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With the Akatsuki…

Madara and the paths of pain were currently back at the base having an extremely heated discussion. Both of the bijuus that they had tried to capture were gone and the new members that they had sent after one had been defeated. The only ring they had now was Madaras and all the artifacts were indeed false. The other bijuus were missing and the only way they could get back all that they had lost was to either accept the kyuubi jinchiruukis deal and kill each other or defeat him.

Madaras p.o.v. (thoughts)

That damn brat is the cause of all my problems. How dare him prevent me from getting that runt of an uchiha eyes. I want more power and he is standing in my way! It must have been that damn fox that came up with this idea for it to go so well! We all know that the uzumaki namikaze brat isn't all that smart. Still , on the other hand his father was the yellow flash. It is possible that he can give me the eternal mangekyo after all! With that I wont need the bijuus. Or I can always take the eyes, defeat him and go on with the plan. Still how can he have the eternal mangekyo if he doesn't have the sharingan? He must have been lying. In that case I will just have to take my armies and defeat him in battle, only then will I get what I want. With the kyuubi as mine, I wont need the other bijuus. I heard that he not only has nine children but that he gave birth to them himself which means I can not only take control of his children if I play along, but I will be able to use him to create a new clan , with the sharingan and the kyuubis power. A win win situation if I ever saw one. I will go to war.

Pains p.o.v… (thoughts)

How dare him kill her! I am a god doesn't he realize that! I am the future! The way to bring about a new world and with it much needed change! He not only stole my body but he killed her, my only true friend! To make it worse , wherever he has my body I cannot contact it or reenter it completely, something that has never happened before. Still it appears that the only way to retrieve my body is to either accept that brats deal or defeat him and reclaim my body. I am a god I will not bow to anyone, I will fight.

Normal view…

"So what do you think we should do Pain?" asked Madara calmly as he sipped his tea. "fight or accept his conditions.

Pain scoffed at that. "I am a god. I will not bow to a mere man , even if he is a jinchiruuki. I will fight." he said arrogantly.

Madara nodded. "yes, lets fight. Let us gather our army ahead of schedule and attack konoha as soon as they are ready. Konoha did give us three days and we will use those three days wisely. Lets usher in the next great war. Contact our allies and have them send their aid as soon as possible. Be ready to cross the border in two days. We will strike in three. That damn brat has not only managed to take out some of our key members, but he has made us look like fools by outwitting us. While he was engaging us in conversation and making sure we had our full attention on him , he had his men move in and take the other jinchiruukis right from under our noses. We will have to fight them with all that we've got. While he wont be able to train them enough in three days , they will still be a threat with their bijuus power and he has the most powerful ones. Everything we need is in konoha. Lets attack at full power. We'll clean up the mess later. If we succeed all our dreams will come true." he said decisively.

Pain nodded. "yes, lets attack." he confirmed.

Then they got up from the table where they had been having tea and went off to make preparations.

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With Naruto…

At dinner time…

Hiashi rang the doorbell half an hour before dinner time and a kitsune demon opened the door. He was one of the childrens' bodyguards. The bodyguard bowed to the Hyuuga and his clansmen and allowed them to enter , leading them all into the sitting room where Naruto was waiting for them and his children were waiting for them.

Upon seeing them, Naruto smiled and hurried over to them. "Hiashi, members of the Hyuuga clan thanks for coming. These are my children from eldest to youngest. Daisuke, Shinosuke, Kisuke, Suzuke, Tatsuke, Mitzuke, Naduke, Tsunake and Ritsuke." then he introduced their bodyguards and nannies before inviting everyone to sit down.

Hiashi looked over at the children and smiled. "you have all grown into beautiful children, the last time I saw you , you were only a few hours old."

"Thank you Hiashi-sama." said Daisuke answering for all of them. "we take after our mother ."

Hiashi laughed at that. "that you do." he agreed as he looked over at a blushing naruto who was back to wearing the necklace as always.

"Hiashi-sama, you are our mothers' close friend and the head of the Hyuuga clan correct?" asked Kisuke intelligently.

Hiashi nodded. "yes I am . Why?" he asked.

Kisuke smiled. "well I just wanted to be sure. We would not be pleased if there was someone with hostile intent around our mother. Although the barrier would prevent that, I like to be sure. My senses says that you are no threat to my mother and that you care for him so we have no problem with your friendship." he told him.

Hiashi realized that they were giving their approval of their relationship in their own way. It amused him how well they managed to say what they wanted to without actually saying it. There mother had taught them well and they would be great politicians one day.

"Thank you for giving your approval. Its nice to know that you are on our side." Hiashi said with a smile.

"Just make sure that you do not betray the trust that we have placed on you Hiashi-sama." Tatsuke said seriously. " Just because we are only three years old does not mean that we are weak. We would do anything for our mother and will destroy anyone who tries to harm him. We are immortal Hiashi-sama, are you?" she asked coyly.

Everyone heard the underlining threat in that statement and Naruto was about to say something about it but the look Hiashi gave him stopped him. He reluctantly relaxed and decided to watch how this would all play out.

"No I'm not but that doesn't mean that I wont do my best to take care of your mother." Hiashi said honestly.

For a few minutes the children said nothing but Hiashi knew that there was something going on. Their eyes had become slitted as they looked at him and the way their were looking at him was as if they were looking threw him. That was when he realized what they were doing and he relaxed back into his chair, in awe at there potential even at such a young age.

Then he saw the dark haired and blue eyed baby of the family by the name of Ritsuke get up and walk over to his mother before climbing unto his lap.

"While you're heart is not pure, your soul is not as corrupted as most. In fact I would say that the darkness within you is fading, becoming purified." said the boy as he settled comfortably on his mothers lap with his plushie fox. "I conclude that it must be attributed to your involvement with mother. Interesting."

"Did you just look at my soul?" He asked in awe and the children all gave a decisive nod.

Hiashi and the rest of the hyuugas who weren't used to the children were wide eyed when they heard his manner of speaking and the intelligence with which he spoke as well as what they had just said. Naruto had given reports about his children an their development monthly but it was one thing to hear about and completely another. Their were prodigies and all sorts of other geniuses but these children made them look like dunces. The things they would do when they got older would no doubt be great. He was still deep in thought about it when he felt someone tugging on his shirt. He looked down to see lovely little girl that was like the female version of Naruto looking up at him with puppy dog eyes.

"What is it?" he asked gently.

"Are you auntie Hinata and Auntie Hanabi's father?" Tsunake asked.

Hiashi nodded. "yes I am. Why?" he asked.

"Because they told me all about you." said Tsunake climbing up on his lap without so much as a by your leave. "Auntie Hanabi says you're the strongest member of your clan and Auntie Hinata says you're very smart and that your family does a style called the jyuuken." she said getting comfortable with her plushie, she rubbed her cheek against him and smiled. "you're warm and cuddly and you smell like mommy. I also like your pretty eyes, no wonder mommy likes you so much."

Hiashi blushed a bit at being called cuddly then smiled. "how do you know that your mommy likes me?" he asked settling her properly on his lap.

"Because if he didn't, you wouldn't be allowed anywhere near us." Tsunake replied. "also he allowed you to pick me up and actually get close to me. If he didn't, he also wouldn't have settled down when you silently asked him to."

Hiashi laughed when he realized how well he had been played by all of the children and what great strategist they were. Then he sobered up."still, Tsunake, it would be wise to not allow anyone to pick you up so easily okay?" he warned.

All the children laughed at him when they heard that. "we are not that stupid Hiashi-sama as we know that we live in hostile territory. Look at my siblings and tell me what you see?" she asked coyly.

He did as told and his eyes widened when he saw the barely concealed weapons that all the children had hidden near them as well as the fact that their eyes were activated to the sharingan. Then tsunake held out her teddy and as he took it he noticed just how heavy it actually was . He realized then that it held weapons of some sort inside instead of just stuffing alone.

"Activate your Byakugan as well Hiashi-sama." Tsunake ordered and he did.

He realized then that there was also a genjutsu of some sort around the room. "you're guards heard something completely different from what we just talked about. While we trust you, we have no reason to trust anyone else. A ninja must look underneath the underneath pretty eyes -sama." she said getting all cuddly.

Hiashi looked up at Naruto. "you've done an amazing job with them Naruto." he complemented. " I cant wait to see them in action some day."

Naruto nodded. "yes , I've been planning to have them show the council what they have learned when everything settles down a bit. As a matter of fact , both councils will be there to observe their progress. They are after all, royal heirs."

Hiashi nodded in agreement at that. They all talked for a bit more before Naruto invited him into the dining room along with the children. They all settled in for dinner and his clones served their meal.

"So how are they doing?" asked Hiashi, referring to Hinata and the others that were currently training.

Naruto laughed evilly. "I'm working them all to the bone. I did have one little problem with hanabi however, her superiority complex and natural arrogance. After the conversation I had with her, I stand by my position one hundred percent when I say that she would not make a good clan leader. She has no compassion for those that are weaker than her and while my influence is changing her, who knows how it will all turn out. She will probably change for the better, but Hinata is still the better choice. For example, when I gave Hinata the phoenix contract, something no other mortal has ever been gifted with, her reaction was most displeasing. Only one with a pure heart can handle that contract and she doesn't have that at all. There is also the way she uses the bird cage seal, knowing what it does to her own relatives that displeases me. Add to that the contempt with which she treats Konohamaru Sarutobi, as if he is the dirt on her feet. I had to point out to her that there are no hyuugas or Uchihas on the Hokage mountain inspite of the power you all wield. She may be the favorite of the main branch, but everyone in the clan and the village loves Hinata. Whereas Hanabi is cold an cruel , Hinata is kind and nurturing and that is what your clan needs at the moment. Someone to heal all the damage that has been done because of that seal and nurture what love there is in your clan for each other until it grows. Do you see the point I'm trying to make and why I sided with Hinata?" he asked.

Hiashi nodded. "yes I do . Still, I cant help but blame myself for what she has become. If I hadn't pushed her so hard she wouldn't be so self-centered." he said sadly.

Naruto sighed. "while you did have a hand in it I admit, she was the one who chose to be the way she is. You were cruel to Hinata as well and ignored her and yet she didn't turn out that way. No, hanabi chose to be the way she is. Let us hope that Hanabi can change or I will take the gifts that I gave to her back as she would not be worthy of them. I'm sorry Hiashi but if she doesn't change it will be necessary. I cant allow another Madara to run around. Do you understand?" he asked.

Hiashi nodded sadly. " I understand. I only hope that she doesn't disappoint us. If she does however, then I want you to do what is necessary." he told him.

Naruto nodded and seeing that the subject was upsetting his lover, he changed the subject. Dinner went by quickly after that and when it was over, Hiashi watched as Naruto sang to and tucked his children in before going to join him. The kids had also insisted on Hiashi kissing them tonight as well. Then they went to go check up on the trainees.

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They entered the training grounds to find them all taking a short break. It had been years since they were in there according to the time changes that Naruto had made and the successfulness of their training showed. They were much more powerful, stronger and smarter than when they had first entered . Dismissing his clones and absorbing the information that they had done, he grinned when he saw that he had completed the new techniques that he had set out to do. Upon seeing him, they all walked over to him and sat down in front of him since they knew that he would want to speak with them.

"Alright everyone, you've all done very well in your training." he began. "my clones have told me about your progress and I'm pleased. Its been years in here and I know that you are way above the level that you came in. I have plans for all of you and I know that you'll go far. While there are some things about some of you that still bothers me, we will just have to find ways to overcome them. Now I will be taking you all into the next phase since you have already gone through phase one and two. Phase three is as I told you before, applying what you learned. I will be using a real life scenario to do this. Now as you know , I've been training you based on scenarios that were a part of my life, especially my childhood. This will be the same."

Then he waved his hands and a smaller scale village of Konoha filled the entire field behind them.

"Kage Kuchiyose no jutsu," he said softly , filling the village with shape shifting demons. Using a telepathy jutsu to fill them in and tell them what they should all look like and imitate, as well as what amount of force they were allowed to use.

Turning back to them he said. " this game is called a month in the life of naruto, the kyuubi jinchiruuki. As you can see this is an almost life-size version of Konoha . The trail will be done over a month period in my life and only when you fulfill most of the requirements will what you're looking for reveal itself to you. What you will be doing is simple. You will be trying to reach four key places in the village to pick up what was left for you there. The ramen shop is the first one, the second one is my old apartment, the third is the academy and the fourth is the hokage tower . That will be your safe house for about half an hour. Then you will need to return to the apartment. There will be people there trying to stop you, kill you and torture you among other things. I'll tell you right now, it would be advisable to look underneath the underneath. Also, the people you fight will actually be trying to kill you so good luck. You're going to need it. There will be no teleporting allowed as well. Also, you will be working alone. You will be watched by anbus but whether they are friend or foe , you'll have to find out for yourself. Try to remember that in these scenarios you are me and that you may just run into yourselves. Since this is early in the morning here, you will start out the day by eating ramen since it's the only thing you can afford as well. There will also be clones of me in there that will pop up occasionally with a task that you must do. If you do not do them , I will fail you and you will be back to the first day of training , except that the demons will be deadlier and they will have my permission to eat you . While you wont die, you will wish that you did if they do. Also whenever you stray of the path, a clone will appear to tell you what you did wrong. I will see you at the end of the month. Also because I feel that you will only begin to understand if you start from the beginning. But since I am merciful, I will implant my first six years of my life into your mind until the first day of the academy with the group I graduated with. Namely some of you. While you will feel what I felt, you wont suffer from any mental damages but you will remember it all. You are also not allowed to deactivate any of your seals or use your blood limits. Its time you all stop depending on them so much . Here is one more rule, you will all act the way I did and smile no matter what happens. You may not direct killing intent or hate towards anyone."

Then he did the jutsu that transplanted the memories into their minds and then said. "the memories will activate two minutes before the game begins. I will see you at the end of it all. Have fun." then he left five more clones other than the ones he had made and he and Hiashi teleported out.

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With Naruto and Hiashi….

They teleported into Narutos bedroom and Hiashi turned to Naruto. "are you sure that this wont be too hard for them?" he asked.

Naruto nodded. "they all have more than I did and at least with them, its only a simulation, not the real thing, they're lucky. Also if this doesn't change Hanabi completely, then nothing will. They need to understand the sacrifice I am making by not destroying this realm. If they are to bring about change, they need to know what they are changing it from. This is also a test to see if they deserve the gifts that I gave them." he said wisely.

Hiashi nodded and was about to speak but Naruto silenced him with a kiss after stopping time around them. After what would have been a few hours later if time hadn't stopped and Hiashi was exhausted and fast asleep. Naruto took a quick shower, unfroze time and then went back to the training ground.

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(While Naruto was with Hiashi)

With Hinata…

Due to the fact that she had watched Naruto for so long, she knew about the conditions in which he lived and was good at avoiding most of the mobs. But she began to learn the difference between spying on him and actually being him, especially during one particular incident…

She was walking down the street when a nice looking lady walked up to her and offered her some food and a place to rest since she had been running for a while. She entered the house and the lady gave her a bowl of ramen to eat. She was about to eat the last fishcake that was left when her senses screamed danger and she turned around. What she saw horrified her. Gone was the womans' kind and understanding face in its place was a look that could only be described as demonic. She also had a butcher knife in her hand that was rapidly coming down on her head. Hinata instinctively tried to dodge it but as she moved, she noticed that her body had become sluggish and the knife manage to give her a deep gash in the shoulder. She fought as best she could with the wound and noticed that she only continued to get slower and slower. It dawned on her then that the soup had been drugged.

"YOU WILL DIE FOR KILLING MY HUSBAND YOU FILTHY DEMON!" the woman yelled angrily as she stabbed at her.

Hinata kept fighting for all she was worth but in the end , with her rapid healing ability trying to remove the drug from her system and the life threatening wounds, the smaller wounds were healing slower and the concussion she had gotten wasn't helping much. The next thing she knew she was unconscious. When she woke up again she was in the hospital with the sandaime standing nearby .

"Aaaah naruto , you're awake. How are you feeling?" asked the Sandaime looking concerned.

"I'm fine oyaji." she heard herself say , as if it were the most natural thing in the world when inside she was actually far from it.

"well good Naruto. The doctors says that you're free to go now. Try to be careful on your way home okay?" said the old man with a smile before leaving the hospital.

Hinata watched the old man go and was still sitting there when a nurse came in. upon seeing "Naruto" the nurse scowled. "oh its you ." she said in a voice filled with hate. "your no longer bleeding to death so get out of here your dirty demon filth." she said and grabbed Hinatas hand.

Then Hinata found herself thrown out of the hospital and into the street., everyone laughed when she fell . She got up with the fake smile and then began walking on down the street again. As she walked she saw the woman that had down what she did to her in the market place smirking at her evilly. It broke her heart to know that the third hadn't killed her like he said he would. And on and on it went, her heart breaking almost every moment of everyday.

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With Konohamaru…

He was going through much the same as Hinata and was currently sitting in the hospital a day after the uchiha massacre had occurred.

"hey oyaji, did Ita ita kun really kill his family?" he asked as Naruto had that day.

The old man had frowned and then seals had appeared on his hands, effectively sealing those memories. After the sealing had taken place, he hadn't known what had happened to him but he had known that something had and that the old man had done it. It was then that he decided to ask who his parents were one last time but the old man had lied saying he didn't know who they were. A voice in his head had immediately told him that it was not true and had even told him who they were, as if his sealed memories were fighting back. It had broken his heart that the old man had told such a cruel lie to him and a part of him had withdrawn into his mask even more.

He saw the years of Narutos life and how hard things were for him and he was heartbroken .

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With Tsunade…

She was currently walking to the bridge alone towards where sakura and Sasuke were standing.

"Good morning Sakura…..WHAM!" his face hit the floor from the hit that she had given him.

"SHUT UP NARUTO ! I'M TRYING TO TALK TO SASUKE-KUN," the pink haired banshee screeched.

It hurt him deeply and he was angry but he still kept that fake smile on his face as he stood up.

"But Sakura-chan…WHAM!" he was hit again.

"I SAID SHUT UP YOU LOSER!" the pink haired bitch yelled even louder.

Tsunade as Naruto got up and rubbed her head as she went to greet Sasuke. "teme…Wham!" another hit from Sakura.

And on and on it went , all the pain and humiliation she went through breaking her heart as she even experienced a few hits from herself for really stupid things. At the end of it all , she realized that Naruto was right, she and Sakura were alike.

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With Hanabi…

She was currently being Jyuukened by a few hyuugas at the orders of one of the main branch member for daring to even walk by their estate. The Hyuuga main member even went as far as to spit on her just before she lost consciousness. She encountered a few more hyuugas, high ranking ninjas and villagers over the years and as she did and felt the pain, she wondered why Naruto still even bother protecting people like them. They really didn't deserve it. She finally saw the shallowness of the Hyuuga clan as well as herself and as she watched herself talk to Naruto as if she were actually worthy of respect, she realized what a terrible person she really was. Was she always that arrogant and snobby. As she looked at her sister next to her, she realized that her sister truly was a much better person than her after all.

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With Iruka…

He saw the way how his lover treated the blonde , blatantly ignoring him in favor of the Uchiha and he felt the hurt that Naruto did, especially during the chuunins exams.

"Hey Kakashi-sensei will…" he began but was cut off.

"Stop right there Naruto, I know what you're going to ask but I cant." Kakashi said uncaringly.

"you're going to teach Sasuke arent you." Iruka who was now Naruto said and it was confirmed.

He felt a ripping pain deep within his heart then and as the memories went on his voice got smaller and smaller until he just stop asking Kakashi for help. He also felt how Naruto did whenever he saw him and when he took him for Ramen. He realized now that it wasn't about the ramen, it was about the attention he was getting. That was part of why Naruto would eat as much Ramen as he could at a slightly slower rate so that he could spend just a little more time with him. At the end of it all his heart was broken for Naruto.

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With Jiraiya…

He saw himself throwing the naruto that he was currently living as over the cliff and felt how Naruto felt. He saw himself steal the money from himself when it was all he had , with no one to give him more since the old man had stopped giving money after he became genin. He saw himself run on and leave himself to train alone for days while the real him wasted time drinking sake bought with Narutos hard earned money and chasing women. And on and on it went to the pain he felt when the real him died. Watching himself and the villagers treat Naruto the way they did and actually feeling the emotions that he felt was horrible.

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With Itachi…

As he went through it all , he thought about how hard Narutos life had been compared to him and was saddened by it. He wanted to kill Sakura and the others. He also felt what Naruto felt when Sasuke raped him and he promised himself that he would make his brother pay, even if he didn't kill him.

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And on and on it went with all of them completing their tasks and going through Narutos hell. It made them all really take a look at themselves. At the end of it all Naruto had returned and was waiting patiently for them.

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With Naruto…

Naruto saw them all arrive looking shaken up and stressed out and smiled. "welcome back. Any questions about this game?" he asked as he had his clones collect the treasures.

"Yes." said Haku. "did all that really happen to you?

Naruto nodded. "yes and a lot more. I removed some of the more horrifying ones from view. Any other questions?" he asked.

"yes." said Shizune. "why was it that we all found ourselves acting like the old you , even against our will?"

Naruto laughed. "because I made it so. A ninja must look underneath the underneath." he said wisely.

"What was the real object of this game?" Hanabi asked.

"it was to test your mental stability and your moral fiber." Naruto said seriously. "this not only pushed you to your limits mentally and for you to see yourself through another persons eyes and how your words affect them. You should also know that when it comes to memories like those , I don't tamper with them . Every time you deal with someone that's different from you, remember how you feel now before you judge them. This will also help you all in the last part of the test. Now since you've all completed this level, lets get down to business." he said as he destroyed the houses and created a forest similar to the forest of death and gave the demons their orders. You will all work in team of two or three. The object of this game is to reach the tower in one peace, you will also be stealing a scroll from the other team , much like the chuunins exams, only no kekkei genkais and no quitting. No killing as well, neither your friends or foes, you are only allowed to incapacitate them. You have two hours to get past the demons, the traps among other things before you get to the tower. Once you reach the tower, the game is over. The object is to get their without activating as many traps as you can , getting past your enemies or defeating them and delivering the scrolls to the tower. Since its dark you will also have to find a way to make your own light. Also, the forest will reset itself to confuse you every four minutes so I suggest you go fast. that's all for now, I'll see you in an hour." he said then set of the timer and letting them go.

They all got in teams and shot off into the forest. A few minutes later he heard Tsunade scream. "ILL KILL YOU NARUTO!" he snickered at that.

This was actually starting to be fun. Then sobering up, he summoned on of his archdukes and began to train on a new technique with him. The archdukes' name was Ba'al.

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Meanwhile…

In the demonic realm…

Chiyuuki entered the Palace of the noble Dragon demons escorted by one of the servants until she was brought before Draco, the eldest son of the dragon Bijuu. She noticed that he didn't seem surprised to see her and as he bowed before her, he said.

"Lady Chiyuuki, I assume that it is time to awaken father now?" Draco said calmly.

Chiyuuki nodded. "yes. My son wants him at his side now that the prophecy is being fulfilled." she replied.

Draco nodded at that . " I see my lady." he replied. "well if you would be so kind as to follow me, I will take you to his resting chamber." he said as he began to walk way.

Chiyuuki silently followed and they walked until they reached the end of a hallway. The hall was technically a dead end as far as the naked eye could see but as Draco added a bit of his blood to a part of the wall and began to chant, the wall opened seamlessly and they walked into a darkened hallway. As they walked, the lights flickered on , guiding them towards the end of the hall. When they reached the end of the room Chiyuuki saw a raised dais in the middle of the adjoining room and found the dragon bijuu in humanoid form asleep in a casket- like glass dome. Chiyuuki stood back and watched as draco engulfed the dias with his chakra until it spread out and covered the dome. The dragon lord then began to shift as he sensed his sons chakra and instantly opened his eyes. He gave a pleased nod to his son before turning to Chiyuuki and smiling with joy.

"Sister, I have been longing to see you." he said as the chakra faded away and he walked out of the now opened dome. "but if you are here then that means that he has finally been made whole and is ready to fulfill his destiny."

Chiyuuki nodded as she walked over to him and embraced him with tears in her eyes. " I missed you so much Aniki." she said tearfully.

Draken smiled and patted her gently . This was a side of Chiyuuki only a few select people ever saw. Anyone else and she would torture and kill them. After a few more comforting words, he pulled away and the two of them got serious.

"So when do we leave and what does he have in mind?" asked Draken.

"We will leave as soon as you're ready but the latest we are allowed to be there is tomorrow morning." she told him, then she filled him in on the plan.

He nodded in approval as well as the cleverness of Naruto before turning to his oldest son. "you and your other two younger brothers are coming with me. The others will handle things here until we return. You three are to pack your things for a long trip as you will be remaining there with our majesty even after I've left." he ordered. His son bowed and then hurried off to inform his two other brothers.

Chiyuuki and Draken then left the room and she waited for him to get himself together and then she opened a portal outside the Namikaze estate and led them all in .

"Naruto is currently busy at the moment but he left everything in his office so that you could take a look at them if you wanted to. He also prepared rooms for all of you since he had a feeling that you would be bringing your three sons. Since will only be staying on this estate for about a day, you don't need to unpack." Chiyuuki informed them. "there are also some humans living on this estate for various reasons but don't worry about them for now. You are free to watch Naruto train if you want to. Just say the word and I'll take you there."

They all agreed that they wanted to watch Naruto train and after settling in, they all followed Chiyuuki to the training wing and out unto the training grounds where Naruto was currently at. Draken grinned as he sensed the nanabi, roukubi and Hachibi nearby, happy that they were near once again. They saw Naruto sparring with Ba'al and was in awe at how powerful he was at such a young age. Then Naruto finished the spar and after thanking Ba'al and allowing him to go find a room and rest, he hurried over to them.

Grinning he said. "Hey Draco, Drackar, Drakyo lovely to see you again. Lord Draken thank you for coming and its nice to finally meet you. I apologize for the rush."

"Its fine , Naruto-sama ." said the triplets.

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well." replied Draken. " there is no need to apologize, I understand completely. Are you done training for this evening?"

Naruto nodded. "well, I fought and challenged the Akatsuki today, made a few necessary preparations for the upcoming battle, modified, trained and is currently testing a few recruits, summoned demons stopped and manipulated time in various situation, talked with father and negotiated with him for that shrew called Kami all in one day. I still have to wait for them to finish this test but as soon as there done then I'll be all ready as soon as I send them off to bed and stop the time change in this area." he said with a smile.

"You did all that in a day?" said Draco in awe.

Naruto laughed. "yes and ninety- eight percent of my power is sealed at all times. I've been creating more than four thousand clones everyday for the last three years, naturally my chakra stores grew. There is also the nine tails worth of chakra I gained from my merge with mother added to my own, plus I have the ability to absorb chakra from any living thing. Since I store up what I don't use and keep adding more, how much chakra do you think I have?" he asked grinning.

The triplets were just bug eyed by then and naruto grinned. Then his clones suddenly destroyed the training ground he had created after they told him that the test was over and everyone was in the tower and Naruto had them all teleport to him.

"You evil bastard." Tsunade gasped out as soon as she saw him. "as soon as I get my energy back I'll beat you into the ground."

Naruto laughed at that. "well guys according to my clones , your training is complete. All you will have to do now is complete the paper test that I told you about. I already told you all what some of the questions would be and now , having been through what you have and seen the things you have I want an honest answer. Is humanity worth saving? How do you define what a human is? What makes them different from demons? Is konoha worth saving? Is Pain wrong in his views ? If you were me , what would you do knowing all the things that you do now? Those are the questions that I want you to answer. You may write it on a paper or you may just tell me tomorrow, I don't care. Just as long as you answer me it will be fine. Now, ive released the time change that I had around this building. You may all turn in for the night. I'll see you all at breakfast." then he turned and walked off with the bijuus and jinchiruukis in tow.

Tbc.