Chapter 3.

Meeting the Fire Lord.

~Naruto after his release~

As the red light from Naruto's Zanpakuto finally started to fade away, the sight of the boy's new form made the men's blood run cold. Behind the boy was 9 chains swaying behind him as if they were tails, and the sword was dark red. red as the blood that seemed to have pooled around the boy. One bandit hesitantly had to ask.

"Wh-what are y-you?" Naruto lifts his head his blue eyes once so full of life staring back at the man were now cold, cold and ruthless as any man who tooken a life. As he said to the Mist-Nuke-Nin coldly. "I am your death." Naruto dashed into the crowd of men and the bloodbath began.

The Chain-like tails were lashing out into the bandits. ripping flesh from bone, there screams echoed all across the field as Naruto had impailed some men on the chain-like tails, While Habenero sliced a arm off here or Naruto simply stabbed threw a man chest aiming for the heart before ripping the body apart, tearing it in half. The screams of agony from his men made the Mist-Nin drop the girl as he got on his knee's begging Naruto."P-ple-as-se do-n't kill me!"

As Naruto walked casually towards the Nuke Nin he heard his mother sigh, almost in content at the thrill of battle after so very long. He thought to himself as he approached the man. "this would look so bad-ass if I had a mask like what Mayuri-san's notes said on Hollowfication. I guess I'll get my own later down the road after my experiments he left me to complete."

As the little girl ran behind Naruto she looked up to him smiling while still rubbing her sore cheek saying to get him out of his thoughts. "Thanks Ninja-san! You kicked all there butts, daddy will be happy I'm safe." Smiling back at the girl he said. "No problem Im not Ninja-san though, my names Naruto Uzumaki."

As Naruto and the Mist Nin were surrounded by the Fire Lord's royal guard a voice called out from the group of men saying with curiousity. "Uzumaki you say? would you happen to be the son of the late Kushina Uzumaki my boy?" A man dressed in royal robes came with heavely armed men walked up to Naruto as the little girl ran up to him yelling in joy as she hugged the royal looking man. "Daddy! you found us. Naruto-san here saved me from these bad men."

Smiling at her then looking at the boy while the royal guard took the Mist Nin in for interrigation he said to Naruto. "Thank you my boy I am named Seinaru Lord of the land of Fire and you already met my daughter Nelliel." Naruto now had time to actually have a good look at who he saved. Nelliel had hazel eyes and short green hair, her Kimono seemd torn from probably the struggle with the Mist Nin.

Kurama voice suddenly caught Naruto's attention as he said to Naruto. "Interesting..This child Nelliel is it? Has the same allmost Identical feeling I get from one of the swords back in the lab Naruto." Now that Naruto thought about the swords of those 'Arrancars' Mayuri said about in his notes. He had made replicas of them. Not as strong as the originals but still..

He put that in the back of his head for later as he said to Seinaru. "Yes sir, I am Kushina Uzumaki's son, but we must leave this area soon, before I arrived on the scene to rescue Nelliel, my shadow clone I sent out to scout the area heard the Mist Nin say Orochimaru was on his way here and they had plotted to kill you."

Nodding in agreement the fire Lord said. "Lets return to the capital, and Naruto-san I would like you to accompany us as well. We have much to discuss."

~Few hours later, the Fire Nation Capital~

Naruto sighed as he finished telling the Fire Lord about what has transpired in his life, and how the Kyubbi was under the control of a Uchiha. And also about his plans to resurrect his mother's old home of Whirlpool and the experiments he needed funding. After laying down all his cards on the table, Naruto waited for the Fire Lords decision. With a smile the old man said to the boy.

"I knew both your parents Naruto-san, Kushina was not like anyone I ever met. Loud tom-boyish and care-free but a wonderful woman and a dear friend to this house and my family. Your father was a proud warrior a man and Kage I'm proud to have seen take the hat." With a deep sigh though the old man continued saying to Naruto. "I'm sorry you have suffered for so long my boy, Hiruzen told me all was well with you, if I had known the leaf had forsaken Minato-kun's promise I would have tooken you away from there long ago."

With a sad smile Naruto sipped his tea before saying to Seinaru. "It's ok sir, I can get somewhat why Jiji never told me about my parents. Iwa would have knocked on our nations doorstep ready for war just to kill me. What I don't get is why he told everyone my status as a Jinchuuriki? I mean that to me seemed like to much blind faith in the villagers to me. He should have known that only hours after the attack. Telling them that the Kyubbi was still amoung them would have made me a marked man from day one."

Nodding his head in agreement the old man said as Nelliel ran into the room. "Well whats done is done I'm afraid. But I have thought about it, and knowing that a Uzumaki's word is there bond. Naruto..If I help you in your goals would you swear to me that you would protect Nelliel and my Nation if Whirlpool was revived?" Smiling at the old man the boy says as he looks at Nelliel. "I swear on my honor as a Uzumaki that Whirlpool will be there to always aid this house and your lands Daimyo-sama."

As both man and kid smiled at each other Seinaru said to Naruto. "Since you have a month to train for the finals. Go and retrive what you need from your lab Naruto-kun and return here. I will have you trainers once you return. You will show the elemental Nations the true power of the Whirling Tides once more."

As the boy once given permission to leave dashed away to return to his lab the Daimyo thought to himself in glee. "I will make up for what the leaf has done to you and punish the leaf for it's sins. Don't worry Naruto. Once I'm done with you, you will be the strongest young man in this world."

Oh how right was Seinaru going to be.

~Konaha; Naruto's Lab~

He arrived down the hatch smileing at the shadow clones busy at work as he said to them. "Dispell I'll take it from here guys." With nods from a few and a "FINALLY!" from a clone in the back. the group of Shadow clones dispelled in -poofs- of smoke. After Naruto got the knowledge of how far along the lab was he smiled as he said to himself. "Soon I'll have more teachers than I know what to do with, Hatake you can have the Ducky I'll be trained soon by Death-Gods."

As Naruto went back into the room full of swords he noticed a faint glow of green coming off of one particular one as he grinned saying to the blade. "Don't worry, I do belive I've found you a mistress to weild you. Soon you'll be with her." Naruto walked out from the sword room. sealing it as he made a new batch of shadow clones sayint to them. "Alright guys listen up. I want the Mod Soul Captians up and ready by the time I return from my training with the Fire Lord. Fill them in on what Mayuri-san's notes left for them and get them there cloths and gear."

With that being said and a Chorse of "Hai!" from the clones, naruto went back to the capital and started his training for the Chunin Exams and one step closer to his dreams.

(So what ya think about me bringing in Nel? bet no one saw that coming :p There a reason Nel is there. along with her sword and the other Arrancar blades. Im just not telling yet. Anyhow read and always review my work n.n)