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The work of another generation

" 'Their' really planning that?" Jiraiya asked, his face showing an expression of some one who had been scared shitless. He had been taking with Naruto for the past two hours, finding out everything that had happened in the past couple of years. He soon regretted it when he found out everything. Naruto nodded in confirmation.

" 'They'll' be here soon, too." Naruto added, as Jiraiya just mentally went over everything in his head, before sitting back in his chair and sighing.

" How much time do we have?" If possible, Jiraiya would want to at least evacuate the village. Though they may lose it in the process, it's people are more important then anything else.

" A few months at most and though know if we evacuate, so don't bother." Naruto stated, as Jiraiya thought about all the options that they could take to prevent this from happening, but found none. The question of 'How the hell were we going to get through this?' constantly ran through his mind, as he tried to find one answer. Naruto yawned, as he stood up from the chair he was sitting in.

" If you don't mind Oiji-san, I think I'm going to take a peak at my fathers workshop now." Naruto said, as Jiraiya just absentmindedly through him the key's to it. Naruto caught them easily, before turning around and heading for the exit. That was before Jiraiya stopped him.

" How many of those have you gotten so far?" Jiraiya asked, knowing that it wasn't going to help the village a much. I mean, even if he dose reach his full potential, one man can't do that much. Naruto stopped in his tracks, thinking on wither or not he should tell the him, before deciding on an answer.

" Five..." And with that Naruto was out the door...

Naruto thought back to what had happened an hour ago and sighed. Of course Jiraiya had taken it better then he expected, but still, him going as far as to ask about those. Well, that was just getting desperate. He knew that he didn't have long to get everything ready and wondered if he really should have told Jiraiya about what was going to happen. It was to late now, all he should be focusing on is getting to his fathers workshop.

" So where is it located Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked, as she looked up at Naruto, who was in deep thought. Naruto glanced at her for a moment, before pointing towards the hokage monument.

"At the very bottom of the monument, there is a passage way to it. He built it to work on his projects in peace and if any of them should go wrong, from harming anyone in konoha." Naruto stated, as they continued to head towards the monument. He had meet Hinata just outside the Hokage tower. She had apparently been waiting for him to come out, saying that she wanted to know what happened to him after he left.

Naruto of course was to busy to have an actually conversation with her, but she wouldn't back down. So instead, he asked if she would like to join him in searching his father's workshop. She gave it a moments thought, before hooking her arm through his and just asking where to. Naruto wasn't worried about her at all, She would be able to handle her self when they arrived there. Even if the defense system was set to Jounin level...

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They soon arrived at the bottom of the Hokage monument, directly below the second hokage's carving. It was actually a perfect place to hide something, since everyone either stayed away from the monument and looked at it from a distance, or they would sit on top of it and wonder about their live's. No one ever came to the bottom of it.

Naruto unlatched himself from Hinata and walked towards the monument. He then began to examine each rock on it carefully, before moving on to the next one. Hinata figure that it was to open up the door to the passage way. Naruto Lightly touched all of the stone's, looking for one in particular rock. Five minutes later, he managed to find it.

" I'm done." Naruto stated, as he pushed the rock in, while a slight noise was made. Hinata waited quietly ( and excitedly. ) for a passage way to open up. Only to be confused when she saw Naruto walk towards the first hokage carving.

" Um...Naruto-kun, isn't this the entrance to the passage?" Hinata asked, as Naruto just lloked back at her from his spot next to the first's carving's area.

" No, That was to turn off the outer security system. This is the entrance." Naruto stated, as he waved his hand towards the wall. A large section of the wall disappeared, while Hinata walked towards it and just stared into the passage. I mean, come on, who wouldn't stare at the enormous amount of seals of all shapes, sizes, and colors that were place through out it. Naruto coughed, as he pointed towards the entrance.

" Lady's first.."

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It was surprisingly bright for Hinata, as she continued to walk through the passage. It actually had a cozy feel to it, which could make anyone feel at home. Which could be could or bad depending on the home you came from, not all people have happy lives after all. Hinata looked back to see Naruto lazily walking behind her.

It had worried her when she first saw that Naruto had lost his enthusiastic attitude and energy that he used to had, but figured it was probably from what he had seen over the years. He hadn't been in this village and behind it's walls for the past eight years, no, he had seen the world in it's true form. That sacred her, as the thought of what had happened to him creped into her mind. But, she guessed that it was alright. After all, he did come back to the village, which reminded her of one very important thing.

The time limit...up to this point she had completely forgot about it ever since Naruto had arrived. Of course the thought of it made her slightly grin, since she knew konoha's laws by heart. I'd be her birthday in about 7 months, that's how long she had to wait from this point. Now all she had to do was make sure he didn't get killed until then and on the wedding night...

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Naruto raised an eyebrow, as Hinata's face turnedblood red. He didn't know what she was thinking about, but had labeled it under something perverted. After having Tsunade as a sensei and being around Jiraiya for so long, you'd figure that she would always be having 'interesting' thoughts. Naruto knew her better then that, and thought that if she was thinking that way, then it was most likely about someone that was really close to her...probably Shino

( Clueless, isn't he?).

They continued to walked through the passage way for quite some time, both of them having an interest in the seals that were carved in the walls and below their feet. It was the only thing they really could look at since the entire passage was made out of stone. It was a pretty space passage actually, having enough room for three people to walk beside one another. But Naruto wasn't sure if he had taken care of all the security through the passage and wanted to keep an eye on Hinata. He would rather surround her with Kage bunshin's, but that would under mind her fighting capabilities and would violate her personal space. So he settled for this.

About another 5 minutes later they finally step foot outside of the passage and took in the sight's. The area the had come out of was something to look at, they were in some form of a miniature canyon, looked around one mile in diameter. The walls had a baron look and feel, while the ground was covered in grass. In the center of the canyon was a single tree, It was a pretty small tree compare to the gigantic ones in kohona's main forests, but was still big enough for some one to sleep underneath it. Behind the tree you could see some stone steps that lead up to a door. It was a mixture of orange and yellow, and had the Uzimaki clan's symbol on it. Hinata was about to walk towards the door, when Naruto put a hand out to stop her.

" Wait..." Naruto said, as Hinata looked at him with a confused expression. A second later, she went into a Taijutsu stance, as she turned her attention to the things that had surrounded them. They, in basic terms, had the upper body of a man, but the head and lower body of a jackal. It had black armor covering it's upper body ( shoulder's, chest, back.), while it's skin was dark brown and it's eye's were pitch black. In it's hands were various weapons, scythes, katana's, sai's, lance's (ect). What was the most disturbing thing about them was that they were all ignoring her and staring at Naruto.

Naruto just continued to stare in the same direction, as a black skinned version of the creatures walked through the group and stopped in front of him. It stared at him for a moment, before tilting it's head sideways.

" Your not the commander?" It asked, as Naruto just continued to stare at it.

" No. I'm his son." Naruto stated, as the creature put two and two together.

" That's why you look like commander." It stated, as it paused for a moment, before saluting Naruto. The other creature's dropped their fighting stances and saluted Naruto. "Your orders, Sir." Hinata looked at the creatures new behavior, before looking up at Naruto with an expression that pretty much anybody could tell that she wanted answers. Naruto noticed this and sighed, before turning back to the creature.

" You." Naruto sadi, as he pointed towards the black creature. " Come with us, the rest of you return to your stations." The creature's let out a chorus of hai's, before all except the black one were gone. The black one stood their waiting for it's next orders. " You are to accompany us the entire time that we are here, and to answer any questions that we might have." Naruto said, as the creature just let out a hai, while Naruto walked towards the door. Hinata right on his tail.

"Naruto, what the hell are those things?" Hinata asked, as Naruto just continued to walk towards the door.

" Their sentinel units." Naruto stated, not even turning to face her. Hinata face showed a confused expression.

" Sentinel...unit's?"

" Yes, they were created by my father."

" Created?"

" It's hard to explain, so please drop it for now." Naruto said, as he looked at Hinata with pleading eye's. He did not want or need to go through the long explanation of how his father created them and hoped that she would drop it. Hinata herself just eyed Naruto for a moment, before sighing and nodding. She figured that he would tell her eventually.

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When they finally reached the door ( the black creature tailing behind them ), they found it strange that the door opened so easily. That was until the black creature, or squad leader A, stated that his old commander preferred the door to be unlock. He depended to much on both the seals and the units and that...could of cost him.

The room inside was actually pretty nice. The walls were made out of pieces of stone that were laid evenly upon one another. The ceiling was covered in various chains and hook's, while the floor had a few tables. In the left most corner was a huge fireplace, it was probably used to light up the room, among other things. On the left wall were various tool's that a person could use to make just about anything. In the middle of the northern most wall and right wall were doors.

Naruto thought for a moment, before turning to Hinata and asking her to remain in that room while he checked out the others. When Hinata asked him about the sudden change of moods, He just replied that he would like to be alone when he checked out the rest of his father's old workshop. Hinata froze for a moment, before nodding and saying to take his time. Naruto thanked her and asked Squad Leader A, or SLA from now on, to stay with her. He then proceeded to explore the rest of the place.

The door to the north lead to a large dojo, or, some form of it. It was probably used to test new things like weapons, seals, unite's ( ect). It was basically an empty room with hard wood floors. There were a few weapons out on the walls, but beside's that, the only other thing there was the lights on the ceiling and the Uzuimaki symbol on the northern most wall.

Back in the original room, the door on the right was actually a hallway. They decided to follow it to the very end before exploring any of the room's. The hallway itself curved around the Dojo with two doors in the east section, two in the north section, and one in the west section.

In the east section, the first door was a storage room of some kind, well, that's what they originally thought until Naruto found what it had been storing. The room had it's own stairway it seems. The first room seemed to have only a few boxes and the rest was barren, but when you went lower, well you'll find out eventually. Most likely when I feel like writing about it, but until then I'll just leave it as a miniature cliff hanger just because I can.

The next room in the east section was a library, or some form of it anyway. All of the walls in that room were covered with book shelves, the shelves themselves going up three stories. The ceiling had a chandelier light theme going on, while the floor's were also made out of hardwood. In the center of the room was a large desk that was covered in various scrolls and books, along with a large looking scroll sitting next to it.

The first room on in the north section was a lab from what Naruto could tell, which wasn't had for anybody to tell that it was a lab. The walls, floors, and ceilings were made out of metal, while the lights were place inside the ceiling ( you know, like how they have them in class rooms.) Their were a few metal table's spread through out the room, all them having various tools and other equipment on them. What really caught Naruto's eye was the three tube's on the left wall of the room. They were huge enough for one of those creatures to fit in them easily, which rose Naruto's suspicions on just how they were made.

The next room on the north section was surprisingly a living room, believe it or not. It had white walls and a white ceiling, while the floor was once again made out of hardwood. There were two couches in the room, along with an extra chair. The room also had a small kitchen and a table for people to eat at. There was also a door on the left side of the room that, when Naruto checked it, turned out to be a bath room. The room just had plain lights, nothing special about them.

The final room turned out to be a bedroom for two people, the walls and ceiling having a nice shade of dark blue, while the floor was once again hardwood. There was a small fireplace in the upper right corner of the room, while a large bed was right up against the left wall. There was also a chair in there, along with some wardrobes. Naruto only had one thought when he saw all that there was to see in the workshop.

" I'm...Home."

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