A/N: This experimental chapter shall be posted due to an idea that cropped up in my mind due to considerations of re-writing King of the Elemental Nations—don't worry, Naruto will still become king in this story, it's just that he's going to be based on a different king…albeit with the same reference as the badass King of Heroes himself. Depending on how many reviews I get, I may consider continuing on. Fewer reviews shall result in no chapters being considered, so do read and review would you kindly?

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{Play: "Bamboo" by Noriyuki Asakura}

[Konohagakure no Sato, near the mansion of Namikaze Minato: Night time…]

The night was cold, but bright; not even a peep from a mouse. The streets were abandoned, shops were closed, and not even an ANBU in sight. This was a good time for Naruto to indulge in one of his favorite pastimes he'd found outside of pranking the entire village for attention…he'd happened across this nice-looking mansion that he had begun to explore when he thought nobody was watching. According to what the six-year-old had heard (and according to evidence he'd found inside the house), this was the home of the late Yondaime Hokage himself—and after he'd happened across this place almost a year ago, Naruto found himself wanting to enter the premises for a glimpse as to what the Yondaime Hokage's life would have been like before his fated battle with the Kyūbi no Yoko.

It was a practice he'd been carrying on for a while now, so it was no surprise that he knew much of the place like the back of his hand. Part of the reason was for curiosity's sake, but the other part of this being that he'd been having trouble sleeping as of late due to confusing dreams about mountains of gold that seemed to go on for miles, and treasures the likes of which the world had never seen before: a golden throne-controlled flying machine with green wings, racks upon racks of weapons of seemingly legendary quality, shelves of scrolls and books containing knowledge he could not be able to make use of, an extremely tough chain that seemed to stretch into infinity, and even a vessel containing drink that cannot have been made by the hands of man.

With such confusing dreams, he could not go to Hokage-jiji about it; the old-timer had enough on his plate with those papers he had to scribble on day in and day out. And so the best way for him to get tired enough to get some sleep was to explore the Yondaime Hokage's mansion—Naruto was careful to make sure that nobody saw him go in. It was bad enough that the grownups would glare at him practically at every hour of the day, so he made sure to never touch anything in the mansion so that they wouldn't have an excuse to beat his ass into the ground for stealing. It was like Hokage-jiji once said: "if you don't want people to blame you for stealing fruit, then don't stand next to the tree."

Once he was certain that nobody was around, Naruto opened the gate, and entered the compound as he'd done so often. Much of his personal tour was look-but-don't-touch, and so he always made sure to quickly and quietly close the gate behind him so that it stayed that way—he may not have wanted to take anything from the mansion, but that didn't mean opportunistic thieves were going to show Yondaime-sama the same courtesy. With that thought on mind, he turned and entered the mansion, excited at what it was that he would find this time while exploring. So far, he'd found what was assumed to be the Yondaime's training ground, a lot of good stuff in the kitchen that was still good even after six years (the instant ramen unfortunately had already gone bad, much to his disappointment), a library with tons and tons of books and scrolls, a den with a photograph of the Yondaime and a pretty red-haired woman (probably his wife or girlfriend) sitting next to him, and even a room that was painted baby-blue with an empty cradle inside (it was obvious to him that the poor guy was going to be a dad). With every step he took on the front porch, Naruto wondered what he would find tonight!

Unknown to Naruto, a silent onlooker watched as he ran into the Yondaime's home. This person was an ANBU agent unaffiliated with the Sandaime Hokage, with a mission from Danzo-sama to watch the brat after recently learning of the boy's entry in and out of the Hokage's property. There was reason for this; the Uzumaki clan was said to be the wealthiest of all the clans before their destruction…both in terms of gold and in unique fūinjutsu scrolls. However, when the forces of Kumo, Kiri, and Iwa managed to bypass the island's defenses, with hopes of sacking Uzushiogakure's treasury, they found no sign of the clan' immense wealth; the entire compound was picked out cleaner than a meaty beef leg bone by a dog. For a time, the three nations were at each others' throats, accusing each other of giving false information—even blaming each other for giving the Uzumaki clan prior warning to allow them to seal away all the treasure.

As time went on, all three nations had given up on the prospects of stealing treasure from Uzushiogakure…there was none to be had, as it was decided that the Uzumaki clan had somehow managed to hide every scrap of it away. Danzo-sama however had a suspicion that in addition to the Kyūbi no Yoko, Uzumaki Kushina brought the knowledge of the hidden treasure trove with her when she was given sanctuary in Konoha—there was of course the likelihood of the location of the treasure having been taken to the grave, but there was always the possibility of Naruto unknowingly having its entirety falling upon his lap.

Danzo told the agent personally that he could care less about the sea of money that the Uzumaki swam in; what he really wanted were all the special jutsu and weapons contained in that treasury. With the amount of knowledge contained, there would be no stopping him from taking over the village—and by extension the world. With this treasure in his capable hands, there would be no doubt that the Elemental Nations would bow down before the might of Konohagakure no Sato! Although that sea of money would go a long way in providing even more funding for the ROOT program under the Hokage's nose, and so that would be a bonus to all this.

As the agent watched Naruto quickly moving through the gate, he noted that the boy was smart to make sure that the gate was closed behind him quickly—he was not certain that he knew of the seals that would only allow people with the Yondaime Hokage's blood or that of his wife Kushina's to pass through. He would make sure that Danzo-sama would be able to search to his heart's content…sure, it was technically stealing someone's inheritance, but the needs of the 'demon brat of Konoha' would always be outweighed that for the glory of Konoha! Plus, Danzo-sama had always wanted the boy in his ROOT Program, so why not kill two birds with one stone?

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{Play: "Wep'keer" by Rei Kondoh}

[Namikaze mansion…]

As he walked past the rooms he'd been to before, Naruto happened across one that he'd never been to yet. The room had racks of weapons that seemed to take him back to his dream about that storehouse of untold riches…perhaps this was Yondaime-sama's arsenal, as he'd noted strange-looking three-pronged kunai with seals on their grips. He also found a stand with a katana in a shirasaya mounting resting upon it. He never knew that the Yondaime was a swordsman! However, all thoughts about the room were thrown out the proverbial window as soon as his eyes fell upon a hand-carved wooden chest. It was framed with golden corners, an iron hinge, and had an intricate design inscribed upon it. However, the strangest was that it had his name written on the surface of the lid; curious, why would the Yondaime Hokage know his name? Was it a coincidence?

Did he dare to open that chest to see what was inside? It was Naruto's policy to not touch anything in the mansion while he explored, but the curiosity had eaten away at him completely. Perhaps it was worth it to take a peek.

With his mind made up, Naruto flipped the lock of the chest and opened its lid to see what looked like a short sword made out of gold. Throwing caution to the wind, Naruto picked up the sword by its grip and began his investigation of the thing: it had a red grip, a complicated-looking knuckle guard, and an edgeless rectangular blade with holes cut into it—the thing didn't look like it was a practical weapon, it just looked fancy to him. Something about the sword seemed to evoke the image of a key in his mind, which led to another question: if this were a key, then what did it open? Before he could even begin to put it back into the chest, the sword flashed into a golden light, and vanished as the air around it rippled!

Oh shit! This was not good! The first time he'd ever touched something in the Yondaime Hokage's mansion, and something went wrong! What the hell was he supposed to do now?! How was he going to fix a problem that he couldn't control?! However, Naruto's thoughts were cut short when he noticed his hands taking on a golden glow before his entire body disintegrated into gold dust. Within five seconds, Uzumaki Naruto was no longer in the room—or in Konoha for that matter.

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{Play: "Inside the Water Dragon" by Rei Kondoh}

[Unknown Location…]

The second that the gold dust had cleared from Naruto's vision, he noted that he was no longer in the Yondaime Hokage's mansion. What he now saw were things he'd thought were only dreams—and the first thing that he saw was gold. There were mountains of gold piled sky-high as far as the eye could see; while the majority of the golden mountains were made up of an ungodly number of coins, they were also composed of golden goods such as vases, plates, jewelry, silverware, and even statues made up the entirety of the treasure stored in the piles of unbelievable wealth.

As he walked through this land of riches, he could not help but be amazed at the excessive amount of gold and silver here. From what Naruto could tell, there was so much money in this place that you could dig as deep as you like into the gold mountains and still be unable to reach the bottom. Whoever lived here was obviously loaded to the nines if this was how much money they had…as a matter of fact, the whole sum of this treasure was probably enough to buy out all of Hi no Kuni, and maybe a few of the neighboring countries and still have plenty left over to live lavishly for the rest of one's life.

With a lot of wonder for this place of wealth, Naruto continued to stroll around until he caught a sight from the corner of his eye that really made him want to pinch himself—standing right in front of him was the golden flying machine from his dreams: it had an aerodynamic design reminiscent of an arrowhead mixed in with a bird. On top of it was a golden throne, and what lay by the wayside were machines that looked like they fit onto the flying machine (probably weapons). And true to what he saw in his dreams, it also had green vein-lined wings like an insect. "This can't be real," he said to himself, not believing that this treasure actually existed.

"And yet it is, brat."

Naruto practically jumped out of his skin and turned to face the source of the voice behind him. It belonged to a half-naked man with red tattoos on his body, looking down on him with arms crossed. The way he carried himself had a sort of high-and-mighty arrogance to it that was earned, not unlike those pretentious Uchiha idiots who hungered for power. He had golden hair that was swept back, wore a rich white cloth not unlike what monks wore, and wore a pair of rectangular earrings, beaded necklace and bracelets, and an arm band, all made out of gold. He was also peering down on him with piercing red eyes that seemed to penetrate into his soul—as if sizing him up. The regal figure before him had an amused grin on a handsome face that seemed to take pride in Naruto's fright.

"So this is what has become of my treasures?" he asked to nobody in particular, "All that aside, who the hell are you?" At this point, the man started to become more impatient. "Well? Speak up! I'm waiting to hear from you, Mongrel!"

He's had it! It didn't matter what this guy said or even did to him! Nobody calls Uzumaki Naruto a mongrel and gets away with it! "Don't you dare look down on me like that! And how dare you call me a mongrel! I am Uzumaki Naruto, future Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato, you damn bastard!"

Hearing the words coming out of the boy's mouth, the regal figure only laughed at him! "Hokage? You?!"

"WHAT'S SO DAMN FUNNY?!"

"You call yourself a 'Future Hokage', how can I do anything but laugh in your face!?" At this point, the golden-haired man looked down at Naruto with a slightly more serious look on his features. "In all seriousness though, while your goal is admirable, I'm afraid it is ultimately too low a goal…even for you."

Who the hell was this guy?! How dare he call his dream of becoming Hokage a low goal? Who the hell was he to say such a thing?!

"Either way, we need to talk," said the man, conjuring forth a throne behind him, much to Naruto's amazement as he crossed his legs and held his hands up together, "about you and your clan…"

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A/N: As I said before, reviews shall determine if this idea is worth pursuing should I decide to use this as at all.