A/N: Before I continue with the story I have to address something that's come up. People have been sending me P.M's asking me exactly what this story is a crossover between and who's going to be in the harem I mentioned in chapter 1.

Well as to the first thing it should be made clear that I intend this to be a sort of massive crossover between Naruto and some well known works like Diablo, both versions of the warhammer rpg (fantasy and 40k), Mortal Kombat, H.P Lovecraft's works, maybe a bit of Hellsing, some Warcraft, Brutal Legend and other things from other well known series for flavor. However there are some other things that will be added in as well, things which I know for certain barely anyone has ever heard of (due to both life experience asking people about these things and a distinct lack of stories on the fanfiction site that take place in these settings). Things like the exalted rpg, the rifts pen and paper rpg by palladium games (which is in no way linked to that MMORPG Rift that came out in 2011), and the palladium fantasy rpg. However don't worry I will do my best to explain these settings in the story itself so as to allow everyone to enjoy this story to its fullest potential.

Lastly about the harem thing, I apologize if I sound like a jerk, but I once more must reiterate the fact that I DO NOT KNOW who will or won't be in it for certain other than there is no Yaoi. Other than that I frankly don't care at this point in the story. I am sorry but I am sick of reading stories which are not labelled as romance yet as soon as the writer puts in pairings and then all of a sudden the plot starts revolving about getting those people together or about what's going on in said relationships. Naruto isn't even 6 years old at this point and while I will jump ahead to the genin exam eventually, it's going to take a while and even after that point it will be a while for pairings to appear. I'm sorry but to put it simply you're just going to have to wait to find out. The best advice I can give in the meantime enjoy the story as it is and maybe by the time the pairings start to appear you'll find yourself enjoying the story enough to overlook who's paired up with whom.

Now with that said let's continue this tale of ours...

Chapter 2: Intervention


To many it seemed just like any other night in the village of Konoha. There wasn't any news of apparent village wide significance, the streets were as orderly if not better than one could expect for a town of its size and as far as anyone knew there was no threat of attack by an enemy village (well no more threat than usual). All in all nobody could really see any cause for concern or worry and they were more than happy to relax their guard if only just a little...poor fools...

For you see unknown to them, within the confines of a place that technically speaking does and at the same time does not have any truly definable boundaries, something was occurring that was about to alter the dynamic of day to day life in Konoha.

What was this place you ask? Why that's easy, it was within the subconscious mind of one Naruto Uzumaki. There in that place which while existing only within our young hero at the same time truly cannot be defined as existing in a given amount of space, a conversation was occurring of grave importance between two individuals.

Not that one would ever consider them to be individuals capable of thought given what they seemed to be. One in the form of the black tome that held the being called Xy, would be easy to mistake as merely an object rather than a person. The only hint of said tome being more than that was the image of a maniacal face stretched over its pages. The other was according to legend a natural disaster given a form, to be more precise the form of a massive red-orange colored nine-tailed fox with long ears and oddly humanoid front limbs.

Given the size of the latter and the stories one could find of the devastation it visited upon Konoha just a few scant years earlier one would think it to be above such things as fear or terror. Given that it was easy to see why the sight of the infamous Kyuubi no Yoko pressing itself as far back in its cage as it could in a seeming attempt to flee from what some people could've mistaken as a fancy thesaurus would easily give an observer pause and force them to try and figure out what in the name of unholy hell was going on here.

'Oh c'mon Kurama old boy' Xy said telepathically. 'Is that anyway to treat an old friend?'

"You are no friend of mine creature! And stop calling me by that blasted name dammit!" Roared Kurama, better known as Kyuubi to those not in the know in a voice that sounded half furious and half terrified.

'Oh so scary!' Xy answered sarcastically 'Oh whatever will I do? The big bad Kyuubi's gonna get me! Please Kurama as if you could honestly intimidate me. Let me make this very clear...I will do as I please and call you whatever I want, not only because I can, but because I am entitled to. Need I remind you of not only your repeated failures to destroy me, but also the fact that I posses the knowledge to obliterate you PERMANENTLY if I was so inclined. And even if I didn't posses the knowledge to do so I'd still be entitled to given the simple facts I not only helped give you and your brethren names in the first place, but also created you'

"You did no such..." began Kurama only to be swiftly silenced by what seemed to be a wave of pure malice made manifest emanating from Xy.

'Oh but I did' interrupted Xy 'Though admittedly it was not by my hand that your present form was shaped it was MY knowledge and MY power which when wielded not only allowed the sealing of the Juubi but also allowed THAT man to create you! Though if I had known his descendant would have gotten me locked in that damn temple for all these years I would have made sure your predecessor stomped that scrawny little shit-stain of a sage and his brother...'

"YOU WILL NOT SPEAK OF HIM LIKE THAT IN MY PRESENCE!" Roared Kurama whatever fear he felt towards Xy forgotten as he attempted to reach through the bars to attack the tome holding Xy only to shriek in pain as he came into contact with the energized cage bars.

'Kukuku...' Xy snickered 'Oh, sorry about that Kurama, I forgot how much of a daddy's boy you were growing up. You know what, I feel bad, here let me try and help!'

A moment passed in silence and then Xy began to "speak" again. Only this time the voice was not his own. It was however a voice that while completely alien to anyone alive in the elemental nations today, was just as memorable to Kurama as Xy's. But then again, who could forget the voice of the person you looked up to and practically saw as a father?

'Oh poor baby... did that hurt? Well daddy's here to help. Let me tell you a little secret about pain, it helps if you try to to put the pain your feeling into perspective. After all, there's no way that could have hurt as much as getting sealed by the fourth Hokage am I right?'

Enraged by Xy's mocking usage of the voice of the man he considered his father, plus the mention of the man who had sealed him away previously, Kurama's anger rose to levels not seen since his attack on Konoha. Focusing his rage he began to summon forth his chakra towards his mouth and began condensing it into a sphere to form the infamous tailed beast ball attack that had devastated whole cities in its wake. For the briefest of moments the thought of why this seal wasn't barring his attempts to gather his energy passed through his head but it was quickly overwhelmed by his anger towards the being before him. Ultimately as it turns out he got his answer as to why the moment the tailed beast ball impacted the gate. The moment it did so it was not only almost instantly dispersed, but then to Kurama's horror scant moments afterward the massive fox found himself violently blown back by a surge of strange indigo/grey colored energy causing him to slam hard against the back wall.

The force of something his size hitting the back wall at that speed was so intense and violent that Kurama actually lost consciousness briefly. He was up moments later though...just in time to see Xy break into the psychic equivalent of hysterical laughter over what had just occurred...

'HehehHAHAHAHA! Oh man now that was just plain hilarious! That's one hell of a seal holding you back. Now that I look at it though...wait...this energy flowing through it seems familiar.'

Recovering from what had happened and too lost in his anger to care what Xy was saying, Kurama could only glare in rage before finally erupting into another burst of psychotic rage and thrashing, slamming his body again and again against the gate in an attempt to get through it only to get knocked back. Finally spent and exhausted the demon fox could only collapse in a mix of frustration and pain.

"H-how" he began "How are you even awake? You should still be locked away! And how am I trapped behind this new seal?! The boy was on death's door! I should be free not trapped again!"

'Wait new seal?' Said Xy, his image taking on a look of confusion before a sudden flash of light unexpectedly put an end to the conversation. Once it passed a presence appeared taking on the image of an ominous looking entity of blueish-purple energy in the shape of a dragon.

"Hello Xy" said the newcomer "We need to have a little chat"

'Well, well, well. I had my suspicions once I examined the seal but having one of the self proclaimed Elder Gods here just confirms what I believed. It was you and your brethren who woke me up wasn't it?' he asked

"Correct"

'And given by what Kurama said earlier I'm guessing it was also you and your brethren who created this new seal?'

"Yes it was us, it was necessary to have him within this boy so as to keep the beast from rampaging as well as to keep anyone in the village from noticing something amiss about the boy"

"What!" Roared Kurama "Why you...!" he began only to get cut off again, this time as an enormous blast of energy and killing intent erupted forth to slam into Kurama. To him it was one of the most awe inspiring and terrifying thing he had ever seen and it made him whimper in fear. As for Xy, he was less than impressed...

'Not that I mind the traitorous furball getting put in his place, but he does raise a valid question; why exactly have you done all this? Your kind and mine haven't exactly been on the best of terms and you suddenly deciding to awaken me and save me from the oblivion that is obscurity while appreciated, is completely out of character. SO, what's the deal?'

"Hm" spoke the Elder God " I will answer your question though since this matter does not involve your creation..."

Before Kurama could retort the Elder god's eyes began to glow causing Xy and the god to vanish and leaving Kurama to roar in rage at what had just passed.

Some moments later the two of them exited the mindscape and reappeared in a black void of a space.

'Pocket dimension huh? Not bad, a bit Spartan for my tastes but not bad. So then my answers if you would be so kind.'

"Watch your tone parasite, you are no longer the being you once were! Now to answer your earlier questions, you're quite right and had things stayed the course that destiny had planned, I can assure you that you would have stayed in that dank hole of a temple and NEVER seen the light of day again. That being said though, things are not the same. To make a long story short, while you were dreaming, some upstart fool whose identity has yet to be determined apparently tried to tap into the Well of Eternity while we were distracted with other matters and ended up causing an enormous mess of the multiverse. And while we have managed to contain the most serious of the issues caused by this there are others which we cannot fix..."

'Because those would require a level of involvement in mortal affairs that the creator wouldn't allow.' Finished Xy. 'See, that's what happens when you play the good children and always listen to daddy instead of striking out on your own.'

"Yes because that worked swimmingly for you and your ilk. That being said you are correct about our being barred from these affairs and so to fix things we require someone who can operate on the mortal planes of existence."

'Ah...I see now. Now your involvement with the boy makes sense. You need someone to do your dirty work and you chose him. But that still doesn't explain why you chose this boy.'

"That is not so difficult to understand once you realize the nature of this boy." And with that the Elder God's eyes began to glow causing an orb to appear, within which was playing all the events that had happened in the last couple of days to Naruto.

'And now the final pieces fall into place.'

"Yes" spoke the Elder god "The facts behind the creation of this boy's new body has changed his nature from a mere human into that of a living nexus of temporal and chaos energy. As such this will allow him to easily move between the realms and get to where he needs to go. Plus with your energy he would be powerful enough to face whatever forces he might come up against."

'So in other words your exploiting the fact that the contract seal that binds me to the person who picks me up also shares some of my energy with my holder to stabilize him. Additionally your also counting on the fact that because of the nature of this vessel I'm in, I'll be forced to aid him in learning how to use my powers against my will. However this whole plan to use him as your fixer is based on the kid being willing to actually do as you say, which I could easily keep from happening with a few words to him. So then the question then is what are you willing to offer so that I actually play along and convince him to play your little game?'

"Your freedom from this container... though with certain conditions."

'What...?' muttered Xy, disbelief and hope simultaneously filling his voice.

"Yes" answered the Elder God "As much as we despise doing this, my brethren and I have agreed that in return for assisting us in getting the boy to agree to help us and in return for your assistance both in teaching him to control his new powers and in resolving the issues with the multiverse, we will free you from this vessel on the following conditions: 1). Neither you nor the boy may do anything to threaten the destruction of the multiverse as a whole, 2). Neither you nor the boy may attempt to fuse multiple realms into a single realm without gaining our or another higher powers express permission 3). Neither you nor the boy may not do anything to harm either us, our brethren, or our servants (in your case this includes the boy) without our or a greater power than ours' express permission, 4). This world and those inhabitants who get in your way while performing this mission are free game for you to use as you see fit if the boy chooses to let you do so. And lastly 5). the boy must agree to these terms WILLINGLY. Do I make myself clear?"

'Crystal and I agree, though I am rather surprised. I would have thought you would have put in a clause to limit what I was to teach the boy to...the lighter arts.'

"I will admit that what you say did cross our minds. However the situation at hand requires that the boy have every tool possible available to him. Limiting him to just the lighter arts would risk him not having the strength to face the challenges at hand. As for the risks of his being corrupted, we are confident that his will is strong enough to resist such things; our examination of other versions of this child seems to support this. And even if he were to in some way be corrupted, as long as he does not do anything to risk the balance of existence then it is not our concern as to what he does."

'Well, it's good to see that since I was last awake you and your brethren seem to have gained a streak of pragmatism to you. Alrighty then I guess I'll get to seeing if I can't go about getting the kid to go along with your plan.'

"Very well, though there's one last thing I should point out to you. After some calculations my brethren and I have determined that we can only afford to wait for the boys decision for a limited amount of time, otherwise we will have to move on and try to find someone else who can be trained in time to take his place. As such you only have one year to convince the boy to sign on or the deal expires. Get it?"

'Got it'

"Good"

And with that the Elder God's eyes once more began to glow.


Moments later a flash of light filled the space and when it passed it revealed that Xy was once more back in Naruto's room (though it appeared that some time had passed since he had entered the boy's mind judging by the gradually lightening sky out the bedroom window) with the Elder God nowhere in site. Deciding that now was as good a time as any to get started Xy was about to go wake up Naruto when the sound of the front door sliding open caught his attention. Quickly levitating himself out of the room and over to the bookshelf Xy slid himself into place and played dumb as a feminine figure clad in a black robe slinked into the room silently. Worried that the figure was going to hurt his ward Xy simultaneously both cast a remote viewing spell to monitor her movements and also prepared an offensive spell just in case.

However as it turns out such defensive preparations were unnecessary, as all the mysterious figure proceeded to do was to briefly look into Naruto's room watching him for a time before proceeding to turn around. She then headed into what passed for a dining room in Naruto's small apartment and reached into her cloak. A moment later the figure took out a small envelope filled with ryu bills and left it on the dining room table before turning around to leave.

Curious to discover who this mysterious benefactor might be and not willing to wait for Naruto to wake up Xy quickly went through his options. Remembering a method to extend his remote viewing spell Xy then set about putting it into motion just as the figure passed the bookshelf he was on.

Thump

The figure stopped in her tracks, and turned. Spotting the book which had apparently fallen over and not wanting to leave any trace of her presence, she picked it up and slid it back into place never noticing a tiny spark of energy land on her hand before it faded away. A few moments later she left the home just as silently as she had entered.

Shortly afterwards Xy removed himself from the bookshelf

'Now then my dear, let's see exactly who you are' and the spell was cast.


Some minutes later.

Young Sasuke Uchiha was just heading back to bed after having gotten up to use the bathroom when he heard the sound of the front door sliding open and saw a black cloaked figure entering.

"Kaasan?" said Sasuke recognizing the figure as that of his mother as she removed her cloak.

Immediately the figure turned to the sound of the voice revealing that it was indeed Mikoto Uchiha, mother of Sasuke and Itachi Uchiha and wife of the clan head.

"Oh sochi! What are you doing up?"

"I had to go to the bathroom. Why are you..."

"She was out doing an errand for me, isn't that right dear?" interrupted a voice from down the hall. Leaning up against a wall with a stern visage on his face was none other than Mikoto's husband and Uchiha clan head Fugaku Uchiha.

"Um yes that's it, I had to take care of something for your father is all. Now run along to bed sochi."

A little concerned but not having any reason to linger Sasuke decided it was best to head back to bed, leaving his mother and father alone in the hallway.

"Thank you for covering for me with Sasuke I..."

"I told you to stay away from him Mikoto! The people are already suspicious about the clan and the events of that night 5 years ago, I don't need them finding out about your sneaking about and accusing the Uchiha clan of trying to manipulate him!" said Fugaku in as stern a manner as he could without raising his voice.

"And what am I supposed to do Fugaku? Just ignore the fact that my friend's son is languishing in that third rate excuse of an apartment all alone?"

"Your DEAD friend's son Mikoto! I know you cared deeply about her but we've been over this. You have two children of your own and clan responsibilities to worry about and if this gets out to the public...please...I'm sure wherever she is, she appreciates what you've done for her child, but she wouldn't want you to risk your family's safety, even for her own."


Back at Naruto's house

'Well, that was certainly intriguing. I'm gonna have to keep an eye on this woman, she could be useful in the future.'

'...hey Xy, still up doing your freaky reading thing?' spoke a sleepy eyed Naruto who emerged into the room wearing pajamas and a sleeping cap which bore a resemblance to a dog.

'Ah Naruto, just who I wanted to see. Though I have to ask, what are you doing up so early anyway?'

'Bathroom'

'Figures, seems everyone in your age group has roughly the same time keyed up to have their bowel movements at.'

'Wait, what?'

'Never mind...listen some things have come up and you and I need to have a little chat...'


A/N: I'm back! I would have made it longer but I figure you people have been waiting long enough. And speaking of waiting, you want to know why you haven't gotten any updates...prioritization. I have a life and I can't be bothered to spend time on this if I don't think I'm going to get results! I'm sick of some dumbass 11-year-old rookie writing some generic crap at a quarter the quality of my stuff and somehow managing to get 100 reviews whereas I'm lucky to get a DOZEN! Half of which I had to ask for! So in one last desperate ploy to get reviews I now I am now going to resort to the following threat...

Review dammit or I'll delete all my current stories and leave you with nothing but a crossover I've kept in reserve for just such an occasion... A crossover with a pilot for an adult animated show that was so bad it never even got a commercial release! And no I'm seriously not bluffing about that either, its called Robin and the Dreamweavers and thanks to my lust for the obscure and esoteric I have tracked down one of the few copies of it in existence and I'm not afraid to use it and scar your collective psyche's with its crappiness for life! So review damn it! OR ELSE!