Hey Peoples, I finally figured out how to run the new chapter. It's a bit shorter than the others, but not by too much. I hope you enjoy.
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Sneaking out of the Hokage tower, Naruto leapt silently from the window onto the adjacent roof. Carrying on his back the giant Forbidden Scroll of Sealing, which he had stolen once before, Naruto quickly dashed off, reaching out with the Force, feeling for any patrols. He easily made his way across the village, finally stopping on the head of the Fourth Hokage.
"Now" he muttered to himself. "Let's see what there is to see." Unraveling the scroll, Naruto easily found where he had left off the last time, the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. Pulling out several scrolls of his own, Naruto began copying down any useful techniques. As he continued to read, his eyes caught a very intriguing looking Jutsu. As he read the scroll, his eyes narrowed as an uncontrollable rage took over. Yelling in frustration, Naruto channeled Force Lightning from his fingertips, setting several trees on fire.
Naruto's eyes snapped open and he sat up in bed. This was the third time that week he'd had that dream. He began to wonder if perhaps these dreams were some sort of vision. He'd heard that users powerful in the Force could see the future, and he himself had had such visions previously. However, his past visions were of he and Ahsoka, not the Forbidden Scroll as these ones had been. But if these were visions, he had a lot of trouble figuring them out. To begin with, he wasn't seeing what was in the scroll, and because of that, couldn't figure out what had made him so angry. It was maddening. Every time he saw it, he felt an even stronger need to go and get the scroll to find out.
Naruto rose from his bed, before slipping into his clothes to take a stroll. The visions were making it more and more difficult to sleep. As he walked the darkened streets, he found himself at the gates of the forest training ground from the second exam. Silently, he made his way to the center of the forest, easily covering the distance to the tower, stretching out with the Force to avoid any complications on the way there. He arrived at the tower quickly, flicking his wrist and the door opened silently.
Avoiding any and all patrols in the tower using his enhanced senses and his ability to hide his presence, Naruto made his way down into the underground levels. He moved silently through the halls, guided to a certain place by some unknown power. Finding the lights on in the room he was pulled to, he entered, finding Kyuubi's human form hard at work at his station by the forge. Close to him was the Force spirit of Anakin, marveling over…the now finished Darth Vader suit.
"It's done? Why didn't you tell me?" asked Naruto, coming up to look at it as well. The suit was great. It looked almost exactly like Naruto had seen from inside his mind, but as the original Vader suit was in essence a moveable Intensive Care Unit, and this one did not need to fill that purpose, the normal devices on the chest were not there. In their place were two deep red, nearly black bars that formed an X over the chest of the suit, and on each shoulder was the symbol of the galactic empire, with the Konoha leaf symbol in the center of it.
"It's amazing, but…" continued Naruto, sizing himself up to the suit, which was just as big as he remembered it as well. "It's incredibly big for me, isn't it?"
"Don't worry about it" said Kyuubi, not even turning from his work in the forge. "It's some of my best seal work ever. This makes one size fits all literal. That way we don't have to keep making new ones as you grow. Speaking of which, we have to apply the same seals to your limbs."
"Cool, can I try it on?" asked Naruto.
"By all means" said Anakin, though it meant nothing as Naruto had already begun slipping the suit on, which immediately shrunk to fit. Naruto looked at the suit on him, finding he liked it. But there was an issue.
"Uhh, Master Anakin, how did you move in this thing? It's sort of difficult" said Naruto. The Force ghost just chuckled as the mask and helmet floated in the air before Naruto.
"You'll just have to train more to get used to it. It gets much easier" he said. "Now then, the mask is outfitted to change your voice to the same voice I had as Vader. It also has a recording of the raspy breath, always unnerving to your opponents. Other than that, the only difference is it gives you clear vision rather than forcing you to see red all the time as mine did."
"How did you do all this in a few days?" asked Naruto, beginning to place the mask on. "How did you do this at all?"
"You are talking to the Kyuubi, and a man, or former man, with knowledge on technology and this type of suit in particular" said the Fox, finally looking up from his work as Naruto got the mask on and sealed it up, the unnerving breathing beginning to take effect.
"So cool" said Naruto, losing his calm demeanor, but it was hard to keep with the deep voice that emanated from the mask. "But what are you working on now?"
"Another project based on a figure from Skywalker's past" replied Kyuubi, throwing a metal plate onto the worktable. It was some sort of mask, and it appeared to look like a warped version of a skull.
"Care to explain?" said Naruto, turning his attention to the Force ghost.
"At one point he was one of the most feared military leaders in the galaxy" he began. "Known as General Grievous, he was a mechanical terror that could take on and defeat even skilled Jedi Knights. Just as the visage of Vader is reborn through you, so too shall Grievous be brought upon this world."
"What do we need?" asked Naruto, before adding "Master" as an afterthought, sounding eerily creepy, even to the man who at one point brought the same effect upon those who saw him.
"Grievous was not fully a droid" continued Anakin. "While the majority of his body was mechanical, his important organs such as his brain and heart and lungs were integrated into the circuitry. We can create the body, but finding the living components will be your job."
"And where am I going find these living organs?" asked Vader.
"Whatever you require, the Force will provide" replied Anakin sagely.
"As you wish" said Vader, turning to leave, but he internally wondered how he was going to get those living components. Who was stupid enough…or perhaps desperate enough, to give up their body for a chance at the power of Grievous?
Two figures shrouded in shadow stood in the forests outside the village gates, holding a meeting that required such secrecy.
"Kabuto…" The white-haired boy looked up as his master addressed him. "What have you learned?"
"Nothing, Lord Orochimaru" said Kabuto, slightly flinching as he spoke. "Everything concerning the boy is between himself and the Hokage. The Hokage was the only one apparently who gave the boy any sort of medical attention aside from the treatment of his burns, and there is no paper trail. Could he perhaps have gained this power from the Fox?"
"No Kabuto. You forget that I was there" said Orochimaru. "I have felt firsthand the nine-tail's chakra, and it was not accessed by the Brat during his match. Is there anything else?"
"I got a sneak peak at his "arms"" said Kabuto. "They are mechanical, utilizing seal work. Added to the fact that Jiraiya has been seen in the village and apparently has been made Uzumaki's new Sensei…" At this he pulled out a copy of the legal paper certifying Naruto's apprenticeship, "It is more than likely the Toad Sage has some part in this.
"If it wasn't for the Kyuubi, the boy would be a prime candidate for my next body. But now he is dangerous" said the Snake Sannin, yellow eyes glistening in the dark. "Currently the Sound Four are working to set up the invasion. Send Kimimaro. Terminate the Kyuubi Brat."
"Are you sure that's wise?" said Kabuto. "With his sickness…"
"Are you questioning me Kabuto?" said Orochimaru, his voice taking on a threatening tone.
"…No, Lord Orochimaru" said Kabuto, turning in the direction of the Sound Village, before taking off. Orochimaru simply fell apart, revealed to be a mud clone.
Naruto walked through the village the next day, wearing his new Vader suit, but kept the helmet in a storage scroll. People gave him a wide path as he walked the streets, though he heard a few whisper at his attire. One or two people pointed and laughed at the cape, but Naruto thought it just completed the outfit. Arriving at the training ground, Naruto began doing warm up exercises, attempting to get a feel for his new clothing. He was amazed at its ingenuity. While it seemed heavy, the fabric of the suit breathed quite easily, keeping him cool on the boiling day. Slowly, he started getting a hang for the feel, using several shadow clones to train with.
As the clones continued to work, Naruto hopped up on the very post he had been tied to on his first day with Team Seven, and began to meditate, stretching out with his emotions, feeling the Force flow through him. He was aware of being watched yet again; both by Tenten and this time someone else. One of the members of the Sand team. The one that had faced and defeated Rock Lee in his match. Naruto decided, unlike with his saber styles, it would do no harm to show his power off a bit. It would also be a great chance to test the limits of his Force abilities. Stretching out even further, the spectators watched in amazement from their respective hiding spaces. Slowly, the water in the stream began swirling wildly, and rocks and gravel from all around began to rise and float in the air. The posts that Naruto was not sitting on began to shake before being ripped from the ground, floating in the air, swirling around him. All the floating objects began swirling around him as they floated, as though caught in an orbit and Naruto was the center of gravity.
The sand team member registered being mildly impressed before vanishing from Naruto's senses. Tenten however merely ran from her hiding place out to Naruto, and nearly got picked off the ground in doing so.
"Hello Tenten. Spying on me again?" asked Naruto, not even opening his eyes.
"No…well yes but…uh, put me down!" shouted Tenten, grabbing one of the rocks near her and throwing it. Just as it was about to strike Naruto, he held up his hand and it stopped in its tracks.
"Not until you promise to listen to me and do what I say" said Naruto, smirking.
"Alright, fine, now please?" said Tenten. Naruto opened his eyes and stopped focusing, allowing all the items to drop, including Tenten, said girl falling flat on her ass.
"Now then, why are you so intent on taking my techniques?" asked Naruto, hopping down and sitting in a cross-legged position in front of the girl.
"I just want to learn your sword styles" replied the girl. "You see, I'm a weapons specialist, and I need to know everything I possibly can, but I've never seen anything like the styles you use."
"Did you ever think to ask me to teach you?" The simple question made Tenten sputter and blush in embarrassment. It was true. Instead of asking, she had tried to steal the techniques, assuming he wouldn't teach her anything.
"Well, would you teach me even if I did ask?" Naruto smirked, understanding the girl's apprehension. Inside Naruto's mind, Ahsoka was laughing at how Naruto kept messing with the girl.
"I don't know, you haven't tried it yet" said Naruto, making Tenten fidget, trying to find the words.
"Would you teach me?" she asked, finally figuring out what to say. Naruto closed his eyes and took a deep breath, but she felt as though he were still looking through her.
"She does have a strong connection to the Force" said Naruto after a moment, seemingly talking to himself. Tenten jumped as she began hearing whispers. She wasn't able to discern anything that was said, but it unnerved her greatly. She didn't realize that Naruto was conferring with his own teachers.
"The girl is strong with the Force" said Ben Kenobi, who appeared next to Naruto, unseen by Tenten. "Perhaps training her would be beneficial."
"Yes, but if you are planning to make her your apprentice, then have her join into the clan you wish to start. If not in a role of marriage, than as an underling" said Dooku, also appearing. "You want your teaching kept close."
"Well, definitely no to the marriage. I've already got an amazing girl, but making her a clan underling could work. She would have to swear off ties to her own family, if she has any though" replied Naruto. Tenten looked at him as he spoke out loud, and Naruto got a glimpse of her thoughts. Aside from her uncle, who had taken her in at a young age, she had no family to speak of.
"Am I ready for an apprentice of my own?" asked Naruto, and the ghost of Ben placed a hand on the boy's shoulder.
"You have met and exceeded the expectations of a Jedi Knight, and could easily be considered a Master. You are ready." Nodding, Naruto opened his eyes to see the girl next to him staring at him oddly.
"Alright Tenten, here's the deal. First and foremost, these styles require a special ability to use to their fullest potential. You have this ability; you just don't know how it works yet. If you are to learn from me, you learn everything, not just saber styles." The girl nodded at Naruto's request. He then continued. "Furthermore, this training requires a deep commitment. I am starting my own clan, the Hakumei clan. If you are to learn what I have to teach, you must join this clan. As of yet, we don't have a compound, but I am the landlord of an empty apartment building. You will move into your own apartment so you will be close. I understand you care for your uncle, and work in his shop. You can continue to do this, but the rest of the time when you're not on a mission, you will train either on your own or with me." Once more, the girl nodded.
"Lastly" said Naruto, "And this is the most important thing. If you are learning from me, you will show me the proper respect. You will refer to me as Lord Vader, Master, or Sensei. Am I clear?" he asked. This time Tenten nodded much more eagerly. She could deal with that term much easier.
"Excellent" said Naruto, writing something on a slip of paper. "This is the address of the apartment building. Bring your things at noon and you can get settled into an apartment of your own, and then we see the Hokage about all this."
"Yes Master" said Tenten, even going so far as to bow respectfully before leaving.
"Well, she took to that better than expected" said Naruto, before standing and dispelling the clones which were still training.
"Well that's good" said Ahsoka, manifesting as a Force ghost next to her lover. "You want to get the clan going, so taking in other Force sensitives is a good way to build your numbers."
"Until you're revived" said Naruto, before turning to the ghost, flashing an almost perverted grin in her direction. She shook her head and rolled her eyes, before planting a kiss on his cheek which only he could feel, and once more entered his mind.
I should go home. I want to be there when Tenten gets there" he said. As he left, he didn't sense the old man from the day before, Qui-gon, enter the clearing, chuckling to himself.
"You made a good choice Anakin" said Qui-gon, the former Force Avatar appearing next to him. "He's incredibly strong in the Force. He'll go far. He still seems to have trouble sensing a presence that uses the Force to hide itself, but he seems to still be learning as well."
"I know" was Anakin's simple reply, before vanishing and Qui-gon wandered off somewhere as well.
After Tenten moved into the apartment next to Naruto's, they both went to see the Hokage. At the moment, he was rubbing his temple. "Let me get this straight, Vader" said Sarutobi. "You want to start your own clan, which is understandable and easily done. But you also have taken this girl as an apprentice, right after becoming an apprentice yourself under Jiraiya?"
"Yes Lord Hokage" said Naruto. "Also, as my apprentice, Tenten will have to be allowed into my clan. She has agreed to the terms and I see no reason why this can't happen." The Hokage sighed, before taking out some pre-written papers, giving them to Naruto.
"The first is a clan certification. You must state your clan name, founding leader, which is you, and then you yourself must sign and imprint a blood fingerprint. The second is to enlist Tenten into your clan, the third is to list Tenten as your apprentice, and the last is to list clan rules and guidelines for village reference. Basically, write down how the clan is run. While clans are entitled to secrets, such as their techniques, they must produce written reference of their rules. This way the village can understand etiquette towards you and your clan in the event of a formal event or meeting" explained Sarutobi. While it was all rather rushed, Naruto managed to absorb it all, filling out the paperwork quickly.
The only part that took majorly long was writing out clan rules. Deciding to base it off the Jedi order, the clan would be divided into sub-groups. Those who were too young for major training would be classified as Younglings. Once they became Shinobi, or someone higher in the clan decided they were ready, they moved onto Padawan. The system would serve to keep rank within clan without fostering resentment as the Hyuuga system did, while at the same time respecting the Jedi ways of old regardless of the fact that Naruto was neither a Jedi, nor was he a Sith.
After nearly an hour, having Ahsoka in his mind help him remember what she taught him about the Jedi order, integrating it to Shinobi standards. Through this system, Tenten was now classified as a Padawan, while he, as clan head, classified himself as Hakumei Grand Master.
"Now then, everything seems to be in order" said Sarutobi.
"What about a clan compound?" asked Naruto, and he could feel Sarutobi's anxiety before answering.
"You just worry about passing the Chuunin exams. Then we'll worry about that." Naruto was now even more suspicious. However, he said nothing, before standing up, bowed respectfully, and informed Tenten that they were leaving. There was still much to do, including informing her team and their Sensei of her reassignment.
Later that night, Naruto silently entered Sarutobi's office. He knew something was being hidden from him now, and was determined to find out what it was. He searched the desk drawers, finding nothing but some papers, the Hokage's pipe, and a book eerily reminiscent of the one Kakashi read. He could find nothing else. As he became more and more desperate to find what was hidden from him, he let control slip for the slightest moment, knocking over several items on the desk. Luckily, he had made sure he wouldn't be sensed, so any noise he made would more than likely be dismissed.
Using the Force, he levitated all the items back to their original placement. However, that's when he saw it. The jarring of the Fourth Hokage's picture revealed something hidden between the back of the frame and the picture. Naruto took it, and his eyes widened in shock, than narrowed in anger at what he read.
Sarutobi
If you are reading this, than I and Kushina are both dead, and the sealing went as planned. Enclosed is our last Will and Testament, short though it may be. In death, we leave our compound, our bank accounts, and all our worldly possessions to our son, Naruto, upon either his sixteenth birthday, or his achieving the rank of Chuunin.
It is also my guess, that while Jiraiya will look after him whenever he's in the village, Tsunade will not be coming back any time soon. Just as I was once his apprentice, I would ask that when he becomes old enough, that my son becomes his apprentice as well, to learn as I have learned in my time.
Undoubtedly the council will not stand for him gaining possession of our home and techniques, but I trust you can deal with them, or find some way around it.
Do what you must Old Man
Sincerely yours
Minato Namikaze, Yondaime Hokage of the Village Hidden in the Leaves.
Naruto's yellow eyes glowed in anger, and he placed the letter back. The very air seemed to shake around him and he walked toward the vault of the Hokage Tower, avoiding any patrols that came his way. Back on that night, he had used an exploding note to enter the vault and steal the scroll. This time, he used a more subtle approach, using the Force to ease the door open, so as not to attract attention to himself. Walking in, he quickly found what he was looking for, grabbing the massive scroll and exiting the vault, closing the door behind him.
Sneaking out of the Hokage tower, Naruto leapt silently from the window onto the adjacent roof. Carrying on his back the giant Forbidden Scroll of Sealing, which he had stolen once before, Naruto quickly dashed off, reaching out with the Force, feeling for any patrols. He easily made his way across the village, finally stopping on the head of the Fourth Hokage.
"Now" he muttered to himself. "Let's see what there is to see." Unraveling the scroll, Naruto easily found where he had left off the last time, the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. Pulling out several scrolls of his own, Naruto began copying down any useful techniques. As he continued to read, his eyes caught a very intriguing looking Jutsu. Edo Tensei, the Impure World Resurrection. As he read, his anger grew. His eyes narrowed as an uncontrollable rage took over. Yelling in frustration, Naruto channeled Force Lightning from his fingertips, setting several trees on fire. He vaguely realized his vision had come true, but that wasn't what matter most to him.
"They lied to me, both of them. They had a revival technique all the time and didn't tell me!" shouted Naruto, continuing to fry the trees with his Force Lightning as other were ripped from the ground and ripped to shreds by his anger.
"Naruto, they had good reason" said Ahsoka, trying to calm him down. "Look at the scroll. The technique needs a human sacrifice. That's probably why they didn't tell you."
"Oh, so they lied because they don't trust me. Yeah that makes me feel so much better" Naruto replied, but he at least regained control of himself. "Alright, let's think. For every cost, there's usually another way to pay it, and the one person who I bet can find a way is…KYUUBI!" At the shout, there was a crack of fire and the Fox in human form appeared before them.
"You shrieked?" he asked.
"Yeah. Look at this technique. Can you think of any way around the sacrifice?" The fox sat cross legged, gazing at the scroll for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, he spoke.
"The sacrifice is used as a trade. One life for another. Otherwise, Shinigami would not give up a deceased life back to the living. However…" Naruto gazed at the fox. He had some sort of idea, and Naruto was willing to try anything. "However" continued the Fox. "Shinigami has a taste of my power. I would assume another taste would be a good trade off. If you channel my power through, you should be able to get Ahsoka brought back. Depending on how much you use, you should be able to get a perfect resurrection, rather than one that wouldn't last."
"How much" said Naruto, placing his hand into a seal.
"I'd say two tails worth. Luckily, since I can regain my power, you can use this method again, however, I don't know how many times it will work" said the fox, beginning to glow with a red aura, same as Naruto. Referring to the scroll, Naruto flashed through the hand seals, before forcing the demon youki out into the Ghost form of Ahsoka. Naruto had to look away as she began to glow with a bright light. When he was able to look again, he nearly shouted for joy.
Ahsoka, in the flesh, stood before him, feeling her own body as though she couldn't believe it herself. Looking at each other, both began laughing and embraced each other, this time completing Naruto's other vision.
"If we're done, I have to get back to finishing Grievous" said Kyuubi, beginning to fade.
"Wait, you're almost done?" asked Naruto.
"Look at who you're talking to and then re-evaluate the need to ask that question" said the vanishing form, smirking as he faded to nothingness.
Chapter end
Ok, a bit shorter than usual, but I thought it was good. I hope you did too.
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