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"Speech"

'Thought'

"Demon speech"

'Demon thought'

Jutsu

Changing Fate Chapter 4

Shion stood panting in a dead end cavern off the maze behind the meditation waterfall. This had been the only place she had found that she could escape to where she could practice her jutsu without being found out. Really the only thing she could practice was the Beru Keta unless she could find a way to unlock more jutsu from within her bell. Unfortunately the full release of the bell's seal on her powers would alert her mother instantly what she was up too and she was afraid Moryo would know as well being the other half of the being that was the true essence of the priestess.

Time was short she knew. Her mother spent all her free time with her much like she had done on the day she gave her the bell. She could see the worry hidden in her mother's eyes and had secretly listened into the reports of the march of Moryo's army. He would be here within a matter of days.

She knew his army would stop at the gates of the city and he would come in person to try and convince Miroku. This time she would not be the burden she had been before. This time she would face the demon as a priestess at her mother's side instead of as a scared child.

Hurrying out of the cave and past the waterfall she went to her room and dried herself putting on fresh clothes. Her mother would be coming to her soon and she had to keep up appearances so as not to alarm her. One tiny misstep could have her mother placing her in a sealed room the day Moryo came instead of with the attendant who had foolishly not held onto her well enough last time.

If Miroku was weakened by placing a barrier to protect her and she was unable to help she was certain that history would repeat itself. So she pretended to be the carefree child she remembered being. Even if it seemed that the weight of the world now fell on her shoulders she couldn't allow her mother to see.

"Shion dear how about we go for a walk," she heard from just outside her room. Hurriedly finishing her preparation she ran to the rice paper screen that acted as a door to her room and slid it open.

"Mother!" she exclaimed happily. "I will always love spending time with you," she responded hugging the woman. It was true too. Even if she failed in her mission she would thank Naruto just for this chance to spend a little more precious time with her mother.

Naruto raced across the landscape. A squad of Anbu consisting of an Inu, Neko, Tora, and Iruka masked ninja trailed behind him. As he moved he thought back to how he got here and about the mask that he himself was wearing.

Flashback

The Hokage had just risen from his place on the floor where he had been reading the young boy's mind. He moved back to his seat behind his desk and motioned for Naruto to take a seat as well.

"Well that is quite a lot to take in and I shall probably want to look a bit further at your memories another time but your recent memories offer the answer to a problem that I was just working on," the old man said.

"What's up Jiji?" asked the blond boy.

"You were told Moryo had marched his army once before well that time is now. I don't think your return to this particular moment is a coincidence," the Sarutobi elder answered.

"What? That means maybe we can save Shion-chan's mother," the boy said excitedly.

"Shion-C HAN is it?" the Hokage asked getting a blush from the boy. "Yes that was my intent. You see the terracotta army Moryo leads is moving in surrounding the capitol of Oni no Kuni. Our ninja can't get in to support the priestess but the escape tunnel you used on your mission could allow us to get an Anbu team there to support them in time."

"That's great," the boy responded.

"Yes the only problem is that the only two in Konoha who know the location of the entrance and the correct path through it are you and I. From your memories I am sure that cavern system is set up as a maze. I can't leave the village though as my duties require me to remain here but there is a way you can go," Hiruzen told Naruto.

"How is that? My chakra control is shot and this body has no physical training," he pointed out in return.

"Something you didn't notice about the Kagebushin no Jutsu is that each clone returns its' memories to you when it is dispelled. Using that with the massive number you can produce you should be able to get your chakra control back to where it was before your trip through time in the single day I can allot you to prepare. Combine that with your extreme mastery of Henge which will allow you to take on your older form you will be ready for this," the old man explained.

"What do you mean extreme mastery?" the blond asked in confusion.

"Naruto the Henge no Jutsu is a fairly chakra intensive jutsu much like the Kagebushin. Many ninja choose to learn a genjutsu version as well that won't drain as much chakra but you not only mastered the ninjutsu but pushed it beyond the capabilities of most. You used it to transform into solid objects that were not living things and even perform a combined transformation with Gamabunta," answered the elder.

"Why is that so big," Naruto asked still uncertain.

"Well most can't do that because you have to transform everything on the inside as well as the outside and taking a form without a chakra network or that contained more than one being would be nearly impossible for the minds of most ninja. Plus the Orioki no Jutsu you created shows that you can build a form down to the most minor detail. Thus if you Henge into your older self you will effectively be your older self and you have the chakra stores to maintain it almost indefinitely. Even in combat," he responded.

"So you're going to have me lead a squad of Anbu into battle? But I'm just a genin," Naruto said worriedly.

"Naruto just because you didn't get the chance to advance in rank doesn't mean you aren't above genin," replied the elderly Hokage. Reaching into his desk he pulled out something and tossed it to Naruto.

Looking at the full hood with three draconic faces set in a circle around it, the one in front with holes where the eyes would be Naruto asked, "What's this?"

"That is the Hydra Anbu mask. Usualy it is given to a Huuga due to their ability to look in all directions at once but with your mastery of Kagebushin no jutsu and the fact that you have already once defeated the Hydra demon Moryo I'm giving it to you along with the position of Anbu Specialist," the Hokage answered.

Tossing the boy a pack of basic Anbu supplies he said, "Now you had best get to that training you just have today to prepare for this. Just dismiss the ten best clones once every ten minutes to avoid overloading your mind and you should progress through water walking easily today. When you get back from your mission we will discuss things including your mother."

Flashback end

That was how he had ended up leading a squad of the best Anbu through the forest in a race against time. 'I promise you Shion-chan you won't lose your mother this time,' he silently vowed.

This time he wouldn't be afraid to draw upon the fox's power. Before the damage Jiriaya had unwittingly done to the seal by trying to loosen it to allow him to draw more of the fox's power made him leery of using Kyubi.

The sheer unstoppable rage that came with the expanded power along with the constant need to push for more of the power was too dangerous to his allies to use. Now though the seal was back to full strength. Also with balance returned to the fox that danger should be reduced if what it had told him that night could be believed.

Flashback

He had just gotten to sleep from the long day of training when he awakened in the familiar cage room.

"Kit before you rest let me tell you some things," the massive voice of Kyubi said.

"Why do you call me that?" Naruto asked in confusion.

With a sigh the fox replied, "We biju were created with a purpose and reproduction was not part of that. Because I was sealed inside your mother as she bore you in a way I consider you my own child."

"I see so what was it you wished to tell me?" the boy now asked.

"I intended to tell you about my purpose and what went wrong," the massive prisoner answered.

"You said you were created. Who could be powerful enough to create something like you or the other biju?" the blond asked it.

"The Rikudo Sennin created us. He was the one who challenged the jubi when he went mad and sealed him away in himself," was the forthcoming answer from the cage.

"So there was a tenth biju before you nine," Naruto stated questioningly.

"Yes the jubi was this world's protector but he eventually came to believe that mankind was too dangerous to the world and must be eliminated. The Sennin sealed him in himself but other entities came to this world in its absence. The Sennin trained people in the use of chakra in order to fight these entities but they never stopped coming," the fox said.

"What were these entities?" the boy asked.

"Beings like the one that spawned the priestess and Moryo for one though others came as well. Demons or spirits you might call them. He saw that the strongest of these creatures seemed beyond the power of all others to stop. As he life waned he drew upon the jubi's full power and split it creating the nine biju as protectors of aspects of our world before sealing himself and the jubi's body within the moon," the fox said continuing its' explanation.

"I see so what aspect were you to protect?" the blond inquired.

"Humanity. As the strongest of the biju I could even protect humanity from my brethren," the fox said with a hint of pride.

"What!" was the boy's startled exclamation.

"It is why I was given the form of a kitsune blended with that of a human. Each of the biju blends the aspects of two beings. kitsune are known shape shifters who could pass among humanity in a beautiful female form as I did much of the time. It's why it took so long for anyone to capture me," the massive kitsune explained.

Just then Naruto had an epiphany rapidly saying, "Wait that's it isn't it. Gara gets the cool sand powers and from what I heard from Ero-sennin each of the other jinchuriki gets powers based upon the powers of their biju. That's why I never seemed to have one. I just didn't know I was using it. You just make me more skilled at shape shifting. It's probably where I got the idea for the Orioki no jutsu too."

"Well yes that is pretty much true. Being associated with mankind I didn't have a special element like the others. I was just blessed with raw power. Also you probably didn't know but even without me you would have those powers though perhaps weakened a bit. Children born to jinchuriki are changed by the biju giving them Kekkei Genkai. The Uchiha, Senju, and Uzumaki all descended from the Rikudo Sennin in fact," The fox responded.

"Woah so my gifted shape shifting is a Kekkei Genkai?" Naruto asked in wonder.

"Yes, even your regeneration is just your body changing its' shape to repair the damage although my presence speeds up the process quite a bit. You actually draw upon my chakra for all shape changing powers instead of your own. You probably haven't even scratched the surface of how powerful your shifting ability can be with me magnifying it," the fox explained.

"Wait a minute so the Uzumaki have a Kekkei Genkai too from Rikudo Sennin?" Naruto asked his brain catching up to the fox's previous comment.

"Yes, it along with my presence is why you have so much trouble with chakra control. The Uzumaki have a super dense chakra, so dense in fact that the greatest among them could form it into pure metal. Your mother was very close to that level capable of forming solid forms with her chakra though she couldn't make them permanent," The fox said filling the boy in on his heritage.

"So how do I use it?" the boy now excitedly asked.

"I'm sorry but I don't know. You would have to find another Uzumaki to train you or figure it out for yourself," the fox quietly replied.

"Oh well I have another lifetime to figure it out," the boy said calming down. Thinking the conversation over he then asked, "So how did you get captured?"

"Well, among my duties in protecting humanity was to protect them from their own corruption that drew the wrath of the jubi. Mizugakure as you know had become very corrupt with its barbaric graduation exam and the bloodline purges. I went there to find the cause and end it but the cause was their leader Uchiha Madara. He used his Sharingan to control me and used me to attack Konoha's Hokage but his wife was an Uzumaki and they were also known as masters of fuinjutsu. She sealed me into herself and later with her passing sealed me into her grandniece, your mother," the fox filled him in.

"Wait so that means that I'm related to Baa-chan," Naruto excitedly said after a few minutes of contemplation.

"I suppose that is true. You would be her second cousin once removed it seems. But enough I have told you my story and you have learned quite a bit more about yourself as well. It is time for you to rest so that we may go to the priestess's aid," the fox responded.

"We?" the boy asked.

"Yes we, protecting humanity from threats such as Moryo is still my duty and I would like to repay the priestess for healing me. Now go to sleep," the fox definitively finished.

Flashback end

So this time he would fight Moryo and have no fear to draw upon the fox's aid. As long as their duties corresponded in fact he would be able to.

He continued to move but made sure not to leave his team behind. The seal only allowed so much past and with Shion being a young girl they couldn't combine their power. Though the delay rankled, he knew that he would need all the help he could get.

AN: Well they are coming back together. Kyubi is in a state that will empower Naruto for the fight and Shion is prepared to fight as well. Hope you enjoyed and reviews are appriciated.

Tobi Fan 321 - Yeah I noticed that discrepancy immediately. In fact I reuploaded the chapter within a minute of the first upload but you obviously caught the mistake one. LOL