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Chapter 3: The Vision, The Force, and The Gift

"So that's what happened Old Man Palp."

Naruto was sitting at his favorite ramen stand with Palpatine. He went there as a means to hide from his new substitute sensei Ebisu, or as Naruto calls him, 'The Closet Pervert', until he found his friend there waiting for him.

He spent a good hour telling the old man everything that's happened since they last met. How the first two tests in the exams went, how he was right about the assassins sent to kill his team, everything.

"I see. Well I'm just grateful you and your friends made it through in one piece."

"Yeah, me too."

"I am also sorry about your jacket and headband."

Naruto's face fell into sadness as he remembered that. Not only did he wreck his favorite and only jacket, but he also completely destroyed the cloth of the very head band that Iruka gave him when he defeated Mizuki and graduated.

All because he allowed himself to be consumed with hatred and that power. He also didn't like having to lie to Sakura about not remembering any of it. He just didn't know how to explain it without frightening her.

Hell, he still had no idea how he used that power or even how he summoned it. He just knows that if it had anything to do with that demon fox inside him, then he didn't want Sakura to know in case she would fear and hate him for it. He still feels cold whenever he recalled all that anger and hate he had when he fought the Sound Trio.

"I told you your feelings would give you the power to save you and your friends."

Naruto, slightly upset at that remark, looked at Palpatine.

"But that power nearly killed those Sound genin! I wanted to beat them not slaughter them! I...I...I just couldn't help it! I felt so angry!"

Palpatine spoke calmly to the blonde boy.

"You wanted to protect your friends at all costs and you wanted them to pay for hurting Sakura. There is nothing wrong with that Naruto. Sometimes terrible things must be done to protect what we hold dear."

It's true. He did want to protect his friends no matter what the cost. That was his main goal in that fight. And he saw the damage they did to Sakura. He wanted them to pay! They needed to pay for what they did to her! But still it didn't feel right.

"I understand how much you fear your own power. You're not used to it or the emotions that drive it, but you cannot deny your feelings Naruto. They are what make you special."

Naruto smiled at that. Even though Naruto and his new friend haven't known each other long, the old man sure knew how to cheer him up. Naruto started to resume digging into his 4th ramen bowl before it got cold.

"They are what make you so strong with the force."

Naruto stopped mid-bite with confusion written all over his face.

'The force? What the heck is a force? Is he talking about chakra?'

Naruto's never heard anything called the force before. Maybe he was talking about chakra. After all he was from another village. Perhaps they have a different name for it there.

Palpatine noticed the boy's puzzled expression and elaborated.

"The Force is a very special power. It is the energy that penetrates, binds, and flows through all living things. It is a power that far exceeds what many call chakra."

Naruto eyes were as wide as dinner plates! There was a power out there even greater than chakra?! And he could use it?! Naruto couldn't help but laugh it off.

"That's a good one Old Man Palp! You almost had me there! There's nothing stronger than chakra! I mean come on! HAHAHAHA!"

Naruto proceeded to laugh and Palpatine just continued to smile. After his laughing died down he went back to eating his ramen.

"Tell me my boy when you faced against the Sound trio could you feel their evil? Their pain? Their fear? What your teammates and friends were feeling? Did all of that and your own feelings of anger and rage make you feel cold? As if your own soul was frozen?"

Naruto dropped his chopsticks into his bowl. His hand was trembling and his eyes were wide with shock.

"How...how do you know that?"

Palpatine placed a hand on the boy's shoulder to calm him down.

"Because where I am from that's what someone who is strong in the force is capable of sensing. Especially, when they use that power in the proper way which you have my friend."

Naruto turned to the old man. If what he said was true, then how come he's never heard of this power? Out of everything he learned from Old Man Third and at the academy, despite the fact that he barely paid attention there most of time, he's never once heard of anything called the force let alone anything being more powerful than chakra! It seemed impossible!

"B-But if this power really does exist, how is it stronger than chakra? I don't understand."

Palpatine nodded and explained.

"The energy you call chakra and the force are similar in almost every way. Including their capabilities for both combat and knowledge. But even so there is one enormous advantage that the force has over chakra."

Naruto cocked his head a little trying to think of what it could be. After a second or two he gave up and let Palpatine answer.

"Unlimited power."

If Naruto had any ramen in his mouth he'd be choking on it. Unlimited power?! He's never believed anything was capable of that! Nothing!

"Unlimited power?! But that's impossible! How can anyone use something like that and not run out of it?!"

Palpatine took a sip of his tea.

"Oh no my friend. Unlike chakra one can never 'run out' with the force. It is as I said; unlimited power. The only way you would lose that power would be if you were to have weakened from old age or die."

"Wow."

He placed his cup on the counter.

"However, if someone is strong enough with the force then something as trivial as old age would hardly matter and I believe you are a warrior of such caliber Naruto."

Naruto was having an extremely hard time grasping what he was hearing. Not only has he now learned there's another power besides chakra, but that this same power was even stronger and had no limits! It's unbelievable, yet for some reason he could tell Palpatine isn't lying to him.

During his fight with Haku and the Sound trio, he could sense it. This power he told him about. How it connected to everyone and everything around him. Still there was one thing about it that made him feel uneasy and he had to know why.

"Why does the force make me feel so cold when I use it then?"

Palpatine turned and looked at the blonde jinchūriki.

"Because whenever you have used it you called upon the dark side of the force."

Naruto gulped. That sure didn't have a friendly title to it.

"The dark side?"

Palpatine nodded.

"Like chakra the force has many different forms and natures. The strongest of them are two opposite powers. One light and one dark. Both similar but also quite different. They are what give the force balance."

Naruto looked down into his ramen bowl.

"So your saying that I used the dark side? The...evil side?"

Palpatine looked at the boy and raised an eyebrow.

"My dear boy why would you think it is evil?"

Naruto shrugged.

"Well just the way it sounds. I mean 'dark side'. It kind of sounds like the kind of force bad guys would use."

Palpatine shrugged himself.

"Good and evil are points of view Naruto. It's true the dark side is often viewed upon as a destructive and evil power, but in reality it really falls upon who uses that power. Take chakra for example. Many terrible things have been done with it, but also many good things as well. In the end it depends on the person who controls the power. Not the power itself."

The old man had a point. Chakra has been used for many things both good and bad so far as Naruto knew. It's been used for murder; for saving lives; for stealing; for healing; for starting wars, and for ending them. Like the old man said it's really the person who uses it, not the power itself, that should be judged.

The only exception Naruto could think of would be himself. Considering that it's not fair that he should be judged for having the power of a demon locked inside him. A power, he would have never asked for.

"So your saying that it doesn't matter if you use the light or the dark side. In the end it just depends on what you use it for?"

Palpatine took another sip of his tea.

"Precisely."

Naruto nodded and proceeded to dig into another bowl of ramen that Teuchi gave him while he was listening to Palpatine.

"However, it is well known that the dark side can give one greater focus, knowledge, strength, and power than the light can."

Naruto perked up and slurped a whole bunch of noodles.

"You mean it can make me stronger than the light side can?"

Palpatine nodded.

"The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some would consider to be unnatural."

Naruto thought for a moment.

"But if it helps you focus, then why is it when I used it I lost control and went berserk like that?"

Palpatine turned to him fully.

"You just simply don't know how to control it yet my boy."

Before he could dwell further on how he was supposed to learn how to control it; another question popped into his head.

"Is one of these abilities of the dark side to be able to summon giant ferocious animals to do what you want?"

Palpatine shrugged.

"Possibly; the force has no limits and when enhanced by the dark side one can only imagine what a warrior using it could truly be capable of."

Palpatine stared into his tea cup.

"One of the well known capabilities that I am aware of is to be able to see visions of the future."

Naruto gasped and then without warning started shaking violently. Catching the attention of his friend.

"My dear boy whatever is the matter?"

Naruto took a deep breath to try to better calm his nerves. It only worked slightly but enough so that he could get words out.

"While I was out cold...from fighting that...Grass ninja...I...I had a dream. A dream that I think was a vision of the future."

Palpatine leaned forward and placed his hand on the boy's back to relax him a bit better.

"What happened in this vision?"

Naruto took another deep breath then began explaining what he saw in the vision.

"I saw Sasuke and Sakura fighting someone. I couldn't see who, but I could tell that the fight wasn't in the Forest of Death. The trees were smaller and it was less scary looking. Anyway Sasuke was on the ground in pain. He was covered in these black markings that seemed to spread from his neck to almost everywhere on his face and body. Sakura-san was standing in front of him with a kunai trying to protect him. Then suddenly..."

Naruto took a deep breath again and continued.

"Suddenly this giant sand claw came out of nowhere and slammed Sakura-san into a tree. It started to crush her. I could literally hear her ribs breaking. That was nothing compared to what I sensed in that dream though. I could feel...I could feel both of my friend's pain and fear! It was horrible! They were suffering and there wasn't anything I could do to save them! They even screamed for me to help them! They begged me! They said I was the only one left who could protect them! Then...it ended. I couldn't tell what happened to them."

Palpatine nodded his head and squeezed the boy's shoulder lightly to give him some comfort.

"I would not worry about that vision of yours. You didn't see or sense either of your comrades being killed in it, so logically that means that there's still a chance to save them if the vision comes true. Still visions like that ever rarely come to pass. However, you should be on guard just in case."

Palpatine patted the boys back before retracting his hand.

"Tell me. What happened after the dream?"

"I woke up with so much pain and anger, from wondering if my teammates were alright, that I shattered the shelter Sakura-san put me in and that's when I really lost control."

Naruto started to think about how he nearly killed the Sound trio. How if it wasn't for Sakura, he would've ripped Zaku's arms off and done god knows what to the other two. He didn't like how vicious he acted while using the dark side of the force.

"The dark side it made me almost..."

"Remember what I told you Naruto. Trust your feelings. The dark side is an intimidating power, but it still helped you save your friends. If not for you using it, then Sakura and the others most surely would've been killed."

Naruto started thinking about Sakura. It is true that he was able to protect her and the others from the Sound genin while using the dark side, but that look on her face. It was a look Naruto recognized all too well. It was fear.

He could remember how her fear felt. Not just hers but the others' as well. It was like they were all poor helpless children trapped by a monster. And that monster was him.

"They were all afraid of me. I could feel it. They all thought I was a beast. Sakura-san was even more afraid of me than the others were. She was so afraid that she was in actual pain! I caused her so much pain!"

Palpatine placed his hand on the boy's head.

"They just don't understand you Naruto. They don't understand the curses and gifts you've been given or how you will use them to do great and wondrous things. As I told you before that is often the tragic condition of individuals. They often fear what they don't understand."

Naruto nodded. It seemed to always be his curse. To be feared, hated, and misunderstood when all he wants is to be acknowledged and have friends.

He started to think that curse was finally lifting when people were starting to notice him, but now it seemed to just be only wishful thinking. Like when he thought that Sakura was scared for his well being and was worried about him when she hugged him. Something he has dreamed and longed for a long time.

To his disappointment when he woke up he could sense her fear and realized she only hugged him because she was afraid of him losing control and killing everyone; not because she was concerned about him. The boy could even sense that she wanted to tell the proctors what happened. An act that would surely have disqualified him. Naruto couldn't believe she would be afraid of him that much to do that, after he worked and fought so hard for his team. He could still feel her fear even now. Drowning her thoughts.

"Perhaps it would be best though if you were to restrain yourself from using the force for the remainder of the exams. After all it would be unfortunate if you were to be disqualified just because the judges felt too threatened by your unique abilities."

Naruto nodded his head in agreement. He's come too far in these exams just to be kicked out now. If he is going to win, then he'll do it using his own powers and he'll prove to Sakura and the others that he isn't a monster.

Then when this is all over and if Sakura hopefully doesn't fear him anymore maybe he could try asking her out again. It's been a few weeks since he's last tried and maybe her view of him will have improved by then. He really did love being hugged by her. It may have been driven by fear but it still felt very nice.

All his hopes were dashed before they could even rise when he remembered the one person that Sakura will always choose over him; Sasuke.

'That bastard!'

He could remember when he sensed Sasuke's own feelings and emotions during his fight. Unlike the others his wasn't driven mostly by fear. It was anger. Not at the Sound trio, at least not entirely, but at Naruto himself.

'The jerk probably wanted to show off in front of the others and make up for getting his ass kicked by that Grass ninja!'

Naruto started angrily chewing on his ramen until he noticed that Palpatine was staring at him while quirking his eyebrow. Naruto sweat dropped at the embarrassment and went back to eating normally.

"With the training your sensei is giving you right now; I'm sure you'll triumph over all your opponents. Including your rival, Sasuke Uchiha."

Naruto's face suddenly became downcast as he was reminded of how his sensei was teaching Sasuke right now instead of him.

"My sensei is busy training Sasuke. He gave me a temporary teacher for the exams."

Palpatine looked at him with a confused expression.

"Your sensei chose to train your teammate for the finals rather than you? That's certainly unexpected. Did he say why?"

Naruto nodded his head.

"He said that Sasuke needs more help with his training right now than I do. He also said the Closet Pervert would be a better teacher for me anyway."

Palpatine pondered in thought.

"I find that difficult to believe Naruto. Sasuke needs improvement in his fighting skills, yes, but of the two of you I say you need the most guidance. You have amazing chakra, but you have difficulty with figuring out how to use and control it and your techniques while incredible are also very limited. Kakashi would be much better for helping you understand how to wield your chakra and teaching you techniques than your current teacher. He's also much stronger than him as well. It truly is strange as to why he would choose to help Sasuke prepare for the finals instead of you. Unless..."

Naruto looked at Palpatine with curiosity in his eyes.

"Unless what?"

Palpatine looked at him with sympathy.

"Unless perhaps it's because he prefers the Uchiha over you."

Naruto suddenly leapt at Palpatine and grabbed him by the collar of his robe and pulled him closer. Not out of anger but out of confusion and fear.

"WHAT?! WHY WOULD KAKASHI-SENSEI PREFER THAT TEME OVER ME?!"

Palpatine calmly took the boy's hands off his collar and placed them down.

"I don't know whether or not that is the truth Naruto. It is merely a speculation on my part. If it is true though it could be for a number of reasons. For instance maybe he believes Sasuke is stronger than you; more intelligent than you; faster than you; or even...a better shinobi and student than you. It could be any one of those reasons if he does prefer him over you."

Naruto just sat there letting everything Palpatine just said sink in. Naruto couldn't believe that their sensei would actually think that Sasuke was so much better than him. That he would prefer to teach and help him win rather than Naruto. It didn't make any sense! Their sensei has always treated and trained each of them equally.

"Tell me that he at least taught you some techniques before the exams that you could use."

Naruto pondered in thought at that. Thinking of all the times when their sensei has trained them or when he asked him to teach them one of his moves. It didn't take long for him to realize that their sensei has never taught them any special jutsu. The only thing he had taught them was how to use chakra to walk on trees which is practically useless for the finals!

Every time Naruto begged him to teach him he always waved him off and said that teamwork was more important to learn. Teamwork is important, but not during this part of the exams! In these finals it was every man for himself!

After coming to this realization, it was even more confusing as to why Kakashi stated that Sasuke needed more help with his training than he did. Especially since Sasuke had more jutsus up his sleeve than Naruto currently does! The more he thought about it though the more it actually started to make sense as to why Kakashi said that Sasuke needed him more and why he chose that egotistical jerk. He preferred him over Naruto.

Naruto lowered his head more as tears started to pierce his eyes.

Was it all a lie? Was Kakashi just acting, so him and Sakura wouldn't catch on that Sasuke was his favorite? Did Kakashi really think that stuck up bastard Sasuke was a better shinobi and had the best chance of winning the exams than Naruto did? Did he really not care if Naruto didn't learn anything from the Closet Pervert and lost in his match against Neji or some other genin?

Naruto thought up another question that was even more dreadful than all the others.

'Does Kakashi-sensei not even want me to win?'

The more Naruto thought of these questions the more he started to think that his sensei truly did care more about Sasuke than him. After all why wouldn't he? Most of the adults in this village don't really care about him, so why wouldn't one more?

Teuchi handed Palpatine another cup of tea and he was about to head back into the kitchen until he noticed Naruto.

"Naruto are you alright? You look awful!"

Palpatine answered for the young genin.

"He's a little bit stressed for the upcoming chuunin finals."

Teuchi nodded his head and went back to get Naruto another bowl of ramen.

"Regardless of whether or not he does prefer Uchiha over you. I have no doubt that he will teach him his most powerful jutsu. The chidori."

Naruto slammed his hands down on the counter.

"WHAT?!"

It was bad enough that Kakashi never taught him any of his jutsus and chose to train Sasuke while sticking him with a weaker teacher, but now Sasuke gets to learn Kakashi's most awesome jutsu while Naruto is stuck with whatever weak or average jutsu the Closet Pervert has in store for him?! He's starting to think that Kakashi-sensei really does favor Sasuke more than him and wants himself to lose! Without any effective jutsus, Naruto knew he has no chance of beating Neji let alone the other genins, and he highly doubts the Closet Pervert has anything even close to as powerful as Kakashi's lightning blade!

Naruto was starting to lose any hope he had of winning. If he didn't even have the support of his sensei how could he? Not only that but he would also not be able to fulfill his promise to Hinata of beating her cold, stuck up, jackass cousin Neji. He's starting to think maybe he should just withdraw.

Palpatine smiled at the boy.

"Don't lose faith in yourself Naruto. I believe you will succeed. When you put your mind and body to something you always come out victorious. As I told you before you are the most gifted shinobi I have ever met."

He patted the boy's back to lift his spirits which were right now slowly starting to rise despite free falling a second ago. Then true to his title of being the Leaf's most Unpredictable Knucklehead Ninja he suddenly pumped his fist into the air with determined look on his face.

"Yeah, you're right Old Man Palp! I'm gonna take whatever that Closet Pervert has up his sleeve and use it to beat Neji and those other genin! Including Sasuke-teme! If Kakashi-sensei really does think Sasuke-Teme will win instead of me then I'll just have to prove to both of them that I'm not a loser and that I'm better than that teme when I grind his face in!"

Palpatine smiled and nodded in approval before he reached down and picked up a bag by his stool. He gave it to Naruto; who was curious as to what was going on.

"Well then if your going to fight in the finals, you're going to need this."

Naruto opened the bag and a surprised look plastered his face. Reaching into it he pulled out a black and orange leather jacket (His jacket from shipuuden only it's made of leather). He marveled at it. The color was perfect and it looked like it could last through a good number of fights.

"I...I...I don't know what to say...T-Thank you Old Man Palp."

Naruto had tears in his eyes. He didn't care though cause these were tears of joy. No one except a couple of his most precious people have ever gotten him any gifts before. No one. He put the jacket on. It fitted perfectly.

"It suits you my boy. You know when you get your headband's cloth replaced I think you should consider going with black. It will go well with your new jacket."

Naruto thought about it. It would definitely make him look more bad ass and might throw off his opponents' game. He definitely sees the appeal to it.

"That's a good idea Old Man Palp! I'll be sure to do it! I can't wait to see the look on Iruka-sensei's face when he sees my new threads!"

Palpatine's smile slightly twitched a little bit but Naruto didn't even noticed.

"It sounds like this Iruka cares a great deal about you Naruto."

Naruto grinned from ear to ear.

"Yeah, he's the closest thing I have to either a dad or a big brother! He used to always lecture and yell at me for not paying attention in class or goofing off but I knew he did it cause he wanted me to learn and do well."

Naruto craned his neck down a little and his smile shrunk a bit but it was still genuinely happy.

"He's always supported and believed in me. He's the first besides Old Man Third to ever acknowledge and accept me for who I am. I think he's my most precious person in the whole wide world."

Palpatine had slight surprised look on his face. He didn't expect anyone in this village to care such a great deal for the boy. His smile returned before Naruto could notice again.

"Well I'm happy to hear that you have such a dear good friend in your life Naruto. You deserve that much at least."

Palpatine started to reach into his robes.

"I have another gift for you."

Naruto eyes perked up.

'Wow another gift! Old Man Palp is so nice to me! I'm gonna make both him and Iruka proud of me when I win!'

Palpatine pulled out a strange metal looking stick with a button, small knobs, and what looked like a ring at the top.

"This is a very special weapon Naruto. Only the most worthy of warriors can wield it. It is one of the last few left and I believe you are destined to have it."

He held it out for Naruto to take, but the boy was hesitant to do it. There was something strange about this weapon. He couldn't explain it. It was like it was alive and it was calling to him.

Naruto slowly reached out for the metal stick. The second he touched it his mind overflowed with visions of his childhood. Being alone and abused by the villagers. Having no friends or family. Living in his dark and tiny apartment. Constantly being stared at like he was a monster or a subhuman creature.

Naruto started to panic. He wanted these visions to stop! They needed to stop! He would rather take on all the genins at once than have to relive these terrible and painful memories of his past. Through all of his pain of reliving his depressing childhood though he felt something call out to him. It was almost like it was singing.

'What is that? Where's it coming from?'

Naruto reached his hand out and concentrated on the singing. The visions started to whirl past him until they disappeared entirely. Suddenly white light started to blind him to the point where he had to shut his eyes tightly.

When he opened them again he saw that he was back at Ichiraku. He was hearing a strange humming sound and looked at around; only to see a glowing blue and white energy beam protruding from the metal weapon in his hand. It was beautiful. The most beautiful weapon he ever saw.

Naruto started to wave the weapon around getting a feel for it. It was so light. Like it had no weight. Getting all caught up in how good it felt in his grip, he didn't notice a small crowd was starting to form around the ramen stand. Their eyes wide with shock and curiosity as to what the blonde jinchūriki was holding.

Finally noticing the crowd of people, Naruto started to panic and tried to hide the weapon but when he did it cut through the stool next to him. His eyes were as wide as dinner plates and he could hear gasps from the crowd. The stool pieces glowed for a bit, where they were cut, from the heat before dying down to just sizzling. Fearing the villagers might overreact; he dropped the weapon onto the ground and it deactivated.

Naruto sat there for several minutes staring at the strange sword hilt. After a while the crowd dispersed with some of them whispering how the 'demon brat' was up to no good again. When the last of them were gone, he reached down and slowly picked the hilt up. Careful as to not accidentally turn on the blue blade again.

"I would recommend hiding that in your home until after the exams. Don't want to draw too much unwanted attention to yourself right now. Also something tells me you'll need it more after the finals than during them."

Naruto nodded and slipped it into his new jacket's pocket. Praying to god it won't accidentally turn on and ruin the new clothing. He needed to be careful with it. He needed to learn how to wield it.

"Hey, this probably a stupid question but uhhhh how do I learn how to use it?"

Naruto asked this while chuckling and rubbing the back of his head.

Palpatine smiled.

"Just trust your feelings and the force. It will come to you."

Naruto nodded and then asked another question that's been bugging him for awhile.

"Is it possible to learn more about the force or how to control it?"

Palpatine smile disappeared and he looked at the boy straight in the eyes.

"Not from a ninja."

Naruto nodded his head in disappointment. Figures it wasn't going to be easy to find a teacher who would help him learn a power that he's never heard or seen before. For now he was just going to have to focus on training with the Closet Pervert.

"Found you!"

Speaking of the pervert.

Ebisu rushed over and panted before straightening up and glared at the genin.

"I have been looking all over for you! I know you would rather train with Kakashi than me, but you're just going to have to deal with the fact that he's busy with your teammate! Now enough with these games already!"

Naruto stood before the man and looked at him straight through his shades.

"Alright, let's do it then! Show me whatever moves you got, so I can use them to win these exams!"

Ebisu was stunned. This couldn't be the same boy, who just mere hours ago didn't want anything to do with him. He was sure the boy was just going to tell him off or distract him with that accursed Sexy Jutsu of his! What could've changed his behavior like this?

'This brat really is unpredictable!'

Naruto quirked at the man wondering why he was just standing there rather than getting a move on with his training.

"Ummmm are we going to get started or are you just going to stand there staring at me?"

Ebisu snapped out of his stupor and coughed.

"Yes, right. Well, from what you sensei told me you have trouble controlling your chakra. Until we sort that out I can't really teach you any jutsu."

Naruto looked down and started grinding his teeth. His hands clenched into white knuckled fists. Figures that his so called 'sensei' was trying to slow down his training even more while Sasuke is already learning new powerful jutsus.

"Let's head over to the spa and hot springs. I know a great spot there that will help you learn how to control it."

Naruto rolled his eyes.

'Yeah, a great spot for you to peek on naked girls you closet pervert!'

Naruto turned to Palpatine and offered him his hand.

"Wish me luck Old Man Palp!"

Palpatine smiled and shook his hand proudly.

"My friend with all your potential and gifts; you hardly need luck."

Naruto smiled and rushed toward the spa area with Ebisu racing after him trying to keep up. Teuchi meanwhile came back with another bowl of ramen for Naruto; only to find his best customer has already run off! Not only that but he forgot to leave money again.

"That kid...Oh well he's got a lot on his mind right now. I'll just run it up his tab."

Palpatine placed a large sum of money on the counter.

"I can cover for the boy. It's the least I can do."

Teuchi stared wide eyed at the large amount of money. Naruto had a lot of ramen, but not nearly enough for the old man to offer a small fortune!

"That's a bit much mister! I think your overpaying a bit!"

Palpatine smiled.

"This should cover the ramen and the damages."

Teuchi quirked an eyebrow.

"Damages?"

Palpatine motioned him to the damaged stool that was cut up earlier.

"WHAT THE...?! WHEN DID HE...?! HOW DID...?! NARUTO!"

Teuchi was seething over the damage to one of his stools. However, he soon calmed down when he realized he should've expected this since Naruto does sometimes get carried away with jutsus he tries to learn. He was thankful this new friend of the boy was so generous.

"You know Naruto truly is lucky to have a good friend like you. Sorry for losing my temper like that. I keep forgetting how good and excited Naruto gets when he tries out a jutsu."

Palpatine smiled to the friendly ramen shop owner again.

"Naruto is not good; he's perfect."

Teuchi laughed. Not in a insulting or disbelieving way, but in a friendly sort of agreeing way. As he left with the generous money, a small crooked smiled appeared on Palpatine's face. One that even the most alert and cautious of shinobi could've easily missed.


There you go! As promised the third chapter! Like I said it wouldn't take me long to publish this one too since the material was taken from the previous chapter. I thought leaving as a part of chapter 2 but I figured it would be too long. Anyway the next chapter is going to take awhile. College work and testing is starting to pick up, so I won't have as much time to concentrate on this as I want. Don't be alarmed! I have no intention of dropping this story and leaving it with a cliff hanger! I hate it when people do that and I don't want to end up doing it too! Hell with the ideas I have for it, I think I'm not even close to getting it done! That just makes it more fun! So anyway for the last bit of news I'm sure your all anxious to see when Naruto becomes Vader. Well I hate to disappoint but that probably won't happen for another chapter or two. Three at the most. I just really want to have how Palpatine just works his way through manipulating Naruto's mind. I mean this is Naruto were talking about. If you're going to be turning him to the dark side and against his friends, then you got to do it step by step like how it was done with Anakin. Any who that's all for now folks! May the chakra be with you...fuck...that sounded terrible! Blech!