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Spectral Ninja	By : Nescafevh Category: Naruto Crossovers > General Views: 15262 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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"You know this....person, Naruto?" Kakashi asked, motioning the other two to stand down.
"NARUTO doesn't, but I do" the white eyed spirit said through his body "but how he got here and in this time, I have no idea. The last I heard, he was trapped in another world, the same world the enemies of my father's race were in."
"So he IS an enemy" the other two gripped their kunai tighter.
"No, you are not listening properly" the spirit said "I said he was TRAPPED in their world, not he WAS one. In fact he is far from it."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean in a round-about way, he is actually my-therefore Naruto's-grandfather."
The three looked at him in disbelief, "GRANDFATHER?!"
"He was the one responsible for my father, so my grandfather."
"Responsible?" Kakashi frowned "according to the Hokage, your father's kind are made from dead bodies, not born. So how could he be responsible for him? Your father was...." His one visible eye suddenly widened nearly all the way.
"Exactly" the white eyed 'boy' nodded.
"Sensei?" Sakura questioned softly.
"According to the Third before he died, many millennium ago, before the elemental nations, the place was called Nosgoth. The humans here worshiped two highly evolved races, one demonic-looking called the Hylden and another angelic-looking, the Vampires." He motioned at the winged figure just landing in front of them.
He went on to tell her about the Elder God (NarutoRaziel mumbling under his breath something about 'bloody parasites with an ego the size of the entire planet'), the war between the races, the humans rejecting them in anger for the war they were put in the middle of, the rising of the pillars and the Soul Reaver sword, the other 'dimension' and the guardians.
Then he told her of the curse and all it entailed.
"They were eternally their age, immortal, but they were only be able to feed from human blood and unable to reproduce like us and any other life anymore, the race severed their connection to the planet and nature, their link to life. Instead they developed their own separate chakra system different to us and the sort all mortal life has."
Sasuke frowned "Is that what he means by 'Vampire Energy'? Vampire chakra?"
Kakashi nodded, echoing NarutoRaziel.
"Before the Third's death he theorized that was why the Vampire race are able to reproduce by dead bodies. When a person dies their chakra system would slowly dissipate, allowing an infusion of Vampire Chakra to essentially restart their body. Because the chakra is different from its original, it causes changes in the body, like an virus affecting the body functions, mutating the dead and bringing them back as an mixture of host and source."
"An....interesting way of putting it, young one" the figure spoke.
Kakashi shrugged "it was what The Third thought of, and Tsunade-sama agrees."
NarutoRaziel and occasionally the figure himself finished the story, Raziel telling the parts about himself and his 'father'.
Sakura frowned "what does all that have to do with this guy and our missing dignitary?"
The other team members and their leader rolled their eyes at her stupidity "don't you get it, Sakura? HE IS the dignitary."
She frowned "how does The Fire Lord know and send us one of THESE guys?! Why? And how can he be Naruto's grandfather if they can't have kids?"
The rest of the team sighed while the figure looked at her in fascination, as if someone this stupid was such an oddity he wanted to watch her like an scientist would a new species of life.
"The Vampires, ancient, original or otherwise, claimed those they... brought back, THEY are their children."
"But they aren't" Sakura frowned.
"We ARE" Raziel emphasized "Who or whatever we were in our previous life was gone. When I awoke after Kain raised me as his son, my previous life no longer existed, not just bodily, but in soul. I had no memory of who I had been or was supposed to be. I was reborn as Kain's son, his right hand, his first born."
"Then how did you know about hunting the Vampires and being the ancestor of the Uchiha?"
"What Kain told me and seeing for myself in the past with Mobius' time-stream device."
"Are any of those devices left?!" this worried the silver haired ninja, if an enemy got hold of one....
"They stopped working when the pillars were destroyed" Raziel explained "even if they did still work, the secret of how to program them died with Mobius. Kain knows, but, well, there is no way he'd tell anyone."
He looked at the figure and raised an eyebrow curiously, only to receive a shake of his head "only the guardian of the pillar of time would know that secret."
"But you're an guardian, Janos, the last of the original guardians, the tenth guardian-of the Reaver. Surely you would know...."
He continued to shake his head "the pillars were connected to their guardians in ways separate than they were connected together, the pillars spoke their secrets only to their guardians."
"Then how did Kain..."
"He learned from Mobius and trail and error."
"Wait" Kakashi rubbed his chin thoughtfully "if you eleven have been chosen as new Guardians and Janos-san was the original Guardian of the Reaver, since he is not dead, how could Razeil have replaced him?"
"I was born the new Reaver Guardian even though Janos didn't die at the time" the white eyed young man started "so I couldn't fulfill my destiny. However there WAS a period of time he WAS dead that allowed me to resettle my role. When he was brought back through my....foolish actions, he arose as something else entirely."
"What do you mean?" they asked.
"There couldn't be two Reaver Guardians, however he is the last of the Original Vampires, by far older than Kain. He is the oldest living being on the planet, he KNOWS THINGS, long lost, forgotten or discarded. When he returned from death he became something else entirely, we felt it, nature through the pillars reaching out to something else, although at the time we had no idea what."
"What are you saying?"
"Janos is still a Guardian, but not like us, more like...." Sasuke spoke "The Guardian of the knowledge-or history-whatever."
The other two looked to the man who nodded seriously.
"He's not like us, really" Razeil explained "think of it as we are the Earths chosen, her children, but he has her blessing-which is why he's in the sun."
"So" Kakashi continued to stroke his chin "he has the knowledge of ALL his people and was chosen to help guide you eleven."
Razeil nodded and turned to look at the man with a frown "one thing confuses me though. How did you return from the Hylden world, Janos? I thought I had lost you that day to them."
The man looked regretful "and I am sorry I attacked you then, young one. I....was not myself."
"I understand and do not hold it against you, it was not YOU who did so but the Hylden lord. I regret also attacking you, my friend."
"Forgiven" the other said instantly.
"Tell us how you escaped the Hylden world, Janos, so we may understand how you are here, now."
The figure nodded "I 'hitched a ride' as it were, out."
RazielNaruto's eyebrow went up "with the Hylden, you've been out that long? Why didn't you tell father you were free? He's regretted what he did to you ever since I purified him and would have tried to make it up to you if you...."
"No" the other said firmly "later than the Hylden, recently, well, more recent than them."
"How recent?" Kakashi frowned at him.
"The Jubi."
Their eyes widened "you hitched a ride WITH THE JUBI out of the Hylden world?!"
The figure nodded "It was not always an violent being. In fact we were close friends in the other world, we learned various magic and information from each other during that time and hunted the Hylden together. That was how we found the gate out, we were following a fleeing group of the enemy. But something went wrong on the way out, the Jubi was somehow contaminated by the gate itself. Perhaps because it was built for the Hylden."
"Is that why it went on a rampage?" Sakura asked curiously "because it was contaminated by the gate? What about the Sage of Six Paths?"
"That is all true" the figure nodded to her "it was MY knowledge of Ancient Vampire magic and the Jubi's own, told to me so long ago by the very being itself that allowed the human to do what he did, trapping it within his body and controlling it.
When he separated each as a guardian of the villages, I had long gone into an deep sleep, hidden away from this human world, leaving only the Sage himself with the knowledge of my location.
It was the sudden flare of Raziel's energy, obviously freed from the swords confines that roused me."
"Ah" the spirit being inside the boy nodded "my escape from the swords ashes and bonding to Naruto."
They nodded in understanding of this.
He suddenly blinked "wait, did you say you taught the Buji all about ancient vampire magic and practices?" When the figure nodded his eyes widened. It all fit. The seals, their glyphs, how Kyuubi knew something that amounted to vampire magic, the similarities between Orochimaru's seal and theirs. Somehow Kyuubi had retained that knowledge when the Buji were separated, or at least part of it.
"So the reason the Buji are such negative powers is the contamination of this gate" Kakashi rubbed his chin thoughtfully, continuing on their conversation, oblivious of the winged and tailed others distraction "I wonder if there's a way to clear them of it?"
Raziel grinned "It's already happened to two."
"WHAT?!" the man looked at him.
"Naruto's soul changed the Reaver when we merged, made the wraith blade able to purify not just Kain, but Kyuubi. She is as she was meant to be now, Naruto's sister and all she was before-I suppose. Then he was able to use the sword to purify the one tailed raccoon-dog and his host. The wraith blade may be able to purify the other buji as well."
"It may be worth a try" Kakashi said, "I can't imagine the other villages wouldn't want their guardians purified as well." He looked at the other "how did you end up being The Fire Lord's dignitary and coming here?"
"It appears The Sage Of Six Paths only told ONE person of my location and existence. The ancestor of The Fire Lords wife. He seemed to know who I was exactly and wanted my safety above all else."
"So" Kakashi stroked his chin again "after learning of Kain being awake and what happened with Raziel you came here."
"Not exactly" he said "they were reluctant to endanger me by letting me out of their sight. Although I could undoubtedly leave easily on my own, I found the various humans there, none of which feared me or wished me harm, fascinating. However sensing recently an surge in energy not only familiar but totally unexpected, I was eager to get here to investigate it."
"You mean Naruto or his brother's chakra."
"No, Original Vampire energy, from BEFORE the Hylden cursed us."
They looked at him in disbelief "you mean someone here escaped the curse and is descended from your race?! Who?! Where!?"
"There" he looked at NarutoRaziel.
"NARUTO!? Naruto is descended from your original race?!"
"No, he IS one of my original race. Now."
They were completely stunned.
"Somehow whether it is through Raziel or Kain once baring my heart or a combination of them all, he has become what we once were."
"So THAT explains the raven wings, both of ours" Naruto murmured thoughtfully.
"Um" eyes now blue, Naruto scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment "you see Hinata and I....we....."
"I see you, child" the figure reached out to touch behind him, fingers running through feathers-which made him shiver in something they couldn't read.
Instantly the other drew his hand back "I apologize, young one. It has been so long since I saw another with such limbs like mine I forgot how sensitive they can be."
"It's ok" Naruto grinned "it's just that usually the only people who touches them are Baa-chan when she examines me and Hinata-chan. So I kinda got use to them being, well, you know" he blushed deeply.
They understood his embarrassment.
The figure frowned "however I see only one like mine as well as one like Raziel and you implied more-including another with such features. What do you mean by that, child?"
"Oh THAT. Well, you see, my mate has them as well, two of them like yours, only hers are black dipped in flame."
The other looked shocked "mate? Dipped in flame?"
"Yeah. Her name is Hinata and when she was five her parents and father had an marriage contract set up for us both. So she moved in with us and since she and I were already friends we just started sleeping in the same room together.
Father said since she was going to be living with us and everything then she'll do everything I am, like training."
Kakashi's eyes widened at this "Hinata Hyuga is like you as well?! Those wings were real?!"
Naruto nodded "she's unsure about other people's reaction to it, so she uses an illusion jutsu to look completely normal, but she's not. The more we trained growing up we noticed, the more powerful she became in chakra and body and how slowly she was starting to show abilities only I had.
When she started showing wings like my raven one, we went to baa-chan in concern. She said since we grew up together and even slept together in the same room or same bed, Hinata-chan's chakra had started tuning into mine and even absorbing some.
Since we were kids our chakra was just starting to develop, so by being exposed to each other almost constantly our chakra-even my Vampire Energy-was tuning automatically into each other and sort of mixing and developing together."
Kakashi blinked at the boy "you mean she's developed INTO what you are? She's become an Original Vampire as well?"
"Yeah."
The figure blinked in shock at him as well "not only are you one of my race before the curse, enhanced by the chakra of an buji, but your... mate has developed into one as well."
Naruto nodded.
"You realize what this means, Naruto" Kakashi frowned at the boy "between the two of you, you can rebirth their line. Any kids you two have will be the same."
Yeah but any kids THEY have probably won't. Mixed blood."
"Not necessarily" Kakashi said "if you can influence the Hyuuga heir to become one, chances are any your kids have would either be born the same, or at least change so in the womb as they are developing."
"If this is the case" the figure said, drawing himself up proudly "as the last of our line it is my job to train him and any after him as such, as in the full of what we are capable of and can do."
"Training?!" Naruto sat up in excitement "you're gonna train me!!"
Kakashi chuckled "you just got our Naruto's attention. You don't know what you're in for. He runs everyone ragged. Even Kain occasionally tell him off for annoying him with his demands for training or spars."
The man smiled gently, fondly "we shall see." He looked at Naruto, eyes intense. "We shall see" he repeated.
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Before they left the figure-Janos Audron-insisted they search the ruins of the carriage for two large chests, stating not only were they fire-proof but he needed them for his stay.
One contained clothes he needed for his stay and scrolls he had brought for Kain and Tsunade. Since it would be lighter, Sakura was charged with carrying it.
The other however contained armor and weapons designed and enhanced by Janos himself, made by The Fire Lords own most skilled smiths, also money for his stay, should he need it.
Sasuke and Naruto would carry this, while Kakashi kept a look out, Janos walking beside his 'grandson' so the two could converse, alternating between Raziel and Janos talking about the history and past of their experiences and that of the Original Vampire race and Naruto and Janos about a training schedule for them.
They decided to stop for the night, not because anyone was tired, but because they had been attacked a few times on the way and needed to regroup and work out plans of defense and attack for the next day.
They had quickly discovered that while as an dignitary for the Fire Lord, Janos was a target, it seemed the main target was the chests. They reasoned the armory chest was wanted because it would provide someone with armor and weapons past human standards, although who knew this, they didn't know.
Janos held his own against attacking ninjas, even if he had no jutsu's, but he bore an TK power like Naruto had shown, something that looked like an sort of shushinn, agility and strength as well as speed. Not to mention being able to fly out of range of any attacks or jutsu's.
Also he had something that resembled what could only be described as green lightening that Razeil obviously recognized by his brief wince when he first saw it.
He also was able to fight hand to hand with ease, considering his vampire strength and speed they understood, however Naruto asked him about it later, how he knew hand-to-hand.
He went on to explain how he had received training from some of the best fighters under The Fire Lord. He had been bored and the lord thought it best he have some direct combat training to protect himself, despite the fact that his kind had been born, grown up and died in battle with the Hylden.
They soon reached the gates of Kohona and were allowed through, heading straight for the Hokage tower. Naruto grinned at the winged man at the looks he was getting and changed the subject "Baachan is gonna be so surprised to see you, so is chichi! Father would never have suspected you were here and baachan is gonna flip! She thinks your dead."
"She knows about me?"
"Oh yeah! Baachan is an Kainite, her whole family go way back and know everything about your kind and father! She's been researching it and the curse and helping chichi unlock some of the stuff he can do that he never knew about! They even developed an blood pill for him to take when he can't or won't feed. Which is like, never." He grinned sheepishly "well baachan develops it and Chichi takes it. He's kinda her guinea pig."
The smile was back "but because Chichi does, she's developed other stuff too. A blood pill for ninja's that can help with blood loss during battle and even a Elderith Pill for me and my friends."
"What do you mean by humans taking Elderith Pills, Naruto?" the winged man looked alarmed "that type of energy is dangerous for normal humans!"
Naruto made a motion at Sasuke who dug into his pouch and threw something small to him, which he immediately handed to the man "these. They are capsules containing high concentrations of an water we found in Wave."
The vampire popped the pill in his mouth and looked thoughtful as he swirled it around then swallowed. He looked at Naruto curiously "you FOUND the balance glyph?"
"Yeah. The other glyphs reacted to it, nearly pulling me there. I had to go or they wouldn't stop vibrating. I was on a mission, I needed to concentrate."
"Humans can not use this energy, Naruto, it is too dangerous for them."
"I know, but some of my friends are different. When I was a kid we went through this kind of ceremony and now they can not only use my glyphs, but apparently have one of their own. They need it to help them use it."
"One of our ancient Vampires, long before us, apparently foresaw a group of powerful humans-lead by one of us-bringing total peace to the entire planet. So our ancestors created not just the glyphs for the one who would lead them but his allies and companions. For you to have those glyphs through Razeil and your friends finding and using the others means......."
Sasuke's eyes widened "Naruto IS that one of legend and WE, his childhood friends, are the allies!"
The winged vampire nodded solemnly.
"What EXACTLY does this legend say?" Kakashi asked in concern.
"Funny enough it mentioned the Juubi."
"The Juubi!? How?"
"It spoke of an outcast attempting to 'reunite what has been torn asunder into nine, back into one' and how with the aid of 'the child with eyes of death' he would attempt to murder his enemy and how, 'with eyes of the moon' he would subjugate the entire world, every living creature. Then how all that would be able to stop him would be the 'Child Of The scion of balance and his allies.'"
Naruto looked at his sensai questionably who nodded. He looked at the Original Vampire "Janos, there is something you should know....."
"I see" the Ancient Vampire nodded thoughtfully later as they made their way inside the tower and headed for the woman's office to report "if this is as you say, young one, we indeed need to discuss this with both your father and Leader."
Naruto put on his playful foxy side "yeah she's probably wanna talk to you for A LONNNNGGGG TIME about your people and their magic, how they did certain things, other legends and all that, she'll probably wanna get in your head as well. She'll want you to stay with her too I bet." He leered comically "I heard sensai Jiriayia say one day when he thought no one could hear him that she seriously needs to get laid."
"BAKA!" the said woman screamed, throwing and heavy paperweight at his head as they entered the room, which missed as he moved aside, giggling "but baachan, I was only repeating what my sensai said! You TOLD me I had to listen to my teachers to learn."
"Not about THAT, baka!" another item went flying at him, which again he avoided with an loud laugh, dashing behind the winged man and crouching, using him as a shield.
At first they thought she was going to throw, but then she froze, her eyes slowly widening nearly all the way and her mouth dropped open, shock written all over her frozen form.
Kakashi took the opportunity and stepped forward, introducing them to each other formally "Lady Hokage this is the visiting dignitary from The Fire Lord, Janos Audron, once Tenth guardian of Nosgoth and The Soul Reaver, Last of the Original Vampires. Janos-san this is Lady Tsunade Senju, Fifth Hokage of Kohona, granddaughter of the First."
"A pleasure to meet you" Janos bowed low, his coat making a slight shushing sound against his legs.
"Lady Tsunade?" Shizune seemed concerned about her stunned state and the way Kakashi had introduced him. How could he be a vampire when Naruto's father was supposed to be the last? How was he an 'Original' one? What exactly did that mean?
And why did his mere presence stun her sensai so?
Slowly the woman lowered her arm, noticing everyone in the room giving her concerned looks, even the ANBU guards hidden around the room.
"I....." she slowly sat down again, looking around at the faces. This was no time to play fangirl to her godson's newly discovered grandfather. She was the Hokage, a certain amount of respect and dignity was required.
She could freak out and go fangirl later.
Although she had to admit, despite his inhuman parts, he was an devastatingly handsome man.
And unlike everyone in the village with the exception of the pervert, he was older than her and could probably hold his own in a battle with her of strength.
She was suddenly interested, even if he COULDN'T give her heirs, she'd had enough of kids to last a lifetime anyway.
Besides, that's what Naruto and his mate was for.
What would she find from examining him? Kain was fascinating enough, but THIS was one of the original race, the source of the vampires, the original cursed beings.
The figures head suddenly turned to look at her godson, one of the most gentle and pure smiles she had ever seen on his face "I heard that, young one."
Naruto blushed in embarrassment and muttered under his breath. Something about the Whisper and reading minds and Kain. The vampire original smiled-an almost smirk-at him.
Tsunade cleared her throat to get their attention, looking to her ANBU "Summon Kain-san to me at once and the rest of you leave us alone. This is an private meeting. Kakashi, you and your students are dismissed until tomorrow morning. Naruto, you stay."
"Yes, Hokage" the silver haired cyclops bowed and left, followed by Sasuke and Sakura.
Naruto grinned "you don't have to call Chichi, baachan. I already did."

"Naruto?"
"You forgot about...." he tapped his temple.
"So that's what Janos-sama meant by he heard that" she said.
"Um" Naruto blushed "yeah. Is my mate back from her teams mission yet? Janos knows what's happening with us."
This perked her interest "Really? And what is that?"
Naruto told her what had happened, what they had discussed and the vampire had said, including sensing the energy he put out and what it meant.
Tsunade gaped as she stood abruptly "Original Vampire?" she looked at the winged vampire "like you are?"
He nodded "My Original kind, BEFORE the curse."
"By Kami" she breathed as she sank back in the chair, "this is big, REALLY big." She let out a long breath and looked up "tell me everything, both of you."
"There's not just that" Naruto said softly, seriously "There's something else you should know-about an ancient legend and death approaching. Maybe not now, but soon."
"Tell me" she said seriously.
It took at least an hour of discussion before the blonde woman nodded "I agree, this is extremely important since not only does it fit in with information we currently have but events that have come to light" she glared at Naruto "I'm sure I don't need to tell you how mad I am that you endangered the lives of your friends like that." The boy nodded shamefully. "But since it happened ten years ago, it's too late now."
The lady Hokage turned to the door, bellowing a name. The door opened and a head popped in, wild hair with a bandage across the nose "Hokage?"
"Call the council members together for a meeting in half an hour, tell them it's about an danger to the very village and clans themselves. Call the other clan heads and tell them to join for the same reason.
Then summon......" she looked at Naruto briefly "the Nara heir, Akimichi heir as well as the Aburame heir, Hyuga heir and Inuzuka heir if they have returned yet, at the hospital in three hours. Has Kain-san arrived yet?"
The man looked behind him briefly before looking back "he is waiting to see you, Lady Hokage, as is team 8."
Naruto immediately perked up "Hinata!" He looked at the winged man and ignoring the woman’s protests left the room at nearly a run, returning quickly however with the girl wrapped in his arms, one hand wrapped around his fathers wrist, dragging both with him with an excited babble of "you gotta meet him, Hina!" the rest of team 8 and their sensai trailing behind, the Inuzuka heir wanting to see who had his best friend so excited, the Aburame heir following his friend and the sensai just following them.
The minute Kain saw who else was in the room he froze, shocked, eyes wide "Janos?!"
"Yes, my son. I am pleased to see you well."
"But how? How did you....." he suddenly stopped and blinked, relaxing "you found a way to escape. I should have known" he gave an dark grin "you are the last, I should have considered that meant you'd be craftier and more intelligent to find a way to escape, I did. I didn't see you there, I should have realized that meant you found a way out as did I."
The man looked shocked and surprised "YOU were in the Hylden world?" Kain nodded "briefly. It happened when Razeil was trying to resurrect you." He looked at the others in the room "and it is a story for another time. How did you get here?"
"That also is a story for another time young one. For now there are far more important matters to discuss." He gave his attention back to Naruto who was leading his mate to his side.
The Hokage looked at the rest of the group "Kurenai give your teams report to Kotetsu here and then you're dismissed until called. Kiba, Shino, I want to see you both at the hospital in a few hours" when the Inuzuka heir opened his mouth to protest, she glared at him "that's an order."
"They'll be there, Lady Hokage" Kurenai said, steering the two boys away and out of the room, Naruto and the two waving to each other.
Once the five were alone, Kain spoke to his son and daughter "you can shed your disguise, show Janos your true appearance now."
Naruto nodded encouragement and in a blink of an eye they stood there, fully revealed to the man.
Slowly the man circled both, eyes going over every inch of them, from the large feathered wings-Hinata's indeed appearing dipped in flame, to the grey skin and so on. The only difference was while the ancient vampire bore the long canines, cloven feet and hands, the two barely teens retained their human appearance. Well, except the skin color, wings and a few other small features.
But their hands and feet were the same as humans-well except the long black clawed nails. But then again the Inuzuka, like Kiba, had clawed hands so that wasn't unusual.
Natural weapons of the species, Tsunade had theorized, from when the race was not as advanced as they were before the curse. Same with the wings. In fact Tsunade had the theory that while the Hylden race had some insect genetics in them, like a more advanced Aburame, and developed an hard skinshell for defense, the vampires had been more bird-like, both in appearance and in defense. In fact Tsunade had likened them to an eagle race, powerful claws for defense and also for-unnecessary after they evolved-catching prey. In many ways the race WAS bird-like. Their liken for high places to build their homes-or aeries-even BEFORE the human hunters and war with the Hylden. While the Hylden preferred underground or such similar structures.
Their unusual skin color which was probably due to their original feather color and as they developed it just stayed on their skin, growing with their development.
The Hylden were pale colors, whites, browns, colors likened to insects. Their skin was tough and in the end even their limbs had began to twist and grow as such. Although there was so few actual pictures or such of the race past the few uncovered because of the Original Vampires seeking to remove all trace of their enemy, it was unknown if they truly looked that way in the beginning before the dimension they were trapped in warped them, or it was just the Original Vampires painting them demonically to dehumanize them.
While undoubtedly she could ask Janos for a description of the Original Hylden, chances are he'd either didn't remember-it WAS eons ago-or would probably describe them the same.
Besides, the chances or Janos being the ORIGINAL tenth guardian was slim. True the race was cursed at the moment of the raising of the pillars, the guardians chosen at that moment, and there was NO WAY Janos was a turned human like Kain, but the chances of the Original Vampire having seen an Original Hylden was next to impossible! Even if Janos was a child when they were cursed, he wouldn't remember them and by the time he was trapped in their dimension, they were already mutated.
Same reason she couldn't ask Kain. She supposed that it would just have to be a mystery.
What she could do with Janos......oh, the possibilities were endless. The race invented Genjitsu's, spells, manipulated chakra and after they were cursed-Vampire energymagic. They invented machines and technology, taught humans all that plus everything they now knew and professed to have created themselves. Everything humans had made or invented themselves had their roots in either Original Vampire or even Original Hylden technology or magic.
What sort of things did Janos know that no human or other beings alive ever could know or think of? How could Original Vampire technology improve the village and its defenses?
Another thought made her want to drool.
What about healing? How much more did he know that she could learn from him? How many more lives could she save thanks to his knowledge?
She glanced over at Naruto, standing between his adopted father and grandfather, telling Hinata what had happened and who the new man was, what it meant to them and so on.
Did the Original Vampires know about the Spectral Realm? If so, their knowledge would benefit both Naruto's further development and anything he could do, there was possibly other glyphs and Reaver enhancements out there only they knew about-and their location.
And other temples and hidden locations for things they needed or could use. Hidden Leaf-and by default any of their allies-could once again become what they once was before the Kyuubi's attack.
Villages allied with them suffering for various reasons-be it previous invasion and oppression like Wave-or lack of business like Suna, they could help them fully and restore their businesses and the flow of it going and out.
Her mussing was interrupted by Naruto "there is something else, baachan, something I've theorized and been trying to figure out, but Janos confirmed to me. It's to do with our glyph seals and what happened to HIM in THAT chamber."
Taking the hint the new Fifth Hokage dismissed everyone else, even her hidden ANBU guards, enacted an privacy seal around the chamber and motioned the boy and his recently discovered grandfather to sit.
Naruto told her EVERYTHING, from start to finish, how they decided to use an seal Kyuubi knew of to connect each other, how they were going to originally use it to track each other in case the other was in danger, the ceremony, the way it changed during and the end result. How exactly they were connected, the stages of the glyph each could use and how each gained aspects of each other. The way they reacted so violently to the touch of others than the group-adding THAT is what had happened to the snake nin with Sasuke-and how this was the TRUE reason for the eldritch pills.
He let both briefly examine the mark on the back of his neck, forbidding them to touch it for their own safety. He explained what had happened at Sound and how the item Orochimaru had found lead to the destruction of an seal placed over him at a young age and how he had regained his complete memories from it. Then how IT had reacted so alike to theirs. Also how Kabuto had told them recently how the book was highly detailed on sealing, ANCIENT VAMPIRE seals, it was even helping the sannin to refine the curse seals into something more. The Medic even thought the snake nin would be able use it to allow others to use the sage chakra with certain limits. "He said all it would do would be 'open the door' so to speak and regulate the flow."
So, you're saying that this 'ceremony' you all enacted came from something Janos-sama taught the Jubi during their time together and somehow the Kyuubi retained memory or memories of that. How much of this knowledge do you think she retained?"
"We don't know, all of it? Part of it? They know the way they have been since they were the Jubi here is wrong, both her AND the Shukaku have mentioned they KNOW they weren't always like that and have vague memories of a time they were one and happy, but they don't remember anything other than that. They KNOW what happened when the Jubi attacked was wrong and Kyuubi and now the one tailed know they were contaminated to cause it, but they don't remember how or why" he tapped his forehead "now they do, Kyuubi heard and sent the knowledge to Gaara and his."
"Hokage?" there was a knock on the seal protected door "the council are ready and waiting in their chambers."
"I want you two to come with me to see the council. We need to inform them of these events" she stood up, followed by the two males “I need you to both to tell them all you told me and what it means."
"Of course" Janos said followed by Naruto's nod.
After canceling the seals, the three moved off towards the chambers where the current Council sat waiting. She motioned them to wait for her signal outside and entered, the great doors closing behind her.
With their enhanced hearing the males could hear what was going on inside as Tsunade brought the group to attention.
"What is so important it calls us away from our Clan duties?" Tsume asked her. The Fifth recapped the important parts of what they had learned of the power trying to bring down Hidden Leaf.
"We all know of this already, why call us together NOW?"
"Because some new information has come to light linking to the facts we already have and revealing some truths, INCLUDING something that happened about seven years ago to the clan heirs" she looked at the ones in question "YOUR heirs."
"What did they do?" It was the Aburame head who asked this.
"It is in connection with their new appointments as natures Guardians. I'm sure you all noticed that immediately after their meeting with each other, they immediately became close, even connected, in a way almost....preternaturally so."
They must have nodded because she was going on "they all started to display slight changes, to personality, to chakra flow, even physical."
Five of the clan heads murmured together uncertain and concerned. However they didn't hear from Shibi Aburame. Tsunade noticed this "Aburame, you don't sound surprised."
"I have known for years. The day it happened when Shino came home my Kikai alerted me of the change in him. He told me all that had happened and their worries and what they had said. I kept an eye on it over the years and had it done anything....negative, I would have reported it-or done something about it. So far as far as I've seen the effects have been positive so I saw no reason."
Tsume spoke "does this have anything to do with why Kiba suddenly seemed to get control of his temper more and become more of a thinker?"
When Tsunade answered in an positive the woman snorted "then I don't care."
"Is this why Choji's diabetes stabilized?" Choza asked and when the Hokage again answered in the positive he spoke again "then I agree with Inuzuka and Aburame-sama."
There was an unanimous agreement and an flustered Tsunade moved on to the new information about their enemy and the ancient vampire legend. When she had finished they heard Tsume speak, a frown in her voice "where did you get this new information from? How do you know it's reliable?"
"You are all aware of the Fire Lord sending an dignitary here to officiate my appointment? How the man was a target because of his close friendship with the lord? Well it turns out that he is also known by both Kain and Razeil" she raised her voice "you can come in now."
Side-by-side Naruto and Janos entered the room, moving to stand before the table the council sat at.
"Fellow members of the council of Kohona, may I introduce Janos Auldron, last of the Ancient Vampires, once Guardian of the Reaver, now the Earth's Guardian of Knowledge, best friend of the Lord Of The Land Of Fire, Kain's blood father and Razeil-therefore NARUTO'S grandfather."
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