"Well, that was fun!" A cheery tone called out to himself while jumping from a window sill. It was a dark night with clear skies, showing the waxing moon.

The voice belonged to a blonde teen. He was dressed in an orange and blue jumpsuit with blue sandals. His hair was fairly long, causing several of his bangs to cover his blue eyes even with his green goggles holding it up.

"Why yes, it was, Naruto. Good job." A voice inside the teen's head complemented in a rather bored tone.

"Well, thanks Pops." He said with a large grin as he jumped onto a rooftop.

Roman groaned as Naruto began to speed off. He had been in this annoying brat's head for nearly seven years! The only thing that kept the orange haired thief going was Neo and reuniting with her. 'And starting a crime spree that will last for ages.' He thought with a smirk.

While he had been here, he had been manipulating Naruto to be a better host. He had also gotten to know his fellow prisoner: The Kyuubi. Turns out the ancient beast was kind of a scholar, knowing a great deal about the Elemental Nations and the abilities of the shinobi. And Roman took full advantage of that.

Kyuubi taught Roman some of the basics of jutsu and fuinjutsu. He also learned the three basic jutsus from observing Naruto and the brat telling him about his days.

"I can't wait to finally pass tomorrow and taking one step closer to being Hokage!" Naruto exclaimed while he walked up to the door of his

"Don't worry. It'll be better after you graduate." Roman soothed his host with a large smirk on his face.

"I hope so Pops! I'll see you in the morning." Naruto said while dressed in sleeping clothes and heading off to his bed.

Yes, yes. Goodnight." He told him for the last time ever.


'This is a turn of events.' Roman mused while Naruto hopped deep into the forest of Konoha with a large scroll on his back. He had just seen Naruto fail to pass and be confronted by some silver-haired teacher who easily tricked the brat into stealing some important scroll.

"Well my friend, I think the time has come!" He exclaimed whilst clasping his gloved hands together.

Kyuubi lazily opened one of his eyes. "Hmph, about time." The giant fox said with a yawn. "It's been so boring so far. I was thinking that you were lying."

Roman took a dramatic grasp and placed his hand on his chest. "What do you take me for? A lying scoundrel?" he asked rhetorically before gaining a smirk. "I hope your ready for some fun, my furry partner." He said before turning his attention to Naruto, who was now kneeling and going through the Scroll of Seals.

"Naruto. I want to congratulate you, face to face." He said, hiding his sinister intent.

Naruto stopped looking through the scroll and answered, "All right." in a dumb tone. He concentrated and found himself within the sewer that his 'father' was concealed in. He had found Roman waiting with his foot sloshing the water while tapping, his hand in his coat pocket.

"Ah! Son." Roman said, realizing that Naruto had appeared. "I cannot say how proud I am of you. But I can show it with this." He opened his arms wide, grasping something in his left hand.

"Thanks, Pops. I couldn't have done it without you!" Naruto told Roman while running up to the older man and wrapping his arms around him.

He felt Roman return the hug and felt something place on his back. When the Soul Takeover Seal was placed, he felt his body stiffen up and felt extremely sleepy. "What happening to me." He asked in a tired tone as he struggled to keep his eyes open.

Roman couldn't hold it back anymore and began laughing maniacally while stating, "Oh! You've been duped blonde. This has been one long con!"

Naruto struggled to open his mouth to say, "You bastard!" He soon closed his eyes fully and began to fall, fading out of existence before he hit the water.

"Looks like you succeeded," Kyuubi stated, pointing to Roman's now disintegrating form. Roman looked down and smiled

"I suppose I did. See you on the other side partner." He told him with a willy smiled as the disintegrating reached his neck and his head followed.


Naruto's body got up after being unconscious for fifteen minutes. He groaned as he streaked, opening his now green slitted eyes. "Now this is more like it," Roman told himself, excited that he finally had a body.

He looked down at his state of dress. "Oh no! This will not do at all!" He said while unzipping the jumpsuit's jacket and tossed it. "This will do for now."

He reached for his now blonde hair and threw the goggles away and messed with it, causing it to cover his right eye. He smirked at himself as he felt much more comfortable with his hairstyle.

He looked at the scroll and began skimming it quickly. He took note of the Shadow Clone Jutsu. "Now this is interesting." He said as he began to be enthralled by the scroll.

He only paused when he heard the clattering of something onto the ground. He turned to see his cane from Remnant! He got up and saw it had a note attached to it from Boredom.

He ripped it off from Melodic Cudgel and read it. "It's been a while, Roman! You never read or write to me, it's like you don't care about me! Anyway, I noticed you finally got yourself a new body. I figured you missed something and decided to toss you a bone, or rather a cane! I fiddled with it to run off either your aura or chakra. Get your furry buddy to donate some and it'll have some kick! I did the same for your daughter. I also figured you would want a hint about her whereabouts, so here it is! She's closer than she appears and you may have seen her. Bye!"

Roman sighed as he stuffed the note in his pocket. 'At least I've got a clue to where shorty is.' He thought slightly melancholic at the prospect of finding his daughter figure.

He shook his head as gripped his old weapon. He twirled it and batted at the air. He then aimed it and the reticle flipped up from the bottom and a trigger can from the curved handle. He pretended to fire it off at imaginary targets.

He flipped the reticle back down and set it to his side as he got back to going through the scroll.

Mizuki finally found Naruto, who was kneeling in front of the Scroll of Seals. "There you are Naruto!" He told the younger ninja with a fake smile. He was slightly confused when the Jinchuriki sat up and grabbed an intricate looking cane.

'Naruto' turned his head and revealed slitted green eyes and had his blonde hair covered his right eye. His posture was also much more different, being much posh and confident. "Well hello, professor!" Roman announced, showing off a willy smile.

"Yes hello, Naruto. You can pass if you hand me the scroll." Mizuki motioned his hand for Roman to hand him the Scroll of Seals.

Roman gave him a fake thinking pose and responded with, "hmmm, how about no!" He grabbed the scroll and wrapped it around his black t-shirt.

"Now Naruto, just hand me-" Mizuki was cut off when Iruka appeared on a branch, "Naruto, don't give him the scroll!"

Roman just rolled his eyes as Mizuki began a giant tirade. "Do you want to know why all the villagers hate you?"

"Not really. But go ahead and spout your idiotic lines." Roman mockingly told the traitor.

"Don't tell him Mizuki!" Iruka interjected as he brandished a kunai and launched himself at his old friend. He was stopped when Mizuki halted his stab and twisted the dagger, stabbing him in the side and tossing him into a base of a tree.

"Now that we're no longer being interrupted. The real reason-" Mizuki was cut off once more as Roman hit him with the hook Melodic Cudgel. He growled as Roman retracted the hook as he rested his body on the cane. "Did I interrupt?" He asked rhetorically.

"Fine Kyuubi brat! Time for you to die!" Mizuki declared as he pulled out a Fuma Shuriken and began to accelerate its spin. He dashed towards Roman, who was still casually resting on his cane.

When he launched the rapidly spinning shuriken towards Roman, he was shocked when he had ducked under it and hooked the buzzsaw of a shuriken and threw it into the ground, implanting it.

Mizuki sneered as he pulled out his other but Roman was already following up. He retracted his hook and slammed the now open end of his can and fired off a blue blast of chakra, causing a short whistling and knocking him back several feet and causing the Fuma Shuriken to be launched into the forest.

"I suppose it's time to try out some new tricks!" He declared as he flipped his cane up into the air and crossed his fingers into the cross, causing a large poof of smoke around him.

When the smoke dispersed, five more Romans appeared. The original grabbed his cane and aimed it at the now standing Mizuki. The silver-haired traitor smiled sadistically as he revealed a vial and quickly drank it.

He tossed the now empty bottle as he hunched over as his body bulked up and gained several black strips on his arms. "Now you sta-" He was stopped when one of Roman's clone kneed him in the stomach.

He staggered as he felt his face being used as a springboard as clone #2 kick him. The clone launched his hook and wrapped the crook around Mizuki's neck and spun him.

He released the hook and ejected Mizuki into a tree. He held his head as he moved the splintered remains of the tree and saw Roman and his five clones aiming his cane at him.

The original Roman smiled victoriously as he gloated over the downed Chunin. "Today just isn't your day." He then fired off several chakra blasts with his clones joining in.

Mizuki was forced upon his knees as the blasts kept coming. Until his eyes shot open as this body became even bigger as his skin began to sprout fur. He roared as the curse mark reached its next stage and he began to rush towards Roman, shrugging off his blasts.

Roman was smiling but quickly grappled himself to a tree as he saw the bipedal tiger ninja rushing towards him. Three of clones dispersed as they didn't notice their boss move out of the way but the remaining two took note and followed him.

"Come on brat! You too scared?" Mizuki taunted Roman but to no effect. He merely yawned and rolled his eyes. "Did you think of that all on your own? Good job!" He mocked the ninja before firing off several more chakra blasts.

Iruka looked on as Roman fought Mizuki to a standstill as he was beginning to go unconscious due to blood loss. 'What happened to you Naruto?' He thought confused. His entire demeanor of his student changed, becoming much more refined and business-like.

His voice was also more charismatic somehow and became smooth like silk. But why was this happening? 'Is this because of the Kyuubi?' He thought, slightly panicking at the prospect.

Roman ducked under a swing of Mizuki's clawed hand. The tree he had grappled to was toppled by his opponent which had led to the remaining clones to dispersed.

"This the best you can do! How pathetic!" Roman belittled Mizuki, causing him to roar in rage and dashed once more at the thief. He was about to slash at him but Roman sidestepped the savage swing and hook his crook around his neck and threw him to the ground.

Mizuki hit the ground heavily and was about to get up but failed as his body began to shed the fur and bulk down. The process ended with his shriveled body on the floor.

The now weak Mizuki looked up to see Roman holding Melodic Cudgel in one hand and slapping it into the other's palm. "Tsk, tsk, that's no good." He said in a condescending tone. "I guess, you lose the game."

"What game?" Mizuki coughed out. "Why, the game of life!" Roman declared and proceeded to smash his throat in with Melodic Cudgel. He retched as he whipped the blood off his precious cane.

He was about to walk off when a woman in a cat mask appeared in front of him. "Naruto Uzumaki: The Hokage wishes to speak with you." She stated.

Roman sighed and leaned on his cane. "Hmm, fine. I guess I can make time for this." He stated before Cat walked over and grasped his shoulder, noticing Mizuki's body near them and took him to the Hokage as her partner began to heal the nigh dead Iruka.


Roman walked out of the Hokage's office with a large grin and with swagger present in his step. He had managed to trick the old fuck that he was Naruto and his eyes were the result of his cane.

'Hmm, now I need to find Neo.' He mused as he exited the building and began to walk around the village, moving around the black hiate on his neck he was given by the Hokage.

He was looking around when he found some ramen stand. His new stomach growled in response to being near. 'Hmm, it must still have the tendencies of the brat.' He mused.

He shrugged as he began to walk over. He really didn't see the harm in feasting on the ramen. The brat originally only wanted to eat the stuff but Roman convinced Naruto to eat other, healthier food by stealing it.

Roman sat down on a stool and was greeted with a brunette wearing a bandana. "Naru-Kun!" She greeted and saw Roman's hiate. "You graduate? Congrats!"

Roman smirked. "Why thank you darling." He charismatically responded, giving Ayame a slight blush. "Do you mind giving me some ramen?"

"Of course. Dad! Naruto is here!"

An older man with a similar outfit to Ayame leaned out of the doorway, holding a knife in his hand. "Got it! Naruto special coming up!"

"Just a singular bowl, please."

Teuchi blinked owlishly, "Are you okay Naruto?"

"Why of course. I'm better than ever!" Roman exclaimed. "And I would prefer you call me Roman. It rolls off the tongue much better."

"Very well Nar-Roman." Teuchi voiced, not used to Roman's name. "Single bowl of ramen coming up!"

Roman hummed to himself while waiting but stopped when another man appeared in the stand. He looked at Roman and sneered at him. "Well look. It's the fox brat! Why don't you do everyone a favor and leave."

Ayame was about to defend Roman but he raised his hand to stop her. He smiled charismatically as he walked over to the villager. "Now my friend. Why so hostile?" He asked as he patted him on the back.

"I don't have to answer your question, Kyuubi bastard!" He shouted as he slammed his fist on the counter. Roman shook his head as he said, "Well, that's a shame."

He tightened the grasp on the villager's shirt and threw him against the support post. He grinned sadistically as he stood over the villager. "Listen real close, my friend." He whispered in the villager's ear.

"You ever insult me again and your entire world shall fall with you only left." He illustrated his point by bashing him in the stomach, gaining a pained response.

"Understand?" The villager repeatedly nodded, terrified by Roman. "Now go on and have a fun day. Right?"

The villager scamped up to his feet and ran off. Roman looked back to see Ayame's stunned face. "Darling, is my food ready?" She shook out of her stupor. She walked behind the doorframe and came out with a bowl of steaming ramen.

"Here you go Roman-Kun!" She said as she placed it on the counter. He nodded in thanks as he split the chopsticks and began eating the ramen.

He soon finished and pushed it forward to Ayame, who picked up. "Thank you for the food Ayame. I shall see you later." He said as he hopped off the stool and began to leave. He heard her say goodbye as he walked off.

He walked around the village, gaining sneers from passer-byes, though he paid them no mind. He stopped mid-step when he felt something...familiar. He looked around and saw a figure on a rooftop with an umbrella. The figure walked off after he locked his eyes on her figure.

"So that's what we're playing." Roman murmured to himself as he ran towards the retreating figure. He launched his hook towards a light fixture and grappled up to the rooftop. He looked around and noted the girl was standing near the edge.

She heard Roman walk closer and turned her head, showing brown hair that had heavy pink streaks on the right side and much lighter white streaks on the left. She was dressed in a white, kimono jacket that reached her knees that had pink interior and cuffs. It covered a mesh shirt that covered a brown shirt. She had on matching brown pants that had two white thigh pouches. She also had on black and white short heeled boots and black gloves.

She had her umbrella over her shoulder as she smiled at Roman and opened her eyes, revealing her Byakugan, her right being white and the other brown.

"Ah, so this is where you've been...Neo." Roman stated as he sat down next to her, patting her on the shoulder. She tilted her head as her right eye turned pink. "I missed you to shorty."

She pointed to his state of dress. "Yes, I know. I look foolish." Neo just had a smug smile. "Well, would you like to dress me?" He asked rhetorically.

She sat up and motioned of Roman to follow her down. He got up and followed the shorter girl. They eventually ended up in the front of a clothes store.

"Let's use some of your magic and get me some more fashionable clothes," Roman told Neo, who nodded and led him into the shop.


Roman smirked as he walked out of the shop, being followed by Neo. He was now dressed in a new outfit. He had on an open, red-lined white coat with a black long sleeve under it. His hands were covered with black, buckled gloves with plates on the backhands. He had black pants with thigh pouches of the same color with buckled boots.

He twirled his cane. "Now this is more like it." He commented as he sauntered down the road with Neo on his side. She tapped on his shoulder. "Hmm? What shorty?" He questioned.

She pulled out a notepad and began to scribble something. She flipped it over and it read, "What's our plan?"

"We need to expand our little group of friends so we don't get put under anyone's thumb again." He explained. Neo nodded at his plan. They weren't stupid. They were grossly outmatched by tons of people, even with their training and Aura.

"And after that?" Neo scribbled down.

"We build up an empire and get rich!" He stated simply as he rubbed his hands together. "I suggest we plan somethings out in a more secure location. Perhaps my home?"

Neo nodded and was about to follow Roman but was stopped by another member of the Hyuuga branch family. "Lady Hanabi! I mustn't let you follow this..this delinquent!" The branch member told Neo. "Now follow me!"

He grabbed her wrist and attempted to pull her away but was stopped when he was hit in the back of the head by Neo. He fell onto the ground and turned on his back.

He saw Neo was holding a blade from her umbrella's end with a sadistic grin. "Wouldn't recommend pushing her buttons. She'll get feisty and violent." Roman commented as he leaned on Melodic Cudgel.

"Very well, Lady Hanabi." The branch member conceded. "But Hiashi-sama will not be pleased."

"She frankly doesn't give a damn. So bye-bye." Roman waved him off as Neo retracted her blade and followed her boss.

The branch member got up from the ground and dusted himself off, "Hiashi-sama will be infuriated at Lady Hanabi as he usually is." He commented.

Hanabi was the fraternal twin of Hinata Hyuuga, though she was trained at the Hyuuga household due to her showing much more promise and ruthlessness than her more meek sister.

Though she often caused problems. Commonly and savagely beating her opponents with sadistic glee, all the while staying mute. This resulted in her being more shut in. It was only now when she had gotten her hiate, would she experiencing other people.

The branch member shook his head and ran off to report to the Hyuuga Clan's head.


I speed past to the graduation because that would be frankly boring and I wanted to get straight to Roman and Neo. I hope that I set their relationship right.

Boredom isn't going to be too present but will occasionally pop up to spice up the story whenever I want.