A/N: Oh my freaking beakers! This chapter was perhaps the hardest chapter I've ever written so far. Y'all have no idea just how much I struggled with the interrogation scene, I literally had to start this chapter six freaking times! Grrrr... So I apologize if Remus' interrogation scene is lacking... I tried my best... and I still have to write three more later on...
But all my struggles and mental breakdowns are worth it in the end because you guys and gals are amazing! I know I keep on saying it, but it's the true! I'm glad you guys and gals are enjoying this story and each time I have a new person following, or favorite this story, or even leaving review, it makes me excited and gives me the drive to continue writing :3
Okay, soooo remember when I said there was a six month difference between the Elemental Nations and Earth... here's how the timeline works... and the reason as to why i brought it up is because this chapter deals with Raiden's birthday (kinda, this chapter doesn't really focuses on his birthday but it's his birthday... sooo yeah... anywho...) which is on July 31st on Earth. But then i thought if Raiden were to have his birthday on July 31 on the Elemental Nation timeline it would make everything messy determining his age and shiz... Soooo, to solve it Raiden's birthday on Earth will stay the same, and when he's in the Elemental Nations it will be on January 31st... It's on the same day...kinda-ish... {Ugh, I kinda regret doing the different Timeline! }
Elemental Nations Timeline - Earth Timeline
January - July
Febuary - August
March - September
April - October
May - November
June - December
July - January
August - Febuary
September - March
October - April
November - May
December - June
Main Pairing: Raiden's Harem: Senju-Potter Raiden/Uzumaki Naruto/Uchiha Itachi/Sabaku no Gaara/Neville Longbottom/Viktor Krum/Fred and George Weasley.
Side Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black/Yamato Tenzou, Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger(temporary), Draco Malfoy/Blaise Zanbini, Seamus Finnigan/Dean Thomas, Luna Lovegood/Hermione Granger, Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Inuzuka Kiba/Aburame Shino, Haruno Sakura/Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuuga Neji/Rock Lee, Sabaku no Kankuro/Hyuuga Hinata, Nara Shikamaru/Sabaku no Temari, Akamichi Chouji/Yamanaka Ino, Sai/Tenten, Momochi Zabuza/Haku, Sarutobi Konohamaru/Moegi/Udon.
Tags: Dumbledore/Molly/Ron/Ginny Bashing, Alpha Raiden(Harry), BAMF Raiden(Harry), BAMF Naruto, BAMF Neville, Powerful Raiden (Harry), Smart Raiden (Harry), Jinchuuriki Raiden (Harry), Protective Raiden (Harry), Dom Raiden (Harry), Grey Raiden (Harry), Animagus Raiden (Harry), Animagus Neville, Animagus Fred and George, Shy Neville, Harem, Threesomes- M/M/M, M-preg & Surrogacy, Creature Inheritances, Familiar bonds, Manipulative Dumbledore, Mokuton Raiden (Harry), Souton Raiden (Harry), Earth Elemental Neville, Water Elemental Fred, Air Elemental George, Fire Elemental Viktor, Eventual Smut, Fluff, Mild Humor, Mages and Sages,
Here's a small recap of what has happened prior to this chapter:
January 30th (Saturday) 1992
Chapter 10: Meeting with the Kitsune Chief
5:00 am - Raiden wakes up in the hospital, has an interesting conversation with Kakashi, and gets discharge from the hospital
6: 30 am - Shinzo gets word of the Ryuusuke and Kuro heirs via Akitoshi and sends a letter to Tetsuo
7: 00 am - Tetsuo receives Shinzo's letter; meets Raiden and takes him to the Kitsune Forest; Raiden meets Shinzo and brings the Kitsunes up-to-date; Raiden and Tetsuo fights each other
12:00 Noon - Raiden and the Kitsunes talk to Sarutobi before they leave to meet the Shogun and taking Kuma with them
January 30th (Saturday) 1992
Chapter 11: The Shogun of Japan
12:30 p.m - Raiden and company meet with the Shogun and discuss Raiden's situation,
(Naruto P.O.V.)
10:00 am - Naruto wakes up and freaks out because he can't find Raiden; he realizes what he has done, and reads Raiden letter,
(Raiden's P.O.V.)
1:00 pm - Raiden and company meet Remus; Raiden and Remus have a moment; Matsu scolds Remus for being stubborn; Raiden brings Remus to to date with what has happen to him and discuss
July 30th (Saturday) 1992,
Chapter Twelve: Potter Manor and Hogwarts's Letter
2:00 p.m. - Raiden and company arrived at Potter Manor and rested for a bit before Raiden received his Hogwarts's Letter
2:40 p.m - Raiden and company traveled to Diagon Alley; visited Gringotts to checked Raiden's Vaults and discovered what Dumbledore, Molly, Ron, and Ginny been doing behind Raiden's back; Raiden and company left Gringotts and bought Raiden; Raiden meet the Weasley Clan; Raiden received his Familiar Egg as a gift from the Kitsunes
To Fanboy2000: I'm still debating whether Raiden will end up playing Quidditch or not. But if he does, then he'll either going to be a beater or seeker. If I recall correctly, he did show promise being a beater. And yes, Raiden will be learning how to cast wandless magic and will being using the fake wand he made using his Mokuton to trick others. He'll be using a staff by his third year and forth year before he moves to a focusing object like a tattoo, sword, ear studs, or something else.
To CheekyChamp2015: I originally posted this story on Ao3 before I brought it on here and I've added more Author's notes on here and conduct polls on here instead of Ao3 because it's easier. Maybe that's why they seem different.
To ThomasNealy: I can see and understand why it might bother you that other authors list money in bunch of Sickles and Knuts, it's redundant. You did say it yourself, it's spare change; but it gives a sense of quantity of how much he has in his vaults. Well, that's my reasoning as to why a included the Sickles and Knuts in Raiden's bank statement.
To Moonshine24: Yes! I was just finishing playing Kingdom Hearts 2 before I wrote chapter 12 and when it was time to give Raiden his fake name, my mind literally went blank until Roxas' Theme started playing in my head... and boom He became Roxas...
To Yukino76: Oh trust me, Dumbledore is going to pay very dearly. He will regret trying to control Raiden's life, and so will anyone else who tries to control Raiden.
To bearfan23: Heck yeah, Ron is going to suffer many unexplainable mishaps during Herbology class... muhahahah *evil laugh*
~ Parseltongue~
{Taking in a different language"}
["Demon talking via mental link"]
'Thoughts'
Jutsus used in this Chapter:
1.) Shintenshin no Jutsu: Ninja Art: Mind Transfer Technique
2.) Kage Bunshin no Jutsu: Shadow Clone Technique
Chapter Thirteen: Purification Ritual and Return to Konoha
January 31st 1992, 10:30 a.m.
Senju Compound, Konohagakure, Hi no Kuni
Stare... Stare... Stare...
Stare… Stare… Stare…
Stare... Stare… Stare…
"Ugh, I give up!" a certain blued eyed blonde cried out loud in frustration, throwing his arms in the air in utter boredom as he watched water droplets racing each other down his cold glass of water.
He's been staring at the glass of water for the past thirty minutes trying to think of a way to pass the time as he waited for his best friend to return back to Konoha. He planned on going down to Training field 12 to train for a while, but it seemed it was the hottest day of the year and it wasn't even summer!
Naruto grumbled quietly, "What to do… what to do?" He murmured to himself, as he got up from his chair and exited the kitchen. Walking into the living room, he threw himself on the comfy couch, thinking of what he could do to waste some time before Raiden's arrival.
July 31st, 1992 11:30 a.m.
Diagon Alley, London, England
It's about half an hour before Raiden's appointment with the goblin healer at Gringotts; and Shinzo, Kuma, Remus, and Raiden just arrived at Diagon Alley. Tetsuo and Akitoshi weren't able to accompany Raiden because they were needed elsewhere; Tetsuo needed to return to his mate and Akitoshi needed to brew a couple of potions that only he could brew. The two Kitsunes apologized to Raiden and wished him good luck on his purification ritual before they left, right after breakfast.
As the quartet was approaching Gringotts, Remus placed a hand on Raiden's shoulder and squeezed lightly, trying to appease Raiden's tension and worries. He couldn't fault him for worrying about the ritual, it was an extremely painful ritual; with the potential of being lethal. Shinzo explained the process and they knew what to expect, and Remus wanted to curse Dumbledore to oblivion and beyond for endangering his cub.
"It's going to be okay, cub. We're going to be with you all the way," he whispered into Raiden ear. Raiden gave him a shaky smile, his red eyes were still a filled with worry, but flickered with confidence that shined through them illuminating his eyes with fiery determination.
Shinzo smiled, "Remus is right. You're going to be fine." Shinzo assured.
"Yeah," he said whispery, "I'll be fine."
The quartet entered the bank greeting the guards again as they did the previous day; however, this time around they greeted them in their native language which shocked the guards. After their initial shock subsided from hearing their native language, the guards returning the greeting back with a sharp smile.
Gobbledygook, the goblin's native language was an extremely complicated and complex language to speak. It took Remus and Raiden about three hours of practicing and memorizing couple of words and greetings in Gobbledygook.
As they walked towards the goblin teller, they noticed the same blonde man and boy from yesterday, if Raiden recalled correctly, they were Lucius Malfoy and his son Draco Malfoy, whom were part of the elite circle of pureblood families of Britain. They were wearing the finest of robes Raiden has ever seen, clearly showing off their money.
Raiden snorted loudly, as he saw the blonde boy trying his hardest to emulate his father, but failing miserably. The blonde seemed to have noticed his muffled laughter and glared hotly at him, trying to intimidate him into submission, but it only made Raiden laugh harder.
The blonde boy's lips quirked up in distaste, mercurial silver eyes glaring daggers at him. Raiden watched as the blonde saunters towards him dramatically, as if he owns Gringotts.
Raiden knew his type just by looking at him, it was painfully obvious the blonde boy was a total daddy's boy who wanted his father to notice him, which is the reason he tries his best to emulate him to the best of his ability in hopes to get his father's approval. He's already seen him act yesterday, the boy was spoiled rotten.
The father and son carried themselves with a 'holier-than-thou' air that clings onto them, as if they're superior to everyone because they are wealthy; they love to flaunt their money and status around; though, the father was subtler than his son by leaps and bonds.
Raiden sighed deeply; he didn't want to deal with another spoil rich brat who obviously was going to try to humiliate him. He already had to deal with Sasuke who's constantly on his case trying to humiliate him because of his unresolved daddy's issues and moronic avenger-complex his older brother left him and yearns for revenge against this brother.
"What's so funny, mud-blood!" the blonde demanded hotly.
Raiden looked at him weirdly before cocking up eyebrow "Mud-blood?" questioned Raiden, befuddled by the odd term.
Remus ignored the crowd, which seemed to have gathered around them, looking at them with interest and answered Raiden's question. "It's a derogatory word, or rather an insult. It's used to call a Muggleborn witch or wizard, whose parents are Muggles. Mud-blood, literally means they have dirty blood with would only serve to infect other pureblood and infect magic itself. Many Pureblood families look down at Muggleborns for the sole belief, they are contaminating magic and shouldn't be allowed to use their magic." Remus explained.
Raiden eyebrows shot up in surprise, before he laughed, making the blonde rage increase. "Wow, bigotry at its finest." He turned his attention to the fuming boy in front of him and shook his head sadly "I'm so sorry for you, may you someday see the light and lose your bigotry." He said smugly, making the blonde boy sputter.
The blonde stood up straight and puffed out his chest, making himself look bigger, but Raiden was five inches taller him and had the bigger build which didn't help the blonde at all. Instead, he took out his wand from his sleeve and thrust it under Raiden's throat.
Loud gasps were heard, and Raiden looked amused at the boy whose silver eyes were filled with humiliation and anger. Raiden tsked, "My, my, quite trigger-happy, aren't you." The boy pushed his wand deeper into Raiden's throat and was about to speak a curse when he was pulled back by his fuming father.
"Draco, seize this at once!" his father demanded fiercely, keeping an emotionless face on and his anger at bay. The man was good at hiding his emotions, much better than his son; was who as it turns out, was quite easy to rile up much to Raided amusement.
Draco's wand arm limped to his side under his father's strong grip. His face blushing red in embarrassment as the scene he caused.
'A Malfoy never lost his cool, and now his father was angry at him! And it was the silver haired boy's fault!' Draco thought bitterly.
Lucius released his son's arm and turned towards the sliver haired boy with red eerie eyes. He felt a shiver go down his spine as he stared into those blood ruby eyes, seeing the power that lurked behind those haunting eyes. It oddly reminded his Lord's red eyes.
Masking his shock and weariness, he looked at the men who surround the boy. The first one who caught his attention was the man who was standing behind everyone else, or rather looming behind the boy, as if he were his bodyguard. The man wore an animal masked which covered his entire face. Only his brown hair was visible.
The next man was a tall and well-built man with silver hair, the same shade as the boy's but had crystalline blue eyes, instead of ruby red eyes. The man wore strange looking clothes which seemed to look oriental in style, he wondered if the man as perhaps the boy's father or relative.
The last man was the only one he recognized. Oh, of course he knew who that man was. It was Remus Lupin, James Potter's best friend and Sirius' Black's mate. He noticed the man was looking rather healthy since the last time he's seen him.
"Lupin," Lucius drawled out.
"Malfoy" Remus drawled back, his jaw tightening with anger and tension.
His eyes flickered to the boy and Remus eyes followed; he gave the boy a fake smile, "I apologize for my son's actions, Mr.?" He paused, inquiring the boy's name.
Before Raiden could answer, an armored goblin with a sword sheathed on his hip walked towards them and bowed towards Raiden and his group, shocking Lucius and the other who was watching the spectacle Draco created. The goblin smirked, "Mr. Peverell, your appointment is in five minutes, I'm to take within the chamber once you're ready."
Raiden smiled at the goblin and bowed, speaking in Gobbledygook he replied, {"Okay, lead the way, honorable goblin"} He hid his smirked when he heard the audible gasps from the crowd and Lucius incredulous look.
The goblin smiled sharply, revealing his sharp teeth, {"It'll be my pleasure, honorable wizard."}
Raiden nodded and turned to Lucius, with a sickly sweet smile on his face, "I apologize, Lord Malfoy, but I'm afraid I have matters to attend."
Lucius smiled tightly, "Ahh, of course Mr. Peverell."
Just as they were leaving, Raiden saw as Draco lost his color, turning a ghostly pale white realizing exactly who he just insulted and threaten with his wand. The blonde boy knew exactly who the Peverell family were, the Peverell are an extremely powerful and ancient pureblood family who could easily trace their family line to the age of Merlin, not a family anyone wished to trifle with.
The quartet followed the armored goblin deeper into Gringotts until they arrived within a white, sterile looking chamber. He walls and floors were barren with the exception of a large rune carved within the center of the floor.
Griphook and another goblin, which Raiden assumed was the healer, were standing in the middle of the room, talking to each other when they notice they entered the room. They stop their conversation and motion for them to come closer, the armor goblin bowed and left the room, closing the door behind him. As the door closed, the door glowed brightly before it disappeared.
"Are you ready Raiden?" Griphook asked the boy.
Raiden nodded in return with a tight smile, "As I ever will, Griphook." He turn towards the female goblin and bowed respectfully, {"I thank you, honorable healer, for accepting to aid me with this purification ritual."} He said in perfect Gobbledygook, it was one of the phrases Shinzo demanded he memorize. The goblins looked at him in shock; they were taken aback by the boy speaking in their native language. Few seconds passed before the female goblin smiled kindly at him, "I didn't know you could speak our native tongue, young man." She replied. Raiden smiled sheepishly, "I'm not fluent nor I could hold a long conversation; truth be told. However, I do wish to learn your native tongue, it's quite beautiful and quite complex."
Griphook nodded, "It is," he confirmed. " And it's the reason the wizards never take the chance to learn our language, much less our culture or history; although, we don't like to share our history much less culture with them, so we don't fault them. But we do offer lessons on our language, both verbal and written. Gobbledygook is perhaps one of the most challenging languages in the magical world, besides ancient elvish."
"Aye, but perhaps we can discuss this later; we must start this ritual at once." She told them seriously. Griphook nodded sharply. She motioned Raiden to walk towards the center of the room, right inside a runic circle.
"Before we start, I must ask you disrobe, please. You may leave your underwear on if you wish." Raiden nodded and took off his clothes and handed them to her. He watched as the healer eye's opened widely as soon as she felt the weight of his clothes.
Once he was standing with only his underwear on him, the healer handed Griphook his clothes, the goblin later placed in the ground carefully, not wanting to damage the floor under the extremely heavy weight of Raiden's clothes.
"Great, now remove any seals, charms, or spells you have on your body as they may interfere with the ritual. I'm aware of your status as a Jinchuuriki and this ritual wouldn't harm him or the seal in any way, but if you wish, you may ask him to exit your body until the ritual is over." Raiden asked Matsu what he wished to do and the wolf demon decided to stay during the ritual, in which Raiden nodded mentally.
Slowly, his silver hair and red eyes bleed to their former states, near pitch-black, messy hair and stunning 'Avada Kedavra' green eyes with a golden ring around his irises. Raiden bit his thumb drawing blood and ran it over his left forearm, unlocking his chakra completely.
Remus and Kuma both gasped as they felt the sudden influx of chakra flowing through Raiden; more so Kuma. The goblins and Shinzo felt the influx of power emitting from the boy, but they didn't comment they simply waited until Raiden assured them he was ready.
The healer nodded sternly, "Okay, we're ready to start the ritual." She turned towards the humans and the Kitsune, "In a moment, I will draw a containment circle around us, warding everyone within the circle from any outside disturbances… You have two options; you may stay here and watched the ritual or exit the room. If you choose to stay, I cannot emphasize how important it is for you not to interfere during the ritual. Not only for the boy's sake, but ours as well, this ritual is highly dangerous and can cause Raiden's magic to attack anyone when we least expect it. It's the reason why magical blocks are highly dangerous." She told the group solemnly, she waited for them to leave the room where the door reappeared but nobody moved.
"Very well, please stand ten feet away from the runic circle as I bring up the containment wards," she stared at the Kitsune and nodded, allowing him to enter the circle while the other two humans walked away from the runic circle on the floor. Closing her eyes, she began chanting in Gobbledygook. Her body began to glow slightly as he spoke, the runes on the floor glowed brightly until a golden dome appeared around them before it shimmered and dimmed just as she finished chanting.
She reached into her medic bag and took out a wooden chest. She opened the chest and took out the necessary ingredients for the ritual and played them from a table she took out as well. She turned to Shinzo and said, "As soon as I finish drawing the runes on his body, I need to be ready to absorb any magical discharges he may emit. I will be unblocking every single block individually, he has too many blocks to do them all at once and I fear it will be too much for his body to handle all at once, this way it'll be much safer."
Shinzo nodded solemnly and summoned his staff to him. A beautiful white and grey staff with an emerald and blue sapphire gems adorned the tip of his staff, the gems themselves were glowing brightly with power. Shinzo banged the staff against the floor and it shot out five blue balls of light from the tip over where Raiden was standing. The blue balls of lights were simply floating in the air above Raiden, waiting for something to happen.
The healer nodded, humming to herself as he walked towards Raiden with a bowl filled with a black inky substance. She stood in front of him and handed him a black onyx dagger with a jeweled hilt, "I'll need about five drops of your blood for this paint to work, your blood with act as a conductor during the ritual allowing me to unlock the blocks in your body." Raiden took the dagger and cut his palm allowing five drops of blood to fall onto the inky black substance. He watched closely as the black concoction glowed bright, bubbling as it changed from inky black to a vivid gold.
The healer took the dagger and placed it on the table next to them, and picked up a black paintbrush. She dipped the brush into the golden concoction and began applying it on Raiden body, painting various intricate runes on Raiden's sun-kissed skin.
It took nearly thirty minutes for the healer to finish paining the necessary runes on Raiden's body. She placed the empty bowl and paintbrush on the table and closed her eyes, expanding her magic focusing on her hands as they glowed white.
Carefully, she placed one hand on Raiden's stomach and the other over Raiden's heart, "This is perhaps the most painful part of the ritual. As soon as I start chanting, my magic will be going into your body, and I'll unlock each magical block manually. The runes on your body will activate and keep you awake during the process, if you lose conciseness there's a chance you may fall into a magical coma or worse, die. The runes will also aid in soothing your soul, mind, and body during the ritual and will keep some pain in check. "She paused, "Are you ready?"
Raiden nodded tersely, he took a deep breath and gulped heavily, "Yes." The healer gave a sharp nod at Shinzo as she closed her eyes, starting the chant. Her whole body was engulfed in a bright light as she chanted in Gobbledygook. Raiden felt as a foreign magic from the goblin healer began to enter is body. He could feel is own magic rising from his core and push back the foreign magic, trying to force it out. It was a battle of the will until the goblin's magic overcome his magic. As the foreign magic began to spread through his body, he felt pain spreading all over his body.
At first, it felt as if he was being stung by an angry bee, nothing too painful; but as the foreign magic pushed deeper into him, the pain grew becoming more and more uncomfortable, until it felt as his blood was boiling inside his veins. He bit his lip raw, trying to keep himself screaming, but as the healer's magic spread through his chest, he couldn't hold the pain.
A loud, agonizing yelled ripped through his throat against his will, he felt something within his chest was being pulled apart from within. If Raiden had to guess it was, he would've guessed it was his soul. He felt as the healer's magic breached into his soul and began poking around it, slowly unlocking each blocked Dumbledore placed on him.
It was that exact moment Raiden decided he was going to make sure Dumbledore suffered for everything he has done to him, and to others he has used as his pawns. Dumbledore was going to pay, one way or another.
Remus and Moony whimpered in pain as he heard the pained filled screams of his cub, his nails were cutting his palms drawing blood, trying to distract himself from bursting through the ward and take his cub away. Moony wasn't doing much better either, if anything, his inner wolf wanted to come out and tear the goblin apart for daring hurting his cub. Remus tried to appease his beast, telling him it was the goblin's fault, she was doing what she needed to do to help their cub, if anyone was to blame, and it was Dumbledore.
His inner wolf growled viciously hearing the old man's name. He wanted to kill the man for killing of his pack, keeping him away from his cub, and putting his innocent mate in Azkaban. Moony vowed the was going to make the old man pay for everything he's done to damage his pack, but first he needs his human to accept him and accept the wolf demon's aid.
Kuma couldn't do anything but listen to Raiden's anguished screams. His face darkens, wishing to could spare Raiden from this, but sadly there wasn't anything he could do. He was starting to realize what magic was truly capable of, and while other things were utter amazing and useful, such as healing spell which could practically anything, he wondered if it would be possible to use some spells and potion on people who didn't have magic. If magic or potions would work on ninjas, it would be revolutionize medicine and elongate ninja's lives.
But on the other side, magic could be harsh and brutal. He's read of curses which can collapse lungs, stop someone's heart which an utter word. He's read of spells which will turn one's blood into lava and burn the person alive from the inside out, or worse have someone have their internal organs expelled out.
Not to mention the three unforgivable curses which can take someone's free will away from them, have someone endure unimaginable pain via torture curse, or killed before they could react to the green light approaching them.
Shaking his thought away, he watched intently as Shinzo began using the blue balls of light he summoned half an hour ago. He watched as the ball of light sucked in the entrails of magic Raiden was giving off.
He closed his eyes tightly, wishing he wouldn't have to hear Raiden's tortured screams. His heart bleeds for the boy began seeing as a nephew, he wanted to hunt down the man responsible for doing this to a child; not even Orochimaru dared to mess with someone's soul to this capacity, at least, not to this magnitude due to not having the knowledge.
He shivered at the thought of Orochimaru discovering magic, the man would be near impossible to defeat of he learn about what magic was capable of. Thankfully the man didn't have magic.
Inside the containment dome, Shinzo focused on his attention towards his magic absorbing spheres he summoned. The magic absorbing spheres, as the name dictate, are made to absorb excessive magic which lingers in the air.
The spheres sucked in the magic until they're full and make a precious stone called Magicite, a magical stone which is fully made from pure magic. The stone itself is rather versatile; it can be used to smith or imbue a weapon and armor with magic, making it stronger and have magical properties, such as charms and enchantments. It can also be used to provide an extra power boost to an item that is enchanted, recharging the strength of the item.
Of course, the strength of the Magicite made from someone's magic will depend on the magic potential of the person whom magic is being harvested. It'll be weaker than magicite unearthed from the planet which it's mined from. Mined Magicite has centuries upon centuries to gain its power from the planet's magic.
Shinzo grunted has the have five spheres he summoned started falling; he quickly summoned the spheres to his hand before they fell to the ground noticing each sphere was solidified into a blue glowing crystal. The crystal was warm to the touch and reeked of Raiden's magic. He pocketed the crystals, and summoned another five magic absorbing balls into the air surrounding Raiden. He noticed Raiden was giving too much magic and he summoned another set of five.
His spheres were absorbing the magic tendrils which were sprouting from Raiden's body at an alarming rate, he wished he would cast a pain reliever charm on Raiden; but unfortunately, it would affect the ritual. No foreign magic beside the healers' can touch Raiden's body, or else it could turn deadly. All he could do is keep Raiden's magic at bay, preventing it from lashing out and hear Raiden's agonizing screams of pain.
Suddenly, he notices Raiden's chakra is rising too fast, his emerald eyes turned golden and his features sharpen becoming bestial. A sudden inflow of demonic chakra is starting to flow and engulf Raiden's lower half body and a chakra tail was started to form behind Raiden.
He cursed colorfully.
If Raiden were to lose his control of his demonic chakra and gain more tails without being trained how to use them properly or how not to get influenced by their negative pull, he could kill everyone in the ritual chamber. Not even Matsu would be able to fully stop Raiden from going into a rampage. There was a reason why humans couldn't use demonic chakra, by using demonic chakra they'll get influenced by the dark allure within the demonic chakra. He hoped Matsu was able to calm Raiden before the fifth tail grew.
["Cub, snap out of it! You cannot let yourself get influenced by my demonic chakra!"] Matsu exclaimed in Raiden's mind, ["Come on, Raiden. I know you're stronger than this, center yourself. I know you can do this!"]
Raiden panted heavily, sweat dripping from his forehead and down to his face, his throat was dry and burning from constantly yelling and screaming. His head lolled to his side as he heard Matsu words.
'I-I can't… This is t-too much…' Raiden told Matsu mentally.
Matsu growled, ["No it's not and you know it! I know you can do this Raiden, there was a reason why I chose to be sealed within you and it's because you don't give up no matter how difficult it may be. I've seen your soul Raiden, and you have a soul of a dragon! People who have the soul of a dragon are feisty little buggers who'll rather die than give up!"]
["So man up and stop whining! Do this for your parents who died for you to survive, do it for Remus and Sirius, who just got you back and this will kill them if you die. Do it for your village! Heck, do this for Naruto, your Kit!"] Matsu grinned fiercely as he felt Raiden soul brighten.
'Y-you're r-right, I have t-to do this f-for them,' Raiden faltered as he tried to pull in the demonic chakra which was engulfing him. He could feel the dark promises being whispered in his ear, the promises of gaining unimaginable power, the promise of destroying Voldemort, Dumbledore, and anyone who stands in his way. He fought against the dark allure and began pulling the demonic chakra into him. He pulled and pulled as hard as he could reel in the chakra, struggling as the demonic chakra tried to fight back.
It was only his pure determination on and his fiery will that he managed to reel in the demonic chakra. Slowly, the demonic chakra began to recede from his body, the demonic chakra tails that grew disappeared from sight and his facial features returned to normal. He heard Shinzo sigh out of relief as Raiden had no demonic chakra cloaking his body.
Raiden quickly entered his mind and locked himself inside, trying to mediate through the pain. His screamed diminished as he remained standing still. He allowed the goblin healer to work on unlocking the blocks on his soul.
He could feel as the healer unlocked the blocks from his soul. He got a strange feeling he couldn't really explain, but he felt lighter as if he had more freedom. It was strange, but it felt great, even though he could still feel the pain coursing through his body
An hour and a half later, the healer unlocked the last block and exited Raiden's soul. She quickly cast a healing and cleansing spell over Raiden's body and removed her hands from Raiden's stomach and chest. Shinzo zoomed in and caught her before she fell to the ground, exhausted after her usage of magic during the extensive ritual.
She gave him a tired smile. "It is done." She said, "The magical blocks have been removed. It's going to take a couple of months for your soul to heal fully from the stress it suffered from the blocks without suffering any side effects." She walked towards her medic bag and took out two boxes. "However, you'll need to be drinking two potions while you heal completely."
"The first box contains a set of green vials. These potions will help soothe any pain which may linger as your soul heals. You are to drink two vials of this every day for the next three months. One in the morning and the second right before you go to sleep."
"The second box has a set of red vials which contains a potion which will counter all of the compulsion potions you was given, and you need to drink one vial very day for next two weeks. This will ensure any of the compulsions he has to be negated."
She turned towards Raiden and smiled softly. "You'll be fine dear. Just go home and rest. You'll more than need it and once you wake up, just make sure to drink the potions as you're supposed to and you'll be fine."
Raiden nodded and gave her a grateful smile, "Will do, and thank you ma'am."
The healer smiled, "No problem young man. Just take care of yourself and a piece of advice, I wouldn't take any food or drinks from anyone you don't fully trust 100% without checking if they might've slipped a compulsion potion or poison in them. There is spell which can detect potions and poison, it'll be best if you learn a few spells before you go to Hogwarts. Or you can buy an enchanted ring which will glow when a potion or poison is nearby. We sell them for five galleons each, if you are interested."
"I'll take one, if you don't mind." The healer took out a simple silver ring with a white quartz crystal embedded in the center and handed it to Raiden, whom didn't hesitate to put it on. The ring magically resized to fit Raiden's index finger.
"The stone will change colors depending on how dangerous the potion or poison may be; if the stone turns blue, there's a relatively harmless potion nearby, mainly a prank potion or something similar; if the stone turns purple, there's a compulsion potion nearby; if the stone turns yellow, there's a loyalty potion nearby or mid-level poison; if the stone turns pink, there's a love potion nearby; if the stone turns red, there's a dangerous potion or poison nearby." The healer explained seriously.
"Now, the stronger the stone glows the closer the potion or poison is. If you feel the ring heat up, it means whatever you are holding is laced with a potion or poison; color determining what type of potion or poison is laced with. If you accidently, or are forced to drink or eat something which is laced, you can come with us and have the potions flush out of your system, for ten galleons."
"Thank you," Raiden told the healer with a polite bow.
Shinzo walked towards Raiden and clapped him on his back, "You did good Raiden," he ruffled Raiden's messy hair as they exited the runic circle.
Griphook handed Raiden back his clothes and the he quickly dressed himself, he changed his hair back to sliver and red eyes, as well as locking his chakra to 60%.
Remus didn't hesitate to take Raiden in his arms and hugged the boy tightly, whining softly into Raiden's hair as he was trying to comfort his cub. Raiden noticed the slightest hint of gold in Remus eyes and he smiled, knowing Moony was present and looking straight at him. Remus eyes flashed gold before they returned to their normal color.
"Come on cub let's go home so you can rest," Remus whispered into Raiden's ear.
July 31st, 1992 2:30 p.m.
Potter Manor, Wiltshire, England
Upon their arrival, the house-elves fretted and coddled Raiden. When they heard about Raiden's magical blocks, they all gasped loudly and cursed Dumbledore for doing such 'atrocious thing' to their master. They all catered to Raiden's whim and got him ever he wanted, much to Raiden's displeasure and the others amusement. But Raiden couldn't say no to the house elves, not when they looked at him with those huge sad eyes. After an hour and a half, the house elves finally left Raiden alone.
Raiden was getting antsy sitting in one place for far too long. He needed to leave his room and do something. He wanted to go train outside, but Remus and Shinzo glared at him for even thinking about training after he went through a dangerous ritual and need to be resting at least for the rest of the day.
He tried to sit still in his bed, reading a couple of books he took out from the Potter library. He had to admit some of those books were extremely useful; they contain a lot of information on potions. Raiden learned that potions and even some healing spells could work on Muggles, but they wouldn't work to their full potential because they lack of magical core.
Meaning that not all potions would work on Muggles; however, ninjas weren't exactly Muggles either, sure, they might not have a magical core, but they do have a chakra system which Muggles don't.
Chakra systems and magical cores are two completely different things, but you can control the nature elementals if you know how to; perhaps, chakra is a form of magic which has evolved and adapted to be useful in the Elemental Lands.
Regardless, he needed more information on his theory, and knew the Kitsunes might have the answer to his questions.
Grumbling, Raiden had enough. He couldn't read another book. He's gone through ten books already and had more than enough. He jumped off his bed and walked towards the kitchen. If he couldn't exert himself via training, then he might as well cook something t clam his mind.
Cooking has always been a way for him to collect himself and relax; aside from gardening and tending to his farm and training.
Tapping his finger against his chin, the thought what dish he should make. Going through the loads of recipes he's learned, he knew exactly what he wanted to make. He walked into the cupboard and checked through its contexts, taking the ingredients he needed. He found most of what he needed, but some key ingredients were missing.
"Nelly," he called out.
"Master Potter, called?" Nelly asked, as she popped into the kitchen. She eyed him weirdly, knowing he should be in his bed resting, but doesn't comment.
Raiden smiled at the small head chef of the manor, "I was wondering if you can help me make something."
Nelly hummed, "depends what you wish to make, Master Potter."
Raiden lowered himself and whispered into Nelly ear. The house elves listened to what Raiden wanted to make and nodded before she disappeared with a small crack. Couple of seconds later, she returned with a handful of groceries. She handed Raiden an extra apron and they went to work.
Remus was in the middle of reading a rather interesting book on charms, when suddenly smelled a delightful aroma wafted from the kitchen. He placed the book down and followed the aroma as his stomach growled in hunger.
"What have you made today, Nelly?" Remus asked as he entered the kitchen and sat down at the table.
The house elf smiled at him and placed a bowl of ramen in front of him. "I have to admit, it wasn't me who made today's dinner. You'll have to ask Master Potter." She noticed Shinzo entered the kitchen and offered a small smile before she placed another bowl for the Kitsune. She grabbed another bowl and wet to look for Kuma, the masked man must be hungry.
Remus furrowed his brow as he watched Raiden take his seat. "Weren't you supposed to stay in bed?" He accused half-heartily, trying to use the pair of chopsticks to eat his ramen but the noodles kept escaping him. He set the chopsticks out and used a fork instead.
Raiden smiled sheepishly, "Err, maybe?"
Shinzo shook his head, amused, "at least you didn't do anything too strenuous." Shinzo said. He paused and took a sip of the miso broth. He hummed contently as the miso broth went down his throat, warming his stomach. "This is great Raiden," he commented, taking another spoonful of the miso broth with much gusto.
"Whoa," Remus said as he tasted the broth, eyes blown wide in awe. "This doesn't taste like any ramen I've ever tried before, this is amazing cub!"
"Thanks," Raiden said as he took a bite from his pork, "I've been trying to perfect how to make ramen for a while and this is the closest I've been to make it taste like Ichiraku's a ramen bar in Konoha, I still don't know what else the old man puts in his ramen, but I'm sure Naru will enjoy it the one I've made for him."
"Naru?" Questioned Remus, arching an eyebrow towards the raven haired boy.
"Ohh yeah he's my best friend." A huge smile broke out on Raiden's face, "his name is Uzumaki Naruto, but I call him Naru or kit, because he has three whisker-like birthmarks on each cheek. He's like a yellow ball of sunshine; you can't help but smile whenever he's around." Raiden smiled fondly before a frown marred his face.
"He hasn't had a really good life either. His parents died protecting their village, Konohagakure no Sato, from the Kyuubi no Kitsune, a nine-tailed fox demon who was attacking the village. His father had no choice but to seal the fox demon inside of his own son and hoped the village saw Naruto as a hero, but sadly the villagers saw Naruto as a physical representation of the Kyuubi no Kitsune and hated Naruto's mere existence. The villagers didn't hide their animosity against Naruto, and some villagers would even harass him, beating him up until he was taken to the hospital. Even then, the some nurses and doctors would deny treating Naruto, until the Hokage would force them." Raiden's emerald eyes darken as he leaked a tiny amount of killing intent which made Remus freeze.
Shinzo wasn't doing much better, his face was stone cold whipped off any emotion it had as he listened to how the village treated the holder of their Lord.
"However, that all changed as soon as I met Naruto. On the second day I move into Konoha, I noticed a cry for help from a dark alley on my way back home. I stopped and noticed that the other villagers who heard the cries of help, and they all smirked and acted as nothing was wrong! In fact, they seemed happy!
I didn't hesitate and when to help and when I arrived at the alley, I saw three bulky thugs cornering Naruto against the wall. Naruto was crouching on the floor protecting his head with his hands waiting for the men to finish beating him to a pulp and I couldn't just let it happen. I took the three men down, not without them getting some punches and kicks on me, but I chased them away looking and smelling worse than I did." He smirked, remembering the fear etched on their faces as they ran from him.
"When I helped Naruto up, he looked at me strange asking why I helped him. I told him it was the right thing to do and he looked at me strange, he asked why I helped him he was nothing but a freak, a demon who deserved it. That exact moment was when I decided I was going to help him. I told him he wasn't a freak or a demon, and he certainly didn't deserve to be beat up. I smiled at him and told him a good friend would help his friends when in trouble and when he looked at me strange and whispered out, sounding broken and filled with disbelief, 'you want to be my friend?' I hugged him tightly and said yes. Naruto held onto me as if his life depended on it and cried."
"Since that day, we've become best friends and were usually never away from each other. The villagers have toned down their hatred; at least publicly, because they know they'll face my wrath if they do something to Naruto.
I had to deal with the stupid Village Council and Elder Council on different occasion because they want to control me and keep me away from Naruto; but I showed them I wasn't a pushover, I called out on two people from the Village council and got them arrested for treachery, and used the village's laws to fight off the Elder council on more than one occasion which makes them furious since they cannot do anything about it."
"It wasn't until Naruto was kidnapped from his apartment that I hunted down his kidnappers and made them pay for what they did to him. I burned three of them alive with my black Hellfire, broke another's mind, and the last one on death's door steep, but not until I repaid what they've done to Naruto. As soon as Naruto was out of the hospital, I asked him to live with me, the Senju Compound is huge and was well protected by seals and I suspect magic as well… The wards felt the same as the Potter Manor wards, but less sentient."
"Anyways, we've spent the last three years training hard with the help of a couple of mentors who taught us what they knew in order to prepare ourselves to become Shinobi. We've passed our exams and have become Genin. As the matter of fact, tomorrow is our first official day as a Genin, we'll meet our teammates and team captain."
Raiden noticed Remus was looking a rather pale when he mentioned he burned three men alive and broke another's mind. He didn't blame Remus, it was a rather harsh way to die, but he didn't regret it. He did what was necessary.
The Shinobi way of life wasn't an easy one, and wasn't for the faint of hearts. It was a cruel life witnessing what humans could be capable of atrocities and inhumane acts. If someone wanted to be a Shinobi, then they needed to be prepared to do anything required to accomplish the mission assigned, even if they don't agree with it, morally or not.
ANBU operative were the ones who dealt with the worst of the worst missions, since they were trained to deal with all possible situations and how to accomplish them without hesitation. They were cold hearted killers, who didn't hesitate to kill anyone if the mission called for it, and wouldn't allow their emotions rule over them.
Kakashi and Yamato have warned Raiden countless times that it wasn't easy to be an ANBU operative, they've seen horrors that still haunt their dreams and have tons of blood splattered on their hands, both innocent and guilty.
Not many ninjas could endure being an ANBU operative, many of the ones who get inducted into the ANBU quit after their first few missions because they cannot handle it, that is, if the survive the harsh training regimen they have to undergo before they get inducted into the ANBU.
Raiden sighed weakly. "However, there was an altercation."
"Two days ago, on our graduation, one of the exam proctors, Mizuki, sabotaged Naruto's exam and he failed. I'm not sure what exactly happened next, but somehow, Mizuki managed to convince Naruto to seal the Forbidden scroll from the Hokage's office as a second chance to pass the exam. Naruto, of course, was too ecstatic for being given another chance and didn't question him. He went ahead and stole the Forbidden scroll, which send the entire village into a frenzy thinking Naruto was going to destroy the village with the Kyuubi no Kitsune help.
The Hokage quickly dispatched his ANBU to find Naruto and bring back the scroll before he was too late. As the ANBU were looking for Naruto, I found him and tried to get him to come back with me to the Hokage but Naruto attacked me and yelled at me telling me to stop babying him and to leave him alone. I left before I could say anything back and ran into the forest to cool off.:
"I was going to go find an ANBU, letting them know where Naruto was when Matsu warned me Naruto was in danger. I quickly found Naruto and saw that Mizuki took down our teacher and manage to corner Naruto against a tree, he had two giant shurikens in his hands and threw them at Naruto. I jumped in front of the shurikens before they would've struck Naruto and shortly passed out due to blood loss. When I woke up, Naruto had Mizuki on the ground with broken bones and bruises covering his entire body. Once the ANBU arrive, they apprehended Mizuki and took us to the hospital. "
Remus stopped and looked over Raiden, trying to find his wounds but couldn't find anything. Raiden smiled, "Don't worry Moony. I'm already healed thanks to my fast healing factor, and Tetsuo took care of the poison that medical-nin couldn't detect."
"If you say so," grumbled Remus. "I swear you'll be giving me more gray hair than I already have."
Raiden grinned sheepishly, "Err, maybe?"
Shinzo snorted, "You're life isn't going to be dull, that's for sure."
"Perhaps, but I wouldn't give it up for anything. I would rather have a hectic life than a boring, plain life." Raiden paused, "will be coming with us to Konoha, Remus?" He asked the werewolf.
"I think so," Remus sighed, "there's nothing here for me that's holding me back, aside from my mate, which I don't know when I'll be able to see him much less have him gain his freedom without any concrete prove his innocence. We need to find Peter and he could be anywhere in the world hiding in his animagus form, it'll be impossible to find him anytime soon without any leads. "
"If I do stay here, I'll have to endure Dumbledore and I don't know if I can keep calm and not kill the man for taking everything away from me just because we're his pawns. The Wizarding world hasn't been too welcoming towards me and I doubt they'll ever truly welcome werewolves of other magical creatures anytime soon." Remus ran his hand through his hair, "Plus, I did promise Matsu I'll be getting help to bond and accept my inner wolf and heal all the damage I've caused myself."
Raiden smiled widely, "That's great! You can stay at my compound if you want, and before you say anything there's more than enough room for you and Sirius to live in. My compound is as big as this manor and only people who are currently living there are Naruto and myself."
After diner, Raiden made sure to have everything he needed in his trunk: all of the books, school supplies, and treats he bought were safely packed inside his trunk. Raiden made sure to write his confirmation letter to Hogwarts's and sent it using Hedwig. He was hesitant at first, he didn't know if he'll be able to return to Hedwig once he was back in the Elemental Nations, it wasn't until Shinzo gave Hedwig a charmed necklace which will ensure the snowy owl be able to return to Raiden after she delivers the letter safely. Raiden conceded and allowed the snowy owl to groom his hair before she left to deliver his letter.
The quartet made a small pit stop at Remus's cabin, giving Remus a chance to pack things he wanted to bring with him, it mainly consisted of his small collection of books, clothes, and personal belongs.
Once Remus was ready, Shinzo opened a small dimensional drift taking the quartet directly to the outskirts of Konoha. The quartet walked through the forest, enjoying the shade the trees provided, Remus inhaled the forestry aroma, a soothing scent which made him and Moony feel completely relax blissfully.
As the group approached the huge gates, Kuma disappeared in a swirl of leaves, in order to alert the Hokage of their arrival. Shinzo conjured the official paperwork for Remus with a simple wave of his hand and duplicated it, casting a strong glamour for his own paperwork. He smirked as the guard inspected it and stamped it, allowing the trio to enter Konoha. Kuma returned shortly after, and ushered the group directly towards the Hokage's office.
As the grouped entered the Hokage's office, Raiden smiled at the Hokage before he took his seat. Shinzo and Remus followed suit, waiting for the Hokage to speak.
Sarutobi sealed off his office and set down his pen, "How was your trip Raiden?" He asked the raven haired boy, curious of this little adventure.
"It was rather interesting and quite educational, to put it plainly. It appears that the Shogun of Japan wanted to discuss my options and lend me his aid, should I need it once I go back to England and deal with Voldemort and Dumbledore. I didn't accept his offer because you weren't there, and he asked if he could perhaps meet you. He's rather intrigued how different the Elemental Nations differ from Earth and I couldn't feel any ill-will towards me."
Sarutobi nodded, "Okay, is there a way to communicate with him to set a meeting. I appreciate him giving you his backing once you go back to England, you'll certainly need it… Does this means you'll be leaving to start your Wizarding education?" He frowned warily.
"Err, about that… Shinzo actually came up with an idea which will allow me to go to Hogwarts's and stay here to continue my Shinobi career. Shinzo suggested making a Gemini clone and sending it to Hogwarts's while I stay here for three years to learn everything I can before I merge with my clone and stay in England to deal with everything before returning back to Konoha."
"A Gemini clone?" asked Sarutobi.
"Think of it as a semi-permanent shadow clone. " Shinzo answered, "It works the same way as a shadow clone does; however, instead of being made of chakra, the Gemini clone is made from magic and blood. The Gemini clone will be an exact replica of Raiden, or rather like a twin brother Raiden never had. It'll act exactly just like Raiden would in any situation. Raiden and his Gemini clone will be able to communicate with each other and gained the knowledge the other learned in their Dreamscape. And before you ask, the clone won't have a copy of the Jyuubi no Okami sealed within it."
"However, making a Gemini clone comes with a price. Raiden will have to share half of his magic and chakra reserve with his Gemini clone as long as the clone remains active. His chakra reserve won't be taking a major hit considering Raiden been sealing 60% of chakra reserves for the past four years and he already knows how to deal with using half of his chakra reserves; if anything, his chakra reserves will increase in due time."
"On the other hand, his magic, or rather his magical core will have to learn how to cope missing half of his magic for a couple of months; it will slowly recover from the loss and it won't affect Raiden drastically."
Sarutobi nodded, "that could definitely work until Raiden has to leave. It would be a pity if you had to abandon your Shinobi career; you've certainly impressed a lot of people Raiden."
He glanced over at the strange man sitting in Raiden's left side, "I got word you wish to settle in Konoha, if I'm not mistaken, is that true Lupin-san?"
Remus nodded sharply, "That is correct, Hokage-sama."
"I understand you're Raiden's uncle from his father's side and have claimed towards the Ryuusuke name, this certainly helps you in processing your permanent citizenship faster than others would. However, are you going to claim the Ryuusuke name?"
Remus shook his head, "I've thought about it and I will not take up the name and mantle until I get back my mate. From what Raiden told me, if I were to take up the Ryuusuke name I would be put under the Clan Restoration Act and would have to take up two or more wife/husbands in order to increase the numbers of my clan, but I cannot mate with anyone else who isn't my mate."
Sarutobi frowned, "What do you mean by 'mate'?"
"Mate or mates are typically people who you see as your soul mate(s), someone who completes you and makes you feel whole. Mate(s) cannot betray you, nor can you betray your mate(s) or face drastic consequences. Usually people who aren't fully human can have mate(s)." Remus paused, he felt Raiden touch his arm, giving him courage to tell others about his furry little problem. He's used to having to hide his status as a werewolf, and it's time for him to accept his wolfy side.
"You see, I'm not completely human as I appeared to be. When I was younger, I was bitten by a rogue werewolf on a full moon and contracted lycanthropy. Saliva from a werewolf contains the virus which can be used to infect others if it enters their blood system. An alpha werewolf's claw can also infect others, but the virus will be much weaker than a werewolves' bite."
"You mean to tell me werewolves are real too?" Sarutobi shook his head in disbelief, "How does Lycanthropy work?"
"The disease or lycanthropy works by altering a human body by making someone physically stronger, stronger immune system which makes them immune to most illness and diseases, superior senses such as sight, smell, and hearing. As well as natural mental defenses, and the ability to find their mate or mates, werewolves have one or two mates. They know who their mate, by their scent is."
"However, during the nights the full moon, it causes the man or woman to transform into a half-human and half-wolf creature who's ruled by their feral side. If the man or woman who hasn't bonded or accept their inner wolf, will be extremely dangerous and will not hesitate to kill or infect others with lycanthropy. But if he or she has bonded and accepted their wolf, they'll be much tamer and wouldn't be as dangerous as long as nobody crosses their path. I, myself haven't accepted nor bonded with my wolf because of the fear and bigotry of European Wizarding community, but Matsu has assured me the Okami will be able to help me connect with my wolf, preventing it from controlling me or me fighting my wolf."
Sarutobi rubbed his chin, "I have to stay I'm not comfortable with the idea of potentially dangerous werewolf roaming my village when there's a full moon, but if you can bond your wolf and promise you won't infect others under any circumstance, then I'll allow you citizenship. But before I grant you citizenship I have to ask a couple of questions and make a few demands,"
Remus nodded, "I understand."
"Are you okay with your nephew being a Shinobi?"
Remus grimaced, "To be completely honest with you, I am. I know Raiden can protect himself and he has a tailed demon on his side, as well who'll protect Raiden at all costs. I understand being a Shinobi is quite dangerous, if not fatal. But this is what Raiden wants to do and who am I, to stop him. As long as Raiden continues to want to be a Shinobi, I'll support him. I may fret and worry about him, but I know he can take care of himself."
Sarutobi nodded, "Are you okay with Raiden having to kill another person?" Remus whined, "No, not really. But I understand sometimes you don't have a choice, it's either you or the one attacking you. I would rather Raiden killing someone than him being killed. However, if he has to kill anyone it should be someone who deserves it and not an innocent person."
"That's great to hear, many civilians believe that ninjas are bloody thirsty killers, but they don't understand that sometimes you don't have a choice… Do you think you'll be joining the ninja ranks?"
Remus hesitated, "Err, I'm not sure. I understand that I have chakra coils, but I have never really used them before, I know I'll be joining Raiden with his Mageship studies with the Kitsune and the Okami will be teaching me, but other than that I don't know. I know how to fight using magic, and have other skills which may be useful such as runes and warding. And I'm more than willing to extend my help if you ever need it."
"Very well, the last thing to finalize your citizenship will be a quick interview and some paperwork. Are you comfortable with having your mind read to ensure everything you've told us is the truth?" Sarutobi asked the werewolf.
Remus ran his hand through his hair, "Yes, but whoever is going to enter my mind needs to be extremely careful, I share my mind with my wolf and he won't be too happy with a foreign entity poking around. As long as they don't go looking for my wolf, they'll be safe."
"Thank you for the warning, I'll make sure to let them know, Lupin-san… Raiden you are excused and happy birthday, there's a certain blonde who's waiting for your arrival." Sarutobi offered Raiden a kind smile.
Raiden grinned, "thank you, Lord Hokage."
Just as he was about to leave, he stopped and turned to the Hokage, "Oh, before I forget… I was wondering if I'm allowed to tell Naruto about my Jinchuuriki status and if I'm allowed to tell him about my magic."
Sarutobi paused, "You have my permission to tell Naruto, if you think he's ready to know everything."
Raiden nodded, "Thank you, Lord Hokage" He said before he jumped out of his chair and promptly exited through the window, scaring Remus in the process.
Sarutobi chuckled, "Don't worry Lupin-san; Raiden has the tendency of entering and exiting through windows."
Remus clutched at his heart, trying to calm his rapid heartbeat. "Merlin, that boy is going to give me a heart attack someday, if not give me more gray hairs than I already have."
Shinzo shook his head, "I'm sure you'll be having some interesting days." He turned towards the Hokage, "I can provide wards which will prevent anyone from getting too close, or prevent Remus from exiting the wards when he's in his wolf form."
Sarutobi smiled, "that would be extremely helpful, thank you Lord Kitsune." He turned towards Remus, "we just need to find a location big enough for you to roam around during the full moon."
"If you let Raiden know, I'm sure he'll be more than happy to provide a field you can use." Shinzo suggested. He reached into his Yukata and took out an obsidian sphere with intricate runes surrounded it and handed it to the Hokage. "This sphere will allow you to contact us and the Shogun, anytime you wish to talk to us. All you have to do is send a pulse of your chakra and say the name of however you want to speak with and it'll automatically contact them if they're on the other side. This is keyed directly to you and nobody else can use it."
Shinzo got up, "It's been a pleasure to meet you Hokage-sama, but I'm afraid I must be going." He turned towards Remus, "Take care, Remus… Raiden will need you more than you can think… I'll send a letter with a Portkey once the Okami's have agreed to meet you."
Remus nodded, offering a smile towards the Kitsune. "Thank you for everything you've done for me, Shinzo." Shinzo nodded at him before he disappeared with a cocoon of ice.
Shortly after Shinzo left, Remus was taken into a barren cell by two men who wore animal masks to start his interview. He was given a large pile of paperwork where it was asked to explain his abilities: how magic worked, what types of magic that exist and the different branches of magic, how magic can affect others; either positively, negatively, and the limitation of magic. He was asked to give a thorough explanation of his lycanthropy, as well as other possible magical creatures that exist.
He wrote about the rise and fall of Voldemort, how Voldemort affects the British and Europeans communities, his war tactics and any other information about Voldemort. He was even asked about Dumbledore's involvement in the war and his political power.
He answered the questions truthfully and gave as much information as he could, not once, hesitating to explain how he was tricked by Dumbledore to give up his cub and his mate without questioning nor fighting. He explained his wish to be there for Raiden, every step of the way and he'll be more than happy to aid in whatever he can.
After an hour of answering the questionnaire, he handed it to one of the masked Shinobi and waited as they left. Remus stayed seated for what seemed to be thirty minutes before two men entered the cell and sat in front of him.
The first man to enter was a tall man with a strong build, tanned skin and dark brown eyes. He was dressed in all black, with a large leather trench coat reaching his thighs, he wore black combat boots, and ANBU black pants. The man had scars marring his face which would make a civilian flinch under the assertive gaze of the man, but Remus looked at him straight in his eyes, not once dropping his gaze. It wasn't until the man nodded that Remus looked over to man's companion.
The second man was the complete opposite of scarred man; instead of being tanned skinned, well-muscled, and scary looking; the second man had milky white skin and vibrant blonde hair, his eyes were pale blue but striking. The blonde was tall and lithe, but lightly muscled. He had a sweet aroma surrounding him, which smelled like flowers, with an underlying scent of poison.
"Okay, we'll start your interview right away. If you need any clarifications just ask us... Could you please state your full name, age, and date of birth for us? The blonde man asked.
"Lupin J. Remus, I'm thirty-one years old and my date of birth is March 10th, 1960."
"Can you provide us with the country and city you were born?
"I was born in London, England."
"Out of all the other villages you could have moved into; why did you choose to move to Konoha?"
"Konoha is where my nephew made his home, and I intend being part of his life. If it means moving to Konoha, so be it."
"If you're so intent of being part of your nephew's life, what prevent you taking him in after his parents were killed?
Remus closed his eyes in pain and lowered his head in shame and pity. He knew he should've fought Dumbledore more, and demanded to have Raiden's custody after James and Lily died. He should've, but didn't.
He broke Lily's promise to take care of Raiden once, and he isn't going to break it again. Not when he finally has Raiden by his side. He's going to honor his promise, and be the uncle Raiden deserves. The fact that Raiden is actual blood relative only enforced his determination. Dumbledore be dammed, the old coot was going to pay!
"When Raiden's parents died, my mate and I were supposed to take Raiden in and take care of him as if he was our son, but unfortunately that didn't happen for a couple of reasons. The main reason was because I'm illegibly to adopt Raiden; according to the British Wizarding Law, I'm considering a lesser being for a condition I have." Remus paused for a moment and took in a deep breath.
"You see, when I was younger, I was infected with an incurable disease called Lycanthropy. From that point on, I was classified as something lesser than human by the British Wizarding world. The Europeans wizards considered me a dark creature and because of my Lycanthropy it stops me from gaining custody of Raiden, or taking any child into my custody. Instead, Raiden was sent and placed under his aunt's custody." Remus gritted out spitefully.
"Can you please elaborate on what exactly Lycanthropy is?" Ibiki asked gruffly.
"Lycanthropy, to put it bluntly means I'm half man and half wolf, or what you call a werewolf."
Inoichi blinked, "A werewolf?"
Remus nodded. "Yes, I was bitten by a rogue werewolf when I was seven years old and survived the bite."
"Are you contagious?" Ibiki asked bluntly, not once blinking by the fact Remus was a werewolf, or that werewolves existed.
"Yes, however, I can only infect others when I'm in my wolf form through my saliva, to be exact. It's possible for me to infect others with my claws, however it's highly improbable.
"How exactly does your saliva infect others?" Inoichi asked, befuddled.
"A werewolves' mouth contains a special gland, which secretes a venom-like substance in the saliva which carries the infection. Once the venom enters the body via a bite or an open wound, the infection will spread through the body and start invading the body. If the person has the will to survive the bite, they'll become a werewolf; however, if they aren't strong enough, they'll die."
"Is it possible for the infection is transmitted through blood or other bodily fluids, other and saliva in yours?"
Remus shook his head, "No, the virus cannot be carried through the blood or any other bodily fluids. It can only be carried through the wolf's saliva or an alpha's claw in their wolf form."
"However, werewolf blood can be dangerous if consumed or injected into another's body, the werewolf blood will multiply and infect the body immune system, turning their body against them until it shut downs and they die."
"You mention your wolf form, does that mean you can transform into a wolf at will?
"Yes and no, it really depends on the person in question. I know born werewolves have the ability to transform into their wolf for at will without the aid of the full moon. Also, werewolves who are bitten can possess the ability; however they must be in sync with their inner wolf to transform at will. I, myself have never accepted my inner wolf and can only transform into a wolf when there's a full moon, and even then the transformation is rather painful. During the transformation between man to beast, my wolf takes over and does what he wishes. However, I will be going to the Okami in the future to help me get in sync with my inner wolf and become one."
"So you cannot control your wolf?"
"No, not yet my wolf will attack any human which crosses his territory."
"Have you ever bitten someone else?"
"No"
"Are you conscience while your wolf is in charge of the transformation?"
"I'm slightly aware; I can retrain some memories of my wolf side, there fuzzy and are difficult to interpret. I do, however take precautions nights prior of a full moon by warding and locking myself to prevent myself from escaping an enclosed area, as well as prevent others from stumbling where I'm locked in."
"Are there any side effects you experience when you transform into your wolf form, or being a werewolf in general?"
"Well, from my personal experience the transformation between men to wolf it is extremely painful. The full moon forces my body to rearrange my bones, either breaking or reshaping my bones in order to become a wolf; I also get ready sick couple days before and after the transformation. However, this may be because I haven't connected with my wolf fully. Werewolves' are highly allergic to silver and Wolfbane can be deadly."
"I see, what about the benefits of being a werewolf?"
"Ah yes, by becoming a werewolf your senses are amplified ten-fold; as well as enhanced stamina, speed, strength, and healing factor, and a high pain tolerance. A werewolf's immune system is strengthened dramatically, making them immune to common illness and ailments, such as the common flu, common viruis, or food poisoning, even some diseases."
"Has your Lycanthropy affected your magic, or your magical core in any way?"
"Personally, it hasn't affected me in the slightest. Quite the opposite, if anything, it has given me a boost. But I have heard of cases where other witches and wizards who have been bitten have lost their magical core, making them unable to access their magic."
"Interesting, could it be possible your magic was strengthened because you possess chakra coils?
Remus paused, "Ahh... it could be possible, I mean, the fact that I have chakra coils separates me from other wizards making it possible my chakra coils somehow aided me in some way and strengthens my magical core."
"If you were to sire children, will your children contract Lycanthropy from you?"
"Yes, it's quite possible. If two werewolves were to mate and have children, there's a 95% chance their offspring will be born a werewolf and only 5% chance they'll be born human with wolf traits, such as enhanced senses or preference to undercook meat or even raw meat.
If a human and werewolf mate, their children will either be a full werewolf or a human with wolf traits. However, if the carrier is a werewolf, the chances their children will be born a werewolf increase dramatically."
"You've mentioned the word 'mate' before; can you explain what a 'mate' is?"
"Well, just like real wolves; werewolves and other human-like creatures such: as Veela, Draconian, etc... have a tendency to find one person who'll they feel a strong pull via their magic or scent. The other person will also feel the pull, just not as strong as a werewolf or human-like creature. Once a basic recognition bond is created between both willing partners, they'll get to know each other better and date for a while.
After a long period of time, their bond will grow stronger up until the point each person is in love with each other and they'll consummate their bond, accepting each other as a mate, think of it as a marriage proposal... Once the mate-ship is established, both partners will be joined together and neither party can do anything to betray their bond, or face drastic consequences."
"I, myself, have a mate. We met each other in our first year at Hogwarts and started dating during our fourth year, it wasn't until we shortly graduated from Hogwarts that we consummated our bond and became mates. The reason he isn't with me right now, is because he was illegally imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, without a trial." Remus gritted out,
Ibiki frowned, "I have to be honest with you Lupin-san, I'm unsettled to learn about your Lycanthropy, but the information you provided on your application as alleviated some of my worries. We understand your disease much better now, and I highly recommend you bond with your wolf side, sooner rather than later. As it stands, your wolf side represents a clear danger to the village, but if we were to provide you with a location, made sure to seal it and you place your own wards it shouldn't be a problem. Can you guarantee us you won't get loose and terrorize the entire village every full moon?"
"I cannot guarantee anything until I see where I'm going to be placed and the seal or wards that are in placed first."
Inoichi nodded, "very well, will take that into consideration. What other skills do you possess, magically speaking?"
"Well, I have a master in Spell Crafting, and in Defense against the Dark Arts, I was lucky to find a master who didn't care about my Lycanthropy. Spell Crafting is a branch of magic where someone creates new spells, or improves existing ones. In order to become a spell crafter, I had to master advance Arithmancy, which uses numbers and math to calculate the necessary magical input of a spell, potion, ritual, or runes."
"My mastery over Defense against the Dark Art simply means I know to deal with magical creatures, as how to use my magic properly in a duel in order to win. As a dueler, I know my strengths and try to find weakness in others before a cast offensive spells, I also know how to protect myself and counter-act most spells an enemy might throw at me."
"On the non-magical side, I know a bit of everything. Since I cannot get a job within the magical community because of my Lycanthropy, I have to do odd jobs here and there to make a living. I know about construction, plumbing, electrical wiring, bookkeeping. I've worked as a waiter, handyman, kitchen help, and salesman. I also know worked as a researcher for witches and wizards or as a tutor for magical children".
"How you intend to support yourself?"
"I have a small fortune that I inherited through my mate, which I haven't touched in ages. It's currently sitting in my vault back in England which I'll be bringing with me, aside from that I'll be more than willing doing odd jobs. Raiden has agreed to give me a job at his farm, and perhaps start growing magical plants and herbs."
"What will the magical flora are used for?"
"Magical plants and herbs are sometimes used to create potions, which have different times of affects. There are some potions which can mend broken bones, regrow broken bones, replenish blood within the body, replenish stamina, and more. It depends on what potions you are making, and the skill level of the potioneers, I myself can make advance level potions thanks to my DADA Mastery, but a real Potions Master will make any potions they wish to and it'll be more potent. I can make a list of the potions I can make if you wished, but I cannot be certain they'll help."
"Why don't you think the potions will help, having these potions will certainly increase our chances to maintain our Shinobi healthy. The potion which can regrow broken bone or restore stamina will be extremely useful." Inoichi asked intrigued.
"Because of the lack of a magical core, potions; especially healing potions aid to speed healing the body by accelerating the healing factor of people via magic. Since you don't possess magic, they don't work... however; they are some potions that work for Muggles, such as a pain-reliever, sleepless draught, or cheering potions."
Remus paused, "But you guys aren't really Muggles, you possess chakra coils. So it's probably they can work, but I can guarantee they'll work, perhaps we can test the effects of the potions have on Shinobi on a later date."
Ibiki nodded sharply, "We'll take it under consideration. And if you can write a list of the potions you can make, it'll certainly be helpful, as well as a description of what the potions do."
He leaned back in his chair and narrowed his eyes, studying Remus with a scrutinizing eye. "Earlier, you stated you wished to be a part of your nephew's life, what exactly do you mean by that?"
Remus inhaled, "I wished to be the uncle Raiden deserves. I've lost him since his parents died and I've failed to protect him and broke the promise I made to his parents when I didn't fight harder to keep him. But now, I just got him back and discovered he's my actual nephew by blood. My wolf and I, see Raiden as our son, our cub. We'll make sure to take care of him, to teach Raiden how to use his magic, and support him in any way."
Ibiki crossed his arm crossed his chest, "Do you understand Raiden is a Shinobi? Are you okay with the fact Raiden will be asked to take a life of another?"
"I understand Raiden wished to be a Shinobi and there's nothing I can do to stop him, other than to support him, which I will. I understand that a Shinobi is similar to a soldier, agent, or assassin, which will be asked to do anything by their leader to accomplish a certain mission.
I'm slightly hesitated to know Raiden will be taking life in the future, but as long as he doesn't kill innocents, become a bloody thirsty killer, or change who he is, I'm okay with it. I know sometimes killing is inevitable, especially in self-defense, but if he has to kill someone to survive, so be it."
Inoichi nodded, "That's very admirable, not many civilians understand the Shinobi way and many see us as blood thirsty killers... How far are you willing to go to protect your nephew?"
"I will die for him and kill anyone if it means I'll be keeping Raiden safe," Remus answered without hesitation or remorse.
"Are you going to teach your nephew how to use his magic?"
"Yes, he's at the age where he should be learning how to use his magic and from what I learned already knows to channel his magic. I'm going to teach him what I can before he has to go to Hogwarts's."
"What skills are taught at Hogwarts?"
"At Hogwarts's, Raiden will be taught seven core classes: Herbology, Potions, History of Magic, Defense against the Dark Arts, Charms, Transfiguration, and Astrology."
"Herbology, teaches students magical and mundane flora and fungi; how to identify their magical properties, and how to use them. Potions, teaches students the correct way to brew potions by following specific recipes and use various magical ingredients to create the potions. History of Magic, teaches students the history of magic. Defense against the Dark Arts or DADA, teaches students how to magically defend themselves against Dark Creatures, the Dark Arts, as well as other dark charms. It teaches offensive magic and defensive magic and how to duel using both offensive and defensive magic. Charms, teaches students how to use spells that physically affect an object, person without altering the target's basic structure, such as bewitching. Transfiguration, teaches the art of changing the form and appearance of an object, such as turning a wooden chair into a cat. There are many branches within transformation, such as cross-species or human transfiguration, and conjuring. And lastly, Astrology, it teaches students the magical properties the celestial bodies and how to use the stars and planets movement for rituals, or potions."
"Aside from the main core classes, there are seven elective they offer, depending on the schedule of the student, they choose two or three electives. The elective classes are: Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, and Care of Magical Creatures, Divination, Muggle studies, Apparition, and Alchemy."
"Arithmancy, which teaches students the magical properties of number and how to use them properly, it's usually paired with Ancient Runes…Ancient Runes teach students how to read, write, and identify runic scriptures from different ancient civilizations, and how magic influences them... Actually, Arithmancy and Ancient Rune is similar to Fuuinjutsu, it follows the similar rules."
"Care of Magical Creatures, teaches students about a wide range of magical creatures, and how to feed, maintaining, breeding, and proper treatment of these various creatures. Divination teaches students, or rather involves attempting to foresee the future, or gather insights into future events, through various rituals and tools. It's usually a waste of a class if you don't possess the ability to foresee the future, many don't possess the ability, only a handful are gifted. Muggle studies teaches students how Muggles daily life and how they cope with not having magic."
"The last two classes can only be taken by the Sixth and Seventh year students. Apparition is taught to Sixth year students who sign up for the twelve-week course where they'll learn how to Apparate, or teleport safely. Alchemy on the other hand is only taught if there are enough students who are interested and are able to get in the class, they learn about the four basic elements, as well as the study of the transmutation of substances."
"That's quite a lot of information, but how can magic be beneficial for a Shinobi?"
"Well, if you master basic transfiguration spells, you'll be able to distract, maim, and even kill them; for example, if you were to transfigure branches into a steel cage you'll be able to trap your enemy, or if you transfigure a rock into a bolder to use it as a shield. There are many offensive spells which can cut off a person limb with a simple word, or incapacitate someone with a simple stunning spell. And you can Apparate and travel vast distances in mere seconds."
"Alright, one final question. Will you allow my friend to view your memories of the past couple of years?"
Remus nodded slowly, "Yes, but I must warn you it's highly dangerous to venture too deep into my mind because of my wolf, if you get too close to him he doesn't hesitate to attack you and I cannot stop him. As long as you leave him alone, you'll be safe."
"Will I encounter mental shields and traps?" Inoichi asked
Remus raised an eyebrow, surprised by Inoichi's question, "You know about the mental shields and traps?"
Inoichi nodded, "yes, there was in the incident and I needed to enter Raiden's mind, with his permission. He explained how Occlumency works and showed me his shield and eluded to his mental traps... they didn't seem too pleasant..."
Remus huffed, "of course." Remus shook his head in amusement. "Well, you shouldn't have to bring down my shield nor will you face any traps since I'm inviting you into my mind. Just be careful."
Inoichi nodded, "I will... Shintenshin no Jutsu!"
After an hour, Inoichi exited Remus' mind and nodded, "Thank you Lupin-san."
"Okay, will try to find a place where to can spend during the Full moon. Do you have any preferences?"
"I would feel safer being locked in somewhere with concrete or steel walls for now, away from the civilians or outside the village."
"We have about a week and a half to find you a place that meets your needs. We'll add our own seals and have a couple of Shinobi surrounding the perimeter just in case anything happens. You're more than welcome to add your own protections... Now we'll find someone for your medical assessment."
January 31st, 1992, 5:30 p.m.
Senju Compound, Konohagakure, Hi no Kuni
Naruto was pacing back and forth in the living room for the past couple of hours, waiting for Raiden who should be arriving at any moment. He glanced at the clock on the wall and ran his hand through his golden spikes. He couldn't wait to see Raiden again, even though it's been a day and a half since he last seen Raiden, he missed his best friend.
He was about to check in on the food when he heard the front door slide open. He immediately stopped and ran towards the front of the house, where he saw Raiden taking off his shoes. Naruto smiled broadly and jumped into Raiden, who caught the blonde in his arms. "Raiden you're back!" Naruto exclaimed gleefully,
Raiden smiled back at the blonde, "You haven't taken off your hitai-ate, have you Naru?" He asked, already knowing the answer to his question.
Naruto blushed lightly, "Err no…" He whispered softly, making Raiden chuckle. Raiden sniffed the air and smelled the tasty aroma wafting from the kitchen making his stomach growl. He blushed, lightly making Naruto giggle.
"Have you eaten yet, Rai?" Naruto asked.
Raiden scratched the back of his head, "Err yeah, but you know I'm always hunger."
Naruto shook his head, "I swear sometimes I wonder where the food goes to!" He pokes Raiden's stomach feeling Raiden's flat, lightly muscled stomach and pouts ,"it's like you have a bottomless hole where your stomach is supposed to me, and instead of gaining weight you gain muscle!"
Raiden ruffled Naruto's hair, "there, there Naru. Don't be jealous, you'll gain some muscle… someday"
Raiden snickered, making Naruto stick out his tongue at the Mokuton user. Raiden smiled, "Now let's go eat. You must be hungry and I got something that might cheer you up."
Naruto perked up, "What is it, Rai?" his blue eyes sparkling brilliantly in anticipation.
Raiden ruffled Naruto's messy golden spikes; he reached into pocket and took out a sealing scroll. He carefully placed it on the table before he opened it and took out a huge pot and placed it on the stove, above the open flame. He turned around to take out a bag filled with fresh noodles and placed it on the counter, before he sealed the scroll.
"Is that what I think it is!?" Naruto asked giddily, wasting no time to check the pot which was heating up. As soon as he opened the lid, he was blasted with the mouthwatering aroma of a miso broth. His stomach growled in delight.
"Oh Kami-sama and Ramen gods, you made ramen!" The blonde yelled excitedly.
Raiden laughed, "Yes, I finally ramen and I hope you like it. It doesn't taste like Ichiraku's but it was a successful attempt, if I say so myself."
Naruto beamed, "I'm sure it's amazing, Rai. Everything you make is amazing, "Naruto blushed slightly, he coughed, "Err, I hope you like what I made. It probably won't be as tasty as your food…"
Raiden smiled fondly, "Don't sell yourself short, Naru. I'm sure it's going to be delicious. Why don't we start eating while the miso broth is heating up… we also have a couple of things we need to discuss." Raiden said somberly.
Naruto bit his lower lip and nodded, "yes we do."
The duo sat in silence for a couple of seconds before Raiden ran his hand through his hair, "Naruto, I know you weren't thinking straight during the while Mizuki affair, but that doesn't excuse you for hurting me like that, I-I never truly intended to make you feel as if I'm always doing everything for you and I realized that I have had a huge presence in your life since the day I arrived and change your world upside down. I need to let you grow and learn from your own mistakes without me interfering every single time."
Raiden looked straight into Naruto's eyes, "I care about you Naruto I really do. And I want you to become your own person, be whoever you want to be and do it on your own terms. I don't want you to become something that you aren't and I don't want you to change into someone you aren't because of someone, especially because of me…." Raiden paused, shaking his head, "this is why I think we should spend some time apart from each other for a while, just until we're both ready…. However, that doesn't mean we will avoid each other and make things awkward, we'll still train together if you want and hang out every now and then, just not as often as we used to."
Naruto nodded resignedly, "I- I know this is for the best, but It doesn't mean I like it." He frowned heavily, "I-I talk to Iruka yesterday and he suggested the same thing. He thinks we should see other people while we fix our friendship, and I can't tell you how sorry I am that I hurt you, Raiden."
Raiden smiled softly, "I know you're sorry, Naru. There's no use keep berating yourself, yes, you could've stop and think for a second about what you were doing and what Mizuki was asking you to do, but your emotions were running high and you were desperate. You took the first chance to ensure you received your hitai-ate, and went for it. You failed to see the whole picture and it cost you, but in the end you stood up to Mizuki and righted your mistake."
Taking a sip of water, Raiden continued, "On the bright side, I finally have permission from the Hokage to tell you everything."
"Huh?" Naruto commented befuddled.
"Remember for years ago when I told you about my life before I came to Konoha?"
Naruto nodded slowly, "Err, yeah. What about it?"
"Well, if you recall, I wasn't able to tell you from where I came and the real reason as to why I left. Everything I told you about how they punished me is true; but the reason as to why they fear me, or rather, hated me was slightly altered."
Raiden paused, "Well there's no easy way of telling you thing, but I'm not from this world originally. I'm from another dimension and came here when Inu found a portal and just happened to come across me. He save me from freezing to death and shortly after took me into Konoha."
"The dimension I'm from isn't like the Elemental Nations, people don't have chakra; instead of having chakra coils, a selective few having magical cores, who are able to perform real magic; such as changing a wooden table into a real dog with a simple flick of a wand, or using a magical broom to fly through the sky. Werewolves, vampires, dragon, and other magical creatures are real! There's a whole hidden world where witches and wizards live away from people who don't have magic to prevent another witch trial to occur."
Naruto's eyes wide were blown wide in awe, "Magic is real!?" Naruto exclaimed in shock.
Raiden nodded, he swiftly willed his onyx black hair to change mimicking Naruto's golden spikes, his emerald eyes changed to match Naruto's azure blue eyes. Naruto jumped in shock as he watched Raiden's hair and eyes change colors right before his eyes.
Slowly, Raiden change his hair to match Kakashi's sliver hair and his eyes turned blood red matching Kurenai's red eyes. He watched amusedly as Naruto walked towards his and ran his hand through his silver hair, Naruto's blue eyes narrowed finely as he gazed into his ruby red eyes.
"Whoa, it's real! You have magic!" Naruto shouted in awe, never once in his life did he ever expect magic to be real!
Raiden chuckled, "Yes, Naruto I'm a wizard and I'm not any ordinary wizards either, the ability to just witness is a special skill only a certain few wizard possess from the Black Family, I'm a Metaphromagus, or rather a Half-Metaphromagus: which means, I'm able to change my physical aspects, such as my hair and eyes, at will. A full Metaphromagus, however, is able to change any body part they wish, from what I've read some Metaphromagus are capable of changing gender at will." He changed his hair and eyes back into his original color.
"Apart from being a Half-Metaphromagus, I'm also a Parselmouth. I'm able to speak to snakes and be able to understand them, that's the reason I wasn't scared when we saw that poisonous White Arrow Head snake in the forest, and how I was able to convince Anko's snakes to chase Kakashi for a week." Raiden snickered.
"No wonder you weren't scared when the snake slithered up your arm!" Naruto shivered as he remembered the snake that slithered up Raiden's arms and coiled around his snake, Raiden acted as if it was normal to have a snake wrapped around his neck.
"Can you say something in P-Parkelmouth?"
"It's called Parseltongue when you speak it, and someone who can speak to snakes is called a Parselmouth." Raiden corrected, "And sure, what do you want me to say?"
"Hmm, anything," Naruto shrugged.
Raiden nodded.
~ Can you understand me, Naruto? ~
As soon as Raiden started speaking his Parseltongue, Naruto felt his body shiver as he heard Raiden's hissing, he couldn't stop the warm feeling he felt in his stomach as he heard the serpent's language.
"Whoa, it's… it's so… hypnotic… How can you even understand the hissing? It's really weird, but cool at the same time!"
Raiden smiled, "I could only guess. To me, it sounds as if I'm speaking Japanese or English. I don't hear the snakes or myself hissing."
"Have you learned some magic yet?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Err, kinda… I mean, I can open locked doors with a simple wave of my hand, levitate objects by willing them with my mind, vanish or sometimes conjures objects with a thought, and some other minor stuff. But nobody has taught me yet, and that reminds me…" He paused, "Naruto, I'm not the only one can do magic. You also have a magical core inside of you, but it's locked somehow. I can only assume it was accidently sealed alongside the Kyuubi no Kitsune; considering the demon is a Kitsune, a highly magical fox creature."
Naruto blinked slowly, "Excuse me, but did you just say I have magic!"
Raiden nodded, "Yeah, I can feel your magic. It… it feels damped by the seal, but it's there and it's strong. I think once the Kyuubi no Kitsune awakens, so will your magic and you will be taught how to use it properly by the Kitsunes, just like I will in a couple of days."
Naruto's smile brightens at the possibility he has magic, Raiden could practically Naruto's eyes sparkle with hope.
"Are you serious?" Naruto asked quietly.
"Yes, Naru, I'm serious. Once your magic awakens, you'll start your Mage training; but first, the Kyuubi no Kitsune must be purified. Shinzo, the Kitsune Chief, said he'll assist with the purification ritual with the aid if the other two Trueborn Mages and myself."
"Why purify the Kyuubi no Kitsune?" Naruto asked.
"Because, the Kyuubi no Kitsune, alongside the other tailed demons; weren't always evil and malicious. The tailed demons were once peaceful demons that ruled over animal summons and take care of nature by maintain balance between humans and demons."
"The Kyuubi no Kitsune, was in charge of ensuring that magic strived in the Elemental Nation; alongside the dragons. Together, they watched over the magical side and the other magical beings, keeping them safe.
They even gifted four families the gift of magic; The Senju's of the North, The Uzumaki's of the South, The Kuro's from the West, and The Ryuusuke's of the East. These four families became the first Trueborn Mages and noble families in the Elemental Nations. Those who became a Trueborn Mage were given, the role to keep balance of magic alongside the Kyuubi no Kitsune and dragons."
"Wait, so whoever is born within those four clans they are born with magic and become Trueborn Mages?" Naruto asked.
Raiden shook his head, "Only one Trueborn Mage can be born per family, but the whole family had magic rushing through their veins. Some may exhibit signs of magic, but their magic will be highly diluted, or they gain gifts, like powerful Kekkei Genkai. The Senju's gain the ability to will wood, or in rare cases flora, to their will. The Uzumaki's were able to conjure magical chains or weapons with their magic and chakra. The Kuro were able to use the black Hellfire, which was sentient and unstoppable. And the Ryuusuke gained the ability to breathe fire and the ability to tame dragons, they became the guardians of dragons."
"Anyways, the Kyuubi no Kitsune and the Dragon Lord agreed to have the Kitsunes train any Trueborn Mages when they were deemed ready to learn about their duties and how to use their magic properly."
"Everything was fine until humans started to chase the Tailed demons for power, to use them as military assets against each other and spilled enormous amounts of blood. The greed of humans chased the magical creatures out of the Elemental Nations into other dimensions to escape: the fairies, sprites, elemental spirits, unicorns, dragons, and other magical creatures left and took their magic with them.
Slowly, planet's magic weakens and soon it withered until it was sealed; the lack of magical creatures caused the planet's magic to be sealed forever; however it could've been worse, the magic could've died and been lost forever. The only reason why the planet's magic didn't die was because the Kitsunes were the only magical creatures who decided to stay and wait for the next Trueborn Mages to return and heal the planet, to return the magic to the world."
"How do you know so much about all of this, Rai?"
Raiden smirked, "Because I've seen it."
"Huh? What do you mean you've seen it?" Naruto asked even more confused.
"Because, Naruto. I too, am a Jinchuuriki just like you are. I'm the Jinchuuriki for the Jyuubi no Okami. The ten-tailed Wolf demon, who's much older than the other tailed demons. He has shown me his memories and explained what has happened throughout his lifetime. He has been sealed within in hope I'll have a better life and not become a pawn. My parents struck a deal with him and he has aided me every step of the way since he had woken. It was because of him that I was able to come here and met you, without him I'm sure my life would've been horrible and I would've been much sooner."
"Y-you're a Jinchuuriki!?"
["I think you're little kit will believe you if you show him prove, Raiden."] Matsu whispered in Raiden's mind.
Raiden nodded, 'yeah, I think you're right.'
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
"Just watch my clone, Naru." Raiden whispered as his clone started to change.
Naruto's eyes widen as he watched Raiden's clone emit a powerful blast of green chakra. He watched as the green chakra engulfed the clone's body and it grew in size. Slowly, the clone changed forms it no longer looked it Raiden; no, it definitely didn't look like Raiden.
The man in front of him had beautiful golden amber eyes and stunning platinum silver hair with black highlights. His hair was just as messy as Raiden's own gravity defying hair, but the man's hair was much longer than Raiden's onyx hair.
The amber eyed man was perhaps one of the tallest men Naruto has ever seen in his life; if he had to guess, he'll say the man is at least seven or eight feet tall. And the man wasn't just tall, he was also extremely well-built. His whole upper body was exposed showing off his burly chest, broad shoulders and huge arms; with the exception of a leather pauldron(*) he was wearing on his right shoulder that covered his entire arm. While his upper half was exposed, his lower half was covered by a pair of leather breeches and black combat boots.
Naruto noticed the battle scars that marred the man's olive colored skin. It seems that instead of hiding his scars, the amber eyed man was showing them as trophies from battle and Naruto would've helped, but stare at them in awe; like the two bite marks on his sides that seem to belong to a large animal, or the claw around his neck and collarbones, or the long scar that started on his left shoulder and ran down his arm which appeared to be made by an extremely sharp sword.
Naruto subconsciously brought his hands towards his own whisker scars on his cheeks.
"Naruto, I'll like you to meet Amaterasu, the Jyuubi no Okami, and Okami Lord." Raiden turned towards Matsu and gave him a huge toothy smile, "Matsu, I'll like to formally introduce to my best friends and partner in crime, Uzumaki Naruto."
Naruto blushed under the scrutizing look from the Jyuubi no Okami; he couldn't help but feel as he's being judged. It wasn't until the Jyuubi no Okami smirked showing off his sharp fangs and nodded contently with whatever he saw that he extended his hands towards him.
"I was right, he'll make a great alpha mate for you Raiden, better keep him close, eh?" He wiggled his eyebrows at Raiden making the Mokuton user blush furiously and squawk unattractively.
"Matsu!" Raiden exclaimed loudly, face burning hot at the thoughts of Naruto being his mate.
Matsu chortled turning towards a confused Naruto, he shook his head at the adorable look the blonde had and shook the blonde's hand, "Don't worry about it, kid. You'll figure it out… eventually..."
"Matsu!"
"Alright, alright, I'll stop." Matsu snickered, "It's great to finally meet you Naruto, and please call me Matsu. No need for formalities considering I've watched you grow alongside Raiden, here."
"Err, you have?"
Matsu grinned sharply, he lowered himself to whisper darkly into the blonde's ear, "I've seen everything and if you dare hurt Raiden again, I'll make sure to rip you apart with my teeth and use your bones as toothpicks. Understand?"
Naruto gulped heavily at the threat and shakily nodded, "Y-yes."
"Wonderful," Matsu clapped his hands sharply making Naruto flinch. Matsu walked towards Raiden and hugged the boy tightly, "Seeing as I'm not needed anymore I'll take my leave." He ruffled Raiden's hair and shot a warning look at Naruto, "Oh and Naruto, don't forget my little warning." Matsu smirked wolfishly before he disappeared in a cloud of white smoke, leaving a rather pale Naruto behind.
Raiden frowned, "Warning? What is he talking about Naru?"
Naruto laughed nervously, "Eh, nothing important!" He blurted, stopping himself from telling Raiden of Matsu's warning. Raiden frowned again, but let the subject go, he asked Matsu about the warning mentally, but the demon wolf snickered and ignored him.
"So the Kitsunes are the ones who are going to train us?" Naruto asked, leading their conversation to another subject which didn't involve any future maiming by a demon wolf.
"Yeah, as it turns out the Kitsune has been watching us for the past four years from afar, and the reason as to why the Kitsunes approached me, was because they discovered that the other two Trueborn Mages are actually related to me through my father's side. The Ryuusuke heir is actually my Uncle on my father's side and the Kuro heir is my godfather."
"Whoa, really?"
Raiden nodded, "Yeah, and I didn't even know they were actually related to me. I mean, I knew who they were because Matsu shared with me my parent's memories with me; but apparently, the Ryuusuke heir was my father's lost twin brother and they didn't even know they were related, much less twin brothers! And my godfather used a blood, adoption ritual making me his legal son and heir, so to speak."
"I lost contact with them after my parent's death and I haven't seen them in ages. I actually visited my uncle on Saturday and convinced him to come live with us! He's currently being questioned by Inoichi and Ibiki as we speak waiting for their approval."
Raiden smiled, "He's actually wanted to meet you ever since I've told him about you. I'm sure you're going to get along with him, and guess what, he's a real life werewolf."
"W-werewolf!?" Naruto exclaimed in shocked.
"Don't worry Naru, he won't hurt you." Raiden assured the blonde, "he's not fully in control with his inner wolf since he never accepted himself; he has always thought he was a monster, but thankfully, Matsu and I have managed to convince him otherwise. He's going to get help from the Okami to bond with his inner wolf. He's only dangerous during the Full moon and he'll be locked away deep in the forest to prevent him attack others."
"Are you sure he's safe?" Naruto asked cautiously, trying not to offend Raiden's uncle.
"Of course, he's practically harmless and rather protective of those he holds dear. He's going to be teaching us magic as well, magic from Earth."
Naruto grinned, "Awesome, can he show us some more magic once he arrives?"
Raiden hummed, "I'm sure we can get him to show us some more magic."
Naruto smiled, "What about your godfather? Will he be coming too?"
Raiden smile dimmed, "He will, eventually. My godfather got framed for a crime he didn't commit and we're trying to find a way to free him, but we have no evidence to show his innocence…. Oh and my uncle and godfather are mated to each other, which basically means they're married to each other."
Raiden paused before a tiny smile appeared on his face, "I think my godfather is going to love you."
"Why?"
"Because he loves pranks and pranking people too: fair warning, never accept any drinks or food he might give you become they might be laced with a prank potion. Him, alongside my uncle and father were the best pranksters to have ever graced Hogwarts. They called themselves 'The Marauders', each one had a nickname. My godfather was called Padfoot because he can transform into a large black dog, my uncle was called Moony because he's a werewolf, and my father was called Prongs because he can transform himself into a large Stag."
Raiden chuckled, "This one time they managed to…."
January 31st, 1992, 6:00 p.m.
Senju Compound, Konohagakure, Hi no Kuni
"Welcome to Konoha, Lupin-san. You're officially a citizen to Konohagakure no Sato." Sarutobi stamped Remus' official documents with his seal of approval, "Once you are ready to claim the Ryuusuke name, just send me a note and we'll make it official." He offered the tired man a warm smile.
Remus ran a hand through his hair as he picked up his official documents, "I'll let you know once I'm ready. Thank you for everything you have done, Hokage-sama."
Sarutobi waved it off, "Just take care of both Naruto and Raiden, that's more than enough for me." He knew the man was going to keep Raiden safe; there was no question about it, and considering how close Naruto is to Raiden, he was sure the man was going to protect Naruto as well.
Remus stood up and bowed politely as he was escorted out of the Hokage's office by Kuma. The pair waited in silence as they made their way towards the Senju compound, as soon as Remus touched the main gate, he gasped as he felt the wards opening to him, allowing him entry to the compound with a warm embraced. Remus felt a warm shiver go down his spine as he felt the love behind the wards, whoever cast the wards they knew what they were doing.
Remus watched as Kuma nodded at him before he disappeared within a cloud of leaves. Remus wondered how that jutsu worked exactly; it seemed as the man apparated right before his eyes. Shaking his head, he turned around and gasped at the beauty before him, the Senju compound was beautiful to put it simply. It seemed as if it was taken directly from one of those magazines which showcased traditional Japanese Clan compounds, and the garden was filled with beautiful flowers which filled the air with their sweet aroma.
As he was about to approach the main house, he took off his shoes and slipped on the pair of slippers that were left for him. He heard the door slide open and was greeted by Raiden who ushered him inside.
"What was the verdict?" Raiden asked.
Remus smiled, "I'm officially a citizen of Konoha and my Shinobi status will be put on hold until I'm ready to be tested."
"That's great!" Raiden exclaimed, he launched himself towards the older man and hugged him tight.
Remus chuckled, "Now we just need Sirius and we'll finally be together as we were supposed to be." Remus sniffed the air, noticing the mouthwatering aroma coming from the kitchen; he blushed as his stomached growled.
"Come on; let's get you something to eat again. Gotta get some meat on your bones," Raiden commented with a smirk marring his face.
Remus snorted, "Shouldn't I be telling you that, not the other way around?" He questioned. Raiden waved it off as he led Remus towards the kitchen without answering Remus.
As the duo entered the kitchen they noticed Naruto was placing a bowl of Ramen for Remus. Raiden smiled brightly making Naruto blush at the amount of intensity in Raiden's eyes as he smiled warmly at him.
"Moony, I'll like to officially introduce you to my best friend, Uzumaki Naruto. Naruto, this is my uncle, Lupin John Remus."
Remus smiled at the blonde teen, "It's a pleasure to finally meet you. I've heard so much about you it seems as if I already know you." He extended his hand to shake the blonde's "And I'm glad you manage to keep this one out of trouble."
Naruto blushed, "nice to meet you Lupin-san."
"Please, call me Remus, Naruto."
"Okay," Naruto smiled as Remus offered him a genuine smile, one which made him feel warm and safe. It seemed as if Raiden's uncle has approved of him being Raiden's friend, it lifted a weight off his chest he didn't know he was holding.
Remus sat down and started asking Naruto all sorts of questions as they ate together, wanting to know more about the Naruto's and Raiden's everyday life. Remus laughed as he heard about the pranks Naruto and Raiden have played on the villagers and even offered some of the pranks the Marauders played during their Hogwarts years.
"So, are you boys excited about tomorrow?" Remus asked suddenly, catching Naruto's and Raiden's attention.
E/N: Whelp, there you have it guys and gals and make sure to leave a review or two!
I hope you enjoyed this chapter because it's going to be a while before I post another chapter up... yup, I'm taking a (hopefully) short hiatus during Spring and Summer. Things have come up and I don't have much time as I want to keep on writing. I know I should be free by Fall, like around September-ish. However, I'll try my hardest to post at least one or two chapters during the Summer, but I don't promise anything...