Hello, everybody. Before we begin, I want to make something clear. If you've read my other fic, you'll know that Naruto is a total badass in it. That's how I like it. That's the kind of story I enjoy reading, and that's how I write. He won't be quite as strong as in that fic, though he will be strong. That said, we can commence with the story.

Welcome, everybody, to the first chapter of The Half-Night King.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or anything else that may or may not appear in this fic.

"We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death."

For thousands of years, Humans have believed themselves to be the masters of their world. This is not true. There exist powers far greater than a human could ever grasp, watching over them in silence. Amaterasu, Goddess of the sun, and Tsukiyomi, God of the moon. It was they who created the Humans in the image of the two Divine races, the Angels, and the Vampires. These two races have long fought each other, neither one gaining an advantage. The two deities, who were in fact Brother and Sister, have long sought a truce between the two races. A unity.

This is why, on one cloudy October evening, the eyes of the Gods fell on a young boy, no older than ten. This boy had been the victim of much cruelty in his lifetime, and the cruelty of the village he lived in had long gone unpunished. The Gods saw great potential in this boy. They descended from the heavens to bring their gift to this unfortunate child.

In Konoha

Uzumaki Naruto wandered through the forest of Konoha, glaring up at the moon. His blond hair was matted down with blood, and his white shirt was stained crimson. It was a few days before his eleventh birthday, and the villagers had been particularly nasty. He had managed to escape with only a few broken bones, but his scalp was split open when someone threw a large rock at the back of his head. His wounds had healed, as they always did, but it did nothing to alleviate Naruto's anger at his unjust fate.

"I would give anything to be free of this torment." He murmured to himself. "Anything?" he heard a voice behind him say. He quickly turned around, but he saw no one. "Whose there?" he asked, preparing to run if he had to. He turned back around, and when he did, there were two strangers standing in front of them. He could feel waves of power coming off of them.

The first one, a woman, had long golden hair and was wearing a long white and gold dress. Her eyes seemed to burn with an intense fire. The taller one, a man with silver hair, was obscured by the long black and silver cloak he wore around his whole body. He seemed to absorb all the light in the area.

"What do you want?" he asked warily. The man spoke, "I am Tsukiyomi, and this is my sister, Amaterasu. We have come to give you an opportunity to be rid of your suffering."

Naruto's eyes widened. He knew who these people were. "I'll give anything to be rid of this hell." Tsukiyomi's eyes narrowed. "Even your humanity?"

"What?" Naruto asked surprisedly. "My humanity?" Amaterasu nodded. "Are you willing to escape the confines of humanity, to cast away the chains placed on you by this village? Are you willing to become something far greater than a mere human?"

Naruto considered for a moment. "Yes. I would be willing to give up even my humanity to be free." The two Gods smiled. They each held out a hand, and in Amaterasu's hand appeared a ball of shining light. In Tsukiyomi's hand appeared a ball of shadow, sucking the light out of the area. "Place your hands on these orbs child, and take the first step into your freedom."

Naruto stepped forward carefully, and placed one hand on each of the orbs. The orbs were absorbed into the palm of his hand, and his body began to be wracked by horrible pain. He felt his bones break and reshape, his muscles tear and reform, and his entire chakra network felt like it was on fire. His hair was changed from blond to silver, with black streaks. His eye color changed to a deep red. He felt a ripping sensation in his back, and soon a large pair of skeletal wings erupted from his back. They were bare of feathers, but soon the shadows began to condense on the wings, forming into black, silver-tipped feathers.

For an hour he endured the pain of his body tearing itself apart and reforming. When it ended, he gasped for air. He shakily got to his feet, panting. He looked over at the two Gods, only to find them gone. There was a small scroll on the ground where they were standing. Naruto walked over to the scroll and picked it up.

Opening it, he read the contents. 'Naruto, you are the first half angel, half vampire hybrid the world has ever seen. You have the strengths of both, and the weaknesses of neither. Since you are half vampire, you will need to feed. You are able to control light and shadows, and combine them like no one else can. Yo can also use the secondary elements of each race. Fire for angels, wind for vampires. Your human chakra has been replaced by a fusion of angel and vampire chakra. Using the marks on the back of your hands, you will be able to summon angels and vampires to you at any time. You are their leader now. They will obey your orders. Contained in this scroll are weapons that will help you in your battles. Enjoy your new freedom.'

Looking at the back of his hands, he saw the markings the scroll spoke of. On the back of his left hand was the image of a sun, and on his right hand was the image of the moon. He opened the scroll further, until he came across a seal. He channeled chakra into it, and into his hands appeared a regular looking katana and a strange device he had never seen before. There was an envelope attached to the sheath of the katana. Naruto opened the envelope, and read the letter within. 'These are very special weapons. They were designed specifically for you. The first weapon is the katana. This weapon has three levels. This is the first. The others will be unlocked as you use the weapon. In this first level, just concentrate while running your chakra through it to change it between a katana, a zanbatou, and a double-ended spear. The next weapon we crafted for you is a weapon that has not been seen in this world for centuries. It is known as a gun, and when you pull the trigger, it launches a small metal projectile at incredible speeds. However, this is not a normal gun. Instead of the normal projectiles known as 'bullets', this gun fires special bullets that you can imbue with your power. You do not need to worry about ammunition, either. The bullets replicate automatically, giving you an infinite supply. Please note that these weapons do not make you invincible, and you should not rely on them. Be sure to train all of your abilities equally.'

Naruto nodded, taking that advice to heart. Academy graduation was in four years; he would have to train his new powers. He collected his new weapons, and vanished into the shadows.

Four years later

It had taken Naruto a few weeks at first to get used to his new body, as well as his powers. He did find that he greatly enjoyed flying, however. He had discovered that his wings were made from some kind of supernatural substance, as they could block even rounds from his gun.

The two Gods had made several visits to him over the years, and each time they had given him tips on how to use his light and darkness powers, as well as his different angelic and vampiric abilities. He had discovered that his light and shadow abilities were most powerful when combined. He had nicknamed the combination Hakumeiton, or 'Twilight release'.

It had been revealed that the two orbs he had absorbed to trigger his transformation had actually been two souls. The soul of an angel, and a vampire. The angel's name had been Abbadon. Before his death, he had been the leader of the angels, and the strongest angel in history. The vampire's name had been Alucard. The leader of the vampires, and the strongest vampire to ever exist. The two had killed each other in a massive battle centuries ago.

Naruto had been disappointed to learn that he did not have access to the full power of these souls. He had been told that that would come eventually, but not until he truly needed it.

He had invented a taijutsu style, as well. It was comprised of two separate styles, the Black Fist, which focused on quick and brutal offence, and the White Fist, which was more of an aggressive defense. Together, they formed the Gray Fist, Naruto's signature style. While researching Kenjutsu styles, he found that he didn't need one. When it came to Kenjutsu, he was a natural. His ability to adapt to any situation in a kenjutsu fight was enough already.

His appearance had also changed over the years. He stood at about six feet even, and his muscles were very well defined, compact to the point of looking like they were carved from stone. His hair, which had straightened out, was long, grown down to the small of his back. He wore only a black baggy pair of pants, and a pair of black combat boots. His wings basically made wearing a shirt impossible, so he went without one. On his hip, he wore a holster for his gun. All in all, it was a far cry from the orange-clad knucklehead he had pretended to be for four years.

He stood on the roof of his apartment, sword in hand and looked out over the village. "Get ready Konoha." He said to himself. "I'm about to unleash hell." He melted away into black smoke.

The Academy

Umino Iruka looked over his class, ticking off names on his sheet. He came to Naruto's name, and frowned. The blond was never late. He may sleep during class and not pay attention, but he was always on time. As he was about to mark Naruto as late, the door opened.

Everybody looked at the door as a stranger in black with silver and black hair and a large pair of wings entered the classroom carrying a sword. "Am I late?" the stranger asked. Iruka's eyes widened as he saw the whisker marks on the stranger's face. "Naruto? What happened to you?" Everybody gasped as they heard that the person in front of them was Naruto.

Naruto replied to Iruka, "The orange wearing loser you saw before was not me. That was just who I was pretending to be." Iruka shook his head. "Err, what I meant was, why do you have wings?" Naruto looked at him, trying to decide what to tell him. Eventually he decided to just fuck it and go with the truth. "I'm half angel, half vampire. No human." He said to the surprise of the class. After all, what the hell were they gonna do about it?

A pink haired girl sitting next to Sasuke stood up and shouted, "Yeah right, Naruto-baka! You're probably just using a henge! Stop trying to look cool and sit down!" Naruto glared at her. "Haruno, the only thing that makes me sicker than my pretending to have a crush on you for the past four years is the fact that someone like you would actually be considered qualified to be a Kunoichi. Now, either you shut your mouth, or I will gladly shut it for you." the class gaped at the way naruto spoke to Sakura. They all started to whisper amongst themselves. Seeing no other place to sit, Naruto took the empty seat next to Hinata, who was blushing furiously.

Iruka called for the class to settle down and when they all quieted down, his assistant Mizuki passed out their tests. "This is the first portion of the Graduation exam. You have half an hour. Begin." The class began to write down their answers, but Naruto noticed that his paper had a genjutsu over it. Deciding to fuck with whoever put it there, he discreetly cancelled it, and proceeded to write down the correct answers. At the end of the half hour, he turned his paper in with the rest of the class and they all went outside.

Iruka spoke up, "The next portion of the exam is shuriken and kunai throwing. You will be given ten of each, and you will throw them at the targets." Eventually they got to Naruto. Sasuke had the highest score so far, scoring seventeen out of twenty bullseyes. Naruto accepted his kunai and shuriken and launched them all at the targets. The kunai hit first, each one scoring a bullseye. Then the shuriken followed, splitting each kunai straight down the middle and embedding firmly in the targets. Iruka whistled. "Great job, Naruto! You scored highest on this portion."

They all walked over to the taijutsu field. Iruka said, "It's time for the taijutsu portion. You will select who you want to fight against, and fight in a straight taijutsu match, no weapons, no jutsu." After several matches, Sasuke was called. "Alright, Sasuke, who do you want to fight?" He replied, "Naruto."

Naruto faced him and the two got into fighting stances. Sasuke was using the basic Academy stance, but Naruto was using a stance none of them had seen before. Sasuke rushed at Naruto, sending a kick at his gut, but Naruto blocked it and returned it with a punch to the face. Sasuke was sent back a few feet by the punch, but landed on his feet. He spat out some blood and rushed back at Naruto, who came at him as well. Sasuke jumped in the air, attempting to kick Naruto in the head, but Naruto ducked and punched upwards, hitting Sasuke in the nuts.

Sasuke fell gracelessly to the ground, clutching himself. His groans of pain were enough to let Iruka know he wasn't getting back up. "Winner, Naruto." He winced as he looked at Sasuke on the ground, still rolling around in pain. Looking at his list, he called the next name. "Naruto, you're next. Who do you want to fight?" Naruto answered, "Mizuki-sensei." Iruka quirked an eyebrow while Mizuki grinned to himself. 'This is excellent! Time to put that demon in it's place.'

Mizuki walked over to face Naruto, and they both got into their fighting stances. When the match began, Mizuki quickly rushed at Naruto, hoping to catch him off guard. He punched at Naruto's stomach, but was blocked. Naruto kicked him in the stomach, knocking the air out of him. Naruto then punched him in the gut twice and in the face, knocking him away. Angered, Mizuki ran at Naruto with a kunai. He slashed at Naruto's face, but was bet by Naruto's sword. Mizuki threw away the kunai and pulled out a ninjato, slashing at Naruto's gut. Naruto blocked the blow and thrust towards Mizuki's heart, missing by a hair's breadth. He slashed Mizuki across the chest, slicing through the Chunin vest and leaving a cut across Mizuki's chest. Mizuki yelled in anger and thrust toward Naruto, aiming to impale him. Naruto swept the sword away and punched Mizuki in the face. Catching his wrist, Naruto twisted, forcing Mizuki to drop his blade. He grabbed Mizuki by the hair and threw him face-first into a nearby tree. Mizuki hit with a crunch, and Naruto was there waiting for him. He put his sword at Mizuki's throat. Iruka and the rest of the class were watching with their jaws on the ground. "W-winner, Naruto." He stammered. Naruto sheathed his sword and walked back to the class.

They all went back inside for the final portion of the test. Once they had all taken a seat, Iruka said, "This is the Ninjutsu portion of the test. You will come to the front of the class and perform the three Academy jutsu. This counts for a large portion of your grade, so if you didn't do so well on the other parts, do your best on this one." Iruka went through the list of names one by one. Finally, Naruto heard his name called. He walked to the front of the class and stood in front of Iruka. "Perform a Henge, a Kawarimi, and three Bunshin."

Naruto transformed into a perfect copy of the Shodaime Hokage, switched places with Iruka, and created twenty clones, all without hand signs. Iruka smiled. "Impressive, Naruto. I wasn't sure if you would manage the Bunshin, but it seems you far exceeded my expectations." Naruto shook his head. "These aren't regular Bunshin. They're Yami Bunshin, the jutsu the Kage Bunshin was based on. They have the same properties as Kage Bunshin, except they can only be dispelled by a killing blow." He punched one of them in the face for demonstration. "Unfortunately, they're still only a tenth of the strength of the user."

Iruka shook his head. "You're full of surprises, Naruto. You pass. Congratulations, you got the highest scores in every part of the exam." Naruto picked up his headband and went to his seat, tying it around his right bicep. "Alright, everybody who passed, be here tomorrow for team announcement." Iruka said. The class all began to file out.

Naruto had exited the Academy when he felt someone coming up behind him. He turned and saw Sasuke walking up to him. "What do you want, Uchiha?" He asked. "Give me your sword, dobe. A loser like you doesn't need it." Naruto narrowed his eyes. "No way in hell am I going to give you anything, Uchiha. Get that stick out of your ass or I'm gonna pull it out and beat you with it."

Sasuke smirked. "Whatever, dobe. I'll just talk to the council, and they'll make you give it to me." He began to walk away when he suddenly began to feel very cold. He turned to see Naruto, Seemingly absorbing the light from around him. From the shadows that were condensing around Naruto, a long black tentacle shot towards Sasuke and wrapped around his neck. It lifted him into the air and slammed him against a wall. "You listen to me, Uchiha. Nobody, and I mean nobody, is going to make me give you shit. Not the council, not the Hokage, not even the ghost of the Shodaime himself. Now get out of my sight." The tentacle dropped him, and Naruto began to walk away. As he walked, he melted away into smoke.

He reappeared in his usual training spot to find Tsukiyomi and Amaterasu waiting for him. He greeted both of them and Tsukiyomi said, "Greetings, Naruto. We have something for you, a sort of congratulations on your graduation." In front of him appeared a large scroll. "This is a summoning scroll. We spent quite a while finding the right one for you, but I think you'll like what we picked."

Naruto quirked an eyebrow. "What kind of summons is it?" he asked. Tsukiyomi smirked. "Sign it, and find out." Naruto rolled open the scroll, and was shocked at the names inside. Every single one of them was an Uzumaki. "What…" Amaterasu explained, "We found this in the ruins of Uzushiogakure, where your clan is from. This was your family's summoning contract. The last name on the scroll was your mother."

Naruto looked at the name. 'Uzumaki Kushina…mother.' He committed it to memory. Biting his thumb, he signed the scroll and added his handprint next to his signature. Performing the hand signs, he slammed his hands on the ground, obscuring himself in a large amount of smoke. When it cleared, he was standing on the back of a large dragon. He grinned wildly. Oh, yeah. This would do just fine.

The dragon spoke up in a deep voice, "Who summoned me? Where are you?" Naruto jumped off the dragon's back and landed in front of it. "I summoned you. My name is Uzumaki Naruto." He said. The dragon replied, "Uzumaki, eh? I thought Kushina-chan was the last Uzumaki. You know her?" Naruto nodded. "She was my mother. She died giving birth to me." The dragon blew smoke from its nostrils. "Damn. I always liked Kushina-chan. Best damn summoner we ever had. Anyway, you can call me Aizen. You'll need to summon my father, the boss, if you want to be able to summon us. I suggest doing that soon. He'll be eager to meet you."

Naruto nodded, and performed the hand seals. After biting his thumb and slamming his palm down on the ground, a gigantic cloud of smoke obscured everything in the forest. Out of the smoke came a gigantic black dragon that was easily as tall as the Kyuubi. "Who summons Ragnarok, king of the Dragons?" it asked. It looked down and saw Naruto and Aizen, and said, "Another Uzumaki, eh? Greetings, boy. I am Ragnarok. Feel free to summon my kind and me if you need us. Aizen, I expect you to look after the boy." Aizen nodded at his father's instructions.

Naruto looked at Aizen. "What did he mean by 'look after him'?" Naruto asked. Aizen answered, "It means I'm your familiar. I'm supposed to stay with you, help you fight, that kind of stuff." Naruto quirked an eyebrow. "I think people might object to me bringing a large dragon into the village." Aizen snorted. "No worries." He began to shrink until he was only about a foot tall. He flew up and perched on Naruto's shoulder. "Err…Okay, better." Naruto looked towards the two Gods, only to find that they weren't there. 'Every frickin' time.' He thought to himself. He began to walk back to the village through the forest.

As he walked, he sensed someone up ahead. His vampire abilities allowed him to sense people nearby, and recognize them by the smell of their blood. He was surprised to sense Mizuki in a clearing up ahead. He got up close so he could hear what was going on. "Finally," he heard Mizuki say, "I have the forbidden scroll, and I can take it to Orochimaru-sama. And best of all, I was able to frame the kyuubi brat."

Naruto's eyes widened. 'Mizuki, turned traitor? I've got to stop him!' Mizuki was barely able to dodge the thrust to his heart. He jumped to his feet, and saw Naruto standing nearby, his sword drawn. "Well, if it isn't the demon brat. Too bad for you, we're all alone out here, and I can finally kill you-" He was interrupted by a large weight that slammed down on his head from behind, knocking him unconscious. Standing behind the unconscious form of Mizuki was Aizen, in his full size. "Got him, boss."

Naruto was about to take Mizuki and the scroll to the Hokage, when a devious thought crossed his mind. He sat down, and opened the scroll. He pulled out a smaller scroll, performed some hand seals, and placed a hand on each scroll. He decided to read the scroll while he had it. He found several interesting jutsu on there, but the most interesting thing of all was at the very bottom. It was a seal, with Naruto's name written above it.

Curious, he channeled his chakra into it. Out of the seal came another, smaller scroll. Naruto opened it and read the contents.

'Naruto, if you are reading this, then you are either a Chunin, or sixteen. You may already know this, but you are the jinchurriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. I am truly sorry for the massive burden I have placed on you. I can only hope the village sees you as the hero you truly are, though part of me fears that won't happen. Inside this scroll you will find the keys to the clan compound. All of my life's work is in there. I leave it to you. I have to go now. The beast draws near. Please know, if there were any other way, I would gladly take it. All I can do is thank you for the sacrifice you didn't choose to make. Goodbye, my son.

Your father,

Namikaze Minato, Yondaime Hokage'

Naruto read and reread the scroll over and over; so many times he thought his eyes would start to bleed. He realized what this meant. The Hokage, the one person in the village Naruto trusted, had lied to him his whole life. "SARUTOBI!" He roared. He grabbed Mizuki and the forbidden scroll, and flew up into the air, Aizen following.

Hokage's office

Sarutobi was sitting at his desk, doing paperwork, when suddenly; his window was smashed by someone being tossed through it. The person landed on Sarutobi's desk, and he saw that it was Mizuki, with the forbidden scroll attached to him. Looking out the window, he saw someone who he barely recognized. "Naruto?" he asked disbelievingly. "What the hell is going on? What happened to you, and Mizuki for that matter?"

Naruto just glared at him, his eyes glowing with a silver light. "I saw the letter, Sarutobi. There will be consequences for lying to me." The blond just flew higher into the air, and vanished in a burst of speed. Sarutobi sighed. "I knew this whole thing would come back to bite me." He turned to Mizuki, glaring at the unconscious man. "Now, to deal with you. Ibiki, it's your lucky day." Sarutobi chuckled evilly to himself.

Namikaze clan compound

Naruto was flying above his clan compound, marveling at the size of it. It was even larger that the Uchiha district! Aizen, who was flying next to him, whistled in appreciation. Which is weird, seeing as he was a dragon. "Damn, boss. You own all of this?" Naruto nodded. "That's right. You know, part of me is so angry with my father; I'm tempted to just burn this place t the ground. But honestly, I can't be mad at him. I would have made the same decision in his place. I try to deny that, tell myself I would have found another way, but I know that isn't true. Oh well."

Naruto began to dive straight down, closing his eyes. He fell for hundreds of feet, and just before he hit the ground, he flipped over and flared his wings, braking his fall. He landed on the ground in a crouch. He looked up, and saw that he was in front of the house of the clan head. He smirked to himself. "Heh, so this is my house. Nice." It was a large, three story house, in the center of the compound. He went inside, and saw that it was nicely furnished. He sent out ten Yami Bunshin to explore the house, and he liked what he found. There were several bedrooms, bathrooms, a master bedroom, a master bathroom, storage rooms, spare rooms, an attic, a room that would have been Naruto's room, and the basement, which extended far beyond the house. It was the clan library, as well as Minato's private workshop. All of the Namikaze techniques were down there, as well as the jutsu invented by the Yondaime. Naruto had no use for the Hiraishin, already being able to teleport, but he was interested in the Rasengan. He sent a few Yami Bunshin to study the scroll and practice. Eventually, he just ended up sitting on the black leather couch, watching TV. Since didn't need to sleep, an effect of his vampirism, He had little to do during the night. Finding nothing good to watch, he sent out clones to explore the rest of the compound.

The compound contained over fifty houses, ten dojos, a grocery store, two clothing stores, a ninja supply store, and a large warehouse full of weapons. There was also a large training area behind the compound, a huge clearing in the forest that was perfect for its intended use. Naruto was glad for the isolation of the training ground. Getting up off his couch, he left the house and decided to just train for the rest of the night. When they left the house, Aizen was happy to grow back to his full size. At his full height, he stood about thirty feet tall, and twice as long.

"Gah! That form is so constraining!" He shouted, stretching his muscles out. Naruto chuckled. "You know what, from now on i think it would be best if you only took that form when you needed to come inside, or sneak up on an enemy. Besides, if we're luck, some of the villagers might actually piss themselves." They both laughed at that. They both took off into the air, heading for the training ground.

The next day

Naruto and Aizen had trained through most of the night, sparring with each other along with many other creative forms of training. Naruto put his supernatural strength to the test by bench-pressing Aizen, who was complaining the entire time. After a while, the got bored and started playing checkers. Naruto won, five games to three.

Naruto was now heading towards the academy. He had decided to take the 'scenic route' as he called it, heading straight down the main roads of Konoha, riding on Aizen's back. He smirked, seeing the looks of fear on the villager's faces. Eventually, they got to the Academy, and Aizen shrunk down, landing on Naruto's shoulder.

He entered the classroom, people turning to look at him as he took a seat in the back of the class. Iruka looked at him before clearing his throat and saying, "Naruto, no pets in class." Naruto rolled his eyes. "Then why is Akamaru allowed to bring Kiba?" the class erupted in laughter at his joke, while Kiba just glared. Naruto continued, "And what about Sasuke? Everyone can plainly see the duck sitting on his head." The class began to laugh even harder, and even Iruka let out a few chuckles. Sasuke and Kiba were both glaring at Naruto.

Once everyone quieted down, Naruto said, "Anyways, Aizen isn't a pet, He's one of my summons." Iruka quirked an eyebrow. "Alright. Let's get on with team assignments, shall we? Let's see…Team One…" Naruto tuned out while Iruka called the names of the squads and their senseis. "Team Seven, Uzumaki Naruto," Naruto perked up at the mention of his name. "Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke." Sakura was about to complain, but she was interrupted by a loud crack. Everybody looked to the source of the noise, to see that Naruto had put his head through his desk. They all sweatdropped.

Iruka continued, "Err, Your sensei is Hatake Kakashi. Team Eight-" He was interrupted by the door opening, revealing a man with spiky silver hair, a facemask, and his hitai-ate covering his left eye. "Sorry I'm late." Iruka looked at him strangely. "Kakashi, you're actually early…" Kakashi looked confused. "Wasn't team assignment supposed to be at five in the morning?" Iruka rolled his eyes. "No, it was at eight in the morning, right now."

"Damn that old man! He lied to me!" Kakashi shouted. "Oh, well. Team Seven, Meet me on the rooftop." Sakura and Sasuke started to walk out the door, while Naruto just melted into smoke.

Naruto reappeared to find Kakashi waiting. Sakura and Sasuke appeared a moment later, looking winded. Kakashi looked at them and said, "Now that everybody is here, we can begin. I want you all to introduce yourselves." Sakura said, "Sensei, shouldn't you go first, to show us how it's done?"

Kakashi rolled his eye. "Very well. My name is Hatake Kakashi. I like a few things. I dislike a few things. I have some hobbies. Never really thought about dreams for the future. See? Easy. Now you, Pinky."

Sakura glared at the nickname. "My name is Haruno Sakura! I like Sasuke-kun, reading, and brushing my hair! I dislike…Naruto-baka, Ino-pig, and anybody who tries to steal Sasuke-kun! My hobbies are the same as my likes. My dream for the future…" she began to giggle and blush while looking at Sasuke.

Kakashi looked at Sasuke. "Your turn, Sunshine."

Sasuke said, " My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I don't really like anything. I dislike a lot of things. I don't have any hobbies, besides training. I don't have a dream, but an ambition. To kill a certain man, and rebuild my clan." Sakura swooned over Sasuke while Naruto and Kakashi just rolled their eyes.

Kakashi turned to Naruto. "Your next."

Naruto replied, "My name is Uzumaki Naruto. I like angels, vampires, dragons, training, weapons, fighting, anything that has to do with my family, and Uchiha Itachi. As far as I'm concerned, he did the world a favor. I dislike most of the civilians in the village, a few of the shinobi, rapists, and evil people in general. My hobbies are training, reading, and playing pranks. My dream for the future is none of your business."

Kakashi quirked an eyebrow at Naruto's introduction, while Sasuke seethed in anger. Sakura was wondering who Itachi was. Kakashi spoke, "Well then, I want all of you to come to training ground seven tomorrow morning at seven for our test.

Sakura looked at him in confusion. "What test, Sensei?" Kakashi's visible eye curled into an upside-down U. "Why, the test to see which of you will become Genin, of course." He said cheerfully.

Sakura just looked even more confused. "But Sensei, we already took the Genin Exam!" Kakashi shook his head. "That was just to see who had the potential to become a Genin. Well anyway, be at the training ground at seven. Oh, and don't eat breakfast, or you'll vomit." He gave them all another eye smile and vanished.

The next day

After the meeting on the rooftop, Naruto had gone home, trying to find various ways to amuse himself until morning. He had made a point to eat a large breakfast. He walked to Training ground seven, around ten, Aizen following behind in his full form. He spotted his two teammates up ahead, leaning against a tree.

Sakura glared at him as he approached. "Your late, baka! Sensei's gonna be angry with you!" Naruto rolled his eyes. "Sakura, if he were already here, then I'd be late. But he's not, so shut it." Sakura was about to yell at him, but stopped as she saw Kakashi walking up to them. "YOU'RE LATE!" she yelled.

Kakashi just eye smiled and said, "Sorry, I was helping an old lady out of a tree. And then I had to help a cat across the street." Sakura just looked confused. "Anyway, let's get on with the test." He took two bells out of his pocket and tied them to his waist. "You have to get these bells from me. Anyone who doesn't get a bell gets sent back to the Academy. But let me warn you; you wont get a bell unless you come at me with the intent to kill. Begin."

As soon as he said begin, Sakura and Sasuke Jumped into the forest. But Naruto just stood there. He drew his sword and said, "Intent to kill, eh? This is gonna be fun!" he rushed at Kakashi, swiping at his head. Kakashi barely had time to block the blow before he had to dodge a stream of fire from Aizen. He tried to put some distance between himself and Naruto, but the blond wouldn't let up. His swings were so fast, it was all Kakashi could do to keep blocking. On top of that, Naruto was swinging with such force, that Kakashi felt like his arms were turning to jelly. It didn't help that he had to keep dodging Aizen's attacks.

Finally, he was able to jump back a few feet from Naruto and catch his breath. He saw Naruto pointing a strange device at him, and was confused because he didn't know what it was. He saw a bright light building at the front of it, and started to get a sinking feeling in his gut. Finally, the light went flying at him, faster than he could blink, and it hit the ground in front of him, causing dirt to fly everywhere. He looked at the spot the blast had hit, only to be shocked at the three-foot-wide crater that was a foot deep. 'This kid really is trying to kill me!' He thought to himself.

He ran around the training ground, running for his life actually, as Naruto fired blast after blast at insane speeds. Finally, he was caught at the edge of one of the blasts, and sent flying. He landed in a tired heap, panting for breath. Before he could get to his feet, Aizen put one of his massive legs on Kakashi's back, holding him in place. He smiled in joy as he heard the timer go off. Aizen lifted his leg off of Kakashi, who got up and dusted himself off. Sakura and Sasuke both reappeared from out of the forest.

Kakashi smirked. "Well, that was fun. However, since none of you got a bell, I'm afraid you-" He was interrupted by Naruto clearing his throat. Kakashi looked at him and saw that he was holding both bells. His eye widened. "When did you-" Naruto cut him off again. "Right after you tied them to your belt. I also knew the true purpose of this test." He then proceeded to hand a bell to Sakura, and one to Sasuke. "Teamwork. Isn't that right, Sensei?"

Kakashi was just gawking at him. "If you had the bells from the start, then why did you spend an hour kicking my ass!" Naruto grinned. "It was more fun that way." Kakashi glared at him. "Grr. You all pass! Dammit." Sakura cheered while Naruto just kept grinning. "Meet back here tomorrow morning, same time for our first mission."

He vanished in a loud of smoke.

Hokage's office

Sarutobi was looking at the two Jounin on front of him. Apparently, only these two teams had passed this year. "So, this is it? I must admit, I'm a little surprised." Suddenly, Kakashi appeared in the middle of the room, covered in dirt, and a little blood, and looking like hell. His clothes were ripped, his arm was bleeding, and even his hair was drooping. "Team Seven Passes." He said before collapsing in a chair.

The other two Jounin, Kurenai and Asuma looked at him with wide eyes. "What the hell happened to you!" Kurenai shouted. "Uzumaki Naruto." Kakashi groaned. Everybody's eyes widened. "One kid did this to you?" Asuma asked in disbelief. Kakashi nodded and began to tell them all about his fight with Naruto.

They laughed when Kakashi said that the only reason he didn't use his sharingan was because he was too busy running for his life to uncover it. Eventually, the Jounin all left, and Sarutobi marked down the names of the Genin who had passed.

Namikaze Compound

Naruto sat on the couch in his living room, attempting to meditate. He had decided to pay a visit to the Kyuubi. He closed his eyes and focused on his breathing to the exclusion of all else. Eventually, he felt the rest of the world just fade away. When he opened his eyes, He was in a large maze of hedges, the walls of which went up as far as he could see. Looking up, he saw the moon and stars shining bright in the sky. He felt a pull in his mind, and followed it through the maze.

Eventually, he came upon a large cage in the center of the maze. It was around a thousand feet tall, and was dark within. He could see nothing inside. Suddenly, a huge pair of glowing red eyes opened inside the cage. "So, my jailor finally decided to pay me a visit, eh? Come closer, boy." Naruto walked up to the cage, only for the Kyuubi to swipe at him with its massive claws. The Kyuubi was shocked, however, as Naruto stopped the claws with a single finger. "So, you're the Kyuubi? I'm not impressed." He threw the beast back, and it slammed against the back of the cage.

The beast roared in anger. "What! How is this possible!" Naruto laughed in a sinister way. "In here, I am God. Your power is nothing as long as you are in MY mind." To prove his point, he walked straight through the bars of the cage, past the protection of the seal. "Foolish child! Now you die!" The Kyuubi lungedat Naruto, Trying to bite him in half, but before it touched him, it was sent flying backwards by an unseen force. "W-what? That's impossible!"

Naruto laughed as he exited the cage, and clenched his fist. The cage began to get smaller and smaller, until it was nearly crushing Kyuubi. It yelled out, "How are you causing me pain! I can't feel anything in here!" Naruto smirked. "I already told you. I am God in here. If I want you to feel pain, you feel pain." Kyuubi grunted in pain, but then smirked and began to shrink and change until, in its place, was a beautiful woman, with long red hair, and very large 'assets'. It didn't help that she was barely wearing any clothes.

Naruto looked at her in disbelief. "Kyuubi! You're…you're a chick!" Kyuubi laughed at him. "Of course I am, boy. Couldn't you tell?" she said in a much more womanly voice.Naruto sweatdropped. "Ah, no. Not at all, really." Kyuubi glared at him. "Hmph. Men. Anyway, what did you come here for, anyway? Or was it just to humiliate me?"

Naruto smirked. "Well then, I guess you're not interested in getting out of here." He turned to walk away. Kyuubi's eyes widened. "Wait! Please! Don't go!" Naruto laughed. "I knew that would get your attention. So, I take it you're interested?"

Kyuubi nodded vigorously. "Hell yeah! The only thing I've felt in fourteen years was that pain you caused me earlier. I would give anything to be free of this damn seal." Naruto grinned. "Well, then. Lucky for you, I know a way to get you out. It involves using a large amount of your youki to create a flesh and blood body for you, and transfer your consciousness into that body. However, four tails of your power will be permanently lost in the transfer. Are you willing to do this?"

Kyuubi didn't hesitate. "I'll do it! When can we get started?" Naruto answered, "Well, the power output of the transfer would undoubtedly be noticed immediately, so I want to wait until we can leave the village. I'll wait for a C-rank. It'll probably be about a month."

Kyuubi narrowed her eyes. "How do you know I won't attack you when I get out?" Naruto replied, "During the transfer procedure, I'm going to place a seal on your body that prevents you from attacking me or anybody I order you not to. If you do, the seal will activate and kill you."

Kyuubi nodded in understanding. Naruto turned to leave, saying, "Well, I'll be going now. It's almost morning. I'll talk to you in a month."

"Wait!" Naruto turned back around to see Kyuubi trying to hide a blush. "Umm, before you go, do you think you could establish a sort of mental connection or something? It gets boring in here, and I'd like to at least have someone to talk to." Naruto nodded and walked u to the cage. He reached up to the piece of paper that was the seal, and tore off a small corner. He felt a small tingle in the back of his head, and faded from his mind.

He opened his eyes to find himself sitting back on his couch, at home. He searched his mind, and found that he could slightly feel Kyuubi's presence in the back of his mind. 'Can you hear me?' he asked. 'Yeah, I can hear you.' Kyuubi responded. Gathering his things, Naruto left the house, and flew up into the air. He began heading towards the training ground, enjoying the warm sun on his face.

And there is the first chapter of my new masterpiece. First, to answer any questions you may have.

Naruto will be paired with Kyuubi in this story.

Naruto's vampire powers mostly come from Hellsing, but he wont be as strong as Alucard for quite a while.

Yes, I did mean Abbadon from Darksiders. In this story, that game never happened, and Abbadon was the leader of the angels until he and Alucard killed each other.

No, Naruto does not hate his father.

No, I have no plans to make this a harem story.

Naruto will not be learning Hiraishin, although he will be making several variations of the Rasengan.

Yes, Naruto does hold a grudge against Sarutobi.

Naruto is about Mid-ANBU level in strength right now, but he will be getting stronger.

In this story, Amaterasu and Tsukiyomi are the only Gods, aside from the Shinigami.

I won't bash Sakura and Sasuke, but they definitely won't be likeable characters. Same goes for the Civilian council.

And finally, I will NEVER give up on either of my stories. I will be paying slightly more attention to this one however. It's just more fun to write.

Well, that's all. Next chapter is the Wave mission, so get ready for that. Adios, Bitches.

Don't Fear the Reaper,

Kumo no Shinigami