Hey everyone! This is the rewrite for the previous story. I promise this is going to be a lot better than the first one (Atleast I hope so). So please enjoy it. Thank you for taking time out of your day to read my story. It means a lot to me. I know I've been gone for a little while and I promised this earlier but, I just wanted to refine this for a little while and make sure it was just how I wanted. Also, to fit my story, some things might be a bit AU. That being said, Let's get on with the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Chapter 1: The Curse Of The Karma Mark

"I can't believe it. He actually went through with it." said a woman. Said woman had on a purple which cut off just above her stomach, clinging to her skin and showing her ample breasts. She also had a purple skirt on. She had fishnet stockings on her elbows and knees. As well as sandals on her feet. Her hair was a platinum blonde color and was pulled up in a ponytail with a single bang covering her right eye.

"I know. I mean, even though he said he would...I always thought he was joking." replied a man. He had a fishnet shirt hanging tightly to his not overly muscular form. He had a loose black long-sleeve shirt over that, and a green flak jacket over the loose shirt. Black pants and a ninja pouch tied to his right thigh. He also had sandals on his feet. His hair,which was dark brown, was pulled up in a pineapple shaped ponytail.

They were on a building looking over the place they once called home. What was once a thriving and beautiful village, is now a fiery wasteland. The Hokage Monument which had all the 5 Hokage faces, is nothing but rubble with no signs of any face being carved on there in the first place. The Hokage Building is nothing but a pile of ashes from the fire that's spreading across the village rapidly, demolishing everything in it's path.

"Hey...promise me, if we don't make it out of here, we'll meet again in the afterlife please." pleads the women. She turned her head at the same time as he did, her concerned and frightened, light-blue eyes looking into his equally frightened brown eyes.

"Of course. It'll be troublesome, but I'll do it. For you." replied the man. He captured her hand in his and squeezed it tight to try and comfort her. She squeezed back. When they leaned in to capture each other's lips for possibly the final time, that's when they felt it.

The most EVIL presence they have ever sensed before. Just as they got over the shock from the pure malice attacking their senses, a loud thud echoed in front of them. When they turned their heads towards it, they saw where the presence was coming from. It was him. The man who caused the destruction of the Hidden Leaf all by himself.

They couldn't see his entire appearance. but they could make out a single horn wrapping around the person's head three-fourths of the way around. Along with that they could see the most maniacal grin they have ever seen on anybody. As he steps closer, the couple takes a step back. They repeat the process until the couple is near the edge of the building with nothing but flames blocking their escape from the DEMON in front of them.

"So...you wish to see God eh.?"the man said, while reaching for the sword resting on his back. The man, shaking in fear tries to find a sufficient way out of their situation. But...he's stumped, the man has made every single escape plan null and void thanks to his overwhelming power. The man looked to his left when he felt the woman's hand trembling. Quickly, he squeezed her hand tightly, trying to convey a silent message understood only by the two. She calmed down, but not a lot.

"I apologize, but in this world...there is no God." says the man, with a fake somber tone in his voice. After he said this, he vanished from their sight and reappeared right in front of them, arm pulled back ready to strike. If you could make out just a little bit for of the man's face, you would see a single tear roll down from his right eye.

"OnLy Me!"yelled the man, before he shot his arm forward aiming for the man's heart. He pierced the man's heart with a sickening squelching sound echoing through the hollow village. He turned to the only other living ninja loyal to Konoha anymore. Seeing her trembling form, he smiled that sickening smile and leapt forwards. He screams could be heard throughout the world.

Naruto Uzumaki snapped his eyes open from the nap he was taking. Checking his surroundings, he finds out he's resting against a tree in the middle of a training ground. Just then he remembered what he was doing there in the middle of the day. After getting tricked by Mizuki, he made up for his mistake and saved Iruka, getting promoted to the rank of Genin in the process.

'I wish the fact about me holding the Nine Tails was a dream. Did help that the Old Man comforted me after he confirmed it. Not like I'd tell anyone that though.' thought Naruto as he heard a rustling to his left. After a few seconds a woman came stumbling through. She had a fishnet outfit reaching all the way to her mid thighs. Over it, she has a beige trench coat, and a burnt orange skirt. Finishing off her inappropriate outfit, she has shin guards reaching to her knees and sandals on her feet. Her name is Anko.

She looked around the clearing, trying to find the blond runt when she saw him under a tree. Her eyes lit up when she saw him, she walked up to him, opened her mouth, and when she got a good look at him her mouth closed promptly. When Naruto looks at her questioningly, she gets on with it and asks him a question.

"Naruto, why are you crying?" asks the woman, concern laced in her voice. She may never admit it, but ever since he came up to her asking how she dealt with the ugly glares from the villagers, she's taken a liken to him. It's just like she says after all, misery loves company.

Naruto looks at her in shock, and brings a hand up to touch his face. To further his shock even more, he feels the tears that she was talking about. How could he be crying? He's taught himself not to cry ever since he was six years absently into the tree line as if he was trying to remember something, he simply says.

"I...don't know."

Kakashi Hatake was a very simple man. On the surface atleast. On the surface he was a lazy pervert who looked like he wanted to be anywhere than here. But, that's where people are wrong. If people cared to take a closer look at the enigma that is him, that would find a man who feels like he's failed every single person he cared about. He failed Rin. He failed Minato-Sinsei. He failed Kushina-Sama. He failed his father. He. Failed. Obito. Uchiha.

People may say that they would be proud of where he his now, but he knows that's a lie. He's nothing but a failure. Atleast, that's what he thought before he was assigned his newest Genin team. As soon as he looked at their files, he couldn't help but be reminded by his old team. The broody genius, the peaceful Kunoichi who has a crush on said genius, and the obnoxiously loud idiot who wants to be Hokage who has a crush on the Kunoichi.

He secretly had high hopes for the team. He desperately wanted to pass them. Maybe he should send subtle hints on the true goal of the Genin Tests? After showing up two hours late as usual, he brought them to the roof and told them to introduce themselves. But of course, kids are kids and they were curious about him. So, he humored them.

"My name is Kakashi Hatake. My likes and dislikes? I don't feel like telling you. My hobbies? I have a lot of hobbies. Dream for the future? Hmmm..." After the introduction they all fell face first, except for Sasuke, for how lame and dumb his introduction was.

What? He never said he would be truthful. After his amazing, in his opinion, introduction he told the pink hair girl to tell the team about herself. And...well...the best way to explain it was that she was a fangirl at heart. Just like Rin had been. It would have to be something he would have to beat out of her.

"My name is Sakura Haruno. I like...well the person I like is..." she glances at Sasuke, blushes, and squeals in her hands.

"My hobbies? Well I like to play trivia games (This is a real fact look it up). My dream for the future? Well..." She glances at Sasuke again, blushes again, and squeals in her hands again.

Kakashi just deadpans, sighs, and asks her, "And your dislikes?"

Sakura replies with, "INO-PIG and NARUTO-BAKA!" While that would have caused Naruto to pout and ask Sakura why, he was oddly quiet. Still trying to find out why he was crying last week. Maybe he had been kicked in the balls and just didn't feel it? Or maybe he had a really bad nightmare? He wouldn't know until later, how close he really was to finding out the truth. Only if it wasn't for Kakashi getting his attention and telling him it's his turn.

Standing up on his feet, he pumps his fist in the air and yells out his introduction, "My name is Naruto Uzumaki! I like all the different types of ramen, like Miso, Pork, Beef, and well all of them. I hate the three minutes it takes to heat up the ramen and I hate jerks and snobbish assholes. I like to garden in my free time when I have any (That part got a shocked look from Sakura). My dream? I'm gonna be Hokage! So that everyone has to look up to me and respect me for who I am! Believe it!"

'Well, he certainly is your child, Kushina-Sama' thought Kakashi. Once again he got memories from the past pop up in his head before he shook them away and told Sasuke to finish this introduction procedure.

Sasuke sat there for a few seconds before speaking in a cold tone and a blank expression on his face, "My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I don't particularly like anything, and I hate everything. I don't waste times on hobbies. My dream, no, my ambition is to kill a certain man. And to bring the Uchiha Clan back to its former prestige." Naruto just inched away from him after his introduction.

After a few seconds of tense silence, Kakashi claps his hands and proceeds to tell them that the first test was to merely weed the strong from the weak. And that the real test will be tomorrow. Oh how he loved the faces they made when he told them, he wanted to just bust out laughing. He tells them not to eat any breakfast and to meet him at Training Ground Seven at ten in the morning. Of course he'll show up at eleven but still, it'll be funny when he sees the faces of his team when he shows up late.

It was eight o'clock at night. Naruto was walking home after passing Kakashi's Genin test. He still doesn't understand why they passed, something about being able to look underneath the underneath. Also something about teamwork? He doesn't, he just escaped being tied to a damn log for a few hours and the first thing he wants o do is go to sleep in his nice bed. As soon as he reaches his apartment, he unlocks it, walks in, locks it and goes straight to his room. He can always shower in the morning. Not even bothering to switch his clothes for his sleepwear, he just flops onto his bed and nods off.

In the corner of his room though something moved and got closer to him. Unfortunately, due to it being dark, no features could be made out. When the man gets close enough, he grabs Naruto's hand and sends a pulse of chakra into him. When he pulls away, a black diamond is seen forming on the palm of Naruto's hand glowing red like a. emblem.

Staring at Naruto, the man speaks in a bland tone, "Soon, my plan will come to fruition. You are merely the first step of said plan ant. Be honored, because as of now, you are my vessel. You have a greater purpose in life than any other ant. You are now my vessel. The Vessel of Isshiki Otsutsuki."

The man, now named Isshiki, continues to stare at Naruto for a few seconds before he opens a portal behind him and steps through. As soon as he does, it closes and there is not a single trace of the man being there besides the mark on Naruto's palm. Said mark begins to glow until it stops, and all things become silent and the night drifts on as it always does. Time pauses for no one. But for now all we can do is wait, after all...

Tomorrow is another day.

Hey! How was the first chapter of the rewrite? I personally thought it was pretty good. Introduced some characters, made some mysteries, and over all I had fun making this. If you want to have even more interaction with the story, go to my profile, scroll down, and read the passage i made. Try to decipher it, because it will lead into something big in the story. For an early hint, it has to deal with the bible verse, 2 Corinthians 11:14. I've also officially closed the poll and as it turns out, Fu has won the poll! She will be the one ending up with Naruto in this story.

Hope you all have a lovely day, I love every one of you, and I hope you have a great day.

Ja Ne!