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Naruto felt his whole body in pain when he gained conscious again. He was in a tank in one of Nione's labs. How did he know? He looked out and saw other Narus floating in tanks like he was in. Looking around, he saw no one as he noticed he was back to normal. What happened after he used Kirin against the Predalien Naruto? Deciding to get some answers, he channeled his soul's energy and used it to break his tank as he landed on his two feet and by instinct grabbed the railing.
He then realized why, his legs were numb and weak. "How long have I been out?" he thought, as he noticed he was naked. He really wished he had clothes right now, because he felt like someone or something was staring at him while there is no one else here but sleeping clones of other Narus. It sent chills up his spine for some reason and he did not like it one bit. Looking around, he found something that he could wear lying on a table.
As he walked on through the hallways, ignoring the looks of the scientists passing by, Naruto made his way towards the cafeteria he had overheard a pair of scientists talking about. The reason why the scientists were looking at him as he passed by was one simple reason. He was wearing an all too familiar orange jumpsuit that only the original Naruto Uzumaki wore. This is the one he or should he say, his Original-self had worn when he first started out as a ninja.
The minute he entered the cafeteria, his nose went to work as the smell of the one thing any Naru, no matter what age, gender, or alignment they were could not forget…Ramen. He grinned like a fox, he was going to enjoy indulging himself with Nione paying for every last drop of broth there was.
"What do you mean he's missing?!" Nione demanded as he pointed to the broken tank as a guard shivered in fear. "I'm sorry sir! I just left for the restroom and the next thing I knew he was gone!" the guard replied as Nione groaned and face palmed himself. "I really should replace you guys with robots then, it saves me both headaches and money." He grumbled with annoyance. "If you're looking for a Naruto, then there's one in the cafeteria enjoying ramen right now." A scientist spoke up as he entered the room, causing Nione to dash towards the place in a flash. The scientist blinked at that and looked at the guard, the tank, and made his conclusion "You should really take your work seriously if you want to get paid at all." He said causing the guard to flip the bird at him.
When Nione entered the cafeteria, he was assaulted by the sight of multiple ramen bowels piled up like a pyramid right before him. "I'm hearing my wallet screaming in agony for some reason…" Nione thought with dread as he thought of the bill he'll have to pay later for the food. "Hey Nione, can we talk later?" asked the voice of the clone of Naruto Uzumaki from behind the pyramid of bowels. "How about we talk right now? Because you're killing my wallet Naruto with the amount of food you're eating!" Nione shouted with a tick mark on the back of his head.
"Whoops, sorry about that, I hadn't eaten anything in ages." The boy replied sheepishly as he finished his next bowel. Nione stared at the boy eating in front of him, "Where does he put all of that food at?" he thought with disbelief as he sat right next to the clone. "…Shana has been worried about you by the way." He spoke up, causing Naruto to pause from eating. "…What happened after I used Kirin?" he asked as Nione smiled wryly at what he recalled from that time. "Well…" he began.
Lightning descended upon the temple, consuming everything in a bright light as the force of the wind knocked the helicopter to the ground as it crashed. Shana and Nione leapt out in time before it crashed as the copter blew up, killing the Naru clones inside. "Great, I'll have to get the transport ship now." Nione grumbled in annoyance as he pulled out a communication device and started making orders to home base as Shana ran towards the pyramid temple.
She was worried, did her brother survive the use of the attack, did the Predalien Naruto kill him, or did they both perish from that last attack? She didn't care, she didn't want to be alone, and she didn't want to lose the only family she actually had in this cruel world. She looked at the peak of the pyramid and saw a clawed hand reach out and pulled the owner of it out as well as something else over the figure's body. Her heart raced, fearing that her brother had lost, only to see it was her brother that was triumphant of the battle as he stood, raising the dead body of the Predalien Naruto over him as he unleashed a victorious roar to the heavens themselves as he threw down the dead body as he proved his superiority over the creature.
Shana was in awe of her brother, many Naru clones have tried and failed to slay the Predalien Naruto and yet he was the one who accomplished what no other clone did. He was now a legend in his own right now. He descended downwards towards her, wings stretched as he glided down, like a deity descending from the heavens. He was still half dragon in appearance, which would be bad for now since he had no control over his dragon self. But she could help him learn how to change back and forth at will later. Right now, seeing her brother alive was all that mattered to her. She hugged him, not letting go of him as she tried not to cry as her brother growled gently to her as he closed his eyes as his body fell against her, worn out from his battle as she smiled gently at her sleeping brother.
The ship arrived some time as she carried her brother in, at the same time, all the clone Narus there bowed before the sight of her brother, in awe of his great feat of slaying the Predalien Naruto as the corpse of the creature was brought along to show the end of the monster's terror once and for all. Nione observed the damage to the dead creature and let out a whistle. "Damn, it endured a Kirin but its brain and nervous systems are all fried on the inside. It is truly a unique find." He muttered as he looked at Naruto and Shana, "Looks like I'll have to step up their training to the next level. But for now I'll let them bond a little more, besides, it's that day coming soon." He thought.
When they got back to the headquarters, Nione had Naruto in a tank still asleep in his human-dragon form and clicked his teeth. "Reduce the influence of the dragon DNA. Make sure to use tranquilizers so he doesn't wake up." He ordered as he failed to notice Naruto was slowly opening his eyes as machines latched with needles were injected into his skin. Sensing the pain, he roared in the water as he slammed his tails, and his fists against the glass startling everyone there as they immediately started injecting tranquilizers into him as he pulled some of the needles out as more dug into his arms and legs. With that, Naruto slowly began to fall under a medical induced slumber.
"And that's what happened." Nione finished, enjoying his coffee as Naruto paid attention to the story. "I see…so what happens now?" Naruto asked as Nione sighed in content with his coffee as he looked at Naruto. "Well, you and Shana are going to a certain place for some relaxation as you try to bond with each other. Today is a special day so no training or anything for you guys. You might want to go and change for the occasion and remember to have fun." He replied as he left, leaving a confused Naruto alone.
All alone in the cafeteria, Naruto left the place as he proceeded to walk towards the room where he first meet Shana. He wondered what was so special today that Nione would let him and his sister have a day off. Was it a special event or something? He didn't know, but he had a feeling it was something important to him. When he entered the room, he found a set of clothes lying on the bed and some ryo, the currency used in the Elemental Nations right beside the clothes. "I see…so something big is going on there." Naruto thought as he began to change clothes.
When he finished, he was wearing a black shirt with blue pants and special piece of clothing that he liked that reminded him of something that he would never have due to not being born as a regular human, the short-sleeved long white coat with flame designs on the bottom that resembled the one worn by the in/famous Minato Namikaze. He felt both happy and sad at the same time, because he and Shana were created instead of being born to a loving mother and father. He would cherish this piece of clothing for the rest of his life, wearing it as a memento of a father he would never have like the other "natural born" Narus.
With that, he pocketed the money and left the room, looking for Shana. Since he didn't truly mentally map out the place, he got lost easily until he asked a patrolling security officer for help and directions. Afterwards, he found himself walking towards a teleporting portal that was currently off as Shana was waiting for him there, dressed in a yukata. He couldn't help but stare at her, causing Shana to look away, embarrassed, "H-how do I look?" she asked nervously as Naruto gently smiled at her. "You look beautiful right now." He replied as she blushed at the compliment.
"Thank you." She replied with her own smile as Nione came in and started pressing buttons on a machine nearby as the teleporting portal started to activate. "Now you two will be at a very…familiar place. Make sure to have fun and cherish your moments there, because you won't be seeing it for a very long time." Nione told them, causing Naruto to raise an eyebrow. Before he could ask what he meant, the portal sucked the twins in as they were thrown into a new world. But to Naruto, it was a world from his Original's past…Konoha.
They had landed on one of the roofs of the buildings, and from the looks of things down below, it was a festival with people wearing yukatas of various colors and pictures on them as they were all smiling and having a good time. Naruto had assumptions of this day and he needed to confirm this with Shana. "What day was it today?" he asked her, "October 10th, why do…" she replied as she suddenly realized why Nione was nice for them for today. "It's…our birthday." She realized as Naruto nodded, but realized that something was off, he sent her a confused look and she decided to explain herself.
"Nione told me that the clones of Narus he had in the lab can only be created on the day of the Original's birth, so therefore it's also our birthday." She explained as Naruto nodded. "I see, want to go and look around?" he asked as Shana nodded her head excitedly. With that the two siblings joined in the festival, just missing the older version of the Naruto of this world passing by. "Odd, for some reason I felt like I was in different place for a moment." He muttered looking around to see no one.
Shana was enjoying the sites, there were so many games, foods, and entertainments here that she didn't know where to start! The answer started with her stomach grumbling. "Looks like it's time for dinner, right Shana?" Naruto teased as she pouted at him. For the first time, Naruto felt…human when he came into existence, he guessed it took time for him to feel like one and being around Shana right now helps out a lot.
With that, he went to the nearest takoyaki stand and ordered a serving as they both enjoyed a hot, tasty meal together. "Mmm…I wonder what they put in this stuff." Shana pondered as Naruto looked at her, "There are some things that no one should even know, including what they use in the takoyaki." He told her with a straight face, causing her to laugh at that, thinking he was kidding. When she recovered from laughing, she realized he was serious, did his Original know what was in it if she was being told this?
They continued on, focusing on a game where one had to pull a water yoyo up while using a hook on a thread in a similar way of fishing. Naruto was frustrated at first as Shana was the first of the two to get one, then a second, then a third…yeah, he was getting jealous of that luck she had right now. "How's this brother?" Shana asked innocently, being unaware of Naruto's inner jealously at the moment.
"You did great, better than me actually…" he replied dryly as Shana handed him one. "Have one, it's not fair for you to not get one too you know." She told him as he accepted the gift. He smiled, cherishing the fact he had a sister at all. They were family, and he decided that he would get her a present to show the bond between them. "That's it; I'll go and find the perfect birthday present." He mentally decided as he lead Shana to a goldfish scooping game, leaving her to try and get some as he dashed off, looking for a stand that would have something that would be worth giving Shana.
Since he wasn't paying attention, he bumped into someone from behind. "Whoops, sorry about that-"he apologized until he realized who he bumped into to. "Oh boy…" he thought as the person in front of him widens her eyes at the sight of him. "N-Naruto-kun?" stuttered out one Hinata Hyuga. "Oh crap, I need a name quick! Let's see here, uh, Naraku, Narukami, Minato, Menma…That's it!" he thought as he mentally prayed that this worked. "I'm sorry miss, but I'm afraid you must have mistaken me for the wrong person." Naruto replied to her, noticing she is around 16 while he had just turned 13.
Hinata looked at him skeptically, "But only Naruto-kun has those eyes, hair, and whisker marks." She replied as Naruto brushed it off. "What? Is it not cool to look like the guy you look up to and think is cool?" he shot back as the older version of Hinata blinked at that comment before looking at him with her Byakugan, the veins on the sides of her eyes pulsing as she looked at him. Naruto himself felt pretty violated as he covered a certain part of his anatomy as he looked at her.
"That's just wrong, peeping at a young boy in public." Naruto told her as she stopped suddenly and gasped and blushed and started apologizing repeatedly at that. He got her good there, "Jeez, just kidding miss. My name is Menma." Naruto greeted, using his fake name. This got Hinata back into her usual demeanor again, "My name is Hinata Hyuga, and it is a pleasure to meet you Menma-kun." Hinata replied gently as Naruto smiled.
"I have a question, do you know any particular stores around here I'm looking for?" he asked. "Yes, there are many out here during the festivals, but what are you looking for exactly?" Hinata asked as Naruto scratched his cheek nervously. "Well…today is me and my sister's birthday, I wanted to get her something unique that she would like as it would be a symbol of our bond as brother and sister." He replied.
Now this moved Hinata, seeing it as cute and sweet for a brother to get something for his sister, and she guessed they were twins, a yin and yang. She told him directions to a certain store as he ran off toward that place, not aware of Hinata looking at the young clones back as his coat fluttered in the invisible wind as he dashed off. "He looks just like him in so many ways it's scary." She muttered to herself as she proceeded to find her boyfriend which is the older Naruto that lived in this world.
The young clone Naruto walked around the store Hinata told him and was amazed by the massive collection of jewelry there that he felt overwhelmed by it. He recalled the memories of his Original of how girls would spend hours just looking for clothes, now he understood why it took so long, because right now he had to find the right gift for his sister. "May I help you young man?" a gentle voice of an old woman asked as Naruto turned to her.
"Yes, well you see, today is me and my twin sister's birthday today and-"he began as the old woman interrupted him.
"Ah, I see…You want a present she will cherish for the rest of her life correct?" the old woman asked as Naruto dumbly nodded his head. "Hohohoho…I must admit, this has happened every once in a while. Hang on dear, I know just what you'll need." She told him as she walked into the back of the store as he heard the sounds of muttering, coughing, and boxes being moved around. While the old woman was in the back looking for whatever it was she was recommending, Naruto looked around the store.
Besides jewelry, there were also books, pictures, and even swords on display. But the ones that caught his attention were the two strange looking ones that were curved and were colored in a yin-yang style. The black one having red hexagon patterns on it as the white one resembled the haze of a cloud in color. He noticed the grips of the blades were high quality material and can be used in both regular and reversed holds when wielding them.
"Lovely aren't they?" the old woman spoke up from right behind him, scaring him on the inside due to not noticing her a minute ago. "These are the married yin yang swords Kanshou and Bakuya. They are unique swords that exist only for crafting. The black one is the Yang sword Kanshou while the white one there is Bakuya. Forged by their skills and blade smith's wife's own sacrifice these blades were created." She explained like it was an old story. "Yin-Yang swords, married? I don't really understand." Naruto told her.
"You see, Yin and Yang always attract each other, sister and brother, wife and husband, female and male. To opposites that are drawn to the presence of the other, for two in harmony surpass one in perfection. You see, women are the Yin and men are the Yang. Opposites, yet they attract each other. Yin-Yang swords are rare and symbolize the unity of the two and their bond. They would always reunite with the other no matter what, sort of like a boomerang if you would." She explained as Naruto nodded his head.
"Oh, and take these child, these are very unique indeed." The old woman told him as she placed two objects in his hands. When he looked at them he realized it was a Yin-Yang theme necklace featuring four winged angels. The Yin was a black colored four winged angel with a white crystal in its center as the Yang counterpart was a white colored four winged angel with a black crystal in its center. They were both beautiful in their own rights as he looked at them.
"Thank you…This means so much to me, I'm not sure how to pay for this." He told the owner who chuckled at him. "Consider it on the house dear, and for some reason, I think you should take these two with you." She said gesturing to Kanshou and Bakuya. "But aren't those-"he began as she cut him off. "Don't worry dear; I believe that the forgers of these weapons would be proud for someone like you to take care of them instead of laying around this dusty old shop with little old me. Besides, I knew one day that someone worthy to wield them would come. A boy and girl who are connected to the Yin and Yang…I believe it's you and your sister my boy." She said with a gentle smile as Naruto noticed something was…different about her.
This presence he felt from her was kind, but also…dead. "You're…a spirit aren't you." He stated as the old woman nodded her head with a sad smile. "Yes, I've been trapped in this world guarding those two swords until two siblings of the Yin and Yang would come to wield them. Now that my duty is over, I can finally see my family in the afterlife." She told him as Naruto looked at her sadly. "But why me and my sister though? I'm sure there is someone else who could fit the criteria." He asked her.
"No, only you and your sister could. Because I sensed the powers of Yang in you and the powers of Yin in your sister, plus, a great danger will come after you once this day is over. I'm not sure what it is child, but it is best to be on your guard and protect each other. Please accept these gifts from an old woman and take heed of what you've learned from your beginnings, because I see a terrible fate awaiting you both if you're not careful." She warned him.
"I promise I will protect my sister, even if I have to vow to the Goddess of Death that I would protect her, the one dearest one to me. Even if there is a heart in Chaos, or if Fortune may bring wars, I will resist and go to fight against it." He declared with his eyes filled with determination as the old woman smiled at him. "Thank you, I feel relieved that the Cipher of Dios del Yang is willing to face the dangers ahead to protect the one he holds dear…" the old woman replied, still smiling at him as she faded away leaving behind the two necklaces and swords behind as the entire shop turned into an alley.
Naruto pocketed the necklaces as he picked up Kanshou and Bakuya, feeling their weight as he hid them behind him underneath his coat. He was surprised when the blades practically faded inside of him and wondered if it was a new ability he had yet to discover as he dashed off to the goldfish game, willing to bet that Shana won many of them by herself.
When he got there, he resisted to laugh as the stand Shana was still playing at ran out of fish as she had multiple bags containing many goldfish in them as the stall owner was sobbing tears at how fast his supply of fish ran out. "I see you've enjoyed ruining yet another game stall Shana." Naruto mused as his sister turned around and pouted at him. "Mou, nii-san, you shouldn't disappear like that! I was bored after my tenth try." She complained as Naruto chuckled and ruffled her hair in a brotherly way.
"My bad, come on, I want to get some candied apples and show you a fantastic view for the fireworks!" he told her, getting an excited look as she handed him half of the fish collection she won and dragged him to the nearest food stand for one. Once they got their snack, Naruto led Shana to the one place he liked out of all of Konoha even his Original self-had enjoyed the most, the Fourth Hokage's head. It was dark out as he lead Shana to his favorite spot as she looked out at Konoha and was at awe with the sight of the village.
It looked like a collection of fireflies over a lake, "Kirei…" she muttered in awe as Naruto shushed her as the fireworks were launched into the sky, lighting it with many colors as Naruto decided to give her the gift. "Hey Shana…" he spoke up, getting her attention as he pulled out the Yang angel necklace, "Happy birthday Shana." He told her as he set the necklace around his stunned twin sister's neck. He then pulled out the Yin angel necklace and placed it over his neck. "Now we match." He told her with a smile.
"What is this…?" Shana asked, like a little kid discovering something new. "These are Yin-Yang necklaces, you have the Yang which symbolizes me, and I have the Yin, which symbolizes you. They are special, for no matter how far apart we are. We will always be reunited with each other. That is what these necklaces mean as Yin and Yang; they will always be brought back together like us, brother and sister." He told her as Shana's eyes widened as tears started to fall from her eyes as she hugged her brother.
"Thank you…onii-chan and happy birthday to you too." Shana told him as he hugged her back. "You're welcome…imouto-chan." He told her, finally accepting the bond he had with Shana as a bond with family as the fireworks continued to explode in the night starry skies.
Meanwhile back in Nione's headquarters, he was smiling sinisterly, his plans on invoking the powers of the Ciphers were going along smoothly. "Soon, this world will be bathed…in blood." He muttered to himself as he prepared for the oncoming chaos with open arms.