Origin of the Kekkei Genkai
"You said the boy's Sasuke Uchiha, correct?" asked an important looking feline.
"You want to show him where his Kekkei Genkai originated from, don't you, Kuro?" said Kyuubi amused.
"You know me too well, Kyuubi-sama," said Kuro.
"Well, Sasuke? How 'bout it? You want to learn where your Sharingan came from?"
"Sure…why not?" said Sasuke with a shrug. He followed the feline named Kuro to a house that was eerily familiar to him.
"Woah…it looks almost identical to my house!" said Sasuke in surprise.
"Not surprising. Our worlds are similar because they are the opposite of the other side," said Kuro.
"Huh…"
"So, how do you like our world?" asked Kuro.
"It's pretty weird, but I like just the same," admitted Sasuke.
"Good to hear. I've been wanting to ask, but why did Kyuubi-sama bring you with Haruto?"
"Have you heard of a shinobi named Orochimaru? He placed this cursed seal on my neck and Kyuubi said if I came here they could get rid of it," said Sasuke.
"Cursed Seal? You shinobi and your Jutsus…" said Kuro as they entered the house. Sasuke was impressed by the fact that it was bigger than it appeared from the outside. Kuro led him to another feline, this one with more than one tail. Before Sasuke was what is known as…a Nekomata, or two-tailed magical cat. Sasuke bowed his head in respect; this put him on the feline's good side.
"Wise choice, little boy. Kuro, why did you bring a human to our house?!"
"This human is an Uchiha."
"Uchiha? I thought that ungrateful brat Itachi murdered the rest!"
"My older brother spared me, though I have no idea why. My sole desire is to kill him and avenge my clan," said Sasuke.
"An avenger, eh? Why did you come here, boy?"
"Kai-sama, would you PLEASE drop the voice?!" grumbled Kuro annoyed.
"Fine… spoilsport."
"A rogue shinobi by the name of Orochimaru placed a Cursed Seal on me. I was told if I came here I would be able to get rid of it."
"Hold on there, boy. How can I be sure that you are truly an Uchiha?" said Kai.
Sasuke (reluctantly) activated his Sharingan. Kai calmed down and said, "You've been unable to fully awaken the Eye?"
"Hai. I first got the Eye whilst in the middle of a life-or-death battle with someone who also possessed a Kekkei Genkai."
"That is no easy feat. Very well…I'll see what I can do about this 'Cursed Seal'."
"Arigato," said Sasuke. Then a thought occurred to him.
"Kai-san, I've been meaning to ask this, but where exactly did the Sharingan come from?" asked Sasuke reluctantly.
"You do not know how your clan first received the Sharingan?" said Kuro in surprise.
"No…all my father told me was that a mighty beast was killed in battle against my ancestors and that the Sharingan came into being shortly after."
"Feh…mighty beast was killed, my ass. Your ancestor did not kill some beast to gain the original Eye. It was given to him as a reward for an act of kindness. He saved a Nekomata from certain death and in return was given what you know as the Sharingan," said Kai annoyed.
"How did he save the Nekomata?" asked Sasuke.
"He prevented one of his fellow shinobi from killing the Nekomata after they discovered it. Or to be more precise, during one of the attacks that the Tailed Beasts initiated in order to balance the number of demons and humans, he stopped his comrades from killing the Beast long enough to at least hear the Nekomata out. As a result of actually trying to find out why the attack took place, he was given a small portion of the demon's unique ability."
"So my ancestor spared the Nekomata long enough to find out the truth? And because of this he was given one of the Beast's many powers?" said Sasuke, trying to clarify.
"Precisely."
"If that's true, then where did the Mangekyo Sharingan come from?"
"Mangekyo Sharingan?! Where did you learn of that accursed power?!" said Kai in anger.
"My brother, Itachi. He discovered that version of the Sharingan and then used it to destroy our clan."
"I thought we'd erased all traces of it on your side…" said Kai.
"I'm afraid not," said Sasuke.
"All right boy. You want to stop your former brother once and for all, as well as avenge your clan, yes?"
"Definitely."
"Then you'll need someone who can teach you how to reverse the Mangekyo Sharingan and turn it against the user. The only one who can do that is the Nekomata who originally gave the Sharingan to your clan."
"Where is the Nekomata?" asked Kuro and Sasuke.
"You're lookin' at him. If I had known that this would be what happened long ago, I never would have given it to him at all."
"Is there any way to get past the Byakugan?" asked Sasuke hopefully.
"Byakugan?! I wasn't the one who gave the Hyuga clan that! You want the bat demon, Kage."
"Wait a minute. You mean that the Hyuga Kekkei Genkai came from a…?"
"A bat demon. Why else would their eyes look like something out of a dark cave?" laughed Kai.
"So do all Kekkei Genkai come from a demon?"
"Where else would they get them? We don't give Kekkei Genkai out everyday; we give certain traits and abilities more often anyway."
"Like the Inuzuka clan and their dogs? Or Aburame and their bugs?"
"Inuzuka got their ability from a wolf and the Aburame clan got theirs from…a scarab," said Kai.
"What about Akimichi?"
"Butterflies…if you can believe it!" laughed Kuro. (Even he knew about that bizarre story!)
"You've got to be joking… Choji and his family got their special traits from a butterfly?!"
"If you think that's weird, wait until you hear about the Nara and Yamanaka families!" snorted one of the younger felines nearby.
"Do I dare ask…?"
"The Nara clan got their 'shadow manipulation' jutsu from a deer, while the Yamanaka are one of the few to encounter a plant-demon crossbreed and live," explained Kuro.
"So when do we start?" asked Sasuke, changing the subject.
Meanwhile back with Kyuubi and Haruto…
"So let me get this straight. You want me to go and give the receptionist this slip of paper which issues an emergency meeting with all the Tailed Beasts."
"If you wouldn't mind… I really don't want to face that woman again when I've just returned!" said Kyuubi nervously.
"What woman?" said Haruto evilly.
"My assistant. The minute she finds out that I'm back, she'll never let me leave!"
"In other words she's bossy. I could learn a few things from her…" said Haruto.
"So are you going to do this or not? I'm starting to worry about leaving Naruto with Shukaku…"
"Just show me where to go. I'll do the rest," said Haruto calmly. Kyuubi handed the paper to Haruto, who went into the building and handed it to the desk clerk. When the clerk looked up, she said irritably, "What the hell is this? What do you want?!"
"Kyuubi sent me. These are his orders," said Haruto calmly. The clerk took one look at the handwriting and then said coldly, "Very well. An emergency meeting notice will be sent to the Tailed Council. The meeting place will be known only to those attending."
"Arigato," said Haruto.
Two days later in the meeting place…
"What's this all about?" asked one of the Beasts.
"Beats me. All I know is that one of the others issued an emergency meeting."
"I hope this is good. If I find out this was a bad joke, there'll be hell to pay," said an irritable demon.
"There is a valid reason why you were called, brother," said Kyuubi, stepping from within the shadows.
"WHAT THE HELL?! Kyuubi-sama, you were sent to the human world to help deal with the snake issue! Why are you back?!" said the irritable Beast.
"Because the situation is worse than we originally predicted, baka," said Shukaku annoyed.
"And where have you been, Shukaku?! You had one simple task and what happens? You disappear for over a hundred years for no reason!" retorted another demon.
"I didn't disappear you moron! Someone in charge of teleportation screwed up and sent me to the wrong location! It's not my fault I vanished!"
"Yeah right! I hear you got caught by the shinobi and sealed in a fricken' teapot of all things!" snorted another.
"ENOUGH BICKERING!!!!" roared Kyuubi. The squabbling between the Beasts halted abruptly.
"The reason I called for a meeting wasn't to argue amongst one another! It seems the problem with that damn snake is worse than we predicted."
"You mean that moron Manda did something that could potentially let us kill him for once?!" said the others with a hint of hope in their tone.
"Yes. The shinobi, Orochimaru, was not born naturally. It seems the snake took over his mother and transferred himself into him when the boy was born. Orochimaru has been a pawn since the beginning! And it gets worse," said Kyuubi.
"How the hell can it get worse?!"
"The one known as Itachi Uchiha and his organization are up to something that can possibly destroy our worlds," said Shukaku.
"Uchiha?! You mean that clan that received a bloodline trait from Kai?"
"Yes. His organization, the Akatsuki, have begun to collect those with Tailed Beasts within them. My own host was recently targeted as well. If this continues, well, you can pretty much guess…"
"So let me get this straight. You're telling us that a group of renegade shinobi is targeting the hosts of any with one of us inside them? For what purpose are they doing this?"
"That I have yet to find out. All I know is that if any more of us travel to the human world we'll be potential targets for them. Do you have any other questions?" said Kyuubi calmly.
"I have one. If your 'host' came with you, where is he now? I don't see any humans around here," said the three-tailed turtle demon.
"I'm right here!" said Naruto annoyed.
"Sorry kid. Didn't see ya there."
"I also brought the last remaining Uchiha that is trustworthy as well as the medium that was selected the night I was sealed in the boy," said Kyuubi.
"You brought the medium with you?! Are you daft?!"
"He isn't daft. It was my idea for him to return here in the first place to warn you. Now what do you plan on doing about the Akatsuki?" said Haruto annoyed.
"Kyuubi, why did you bring him here?!" the others said in horror.
"What…did…you…call…me?!" growled Haruto through gritted teeth.
"They just called you a boy. Knock yourself out…provided you don't get too carried away!" laughed Shukaku. The other Tailed Beasts learned a valuable lesson that day…never mistake Haruto for a boy!!
"Is there anything else you want to inform us?" asked Kai. (Sasuke was with him as well.)
"Yes. Orochimaru has attacked my domain and killed their village leader. The damages were severe and Haruto had an idea as to how we can improve the human's opinion of us."
"How is that?"
"By sending representatives to the village and assisting them with repairs. We will have to select which of us will be sent," said Shukaku.
"That might be a good idea…provided none of the demons sent are one of us. You two are already part of the human world, so you'll be sent there anyway. Do you three have any suggestions?"
"I have one. Why not send the creatures responsible for giving Kekkei Genkai and the family traits? That way they can both help with repairs and train the shinobi to deal with the snake-freak," said Sasuke.
"Why would you suggest those who've given their powers to the humans?"
"Simple. They will have a better chance of surviving if they can go into the family who has their unique ability. The family would be less inclined to kill them on sight if they knew the truth about where their talent really came from," said Sasuke.
"True…but there's still one snag we have to deal with before we can do this," said Kai.
"What snag?" asked Naruto.
"Oh no…you don't mean…?" said Shukaku in dismay.
"Yes…we'll have to deal with the serpents if we want to pull this off successfully," said Kai.
"Why would you have to do that?" asked Sasuke.
"You haven't told them about the snake?" said the others in amusement.
"And ruin our fun? Are you joking? It'd be more fun if they find out the hard way!" laughed Shukaku and Kyuubi.
"Uh-oh…I have a bad feeling about this, sis!" said Naruto.
"Ditto."