Naruto grinned. He had FINALLY tracked down the old horn dog's notes and, much to his delight, rather than smut, it was instructions for a space-time transportation jutsu!

So now that he knew one, Tsunade wanted him to test it out to see both if it was authentic, AND to see if he could handle it.

So here he was, standing in front of Shino Aburame, Sai, Chōji Akimichi, Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyūga, Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru, Rock Lee, Shikamaru Nara, Tenten, Ino Yamanaka, Might Guy, Kurenai, Kakashi, Tsunade, and Anko.

"Ok, Naruto...try it." the Fifth Hokage ordered.

Naruto nodded and formed the seals before there was a flash of light and everyone blacked out...

Naruto groaned as he opened his eyes.

"NARUTO! YOU IDIOT!" Sakura screamed.

That woke him up fully. Who other than the dead could stand Sakura's shouting?

He sat up and the others were all frowning at him.

"Naruto...What did you do?" Kakashi asked.

"All I did was follow the signs like they were written in the Pervy Sage's notes...where are we?" Naruto said as he stood.

They looked around and found themselves in a large room with an office table, a couple of couches, and a projector. The floor is a firm carpet and the walls were a dark color.

"We were asked to let you know what was going on." A new voice said.

Naruto recognized the voice and whipped around to see a man standing behind him, as well as the woman beside him.

"M-M-M-MOM?! DAD?!" the Uzumaki said, eyes huge.

At that, the Konoha shinobi's eyes all widened. If Naruto's parents were here, that had to mean...!

"...We're all dead, aren't we?" Sakura said faintly. Then turned on Naruto, fists raised.

"Touch my son and you WILL be dead." Kushina said seriously.

The Haruno froze. In her mind, Inner-Sakura was pointing out a math problem on a massive SMART board:

Fourth Hokage's Wife + Angry, Protective Mother = Hellish Agony! Conclusion: DON'T DO IT!

Sakura quickly sat down on one of the chairs and tried to get her heart to resume beating.

"Pocket dimension. Mixed energies. One of them is chakra, and the other...I have no clue." Minato explained as he sat down, the other Konoha ninjas following the Fourth's lead, noting that, much to Hinata's disappointment, Minato and Kushina took the ones on both sides of Naruto.

Minato looked at the clock on one of the walls. "If I'm guessing right...those mixed energies outta bring whoever else was responsible for this place coming into existence right about..."

There was a flash of aurora-colored light and when it faded, the group looked to see a group of weirdly-colored horses laying on the ground.

Two had wings, two were normal, and one had a horn, the last three had both wings AND a horn.

As the ninjas all watched, the horses changed into humans.

The cyan one had slightly pale blue skin and rainbow colored hair that draped over her left shoulder and frizzed at the ends. She was dressed in a black shirt that had a cloud shooting a rainbow colored lightning bolt portrayed on the front, dark blue cargo pants, and black kunoichi sandals. Around her neck was a pendant of a bright blue pegasus.

The second had tanned skin and had her long blonde hair tied in a low ponytail while a western hat, with three apples styled on it, rested atop her head. She was dressed in a red and white plaid shirt that had the sleeves rolled up to her elbows, a pair of dark blue jeans, and some brown boots. Around her neck was a necklace with an orange horse.

The third had slightly pale skin and blue eyeliner on her face. Her purple and blue her was styled beautifully straight with curled ends and framed her face magnificently. She was dressed in a white dress what reached her knees and sandals that matched the blue streaks in her hair. Over the heart of the dress were three crystal-like markings while a white unicorn pendant hung around her neck.

The fourth woman had a slight purple tint to her skin that made people who noticed her think she was from an exotic country. Her dark blue hair flowed straight down her back while the purple and red streaks added to her charm. She was dressed in a dark purple shirt and black cargo pants while she wore dark blue sandals on her feet. A pendant of a purple unicorn with wings hung around her neck.

The fifth had a light yellow tint to her skin while her pink hair flowed down to her mid back and curved out at the ends. She wore a green shirt with a design of three blue butterflies with pink wings on the front just under her yellow pegasus pendant. She wore a light yellow skirt that fell past her knees and green sandals. She had this incredibly shy aura.

The sixth had skin with the faintest undertone of pink that many people failed to see. Her dark pink seemed to poof out all the way down to her lower back. She wore a pink shirt with the sleeves and collar lined in black that had three balloons styled over her heart. Her shorts were gray and stopped right at her knees while her feet were covered in black sandals. Her attire was finished by her pink horse pendant.

There was also a black horse-like creature with a twisted horn, a pair of tattered insectoid wings, a sharp pair of fangs and dark green eyes with elongated oval pupils. It also had had a teal mane and tail, blue-green chitinous plating over it's midsection, and wore what looked like a small, black crown tipped with blue orbs. The legs, mane, and tail were full of holes, and it's limbs and torso were very slender. Her wings, full of holes like her other body parts, end in sharp points.

The last two had tiaras fit for royalty on their heads. The first had a slightly pale complexion and wore a beautiful white dress while her colorful hair seemed to wave in a nonexistent breeze. The other had a darker complexion, wore a midnight blue dress, and had sparkles reminiscent of stars in her waving hair.

The horses, now humans, all awoke slowly and then glared at the transformed bug-horse thing.

"Chrysalis!" the girls shouted, glaring at her.

"Well, well, well...Twilight and her little friends are here." the woman, Chrysalis, said, then frowned at the sight of them. Then the black horse-creature was covered in bright emerald green flames before where it stood was a chocolate skinned woman with deep cerulean hair, a crown with a horn, and translucent cyan wings. She was dressed in a dark green kimono that was held together by a cyan obi.

"Guess this form will do." she said.

"What?!"

"Have any of you seen yourselves lately?" Chrysalis asked smugly.

The former horses all did, and instantly freaked out before the lavender one glared at the woman again.

"You...you shape-shifting...WHAT DID YOU DO TO US?!" the violet one shouted, but before a fight could start, Minato cleared his throat.

"I hope you don't mind us." he said, drawing the other's attention to the group of ninjas.

"Who're you?" the pink girl asked.

Minato stood up and introduced Shino, Sai, Chōji, Sakura, Hinata, Kiba and Akamaru, Rock Lee, Shikamaru, Tenten, Ino, Might Guy, Kurenai, Kakashi, Tsunade, Anko, kushina, himself and Naruto to the girls.

At that, for the sake of being polite, the girls all introduced themselves as Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy.

"...and this witch is Chrysalis" Twilight said, glaring at the woman in question before there was another distortion in space and suddenly, a book sat on the table. Naruto blinked, that hadn't been there before. He picked it up and read the title:

Kouma Shōkan: The Whirling Maelstrom

"Eh?" Naruto asked.

"Seems however we were all sent here resulted in the energies of our realities mixing together and made a story of it. A kind of alternate timeline book." The woman who had been the bug-winged horse creature said. "If that's the case, our way out seems tied to reading this book. Well...while I would love a good fight, as long as we're all stuck here, I suppose calling a truce is the only option here..." Chrysalis sighed regretfully, moving to the table and taking a seat.

The others followed her example and sat down, thought the ninjas noticed that none of the horse-turned-humans looked all that thrilled over sitting with Chrysalis.

"How do you even know that?" Twilight demanded.

"I don't. But you have any better ideas?" the Changeling queen said with a shrug.

"I'll read first, then." Twilight offered.

"There's a shocker..." Rainbow Dash muttered. then turned to the rest of her friends and muttered something, to which they all nodded as Twilight opened the book to chapter one.

Chapter 1: At Long Last…

As the chapter of the book got read, the projector started up itself and everyone looked at it to see it was going along with the story as it was being read, the fact that the screen showed the words "Chapter 1: At Long Last..." was a dead giveaway about that.

"So we can watch and read the story, huh? Cool!" Naruto said.

"What's it say?" Pinkie asked excitedly.

Inside a hidden shack outside of the village Konoha, a blonde teen dressed in an orange jumpsuit sat in silence and tranquility.

At that line, Naruto paled. HE was the main character?!

He felt at home here in this tiny shack, away from the village and the scornful and simple-minded villagers. In truth, the blonde pitied the villagers for their naïveté in concerns to shinobi affairs and village "secrets".

Naruto winced. He was gonna HATE this! He just knew it! The opening was bad enough.

"Wait...if you're here," Twilight said, pointing at Naruto, (hiding how freaked out she was at having hands and fingers behind her curiosity), "then does that mean this story is from your point of view?"

"Awesome!" Pinkie Pie said, her voice full of excitement, as always. "Now we get to read Naruto's thoughts!"

Naruto paled. His eyes were as wide as a deer's when it's caught in headlights. His teeth clamped down on the inside of his cheek to prevent him from screaming.

'Nononononononononnononono!' Naruto chanted in his mind. 'There is NO WAY IN HELL am I letting these guys read my thoughts! I don't care if I have to burn the stupid thing! They are not reading my thoughts! Not now, not ever!'

Naruto inhaling sharply. Wait a minute! The blond teen almost clapped his hands in excitement, but restrained himself.

'That's it! That's it! All I have to do is burn the stupid book! I'm saved!'

Naruto bit the inside of his cheek to keep from laughing from relief.

Minato and Kushina gave their son a sideways glance then locked eyes with one another, already knowing what he was thinking; he was their kid after all. And it was like a journal or diary. He obviously wanted to keep what's in it private. After all, who would WANT people reading their personal thoughts?

He scoffed at the last thought. Secrets… It was no secret that he was despised by the adult villagers and that they were doing everything they could to make the younger generation hate him as well.

"WHAT?!" the mane six cried, shocked.

Luna and Celestia frowned deeply at that, seeing as the Elements of Harmony were concentrated, condensed virtues that nearly all of Equestria lived by, they didn't like the idea of ANYONE having to live like that!

"Uh...any chance we can skip this part?" Naruto pleaded.

"Never!" Twilight said, holding the book tighter.

"Ah, knock it off, Egghead. So he wants to skip to where we come in, big deal. That just makes the story better." Rainbow Dash said.

'Not exactly, but that'll do for an excuse! Thanks, Dash!' Naruto thought.

"Well how can we know when we come in unless we read the whole thing?" Twilight said simply.

"...I HATE logic!" Naruto and Rainbow Dash both groaned in unison, burying their faces in their hands and shaking their heads. Everyone watching the pair were amused.

Years ago, the Sandaime Hokage – a wise, but at the same time foolish man

Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji all gave Naruto a look. They could guess where this was coming from. After all, years ago, Asuma-sensei had a disagreement with his father and left Konoha to pursue his personal interests. During his absence, he had became one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja.

– placed a law in regards to the blonde's…condition. The law stated that mentioning his condition was punishable by death.

"Say wha...?" Pinkie said

"That pretty extreme, don't you think...?"Fluttershy voiced.

"Just wait...it gets better..." Naruto muttered sourly.

Of course, like all laws, the people found ways around it. They didn't speak of his condition, but that didn't stop them from hinting at it or lying about the blonde to keep the hatred for him strong. And the children of these hateful adults listened to their parents without question…like sheep trusting their shepherd without a second thought.

The transformed equestrians all winced.

"Don't." Naruto said as everyone looked at him, he crossed his arms over his chest.

Naruto rolled his eyes, "Save it... I don't need or want your pity. It won't do me a damn thing. That's not to say I don't appreciate it, but I've found that you can either piss and moan feeling sorry for yourself OR you can get up and actually do things to improve the situation. That's why I don't accept pity."

The mane six, the princess sisters, and everyone else from Konoha all looked at Naruto.

Kushina short her husband an ugly "I-told-you-so" look.

He sighed tiredly at his life so far. At this point, the people who treated him like a person was only a handful at best; the Sandaime, the father-daughter chef duo, two or three Jonin, and possibly a couple of Genin. At most, the total was around ten. At least, it was around four or five.

Everyone winced, Naruto had told them he didn't want pity, but they still found this messed up.

Hardly anything in a village totaling in the thousands, if not hundred thousands…

"I said don't! I don't want pity...but for the record, I wanted to SKIP this part, but oh-nooooo! Just had to read it!" Naruto hissed, glaring at Twilight.

Said mare-turned-human winced at the look, but she couldn't really blame him for being upset.

The teen shook his head to prevent his mind from going down that depressing road once again. He'd walked down it far too many times to even care anymore and had finally decided to ignore those who scorn him.

The pony-girls shred a glance and grimaced. So used to hate that he could just block it out? What was WRONG with the pon...er...people there?! How could they do that to someone?!

He also made a point to visit this shack every day; his home away from home. No one knew of it, or at least he believed no one else did.

In truth, the shack was actually a shrine for a lost clan; his clan.

At that, Kushina's eyes widened.

The clan was once a village that was allied with Konoha before it was destroyed by a joint assault from two of the five main villages.

The Konoha shinobi all winced, Naruto and Kushina worst of all.

How did he know this? He read it in a journal; but not just any journal. No, this journal was written and owned by a member of the clan that was alive long after the passing of the Shodaime Hokage.

Kushina's jaw dropped. No...way...!

The journal he had in his hand once belonged to Uzumaki Mito, his ancestor and wife of the late Shodaime.

Kushina nodded. Knew it.

For nearly two years, he had spent an hour or so a day reading and rereading the journal so that he could see what life in Konoha was like for the famous Uzumaki. He was currently on his fourth reread of the journal to date.

Twilight whistled. She understood that. A good book always got re-read!

"It's been so long since Hashirama-kun passed. I've lost track of how long years ago and spend most of my days in our home watching the village grow and mature from the sapling that my husband planted into the budding tree it has become today.

Yet, I can't help but feel with each passing day that I am becoming more and more unwelcome here. The villagers who once looked to me with respect and kindness now look at me with veiled fear and distrust.

It escaped me for the first few years as to why this change had occurred. But I know the truth now. The Kyuubi I keep at bay is what they fear. Since the passing of Hashirama-kun, I have felt the negativity in the village grow with each passing week. They fear that I will let the fox free now that the 'only' person who could control it is gone.

I cannot help but pity them for letting fear cloud their better instincts and judgment. I was capable of sealing the fox within me without any kind of drawback, but they don't care. Hashirama-kun was capable of controlling all of the Bijuu with his infamous Mokuton, and the villagers are afraid that their 'last defense' against the fox being freed is gone.

I am counting down the days until I believe their fear will turn more hostile."

Twilight blanched, all color draining from her face. Ok...so she was wrong...

The blonde sighed as he finished reading the passage. He carefully closed the aged journal and placed it neatly back in the shelf he found it on in the shrine. With a resigned expression, he made his way out of the shrine and back to the village. His team had their first C-Rank Mission today and he had to be ready.

Putting up his mask of naïveté and innocence, he made his way back to the village while mentally promising to return to the shrine as soon as he came back.

"Hate masking me feelings like that...felt like I had to strangle and suffocate my own heart to preserve my sanity..." Naruto shuttered.

[Two Weeks Later]

"A timeskip?" Kiba asked, "...I don't get it."

Everyone else rolled their eyes. Dumb dog!

The blonde walked into the shrine with a somber expression on his face. The mission had gone from bad to worse from the very beginning

Minato and Kushina paled. Sure they knew stuff like that could happen on a mission, but the idea of their son being in harms way naturally scared them. They were parents, after all.

starting with the ambush against their client and the reveal of him lying to them.

"...Wave Mission?" Sakura asked.

Naruto nodded grimly, "Seems like."

The rest of the mission just went downhill from there, but the biggest blow to his psyche was the girl he met seeing herself as nothing more than a tool; a weapon for a man who didn't show he cared for her until she was gone from the world.

"What kind of messed-up place do you COME FROM?!" Twilight demanded.

Naruto didn't say anything. At least this alternate version of Haku was actually a girl! He still hadn't gotten over how weird THAT can of worms was!

It hurt seeing the girl just throw away her life like that without any remorse only to have her sacrifice be in vain due to the man she saved getting himself killed as he tried to avenge her.

"...I can't approve of revenge, but at least he cared enough to go that far." Luna said somberly.

The blonde had buried them on a hill overlooking the port village with regret as he kept thinking how things could've been different.

"And here come the what-ifs." Shikamaru said.

He could've helped them seek asylum in the village. He could've tried harder to convince the girl that her life was more than being a tool. He could've done a lot of things, but he didn't. He had failed two people who could've turned a new leaf and started a fresh life.

Naruto winced.

His mind kept running over what he could've done while his body moved on autopilot and grabbed Mito's journal from the shelf. When he opened the book, his mind finally stopped thinking over the mission in favor of rereading Mito's thoughts.

"Goodie...more grim times." Choji muttered without enthusiasm.

"Kushina visited me again today.

Kushina cringed and Naruto plugged his ears. He knew his mom had a happy life in spite of being a Jinchuuriki, but that didn't mean he was ok with associating his mother with that damnable title!

Such a sweet and spirited girl… She reminds me of how I used to be at her age. It pains my heart every time I think of how she may lose that free spiritedness when the fox is transferred from my body to hers. My time is nearing an end while hers is barely beginning.

Kushina winced. Bad memories...

Minato took her hand.

A large part of me is very tempted to just let the fox reside in me as I pass on, but I know Hashirama-kun sacrificed so much for the fox to remain in Konoha. It seems petty and far too prideful in favor of the village to let this continue,

"No kidding!" Naruto hissed angrily.

but I can't help but want to honor my husband's sacrifice. He was a good man and he always had the intentions of the people over his own. A good man; a good husband…

"The one good apple in a bad bunch..." Applejack said, shaking her head with disgust.

I have asked my friends to watch over Kushina and help her retain some aspect of love. It is something that I have noticed over the years I held the fox; love counters its hate and so long as the container has love, the hatred will stay locked away.

The natives of Equestria nodded, grinning. Whoever these friends of Mito's were, they had their support.

Twilight returned her focus to the story and gasped, her jaw practically unhinging itself and her eyes went huge. "N...N-n-no way!"

"What is it?"

Celestia and Luna

"SAY WHAT?!" the transformed ponies cried in sheer shock.

were more than happy to take upon my request, but they need Kushina to summon the contract in order for them to aid her.

"S-S-Summon?! Contract?!" Rarity sputtered, flabbergasted.

Queen Chrysalis laughed, she wished she could tape this!

I still can't help but slap myself at the fact that I have forgotten where the contract resides.

"Oh, come ON! She lost something like that?!" everyone shouted.

The one thing I believed I could do to help Kushina, and I don't even have the necessities to do so. Kami-sama, have mercy on this foolish woman for her mistake and watch over Kushina-chan…

Heaven knows that she will need it for the life she will soon live."

Minato and Naruto both growled at that.

The blonde closed the journal with a sad sigh. When he first read that passage, he tried to look up information regarding Kushina, Celestia, or Luna. Unfortunately, he was unsuccessful in finding anything about them.

Minato and Kushina went livid at that. Couldn't find...?!

"Oh...the Third and the other political figures are so damn lucky we're dead!" Kushina snarled.

After weeks of searching, he finally figured that they were some kind of secret that only certain people were privy to know.

Minato stabbed a tri-pronged Kunai into the table, furious. Naruto had more right then anyone to know who they were!

Even now, he still wonders

"Should be the word "wondered", actually." Twilight said.

The other Mane Six members all looked at one another, then checked the clock. Rainbow Dash held out a hand expectantly. The others grumbled and passed her some money.

"Twilight's OCD... I bet on how long until she found something to bug her about the way the story was written." the multi-colored female said, pocketing the bits with a smirk.

who those three were. He knows that Kushina couldn't be alive since the Kyuubi now resides in his body, but that didn't mean that Celestia or Luna were dead yet.

Everyone from Equestria, with the exception of Chrysalis, glared at Naruto.

"Relax...it's the version of him that lives in this story's reality. Getting mad at him for what some other version of himself thought is pretty pointless." the changeling queen smirked. Though she DID like the idea of Celestia and Luna being dead...

The others stopped glaring and returned their attention to the book.

He looked out the shrine window and frowned at the darkening sky. It was late and he couldn't sleep here since the Hokage could have a need to contact him. So, he placed the book back and made his way back to his apartment, where an empty room full of loneliness awaited him.

Just how many times were Naruto's parents and the Equestrians going to cringe?

[Two Days Later]

"Another timeskip already?" Tenten asked.

The blonde was seen leaning against a wall with the journal he was rereading on its last passage.

Kushina bit her lip. She knew where this was going.

"My time has almost reached its end. I can feel the fox trying desperately to escape my weakening body. The transfer is set to happen this evening and I know that Kushina-chan is still afraid.

"Understatement..." the redhead shuttered.

I had explained to her exactly what was going to happen the week before and she took it precisely as I predicted she would; fearful and panicked. Why wouldn't she be? A cataclysmic creature is being placed into her and she is the only thing holding it back from escaping and causing mass mayhem. Of course she'd be afraid.

"But no pressure, right?" Naruto growled, his nails turning into claws and raking gouges into the table.

I worry for her… The other Uzumaki have left the village, leaving just me and Kushina-chan within its walls. She'll be alone with no family to call upon and a burden fit for a village full of Jonin within her. Such a life I would not wish upon even my greatest enemy.

"...How could they do this to people?" Fluttershy whispered, aghast.

I tried finding that blasted scroll again, but I was once again unsuccessful. Even my friends – the ones I see as family – will be unable to assist her. My heart is breaking as I keep thinking of how her life will be in the village as the Kyuubi Jinchuriki and last remaining Uzumaki.

Kushina bit back a sob at the memory of thinking about that.

My time is nearly spent… I have but one last thing to write to whoever has found this. Remember that your family is everything. A village will always betray you eventually, but family stays loyal no matter what.

If you, my dear reader, are of my clan, then this lesson is our Clan's Creed; family over pride, family over glory, family over all.

Never forget…"

The Mane Six and princess sisters all smiled softly at that. It was a good creed. One WORTH supporting.

The blonde had a hollow smile on his face as he closed the journal. If his Clan's Creed was all about family loyalty, then where was his family? Why were he and this Kushina woman alone in the village without any of the family there to help them?

Everyone cringed, while Kushina was conflicted between strangling her husband and hugging the daylights out of her son. She'd TOLD him the villagers wouldn't take things well! But NO! Damn his faith in others! Those stupid villagers were too hostile to want to let go of their hate! Preserve the balance of power between the Nations and the Tailed Beasts! YEAH RIGHT!

He sighed sadly as he made to return the book, but tripped on a loose floorboard. He fell towards the bookshelf and reached out to one of the many shelves to steady himself, but his hand grasped a scroll instead and he braced for the impact with the floor.

"Turning point?" everyone asked, starting to grin.

However, he met resistance…as if he was grasping a door or wall. He looked to his arm and saw it pulling on the scroll from the shelf. His head tilted in curiosity before he heard a loud and echoing click from behind the shelf.

"Turning point!" Twilight said with satisfaction.

Before his eyes, the shelf and the wall it leaned against spun around and revealed a hidden tunnel way that was lit by old torches. He slowly stood back to his feet and headed inside, noticing that the torches had seals on them that were most likely keeping them lit.

Minato and Kushina grinned. This was getting better for their son's other!

During his many visits to this shrine, he didn't just read the journal. No, he also read and studied the many scrolls that went over lessons on fuinjutsu and was instantly amazed at how useful and diverse the art was. After two years of visiting the shrine, he believed that he was at an adept level,

Minato whistled and tousled his son's hair, Kushina hugged him fully proud.

but he needed an experienced fuinjutsu user to examine his skill level.

Tenten frowned at that. Seeing as how she was good at fuinjutsu, if she were experienced enough, she would have GLADLY given Naruto her two cents on the subject.

As he made his way down the tunnel, he noticed that the air had gone from ancient and tranquil to inviting and warm. His curiosity was growing at the feeling as he finally entered a small rounded room with a single pedestal in the center that had a scroll and piece of paper on it.

"Ho...!" everyone perked up.

"Check the secret passage...she forgot to check the secret passage..." Minato said, shaking his head haplessly.

He approached the pedestal and read the paper that rested on the scroll.

"To the reader:

This scroll is a prized possession of the people that hail from the islands with swirling tides. If you are of this swirling clan, then open the scroll and claim what is yours by right. If you are not, then turn back or risk being lost to this world forever."

"Well...that's encouraging." Anko pipped up.

"Islands with swirling tides…" murmured the blonde before the answer came to him. "The Uzumaki…"

Setting the paper aside, he grabbed the scroll and observed the design. The scroll itself was a dull yellow with the edges splashed with vibrant red in a wave-like design. He sat on the ground and opened the scroll, looking to the many Uzumaki who signed it; the most recent being Uzumaki Mito.

"Until Now~~~~~!" Pinkie Pie cheered. Everyone grinned and nodded in agreement.

"This must be that scroll she tried to find," he muttered to no one as he bit his thumb and began to sign the scroll.

After reading about Mito having a Summoning Scroll, the teen had asked the Sandaime about them. The aged Kage was happy to tell the boy the mechanics behind Summoning Contracts, Scrolls, and Animals. He told of how the scroll works, how each contract had a different sequence of seals, and how each summoning animal clan had different rules or guidelines for their summoners to follow.

"Glad he explained that." Naruto said.

Using the knowledge he was given, the blonde signed his name in his own blood before he placed a bloody handprint of his right palm underneath it.

Just as he finished, he felt a pull on his form before he disappeared in a plume of smoke.

"Huh?!"

"But...but he..." Pinkie said, stunned.

"Will you horse-girls relax? it's just reverse-summoning...he's going to where you guy's from." Tenten said.

Twilight immediately stuck the book back in her face, suddenly all the more excited.

[Summon Realm (moments before)]

In the throne room of a castle that rested on clouds,

The equestrians all smiled and sighed blissfully, but Chrysalis stuck her finger in her mouth, tongue hanging out, the universal sign for "gag me".

two creatures with having a calm discussion about the worrying news concerning their summoning race as of late.

"CREATURES?!" the Mane Six all shouted in outrage.

The first had the appearance of a large white horse. However, it also had a pair of white wings and a horn on its head. The mane and tail of the horse was also strange; they were blue, green, purple, and pink and had a flowing motion even as it stood in place. On its flank was a mark in the design of the sun while it wore noble jewelry around its neck and on its head. Its bright purple eyes contained much wisdom, kindness, and authority.

The second creature was the same as the first but had many differences. For starters, the color of its coat, wings, and horn were a very dark, almost midnight, blue. The mane and tail had the colors of a clear night sky, complete with sparkles to represent the stars, and was translucent enough to see through it at some points. The mark on its flank was in the design of a white crescent moon and the jewelry it wore was near black in color with the one around the neck bearing the mark on its flank. Like the first, its dark blue eyes showed wisdom and authority; but the kindness seemed to be more regretful than anything.

These two were Celestia and Luna, the Head Summons of the Uzumaki Clan's Summoning Contract. They were known as alicorns; horses with the wings of pegasi and the horns of unicorns.

"Alcorns...? What a stupid name! Sounds like some freaky convenience store snack food!" Kiba laughed.

A second later, he was tackled by the Mane Six, who proceeded to beat the Inuzuka senseless until a green light surrounded them and they were lifted into the air.

"Hey! Let us go! He deserves it!"

"Oh I would gladly, you have no idea how much fun it is for me to see you goodie-goodies so outraged and violent. But stop and think how those princesses of yours'd take it if they learned they were used as why you killed someone in cold blood by beating them to death all because thee mass the was supposed to go to developing a brain went to their mouth instead!" Chrysalis cackled.

The ponies that had turned into humans gapped, horrified, then turned to Celestia and Luna, who were both frowning at them with deep disapproval.

Seeing their reactions, Chrysalis released them and they sat back down.

"We are running out of time, my sister," Luna stated in a sorrowful tone. "After Mito's passing, we have lost all contact with the outside world. Soon our contract will vanish."

Celestia nodded with a slight frown. "Indeed… This is a most troubling time. If an Uzumaki doesn't find our contract soon, we will no longer be considered summoning creatures and will be forced to leave our realm and live amongst the humans in their realm; much like the dragons were forced to years ago."

The Mane Six growled. Alternate world or not, they didn't like the idea of Equestria losing EVERYTHING all because of a misplaced roll of paper!

Luna gazed out the window of their castle with a sense of fading hope. "What should we tell our people?"

The white alicorn sighed and was about to speak before the two felt a tug on their minds and turned their heads to the scroll on the wall next to them so quick that they could've suffered whiplash. On the scroll, underneath Mito's name, they saw a name start to slowly appear.

"Uzumaki…" Luna began.

"…Naruto," Celestia finished in slight shock as the name was then accompanied by a handprint. As soon as it was there, Celestia turned to her sister and they both nodded before they focused their power on the scroll.

"Onmyōton: Gyaku Kuchiyose (Yin-Yang Release: Reverse Summon)!" they cried out together as the newest name on the scroll lit up and a plume of smoke appeared in the center of the room.

"But...we can't do that!" Celestia cried in surprise.

"Alternate world." Rainbow Dash said.

"...WAIT!" Twilight cried, "THAT'S what happened, it's how we're all here! Somehow the wavelengths of Equestrian magic and the stuff you ninjas all use must have crossed!"

When it cleared, the two alicorns gazed at the human they had brought to their realm. He stood at a height of 5'8", had hair as gold as sunlight, had strange whisker-like markings on his cheeks, and blue eyes as bright as sapphire. He wore blue shinobi sandals, an orange jumpsuit with some blue and white thrown in, and a blue headband with the symbol of Konoha on it. On the back of his jumpsuit was the red spiral of the Uzumaki Clan.

"Well...not a bad level of attention to detail." Naruto shrugged.

He was coughing and waving his arm around to clear the smoke before he focused on his surroundings. The room he was in seemed fit for royalty

"Well duh!" Pinkie said.

and he couldn't help but silently marvel at the decorations that brought out the nobility of the room.

A clearing of the throat was heard and he turned to see the two alicorns gazing at him; one in shock and the other with a kind smile. The smiling white one stepped forward until she was right in front of him and bent her head down to look him in the eyes. He was confused as to what she was doing, but he didn't turn his gaze from hers.

"Well, at least he isn't rude about it." Kushina said with approval.

After some time, she pulled back and nodded with her smile growing ever so slightly. "Welcome to our realm, young Uzumaki. You cannot fathom how long our people have awaited a summoner to arrive here. I am Celestia, one of the Head Summons

"Head summon?! Oh...that's just...! She's the elder of the two rulers of Equestria and controls the sun! Simply calling her a "Head Summon" is an INSULT!"

"Control over...?" Tsunade started to say.

"Primordial incarnate with control over the day, she can. Her little sister has control over the night." Chrysalis explained boredly.

and the raiser of the sun in this realm. Behind me is my sister Luna, the other Head Summon and raiser of the moon."

"Thanks for explaining that." Naruto told Chrysalis. The changeling queen rolled her eyes.

The blonde leaned to his side slightly so that he could get a better look at Luna and offered a small wave. She returned the gesture with a small nod and a faint smile. As his blue eyes returned to Celestia's purple ones, he questioned, "So, how did I get here? Did the scroll bring me?"

"In a sense," answered the white alicorn as she motioned for him to follow her with her wing. The three of them were walking down a hallway of the castle as she continued, "The scroll acted as a medium for my sister and I to use our powers to bring you here. We reverse summoned you so that we could see you for ourselves."

"Summoners can be summoned too?" asked the Uzumaki in slight surprise.

"That is correct," Luna answered. "It usually only occurs when a Summon Clan has some important news for their summoner. In this sense, we did it to test your worth for ourselves."

The blonde nodded as he glanced at the decorated halls. The Sandaime had told him that, while also having rules and guidelines, Summon Clans test their potential summoners to see if they have what it takes. "So, what is my test?"

Celestia led the two of them to a chariot of sorts that had a team of pegasi leading it.

"Really? Horses with horse-drawn transportation? Really?" Ino asked.

"Other reality, its not that way where we're from." Twilight said, before going back to the book.

"For your test to occur, we must go down to the lower city. Once there, I will call the six who will test you."

Naruto nodded and carefully stepped inside the chariot with them, but he had to hold on to one of their legs since it wasn't built to carry humans.

"Really? We couldn't tell." Choji chuckled.

The ride itself was actually enjoyable to him. The feeling of the wind in his face and the peacefulness of the realm itself was indescribable to one who knew nothing but scorn and rejection his entire life.

Naruto's parents as well as the Mane Six sighed in relief, seemed things were already getting better for Naruto's other shelf.

Once the chariot landed, the three stepped off and Celestia had her horn glow a bright white before a shot of energy flew into the air and exploded much like a flare.

"They will be here shortly," she assured as they waited patiently. Sure enough, not much time later, the blonde caught sight of six ponies calmly heading their way.

"Twilight? Calm?!" Rainbow Dash said.

"What?!" Twilight snapped at her friend's incredulous tone.

"When it comes to Celestia, you're even more crazy and tightly wound up than Pinkie Pie!" Rarity said.

Twilight blushed in embarrassment at that. Worst part was...it was true! What was more, she was proud of it!

The first was a unicorn with a light purple coat and horn. Her mane and tail were colored dark blue with a streak of rose and violet. She had purple eyes and a mark on her flank that was in the design of a rose colored six-point star surrounded by white sparkles.

Twilight grinned.

The next was a simple pony with an orange coat and a blonde mane and tail. Both the mane and tail were held like a human's ponytail and her green eyes brought some distinction to her. She wore what Naruto could only assume was a cowgirl hat and her flank had a mark in the design of three apples on it.

Applejack tilted her hat at the mention of her other self.

The third was a pegasus with a bright blue coat and wings. She had red-violet eyes while her hair and mane were colored like a rainbow and were slightly spiked, making her appear to be a tomboy to Naruto. Her flank's mark was in the design of a cloud with a rainbow coming out of it like a bolt of lightning.

"Sup," Rainbow Dash said, grinning as she swung her legs over and propped her feet on the table.

The fourth was another pegasus with a pale yellow coat and smooth light pink hair. She had cyan blue eyes and her mark was designed as three blue butterflies with pale purple wings. She had this timid, yet innocent, aura about her that reminded Naruto of that Hyuuga girl that was in his graduating class.

Hinata and Fluttershy both blushed at that.

The fifth was a unicorn with a white coat and horn. Her purple-blue mane and tail were styled into two long curls, giving Naruto the feeling that she enjoyed style. Her azure blue eyes were enhanced by the sky blue eye shadow and her mark looked like three bright blue diamonds.

Rarity nodded in satisfaction at the mention of her other self.

The last mare was a pony that already had Naruto giving an unnoticeable smile. She had a light pink coat that had a mark in the design of three balloons – one yellow and two blue – on her flank. Her hair and mane were a darker, almost red, pink and were both "poofed" in a way that made her already happy and cheerful aura more pronounced. She had bright blue eyes like his and a near constant smile of joy on her face.

Pinkie Pie whooped.

When they reached the two alicorns and human teen, Celestia turned to the blonde and declared, "Naruto, these will be your testers." She then gestured to each and said, "They are Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie."

Luna then gestured to the Uzumaki and introduced, "Girls, this is Uzumaki Naruto. You are to see if he has what it takes to be our summoner."

The pony-humans glared at Naruto, but he held up his hands, "How many times will I have to say this: Other. Reality. I know you guys aren't summons!"

Twilight stepped up and asked, "How do we test him?"

Celestia smiled and answered, "See if he has the qualities of the Elements of Harmony."

"The what?" Naruto asked.

While Naruto looked confused, the six mares nodded and Rainbow Dash stepped forward. "Okay, I'll go first. My element is Loyalty, so let's see if you got what it takes." When he nodded, she asked, "If you had to choose between your home and someone you cherish, what would you choose?"

"...Really?! Just a Q&A session?! That's it? THAT'S the best you can come up with for something so important?!" Chrysalis laughed, causing the Mane Six to

His answer was immediate. "I'd choose my loved one. Mito-sama said that family is everything, and while I have no family of my own, I have those who I will protect with my life."

"Sounds like you, exactly." Sai said.

Rainbow Dash looked over at the orange-and-black clad bland and grinned. She could work with a guy like this, no sweat.

Dash looked to the two alicorns and they nodded, showing that he was being truthful. The pegasus nodded to him and said, "You pass my test, Blondie."

Applejack was next and she tipped her hat to him in greeting. "Alright partner, my element is Honesty. I want you to tell me something truthful that comes from your heart and soul."

The blonde looked slightly reluctant to do so, but he nodded. "I…I hold the Kyuubi no Kitsune within me, just as Mito-sama and Kushina-san did in the past."

The orange coated mare looked to her leaders, who both nodded sadly, and offered the blonde her hoof. When he slowly grabbed it, she pulled him in for a gentle hug, surprising him greatly.

"No kidding, he's being hugged by a chatty barn animal." Sakura said.

"You have Honesty, even amongst strangers. But you should also know that you have our support, Naruto. We don't see you as the fox and we never will; remember that."

"And look at that, a "chatty barn animal" is better at following my dying wish than all of Konoha. Any more commentary, Haruno-san?" Minato said.

Sakura went pale and closed her mouth, shaking her head while the rest of the Konoha half of the group, except for Naruto, all looked ashamed.

When they separated, the Uzumaki nodded to her in thanks while Rarity stepped forward. She spent a good five minutes circling him and humming in thought while most of the other mares rolled their eyes at what she was bound to say. When she finally stopped circling him, she frowned slightly. "Well darling, I believe that a change of wardrobe is long overdue.

"Indeed! He needs less orange!" Rarity said.

"Hey!" Naruto snapped, "I like orange!"

Whether you pass or not, visit my store when we're finished and I'll see what I can whip up for you."

"...Really? THAT'S the first thing you say to him?" Rarity's friends all asked her, giving her flat looks. It didn't really surprise them.

"It's like there's two Inos...and one of 'ems a horse!" Choji told Shikamaru in a loud whisper.

The Nara nodded "I know...I'm officially scared." he muttered back before Ino knocked both her male teammates over the head with a huff.

"Uh… Okay?" he said a little unsurely, making her nod with a smile.

"Very good. Now dear, my element is Generosity. Have you ever given or done something for someone with no expectancy of compensation?"

The blonde closed his eyes and searched his memories before his first meeting with Haku came to mind. While his face grew depressed due to knowing she was dead, he answered, "Yes… I helped a girl look for herbs to help heal the one she cherished most. I never expected anything in return and just wanted to help her."

After receiving confirmation, Rarity smiled and placed a hoof on his shoulder. When he looked into her eyes, she nodded to him. "You are a generous man, Naruto; I can easily see that. You know what it's like to have nothing and strive to prevent others from experiencing that. You pass my test."

Kushina winced. As proud as she was at her son having these qualities, the 'know what it's like to have nothing' part bothered her for her inability to be there for Naruto.

The Uzumaki nodded in thanks as Fluttershy nervously stepped up. He offered her a reassuring smile, which seemed to help her confidence

"Naruto does have that affect on people." Hinata assured Fluttershy, while the rest of the Konoha group snickered.

as she spoke, "My element, Naruto, is Kindness. How do you treat those you meet?"

"To be honest, most people I meet are not exactly 'kind' to me.

Fluttershy winced at that.

I tend to ignore those people now and treat those who see me as a person with respect."

At that, the animal-loving pegasus smiled.

The yellow pegasus nodded sadly. "It is hard to be kind in a place that has none.

Minato flinched as Kushina glared at him again.

But, as long as you have those who care, you will never lose that kindness." She then gathered up some courage and hugged him like Applejack did, surprising both him and the others.

"No kidding!" they gawked at the image the projector showed, unable to fully believe Fluttershy could be that forward.

"I can tell that you are a pure and kind person, Naruto. You have regrets about things you could've changed, but you were kind enough to give those people you think you failed a respectable send off." His eyes widened at what she was getting at as she let him go. "Those two…Zabuza and Haku…they were your enemy but you tried to help them turn over a new leaf. Kindness to your enemy is the greatest of all, Naruto. You pass my test."

"...Please tell me she can't read minds?" Naruto asked.

"I'm just good with reading others." Fluttershy assured him.

The blonde nodded as he wiped away a stray tear. Pinkie Pie was next as she bounced up to him with a smile. "Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie! It's nice to meet you!"

"Word of advice: give her decaf." Lee said

Tenten looked at her teammate incredulously "YOU'RE saying that, Lee?! YOU?!"

"What?" Lee asked with a blink.

He couldn't help but smile at her and greeted back, "I'm Naruto. Nice to meet you too, Pinkie."

She nodded and sat down in front of him. "Okey Dokey Lokey, my element is Laughter! Got any times where, instead of acting negatively, you smiled and laughed it off?"

"TOO many times to count...and can I just give this as a word of advice: She must NEVER be allowed anywhere NEAR an energy drink!" Naruto said.

Pinkie looked confused while the other five all paled, their pupils shrinking as their eyes went huge and their mouths dropped. The idea was honestly terrifying!

"Thanks for putting THAT in our heads, Blondie! We'll be sure to enjoy the nightmares!" Rainbow Dash snapped at him.

He closed his eyes in thought over her question. One thing came to mind, but he was unsure if it would count. "Well, before I started to just ignore the people who treated me unfairly, I used to prank them to get back at them. I had fun with my pranks and made sure that no one was hurt by them." He then looked to Pinkie with an anxious gaze. "Does that count?"

Well, knowing Pinkie...the others from Equestria all thought.

The pink mare nodded. "Yep! You could've made those pranks harmful, but you didn't and got a good laugh out of something that most people would be negative about. You pass my test!" He nodded in thanks before she got in his face and asked, "By the way, mind sharing your pranks with me? I always love a good prank!"

'Say no! Saynosaynosaynosaynosaynosaynosayno! PLEASE say NO!' Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack all thought, panicked.

Seeing their reactions, Chrysalis made a note to get Pinkie Pie completely wired by having her drink an entire silo-full of an energy drink cocktail on April Fools Day...

Back in Equestria, Discord suddenly froze. "WHOSE TRYING TO STEAL MY JOB?!" he shouted.

There was a line between mischief and evil, he knew that better than anyone. But whoever gave off that malicious glee he'd just felt wasn't just evil...they were a MONSTER!

The others grew worried while Naruto actually grinned. "Sure, I don't mind."

"...And...we're doomed." Twilight said.

The happy pony cheered before she went back to the others and Twilight stepped up. "Okay, my test is actually very simple. My element is Magic, so I want you to release as much energy as you can. Okay?"

At that, the Konoha side of the group all looked at one another...then burst out laughing so bad they all nearly passed out.

Telling THAT to NARUTO of all people?! Ho, that was just a joke!

The blonde nodded with a faint smirk before he made a ram seal and flared his chakra. To the others, it was like a tidal wave of energy flowed from him and washed over them. A literal dome of chakra surrounded him before it slowly grew larger in diameter and covered them all. In the center was Naruto releasing the energy with no sign of stress or exhaustion on his face.

'Incredible…' was the collective thought of the mares while Twilight had Naruto stop releasing his chakra.

Chrysalis looked at Naruto with sudden interest, as if studying a menu and finding something she was considering to order. Changelings did feed off energy, after all. And if this much output was only a sample, then he could easily feed her whole hive.

When the energy died down, the unicorn nodded to the Uzumaki. "I have to say, your energy output is unreal. I don't think I've ever witnessed someone with that level of energy in them. You pass my test, Naruto."

"With flying colors, if I do say so myself." Naruto smirked.

"Ha ha...pat yourself on the back." Twilight said. She wished there weren't as many interruptions so she could finish.

The Uzumaki nodded with a faint smile before he turned to Celestia and Luna. "Well, you certainly have the requirements needed to be our summoner," commented the white alicorn.

Luna nodded. "To think that after nearly forty years we finally have someone worthy enough to be our summoner. You honor us, young Uzumaki."

"A decade short of a half century...no wonder. That would deal a nasty blow to any summons not having anyone new for that long. Not that you girls ARE summons." Minato observed.

Naruto felt a little awkward at hearing that. He didn't really feel like he did anything all that special, but it still felt nice to have people thanking him; even if said people were Summon Creatures.

"Well, I have no qualms with you being our summoner, Naruto. However, you should know that the eight of us here with you are the only ones capable of being summoned at this time," Celestia explained.

"Why's that?" asked the Uzumaki.

"Over the years we were without a summoner, many of the ponies who were volunteer summons resigned themselves from the list. The number grew higher and higher over time until it was just the eight of us left. As such, your summoning options are somewhat limited and-"

"It doesn't matter to me," interrupted the blonde, making the others look to him. "Whatever help and support you can offer me is better than having none at all. Even if it was just one of you that I could summon, I'd still be grateful. So, don't worry about numbers because I'm sure you all are more than enough."

"Heh... at least our others'll be working for a guy that's aiming for quality over quantity." Rainbow Dash said.

The mares were taken aback by his sincerity and couldn't keep the smiles from forming on their faces. "You have our gratitude, Naruto," replied the white alicorn with a small bow that was followed by the others. When they straightened themselves, she continued, "Now, I believe you have some clothes to replace."

At that, the other members of the Mane Six all saluted while humming a solemn funeral march, making Rarity huff.

Rarity was quick to step up and grab Naruto's sleeve with her teeth before she practically dragged him to her store. The others followed the two with amused faces.

[Rarity's Shop]

"Now, just hold still darling and I'll whip you up a dashing outfit. Any preferences?" asked Rarity as Naruto stood in the middle of her shop.

"Something that's both sturdy and allows me to blend in to most crowds," he answered with a shrug.

"Not too bad given he's a ninja." Shino said.

"Color preference?" she asked as she stood next to the fabrics.

"Dark browns with some white thrown in. Also, could you place the Uzu Swirl somewhere on it?"

Naruto gawked. Ok... What was wrong with the other him?! The Uzu Swirl he liked, but dark browns and whites?! He wouldn't be caught DEAD in something so drab!

She smiled and nodded as she measured his arm length, torso, waist, leg length, and neckline. After that, she grabbed some dark brown fabric and set to work. "I have an idea of the outfit and your measurements already, dear. Come back in an hour or so and it'll be finished."

Naruto nodded and left the shop only to run into Applejack. "Howdy there, partner! Think you can help me with something?"

"Eh, sure. Why not?" Naruto asked.

"Sure. What did you need?"

The orange mare led him to her apple farm and pointed to the apple-filled trees. "I reckon you could be a mighty big help in getting those down. I usually just kick the tree and shake them loose, but my leg has been sore for some time.

"Wait! Hold up!" Rainbow Dash said suddenly, then turned to the country pony. "Your legs get sore?!"

"What? You have seen my orchard. You think it's EASY bucking that many trees?!" Applejack said.

Her friends all nodded.

Think you could help?"

The blonde didn't answer and just made some clones that each went to a separate tree. The many blondes used their chakra to walk up the tree and pull the apples off of the branches.

Applejack hummed thoughtfully at that. Multiplying and sticking to the trees so he could just walk up them? That'd be really useful.

Applejack waited below with various baskets for them to toss the apples into. It took some time to collect them all, but they got it done within a half hour.

"H-H-Ha-Half an..." Applejack sputtered faintly, then turned to Naruto, "Ok...you're hired!"

Everyone chuckled at that before looking back at the projection screen again.

"Thank you kindly, Naruto. Don't think I could'a done it without ya."

The blonde wiped some sweat from his brow and replied, "No problem, Applejack. Glad I could help."

"Hey Blondie!" called out Dash as she descended from the sky next to them. "Rarity said that she's almost done and that you could head back to her shop."

"I thought she said it'd take an hour?"

Applejack rolled her eyes. "She must really not like your jumpsuit and worked double time to get your outfit ready."

The blonde looked to his attire and sweatdropped at how beat up and worn out it looked. "Yea…

"Missing an "h" at the end of that "yeah"." Twilight noted distastefully.

Rainbow dash held out a hand, palm up and expectant.

"Stop smirking!" Rarity shouted as she and the others handed her a few more bits.

"...Not even I could loose betting on Twilight's OCD..." Tsunade said to herself.

I think you're right," he said as he made his way back over to Rarity's.

As soon as he stepped inside, he was pulled into a changing room where a neatly placed set of clothing was waiting for him. "Hurry up now, darling! I need to see how you look in that masterpiece I made for you."

"Indeed! Present it!" Rarity agreed with her other dramatically.

Naruto chuckled at her antics and stripped himself out of his jumpsuit before he grabbed the clothes and began putting them on. Unknown to him, the white unicorn had called over the others to see how he would look.

"Having us all there waiting outside his changing room...seems creepy." Pinkie Pie said.

When he stepped out, Rarity had a look of pride on her face as the others complimented the outfit.

"As well they should!" Rarity said.

The Uzumaki was dressed in black boots and some gray-brown pants with a kunai pouch strapped to his right leg. Holding up the pants was a black belt with the Uzu Swirl designed as a belt buckle. On his torso, he wore a white long sleeved shirt underneath a greenish-brown collared vest. Over it all, he wore a dark brown hooded coat that reached the back of his knees and had the hood down behind his back. To finish it off, he wore white gloves on his hands that had the Uzu Swirl on them in black.

Naruto looked like he was going to hurl.

Naruto heard them murmuring amongst themselves and asked, "So, how do I look?"

Celestia smiled to him and nodded. "You look very sophisticated and professional, Naruto.

Naruto shuttered at that. Sure his other looked good, but that seemed like something from sixty or seventy years ago!

You've really outdone yourself, Rarity."

"Thank you, my lady," replied the stylish unicorn. "Now Naruto, those clothes have some mesh armor sewed into the fabric to increase their durability. I'll get to work on making some extras for you, but I must say that you look quite dashing."

"Thanks Rarity," said the blonde as he rubbed his head bashfully. He then turned back to Celestia and queried, "So, what happens now?"

"That needs to be address, or the story can't continue." Anko observed.

"Now, we send you back to where you found the scroll. Be sure to keep it safe and remember where you put it. We don't want to risk waiting another forty years before a summoner calls upon us again." At his nod, she continued, "Now, over the years we each have gained some experience in what you shinobi refer to as Kekkei Genkai.

"Eh?!" Twilight said, interested in the term.

We won't go into details now,

"Oh...come on!" Twilight said, then turned to the ninjas, "EXPLAIN! NOW!" she ordered.

"Later." Kurenai said.

but you will see for yourself soon. For now, just continue your ninja career and don't hesitate to summon us; whether to have us assist you or to just talk."

The blonde nodded again before he bowed respectfully to them all. "You all have my gratitude. What you have done for me these past few hours is more than anyone has ever done.

Kushina looked ready to explode at that.

I promise not to tarnish the name of both my clan and your people."

The others smiled at his promise while Pinkie went up and hugged him. "Be sure to have some fun, Naruto! You better not become a stick in the mud."

"God no! That's SASUKE'S job!" Naruto laughed in agreement.

Pinkie looked at Naruto "Don't know who Sasuke is, bit I already don't like him!"

He chuckled at her wording and replied, "I promise, Pinkie, so long as you and the others promise to be there for me when I need you."

"Fair enough!" Pinkie said.

She smiled and declared, "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!"

"Cupcake?!" Choji drooled.

"What's wrong with flying?" Rainbow Dash said with narrowed eyes.

The other mares chuckled at the pink pony's promise poem before the two alicorns sent the blonde back. Luna turned to her sister and commented, "He'll help us and his clan return to their former glory; I know it."

Naruto and Kushina smiled at that, knowing the Uzumaki clan was scattered. The idea of them getting all back together sounded good to them.

The white alicorn nodded and added, "Not to mention we'll be with him every step of the way. At long last our bond with the Uzumaki Clan will be reformed."

"And that's the end of chapter one." Twilight said, closing the book.