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Chapter 1: The Rising Moon

The dark sky of Konoha was not as beautiful as it once was that night. The stars were covered by thick gray clouds, and rain fell on the once cheerful town. This was because news of Uchiha Sasuke's defection had spread throughout Konoha, along with the failed mission to return him. Because of the failed mission, Konoha nearly lost 7 valuable genin. Akimichi Choji, Hyuuga Neji, Inuzuka Kiba, Nara Shikamaru, Rock Lee, and the Uzumaki twins: Naruto and Tetsuya.

Naruto and Tetsuya lay in bed beside each other. They may have been twins, but they didn't look it. Naruto had golden blonde hair that sprung out wildly on his head. He bore cerulean eyes and a tanned body. He wore a bright orange jumpsuit, however underneath it was a muscled body for one his age, despite all the ramen he ate. On his forehead was usually his forehead protector with the spiral leaf: The symbol of Konoha. Around his neck was a necklace, a green jewel strung on firm leather.

On the bed next to him, was his younger brother. Tetsu, unlike his brother, had black hair, with streaks of red. His hair was also spiky, however it was long, reaching to his shoulders. His eyes, instead of blue like his brother, were a deep violet. He was a bit paler than his older brother, however it suited him. He usually wore a chainmesh shirt, covered by a blood red shirt, with the Uzumaki swirl on the top of the right arm, black ANBU style pants and red Ninja sandals. Over his shirt, he wore a black cloak. Around his neck was his forehead protector bearing Konoha's symbol. Around his neck was a necklace also. However the jewel around his was purple.

Both twins were wrapped in bandages from head to toe, and both were unconscious. Standing over them, was a beautiful woman. She had long auburn hair, tied in a pony tail, and a pair of silver eyes, shining like the moon. She wore a silver jacket and shirt. Encircling her forehead was a silver circlet with a green jewel, similar to Naruto's necklace. She wore blue jeans with a brown belt and silver sneakers. Strapped to her back was a quiver full of arrows, along with a bow.

She placed a hand on the cheek of both twins and tears fell from her eyes. "Oh my children," he whimpered in sorrow. "Why did I ever leave you here?" She placed a kiss on both of their foreheads. "It's okay my sons. Momma will take you away from here now." She gently lifted up both boys, surprising because they both ate nothing but ramen.

At that moment, ANBU appeared in the room. Tsunade, Jiraya and Kakashi burst into the room. Tsunade's hands were glowing with chakra, Jiraya had his hands ready for a Katon jutsu, and Kakashi had a Raikiri at the ready. "Stop!" Tsunade barked. "I don't know who you are but you better put those two down, OR ELSE!" The silver eyed woman turned around and glared at the trio and ANBU. Tsunade stared at her blankly, not recognizing her, as did Kakashi.

But Jiraya knew who it was and immediately bowed. "I am sorry my lady!" Jiraya cried, which shocked everyone besides the woman. "I did not know it was you! Forgive me for my foolishness."

She glared. "I am not amused Jiraya. With you, Tsunade, or Kakashi." Kakashi and Tsunade flinched. They remembered that voice. "But I will forgive you Jiraya, as it was you who provided the money for the two of them to eat, live in a house, and get clothing." Jiraya looked up and she smiled kindly, to which the Sannin bowed again. Then she whirled on Kakashi and Tsunade. "As for you two...I should kill you both right now!"

The ANBU were ready to charge, but Tsunade halted them. "Please my lady," Tsunade begged. "Forgive me! I had lost my little brother, I had lost Dan. Then I lost a man I considered my own son, your husband!" The woman growled. "I couldn't bare the pain, I needed to leave!"

"Excuses!" She screamed. "You could have stayed! You could have cared for them, adopted them into the Senju Clan, but you decided to leave two defenseless children alone, with the only help coming from a few selected people that saw them as what they were!" Tsunade hung her head in shame. The woman looked to Kakashi.

He shook his head. "I have no excuses. I neglected them though they were on my squad, in favor of Sasuke. I felt I owed it to Obito to raise the last Uchiha. I neglected the children of my sensei." The ANBU gasped. "All I can do is say sorry..."

The woman shook her head. "At least you acknowledge facts. Currently, the only one of you three I hold respect for is Jiraya, though he is male. My children will stay in Konoha- this world- no longer."

Tsunade gasped. "No! You can't take them! We need them against the Akatsuki!"

The auburn haired woman glared at her. "I CAN take them! And I WILL! They are not tools of war, Jinchuuriki or no! They are human beings with a heart and soul! And Akatsuki shall never touch my children in my world!" As she spoke, the pressure in the room rose. "Pray I never return! Because if I do, I shall level this pathetic village!" With that she began to glow.

"Look away!" Jiraya yelled, and nobody dared disobey. They all turned away as a blinding light erupted from the woman. Everyone felt that if they dared to look, they would be vaporized on the spot. Soon, the light faded. They all looked back. All that remained was a letter that said: 'Never again.'

Tsunade collapsed and began crying loudly. Kakashi just closed his eyes, keeping in his sorrow. Jiraya sniffed a little bit, but didn't let himself show any other emotions. The sky turned darker for those three that night. As it would for all that heard the news. And it quickly spread to other places the twins had saved: The Wave Country, The Spring Country, Takigakure...they all mourned and cried.

Kami was furious in heaven, much to the dismay of her sister Yami and their brother, Shinigami. Their children of prophecy had been taken away, when they thought the mother was both mortal and dead. Kami whirled on Shinigami, who paled and began sweating. From within his stomach, a blonde haired man with blue eyes smiled as he was locked in eternal combat with a nine tailed demon. Even the demon smirked at this, and the two laughed loudly at how Kami had been screwed over.

In a vast forest, several silver tents were set-up by a river. 30 girls were at the camp site. Each of them wore the same blue shirt, silvery jacket, and brown pants. One however, wore a silver circlet around her head. She looked no older than 13. She had long, silky black hair, coppery-like skin, and chocolate brown eyes. Her presence seemed to scream "Royalty". She seemed to shake anxiously, as were all the girls there.

"Where is she?" The black haired girl mumbled. She had a regal tone, as if she were royalty. "It's been 3 hours, she said it would take no more than 2."

"Perhaps she was delayed," one of the girls suggested, though none of them believed it.

They would have continued, but a silver portal appeared by the entrance of one of the tents, and from it walked out the woman, holding the two brothers under her arms.

"Lady Artemis!" They cried as they rushed towards her.

"Forgive me for being late," the woman, now identified as Artemis, apologized. "A few mortals delayed me to try and have the two stay." She snorted. "As if I would leave my children there any longer."

"These are the two?" One of them asked.

Artemis nodded. "The blonde haired one is Naruto, and the long haired one is Tetsuya. But from what I understand, he prefers to be called Tetsu." Upon his name being said, Tetsu's eyes snapped open and he kicked Artemis away. The startled goddess ended up letting go of Naruto and stumbling back. Tetsu quickly picked up his brother and backed away.

He hissed. "Who are you, where are we and what did you want with me and onii-san?!"

A lot of the hunters was confused. "Onii-san?"

"Big brother," the black haired girl explained. "I believe it doth mean that in Japan."

Artemis was patient. "Tetsu, be calm. To answer your questions, you are in a forest, no longer in the elemental nations. I am Artemis, Goddess of the moon and hunt and as for what I want with you...why wouldn't a mother want to spend time with her children?"

Tetsu froze and promptly dropped Naruto, which caused the blonde's eyes to bolt open. He sat up, "Who, what, when, where, why?!"

Tetsu ignored him though, and focused on the woman in front of them. "Y...your our mother?" Naruto froze, following his brother's gaze, to rest upon Artemis.

She smiled and opened her arms. "That's right my sons," a stray tear fell from her silver eyes. "Mommy is here."

Naruto immediately ran into his mother's arms, and cried. 13 years of bottled emotions burst out, and he cried onto his mother's shoulder. All the hunters thought it was cute, but they noticed Tetsu was just standing there, staring at her.

She tilted her head, confused. He slowly began walking towards her, until he was right in front of her. They stared at each other for a while. Finally, Tetsu spoke. "Who was our father?" Those words made Artemis' blood run cold, remembering the beast that took her husband...and also that Hiruzen had broken his promise and not told them.

"Did Hiruzen not tell you?" She asked.

"He told us that we were too young to know, and never said anything more on the matter," he explained.

Artemis sighed. "Zoe," she called, and the girl with the black hair was by her side immediately. Looking at her, a faint blush came onto Tetsu's face, but nobody noticed. "Go and prepare the food. I shall retreat to my tent with my sons. I have a lot of explaining to do."

Zoe nodded. "At once my lady." She went to the fire in the middle of the tents, to the food hanging over it.

Artemis looked to Tetsu and then Naruto. "Come along." She walked into the tent and, not having much choice, the twins walked in, and the hunters dispersed, going to do their regular duties. Artemis sat in a cross legged position on the rug, which was made from a bear. Naruto sat eagerly, and Tetsu saw beside him. "Ask any question, and I will answer as best I can."

"Who was our father?" Naruto asked immediately.

She smiled. "Why he was the Yondaime Hokage, Namikaze Minato." Naruto's eyes widened, and Tetsu made a strangled noise. "Shocking yes? But Naruto, you look just like he did when he was a child. And you Tetsu? Hmm...you look more like your great grandfather, with a bit of your Uzumaki blood at work, that's why you have the red streaks."

"Who was our grandfather?" Tetsu voiced.

"Uchiha Madara," she told them, and both of their eyes widened in horror. "He wasn't a bad person, he was actually very kind. He simply portrayed a bad person so that the nations could be unite-"

"WE'RE RELATED TO SASUKE-TEME!" Naruto cried. "MY LIFE IS OVER!"

Tetsu banged his head on the ground. "KILL ME! KILL MEEEEE!"

Artemis blinked. "You don't care that your grandfather acted like a bad person and hurt millions of people just because of a deal he made with Hashirama?"

"No," Tetsu told her. "We just don't want to be related to Sasuke-teme."

She hit him over the head. "Language!"

He rubbed his head. "Ow..."

Naruto laughed but got hit over the head as well. "You swore too!"

"Who was our grandmother?" Tetsu asked.

Artemis winced. "Sorry, but I can't tell you that."

Tetsu growled. "Why?"

She held up her hands in defense. "I can't because I don't know who she is. I can name any other relative you have, besides a few. One is your grandmother, another is your great grandfather."

Tetsu sighed, but nodded. Naruto then asked a question. "Did dad love us?"

Artemis nodded immediately. "He loved you so much. When I told him I was pregnant, he actually fainted from happiness."

Naruto smiled happily, but Tetsu didn't smile. He asked a question Artemis was expecting, but only now was asked. "...Why us?" Those two words caused them to be completely silent.

Artemis did not speak for a long time. "You must understand, there was no time. Of course I objected. I screamed at him, telling him I would damn his soul to Hades- The Shinigami in your world- if he tried it. But he didn't listen. He used a forbidden Fuinjutsu to seal the twin demons inside you, the Yang half of the nine tailed fox, as it was too strong to be sealed in a baby, and the great wolf demon into Tetsu. As for why it was you two...well what kind of man would he be to ask for someone elses child if he would not give up his own?"

Tetsu remained silent, as did Naruto. "I just have one last question," the younger of the two declared.

"And that is?"

"Why did you leave?"

It was quiet for the longest time yet. Artemis would not meet their eyes. When she poke, it was a cracked voice. "Can you forgive me?" She whispered. "I...I wanted to stay. I wanted to take you with me, and raise you properly. But according to the ancient laws...I had no choice. I...I had to leave you two behind." She looked at them, and her eyes were full of tears. "I loved you both so much, more then even Minato, and it broke my heart to pieces!" She began crying terribly, and even covered her face in shame.

Tetsu crumbled, and the 13 years of sadness inside him erupted. He bolted to his mother and cried onto her shoulder, Naruto doing the same to the other shoulder. Artemis wrapped her arms around her two children and the three of them cried. After all their time alone, the Uzumaki twins finally had something they had always wanted. They had their mother.

By the time Zoe had walked in, the Uzumaki twins were fast asleep in their mother's embrace.

The next morning, Tetsu and Naruto had awoken early, earlier than any of the hunters, and even Artemis. The two sneaked out the tent and wandered into the forest, where they planned their training. "From now on, we take this seriously," Tetsu said. "No more goofing around. We need to grow stronger."

Naruto nodded. "The only question is how? It's not like we really have scrolls on us all the time..."

Tetsu took off his shirt, and pressed a seal on his chest, and a scroll popped out. "I made some Kage Bushin and sent them to the Library to grab as many books on Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Kenjutsu, name it and I have it. In fact, back there they should be noticing they are missing a lot of their books. I even took some chakra paper and books from the forbidden Hokage Library."

Naruto patted his brother on the back. "Genius! What's chakra paper?"

"It determines the element, or elements, in nature that you are most in tune with when you channel chakra into it," he explained. "If it's wind, the paper will sever. If it's water, the paper will become damn. Earth and the paper turns to dirt and crumbles. Fire will cause the paper to burn up. And Lightning will make the paper wrinkle." He unraveled the scroll and unsealed two pieces of chakra paper (he had practiced doing this for a long time, in case of emergancies). He handed one piece to Naruto.

"On the count of three," Naruto told him. He nodded.

"One..." Tetsu began.

"Two..." Naruto followed.

"Three!" They exclaimed and pumped chakra into the paper, and they were shocked with the results. Naruto's paper cut into 3 pieces. The first piece went up in wrinkled until it was a ball, the second piece crumbled to the earth, but the third piece was most shocking. The third piece turned into blue crystal and then shattered and gathered again in the form of a small blue crystal dragon.

Tetsu's wasn't much different. The paper split into 3 as well. The first piece turned to dirt and crumbled. The second piece turn to water, causing his hand to get wet, but the third piece was what neither expected. The third piece somehow fell out his hand and to the earth. When it landed, it sprouted and grew until it was a tall tree.

"Wh-what were the third ones?" Naruto asked, confused.

Tetsu looked between the crystal dragon and the tree before coming to a conclusion. "You have the Shoton (Crystal Release) bloodline, most likely a dormant bloodline that awoke when we traveled to this dimension. I appear to have the Mokuton (Wood Release). I don't know how, I guess my affinities to Earth and Water triggered it. I am glad I grabbed some scrolls on Mokuton."

"Any scrolls on Shoton?" Naruto asked.

"One or two, mostly explaining how it works with a few basic jutsu." Tetsu explained. "Apparently, Shoton users often create their own jutsu, as each Shoton user's crystal has unique properties."

Naruto grinned. "Sweet!"

"But let's start with elemental manipulation first," Tetsu told him. "We should start with wind, seeing as it happened first, it's our primary element."

Naruto nodded. "How do we do it?"

"To start, we cut a leaf in half with our chakra." He grabbed two leaves and handed one to Naruto.

"This can't be too hard," the blonde said, and attempted to cut it in half with chakra, only for a small slice to appear. Tetsu attempted the same thing, only for a slightly bigger one to appear on his leaf. "...This is gonna take a looooooot of leaves."

"Hey, why don't we try using Kage Bushin for the hell of it?" Tetsu asked.

Naruto shrugged and the two made 200 clones each. "This is gonna be a long day," Naruto groaned.

A few hours later, back at the camp, the hunters were beginning to awaken. Or rather, they were awoken by a scream. Immediately, all the hunters rushed to Artemis' tent. "What is wrong my lady?" Zoe asked.

"My children," she screeched. "They disappeared!"

Zoe gained a hard look. "We shall not rest until we find them my lady!" With that, all the hunters dispersed. Nobody seemed to notice the note beside Artemis, written by Tetsu.

After hours of training, the two had managed to split a leaf in half. During this, they discovered that Kage Bushin give information back to the user upon being dispelled, making them perfect for elemental training. Both boys sat by the tree grown from Tetsu's chakra paper, panting heavily.

"Man," Naruto breathed. "That was tough."

Tetsu nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that was hard as hell."

"What's next?" The blonde asked.

"I believe it's splitting a waterfall," Tetsu said calmly.

Naruto blinked and then groaned. "Son of a bitch!" The brothers looked at each other before they burst out laughing. And once they started, they found it particularly hard to stop. They hadn't laughed since the battle between Sasuke and Naruto on the roof of the hospital, and it felt good to laugh again. In fact they laughed a little too much, since Tetsu grabbed onto his brother's shoulder, taking deep breaths to get it back, and Naruto was bent over holding his stomach, practically drinking the air.

"Can't...breath..." Tetsu managed.

"Never...again..." Naruto groaned as he caught his breath.

After a few minutes the two managed to breath normally. They spoke a bit more about their training, and what they intended to do. They heard a rustle and Tetsu acted immediately. He threw a kunai towards the bush, then he wove several hand signs before calling out his technique. "Ninpo: Kunai Kage Bushin (Ninja Art: Kunai Shadow Clone)!" The single kunai became 20, and the heard a gasp as one of the hunters jumped out the bush, avoiding the kunai.

She looked at the bush, before turning to the twins with a scowl. "What was that for?!"

Tetsu laughed nervously. "Uh sorry about that, force of habit."

She sighed. "Lady Artemis is worried sick about you! She sent us all out to find you!"

"Didn't she read the note?"

"There was a note?"

Silence hung in the air before Naruto face palmed. "She didn't see the note," he decided. Tetsu sighed, as did the hunter, and the three of them made their way back to the camp.

The two were immediately met by Artemis, who had narrowed eyes. "WHERE WERE YOU TWO?! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU WERE?!"

"We left a note," Tetsu told her.

"NO YOU DID NOT!"

Tetsu walked into her tent, and pointed to the note where he formerly lay. It said: 'Training. Don't worry. Be back by breakfast.'

The goddess' cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "Th-that doesn't excuse you! What if you had gotten hurt?!"

"Naruto and I had several Kage Bushin around the perimeter, hidden. If any dangers were coming, they'd have dashed to us and informed us," Tetsu replied and Artemis sighed.

"Fine, but if you two do this again..." she left that thread hanging in the air and the twins, knowing Sakura, nodded without question. She smiled. "Good. Zoe, recall the hunters so that we can have breakfast."

"At once my lady," the black haired girl replied, and went about recalling the hunters.

Tetsu was staring at her, and Artemis, noticing it, thought he was curious. "That is Zoe Nightshade, my lieutenant. She has been with me for over 2000 years."

"2000 years?!" Tetsu exclaimed. "Do you grant your hunters immortality?"

Artemis nodded. "To an extent. They shall never die of old age, and forever remain at the age they are when they joined me, however they can still die in battle. Also, if they break their vow, they lose their immortality."

Tetsu nodded then frowned. "Isn't that hypocritical of you?"

She looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Pardon?"

"You had us as kids, you fell in love with dad," Tetsu said matter-of-factly. "Therefore, you broke your vow, so it's hypocritical of you to say your hunters can't fall in love with men when you did."

Artemis opened her mouth, then closed it again several times before answering. "I agree, however this is the way it has been for a long time. They must remain maidens to stay with the hunt. And, though it seems difficult, I am a maiden. I received permission from Hera to use her sacred spring, therefore I am still a maiden, and I can keep the hunt together."

Naruto now frowned. "Hey mom?"

"Yes dear?"

"Why do you have your hunters swear off men?"

"Because for one, men are gross- most of them- and if the hunters started chasing after boys, they would no longer be able to concentrate on hunting. They would be useless to me, if they had a man waiting for them."

"Your wrong..." Tetsu whispered.

Artemis turned on him with a sharp glare, forgetting it was her own son momentarily. "What?"

"Your wrong mother," Tetsu repeated, looking at her with his violet eyes. "It is because we have people we love more than anyone that we grow strong. When you fight to protect someone dear to you, is when a person's true strength comes out."

Aretmis gasped, words Minato once spoke to her echoing in her mind. "I chose to be Hokage because this village is dear to me, my love. I am weak right now- don't argue with me, I am- but despite being weak I want to protect them. For it is when you protect those dear to you, that the true strength of the Shinobi will be revealed."

'Minato-kun...' Artemis thought.

Tetsu looked towards Zoe again, oblivious to his mother's thoughts. As he looked at her, he felt his heart beat faster, pounding against his chest. He could feel his cheeks get hotter. 'What's this feeling...' the black haired Uzumaki thought.

"What kind of training were you doing?" Artemis asked, getting attention from the two brothers.

"Well," Naruto began. "First we tested our elemental affinities, which we were quite surprised by. Then we began doing the leaf cutting exercise, as wind is our primary element."

"Wind...rare," Aretmis muttered. "Why were you surprised by the affinities?"

"Because we both have 3 affinities and 1 Kekkei Genkai," Tetsu told her.

She sucked in her breath. "Tell me. Now."

"I've got Wind, Lightning and Earth." Naruto said. "My Kekkei Genkai is the Shoton." Artemis was proud, the Shoton was a very rare Kekkei Genkai, and was happy that one of her sons got it.

"Mine are Wind, Water and Earth," Tetsu chuckled nervously. "As for my Kekkei Genkai? Well..."

"Well what?" Aretmis asked.

"It's the Mokuton," Tetsu said quickly, but Artemis heard.

She sucked in a sharp breath. "Y-You mean the Mokuton exclusive to only the Shodaime Hokage?!"

Tetsu gulped. "Y-Yes."

She hugged both her children tightly. "That's great! I'm so happy for the both of you! Two rare bloodlines in the family!" She looked to the heavens. "TAKE THAT MIKOTO! YOU THINK YOUR SO GREAT WITH YOUR SHARINGAN, MY SONS HAVE THE MOKUTON AND SHOTON, ON TOP OF HAVING THE SHARINGAN ONE DAY FROM BEING UCHIHA ON THEIR FATHER'S SIDE!"

Somewhere in the Shinobi afterlife, a black haired, onyx eyed woman sneezed loudly, and had an urge to argue with her old friend, a certain auburn haired wife of the Yondaime.

Naruto and Tetsu couldn't help but laugh at their mother's attitude. She laughed like a maniac, and this time the brother's sweat dropped. They had the strangest feeling that their mother, so a seemingly calm and collected goddess, was secretly a deranged psycho, waiting for a reason to kill everyone. But of course they wouldn't dare say that out loud, they weren't come enough.

That night, when all the other hunter's were asleep, Tetsuya awoke and walked out his tent. He sat by where the fire once was as he stared at the moon. He had always felt a connection with the moon (due to his mother being a moon goddess and all), it kept him calm. He reached out his hand towards it before closing his fist.

"My dream was to be a Sannin," Tetsu sighed. "But that dream is now out of my reach. But if I can't become a Sannin, then I will become the greatest demigod who ever lived!" A smirk came across his lips. "I was controlled in Konoha, but here I will not be manipulated! I will carve my own future!"

If one listened carefully, they would hear the screams of 3 old ladies as 2 threats, one crimson one silver, were lost, no longer tied to fate. Little did Tetsu know, the next day his and Naruto's destinies would forever be intertwined with that for 2 demigods and a satyr.

Tetsu stared at the sky, his smirk still in place. He blinked and his eyes became silver with a slit for the pupil as he stared. The full moon was rising.

Next Time:

Tetsu growled, his eyes closed as he faced the woman with snake hair. He made hand seals, almost as if under a spell. "Futon: Daitoppa!" A great blast of wind shot her through several statues, causing her to scream in agony.

The blonde haired girl looked towards the twins with a shocked expression, and yet almost...hopeful. "Wh-who are you two?"

Tetsu looked towards her, opening his eyes. "I am Tetsuya Uzumaki, and this is my brother Naruto. Demigod sons of Artemis at your service."