Ohiyo! I am back with the next instalment of, 'Intruder of the World'.

Before I start, I will have to say a thank you to 'Last Future of Embryo' for his review, in which he raised some very valid points. I hope that from our conversation, I have at least been able to alleviate some of your worries and concerns for how this story will progress.

Now, without further ado, let us Begin!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Mondaiji respectively, just any ideas that crop up that I can claim for my own.

Chapter has not been Beta Read.

-X-

Standing atop of a large boulder in the Garden of Eden, Naruto allowed his eyes to wonder over the entirety of the land he could see. His eyes, red and radiating power as his Sharingan forever burnt the images he was seeing into his mind. A benefit of the Sharingan, if there ever was one. The ability it grants the user when active was similar to having a photographic memory. Anything that his bright red eyes had seen, Naruto would be to recall with almost perfect replication.

'Definitely a benefit…' Naruto chuckled to himself. His mind getting the better of him as he recalled the time that had passed since the Ancestor Tree had gifted him some form of 'Cosmic Awareness'. From what the boy understood, the Tree was one of the original gods of Little Garden, having been lost in the passages of time to the more favourable gods, the Ancestor Tree left to defend itself and erect a barrier to keep itself hidden from the inhabitants of Little Garden. The only people that knew of the location of the Tree were the animals that are to protect the Tree, Naruto and Azi Dahaka. A strange name if Naruto had ever heard one. What surprised the boy, however, was that when he asked who Azi Dahaka was, the Tree lost a little of its exuberant shine, as if it was reliving a painful memory. The boy had gotten no information about whom Azi Dahaka was, but it was of little concern.

Letting out a small sigh, Naruto recounted the last couple of days he had spent in his pseudo-home. The Garden of Eden and its inhabitants had proved to be most wonderful hosts, something that boy was very thankful for. The younger animals were all full of life and spirit, often asking the silver-haired boy to play with them if he had time. The adults were fountains of knowledge; each one having stories to tell of their youth that sucked the seventeen-year-old boy in.

He would be saddened to leave this place, having grown especially close to Coraldo and Boyden. Naruto would be very saddened to have to leave the Garden, but he could not stay there forever, he had a goal to achieve, possibly a world to save, if the knowledge that the Tree had bestowed upon him, was anything to go off.

Coraldo had proved to be especially helpful with discerning the information that had been jumbled up in Naruto's mind. They managed to sift and sort through all the relevant information that the boy would need, while all the trivial facts would be kept in the subconscious and could be brought forth when necessary.

It was with a slight jolt that Naruto was brought out of his musing by a green blur landing on his head. Feeling the attacker dive further into his silver spikes that had grown out slightly to the base of his neck, Naruto allowed a smile to grace his features. Deactivating his Sharingan, the boy's right hand shot up, quicker than lightning and grabbed the appendage that the Salamander has left dangling by the boy's ear. With a quick flick of his wrist, Naruto now held Boyden, in all his green, Salamander glory, upside down by his left leg. Seemingly staring into the silent Salamander's yellow eyes allowed the boy's smile to turn into a sinister grin, forcing the Salamander to gulp slightly as a nervous laugh left its maw.

"He-Hey there, Naruto-nii. How are you this fine morning?" Boyden started with a bead of sweat dribbling down his face.

"Don't you, 'Hey Naruto-nii' me, Boyden. What have I told you about getting your slime in my hair?" it was true, if one was to look at the silver spikes that defied gravity; you would wonder what had happened. The metallic silver hair that once jutted out in every direction was now matted to the boy's scalp; the side of his bangs had green ooze dripping down that slowly dribbled onto the boy's face and off his chin.

"You said not to do it?" the Salamander questioned with an air of uncertainty, as if trying to play innocent would protect him from Naruto's wrath.

Nodding his head slightly, Naruto gazed at Boyden, "I also said if you remember, that if you did it again, I'd make myself a Salamander Wallet out of your green scales." The boy said as he flipped a small carpentry knife from seemingly nowhere. Bringing the blade close to the little Salamander, Naruto's ears were graced with a shrill scream that resonated from the Maw of the little lizard. A string of apologies followed the scream as Naruto dropped Boyden down to the floor. The blade disappearing into the little pocket dimension it had arose from.

"Please Naruto-nii. I'm sorry; I won't ever do it again!" Boyden fired back, tears building in the corner of his eyes as he stared up to meet Naruto's azure eyes.

A third voice entered the clearing that the two boys were in, this time, it was deep and powerful but a hint of mirth could be discovered, "I ask you to refrain from skinning my son, Naruto." The voice called out. Shortly after speaking, did Coraldo's hulking form glide out from the forest edge and into the clearing where Naruto stood. Both staring into each other's eyes and the silver-haired boy let out a small snort.

"I would not skin him anyway, pops. I think he's too small to make a decent wallet out of." Naruto replied mistily.

"Who you calling small?" was the ingenious reply of Boyden as both Coraldo and Naruto ignored him. The older lizard came to a stop just next to the rock that Naruto was stood on as they both stared out across the land that was hidden by the Ancestor Tree.

After a few moments of silence Coraldo spoke, "Beautiful isn't it?" the wind around them picked up slight blowing the last bit of ooze out of Naruto's hair. The silver-haired boy regarded the question silently as he allowed his eyes to roam one last time.

Hopping off the rock, the boy landed next to the gargantuan Salamander as he patted the side of his scales. It was almost time for him to leave, staying just made it harder to say goodbye.

"I'll have to leave soon, it won't stay daylight forever." Naruto said eventually as he gazed at the duo Salamanders. The boy could see the tears that were threatening to spill from Boyden's eyes and even Coraldo seemed a little upset to see him leave. It touched his heart to know he had made some friends in this new world, which only made leaving that little bit harder.

"Why do you have to go, Naruto-nii? Why don't you just stay here with us?" Boyden whispered his eyes on the ground even after he felt Naruto's hand land on top of his head, giving a few fleeting rubs before the contact disappeared.

"You know why, Boyden. We have discussed this." Naruto replied, his eyes trying to meet the down casted ones of the young Salamander.

"You don't have to do this though. Your plan will make people hate you! I don't want to hate you, Naruto-nii." Boyden cried, remembering the plan that Naruto had made with his father over his goal. It was risky, but the advantages of successfully pulling it off would stop meaningless conflict in Little Garden.

"As long as you and I live, we'll always be family. Brothers don't hate each other, right Boyden?" the boy said back and allowed a small smile to lift his face at the younger salamander's nod. His tearful eyes gone as blue stared into yellow. A deep bond forming between the two as the allowed their eyes to meet.

"Don't you worry Naruto-nii! Next time you see me, I'll be super strong and will be able to look after the Garden on my own!" the younger Salamander whipped out as he puffed out his scaly chest.

A slight cough washed over the two that generated from the larger Salamander as Naruto averted his gaze to Coraldo. The welt that was under his eye from Naruto's punch those couple of days ago had completely vanished; a slight yellow tringle to his green skin was all that remained of the punch. Coraldo had been the first person that Naruto had met upon entering the world, and if the boy was being honest, he was grateful for everything that Coraldo had done for him. While in the beginning the aged Salamander was just fulfilling his condition from losing the Gift Game, the Salamander had gone out of his way to make sure Naruto was fed and had somewhere to rest. He really did owe the Salamander a huge debt.

"Remember our condition when you travel your journey, Naruto. No one must know of this places existence." Coraldo spoke out, his yellow eyes as hard as steel glazing into the sky blue of Naruto's. It was a fact that no one was supposed to know of the Tree's location on the off chance that a demon-lord wagered a gift game against the Garden of Eden.

That conversation was one that Naruto would remember vividly. The unfair conditions that Demon Lords could set in their gift games. When a Demon Lord issues a gift game, no one could oppose the ruling. A Demon Lord host has absolute power. If Naruto's excursion were to go as planned, then Demon Lords would not be able to have the power of 'Host Master'.

"Of course, Coraldo." Naruto replied as he stared back at the aged Salamander. A wave of understanding passed between the two as they held each other's gaze. It was only for a brief moment, but the bond that formed between the two was immense.

"I… admit that things will be different without you around, Naruto," Coraldo said after a pause, his eyes still trained on the boy as a smile graced his features, "It will be strange to not see replications of you running about the Garden. Take care Naruto."

The thought of that brought an overly large grin to Naruto's face. The boy had used his Bunshin to help with maintaining the Garden by removing any weeds that were threatening the wildlife. Coraldo had originally been surprised that the boy had been able to make solid clones of himself, a power that he had yet to hear about inside the realm or Little Garden. He brought on wonder as to how many gifts the boy had and just how powerful that boy could become under the right tutelage.

"I'll miss you both, as well as everyone that had made my stay comfortable." Naruto responded, his face breaking out into a grin as he turned his back on the two and began walking towards the edge of the clearing. Sparing one last glance over his shoulder, Naruto allowed his eyes to travel between the father and son duo as he shot out his last goodbye, "See you around guys! I'll make sure to come and visit when I'm finished." The boy laughed his voice hollow and his eyes hard as he imagined his future. There was no place for happiness in him now. After spending so long fighting villains, he did not think he would have to become the villain to obtain his, and by extension the Ancestor Tree's, dream, "Bye!" Naruto shouted as his figure disappeared along the tree line, his thoughts drifting back to just what he would need to do in order to achieve peace.

Coraldo gazed down to his son. The boy was managing to withhold the tears that were threatening to spill. The tree had deemed that Naruto would walk down a hard path. A path that difficult that no one but a boy that had suffered hardship all his life would be able to walk.

"Be strong, my son, for the good of the Garden and Naruto." Coraldo whispered as his tail came around to stroke the scales on top of the boy's head, "Be strong, Naruto." The aged Salamander whispered out one last time in the direction that the boy had gone.

-X-

As soon as the boy emerged from the mountain and alcove, respectively, that had played as his home for the last week his form was immediately assaulted by the intensity of the sun. The barrier that was created to surround the Tree allowed the sun's light through and a percentage of the light energy, but nothing to the extent that it would cause the boy's skin to burn.

Naruto stood, eyes closed, as he basked in the sun's rays that he had dearly missed from his home in Konoha. The sensation reminding him too much of what it would be like to be in his village. Shaking his heads to rid himself of the unnecessary thoughts of wanting to return to a world where Naruto Uzumaki was dead.

Slipping the map that Coraldo had helped him make during his stay, Naruto gazed at the mountain he had just emerged from. The mountain was the barrier that the Ancestor Tree had erected, but it was also a huge landmark that signified the border between the Norther and Eastern floor, the Tree itself was perfectly on the equator that separated the two floors.

As Naruto grazed over the map, he noted that the time it would take to reach either Shiroyasha or Sandora would take about the same time from the border. The place called [Thousand Eyes] and [Salamandra] were both strong communities, capable of having a major sway in the workings of Little Garden. The only people that could contest with either faction was usually a faction that was led by a Demon Lord or two. Even then, if Coraldo was to be believed, then the Demon Lords would much rather attack the whole Community of [Salamandra] rather than [Thousand Eyes] as they feared the retribution that Shiroyasha would bestow upon them, a testament to the girls power.

Huffing to himself, the adolescent snapped the map shut as he began trekking towards the Eastern Floor Master, Shiroyasha. If everything went well, he would be able to walk straight in there, get Shiroyasha to grant him his Gift Card and then he would be able to leave and start his path towards the one-digit gate where he plans would finally come to fruition. To get there, he'd need money and a strong, influential support of communities.

Making a mental list in his mind allowed Naruto to note down the importance of setting sizable goals that would work towards his ultimate goal of peace. It did not matter what world Naruto went to, his goal always seemed to be the same. The boy was starting to feel a little silly for shouting down his friend Neji about destiny and one's path being pre-destined.

Regaining his thoughts to stare back at the road, the silver-haired boy applied chakra to his legs, feeling the change that had occurred when he absorbed Madara into his own being had given the boy a physical presence that he previous did not have. If one thing could be said, Madara's chakra control and physical presence was immense. After collecting the Chakra he needed, Naruto gave a mighty push off the ground that shattered the platform he was stood on, a small crater forming in the road from the force Naruto put into the leap, allowed the boy to sore over the trees.

"Boy, I went higher than I expected," Naruto said to no one as he cleared another set of trees. Feeling his old, younger side come through, Naruto gave a loud shout that scared a certain number of birds in the surrounding area, "WAHOOOOO!" the boy screamed as he landed again, only take off at a speed that anyone would be hard pressed to match.

"Here I come [Thousand Eyes]!"

-X-

It had taken countless bounding leaps across the forest floor before Naruto came across the first hint of civilisation. A small, farm-like village that was stationed only a few miles from the border of the Northern and Eastern floors. With his enhanced vision, Naruto could make out a few people loitering about their houses and many of the farming complexes. The sun was just starting to set polluting the sky with an orange tint as it was descending behind a large mountainside.

Deciding to stop for the night, Naruto slowly made his way from the forest down towards the village. Making sure to seem as docile as possible was difficult with eyes as red as blood, so the boy could understand why people were giving him funny looks when he walked into the village. According to what he knew, a community always had a leader, so it would be as simple as finding the leader of the community for refuge for the time being. The only problem with the boy's plan was that he had no money. With no money, the only way he would be able to afford the inn would be through labour or a Gift Game.

Heading towards the biggest house he could see, Naruto was surprised as to the similarities between a community and a hidden village. It seemed everyone had a role, as they milled about the streets to the complex. The elderly woman owned stores for commerce, the men worked on the farms, ploughing and harvesting while the children were running out of a building that looked oddly like a school. The women were either helping the men, picking up children or also owned their own business. He noted with a hint of annoyance that no one greeted him as he walked through the village.

Arriving at the largest house allowed the boy to marvel at the artisanship that went into designing and building the house. The building itself was an older western one, the garden was well kept showing that owner maintained it to a healthy standard. Knocking on the door to the impressive house, the silver-haired youth only had to wait a few seconds before a burly looking man opened the door. He was tall, slightly taller than Naruto at an impressive six feet and his head was completely shaven. The man had dark brown eyes and a moustache that came down the sides of his mouth and joined up to the beard he was sporting that ended half-way up his ears. He was dressed in a simple pair of brown shorts and a grey shirt that looked a little too tight for a man of his statue.

The man seemed to stare Naruto down slightly before he asked his question, "I haven't seen you around these parts before. What's your name?"

"Naruto Uzumaki, sir." Naruto responded dutifully, his bright red eyes staring through the man as they discerned any hint of a weakness that he could potentially exploit if push came to shove.

The older man nodded slightly before responding, "My name is Gerald. Just Gerald." the newly appointed Gerald lolled against his doorframe slightly as he started to pick at some dirt under his nails, "What do you need?"

Naruto chuckled slightly as he rubbed the back of his head, wondering how the best way to voice his question, "Well, I was wondering if you could allow me to stay in your village. I don't have any money you see…" Naruto trailed off as he watched a gleam enter the man's eyes.

"Tell me," The man started as he eyed the boy's physical structure, "Do you know how to till ground?"

"T-till?" Naruto asked unsurely, he actually had no idea what tilling what and by the fire that seemed to brighten in the man's eyes, he was sure he was about to find out.

"Oh aye, lad. Tilling is getting the soil ready. See, one of our machines broke just yesterday and I am the only person that can manually pull the plough," the man started as he motioned for the younger boy to follow him. They both walked through the village; people milling about would stop and nod their head towards Gerald, only to glare suspiciously towards Naruto. "I'll make you a deal, no Gift Game involved." The man said drawing Naruto's attention away from the villagers back towards Gerald.

Nodding his head, the silver-haired boy allowed a smile to set itself on his face. He honestly did not want a gift game, he was much too tired and sleepy to be competing for a bed, not to mention that he did not actually have anything to wager for the man.

"Before I offer you the deal, I want to see if you can pull the plough." The man said as they arrived at the edge of a large farm. The plough was bright red in colour with six huge spikes that were stationary in the ground. A rope was attached to the front that was most likely to be attached to the tractor that had smoke billowing out from the engine.

Naruto nodded again towards the man's outstretched hand, walking over to the rope and attaching it to his body. Twisting from side-to-side the boy allowed the knots in his back to loosen as he applied a healthy amount of chakra to the muscles in his legs. With one heavy heave, the boy managed to get the plough moving almost instantly as he walked down the right side of the farm, seemingly ignorant at the gaping faces that were staring back at him. Coming back on himself, the boy turned at the edge of the farm before taking off in a slight job, managing to reach Gerald who was still stood where Naruto had left him in half the time it had taken for him to walk.

"How was that Gerald?" Naruto asked as he watched the man lift his jaw off the floor. He allowed a small smirk to replace the smile he had as the man opened his mouth with no words coming out.

Deciding to be patronising, the silver-haired youth patted Gerald's shoulder condescendingly as he unhooked the rope from around his torso, "So, about that bed?" the boy questioned cheekily. He never noticed the man's arm come around his neck catching the boy in a slight headlock as he gave a hearty laugh.

"Of course, of course you can stop in one of the inns. We here at [Blue Moon] pride ourselves on our ability to solve conflict without resulting in a Gift Game." The man responded as he dragged the boy though the village back to an inn that had passed along the way. "Of course you can have a room, so long as you agree to my deal?"

"What's the deal?" Naruto said as he allowed the name of [Blue Moon] to mull about in his head. He wondered how they arrived at such a name for such a small Community.

At this, the man's smile grew even larger, "As long as you plough the fields until we can fix the tractors, you can stay here for as long as you like, food accounted for." The offer was a luxurious one, something that Naruto was quick to shake his head at as if he was living a dream.

"Are you sure? That's an awful lot to ask from me..." Naruto trailed off again as the man started talking to the woman at the counter, most likely the owner of the Inn. A little miffed at being ignored, the younger boy waited for the man to finish talking to the clerk, allowing his red eyes to spin around the room. The lobby of the inn was standard; a little tavern-y as male farmers who had been working on the farms were unwinding with a glass of ale as they all sat about tables and spoke.

The atmosphere was lively when Gerald had walked in, but had become subdued at the sight of him. It was not surprisingly really, seeing as he was a stranger, that was until Gerald seemed to shout at them, "This here is Naruto, he'll be helping me pull a plough on the fields so you best treat him as one of our own!" the man shouted as many of the farmers stared at the boy in a new light, a hint of respect in their eyes that someone his size could pull the plough.

"Hi, nice to meet you all." Naruto said to those that were staring at him, even as a young looking woman came from down the stairs only to grab his hand and drag him back up the stairs she had trekked down. She looked over her shoulder and gave him a cheery grin, pulling him towards a room a little further down before opening the door.

"Hi there, my name is Aiko. If you need anything, come find me, okay cutie?" she said with a little wink and giggled as she saw the boy's cheeks light up slightly. The manager, her mother, had just asked her to take care of the boy called Naruto who was supposed to be helping Gerald pull the ploughs.

The boy had to admit that the girl in front of him was cute. White, long hair slightly parted to reveal a round, lightface. Big, round violet eyes, set appealingly within their sockets, watching loyally over where he stood. A scar left a mark stretching from the bottom of the left cheekbone, running towards the right side of her lips and ending under her right eye leaving an agonizing memory of a former accident. This is the face of a girl called Aiko. She stood small among others, despite her lean frame. There was something captivating about her, perhaps it was the way she looked or perhaps it was the way she held herself. Her hand, which held a silver key, motioning for him to enter the room. She allowed a giggle to leave her mouth, which broke Naruto out his slight stupor as he thanked her, not even remembering to give his own name as he entered the room and she shut the door for him.

Deciding to clear his mind away from the girl that had silver hair, Naruto simply lay on his bed, slipped out of his clothes that were grimy from his travel and placed the clothes in a seal he had created from back when he was in his own world. It was a surprise that all the items on his person had stayed with him, something that Naruto was very thankful for as he pulled out another scroll from a tattoo that was across his right pectoral. In a puff of smoke, Naruto was greeted to the sight of ink, a brush and a long string of paper bound together with a slight piece of rope.

He would need to apply the seals back to his eyes that would allow him the Hirashin V3, the improvement he made to his own fathers Hirashin Jutsu. The problem was that the process hurt like a bitch and he did not know how his new eyes would react to a seal being applied to them.

The boy threw caution out to the wind and began to draw the seals he would need on the paper. The process took at least a couple of hours and with the sunset and the moon high in the sky, Naruto knew he was not going to get much sleep.

A loud banging was the only noise that assaulted Naruto's ears as he groggily dragged him head off the hard wood of the table and allowed his eyes to slide over to the door. Standing up and not liking the way his back protested to the simple action, the boy concluded that he had fell asleep on the table after he had managed to apply the seals to his eyes, which, if he was being honest, he hoped he would never have to do again.

Swinging the door open to see how was banging on the door, Naruto was greeted to the slightly irate face of Aiko, who upon seeing him blushed an incredible scarlet. Not understanding why, the boy stared at the smaller girl as he voiced his question, "What's wrong, Aiko?"

She did not understand how the boy could be so unaware of his surroundings. She had been banging on the door for a good 10 minutes before he answered, and when he answered, she could have passed out. The boy of five foot eleven, was only clad in his boxers. A well-toned, muscular chest greeted her vision as well as a slight... lump downstairs, one she would be sure not to keep her eyes on.

Coughing into her hand slightly, she regarded the boy's question with eyes looking everywhere but at him, "err… I came to fetch you for breakfast and to show you where Gerald would want you, but I mean, you look happy to see me." She shot off cheekily as she gestured towards his body with her hands, watching in delight as the boy looked down at himself before disappearing faster than lightning.

It only took Naruto a few more moments before he reappeared, his eyes set in stone as he glared at the girl, "We. Never. Speak. Of. This." He ground out as he locked the door and followed the girl that had begun to walk down the hallways towards the door.

Opening the door that led to the kitchen, Aiko waved him off with her hand, "Of course of course, don't get your panties in a twist," she replied cheekily again as they walked towards where the breakfast was on the counter top.

They both sat down and ate their breakfast in relative silence. Naruto too annoyed to talk and Aiko was humming to herself with a smile, watching the boy eat his eggs and bacon. She had cooked it herself after all.

"This is nice," Naruto said after the last mouthful, gulping down the orange juice that was to the side of the plate as the girl puffed her chest up in glee.

"Thank you, I cooked it myself," she answered as she picked up both plates and placed them in the sink, she would clean them up later, "Anyway, I need to show you where Gerald needs you." Aiko had been asked that morning by her mother to keep an eye on the boy, Gerald was curious on if he had an ulterior motive. She was around the same age as the boy so it was best for her to watch him by acting friendly towards him.

She gestured with her hand for him to follow and was pleasantly surprised when he did so immediately.

As they walked through the village, Naruto noticed that many if the glares he received yesterday had lessened, while some were suspicious of him, there were now less people whom actively glared. He was brought out of his staring by Aiko, "I'd ignore those people if I was you," she started as she saw the looks her companion was getting, "We at [Blue Moon] are always weary of strangers."

Again, the boy had referred the people refer to themselves as [Blue Moon], "Why is the community called [Blue Moon]?" he asked as they walked closer to where Naruto could see a red plough moving rather slowly, attached by rope to Gerald.

Aiko turned her head to the side slightly, gazing at her companion with a distinct stare, "You aren't from around here." The statement was supposed to be a question, but the way it left the girls mouth felt more like a statement to the silver-haired youth.

"Am I that transparent?" Naruto asked with a slight chuckle as he climbed over a fence to follow Aiko into the field that Gerald was ploughing.

"No, but those types of questions are better left for Gerald, not me." She said quietly as they both came to a spot in front of Gerald. The man was stood In the middle of the field and was dripping with sweat. His baldhead was bright red with exertion while he huffed like a lunatic.

"Ah, Naruto," The man wheezed out as he wrapped the rope around the youth. "Off you pop, my boy, I'll take over… in a bit." The man replied as he collapsed on the floor.

Startled, Naruto caught the man before he could fully collapse and looked towards Aiko questioningly. How had Gerald been coping if he passed out when he was halfway through a field? The girl shook her head slightly as she started to drag Gerald to the gate of the field, "He'll be fine," she started, "He does this a lot."

Seeing no need to question why, Naruto shrugged his shoulders before hunkering down and applying Chakra to his legs. The faster he finished ploughing the field, the faster he would be able to test his eyes in the forest.

It had only taken the boy an hour and a half to finish ploughing the large field. As he pulled to a stop in front of the gate that would lead the youth back towards the village, the boy caught sight of Gerald he was working on one of the tractor's engines, the smoke was not billowing out as much as it was before, but still present.

Walking over to the man, Naruto called out to Gerald and watched cheerfully as the man was startled and banged his head off the bonnet of the tractor. He could hear the man cursing him under his breath as the man levelled his stare towards the boy.

"I could do that for you, if you would like?" Naruto questioned as he saw the man's hands were full of grease. Gerald raised his eyebrow as he looked from the boy, to the tractor and back to the boy again.

"We have seven tractors, and one of you and me. I can't spare you to work on fixing the tractors when ploughing the fields is more impo…" the man did not get to finish his sentence as his eyes flew open in shock. He had watched the boy put his two hand together in a cross formation as saw that in a puff of smoke, two more Naruto's stood next to him. The frown on all of their faces was the only think that brought the man out of his stupor.

"Damn, my control is messing up. I could only get two clones out." Naruto said as he looked back towards Gerald, "How about this then, I'll pull the Plough and these two can help you fix the tractors?" Naruto asked and quicker than his eyes could follow, the man had swooped the boy into a bear hug as he shook him from side to side, tears of joy streaming down his face as he comically cried in happiness.

"I love you, Naruto!" The man shouted in glee, overwhelmed with how useful the boy actually was.

Chuckling nervously, Naruto allowed himself to awkwardly pat the man on the back as he responded the overly affectionate man, "Err… thanks Gerald." The silver-haired youth stared towards where the sun was, the rays coming down in him today were not nearly as hot as they were yesterday, so it was a nice change for the boy.

"I have a question, actually." Naruto said after a few moments of silence. Both men were walking towards the village after the little bromance they shared. The silence was comfortable and neither wished to break it, but something had been bugging the youth.

Gerald nodded his head for Naruto to continue, "The name, [Blue Moon]. Why did you use it?" it seemed strange. From the knowledge that the boy had on Blue Moons, he could not understand why they would name a community after it.

Naruto watched, slightly taken back as the man's disposition came crashing down. A small glare settled on the man's face that made him look older than he was. Clearly, the question was uncomfortable and Naruto was about to tell the man that it did not matter when Gerald responded.

"What do you know about a Blue Moon, Naruto Uzumaki?" he said shocking Naruto as he used his full name.

"From what I know," Naruto trailed off as he allowed a finger to slip under his chin, "it derives from Folk etymology. The original meaning of the term Blue Moon was to signify a 'Betrayer Moon'." The boy shot out from memory, something that the Ancestor Tree had granted him when he was bestowed a part of 'Cosmic Awareness'.

Gerald nodded his head slightly towards the youth as he set his gaze back onto the road they were walking, "That is true. The term Blue Moon signifies a traitor." The man repeated, he shook his head from side to side ridding himself of cobwebs that were none existent in his hair, "Once a time, [Blue Moon] was part of a much larger community under a different name. We, and countless other pillaged communities were forced to swear allegiance to a community that went by the name of [Evil Aksara] under the rule of Azi Dahaka." The name shocked Naruto slightly as he recalled the Ancestor Tree knowing that name. He allowed his ears to tune back in towards what the man was saying, "A name, for a Community is a powerful symbol. When we was over-ruled by Dahaka, he allowed us to keep our name and flag under the pretence that we swore allegiance to him. I was only a small boy when this happened; I was too young to understand." At this, the man's voice grew even darker as a crazed light filled his eyes.

Naruto took a step away from the man as they both stood just on the outskirt of the village. The path they were on was bare and void of any villagers as they both stood opposite each other.

"What do you mean?" Naruto replied to the man who was staring off into space, it was only a few moments before the man retrained his vision onto the youth, the man's eyes reminding Naruto as of the relatives of people he killed. The anger of not being strong enough to protect the ones they cared about and the resentment they directed to him was enough to send his heart to stone.

"Azi Dahaka is a villain. A heinous villain that took the power of others and added it to his own. His goal was to destroy all the strong Communities and claim himself the first gate." Gerald spat out as he spoke about Azi Dahaka, "he was a dragon of unfathomable power. No one could stand up to him. We, at [Blue Moon] were angered to see him treat communities the way he had. We devised a plan that would get him sealed for good." The man vehemently retold the story he remembered. The Dragon, Azi Dahaka was not a force to be messed with.

"What happened?"

Gerald looked at the boy. The confusion in his eyes was all the man needed to know, "he found out. A demon of his power was allowed to rewrite our entire community. He branded us a new name, [Blue Moon] to signify us as a traitorous Community. He took our flag from us, our land and slaughtered everyone but the elderly and the children." Tears started to leak from the man's eyes as he remembered seeing his father and mother die to the hand of Azi Dahaka. The shadowy outline of the bipedal dragon glooming over his prone form. "The only solace we can take is that our plan succeeded, we managed to get Azi Dahaka sealed away for good."

Naruto did not even realised when his fist had started to clench, nor did he know when he started to tap into his Chakra. His red Sharingan eyes morphed into their six-windmill form of the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, the power those eyes radiated was enough to strike fear into anyone. His fist clenched so hard that his knuckles were beginning to turn white.

"He got what he deserved." Naruto ground out through clenched teeth, startling Gerald slightly as he took in the boy's anger. He had never seen a stranger get so angry over their story before. Many knew what had happened to their community, and while they showed sympathy, no one really tried to help them.

"He did," Gerald recalled as he slowly turned towards the village, his eyes carrying over every building he had sworn to protect, "he got what he deserved, but at a huge cost. He was finally sealed when he attacked the Moon Rabbit Tribe. The people we had contacted about his plan saw fit to protect the Moon Rabbits from his tyranny. It cost them 80% of their alliance members they took to defeat him, but they managed."

Naruto's eyes shot wide at that. He managed to take 80% of an alliance out before they managed to seal him. That would mean that Azi Dahaka was still alive somewhere, sealed away where he would not be able to harm anyone, but he was still alive.

"Who did you contact?" Naruto asked after a few moments of silence.

"We got in touch with the only community that would have been able to stop Azi Dahaka, the [No Names]." The man said the community name with a hint of sadness in his voice, something that Naruto noticed immediately.

"The [No Names]?"

"Aye lad. A once proud Community that was easily in the four-digit layer." Gerald said wistfully, "After the fight, 80% of the members either perished or were transported to a different dimension. Soon after the attack to remove Azi Dahaka, another Community with a Demon Lord declared a gift game against them. They were too weak to stop the attack and resulted in the loss of their name and flag, similar to us at [Blue Moon]." The man said. His voice trailed off shortly as he paused to think, "If rumours are to be believed, then the [No Names] recently had three members join their Community. Three strong members, if those rumours are correct." The man sighed as he began walking towards the village again.

The rest of the walk was completely silent as both men puzzled over their thoughts. It was not everyday someone was willing to listen to the plight that Gerald's community had suffered, nor was it every day that someone showed anger towards Azi Dahaka.

For Naruto, he was puzzling over the relationship the Ancestor Tree had to Azi Dahaka. The thought scared the boy slightly as he wondered how such a strong and evil being was ever allowed to touch the Tree, an embodiment of 'Good' and 'Holy'.

They both arrived outside the Inn Naruto was staying at, shaking each other's hand and complimenting each other on a job well done. As the older man began to walk away, he looked over his shoulder briefly as he relayed one last message before the silver-haired youth entered the Inn, "Try not to dwell over it, Naruto. It does no one any good to live in the past." With his piece said, the man continued to walk down the road, leaving the seventeen-year-old boy to stand in front of the Inn door.

"It does no one any good to live in the past." Naruto whispered to himself as he stared at the setting sun.

-X-

Well, that was fun and boring to write. A little bit of back-story to the [Blue Moon] Community and Azi Dahaka respectively. Azi will play a large roll in this with Naruto as well, mostly leading towards the development of the [No Names] in later chapters.

I am sorry for the abrupt ending by the way. I wanted to get this chapter posted by tonight and I have left myself very little time to revise for my biology exam tomorrow morning. Therefore, you will have to bear with me as after Thursday, I will not have any more exams anymore and can focus my time on writing.

Any spelling mistakes, please point out to me so I can fix!

Hope you enjoyed.

RxR