Rise from the Dark, Step from the Shadow Chapter 7 and one half, a naruto fanfic

Ch: 6 Training with a Drunk Lady Pt 2

An: Alright, two things to discuss. One: NARUTO WILL NOT BE DATING HINATA, he will however be attached to her until a certain plot point happens. Ahem, Two: Thanks for all the nice comments for the last chapter. Most of them actually weren't about how shitty any character in my story is, or the pairing. They were nice(I say that with sarcasm), thoughtful(this part was true) comments on either plot devices and/or upcoming things. Alright read on!

Ps: I just realized in every chapter where I had the biju(i.e. Kyuubi) talk, I didn't bold her words. Oops! So, no more of the way people think, talk stuff.

Ch: 6 Training with a Drunk Lady Pt 2

RECAP:

"Now slowly stand up, breath carefully and use the least amount of energy you can. If you don't you'll end up using all of this acquired energy on just moving your pinky finger," Kyuubi seemingly blew the words into my skull, her body no longer seeming corporeal as I stood up.

I used the barest amount of energy I could. As soon as I closed my eyes I heard Kyuubi bellow the next words, yet somehow be a whisper at the same time, "Now go and win."

REAL CHAPTER;

I slowly opened my eyes to see Tsunade grab my last clone and rip it's head off. Not exactly a pretty sight. I carefully stood up from the Seiza position I had changed to on the tree and cracked my fingers as I let my genjutsu fall. Almost like an automated machine, Tsunade's head swiveled towards my position.

I jumped down from the tree, my landing leaving a crater five feet deep. I jumped out and landed on the ground again, another crater. Man this Senjutsu was powerful. My grin I had gained from the power-up fell. If I wasn't careful, I could lose all of my chakra forever. Still better than turning into a statue; of a toad no less.

Tsunade roared as she launched herself towards me in what seemed to be slow motion and I lifted up my hand to catch her fist. I went flying backwards from the attack, Tsunade along for the ride. I had barely felt a thing when I grabbed her fist, my whole forearm didn't shatter or anything of the sort. Just a soft tap like you would expect from someone poking you.

When the two of us landed, I threw Tsunade off and she snorted and huffed in anger.

"How about a bet Gaki?" She yelled a little too loudly. I mean I was only five feet away.

"What is it, bitch?" I returned.

"If I win this fight, you become my personal slave... forever and give me all the money you have on you at the moment, and on the teeny tiny chance that I lose I will," she fumbled a hand through her cleavage and grabbed something, "give you this, my grandfather's necklace and make you my apprentice."

"Sure Baa-Chan, don't cry when you lose," I thundered as I flew forward. Tsunade barely got an arm up before my fist planted itself into her forearm, eliciting a shriek and a nasty crunching sound. Tsunade landed near the old castle of the town and I jumped after her.

This time when I landed I only made a two foot crater. I looked for Tsunade and saw her sitting on the wall her unbroken arm healing her broken one.

"That's a hell of a punch boy. Where'd you get it from, your mommy?" Tsunade taunted.

I roared and lunged at her, though suddenly Tsunade moved far faster than she had before and I slammed into the castle leaving an imprint of my face and completely destroyed my sunglasses. I shook myself loose and once more lunged towards Tsunade, far too pissed at the mention of my parents to fight using actual tactics.

Tsunade simply skirted out of the way as I attacked. Just as I thought I was going to fully pass her, she stuck her arm out and grabbed me by the heel and then in a pivot motion tossed me downwards. I once more became intimate with a flat surface and growled.

I jumped to my feet, "How did you suddenly speed up!?" I thundered.

"You're not the only one with tricks and power-ups," was her annoying reply.

I forcibly calmed myself and then truly looked at Tsunade. She physically looked the same, she smelt the same, hell she even had less chakra than at the start. I was confused beyond all belief.

"Use your Senjutsu, Naruto... feel the world around you, bask in it's presence, let it whisper it's secrets to you," Kyuubi voiced to me in my mind. I let myself fall deeper into the Senjutsu chakra I had running through me. The energy was nearly intoxicating with how much potential it held. I focused my mind and opened my eyes again and looked at Tsunade.

It... it made sense. No wonder she had easily eclipsed me again. I should have paid more attention when I was fighting her, but I had let rage rule me.

"So Tsunade, you're using...

…...Kushina perspective...

I nearly collapsed as I dropped into my bed. I knew I must look a mess. My hair was most likely a rat's nest and my eyes red and puffy as can be. I had viewed every single one of my memories that anything to do with Naruto, with my son. With each memory it just became more apparent how bad a mother I was. But something didn't click.

Every memory where Naruto was involved was a little fuzzy. It was strange, I had viewed a good deal of ones where Naruto wasn't present and they were crystal clear. But every single one with Naruto was slightly blurry, like as if your eyes had just began to become unfocused.

Another thing that didn't add up was that I had hugged and kissed my two children every day up until Naruto and Narumi became three. Then Naruto just seemed to become unimportant and completely ignored by myself and Minato. It was like a genjutsu was placed on him or something, made specifically to make him less noticeable and important.

But who had the chakra to hold a genjutsu of that sort of power for nearly a decade. Also why would they want to hold a genjutsu up that long. Then again, the idea that someone was sabotaging my family was pretty ridiculous to think of. It made more sense that I just didn't notice the problems. Human minds have a great capacity for ignoring and forgetting. They also have a great capacity for denial.

Either way I needed to speak with Minato about this, but first I needed sleep.

…...Minato's perspective...Day before Naruto left with Mikoto...

I stared at my hands. I knew what I had made and how to put it on him. I had ordered one Mikoto Uchiha to place the seal on the boy under the threat that I would personally kill her son in front of her if she didn't. The woman had pleaded and begged for me to make someone else do it but I knew this was the only person in all of Konoha that Naruto actually trusted.

No matter how many times I told myself I was doing the right thing, that Hiruzen and Jiraiya told me I was in the right, I felt I was making a big mistake. That this would just make things worse. But to save Kushina and Narumi, my two other most precious people I would do it.

Maybe one day when I am old and gray I will release the seal and let Naruto kill me. That would give him his resolution and give me the peace of mind knowing my that I would be punished for what I was doing. I ran my hands through my hair, feeling the spots where I had ripped out tufts of hair.

I needed something to eat, even though I wasn't hungry. Maybe some alcohol.

…...Tsunade's perspective...

This boy in front of me... thinks he has the right to lecture me. The right to insult me! How dare he!

"WHO YOU CALLING A BITCH?" I screamed at the blond haired brat!

"OH, I DON'T KNOW! MAY BE THE OLD SAGGY, WRINKLY, BITCHHHH RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!" The blond Gaki returned with equal fervor, completely enraged by my words. I reared my fist and punched him, sending the child flying through the wall. I was just returning to my drink when I was suddenly stabbed from behind.

I ended up flying through some woman's apartment and out on to the adjacent street. I turned and punched the boy away and he tumbled down street before regaining his feet. He seemed to be gearing himself up for a fight and I knew I would just have to beat that right out of him.

…...Several minutes later...

Why did the brat have so many damn Kage bushin. They were fucking annoying! I finally grabbed the last one and tore it's head off with a primal scream of rage. I then looked at the newly revealed brat, his genjutsu finally fading away. The boy's presence felt different, but I paid it no mind. I was going to beat the living tar out of him, maybe make some human pancakes.

…...Narumi's perspective...

I slowly tip toed towards my Tou-san and Kaa-san's room. The two were in there speaking in low voices. As I got closer to the door, my breath hitched. I couldn't be caught no matter what. I needed to find out what they did to Nii-san. As I reached the door, I quietly peeked through the slight crack and looked at my Kaa-san and Tou-san.

The two were standing and facing each other. I could see Kaa-san's face and tears were streaming down it. Tou-san's face however looked really tired. I slowed my breath and strained my ears to hear their conversation.

"Minato, how can you think that would help! That's basically making him a slave," my mother's voice, pitched in a low tone.

"What would you have me do?! Kushina?! He wants to kill us, to make us pay! I don't think we can blame all of this on just his prisoner. He even told me straight to my face that he wants to see me in a pool of my own blood, and You know what! I can't blame him. Think of Narumi! She needs her parents and she needs her brother. I just found the only solution that doesn't end with everyone dead!" My father spoke fervently, every word accompanied by his hands wringing themselves.

"But...but...but...," my mother slowly petered out, "Will he love us? Will he be happy?"

"Yes, Kushina. Yes," my father returned, "He will love us as much as he ever loved Mikoto and Itachi."

"He loved Mikoto and Itachi?" My mother asked.

"Yes, he did. Almost every year I would get requests from Itachi for me to make Naruto his personal apprentice. Then one day I asked why. His answer was simple. He said that he loved Naruto like his own brother, maybe even more and he said it would allow Naruto to see Mikoto more often."

"But... didn't you order Mikoto to be the one who placed...," my mother's voice became so quiet I couldn't here what she said.

"I...did," was my father's soft reply.

I slowly backed away and once I was far enough from the door I bolted away. I didn't know where I would go. I just needed to go somewhere. After running for nearly twenty minutes, I accidentally slammed straight into someone. I shook my head as I leapt up from the ground to look at who I had ran into.

It was Sasuke. I hate this guy. Ever since his brother died he was always so mean to everybody. But if what my mother said was true, that Naruto was connected to his family, then surely he might know something.

"Sasuke-teme," I greeted.

"Narumi-baka," his curt reply.

"Do you know where your mother is at? I need to speak with her," I asked.

"Yeah, I do, she is on a mission. Why do you need to see her?" Was Sasuke's clipped reply.

"Well, it has to do with my Nii-san and your Aniki. I don't know the full details, but apparently your brother knew mine very well," I rushed to spill out the words, "So I need to speak with your mother to ask about it."

"Why don't you just ask me? I know every bit as much as my Kaa-san about my Nii-san as she does!" Sasuke growled. "Why is this so important to you anyway?"

"Well, I think my Nii-san is in trouble! I need to help him and this is the only thing I could think of," I returned with real desperation. Why couldn't Sasuke-teme understand I need to help my Aniki.

"Well...we could...go...look around... Itachi's room,"Sasuke finally bit out.

"REALLY?!" I exclaimed.

"Yes, but...just be careful in my brother's room. I... don't want to disrespect his memory," was Sasuke's morose reply. I guess he loved his aniki as much as I loved mine.

I finally was getting somewhere. I was going to help my aniki.

…...Naruto's perspective...

"So Tsunade, you're using...Sennin mode as well?" I asked.

"Hey, if you want to cheat, I'll cheat too," she snapped back.

"You're a fucking a Sannin. I think I need as much tricks as possible to keep up with you, though you are pretty rusty for a Sannin. A few decades of drinking probably does that to a woman who doesn't train," Was my own reply.

Then the fight was back on. Tsunade moved faster then ever before. Quick flashes and shadows were my only hints to dodge. Any counter-moves I could even think required time I didn't have. So much for power-ups. Another flash and I was introduced to Tsunade's fist Sennin mode style. For reference, think of an anvil being dropped on an apple. That's a normal Tsunade punch. Her punches now were more like elephants being dropped on ants, from a mile up.

I growled again. I was getting nowhere, and not only was I losing but Tsunade was seemingly unbeatable at the moment. Faster than I could ever hope to reach at the moment. Far stronger as well. It was all just one big clusterfuck of a fight. Even if I could negate her speed, her power was not so simple. Demonic healing and unlimited stamina does nothing when one punch can decapitate you.

"So... this is all the great Naruto can accomplish. This is what I get when I think a little baby Gaki can fight me. Even with all of your tricks, your nothing more than a little cockroach who is only where they are at due to what they have been given," Tsunade said.

Unnoticed red chakra began to lick at Naruto's feet.

"Maybe your daddy will come defend you. The minute I saw your eyes I knew you were Minato's brat. Minato however well... that's a man worthy of respect. Invented most of his jutsu and is far stronger than most people could ever dream of. Maybe your mother will come too. I know she is pretty strong herself, chakra chains and all, and.. Uzumakis generally are troublesome," more insults spilled from the blonde woman's mouth.

The red energy slowly began to encase all of Naruto's feet.

"Don't you also have a sister. I would easily bet she is a better fight than you. Probably," Tsunade added, her face taut with a mean glare.

"My powers are my own! I fought and bled for everything I can do! Do not belittle me woman! I... am... POWERFUL!," I screamed.

Slowly the chakra that had began to cover my legs exploded around me. I hadn't noticed it and at this point I didn't care. I was going to rip out that bitch's throat and shove up her ass!

I dropped down to my hands and knees, and let out a low deep rumble that reminded me of a tiger. The energy had long ago completely en-capsuled my body. Every second I stood there I could feel the power from the chakra making me stronger. The feeling was unbelievable.

"I...will... rip your bones...from your body...and gnaw on them... in front of your very eyes... as you die," the words came unbidden. I spoke them, yet hadn't. It was like, a second half of me had surfaced and spoke. The thought processes similar... just different at the same time.

"Now... just stand... still...and die!," My feet push off the ground and then I felt my teeth sink into flesh and bone. A cracking sound filled the air and my lips upturned in pleasure. My senses were alive, everything was so clear... but I felt weak and I had no control over my body.

Tsunade vainly attempted to repel my attack, which was me eating her arm basically, and ended up my teeth sinking further into the mangled flesh. Then an idea entered my head, our heads, his heads, heads, minds, thoughts...to rip the limb loose. To have the meat and bone no longer connected to the machine. Yes!

With a single great heave Tsunade's arm was ripped off, blood spurting through the empty space her appendage once filled. Tsunade's anguished screams filled the air and her arm layed on the floor in front of her, her eyes watching it unseeing. The red blood dripping down her outfit and staining it in strange patterns.

I stared at the limb, once more in control of my body. The red energy around me faded away and my extended senses fell as well. I also noticed my sage mode had ended sometime during my bloodlust rage against Tsunade. My body was sluggish and tired. I barely regained my feet when Tsunade's fist landed in front of me.

The angry female Sannin's fist was planted into the ground in front of me, her angry face a foot away. My eyes trailed up the arm and shoulder to the face of the woman and stopped on the unfolding seal on her forehead. Before I could attempt to decipher it I was punched away and my body slammed into a tree like a sack of potatoes.

Through my bloody vision, my normal eye completely swollen and half my body's bones having become mush, my sharingan noticed something. Tsunade's arm, the one I ripped off had grown back. Yet, not even a yard away was her arm as well. Two of the same arms.

"Haha...hehehahahHAHAHAHA," the laughter filtered through my throat and out of my mouth, "this is... just GRAND!"

"What is Gaki?" Tsunade intoned as she stomped ever closer.

"Just that.. I am fighting someone who is as much a monster as me... well that... and...," I coughed up some blood.

"And what?" Tsunade asked.

"Checkmate."

"Wha.."Tsunade crashed to the floor, and didn't move. I smiled, I had won.

…...Tsunade's perspective...

"Don't you also have a sister. I would easily bet she is a better fight than you. Probably," I added deciding to be very hateful.

"My powers are my own! I fought and bled for everything I can do! Do not belittle me woman! I... am... POWERFUL!," the Gaki screamed.

Then as the boy yelled, red energy completely covered the boy and he dropped down into a bestial stance. The chakra surrounded the boy into a fox like shape, two tails swinging behind him. Then like a tiger the boy loosed a deep roar that was powerful enough that I felt the shock waves from it.

"I...will... rip your bones...from your body...and gnaw on them... in front of your very eyes... as you die," the words were whispered from the obvious jinchuuriki in front of me.

"Now... just stand... still...and die!," the boy exclaimed. Then the boy was gone and I felt an almost blinding pain.

I looked down and the face of the Gaki stared back, the thick black lines on his face adding a more bestial look. The evil red eyes glaring. The pupils being slits of black across the red. Then one eye flickered. The boy began digging his teeth even further into my arm and I groaned. Yet, the eye flickered even more. I concentrated for a second and pulsed my chakra and then the boy's eye changed.

Instead of two evil glaring eyes of pure red, slits trailing through them, one was still as before while the other was... strange. The color was deep dark blue, like the color of lapis lazuli and the pupil was a slit like the other with three tomoe spinning around it clockwise. The three tomoe also looked strange though. Their tails looked more... pronounced then the any other sharingan I had seen.

These eyes were a lot more different than the sage eyes the boy had held earlier. The golden circles I had seen with purple and red flecks dotting all about the irises. The weird mixture of orange and black above his eyes like make-up. The pupils shaped like a sickle almost with the way it curved in a smile like manner. Then the kyuubi chakra had corrupted them and the slits had ran through the curling smile pupils.

I finally couldn't take anymore pain and tried to punch the brat off. But if anything, the boy's teeth dug even further into my flesh. As I glared at the boy, I saw a thought appear in those strange eyes of his. I didn't want to know what he was thinking. I was just about to double my efforts in escaping when I felt the single most painful thing that I have ever felt in my entire life. The sickening snap of bones and the gross sound of flesh being rendered from flesh filled the air and I felt the weight where my arm was just disappear.

I screamed.

After what felt like hours of agonizing over my lost limb, I remembered my secret. The seal on my forehead. I immediately opened it as soon as I remembered it and it's soothing power flowed over me. My own arm remade itself before my very eyes. As soon as I was healed, I lunged towards the beast of a boy in front of me. I barely missed with my new arm. The nerves must have not finished aligning with my system.

I stared into the boy's evil eyes again and punched him. The sound of crunching bones I received was music to my tired ears. I then began the slow walk towards him. I guess I was more tired than I thought. Each step felt like a weight was being added to my legs and the rest of my body. As I got closer the boy started laughing madly.

"Haha...hehehahahHAHAHAHA," the laughter filtered from the boy's throat and out of his mouth, "this is... just GRAND!"

"What is Gaki?" I demanded tiredly.

"Just that.. I am fighting someone who is as much a monster as me... well that... and...," the boy coughed up some blood.

"And what?" I asked.

"Checkmate."

"Wha.." was my answer as I crashed to the floor. I couldn't move even a single pinky I felt so heavy. Every inch of my body had seemingly turned to lead. The Gaki... had beat me.

…...Naruto's perspective...

I used the tree I was thrown at to prop myself up to give my body the few minutes it needed to properly heal itself.

"So, you must be wondering why to lost. Well... it's simple. Fuuinjutsu," I spit out painfully. The punctures in my lungs weren't quite healed.

"What... does...seals...have...to...do...with...this," Tsunade mumbled in the dirt.

"The seal on your forehead to be precise. As you may or may not know, Uzumakis are generally seal masters. I simply noticed that your seal, which is pretty shoddy because seriously you must be the only person too ever forget to put a protection seal on your seal to stop people from fucking with your seal, was able to be easily modified by anyone.

So when you activated it, I just had clones send small blasts of chakra around your feet that were really what I call ephemeral seals. These seals last only for a moment and aren't corporeal, so there fore unable to be stopped unless you also know how to use ephemeral seals. I created ephemeral seals so... chew on that.

Anyway, the seals can only become lasting if they attach to a physical seal. I simply directed them to your seal. Make the seals weight, slow, and weakness seals and we get a defeated Sannin. It also helps that those three seals are the easiest and quickest seals to make, and currently the only seals I can make into ephemeral seals," I jumped to my feet at the last word of my rant and walked over to Tsunade.

I released the seals and Tsunade's head seal returned to the weird diamond shape. I lowered my hand and she grasped it. As I helped her up, the woman angrily muttered to herself about, "stupid Gakis," and, "their blasted seals." She then dug into her cleavage and grabbed something before pulling her hand back out. In her hand was the necklace. She slipped it from around her neck and stepped towards me and put it around mine. Strangely, her facial expression turned... nostalgic and Tsunade spoke, quietly and somberly, "Here you go Naruto...my newest apprentice." then before I could do anything she grabbed me by both shoulders. I closed my eyes waiting to be thrown or ripped in half.

Instead, two soft lips planted themselves on my forehead. I guess I really did win.

…...Later that day...

After a long conversation with Shizune, and weirdly enough, TonTon, Tsunade told me to return to my client. She also said to expect her in a week in Konoha to grab me for some, "training," I believed she called it.

As I made my way back to the hotel, I was met with a horrific sight. Two men in black coats that were covered with red clouds were surrounding Mikoto. I completely ignored the two men and ran straight for Mikoto, forty clones of mine engaging the two strange men. I grabbed Mikoto who I had noticed now as I carried her bridal style was bleeding extremely bad.

I had to find Tsunade. As I ran, I saw behind me a large flamboyant man with white hair begin to engage the two. Better him than me.

…...A few hours later...

A red light blinked on and off.

On and off.

Tsunade had told me she would be fine in a week. She had also told me she had found a large and strange seal in her pocket and had asked me to look at it. One glance had told me it was my father's work. Two glances told me it was a, "slave" seal. I didn't need to be a genius for this. Mikoto didn't have a client in Tanzaku town. She had a target to place a seal on.

For the past four hours I had just glared at the damn seal and felt my heart ache. The one woma... no she wasn't a woman. She was my father's lap dog like every other shinobi in Konoha. Like what I was supposed to be. This one lap dog I had trusted, and now the trust was gone. I wondered who I could trust.

If I couldn't trust Mikoto, could I trust Kurenai, or Hinata. Could I trust Tsunade.

The truth was, I didn't know. I couldn't even trust myself. Seals could change my mind, the beast in my stomach could plot and turn me in directions I never would have followed.

I was just so tired of it all. The lies, the abuse, the secrets. My dreams of getting revenge was so swathed in the ilk I couldn't see it. I... just didn't know anymore. I had looked at the seal intently after the first three glances. The seal was magnificent in it's design. There simply wasn't a chance for it fail. It could only be altered by my father. It could only be removed by my father. It teleported my father to me if it failed.

The seal was simply unbelievable. The seal in a few words would make me the perfect son. I would retain my best features such as my strength. I would gain new ones such as a love for Konoha and my family. I would lose ones such as my memories of abuse, of my hatred, of my reasons for revenge.

I almost wanted to put the seal on myself. At least then I would be loved, even if it is false. I would have a family, even if the family wasn't true. I wouldn't be alone...NO! I jumped to my feet. I wasn't this weak. I didn't need this seal. I ripped the seal to shreds and threw it into a trash can and stalked from the room. I didn't know where I would go, I just knew it would be somewhere.

…... Sasuke's perspective...

I watched Narumi patter about the room. Carefully sifting through Itachi's room with the greatest of care. I had never seen the girl act so careful. I decided to glance around myself rather then stand there like an idiot. It had taken long hours of careful sneaking to get into my brother's room.

For the next few minutes the room was silent except for the nearly silent breathing of Narumi and I and the quiet searching. I was just about to give up when I noticed a cold draft that came from under Itachi's bed. I knelt down and looked underneath the small twin bed and found a small hatch with a metal knob on it.

"Over here, Narumi," I stuttered through clenched teeth. I felt like a little boy again when I had found out my brother was dead. The two of us moved Itachi's bed and Narumi lifted the hatch. Under the trap door we saw a few rungs that plunged downwards into the darkness.

Narumi simply began climbing downwards and I followed. A few minutes later and the two of us reached a small room of concrete. The only thing in the room was a short pedestal with a slim book on it. I tip toed towards cautiously watching for traps before grabbing the book.

I then slipped back over to Narumi and we left the dark and dank room. Once we were back in Itachi's room and had replaced the bed to the original spot, we sat side by side, hip to hip and opened the book. The first page read, "Uchiha Itachi," in flowy script.

The next page was filled with what I assumed was Itachi's writing.

If this is being read, then I am dead and my plan has begun. To whomever discovers this, keep these secrets to yourself for if they were to go abroad, the village would be torn asunder.

The Uchiha clan has always been a powerful and prestigious clan. Long before it had become a clan and fought with the Senju, theline had been special. The very first Uchiha was the eldest Son to a line that was lost long ago. The very first Senju the youngest son to that very same line. Their father was The Sage. The Sage has had many names, but for continuity I shall simply put The Sage when I refer to him.

The Sage was known for defeating the Juubi and sealing it within himself. But The Sage didn't conquer the beast alone. His brother had aided him. For he and his brother were the second and third people alone in the world at that time that were able to use chakra. Only those two, and their long dead mother could use chakra. The chakra had come from the Shinju tree, a primordial god who produced a single fruit every thousand years.

The mother of The Sage ate it to gain chakra and end the wars that plagued her lands and all the lands around her. This however angered the Shinju. The Shinju created the Juubi to punish the mother for eating the fruit. Shortly after the mother's children had left home to discover the lands, the Juubi came and killed the mother.

This is where the story most know happens. The Sage defeats the Juubi and seals it and goes on to give chakra to the world. Then The Sage splits the Juubi into the nine biju we all know today. The Sage has children, the first Uchiha and the first Senju. The Sage on his death bed rather than make the Uchiha the heir to his line told his children to share the line as co-rulers.

This is where the Uchiha and Senju split. The Uchiha child who was born with great spiritual energy wanted to be the sole heir. The Senju child who was born with great physical energy also wanted to be the sole heir. This lead to the two children fighting for many years.

Eventually the two ended up forming clans and having many children. After a few hundred years these two clans, Uchiha and Senju, had become bitter rivals and the two progenitors of the clan were long dead. But as the two clans prospered, a third clan became weak and spiteful. The original clan of The Sage. The Sage's brother had a single child. This single boy would eventually build his own clan, the clan of Uzumaki. The Uzumaki were gifted with the ability of longevity. This longevity had allowed the first Uzumaki to live for nearly four hundred years and make a vast and powerful clan.

But the Uchiha and Senju had both hated the Uzumaki also being related to their father and had attempted to kill every single Uzumaki. This lead to the almost destruction of the Uzumaki. With this extermination almost complete, the clan hid away on an island and had used seals to make whirlpools to stop the Uchiha and Senju. These very whirlpools saved the Uzumaki clan.

But the Uzumaki wanted revenge. The Uzumaki were the spark that started the clan wars. In a fitful rage the Uzumaki set every clan against the Uchiha and Senju. But rather than kill the two clans, it simply made the two clans work together and eventually form the first Shinobi village, Konohagakure.

The Uzumaki then decided to make their own village and become friends with Konohagakure. The first two shinobi world wars their last attempts at killing the Uchiha and Senju. This eventually whittled away the Senju to a few dozen but the Uchiha stillthrived. But alas, the village of Kirigakure laid siege and killed all but two Uzumaki. Those Uzumaki were Mito Uzumaki and Kushina Uzumaki. Mito at the time was well into her one hundreds and Kushina just a mere five year old.

The years past, Kushina Uzumaki married the fourth Hokage and had two children, Naruto Uzumaki and Narumi Uzumaki. This is where my knowledge is lost.

I do not know what was done to put Naruto on the path of vengeance, on the true path of the Uzumaki, but he was. Who his vengeance was toward, I do not know. But what I do know is that I will help him...

The words stopped there. Not because Itachi had stopped writing but because the last forty or so pages were ripped from the book.

I glanced at Narumi.

"We need to speak to..." Narumi began.

"Naruto," we both said at the same time.

An: That was fine. Tell me how you liked the Tsunade/Naruto fight. I though it was ok. More in depth story happened. Anyway, review and rant.

Ole' Mad.