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The council took a few seconds to reply to this "excuse me Lady Hokage?"
You heard me. You are aware of the fact that The Fire Lords wife was an Kainite, well it appears that AS WELL AS their knowledge of Kain, for the last ten to twenty years they have been sheltering Janos san here, protecting him from possible danger andor discovery. However after sensing Naruto's burst of....temper, he decided to come here personally and train him. It was HE who brought this new information to our attention, through the knowledge of an previous Time Guardian."
"And how would HE know of this?"
You all read the reports on the Guardians of the pillars, their origin and Naruto's new breed, INCLUDING your heirs. The original Guardians were linked to their pillar by an item of magic-ancient vampire chakra, and through that device could manipulate their element. The Time Guardian was able to go backwards and forwards through time. It is quite possible one is watching the village occasionally, recording events yet to come for us, as warning to the future."
"If one of these Time Guardians has been watching the village, why have we never seen nor sensed them? No insult Janos-sama, but they are pretty obvious in appearance."
Janos nodded his acceptance of the words and spoke himself "the Guardians of the Pillar of Time were there to insure it's continuation and that it was untampered with. Do you think that would be possible if ANYONE could see them?"
"So they had some way to hide themselves" Tsunade said "perhaps they hid INSIDE the time-stream itself and just watched? That way they would be able to see, but not be seen or sensed, because they're not really there."
"It is possible. Each Guardian was privy to the secrets of their pillar-and NOBODY else."
Naruto spoke "what about Moebius, Janos? If the Guardians were able to see backwards and forwards, why didn't they do something to stop him? Or at least help others stop him?"
"Who said they didn't?" the ancient vampire looked at him.
"Janos?" he questioned.
"When did Raziel find the first Reaver enhancement?"
"As soon as he left the.....oh!" it made sense. Why had the first of them been so close to the Sarafan Keep? And then each with increasing difficulty throughout the area, but none so far away or so hard he could not EVER get them.
Now that he thought of it, other things made sense as well. The Time devices. Except for the one Moebius first manipulated, the others sent him where he wanted to go. Were they pre-set by them? There was other little puzzle pieces here and there that didn't fit before, but made sense now if the previous Guardians were trying to help without 'directly' interfering.
And the artwork in the Reaver temples. Why would they bother to leave those for him-or even Kain? Why had Vorador been waiting outside one for him with his cryptic remark? Did Janos will him there? Had it been designed that way and not just the whim of an world-weary and tired soul? By one of Vorador's remarks, Razeil had assumed others could enter the temple, if not use it but access it at least, but maybe he meant the ancient vampires who built it.
Other things, small things as well, like how did Mortanius know Kain was the next Balance Guardian, how did he know that Janos' heart would resurrect him as a vampire, how did it get spread that Janos heart could bring the dead back? Razeil-and the other two agreed-could not see the Sarafan or someone sticking it in a dead body to watch them be reborn as a vampire-unless is was some sort of sick game they played and if so, Razeil really did NOT want to remember that.
Then there was the glyphs, not the ones Razeil had but the ones created especially for each of their allies. How did they know what each person needed unless they were watching? And knowing to leave SASUKE, not Itachi the family scrolls. The family tree and......well it went on and on.
So the previous Time Guardians had really been a big help, so much for the 'no interfering in the Time stream' idea.
His attention was brought back as Tsunade spoke to him "Naruto we need you to tell the council EVERYTHING, from the day you found Kain-san to now. Leave nothing out, no matter how small or insignificant you think it is."
Naruto obeyed, however he started EARLIER, with Kyuubis' memories of the day she escaped his mothers seal and the one eye masked ninja who gained control of her and turned her against the village.
When he was finally done an hour and a half later the entire room, including Janos Audron were shocked, but for different reasons.
"An Uchiha" one council member murmured "an Uchiha was the cause of all this and is our enemy."
"Not just any Uchiha" Tsunade said "by what scraps we have gotten from the spirits Naruto has spoken with, it is none other than THE Madara Uchiha."
"But how? How did he survive so long?!"
"An jitsu, recently taught to Orochimaru, an body swapping one" The Fifth Hokage showed a piece of paper she held, which she handed out copies to each council member "this guy is singlehandedly responsible for the disappearance and or defection of any Uchiha over the past two hundred or so years. They don't betray the village or are KIA (Killed In Action), this guy forcefully takes over their bodies and uses it until either he finds a better one, or the current one is injured too severely to continue using.
He is responsible for not only the Kyuubi attack and death of hundreds of civilians and ninja, but the murder of the entire Uchiha clan except Itachi and Sasuke."
Tsume frowned "why would he murder the entire clan when he needs them alive to use as bodies?"
"Apparently he believes HE should be the next Hokage, he believed it when he was in his own time and still does so now. He wanted the Uchiha clan leading 'as is their right' but the current clan head refused to betray the village. Ibiki, Kain and I theorize once the clan head became Hokage, he planned to take over his body and rule himself under his guise. Perhaps Fugaku knew he was planning this and that's why he refused. As for bodies to use, both Itachi and Sasuke are alive to use in case he needs them, which explains a few things, why he didn't try to murder them after learning they were alive and part of why he corrupted Orochimaru, he needed his knowledge gained through genetic and biological experimentation to enhance Sasuke, so he could make him a stronger more resilient vessel."
"Which is why Orochimaru was sent out to curse mark the youngest Uchiha" Tsume nodded in understanding "all he had to do was 'call' to him through the mark and the boy would come straight to him."
"Except for since he bore the glyph seal, that rejected the mark, protecting him." Naruto nodded. "And what if he had chosen the other side of the neck-or another part of the body to place the mark?"
"I don't think that would have worked either" Naruto said "he would have been protected" Naruto reached up to touch the mark on the back of his neck "these protect us, it doesn't matter were they just do. It doesn't seem to like any other than each other touching it. It's bonded us together, not just like we intended, but as a unit. When the guys finally find their own mates...." he shrugged "I don't know what will happen."
"Are you saying that the mark will reject any person wanting to touch them? That they won't even be able to produce children?!" Naruto glared at the council member "can YOU touch him?!"
When he opened his mouth, Naruto looked at the others "can YOU?!"
The clan heads nodded.
"All I'm saying is that whoever they choose will have to be either someone they know first and trust, or someone THEY want. If they relax and trust the other, the seal won't react, well, as long as they don't touch it."
"Were are they located?" Tsume asked and Naruto told them were each of their children bore it and what it would look like on each of them.
Tsunade looked at the clock on the wall "I have each of them meeting me at Kohona General in fifteen minutes if you wish to be there to witness the examination-or at least our attempt" she looked at the ancient vampire "if you wish to join us Janos-sama, I would appreciate any input you would have."
The ancient vampire nodded.
The meeting was called to a halt and together the two adults and tailedwinged boy moved off towards the hospital.
Half an hour later the Skulk Seven were each seated on an stool in a line with their glyph seal bared. Shikamaru currently had his arm out, wrist bared and seal exposed while Tsunade touched the skin on either side, but avoided the actual edges, eyes scouring the mark while Janos stood two down, examining Sasuke's.
"It seems the mark feeds on the chakra of the barrier, but at the same time feeds it back" Janos said softly "the energy is akin to our ancient magic, but different. Whatever this seal is, the spell used on it isn't completely one of ours."
"What do you mean?" Tsunade asked.
"It's changed somehow, partly vampire magic, partly jutsu, partly the energy of the Juubi. I can only assume the Kyuubi was missing parts of the proper incantation in her memory and substituted for something from the Juubi's memory and an jutsu. It is so mixed up and interwoven and changed even I have no idea what it is, let alone any idea how to unravel it."
"So you mean somehow either Kyuubis' memories of it got mixed up, but it succeeded anyway with some more....positive affects, or she is so intelligent that she KNEW mixing certain elements of each would produce this effect."
The two looked at Naruto who's eyes went vacant for a few seconds before he came back with "both."
"What do you mean both?"
"She knew combining elements of each would have an certain affect, she was able to sense the guys chakra so she knew what we could do, but something else happened to change things."
"Like what?"
"Well niisan's soul interfered in ways she didn't expect. There was our latent appointments as Guardians, the glyphs, so on."
"You mean" Tsunade said thoughtfully "that because Shikamaru is the death and life Guardian his chakra tuned into Razeil-san at that vital time since he was an wraith, and when he did, you others also automatically tuned in to him. That Razeil-san's soul activated the glyphs as some sort of defense without his own knowledge and when he did, it caused the incantation to mutate, therefore completely changing it and its purpose."
Naruto paused again then nodded "it seems so."
"Hum" the blonde Hokage and healer exchanged looks with Janos.
The clan heads, who were standing nearby observing spoke "so no one will ever be able to tamper with these, let alone copy or remove them."
Tsunade nodded "there is nothing at all in existence like these and never will be. I highly doubt even I-with years to study them and Janos-sama's help-will even begin to unravel them, let alone an enemy."
The parents exchanged looks while Kain just shrugged and grinned sardonically at Naruto.
"So there is nothing we can do" Tsume asked to which Tsunade nodded seriously. She looked at the seven "You may as well go home, this may take a while."
The group nodded and after fixing themselves up left, deciding to train. They were just leaving the hospital exit when they were approached "hey guys, finished with Tsunade-san?"
Naruto smiled "hi 'Kura, yep, done."
"Where are you going?"
"To train" Sasuke answered her.
Sakura grinned "can I come?"
Kiba shrugged "sure. The more the merrier. Just don't expect us to go easy on you." Sakura shook her head "nope. I think I'm ready to try going all out."
"Then come on."
Fifteen minutes later they arrived at training ground 44. Sakura frowned "here, why?"
"Because we can train in the protected area without any eyes on us." Sakura understood and the Guardians-minus Kain-moved inside towards the area that once held the ruined remains of the Pillars.
They didn't take long to start and soon lost track of time, only stopping when Kain arrived for a break and to allow Sakura to rest and catch her breath. The group rested on the platform, each coincidentally seated where their pillar used to be. Whether they had done this on purpose or had just done this by instinctive reaction they would never know.
Kain approached the group lounging in the their spots, moving up the platform steps and grinning at Razeil and Kyuubi flopped out on the ground in the form of blood clones, amused by the fact even his blood-son and the demon were exhausted by the group.
One or two of the group called a greeting as he approached them, Kain waving back, the vampire smirking at Razeil as he raised his head enough to look at him. Kain even chuckled as his blood-son obviously flipped him the bird, not happy by the vampire's amusement at his expense.
Once he had suitably shown his father-figure his feelings on the situation, Razeil flopped back down and just concentrated on the sky and trying to force away the dizziness assaulting him.
Kain moved past the still form of the Kyuubi, whose only reaction was to blink at him. In passing he noted her 'human' or 'mortal' form really was quite striking, but nothing like Anko's in his opinion. Still, when he was mortal and alive he MIGHT have been interested.
She suddenly frowned at him and Kain swiftly censored his thoughts and any expression that might have slipped out.
Moving up the platform Kain reached his adopted son's side and sat down "how was training?"
Naruto's head turned and he grinned at him. Kain chuckled softly "foolish question, huh." The other Balance Guardian just shrugged casually and looked at the others.
"I see you all managed to exhaust Kyuubi and Razeil."
"It's really not that hard. Even though THEY are powerful, the bodies they have are only blood clones and subject to their ability to use chakra to control them. We only stopped so they and Sakura could rest."
Kain nodded as he glanced at the pale red head "I see she isn't as exhausted as you all would normally make her the few other times you sparred."
Naruto looked pleased "ever since the chunnin exams she's hunkered down and become determined to prove her worth as both a ninja and a guardian. She's up at dawn training with Gai senseis' team. After that she studies under baachan both her strength technique and medical training. After that she is studying chemistry, alchemy, anything she can get her hands on to help her appointment as States Guardian. After that she trains with Chiku. Then team training with us and Kakashi sensei. And this is EVERYDAY unless we have missions. We a couple of times had convince her to rest or take a day off" he shook his head ruffly "I never thought anyone else would train more than I."
Kain seemed amused and surprised by this "why do you think she is going through such an effort?"
Naruto shrugged "all of us are clan heirs, even niisan and neesan in their own ways. We come from ninja families, HERS are civilians. We either have clan jutsu's or bloodlines, SHE doesn't. If we are having trouble chakra-wise, we go to a family member, she doesn't have that."
"So you think she's compensating for the lack with increasing her fighting and knowledge?"
Naruto nodded "baachan even said she's changed her diet as well. Instead of those girly diets like she and Ino were on, she's worked out by herself an proper diet for someone of her strength, ideal weight and fitness. She went and researched the proper nutrition, fats, protein and so on to help chakra growth and to allow the human body to reach the peak of health and has been sticking to it since" He nodded towards her where Kain watched as the pale red head checked her watch then pulled out an flask, slowly downing the contents. "She has even helped Choji with his." He laughed suddenly "I saw her and Ino the others day in an dango shop together. Ino was being a cruel bitch and started calling her fat and told her by going off their diet she's going to get even fatter and no boy will find her attractive then. Instead of getting mad and yelling Sakura just calmly started talking about the proper nutrition and all the human body uses for each action and every mineral, protein and so on they need, not only for growing right but having the energy to do what they need to and even told her exactly how her so-called diet was going to affect her body in the long run, all the horror of it. She even offered her to find the ideal one for HER type, to help with energy used with her bloodline. Shut Ino right up. I was never more proud of her, not only for sticking to her guns and not giving in to peer pressure, but staying calm. I think it means she's finally going from an fangirl and hormonal teen to an serious ninja and person. The fact she joined us here today AND fought like she did without worrying about her appearance just shows how much she's grown since the Academy."
Kain looked at the girl seriously for a few seconds "I think you are right, Naruto. She seems more.... what is the term....down to earth, right now. She will make a strong warrior as she grows, akin to Umah and Anko I think. Do you think her appointment as States Guardian has anything to do with it?"
"Partly I think. I think it just opened her mind up more and made her look at things a different way. Also it's given her something to connect to us with, she feels more like she has a place in this world and a purpose, instead of just outside as she was before. She knows as fellow Guardians we are there for her, whether it's help with a jutsu or just emotional support she can't get from her parents because they wouldn't understand. It's helped be more like who she really is, not the way she's learned to act to 'fit in'." Naruto sighed "I think I understand now why nature choose her."
Kain nodded this time "as do I."
They spoke for a few more minutes before Kain rose and called "shall we continue?"
The group looked at him, there was calls of agreement and the other ten put their things away and also rose.
Only for there too be the sound of stone-on stone and the platform under them seemed to disappear. When they tried to jump or use various methods to escape, they found themselves unable, even Kain couldn't mist or use his jump ability, it was as if nature herself was preventing them, they were helplessly sucked into the blackness of the hole under them.
"Arh hell" Naruto cursed "now what?"
SNSKHSKRKSCSNSKHSKRKSCSNSKHSKRKSCSNSKHSKRKSCSNSKHSKRKSC
The pit was deep and pitch black, even more so when the platform above them slid back into place, trapping them inside. Hinata and Naruto spread their wings, only able to slow their descent while Kain used his bat-form ability. Razeil willed his blood clone form back into his wraith form and used the air currents inside to slow his descent with his ruined wings. The others however didn't have the ability to fly (or glide) and both Naruto and Hinata used their telekinesis to catch them and help slow and control their fall.
"Where do you think we are?" Sakura asked "I mean a pit under where the pillars were? Why? I mean that was on purpose, it opened, not collapsed and why now? Why at THIS time when we've been here before, during the chunnin exams. Then you guys have been here together plenty of times before. Why NOW?"
Shikamaru spoke "there are a few differences between then and now, perhaps the conditions for....this have been met."
"What are you thinking?" they asked him.
"First, during the chunnin exams, Ino was with us. Second those other times we were here to train, there was a difference in numbers then there is now."
The others eyes widened, he was right. First Ino was with them during the chunnin exams. Second this was the first time since that time that Sakura was with them. ALL ELEVEN Guardians at one place at one time, at the sight of where they had been chosen, appointed, as Natures Protectors.
Razeil spoke out to all of them "there IS a chamber deep under the ground where the pillars once were. It lead me to other places, where I located some of the Reaver enhancements and even one of Moebius' time streaming devices. It also lead to the base of the very pillars, where they were connected to the very planet."
This was news to them "so it's possible this hole will lead there! It's pretty damn deep and directly under them!"
The wraith nodded "It seems likely."
The Skulk Seven were excited, they had all heard tales of Razeil's adventures when they were younger and were excited to see one of the actual places he traveled too, for different reasons.
It took some time and most of them worried how far down they were actually going when Sakura called out excitedly "I see a light!"
"Where?"
"Eleven o'clock!"
She was right, a faint white light was shining from their slightly front left. Kain, Naruto and Hinata headed for it while Razeil joined the others under the telekinesis of his little adopted brother.
"It's so bright, and warm" Sakura murmured in awe as they got closer. And it was, the growing white light was soft and seemed to radiate peace to them, growing as they got closer. It seemed to send them feelings of security and rest, it was the most soothing beautiful thing they ALL had experienced.
"I know that feeling" Razeil said "it feels like an status point. I had no idea any were still whole in the material realm."
"Status point?"
"Ancient obelisks mysteriously attuned to my spiritual essence. By simply touching the symbols on them I could safely preserve an imprint of my soul and thus create an milestone to which I could return to when weary, and resume my journey. If this one is still activated as it feels, even after all these eons, it must STILL have my imprint on it."
"Do you think Naruto would be able to use it?"
"I do not know" he answered "perhaps we should see later. The good thing about this is if the obelisk is here, I know the way out after we have done....whatever we are supposed to do here."
The group were more than a little relieved by this.
They drew closer to the light, attracted to the sense of warmth from it, as if the very earth reached out towards them with promise of peace and love.
The closer they got the stronger the light until they suddenly found themselves exiting an deep tunnel into an huge room. The instant they were out and inside, crystals lit up from below, underneath the floor, shining up at them.
The room was circular and huge, the walls all around them depicting fading paintings. The floor was an circular platform seemingly floating on an lake of water, the crystals lighting up from underneath, causing strange wavy patterns in light around them with the gentle movement of the water.
Across from them was TWO doorways, one baring an dark tunnel, the other the source of the strange soothing light.
However their attention was caught by something else, something on the platform. As Hinata and Naruto lowered the others down and Kain regained his human shape, they looked at the sight before them.
Right where the 'roots' of the pillars used to stand was eleven raised stone podium, each inscribed with the SAME symbols they had seem on the pillars that day, the two in front inscribed with another as well, one the Uzumaki swirl, the other Kain's clan symbol.
And each held an strange object each.
There was an set of ancient-looking scales, an crystal ball, an ornate mirror, another crystal ball-this one with what resembled an hour glass inside, an set of simple gauntlets, an folded cloak and hood, an set of collars in what looked like some sort of bone, an simple but beautiful hair comb, an Shogi set, an strangely designed folded cloak, and an metal charm on an leather strap.
The group separated, heading for the one that symbolized THEIR element, lifting the objects off to find an thick leather pouch underneath them, each with carefully stitched symbols over them.
"What IS this?" Sakura asked as she turned the set of scales over in her hands, inspecting every inch.
"It's from mother nature, that I DO know" Kiba said as he attached one of the collars around his companions neck.
"The Guardians of the Pillars bore items that connected them to their pillars. I recognize one or two of yours, I once held them in my own hands. But they feel....different than before."
"Whose?" Choji asked.
"Sakura's, Sasuke's and even Shino's feels familiar." He looked at Sasuke "that cloak was worn by the previous Energy Guardians. It helped control and focus their ability." He looked at Sakura "the scales as well."
The pale red head nodded. When Kain turned to Shino though he frowned "the hourglass was the previous Guardians link, however that crystal....I do not know where it came from and how both items were merged like this, but it feels familiar. If I did not know any better I would say it is...."
"What?!" they asked.
Kain shook his head "it can not be."
"What?!" they repeated, but THIS time insistently.
Kain looked at the bug-user seriously "If I am correct, young Shino Aburame, somehow Moebius' item has been merged with his crystal."
"Crystal?"
"The one that used to be perched on top of his staff. Why nature-or even the ancient vampires-put the only thing in this world capable of harming a vampire in YOUR hands, I can not say."
"Moebius' crystal?" Naruto echoed while Shikamaru spoke out "perhaps there is a reason for this." When they looked at him the genius spoke to the vampire "was this staff something he carried with him often? Even through the time streams?"
Both Razeil and Kain nodded "he very rarely left it behind."
Razeil spoke next "in all my associations with him he only left it behind once maybe twice, and only to try and make himself look good."
Shikamaru nodded, expression saying he thought he had the reason all worked out.
"Tell us, Shika."
"He took it with him everywhere, ESPECIALLY through the time-stream. Various crystals are known to absorb various types of energy...."
Razeil himself spoke next "so you think that since it did, the crystal may have absorbed a lot of the energy of the time-stream. Combined with the Time-streamers item, it may allow Shino not only an more refined focus, but control over his ability, even to increase the length he can go back or forwards."
Shikamaru nodded, "but it's just a theory."
"A bloody good one though" the others agreed, "and makes sense."
They turned to check out the other items.
Hinata bore an hair comb, the sought left in your hair as decoration. It was made of an strange wood, painted red and white, with the symbol for the Mind Guardian in the center of the handle, left side had the Uzumaki swirl and the right the Leaf symbol. The right outer 'tooth' held the symbols for Time, Nature, Death, States and Conflict down it, while the left held Balance, Dimensions, Reaver, Energy and to their surprise Kains clan symbol merged with the Balance as well.
After letting them get a good look at it, Hinata murmured something and turned around. Naruto took the comb from her and carefully slotted it through the hair on the back of her head, between her scalp and the band of her ponytail, so the elastic would keep it there.
Kyuubi had an ornate mirror in an square frame, the frame made of pale wood and wire patterned into an intricate weave. The mirror surface itself seemed to constantly shift and move, showing glimpses of things they didn't want to know.
Choji had an pair of gauntlets made of an strange metal. They were engraved with runes they had never seen before that-like Kyuubi's mirror-seemed to shift along the surface. They seemed to move towards each other but never touch, almost like they wanted to merge into each other but couldn't. They also seemed to glow just very slightly, or was that a trick of the light?
Naruto had an crystal orb, about the size of an cantaloupe, clear and reflecting everything around them.
Shikamaru had an shogi board and two boxes of pieces, one felt dangerous, like death, the other light, like life.
Kain bore an leather strap with an metal charm of his clan merged with the symbol the Skulk had come to associate with the Spectral Realm, an 'charm' he wore around his neck.
Razeil had an cloak and hood, made of an thick material it covered his entire body and had an matching half-face mask that covered his neck and lower 'jaw', much like Kakashi's did.
Both Kiba and Akamaru had collars that almost resembled bone, Akamaru's with an silver charm hanging from it engraved with the Nature symbol while Kiba's was cut to perfectly fit his neck, resting on his shoulders and neck as if it was an chain or leather thong, engraved with-like Choji's-strange runes and symbols.
When Kiba made a comment about what they were made of (in terms of loudly proclaiming bone was just plain gross and creepy) Shikamaru identified them as being made of deer antler, leading Kain to speculate they were probably created from the antler from the previous Nature Guardians headdress.
"So, who do you think left these for us?" Sakura said.

"I do not know" Kain shook his head.
"The Time Guardian...." Naruto interrupted Sakura "we can't keep blaming everything on the actions of the previous Time Guardians OR the Ancient Vampires, it won't be them every single time."
"But...."
"He's right" Sasuke said "they weren't omnipotent, they wouldn't have done everything."
"What about the First Hokage?" Shino said softly.
The group turned to look at him "what do you mean?"
"He choose THIS place to build Hidden Leaf because it was close to Kain-sama's resting place AND the ruins of the pillars. He knew enough to make sure the entire area of the pillars were surrounded and protected-preserved. Perhaps he knew of the possibility of our future existence as well. When the platform disappeared under us my kiki felt an brief flare of chakra and alerted me, it is what prevented us from escaping."
This thought intrigued them "but how did he set this up? How did he know about the chamber, or even make them himself."
"He may not have anything to do with the items, only knowledge of the chamber."
"Then who...?" Naruto blinked as a thought hit him "sages."
"What?" they looked at him.
"The First was said to be friends with an sage, I don't remember his name. Baachan knew him. She said they were always hanging around. Sages have been around since chichi's time, right chichi?"
Kain nodded "but they were well hidden for fear of persecution."
"What if there was an nature sage-like erosan-who was connected to nature like us in chichi's time? After he left the items at the pillars when he didn't sacrifice himself the sage took them. He-at the command and influence of the earth-took Moebius' staff and changed the items as well as making the others. He then hid them away, leaving them somewhere only known to fellow sages through the ages. Then the sages working with the First left them here and he trapped the platform to go off at a certain time and only with OUR chakra signatures."
This was an definite possibility and Naruto was right, they had to stop 'explaining' everything that happened by blaming the Time Guardians.
"Hey guys" Sakura said softly "watch this."
They turned to watch the pale red head touch the top of the scales with the open leather pouch-only for it to disappear. When she reached in, shivering a little, she had them in her hand when it was removed. Obviously somehow the leather pouch was doubling as either an storage scroll or some sort of pocket dimension.
The others experimented with theirs, finding it the same no matter the size of the object. All they had to do was touch the object to the open end and BANG! It was gone. Yet it was always there afterwards when they reached in.
When they tried to retrieve it from each others bags, they couldn't, they could only take from their own.
The group turned to Razeil and Kyuubi "can you take yours back to Naruto's....head? I mean you are not really here, not really. Will the objects stay here when you go, or somehow go with you?"
They had a point. The items were material, COULD they go with their spiritschakra back INSIDE Naruto?
“Only one way to find out” Kyuubi said, placing her mirror inside the pouch and slipping it inside an inner pocket of her kimono sleeve. Then, with a deep breath, she dispelled the clone. Nothing. Naruto cocked his head a little then said “she said everything’s fine, she still has it. She just can’t get it out for some reason. It’s like she can have the item there, but the bag doesn’t work inside me. Or maybe it’s because as a clone she has form but while as chakra it still is linked to her, but has no form.”
They understood and Naruto created another blood clone, allowing his ‘sister’ to return and show how she could STILL summon the item, only outside.
Sakura frowned “should we show these to Tsunade-san and Janos-sama? I mean they may be able to......”
“I don’t think it matters” Naruto said “if it’s anything like our seals or any of the glyphs found, no one else can touch them, let alone learn anything from them.”
“He’s right, Sakura” Sasuke said “this are OUR items, and unless anyone could touch them to find out, trying to examine them is useless.”
Kiba nodded “nature gave them to us to help our link to her. They won’t work at all for them.”
Kain agreed “the Guardians of the pillars had items linking them to the pillars, to their element. Only I could touch them, only WE can touch each others, it was why I had to be the one to hunt them down and take them, or Arial or Mortanius would have sent someone else.”
Sakura knew they were right. She didn’t like the idea of hiding them from everyone else, least of all her sensei, but she understood their reasoning. And part of her LIKED the idea of it, of sharing with the others the existence of these items, it bonded them together more than before. She had SOMETHING, other than her new appointment, that she had in common with them.
“We should leave” Kain said softly “it is getting late and we have no idea how long it will take us to get out.”
All eyes turned to Razeil.
Before they could speak though Sasuke asked “weren’t we going to see this obelisk first? See if Naruto could use it?” Personally he wanted to see the source of the light that had made him feel so calm and peaceful.
They others quickly agreed.
So the wraith lead them towards the left doorway, crouching then jumping into the air to glide briefly over to the other side of the water, landing softly and turning to look expectantly at them. Naruto laughed and followed by Hinata glided over themselves, followed by Kain. The others exchanged looks, grinned to each other and just jumped, using powerful legs used to jumping from tree to tree in seconds.
What they found was breathtaking. They DEFINITELY didn’t want to tell anyone about this place, they couldn’t stand the thought of this wonder being pulled apart to be examined and studied. It deserved to stay right where it was, as an monument to.....whatever it was. Although the center crystal oddly resembled the blade Of the Soul Reaver.
Before they could speak, Razeil reached out and lay his palm flat on the golden imprint in the center of the crystal.
Light filled the room, blinding them for a second or two before they heard Sakura gasp “LOOK!”
They turned and looked out of the doorway behind them and gasped.
The podiums were gone, replaced with the decaying remains of the pillars and something was wrapped around a few of them, something huge, thick, grey that resembled octopus tentacles.
An image of the wraith Razeil stood across from them and as they watched it moved. A voice echoed in the air around them.
“You have failed me, Razeil.”
The image snorted “I wonder, Old One. Did you truly resurrect me, or were you simply there when I awakened from my torment in the abyss? I suspect you found me merely convenient, dropped in your lair by Kain. Indestructible for some reason, an durable and gullible tool for you to manipulate. This one thing I readily admit, I have been used by others time and again, but always I seem to stray from their path. What is it about me, demon, that makes me such an unreliable instrument? Why do I survive one trail after another, on and on in an endless succession of humiliating deaths and resurrections? It seems there is much more to my destiny and my history than I know. Perhaps more than YOU know as well.”
They watched the image walk towards them, as it touched the entrance way it disappeared and there was another flash of light, much softer this time, things then back to normal.
“What was that?” Kiba yelped.
Razeil’s eyes were wide “the events just before I used this obelisk for the last time. I had no idea it recorded them so.”
They turned to him”so it kind of saved part of what happened just before you used it? Like it was recording the chamber and when you touched it it kind of.....turned it off?”
The wraith nodded “however it appeared to be only a few seconds.”
“No matter” Kain said, though he was frowning as his eyes never left the spot the image had gone “Let us just check and see if Naruto can use them, then be gone from here.”
The others agreed and the wraith moved aside, allowing his ‘brother’ and vessel to try. To their surprise and shock when Naruto laid his palm on the same place Razeil had, fitting his fingers together to match the symbol the panel lit up under him. The four crystals on either side hummed pleasantly and began to glow for a few seconds before they faded and the center spire gained strange glowing writing along it before it too faded and except for the panel which continued to glow, all went quiet.
“It worked” everyone looked around stunned.
“Maybe we should all try it” Kyuubi suggested “So we can be sure it is Naruto, and not just his being an ninja, or the fact he’s an Original Vampire. It COULD be reacting to chakra instead.”
The others agreed, but nothing happened, not even to Hinata.
“Oh well” the others shrugged, unconcerned, looking to Razeil “time to go?”
The wraith nodded and lead them back to the platform before taking them to the other entrance. With Razeil in front with the Light Reaver raised and Naruto at the back with the same, the group made their way through the tunnel towards the surface.
They soon found themselves going up an incline and, excited, moved forward faster. They found themselves exiting through another training grounds, stopping to make sure the entrance was well hidden before making their way home. As Kain, Hinata and Naruto moved towards the apartment complex, Kyuubi and Razeil having dispelled their clones at the training grounds, Naruto thought hesitantly to his brother figure "niisan, do you still believe that?"
"Believe what?"
"That there is more to your destiny than anyone knows of?"
"Of course I do, now more than ever. I have believed it since my revelation at the Vampire Citadel. If I hadn't joined the purified sword, Kain would never have beat the Old One and I would never have met YOU. Can you imagine what your life would have been like without me?"
"No" Naruto mentally shook his head.
"If Razeil niisan had not have purified me the moment you touched the sword, chances are I would have become some cruel angry being, jealous of your freedom and angry at the entire world for my imprisonment." This from Kyuubi "Whatever they THOUGHT they could make him, I think this one is the right one."
"So do I" Razeil answered "It just feels....right to me."
"Me too" Naruto thought back.
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