Chapter 16 Part 2

Naruto kissed Shiroi's cheek as she slept peacefully beside him. Her white hair was in a messy jungle, and her face was still a bit sweaty. Though that was to be expected as they went on for about several rounds before calling it a night.

The blonde gave her one last kiss. before he got up from the bed, and dressed in his robes attire. grabbing all of his weapons, and placing them in their respective places on his person, the blonde opened the window as he placed Altair in his sheathe.

The blonde gave shiroi one more smile, before he leapt out the window. The blonde jumped across the rooftops at a speedy pace, however, the blonde slowed down once he felt something grab his robes's cocktails.

"Hi Naruto-chama!" Chachazero exclaimed, releasing the robes's cocktails to perch herself atop the blonde's head.

"Cha-chan." The blonde greeted "Where were you?" He asked.

"I forgot where the apartment was, so I simply started wandering around." She said, her voice so sweet, and innocent that Naruto resisted the urge to cuddle the doll. But... Her voice sounded TOO innocent.

"You killed something didn't you?" He stated.

"Maybe~" The little doll answered.

Naruto sighed "What did you kill?"

"A really big lizard!" Chachazero exclaimed, pointing her little fingers to a twitching lizard that was laying on the ground, bathed in blood. However, its twitching was put on hold, as a knife suddenly found its way into its neck.

The blonde jinchuuriki blinked, before he looked at Chachazero, who had her arm outstretched. "Was that really necessary?"

"Yes." She answered.

The blonde merely sighed, before he resumed his trek towards the Kazekage's building.

"Where are we going?" Chachazero asked.

"To meet with Gaara." Naruto answered.

"Why?"

"I need to speak with him."

"Why?"

"Its about something important."

"What is it about?"

"It will probably just bore you, Cha-chan."

"Okay~" With nothing else to do, the little doll decided to play around in Naruto's hair, getting herself tangled in the process. The doll giggled, before she began to untangle herself, and she repeated the process over, and over again.

Naruto sighed, but didn't stop the little doll. If anything, he was amused by the green haired doll on his head. After jumping across several more rooftops, the blonde jumped on the balcony of the Kazekage's office.

The blonde silently, opened the glass door, and entered.

"Hello Naruto." A blank voice quietly uttered, its deep tone breaking though the silence in the dimly lit office.

The blonde turned his gaze onto Gaara, who was quietly scribbling down on some documents, and the blonde idly wondered if he should tell Gaara the secret of defeating paperwork. The blonde opened his mouth to greet the redhead, only for him to remain quiet when Gaara made a hushing motion with his fingers, and pointed across the room.

The blonde rose an eyebrow, and trained his gaze upon the black haired figure quietly sleeping on the couch. A blanket atop her sleeping form.

The blonde chuckled when he realized that it was Yui who was sleeping on the couch. The blonde opened his mouth, and spoke in a low tone of voice. "Hey Gaara." He quietly said, sitting on a chair, on the opposite end of Gaara's desk.

The red haired Kazekage quietly scribbled on several more documents, before he trained his blank gaze upon his Jinchuuriki brother.

"Is there something you need, Naruto?" Gaara asked, crossing his arms, as he leaned back in his chair. (A very comfy chair might I add.)

"I came to gain your permission on something." The blonde answered.

Gaara raised an eyebrow "And that would be?"

"I want your permission to explore the desert, and search though a certain tomb, that your villagers found."

The red haired Kazekage narrowed his eyes "Why would you want to search though that tomb. If I'm not mistaken, you should have heard about the rumors that hover about that tomb. Especially since everyone who has ever entered, has either been hospitalized, or died of Chakra exhaustion." He stated.

"I know about that... But this is important to me." Naruto stated, his eyes calmly gazing into Gaara's sea green eyes.

"Why is it important to you?" Gaara asked, looking at the blonde intently.

"That tomb... May belong to an ancestor of mine... By the name of Uzumaki Arashi, the first head of the Uzumaki clan." The blonde Jonin answered, seeing no reason to lie to his brother in all but blood.

Gaara's eyes softened slightly "I see, so this is a chance for you to have something of value... That belongs to you by birthright."

Wordlessly, the blonde nodded. And the robed Jonin hoped Gaara would let him investigate the tomb.

Gaara shut his eyes for several moments, before he opened them. "Very well, I will allow it. However-" Here the redhead gave the blonde an intense look. "You better come back in perfect condition. If you come back with even a scratch on you, than I will bury you in a sand tsunami. Understood?" He demanded.

Naruto chuckled, and he saluted in a joking manner. "Yes sir! Kazekage-sama!" He said, sounding like a soldier going into a his last battle.

"That is Gaara to you, Naruto." Gaara said, a small smile on his face.

Naruto chuckled "I'll make sure to bring you a souvenir." He said, before he left out office, the same way he came.

Gaara looked at his glass door for several moments, before he returned to his paperwork. "The least you could have done was close the door." He muttered, feeling the breezing in his office.

With Naruto, the blonde was jumping across the rooftops, Chachazero clinging on his robes as he raced across the roofs. However, he suddenly stopped when he saw something white land in front of him.

"Where do you think you going?" The white figure asked. The clouds parted, and the moonlight shone on Shiroi's figure, her long white hair flowing in the wind. Her pink eyes looking intently at the blonde. She was dressed in her night gown, however under that she wore one of Naruto's black shirts, and she wore another one of the blonde's clothing, being a pair of black shorts.

"Hey Shiroi-chan!" The blonde cheerfully exclaimed.

The white haired girl placed her hands on her hips, and she gave her fiance a look.

Naruto knew that look, it was a look that said 'if you don't tell me where you are going, I am going to beat it out of you.' The blonde gulped.

"You didn't answer my question Naruto-kun. Where. Are. You. Going." She said, making sure to put extra emphasis on the last four words.

Naruto sighed, before a serious expression appeared on his face. "I going to be investigating that tomb we heard about earlier today."

"And why would this tomb be of importance to you?" The white haired girl asked, her eyes glaring into the blondes.

"... The tomb belongs to Uzumaki Arashi." The blonde finally answered.

Shiroi's eyes widened, the tomb... Belonged to the creator of Altair? "I see... So that's why, you want to visit the tomb." She quietly said, understanding that whatever was in that tomb, was both Naruto's birthright as an Uzumaki, and something to connect him even closer to his family.

"You know... Normally I would ask if I can come along... But something tells me that you want to do this alone.. Don't you?" Thw white haired vampiric girl said, her eyes dropping slightly.

A hand found its way to her chin, and her chin was lifted up, so that she could stare into Naruto's eyes. "I need to do this alone Shiroi-chan. I suspect that the tomb will only except those of Uzumaki blood. And right now, I'm the only person who has even a chance to truly explore the tomb. Also... I have a feeling that I'm going to meet someone..." The blonde uttered, looking into his fiance's eyes.

Shiroi sighed, but didn't break eye contact with the blonde. "Fine, but you better come back in perfect condition. Understood. If not..." She left the threat hanging, knowing the blonde would understand what she was trying to say.

"I understand Shiroi-chan. Not one scratch will be on my body when I return." He responded.

"Good." Shiroi stated, nodding her head slightly in a satisfied manner.

Naruto press his lips against Shiroi's, and the two kissed for several moments, before the blonde pulled back. "Cha-chan." He began, making Chachazero perk up.

"Keep Shiroi-chan company while I'm away." The blonde finished.

"Okay! Naruto-chama!" The little green haired doll said, hopping on Shiroi's head.

"I'll be back once I'm done exploring the tomb." Naruto said, before his form blurred as he disappeared in a burst of speed.

Shiroi stared at the spot where Naruto was, before she placed a hand on her stomach, and she released an irritated groan.

"Something wrong? Shiroi-chama?" Chachazero asked.

Shiroi waved her off "Its nothing. Its just that my stomach feel a bit weird is all." She said.

"Maybe Shiroi-chama should go to a doctor?" The blood obessed doll said, tilting her head cutely.

Shiroi's lips pulled back into a snarl "No! I hate doctors! Them, and their pointy objects! Not to mention they speak to people as if they were idiots!" She hissed. She hated doctors, she remembers the last time she went to a doctor. She did not like how he spoke to her like she was an idiot. Which was why villagers 'mysteriously' found his body in his office drained of all his blood.

She did not like being spoken to like she was an idiot. Nuff said.

Deciding to stop thinking of such thoughts, the white haired girl turned around, and began heading towards the rented apartment she came from.

Naruto would be alright. He promised after all.

Naruto grumbled as he trekked through grains upon grains of sand. It has been several hours since he exited Suna, and several hours since he began exploring the desert with Altair as his guide. Several hours of walking through this god forsaken desert, and not one landmark was spotted. Several hours of moving through this sandy desert, and avoiding various poisonous animals, and still nothing!

The blonde was getting annoyed very quickly, and he growled as sand began to enter his boots. Yeah, looks like the blonde may have a new hatred for sand if this keeps up.

The blonde grumbled slightly "Altair, anything?" He asked, masking his annoyance with indifference. It didn't work, as Kyuubi quietly snickered at the blonde.

The sheathed blade pulsed out a negative, and the blonde sighed in irritation.

"For the love of all that is holy. Please Kami-sama, help me find this tomb. So I can get out of this Kami forsaken desert already." He grumbled.

"You know, complaining about this isn't gonna help any." Kyuubi lazily said, his tails swaying lazily, while his eyes boredly look through his containers eyes.

'Well than, why don't you offer some advice? So that I can stop my 'complaining' as you put it.' The blonde shot back.

Kyuubi grumbled for a moment "I don't have to kit. We are almost there anyway." The large multi-tailed fox said.

'What do you mean?' Naruto asked confusedly.

However, the blonde's answer came from the form of Altair suddenly rattling in its sheathe, while pulses of excitement was being sent to the blonde in waves. The blonde stumbled for a moments, before he pulled Altair form its sheathe, and he felt the blade begin to literally pull him along.

The blonde allowed the blade to pull him along, and several moments later, and large structure was seen. It was a large temple like building, it walls being rusted from age, and its doors broken down. The building easily towered over the Hokage tower back in Konoha. However, it entire place looked devastated, like it had been through a fearsome, and gruesome attack that lasted for several days, and nights.

Two large statues stood at the entrance of the of the temple like building, the one on the left seemed to be some ancient type of Shinobi, with a armor chest plate, armored gauntlets, and armored legs.

Judging covered the man chest, and back unlike the armor that Uchiha Madara, Senju Tobirama, and Senju Hashirama wore. And finally, a helmet, with a circular shape to it. Only some type of what seemed to be fur stood at the top. (Borgia armor from Assassin's creed brotherhood.)

The second statue, held similar armor, only with a cape added to make a difference.

"Yep... This is the place." Kyuubi uttered.

"Was this...?"

"Yes.. These statues were of the Uzumaki of old. The first generation of the Uzumaki clan. The cape represents that of the rank Jonin, while the other simply represents a rank of Genin." The giant fox explained.

"Amazing." Naruto breathed out, his face set into a awed expression. "This is... The first generation of the Uzumaki clan." The blonde began walking up the stares of the temple, and when he reached the top, the temple seemed even more larger than it did before.

Placing a hand on one of the broken doors, the blonde closed his eyes, and he allowed himself to relish in the feeling that this gave him. To think that this temple would survive for so many years. It was unbelievable. Yet, the proof was standing right before him.

Taking a deep breathe, the blonde steeled his nerves, and he entered the temple. Almost instantly after he entered the temple, the blonde felt his Chakra begin leaving his body. The blonde gasped as he fell on his knees on the floor. He could feel his Chakra being depleted, he could feel it fading.

"FUCK! Kit! This place is riddled with!-" The Kyuubi's panicked voice was blocked out, and the blonde felt his connection with the giant fox fade. He could still feel the fox inside him... but all contact with Kyuubi was destroyed for the moment.

For the first time in his life, Naruto was very much panicked at not being able to speak with the Kyuubi at all. The blonde grit his teeth as he he felt his Chakra fading more.

The blonde grit his teeth, and he forced his head up. The blonde struggled to keep his head up, but otherwise their was wasn't any other problem. With his head now raised, the blonde gazed upon the inside structure in the temple. And his eyes widened at what was in his field of vision.

Seals, dozens... No. Hundreds, if not thousands of seals were engraved on the temples walls, floor, and ceilings. Though it was the type of seals that truly caught his attention. The seals were complicated, too complicated even by a seals experts standards. Only a true seal master could truly identify the seals. Luckily, Naruto was a seal master, though he may not be at Jiraiya's level, he could still be considered a seal master.

And the seals that were engraved on the temples structure, were Chakra suppression, and absorption seals. Meant to suppress, and absorb any amount of Chakra that can, and would be used inside the temple.

And judging by the complexity of the seals, they were meant to absorb, and suppress enough Chakra to take down even a Bijuu of the Kyuubi's caliber.

The blonde pursed his lips, and he bit into his hand. Blood splattered on the ground, and because of the Uzumaki blood in his veins, the Chakra absorption seals were deactivated, but the suppression seals were still active.

The blonde gasped as he felt his Chakra return to his, but he knew that his Chakra would forever be suppressed while inside the temple, seeing as the seals were still active.

The blonde stood, and he tried to contact the Kyuubi within him, only for the connection he was trying to establish to be broken almost instantly. Naruto sighed, he figured that was the case, the blonde surveyed the area for several moments, before he began moving through the temples halls. As he walked through the halls, the blonde noticed that even though they were overed in rust, dust, and were decaying. They still stood strong, and sturdy.

Several minutes later, the blonde stopped in front of a large room with a open area. However, the floor before him was completely destroyed, leaving a large gap that seemed nearly bottomless.

With Chakra it would have been a simple matter to get across this. But, with the suppression seals, all use of Chakra was virtually useless. The robed Jonin pondered on how he was going to get passed this gap, when he noticed movement out of the corner of his eyes.

The young Jinchuuriki turned, and his eyes fell upon the same man he had seen before his short fight with Kisame. Though once again, he was in the form of a astral image instead of physically being there.

The red haired man turned his gaze to Naruto, and he seemed to smirk at the blonde. The transparent man than turned his gaze upon the gap, and to the amazement of Naruto, began running to it. The man jumped, and grabbed on to a wooden beam sticking out from the walls, and he pulled himself up. The man than jumped across the others beams, his feet gracefully landing on them. Reaching the last beam, the man did something acrobatic, and flipped once on it, and grabbed onto a rusted bar like pipe.

The man than used his other arm to grab hold of another pipe, and began to swing across between the pipes like children on monkey bars. At the last set of bars, the man grabbed on to it, and spinned vertically on it, before he jumped off, and landed gracefully on the other side of the gap.

The ghost like man turned around, and gave the blonde a smirk. As if saying 'beat that.'

Naruto glared, and he jumped across to the first ledge, and repeated the actions of the red haired man. However, the blonde had a few close calls, and almost fell a few times. But overall, the blonde did fairly well. He just had to jump across to the monkey bars, and to swing across them like the red haired man did. The blonde did that as well, but he did not land as gracefully on the other side like the ancient Uzumaki.

But that didn't matter, and the blonde resumed his trek through the temple. Walking through the second set of hallways, the blonde once again enjoyed the feeling of being in his ancient's temple. He felt an unbelievable sense of happiness, and he felt as if he belonged here. In Uzushiogakure, the feeling of belonging there was intense as well.

But for some reason, that feeling was ten times stronger here. The Jinchuuriki of Konoha idly wondered how this temple was never found throughout the years, but he pushed those thoughts aside when he caught sight of a doorway ahead of him.

The young Jinchuuriki stopped, and he examined the door, that was when he noticed a skeleton underneath it. The blonde winced when he noted it looked as if it were sliced in half.

Naruto looked around for several moments, before once again the astral image of the red haired man appeared, except behind him, were two other people.

The one on his left side held an armor style similar to the one he saw the statue wearing outside the temple, except that it was black in color, and the armor was a shiny black color. Its chest plate seemed to stick out slightly, like a set of a raven's wings. A tattered black cape behind him, with the... The blonde's eyes widened as he looked at the Uchiha crest, proudly being bared on the back of the man's cape.

He looked at the mans black hair, and onyx black eyes, and the blonde instantly saw the similarities between today's Uchiha, and this man.

The other man had black hair as well, except his eyes were a forest green, and he wore the same type of as the ancient Uchiha, except it was a forest green color, with what seeming to be small spiked shoulder bladed armor, and a boar's face engraved on the armor. He to wore a cape, except it wasn't in tatters, and it was a shiny white color, and the Senju crest, bared proudly on it.

Naruto realized that these were two ancient Uchiha by the looks of them, and that they seemed to be very important.

The blonde turned his head to look upon the red haired Uzumaki, and to his surprise, his attire was different than the one he saw the first two times.

Across his torso, the armor was made up of stylized metal plates. The upper right arm guard extended higher than the shoulder, though that of the left was set lower to make room for a black cape with a red interior. The matching bracers of the armor were worn in conjunction with leather gloves on each hand. A sort of The Uzumaki swirl was worn proudly on the cape in a bright white color. (The Helmschmied Drachen Armor from Assassin's creed brotherhood.)

"I'm glad the two of you accepted my offer of a peace treaty. I only wish it would last at least long enough for us to truly mend our friendship." The red haired man said.

"Silence Arashi. I only agreed to come because we were good friends before the war. If I had known a Senju were to be participating, I would have never have come." The ancient Uchiha spat.

A depressive cloud flew over Arashi's head "Your so cold... Kyousuke." He uttered.

The Senju beside the Uchiha sweat-dropped "Now look at you what did Kyousuke. You know Arashi has a depression problem." He muttered.

Kyousuke glared at the Senju "Shut it Ichigo. You are already on thin ice with me." The Uchiha coldly said, his Sharingan on full blast. However, the man's Sharingan went into a different transformation, and it now had seven spiked triangles on the end of the iris, all of them pointing towards the pupil, however, there was no pupil to begin with. Only three small tomoe in place of the pupil.

Ichigo glared at Kyousuke "I do not care for your words. Kyousuke." He stated with a glare, the Senju clan's infamous wood style showing to light, as wood was beginning to form around him.

The two looked as if they were going to exchange blows, but their eyes widened in fear when Arashi suddenly unleashed a enormous wave a killing intent upon the two of them. Instantly making them stop their fight, and causing them in look at Arashi in fear.

"I invited you two here, so that we may enjoy our newly formed friendship. Not to see you two fight over a trifle matter like little children. If you intend to fight, than I will kill the two of you regardless of our friendship. I don't care if you fight outside this temple. But remember... Members of MY clan live here. If you intend to fight here... Than I'll kill you. Understood?" Arashi coldly stated.

Wordlessly, the two ancient Uchiha, and Senju nodded.

"Good." And just like that, the tense atmosphere vanished, as Arashi had a cheerful smile on his face. "Now lets go! I want to have some ramen!" With that said, the first clan head of the Uzumaki clan, grabbed hold of a lever, and pulled. Making the door open, and their astral images faded away.

Naruto looked upon the fading astral images with shock, and surprise on his face. It looked as if the ancient Uchiha, and Senu were afraid of Arashi if their reaction to his show of power was anything to go by.

The blonde looked at the lever that opened the door, and he instantly how rusty it seemed to be. It seems has aged the lever far beyond that of its prime. The blonde pulled the lever, and miraculously the door opened despite its age. However, the lever broke out of its spot, the blonde blinked as he looked at the now broken lever. And than he turned his attention to the now closing door.

"Oh hell no!" Naruto shouted. With that said, the blonde ran to closing door, and he slid underneath it, just as it closed. Naruto sighed as he stood, and he glared down the corridor. The blonde began running down the corridor, his form nearly blurring from just pure speed, and the Jinchuuriki narrowed his eyes when he say destroyed stares leading to the upper floor.

The blonde's first thought was to use Chakra to jump oer this obstacle, but than he remembered that he couldn't use any Chakra at the moment. Naruto sighed, but began to vertically run up the wall, however, without the use of Chakra to stick his feet to the wall. He quickly began to fall, however, the blonde extended his hook blade at the last moment, and he got it to hook it on the ledge.

He pulled himself up, and he sighed in relief. The blonde jogged down the next corridor, and after several minutes of jogging, the blonde entered a large room, with four areas. On the floor in the middle, there seemed to be a strange symbol that he couldn't make out. Though it was strange... If he rearranged them correctly, it would look a lot like..

Naruto's eyes widened in realization, and he looked for anything that would rearrange the symbols on the floor. With his sharp eyes, the blonde found exactly what he was looking for. Or rather the two things he was looking for. On the left, and right sides of the room, there were two lever that could be pulled. However, the task of getting to them would prove to be a challenge.

The Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi sighed, and he walked to the right, deciding that this would be the first one he would perform. Naruto wondred how he would go about this, when suddenly, the astral image of Arashi once again appeared.

The spiky haired man smirked at the blonde once more, before he began running vertically up a wall, and to Naruto's surprise, launched himself off the wall, and he grabbed onto a suspended large of piece. The man pulled himself up atop the wood, and began jumped off, and grabbed hold of a ledge. Lifting himself up, the red haired man gave Naruto a wink, before his form faded away.

Naruto narrowed, his eyes, and he narrowed his eyes at the man. The blonde repeated the man's actions, though he nearly slipped once or twice. He sighed as he finally reached the top, and he looked around, searching for the lever he was meant to pull. He found, and he quickly pulled the lever, making one of the pieces on the floor in the center of the room swirl.

Before it stopped, and half of the symbol of the Uzumaki swirl was formed. It was time to get the other half to correct itself.

The blonde jumped down, and he moved onto the second piece of the puzzle. When Naruto saw the next piece, he sweat-dropped when noticed that he would have to climb up an entire wall, just to reach where he wanted to go. He sighed, and he realized that he missed his Chakra greatly.

Once again, the astral image of Arashi appeared, and gave the blonde a grin. The ancient Uzumaki ran to the wall, and grabbed hold of a small ledge, and he held on to it tightly. The man forced himself up, and he repeated this action dozens of times, before he reached the top. Than the long haired Uzumaki jumped onto a broken railing, and swung to the other side, and he grabbed onto another ledge, and pulled himself up.

Finally, the man did one leap, and he grabbed hold of the final ledge, pulled himself up, and his astral image faded.

Naruto sighed, before he repeated the actions of his ancestor. However, it wasn't as easy as it looked, and the blonde fell once or twice because of his inexperience with this method of movement, but the blonde was able to do it. Though it took him several minutes to perform it well enough. With his task now finished the blonde pulled the lever.

The last piece on the floor in the center began to move, before it formed the complete Uzumaki swirl. And a secret staircase was opened next to it.

Naruto groaned as he realized that he had no way of getting down, and he grumbled to himself for several moments, before he noticed Arashi's astral form, jumping off a beam.

the Jinchuuriki shrugged, and jumped off the same balcony... Only to land in a stack of hay? Naruto blinked as he got out of the haystack, and he idly wondered how he never noticed the damn thing. Shrugging, the blonde went down the secret stair case, and after several minutes of walking down the stairs, he entered the largest room he had ever noticed by far.

IT seemed to be one massive library, however... The strangest thing was that there were no books at all. The shelves were as empty as a dead person's eyes, and that was saying something. Naruto's attention than shifted onto a single chair that was in the room, and on that chair was skeleton, in purely white robes.

The entire room began to glow, and to Naruto's amazement, it looked as if the entire room was repairing itself, and the dust began to fade away. Naruto realized, that he was going to experience another scene from the ancient past.

Arashi stumbled into the library like room, his hand clutching his side as he bled large amounts of blood. The room shuddered, and distant shouting, and the sounds of battle could be heard.

Arashi nearly fell on the ground, and he stubbornly stood, and Arashi' once again stumbled into the room. His free hand, holding Altair, and the silver blade was bathed in blood.

The ancient Uzumaki fell on his knee's, and in a pleading tone of voice he spoke "Kyuubi-sama! Please, answer my prayers!"

"How many times must I tell you Arashi. I am no deity." The ever massive form of the Kyuubi spoke, as the giant fox strode into the room, large enough to house his form. Strangely enough, a small ribbon was tied around on one of the giant fox's claws The massive fox looked at Arashi's bleeding form in slight sadness, before his eyes hardened.

"Please Kyuubi-sama. I know I have no right asking this... But please, Protect my clan while they retreat out of this place." Arashi pleaded, his head bowed.

Kyuubi narrowed his eyes "What is happening out there?"

"The Kaguya, and Houzuki clans have joined together, to try and kill me, Ichigo, and Kyousuke while we had our peace talks as I've told you last time. The attack was unexpected, and they managed to surprise us. Right now, my clan, along with few dozen Uchiha's, and Senju's are combating with the enemy as we speak. But... They're numbers are great, and Kyousuke, and Ichigo are buying enough time for my clan to escape... but even than, the enemy has us surrounded." Arashi explained.

"So you want me to fight in the battle, while at the same time protect your clan while they escape." Kyuubi stated.

"Please Kyuubi-sama! I know I have no right to ask this of you... But your the only one I can ask!" Arashi shouted, tears streaming down his cheeks silently.

Kyuubi looked down at Arashi for several moments. Should he do it? He didn't owe this human anything. This very same human had constantly bugged him since the day they met, constantly calling him, and his brother's deities. When they were in fact NOT. It made no sense to him. They were tailed beasts, they were separate pieces of 'it', and yet to these humans... They were deities.

Kyuubi closed his eyes, and he gruffly sighed. Fine than, this man has been praying to, and for him everyday since they first met.. It was time, Kyuubi returned the favor. "Very well. I will join in the battle, and protect your clansmen as well as I possibly can."

"Thank you, Kyuubi-sama." Arashi said thankfully.

With that said, Kyuubi suddenly disappeared, and suddenly a beastly roar was heard outside, as the massive fox began to destroy the enemy forces. That was also the day, that the tailed beasts, were soon believed to be demons.

Arashi stumbled into the only chair in the room, and he sat down on it, blood slowly trailing down the seat. Arashi began the slow process of removing his armor, and putting it beside his chair, and placing Altair in his lap.

"This will be our last moments together Altair." He whispered, a bright, but sad smile on his face.

Altair only rattled.

"Father!" A young man yelled, as he ran into the room and knelt at his fathers side.

The man had shoulder length spiky hair, two bangs framing his face, while several bangs overshadowed his eyes. He wore the standard Uzumaki armor, with a cape on his back. His light purple eyes looked at his father with worry, and unshed tears welled up inside his eyes.

"Ah, Byakuya. I'm glad your here. Take my armor, and lock into the door behind me would you?" Arashi weakly asked.

Byakuya nodded, and did what he was told to do. Opening a secret chamber he walked inside, with Arashi's armor in his arms. He place the armor neatly on a pedestal, and he walked out the room. He closed, and locked the door behind him.

"Now give me the key."

Wordlessly, Byakuya handed his father the key, and Arashi lifted his hand, and removed his left eye. Revealing it to be nothing but a fake eye, in the place of his real one. Placing the key inside the empty socket, Arashi placed the glass eye back in place, and gave his son a sad smile.

"Take Altair and go my son. You are not meant to die here with me. Go with your fellow Uzumaki. It was fate that you would lead the Uzumaki as of today." Arashi said.

"F-Father! You can't mean-"

"That's right-" Arashi interrupted "As of right now, you are now the second head of the Uzumaki clan. Lead our clan to greatness... Byakuya." Arashi softly said, before the light left his eyes, his breathing stopped, and his body slumped against the seat.

"Father!" Byakuya yelled out in agony, and pain. Clutching his father's robes, sobbing loudly as he held onto his father's corpse.

Naruto turned his head away at the scene. The blonde closed his eyes, and he bowed his head in sadness, and respect. When the blonde opened his eyes again, the library was aged, and dusty once more.

He turned his eyes on Arashi's skeleton, and he lowered his eyes slightly. He shut his eyes, and offered a small prayer. Opening his eyes, the blonde walked towards the skeleton, and he placed a hand on the skeletons shoulder. "Forgive me, for what I am about to do." He whispered. With that said, the blonde Uzumaki dug his hand into Arashi's skull, and later fished out a key.

The Jinchuuriki walked towards the secret door, and he rubbed his hand along the walls, looking for the spot to put the key in. He found, and he inserted the key, giving it a counter-clock wise spin. And the secret door slowly began opening.

What Naruto found inside the room shocked him beyond belief. A vast amount of gold, gems, rubies, and some of the rarest metal to ever grace the elemental nations was found. This was enough to buy nearly every company in the world several times over! In the middle of the room, was a pedestal that held Arashi's armor. (Once again, its the Helmschmied Drachen Armor from Assassin's creed brotherhood.)

Craved in the pedestal was the armor's name as well. "Helmschmied Drachen." Naruto uttered, looking at the armor with awe. The blonde touched the armor, and his entire vision exploded in white.

Naruto opened his eyes, and he looked around the place in surprise. He found nothing but a vast sea of white that seemed to go on for miles on end. Naruto sighed in irritation, and he wondered where he was now. Surely he couldn't be back in the temple right?

"Well now, its nice to finally meet you face to face... Naruto-chan!" A cheerful voice spoke aloud.

Naruto's eyes went wide, and he spun around, to stare into the face, of Uzumaki Arashi.

The first head of the Uzumaki clan.

Altair pulsed out in slight happiness at seeing his old master.

"Your staring at me as if your looking at a ghost Naruto-chan." Arashi stated, with a teasing smirk across his features.

"H-How!?" Naruto stuttered "How are you alive? I found your skeleton just a few minutes ago. How do you know my name, and where are we!?" The blonde said, by the end of his questions, he was glaring at Arashi with cold eyes.

Arashi rose an eyebrow 'Those cold eyes remind me of 'him'. You truly are his great grandson.' The red haired man thought.

"In order." Arashi began "I knew someone would be coming to take my armor for themselves, I made sure to seal my chakra, and a bit of my soul into the armor. So in a sense, I am dead. How I know your name? Well, you tend to learn a lot of things when you are blessed with the ability to see the distant future. As to where we are?" Arashi smirked "You tell me."

Naruto cautiously surveyed the area, and he could only come to one conclusion. "We are... Inside the world between the living, and the dead aren't we?" the blonde asked.

Arashi cheerfully nodded, causing his bangs to sway up, and down. "Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!" He complemented "Any who! I'm sure your wondering why your here exactly-" The blonde nodded "-Well its simple! We are here, to see if you are worthy of wielding my armor." He finished, his tone dead serious at the end.

Naruto straightened slightly.

"You will go through tests, to see if you are truly worthy of wearing my armor. should you be to be worthy, you may take it... However, should you not be worthy... Well... Your not getting it!" He finished, after a overly dramatic pause.

Naruto sweat-dropped... Was this guy really his ancestor?

"Now than! Onto to the test! Dattebano!" Arashi excitedly yelled.

Whatever doubts Naruto had vanished after that.

"So I guess I have to fight you? Right?" Naruto asked, tensing his body.

"Oh heavens no!" Arashi yelled out in scandalized manner. "Your not fighting me! Your fighting someone you respect, and he is your great grandfather!" He said, a large grin on his face.

Naruto gained a curious expression on his face "Who is it?"

In response to Naruto's question, Arashi picked a piece of the blonde's hair, (Making the blonde yelp) went through several hand signs, and slammed his hands on the ground. "Uzumaki Sealing Technique: Ancestral summoning!" He yelled.

Grey colored smoke than puffed beside him, and the smoke slowly cleared, to reveal a face that Naruto only saw on the Hokage mountain, and in some pictures.

Shaggy, spiky white hair. A happuri protector that covered his forehead, and the side of his face, with the Konoha symbol engraved on it. Red eyes sternly surveyed the area. Blue armor that consisted of mostly plates adorned his form. Though they were mostly covering the shoulders, chest, waist, the left side of his legs, and unlike that of Uchiha Madara, the armor covered his entire back. A white fur color decorated his armor, and went around the back of his neck, stopping at the front of his shoulders

"Where am I?" The white haired man said gruffly, looking around the room of complete whiteness. His red eyes served the white room several more times, before his stern, and impassive gaze settled upon a man with long ankle length spiky red hair in a fashion similar to that of Uchiha Madara. And a blonde with seemingly golden yellow hair, along with sapphire blue eyes. And Whisker marks on his cheeks.

"And who are you two?" He demanded.

"N-No way... I-It can't be. Y-You want me to fight him!?" Naruto yelled out in disbelief.

"That's right Naruto-chan! In order to prove yourself worthy of my armor, you will be tested by none other than him!" The red haired man said cheerfully, pointing at white haired man beside him.

Red eyes glared heatedly at the red haired man before him "What insolence! I asked a question and I expect to be answered! Now tell me. Why am I not trapped in the stomach of the Shinigami at the moment? And just who is this young upstart beside you?" The white haired man asked, giving them both a stern glare.

"My, my. You are full of questions aren't you Tobirama-chan?" The redhead spoke, making Tobirama go red with anger at the suffix to his name. "As to your question, this is Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto of the Uzumaki clan! Dattebano!" He finished cheerfully.

".. I see, so your from Mito's clan hmm? Nice to meet you. I am Senju Tobirama, Nidaime Hokage. Though judging from your expression you already know that." Tobirama blandly said, before turning his visage to Arashi's grinning form. "And as for you. You didn't answer my other question. Why am I not in the stomach of the Shinigami? And who are you?" Tobirama coldly asked, giving Arashi his coldest glare.

The temperature seemed to decrease slightly as well.

Naruto shivered slightly. Based on some stories that Jiraiya told him, his dad was able to make even the most exerience of Shinobi tremble in fear of his presence with just a glare alone. Heck, Jiraiya even admitted that even he shivered at least once or twice.

But the feeling that was coming from Tobirama at the moment was... Indescribable. It felt as if his entire blood was frozen in pure ice, and his hand trembled only slightly.

'Ero-sensei told me that my abilities with water manipulation could be compared with the Nidaime Hokage... Yet why do I feel like that even if that is so, he would still beat me?' the blonde Jinchuuriki thought.

"Ara? Well I guess I can tell you Tobi-chan!" Tobirama twitched at the nickname "I am Uzumaki Arashi!"

Tobirama rose an eyebrow, the only sign of any shock he was feeling at the moment.

"And the reason why you are outside the stomach of the Shinigami at the moment, is because I used the Ancestral summoning sealing technique."

"The Ancestral summoning sealing technique! Impossible! That sealing technique was said to be lost shortly after the formation of a the Shinobi villages." Tobirama stated, his eyes glaring into Arashi's cheerful ones.

"Ne, Nidaime-sama what sealing technique are you talking about?" Naruto asked.

Tobirama glanced at the blonde, and he felt the urge to smile at him for some reason, but he kept a stern visage. "Listen up, and listen good Naruto. The Ancestral summoning sealing technique was a FuinJutsu created by the Uzumaki clan. So that they may summon they're ancestors from the past, and have a sort of spirit journey so to speak. Many Uzumaki's did this to seek enlightenment. And they did this by learning from their ancestors by using this technique. However, the technique was said to be lost shortly after the formation of the Shinobi villages." The white haired former Hokage explained.

Naruto nodded, in understanding, and he stared at Arashi. "So how do you know the technique in the first place? Arashi-san?" the blonde asked, Tobirama still glaring at the redhead.

Arashi chuckled "Duh! I created the technique in the first place!" He proudly stated.

Tobirama grunted "That explains it. You know the sealing technique, because you created it huh?"

"That's right! Never underestimate the power of seals!" Arashi exclaimed, a childish expression on his face.

Tobirama gave the man a deadpanned stare, before he turned his attention to Naruto. "Judging by the fact that he is from a few hundred years from the past, I can tell I'm not of his ancestor. So I can only assume I am related to you in some way." The former Hokage stated.

Naruto slowly nodded "He said he was summoning my great grandfather."

Tobirama's eyes widened momentarily, before they were impassive once more. "I see, I understand now." The white haired man uttered.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked, a raised eyebrow.

"Not many people knew this." Tobirama began "But I had wife I married in secret. The only ones who knew of her were my brother, Hiruzen, and Mito. No one, besides them, ever knew I was married."

"Why keep it a secret?" The Jinchuuriki asked.

"Unlike Hashirama, I was very paranoid. But that wasn't a bad thing, given our line of work. Regardless, before I died, I learned that she was pregnant with my child. I had planned to return to her, after the war was over, and retire as a Shinobi. But... that backfired when I gave up my life, to save my comrades, so that the next generation may live." Tobirama impassively said, closing his eyes.

Naruto was silent for a moment, before he spoke "You know.." He began, gaining Tobirama's attention. "I grew up without knowing who my parents were. Everyone always told me that my parents abandoned me, but I never believed that.. It wasn't until I learned who my parents were, did I finally understand why I never met them... My father, and your grandson was the Yondaime Hokage."

Tobirama's eyes widened at that, but he felt a sense of dread at whatever the blonde was going to say next.

"My father died, along with my mother during the Kyuubi's attack on Konoha." Tobirama felt a pang in his heart, but he kept his face impassive. "My mother was the second Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi, and the two of them gave their lives to save the village... And to save me as well... They gave their lives too save me, and now I carry their hopes, and dreams on my shoulders. They died sealing the Kyuubi inside of me."

Tobirama looked at the determination in the blonde's eyes in surprise, and he felt a sense of pride, and sadness. Pride at his grandson for defending the village with all his strength. And sadness, that he had to die so soon.

"I always wondered why they did it... Why the village was so important." Naruto admitted, making Tobirama tense slightly. "But.. However, ero-sensei began to make me read the history of the clan wars, and the stories of you, your brother, and Madara... I realized that the village was needed." The blonde said. "The village was created so that the future generation of Shinobi would be able to live in a safe place. A place where the children did not die at such a young age."

Tobirama began feeling a sense of pride as he stared at his great grandson.

"I fight to protect my comrades, friends, the future generation, and to keep the dreams my parents left me alive. That is why I will fight to protect the village, from any and all threats." Naruto stated, a smile of determined on his face. "That's why... I can't help but feel a sense of pride that I am your great grandson, and that my father gave it his all to save the village. Though it hurts.. The village is needed. If the village is gone, than the future generation would feed off this hatred, and other villages will plunge into war, to try and fill the power gap that will be left." Naruto explained.

Tobirama, for the first time, in a very long time, gave a small smile. "I'm proud.. That you have such a solid understanding of why the is village needed. I'm proud to be your great grandfather." Tobirama said, placing a hand on the blonde's shoulder, wearing a smile of pride for the boy. Come to think of it, Tobirama's didn't think he would ever warm up to the boy this quickly.

"Thanks! Tobirama-Jiji!" Naruto bashfully said, rubbing the back of his neck.

Tobirama grunted as his face turned back into a impassive expression. Though, he didn't mind at all if the blonde called him Jiji.. To be honest... He kinda liked it. And technically he was old so.

"Hey! Don't forget about me!" Arashi exclaimed childishly.

"I'm sorry, I forgot your were there." Both Tobirama, and Naruto deadpanned in perfect sync.

Arashi curled into a ball, and drew circles on the floor. "So cruel." He sobbed

Tobirama twitched 'Just like... Hashirama.' He thought in annoyance.

Naruto blinked as he stared at Arashi's depressed form, he began to move towards the depressed man, but Tobirama stopped him by holding his arm out. "Don't. Just don't. If he is anything like Hashirama, than he'll be just fine." The former Hokage stated blankly.

Naruto opened his mouth to protest, but shut it an instant later when Arashi suddenly stood with a large smile plastered on his face. "Anyway!" He said cheerfully "Lets back to the reason why you are here Tobi-chan! You're here to test your great grandson, and find out if he is worthy of my armor."

Tobirama gazed upon the blonde Uzumaki "Is that so? Very well, I'm interest to know just how strong my great grandson is anyway." The white haired man said.

"Great! I'll be over there!" With that said, Arashi disappeared in a blur, before he appeared several feet away from them. "By the way I forgot to mention Naruto-chan! You can use Chakra now!" He shouted.

Naruto nearly sighed in relief at that "So shall we commence? Tobirama-Jiji?" The blonde asked, getting into a TaiJutsu stance.

"Yes, Let us commence. As the Nidaime Hokage, I will show you my resolve, and will." The former Hokage sternly stated, a stern frown on his face as he glared at his great grandson.

With those words said, the Nidaime Hokage suddenly disappeared in a burst of speed, and Naruto was barely able to dodge the punch that was aimed directly for his head. The blonde countered by spinning on his heel, and attempted to strike his great grandfather in the back. However, Tobirama instincts took control, and the Nidaime Hokage was able spin on his heel, and he caught the blonde's leg with his arm.

Holding onto the blonde's leg tightly, the Nidaime Hokage threw a punch to the blonde's face. Naruto wouldn not allow that however, and the blonde let himself drop to the ground, he placed his hands on the ground, and began to spin upside down.

Tobirama's eyes widened as he was forced to be dragged along by his great grandson's method of releasing him. The Nidaime Hokage was forced to let go os his great grandson, lest he become dizzy, and the former Hokage was launched into the air.

Naruto stopped spinning, and he propelled himself in the air, and he attempted to kick his great grandfather in the chest. However, Tobirama proved to be agile, and he managed to move himself just out of the blonde's range, and he flipped several times, before he landed safely on the ground. He charged towards the still falling Naruto, and he engaged the blonde in a fierce TaiJutsu battle.

Tobirama jumped, and sent a kick to the blonde's face. Naruto managed to block just in time, with his forearm, though he winced slightly as he felt Tobirama's armor crack his bones at least. The Jinchuuriki was surprise once more, when Tobirama suddenly placed his other foot right on his forearm. The Nidaime Hokage than stood on the blonde's arm, spinned, and landed a kick directly into Naruto's face.

The Nidaime Hokage jumped away as the blonde was recovering, and the Nidaime Hokage was impressed with the blonde so far.

Naruto held his face as he grit his teeth. That kick hurt! It really did. The blonde removed his hands from his face, and he glared at Tobirama. Naruto charged, and engaged Tobirama in another TaiJutsu.

Tobirama attempted to trip the blonde by ducking down, and kicking his feet. However, Naruto anticipated that, and he jumped over the kick, and managed to land a solid blow into the Nidaime's face.

Tobirama grunted as he felt Naruto kick his face, and he jumped back several feet, and rubbed his jaw. "Not bad. If you had kicked any harder, you might have dislocated it." Tobirama complemented, yet scolded at the same time. "Lets see how you deal with this."

The Nidaime Hokage performed one hand-sign "Water style: Water dragon!" Behind the Hokage, a large dargon made entirely of water emerged from the atmosphere, and charged at the blonde.

Naruto's eyes widened, and he performed several hand-signs. "Water style: Water wall!" Water swirled around the blonde, and formed a protective wall around him.

Tobirama slight raised his brow "Interesting, so you mastered water manipulation to such an extent that you may very well rival me with it. Remarkable." The pride was barely detectable in his voice, but it was there regardless.

Forming another single hand-sign, the Nidaime shouted his technique. "Water style: Water shark shot gun!" Three large sharks emerged, and charged at the blonde with break neck speeds. Naruto gulped, and he formed another water wall as a pro-caution.

The first shark did a fair amount of damage, while the second broke through the first water wall, and damaged the second. The last, and final shark completely shattered the third water wall, it forced the blonde to jumped in the air to avoid being hit by the shark.

Naruto scanned the field, looking for his great grandfather, but he was nowhere to be found. "Where is he?" The blonde muttered.

"Over here!" A voice shouted.

The young sage turned, and his eyes widened when he saw his great grandfather literally riding atop a fucking TSUNAMI! That was so badass!

The blonde didn't have anytime to admire the sight, as he jumped on the Tsunami, and attempted to surf on it, much like his great grandfather. Naruto managed to get the hang of it, and he surfed all the way to his great grandfather, and engaged him in a TaiJutsu while surfing.

Tobirama swirled as he threw a kick towards the blonde, but Naruto let his instincts take command, and he jumped over the incoming kick. He manipulated the water to push him over Tobirama's head, and he went through several hand-signs. "Water style: Water phoenix!" The blonde shouted, as a phoenix made entirely of water swirled around him.

'It's been a long time... Since I've seen that move.' The Nidaime thought. Shaking his head, the brother of Hashirama went through several hand-signs. "Water style: Water wall!" Water fromed around him in a protective manner, and formed a wall, at least two times larger than Naruto's.

The phoenix crashed into the wall, and faded shortly after it clashed with the water created wall. Tobirama's eyes scanned the area, looking for his great grandson, and he received his answer in a surprising manner. He suddenly jumped away from his spot on his Tsunami, when the blonde emerged under him, his arm extended to hit the Nidaime in the chin.

The Nidaime spinned, and he kicked the blonde in the chest, sending the blonde spiraling in the water below him. Tobirama placed his hands on the water "Water style: Water shark bomb!"

A water shark formed in the water, and began swimming toward the blonde who was eyeing the shark with wide eyes. Naruto formed a single shadow clone, and the shadow clone grabbed the original by the arm, and threw him out of the water. The shark devoured the clone, and the clone puffed away.

Naruto coughed out water, and he glared at his great grandfather. "Your sacrifice will not be in vain. Honorable Shadow clone." The blonde stated.

Tobirama rose an eyebrow, and he idly wondered if he should be worried for his great grandson's metal health. That thought was thrown out the window when he saw the blonde perform several hand-signs.

"Lightning style: Lazer circus!" Several streams of lightning blasted from the blond's hands, and sped towards the Nidaime, and his Tsunami.

Tobirama's eyes widened, he reached behind his back, and pulled out the hilt of a sword. "Raijin!" He yelled, instantly the infamous blade sprang to life, and the blade easily countered the lightning the blonde shot at him. "That was close." Tobirama uttered "It feels good, to be able to wield you once more Raijin." The blonde only gave a small spark of lightning, but other than that, it did nothing else.

The Nidaime Hokage tunred his gaze upon Naruto, and he rose an eyebrow when he saw the shocked expression on the blonde's face, as he stared at the Raijin.

"Why do you seem so surprised?" Tobirama asked, honestly curious.

"Because... I destroyed that thing." Naruto answered.

Tobirama frowned "Destroyed? What makes you think that?"

"A missing nin from Konoha... Stole the Raijin, and used it for his own selfish wants. I destroyed the blade to show just how foolish it was to rely on a weapon." Naruto honestly answered.

Tobirama raised an eyebrow slightly "Did Hiruzen, by any chance constantly send out search parties for the Raijin?" The Nidaime idly asked, twirling the blade of lightning.

Naruto's eyes expressed their confusion "No. Why?" Yeah he remembered, that sometimes when he visited the Sandaime that there would always be some people pressuring him to send out search parties to find the Nidaime's prized sword. But, the old man always seemed unconcerned.

"Than Hiruzen actually went through with it." Tobirama uttered.

"Went through with what?"

Tobirama sighed "Hiruzen was always a bit to obsessed with taking everything of historical value in Konoha, and locking them inside the Hokage vault. He would take them, create identical copies of them, and display them where they would always be found. The copies would be there, but the real ones would remain safely locked away within the Hokage vault. My brother thought that Hiruzen was just being paranoid. But I approved of Hiruzens actions." Tobirama explained.

"One day, he told me that when I retire, or should I die, he would create a copy of the Raijin, and stow the real one away within the Hokage tower. As a matter of fact. I helped him create a copy of my Raijin. It was a perfect, and identical copy, with only one difference... The Raijin copy, was ten times weaker than the original." The former Hokage stated, making Naruto's eyes widen slightly.

"S-So what your saying is-" Naruto trailed off.

"That's right, the Raijin you destroyed was a nothing but a fake. The real one, is currently inside the Hokage vault. The Raijin in my hand right now, is just one I created from a spiritual sense."

"Look underneath, the underneath." Naruto uttered.

Tobirama rose an eyebrow, and he gave a small smirk. "Look underneath, the underneath huh? I haven't heard that one before." The white haired Senju mused, a sharp, and stern look crossed his features as he glared. "Enough now with words. It is now time for action."

"I have been going easy on you Naruto. But now, its time to see how you fair against, my will of fire." Tobirama stated, a cold look on his face, while his lips formed into a hard scowl.

Naruto barely had time to widen his eyes, when suddenly Tobirama was merely inches in front of him, the tip of his Raijin slowly moving in on the blonde's face. The blonde allowed instinct to take control, and he ducked down just in time to avoid the Raijin's blade. Though, a few strands of his hair were sliced off.

Naruto dashed away, hoping to gain some distance. The blonde silently created a clone, and the clone wordlessly jumped away a fair distance. The Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi drew Altair, and the silver blade was practically shaking in excitement.

Tobirama raised an eyebrow. 'Remarkable. I never thought I would one day even lay my eyes on the legendary Altair. It is a remarkable blade indeed.'

Naruto charged at his great grandfather, and the white haired Senju met the blonde half way. Their respective blades clashing violently, and their metals furiously grinding against each others.

Naruto pushed Tobirama back, the blonde pushed away Tobirama's blade, and the blonde went in for a vertical slice. However, Tobirama recovered quickly, and he performed a horizontal swing, once again causing the two blades to clash.

This time, it was Tobirama who pushed the blonde back, and he kicked Naruto a few meters away from him. The former Hokage threw his Raijin in the air, and he performed a single hand-sign. "Water style: Water dragon!" A dragon immediately formed aroung Tobirama, and the white haired man jumped in the air. Tobirama caught his famed Raijin, and he landed atop his water dragon's head, and began to ride atop the water based dragon.

Naruto's eyes widened in surprise, and the blonde jumped just as the water formed dragon threatened to overtake him. The blonde Jinchuuriki landed behind his great grandfather, and he spun, Altair attempting to drive itself into Tobirama back.

On pure skill, and instinct, Tobirama spun around, and he leaned away from Altair trajectory. The blade slipped past him, cutting into his armor. Tobirama suddenly grabbed onto Naruto's hand, and his Raijin came to strike at the blonde's unprotected neck.

The blonde haired Uzumaki's eyes went wide, and his other hand shot up to take the force of the Raijin's attack. Blood splattered, on Tobirama's hand, and his his face, as Naruto caught the Raijin with his other hand.

The blonde held the Raijin in firm grip, and he gritted his teeth in pain as he felt volts of electricity running through his arm.

"I have first blood." Tobirama blankly stated, his face impassively stern as he looked upon his great grandson. "You did remarkable. I never expected someone to ever catch my Raijin like that. You've surprised me Naruto. But its over now. Even if you are a Jinchuuriki, it doesn't change the fact that your arm is now paralyzed by my Raijin."

"... You speak as if its over." Naruto stated, his hair overshadowing his face.

Tobirama narrowed his eyes sternly "From your view it may not be over... But from my point of view it is. So enlighten me... As to why you think its not over."

"Because.." Naruto trailed off, as a distinctive popping sound was heard. Tobirama glanced around the battle field, and he idly wondered where the shadow clone his great grandson had created, had gone off to. He had honestly forgotten about the shadow clone. He saw a plume of slowly dissipating smoke. And his eyes narrowed as he connected the dots.

Naruto needed that shadow clone for something, Tobirama concluded... But what?

"... This fight isn't over yet.." Tobirama returned his attention to Naruto as he spoke. "Because..." The blonde slowly lifted his head, showing that his eyes were closed, but a orange coloring was around the blonde's eyes. "... I haven't entered the honored sage mode yet." With that, Naruto's eyes snapped opened, revealing them to be a bright yellow, with a horizontal bar as a pupil.

Tobirama's eyes went wide when the blonde's grip on his sword tightened, and the blonde hurled the second Hokage into the air. The white haired Hokage began to form a hand-sign, but he couldn't as Naruto suddenly appeared in front of him, and the blonde gripped Tobirama's hands tightly.

"I won't let you escape!" With that said, the blonde clocked the second Hokage straight in the face, with the added strength of sage mode running through his body. The strike was going to hurt, a lot.

Tobirama winced in pain, and the white haired Hokage was hurled across the battle field once more. The blue armored man skidded across the ground for several moments, before he forced himself to stop by implanting his feet into the ground. He skidded for several more seconds, before he stopped, and the past Hokage stood to his feet proudly, and with pride.

Though his expression was blank, you could see the pride brimming in eyes as he wiped his lip free of the blood that formed. 'If I didn't reinforce my face with Chakra at the last moment. Than I entire jaw would have been dislocated, and I would have ended up with a large concussion... No, this IS the honored sage mode we're talking about. My head would have been paste if I didn't reinforce it with Chakra. The boy is that powerful.' The Nidaime Hokage let himself grin inwardly.

'Hashirama... I have the greatest great grandson ever.' He was so gonna rub it in Hashirama's face. Hashirama always did rub in the fact that his son was Jonin at the age of twelve. Well now he has a great grandson who was able to hit, and make him bleed in a fair fight. Something that Hashirama's son could never do. So take that Hashirama!

'I may have still been holding back by a large amount... Yet, I'm content right now. My great grandson is strong. Stronger than I expected. This.. Is enough.' The Nidaime Hokage cut the Chakra flow to his Raijin, and the blade instantly retracted. Tobirama tucked it away in his armor, and he folded his arms.

"Hey... Aren't we still fighting?" Naruto asked in confusion, his toad like eyes looking into Tobirama's red ones as he scratched his cheek.

Tobirama gave a small smile, it was a smile that he only ever gave Hashirama, and his secret wife. "There is no need. I am content with what I was able to gain from this fight. And I trust that Arashi-san is satisfied with your test results." He shrugged, turning his head to his left.

Naruto blinked, and he opened his mouth to say that no one was there, but suddenly Arashi appeared right where Tobirama was staring at. 'His sensory abilities are amazing. I still need a lot of catching up to do.' The blonde thought, his eyes glinting in determination, and he gave a wide smile. The toad like eyes of his disappeared, and his eyes were once again the sapphire blue he was known for.

"So how did Naruto do Arashi-san?" Tobirama asked indifferently, though interest was sparked in his eyes.

"He did amazingly! The point of the test was to see if Naruto had the strength to bear the armor." Arashi answered.

"Wait, what do you mean by strength?" Naruto asked.

"You see Naruto-chan." Arashi began "I had that armor specifically made to only allow people who have a strong will to wear the armor. If your will isn't strong enough, than the armor will NOT allow you to even pick it up." The ancient Uzumaki explained.

"I see." Tobirama mused " If Naruto proved that he wasn't strong enough, or if he didn't have a good enough will, than the armor would reject him.. Am I right?"

"Correct! Tobirama-chan!" Arashi cheered.

Tobirama twitched.

"So I guess I can have the armor now... Right?" Naruto asked, hesitating a bit.

Arashi immediately gained a serious expression on his face. "Unfortunately no. There is still one last test you must face. Though... As you are now... Your not ready for it." Arashi grimly said.

"Not ready? What do you mean by that? Explain." Tobirama demanded, his voice having a twinge of anger. He would not just stand idly by as his great grandson was being denied something that he had worked hard for.

"I can't give Naruto-chan his second, and final test yet... Because this test will be about his resolve." Arashi began, seeing Tobirama open his mouth to argue, the firs head of the Uzumaki clan hastily continued. "I can't, and won't give Naruto his test yet... Because he still needs to face his own darkness.. Because in this test he would have to deal with another's darkness." He finished.

Tobirama stopped, and the white haired Senju reluctantly nodded. With his sensory abilities, he was able to detect.. A very small, but very dark, and malicious feel to his Chakra... It reminded Tobirama of 'him'.

"Than I have no choice!" Naruto suddenly declared "I'll face my own darkness, and come back here. I'm not sure how, or when I'll face my own darkness.. But I'll do it!" He declared, determination brimming in his eyes.

Tobirama quietly looked as his great grandson, and his lips twitched upwards. 'His personality outside of battle is friendly, and joyous. But in a battle, he is ruthless, cold, and calculating. It's like a combination of me, Hashirama, and... Madara' He mused.

"Okay than Naruto-chan! I'll eagerly await your arrival here once again." Arashi chirped.

Naruto smiled, and he gazed upon his great grandfather. "Before I go.. I have to ask... Who was your wife Tobirama-Jiji... And what was she like?" He asked curiously.

Tobirama closed his eyes, and a fond smile lit the Nidaime's face. "My wife's name.. Was Namikaze Sayako-" Naruto blinked in surprise at that "-She was a civilian.. But unlike other civilians, she knew what she wanted, and stopped at nothing to get it. She had blonde hair much like yours, it was long and straight. Eyes that were a deep forest green. She was kind, but ferocious when upset. She was the love of my life. And I dread to think of her reaction when he heard of my death." Tobirama said, his tone a bit solemn.

Hesitantly, Naruto placed a hand on Tobirama's shoulder, and the white haired Senju looked into Naruto's eyes. "I'm sure, she mourned for your death Tobirama-Jijji.. But I'm sure that she kept moving forward, because she knew that you wouldn't want her to give up on life." The blonde said, a heartfelt smile on his face.

Tobirama let himself have a small smile, and he ruffled Naruto's hair a bit. "Your a strange one aren't you?"

Naruto bashfully scratched his head, and he blushed in embarrassment.

"I get that a lot Tobirama-Jiji!" Naruto laughed.

"Well, before I send you off Naruto-chan! You got any question for me?" Arashi asked.

"Oh yeah!" Naruto snapped his fingers "The ribbon that I have tied in my hair. What's it for exactly? I noticed it tied around one of Kyuubi's claws during one of the past memories that I've seen around this temple?"

"Oh! That! That was a gift that I gave Kyuubi-sama. I always noticed that Kyuubi-sama was a bit angry most of the time. So I created that ribbon, with my chakra, some help from Ichigo, and his wood style. And boom! You have a ribbon, that helps Kyuubi-sama remain calm to a certain degree." The ancient Uzumaki explained.

"I see.." Naruto muttered, a soft smile on his face. "My second question.. How was it that this temple was never discovered up until now?"

Arashi giggled mischievously "You'll find out." His eyes glinted in a way that said he was going to get a kick out of Naruto's reaction.

"Guess I will huh? Well This is goodbye. Arashi-Jiji. Tobirama-Jiji."

Arashi gave Naruto a thumps up, while Tobirama gave him a small nod.

The blonde smiled at the two, before his form faded.

It was silent for several moments, before Tobirama turned his head towards Arashi. "Now what else do you want from me? I pretty sure you summoned me for a different reason." Tobirama demanded.

Arashi sighed "I need your help." He answered.

"With what?"

"I... Already have someone in mind to test Naruto against in his second test... Its one of the main reasons why I want Naruto to master his darkness. Because this person will literally manipulate Naruto through that darkness. That, and this person has stated that he has no interest in young Naruto." Arashi explained, his tone grim.

"Who.. Is it?"

"Perhaps its better to show you." Arashi mused, before he went through the same hand-signs he performed to summon Tobirama. "Uzumaki Sealing Technique: Ancestral summoning!" A large cloud of smoke filled the area, and Arashi slowly stood to his feet. "The person whom I'm speaking is someone you've met Tobirama-san" Arashi said, his tone gravely serious. "And... He is also Naruto-chan's great grandfather."

Tobirama narrowed his eyes, his red eyes making his glare seem more menacing.

"I thought told you Uzumaki... I have no interest, in my great grandson." A deep, cold, and emotionless rang out. "So stop summoning me.. Unless of course you want to settle this matter with a dance of death."

Tobirama felt a cold chill run down his spine as he heard that voice... It couldn't be! Please, anyone but him! He did not want his great grandson to fall under that curse! He did not want Naruto to be test by 'him'!

But as the smoke finally cleared, his fears were confirmed.

"Uchiha... Madara."

Naruto blinked rapidly as he opened his eyes. His vision blurred slightly, and the blonde noticed that he was on the floor. The blonde Jinchuuriki blinked rapidly, before he slowly stood to his feet. Naruto groaned as he stretched out his limbs, and several joints cracked.

Naruto glanced around the room, and it was exactly the way it was before he had his meeting with Arashi, and Tobirama.

The blonde sighed as he looked upon Arashi's armor. He truly wished he was allowed to wear it, but he can't. Because he did not earn the right yet. The blonde turned his gaze upon the various riches that were in the room as well, and he decided he wouldn't leave emptied handed at the very least. Besides, Gaara could use some of this gold as well.

With that in mind, the blonde began taking at least three handfuls of both gold, and gems. Finishing his task, the blonde glanced at Arashi's armor, and he silently existed the room. The secret chamber door closed behind him, and the blonde removed the key. Naruto sealed the key inside a seal he had on his arm, and he backtracked his way out of the temple.

It took Naruto several minutes of backtracking, and he nearly got lost at least once or twice, but overall the blonde got out of the temple okay. When the blonde was out of the temple, the Kyuubi's voice filled his mind.

"Well, I will admit.. I wasn't expecting that."

Naruto blinked "Kyuubi? Did you know what was going on?" He asked aloud.

"I knew what's been going on ever since you entered that chamber with Arashi's armor. But I didn't say anything as I knew Arashi would reveal himself. Though I never expected you to meet with the Nidaime." Kyuubi answered.

"I see." Naruto muttered, walking up a small sand hill.

"Hey kit. You want to see something that will shock you so much, that you might have a heart attack?" Kyuubi asked, his voice a tad bit mischievous.

The blonde Jinchuuriki rose an eyebrow. "Okay, what exactly?"

"Look back at the temple, and not only will you be shocked at what you will see. But you will also have Arashi's answer to when you asked why this temple was never found until now."

Shrugging, the blonde turned, and stared intently at the temple. The young Jonin instantly noted how various seals began to light up around the temples walls, and structure. His eyes widened when he felt a earthquake. Naruto was shocked at this development. How could there be an earthquake in the DESERT!?

That was when the blonde noticed that the temple was rising from the ground. Sand dropping from it as it steadily, and slowly rose from the ground. As it rose from the ground, more buildings could seen, with smaller buildings as well. What appeared to be a barracks as well, other various buildings that the blonde could not describe.

Naruto's eyes widened in realization when he realized that the temple was no temple at all. It was a fortress! And as it continued to rise from the ground, Naruto realized it was a massive fortress, upon a floating and flying island!

NAruto felt as if he was in a dream as he witnessed the island continued to rise, and he noticed the island begin to move, slowly, but steadily away. Naruto's eyes widened as he knew that people would notice a flying island! Of all things!

However, his concern was negated as he saw the floating island begin to fade away, literally becoming one with the sky. In other words, it was turning invisible.

"A GenJutsu." The blonde muttered.

"Hehe, I haven't seen that in a long time. It's good to see the Uzu Haven again."

"Uzu... Haven?"

"The name of the island. That island is where Arashi first began his own creation of the Uzumaki clan. At first, the land which they lived in was filled with nothing but wild, and dangerous animals that would make even most Jonin cower in fear. That is until Arashi came up with a new method of sealing. In order to get that island even float up in the air like that, it required over millions of anti-gravity seals, and a Chakra source so powerful, that it would have to rival all of the Bijuu put together." Kyuubi explained.

"But than, where did they get the power for this?"

"That's where me and my siblings come in. Because the Uzumaki clan constantly prayed for, even though we weren't really deities, we decided to repay the Uzumaki for their loyalty. We put all of our Chakra, and created a orb. A orb with the power of all of the Bijuu. They called it, the Bijuu legacy. "It suited the name of the orb quite well. The Uzumaki locked that orb directly into the heart of the island, and should it be removed, the entire island would fall back into the ground." The massive fox explained, a hint of pride in his voice as he spoke about the orb.

"Incredible." Naruto whispered in awe.

"Yeah I know kit. We Bijuu are amazing" Kyuubi gloated "Now get moving, it's time t head back."

"Wait.. I'm supposed to returned to that island when I'm ready to take Arashi's second test... How the hell am I supposed to find it?"

"The island already memorized your Chakra. Arashi created a small seal on the island, so that when an Uzumaki enters it, the island will remember his Chakra, so when you want to seek it out, just send out a Chakra pulse, and the island will return it." Kyuubi boredly drawled.

Naruto test out that theory, he sent out a chakra pulse, and instantly he felt the island return the pulse.

Naruto snorted "Arashi-Jiji thought of everything didn't he?" He mused. The blonde shook his head, and he groaned as he realized he would have to begin his long trek back towards Suna.

The blonde sighed, and he began walking through the desert. By the end of this mission, he was going to hate the desert. BIG time.