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Spectral Ninja	By : Nescafevh Category: Naruto Crossovers > General Views: 15262 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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"There is someone outside the barrier" Hinata suddenly told them.
"Who?" they frowned to her.
"That guy, Kabuto, the snakes spy."
Before the others could speak Naruto rose "I'll go see what he wants."
"Wait!" Ino protested "what if he..."
"He probably knows about his master and what happened. It wouldn't surprise me if Orochimaru told him to do whatever it takes to help us."
Sasuke frowned, he was still holding a grudge at the snake sannin's actions despite what Naruto had told them, but then he wouldn't be Sasuke if he didn't. This WAS the guy who had experimented on him as a baby after all.
While Naruto was gone the group sat around resting. During this time Akamaru wandered off, presumably to answer the call of nature. Barely a minute later he started barking frantically for their attention.
Frowning Kiba stood and went to find his ninkin, followed by Hinata. They found the white dog digging desperately at a patch of dirt. He looked back at them, barked a few times then continued digging.
Kiba frowned and moved to his side, "what have you found?" he started to help him dig, but when his palm touched stone he gasped and snatched his hand back.
"What is it?" Hinata moved forward, concerned.
"There's a chamber here underground, it's massive and I can feel something powerful in there. And look...." he moved aside slightly, letting her see the thick stone block and the symbol carved there.
Hinata's eyes widened nearly all the way and she turned her head towards the way they had come, calling "SASUKE!!"
When nothing happened she called "SASUKE, come here, now, hurry!!"
There was a grumble and the youngest Uchiha appeared, everyone else but Naruto trailing behind. "What?" he grumbled.
Without a word the three moved aside, allowing him to see the carving on the stone. The black haired boy's eyes locked, he blinked blankly and shrugged "it's an Mangekyô Sharigan, so?"
"Sasuke it's YOURS."
He blinked at them "how do you know?"'
The group exchanged looks before Hinata spoke, softly "Sasuke it's activated."
Sasuke frowned and reached up to touch his face "NOW?"
They nodded "its been like that since you woke up. We thought you knew and had done it purposely."
He shook his head, numb "I thought I was just seeing better and the other affects was from my new appointment as Energy Guardian. Why aren't I suffering any of the pain and the bleeding eyes that comes from over use?"
"It might be BECAUSE of your appointment as a Guardian. Either nature cleansed you of that problem, or the actual energy is preventing side effects."
Sakura looked thoughtful "Tsunade sensei said once that the overuse of the Sharigan's other form causes chakra build up in the eyes and optical nerves. She said that's why blindness happens and that by not minimizing use that build up not only causes the rest of the body damage-because the body gets used to bypassing the chakra pathways to concentrate solely on the eyes-but that build up can kind of poison the rest of the body. Think of it like wearing an bloody bandage for weeks on end without changing it. Perhaps when you use them now the energy not only replaces the chakra in your body bypassed for the eyes, but also shocks loose any build up."
"Possible" Shikamaru "meaning may be Sasuke will be able to use his version more than previously thought possible."
"WHEN I find out what it does" Sasuke muttered.
"Start now" Kiba motioned at the stone slab "there's an huge chamber here underground and it looks like only your Sharigan will get us inside."
Sasuke examined it, brushing more dirt and debris away before speaking "get ME inside."
"What are you talking about?"
"Don't you get it guys, this is a glyph, MY glyph. You can't come in with me, only the one it's meant for can enter."
The others exchanged looks "but what if...?"
Sasuke pursed his lips "then I'm not worthy of it, am I." Before they could speak again he had turned back to the slab.
As they watched he reached out, tracing one symbol of the many carved into the stone above his Mangekyô. Once he had there was an dull muffled click, like an tumbler falling into place in a lock. When they asked him what he was doing he spoke "some of these symbols are glowing to me, they must be the combination."
"We don't see it" the others admitted "they just look like a carved stone block to us."
Sasuke shrugged and continued to touch them.
Whenever he got one wrong he would have to start again, but soon he was finishing. He frowned when nothing happened but before the others could make an suggestion he touched his sharingan symbol.
That must have been it because there was an loud click and he had to move back as the slab began to slid away from a dark staircase going down.
"Well, here I go" Sasuke drew in a deep breath and moved towards the top.
"Here" Hinata handed him something, a torch. He thanked her, took it, and clicked it on, heading downwards. Once he was far enough down the stone slab moved back into place, elighting a panic from the group who tried to stop it.
Hinata blinked blankly and stopped them "he's fine guys, the slab only closed to prevent others following him. Once he's done it'll open again."
They looked at her "how can you be so sure?"
"One, it's a test-his test-the Ancient Vampires wouldn't create something to trap one of their Guardians. Two, Sasuke could just use his Energy to blast his way out."
"I can just ask the earth to let him out if that happens" Kiba said "the entire chamber isn't made of stone, some of it is earthen."
Assured they returned to the clearing to wait for either Sasuke or Naruto to return.
Naruto returned first, frowning when he saw them and their expressions "what?"
They explained what had happened.
Naruto looked alarmed "Where?"
They lead him to the site where he knelt and examined the stone. After a few seconds he stood and nodded, he looked like he had come to a decision. They briefly saw his own sharingan retreat before he looked at them and spoke "let's go back and wait."
They followed him back again and Ino spoke as they sat "what happened with Kabuto?"
"His sensei found him and told him what had happened, how he had been manipulated into his path. He told him how Razeil niisan was able to purify him. Kabuto lost himself to his persona's as a ninja and doesn't know who his true self is anymore. When Orochimaru first found him he promised him an persona of his choice, but my being able to purify the snake nin he told him I will be able to do the same to him and possibly restore his true self. It seems that's been his dream for a while now, to find his true self.
I told him I wouldn't be able to purify him, his lost soul wasn't due to an contamination like Orochimaru or Gaara's, but I know of another way to force him to the surface."
"How?"
"Itachi's sharingan. He could put him into his Mangekyô's affect and force him to awaken it. But I convinced him it wouldn't work until we stopped Madara and his plans. He said he'd help any way he can and he'd continue to aid his master. He and his team are camped outside the barrier on the pretense of waiting until we emerge to take our scroll. By the time we emerge they would have broke camp and supposedly went looking elsewhere."
The group nodded.
It took at least an hour before the bushes across from them moved and out came Sasuke, eyes wide and shocked. The group stood and Hinata ran to his side, arms surrounding him fiercely "I'm glad you're ok, Sas."
He looked at her "I'm fine, Hina. Just.....stunned by what I saw but uninjured."
"Did you get it?" Kiba asked. He nodded and showed them the small stone amulet on a chain around his neck "what it does, I don't know."
"What DID you see that has you so stunned?" Shino asked.
"On the walls down there there was carvings, like the ones Naruto described in the Balance Temple, except....."
"Except what?"
He looked at them almost speechless, he had to swallow a few times and open and close his mouth before he managed to answer "a history, but not just any history, the UCHIHA history, all the way from the very first, Razeil niisan, Madara and niisan and I" his mouth opened and closed a few times silently before he managed to continue "ALL OF IT, every one. I doubt even our family ever had that much detail. One wall was covered with an huge family tree complete with names, birth dates, marriage dates and deaths."
"By kami!" they gasped, but the Uchiha wasn't finished "it even stated the dates we were going to fake 'Tachi's death and..." he gulped "OUR marriage dates and their names."
Naruto smirked "and what was this poor woman's name so I can warn her about what she's getting in to?"
He told them the name. They blinked at him "kids?"
He nodded, "there was names, but no dates."
"Probably thought if they did that it would influence your actions past giving the woman you would marry a try. If you knew your children's dates of birth and death and such-as well as you and 'Tachi's dates of death" he shook his head "the past was already manipulated and mutilated too much by the past Time Guardians and others, knowing to much about yours and Itachi's destiny would taint everything."
The others understood this and nodded, Sakura asking curiously "who will your brother marry?"
Sasuke hesitated, looking thoughtful and cocked his head and they could practically see the cogs in his head moving. Finally he said "no."
"No what?"
"I think I'll keep that info a secret. I don't want to influence 'Tachi's feelings or decision when he meets her. I don't know if the Hokage will want to investigate our history and document the family tree, but I know that Itachi will want a copy of it. Hopefully he'll have found her before then. But I can tell you...." he grinned widely "not only does he have more kids than me, but by the looks they're all girls."
His expression changed "that's not all, I found these...." he produced an pack from his back, filled with scrolls "I...I think I have some study material for the next few years." He opened it so they could look "what is it?"
"Uchiha clan jitsu's thought long lost in the Kyuubi attack. They burned along with the main building. The Ancient Vampires either rescued them before they burned or they went through who knows how long painstakingly copying them. I don't know how they would have gotten hold of them through the guards and jitsu's and such."
"Wait" Naruto said, looking thoughtful "I have a thought. What if that day when HE forced neesan to attack the village, THAT was the reason?"
"What do you mean?"
"Madara forced neesan to attack the village-more importantly the Uchiha grounds-because he wanted something from the village desperately enough to do what he did. What if he was after something in here? What if the Ancient Vampires saw this or what would happen if he got it and choose THAT NIGHT, during the attack, to steal them and place them in Sasuke's temple."
"Why Sasuke's and not Itachi's? Surely it would be better if the eldest got them?"
"But Itachi gained his glyph while under the membership of the Akatsuki. If he returned to base carrying an pack of scrolls not only does he risk suspicion for not showing them to the group but either HIS spy or HE himself getting his hands on them. With you they are not only safe because we can protect them, but the Hokage can have proper security put around them. There is something in there that HE was willing to slaughter hundreds or even thousands for."
He pulled out a storage scroll and put it on the floor in front of him "here, use this." Sasuke placed the pack over the seal and Naruto activated it. Once the pack was away Naruto solemnly held out the scroll.
Sasuke shook his head "it's safer with you. Your coat and clothes are armored and you have all those medical and various others. Chances are even if they got you helpless they would never find it among all the others."
Naruto nodded and slipped it into an inner pocket of his long coat. As he did he spoke "is everyone ready to leave, or do you want to rest some more or eat?"
"We're ready to go" Shikamaru said, followed by Kiba and the others. However Sasuke spoke "I want to rest, I used up a lot of chakra in there."
Naruto nodded and looked at the other two teams "you guys can go. Exit to the right, there is no one waiting that side. Just remember that once out of the barrier you'll be likely to be attacked by other teams for your scrolls. Just keep the bolt-holes in mind if you need them and call if you require any help. We'll meet you all at the tower in three days time."
The two teams nodded, gathered their things and left.
Naruto cocked his head, Whispering Kain to tell him what Sasuke found in the temple and its importance (the vampire interested when he learned Razeil's name and his past families were there) and they would be gone in a few hours so the Third could organize some ANBU to document and record everything inside. He also told his father to mention it to Itachi when he next saw him, see if he was interested in learning everything that was inside.
A few hours later they left the area, Naruto smirking as the hidden ANBU appeared behind them as they left through the barrier.
They weren't far in when they heard a strangled terrified scream and an loud animal snarl. Naruto rolled his eyes, muttered "bloody bears" and motioned them with him. Heading towards the sound they were just in time to see a red headed girl-scroll clutched to her chest-trip over an log and fall, glasses flying from her face.
Naruto motioned at Sasuke who frowned but did what his brother wished, he leapt onto the creatures head and with a cry of "Lion barrage!" had slammed his fist into the creatures head multiple times, mashing the animals brain to nothing but mulch.
The girl seemed to have braced herself for the final blow, only to find it didn't come, slowly turning on the ground to look at the animal and Sasuke, who was now perched on its head.
She looked at the two for a few seconds then turned back, exclaiming "my glasses!" reaching for them.
"Here" Sakura knelt in front of her, sliding them back into place over her face.
“Thanks” she mumbled as she moved carefully to sit back up, clutching the scroll and her head turned back to the dead creature and figure standing on top of it. Sasuke looked down at her dispassionately “you have the earth scroll, just like us.” He made a scoffing noise, head turning as Naruto appeared across from him and examined the bear. He snorted “finally got what you deserved did you you bastard” he kicked the dead creature “stupid idiot.”
“Naruto?” Sakura questioned at his attitude.
He looked at her “ever since chichi and I started training here this guy thinks he’s in charge. He thinks he can dominate me. Chichi doesn’t care about a stupid bear he could kill with a simple slice, but me.....” he stood there steaming.
“You-being fox-DO NOT want to be dominated” Sakura said and Naruto nodded “why didn’t you kill it before now?”
Naruto looked disgruntled, his tails writhing behind him in anger “chichi said not to bother, it’s just an animal. It can’t hurt either of us so why bother?”
They nodded in understanding.
After one last kick at the corpse Naruto turned eyes to the girl. He examined her with his eyes before an huge grin broke out on his face and he approached her “hi, I’m Naruto and these are my teammates Sasuke and Sakura.”
“Sasuke” the girl looked up at the Uchiha, awe and something like hero worship on her face. Naruto looked back at the Uchiha with an cheeky ‘shit eating’ grin, saying mentally in a sing-song voice “someone’s got a crush on you!”
Sasuke frowned severely down at him but Naruto just grinned back.
He turned back to the girl and cocked his head at her thoughtfully before he spoke to her “You’re an Uzumaki, aren’t you. One of their clan.”
She looked alarmed “what do you mean?!”
“Don’t worry, I won’t hurt you. I’M Uzamaki.”
She paused, looking at him “what do you mean?”
“My mother’s name was Kushina Uzumaki. She was an transfer from Whirlpool just before the village was attacked” he looked at her critically “you DO know that Hidden Leaf is practically FILLED with people with at least a slight Uzumaki blood in them? Even the Senju are. Maito Uzumaki was MARRIED to the First.”
The girl looked at him critically “but you MOTHER was an direct Uzumaki?” when he nodded she frowned “but you look.....”
“Nothing like one?” he asked and she nodded this time. “When I was five I...came into some power that I inherited from centuries in the past and mother. It combined in weird ways and changed my appearance dramatically to what you see before you.”
“Besides” Sakura said from her spot “he looks more like his father than mother.”
She looked at the girl beside her “looks like? I thought this WAS his appearance?” When Sakura looked at him Naruto sighed and evoked his disguise “this is what I’d look like when I was five, only grown up.”
The girl rose and hesitantly circled him, looking him up and down. “I sense your huge chakra stores, like mine. The Uzumaki line were known for their larger than normal stores of chakra, but yours are different, unique. Why?”
“How so? How are they different?”
“There are THREE, fire, wind and something cold, not ice but something else. They are mostly separate but in places they merge together. Wind is your natural element, isn’t it.”
“Yes. When I was five I awoke an ancient spirit who merged with me, plus one I inherited from mother. As I age, all three are merging with me.” In their heads Sasuke frowned and questioned "Should you be telling an enemy ninja this?" Naruto just blinked and replied the same "don't worry, Kyuubi neesan has this. She said when she leaves our side she's ensured she can't betray us."
The girl blinked at him “my father was an Uzumaki. He was hiding in our village and my mother fell in love with him” she looked sad “the guys who killed our clan finally found him and killed my parents just after I was born. Father hid me so they couldn’t find me. Friends of my mom found me and raised me.”
Naruto nodded “I understand your feelings. My parents died the day I was born. For five years I had no one, I was chucked in an orphanage and treated like lowlife. Then I met Sasuke and he became my only friend and with him my mate Hinata. Then one day I awakened an ancient spirit, now I have a brother and father.” He looked at her critically “I tell you this because we’re kin, family, and I believe you understand that.”
She nodded “Your teammate saved my life, I swear on my honor never to tell another soul.”
“Good” Naruto pulled her to her feet “where is your team?”
“I don’t know” she admitted “they left me here, they were chasing another team and told me to wait. That was two hours ago.”
“Then I hate to tell you but they’re probably dead. You can’t stay here by yourself. Your team is injured or dead. The only thing you can do is return to the gate” when she looked crushed Naruto sighed “stay here.” He sniffed a few times then headed off into the trees.
She looked at Sasuke in question but when he didn’t answer she looked to Sakura for answers. She smiled at her slightly “Naruto will track down your teammates and find out what happened to them. If they’re alive he’ll help them and bring them back to you. If they’re dead....” She swallowed “he’ll put their remains into a storage scroll so at least your village will have their remains to bury or cremate.”
The girl nodded, swallowed as well and sat, hugging the scroll to her as she waited.
When Naruto returned he handed her a scroll solemnly which she took, tears in her eyes. “What happened?”
“Giant scorpions” he answered solemnly “they were caught by the stingers. Died an slow painful death” at her painful look he answered “I’m sorry.”
“No” she said stealing herself “thank you for telling me, thank you for doing this” she looked at Sasuke “thank you for saving me.”
“Later” he said.
She looked at Naruto then hesitantly handed him the scroll “take this for me” Naruto nodded and took it from her and with an solemn backwards look the girl was gone into the trees. Just before she was gone Sakura called “WAIT! What’s your name!”
“Karin” came back to them before she disappeared inside.
All three teammates exchanged shocked knowing looks.
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