Hello all! I know people are awaiting the next chapter of TS, but there have been a lot of changes in my life and time is not on my side. I work 8 hour shifts Mon-Fri, I'm back in college and that takes up my time. I just wanted to give you guys a better chapter and if you enjoy it enough I may do so to the other chapters; though I'll kind of have to in order for the updates to make sense haha.

It's been eight years since the dreaded Kyuubi no Yoko laid waste to the once Great Konohagakure and even though their buildings were repaired, the wounds were still fresh. The mighty beast seemed unstoppable, easily plowing through the forces of Leaf nin that dared stand against it. The Yondaime, the greatest hero Konoha has ever had, sacrificed his life to call forth the Shinigami itself in order to finally stop the beast.

The great Kyuubi was once again sealed into a host, a small blonde haired child by the name of Uzumaki Naruto. The Sandaime, Hiruzen Sarutobi, reclaimed the Kage hat and led his people in their time of need. The elderly Hokage knew he couldn't keep the young Jinchuriki a secret from the village and tried his best to ensure the child at the very least had a future with children his age.

The Sandaime passed an S ranked law concerning Naruto. No one was to speak of his "blessing" to the younger generation or faced death. The Sandaime also passed into law a zero tolerance for those asserted of child abuse; any caught would face death.

Even with those laws in place, once the village was informed of Naruto's "blessing", his life of horror began. Every year, the beatings got worse and the villagers grew more and more irate at their failures. No matter how they abused him, tortured him, or shunned him, he kept coming back.

To them, the Kyuubi was laughing at them. Not only did it take away their loved ones, it walked among them in the flesh of a child! Civilians, even some nin of Chunnin and Genin rank, made it a daily task to harass Naruto in some way. With the Hokage so busy repairing the village and no one reporting the many beatings Naruto received, hardly anyone was ever executed for harming the boy. To the villagers of Konohagakure, their treatment of Naruto was just; after all they were only punishing the vile beast that killed their sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, grandparents and so on!

Unknown to the villagers or anyone of that world, high above in a dimension unseen, lays a group of beings. The group of beings is gathered around a hole below them that shows the happenings of Konohagakure.

"This is sickening! You'd think after eight years they'd cut the kid some slack!" one of the beings says. The being is a tall man of exceptional build. His bronze skin shines a heavenly glow that betrays his rugged and hard appearance in both body and face.

"I must agree with Apollo, their actions are truly unbecoming." another being says. This being is a shapely woman of divine beauty. Her vanilla skin radiates brilliantly and her dark brown hair flows in an unnatural breeze.

"No matter how unbecoming their actions are, we are not allowed to interfere." a stern being says. This being is the tallest among the group, his skin is peachy and sandy blonde hair graces his arms and body. The being known as Apollo sighs; he looks into the hole and sees Naruto being chased by a mob of villagers.

"The fools... This is what happens when mortals are given power they cannot comprehend. Instead of trying to cater to the child and ensuring he is loyal to them, they treat him like dirt and only ensure the kid becomes the monster they fear." Apollo says sagely. If there was one thing Apollo had long forgotten, it was how mortals justified the many horrors they seemed to find themselves in.

"Well what can you do? You know if either of us were to go down there it would disrupt the balance that was established long before we were even created." the female being says. She leans back and seemingly floats lazily in the space they were in.

"Balance how is that balance? All the negativity they're force feeding that kid, where's the positivity? Besides the old Hokage, no one even gives the kid the time of day, unless it's to beat his face in. I mean isn't that kid an innocent? Doesn't the unjust called his life deserve a little divine intervention?" Apollo asks passionately. For eight years, Apollo watched over Naruto. He saw how the Kyuubi Jinchuriki constantly got the short end of the life stick, how he was abused in every way possible and enough was enough. What really made Naruto worth it was that not even ONCE did he wish harm on the village. All he wanted was someone to care, someone to see him...

"From your logic, then all the mistreated mortals deserve our intervention. What of the Ichibi Jinchuriki? If anything, his case is worse than the Kyuubi Jinchuriki. Should he not get our intervention based on your logic?" the tallest being asked. Apollo was silenced; he had to admit his friend had a point.

"Alright Athens, I'll give you that. In that case, why don't we help him too?" Apollo says as if doing so was the simplest thing to do. The being known as Athens sighed deeply; there was no arguing with Apollo once he had his mind made up.

"I know what you're thinking Apollo. It's foolish to think you, of all people, could help that doomed world. That world is destined to be destroyed by its own people and it is our job to simply watch it happen." Athens replies. Apollo just couldn't accept that.

"I refuse to believe there's no hope for that place! Besides, I'm not the type to just sit around and watch the action from the sidelines. If that world is doomed, I want to be there and watch it all go to Hell." Apollo says, making his way towards the hole. Before he can step in, Athens pushes him aside as a legion of angels surrounds them.

"I'm afraid I can't let you do that old friend." Athens says. Apollo isn't that surprised really; Athens never was one to get his hands dirty.

"Come on Apollo; why not just forget about it? There are plenty of other worlds that are far more interesting! Like the one where pirates are made of rubber or the one where souls can BLEED!" the female being says, trying to calm the tense situation. Apollo just chuckles; honestly she could have come up with a better lie than that. Souls

"Honestly Amira? A soul that bleeds blood, I call bullshit. I know you're trying to get me to stay, but that's just retarded." Apollo says.

"I'm serious though! Whenever this kid with orange hair turns into a Shinigami and gets cut freaking blood comes out of the wound!" Amira exclaims. Alright even Apollo had to admit, that sounded interesting; Shinigamis' bleeding blood? Deciding to humor her, Apollo soars over to Amira's side of space and gazes at a world Amira points to. As she said, Apollo watches as beings calling themselves Shinigami fight creatures known as Hollows to the death. Both beings are assumed dead, but each can bleed... And have organs, even though they were souls…

"Well take my grace and call me Fallen, a bleeding Shinigami... I'll save that world for later observation, but that won't be enough to keep me from doing... THIS!" Apollo yells thrusting his right hand forward, a ring of white fire spews at Athens and his legion. Athens and his legion soar away from the speeding ring, giving Apollo just enough time to make a break for the hole. When he passes Amira, he gives her a look that asks "Coming with me?" without a word, Amira follows after him.

"STOP THEM IMMEDIATELY!" Athens commands as the legion give chase. Before they can reach them in time, Apollo and Amira cross through the hole and enter the world of Naruto. The legion of angels stop, not daring to enter the dimensional hole into the realm of mortals and can only watch the two crash land in the world of mortals.

"They've sealed their fates... To give up your grace and become a Fallen Angel for a mortal child..." Athens thinks to himself, shedding a tear for his now ex comrades. There was no place in the Heavens for them now...

Just outside of Konoha…

The two fallen land gracefully just outside of Konohagakure and through their eyes the infamous barrier bars their access inside.

"So how much of our powers were forfeited?" Apollo asks his companion, who closes her eyes in concentration. After a few minutes, she opens her eyes and gives her assessment, "I'd say we've lost all our cosmic powers, but kept all the knowledge you've no doubt been collecting on this world. Mind sharing it with me?"

Apollo chuckles and gives her a chaste kiss on the lips. A flood of information rushes through her mind and she instantly knows all he knows. She learns about chakra, ninjutsu, fuuinjutsu, genjutsu, taijutsu, kenjutsu, kinjutsu and various other art forms in this world of ninja.

"This explains why you spent the last eight years training alone. Well a lot of my skills should fall under kenjutsu, taijutsu and a few ninjutsu, but I'll need to practice to be anywhere near as good as I need to be." Amira states, not too pleased with her current level compared to her old. Apollo walks to the edge of the barrier and analyzes it with keen eyes.

"If we're going to be staying here, I'll have to subtly add our chakra to the barrier so the people keeping the barrier up won't alert the authorities to our presence. We need to make contact with Naruto, before we have an audience with the leader of this village." Apollo explains before he makes four Kage Bunshin for each edge of the barrier. Placing his hands one of the circles, each copy of Apollo starts to add his chakra signature to the barrier at a slow yet constant rate.

"Alright Amira-chan, all I need is for you to touch me and give me some of your chakra." Apollo directs keeping his mind on the task at home. Amira giggles and 'touches' him by grabbing his lower head.

"Amira-chan, I meant my back, but this works too. You better finish what you started later." Apollo says with a perverse grin that is shared by Amira. Once their chakra is safely engrained in the Sensing System (Kanchi Shishutemu), they effortless walk inside the barrier and wait to see if any Anbu surround them. After five minutes of nothing happening, Apollo sighs in relief, "Thank Kami I spied on the Hokage extensively during those eight years. The old man should really stop using the water ball sensing jutsu to spy on Naruto, it totally gave away how a part of the barrier works." With that taken care of, the two enter Konoha via wall walking up the gate to avoid the gatekeepers.

"Oh by the way, we need to get some clothes." Apollo states bringing attention to their nudity. Amira scoffs at the mere notion of covering up her sexiness, "Someone doesn't want to play patty cake."

In a back alley in Konohagakure…

An eight year old Naruto lay in an alley staring up into the star filled skies. His body was badly beaten, blood pooled from varies injuries and yet he felt no pain. His body was already healing the wounds, even though he had no conscious say in the matter.

A life of constant torture must have increased his body's healing rate in order to survive this long. Naruto racked his brain over and over again for answers. Why did the villagers hate him so much, what could he have possibly done to warrant such malice? No matter how he begged, the beatings continued. It had been only a week after the orphanage kicked him out and he found refuge inside a discarded box.

Only problem was it made him an easy target for the villagers to find. Waiting on the numbing pain to wear off, Naruto found comfort in star gazing. In his childlike mind, Naruto saw himself as a bright star in the sky. All the other stars were dim compared to him; he was the brightest star of all!

"I hope this kid is worth all the trouble we're going to be in once Athens tells the High Council about this." Amira says, looking down at Naruto from a rooftop. Upon seeing him in such a broken state, some of her doubt was lifted. "If helping this kid is wrong, I don't know what right is."

"You worry too much Ira-chan! Look at this kid and tell me what we're doing is wrong." Apollo challenges. Amira just sighs, there's nothing she can do now. Hopping from the rooftop, Naruto is shocked when the two people seemingly appear out of nowhere.

"W-who are you guys? What do you want?" Naruto asks, trying to make sense of the situation. Apollo and Amira stop and look at Naruto. Apollo gazes deep into Naruto's soul and decides to ask him one question.

"What would you do with power?" Apollo asks. Naruto looks at him like he's crazy, gaining Apollo's ire.

"I asked you a question dammit! What would you do with power?!" Apollo asks with more power. Naruto cowers under him and struggles to find an answer.

"I-I-I don't know. I mean the first thing I'd do is protect myself from people who want to hurt me..." Naruto says. Apollo expected this.

"I see, tell me what about the people of this village? Would you protect them?" Apollo asks. This question caught Naruto off guard, but he already had an answer.

"I'd protect the people of this village. I mean a lot of people are jerks to me... But there are a few people who treat me nice and I figured why stoop to those jerks level? Hokage Jiji once told me "Power used for anything besides the greater good isn't true power. It is a self generating power and is limited to one's self; whatever that means." Naruto replies. His answer makes Apollo and Amira laugh heartedly!

"Oh this is so worth losing my grace. Hello little one, you can call me Apollo and this *points to Amira* is my dearest companion Amira." Apollo introduces them. Apollo leans down to eye level with Naruto and holds out his hand in a friendly gesture. Naruto carefully analyzes the two strangers for any falsity. The one called Apollo was tall; standing at six foot nine inches, his black hair was tied into a ponytail that reached passed his shoulders. His chocolate skin was unique, as Naruto had never seen someone with skin that dark and his golden eyes seemed to gaze beyond the stars themselves. Apollo wore a dark grey trench coat with a no sleeved black shirt and matching nin pants with combat boots. Upon seeing Amira, Naruto couldn't help but blush. Amira was stunningly beautiful with caramel skin, and dark brown hair wrapped in a loose bun with a long strand hanging in her face. Amira's violet eyes burned with a mysterious flame, but what really caught Naruto and Apollo's attention was that she wore no clothes.

"I thought we discussed this on the way here. Mortals wear clothes." Apollo says, trying his best to not be effected by Amira's modesty.

"And I told you I'm maybe mortal now, but I don't wanna!" Amira replied Apollo just palms his face. Touching Amira's solar plexus, Apollo seals Amira via a storage seal on his person as a phoenix tattoo appears on his arm. Naruto is left boggled by the strange actions of the mysterious stranger.

"Trust me kid, we would have been here all day had I not done that." Apollo explains.

"And just what did you do and what do you want with me and who are you and why are you here?" Naruto asks hurriedly having to catch his breath afterwards. Apollo sighs and scratches his chin in order to think of the answers.

"Well to put it simply, I put her in a time-out dimension. The tattoo represents she's sealed. As for what I want with you, you could say I've come to help you." Apollo replies to the questions he can remember. Naruto looks at Apollo in disbelief, was he serious?

"You... You want to help me? Why?" Naruto asks, as if helping him was a taboo or something; Hell in Konohagakure it was.

"Because I can." Apollo says simply. Next thing he knows, Naruto his latched onto him with tears flowing. Finally, Naruto had someone who wanted to help him, he finally had a friend!

"So what are you going to be teaching me Apollo nii san?" Naruto asks. Apollo chuckles at the honorific.

"I'm going to teach you how to be a True Shinobi Naruto kun." Apollo says