TITLE: Naruto's New World

I do not own Naruto. Seriously.

GENRE: Dimension-Travel Action/Adventure/Romance

SUMMARY: After a final attempt to turn the tides of war against an Orochimaru, Naruto suddenly woke up in a Konoha where the villagers saw him as a hero but all his precious people only saw him as a spoiled brat and a nuisance. But the biggest surprised of all is that a mother he had never knew was alive, and that he also has a younger sister with a terminal illness. Can he cope with this new world before him? Can he regain the trust of his precious people once again? And would he be able to defeat the Orochimaru of this world?

CHAPTER 2

Naruto stared at the white ceiling of his hospital room unable to sleep. Sleeping beside him is his sister, who had gone to sleep a few hours ago, still hugging him, while they were talking about the good old days, particularly when Kazama Arashi, Naruto's father, was still alive. It had been a subtle way of getting more information about this world as they reminiscences about the past, and he had enjoyed it quite a bit.

He glanced at his mother who was sleeping peacefully at a nearby couch, a smile adorning her beautiful face.

-----Flashback (a few hours ago)-----

"M-Mother?" Naruto had said quietly a few hours ago, just after Naomi fell asleep.

"Yes, son?" She had asked calmly. He seems to be nervous about something, as if he had done something bad and felt guilty about it. Reassuring him, she held his hand and smiled at him warmly, edging him to continue.

"I-I want to. . . to apologize. I know I haven't. . . I haven't been the best of sons since father died." She was about to reprimand him gently, that it wasn't his fault, but her son had cut her off and added softly, "Please, mom, let me finish."

Sighing in defeat, she gave her son a smile before nodding.

He gave her a small smile and said, "I know that it hasn't been easy for you, especially when Naomi's chakra disease started to worsen, and me adding to the problem. I mean, uh, well . . . you see, er, I . . ."

Akane couldn't help but smile as her son begun to stutter, despite how hard he tried to be serious. Her husband had never been good at being dramatically sincere, he would always end up screwing around at the end. And it seems that her son had inherited the same trait.

"Damn!" Naruto cursed before sighing in defeat. "I guess I'm not really good with all this mushy stuff."

His mother merely smiled at him and gave him a hug. "Don't worry, dear. You're father wasn't much of a charmer either when he's seriously thinking about it. But when he does it unconsciously, you could be sure the girl would melt like putty in his hands. I remember that time when he tried to cook something exotic for our dinner date and managed to burn his kitchen instead. And when we failed cleaning it up, we just ended up in a food fight. Pretty soon, we were rolling in the kitchen floor, food all over us, literally. Then, one thing lead to another and we found ourselves making hot, sweaty,"

"MOM, PLEASE!" Naruto said louder than he intended, immediately stopping his mother from divulging such things about his parent's sex lives. Just the thought of his parents doing the nasty made him shiver. "Too much information!"

Akane pouted but she didn't add more about that particular story. Instead, she gave her boy another hug and said, "I'm just glad I have our family back. It's been years since we had anything resembling a happy family."

"Yeah, sorry about that." Naruto said sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head.

"Don't worry about it, honey. And I'm sure your sister had never once thought anything less of you."

"Speaking of Naomi," At this, Naruto's face became all-serious, almost giving Akane a shock at her son's sudden change of facial expression. "Okaa-san, can I get access to dad's personal library?"

Akane was surprised at the request. Naruto hadn't entered his father's personal library ever since his father died. In fact, he was almost always trying to stay away from places that reminds him greatly of his father. And since Arashi and Naruto had spent quite a lot of time in there doing research and stuff, Naruto had stayed clear of it. "Sure, dear. But why?"

"I think dad was working on something, a new seal of some kind that might fix Naomi's chakra coil system. He just never got to finish it. I just thought, that maybe, I could find a way to finish it."

Akane knew perfectly well what Naruto was talking about. Her husband had suffered from over-exposure to the red chakra of the Kyuubi no Kitsune when he used the Shiiki Fuujin Technique to seal the fox into Naruto eleven years ago. Having Arashi's chakra coil system contaminated with that of the demon fox had slowly destroyed it. Such contamination was passed onto Naomi when she was born four years later. Her husband had been trying to come up with a variation of the Shiiki Fuujin Seal that would filter the fox's chakra in Naomi's body which would allow it to mix with his daughter's own chakra without destroying the little girl's coil system. But he never got to finish it since he died two years later, leaving instructions to his wife to give a copy of his research to his predecessor, the Sandaime Hokage, in hopes of finding someone to finish his work for him to save his daughter's life.

The Sandaime had done everything within his power to find trustworthy people to finish the research but no one seems to have been able to find anyone who could figure out a solution. Not even Jiriaya, a renowned seal master, was able to figure out how to make it work. According to the Sandaime, Jiriaya is constantly searching around the entire Shinobi Continent looking for someone who could finish the seal.

She couldn't help but give him a sad smile knowing that he might never figure it out before Naomi succumbed to her disease. But still, if it would make her son happy, then she would allow him access to his father's library. "I'll give you the key to his personal library as soon as we get home. But, Naruto-kun, just try not to be too disappointed if things doesn't turn out as you hope it would."

"I'll find a way to save her, mom. It's a promise of a lifetime." Outwardly, Naruto merely nodded his head and smiled. But inside, he was smirking. He didn't took Jiriaya's title of Sannin by having it handed to him. He had worked hard for it, surpassing his teacher's skills and power, including the super-pervert's Mastery of Seals.

-----End Flashback-----

Naruto glanced at her sleeping sister whose head is peacefully resting on his chest. He gave her one of his genuine smiles. He knew that his plan to cure her have a fifty-fifty chance of success. But the alternative of watching her dwindle and die by the time she reach ten years of age had squashed all doubts of not continuing with the plan. He would make sure his sister survive even if he have to die in the process.

'You seem to be quite attached to them already, considering you knew them for barely a few hours.' Came a female voice in his head.

'That I am, Kyuubi. I've always dreamed of having a family. And now that I have them, I'll make sure to protect them with my life.' He answered mentally. Allowing the fox to mentally talk to him whenever she wanted was just one of the few deals he had made with her.

'You are far stronger than my previous vessel. He was a sniveling coward, a pathetic excuse for a human worm. Unlike you, he had never truly believed my presence within him, telling himself that I never truly existed, that all those people around him were fools to believe that such a great being as a demon fox was trapped in his belly. And when he finally got to face me, his soul fled screaming, leaving his own body behind to wither and die. Maybe that is why his soul and mine never gotten a chance to merge for even just a bit. And why I wasn't automatically allowed to follow him to the spirit world.'

'I don't know if I would have eventually ended up just like him if I have been born in this world. Despite my rough life in my own world, I was grateful for the experiences that allowed me to become what I am today.'

'Yes. Growing in a hate filled environment, struggling to find those very few people you considered precious, and valuing there lives more than your own. You were forced to become strong as fast as you can just so you can protect those precious people, which, strangely, includes your demon fox, allowing your souls to merge at such an extent that you are almost two entities and one soul.'

'There is nothing strange about me and my Kyuubi bonding. We had gone through so many battles where we were forced to combine both our mind and bodies just to stay alive. I have come to understand him as he had come to respect me. And soon enough, he would arrive here.'

'And how exactly do you plan to accommodate having two demon foxes in your body? Such a strain on your body would kill you, no matter how strong you become in such a short amount of time.'

At this, Naruto gave the fox a mental smirk before saying, 'I'm not. By the time my Kyuubi arrives, you would be someone else's problem.'

'What is that supposed to mean, human?' she growled threateningly at him.

'A split seal. Then, if possible, Complete Demon Transfer.' The female fox was about to demand some answers but Naruto had cut her off immediately and said, 'First off, I am planning to split my seal and share it with my sister, giving you two vessels instead of one. You will fix my sister's chakra coils system and optimize her physical and mental growth, preparing her to accommodate all your chakra. Once my Kyuubi comes, you will be forced to transfer your consciousness and all your chakra to my sister. After that, I could complete the seal on my sister allowing your complete transfer to her body. But none of this would be possible if you don't comply willingly.'

The Kyuubi scoff and said, 'And what makes you think I would be willing to transfer myself into such a weak container?'

'Many reasons. One: the Split Seal would allow you partial freedom. Two: my sister isn't weak. It was your own chakra that is slowly destroying her coil system. Once you repair it, she would be more than adequate to hold all of your powers since she is already familiar with your demon chakra. Three: as you said, my body wouldn't be able to hold the chakra of two demon foxes, which would then kill me, and you as well. Four: Naomi is a girl'

'What does that have to do with anything?'

'A lot. Gender plays a big factor in the Sealing process that is why my counterpart was never able to bond with you. If you and my sister ever decide to work together, you two could wield your chakras much more efficiently, thus providing much more power.' Here, he paused, his face contorting such seriousness than ever before. 'And lastly, if you do not comply and allow my sister to die, I shall destroy you to the point that you would seize to exist.' At this statement, Naruto had let his own chakra burst forth inside his mind, easily surpassing that of the female Kyuubi's total chakra at her weakened state.

Kyuubi couldn't help but be intimidated. She knew this Naruto would make good on his promise. And in her current state, she knew she would lose if a battle broke out. Besides, her survival is too dependent on him at the moment. 'Fine, human. You have a deal. But do not think that I would not smite you given half the chance.'

At this, Naruto smirk. 'Fine by me, Kitsune.'

Finally, he felt the female fox, which he dubbed with the name Kitsune, receded into the back of his mind. When he felt that he was truly mentally alone, he glanced at both his sister and mother and saw to see the effects of his sudden burst of chakra a few minutes ago. He could see that both of them seem to have sprouted a small smile on their faces, telling him that they subconsciously trust him too much to fear such awesome power inside him. If they didn't, then his chakra burst would have been similar to a mild dose of Kanishibari no Jutsu (Killer Intent Technique). Such is the effects of his mixed chakra: deadly to his enemies, and soothing to his precious people.

Smiling at his family one last time, Naruto finally closed his eyes and went to sleep, dreaming that tomorrow he could explore more of this wonderful alternative world, and too happy at the moment to notice the suppressed chakra of an ANBU guard hanging just outside the window.

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The female ANBU wearing a dog mask was quite bored at the mission given to her personally by the Sandaime. If it wasn't for her faithful dog companion, a huge brown husky named Torumaru, she would have left her post hours ago.

She couldn't help but think why the Hokage had such an interest at the boy. Sure the kid was the son of the Yondaime, but all his life, he was nothing more than a useless, spoiled brat that the Council usually used his fame as a tool to boost their own image to the public. But still, there wasn't really anything special about the kid, barring the fact that he holds the dreaded Kyuubi no Kitsune inside of him. The only time the Kyuubi's chakra had ever manifested itself was a month ago when he was attacked by a rogue nin. But instead of fighting back, the kid fainted at the first sight of his own blood. He's been in a coma ever since. And now, the kid is awake. He seems to be more mellowed out than he used to.

She was in a middle of stretching her limbs when she suddenly felt a huge burst of unknown chakra coming from inside the kid's room. She stiffened. It was localized but also so strong. It made her sweat cold. Almost every fiber of her being was affected. She maybe only twenty four years old but she wasn't too young to forget where she had felt such a strong chakra before.

It was the Kyuubi's, but at the same time, it was not. She was getting mixed signals from it. For one thing, its degree of power scared her shirtless. And yet the killing intent she felt from it wasn't evil. Malevolent, huge, and downright frightening, but not evil.

When she slip down the wall to look inside the window, she was surprised to see the young blond boy dimly lighting the whole room with a faint red and blue glowing chakra. And the strange thing is, the kid's parent and sister doesn't seem to be affected at all. As if the mixed chakra was soothing them in their sleep. Then suddenly, the mixed chakra disappeared and the boy went to sleep.

She watch for a few minutes more until she was sure all occupants in the room was asleep before climbing up back to the roof, where Torumaru was waiting for her.

The dog bark at her once and she nodded at him before saying, "Yes, I can still feel the lingering effects of the chakra myself."

"Arf!"

"Yes, you're right. We should report immediately to the Hokage." And with that, she jumped off the roof and went straight to the Hokage Tower to file a report of the first controlled manifestation of Kyuubi no Kitsune's chakra since its demise in the hands of the Yondaime eleven years ago.

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The Sandaime Hokage was in a quandary. It haven't been more than a day since the reawakening of his successor's son but the reports coming in have been getting weirder by the hour.

Just last night, Kazama Naruto had miraculously awakened from a comma that was said to be impossible to do. And according to the nurse who witnessed it, he seems to have gotten a total attitude change. 'It's like he had just met his own family for the first time in his life.' The nurse had said, according to the ANBU he had ordered to investigate.

A few hours later, Inuzuka Hana, the ANBU in charge of guarding him that night, had reported that Naruto had eventually called forth the Kyuubi's chakra in the middle of the night, which worried him a bit.

Then, in the early morning, Tekado Homura, a pompous rich businessman and member of the village council, had rudely barged into the room to welcome back Naruto to the land of the living. Knowing him, Homura must have barged into the boy's room unannounced, escorted by at least half a dozen guards as if royalty, and started congratulating 'Konoha's Little Hero' while rudely ignoring the boys mother and sister.

According to reports, Naruto had taken offense of the pompous businessman and had hit him with such a powerful revision of Kanashibari no Jutsu that the man, as well as all of his guards, had the living daylights scared out of them.

"Councilman Homura was in a middle of his speech and had said something about the kid's mother not being a responsible parent when he finally let lose such a powerful killing intent that it had rendered the old man and his bodyguards absolutely scared shitless before the kid had ordered them to leave with such a cold voice. The killer intent was so strong that it even had me scared stiff, and I was observing secretly from a tree twenty meters away." Was the report he got from another ANBU he had ordered to guard him. When the Hokage had asked if it was a Kanashibari no Jutsu, the ANBU had shook his head in negative and said, "No, Hokage-sama. I don't think it is because Naruto-san's mother and sister weren't affected by the killing intent at all. And Akane-san was standing next to Homura at the time."

That had worried the Hokage a great deal. No one had ever heard a Kanashibari no Jutsu at such a high degree that specifically picks its targets within the range of the caster. It's simply impossible.

And now, he's forced to attend an emergency council meeting discussing the said demon vessel, and why, according to Councilman Himura, Kazama Naruto should be put under 24 hours ANBU watch because demon fox seems to have started breaking out of him.

"Don't be ridiculous, Councilman Homura. Naruto-san must have just been a bit too emotional at the time considering he had just woken up from a comma. The Yondaime Hokage had assured us time and time again that the seal that holds the demon fox will never break." Hyuuga Hizashi said.

Idekura Kawaki, another one of those pompous, snobbish, council members, who thinks more about his public image than the village itself said, "And just to assure you, I would personally go and visit Naruto-san to wish him a speedy recovery. Why, we could even make it a public event by inviting most of the villagers to pay witness when we escort him out of the hospital and back to society that had missed him dearly."

Two other council members had input on their own plans concerning 'Konoha's Little Hero' as a tool for some publicity stunt while Homura, who was clearly ignored, kept whining about the boy being a threat to the village.

Throughout all this, only three of the seven council members thought that this meeting was just a waste of time, and that includes the twin brother of the Hyuuga clan head, the 50 years old former kunoichi Takeshi Sayako, and the master blacksmith Ishibara Kenji.

The Hokage, who had kept his silence throughout the entire meeting, merely watch as the council members fight among themselves, getting a headache in the process.

An hour later, when the council was finalizing the plan of personally welcoming Naruto back to the village as soon as he's let out of the hospital, a jounin had silently entered the room and whispered something to the Hokage, who, all of the sudden, sported a huge grin on his face.

Seeing that grin, all council members suddenly went quiet and stared at the Sandaime, waiting for him to share the news that had put such a grin on his usually stoic face.

When the Sandaime was sure that all eyes were on him, he smirked and said, "Well, it seems like a public welcome for the return of Naruto is impossible now. As of half an hour ago, the hospital had gave their approval of letting Naruto, along with his sister, to leave the hospital. And if my guess is right, then they should be arriving at their home right about now."

"B-but that's too soon!" yelled a shock council member. "The boy just woke up from a month long comma. How could the doctors just let him go like that?"

"And besides, his sister should still be confined there." Kawaki said indignantly.

"Actually, Kazama Naomi has been cleared to leave the hospital days ago but decided to stay with her brother, and Akane-san agreed so she can watch over both her children better." The Hokage said.

Those same council members immediately voiced their complaints about how the hospital staff weren't doing their proper job, that is until Hizashi had asked the Hokage, "How exactly did Akane-san convinced the doctors to let her son go?"

The Hokage turned his head towards the jounin that had reported to him, giving him the silent command to answer them.

The jounin stepped forward before saying, "Actually, sir, it was Naruto-san who had requested to be let out of the hospital saying something about having a lot of research to do. When the hospital staff tried to argue that he still needs a few days confinement, Naruto-san, he, uh,"

When the jounin trailed off, seeming to be unsure of himself, the Hokage said calmly, "Please continue. What did Naruto-san do?"

Still a bit unsure of himself, he continued on and said, "Naruto-san punched a new door through a wall, jumped off from the third floor via the newly made hole in the wall with his sister, and roof hop towards their home followed by his mother."

The silence that followed was absolute. All council members, as well as the Hokage, were quietly trying to decide whether to believe what they heard or not.

Hyuuga Hiashi decided to break such silence by saying, "Are you telling me, that an eleven year old boy, who had no previous shinobi training and had just reawaken from a month-long comma, had punched a hole through a concrete wall big enough for him, along with a passenger, to jump through, and that the same boy started jumping from roof to roof to get home?"

"Hai, Hiashi-dono." The jounin said awkwardly after a few seconds.

The room erupted into whispers as the council members try to make their own assumptions on the boy and what could be done about it, while Homura was sprouting that he was right all along.

"This is troublesome news indeed." The Hokage murmured mostly to himself.

"What are you planning to do about it, Hokage-sama? Should we put him on ANBU surveillance?" Hizashi asked silently.

"That won't be necessary, Hizashi. Knowing Akane, she would refuse all visits made to their home until she and her children gets to settle down once more. And she is adamant about her family's privacy in their own home so unless I send an ANBU commander to spy on them, she would find them and make sure they stay away from her home. So I think I shall give them a week before making a visit."

"Shouldn't you be able to convince her to see you sooner?" Hizashi asked again.

At this, the Hokage gave the Hyuuga Clan Head a chuckle. "I daresay, Hizashi-san, that you don't know Akane-chan as much as I do. She have always hated politics so you rarely ever see her at the Hokage Tower. Her children would always come first, her superiors second. That is why she had loathed the council for trying to use her son as a tool to boost their public image." He whispered so only Hiashi may hear.

Hizashi merely nodded and joined the Hokage as they watch the rest of the council argue upon themselves.

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'Damn! I really need to get this body back into shape.' Naruto thought as stretch his aching limbs before browsing through another scroll inside his father's personal library. His sister, who had quite a lot of fun getting carried by his older brother as they jump over Konoha's roof tops, is now sleeping on a small couch in the room while his mother is busy making lunch for them in the kitchen.

Expect being livelier because of people actually living here, the Kazama Clan House was the same as the one in his world so it wasn't hard for him to navigate through the house.

According to his counterpart's memories, the only difference between this world and his own is the Kyuubi being female rather than male. Such a thing as the gender of a demon may seem insignificant but it had made such a huge difference in the events that followed the Kyuubi's demise.

As he said before, gender serves a huge factor in sealing processes. Because the Yondaime had sealed a female demon into a male vessel, the process had not killed him instantly, it merely contaminated his chakra coil system until it's destroyed six years later. When his mother found out that her husband is alive, she managed to pull through her ordeal of going premature labor instead of dying because of sorrow. Since his father managed to live six more years, he managed to convince the village that his son is not the Kyuubi itself but a mere vessel and a sacrificial hero of Konoha. Despite his chakra disease, he and his wife managed to fool around and conceive another child, Naomi. When Arashi died, Naruto's counterpart was devastated enough to let himself get tricked by the council to be used as a tool to boost public image. They had spoiled him and get him anything he asks for, and in return they got him to do what they want like a puppet on strings.

After browsing through another scroll, he sighed. He then stretched his limbs once more since it was starting to cramp. He knew he shouldn't have forced his body too much right after waking from a coma but he really needed to start on researching how to perform the Split Seal. He already knew the basic theory behind it, all he has to do now is figure out a way to perform it.

'It seems you're in quite a hurry to get rid of me, human.' Came the female voice in his head.

'Not at all, Kitsune. I just want to cure my sister as soon as possible. Besides, if we don't managed to split the seal with her, you won't have enough time to prepare her to accommodate you within the three months period. If my Kyuubi arrives before that happens, the chakra overload will kill both you, me, my sister, and Kyuubi. And I also need to get into shape to survive accommodating him again. He is much more powerful than you since he now have the same mixed chakra as mine.'

'YOU LIE! NO OTHER BEING CAN BE MORE POWERFUL THAN ME!' The Kyuubi roared in rage.

'If you ever get to synchronize your chakra with that of my sister's, you'll see what I'm talking about.' Naruto said, having not been intimidated at all by the demon fox. He merely continued to write notes on a spare scroll, already laying out the foundation for the Split Seal and the theories behind it.

"Naruto-kun, Naomi-chan, lunch is ready." Came the voice of Akane from the doorway.

"We're coming, mom." Naruto went to her sister to wake her, but when he saw how peaceful looking she is at the moment, he decided to let her sleep.

"Mom, I let Naomi sleep in dad's library. Is that okay?" Naruto said as he entered the dining room and saw her mother preparing three large bowls of her special homemade ramen.

"Sure, dear. It would give the two of us a chance to talk."

Naruto groaned inwardly at her tone of voice. He knew she would be curious about his sudden knowledge of shinobi arts. Fortunately for him, he had already thought of a valid story. He just hope his mom, as well as everyone else, would believe him. "Sure, mom." He said as he sat down across from her.

There was an awkward silence as the two ate their lunch. Akane kept giving her son a suspicious glanced every once in a while, while Naruto was too engross at savoring such a divine product of culinary masterpiece.

As soon as both of them were finished, Naruto needing to have more than four servings of the meal, the interrogation begun. "Now then, Naruto-kun, could you please tell me how you managed to acquire such a high caliber chakra control to do all those things at the hospital. Especially since you barely lasted at the ninja academy for six months before deciding to quit being a shinobi entirely." She asked in a calm voice.

"Mom, the only reason I quit the academy is because I don't like relearning stuff that I already know."

"What do you mean, dear?"

"Well, dad had been secretly training me by the time I was three years old. And by the time I was five, I already have below chunin-level theoretical knowledge of the shinobi arts, except for history, of coarse. That stuff just puts me to sleep. And also, I have a huge collection of dad's jutsu scrolls hidden in my room, which by the way, I have all mastered to a decent level after dad taught me all those chakra control exercises."

Naruto watched his mother intently as she processed the newly acquired information in her mind. She seems skeptical at first, but she later sprouted a smile and gave him a nod of agreement, believing his story to be true. "Very well. Is there anything else I should know about?"

"Well, um, I think I might have gotten some brain damage when that ninja tried to attack me."

In an instant, Akane was by her son's side, her 'caring-mother' mode working overtime. "Does it hurt anywhere? Are you feeling alright? You aren't having any hallucinations are you? Should I bring you back to the hospital?"

"Mom, calm down. It's not life threatening or anything like that." It took a few minutes but he finally managed to calm her down. "I just have these blank spots in my memories. I don't seem to remember some things about everything. It's like, I remember the general information about people and events but I couldn't remember the more specific details about them. For example, I know the Sandaime Hokage had been helping out our family from time to time and that I had been a bit rude to him after dad died. But I can't remember much about the things I've said or done to him that would be considered rude."

"I see. What do you think we should do about it?"

"Just remind me some of the specific stuff I've said and done over the years. That seems to be the best solution I could come up with. Other than that, I just need help getting into shape. I've been neglecting my training for a few years too long."

"Very well, Naruto-kun. I guess the first thing we should do is get you back into the ninja academy by next semester. If your theoretical knowledge is as advanced as you say it is, I could advance you to a class where most of the kids are your age. How does that sound?"

"That would be great, mom." He said, hoping that he get to be in a class where his friends would be. Just the prospect of seeing his precious people once again reassured him that he had made the right decision to live the life of this world's Naruto.