Land of Fire, Konohagakure, Chūnin Exams Arena, Roof Above the Kage Booth


The electrical and spiritual energy beam shot forward, and Hiruzen and Jiraiya jumped back to join Naruto and the others. Shikamaru ran for it with the Oto ninja.

The beam washed over the two revived Kage, and Hiruzen held up a hand to tell Naruto to stop, which he did.

Undeterred by the Shodaime's reformation, Naruto bravely stepped forward and placed his hand on the man's chest, returning his Zanpakutō to its sealed form.

With a sense of respect, the spirit of the Shodaime Hokage appeared next to Naruto. "That was Good thinking, removing me from the battle first," he acknowledged Naruto's strategy, who nodded in return.

"Thank you Shodaime-sama, but I'm determined to send you back now," Naruto declared as he pressed the hilt of his Zanpakutō to the man's forehead.

"I shall see you in the afterlife. I think I will train you in Wood Release," he told Naruto as he started to glow. Then, he turned into a pool of light as a hell butterfly flew away.

"What did you just do," Orochimaru asked Naruto in shock as the blond jumped back to Hiruzen.

"I sent him back to the afterlife," Naruto said as the man narrowed his eyes.

Naruto's eyes flashed light blue before he jumped away again. "Rokushiki, so you're a member of the Uzumaki clan? " the Nidaime asked Naruto, who landed away from him.

"That I am," Naruto said as he stood up. He looked at the Anbu and Hiruzen before he cursed under his breath. "Kurama, how long do you think I will hold out if I use them to fight him?" Naruto asked the fox.

"If you live, you would not be walking for a week," Kurama said, and Naruto nodded and looked at the Nidaime.

He removed his cloak, which floated in the wind. The Nidaime looked at him, and white lighting started to arc off Naruto's body. He was enveloped in an aura of that white lighting, and his upper clothing burst off him as the lightning struck more of the tiles around him.

Sakura took hold of the cloak as it floated over to her. Naruto's eyes became red with slit pupils, and then a red aura burst around him.

"What he doing," Boar asked as he saw that Naruto was still powering himself up.

Jiraiya narrowed his eyes at Naruto as he watched the blond's skin turn red. "Kaioken, Hachimon, and then something that will increase his speed and strength," he said as a blue aura joined the red one. "He's going to remove the Nidaime from this battle," Jiraiya said as the Anbu looked at him.

Naruto locked eyes with the former Kage as the wind, chakra, and lighting billowing off him reached the roof around him. As soon as he moved one foot, the roof blew up more as he rocketed towards the Nidaime, who had enough time to block the attack, but Naruto pushed them both off the roof.

Sakura looked off to where Naruto was taking the Nidaime and looked at Hiruzen, who nodded, so she ran after the blond.

Orochimaru was scowling as he had just lost his tools in taking down Konoha to Naruto as he watched his former sensei and teammate get ready.

"Fine then, I'll do it myself," He hissed as the remaining Oto ninja formed up on him.


With Naruto


The demi-god and Kage were locked in a fierce battle around the village, and Naruto was pushing his limits to keep up. His bones were breaking and mending, and his muscles were tearing and healing, but he refused to yield.

But he could not give in.

His opponent knew this as he formed two drilling blades of water around his hands, while Naruto formed two energy blades around his hands as the two fought.

"What is going on," A Konoha jōnin asked as he looked up at the two.

Ibiki looked up at the two and narrowed his eyes. "It seems that Orochimaru has summoned the Nidaime back to like, and Uzumaki is fighting him, and by the looks of it, he's pushing his body to the limit," he said as the ninja looked at him. "Sniff the air," he said as the jōnin did before his eyes widened.

"Blood," He said as he looked at Naruto.

Naruto was bleeding from the sheer amount of chakra he was exerting and the strain on his body. Ibiki, with a newfound respect for Naruto, urged all Konoha ninjas to assist him in any way they could.

"I have to say it's impressive how you're keeping up with me," the Nidaime told Naruto, who nodded.

Struggling to speak through the pain, Naruto expressed his determination to seal the Nidaime away once Hiruzen was done dealing with Orochimaru. The Nidaime acknowledged Naruto's resolve with a nod.

The two shot at each other again, and both sides stopped fighting. They watched this battle as the Nidaime smiled, fought for control of his body, and aimed at Naruto, only taking the blood.

He then pulled a Kunai out of the floor and threw it at Naruto, but the blond moved out of the way and kicked the man at the side, making him spin.

Before he delivered a powerful punch that burst Nidaime's chest open and sent him flying across the village once more as Naruto gave chase, but then Naruto was sent flying back from three kicks to his chest.

Ibiki watched as the two fought. All the Konoha ninjas were hoping that Naruto could win. He picked up the kunai that was thrown, and he saw a message on it. He nodded before he pocketed the kunai.

He returned his eyes to the fight as Naruto and the Nidaime busted through a building—or, more accurately, Naruto was thrown through a building. But Naruto came rushing out as his right first burst into flames, and he punched the Kage in the chest once more before jumping up with a knee to the face.

But the blond was not done. Naruto summoned two clones in the air, and they shot out chakra chains that linked to Naruto's arms and sent him flying at the Nidaime in the air quickly.

What formed in the blond's hand shocked Ibiki as he smiled, "So he knows that as well," He said as Naruto formed a spiralling blue orb.

"Rasengan," Naruto called out as he pushed the orb into the reanimated kage as the body disintegrated into nothing.

And as the chest of the kage reformed, Naruto let out a sigh, "Thank fuck finally," He said as he put a hand on the chest of the man and pulled his soul out before sending him off to the afterlife.

Naruto then turned to the crowd of Oto and Suna ninja and looked at him in fear.

"We'll hadle this," Ibiki said as he walked up next to the blond as the Konoha ninja charged forward.

"Thank yo-," Naruto said before he collapsed from where he was standing as the man caught him.


Chūnin Exams Arena, Roof Above the Kage Booth


Orochimaru stopped his fight with Hiruzen as he looked into the village in shock and anger.

"So it seems that Naruto has removed your tool from the board," Sandaime said as he smiled.

The snake sannin glared at his old sensei with pure hate as he watched as the Anbu and Jiraiya killed all three members of the Sound Four; as they turned to him, he then turned back to Hiruzen, "I will kill you one day," He said as he ran.

With him, the Oto ninja started to retreat, and the Suna ninja laid down their arms as Gaara walked over to the Sandime. "What now? " the sand user asked.

"Now, we fix this mess," Hiruzen said as he walked with Anbu and his student down the main street of Konoha. His ninja started to round up the Suna ninja, with their leader standing in front.

"What now? Will you kill us all?" Baki asked as he looked at the Kage, who shook his head.

"No, as Orochimau was standing in for your Kage," Hiruzen said as Baki looked at him confused before he saw the man holding a face that looked like the Yondaime Kazekage, so he turned to one of his men.

"Send an owl and tell them to search for Kazekage-sama," He told them as they summoned a tiny owl and wrote on a scroll before the owl took it.

"Now then, let's talk," Hiruzen said as Baki nodded.


The Next Day, Konoha Hospital, Third Floor, Room N9


Naruto lay in the hospital bed as Gaara sat at the window looking out at the village. Shikamaru was reading a small book in a chair across from the sleeping blond, and Sakura was at his bedside.

The three were not the only ones visiting the blond as a handful of ninjas would, with the board-masked Anbu before he left, along with a cat-masked Anbu.

"So, who do you think is going to make chūnin," Sakura asked Shikamaru, who looked up.

"Well, if Naruto doesn't, then I don't know who will," the heir of the Nara clan said as he turned a page. "Possibly me and that Temari girl. For our battle with ours, it was showing both our skill sets," he said as Sakura nodded.

"I do not think I will get the position," Gaara said as Sakura looked at him. "I am not suitable for the position now, but I may get it later," he told her as she nodded.

"That makes sense," Naruto muttered as he opened his eyes.

"Hey, how the fuck are you awake," Shikamaru told the blond.

"Oh, I think this is only temporary, as everything is pain," Naruto told him honestly as he closed his eyes.

Just as he went back to sleep, a knock came at the door, and Shikamaru got up and answered. "If it's Shinigami-sama cominge to take me, don't fight her and let it happen," Naruto said as Sakura winced at him.

"Sorry to say, but I am not her," Kakashi said as he walked in and saw Naruto's state. "What the hell did you do to yourself? " he asked.

"Put my body under the simulation of opening all eight gates at once while fighting the Nidaime Hokage," Naruto said, refusing to open his eyes.

"I see," Kakashi said as he walked up and put a basket on the bed's table.

The door opened as a blond doctor walked in and looked at Naruto, "So, cuz, what the fuck did you do to yourself," The doctor asked Naruto, who said to him the same thing that he told Kakashi, and the man sighed, "Sý óntos eí anóitos," He muttered as the four looked at him confused.

"Xéro," Naruto said back as Sakura looked back at him.

"What are you speaking," She asked him.

The doctor looked at her with a smile. "That is the language of our parents, his mother and my father," he said, as Naruto confirmed with a noise. "Théleis loipón na mou peis giatí to ékanes aftó? " he asked Naruto, who looked at him.

"Éprepe na vevaiothó óti o Konoha ítan akóma órthios kai óti évgala to déftero Hokage," Naruto told him as the doctor sighed.

"Ílie tou patéra, sti theía den prókeitai na arései aftó," The doctor said as Naruto smiled.

"Xéro," He said before he stopped smiling, "Smiling is pain," Naruto moaned.

"I know, but deal with it for a while until the fox has finished healing you," the doctor said as he finished looking over Naruto. "Right, I'll tell the nurse to change some IV bags, and if your healing is working to total capacity, I give it until tomorrow afternoon, or the day after when you would feel like you are not on Hades door," the doctor said as Naruto made another confirmation noise as the man wrote something down and then walked out.

Kakashi looked shocked. "Why did you not tell me you could speak another language?" he asked his former student.

"That language is only spoken by a fair few. Hajime and I are two of those few. Boar also speaks it," Naruto said before he could feel tired. "I'm going to sleep now," he said as he drifted back.

"So it seems that he is asleep already," Hiruzen said as he walked into the room.

"Hokage-sama," The others called out as the man walked in.

"Good morning, all, and I have to say that I was hoping Naruto's healing would have healed him enugh to speak with," Hiruzen said as he moved to a seat and sat down.

"May I ask why you need to speak with Naruto Hokage-sama," Kakashi asked his leader.

Hiruzen looked at the man before he looked at the sleeping blond. "Naruto is one of the three that are going to be promoted," the man said. Kakashi looked shocked as he looked at Shikamaru. "You are one of the others, with Suna no Temari," Hirzuen said as the Nara heir nodded at his leader.

"Naruto," Sakura asked, drawing eyes, but she gasped as Naruto's eyes were now red with slit pupils, his hair was wilder, and his whiskers looked thicker.

"Kyūbi," Gaara said as he looked at Naruto.

"Correct," the fox said as he controlled Naruto's body and looked at Hiruzen. "The kit has allowed me to control his body so I could speak with you, Hokage," Kurama said as Kakashi was ready to attack.

"And why would you like to speak with me," Hiruzen asked with narrowed eyes.

"Thanks to Naruto seeing this place as home, it is my home as well," Kurama said as the man nodded at him. "So I have decided that I should tell you why I attacked that night all those years ago," he told the man, who looked shocked.

"Who could control a bijū," Sakura asked the fox, who turned to her.

"I know you're smart, so I'll give you three clues," Kurama told her as she looked at him, "The first clue is the clan that the one set me on belongs to one of the two that was seen as gods; the second is that they have eyes that have three forms; and the third is that two members of your team have thouse eyes," He told her as Sakura started to think about the clues as Shikamaru's eyes shot wide.

"An Uchiha," He said as Kurama nodded before he hissed.

"Correct; when I was released from the kit's mother, an Uchiha used his Sharingan, like Madara did all those years ago," Kurama said as Hiruzen stood there thinking as Kakashi looked at his leader. But he smelt familiar," the fox said as Hiruzen turned to Kurama.

"Familiar how," He asked.

"I do not know, but all I know was that he smelt familiar," the bijū told him before he closed his eyes. "I'm going to let Naruto's body rest, so do with the information as you would," Kurama told him before Naruto returned to normal.

Kakashi looked out the window before he sighed, "The cousil will not like this," He said as Hiruzen nodded.

"Why is that," Gaara asked as the Kage turned to him.

"The Uchiha clan was originally thought of when the Kyūbi attacked that night, but as they were leading the people to shelter, it worked in their defence, but animosity started to grow," Hiruzen said as the red-haired boy nodded.

"Then, when Itachi Uchiha killed all but Sasuke, making the clan almost extinct, the people no longer wanted to suspect the Uchiha clan of attacking Konoha," Kakashi said as he sat down. "But with the fox telling us," he said as Sakura looked down.

"Are there any Uchiha that went rogue before Itachi Uchiha killed his clansman," Shikamaru asked as Hiruzen shook his head.

"No," He said as he clenched his fist, "But sadly, with this knowledge, people will want to know, and the only way for that to happen and see what that man looks like is for someone to go with Naruto into his memories to they can find the man," Hiruzen said as Sakura looked shocked before an idea formed in her had.

"I think I can get the memories," she said as Hiruzen looked at her. When we went to aid you, I was pulled into Naruto's soul for a little while and met both the fox and the spirit of Naruto's sword, and learned something, but I think that if I go in there with him, the two of us can find that memory," she said as Hiruzen nodded.

He snapped his fingers as Cat appeared next to him. "Fetch me, Inoichi, " he said as Cat nodded and disappeared.

Shikamaru walked out to get Naruto's doctor, and when they returned, Inoichi Yamanaka was there.

Hajime helped Sakura on the bed beside Naruto as she gently took hold of his hand.

"Are you ready Sakura," Inoichi asked as Sakura nodded.

"Shinkon Setsuzoku no Jutsu," He called out as Sakura fell asleep with her head resting on Naruto's shoulder.


Within Naruto's Soul


Naruto was having a nice dream before he found himself in the rain of the forest of his soul, so he rushed to the cave that held Kurama and his Zanpakutō spirit.

When he arrived, he found Sakura standing in front of the cage. "Hey," she told him, to his shock.