This is Ryu Kotei saying that I amy not be as active as much as I'll be busy with school work and possibly a part-time job.
On a final note, I do not own Steven Universe or Naruto aside from Naruto's fusion(s) and my OC villian who will be introduced in this chapter.
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"Believe in Steven!" demon speech
Chapter 14: History of Blood and Preparations
*Beach City; Crystal Temple*
Naruto was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to Garnet as the Gem gently caressed the boy's hair. Garnet just couldn't sleep after what had transpired just mere days ago as the tear stains and red eyes showed her pain. She didn't know what to do after that whole event.
Her mind was a muddled mess…and it was her sudden desire to be reckless that drove her to make such an impulsive demand that she and Amethyst fuse together and take down the tower. She had only wanted to protect her little boy and make sure those who would dare harm Naruto would pay dearly.
But at what cost? Garnet asked herself as she then remembered her an Amethyst slowly losing control of Sugilite because of not only certain parts of their personalities, but because of Garnet's desire to protect Naruto. Even though she and Amethyst had little control, they both saw what the titanic woman had done and heard what she said…
"Don't make me laugh, Shrimpy, I could crush you without even trying!"
"Hope you're ready to fly!"
"I'm going to crush you until your bones turn into dust!"
That last one kept bothering Garnet as it felt like it was her telling that to Naruto without remorse. What kind of mother am I if I do or say such things to her own son? was the question that kept the Gem in such a confused state. She had talked to Pearl and had her keep it a secret from Naruto as the guilt of having Naruto knowing that his mother had attacked him would crush her.
"Garnet…" said a mysterious echo from inside the temple, alerting said Gem into a fighting stance. "Who's there?" Garnet order as she remembered Amethyst taking things easy for a while as Sugilite had taken much more than what they had originally thought, "Show yourself!"
"Garnet…" said the echo as Garnet quickly turned around before her body froze up at the sight before her. An elegant and beautiful woman with massive pink, curly hair wearing a snow-white dress with a star-shape cutout that exposed her stomach. "Hello Garnet," said the woman with a smile on her pink lips, freezing Garnet to her very core as she muttered out the woman's name in a hushed tone.
"Rose…"
Dream
Naruto wasn't sure of what was going on, but all he knew was that he needed to defeat this mysterious man as this man was sucking the life out of every living thing around him. Naruto knew that this guy had a god-complexion, his skills were feared by all, and his power was only rivaled by one person. "Amber," said the man as he looked at Naruto with a focused glare, "how good of you to arrive and just in time to witness why we should rule over these pathetic mortals as the gods we rightfully are!"
"You've gone mad!" Naruto heard himself say to the man in a voice that was clearly different than his own, "You're letting your powers control you! We are to protect the humans from the dangers that they do not need to know about, not rule over them!" The man scoffed as he said, "Are you even listening to yourself? We should never bend our will to them as long as we have power that they themselves could ever dream of possessing! I guess that you have heard of a new cult who rightfully respects me for the power I possess. That is what we should really be doing! They should be doing OUR bidding!"
"NO!" Naruto defiantly roared, "I refuse to allow you to commit such atrocities and madness with the our power! This ends NOW!" Naruto crossed his arms as he then summoned a pair of claws that were much more different and more sleek than his own. "You are right, Amber," said the man as he clasped a hand over his heart before pulling out a thin bladed sword, "This shall end as I shall destroy you!" Naruto and the man rushed towards each other before Naruto was blinded by a flash of light as the two had collided.
Dream End
*Mindscape*
Naruto opened his eyes with a gasp to find himself sitting in a grassy field instead of the normal sewer he was used to. "Where…" Naruto asked as he observed the area that he was at, "Where am I?"
"We are inside your mind," said a soft, elegant voice as Naruto turned around to see a woman with long sun-golden hair wearing ceremonial robes adorned with golden star-shaped decorations. Another look reveal to Naruto that the woman had two amber gems located on her arms at the same place where Naruto's were. "Who are you?" Naruto asked as he was kind of wary of the woman as he was pranked by Kurama like this before, albeit differently. "I guess you could say that I'm your ancestor and predecessor, Nisseki Uzumaki. But you may call me by my real name…" Naruto waited in anticipation as the woman opened her eyes to reveal beautiful silver eyes before she said her name.
"Amber."
*Land of Water*
Danzo was sleeping comfortably as his ROOT agents were looking out and protecting him as he had ordered before sitting up. "Who's there?" Danzo asked as he tried to sense and intruder within the area that might had gotten by his agents. Could it have been possible that someone from Konoha had spotted him? Bounty hunters? The Akatsuki?
"No need to be alarmed," said a mysterious voice as Danzo looked around until he saw the stone that he had recovered lightly glowing, "I have no means of being a threat to you at the moment due to not only my condition, but the seals you have placed upon my gemstone…I recognize her work anywhere." The elderly man picked up the stone as he pondered of what was going on. "I assure you, Danzo Shimura, that what you are hearing is indeed real," said the stone with a slight chuckle, "nor are you finally losing your mind due to your well justified paranoia and age."
"Who are you?" Danzo order the stone, "How do you know me?" Another chuckle escaped from the stone as the stone then said, "I know you because I have read your life through a fraction of the life and what little chakra you had left the moment you appeared within the cave. For who I am…well, I have gone by many a name in my past: Life Ender, Soul Devour…I even had inspired a cult as a deity of blood and death by the name of Jashin. You may call me Kyuketsuki." The elderly man raised an eyebrow as he has heard of Jashin through the once active cult devoted to the deity, but even he would have never imagined having such a feared god in the palm of his hands.
"I must thank you for getting me out of that prison," said Kyuketsuki with slight gratefulness in its voice, "although I am afraid that it is too late to recover my body as it would have been destroyed ages ago. My only source of knowledge was the life force of those who have entered my prison as they die before me. The looks on their faces were actually quite entertaining, but not as entertaining as watching a mortal of your age and his two puppets decimate her little toys."
"Who are you talking about?" Danzo asked with hidden curiosity, "Are you talking about the priestess who had sealed you away?"
"Indeed," said Kyuketsuki as the red lines upon the stone pulsed with light, "she had used the very teachings that eventually brought the art of seals to your lands which had founded that accursed clan. The clan that you know as the Uzumaki Clan that was founded by Nisseki Uzumaki, or as I know her as…Amber."
*Mindscape*
"So…" Naruto asked as the woman had suddenly made a small table with five seats surrounding it appear, "you're Amber…my ancestor?" The woman nodded as she sat at the table as she pour herself a cup of tea. "How do I know that this isn't a trick done by Kurama?" Naruto asked as he tried to look around for any signs of a prank or the demon fox. "That because I'm right here," said Kurama as Naruto turned around to see the demon fox in his 'Agent Kurama' form with the only addition being what looked like a shock collar, "and I'm not the only one here either." Taking another look, Naruto then saw a woman with long red hair wearing a green dress standing next to the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
"Y-Y-You're…You're the Fourth Hokage," Naruto said in pure shock and astonishment as he pointed at Minato, "my father!" Minato sheepishly grinned and placed a hand on the back of his head as he said, "Yep, hehehe-huu!"
Minato held his stomach as Naruto had punched him before receiving another punch right in his face. "You bastard!" Naruto cried out as he continued to punch his father, but kept missing as Minato casually dodged them, "How could you seal the most powerful demon, the very one that nearly destroy Konoha and killed everyone that lived there, inside your own flesh and blood son?! Do you even have the slightest idea of the HELL you had put me through?!" At the table, Kushina was watching Naruto repeatedly try and punch his father again and again while her husband carefully dodged each attempt before she said, "Shouldn't we stop Naruto? I'm sure you have something important to say to him, Nisseki-sama." Kurama was sitting at the table taking a sip of tea before he said, "Let him be for a moment as this is something that we shouldn't get involved with at the moment. Just take a seat and have some of the tea. It's actually really good considering how this was made by your ancestor."
With Naruto and Minato, Naruto had finally worn himself out with his father standing before him equally winded. "I had forgotten you had inherited your boundless energy from your mother," Minato said as he tried to catch his breath, "although it wasn't as bad whenever she had her mood swings when she was pregnant with you."
"Why?" Naruto asked as he huffed out a short breath before looking at Minato with tears in his eyes, "Why would you seal a dangerous demon inside your own son? Didn't I mean something to you? Why would you curse me with such a life?" Minato sighed guiltily as he then said, "I sealed Kurama inside of you as I believed that you and only you could be strong enough to safely contain the power of a tailed beast such as Kurama. You meant everything to both me and your mother and as our son, we knew that you would become a strong young man and a great leader one day. You don't know how proud we both are at how much you have grown and how much we have wished that you could have been there for you. I am truly sorry about the cursed life I had given you as I had seen that I held too much hope for the village to treat you as the hero that you are."
Naruto wiped the tears off his face with his arm before he chuckled and said, "Ironically I should thank you for everything: from meeting some of the great friends I have made, to becoming stronger, to even meeting the Crystal Gems as I could have never met the girl of my dreams nor my mother." Naruto then took on a concerned look on his face as he looked up towards the sky and said, "But it seems like she's avoiding me for some reason since that whole ordeal with Sugilite. I try to ask Mom what was wrong, but she just tells me she's still tired from that ordeal." Minato placed a comforting hand on his son's shoulder as he ushered his son towards the table where the others were waiting and said, "How about we meet up with the others and have some relaxing tea?" Naruto smiled a bit as tea does sound nice as he was still wondering how Garnet was doing.
*Beach City; Crystal Temple*
"Rose!" Garnet said with shock in her voice, "How? Did you someone reform while Steven was asleep? *gasp!* Steven!" Rose silenced Garnet by placing a gentle finger on the Gem's lips before she said, "I promise you that Steven is still asleep in his room as I am sadly just phantom created by leftover remnants of my magical aura that still lingers inside the temple today. I appear to you as you appear to be having trouble with your relationship with Naruto."
"I am having trouble," Garnet said she stole a glance towards the sleeping form of her son, "It was because of my desire to protect my little boy that drove me into making the grave mistake of bringing out Sugilite. She…I had said a few things to Naruto that I wished I could take back." Garnet then looked at the spirit and asked, "Please, Rose, please help me like you have before. I need your help; What do I do?"
Rose's gentle smile never faded as she said, "I don't know as I have only watched over Steven." Garnet hung her head in defeat before Rose then said, "But I do know that mistakes will be made as you continued to raise and care for Naruto as you are still learning how to be a mother, even as you help Greg watch over Steven." The spirit briefly took a glance towards Naruto as she then said, "Know that he doesn't blame you for what Sugilite had said as it was all beyond your own control. He believes you to be a great mother to him, even after some of the moments you have disciplined him and scolded him. You had given him one of the many true gifts that he has craved for in all his life: a mother's love."
Rose moved her head around as if viewing the room before she said, "My time is almost up; soon I must return to where I belong." This got an alarmed look from Garnet as she said, "What do you mean?! We need you! Steven needs you as who better to teach him about his gem than his own mother!" Rose opened her eyes to reveal her shining cupcake pink eyes and said, "Do not fear what the future may bring you as I will always be there for my children and do not forget to believe in yourselves to make the right decisions and learn from the mistake brought on upon you."
After bringing her final message, Rose's spirit had vanished before Garnet's eyes as the Gem was reaching out to her. "Rose," Garnet whispered as she lowered her arm in defeat, "we miss you so much." Looking back towards her sleeping son, Garnet suddenly felt a great burden being lifted off of her shoulders as she then sat next to Naruto and gently caressed his blonde hair. Rose is right, the Gem thought as she smiled, I am still learning what it means to be a mother as I am still Steven's guardian with Naruto as my own son. I also do know that she is right about Naruto being the forgiving type as Sugilite was beyond my control at the time when she went out of control. Carefully scooping Naruto into her arms, Garnet then lay down on her bed with her son in her arms and drifted off to sleep as she whispered, "Mama will always love her little maelstrom…forever."
*Mindscape*
Naruto was sipping some of the tea that Amber had made when he felt a warming sensation travel across his body. "Guess Garnet had overcome her problems," said Amber with a smile, "I have no doubt that she shall be a great mother for you, Naruto."
Amber's loving smile immediately vanished as she then said, "I am sensing his return in the near future." Everyone looked at the Crystal Gem with confusion before Kurama asked, "Who's coming back?" The golden Gem set down her tea cup as she said, "While his name has been erased from our text, he is still a part of our history as Crystal Gems…"
*Land of Water*
"I guess I could start that like you," Kyuketsuki started off in a relaxed tone of nostalgia, "I was very ambitious in my own personal goals and I was both respected by my peers and feared by my enemies. My power was the most recognizable out of the Sages with the only one of our little group to rival mine was Amber." After a small pause to gather its thoughts, the stone then continued with its tale, "After some time had passed, I had soon found myself bathed in the blood of the one who had sired the Rikudo Sennin which allowed me to gain even more power than what I once had before! It had also opened my eyes to see that my people were deliberately limiting our own power in order to protect those who were weaker than us." Danzo raised an eyebrow as the stone then said, "While I do respect the power you and a few others from your memories possess, you humans are nothing but pathetic rodents that can be molded into our personal slaves and pets. Our power was far greater than yours and to waste them with protecting the weak instead of ruling them was just beyond sickening."
*Mindscape*
"When the other Sages and I learned of our fellow Sage using his power against humans," Amber said as dark clouds formed above the group with the field turning into a blighted war zone littered with dried up husks of what were once people, "the Sages renounced his title as a Sage and sent me to deal with him."
Naruto and the others looked and saw another Amber standing before a shadowy figure that held a thin green rapier that was decorated with small specks of red with half of the thin blade coated in red. "Our battle was epic as it lasted for days before I had finally gained the upper hand thanks to a mortal man," Amber continued as a man with red hair appeared and applied seals on the shadowed figure before the other Amber tore out a green heart-shaped stone with red lines adorned on it, "It was thanks to him that I was able to defeat him by tearing out his gem and sealing it inside of a cave before I had destroyed his body."
"By the time I had fully recovered," Amber said as the scene was now the ruins that Naruto had visited to reveal great buildings made of stone, "the Sages agreed that I should aid the man who had helped me deal with the rouge Gem should he ever return. I had agreed as this man had showed great courage while he helped me in my battle." Time moved forward with the other Amber and the red-haired man teaching many people the art of sealing and fighting against mystical forces before showing the other Amber staring out into the sunset. "We had created what was once known as the Uzumaki Clan along with Uzushiogakure," Amber said as her face grew solemn, "but I knew that in order for my power to properly aide them…I must give up my power and my life to ensure the Uzumakis would one day be able to protect the world."
The other Amber vanished to reveal two different people before those disappeared to soon double again and again. "Sacrificing my life and power had allowed my power to be passed on, but as time continued with each generation, my blood soon began to weaken with only a few signs of its existence being noticed until it was now unrecognizable to the eyes of any Crystal Gem." The scene then showed the moment where Naruto had made the deal with Kurama as Amber then said, "It was thanks to Kurama here that my power was revived through you, Naruto Uzumaki, and mixed with your powers as a Curse Bearer…a jinchuriki."
"I also fear of his return," Amber then said with a grim tone on her face, "and since the Uzumakis are at a near extinction due to one of the Shinobi Wars, there may be no stopping him." The image of the shadowy figure returned just briefly before fading away, causing everyone save for Amber to tense up. "Is there anything you can do?" Minato asked before he corrected himself, "I mean, anything that Naruto can do?" The Crystal Gem nodded as she then said, "The scrolls that Pearl and I had recovered from what was once Uzushiogakure contain the many secrets I have taught and recorded inside with unique abilities that Naruto, and possibly the others, may unlock within the given time."
Amber looked at the sky before she faced the others at the table before her. "I believe that I had kept you long enough for the moment, but know that I will contact you again in the future, Naruto." Minato and Kushina shared a pained look as Minato then said, "Guess that means we'll be leaving as well." Naruto looked at his birth parents before he asked, "Leaving? What do you mean leaving?" The Fourth Hokage looked at his son and said, "I had only sealed a small portion of mine and your mother's chakra should Kurama ever give you trouble…I am sorry but we will have to leave you once more."
"Not exactly," Amber said with a loving smirk, grabbing everyone's attention, "Since Naruto's first regeneration after retreating into the amber gems, your energies have been mixed together with Naruto's." The two parents were too stunned as Kurama then said, "Wait. You mean to tell me that after recovering from taking a sword to the gut, all of OUR energies have combined with the kit's? I know that the seal Minato had slapped on him has been slowly draining my chakra and combining it with the kit's own chakra, but these two are just a small fraction of the real Minato and Kushina's chakra. What gives?" Amber looked at the fox and said, "Since chakra is a form of energy itself, it can be purified before mixing with Naruto's own energy, even if that energy wasn't even his to begin with. I can only say that it is not only a combination of Naruto being a jinchuriki and a Crystal Gem, but the type of seal Minato had applied." The couple snapped out of their stupor as Amber then said, "Minato. Kushina. You both are now literally a part of Naruto's life as your energy has been recycled into his own." Minato was jumping for joy like a man possess while Kushina was hugging Naruto tightly with tears in their eyes. They were finally the family they had dreamed about.
Amber stood up and said, "I believe it is time that Naruto here gets some well-deserved rest for he has much work to do should my premonition come into fruition." Naruto gave his ancestor a quick nod before he turned to face his birth parents and said, "Guess that means I'm going to have to work a lot harder should I ever have to face…" The younger blonde looked at Amber and asked, "You never said it, but what is that guy's name?"
*Land of Water*
Morning had arrived for Danzo as he had learned so much from Kyuketsuki with the stone actually making a deal with him. The stone would show the elderly man a fraction of his power once his body was restored and all Danzo had to do was provide it the body it wants. Kyuketsuki had said that only a young body will allow it to restore itself into a proper body. The warkawk smirked as he knew just the perfect place to obtain the perfect…body for the stone. "I guess it's time to collect a few things," Danzo said as his ROOT agents we listening from within the area, " and I know the first place to go to."
*Beach City; Crystal Temple*
The Crystal Gems were having breakfast with Steven when Naruto walked in from Garnet's room. "Morning Naruto," said Pearl has she handed her boyfriend a plate of waffles, "how are you today." Naruto grabbed the plate as a serious tone was on his face when he asked, "Have any of you ever heard of Bloodstone?"
*CRASH!*
Everyone looked as a shards from the plate Garnet had were now resting before her feet. Naruto and Steven saw the looks of fear on all three women's faces as even Amethyst had turned paler than before. "Where…" Garnet asked with fear gripping her voice, "Where did you learn that name?" Naruto saw the other Gems freeze up while Steven looked around in confusion. "Who's Bloodstone?" the younger boy asked as Pearl nervously looked at the other two Gems, both of them nearly as pale as her.
"B-Bloodstone's…" the now more paler Gem began with a nervous and fearful tone in her voice, "Bloodstone is a Crystal Gem…an evil rogue Gem." Garnet sat in between Naruto and Steven as she then said, "Before the three of us, even before Rose, there once was a powerful Crystal Gem by the name of Green Jasper. Everyone called him that as there were many other Jaspers before, but he was more unique than the others."
"How was he different than the others?" Steven asked curiously with wonder in his eyes. "Unlike his predecessor," Garnet continued, "Green Jasper was more in tune with the balance of the magic around us as he could perform feats that no Gem could ever achieve as the only one who could rival him was Amber." Sensing the fear from his adoptive mother, Naruto continued on with the lecture, "But then something happened to Green Jasper as he then became corrupted and evil."
"How did you know that?" Pearl asked with shock before it dawned on her, "You…You spoke to Amber didn't you?" Naruto nodded as he continued, "I did. She told me that she and the other Sages saw Green Jasper, covered in blood, approached them and mumbled incoherently about power beyond their own. The night after, Green Jasper had gone rogue and renamed himself as Bloodstone as he went back to Earth and went on a killing spree to test his new power on the humans…until Amber defeated him with the help of my other ancestor who later formed the Uzumaki Clan with her."
"While Amber couldn't fully destroy him," Garnet continued as she decided to wrap the lecture to its end, "she was however able to separate his Gem from his body and seal the newly named bloodstone inside of a cave while destroying his body. While Bloodstone's power of absorbing life energies couldn't fully be stopped, Amber knew that no human could ever live long enough to even get close to the gemstone or even survive the encounter with her Amber Knights, warriors that Amber herself had created by infusing her magic with tree sap."
"So why is everyone afraid of him now?" Steven asked in confusion. "Because Steven," Pearl said as she swallowed a lump of fear, "he is far more dangerous than anything we have faced in the past; the three of us were never even born when the incident had happened." Amethyst scooted closer as she said, "I have heard that Bloodstone even has the power to become stronger with each life he absorbs and is rumored that not even the strongest of Gem fusions could stop him." Naruto's pupils shrank as if there was someone far stronger than Sugilite, then he and the others have their work cut out for them.
"If that's true," Naruto began before determination filed his eyes, "then we have to be ready for him." Looking at her boyfriend as if he just grew a second head, Pearl said, "Are you crazy?! Trying to fight Bloodstone now would be suicidal beyond all reason! We don't even know where he was seal away (nor do I want to know)!" The blonde stood up from his seat as he then said, "I know that we're not strong enough to fight possibly a thousand-year-old being that could possibly throw Sugilite around like a rag doll nor do we know his location, but even so, we HAVE to be ready for him just in case he does return. We already have a few advantages over him."
After seeing the smirk on Naruto's face, Garnet said, "Amber destroyed his original body, meaning that his soul is still bound to his gem; He can't regenerate his body! Plus we have the scrolls Pearl and Naruto had recovered from the ruins of the Uzumaki Clan!" Pearl's eyes widened as it was true: a Crystal Gem's body must have retreated into their respective gem in order to fully regenerate, but without the body the gem cannot reconstruct the body, and the scrolls from the ruins held so much knowledge about the Crystal Gems that not even SHE knew of. Maybe we do have a chance against Bloodstone! Pearl thought to herself as she was about to join Amethyst in a big cheer.
"But our one advantage of Bloodstone's original body being destroyed won't last for long," Naruto said with a grim voice, catching everyone's attention. "Why?" Steven asked as his older brother ran a hand through his blonde hair. "Okay, remember the one thing about Kakashi-sensei having the Sharingan even though he isn't an Uchiha?" Naruto asked as the group nodded, "Well, if someone who isn't an Uchiha can gain the power of an Uchiha, then what's stopping someone from gaining the power of a Crystal Gem?" Pearl looked at Naruto and said, "But in order to do that, Bloodstone's gem must be somehow implanted onto a person's body. No one could ever survive the amount of raw power that any Crystal Gem possesses, and that is IF they survive how Bloodstone's gem would be implanted."
"That never stopped anyone from trying enough times until it worked," said Kurama as he appeared in his 'Agent' Form, "I can only theorize it, but I do not have a doubt that Hashirama's kekkei genkai, his Mokuton abilities, was highly coveted as I will admit that his power has given me some trouble. I can imagine that someone could somehow obtain the Shodaime Hokage's cells try and replicate his abilities…but even if that was possible, there would be some major drawbacks." Kurama then turned towards Naruto and asked, "Kit, remember how Kakashi had passed out from sever chakra exhaustion after he had used his Sharingan?" After receiving a nod, Kurama then said, "That was because he was not a natural Uchiha and as a non-Uchiha, Kakashi had no means of stopping his Sharingan which in turns causes him to constantly burn chakra 24/7. That would be the reason that he covers his eye, to conserve his power and preventing himself from burning himself out from chakra exhaustion alone."
"Now let's take this information with a Cyrstal Gem's gem," Kurama said, "After successfully implanting the gem and surviving the sudden impulse of power, that person could gain access to that gem's power, but would only be limited with how much power could be used and for how long; much like Kakashi and his Sharingan." Kurama then chuckled as he smirked confidently as he then said, "Of course since we are talking about something akin to sealing a tailed beast, whoever would have the gem implanted into them could possibly just blow up from the stress of having THAT much power suddenly injected into them."
Slightly unnerved by the demon's dark humor, Naruto then said, "So even if there is a chance that Bloodstone could never be revived. Meaning that starting today, we have to be ready for anything. That means we need to up our training so that we are prepared, but let's not forget to take it easy as we can't do anything if we can't even stand up after training." Everyone looked at Naruto and nodded in agreement as they have to be ready for anything…even if Bloodstone's return never happens.
*Hidden Laboratory*
Danzo was standing before one of his specialized ROOT doctors and said, "I can imagine that we are ready." The masked doctor nodded and said, "We are ready to perform the procedure, but may I ask a question Danzo-sama?" The elderly man nodded as he had allowed a little bit of leniency with destroying emotions to avoid unneeded setbacks. "What should we do if his body rejects Kyuketsuki and/or is possibly destroyed by the process?" Danzo hummed as he knew that there would be a possibility of the subject's body either completely refusing Kyuketsuki or even just being destroyed by the amount of power the gemstone contained. "We collect the surviving parts and try again with a new subject." the elder answered, "Do you have any more questions that I should be aware of?"
The ROOT doctor nodded and said, "I do and pardon me for questioning your decision, Danzo-sama, but why employ his help? What if he tries something with the boy?" Danzo chuckled as he said, "While I do appreciate the caution you have presented to me, I am sure that even if he tries anything, Kyuketsuki will ensure me that he will ensure that only I would be the first to witness his power once he has been revived. Now if there are any more questions, you may begin with the operation."
"By your order, Danzo-sama," the ROOT doctor said as he lightly bowed before leaving. After the doctor had left, Danzo smirked as he thought, If I know anything about that boy…he WILL survive his little heart transplant. He wouldn't allow himself to die that easily.
*Beach City; Beach Citywalk Fries*
A week had passed as Naruto and Garnet were now sitting on the boardwalk enjoying some fries when Naruto noticed something wrong with his mother. "Is something wrong Mom?" the blonde asked with concern in his voice, "I know Gems don't eat, but you haven't even touched your fries." Seeing the look on her son's face, Garnet sighed as she said, "I know I have been distant for some time since that whole incident with Sugilite and…it was because I was afraid of how you would act around me knowing that I had let myself lose control because I wanted to protect you so badly. I can still remember what Sugilite had said to you and because of the fusion, it feels like that I said those very things to you." Seeing his mother turning her face away from him, Naruto gently placed a hand on Garnet's shoulder and said, "It's alright and I forgive you because Sugilite was beyond your control at the time. I was distant myself since that incident too as I still remember what I saw as Topaz. Brrr!" Garnet couldn't help but chuckle a bit at her son shivering from his own memories given to him by his fusion and knew that things were going to be alright. This relationship will have its ups and downs, the Gem thought as she began to much on a few fries, but I will never regret becoming your mother, Naruto.
"Hey Naruto," said a voice as said blonde and Garnet looked to see a young teen with curly messy blonde hair wearing glasses, a burgundy shirt, and shorts approaching them with a laptop in his hands. "Hey Ronaldo," said Naruto as he scooted over to allow the teen sit next to him, "on your break?" Ronaldo nodded as he said, "Yeah and I have something to show you." Opening up his laptop and bringing up a page he had saved from the Internet, Ronaldo said, "Remember what you and Agent Kurama had said about the Sage of Six Paths and the Ten-Tailed Beast? Well, I decided to look those two up and I found something about some sort of monster with ten tails." Naruto was reading the information presented to him and his mother as Ronaldo then said, "It was an old Japanese play written by an unknown artist with birthmarks on his forehead in the form of red circles that was supposedly blind as it tells the tale of two ogres fighting and sealing away their own mother to protect the land. The only note that was recovered as the original script was destroyed before copies were made said that after carving nine animals with many tails out of his own bones, the ogre who bore their mother's power had spoken about a vision and warned his brother to beware the Red Clouds." Naruto let out a small hum as something about the ogre's warning had made him think of something. "I'd stay and chat some more," Ronaldo said as he closed his laptop, "but my break's almost over. Talk to ya later!"
After Ronaldo had disappeared, Garnet had notice that Naruto was thinking on something. "Something on your mind?" Garnet asked her son as he brought a hand to his chin. "Something about that passage made me think of the Akatsuki." Naruto admitted as the memory of running into two of their members reappeared in his mind, "The Akatsuki is an organization of some sorts as the only thing I know is that they're after me for some reason, most likely because of Fuzzball, and two of their members: Kisame Hoshigaki, one of the seven Legendary Swordsmen who has a giant sword that could eat chakra, and Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke's brother who possesses a more advanced version of the Sharingan call the Mangekyo Sharingan that can place anyone in some sort of Genjutsu coma and can create some sort of black fire. I was only able to get away from them once thanks to Pervy Sage scaring them off." Garnet nodded as she could only imagine just how powerful these two individuals really are as well as the other members of the Akatsuki as well.
"Just another reason to train and get stronger," Garnet said as she took a small sip of her water, "While we do not know why the Akatsuki would be after the Nine-Tailed Fox or any other tails beasts, we must be ready should they ever show up here." Naruto nodded as he remember his encounter with Kisame and Itachi and knew that he wasn't going to be protected forever. "How about you and Steven begin your lessons on fusion," Garnet said before smiling a bit as she saw the excitement in her son's eyes, "I believe it's about time Steven should join us, wouldn't you say." The two walked out of the restaurant after paying for their meal, unaware of a lone crow watching them before flying away into the setting sun.
*Hidden Laboratory*
Danzo was standing before his opponent as he held his bleeding should after the figure before him had cut off his right arm. "Damn you," the elderly man cursed towards the figure, "Damn you Kyuketsuki, you traitorous bastard!" The figure chuckled as it walked by a shriveled arm with Sharingan Eyes imbedded in its flesh. "Now that would be the pot calling the kettle black," said the figure as Kyuketsuki's gemstone could be seen on the person's exposed chest, "or was it the other way around. Anyway, I'm just fulfilling my end of the bargain of showing you a fraction of the power I possess. Too bad Orochimaru couldn't stay long enough to witness the transformation of our new body." Seeing the Sharingan implants in the arm, Kyuketsuki then said, "Staging the massacre of an entire clan and then taking the very powers that belongs only to them and implanting them on your special Mokuton arm. I can only wonder what is hidden beneath those bandages, is it a Byakugan eye or could it be that Konohagakure somehow had someone with the Rinnegan?"
Danzo was about to quickly remove his bandages, but Kyuketsuki's rapier was stabbed through his eye as the very person looked at the elderly man with their own Sharingan eyes. "To think that Konoha could actually order the very extinction of an entire clan just to avoid a civil war?" Kyuketsuki playfully asked with a sickening smile on his face, "My new host isn't exactly pleased with learning about who had really killed his clan. You should have killed him when you had the chance." Seeing Danzo move his lone hand into a seal, Kyuketsuki then said, "Don't bother with that silly little jutsu of yours as you may remember that my gemstone can absorb the very life essence from your body. You will die shortly, but I think I will entertain you by telling you one little truth about me before becoming a dried up lifeless husk…my real name." Kyuketsuki leaned towards Danzo's ear and whispered, "Bloodstone."
After sensing no life from Danzo, Bloodstone closed his eyes and let out a breath before opening his eyes to reveal a pair of onyx orbs. "So he is the one who killed my clan," Sasuke said as he felt his new implanted heart pulse life into him, "He and the rest of Konoha." Looking in a nearby mirror, Sasuke saw that his face was slimmer and his hair was now shoulder length and now a dark forest green with blood red streaks. He also noted the surgery scars around his new exposed heart. "I know you may not enjoy our new look, Sasuke," said Bloodstone from inside Sasuke's mind, "but I am afraid it is our new identity that our gemstone had provided for us. You could always use a genjutsu to-"
No, Sasuke said through his mental link with Bloodstone, Like a phoenix, I too shall rise from the ashes anew and so I shall take on a new look and name. The Uchiha Clan had truly died when my traitorous brother had abandoned our way, but from the ashes of Sasuke Uchiha, I, Sasuke Kyuketsuki, shall bring forth the resurrection of the Uchiha Clan as the new Kyuketsuki Clan! Bloodstone chuckled at the boy's pride and knew that he had made the right decision into allowing the boy to possess his power.
Sasuke had only taken a few steps before falling down onto one knee. "Easy there, Sasuke," Bloodstone said as Sasuke had felt completely drained, "We had just gotten out of a very serious heart transplant and even though your chakra is now unseal, your body is still getting use to not only my presence but my power as well." So what should we do? Sasuke asked with slight venom in his voice. "While Crystal Gems do not need to eat or sleep," Bloodstone began while slightly offended by the former Uchiha's tone, "you however are still human and you must rest and regain your strength. We shall also begin your training as a Crystal Gem so that you are familiar with this power before we begin with our mission to destroy those who have wronged us in the past." Seeing Danzo's cane nearby, Sasuke picked it up before propping himself onto his feet as he closed his eyes said, "I shall give you more time to enjoy your victory, Naruto Uzumaki, but know that once we meet again…" Sasuke opened his eyes to reveal that his Sharingan's new form was now a red six-pointed star as he then said, "I will KILL YOU!"
How will the Crystal Gems handle with the return of the evil Crystal Gem, Bloodstone? How will Sasuke handle his new power as a Crystal Gem? I have been wondering about a good villain for the story and when I came across information about the bloodstone gem, I was able to create my villain as it was said that the bloodstone was once a jasper gemstone before the blood of Christ (I'm going to use Kaguya Otsutsuki for the scource of the blood and power) was somehow spilled onto it. I also know that I killed off Danzo before the time skip, but in a way...he had it coming. Don't forget to rate and review!
Ja ne.
