DISCLAIMER:- See chapter 2.

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"*Yawn!* Man! now I'm feeling better after everything that happened." said a young man with long and wild sun kissed blonde hair and three whisker mark's on each cheek with a weird nightcap on top of his head. His eyes were closed, but when he opened them, his ocean blue eyes were alit with confusion and remembrance.

He looked around the dark room, like he had seen a ghost. At first he thought it was an elaborate genjutsu played by his friend Sasuke to guilt trip him for not using the scroll.

"Sasuke! this isn't funny. I'll stand by my decision no matter what you do!" yelled the blonde in frustration. "Cancel this genjutsu now!" he yelled again to no one. When nothing happened, he mumbled to himself, "Alright, have it your way." and then yelled "Kurama!" and clapped his hands together.

A few moments passed, but nothing happened. Now, the blonde was scared, Kurama would always help him no matter what. For him to suddenly stop helping him, it cannot be good. So, being the logical person that he is(Yeah right!), he calmed down and began to meditate, in order to enter into his mindscape. He needed to see for himself, what happened to his furry friend. His last conscious thought before he faded to his mindscape was, "Hope you are OK buddy."

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*drip!*

*drip!*

*drip!*

"Huh!? What the hell? How did it change back to the sewer again, I thought I changed it to a grassy plane." the confused boy inquired to no one in particular. After few moments he decided that it was no use standing there and decided to meet his friend, hence he started to walk where he could feel the presence of his friend.

After a short walking, the boy reached a large room, with golden bars splitting the room in half. Connecting the bar gates in the middle was a piece of paper with the kanji for 'Barrier' written on it.

The kid walked closer to the cage and shouted, "Anyone in here?" as loudly as he can.

From behind the cage a red big lone eye with slit for pupils opened and stared at the boy before him. Anger clearly seen in it. Before he could say anything a booming voice erupted behind the cage.

"Well Well Well, looks like my jailor has finally decided to show his face to me huh!"

"What the hell are you talking about Kurama? How did it turn back to sewer's? and why aren't you helping me with the genjutsu buddy? What is going on?" the kid started ranting till he was stoped by an annoyed growl comming from the cage.

"Shut it fool! You're giving me a margarine with all your whining!" Kurama yelled at the boy, who wisely shut up.

"Good. Now first tell me, why have you locked me up again? because if it is a prank or something it isn't funny Naruto, so cut it out. And why are you... in your... 10 year's... old... body? You used the jutsu, didn't you?" Kurama demanded after realising their situation.

"What are you talking about, Kurama?" Naruto asked confused.

"Look at yourself." was the simple command given by Kurama as a response.

Trusting in his friend, Naruto summoned a full body mirror to look at himself. What he did found was completely shocking.

"WHHAAAT!!!" reverberated throughout his mindscape.

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In a dark room with a single window lay a 10 year boy, moonlight filtering through the window falling on the boy's face showing blood red spiky hair and kanji for 'LOVE' written on his forehead, oddly though e didn't have any eyebrows. Suddenly the door to the room opened and in stepped a girl with desert blond hair tied in four ponytail's, wearing a dark purple full length kimono, with a nervous look on her face. That nervousness soon turned into horror at the sight of the sleeping boy.

"AHHHH..."

Falling on her butt she poured all her lungs out as she screamed. That scream seemed to have woken the boy from his slumber as he sat up and gripped his head tightly.

"Aw! my head hurts." he complained with a groan.

"What do you expect meat bag, you did just hit a hard floor." came the reply within his mind.

'Shukaku? What happened?" the apparent 'meat bag' asked.

"I don't know. But I do know that there is something wrong with your body." replied Shukaku.

"What do you mean?" asked the confused boy out loud. It was at that moment that he noticed the girl, who to him looked like a younger version of his sister Temari.

"Ni-san?" asked the boy uncertainly, noting how his voice sounded young and high pitched.

Before any further conversation could occur, the boy with red hair was suddenly trapped in golden sand. Then a voice rang out behind the girl.

"Temari, what happened?" came the deep calculating voice of a man who looked like a older version of the red haired boy with the exception of the 'LOVE' tattoo and dark circles around his eyes.

"Nothing father, I was just terrified to see Gaara asleep that's all, but it's alright now." replied a relieved Temari.

While the father and daughter were talking

Gaara was stunned that his father was alive, after Shukaku's explanation he understood that he must have time travelled. Though what confused him that how, as they burned the scroll. He didn't get to ponder much for he saw his father coming towards him.

"Why were you sleeping when you know how dangerous it could be?" asked his father or more like demanded the answer from him.

"It isn't dengerous any longer to sleep father." replied Gaara, fighting to keep a stoic face and not breakdown in a sobbing mess.

Gaara's father raised an non-existing eyebrow at the reply before asking, " And why is that?" in a tone that contained both suspicion as well as confusion.

"Because, I have seen the light and no longer wishes to go back in darkness." was Gaara's cryptic message. Gaara's father was more confused than suspicious now, but choose to let it go.

"Come downstairs, the food is ready." replied the father, before releasing Gaara and going out of the room with Temari. Leaving Gaara alone.

"Well that was something. Might as well go, don't want to keep them waiting afterall." and with that Gaara stood up and left the room.

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"Tsunade-sama, wake up! we don't have time for sleeping." came an urgent but distant voice surrounding the darkness around her. Opening her eyes, she could see the silhouette of a young girl and a pig beside her, recognising them as her apperentice Shizune and her pet pig Ton-Ton.

She sat upright upon hearing the voice of her apperentice, scaring her and Ton-Ton shitless in the process.

"What's the matter Shizune?" was the first thing she could think of.

The now named Shizune got over her shock upon hearing the question. She quickly stoodup and ran towards the door where there luggage was there.

"Hurry Tsunade-sama,we have to go, there are some loan sharks in town." replied a panicked Shizune, while pulling on her master's arm to keep her moving. She was so, busy dodging the loan sharks that she didn't notice her master's confused gaze.

After a few minute's of dodging the loan sharks, they arrive at the town gate. The blonde, also known as Tsunade absently noticed that the name of the town was 'Tanzaku Gai' and not 'Village Hidden In The Leaf'. Now that seemed to bring her back to her sense's.

"What the hell! I don't remember leaving Konoha, yet." she thought, out loud she said, "What is going on Shizune?"

Shizune, after seeing that they were far away from the village, turned to her mentor and told her about the lone shark's again which confused Tsunade more than solving the mystery.

Never let it be said that Tsunade wasn't smart because even in the confusion her mind raced to solve the mystery.

"Ok, last I checked I was sleeping in my home in Konoha. Also, I thought I payed all my debt's, that is... unless..."

"Shizune time, it is?" Tsunade asked.

"Err... two in the morning, Tsunade-sama." replied a fearful Shizune.

"No, no, what year it is?" asked an irate Tsunade.(Hey, you would be too if you wake up at 2 in the morning to a confusing situation like this.)

"It's.. it's the 13th year of damiyo Akio of fire country. why?" answered and asked Shizune.

Tsunade was stunned at the implication's of her student's words. She could mutter only one word. "Fuck...".

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There was blood everywhere, dead bodied were thrown everywhere, some missing head other's spilling their bowels everywhere. Standing between the carnage was a man with a swo

rd in hand which dripped with blood. The man opened his blood red eyes with three tomoe's in each eyes staring straight ahead of him. Then he opened his mouth and said, "There is no value in killing the likes of you... Foolish little brother, if you wish to kill me, then Hate me, Detest me, Curse me, and survive in an unsightly way. Run, Run and cling to your pitiful life.

"AAH!!!"

Suddenly a young boy with black hair, styled like a duck's butt with the right eye blood red with three tomoe surrounding the black pupil and the left a distinct purple eye with three black concentric rings surrounding a black pupil with three tomoe each in first two ring's sit's up straight in his bed with sweat running down his forehead. Images of the nightmare still fresh in his mind. He wiped his forehead with his left hand reached for water with his ri-

"What the-" he shouted in surprise and disbelief for a few moments, then realisation dawned on him.

"I- it- it worked ! it actually worked !" he then promptly jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom mirror. The mirror showed the image of a 10 year old boy with black hair in duck butt style and black eye's. By seeing the reflection alone convinced him of the success, but just to be extra sure he channeled chakra into his eyes. The result was instantaneous, both eye's changed colours, while left eye was distinct purple with three black concentric rings surrounding a black pupil with three tomoe each in first two ring's, the right eye was blood red with three tomoe surrounding the black pupil. Seeing the purple eye, both socked him as well as filled him with joy.

Now confirmed that he indeed have done the impossible, he allowed a small serene smile to be spread across his face as he headed back to his bed, afterall, he still had school tomorrow. Thinking about that almost made him laugh, he 'The great Sasuke Uchiha' going to school.

Before sleep could take a hold of him, he muttered, " This time, I'll save you, Itachi." and promptly fell asleep.

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Inside of a dark room in a dark and musty underground base, a lone man with long black hair was sitting in a throne made of stone in front of a table, going through some kind of paperwork, when suddenly, he collapsed with a thud, unconscious.

Upon hearing the sound, a teenage kid with ash-grey hair kept in a ponytail entered the room. Even though his face was calm, his onyx eyes were sharp as he searched for anything out of the ordinary, as he approached the man.

After approaching the man he does some hand seals, in which his hands glow moss green, which he hovers the hands above the man to scan for any foul play. Not finding any, he breathed a sigh of relief and gently shook the man while calling.

"Orochimaru-sama, wake up. Orochimaru-sama, wake up."

After a while, the man now known as Orochimaru opened his bleary eyes to see the boy in front of him. Confused about how he was alive, he blurted out, "Kabuto? What are you doing here?" before realisation struck him.

Luckily, the boy, Kabuto, mistook the question for his presence in his chambers. So he answered accordingly, "I was passing by when I heard noise from your room Orochimaru-sama, so I checked to make sure no foul play was involved." with that he simply stood, bowed to Orochimaru, turned and promptly left. Although he had many questions, he was wise enough to shut his mouth.

Orochimaru watched as Kabuto left the room. As soon as he left, Orochimaru swiftly lifted himself up from the floor and crossed the room to his bathroom. As soon as reached the bathroom he splashed cold water in his face. After confirming that this wasn't a dream and he actually came back, Orochimaru let loose a deep hysterical laughter that reverberated throughout the underground base.

After calming down from his hysterics, he said with an insane look on his face,

"The game is on."

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Authors Note:- Sorry about the late update, I faced some financial problems of mine and hence was unable to fully concentrate on the story. Also, from now on, my updates will be random as being new to the job, I need to concentrate on it more.