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Here we are at last for the first chapter of my rewrite of Legend of a Chakra-less Ninja: Konoha's Archer. Obviously the name has changed with the rewrite, but that's beside the point.

Some things have changed in the story but the direction is mostly the same. Interactions with others will be the biggest change, and I hope that it'll be well received. That being said, if there is something you dislike, DON'T FLAME. Bloody hell, am I sick of unconstructive criticism – use your words and explain what you didn't like and why people.

Do remember that this is a slight crossover of power, so there'll be no complete world crossover – if there was, this story would be in the crossover section.

That's all and please enjoy.

28-03-2016 - CHANGED THE AGE ERROR FOR NARUTO.

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I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR FATE/STAY NIGHT!

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"Ramen" – Speech

'Ramen' – Thoughts

"Ramen" – Biiju/Summon/Entity Speech

'Ramen' – Biiju/Summon/Entity Thoughts

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There was a reason why Fūinjutsu was considered the most difficult of the Ninja Arts – for a single mistake could cost the user dearly. If only Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime (Fourth Hokage) had predicted what his mistake would cost him.

Together, he along with his pregnant wife Kushina Uzumaki-Namikaze had designed a Seal as a failsafe, in case something went wrong with her seal that housed the Kyuubi no Kitsune (The Nine Tailed Fox) whilst she gave birth to her children.

The Seal was a bastardised version of the Shiki Fuin (Death Reaper Seal) in that it bound the demon within a mortal body, but would not require the life of the user to power said seal, unlike the original Shiki Fuin that required the life force of the caster to become the catalyst and fuel the Seal. It truly was a work of art and an amazing breakthrough in the field of Fūinjutsu, but the side effects weren't known to either Minato or his wife Kushina … they'd find out later and strengthen it if necessary … what could possibly go wrong?

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Tsunade Senju, the Slug Sannin frowned as she looked over the readings for her surrogate daughter Kushina. She was heavily pregnant and while her twins were fine, it seemed that the baby girl was stronger than the baby boy in her womb. It wasn't uncommon for one twin to get more nutrients than the other but according to her findings; the boy was dangerously close to dying before even having a chance at life. Tsunade sighed morosely … how could she break this to Minato and Kushina without destroying their happiness?

Her eyes widened as a stray thought crossed her mind. 'That's it! I'll recommend a chakra and blood infusion for her unborn son before she gives birth … that should bring his vitals back up to normal and save his life. It'll be risky but I'm positive that I can make it work!'

Armed with her plan she stormed out of her office located at the hospital and instantly made her way to the guarded room that temporarily housed her surrogate daughter. Sliding open the door she instantly noticed Minato and Jiraiya, the Toad Sannin there cheerfully talking with Kushina, the mood was warm and happy and Tsunade swallowed heavily before relaying the results with the Hokage and his wife.

"What are the risks?" Minato asked softly as he listened to his wife sobbing in her bed. 'To think that this could happen to Kushina, whose entire family is now gone.'

"Theoretically there are no risks, but I would need to find a chakra signature that matches your son's signature for this to work. It would be best if the donor was female, as Kushina is pregnant and it'd assimilate quicker to the child." Tsunade replied instantly, as the seriousness of the situation demanded.

Pondering the pros and cons of such a risky endeavour, Minato finally conceded and after a desperate nod from Kushina, he rose to full height and ordered with power in his voice, "Then get to work Tsunade – we don't have much time if we want to save our son."

Tsunade bowed her head in understanding and spun around before rushing out of the room faster than she'd entered. On the way out she literally grabbed her apprentice and niece Shizune Kato for assistance and together they focussed on analysing the many chakra signatures from the Kunoichi of Konoha (The Hidden Leaf Village).

It was a daunting task, but nine days later Tsunade and her apprentice had discovered a match.

It was purely by sheer luck that the Kunoichi in question was actually there to visit Kushina and to have her check-up as well … for the Kunoichi in question was none other than Kushina's best friend and ex-teammate Mikoto Uchiha.

Tsunade groaned in frustration … why did it have to be an Uchiha?

Unfortunately, Mikoto's husband Fugaku Uchiha forbade his wife from agreeing to the blood and chakra infusion as the child was weak and unworthy of the Uchiha Blood. Mikoto didn't even hesitate when asked as she instantly agreed, her husband Fugaku be damned.

"What do I need to do?" questioned Mikoto, as she turned a serious gaze to Tsunade.

Tsunade licked her lips and spoke up. "Thankfully your chakra control is almost perfect, so this'll be easier for you. You need to carefully and slowly feed your chakra through a special Seal that I am about to have the Pervert place on Kushina's stomach."

She gestured to the Toad Sannin as she spoke and he grinned cheekily. "I'm not a Pervert – I'm a super Pervert thank you very much."

Tsunade sighed; she'd have already slapped him if she didn't need his expertise. "Just do it Jiraiya – we don't have time for this. Every second we procrastinate is causing complications."

Jiraiya instantly sobered up and nodded seriously. "Very well, let's do this properly then."

Performing a series of hand-seals, he sealed the room and walked over to the unconscious form of Kushina. He carefully inked the seal on her lower stomach, being cautious to not mix or interact directly with Kushina's other seal. He inspected every aspect of the seal and after what seemed like an eternity – he nodded and backed away.

"It's done," he spoke tiredly. "Be careful though Tsunade-hime, this new seal is already too close to Kyuubi's Seal and one wrong move can trigger it."

"Understood Jiraiya," Tsunade replied before turning to Mikoto. "It's in your hands Mikoto-san. Feed your chakra into this seal but push it past the Seal into the womb itself. I've already injected her unborn son with your DNA, so your chakra will be completely drawn to his body. You need to keep feeding him chakra until you feel his body become full."

Mikoto sucked in a deep breath and placed her hands on Kushina's stomach before doing as instructed and began feeding her chakra into the Seal. She was amazed as she could actually feel her chakra being drawn to and absorbed by the unborn child. After almost an hour of steady work, with sweat marring her forehead, she felt the boy's body finally become full enough for her to pull away. She staggered as she took a step back and Tsunade instantly steadied her.

"Thank you Mikoto," Tsunade breathed. "I owe you for this."

Jiraiya nodded to the Uchiha woman and repeated the words that his teammate has spoken. Mikoto waved off Jiraiya and simply asked that Tsunade be the one to deliver her child when the time came. Tsunade smiled and agreed to the request.

It worked surprisingly quickly. The child grew strong from within Kushina's womb and the readings were off the charts for the boy. His life force was astoundingly strong, and the women just knew that he'd be born equally as strong – if not more so than his twin sister.

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Several months later found Minato fighting a man in an orange mask that had forced the Kyuubi out of Kushina's seal. The unknown man had used his Sharingan and had manipulated the Kyuubi into attacking Konoha before he was forced to flee after his defeat at Minato's own hands. The devastation was immense and in the end Minato had only one option … seal the Kyuubi into his children.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Yatai Kuzushi no Jutsu (Ninja Art Summoning: Bring Down the House Jutsu)" shouted Minato and despite the seriousness of the situation, laughed as the Kyuubi was crushed under the weight of his personal summon. Standing on the newly summoned Gamabunta – the boss of the Toad Clan, they stared down the raging form of the Kyuubi no Kitsune.

"Bunta … I need you to hold the Kyuubi down," Minato ordered with a no nonsense tone. "I'll be right back with a solution to this situation."

Gamabunta grunted in effort and managed a nod of acceptance to the order as Minato used one of his signature Jutsu, the Hiraishin no Jutsu (Flying Thunder God Technique). It was a time/space Fūinjutsu that teleported the user to a fixed point, a receiver type seal usually. The Jutsu was instantaneous and the only visible element left behind was a golden flash of yellow; the very same golden flash that had earned Minato his famous moniker: The Yellow Flash.

Flashing to his unconscious wife's side he picked up his children and frowned. His newborn daughter, whom they named Yumi, was a mini-Minato as she possessed blonde hair and his blue eyes; the only thing that she had inherited from her mother was her skin tone and facial structure.

His newborn son, whom they named Naruto, had obviously inherited traits caused by the infusion. It was apparently a side effect that Tsunade hadn't predicted, but Naruto's DNA was mutated by the Uchiha Blood and chakra. Though he was assured that the chances of Naruto unlocking the Sharingan was low … Naruto now possessed the Uchiha raven black hair - though a single streak of Uzumaki blood red was visible near his forehead. Naruto's eyes were a deep, royal purple colour that gave him a regal appearance and he had the facial characteristics of the Uchiha Clan, with his soft but angular bone structure and pale skin tone. He appeared delicate but they'd discovered that his muscle tissue was compacted and highly flexible … in other words: looks were definitely deceiving.

His frown deepened as he debated his options. 'How do I choose who to seal the chakra and who to seal the soul into?'

Whether it was chance or fate or whatever else you may call it Minato glanced to his daughter and seeing so much of himself in her, he decided. Yumi would have the chakra – the eventuality that she could use the chakra was higher in Uzumaki women and Naruto would house the soul … his daughter's vitals were stronger than Naruto's at birth so the plan was set.

Minato flashed back to a struggling Gamabunta's head.

"About time Minato," the giant toad boomed. "Do you have a plan?"

Minato nodded. "Yes, I shall use an experimental seal and split the Kyuubi … separating it from its chakra by sealing the separated pieces into my children."

Gamabunta frowned. "That's not a good idea Minato … the Kyuubi is older than even the Toad Clan and to separate or alter him in any way could bring forth a multitude of untold problems."

Minato ignored the toad and began the hand-seals required for the seal. Minato was vaguely aware of Hiruzen Sarutobi, his predecessor and the Sandaime (The Third Hokage) coordinating the strikes to slow the Kyuubi down and as he finished the hand seals he shouted for everyone to fall back.

"SEAL!" he boomed and watched in morbid fascination as the Kyuubi howled in pain as he was ripped apart and sealed within the children on the ceremonial altar of the Uzumaki Sealing Masters.

Minato grinned tiredly to himself. "It worked – I don't believe it, it actually worked!"

He'd spoken too soon as almost instantly after uttering the words: a sudden backlash of dense and powerful energy rippled between the two children. It caused the soul of the Kyuubi to funnel into Yumi. Desperate to escape – Kyuubi grasped onto the only available chakra it could … Naruto's chakra. The Seal's backlash was too powerful though, and the result was the Seal taking Naruto's chakra along with Kyuubi's soul.

Both children screamed to the heavens and Minato acted quickly by using the Hakke no Fūin Shiki (Eight Trigram Divination Seal) to supress and subdue the out of control chakra. Minato hastily placed Naruto down and turned his complete attention to his daughter Yumi. The angry chakra of the Kyuubi was spiralling around her in warning but eventually the new seal worked and it slowly seeped into his daughter and calmed.

With his complete attention on Yumi, or if he'd been paying attention to his son's face he'd have witnessed the impossibility of Sharingan Eyes in place of his son's royal purple eyes, each with a single tomoe spinning ominously before Naruto succumbed to exhaustion.

Minato looked pensively at his two children … what could have gone wrong?

"I warned you Minato," Gamabunta spoke as he nursed his newly acquired scar. "One does not simply mess with a being older than time and bend it to his will."

Gamabunta dispelled seconds later, his intention to receive healing from the Toad Clan. Minato gazed at the empty space that his summon had occupied moments earlier and simply pondered the parting words of his old friend and summon.

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Minato stood proudly over the villagers as he informed them of the reason why the Kyuubi was gone but in his desperation to explain, he informed the village that the soul was sealed into his son Naruto … but they'd listen to him right? The Village would treat both his children with respect … right?

If he'd looked behind him he would've seen a highly disappointed Sandaime looking on the scene, along with a frowning Jiraiya and Tsunade – they only hoped that Minato wasn't making a terrible mistake.

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It was impossible.

It was impossible but the facts were right there in Tsunade's face.

Six years after the sealing of the Kyuubi and its subsequent backfire it was discovered that Minato's mistake had drained practically all of the chakra from Naruto's tiny little body.

"I-It's simply inconceivable," Tsunade muttered in shock. The impossibility, to which Tsunade was referring to, was the fact that she was currently looking into Sharingan Eyes. It simply shouldn't have been possible but here she was, staring into the Sharingan Eyes of her godson.

"It's like they're running on an alternative source of power," Tsunade thought out loud. "The Sharingan cannot work without chakra though – I don't understand."

Let it be known that when Tsunade Senju didn't understand something, she obsessed over whatever it was until she had solved the mystery of what she didn't understand.

"Not to mention that being an Uzumaki should have been enough to overwrite the Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai (Bloodline Limit) with its own," she continued to mutter. "The potency of the Uzumaki DNA must've been mutated beyond my calculations."

Tsunade was more than certain that the impossibility that Naruto had become would only lead to further surprises. She was already aware of his astounding IQ, as he was already speaking like a young adult and could comprehend Tsunade's statements and explanations.

Explanations that said child had been keenly following.

"Is it really impossible that I can use the Sharingan Tsunade-sama?" Naruto enquired softly.

Tsunade blinked as she suddenly realised that she had been vocalising her thoughts. "Naruto, you don't have to be so formal with me."

"I apologise Tsunade-sama, but despite the amount of time you spend with my family – I don't know you well enough to address you with anything less formal." Naruto responded plainly.

Tsunade opened her mouth to refute the boy's statement but snapped her mouth shut almost as quickly. He was right. The only interaction with her godson that she willingly sought was when she treated the boy like a science project – just like their current situation.

"I am so very sorry Naruto-kun," she responded sadly. "I haven't been the best godmother have I?"

"You are a busy woman Tsunade-sama," Naruto intoned quickly. "I hold nothing against you."

The simple statement caused tears to form in Tsunade's eyes. Her godson was so mature – was he always that mature? She'd never witnessed Naruto actually act like a child, and the only interaction that his parents had with the chakra-less boy was at meal times – if they remembered to feed him. She often found him alone – eating at the small Ichiraku Ramen Stand, but even they didn't interact with him, they didn't know him enough to be familiar with him. Oh they were professionals in that they were polite and welcoming, but that was all they were.

"Naruto, I swear to you right now that I will spend more time with you," Tsunade declared to him. "And not just to discover the secrets of why you have the Sharingan, or how you can use it. I will be what I should have been all along – your Godmother. Will you give me that chance?"

Naruto stared at the Senju impassively but he couldn't deny the warm bubbling feeling in his stomach at her words. He was still a child, and his desire for love and warmth found him nodding to Tsunade in agreement to her question. Tsunade smiled a teary smile and opted to lightly ruffle Naruto's raven black hair.

"Now how about we get something to eat," Tsunade suggested cheerfully. "My apprentice Shizune is about to have her lunch break and I always eat with her. We can all eat together!"

Naruto mutely nodded again and they left her office in search of Shizune. They found her in the reception area of the Hospital waiting for Tsunade, and she visibly perked up when spotting the blonde Senju. She blinked as she saw Naruto walking silently with her and mentally frowned.

'Isn't that the Hokage's son Naruto?' she questioned herself.

Her mental question was answered as Tsunade introduced him and cheerfully informed her that Naruto would be joining them for lunch. This time, Shizune's frown found its way onto her face. She didn't particularly feel like spending her lunch break watching over a child with her mentor. She had seen how the Hokage's brat of a daughter behaved and she'd heard things about the only son of the Hokage, and how he was worse than Yumi was. Her inner thoughts were interrupted by the very boy that her thoughts were trained on.

"I appreciate the offer for lunch Tsunade-sama," he replied sadly. "But perhaps it would be best for me to leave you and your apprentice in peace. I shall eat elsewhere, as there are also few establishments that would allow me entrance."

He bowed to Tsunade and then turned to Shizune – her heart suddenly feeling very heavy with guilt.

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance Kato-san and forgive me for intruding on your pre-existing lunch plans." Naruto spoke with a slight hitch in his voice. A hitch she'd heard frequently from children that came to the hospital and acted confidently. Before she could take her words back, he bowed as respectively as he'd done to her mentor and fled the scene surprisingly quickly for a boy his age.

"Wait Naruto!" her mentor cried out after the boy, before she turned a furious gaze to her apprentice. "I'm highly disappointed in you Shizune."

With those words, Tsunade marched off back to her office as she knew that hunting Naruto down wasn't a good plan due to his independent mentality. Shizune swallowed the lump in her throat and turned to slowly walk back to her own office – she wasn't hungry now.

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The next time either woman saw him was when his next scheduled appointment came about. Shizune saw him first; as she was assigned to man the reception area as one of the nurses was sick. Naruto merely approached the reception and informed her that he was there to meet with Tsunade for his monthly check-up – he then turned and found a seat. She watched as those already waiting in the reception area all awkwardly shuffled to seats further away from Naruto – and that Naruto noticed.

Naruto's only visible reaction was the slight twitch of his eyebrow and that alarmed Shizune. It was disturbing to think that a child could shut down enough of his emotions to react so minutely to such an obvious display of disgust from the populace. As a doctor that specialised in mental health, it wasn't a good sign.

It suddenly dawned on her that if that was how the public reacted to Naruto's presence, then it made sense that they'd be biased and say things that painted the boy in an unfavourable light … and she'd actually believed what they said about him. Shizune suddenly felt sick and her Kunoichi Training kicked into overdrive as she observed the raven haired boy more closely. He often appeared at the hospital with bruises and severe swelling of certain limbs, and she used to think that he was just a clumsy, accident prone child – she knew better now.

Her first official interaction with the boy replayed in her mind over and over again, and she released a heavy breath. She had let the Village's ignorance and unnecessary hatred lead her to be rude and judge the boy before properly knowing him – and he had been so polite to her. Her inner doctor told her that he had been overly polite, a defence mechanism she realised – easier for him to be overly polite and seem unassuming than for him to act out and stand out in the crowd … like his twin sister.

She forced down the urge to run over and hug the boy. It wouldn't do any good, and it could force an even larger rift to form if she did, but the maternal instincts within her were screaming to comfort the boy.

"Naruto Uzumaki – Namikaze?" Tsunade could be heard asking. Both she and Naruto looked up and Shizune watched with a tired and longing expression as he quietly walked to follow her mentor – though the slight limp in his walk was noticed by both her and her mentor.

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Naruto twitched as he felt Shizune's intense gaze on him. What exactly did he do to incur her ire? He didn't know but it was getting harder for the nine year old to focus on remaining impassive – the Villagers he could handle, he'd been doing it since he was four years old after all, but Shizune's gaze was different. He didn't dare look the dark haired woman in the eye though, lest it break the fragile hold that he had on his emotions.

"Naruto Uzumaki – Namikaze?" he heard Tsunade ask.

There was a slight hitch in her tone and he knew that the wounds that he had thought he'd hidden had been discovered. Sighing, Naruto stood and moved to follow his godmother. He did his best to walk normally but he knew both Tsunade, and Shizune – who was still watching him – had seen his limp.

'I guess I can't escape the inevitable conversation,' Naruto mused thoughtfully.

He was right, for the moment that he'd entered her office; Tsunade had activated the Privacy Seals and was then scanning his body in one swift movement. He heard her sniffle softly as she scanned his body and he concluded that she was scanning him with a much stronger technique then that of the standard one. It meant that she now likely knew of the bones that had been broken or dislocated at some point. Those had been treated by the ordinary doctors before he started having specialised appointments with Tsunade.

He winced as she grabbed his shoulders firmly and looked him in the eyes, the intensity of her gaze broke the fragile hold and before he knew it, he had tears silently pouring down his cheeks. He opened his mouth to explain, but all that came out was a strangled sob and before he knew it – he was being hugged by Tsunade. He'd forgotten the last time he'd received a hug and the warmth that filled him from such a simple act of intimacy broke his emotional hold completely.

He cried himself to exhaustion in his godmother's arms. Once he was out cold, Tsunade gently placed him on her office couch and healed him as best as she could. She took a blood sample to analyse and called for Shizune. Shizune appeared far quicker than it should've taken her and Tsunade realised that she must've been ready for anything after seeing Naruto in the reception area.

Shizune took a single look at her mentor and knew something was wrong. "Tsunade-sama, what's wrong?"

Tsunade didn't answer, she merely handed Shizune the findings from her technique and watched as Shizune broke down.

"Oh Kami, are these accurate?" Shizune asked shakily, though she knew it was a foolish question to ask considering that it was Tsunade's technique that had been used.

Tsunade nodded solemnly as she unsealed a bottle of her strongest Sake. Shizune sat in the empty chair in front of Tsunade's desk and took the bottle from her mentor. Instead of disposing of it like she'd usually do, she took a huge swig of the alcohol and slammed the bottle down on Tsunade's desk.

"I-I can't believe I let those vile people colour my opinion of him." Shizune hiccupped as she sobbed. "Broken and dislocated bones and joints. Torn muscles and nerves from stabbings or beatings and they're only the current issues."

Tsunade followed her apprentice's example and took a much larger gulp of the burning liquid. "Yes Shizune – and I should've seen it earlier. I mean, I'm supposed to be one of the greatest Medics to exist and I couldn't even see that my godson was suffering."

Shizune heaved a breath and glanced to Naruto's sleeping form. "What are we going to do Tsunade-sama? I-I mean there's no way that Hokage-sama doesn't know about this … r-right?"

Tsunade frowned and took another mouthful of Sake. "Actually, if my suspicions are correct … I don't think Minato's even noticed Naruto at all … he's too focussed on Yumi."

"T-Then what are we going to do?" Shizune gulped.

"First things first … I need to summon Jiraiya," Tsunade decided. "He needs to know about this, but I need you to find Mikoto Uchiha and inform her that she needs to meet with me as soon as possible."

Shizune all but rushed out the door to follow Tsunade's instructions … the sooner she did, the sooner that poor boy could begin to recover.

Naruto's life was truly about to begin.

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-Two Years Later-

Naruto stared on in distaste as his twin sister, Yumi, was once again being doted upon by her parents. The sight made him sick and he hissed as he watched her perform a chakra blast. They were congratulating her on a fluke – even though he couldn't use chakra, he could see that she had performed that Chakra Blast by accident as she had been originally attempting a Chakra Control exercise. They were fools … all three of them. He personally refused to call the trio of idiots his parents and family. He already had a father figure in Jiraiya, two mother figures in Tsunade Senju and Mikoto Uchiha and a grandfather figure in Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Naruto's gaze narrowed and he averted his gaze from the disgusting display in front of him. He had been back in Konoha for less than an hour to collect what little he had left in his room at the Namikaze Estate. His 'father' had been on a lunch break, so he was meeting Jiraiya later before reporting to the Hokage. Watching Minato use his famous technique to 'flash' away, he picked up the sealing scroll with his belongings and silently left the Estate.

It had been two years since Tsunade made the discovery of his Sharingan and together, with Mikoto and the Sandaime; they trained and researched the limits of his gifts. Together they'd discovered that he had an abundance of another energy source in his body. It worked similar to chakra … but it wasn't. Nevertheless, his Sharingan seemed to be compatible with this energy, and as such – he was able to utilize his gift.

To further confuse them and like Tsunade had predicted – Naruto did in fact surprise them by awakening a mutated form of the Uzumaki Kekkei Genkai, like his ex-mother's Kongo Fūsa (Adamantine Chains).

He had the ability to create constructs made of his unknown power source. They did discover that this power source was spiritual in nature and didn't look like it would run out: Naruto was essentially a battery of this unknown power. Unlike Kushina's chakra chains however, what he created became completely physical and as such, creating items like kunai or shuriken would result in actual kunai and shuriken.

The limits to his gift were unknown but Naruto had named his power … Projection.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had agreed it was an appropriate name considering Naruto had recreated a weaker version of his Adamantine Staff perfectly with little to no effort at all … though it did cause Naruto to become rather tired, rather quickly.

Training was rather simple in nature: Weapons with Hiruzen, Sharingan and all of its components with Mikoto and knowledge with Tsunade. They alternated between each of them teaching him various jutsu after it was discovered that Naruto had perfect control over the power he used.

Performing 'Projected Jutsu' with his energy had resulted in the jutsu almost doubling in power and efficiency. It proved dangerous however, when Naruto attempted a simple Katon Jutsu (Fire Technique) and almost blew up an entire storage shed on the Sarutobi Clan grounds, so to combat the issue of overpowering Jutsu, they created a seal that worked similar to Tsunade's Infūin (Yin Seal) [AN1]

It worked by absorbing minute amounts of his energy and then storing the excess energy so as to prevent overpowering the jutsu he had learnt. Its appearance was a diamond on his forehead, just like Tsunade's was but it was a dark red in colour. It didn't stop making Tsunade proud and flattered as he constantly reminded her that it was because hers was located there and shaped like a diamond that his was the same.

Naruto smiled at the memory of Tsunade gushing over the similar seal and its location. 'She was so happy that I wanted to emulate her in some way.'

As discovered at his birth, Naruto's muscles were compacted and flexible and it was during a test of his limits that he had somehow recreated Tsunade's godlike strength. Unlike Tsunade's technique, Naruto's flexibility made his strikes faster and far more unpredictable than Tsunade's style. By incorporating his new found strength into his weapons training, it resulted in producing devastating results.

The destroyed training field where he was tested was a testament to said results.

During his training with weapons, Naruto and his teachers discovered that Naruto possessed an affinity and favoured two weapons above all others: The bow and dual blades.

He was already deadly accurate and never missed a target with Kunai and Shuriken, but his skill with the bow never failed to cause a shiver of fear to go down their spines. He was so accurate with his bow that he could pick a target off from almost 900 metres with 100% accuracy and deadly results. It only got worse when Naruto, with curious teachers, got permission to incorporate the Sharingan into his skills.

The results enabled him to make kill shots from a kilometre from the target with 100% accuracy. Taking shots any further than that resulted in mixed results – with far more misses than hits. He resolved to increase his accuracy to increase his range.

Naruto studied weapons like a man possessed. He studied ancient weapons, modern weapons, mythical weapons and everything in between. It was through this that he met an aspiring Kunoichi that wanted to specialise in weapons. Her name was Tenten Higurashi and she was the only daughter of Konoha's best blacksmith, Kuro Higurashi. Kuro was a genius with metal and wood and anything else you could make weapons with. Though he often said that the best blacksmith in Hi no Kuni (The Land of Fire) was a man simply known as 'The Blacksmith', said man only worked with the Ninja Guardians of the Imperial City, and was under the direct command of the Fire Daimyo, Masahiko Shinji.

He and Tenten became fast friends and they would be seen often just talking or discussing the various pros and cons of weapons. It still brought a fond smile to his face as he thought upon the times they argued about his bows compared to standard throwing weapons, such as Kunai or Shuriken.

'It was around that time that I personally requested Kuro train me to properly understand metals for my Projections,' Naruto thought with a small smile. 'He was ecstatic to do so, but that was when Tenten stopped being so friendly. How was I supposed to know that Kuro would only teach me and not Tenten until she was ready?'

He sighed sadly as he thought about how she'd blown up at him, accusing him of taking her rightful inheritance as a Higurashi Clan Member. Naruto rarely forgave people who crossed a certain line and when Tenten had used the knowledge of his childhood – the knowledge that he'd shared as they were close friends – against him, he simply bowed to Kuro and abdicated his position as student for her sake.

She was horrified when she learned that Naruto wasn't her father's apprentice and was just learning about metals from him. She had tried to apologise, but he would merely bow and excuse himself. Tenten was distraught as children her age often avoided her due to her likes and hobbies. He still exclusively used the Higurashi Weapons Store, but he never asked for lessons again. Kuro was dismayed as he felt that Naruto had amazing potential as a blacksmith and since they were working on Naruto's pet project until Tenten's hasty accusation, he was disappointed in his daughter and devastated when Naruto paid for their joint work and left with all of his project details.

Out of respect to Naruto, he never tried to recreate their data, but he knew that should Naruto successfully create the weapons that he wanted, then he'd have surpassed him as a blacksmith. The only weapons that he could picture being as strong as Naruto's idea were the Seven Ninja Swords of the Mist.

As a sort of experiment/graduation for his skills, Naruto had personally challenged himself with the task of creating his own unique weapons for close range combat. He hadn't informed his teachers of this personal challenge, as he didn't want to bother his family in all but blood beyond what he was currently doing. Naruto could already create any bow that he had seen, even only once so to create his very own set of swords was a challenge for the youth.

It took Naruto eight months to design them, with help from Kuro of course. He never knew that Kuro was so impressed with his plans, that he wanted to help further by teaching Naruto more about forging weapons, but after the 'Tenten incident' he felt the need to finish his plans alone.

'In the end I failed to create the weapons from my designs,' Naruto sighed with frustration marring his face. 'What I created were amazingly powerful weapons, true … but they weren't what I originally wanted.'

In the end, when he managed to create his own swords, it was with his teachers and they would never forget the sheer power that rolled off of them. Naruto didn't know it at the time, but they would later be known as Legendary Weapons.

As all three of his teachers had at one point or rather, encountered the one of the Kiri no Shinobigatana Shichinin Shū (The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist), they knew a Legendary Weapon when they saw one and while Naruto felt his creations bordered on failures … the trio of teachers knew better.

'I didn't realise that they would be so powerful,' Naruto mused. 'They became my favoured weapons before I knew it. They're not what I originally wanted … but they're amazing nonetheless.'

Naruto named them Kanshou and Bakuya: twin swords that, to him; represented Yin and Yang. They were noted by his teachers as being quite big and heavy but they suited Naruto perfectly and complimented his unique style of fighting. They were identical in shape with the only difference being their color. Kanshou, the black Yang sword, was covered in a hexagonal pattern, and Bakuya, the white Yin sword, had less of the shine of a polished metal on it and really had the color that represented the haze of a cloud.

Naruto's deadliest creation however, was a jutsu/attack that he had dubbed 'The Gate of Babylon'.

It truly terrified Tsunade, Mikoto and the Sandaime due to the destruction that it caused when he demonstrated it to them. It worked as the ultimate version of his Projection style by creating hundreds, if not thousands of weapons at random in any design that he'd already crafted before and then sending them at incredible speeds at his foes. It scared the Sandaime more because with Naruto's Sharingan and already deadly aim, the results were catastrophic to any that would incur Naruto's fury.

When they'd asked why he called it 'The Gate of Babylon' Naruto had replied with; "History of the Elemental Nations showed that before Ninjutsu was introduced to the people, the nations were united and ruled by a King that craved treasure and the best of weapons … his treasury was called the Treasures of Babylon. So I call it that due to the unlimited blades, spears, lances axes etc. etc. that I can launch and you have to admit that they look like they are materializing from what appears to be a gate."

The downside to his deadly technique was that it drained him too much, so working with his teachers; they worked on incorporating Space/Time Ninjutsu to use a sort of pocket dimension, similar to the Mangekyo Sharingan's Kamui technique to store already crafted weapons. This was so he didn't need to waste time creating them every time he wanted to use his ultimate technique.

It was Tsunade's donation of the journal of the Nidaime Hokage (The Second Hokage) that proved to hold the answers they needed to complete the Space/Time Ninjutsu Seal for Naruto to use his ultimate technique.

His training continued for another year in such a manner and already the Sandaime had given his personal opinion in stating that, other than needing experience, Naruto was already a mid Chunin level Shinobi, if not high Chunin and while that was with his Sharingan and unique Jutsu/attacks – it was impressive from one of his age, and that with time, he could only grow as a Shinobi and a person.

'I still doubt that I'm high Chunin level,' Naruto thought with a frown. 'I'm possibly Mid Chunin level at my strongest. Then again, I haven't fought an opponent to gauge my real level.'

When Jiraiya returned to update Minato of his Spy Network's Intelligence, he had been impressed with Naruto's progress and with permission from Minato (though he never understood why he wanted Naruto), he had taken Naruto with him outside of the village to experience the outside world … he was astounded when Naruto terminated an enemy Ninja from Iwa or the Hidden Stone Village with extreme prejudice and with what he thought was with ease.

'He was wrong though,' Naruto thought with another frown. 'I almost died during that fight and I was extremely lucky to survive.'

Jiraiya had given the bounty on the B-Ranked Missing Ninja to Naruto as a way of apology (as he'd been at a brothel) and was sworn to secrecy on the matter from Naruto himself.

Naruto had only one demand from the Sannin on their journey … to visit Uzushiogakure (Village Hidden by Whirling Tides) in Uzu no Kuni (Land of Whirlpools).

Jiraiya had immediately understood Naruto's reasons; for as long as Naruto was alive, his 'parents' had all but ignored him in favour of their daughter, Yumi. For you see, Jiraiya made the terrible mistake of informing Minato of the Great Toad Elder's prophecy in which a child born of two great Ninja with a terrible burden would either save or destroy the Ninja world. Naruto's reaction to the truth was to simply shrug and move on, though he did ignore Jiraiya for three weeks after that.

Naruto's desire to travel to Uzu was further fuelled because he'd grown up with stories of the great Uzumaki Clan and their main rule: Never abandon a fellow Uzumaki. Naruto had already decided to drop his 'father's' name and simply be known as Naruto Uzumaki for that very reason; they'd abandoned him, their own blood, to a life of misery and pain.

"Tch, Never abandon a fellow Uzumaki my ass," Naruto hissed. "Damn hypocrites, spouting about that and Family and then acting the way they do."

The villagers had not taken to his presence well as they blamed him and thought of him as the Kyuubi in human form, because of the announcement all those years prior. Naruto never defended himself from the mobs because if he did then Konoha would be in for a massacre.

Once they'd arrived in Uzu, Naruto set about exploring and imagine his surprise when he stumbled onto the very treasure trove that he'd based his ultimate technique on … was the King that ruled the lands an ancestor of the Uzumaki Clan? Naruto liked to imagine that he was and stored the weapons and treasure in another pocket dimension separate from his Gate of Babylon … one thing was for sure; Naruto would never have to worry about money ever again.

Something that peaked his interest was a Summoning Scroll that laid innocently in the centre of the treasure chamber … and without thinking twice he signed it in his blood and immediately disappeared in a 'poof' of smoke.

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Naruto stood on a deserted plain that appeared to be a desert as far as his eyes could see; he activated his Sharingan and spotted an Oasis and cave network in the distance and proceeded to head over to it.

He was startled by a feral growling, he hadn't sensed any presences seconds before, meaning that their stealth was incredible and far beyond his skills. Naruto glanced over to the source of the growling and was instantly on edge as before him stood a pack of giant Jackals. They were black in colour and their bodies were defined by lines of gold around their eyes and ears. [AN2]

"Identify yourself at once human," the largest snarled. "You smell like our ancient summoner Gilgamesh but you are most certainly not him."

"I am Naruto Uzumaki," Naruto responded promptly. "I discovered my ancestor's chambers and your summoning scroll was amongst the treasures."

The large Jackal stared Naruto down before approaching. "Let me taste your blood human and I shall discover the truth to your words."

Without hesitation, but a little nervousness, Naruto held him arm out and grimaced slightly when the Jackal sunk his razor sharp teeth into his arm.

"Interesting … you're words are indeed the truth human," the Jackal spoke. "And you possess the same power as your ancestor; perhaps you are his reincarnation … very well, you may approach our den and be judged by our Clan's Leader and Sage."

Naruto resisted the urge to gulp and followed the Jackal into the giant cave hat sat next to the Oasis. Naruto shivered in fear as he beheld the boss of their Clan as he was roughly the same size as a Biiju and smelled like death itself.

"I am Anubis … The Leader of the Jackal Clan!" He intoned with a scratchy voice that caused another shiver down Naruto's spine. "I sensed you the moment you entered the treasure chamber of our first summoner King Gilgamesh … you smell so similar to him … I know why you ventured here mortal and I find myself pleased by the Aura you possess; I grant you permission to be our Clan's newest summoner."

Naruto stood there gaping at the giant Jackal before he remembered his manners and he bowed his head in respect. "I thank you Lord Anubis for your blessing."

Anubis snorted and eyed the human child. "Your skills are strong, I can taste it in the air as the scent of your blood fills this cavern … but you are not strong enough to learn our Clan's Skills. I shall decide at a later date when you're worthy of such an honour. Do not disappoint me Naruto Uzumaki."

With that Naruto found himself being forced back to his world, where he found himself waking up in his sleeping bag with an extremely worried Jiraiya hovering over his form.

"Oh Kami … Tsunade will kill me if you don't wake up brat," he nervously spoke, more to himself than to Naruto but after spotting his waking form he danced for joy. 'I won't be castrated by an angry Medic-nin … yes!'

Naruto looked on impassively before grinning to his godfather and simply saying; "I now have summons."

Jiraiya's eyes bulged and he looked at Naruto in shock. "You're serious, aren't you brat? Well, which Clan are you aligned with?"

Naruto resisted the urge to smirk as he heard the undertone of excitement in his godfather's tone. "The Jackal Clan has accepted me."

Jiraiya choked on a breath. 'If that's true then a truly terrifying and Legendary Clan is back.' "G-Good for you brat but despite this happy news we've been called back to Konoha."

Naruto nodded and shook off the dizziness that he was feeling. "Let's go then."

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Tsunade and the Sandaime stood waiting at the main gate for the return of Naruto and Jiraiya. In the year that they were gone, the two of them had grown upset at the village that they were once happy to protect. When the villagers discovered that Naruto had left they celebrated every night for almost a month and it disgusted the duo. The main reason for their fury though; was Minato Namikaze and the rest of the Namikaze family. Kushina hadn't even thought twice on the matter and dropped the Uzumaki from her name, thus forfeiting the rights to her Clan's compounds and their seat on the council. Tsunade in particular was pissed at the decision as now the council was attempting to obtain the wealth of the Uzumaki Clan to fill their pockets with; the only people standing in their way were Naruto's surrogate family.

They wished that Mikoto could be there but lately the Uchiha Clan had grown distant and it concerned the Sandaime greatly, he'd heard the rumours of course, that the Uchiha Clan was responsible for unleashing the Kyuubi but he didn't believe that the actions of a single Uchiha should condemn the entire Clan.

He was brought out of thoughts when Tsunade jumped happily and made her way over to her son in all but blood. She eyed his appearance with approval; at least he hadn't inherited his sister's strange taste in clothing.

Naruto now wore ANBU issued black pants that were taped off near the feet and his feet were covered by standard issue black ninja sandals. He wore a black, sleeveless shirt and over that, a red sleeveless hoodie. His hair had grown out and she was positive that if it was down from its style then it would reach his lower back. His smooth, black hair was tied in a high ponytail reminisce of swordsmen of the Uzumaki Clan from the past and his blood red streak fell over his right eye with his straight fringe and bangs. Despite not needing them, he had a Kunai pouch strapped onto both legs, as he was ambidextrous and had a single Shuriken pouch on his belt.

Naruto spotted the two seasoned ninja and sprinted over to be engulfed in a warm hug courtesy of Tsunade. "I missed you so much Tsunade- kaa-chan."

"I missed you too Sochi," Tsunade happily replied.

"Where's Mikoto-kaa-san?" he asked after scanning the crowd.

"She's having Clan problems right now so she couldn't greet you," she softly responded.

"O-Oh okay, I'll just have to visit her later then," Naruto replied with a grin before he spotted the Sandaime patiently waiting. "Ah sorry Oji-san, I missed you too."

The Sandaime chuckled. "Not a problem my boy … how was the training trip?"

"It went perfectly Oji-san," he responded cheerfully. "I'll tell you all about it later but we have to report to Hokage-sama."

The Sandaime winced at the bland tone that Naruto used at the last statement. 'Oh Minato … how you've fallen if you can't see the prodigy in front of you.'

"That's right brat," Jiraiya spoke up. "Go gather your things from the Namikaze Estate, and meet me back here, then we'll go report in."

The two turned and after another hug from Tsunade, they went their separate ways – Naruto to gather the rest of his things, and Jiraiya … to wherever he was going.

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He spotted Jiraiya waiting near the giant gate of Konoha, and he smiled at the old pervert. "You're actually early?"

"Shut up brat, we have to report to the Hokage," Jiraiya responded, though there was a hint of something in his voice that had Naruto on edge.

'Whenever he uses that tone, it means trouble,' Naruto thought, his gaze subtly taking in his surroundings. 'No immediate threats, so I must remain on guard … it still amazes me that he hasn't realised he uses a tone whenever he's nervous about something.'

The duo turned and made their way to the Hokage Tower.

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Chapter 01 of the rewrite is now complete. It's longer than the original and contains new content, along with a severe case of editing, as his interaction with people has changed. Now more will be revealed next chapter, and I hope you all like the new content.

AN1 – I'm not entirely positive that Tsunade uses an actual Yin Seal, but for the sake of the story … she is.

AN2 – Think of Egyptian Jackals.

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