Ah...bout time I get back to this story, eh? Guess seeing Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance really helped, despite the fact it was a month or so ago... Let's get it ONNNN! But first, a question!

Should I, Bonesboy15, revive a Naruto fic that has been long abandoned by its' originator? Let it be known that I have been granted the rights by said author and they have much faith in my attempt. I feel so warm and fuzzy...no, no wait...that's my cat walking on my stomach-OW! Groin! She's on my groin! Get her off!

Rider's Solitude

Martyr No More

"What the fuck are you doing here, Ero-sennin?" Naruto asked with irritation at his question being brushed off. He pointed a bony finger at the white haired man and continued, "You'd better keep away from Mikoto-kaasan or I'll kill you where you stand!"

"Easy there Gaki," Jiraiya said, holding his hands up before he approached the Rider and grabbed his head, not seeming at all surprised when his hand didn't instantly combust. He turned the skull's head left and right before looking the teen in the eye and giving a smirk to the boy as he reverted back to normal.

"So...Mephistopheles made his move..." Jiraiya murmured as he placed a hand on his chin, "And here I thought he was pulling my chain."

Naruto glared at the white haired man, "What's your game, pervert?"

Jiraiya looked at Kakashi and Sakura before glancing at the dead bodies littering the ground, "Herm...quite a predicament you've gotten yourself in, Gaki. Hey, hey! Have ya tried summoning toads yet? Bet a flaming Gamabunta would be a funny sight!"

"Answer me, dammit!" Naruto shouted before he then yelped as he cradled his head. The blonde bounty hunter looked behind him to see Mikoto standing over him with her arms crossed.

"You watch your mouth, Naru-chan!" Mikoto barked, "I won't let you belittle one of our village's most honored shinobi...even if he is a no good pervert."

"I'll count that as a win," Jiraiya chuckled out sheepishly before he looked at Sasuke in a curious manner. The teen crossed his arms and asked with his new scruffy voice, "What? Is something on my face?"

"Got an enhancement from Zarathos, eh?" the white haired Sanin asked as he crossed his arms before walking over to examine the Uchiha. He turned Sasuke's head down and looked at the mark on his back and shook his head, "Damn...Blackheart. Worse than I thought..."

"That name!" Sasuke exclaimed as he snapped his head up and looked at Jiraiya, "How do you know those names?"

"Same way I know about those names," Naruto grumbled as he cracked his neck and wrapped his chain around his torso, "He works for Mephistopheles-sama. Don't you?"

"Give the Rider a prize!" Jiraiya said as he gave the kid a not-too-reassuring thumbs up, "You're looking at Mephisto's number one author. How do you think I survive all those beatings from Tsunade?"

"He gave you regeneration, didn't he Jiraiya-sama?" Kakashi asked as he stepped forward, "Interesting. It appears we have three legends before us Sakura. Show your respect."

"Legends? Sensei! They...They work for...They're traitors to the village!" Sakura said before a hand was around her throat. The girl's green eyes widened when Sasuke's hand tightened around her throat and lifted her into the air. His eyes were hard and a bright red as he glared at her.

"Listen up and listen well, Haruno!" Sasuke snarled, "I'm sick of your weakness, your stupidity, but most of all, I'm sick of you!"

"S-Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked in confusion. A smack made Sasuke yelp and release the girl. The former cursed Uchiha whimpered as he rubbed his still sore head, looking up at his enraged mother.

"Uchiha Sasuke...What have I told you about manhandling fan-girls?" the matriarch of the Uchiha clan scolded, before slamming a fist onto Sakura's head, "And you! Say that about my sons one more time, and I won't stop him next time!"

"H-Hai Kaasan/Uchiha-sama!" Sakura and Sasuke said at the same time while rubbing their heads. Naruto snickered into his hand before looking at the grinning pervert on his right.

"...So what do you want exactly?" Naruto asked with a frown. Jiraiya's smile slipped into a grim line and he sighed, scratching his head.

"Well...Being a spy master for Konoha, I know a lot of bad people...And while you got lucky with Kisame, catching him off guard, you won't get lucky again," the white haired womanizer said sternly before grinning widely, "So, in order to get you ready for Oro-teme, I'm taking you on as my-"

"OH HELL NO!" Mikoto exclaimed, pulling a pan from...somewhere, and smacking him over the back of the head. Naruto side-stepped as the author fell forward with a face of partial-consciousness.

"Duh, I wanna go on the Tsunade ride again..." drooled out the Toad Summoner after he made contact with the ground. Naruto arched a brow before looking at his mother, who still stood in the post striking stance.

"Um, Mikoto-kaasan..." Naruto started only to be shadowed by the threatening stance she took, making the blonde sweat as he continued slowly, "Maybe...I...Should take...his offer?"

"WHY IN THE HELL WOULD THAT BE A GOOD IDEA?" Mikoto asked, utilizing a certain big head jutsu that had frightened Naruto since his days in the Academy, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE DOES?"

"Um...He's a pervert?" Naruto asked meekly, only to be corrected by the muffled voice of Jiraiya.

"I'm actually a super-pervert, thank you!" he corrected with a raised hand before his head was stomped on angrily by the matriarch of the Uchiha clan.

"...Ok, I see your point..." muttered the Rider-in-disguise.

"Uh, Mikoto-sempai," Kakashi slowly started, getting the angered gaze, "We did just lose Sarutobi-sama...Maybe Jiraiya-sama was going to take Naruto to find Tsunade-sama for her to be the Godaime..."

Mikoto blinked as Jiraiya miraculously appeared next to Kakashi with a smirk on his face, not a single mark of his beating being seen, before he praised the Jonin, "Nailed it right on the head, my loyal fan! Yes, it seems that those two old bats calling themselves Sensei's loyal teammates were simply trying to stall me until my, um...apprentice...was taken care of."

Mikoto twitched at the thought of Naruto becoming Jiraiya's apprentice, but then again...His father was trained by the pervert. On the other hand, though she, Kushina and Minato grew up in a time of war, so Jiraiya's perverseness was put on hold...

"Kaasan?" Sasuke spoke up, "What if I went with them? Ya know, to make sure the pervert" "IT'S SUPER PERVERT, DAMMIT! GET IT RIGHT!" "Doesn't corrupt my oututo..."

"Ah! Brilliant, Sasu-chan!" Mikoto exclaimed with a cheerful smile, one that was obviously a cover for the foreboding sentence that followed, "But how do I make sure he doesn't corrupt you? You are your father's son after all..."

"Kaasan-Wait a minute..." Sasuke said, before his eyes widened and he clutched his face, "AHHH! The image will never leave my head! Tousan being a pervert! AUGH!"

Naruto fell on his back laughing at his brother's predicament, an arm holding his stomach as he pointed at the Uchiha heir, "Fugaku-oji was...Was a pervert!"

"SHUT UP!" Sasuke roared in embarrassment before leaping at his brother. Naruto yelped as he was engulfed in flames, becoming the Rider once again as they scuffled along the forest floor, somehow managing to avoid all the corpses littering the area.

"Come on, Mikoto-ch-um, Mikoto-san," Jiraiya pleaded, quickly adjusting the suffix to appease the distrusting clan head that sent him a glare, "Can't the gaki come with me?"

Mikoto narrowed her eyes before looking at the scuffling boys; Naruto Rider having his flaming mouth chomped onto one of Sasuke's hands while the other boy was gripping a collarbone, attempting to yank it from its socket. A smile graced her features before she smirked.

"Oh, I have a better idea," Mikoto said to the Sannin, who arched a brow in interest, "I'll become the Godaime Hokage."

"...that...Is the most brilliant thing, I've ever heard..." Jiraiya muttered with wide eyes. He, Kakashi, and Mikoto slowly smiled as one and two of the three released gleeful/malicious chuckles.

"GODDAMMIT, SASUKE-TEME, THAT HURT!" Naruto roared as he rolled and slammed the older boy onto his back.

"GOOD! I WANTED YOU TO GET HURT! ACK, THE JEWELS!"

"We probably should stop them before they kill each other," Kakashi mused, before looking at his hero and his teacher and sighing in worry at their evil-chuckling state, "How is it I'm the sane one...?"

Homura and Koharu were talking with the Shinobi clan heads and the Civilian Council within the council chambers concerning Tsunade's rise to Godaime when the doors were kicked open. Before either of the two advisors could scold Jiraiya, whom they believed to be the offender, a pair of Holy Eternal Sharingan blazed alive.

"Who is the one in control of Root?" Sasuke asked with a scowl, getting a reply of shocked silence, the heir growled and looked into the oddly shadowed hallway, "Oututo...You can come in now."

"Gladly..." the devil's bounty hunter said as he stepped into the council chambers, his soulless black sockets narrowed in fury as he dragged the corpse of the Root ANBU leader that had attacked his team. With ease, the flaming demon container slammed the body in front of him as Sasuke shut the doors, barring said wooden objects with a paper seal handcrafted by Jiraiya himself.

"W-What is the meaning of this?" Homura asked with a voice laced with fear. Naruto Rider rolled his head back and barked a demonic laugh out. Sasuke used a quickly learned lightning shunshin to appear sitting in the Hokage's seat, his arms crossed and a smirk on his face as his headband reflected the glow of Naruto's flames from around his neck.

"Well, since you were so quick to ask, I'll grant you an answer," the Uchiha heir said with a smirk, "In case you worthless slime have forgotten, I am Uchiha Sasuke. Your 'savior'."

"S-Sasuke-sama?" a civilian councilor stuttered out, "Has...Has the Demon's essence defiled you? Do you wish to purge it? And who is this? You called him 'brother'...?"

Sasuke chuckled while Naruto Rider scowled and crossed his arms, "Don't read into it..."

"Relax, Oututo-dobe," the Uchiha waved off with a smirk as the Rider's eyes narrowed at the name, "He's simply asking a question. To answer you, it was confirmed by my Kaasan that the one before us is my younger brother."

"M-Might I ask why he's-" "Don't interrupt me," Sasuke growled as he glared at the offending speaker. Smiling as the civilian silenced, he continued with a faux smile, "Thank you. Now, it's come to my attention that we are in need of a leader. And while Tsunade-sama or Jiraiya-sama are good choices, both are highly flawed. One's a drunk and gambler whilst the other is a sex-addict."

"And that's putting it a bit lightly there," Naruto muttered with a frown before his attention darted to a corner. With a snarl, the Rider sent a ball of flame into said corner and a Root ANBU stood calmly while burning alive. Arching a brow, the skull muttered, "That's not crazy at all...Hey, Nii-chan, check out the human barbeque! Danzo-teme does a good job of teaching pain resistance, ne?"

Sasuke glowered at the interruption while his brother silently laughed at the 'emotionless' man slowly burning alive. The preteen sighed and pinched his nose, "Dammit Naruto...You should've killed him after I suggested Kaasan as the Godaime..."

The room burst into silent whispers at Sasuke's words.

"An Uchiha? Lead us?"

"...Why didn't we think of that?"

"Does anyone else smell cookies?"

"Of course, Mikoto-sama is the best choice for a Hokage! She has the Sharingan and is known as the strongest Uchiha bar her husband and son..."

"B-But Tsunade-dono is a Sannin!" Homura quickly threw in, "Having her as a Hokage would keep other villages off our backs as we recover!"

"You think that having a drunk and gambler as a Kage is a good idea?" Sasuke hissed with narrowed eyes, "What are you trying to do? Invite other villages to take over?"

"N-No, but she's-" "A woman with no ties." Naruto suddenly threw in as he crossed his arms again, gaining everyone's attention, "Her lover and brother were killed in Konoha's wars. Sure, her grandfather and grand-uncle are probably rolling in their graves, but dragging her here to force her to lead ain't gonna help..."

"That's it, I DEMAND TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE!" Koharu shouted before looking at Sasuke, "AND WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?"

Sasuke sighed as Naruto's skeletal grin grew. The older of the two rubbed his forehead with one hand, "Orochimaru happened to me, remember?"

"And I'm your favorite boy to hate," the bounty hunter chuckled out, before leaping at Homura. The Clan heads felt their eyes widen but couldn't move from the sudden amount of chakra radiating from the teen sitting in the Hokage's chair. Sasuke's hands were in the Ram seal and a fanged grin was on his face.

"Now, now," he chided as a drop of sweat fell down his face, "It wouldn't be fun to interrupt the Rokudaime-to-be, right?"

The civilians frowned in confusion while the Clan Heads felt grins cross their faces, realization as to who the stranger was reflecting in their eyes. Naruto chortled as he gripped the sides of Homura's head, forcing the old man to stare at him as his eyes took on a red glow.

"This is my favorite part...Homura-teme...Your soul is stained by the blood of the innocent!" declared the Rider in a deep voice, "Look into my eyes and feel their pain!"

Homura's mouth opened as a silent scream escaped his lips, his eyes widening as Naruto's glowed. He was forced to relive the night he, Koharu, and Danzo ensured Konoha's peace by making Itachi a scapegoat and a murderer. He was then forced to feel the deaths of each Uchiha that Itachi had slain, a mockery of his voice echoing, "To do what Sarutobi cannot; we shall keep Konoha safe!"

The council as a whole was forced to watch as Homura's eyes slowly burnt and became ash-like orbs with small flaming cracks. The old man released a death rattle that made Naruto smirk darkly, shoving the body away from him.

"One down..." the Rider whispered before glancing at Koharu, who was now white as a ghost, "Two to go..."

"In time, Naruto," Sasuke said, alarming the civilians and making the Clan Heads gape. THAT is what the Kyuubi could do to its containers?

"Tch, ruining my fun, Teme..." Naruto grumbled as he hopped down from the desk. Sasuke chuckled before releasing his technique, slumping slightly from exhaustion.

"Damn...Now I know how using Kage Bunshin feels..." the Uchiha grumbled. He took a deep breath before standing, hopping over the table to land next to Naruto. With equal finesse, the young Uchiha spun on the ball of his foot, and looked at the council.

"Take our suggestion into consideration and someone please tell Danzo-teme that we will not stand for his assault," Sasuke ordered, "Good day, Councilmen..."

"Assholes," Naruto nodded before they left.

As they left the room, shutting the door behind them, Naruto sighed as his Rider form dissipated in the sunlight, "Damn...that's tiring...Forcing it takes more than being around actual evil..."

"You ok?" Sasuke asked, before smirking, "Or are you too much of a pussy?"

"Screw you teme!" Naruto growled, "And what was with that 'oututo' crap? I'm the same age as you!"

"You're a month younger," Sasuke pointed out, "Kaasan said you were in Kushina-san's stomach for ten months."

"...I hate you, teme," Naruto growled as his eye twitched. Sasuke smirked and closed his eyes as he walked with a light Henge hiding his true features from the village.

"I bask in your hate, my oututo-dobe!" teased the Uchiha as he ducked under his blonde brother's attempted swipe with his new chain-whip, "Aw, did I make the Rider mad?"

Naruto pouted, "Just shut up Teme...I've got a bad feeling..."

"About what?" Sasuke asked absentmindedly before both were suddenly blinded by the dark sacks thrown over their heads. Before they could fight back, they were granted with the power of eyesight once again as the sacks were removed.

"YOU!" they both exclaimed in shock.

AN: And scene. Oh yeah. Major cliffhanger. How do you get more? Review, duh. Oh, and be sure to answer if you want me to revive The Other Side of Darkness' Sleeping Dragon fanfiction...Oh dammit I was going to leave the title a surprise!

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