied.
"Sensei." an emotional Kakashi muttered.
Jiraiya's eyes became misty. "Minato." the toad sannin said softly as he looked nostalgically at his dead student.
"Yondaime Hokage," Naruto said as he looked on with mixed emotions. For years he had looked up to the Yondaime Hokage. He was his hero. The man he wanted surpass, not only as a ninja but as a Hokage as well. But after finding out that he was the same man that sealed the Kyuubi into him, that admiration had dimmed down a bit.
He still respected the man's ability and accomplishments, but there was a part of the young blonde that hated him for sealing the Kyuubi into him. The one question that was the center of this hatred and bitterness was why? Why did the Yondaime pick him of all people to hold the Kyuubi? What made him different from all the other infants he could have chosen?
The third shocked him the most, and who he paid the most attention to. She was standing at 5'4. She wore a light Lavender, sleeveless kimono-style blouse that was tied with a violet obi around her waist. She had short dark navy pants with thigh high stockings along with black high heel boots. Her hair was a dark blue with a hime cut at the front while reaching past her waist. She had two bangs that reached her chin. The most noticeable thing was her eyes, they were pupilless and had a hint of lavender in them.
Naruto blinked in confusion. "A Hyuuga? Is she from your clan, Hinata? Neji?" he asked as he turned to the two aforementioned teens.
Neji shrugged. "If she is, then she is not a member I recognize."
Hinata tapped her index fingers. "S-S-She looks familiar."
"Wait…," Kurenai said with narrowed eyes before they widen in shock. "Is that HINATA?!" she exclaimed in shock.
Her proclamation caused everyone to look at the girl again before their eyes widen in recognition as well. "HOLY SHIT! IT IS HINATA!" Kiba exclaimed in shock.
Naruto was speechless. That beautiful woman was Hinata. That's what Hinata will look like when she grows up? "Wow. Hinata you look amazing!" Hinata blushed a deep crimson hearing the praise her crush was giving her future self.
The last occupant was a giant orange fox with nine tails. His eyes never losing track of the dragon in front of him.
Literally, everyone froze at the sight before them. For the jonin, it was like being transported 12 years back into the past. On the night that none of them forget. The genin were completely frozen in shock as they recognized the beast very easily.
"HUH?!" Naruto exclaimed in shock.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" everyone else shouted.
"HOW IS THE KYUUBI ALIVE?! I THOUGHT THE YONDAIME KILLED IT?!" Kiba exclaimed in shock. Naruto flinched at Kiba's remark. He was starting to get worried as with the Kyuubi revealed, his connection to it as its jailor may also be revealed. This made Naruto nervous as he had no idea how the others would react. Would they accept him or would they hate him as the villagers do? The thought of losing his friends caused a pit to form in his stomach.
A sudden clap got Naruto's and the rest of the other's attention. Everyone turned to see Medrick's frown. "You will come to understand soon enough. For now, keep watching."
That did nothing to ease Naruto's anxiety as he gulped it down to watch the projections.
Acnologia could not believe what he was seeing. Before him were Kushina Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, Hinata Hyuuga, and The Kyuubi or Kurama as he told him before he died. The black dragon thought someone was playing some sick joke on him. Well, he was not in the mood for mind games! He opens his wings outs and begins to release his magical power in his rage, which puts everyone on guard.
Naruto blinked. "Kurama? The Kyuubi has a name?" he asked as he heard the Kyuubi growled.
'A name, you are unworthy of saying or knowing, ningen.'
'Screw you, fox!'
Medrick nodded. "Yes. The fox does have a name."
"Alright, you had your fun! Now show yourself you, damn cowards! I am in no mood for your trickery, now reveal yourselves!"
"Hey, I was talking to you, you overgrown garden lizard! Listen to me when I am talking to you-ttebane!" Kushina screamed.
"Ttebane?" Naruto repeated.
"Are you related to her Naruto?"
"I...don't...know," he said in an unsure tone. Meanwhile, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kakashi were looking at each other in concern. It was still too soon for Naruto to know about his heritage.
"This is not going to end well," Jiraiya said in a worried tone.
"Nope. It won't. At all." Tsunade replied.
Acnologia turns to look at Kushina with an annoyed scowl appearing on his face before pointing one of his claws at her.
"I have nothing to say to you woman! Go take your blonde idiot of a husband and go fuck each other's brains out till you die. Since that is all you two can do right! Fucking and dropping dead!"
Everyone flinched at Acnologia's remark, though several people blushed at Acnologia's blunt words.
"Damn that was harsh." You know you are harsh if Anko was the one saying it.
Naruto looked at his other self in confusion. "I wonder what's his problem with those two?"
Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kakashi narrowed their eyes at the alternative Naruto. They wondered if he knew who these two people were to him. And if he did, why was he being so cold towards them? Surely he can't hate them for what happened to them. They know his life couldn't have been easy, but surely it couldn't have been that bad…right?
Medrick shook his head as he heard the mental thoughts of the two sannin and jonin. They were in for a very rude awakening, he thought grimly.
Minato's and Hinata's jaws dropped at the insult, while Kurama was doing his best to bite back the laughter that was going to erupt. That all stopped when they all felt a dark aura and turned to see that Kushina was not amused at all. In fact, she was pissed off in every sense of the word. Her hair was split into 'nine' tails and her face and eyes were red like her hair. She was out for blood and bloody hell she will get it spilled!
"YOU BASTARD! LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN INSULT ME AFTER I HAVE YOU CAGED DOWN!" she screamed at him.
"AH?!" everyone said in shock.
"HIDE EVERYONE THE RED HOT HABANERO HAS RETURNED!" Kakashi comically shouted.
Suddenly several golden chains erupted from her body heading straight for him. Knowing exactly what those chains can do Acnologia takes to the air and begins evading them as much as possible to not get captured.
"Your chains may be able to capture a bijuu, but let me make some things clear! I am no lizard, I am a dragon! Second, I am no bijuu, so those chains are nothing more than a nuisance to me!" he roared at her.
"WOW! IS THAT TRUE?!" Naruto shouted in shock and amazement. He could hear the Kyuubi grumbling in his head but saved that for later.
Medrick nodded. "Yes. The adamantine chains are a special Kekkei Genkai of the Uzumaki Clan. Only select members of the clan have the potential to unlock this ability, but with them not only can these members have an incredibly versatile weapon, but as stated even a bijuu can be restrained by them and not be able to escape them."
Naruto and the other genin looked completely amazed at the versatility of the chains but were also surprised to hear that an Uzumaki clan existed. "There is an Uzumaki Clan?" Naruto asked. He always wondered if he had a family since he was a child. So to hear that he had a clan, it was shocking but made him hopeful that maybe he has some family out there.
Before Tsunade or Jiraiya could say or do anything, Medrick nodded. "Yes, Naruto. There is...or to be more precise, there was an Uzumaki Clan. I will explain the details later, but you are one of the last surviving members. The few live clan members are scattered throughout the Elemental Nations."
"So I have family out there?" Naruto asked in a hopeful tone.
"Yes you do, but you won't learn about them until a bit later." Naruto frowned, but nodded, knowing he'll get his answers eventually. Jiraiya and Tsunade looked at one another in concern.
Kushina got even more annoyed, but before she could retort, however, a massive chakra pulse causes Kushina and Acnologia to pause as they both turn to see Hinata glaring at both of them with great intensity with her byakugan activated.
"Oh SHIT! Looks like a certain Hyuuga is pissed." Anko teased.
Hinata blushed a deep red. "Eeep!"
Kurenai flicked Anko's head. "Anko that's enough."
Anko pouted. "Aw. You're no fun Nai-chan."
"BOTH OF YOU THAT'S ENOUGH! We are in the middle of nowhere, and what do the two of you do? Acting like two children having a temper tantrum. Kushina I know you're mad at his insults, I get that, but you need to let this go. For all, we know he could be equal to if not greater than Kurama!"
"That's debatable, Hinata," Kurama growled. Hinata turned to glare back at Kurama in annoyance. "Whatever! We need to calm down and think this through. Can we all please do that?" She urged everyone.
Everyone just stared at the screen in utter shock and amazement, with a certain shy Hyuuga blushing in embarrassment and amazement. Hell, the Kyuubi was rubbing his eyes and ears to make sure he was not seeing or hearing things. "Did she just glare at the Kyuubi?!" Ino said in a shocked tone.
"I think she did." a stunned Neji replied.
"Damn." everyone said in unison causing the Hyuuga to blush.
"Man Hinata, your older self is awesome-ttebayo!" Naruto said.
Hinata's face was becoming quite crimson. "A-A-A-A-Awesome." was all she could stutter before she fainted.
"H-Hinata! What's wrong?! Are you sick again?!"
Medrick and several others facepalm at Naruto's nativity/stupidity. 'I'm really glad I get to this to set Naruto straight. Regardless of who he ends up with, Naruto needs to be set clear on several things. Regardless of what other people think.' Medrick quickly woke Hinata up so they could continue watching.
No one argued with her before she turned to the dragon above them.
"Dragon-sama may you please come down to talk. I promise you, we mean no harm. So can we please talk in a civilized manner and find a way out of here." Acnologia looked at the girl in wonder. This was not the same girl he had seen before his execution.
'Looks like she has kept her promise to me after all.' he thought in amusement. "Alright Hinata-chan, we will talk."
"OH. So Hinata was the promised girl." Anko teased.
"I can't wait to hear the story behind that," Kurenai said.
"And did I hear him call her Hinata-chan?" Ino cooed as Hinata blushed.
Medrick clapped his hands to get everyone's attention. "Ok, easy on the teasing. We don't need her constantly fainting and waking up."
Ino pouted. "Ok, fine."
Hinata, feeling a little unnerved by the way she was addressed, nodded. Kushina and Minato were also concerned and a little weary with how...familiar this dragon seems to be with them.
"Dragon-sama, how did you know Hinata-san's name? Plus how did you know that Kushina and I were married?" Minato asked with a calculating gaze.
"You also knew what a bijuu was and that Kushina's chains can affect them. How do you know so much about us, since there are no dragons in our dimension/world?" Kurama demanded in a suspicious tone.
"Something tells me, this won't end well," Tenten said.
"I think we can all agree with that," Gai replied.
Everyone turns their attention to the dragon before them. Said dragon was debating what he should say. He decided to have fun with it for a bit.
"Sadistic bastard," Naruto grunted.
"You know, you just called yourself a bastard right?" Kiba asked.
"Shut it Kiba!"
"The reason I know so much is that I was once a resident of your world."
This surprised everyone since they would have heard something of a black dragon roaming around the Elemental Nations.
"How? There were no dragons in our world as far as I know. Are there?" Minato asked as Kurama and Hinata shook their heads.
"Are there?" Naruto asked. Jiraiya shrugged.
"None that we know of. There could be a summoning contract, but we have never heard of it."
'Maybe I should see if I can find one.' Naruto thought.
"The reason you've never seen me is that I was once a human before I became the form you see before you now. A human you all know very well."
THAT threw them for a loop. He was human before?! A human they all knew? But this left the question. What human did Kurama, Hinata, Minato, and Kushina know? The former two were feeling a pit forming in their stomach as they thought longer about what the dragon said. Acnologia looked at the girl and gave her a fanged smile that increased her anxiety tenfold.
"You changed a lot more than I expected Hinata Hyuuga. You are no longer that shy girl I once knew that could barely utter a complete sentence."
"I am feeling anxious too," Tenten said with everyone else nodding in agreement.
"Would this be called flirting?" Sakura asked.
"More like teasing." Ino corrected.
"Definitely, teasing," Anko confirmed.
Hinata took a step back, the pit she was feeling was growing even more. The same could be said for Kurama.
'It can't be him. Please don't let it be him.' Hinata thought.
'It this you? Have you become the monster that stands before me?' Kurama sadly thought.
Naruto blinked. Did he hear concern from the Kyuubi? For him? Shikamaru's eyes narrowed. "I thought the Kyuubi was a mass of hatred, anger, and destruction?"
Jiraiya shook his head with a frown. "It is. Remember, this is an alternative world. So that Kyuubi may be different."
"That's not entirely accurate Jiraiya," Medrick replied.
Everyone looked at the deity with confusion and suspicion, the latter being from Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the other jonin. "What do you mean?" the toad sannin asked.
"Later.~" Medrick teased, much to their annoyance.
Minato and Kushina were still unsure, but they were also feeling a pit forming for them.
'What is this feeling of dread that is coming over me?' the two think in unison.
"I don't blame them." several muttered.
Hinata gulped before asking the question that will confirm this fear of hers. "How do you know so much about me? How do you know I was so shy before?"
Acnologia tilted his head to the girl.
"That's kinda cute."
"Really Ino?" Shikamaru deadpan. The platinum blonde shrugged her shoulders. "What? It's true."
"I know you because you promised me the day before my execution that you would change and become the strongest kunoichi in your village. It was also when you confessed your undying LOVE for me. Does that ring any bells?" Acnologia retorted. It did ring some bells. Hinata took several steps back before covering her mouth. Her eyes wide as tears fell from them. Kurama was looking at Acnologia with both shock and sadness.
"N-Naruto-kun?" she asked.
"And the truth has come out!" Anko says dramatically.
"Not funny, Anko." several people retorted.
Anko pouted. "You guys are no fun."
Minato and Kushina snapped their heads between the girl and the dragon.
"H-Hinata, what did you say?" Minato asked. He hoped he heard wrong. His wife was also shaking hoping this was all a nightmare. Hinata did not turn to them and instead focused on Acnologia.
"A-Are you Naruto-kun?" she asked again.
Acnologia simply sighed before looking at her again.
"Yes. I am Acnologia, the Dragon King. The Black Dragon of the Apocalypse. But when I was human, a shinobi. I was known as Naruto Uzumaki. The last jinchuuriki of Kurama, The Kyuubi no Yoko."
"Jinchuuriki?" Shikamaru asked with a frown.
"What's that?" Kiba asked.
The chuunin Nara turned to the orange-clad ninja. "Naruto how are you connected to the Kyuubi?" Naruto flinched at the question.
"That will be explained after this," Medrick replied.
"Wait! You can't-" Jiraiya began, but Medrick's glare caused him and everyone else to freeze.
"I can. And I will, Jiraiya. They will learn the truth today. Many secrets will come out of these recordings. I will ensure that." Medrick promised.
Jiraiya gritted his teeth. "At what cost?!"
"To test the bonds of your genin. If they are his friends, they will accept him no matter what."
"And if they don't?!" Tsunade and Jiraiya exploded as they glared at Medrick. The deity simply shrugged his shoulders.
"Then they were never his friends, to begin with. As Acnologia said before. It's pointless to prove the majority wrong if a small group sees your true worth. The rest can burn for all he should care."
Everyone flinched at how callously Medrick sounded, while the jonin and sannin glared at him. "That's not what-" Jiraiya began but was stopped as Medrick raised his hand.
"What? That's not what Minato would have wanted. Sadly we don't always get what we want. Now sit, Jiraiya. You as well Tsunade. Kakashi."
The three glared at Medrick for several more seconds before finally relenting and sitting down as they turned their attention back to the recording.
The occupants just looked at him in shock, sorrow, and horror. The latter being Minato and Kushina.
Hinata took several steps before she was in front of him. She slowly puts her hand on his snout and gently rubs it.
"Aw, that's kinda cute. A girl and her dragon boyfriend." Anko teased.
Hinata's face was going atomic as steam blew out of her head and ears. "B-B-B-Boyfriend?!"
Anko shrugged. "Well yeah. It's kinda obvious that you were the girl, Acnologia was talking about. And from the sounds of it, he reciprocates your feelings. Congrats!"
"Wait! Does that mean that the other Hinata like me?" Naruto shouted.
'Oh, boy. I am going to have my work cut out with him.' Medrick thought.
"Naruto-kun," she said quietly. Acnologia would never say it, but he was enjoying the girl's soft hands on him. They were so warm and comforting. It reminded him of Anna and the others.
"I wonder who this Anna person is?"
"Hmm. Perhaps Acnologia acquired a legion of women to adore him as he did with Hinata and has them to his beck and call." Jiraiya said with a perverted giggle.
WHAM!
"PERVERTED BAKA!" an annoyed Tsuande shouted.
Medrick was suppressing to laugh out loud. 'Oh, I can't wait until we get to Anna and Irene. They are going to freak out.'
He decided to play nice with her. Acnologia's body began glowing brightly, which made Hinata pause and take a step back. Everyone was shocked as he continued to shrink and his features changed until they became more human. He continued to shrink until he was about the same height as Hinata, if not slightly taller. When the light died down. The sight before them shocked them for a new loop.
Where Acnologia once stood now was a man with a well-defined face and a chiseled chest littered with several scars around his torso and arms. His only form of clothing were black baggy pants and a black cloak. He had a necklace of fangs around his neck. He had spiky blond hair like Minato's. He had slitted eyes with the deepest shade of blue that anyone had seen. The most striking feature was the three whisker marks on each of his cheeks. It was Naruto Uzumaki. A much older Naruto Uzumaki.
"Woah." everyone said as many of the females gained a healthy blush with Hinata having a bloody nose.
"Damn gaki. You're kinda hot." Anko said without shame. Naruto blushed in embarrassment.
"Anko!" Kurenai chided.
Anko shrugged. "What you know it's true. I saw that blush, Nai-chan. Especially on the girls and Shizune."
"Eeep!" Hinata shrieked with the other girls blushing in embarrassment.
"Enough, Anko," Tsunade ordered which caused Anko to pout, but relented to the command.
Jiraiya sniffed as he cried tears of joy. "Oh, the boy is getting a harem. I am so proud, gaki!"
"Shut it, Ero-sennin!" a cheery red Naruto shouted in embarrassment.
The man looked at the girl in front of him, before slowing putting a hand on her cheek. This startled the girl before she allowed the warmth of his hand to fill her.
"I have missed you Hinata," he said softly.
Tears began to fill her eyes, and Hinata soon began to cry before enveloping him in a hug. This shocked him before he reluctantly, but slowly returned the hug.
Naruto blinked at the reaction. "Wow. He must have had a shitty time if a hug surprises him."
'What did you go through in this world, Naruto?' everyone else thought as they were concerned by the alternative Naruto's reaction to the alternative Hinata's embrace.
"Naruto-kun *Sob* Naruto-kun *Sob*. You're back. *Sob* I thought *Sob* I would never see you again. *Sob* I missed you so much."
Naruto simply hugged the girl and let her vent it all out. He wanted to enjoy this reunion. Because for the first time in a long time he was content and happy.
Medrick sighed as he paused the projection before the next recording could start. "Now then, it's time you guys get some answers." Everyone turned their attention to the deity in the room, some with anxiety, others with fear, and a select few with anger.
"Now then this story begins around 13 years ago. When the Kyuubi appeared in the middle of your village."
Hello everyone! Hope you enjoyed the chapter. I will try to get the next update as soon as possible, but I can not make any promises on when it will occur.
Now then, the next chapter the group will learn the truth about the Kyuubi attack and Naruto will learn about his heritage. I am pretty sure everyone can understand that there was no way that secret was going to stay quiet for long, especially considering the first two chapters of RDK reveal them. So there's gonna be a lot of drama, and anger, and horror in the next chapter. I hope you're all up for it.
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