A Destiny Among The Stars

by burdened with destiny

A betrayal so great that the Sith are almost destroyed, their plans laid in ruin. They believed that they had killed the man responsible, but they were wrong. The man still lives, having fled to the unknown regions he finds a boy hated by his village. He raises the boy not as Sith or Jedi but something knew, something in the middle. This is Narutos path, one to create a new order.

3. Training Begins

Training Begins: Chapter 3

I don't own Naruto or Star Wars.

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[ Unknown Planet]

A figure sat shrouded in darkness. Holocrons surrounded them some brimming with a blue light, others with a red. Each whispered to the figure as they meditated amongst them. They suddenly opened their eyes to show a pair of sulfuric yellow eyes.

"So you've awoken, son of conquers?" The figure spoke with a soft cold voice as they looked west. "Now my revenge can finally be carried out."

The figure stood, walking from the circle of holocrons a double-bladed lightsaber attached to their hip. Light shown in through a small window showing a woman's figure underneath a hooded robe.

"Finally, I will finally have my revenge."

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[ Unknown Time: Unknown World]

Battle is such a part of my life now that when I am away from it, everything else feels so... dull. These last few years I've never stopped fighting, running from one battle to another. Never truly stopping to breathe to rest. My body is fine, but my mind – my true weapon – is fatigued. Assassins haunt me always, striking from the shadows wishing to claim my life. But I can always, even in my exhaustion, feel their fear. They fear the great power I possess. There is no other who has ever lived who could fight me on equal terms. I am the living embodiment of the Force. At my strongest, I become something akin to a god.

Arrogance has always been a defining trait in me. One I've always wished to stomp out but no matter what I do it sneaks its way back into my mind. I knew even then my arrogance would be my downfall. But I even I could not have predicted where it would lead me.

I wake up, each breath taking in all the Force. Feeling everything in the galaxy all at once, then closing it off. Then again, over and over. Battle is all that I am, I am a creature created to slaughter all in my way. Then I feel it; more assassins have come for me, wishing to end my legend. I push my exhaustion to the back of mind and stand to end them like I did so many others before them. How could they ever hope to defeat a god like me?

This is just another beginning of my Legend, my dear Naruto. Now wake up, and show me the beginning of yours.

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Amongst hundreds of cherry blossom trees next to a small lake sat Gravid sitting underneath a tree meditating. The Civilian Counsel voting was ending soon; it was guaranteed that he would win. Then, he could start setting forth his real plans.

Tenzo landed in front of him in a crouch that quickly became a kneel. Much to his great surprise the man held no animosity towards him but held great respect to the man for in his mind freeing him. He had become exceedingly loyal. "You may speak Tenzo."

The man nodded before taking off his mask. "I've gotten the information you wanted Master. And I've contacted the snake, like you wanted me to."

Gravid's eyes opened as he glanced at the man. "Oh? Do you have it written down for me? And did the snake agree to our terms?"

Tenzo smirked as he nodded. "Of course he couldn't resist the offer of that child." He handed him a couple of sheets of paper as Gravid quickly read through them. "Master, just why can't anyone but you or Naruto use this "Force" you speak of?"

Gravid hummed as he read through the papers. "That's easy, you ninja use Chakra. Chakra runs through your body empowering you, allowing you to do superhuman things. Things impossible for regular beings, things impossible for even Force users. But Chakra closes the connection to the Force all of your midi-chlorians have evolved to pump out Chakra instead of the Force. Its evolved to absorb power from the inside and push it outwards instead of pulling power from the outside in. You are all just incapable of using the Force but there are a few exceptions. Those with either great life force such as Naruto or those who can't fully use Chakra such as Rock Lee are Force Sensitive. If I had to make an educated guess I would say less than one percent of this world's population can use the Force without tampering. Then among them I would only imagine a hand full could ever be trained to become actual Force users."

"So few? So, was it just incredible luck that you stumbled onto Naruto? And what do you mean tampering?" Tenzo asked he thought over what his master said.

Gravid smirked before chuckling slightly as his eyes bled into yellow. "There is no such thing as luck only the Force. When I met Naruto, he was Force Sensitive yes, but slightly so. Most likely not even enough to have been taken on as a Jedi, but I changed his physiology to better handle the Force. I merged his DNA with other capable Force users, some even great users. The Naruto that grew up in his village died that day I met him. In his place is a boy who doesn't even know that half of his DNA matches Revan and Bastilla. He even has some of my own, and even Banes himself." His master laughed at his own dark humor.

"Don't you think that if Naruto ever finds out what you did, he'll try to kill you?" Worry filling Tenzo's tone, as he lowered his head.

Gravid put down the reports, before smirking. "When that day comes I'll kill him and take his body for my own. His body has been made into the perfect vessel for me. The reason he exists, is to serve me." Darkness surrounded him, as his true feelings towards Naruto was revealed.

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[ One Week Later] [ Training Ground 7]

Naruto groaned as he held his head, last night's dreams being worse than usual. "Man I wish I could have a decent night's sleep."

He groaned as he sat under a tree. Shikamaru appeared from behind the tree. "You still having those dreams?"

Naruto nodded, before punching his fist into the ground. "Yeah every single night, I can't figure out what the hell is going on."

The others slowly came into the clearing, Guy and Lee had ran into the clearing, much to everyone's disgust Lee was now wearing one of Guy's uniforms. Kakashi showed up last with Jiraiya in tow. "Okay kids, today Naruto will be leaving us for a bit to go with Jiraiya and we will have a new teammate joining my squad. He's going to be here any second." Kakashi said lazily as he flipped through his book.

The ninja was fifteen years of age, while most of his appearance was greatly concealed by the mask he wore around his mouth that was connected around his neck. He wore pitch black sunglasses that obscured his eyes and his headband that he wore like a bandanna. He also wore a high collared sleeveless purple shirt with a white undershirt. To finish the outfit, he wore a obi around his waist, purple pants, and purple fingerless gloves. This was Yoroi three-year veteran. He walked from the trees. "Hello I am Yoroi, and I am very excited to be joining your squad." He bowed and stood up. His squad was broken up when one of the members became a Medical Ninja.

"Guy will be taking Yoroi, Lee, and NejI today while I take Tenten. Shikamaru you have been requested to go to training ground eight and meet with a Jonin there."

Everyone nodded and went where they were supposed to. Jiraiya clasped his hand on Naruto's shoulder as they vanished in a swirl of leafs. Tenten just looked forward before sighing. "The gap between us just keeps growing, Naruto..." Her fist clenching.

Kakashi eye smiled at her as she looked down at the ground. "I've taught you some NinJutsu before but today I'm going to help you with your KenJutsu."

Tenten's moods immediately improved, as she shot forward standing in front of Kakashi. "You know KenJutsu?! Why didn't you tell me!"

He shrugged before pocketing his book. He pulled out a scroll as a simple katana popped out of it in a cloud of smoke. "You were disappointed with your Chakra Nature but today we're going to be working on how to incorporate that into your sword style." Another simple katana popped out the scroll as he passed it to her. "Let's begin."

She ran at him slicing wildly as he blocked every strike. "You're attacking to wildly, and you're too predictable. You've left your whole left side open."

He hit her left side with the blunt side of the sword. She immediately responded with slashing out with her sword. He pulled his sword back blocking her own before slashing the sword out of her hands.

"You're holding the blade too loose, and your footwork is causing you to overextend yourself. That's what we will be working on instead of today, once you reach my standards then we'll figure out how to incorporate your Chakra Nature into your fighting style. Tenten nodded as she got in a ready stance. She wouldn't let Naruto keep increasing the gap.

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[ With Guy's team ]

Guy stood in front of the three of them. Before grinning at the three of them. "Yoroi can you please demonstrate your abilities for me."

"They work better in actual combat do you mind if we spare so I can show you better Sensei?" Yoroi said as he pushed his glasses up. Guy nodded as he motioned for the others to back up, and got into a fighting stance. Yoroi rushed at him with a decent level speed for a Genin as his hands glowed blue. Guy blocked his punch with his right hand, his eyes immediately widened as he felt his Chakra being rapidly drained. He lashed out with a kick as Yoroi jumped back.

"Now can you use a weak leveled Jutsu and I'll show you my other ability." Yoroi said as he put his hands out in front of him.

With one seal Guy opened his mouth as a large fireball erupted from it. "Fireball Jutsu." The Jutsu scorched the ground in front of Yoroi as it barreled towards him. Then it seemingly hit a wall in front of Yoroi before being sent right back at Guy being twice as big. It only made it a few inches in front of Yoroi before dispelling. "Those are my two bloodline abilities, Absorb, and Reflection. I can absorb Chakra from my opponents so long as I'm touch them, and I can absorb or reflect any Jutsu as well. When I reflect the Jutsu I can add my own Chakra to it, making it stronger." He pushed his glasses up as he finished talking.

"Okay you will be working with me on Taijutsu today as I see what you need help him, from the get go I think you need to increase your speed so you're going to start wearing these weights." Guy grinned as he tossed them to Yoroi who sighed and strapped them on. "Lee, NejI I want you to do the normal training then once you're finished with the routine spar until we are finished."

They nodded and immediately started running laps around the clearing, Neji's family had approved of the use of Chakra weights, which had given him mixed feelings. Yoroi got into a fight stance and rushed Guy.

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[ Shikamaru ] [ Training Ground 8 ]

Shikamaru walked into a clearing which encompassed one of the training grounds. It was covered in large rocks, with little vegetation around, with trees that were gnarled and old; some even looked like they were rotting from the inside out. There was a small pound nearby that was a light purple color.

"So this is training ground eight? I can see people try to stay away from it." He looked around once more before sighing. Then a feeling overtook him, it was like a small itch in the back of his mind. That something was wrong here. "Wait a minute when did I ever hear the training ground was like this?"

He searched for any previous knowledge on the subject before he frowned. He brought his hands up in the ram seal and expelled his Chakra.

The previous training ground faded away from sight, leaving a much different place. Large white trees surrounded the training ground with bright blue leaves, the boulders were gone as well and now large stumps of black wood replaced them. The pond bled away into a dark red color. The grass in the training ground was also unique being a light orange color. To most people this training ground would be breathtakingly beautiful but Shikamaru wasn't most people.

"It's too bright here. How am I supposed to nap here? Troublesome." He glared at the ground, as he heard a light chuckle coming from behind him. He turned around to see who it was.

She had fair skin with a slender build. She had long black hair that reached her upper back. The most striking feature were her eyes; they were a crimson color that had an additional ring in them. She was wearing dark red lipstick and purple eye shadow. The outfit she was wearing was unique in the way it was designed. It consists of a red mesh armor blouse with only the right sleeve being visible, she wore bandages on top of this that were made to look like rose thorns. Her hands and thighs were also wrapped in bandages, and she wore her headband around her forehead. This was Kurenai, Genjutsu mistress and widely known as one of the most beautiful women in the world. Most men would be overjoyed to have her in their presence, but Shikamaru wasn't most men.

"Your outfit helps with your genjutsu doesn't it?" Shikamaru questioned as he yawned.

"How could you tell?" Kurenai said as she crossed her arms underneath her chest.

"The patterns on your outfit are drawing my eyes away from your hands, and I'm having a somewhat hard time looking away." Shikamaru said annoyance filling his tone.

She just laughed and smiled at him. "You're a smart boy, now you want to become a Genjutsu specialist correct? What set you down this path? It's an incredibly rare thing for a Nara to want to become a Genjutsu specialist."

His eyes suddenly hardened a steel like resolve forming in his eyes, as a small smirk on his face formed. "I made a promise to someone that I would always cover their weaknesses. Mastering Genjutsu is just a part of that."

The sudden passion surprising her, a smirk spread across her face. "Well how good at Genjutsu do you need to be? To accomplish this goal?"

"The best Genjutsu user ever. I need to do it. I refuse to be left behind, and the gap is already too wide. And with his goals if I don't train equally as hard I'll become a burden and that's something I refuse to let happen!" His voice was full of passion, something that was rare if not unheard of from the Nara clan.

"Very well. I'll teach you, Shikamaru Nara, and if you train to your hardest, I'll make you great." He nodded his eyes still full of resolve. "Looks like I've found someone to pass my legacy onto." Kurenai thought as she smiled.

"Now tell me what Genjutsu do you know?" She asked as she sat down on of the stumps motioning for him to sit on one of the ones near here. He sat down putting his hands in his pockets before speaking.

"My clan has a relatively small library on Genjutsu so I've learned what I could. I know Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings technique, Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique, Sly Mind Affect Technique, Paralysis Technique, Voice Throwing Technique, Vision Blur, Melting Body Technique, and Diminishing Air Technique. I can use each one to great effect but the only one I've really mastered is Throwing Voice Technique." He shrugged nonchalantly.

Her eyes widened in surprise before thinking over the Genjutsu. "So he knows four D Rank Jutsu, three E Rank, and one C rank. That amount of Genjutsu is almost unheard of for a Genin to know. Kurenai, you might have hit the jackpot." She smiled before clapping. "Quite impressive. I wasn't expecting you know so many. How good of a grasp do you feel you have on all of them?"

He nodded, a small frown on his face as he looked around the training ground. "This training ground feels off? Why?"

"This training ground is made specially for GenJutsu users, it strengths our Genjutsu abilities tenfold. It was created by the first two Hokage. Every single thing in this clearing can stray your mind, and some have even gone mad here. That's why it's so good for Genjutsu users it strengthens your mind tremendously. If you can resist the worst of this place you can call yourself a Genjutsu master. The area we're in only has a slight sway of your mind but the deeper you go in the worst it is. I myself have never even been able to go to the deepest parts, the last person to do so was ItachI Uchiha. There are legends of ninja being trapped in these woods forever, bound in eternal sleep, or eternal nightmares." She said as she stared further into the woods, her eyes clouding ever so slightly.

"How many people have attempted to go in there?" He asked as a small purple light shined through the thick white trees.

"Hundreds have tried over the years. Even enemy ninja are sometimes allowed to attempt. Only a handful, myself included, have ever come back. I can't say anything more on that matter, the rest you will have to find out for yourself. Now onto training. Have you learned the Tree Climbing and Water Walking exercise?"

"We learned those in the first two days of our training." As he spoke she pulled out a small purple piece of paper and handed it to him. The purple light in the woods had faded into nothing.

"Channel your Chakra into this would you please." She smiled at him, as he grabbed the paper.

He channeled Chakra into it as half of the paper went limp. She grabbed the paper back from him, looking at it for a moment before stuffing in the sleeve of her outfit.

"What was the point of that?" He felt the thing drain a bit of his Chakra, he's heard of Chakra paper, having seen Kakashi give Tenten some.

"It is a paper given to Genjutsu and Medical Ninja, it tests the level of your chakra control. If a fourth of the paper goes limp you have Genin control, half of it Chunin, three fourths you have Jonin and finally all of it you have the control necessary to be a Genjutsu master. So, for the next few weeks we'll be working on Chakra control and Genjutsu theory until I feel you are ready to learn more Jutsu. But before that I want you to cast each of your Genjutsu on me."

"So do I need to have the whole paper go limp before I can start learning more Genjutsu?" He asked curiously his eyes opening looking right at her.

"Of course, if you have subpar control you'll never be able to use Genjutsu to their whole affect." She was about to continue, but then froze as she caught the subtle change in her chakra.

Her eyes immediately widened. "He's caught me in a Genjutsu that fast!" She looked to side to see the log had moved not even an inch but a few centimeters. "This boy. This boy might just be prodigy, to already be able to deliver Genjutsu with eye contact alone. Tremendous." The Genjutsu shattered a moment later. "How long has it been since I've been trapped in a Genjutsu, longer then a second at most."'

"You don't have to show me anymore, you've proven your ability with them." She said, still in slight disbelief. She studied him for a few moments. "He excludes such an aura of laziness but under that I can feel it. A monster sat within, albeit an untrained one but still a monster. This boy... This boy is going to be an S Rank ninja in the next few years."

In her mind she was looking at the next Itachi. This boy's potential frightened her. She pulled out a senbon and threw it in front of his feet, before pulling out another one.

"This is called Senbon Balancing let me demonstrate." She put the senbon on top of her finger before flowing her chakra through the senbon. It stood floating just inches from the top of her finger, she then proceeded to do it with her entire right hand. Each one floating from the top of her finger. "The key to this exercise is to keep the senbon suspended in the air, not only pushing your Chakra to keep it in the air but also from keeping it from dropping. Too little and it goes in your finger. Too much, and well it goes flying off your finger tip. To master this exercise, you need to do it will all of your fingers. This is one part of this exercise the next step is using Kunia, and the last one is keep your body suspended over the needle itself. These exercises are required to become a Genjutsu master." She let all the senbon drop harmlessly to the ground. "Now begin."'

He picked up the senbon from the ground before holding it atop of his finger. A small glow coated the senbon as it started shaking violently before shooting off into the sky. "To much I take it?"

She just smirked at him. Then so went their training for the next few hours, with her every so often giving him tips and telling him Genjutsu theory, then asking him questions about it.

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[ River Outside Of Leaf Village ] [ Naruto / Jiraiya ]

Naruto sat on the river glaring at Jiraiya who was staring through a bush at Women at a nearby waterfall, his back turned to Naruto. The river was surrounded by the trees that made the Leaf Village famous, giant redwoods. The river was fast and coursing with fish in it. "Are you going to teach me or what? You old lecher..."

Jiraiya just waved him off. Naruto growled before jumping over to him slashing his leg forward only for Jiraiya for him to catch it without even looking and throwing him away. Naruto flipped and landed in the air before rushing at him.

Punching as fast as he could only for Jiraiya to block them all with his hand. Naruto jumped back before pushing his hand into a seal. "'Multi Mud Clone Jutsu!"

Twenty-five mud clones rose from the ground attacking Jiraiya. The first one who got close was grabbed by the wrist and was throw back at two other clones instantly destroying them. Five more engaged him in Taijutsu ducking and weaving through each other's punches hoping to land a hit on the man. Jiraiya dodged and blocked each one without moving from his spot. He grabbed the one close enough to him crushing its head in his hand, and pick up a small black rock on the ground next to him. It glowed blue with Chakra as he threw it behind him at inhuman speeds killing five more clones. The last fourteen at attacked him all at once. They each jumped in the air throwing a punch forward at the kneeling Jiraiya. Jiraiya's Chakra suddenly exploded from his body like a shockwave, killing the rest of the clones. He them punched his hand in to the ground next to him pulling Naruto's head up through the ground.

"I hate you." Naruto growled out at him. Jiraiya pulled his eyes away from the girls as they left.

"Now do you understand the difference between you and I? I beat you without using a single Jutsu, just some Chakra and a rock. I didn't even look at you the entire fight. Now that you understand just how big the gap is between us, we can get to work." He pulled Naruto from the ground before smiling at him. Motioning him to follow him as he sat in front of the river.

"So what Jutsu do you know, and what other skills do you possess?" Jiraiya asked as Naruto brushed the dirt off himself before sitting down in front of him.

"I know the Mud Clone, the multi version of it, Multi Kunia, Great Fire Ball, Great Breakthrough, Head Hunter and Mud Wall." Jiraiya mussed thinking it over.

"How skilled are you with all of them? Do you notice difficulties learning one more than the others, and one being easier?" Jiraiya asked as he reached through his pockets.

"I'm close to mastering if already mastered all of them besides the Fireball Jutsu. I've noticed that Great Breakthrough was the easiest, almost laughably so, while the earth style ones were more difficult but not exactly hard. But the fire Jutsu I struggled with." Naruto thought as he itched his jaw.

"So from that can you guess what your Chakra Affinities are?" Jiraiya questioned, folding his arms.

"Well having never attempt Lighting or Water style Jutsu I wouldn't know for sure but I would imagine I have a Wind affinity with a minor one in earth Jutsu. It would explain why the fire Jutsu was so hard to learn." Naruto said thinking it over.

"Good answer well how about we test it then? Then after this we'll spar for a bit, using both Taijutsu and Ninjutsu so I can get a read on what I need to help you with brat." He handed Naruto a small piece of white paper from his sleeve. Naruto grabbed it feeling it was slightly heavier then paper feeling more like cardboard more than anything. "Just channel your Chakra into it, and I'll explain the rest."

Naruto nodded as he channeled Chakra into the paper. Three fourths of the paper immediately exploded into thousands shreds of paper while the rest of the paper turned to dust. "Well that was surprising." Naruto said looking at the seemingly thousand's pieces of paper.

"You have an incredibly strong affinity for Wind Chakra and even your Earth is stronger than average for a second affinity. So, I think I've changed my mind for training today. I'm going to teach you one Jutsu, and then we're going to work on mastering your element." Jiraiya stood up and put his hands into a seal, two fingers of his right hand going against two fingers of his left. "Shadow Clone Jutsu." Five more Jiraiya appeared next to him in a burst of smoke.

Naruto eyed the clones dully. "What's so special about these?"

"These," Jiraiya pointed at the clones. "Are the best clones in existence. Not only can they take a few hits once you get good enough with it, but anything they see or do you remember. It was originally made for spying missions send one clone learn all you can and them dispel. It also splits your Chakra evenly with the clone making it as strong as you are. It's the perfect way of training, except only a few elect individuals can use it like that, and luckily enough your one of them. You can now learn anything twice as fast." He grinned at Naruto who eyes immediately shined.

"That's so cool! What do you mean only certain people can use it like that?" Naruto said his excitement going to curiosity.

"Only people with advanced healing abilities can use it to its full effect, a regular person could use at most one or two of them, while you on the other hand could train with ten or twenty of them. But on the safe side I want you to never train with more than ten at a time. Deal?" Naruto immediately shook his hand and nodded. "How the idea of this Jutsu is very similar to the Mud Clone Jutsu, but instead of forming them from the ground you just imagine you copying yourself. Now try it."

Naruto grinned as he formed the seal, that felt right. "That was weird." Naruto thought to himself as he heard a faint cry of 'believe it' in the distance. Really weird. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"' Fifty clones formed around him. As Jiraiya stood there, mouth gaping.

"Okay next time, uh and this time try using a little less Chakra." Jiraiya said as Naruto dispelled them all. Naruto tried again as only ten appeared around him. "Okay that's better now come over here." The group of Naruto's walked forward as Jiraiya handed half of them a leaf and the other half a rock. "Okay the point of this exercise is to cut the leaf in half using nothing but your Chakra, just a clean straight slice through it. Now with the rock you want to use nothing but your Chakra to turn that will rock to dust. Now get to it, original Naruto come with me."

Naruto nodded as he left the clone and followed Jiraiya. He told Naruto to sit down as he sat in front of him. He grinned widely at the boy. His thoughts were elsewhere though. "This boy… Minato there is much more of you in him. The genius you possessed has definitely passed along to him, he mastered the Shadow Clone in Jutsu one try. What unbelievable talent. He may have your gifts Minato, but undoubtedly has Kushina's personality. Don't worry I'll make up for lost time." He grinned at Naruto who glared at him. "I'm going to ask you some questions before we start training."

Naruto's eyes narrowed as he looked at the old pervert. "What kind of questions? You're not going to try and hit on Tenten are you?"

Jiraiya laughed obnoxiously. "No she's much too young for me brat. Just questions so I can get a feel for you." Naruto sighed and nodded. "First question, what does the Leaf Village mean to you? Do answer honestly, believe me I can tell if you're not."

Naruto frowned as he crossed his arm. "The Leaf Village means cesspool."

Jiraiya frowned almost immediately. "Why?"

"You should know why I think that. I've been dated since the day I was born. If all, well most of the civilians died I'd probably be happy." Jiraiya's frown deepened.

"Don't you believe you can change their minds and their opinion of you?" He asked his voice stern yet soft at the same time.

"People always fear what they don't know. Every achievement I've had so far has been met with scorn and fear. Fear that the demon was getting to strong, when I became friends with Shikamaru they believed I was using mind control. If I ever saved the village they would immediately give credit to anyone else who was there or called it a fluke. While I could change my generation's view of me, the older generation will never change what they think of me." Naruto said his face emotionless, just calm.

"Would you ever consider betraying this village or leaving?" Jiraiya asked his voice stern again.

"No. Even though this place is a shithole, I still have friends here. I would never betray them. Shikamaru and Tenten would kill me if I tried." Naruto smirked at that.

"Naruto is a flight risk, it's as simple as that. If he was ever able to convince his two friends to go with he would leave immediately. He needs to make deeper connections with this village." Jiraiya thought before asking his final question. "What's your thoughts on me, and the Hokage."

Naruto mulled it over for a few moments. "Honestly?" Jiraiya nodded immediately. "It took me a while but I remembered you. You used to come a lot when I was really little, bringing me gifts and taking me for food, buying me clothes. I know you had to go on a mission that took you out of the village for a long time so I don't blame you. If I had to sum up you in a few words it would be…hero, flake, and pervert. I want to be a Ninja exactly like you."

Jiraiya didn't know to be overjoyed, heartbroken, and annoyed so he just went with the best thing. Deciding to go with amusement, he reached out and ruffled Naruto's hair as he growled at him. "Now tell me about your feelings towards the Hokage?"

Naruto frowned before a small snarl replaced it. "Weak, fool, and optimistic."

"Why?" Jiraiya had some of his own disagreements with his SenseI but he still didn't like when anyone talked bad about him.

"He threw me to wolves! I was a little kid and he threw me he head first into a den of enemies. I've be surrounded by people wanting to kill me my whole life, I've been beaten, forced to eat from the garbage like a stray dog and live in a rundown apartment just so I wouldn't bother anyone. He was a fool to believe anyone would show me any sympathy, and my life has been hell because of it. If he actually had a backbone maybe my life wouldn't have been so terrible! Maybe if he let me go with you I would have had a good childhood! But no, he kept me living with these monsters, hoping that they would someday treat me kindly." The sheer hate rolled off Naruto in waves, then he made a mistake. His eyes had turned yellow. Something Jiraiya immediately caught.

In just a few words he had jeopardized everything. All their plans laid on a knifes edge. How was he going to get out of this one?

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Gravid stood in front of podium in front of thousands of civilians in a large building. Three large lights shinned on him. Thousands were cheering from him, he stood in pitch black suit, a new fashion style that was coming into style. "My fellow civilians! I believe it is time for us to finally have a say in this village! To make it a place where we are the equals of the ninja! That we matter just as as much as they do! That without us they couldn't exist! It's time for us to become the driving force of innovation! To be a shining example to all of the Elemental Nations! It's time for a new age! THE AGE OF CIVILIANS! Now who is with me! Who will stand with me as we pave a new path in this world! As we create a new world for us! For our people! For the poor farmers! For the weak and helpless! It is our time! Thank you for electing me as your leader I promise you I will make this world ours!" The cheers got so loud it was deafening, they stood up clapping as loud as they could. Gravid bowed and left the stage. He had just been elected head of the civilian council, he now got to pick his members or if he actually wanted any.

The stage had been set. He walked outside in the night looking forward at the Hokage tower. "That's check old man. Let's see what you respond with." He laughed loudly as he walked down the street his eyes bleeding back into yellow. He now had all the civilians on his side, they who outnumbered the ninja ten to one. He walked down a dark alley, as a white mask shimmered into existence.

"Is it done?" Gravid said as he pulled a carton of cigarettes from his pocket and lighting it. He set it in between his teeth as he put the pack back.

"You smoke?" Tenzo questioned in surprise. Gravid pulled the cigarette out of his mouth before looking at it.

"No I don't, this body does though. It craves them, and I could care less what happens to it. Just soothes the body. Now back to the original question. Is it done?"

Tenzo smirked underneath his mask as he pulled a scroll from his pocket, and channeled Chakra into it. When the smoke cleared, a head was laid out on it. The head of the Fire Daimyo. Gravid picked up it looking at the man's face that was etched in horror. "Good job. Now, you know what to do with it correct?" He took a drag of his cigarette blowing smoke into the air, before making a shape of a ship with the Force with the smoke.

Tenzo's smirked widened. "Of course, but are you sure? Odds are this could lead to the next great war."

"Ah but of course. That just lets me move around easier. Pretty soon, everyone will be coming for the weapons I've developed, and it will be their downfall." His eyes turned back to their original green, shining in amusement. "Besides, this will be a good experience for my dear little apprentice. I'm glad that Danzo agreed to help, it would have been much more difficult for you if he hadn't."

Tenzo nodded as he stood. "So war is on the horizon with them. I can't help but be a little excited."

"The war with the Hidden Mist. Now be gone. You have somewhere you need to be, don't you?" Tenzo bowed before vanishing in the night sky.

Just what was Gravid trying to accomplish with a war with the Hidden Mist? Just what were these weapons he has developed. Only time will tell.

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[1044 Years Ago ] [ Age: 15 ] [ Coruscant ]

A hiss of red blade in the darkness was all that was heard. Two other blue beams of light hummed gently in the darkness. The two blades clashed violently against the red, trying anything to gain an advantage. The blue beams were suddenly pushed back, as the red was suddenly above them, slashing through the darkness only to be blocked by the blue.

Light turned on in the room was two young children stood in front of each other panting. The room was covered with glass panels on the walls, with one large light hanging from the ceiling. It was a large room the ceiling being over 20 feet high, and the room itself being the size of a small house. One was a young boy with black hair and bright green eyes, he was tall for his age standing at 5'9, and wore the traditional Sith robes. He had dark tan skin, with scar covering some of his body. He had a large scar on his chin, that looked like a knife cut jaggedly through it. He had a red lightsaber in hand and stood in the stance of Makashi. This was Darth Gravid apprentice to the Sith Lord Cognus.

A girl stood opposite of him. She had long purple hair that reached the small of her back with a long braid running down the side of her head and she had bright yellow eyes. She had purple lines underneath each of her eyes, and had a small mole above her lip. She had the pale skin possible being almost white in color. She wore the standard robes of a Jedi Padawan. She had two blue lightsabers in hand and stood in the stance Niman. This was Lux Cadent apprentice of Restelly Quist. Even as young as she was she beautiful, a flawless beauty seemingly made out of marble.

They were rivals. They had met on Coruscant and immediately realized what the other way. They fought each other in broad day light and it had ended in a tie. So for the past two years they've came to this room, and fought. Only learning each other's names in the last two years and neither reporting the others existence to their master. Sometimes they would talk during or after battle, only enough to gleam parts of their personality. But unknown to either one a bond had formed between them, an affection had blossomed. A deep and powerful friendship.

"You've gotten faster Lux." Gravid growled feeling more talkative then usual as he dodged under a swipe from a lightsaber and blocked her other one with his own.

She just smiled at him as she lashed out with a kicked hitting him in the side. He grabbed her foot with his free hand and sent a Force at her only for kick him back before diving under the blast. Lux was quick, agile, flexible and incredibly deadly. Even at twelve she was being considered for Knight Hood.

Gravid rushed forward slashing his blade fast and stronger against her guard with each strike. Gravid on the other had was strong, durable, impossibly, and a deadly tactician. He slashed down with his blade forcing her to her knees, as sweat dripped from her shoulders. He pulled back before walking away, deactivating his lightsaber.

She stood up shakily, confusion on her face. "Why? You could have just beaten me?"

Her didn't even glance back as he clipped his lightsaber to his belt. "You're left side is hurt, don't think I'm stupid and I didn't notice it. When I beat you, I want you to be at your best. Anything less is unacceptable. I won't tarnish your honor with a death like that." He turned to leave. Before two arms wrapped around his back. His cheeks immediately turned bright red. "What, what the hell are you doing! Get off! Don't you remember we're trying to kill each other here!"'

"Thank you Gravid." His eyes widened standing there, her arms wrapped around his back, face hidden in his back. "I wish we weren't enemies you know? Why do the Sith and the Jedi have to hate each other so much?"

He just looked up at the ceiling. "Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength.

Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me." He spoke not moving or fighting the tightening of her embrace.

"There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no chaos, there is harmony. There is no death, there is the Force." She spoke loosening her grip around him. When he turned to look at her, he was surprised to see tears slowly filling her eyes. "We don't have to be enemies you know? We can just leave. What's stopping us? Even you can tell a bond has formed between us. If we don't leave now we're going to eventually have to fight each other seriously and I... I just can't do that."

He broke the hug and walked forward looking down at the ground. "I can't stop Lux. Not until I've avenged my parents. I won't be able to live with myself until I've done that. Only after that could I live with myself, if I were to leave with you it would only hurt you." He walked away.

"At first I hated you! Another arrogant Sith! But you were kind, and nice. You refused to fight me when I was hurt and fixed any of my wounds. There is so much darkness in you but I can still feel the pull of the light side. If you kill her, that's it! You'll become what you hate most! What do you regret these last six months then!" She yelled at him tears running down her face.

He stopped looking at ceiling before turning his head and looking at her. "I've never regretted a single moment with you, Lux." With that he was gone as she collapsed in tears.

[ 1 Week Later ]

Gravid rushed running faster than ever has before in his life, agony filling him that he had not felt in so long. He ran through the streets of the city a blur to almost everyone around him. He broke the door down to where they fought, their place.

His master stood there in front of Lux a red lightsaber through her stomach, his master smiled underneath her hood as she backed away. He ran forward scooping her body into his arms, his hands going to the wound desperately trying to stop the bleeding.

She smiled weakly at him. "Hey." She said softly grinning at him. Tears ran down his face. "I'm sorry, I..." She coughed up blood. "I wanted to stop her." Blood ran from her mouth. "So you can finally be free. There's so much good in you Gravid." Tears ran down her face. She reached up putting her hand against the palm of his face. "You can be so much better then what she wants you to be." She grabbed his hands as that were covered in blood. She shook her head a smile on her face. "You and I." She coughed up more blood onto his shirt. "Both know this is the end. Gravid, even though we were enemies. Even though I should hate you."

He held her hands so tights. "Please! Stop talking save your strength. Please." He pleaded with her, but she was stubborn always so stubborn.

"I fell in love with you. I think that's what the Force wanted me to do... I think that I will always fall in love with you. No matter what lifetime no matter if we hate each other... I will always fall in love with you Gravid... Please don't become what she wants." She kissed him, then he felt her slip away. She died in his arms.

A woman too good for him. A woman who could have done so much good! She was so pure! Then she had killed her. If only he had never met her, if only she hadn't met a guy like him. He buried his face in her neck crying screaming in pure agony. If only... If only they had met in another time. He laid her body down on the ground, closing her eyes. She had died with a smile on her face.

The room started to shake so violently, then the whole street around them. It seemed like he was shaking the whole world. Cognus just smirked in the background. "You were a fool to have ever fallen in love with a Jedi. This was all your fault. Her death is on you, my fool of an apprentice."

"AHHHHHHHHH!" The whole top half of the building exploded around them. Gravid was drawing in so much of the dark side that it was destroying the whole area around them. Cognus frowned. She had underestimated her apprentice; she couldn't control him anymore. Her red Lightsaber flared into existence.

Soon the whole building was being tore apart around them. The whole street was tearing itself apart. The whole street stopped shaking, Gravid turned to her direction. She moved forward only to frozen in place, she looked down at her arms in horror. The very skin was being ripped from her bones. She was being torn apart, it was happening so fast, faster then she could stop it. He had to die if she wanted to live.

She used her lightsaber with the remainder of strength only for it to be stopped midair and to fall to the ground. Gravid lifted his eyes to show pitch black spheres staring at her.

As her body was slowly ripped apart, she could not help herself as she stared in wonder. "He has unlocked Force Rage. The strongest I've ever seen. What a worthy apprentice."

And in a moment, Darth Cognus was torn apart to nothingness. Soon the parts of the street started to be ripped apart to as Gravid fell into madness. Then, in an instant, it began to fade, something washing over him. To this day he would swear he felt arms wrap around his waist from behind. He crumbled to ground on his knees, kneeling over her body.

"Oh sweet love of mine. Let the light always outshine the dark, oh sweet love of mine. Let my love wash away your tears, oh sweet love of mine. Let your fears cease to me, my true love. Oh sweet love of mine, dry your eyes. Oh, sweet love of mine." Her voice echoed around him, one last time. "I never got you beat even once, did I?" He lifted her body in arms, and left the crumbling building, not as boy anymore but what he hated most. The thing Lux had warned him he would become.

The Dark Lord of The Sith. The era of Darth Gravid had begun.

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Ah a new player in the game is shown, now just who is this mysterious Women?

Is the person at the beginning becoming a bit more clear? That one had a good amount of hints in it.

Big news about Naruto, having his whole DNA changed. Naruto is Naruto and not at the same time half of his DNA has been altered to better use The Force. To even Gravid's surprise it has led to an incredibly high Midi-chlorian. Gravid views Naruto as a tool without real sentiment towards him. He has just led him to believe he cared about him, he's refused Itachied him.

A new member to ever growing group, Yoroi. Who will be a mainstay in this, story and whose abilities I tweaked to actually make him a hell of a lot stronger. His bloodline I modeled after one of Pain Paths.

Shikamaru will be a Genjutsu specialist; something I have not seen before, and has incredible talent after it. Now some clarification, Kurenai wasn't referring to him as being the next Itachi or saying he will be as strong as Itachi, just that he has the same talent with Genjutsu that he has. Now time to explain his GenJutsu:

Demonic illusion False surroundings technique D Rank: Pretty easy to explain it messes with your surroundings in your mind from something as large as completely changing the clearing like Kurenia did or as simple as making it seem that you threw a Kunia in a different direction.

Demonic Illusion Hell Viewing Technique D Rank: Makes you view your worst fears.

Sly Mind Affect Technique E Rank: Slightly effects the mind, pretty much a weaker version of the JedI Mind Trick. Can be used in combat like making opponents forget that they have a weapons pouch.

Paralysis Technique E Rank: Pretty self explanatory, makes you paralyzed.

Voice Throwing Technique E Rank Favorite: Allows you to manipulate your voice sending it wherever you want, the Ideal genjutsu for Shikamaru.

Vision Blur D Rank: Makes your vision blur from slightly to being able to blur your whole vision.

Melting Body Technique D Rank: Make enemies body slowly melt away and are unable to move.

Diminishing Air Technique C rank: The opponent stops being able to breathe before either passing out or dying.

Naruto's true feeling about the village are shown, and in this story Jiraiya wasn't a total flake and hung around Naruto when he was young. It had just been so long that it took Naruto a while to remember him, plus having just woken up in the hospital and seeing him for the first time in eyes didn't help. Oh man did Naruto mess up, how is he going to talk his way out of this one? The reasons Naruto hates the 3rd Hokage is very reasonable the man has done nothing to help his life, not a single thing. He threw him to the wolfs and hoped for the best, his optimism and indifference has paved the path for Gravid to have Naruto.

Darth Gravid is planning something big, he now has the civilians under his thumb, an elite Anbu member, is allied with Danzo, and has made a deal with Orochimaru. Just is he planning to do?

The tragic past of Gravid so let's recap. So far he's watched his parents die in front of him, found his dead sisters body, and watched the girl he loved die.

Now Force Rage is probably the darkest side ability out there. It takes all the hate, all the fear you feel, all the darkness and brings it out. In traditional use, it makes the user incredibly strong or fast. But Gravid is the most capable user of it ever. When he uses it, his powers become godly but the problem with this is that if he ever uses he will lose himself forever and being a being of pure hate. A creature like Darth Nihilus, but instead of hunger he would only seek the destruction of everything. Lux spirt stopped him from forever falling down that path, but it still has corrupted him too much. The good that was in him has almost all be destroyed. Don't worry! Gravid's life will only get worse from there!

Now if you know anything about Darth Cognus you know how powerful she is and probably think her losing to him especially when he has not been fully trained is impossible, well she lost because of two things.

1: She believed she had complete control over him, as believed she had broken his will.

2: She had underestimated him in his rage like state but when she saw the black eyes she knew she was screwed.

Thank you for reading! Thank you Draco Kamizake for the help!