A/N: Hello my fellow reader I hope you're having a good weekend. I bring you another chapter of my story after a long break. Well it seemed long to me anyways. Enough of my ramblings please enjoy and review.

Clean Slate

(The next day)

(Konoha Hospital)

An entire day had passed since the incident between Naruto and Takeshi had taken place. The area where the event had happened had long since been covered up. The villagers had been told that a malfunction with the fireworks was the cause for the sudden explosion. As expected the villagers believed the story right away not having a shred of doubt of the Anbu. The white lie was fine in every one's eyes knowing that it was for the best if it was buried and forgotten like so many other stuff. One person though would never forget the events that happened to him no matter how much time passed him by. This boy was currently resting on a small hospital bed that a mysterious Anbu had taken him last night.

Only the constant sound of the medical equipment that would tirelessly check up on his well-being could be heard echoing around the empty hospital room. There was absolutely no other sound around him. That could be attributed to the fact that it was currently about 3 in the morning in the village. No one in their right mind would be awake right now unless they had a good reason for doing so. Naruto on the other hand had an extremely good reason for his insomnia.

He was sitting up on the mattress while his eye stared blankly at the clear window ahead of him. He watched the few clouds slowly pass by the glowing full moon. While his eye was blank his mind was a whole other story. His mind constantly repeated the past events over and over in extremely vivid detail. He recalled everything that had occurred last night. You would think that the mind would bury those awful memories to preserve his sanity in some way or form. Unfortunately his mind didn't work that way and in fact it played the event constantly making it worse than what it was initially. He would get small bursts of panic attacks that would drive him insane with paranoia.

Maybe in a sick twisted sort of way his mind just wanted for him to understand what had transpired and feed off those awful thoughts. He wasn't sure if that was the case but one thing was for certain his recovery was not going as smoothly as he had wanted it to.

He knew that he had been tortured and mutilated multiple times by that man and those villagers. He knew that his right eye had been sliced in half rendering him completely blind on his right side. He knew he had transformed into the Kyuubi in some way. He understood all of that but the thing was he didn't give a shit about it at this point. The only thing that was able to overcome those sick thoughts was the idea of finding some way to become stronger. He absolutely did not want to participate in the same situation again.

However, like always there was something holding him back from beginning his little plan of getting stronger. Originally he wanted to attend the academy that coincidentally began in just a few short weeks from now. Once he was done soaking all the information he could manage from those four long years he would graduate and become a fully fledged Genin. That was his plan for the short-term at least until those plans were crushed in a single night.

He had overheard the Hokage arguing vehemently with people who seemed too old to still be able to breathe. Then again the old man was still walking like nothing was wrong so it wasn't a complete shock. They seemed to be of great importance in some way to the village from the way they acted and talked back to the old man. One thing he immediately figured out from their little conversation. They did not like him in the slightest. Then again which sane person did like him in this damned village? He heard them argue back and forth all in the confine of his own hospital room. Where it was meant to be a peaceful place for the patient to get some much-needed rest, guess they didn't care much about that.

He assumed that they thought that he was still sleeping and couldn't hear a single word of their conversation. Boy were they wrong in that regard. In fact he knew everything now. Ever since last night happened his reputation in the village was tarnished even further than before. He was now hated even more than ever since someone had slipped information that he was possibly responsible for the fireworks explosion. So as a result the council did not want any sort of backlash to come from his 'foolish' actions as they so charmingly put it. So in all their wisdom they thought they had created a brilliant plan that would solve this. It was pretty simple in their eyes. Simply kill the current Jinchuuriki and seal it into another unsuspecting child.

It wasn't as if anyone would actually notice that he was gone. Except for some few select people they would celebrate his disappearance. So in their convoluted little minds they wholeheartedly believed that their plan had no flaws in it.

Once he heard from the other old people who were arguing with the Hokage that they had actually agreed on it he had all but given up. He figured if the old man would disagree with the plan that he would somehow be saved from their mangy clutches. Like expected he was wrong on that front too. After all the Hokage was just one man against dozens of others looking merely for his demise. He had no chance no matter what he said. So in the time he had spent alone in his small white cubicle he had grown to accept his fate and oddly welcome it. If you were constantly being hated and left alone wouldn't you want to simply disappear? That's what he had accepted at least but just when his hope of survival was but a mere sliver a strange man had come to his surprising rescue.

This man had basically told the council that he had better plans for him and to simply kill him like that would be a huge blow for their village. It was kind of inspiring to see him talk like that and surprising that the people had actually agreed with him so readily. From his point of view it seemed like this man was only looking out for making him some sort of weapon for the village. Even though it seemed that way he didn't particularly care at all he just wanted whatever this man was offering him. In the long run it would benefit him tremendously if he could get even a tiny piece of power that this man exuded.

(Flashback earlier in the day)

(Konoha Hospital Naruto's room)

While the Hokage and the other two old farts continued to argue on whether the council's plan was the preferred route to go silently another man joined. He wore a plain white shirt, with a dark grey robe over the top of it covering from his feet to just over his right shoulder-blade. The robe concealed his right arm which was bandaged while his right eye was heavily bandaged up as well. His face had a very noticeable X-shaped scar on his shin. All in all this man could be described in various ways. He had mystery written all over which he greatly admired.

The mysterious man silently walked in while being supported by a wooden cane. He stood in front of his bed and looked directly at him with such fierce concentration it almost unnerved him to the point that he would blow his cover and reveal that he wasn't asleep. Thankfully the man's intense gaze did not last much longer as he quietly walked away from his bedside and stood stoically in front of the three bickering adults. He brought his wooden cane down with such force that if looked closely you could see the stone floor had a few cracks. This action brought the complete attention of the three who were surprised that he was even there in the first place.

He cleared his throat and spoke with a gravelly tone that marked many years of experience. "So..I see the council has come to an understanding on what to do with the boy".

An aged woman nodded in understanding with the mysterious man. "As a matter of fact we have Danzo-san. We believe that it is best that we eliminate the nuisance and transfer the Kyuubi to another host. This boy is too much trouble to handle any longer and from the events of last night has proved that he cannot control his emotions leading to the breaking of the seal".

The mysterious man now known as Danzo turned his squinted eyes towards the other elder. "Is what she is saying true Homura-san? Have you also agreed with this plan of action against the Jinchuuriki?

The other elder now identified as Homura adjusted his circular glasses and nodded with the bandaged man. "Yes we have Danzo-san. Koharu and I have agreed that this course of action is the most reasonable. The rest of the council has unanimously agreed that we do not need any more disturbances from the boy who would endanger this village any further".

Danzo remained stoic as he listened to Homura's response. He turned his bandaged visage towards his old friend and rival Sarutobi who seemed to be ready to explode and kill them after hearing their solution. "I'm assuming you are against this plan of theirs Sarutobi-san".

The powerful Hokage closed his aging eyes and took a couple deep breaths trying to calm his growing bloodlust towards the elders. "Of course I'm against Danzo-san. If they think that simply killing the boy will solve this problem then they are out of their minds! He turned his angered eyes and laid them directly on his advisors. "I will not let you harm Naruto-kun any further than what he has endured. If you even try to do anything behind my back I will bring you hell..do you hear me?

Danzo gave a slight smirk hearing exactly what he had expected from his old friend. He was just so easy to predict sometimes it was laughable. He brought his eyes towards the boy and saw him visible straight from keeping his growing anger in check. 'This boy is ready to explode if I don't wrap this up quickly'. Turning his eyes back to the bickering elders he slammed his wooden cane on the ground gaining their attention once again. "This is what I propose we should do and before you deny me outright please listen to my proposal with an open mind. I suggest Naruto-san be handed over to me and be trained to become a fine shinobi for the Leaf".

Sarutobi quickly diverted his attention from his advisors and stood face to face with his old friend denying his suggestion immediately. "Absolutely not! I know how you run things with your little group Danzo-san. Which if I may remind you that I have told you many times to disband. Since I can't prove you still run that group I can't do anything about it but what I can do is deny you the boy".

Danzo scoffed at how unreasonable his old rival was being. "Listen Sarutobi you and I both know that Naruto-san here has the capabilities of becoming one of the finest shinobi this world has seen. He just needs guidance from someone who understands how the world works. I will train him as hard as I can and in due time he will become invincible".

Sarutobi remained silent as he went through the information the old war-hawk had told him. He brought his serious eyes towards the silent elder and asked their opinion on the matter. "Koharu, Homura, what do you think about his plan?

Koharu and Homura both looked at each other and hesitantly nodded. "We have are reservations on this plan of his. But we think that this will greatly enhance our strength if he is successful. We do however have one condition. We do not want to see that boy walking the village streets during the day. We don't want for someone to recognize after we told the civilians that we would take care of him".

Danzo nodded with their condition. "Very well Koharu, Homura-san that condition is easily doable". He turned his eyes towards the one that would prove the most difficult to persuade. "What about you Sarutobi-san do you have any condition that you would like to place? Or do you accept this now as it is".

Sarutobi sighed and walked towards the large window staring at the empty sky. "I have only one. I wish for you to return Naruto-kun in time for his last year in the academy. I want him to experience what's it's like to be a normal shinobi trained under a team and Jounin. So are we in agreement Danzo-san?

The war-hawk merely nodded with his plan seeing no need to argue any further. "Do not worry about that Sarutobi-san. He will be more than ready before he needs to go back. As I stated before he will become 'invincible'.

(Flashback end)

(Konoha Hospital)

It had been hours since that event with Danzo and the rest had happened. He was extremely thankful at the man that he wasn't going to be killed outright and instead was going to be trained. One thing that still puzzled him about this whole thing, when exactly was he going to start this 'training' that he had spoken of. He didn't catch a date during their conversation so he was in the dark in that perspective. So now here he was at 3:00 in the morning sitting in complete darkness bored out of his mind. Thankfully he didn't have to wait much longer until something finally happened.

In complete darkness sat a boy who was dangling his little feet over the bed noticing something out of the corner of his eye. At first glance he could've sworn he had seen something akin to a shadow just outside his window sill. His assumption was correct as he began to get concerned seeing the supposed shadow begin to creep even closer. Narrowing his single eye to get a better look he confirmed what he had thought just moments ago…there was something out there in the night. His entire body began to develop goose bumps afraid as to what this darker than black shadow could be. His eye was completely locked into the shadow until finally the apparent shadow broke the silence with his deep voice to match his frightening appearance.

The figure just outside now completely covered the window preventing the glowing moonlight from passing through making the room even darker. "Naruto-san I see you're awake..good that makes things move easier for me. Follow closely as I will lead you to your new home…our home".

Naruto was feeling a combination of feelings floating around his mind. He was frightened as to who this man could be and confused about what he had meant by home. He pushed aside those negative feelings knowing that whatever happened his life couldn't get any worse. With the hesitation quickly leaving his system he hopped off the bed and moved towards the window. He stood face to face with the mysterious man with the black mask.

The man on the other side of the window saw the hesitation in his eye. "Do not worry so much Naruto-san. Danzo-sama ordered me to retrieve you and bring you to our secluded hideout. However, since we are supposed to be a myth of an organization we cannot have any wandering eyes to catch us. So quickly gather your resolve and move. There is much to be done".

Naruto nodded and opened the large window shivering at the cold breeze hitting his unprotected body. He was currently wearing the clothing that the hospital provided to all of their patients. Although they were very comfortable they also didn't protect you from even the slightest of winds. Not letting the biting temperatures get to him he climbed over the window and looked down below. He was only about a floor above the ground but in his mind it seemed liked certain death. Closing his eye he breathed in several times and calmed his nerves. Now filled with resolve he blinked and dropped down landing on two feet safely.

The shadow of a man saw him conquer that small feat. If he could he would chuckle at the scene but because of his training he couldn't. He noticed the boy slightly trembling and he couldn't blame him. He was only wearing a thin nightgown and the night was especially cold. "Come Naruto-san we must make a hasty return back to base and get you your new clothing. Other plans must begin immediately but we need you for it".

Naruto didn't understand what the man meant that they needed him. Nonetheless he followed the man's orders and sprinted as fast as his little legs could carry him. He unconsciously was using the Kyuubi's chakra to keep up with the man.

The mysterious shinobi was surprised that the boy could keep up with his speed. Even though this wasn't even close to the fastest he could manage it was still worth noting. Looking at the boy once again he caught that the boy's eye was different. It was slited and red instead of his natural blue eye color. Now it made sense as to how the boy was able to keep up with his speed. He was using the Kyuubi's chakra to enhance his speed. Though it didn't seem like the boy knew about his actions. 'If this boy can reach and use the Kyuubi's chakra so easily just imagine what he is going to be capable of achieving with a bit of training'.

He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he almost didn't catch the trap door leading to the underground base.

Naruto had to abruptly stop seeing the man ahead of his stop and point down. His single eye drifted towards his direction and saw a small wooden door. Without looking up he asked. "Is this the place?

The unknown shinobi nodded and picked up the wooden door. "Yes it is Naruto-san. Now quickly get in so we can begin. I'm sure Danzo-san is eager to begin".

Naruto looked several times between the waiting man and the trap door. He knew that if he went down there would be no turning back. He looked back towards the village for what seemed to be the last time in a long while. Having very little good memories to think back at he frowned and quickly turned around and hopped into the hole.

The mysterious man felt the pain and anger in his face. He knew a bit about what the boy had gone through his entire life. Danzo had made sure that everyone down there knew about the circumstances of the boy. He made everyone that was in Root throw away whatever grudge they had about him. If they didn't he would kill them simple as that. Of course nobody wanted to face his wrath so they did what was told of them. Personally he didn't have anything against the boy. He wasn't affected from the Kyuubi's attack nine years ago. His family had already been taken away by bandits when he was younger. He had accomplished his revenge many years ago but once you join Root there was no going back.

Looking around one last time he quickly followed the boy into the abyss and securely closed the trap door. Making a single hand sign the door mysteriously disappeared turning into grass.

(Underground Base)

Naruto stood in a completely dark open room. Fortunately for him the Kyuubi's influence allowed him to see perfectly around him. Instead of walking ahead and potentially getting lost he decided to wait for the man to drop down and guide him through this maze like base. His ears twitched at the faint sound of someone dropping just behind him. His single slited eye met with the fully black clothed man who easily passed him.

"Follow closely Naruto-san. I will now take you to Danzo-sama where he will instruct you beyond that point". The man gave a small nudge for him to follow. As they walked he noticed all the glares coming from his fellow brothers and sisters. He knew they were all intrigued by his sudden arrival and wondered what would become of him in the coming days. He wasn't the first young boy to join this shadowed organization.

After several more twists and turns they finally managed to arrive to their destination which seemed very familiar to the past room he was just in.

The shadowed shinobi turned his head slightly conforming the boy was still with him. He gave a few firm knocks on the wooden door and swiftly entered the lighted room. He quickly bowed his head in respect and reported to his superior. "Danzo-sama I have brought Naruto-san like you instructed".

Naruto was standing just outside the room seeing the man that had led him here talking to the same man that he had seen just earlier today in his hospital room. The man's body was turned towards various machines that completely lit up the otherwise dark room.

Without turning his head the bandaged man praised the black-clad shinobi bowing to him. "Good work Torune. You may take your leave now. I will call for you when the operation is complete".

The man now identified as Torune stood up and gave another short bow. He turned around and passed a confused Naruto without so much as a farewell.

Danzo turned around seeing the man leave the room. He then turned his closed eye at the confused boy standing by the doorway unsure of what he had gotten himself into. Not wanting to leave the boy in the dark any longer he invited him in. "Naruto-kun please come inside. I realize you must be confused by all that is going on but please bear with us for a little while longer. Now please step inside and make yourself comfortable. Izumi here will guide you along".

A young woman made her presence known as she stepped out of the darkened corner that she was standing before. Naruto couldn't believe that he had missed her completely while she was standing there the entire time. He definitely needed to learn how to remain invincible like that. That would be incredibly useful if he had learned that before. Maybe then he wouldn't get beat up every night. Just a thought though.

The woman had standard plain white scrubs while her mouth was covered by a procedural mask. "Uzumaki-san please step this way and get onto the table".

Naruto was surprised at how soft the woman's voice was. It honestly gave his some comfort with this whole ordeal. If he was woken up by that sweet voice every morning then he probably wouldn't be in this situation. Following the gentle voiced Izumi he carefully walked over to the plain white table located in the center of the spacious room. He flinched at the coldness of the table when he went to put both hands on it.

Izumi smiled seeing this act forgetting that she was dealing with a child. "Sorry about that Uzumaki-san I forgot to mention it is quite cold to the touch. Don't worry though it will pass and your body will adjust quickly".

Naruto dumbly nodded surprised that she had caught on to his brief display of vulnerability. He was a bit embarrassed at showing her this side of him. He didn't know why though but he left it to another day. Hoping to recover his manhood he quickly hopped onto the ice-cold table and with a hiss of discomfort settled in nicely.

Seeing that the boy had settled in nicely Izumi turned her sharp purple eyes towards her master and subtly looked for conformation to begin.

Danzo of course saw this since they had done this so many times before. He walked towards the table and hovered over the boy who was looking towards him with expectant eyes. "Naruto-kun we know that you are missing your right eye. So what do you think about getting one of these to replace it". He raised the bandages that covered the right side of his face revealing the sharingan to the boy.

Naruto's eye widened in surprise at seeing his eye. He had seen those kinds of red eyes plenty of times from various shinobi around the village. Whenever he would catch a glimpse of them especially at night he always thought they looked extremely cool and subconsciously he wanted one for himself. Of course those dreams of having one were slashed when he found out that you needed to be part of something called the 'Uchiha Clan'. He didn't know what those were but he definitely wanted to be a part of it just for the eyes though.

Danzo saw his surprise and envy when he revealed his eye. It brought a smile to his face that someone was actually impressed. Usually they would be disgusted that someone not of the Uchiha clan would possess this unique eye. However, since Naruto was so young he had nothing but admiration for him which he didn't mind in the slightest. "So Naruto-kun do you want one of these eyes for yourself?

Naruto quickly sprung up from the steel-table and got uncomfortably close to the war-hawk. "W-what do you mean I can have one of those cool looking eyes? I though you needed to be from that Uchiha something group but since you have one maybe not. At least I'm guessing you're not from the Uchiha group. Are you?

Danzo quickly recovered removing himself from the extremely close vicinity of the boy's face. Clearing his throat he responded. "To put it simply you are correct I am not from the Uchiha clan and yes you also may have one of these 'cool looking eyes' as you put it".

Naruto had stars in his single eye at the thought of him having one of those cool red looking eyes for himself. Maybe they could put it where he had lost his right eye. "Umm Danzo-san was it..can you put one of those eyes in my right side. It was pretty much destroyed by that man".

Danzo simply nodded with the boy's request. "Of course Naruto-kun that was the plan after all. I just needed for you to understand what was about to happen and have your approval to go ahead with it. So I'm guessing I have your permission to implant a sharingan eye into your right socket right?

Naruto nodded understanding most of what the man had said to him. He assumed that sharingan meant the cool red-looking eye. If he was correct in his assumption then he was all for it. He would finally be able to once again gain his lost vision. Honestly he had missed it incredibly even though it had been only a couple of days since he lost it.

Danzo saw the enthusiasm pouring out in droves from the boy. It was only natural for him to be as excited as he was since losing his vision. At least that's what he felt when he lost his. Turning his single closed eye towards the medical expert he commanded. "Izumi please retrieve the sharingan labeled Project-X and bring it here immediately".

The woman's eyes widened at the request. "A-are you sure about that Danzo-sama. I thought you were saving that specific eye for yourself!?

Danzo shook his head negatively. "That was in the past Izumi. We're in the present so please do as I say and retrieve that eye for me would you".

Izumi was shocked that her master was actually going through with this. She would've never imagined that he was willing to give away something that he had worked so hard to perfect. But she knew better than to question her master's motives. There had to be an underlying plan behind this radical action…there simply had too.

Danzo watched the woman stare at him with confusion before walking out of the medical room. He couldn't blame her hesitation. He in fact had worked on that eye for many years practically pouring every resource he had available to perfect it. It was only last night that he had actually managed to achieve it but since last night he felt that it just wasn't for him. The eye was made for someone who would have a greater purpose in this world. And he believed that Naruto was that someone.

Naruto didn't know what was going on. He didn't know why they were so serious about this Project-X thingy. I mean it sounded cool and all but it was just an eye right? His eye drifted towards the sound of footsteps as he witnessed Izumi come in with a jar. That said jar had a single eye inside of it and like he had seen before in countless other Uchiha people there floated a standard fully evolved sharingan.

Danzo took the jar from her before popping it open and setting it in a small table besides the bed. He looked towards Izumi and instructed. "Let us begin with the operation Izumi". His eyes briefly drifted to Naruto's own confused ones. "Naruto-kun we will put you to sleep for a little while. So remain calm and trust in Izumi".

Naruto gulped starting to fear the incoming operation. He had so many concerns swirling around his head. However, his concerns went unheard as the last thing he saw was a pair of glowing translucent green palms above his head until everything went black.

Izumi had finished putting the boy to sleep as she prepared for the intense operation that he was about to undergo. Her vision drifted towards her master wanting to confirm something. "Danzo-sama, do you want me to go through with what you instructed of me the day before?

Danzo had a serious look on his scared face. He knew what she was asking it was just he was not certain whether he should completely kill the boy's emotions like he had done with so many of his past subjects. At the last second his instinct told him that doing so would hurt the boy in the long run.

So instead he opted for the other plan he had concocted. "Izumi go with plan b. Seal the boy's emotions but leave a tiny sliver for him to naturally come across them again when the situation arises". Yes he felt this plan of action was for the best. As it stood the boy already had so much pent-up aggression for the villagers that it would only hinder him in becoming the best shinobi. This way the boy would have a calm mind and will excel in everything that he does. In time he will learn of the many emotions that he has but at his own pace. He feels that this way he will pave his own way and in the long run will benefit him tremendously.

Izumi held back a sigh of relief at his decision since she didn't want to be responsible for completely severing the boy's ability to feel anything at all. She had seen so many subject just sit there for hours on end completely zoned out. It was freaky to witness even though she had seen it so many times. But if they went with this route she knew that in time the boy would be able to experience love, fear, hate, jealousy and the rest but at his own pace. And whoever does eventually break the emotionless kid that he will start out as she knows that the person will be special either in a good way or bad. She knows all this because she herself was one of the first to undergo this procedure. She just hoped that the boy is raised well and accepts the new emotions he will eventually feel in due time.

A/N: and scene. Well tell me what you thought and all that jazz. I do have one serious question to ask whoever is reading this. Who do you think will fit Naruto for a pairing now that he is sort of emotionless for the time being anyways. Now it doesn't have to be from the Narutoverse. It can be from other shows. I'm just getting kind of tired seeing the same people as pairing you know. One person in particular has been in my mind for quite some time that I think will fit him perfectly. That would be Mikasa from attack on titan but I'm not sure. Give me your ideas and I will consider them. Until next time peace out.