Chapter 2

Of Chakra and Magic

General A/N: I would like to apologize for the lack of work that I have show on my stories in recent months. I have begun to see that I need improvement on my story writing but I can't thing of what to add to them. I know that I need help when it comes to fight scenes and when dialogue is between more than two characters. As such I am looking for a reliable beta that will give me their take on the chapters and their ideas in order to help make the chapters better.

Story A/N: After reading several HP fanfics, I have changed my opinion on Ginny being with Naruto but I have no idea what possible reasons behind them being together could be. At this point, Hermione is assured her spot and will most likely be the first with him but it will not happen until at least after the first year at those who don't like manipulating!Dumbledore, at least hear me out first. After rereading the books and the logic from hundreds of fanfics, I have to acknoledge that Dumbledore is a puppet master. That doesn't mean that he is evil though. Ron...he will be the git that we all that he is as well as a jealous and ignorant prat. The others will be explained as their roles are revealed. Things will not always be as they appear so be prepared to have your ideas of what will happen to be shattered.

Also, even though Naruto's parents can still watch him, he cannot interact with them for a reason that will be explained will not use british expression at first because he is not used to the culture. The only reason he can speak english and is not using honorifics is because it is part of what he assimilated from Harry.

Italics- Sorting Hat mindspeak

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Harry Potter.

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[Last time on Of Chakra and Magic]

In Gringotts, a disturbance was happening in Ragnok's office. A black portal appeared near his desk. The goblin was suprised to see that a mostly blonde haired both fell out of the portal. "And who might you be?" Naruto stood up and looked at the creature in front of him and recognised it as a goblin. He was confused how he knew it was a goblin till Natsume cleared things up. "It is because your parents' knowledge of the world has leaked the basic things that you need to know into your mind." Natsume told him. 'Thanks Natsume-chan.' Naruto replied in his mind.

"Um maybe thats something that you can help me with. My name is Naruto but I don't know about what my family history. I was told that you could help me with my inheritance." Naruto said. Ragnok was intrigued and took out a small bowl with several runes. "Just put a few drops of blood in here and we will see who your family is."

[Now]

Naruto let his blood drip into the bowl and two names came out: Uzumaki and Potter. Ragnok looked at him with interest and gave a toothy smile. "Very interesting Mr. Potter-Uzumaki or would that be Mr. Uzumaki-Potter? Very interesting indeed. There has not been an Uzumaki for at least three hundred years, it was quite an ancient house or clan as they liked to be called. The Ancient and Noble house of Potter is only older by a century at most, both were founded around the 9th or 10th century AD." Ragnok stated. Naruto was suprised that the Uzumaki had been in this world before and had been an ancient family here.

"Though you cannot access the vaults themselves since you are not yet of age, your parents left a trust vault for you to use until you become of age. You have more than enough to purchase any supplies that you will require for your future schooling and items that you may need for personal intrests. I can give you a Gringotts money bag that will give you access to the knuts, sickles, and galleons in your vault from where ever you are. It will need a few drops of your blood so that only you can access it and that if it is no longer on your person, such as if it was stolen or lost, that is would return to Gringotts so that we could return it to you" Ragnok continued.

Naruto gives Ragnok a smile. "Thank you, sir. And please, call me Naruto." he said with a smile. "Of course, Naruto, but only if you refer to me as Ragnok, not sir." Ragnok replied and Naruto nodded and left Gringotts with his money bag in his pocket.

He walked down Diagon alley and noticed a building that seemed to spark his interest since he heard a man that walked out of it muttering about how "the old bastard wouldn't make him a wand" and that "he should have been honored to make a wand for a Pureblood like himself" along with several other choice words.

Naruto knew that he would need a wand because that was part of being a wizard and that was part of what he was. He walked into the building and noticed that it was kind of dark inside. "Hello? Is anyone there?" Naruto asked as he walked farther into the room. A man that looked in his 40's and had partially grey hair though it was mostly brown. "What is it that you want young man?" the older man asked.

"Um, I heard the man that just walked out of here saying that you were a wandmaker and that I could get a wand." he asked with an innocent look on his face. The older man saw this look and knew that this child was serious and was knew that the child wasn't some arrogant Pureblood from the way that he was talking.

"Aye, I am a wandmaker but I haven't made a wand in several years because every single person who has come to me since the last one I made has had a dark feel to them and I would not allow any wand that I made to be used to cause the suffering of innocents. You though...you have a gentle yet strong feel to you. You aren't one to cause suffering but you will protect those in need and those close to you. I will make you a wand though you must keep that I made it secret to all but the few that you trust completely. I am Charles Brookholm by the way." the newly introduced Charles said.

"Thank you. I am Naruto-Harry Shippuu-James Uzumaki-Potter. I know its a mouthful so just call me Naruto." Naruto said with a grin.

Charles' eyebrows raised. "So you were a soul-twin, eh? That would explain the long name and the unusual aura you have. As to making the wand, I will need to see what materials respond to your magical core so that this wand will be only yours and work for only you as well as make sure that it compliments you perfectly so that there are no problems when you use your magic. Follow me to the backroom where I have the materials." Charles said as he led Naruto to the backroom.

In the backroom, it was full with hundreds of different types of wandmaking material. Charles led Naruto to a table that was covered in small boxes with a single piece of wood inside each box. "I want you to hold your hand above each box and close the lid over any piece that reacts to you or you get a feeling from." Charles said. Naruto held his hand out over each and every single piece of wood and only got a feeling from one wood. "Now this is a wood that I never thought I would make a wand with." Charles said.

Naruto looked at the piece of wood. It was cream in color and looked very strong. "This is call Sycrit, a very rare wood even among magical woods. It is only found in the underground meadow of The Forgotten Time. It is said to be the last remaining remanant of an age long before even the High Elves recorded history. Every three centuries, a single, entire branch falls from the tree and is regrown. It is said to be impervious to breaking but can still be used to make a wand easily. This will be one of my greatest wands just because of this. Now for the core." Charles said.

He walked Naruto over to another table but this one had containers of all sizes and shapes and types, in boxes and viles and jars. "Now, do the same thing that you did with the woods and point out which react to you." Charles told Naruto. Naruto began doing the same thing that he had done with the woods and this time several different materials reacted to him. Charles looked at the materials in awe. One looked like a green, ghostly flame, another was a feather that seemed charged with electricity, a white, semi-clear liquid, and a metal.

"Essence of a Kitsune's fire, tail-feather of a Thunderbird, water left behind from a Water Nymph, and Terinium. All four are rare and powerful. I will not be able to just put these in your wand but I will need to use Alchemy to make the different types of materials mix and become your core. I'm sorry but it will take a few years to be done. Now one last thing, you need to choose a gem for the tip. The gem will help focus the magic and increase the strength and percision of the spell." Charles explained and brought out a case that had many different types and colors of gems but a pure white gem flew into Naruto's hand.

"Ah, that gem is special as well. This is the crystal tear of a Yuki-onna. A Yuki-onna can only cry a crystal tear in result of the death of her life-mate and can only be touched by one of a pure soul which makes it perfect for defending against dark magic but that doesn't mean that it can't cast dark magic as well. This crystal tear is perfect for the class of wizards that have not been see in at least two centuries, the grey wizards. Like I said, this wand will take two or three years to make so you may want to get a wand from someone like Ollivander until this one is done." Charles told him.

Naruto sighed. "Thanks anyways, I guess I'll come back in two years. Damn thats a long time." With that, Naruto walked out of Charles' shop and back into the street of Diagon alley.

[At the same time that Naruto left Charles' shop]

A man in a hooded black robe gasped as he saw the boy that turned the corner or more accurately...his lightning bolt scar. 'Harry Potter? But I thought that he would look different. It doesn't matter. I may not be able to kill the boy but I can hinder him for when the Dark Lord comes back.' The man pulled out a square piece of paper with several unusual drawings on it. As he walked past the boy, he pushed the paper into the boy's gut and walked past the boy with a grin on his lips.

Naruto found himself inside the seal that held Natsume but this time he was inside the cage that once held her and she was no where to be seen. Out of no where, chains began to wrap around him and raise him off the ground. He looked around and saw that he was totally covered and restrained and that he couldn't feel any of his magic, chakra, or youkai. His eyelids became heavy and he fell into a deep sleep. Outside of the cage, the form of Harry Potter appeared.

Albus Dumbledore had been in Diagon Alley since his tracing charm had told him that Harry Potter had somehow ended up there. He moved past the corner and saw the boy that he had been looking for unconscious on the ground. Somehow, the paper with unusual drawings had changed Naruto's look back to that of his soul-twin. 'I must get him back to the Dursley's home before he is discovered by any of the remaining Death Eaters.' With that, Dumbledore returned Harry/Naruto to the Dursley's.

[Two years later]

Harry looked around the shops of Diagon alley with a blank expression on his face. Nothing really mattered to him but he had been told that he was a wizard by a large man named Hagrid so he would go along with it. He had gone into Gringotts and gotten weird looks from the...what were they called again, Goblins? Oh well, its not like it really mattered.

Ever since a few weeks ago, things had gotten weird in his life. From the letters delivered by owls, to finding out that his parents were magical, and now he was in a magical shopping district getting supplies for a school of witchcraft and wizardry. A normal person would feel anxious or stressed by all of this change but not Harry, Harry didn't feel anything.

A month passed and Harry found himself on the Hogwarts Express. He had ended up in a compartment with a red haired boy named Ron Weasley and had also met a girl named Hermione Granger. The entire train ride had been boring and he had to deal with the Weasley boy's annoying comments and constant questions.

Harry had the same blank look on his face that he always did. He showed no emotion and looked as though he was dead to the world most of the time. He had been like that for the last two years or at least he believed that he did. He was now at Hogwart, a school for witches and wizards to learn to use magic. "Potter, Harry." He heard from the elder woman that looked in her 50's or 60's. He walked up to the stool like had seen the other kids do and the old hat was put on his head. At the moment that it touched his head, his world went black.

The consciousness of the hat looked around. The former hat now looked like a man in his mid 20's or early 30's. He had medium brown hair and wore red and gold colored robes. He walked up to the cage that was in front of him and saw that a mostly blonde haired boy was wrapped in chains and in the cage. He also saw the form of Harry Potter outside of the cage but unresponsive.

"Ah, I see that you are locked away Mr. Uzumaki-Potter. I may not be able to let you free yet but I can dispell this fake self and start your reawakening. Wake up, Mr. Uzumaki-Potter, wake up."

Inside the cage, several of the locks that held the chains unlocked and a few of the chains fell to the ground and disappeared. The image that the Sorting Hat was seeing changed and became a black background with only the boy there but the form of Harry Potter was different now. He was now half blonde and his facial structure was more Naruto's than Harry's. "Ugh, where am I? I...I can't remember...anything really." the boy asked.

"Well, your name is an interesting thing but if I told you everything you would not be able to handle it. You are know as Harry Potter so that would be the best thing to go by. Now I will be able to give you the basic knowledge of what is happening but I really do need to sort you." the former hat said and sent the basic information about what was happening while he looked around Harry's and Naruto's memories.

"Hmm, a thirst for knowledge but you do not desire to know everything. A deep sense of loyalty for those that give you true friendship but you do not give that trust and loyalty freely. A cunning mind but you lack ambition at a goal as of now. A great amount of courage yet you do not always use it. I could place you in any of the four houses but I believe that one of them will be better for you when you are fully ready." the hat finished before leaving the mindscape.

The two were no longer in the mindscape. "GRYFFINDOR!" the hat exclaimed and the Gryffindor table errupted in cheers. Harry (I will be calling him Harry until further notice) walked over to the Gryffindor table and was greeted by two redheaded twins. "Its great to have you, Harry. I'm Fred..." the one on the left said. "And I'm George." the one on the right said. "Weasley, that is." They said together. The feast had been very filling.

Dumbledore had stood up at the teacher's table. "Just a few words before you all go to your dorms. First years should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. I have also been asked by Mr. Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the Corridors Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for their year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone...who does no wish to die a painful death. And with that, the Prefects from your individual houses will escort the First years to the dorm. You are...dismissed."

With that, an older boy that looked a lot like the Twins and that Ron boy lead him and the other first years to the a portrait of a "large" woman. "Password?" the woman in the portrait. "Caput Draconis." the boy replied and the portrait swung to the side to reveal a hole in the wall. Harry and the other first years walked through the hole and were amazed by the large room that they were in. "This is the Gryffindor Common room. The staircase to the left leads to the girls' dormitories and the staircase to the right will lead to the boys'." the red haired boy said.

Naruto went up the stairs and unpacked. Things were going to be unusual but he knew that it would be an interesting seven years here at Hogwarts. With thoughts of the future, he fell into a peaceful sleep.

Meanwhile, as the students of Hogwarts slept, the teachers and staff of Hogwarts were having an anual meeting that they had before their first classes of the year and discussed several other topics. Albus Dumbledore looked over the group and listened in on the conversations. 'Harry Potter is in Gryffindor, the Philosopher's Stone is within my possession, everything is going smoothly.' Dumbledore thought to himself but he didn't understand that when you deal with a certain blonde, even if he is disabled, that things never go according to plan.

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I was originally going to give everything to Naruto as soon as he entered Gringotts (such as all of his money, inheritance, etc.) but if I did that then it would lose a lot of possibilities and depth in plot. In my story, the Uzumaki and Potters have been around since a similar time as the Founders of Hogwarts. Naruto will not make a full reappearance for a while so I will refer to him as Harry until he comes back.