They say fate, karma, destiny or any other supernatural force that controls luck or anything that is out of control, that it is a bitch and a cruel mistress.

However, they say also say it must give and take, and that eventually it comes full circle.

It is true, in some cases.

They say fate is always on the move, working to fix what is wrong. That it is constantly twisting and curling the threads to accommodate for changes. That is especially true on this night.

High above a certain village, it was peaceful. However, if anyone were to know what was about to happen, they would be shocked. If they knew what was to come from this day, they would be starstruck and shattered from the amount of importance it held.

A secret was adrift.

One that held both grave importance and a grave warning, something was coming.

It was only the beginning too, nothing would be the same again.

Minato Namikaze was a relatively calm man, he understood the need to keep calm in situations. However, there are a few things that takes over and emotion controls.

One thing happens to be his wife, Kushina Uzumaki, who is pregnant. With triplets. However, neither of them knew the fate of the triplets. The destiny of one of them to be exact.

Eventually a crisis had happened over the few weeks the passed, until the due date had arrived.

It was October 10th.

It was also the day that would be remembered as the Nine Tails attack.

Buildings ablaze, shinobi fighting for everything they had, everything they had lost. They all came together as one, to defeat the bijuu. However, before anyone could finish it off, something happened.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, was shocked to see his successor arrive on the scene atop Gamabunta and instantly take the Nine Tails away in a yellow flash.

"Minato, what are you planning?" He thought in wonder.

Far away from the village in a clearing, the Nine Tails reappeared along with Minato. They had prepared to do this, they were going to seal it away. However, there was a problem.

They could only split the Nine Tails in half, with it's Yin in one and the Yang in another. Which meant one child would get nothing, that is what they thought though and they were wrong.

Destiny was being rewritten for the child that wasn't going to become a jinchuriki.

Lying on a pedestal were 3 children, even though one wasn't going to become a human sacrifice.

Their names were Menma, Mito, and Naruto. Menma and Mito were already selected to be the jinchuriki, leaving Naruto to a future that was already in motion. A future that held pain, sorrow and eventually power, unlike anyone could imagine.

"Minato, do it." Kushina said suddenly.

Minato looked at her and nodded.

"Fuinjutsu: Shiki Fujin." He said quickly.

Suddenly behind him a spectral image of the Shinigami, with it's arms spread out. Eventually the Yin half was sealed into Mito. That left the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style for the Yang half to be sealed.

Eventually both of the halves were sealed away, in Mito and Menma.

It was time though, for the Shinigami to claim Minato's soul. However, when he tried to, he couldn't.

"WHAT!" Everyone in the area heard the spectral shout.

The Shinigami was angry, something was adrift. So he tried again and the same result. So he looked around and his eyes landed on the sleeping form of Naruto.

He felt something from the child, however it was small. So small it was near impossible to identify it, suddenly the Shinigami took a step towards the child.

"If I can't have your soul, I will do something else." They heard the spectral whisper.

Only Minato could see it though, and he instantly got worried as it walked towards the pedestal and touched the forehead of Naruto. Suddenly the Shinigami's hand snapped back forcibly, and a pale white glow covered Naruto for a few seconds before disappearing. However, the damage was done.

"What have you done to our son!?" Minato roared.

The ghost of the Shinigami was silent.

"This child." It muttered lowly.

It started to back away as if it were weary of the child. It knew something was wrong, however it didn't matter.

"What was that!?" Kushina shouted.

Minato glared at the Shinigami, it was obvious that it did something in his head.

That is what both Kushina and Minato thought, soon the Shinigami just vanished into thin air, leaving the couple giving a weary glance at the newborn Naruto.

"What did it do?" Kushina wondered aloud.

She seemed nervous around Naruto. Minato looked at her and shook his head, he had a few ideas, however, they weren't pretty.

"I think the Shinigami did something to the child to get back at me since he couldn't get my soul." He said.

Kushina sighed and glanced at the child now, as if it were root of their problems. Minato shook his head and spoke up.

"Let's just go home, and we'll figure out what to do later." He said quickly.

She nodded and began to pick up the child and Minato used the Hirashin to take them home, however, this was only the beginning of problems for the family. It would all come to a head later on in life when it all came down.

Only they didn't know the impact it would have, and how early it would start.

{Scene Break} {6 Years Later}

For Naruto life is hard and tiring.

He learned a long time ago that he couldn't depend on other people, and that he would have to do everything for himself.

He learned that a evening a year ago.

(Flashback start)

A 5 year old Naruto walked downstairs to ask his parents a question, when he walked into the living room. He saw something that stirred a unknown feeling deep in his gut.

It was envy.

He saw his parents training his siblings outside, it seemed they were more important to them. That was then he knew it wouldn't make any difference whatsoever. That put him on his path, and that would only be the beginning.

It had always been like that, he was the one left alone, forgotten.

Even on his shared birthday with his siblings, he got the least amount of presents, while Mito and Menma always got a fuck ton of things. That's what made him envious. They always got the better treatment.

Naruto wasn't stupid though, he knew why it was like this.

It was because of something that happened on his birthday, something that caused him to be an outcast. He heard the whispers as he walked around the village.

He was called the Cursed Child.

It was these nicknames that pushed him farther down his path, and he would never go back.

Never.

(Flashback end)

It was these things that drove Naruto further, everyone didn't believe in him one bit. They favored his siblings more, and he was the outcast of the family. He didn't have that many friends either, his siblings took them. That was always how it was.

His few friends were a few students in the academy, Shikamaru and Choji. However, he didn't really get along with the other students, due to a few reasons. One being that his siblings were in the same class as him, and he had the lowest scores.

He even had a nickname as the dead last. However, none knew how that was all going to change in the years to come. It was going to start today, and Naruto would never be the same.

He was currently in his room, if you could call it that.

Barely any decorations, except for the essentials. He quickly put on a shirt and shorts and opened a window in his room and hopped out. He may of been known as the dead last, but that was more like a mask.

In truth he knew his fair share of stuff, however, he didn't want them to know. They didn't pay him any attention, and he wanted it to stay that way. He wasn't one for the spotlight.

However, he didn't know that was what he would become soon, the center of everything.

He was an enigma at first look, however, if someone were to look a bit deeper they'd be surprised.

Before he knew it, he was already stepping into the classroom. He ignored the laughs and glares as he walked to his seat and plopped his head down to start sleeping.

He heard a chuckle from beside him and knew who it was instantly. Shikamaru was right next to him, so it was him who was chuckling.

"Tired again, eh Naruto?" He asked.

Naruto huffed and replied.

"You're one to speak, lazy bastard." He muttered.

Shikamaru shook his head and laughed.

"Touché." He said.

Naruto huffed and started to fall asleep again. That was until the door opened, followed by two loud voices.

"Ino-pig! I'm sitting next to Sasuke-kun!" A pink haired banshee yelled.

Naruto groaned as he heard the voices.

"Ha! Ya right forehead, Sasuke-kun is mine!" A platinum blonde yelled back.

He knew those voices anywhere. Ino Yamanaka and Sakura Haruno were the resident fangirls for Sasuke Uchiha.

Naruto's eyes twitched as he felt his anger rise, it was times like this that his mask came off and his true personality showed. Unfortunately for him, today was one of those days.

Suddenly Naruto's head snapped up and he glared at them, Shikamaru noticed it and widened his eyes. Only him and Choji knew of his mask and what Naruto's real personality was like.

It was bitter, cold and hatred filled Naruto that lied under the surface. They didn't really hate him for it though, it was expected with how he was forgotten and treated by his family.

Shikamaru just wondered how much he would show until he realized it was off.

"Oh will you two just shut your fucking mouths! No one wants to hear you bitch and whine about being some Uchiha's bitch! Come on you can do better than that emo." Naruto said loudly.

Everyone was shocked at Naruto's outburst, he was always the quiet one in the academy.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" Both of them shouted.

Sakura ran towards Naruto with her fist reeled back. Shikamaru wondered how far Naruto would go, he usually took hits to make his mask more believable. So if he blocked Sakura's punch, it would shock everyone.

Shikamaru knew by Naruto's face, that he would block it. Naruto was pissed and that meant one thing. He was stubborn and wouldn't give in.

As Sakura swung her fist, it was caught in a enclosed fist. Naruto's eyes were narrowed, then they widened as he realized what he did. He quickly let go and started fussing about it being beginner's luck, Sakura quickly punched Naruto in the gut, which shook away people's suspicions. However, there was one person who wasn't fooled.

Ino Yamanaka.

She narrowed her eyes at seeing Naruto's expression change so fast, she knew a mask when she saw one. After all she was a Yamanaka, so she did have some training in psychology and how to read people.

She knew Naruto was hiding something, but the question was what?

She vowed she was going to find out.

Soon the door opened again, revealing two people who Naruto hated with every fiber of his being.

Mito and Menma, and they were acting like their usual selves. All high and mighty, Naruto looked to Shikamaru to see him smirking, Naruto sighed as Shikamaru spoke.

"That was a lucky one eh Naruto? You may have gotten some suspicions from Ino over there." Shikamaru said softly.

Naruto glanced in her direction, and sure enough. She was watching him closely.

Like a fucking hawk.

Naruto silently cursed as he realized she saw through it. The last thing he needed, was for her to snoop around and find out what was underneath his mask. His thoughts were interrupted by a obnoxious voice.

It was Menma.

"Well well, look who it is? My loser brother." He said.

Naruto looked up glaring at his 'brother'. He didn't really even deserve that title, that boy was no brother to him.

"Ya whatever, go suck up to daddy some more why don't you?" Naruto retorted.

That got a few chuckles and some glares, Menma however, was furious. He went for a punch, however a louder voice stopped him.

"Stop this right now!" It was a male.

Everyone turned to see their teacher, Iruka Umino.

Menma huffed and turned away and went to his seat.

Iruka looked around the room for a good minute and started to speak up.

"Now that the problem is taken care of, we will start." He said.

Iruka quickly looked to Naruto and spoke up.

"Naruto, can you explain 4 basic styles of combat that shinobi use and what their for." He asked quickly.

Naruto blinked, he knew if he answered the question, that people would know something was up. He noticed Ino looking at him out of the corner of his eye, he sighed and spoke up.

"4 styles of combat huh? Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Kenjutsu and Genjutsu. Taijutsu is essentially hand to hand combat, Ninjutsu is hand seals and elemental techniques, Kenjutsu is swordplay. Finally Genjutsu is illusions." He said.

Everyone was shocked, even Iruka. He didn't really expect him to answer it fluently. Ino suspicions were raised now, Naruto realized this and sighed. This day just kept getting worse and worse.

"Umm.. Yes your correct." Iruka muttered.

Naruto just rolled his eyes and laid his head back down, ignoring the stares as he did.

Eventually he fell asleep and woke up a couple hours later by Shikamaru.

"So once again you sleep through class? Today though you caused quite a stir." He chuckled.

Naruto rubbed his eyes and stood up.

"Whatever lazy ass. As long as people don't get too suspicious, I won't bother with them. They abandoned me and forgot all about me, I don't care anymore." He said.

Shikamaru shook his head as he watched Naruto gather his bag and walked out of the room. He hoped Naruto eventually could let go, however, he knew that was going to be a long time from now.

Naruto walked swiftly out of the academy and started towards the Namikaze estate. Even if he lived there, it wasn't home to him.

As he opened the door, he instantly noticed the house was empty and knew where they were. He huffed and walked upstairs and threw his bag on the bed and got a change of clothes and walked right out of the house again.

If they weren't going to train him, then he would train himself.

So he was headed towards the Hokage monument, it was his own personal training grounds, even if it was unofficial it didn't matter. Before he knew it he was already atop the mountain looking over the village.

However, today was different.

Honestly he felt a bit sick, like chakra exhaustion. He started to get real dizzy and fell on one knee. His eyes started to burn like crazy and he fell on his back as the burning increased.

Soon the sensation died down.

If anyone were look at Naruto now, they would see that his eyes were different.

They were light purple with a ripple pattern spreading out.

"So my host is awakened?" A old wisdom filled voice rang through his ears.

Naruto looked around, but found no one.

"I'm part of you Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze." It said.

Naruto sighed and leaned back. He knew of sentient beings that existed and that they sometimes were hosted by other people, the tailed beasts were the most common.

"Who are you?" He asked.

He waited for a response.

"You and I are technically one in the same, you're my reincarnation. I'm Hagomoro Ōtsutsuki." He heard.

That single sentence shocked Naruto, he knew that name. That name was very old indeed, almost forgotten to the sands of time. The only reason he knew of that name was the fact the library kept archives on the clan due to the Hyuuga's relation.

"Y-You're the S-Sage of the Six Paths?" He asked stupefied.

His day just got a lot more confusing.