Mar's Maelstrom

By the Obsidian Blade

Chapter five-the lullaby and departure

Naruto looked around the place. There was nothing in sight. All that was there was pure darkness. The echo of his breathe unnerved him. The silence was murder to his soul.

Steel a soul for a second chance
But you will never become a man

Buildings started to erupt form the ground without disturbing it. The concrete roads started to paint them selves on the floor. A large tower slowly came to view at the end of the rising city. Naruto quickly recognized what the city was. To him it was something that he thought he could forget or at least get away form. The city was Konoha.

My chosen torture makes me stronger
In a life that craves the hunger
A Freedom and a quest for life
Until the end the judgment night

Slowly people started to reappear with the same look. A look of distain. All of them were pointed at hi. His fox like eyes widened as he heard the voices of the people. "Demon scum couldn't even protect his own pathetic family. Why does he even try?"

Bless me with your gift of light
Righteous cause on judgment night
Feel the sorrow the light has swallowed
Feel the freedom like no tomorrow

The blonde gave a down cast look before looking back up. The scene immediately changed. The floor started to elevate. The concrete road changed to concrete blocks. Mist rolled in. however the darkness was still there. He could feel it crawling all over his skin. Water started to pool around in small puddles. Mirrors of ice started to form around him like a dome. Beside him was an unconscious Sasuke. In one of the mirrors was the faux Hunter Nin Haku. "You failed demon," Haku said in a calm voice. "You failed to keep your friend alive. And now you must pay for the consequences." The girl jumped out of the mirror at an incredible speed. Naruto reached for Kubukiri to find that he wasn't there. He cursed silently to himself before jumping back. His hands ran through several quick hand signs.

Stepping forth a cure for soul's demise
Reap the tears of the victim's cries
Yearning more to hear the suffer (of a)
Of a demon as I put it under

"Mizukiri-no-Yaiba!" The water on the ground rose up to his hand and formed a rough sword. Naruto's eyes hardened as he waited for the girl to make the first move. He didn't have to wait long as she started her assault with a sennbon in hand. Naruto blocked and dodged the sennbon, only getting minor scratches from the needles. Before Haku could get passed him completely he grabbed her by the foot and flung her into an ice mirror. When she impacted the ice mirror everything shattered into a new world. The place was a floating piece of land with grass and roots off the bottom. In front of him were his old genin team and his sensei looking at two grave markers. Darkness covered the world around it.

Killed before, a time to kill them all
Passed down the righteous law
Serve a justice that dwells in me
Lifeless corpse as far as the eye can see

Naruto saw them turn around to confront him. His eyes widened a there faces. There eyes were glowing red and their skin was pale. "You failed to save her demon," Kakashi said. You failed to save your first love. I can't believe I once thought you were different than a demon." His face was contorted in a scowl.

The eye can see
The eye can see
The eye can see
The eye can see

The eye can see

The floor under him melted away. The world disintegrated from view. There was nothing but pitch black darkness. "Give in," a demonic voice whispered into his ear. "Become what you truly are demon."

Bless me with the
Leaf off of the tree
On it I see
The freedom reign

Naruto whirled around to punch the vice but found nothing. "Show your self!" the blonde kitsune yelled. He heard a dark laughter come form the shadows. "Who are you?!"

We are falling
The light is calling
Tears inside me
Calm me down

"Who am I you ask?" the voice asked. A figure suddenly appeared in front of him. Naruto's eyes widened. It was him or a copy of him at least. His blonde hair was silver and his skin was pail. The fur on his tail and ears was not red and white but rather black and silver. His skin was an unhealthy pale. His eyes were like the darkness, pitch black and devoid of anything other than hatred for any living thing. The demonic Naruto had a large smirk plastered to his face. "I'm you."

Midnight calling
Mist of resolving
Crown me, with the
Pure green leaf

"No," Naruto said under his breathe before his eyes hardened. "No your not!" Naruto's right hand went through several seals before he jumped back. "Hyuuton- Sensatsu-Suishou-no-jutsu!" Several hundred to a thousand ice needles floated in the air around the demonic Naruto. All the silver haired teen did was smile viciously before the needles punctured his skin and muscles. His body fell limp on the floor.

Praise to my father/Life of vengeance, a passive test
Blessed by the water/ Until the grave I will rest
Black night, dark sky/ Engage the pressure until it crumbles
The devil's cry/The existence of the lifeless black souls

Naruto sighed in relief that the imitation was gone. His posture relaxed before tensed up again. His eyes widened as he heard the other teen laugh like a maniac. His body rose form the ground before he looked at the blonde with his black eyes. "My turn!" he yelled as he blurred out of sight. Naruto's eyes widened even further at the speed. It far surpassed his own. The other teen reappeared in front of the blonde. His hand s and feet went into a fury of combinations that Naruto couldn't do anything to block.

Bless me with the/ Onward to the sacred battlefield
Leaf off of the tree/ Where justification and limits are revealed
On it I see/ Tools of steel in rage they conquer
The freedom reign/ Weed out the killing of victim's stalker

Naruto flew through the air. His body was limp and his eyes were closed before they opened again. His body flipped backwards as his hand pushed off the ground. His feet softly padded on the floor as he landed he looked to where he thought he saw his demonic self but found nothing. His eyes narrowed as he scanned the area. There was no sign of him at all. "Looking for me?" Naruto's eyes widened slightly as he heard the thing's voice beside him. He cringed in pain as he felt a swift kick to the ribs before the things forearm went into his stomach, sending him to the floor.

We are falling/ The powers proven to end the madness
The light is calling/ Upon I take it to end the savage
Tears inside me/ The rays of light a truth of meaning
Calm me down/ To my father the blood is pleading

Naruto got up and focused his keen fox eyes onto the figure that proclaimed himself to be him. "Farewell my other self. We will become one before you know it and I will be the dominate persona." Hi s body slowly disappeared as the darkness erased from existence in the plain. Before anything could happen a huge gate appeared behind Naruto. Bones lined dark metal door. Its double doors guarded by to huge halved skeletons that partially emerged. Blood dripped of the handles. Evil intent rolled off of it like a fountain.

Midnight calling/ A justice rage for all to feel
Mist of resolving/ With innocent cries and hatred squeals
Crown me, with the/ The gore of evil seems to satisfy
Pure green leaf/ When slain an maimed and pacified

The double doors slowly crept open with a loud squeak in resistance. Black chains with large red cracks busted out of the space between the doors and wrapped them selves around Naruto's arms. They burned their way onto his skin, fusing them selves with his flesh. He yelped at the sensation as he struggled not to e pulled into the gate. His feet dragged across the floor as he was quickly being pulled in to the door.

Bless me with the/ My chosen torture makes me stronger
Leaf off of the tree/ In a life that craves the hunger
On it I see/ A Freedom and a quest for life
The freedom reign/ Until the end the judgment night

Naruto was quickly being pulled. He could see flames beyond the doors. Creatures that he only heard about from Kyuubi flew around the world, searching for any morsel of food that it could find. Shadows slowly crept up his leg before the chains started to slowly shatter. "You are not a demon Naru-chan," the blonde heard his mother call out form the darkness. He looked behind him and saw a silver gate. Wing like patterns sprawled everywhere along the double doors. Gold trimmed feathers dusted the top of the door. "You are Naruto Uzumaki."

Praise to my father/ Watch the footsteps but never follow
Blessed by the water/ If you want to live tomorrow
Black night, dark sky/ Steel a soul for a second chance
The devil's cry/ But you will never become a man

"Show them what Naruto Uzumaki can do!" Kushina's voice rang out. The double doors behind him swung open and a bright light filled the area. He could fell the darkness retreating and the chains shattering form his arms. He jumped back on instinct and around him. The place was pure white. "Find your place in this world Naru-chan. Make your mommy and daddy proud."

Naruto woke up in a pool of sweat. His body was shivering at the sensations of the cold air touching him. He looked out side the window. He woke up late again. He looked at Babbo to see him sleeping as well. The blonde sighed before cradling his head in his hands. His eyes were wide with shock. What the fuck was that dream about? Did it mean something? Was it an insight on the future or was it all in his head? 'What did it mean?' he asked himself.

"I don't know kit but it's not best to dwell on it," Kyuubi said from her seal. "Besides, you're not as cute when you worry too much!" Naruto sweat dropped at the last comment. He got up and put back on his armor and gear before waking up Babbo and walking to some place secluded.

He sighed as he remembered what conspired after the fight. Jack's mom slapped the kid hard a few times. He knew why though. The kid deserved it. He worried her so much. He could have gotten himself killed if Naruto didn't appear. His mind however drifted to the way his own mother acted. She was also a worry wart at times. After the woman hugged Jack he went to sleep.

He found a nice place. It was on top of a hill near the end of the garden. His face was like a blank slate. His focus was not on the world around him but how he was going to find access back to his world. He wasn't going back, that was for certain. The thing was that her promised them that he would find away to get in contact with them and tell him what he did.

"Hey Naruto!" Babbo yelled out. "Feeling strong!" Naruto just continued to stare out into the field. "That's it!" The ball flung himself at the teen. What he didn't expect was for Naruto to tilt his head to the side and dodge him. The blonde grabbed the chain and had the ball dangling right in front of his face as usual.

"What do you want?" the blonde asked dangerously. The ball seemed to grow fangs while it nodded.

"Where's that limitless energy boy?" e asked. "Come on fight me!" Naruto sighed as he lightly tossed the ball to the side. Babbo looked stricken for a second before hopping over to some vegetables. He pretended to be shocked. "Look Naruto! I had babies!" Naruto shook his head as Babbo said something like 'I am just a tornado of fun.'

"Babbo there is one thing wrong with your theory" Naruto spoke out. The spherical Arm looked at him. "You're a guy." The Arm looked aghast. He was just trying to cheer the lad up and this is what he gets? This was just unfair.

"So this is where you ran off to," Jack said as he approached the two. "Dinner is ready." Naruto turned to the boy before grunting and turning his gaze back to the sunset. "Something wrong?"

Naruto shook his head. "No, it's just that it's amazing really…" and from there Naruto tolled him from the time he got here to the time he arrived at the house.

"Amazing!!!" Jack yelled. "Are you really from another world?!"

"Yeah," Naruto replied somberly.

"How different our worlds really?" Naruto got a thoughtful look before answering

"Where I lived it was completely war torn. It was a fight for survival. A city's military might was judged by people like me, ninja's. I am not going to go over everything such as ranks but I could tell you what we can do." He looked at Jack and saw him nod slightly. "We use this thing, this force called chakra. It's amazing really. It allows us to raise mud out of the ground exhale fire, create ice in seconds, a lot of things. In my world there are much more buildings and from the looks of things, were a little more advanced."

"That's amazing!" jack yelled in excitement. "How did you get here?"

Naruto gave a simple shrug of his shoulders. "I honestly have no idea. All remember getting here is a great door."

"You don't know?" jack asked as he sweat dropped.

"Yeah I may not know exactly how I got here but I do know this." Hack looked at the blonde. "The more time I spend here the more I believe that it was an Arm that brought me here."

Jack looked at him before he raised an open hand. "I may be a country bumpkin but I do know this. There are three types of Arms. Weapon Arms you already know about and guardians Arms that allow you to summon things to protect you. But there are others that let you to teleport through space! Dimension Arms allow you to teleport through land and seas! You probably came here through one of those."

Naruto nodded at the reasoning. It did make sense. "You know something, watching you and your kaa-san brought up some memories of mine. When I was about ten my kaa-san was murdered in front of me and I felt helpless as I couldn't do anything about it. It was one of the worst day sin my life. After they killed her I killed all of them in cold blood. I let the darkness take control at that moment. After I finally regained control I almost went insane. She was the only thing that was keeping me from going over the edge. That's why I lost it on the werewolves. That is why they are dead. No one should see their own family killed because they couldn't do anything about it."

Jack stood there shocked. The blonde in front of him watched murder with his own eyes. He wasn't sure if he would survive with out his own kaa-san. He would probably kill himself do to grief. "But," he heard Naruto say. "That is in the past. I realized that here is something I must do. When I left I told the people that cared for me that I was not coming back. I also promised them that I would relay a message of a journey. So far I have some stuff to tell them but not enough. I need to find something that would allow me to send that message." Naruto smiled as he looked up. "That is why I am going to find what ever sent me here."

"How fascinating," Babbo said. "I'd love to regain my memories too. I'll let you accompany me again Naruto." Naruto looked at him funny before grabbing him by the chain and putting him in the usually position.

"Now you make it sound like you're calling the shots around here," Naruto said with a small vicious grin. "I call the shots buddy."

Jack got up and started to walk away. "Come on and eat some dinner before you leave tomorrow. You don't want to see kaa-san angry. She gets really scary."

It was early and the morning. The house's residents, Jack and his mother, were outside to wish him luck on getting the Arm. As it turns out the old lady over heard what Naruto said about Kushina. When Naruto came in side she hugged him crying her eyes out. She also tolled him to call her kaa-san as well and to comeback after he found what he was looking for.

Now they stood outside the house in his ANBU gear. They repainted his kitsune mask as the paint was old. "To bad you can't stay a mite longer," the old lady, or Naruto's new kaa-san commented. "But at least take Jack with you."

Jack looked shocked. Why would she send him away when he was needed? Before he could protest she spoke her reasoning. "Naruto helped us out and now you help Naruto out. But you to get back to your kaa-san as soon as you can! There ainta parent in the world who don't worry about their baby. Jack, Naruto! You come home safe!" Naruto and jack nodded off before walking off.

Naruto shook his head before speaking. "While you are with me we are going to train, got it." jack nodded. I mean, how bad could it be? The kid was in for a lot of hurt.

A/N there it is ladies and gentlemen. The fifth chapter. I was planning to add Alviss but decided against it. So yeah. Send those reviews and remember I still got my fat ninja man.