An: Next chapter, let's roll. So, first of all I want to THANK everyone for all the reviews. All most all the reviews I read for chapter 7.5 said that they loved it or liked it, or other many various ways to say that. I was really surprised. I thought that whole chapter was a mess of jumping because I couldn't write a decent, straight up fight between Naruto and Tsunade.

The reason I am horrible about fights is because all I really want to do is just have Naruto go nine tails and kill everything. I don't mean nine tails chakra mode, but like the legit tails that Naruto almost got when he fought pein. I mean seriously, four tails Naruto kicked Orochimaru's ass and that was dumb as shit, weak ass Naruto. My Naruto is not that.

Anyway, rant over, read the chapter.

Ps: Incest is Wincest! ( just kidding) but seriously, so many animes have the sisters of a character hopelessly in love with their brother.

CHAPTER EIGHT: TO LEAVE OR NOT TO LEAVE

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

Beep.

I glared at the stupid machine hooked to Mikoto.. I mean Uchiha-San. After running out earlier and destroying several trees I had returned to the room. To this damn, stupid, tiny, bullshit of an excuse for a woman. This one woman who I couldn't help think of as a mother.

I gripped my skull, my eyes wide as I sat in a corner of the room. As far as I could tell, I had two choices. To leave or to stay. If I stay, Minato may attempt to seal me again. If I leave I would have nowhere to go and no goal. I dug my fingers harder into my scalp. Sweat dripped down my uncovered face.

I didn't know what to do. I didn't know who to trust. My goal was so far away I couldn't even see it anymore. I was strong, yet weak. Every power I could muster was given by Itachi or some other person. What had I made for myself, some worthless seals. I scoffed, that would definitely defeat Minato who was a master of the art.

Even my teachers, my allies, all either lap dogs of the Hokage or people I couldn't create contingency plans for. I may have beat Tsunade once, but that was only because of her seal she had on her forehead. If I hadn't seen it, I would have lost, possibly died.

It was just so unfair. Why was I unloved, why was I forgotten, why was I hated. Why did Narumi get all the love, why was she so adored, why in this godforsaken world did I have to kill Itachi. Just questions after questions, I just didn't understand any of it.

I wondered for a moment how Hinata was. Hinata... I didn't understand my connection to her. I didn't love her. I don't even know what love is, though I guess whatever I had held for Itachi was the closest I ever came. But, I felt drawn to her. Like, she was important for some reason or the other.

I shook my head. Hinata was not the topic. I glanced towards Mikoto, a sick thought entering my head. I slipped some ink and a brush from my pouch. It had to be done. It was the only way.

…...Kyuubi's perspective...

WHAT WAS HE DOING! THIS WAS NOT THE PLAN! HE WAS SUPPOSED TO LEAVE! TO LEAVE KONOHA AND HEAD FOR UZUGAKURE! WHY WAS HE MAKING A SEAL! THIS WAS ALL WRONG!

This was not the plan, this was not the what was supposed to happen. Why did my love have to be such a bull-headed child. It was so simple.

Tell the boy I could give him power. Convince to have a pact with me through a kiss and a sucking of blood. Using the pact, make him think my powerful chakra had made him a half-demon, when really I just had made it easier for my chakra to heal him and influence him. Have the pact form the Seal of Two on his neck.

Have him discover Hinata, and then in turn confront his father. Have the boy realize he has to leave Konoha. Have him head to Uzugakure to begin step three. But no, the boy has to develop feelings for people, to develop thoughts! The damn Uchiha had to plant the eye in my container, to plant the seed! To plant Damnation!

Now my plan was falling apart and I hadn't even begun part three! I growled lowly. When I returned to the world, every Uchiha was dead.

…...Naruto's perspective...

I finished the last stroke. Now... now Mikoto wouldn't remember me. She would forget about me and only take care of her family. She would also tell Minato his seal had failed because the Kyuubi's soul had prevented any further seals from being added to myself. A contingency of sorts, no memories and a path to end my fathers wish to seal me further.

Even I could admit the flaws. Who said Minato would believe her. Who said Mikoto wouldn't remember. It all hinged on tiny possibilities and my own lonely soul grasping at straws that don't exist.

I stood up and channeled chakra to my right hand. I had created the seal on the bottom of Mikoto's tongue. No one would see it there. I pressed a finger to the seal and it lit up brilliantly before seemingly sinking into the flesh it was drawn on.

I sighed, my fingers clawing my hair. I just... just... what was I supposed to do now. Was I supposed to learn from Tsunade? Or was I supposed to keep quiet and continue to learn nothing from Kurenai? Hell, who said I was supposed to do anything?! This was all just shit!

"Shhhhhhhhh, it's ok brother. Let me take the wheel for awhile. I will help you..."

"Who's there?" I whispered, glaring around me for the perpetrator.

"You know who I am. I even helped out in the battle with our new Sensei."

"Show yourself!" I declared vehemently.

"As you wish..."

I collapsed to the floor at that very moment. My eyes closed and I couldn't fight unconsciousness any longer.

…...Naruto's mind-scape...

I jumped to my feet. I was back in my mind-scape. But, Kyuubi was no where to be seen. Nor was her cage. This was unusual, especially for the Kyuubi.

I took a step forward.

Click.

I took another step.

Click.

Something was strange. I glanced down. There was no water. No wonder my shoes were making such a loud sound when they stepped. There was always at least an inch of water. That' another difference to add to the list.

"Brother... quickly, you're getting closer."

I ran in the direction of the voice. Where was the origins of it!

"Faster brother... before the beast escapes..."

"Please brother... I wish to see the light with my own eyes..."

I ran faster. Soon I came to a corner and rounded it at full speed. As soon as I turned it I stopped dead. There was a door. A small, black, wooden door.

I started walking towards, each step a steady stream of words entering my brain.

"Yesss... brother, come closer so we can finally... meet... face to face..."

"I have waited for this day for so long... we have much to discuss...'

"I know so much...this knowledge that she has kept from you..."

"Please... I beg you brother... walk faster..."

"Brother... quickly... we have such little time..."

"Open... the door..."

It was as the mysterious voice said that, that I finally grabbed the door knob to the room. I twisted it and it turned smoothly without nary a sound. I pulled the door open and slipped in.

The room was pitch black. I could see nothing. Then the door slammed behind me. I turned around and tried to find the door. It was gone! Doors don't just disappear.

"Come brother... you're so very close...simply find the switch"

I carefully padded about the room, weary of traps or objects that could trip me. My fingers slid along the walls searching for a light switch. After about two minutes, I estimated the amount of time, I found a light switch. I flicked it.

…...Kushina's perspective...

I was certain now. It had to be someone's doing. This was the seventh time I had completely reviewed my memories. At some point in the early years of my parenting someone had laid a genjutsu or something to ruin my son's life. It was the only explanation.

But who could have done it?! That was the question. Why would anyone deliberately sabotage my child's life. Why would they cause him to be scorned?

My first guess had been Kyuubi. It had the amount of chakra to sustain the jutsu until everyone simply followed it's purpose without the use of the jutsu.

But I knew that couldn't be the person responsible. It may have played a role in the whole situation, but it couldn't have been the origin of this plan. The reason I had deduced this was because the Kyuubi had been trapped in me for good long time. Then the one night I was giving berth, the man had shown up. He killed the guards and the people helping me.

He had then released the Kyuubi and took Naruto leaving me to push out Narumi with no assistance. But Minato had said he had killed the man and got Naruto back and I believed him. I was so confused. I didn't know who was to blame.

It was just all so horrible!

…...Naruto's perspective...

The single dim bulb's light lit up the room. On a wooden chair in the center of the room was me. Yet it wasn't me. The eyes were a far darker blue than mine had ever been. The same locks of blond were paler, as if they held no life. The clothes, despite their identical looks were somehow faded.

"You're me?" I questioned

"We all are," my clone replied. As he spoke those words two more clones of me appeared from thin air.

The one to the left of the sitting clone was kyuubified. That's the only way to explain it. It was me, but the red eyes with slits as pupils, the more bestial hair, the darker whiskers, and tail of chakra flicking back and forth made quite a difference.

The one to the right was definitely the strangest. One eye was my Sharingan, but blue with prolonged tomoe and a crescent as the pupil. The other eye was semi-normal. It had the white part of any normal human eye but the iris was golden with purple and red flecks dotting it. Above both eyes were orange and black pigments.

"You all are... me?" I said.

"Well," the one sitting spoke, "We are your counterparts I guess you could say. Think of it as having multiple egos. We are your alter egos. You actually have millions of us, they just aren't nearly as powerful as the four people, the four Narutos, in this room. While we are technically you, we have our own differences that make us stand out enough to form a conscious state. To think for ourselves if you will.

I am what you would call Yami Naruto. The dark you, really. I have always been here. Every time someone injured you, forgot you, abandoned you, I took the brunt of the pain and left you with the want for revenge. For everyone who has been wronged seeks revenge, seeks payment for the wrongs dealt to them.

To my left is the Kyuubi Naruto.

To my right is the Uchiha Naruto.

What I really need to tell you is to not speak or deal with the kyuubi anymore. It's lying to you."

"How is she lying to me? What do you mean?" I asked.

"It's not a she. It has no sex. It lies. It may have once been a summon of the female gender, but now all that is left is the demon chakra," Yami Naruto growled.

"But what is this demon chakra? Explain it to me!" I thundered.

"Calm down brother, we all wish for the same thing. To put it succinctly, when The Sage of Six Paths was dieing he knew he had to stop the Juubi from returning," Yami Naruto began.

"What is this Juubi?" I murmured.

"The Juubi, or the Ten tails if you will, was a powerful being sent to kill The Sage for various reasons that I don't quite know simply because neither you nor the Kyuubi knows. Anyway, The Sage split the monster into nine wells of demon chakra. But with nothing to hold the chakra, the nine wells would eventually recombine to each other.

So The Sage devised a cunning plan. He somehow threw the wells of power into the thread of time and fate. This thread of time and fate is what connects everything to time and determines the many fates that every being, every rock, every single atom could possibly have. I would speak more on that but it leads to multiple universes and we simply do not have the time.

As I was saying though, The Sage threw the wells of power in and the powers found suitable hosts. That was how the Kyuubi was formed. Then The Sage drew the nine wells of power, and their respective hosts back to himself in his little niche of time. The powers, having mutated their hosts, had also created new consciousnesses in the beings.

This is how we have nine biju. Each biju was made from the Juubi who was made of Demon Chakra. Who ever had made the Juubi obviously had the ability to summon demons from Hell and use their energy and combine that energy with chakra.

That is what Demon Chakra is.

Now, to return to the topic. Kyuubi is made of Demon Chakra and doesn't hold any real gender. But the point of this conversation is to not trust it!

It had told you that you were a half-demon! It lied! You are just far more under her control than before! It's powers it supposedly gave you! Lies! The only thing you gained was easier use of it's chakra and the Sennin mode! There are no other powers! Everything it hasn't told you, we heard! We heard it all!

It plans to make you it's mate and then escape! It wants to escape and kill Minato. But for it to escape, you have to be completely under it's control! But we stopped it's plan. You didn't head to Uzugakure like it wanted. You sealed Mikoto! Now we can finally control ourselves! No outside influences, demon or otherwise!"

"What would you have me do? Minato will surely seal us if we go back to Konoha!"

"It's simple. Let him."

"What!" I exclaimed.

"Why would I let him do that! That means we won't get our revenge!" I cried out.

"I said let him because it won't work. Minato didn't fully understand the Shiki Fujin when he placed it on us. No other seals can be attached to us. The Shiki will simply destroy it. Minato messed with Gods and Gods do not like tampering or being controlled."

"So, is there anything else?" I asked, quite skeptical of all of this.

"Yes, speak to us after the Chunin exams. We should have enough energy to block Kyuubi out again for another conversation. Remember don't trust it!"

"I understand, but how do I know I can trust you three?" I glared at my alter-egos.

"That is also simple. You just have too. If you can't trust your self, then who can you trust?"

…...Naruto's perspective real world...

I sat up from my fallen position on the floor. I had made my choice and would stick with it. I would go back to Konoha.

…... Three weeks later...

I jumped over Tsunade's fist and threw my own now earth shattering punch.

After the debacle that had happened in Tanzaku town, we had returned to Konoha within two days. Tsunade showed up the day after and immediately started training me in all she knew, and let's just say she knows a lot.

I had never learned so much in such a little time. Every day from 4 am to midnight was medical training, fighting, jutsu, Sennin mode practice, and just about every other thing I know. Everything was reviewed, practiced, taught, and retaught with an enormous amount of shadow clones. The things were damn useful. In the two weeks I had been training with Tsunade I had become far more powerful than I ever thought I could become by myself.

With the help of the Sannin, I also practiced using my Sharingan which she had discovered in our bet fight. The woman had promised to keep my secret, but I was worried. I was thinking of how to get a seal on her that would force her to keep the secret. I just couldn't think of a way.

Now with a week left before the Chunin exam's third exam, Tsunade was testing everything I know to see if I was worthy of something. No matter how much I asked, she wouldn't tell me what she was going to give or tell me. It was actually really driving me nuts.

…...Narumi's perspective...

I chewed on my bottom lip. This was really hard. For almost the whole month my Kaa-San had been training me. After nearly a week had gone by she had decided to teach me what I was attempting now. For nearly an hour I had been performing this exercise and I was tired, hungry, and still hadn't seen my nii-san.

That was what was bothering me the most. Even though my nii-san had returned to Konoha, I hadn't even seen him once. It was really quite annoying. Also after Sasuke-teme and I had discovered his aniki's book, he had just disappeared along with Kakashi. I had even asked Sakura what had happened and she said that they went on a training trip for the Chunin exam's third exam.

I puffed and released the technique. It was really draining. On my way out of the dojo my mother and I were using, my mother grabbed me by my arm and pulled me into a hug. I hugged back, still thinking of the weird conversation I heard her have with father.

After that I just wondered around Konoha looking for something to do. To my surprise, I found just that.

It was as I passed a tea shop that I spotted Hinata Hyuuga. She was sitting alone and sipping tea, staring at something. I slipped in super stealthily and crept up behind her. I looked over her shoulder and nearly snorted in laughter. On the table was a piece of paper with some words on it written in delicate script.

The words were:

Hinata Uzumaki

Naruto & Hinata Uzumaki

Mr. & Mrs. Uzumaki

Hinata Namikaze

Naruto & Hinata Namikaze

I couldn't hold myself any more after that one. I belted out laughing causing many people to stare. Hinata herself looked like she had a heart attack as she scrambled to grab the paper and hide it.

I shuffled over to a chair opposite of her and collapsed.

"So Mrs. Uzumaki? How are you doing?" I barely snorted out.

Hinata's face grew tomato red before replying with a quick, "Fine Narumi-San."

"Soooooo," I drew out the 'O' sound, "Someone has a crushhhhhhhhh!"

"Shhhhh! Why are you so loud Narumi-San?" Hinata asked, embarrassed.

"But," I leaned over the table and smushed Hinata's cheeks together, "You're sooooo cute."

I sat back down after Hinata pried my fingers off. "I mean seriously, ole teammate of mine, you got the big knockers guys love," Hinata blushed as I emphasized my words by squeezing my own breasts, "You are really pretty and easily pull off the Hime look," another blush, "And my brother seems to really like you."

"But, Narumi-San, Naruto-Kun likes you, I'm sure. You are his sister after all. Besides, no-one would want a pale weird-o like me. I mean I don't have any pupils. Just plain white eyes," Hinata spoke quietly.

After that statement a waiter showed up and said, "Can I get you two anything?"

"Some Sake and Dango, please!" I then pointed at my Shinobi headband on my forehead when he appeared as if he wanted to say something about the choice of beverage. The man walked off after quickly writing the order down. I smiled, I loved being a Ninja.

"Pshhh, you lie. If anything, your father is probably beating away boys with sticks. Besides, with my red hair and the Hokage as my daddy, not a lot of potential boyfriends. Not that I'd date any of them, I only got one boy in mind," I happily exclaimed.

"Um... if you don't mind me asking, who is it?" Hinata asked.

It was as Hinata asked that question that the waiter laid down two plates with Dango and two Saucers full of Sake.

"Well," I drawled, "He is strong and handsome. His hair is long and I just want to touch it. He wears black and has the prettiest blue eyes. I'm sure you know him. He's just so... Awesome!" I did a small jump in excitement.

"Ano, Narumi-San... do you like Naruto-Kun?" Hinata inquired.

"I course I like my Nii-San," I took a large gulp of Sake.

"No," Hinata daintily sipped her own Sake, "i mean do you like like him?"

"Well," I spoke, "what if I do? Would you mind sharing?"

"What!" Hinata shouted, surprised by what I said no doubt.

"I said," I slurred after taking another large gulp of Sake, "Would-You-Mind-Sharing-My-Brother?" I carefully enunciated each word.

"But, Narumi-San, isn't that incest?" Hinata asked, looking scandalized. She even gave up her manners and took a large draft of her own liquor.

"So? He's so nice, and awesome, and strong, and just AMAZING! How could you not want him?" I deliberated my words.

"Well, I do want him..." Hinata cooed almost silently before drinking another large chug of her Sake.

"So," I persuaded, "Why not share him with me? Then we could both have his awesome-ness to ourselves."

"Well... I... I just don't know Narumi-San," Hinata hiccuped mid-sentence.

I stood up, plodded my way over to her and grabbed her by the arm. After throwing down some cash for our half eaten Dango, I pulled her outside. Once we were out in the sunlight, I guided her to an alley where we wouldn't be seen.

...Hinata's perspective...Warning: Semi-Sexual content. You have been warned...

Where was Narumi-San leading me. My thoughts felt so slow, like I was walking through mud. The sunlight kind of hurt my eyes in a pleasurable way. Then after being lead far into a back-alley, Narumi whirled around and grabbed me by the shoulders.

Before I could say anything, she roughly shoved her lips onto mine. Her tongue shoved it's way into my mouth and I couldn't help but feel confused. This was wrong but I liked it. I relaxed into the kiss. Suddenly Narumi-San pulled away.

"Don't think of me as you kiss me, think of Naruto-kun," her words were soft and silky, her breath thick with the scent of alcohol.

Then her tongue pervaded my mouth again. I thought of Naruto-Kun. I imagined this was his tongue writhing around my mouth. I imagined it was his arms holding me close. I saw with clarity in my mind his lips brushing against mine. I couldn't help but slightly moan.

Narumi-San suddenly pulled back. "Hey Hinata?"

"Yes, Narumi-San?" I answered breathlessly.

"Mind-sharing now?"

"Nope." was my simple reply.

…...Naruto's perspective... two days before before Chunin exams...

I walked silently within the forest. Every place I looked there was flowers blooming and birds chirping. A rabbit ran hastily back to it's home as I passed by. I didn't know how I got here, or where here was but it was very peaceful.

As I walked along I heard a woman singing. The words were:

(Japanese version has a one, English has a 2)

1 So... hitotsu-me no yoru ni
izuko kara koishi ga sekai ni ochiru

2 So... On the first night,
a pebble falls to the earth from somewhere.

1 So... futatsu-me no yoru ni
koishi no ko ga te wo tori WARUTSU wo kaku
Sound life

2 So... On the second night,
The pebble's children hold hands and sketch a waltz.
Sound life

1 So... mitsu-me no yoru ni
WARUTSU no ko wa yonamo ni UE-BU wo utsu

2 So... On the third night,
The children of the waltz cause ripples on the face of the world

1 So... yotsu-me no yoru ni
nami no ko wa kishibe ni shibuki wo ageru
Sound life

2 So... On the fourth night,
the children of the wave spray the shore.
Sound life

1 So... itsutsu-me no yoru ni
sono kakera ikudomo yonamo wo tataku

2 So... On the fifth night,
those shards strike the face of the earth over and over.

1 So... mutsu-me no yoru ni
sono aizu ni tabibito wa tsudoiau
Sound life

2 So... On the sixth night,
those signals bring travellers together.
Sound life

1 So... nanatsu-me no yoru ni
omosa no nai fune wa sora e to hashiru

2 So... On the seventh night,
a weightless ship races to the sky.

1 So... yatsu-me no asa ni
izuko kara no uta ga mimi e to todoku
Sound life

2 So... On the eighth morning,
a song from somewhere reaches my ears.
Sound life

1 saa... atarashii sora ni
subete wo shirushita kumikyoku ga hibiku
Sound life
Sound life

2 Well then... A song that has recorded everything
echoes to the new sky.
Sound life
Sound life

As the words filtered through the air I smiled for the first time in a long time. I felt happy. I didn't quite understand the meaning of the song, but it felt refreshing. That was the only way to describe.

I continued walking towards the source of the song. But as I drew closer to the source, the sky darkened and the trees grew gnarled and twisted. The woodland creatures disappeared and were replaced by circling vultures. Yet, the song persisted and I felt no discomfort from the dark surroundings.

Each step towards the origin of the beautiful sound caused the world to deform more. Then whispers began to come from nowhere. Angry voices yelling insults and harsh opinions. I walked on, the only thing holding my attention was the voice.

When I finally reached the clearing, the scenery all reverted within a blink of an eye. In the center of the large field a blond haired woman sat on a stump, having begun to repeat her song from the beginning. As I tried to near her, the words of the song slowly fade while two words began to become louder and more deafening.

Wake up.

1 So... itsutsu-me no yoru ni
sono kakera ikudomo yonamo wo tataku

Wake up.

2 So... On the fifth night,
those shards strike the face of the earth over and over.

WAKE UP.

1 saa... atarashii sora ni
subete wo shirushita kumikyoku ga hibiku
Sound life
Sound life

2 Well then... A song that has recorded everything
echoes to the new sky.
Sound life
Sound life

WAKE UP!

I flew out of my bed and whirled around the room until my feet planted themselves against the ceiling with Chakra. Down below was Tsunade looking amused, a small smile on her face.

"Come on Naruto. I have something for you," Tsunade said cheerfully.

With that, Tsunade slipped out of the small bedroom she was letting me borrow for awhile. This bedroom was one of the many rooms in the Senju clan compound. As the numbers of the clan diminished, the clan leader at the time kept constantly down-sizing the facility. Despite that though, a small district still remained for the greatly respected clan.

I followed after Tsunade and wondered what she could want. After several minutes of following the woman, we made it to an office building on the Senju grounds. Tsunade walked in and I followed her. Through the empty floors, we headed up to the fifth one. Then we headed towards an office.

Within the office was a desk that looked like it had been used recently.

"Please sit down, Naruto," Tsunade said graciously.

"What am I hear for Tsunade-Sensei?"

"I'll get to that, I promise. What I wanted to ask was, do you like living on the Senju grounds?" Tsunade questioned.

"Err, yes, very much Tsunade-Sensei," I replied.

"Do you respect the Senju clan, and the memories this clan's name holds?" Tsunade asked.

"Err, yes, I do," was my simple reply.

"Do you enjoy my company, Naruto, more so than just as a Sensei, but of a more familial relationship?" Tsunade stared intently once she finished the question.

"I do, Tsunade-Sensei, I truly do," was my serious answer.

"Then," Tsunade stood up and walked around the desk. When she stood directly opposite of me, she dropped down into a low formal Japanese bow and presented a document in her hands, "I, Senju Tsunade, formally bequest you, Namikaze-Uzumaki Naruto, to sign this document and to become my son and sole heir to the Senju name, Senju Naruto."

I stared in shock at Tsunade. She wanted me to be her son! She wanted me. She wanted me... "Yes! Yes, I accept!" I grabbed a pen and the document and quickly signed it. While I did so, Tsunade stood up gracefully and then took the document.

"If you wish, you may retain one of your two last names. I would rather you not choose Namikaze though," Tsunade added.

"I'll have my name be Senju-Uzumaki Naruto,... Mother," I tasted the word. It just seemed right.

"Well, Senju-Uzumaki Naruto, I have some paper work to fill out, but by the end of this day you shall be my son," Tsunade smiled beautifully, her eyes lighting up. Before I could react, she swept me up into a powerful hug. I flinched at the contact but due to how much she was shaking me, she didn't notice.

"My son," she whispered into my ear, "My son."

An: ANNNND THAT'S A WRAP! So how was it, bad good, stupid, interesting? Tell me in a review. Also, if you recognize the song without looking it up, cookie to you.