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(A/N): OxO...IT'S FINALLY HERE! CHAPTER 50! OMFG!

Guys...this has been a awesome ride so far. I am proud to say I have enjoyed writing for the past 50(!) chapters! And I am also proud to say that this story is no where near over!

87 Followers, 64 Favorites, and 84 Reviews...I CAN'T "BELIEVE IT"!...sorry bad joke...

but guys, I can't express how happy I am to be at chapter 50!

This just started as a, 'hey imma write a thing for shits and giggles!' kinda thing. But then I got hooked on the writing process. I'd go to sleep thinking, 'what will happen tomorrow, and I'd lay there for hours just thinking of ideas!

So...it is my honor to present, CHAPTER 50 OF 'THE ORACLE'!

TO THE STORY!

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Chapter 50: Dark Naruto's Reign

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Cole's normal carefree look turned into his own emotionless mask. The one he used for all of his work as the Oracle. Hinata lost her serious look as tears pooled in her eyes. "Help him..." she quietly pleaded. Cole nodded and looked to his son.

To the surprise of both of the females in the room Cole dashed with incredible speed and placed his hand on top of Naruto's head, and immediately entered his mind.

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. . . . Naruto's Mindscape. . . .

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Cole walked through the dark and dank hallways that were once Naruto's mind. The mindscape that had been changed to a forest and cave were no more. It was again back to the sewers. He walked until he reached a shadowed room that housed Kurama.

The fox himself looked weak and defeated. He lay there on his side looking out the cage. "H-hey there...gaki...long..time no see..." the demon said in a quiet tone. His eyes where half open and his always swaying tails were stopped. Cole was stupefied by how weak the demon appeared. "H-How..." was all he could say. Kurama sighed. "T-That...damn brat...let that...that...thing...take over...it...it's killing the kid...help him..." Kurama he said before he fell asleep.

Cole clenched his fist till he felt blood trickle down his fingers. "NARUTO!" he roared at the top of his lungs. The room echoed his voice for a long moment before the silence took over. After a few moments later he started to hear a faint laughter. It grew louder and louder till it was almost painful. Then it left as quickly as it came.

"Well, well, well...If it isn't dear old dad~..." the voice called. It sounded like Naruto's voice...but it wasn't. It was darker...more...spiteful. Cole's eyes narrowed. He growled and turned to face the voice. "Give me back my son." he growled. 'Dark' Naruto stood there with his arms crossed and a sadistic smirk on his face. "Oh~ but I am him 'Pops'~. Can't you see? I am him. The real him." he said while spreading his arms to show himself. He slowly walked forwards to Cole.

Cole snarled at the 'fake'. He raised a hand and sent the 'fake' flying across the room with an unspoken 'Shinra Tensei'. 'Dark' Naruto slammed into the wall hard enough to crack it. The 'fake' was embedded into the wall, but just started laughing. "You think you can beat me in my own mind Dad~...FUCK YOU!" he roared as Cole was sent back by a wave of gravity all to much alike his own 'Shinra Tensei'. Cole used his own manipulation over gravity correct his flight to where he landed on his feet.

The 'dark' form of the boy he raised and loved stood there cackling. "Ooohhhh, how I've waited to fight dear old Dad~ on even ground. You can't understand how much I've wanted to beat that stupid face of yours till I can't recognize it anymore!" the boy laughed sadistically as he charged Cole with the Kitsune no Kiba.

Cole snarled and dodged all he could. "You really think a shell of the boy I raised and trained could ever hope to beat me!?" Cole roared as he planted a fist into Naruto's jaw. The boy was sent across the room again. Cole blurred out of the boys sight. 'Dark' Naruto's eyes widened before he was sent across the room again.

The half awake Kurama chuckled weakly. "He...has a...point...without the...main body...your control over...this mind is...weak...you can't even hope...to beat him..." Kurama drawled. 'Dark' Naruto roared in frustration as he was blown back again. Kurama chuckled at its frustration. "Hey...Gaki...beat him into the ground...then...let the...boy..have a go."

Cole smirked and continued to tear the fake apart. "Bansho Tennin!" Cole exclaimed. He pulled the 'fake' off his feet and formed a chakra receiver rod with his spar hand. Once he got close enough he stabbed him through the stomach.

Cole pinned him to the ground with receiver rods and willed him to be still. Cole let out a loud sigh and turned to Kurama's cage. "Alright son...finish this." he said in a slightly angry tone.

Naruto walked out of the cage with a look of sadness on his face. "I'm...I'm so sorry...D-Dad...I'm so sorry." he said as tears rolled down him face. Cole's gaze softened. "Naruto...I...I know you are angry. I know that it is hard. Seeing those you love in pain is never easy. But we can fix this. We can move on." he said as he pulled Naruto into an embrace. "And you," he said as he turned to face 'Dark' Naruto. "I...I know you feel unwanted, contained. I know you feel like you should be in charge." he turned back to Naruto and placed his hands on his shoulders. "Naruto, he is a part of you. He is you. But you, are in control. He is your darkness. But he does not control you. Never forget him. And never cast him aside. He makes you who you are. Don't cast him aside. Embrace him and find your balance."

Cole stood away and faded out of his mind.

Naruto looked down to his darker self as he stood and looked at Naruto pensively. "I...I guess we have a lot to talk about."

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. . . .Reality. . . .

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As soon as Cole touched Naruto's head the boy fell unconscious. Cole caught him and picked him up. He let out a sigh and looked at the shocked on lookers. "He'll be fine...He just needs to do some self healing." he looked to Hinata and smiled fondly. "Ya know, he really looses himself for you sometimes." said in a soft tone. Hinata looked down in embarrassment. He smiled and continued talking. "But I think that's a good thing."

Hinata looked up at him confused. "H-how could making him feel like this a good thing?" she asked in tears. Anko walked over and held the girl. She smiled at her and finished what Cole started.

"It shows he cares for you. Hina-chan. You are his most precious person. And when that person is in danger, that is when we find the strength to push beyond all limits and protect them." she said to the young heiress.

Cole turned to take Naruto to his room. He looked over his shoulder and smiled at her. "You are his strength Hinata. Let him be yours."

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Cole laid Naruto into his bed and was about to turn and leave the room when someone made their presence known.

"You know, when I came back. I didn't know what to expect of this new 'Uzumaki' clan. But what you just did to help the brat, and to calm that girl. I think I can trust you, 'Oracle'-san." a deep and gravely voice said.

Cole turned and smiled tightly. The man was a little taller than he was. He had long white hair that was tied back into a loose ponytail.

"Jiraiya-sama, it is a pleasure to meet Naruto's godfather. But one thing," he said with a sense of false kindness. Jiraiya frowned slightly before he doubled over from a punch to the stomach.

He coughed a few times before he looked back up to Cole's eyes. "I-I guess I deserve that one...Those eyes...I never thought I'd see them twice in one life time." he said with a light chuckle.

Cole continued to scowl at him for a long moment. But he eventually relented and let a light smile cross his face. "Yeah, you did. And I think Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan would want you to keep up your word to Minato to teach his brat." he said with a smirk. Jiraiya let out a heart felt laugh. "Man, the old man was right. You are really freaky when you do that future knowledge crap against someone." he bent over laughing and Cole could help but join him.

After they caught their breath Cole sighed. "Jiraiya," he said in sudden seriousness. "There is war coming. And your old friend is the one responsible."

Jiraiya let his face become serious before looking up to him. "What can you tell me?"

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(A/N): To be continued...

Again...50!

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