Chapter 3 - Story of the Sacred Blade.

Outskirts of Konohagakure, The Final Valley. Many, many years ago.

Naruto stood there as Ray hammered the sword again, folding and hammering again. Naruto knew that Katanas were amongst the strongest and most agile blades there were. Both Shinobi and Samurai alike still use them. It's been 16 years since Obito was sealed into the Moon along with the rest of the Jyuubi (Ten Tails) and with Sasuke having sacrificed his left eye trapping Madara in Izanami, which he throughly observed and pieced together from when he fought Kabuto alongside his deceased brother, Uchiha Itachi.

Naruto was being impatient, he was wearing the same attire his father once wore, only in kanji was "Fifth Hokage" instead of "Fourth Hokage". His casual Jumpsuit being under it.

Naruto couldn't wait anymore as Ray continued to carefully, and in a painfully slow pace, forge the sword, this had been the 2000th refolding with the strange metal Ray was using. Naruto said to Ray "How much longer?" with a slightly impatient yet still respectful tone to Ray, giving the impression that he holds Ray in respect, but still has yet to break his impatient habits.

Ray continued to forge the blade, folding it again for the 2001th time and spoke without changing his attention, saying "You wanted it to be able to withstand 20% of Kurama's Chakra, this will take 3000 folds. The waterfall here was made by a unique Combination of Justu that Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama formed in their life and death fight hundreds of years ago, the water has special properties and only you, the elders and I know this, though Kabuto hasn't been found and its doubtful he is ignorant to this secret. The Water here can Bind the power of any Bijuu as both Madara and Hashirama's Chakra forged it. In short, the water here has the properties of the "Fountain of Destiny" which the Rikkudo Sennin forged after becoming the Great Progenitor's Jinchuriki."

Naruto shook his head and said "I asked how long, not a history lesson." Ray chuckled and replied "about five minutes more, I'll speed it up, transfer Kurama's chakra into me." Naruto nodded and touched Ray's back, enveloping him in the Nine Tail's Cloak.

Ray hammered and folded at a nearly impossible pace to track, by five minutes end he pushed the molded blade in a special chakra barrier which made it maintain a incredibly sharp edge and perfect shape. He then places the barrier held blade in the waterfall.

- About 1 minute later -

Ray pulled the blade, cooled and formed from the waterfall and removed the barrier, placing the blade into a special hilt which clipped into the blade and locked, a small hole was in the bottom so the blade would be full-tang and even more sturdy with the grip.

Ray got up and handed the sword to Naruto shortly before handing a black sheath to him as well.

Naruto held the blade and red chakra became visible and with its usual "Evil" aura, though Naruto knew otherwise, Kurama was a Savior of the world, without him Obito and Madara would have had their way, Tsuki no mei. Occasionally Naruto gets a look from the elders once in a while, probably thinking how the hell Naruto would consider the "Monster" as they call him, that killed his parents, a friend. Naruto shrugged off the thought with a chuckle as he finished transfering 20% of Kurama's overall chakra into the blade, Kurama spoke to Naruto saying "This was a good idea Naruto, it shows how far you've grown from the brat I used to know. In any event where you run out of chakra you can restore it with whats in this blade, and even manipulate the blade's chakra if you know the proper key words. Though there is the risk that if someone else knows the seals and has enough chakra, or a kekkei genkai that enables them to manipulate other chakra with their will alone-"

Naruto cuts Kurama off and says "I know that already Kurama! This is why I'm giving Ray part of your chakra permanently, so he can use the blade. Instead of Sealing you into my successor, You will be sealed into the Sword, which can be passed down through generations, and When that happens, You can decide wither or not the sword's full properties can be used by the wielder. I've also asked him to make the seal in a way so that if it does break, which he said is almost impossible, that you would be free, truly free."

Kurama replied "And how will you survive such an action?" Naruto replied "I obviously won't normally, but either with Ray's unique puppet techniques which can bind the soul of someone to their own corpse or pass it down when I am on my deathbed." Kurama chucked and jokingly said "Oh? Your deathbed? I though you would never give up?." Naruto chuckled and said "We all get old Kurama, Then again, Ray was able to bring back so many of our fallen comrades. And unlike Edo-Tensei, there's no crackled skin or lifeless eyes. So even if I do die, he can bring me back."

Ray said "Talking with Kurama?" Only Naruto and Ray know Kurama's name so far. Naruto replies "Yeah, just talking about the sword and stuff."

Ray chuckles and says "It's done, the blade is finished. Now I have to ask you for a favor." Naruto replied "Sure thing!" Ray then said "I need a scroll, a large one, able to hold in 12 Divine Rebirths at once." as he said this his eyes flashed with the rinnegan for a moment before he shook his head and said "It pops up once in a while, sorry."

Naruto nods and says "It's all right, If another accidental genjustu occurred Kurama would have released it." Ray nods while rubbing the back of his head and packed up his equipment that he used to forge the sword.

As Ray walked with Naruto he grinned slightly, Neither Naruto, nor Kurama could sense his Intentions. They were against everything Naruto was for, but they were not evil or malicious, for as long as Ray did not put the second phase of his plan into place, Naruto and the others would remain Ignorant to his goal. And It was not a goal humanity would thrive in...

To be continued...