welp, first story. reviews would be liked, borderline needed. I want to know what I did wrong, what I can improve on, and all that shit. although 20 pages and over seven thousand words sounds like a promising beginning, I would prefer shorter chapter in the future. oh well.

I don't own anything except for my OC's. naruto belongs to masashi kishimoto, who's brother made a better story. and it was shorter too. and a lot better than naruto. yeah I said it. oh and Pokémon is owned by Nintendo.

just to warn people, perspective jump every now and then. next chapter and all subsequent chapters will be third person.

I don't think mom wanted me to be a ninja.

ch 1: first 8 years.

Yo, names Luke. And I got a bit of a statement to say. But before that do I have a story to tell. Let's take a trip some eight years back.

Ya know, most people believe that the universe revolves around mystical cosmic forces, a deity, motherfucking science, or in some cases, awesome (church of captain falcon anybody?).

Turns out it revolves around Arceus. Funny how the truth is sometimes.

I remember it like a wavy flashback. I was just chillaxin like a baler in my room. Lilipup in lap an' everything. Next thing I know I'm in the fucking hall of origin.

It's an ethereal kind of place. For one, it's in the void of space. Two, it's not a hall, more like on giant see-through glass platform. With bookshelves a floating TV here or there, a second floor, all that kind of stuff. But it has this…atmosphere that just tells you that you're in the wrong place. And to top it all off, there was the big man (horse thing?) him/her/itself.

He was there…sitting I would say. But considering he had four legs it was kinda awkward looking. I mean he was just sitting…laying on this REALLY nice looking giant ass couch. He had bloody reading glasses on and there was a book floating in front of him to top it off.

Then the book floats down onto this transparent glass table that's about the size of a house, oh and it had a crystal ball on it for some reason. Then he looks at me and I have to say, those eyes of his are intimidating. It's like looking into a fire that's constantly changing colors. You don't know why it does it, but you're entranced anyway. Not to mention having to stare up at his imposing form. Really makes you feel insignificant. Although the conversation was kinda…weird.

"So Luke...what do you think of ninjas?"

"Uhh…their cool…I guess?"

"Good answer".

Good answer? Really that's a good answer? Well that wasn't really what was going through my mind when I said that. For one his voice was DEEP. I mean like I'm-from-the-blackest-abyss kind of deep. And his voice didn't come from one direction. It came from ALL THE DIRECTIONS. Oh and it sounded sexy.

Hey I'm a guy, I can admit to being inferior to a god in the octave department.

Needless to say, I was positively crapping myself.

"So why was I ca-"

"Sending you to the Naruto universe"

"wh-"

"As a jinchuriki"

"Da fu-"

"You'll be reborn"

"Hold up n-"

"Putting Kyreum in you"

"What a damn mi-"

"I know you played mystery dungeon. Who do you want for a partner on this trip?"

"Can I at least fini-"

"Ah, you want a gardevior? Sure thing."

"How the hell do yo-"

"Mind reading motherfucker, do you even? "

"I'm not psychic you-"

"Oh and I made a Pokémon summoning contract. Your name and your partners are already in it. Any questions?"

"A few, why me, why are you doing this, and can I go home?"

"Your name came up as the lucky winner in the lottery, I'm bored, and no you can't go home. Anything else?"

"Yeah, you're a dick."

"Like I give a fuck. Have fun!"

That probably wasn't the conversation most would expect from god. But honestly the sheer amount of casual that was dripping from his words made me do the same. Think it's a psychic ability or something?

And the next thing I knew was darkness. And I'll say it right now. Going through the process of being reborn sucks.

Because one, I was aware I was in a goddamn womb. Two I WAS AWARE I WAS IN A GODDAMN WOMB. And three, I couldn't see shit. Oh I was aware, but that doesn't translate to being in misery. For one it was actually quite comforting. I felt safe, protected…not loved. Yeah I wasn't feeling the love. Protected? Yeah. Humiliation? I felt like I went to prison in a bright pink tutu.

However I had to spend most of my time stuck in a womb somehow. So I came to terms with my situation.

I never liked Naruto. Not the character, just the way the story was directed.

It had potential. At first it was great. But then came he problems. The whole bring sasuke back thing that pervaded most of shippuden was just…no. it kind of ruined it for me. But now because of a god I didn't think existed in any form of reality I'm going to be stuck in that same universe. And I knew that I was stuck in it because one, I was in a womb. And the other reason?

I felt chakra, or what I believed to be chakra. It was warm. And everywhere in my body. I could feel it coursing through my not yet ready to be born body. And it felt alien. So I willed it to stop circling through my body. But I also felt another source of power in me as well.

Kyreum.

It felt…empty, hallow. And very lonely. Well I guess knowing what Kyreum is it's only to be expected. Maybe later in this life I can fill him with my truths and ideals? But yeah, if there was a chakra system circling though me then there was a third system as well. In my so far 8 month imprisonment inside the human womb I came up with a name for this third system. The third system in my body. Or the TTSB for short.

I am a creative genius.

It's strange but whenever I tried to talk to him he would just say "wait to your born" and then go to sleep. I had no mindscape but I could talk to him in my mind. But whenever I tried to channel his power he warned me to stop. Said that it could hurt the women who was pregnant with me.

Made sense. But his power felt cold. Not the 'I have ice in my veins kind of cold', but the lonely kind of cold.

But then I had another thing to think about.

My partner. Would Arceus really send a ralts, kirlia, or gardevior? I know he said that I would have a partner, but was it really certain that said partner would actually be of the ralts family? Furthermore, would it really be another Pokémon? Or a human that has Pokémon like abilities.

And then I was born. Or was it reborn in this case? Well to start it off it was actually really painful. Getting shoved from the comfort of my peaceful abode out into the world of ninjas and death were even a child has to fight for his life. Did I mention that I think Arceus putting me in this world was a terrible idea?

But yeah it was real sudden. One minute I'm contemplating the meaning of life (its 42) then PAIN. I mean it HURT like a motherfucker. I don't know how long it took for me to be pushed out. But by the time I was out I was bawling my entire water supply out. It hurt that bad.

Then it felt like I was being carried. And protected. And…loved? Yep, I'm in mommies arms now. You see most people would be freaking out if they were in my position. But I had 9 months to come to terms with my situation. I'm pretty sure I can find love in this world right? All is fair in love and war and whatnot?

But all good things come to an end. As I would later find out, I was born two days before the kyubi attack. My parents were shinobi. A Chunnin and a jonin to be exact. Mom was the jonin. She wore the pants in the relationship as well. They went to fight off the fox.

They never came back.

That day was probably the most terrifying thing I will ever experience. Everything's all peaceful and then BAM, horrible oppressive feeling of death everywhere. I wanted to crawl away and hide. Of course being a two day old baby I started bawling. Mother dear put me in the hands of someone else and then went off to die.

Like all tragic heroes I went through the orphaning. The process of getting a tragic backstory that makes people pity and cheer you on when they see you fighting against the odds. I was brought to the orphanage by the hokage himself, as well as little baby Naruto…and a ralts.

My partner, who was made fun of for looking like a freak compared to everyone else. She was in the same boat as me. Incredibly intelligent (psychic powers) and was sensitive to her chakra network like me. And she had the TTSB as well.

Everyone in the orphanage was treated the same…except for her and Naruto and eventually me when I helped her against some older kids who were being complete pricks to her.

Children are dicks. Just wanted to say that.

Life at the orphanage was not fun. Well at first it was. Kids wanted to play with me. Although a lot of the kids were downright bullies. Understandable considering that a majority of the kids had lost their parents to the kyubi.

In the beginning I experimented with chakra. I channeled it, or rather willed it, to go to certain parts of my body. The odd thing is that chakra doesn't like to be forced to do what you want it to do. It's like a disobedient puppy that you have to be really strict with. It's for that reason that people find it easier to channel more chakra when angered, but that lacks finesse.

I started with trying to make myself stick to walls.

My head hit a table after one step.

It's just so…draining to use one word. Considering what exactly chakra is that's understandable. So I decided to stick leaves and shit to myself with chakra to help with my control. I don't expect to be a god by the time I get to the academy with my partner, but considering the clan heirs that I will most likely be sharing a class with will be trained by their respective clans, I decided that I was justified in starting early.

Of course my partner agreed to this as well. Considering it was her who gave me the idea.

Athena pantheon (really Arceus?) was a ralts who had lived a previous life like myself. So we tended to stick together. And considering her mental prowess in conjunction with her psychic powers…yeah it's not a smart idea to piss her off.

She could be the most innocent thing one minute, and the one wearing the pants the second. She was also a damn good cook in her previous life so at least one of us knew how to make more than two different kinds of meals. While I have nothing against Mexican food, it gets old quick. Although she has this strange ability were she summons out this hannya mask.

And yes it is indeed terrifying. Seriously that shit is scary. Of course there was my other fellow orphan, Naruto uzamaki.

Poor kid would always be picked on by other kids, and the glares of hatred, the shunning from almost all of society, it was too much for a child. No one should suffer that.

So we took pity on him.

We found him all alone on a swing. In an empty park. He had a few tears streaming down his face.

I wanted to punch something.

When we asked if the kid wanted to play with us the sheer joy that showed on his face…it was heartbreaking. Seeing that smile on that blonde whiskered face of his though…it was worth it. We were something the abused 3 year old kid didn't have until then.

A friend.

It was after that that we three became none as the freak three.

Athena for looking exactly like a ralts.

Me for being a gray haired kid with freaky eyes: light blue iris and yellow pupil with a crystalline pattern.

And Naruto for being the kyubi container.

The people at the orphanage took exception to our little trio and promptly gave me and Athena the same treatment as Naruto. That meant scraps for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, being abused by the staff (except for this one nice old lady), getting picked on, and given barely decent clothes.

The matron of the orphanage was a bitch in particular. You see not only did she lose a husband in the kyubi attack, but she lost her son, and her daughter. Understandable, but do you really need to try and cut off a 4 year old naruto's fingers? Me and Athena, my partner, took exception to that. So one confusion from a VERY angry ralts, and an ice reinforced punch to the gut later our little trio found ourselves in the third Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the professor, was the third hokage of Konohagakure, the village hidden in the leaves in the land of fire. He was the oldest hokage out of the four, and the only one to outlive his other two predecessors. Yes, two.

Minato Namikaze was still alive, as well as his wife. I found that out when I was three. Athena theorized that he sealed the power of kurama in his daughter, who looked like a mini kushina, and sealed the consciousness of the fox in his son. Who he believed the fox took over. Judging by the amount of hate emanating off of him whenever he saw Naruto was anything to go by. Athena's power to feel emotions really came in handy when trying to avoid the mobs of drunken people looking to kill Naruto.

However the third hokage was still like a grandfather to little Naruto. And because he considered me and Athena to be his adoptive brother and sister you can see that the old man considered our little trio his surrogate grandchildren.

Catching my reflection in the window I decided to scrutinize my clothes. Epic black sunglasses? Check

Light blue shorts? Check.

Gray shirt? Check.

Yellow shoulder pads for no reason than to complete the color scheme? Check.

Dark blue open toed sandals? Check.

Then I decided to scrutinize Athena's fashion sense. White open toed ninja sandals? Check.

White short-sleeve shirt with the mega stone symbol design (where did she get that?) with green shorts? Check.

Although her chest horn was sticking out. She looked like a cross between a ralts and kirlia. Her hair wasn't in pigtails like a kirlia, but it wasn't shadowing her eyes like a ralts. Her green hair was held up by a hairband.

Naruto was wearing a dark blue shirt with the uzamaki swirl on the back of it, blue sandals, and orange shorts.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was simply sitting in his office chair smoking his pipe as he looked us over. The old man simply sighed before sitting up in his chair to lean his head forward.

"It would seem that I can't send you three back to the orphanage due to violent" he said in massive air quotes "behavior that the matron is complaining about . But I can get you three an apartment complex."

Well that was nice. We get to leave the metaphorical hell that we spent the last four years in and get to live together. So what's the catch?

"Except all three of you will be living in the same room."

That's not so bad.

"And I can give each of you a steeped to take care of yourselves."

And this was where I interjected. "So what's the catch grandfather?"

He always smiled when I called him that. It always brought a certain joy to his heart to see that I guess. Well we three are heartwarming orphans. Who wouldn't smile at us when we expressed joy, oh wait.

"Always perceptive aren't you?" he said with obvious pride in his voice before continuing. "That's as far as I can help you without drawing the yondaime's ire."

Me and Athena informed Naruto of our little theory as to why he was hated so much. It really deflated him to know that his hero was really a jerk. The old man was of the same opinion of the fourth hokage as us, he's an idiot. But it did help him out that I could get Kyreum to convince kurama to help the guy out and teach him things at night. Like writing and basic mathematics.

Yeah me and Kyreum are in synch with each other. Probably the agreed sentiment that Arceus was a douche helped out. He began tutoring me in the use of his power. And I can say it right now. Being able to create anything out of ice is friggin awesome. Although I never I understood why the language of this place was so easy for me to pick up until Kyreum informed me that yes, English is the universal language.

Ever after my whole rebirth thing he doesn't talk much. He really just sleeps most of the time. Can't complain though, he helps when I need it.

Although I still get chills whenever I use his power.

"Old man you know us better than that, are you saying we can't take care of ourselves?" ah, Athena and her sickeningly sweet sounding voice. You would think she was an incredibly dainty flower until you see her materialize her fucking HANNYA MASK that she has. Seriously, that think is scary.

Said old man knew that tone of voice and quickly denied any doubt he had in the three of us. Except for Naruto, he claimed that he would spend it all on ramen. Which was true. He did.

One day the old man came by the orphanage to do his monthly visits for Naruto. When he saw the three of us playing he decided to take the three of us somewhere to eat. That place was ichuraku's ramen. Hot damn is that stuff good. But I'm getting sidetracked.

The old former hokage guided us to our new apartment. It was actually very nice. There was a living room that was very spacious, a decent sized kitchen, a balcony, and one bedroom, with one bed. Considering we three considered each other siblings (except for me and Athena. We might become more than partners sometime in the future we thought…she really didn't care that we were two different species.) We didn't have a problem sharing one bed. But in the future? Hell no.

To point something out, my body in this world is much stronger physically than the one back in my old world. For one, I could pick up heavier objects as a four year old here than in the other world. Oh that 20 pound weight that you used to exercise as a six year old? Remember that? Well it weighs practically nothing over here. That took some getting used to.

It wouldn't be until a month later that me and Athena decided to let Naruto sign the Pokémon summoning contract. You see the way it works is that you only get six Pokémon to summon, and a legendary for a boss summon. For life. What those Pokémon are is up to who you are. And you don't summon fully evolved Pokémon either. You summon baby Pokémon so that they can grow beside you.

I've only summoned two, a froakie and a fletchling.

Although the summoning for Pokémon was a bit different as well. From what I remember, ninja had to do handsigns, and then offer a blood sacrifice to do the summoning. Pokémon don't have any of that just slam your hand down on any surface with the appropriate amount of chakra imbued into it and then bam, bobs your uncle.

First and foremost, for Naruto to summon the contract I need to open the damn scroll up. And for that I need-

"Summoning jutsu: klefki!"

-my damn car keys.

Klefki is a bit of a special case. He's the key holder so he doesn't count as one of the six. In fact anyone who's signed the contract can summon him.

I always found the damn sentient key ring to be one of the most dangerous Pokémon. At least in double battles. Little did I know of the chaos that was about to happen due to my summoning…

"Yo wassup Luke my man?"

"I need to open up the damn scroll. We got a new summoner that I think is worthy".

In actuality there is no stupid test like having to hang onto gamabunta's back till sundown or anything like that. You just have to pure of heart and honest of goals to be accepted as a summoner for the all the Pokémons.

We were in the living room getting stuff moved in that the third hokage discreetly bought. It was thing like couches, more beds, food supplies (Athena was a great cook), potted plants (Naruto), and academy textbooks, chakra control exercise scrolls, and a few jutsu scrolls. Just E-rank stuff like the henge and bushin, except in naruto's case. He got taught the kage bushin due to his enormous reserves. They weren't at the level of the fourth Hokage's daughter, but still damn impressive even for an uzamaki according to the old man.

He even brought us chakra paper to test our affinities. My paper got frozen, then one half lit on fire, and the other sparked electricity. Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyreum.

Athena had a lightning and earth dual nature. Odd considering those two were opposites.

Naruto's was the most surprising. Instead of getting fuuton like I thought he would, he got suiton. But what was shocking was that the entire paper became water. According to the old man that meant that naruto's affinity for water was as strong as the nindaime's.

So naturally we began working on elemental manipulation. I honestly saw it as a bigger weapon than any jutsu. What with my ice-make like abilities and naruto's nature manipulation where he could form anything out of water. So what if you can launch a water shark at me? Naruto can just waterbend it away. But that wasn't the only stuff that we were practicing.

Through the power of the henge, which Naruto transformed into a full on transformation technique, we three could finally buy groceries and books without being overcharged or given expired goods. But back to the signing.

"These summons look weak"

When Athena's not home naruto's more…blunt attitude comes out to play.

I would then notice that dark look on klefki's face. It was the I'm-gonna-do-an-evil-prank look that would bring nightmares to the recipient for years.

"Well how bout' this fool? You, me, prank war. It begins right here and now. Or are you gonna back down like a little bitch?"

I simply sighed and began to countdown.

3…

2…

1…

0

"Oh it is on motherfucker!"

Where did a four year old learn language like that anyway?

*back in minato's office*

The fourth hokage was locked in a furious battle with his mortal enemy. This was an opponent that has met men greater than the yellow flash blow for blow, has broken the mightiest of the gods champions, makes every living human tremble in his/her/its boots.

This enemy was paperwork. And the yondaime just knew that his mortal foe had called in reinforcements. Why? Because if one would to look out his window they would notice that civilians were running around in the streets like headless chickens.

The walls of many buildings were painted an assorted combinations of colors that looked like a rainbow puked on them. The signs for bathrooms were switched. The walls separating the women's side of the hot springs were removed, and the women were attacking people indiscriminately, blinded by feminine rage. All the flak jackets of the villages Chunnin and jonin were pink instead of green, and there were a bunch of penises drawn on the hokage monument.

Kushina, who was out shopping with her daughter, saw all the chaos unfold, and the cause of it all. She couldn't help but feel as if her title as the prankster empress of konoha was being challenged. And then she promptly crumpled in defeat when she saw what was drawn on the hokage monument. Knowing that she could not top that she admitted defeat to whomever it was that had the balls to paint the hokage monument.

She was about to go into the fetal position and begin to rock back and forth, that is until she saw a green haired little girl with a…hannya mask floating behind her? She didn't know if it was a trick of the light, but that didn't matter because she and aiko, her daughter, hightailed it out of there the moment they saw the mask.

*with Hiruzen*

The former hokage was looking out of his window from his house as he saw the pandemonium unfold outside. With a sigh he could only say one thing.

"Ain't nobody got time for that…I'm too old for this shit."

And the moment those words were said another flashbang went off in the hyuga compound. Which had all its walls replaced with mirrors.

Hiashi would forever become paranoid about the 'flashbang monster in the closet'.

*back with Luke*

"Dear mother of Arceus…"

What could I say? Klefki and Naruto hit it off like a house and fire and he signed the scroll just so he could summon klefki and prank people. I almost pitied Minato what with the amount of damage control he had to be running.

Of course I got out and dodged the moment I felt Athena walk back. The aura of death that pervaded the entire apartment was warning enough.

Naruto's and klefki's screams were heard all around the village. Strangely enough, the people who recognized the voice behind the screams couldn't help but feel sorry for the demon brat.

Even with the sheer absurdity of my situation, I couldn't help but smile. It looks like this life was going to be fun.

The next 2 years came and went by. Nothing much of interest happened. Nothing much happened except for that one event on September 23. Just a few days before the academy started.

We were at the park when it happened.

"Hey what's up with your eyes blindy?" came the mean spirited voice.

We three were just out at the park playing like normal children when we saw the hyuga heiress getting bullied by three older kids. She was a meek little thing. Blue hair that framed her face, white-lavender eyes and she was wearing a pink-white kimono.

One of the three kids was behind the tree she was cornered at, pulling her arms so that she couldn't defend herself. Dirtbags.

"Hey I heard that you blind people had some kind of amazing taijutsu? Care to show us?" asshat number 1 sneered as he approached the hyuga girl and punched her in the stomach.

Well that was our Que. Naruto moved first. He sprinted and tackled the asshat that punched her and began to maul him as he was pushed to the ground.

Athena simply used confusion against asshat number 2's feeble mind. He was the one was pulling the hyuga girl-hinata was it? Well he crumpled down to the ground, his lights knocked out.

Me? I simply covered naruto's back as the third kid was about to help the gangs leader. Well he would have if he didn't get a fist to the stomach that sent him back a bit.

Oh he got up and got into a defensive stance, while I got into a boxing stance. Left hand and right hand in front if my face with the right hand a bit further away, with my right leg in front and my left leg back. He was an academy student I could tell that much. Time to see how I stand up.

He came at me with a sloppy right hook.

Duck under

Jab with right hand

Grab his shirt with left hand

Uppercut him in the stomach three times

Let go so he can stumble back

And sock him in the face with a mean left hook

Let him crumble down to the ground

…I love punching people in the face.

Help up the hyuga heiress.

Or try to in my case, Naruto was on the job. One look from Athena and I knew it was better to let Naruto make a new friend. So me and her went over to the bench and sat down.

He offered the hyuga girl his hand to which she gladly took. "Hey my names Naruto, what's yours?"

The girl had a blush on her face as she spoke. "I-its hinata h-hyuga. Th-thank you f-for your help. B-but y-you shouldn't h-have done th-that…"

She had such a soft voice that me and Athena could hardly hear. Thankfully a little application of chakra to the ear solved that case.

Naruto simply put his hands behind his head as he simply adopted a confused look as he asked "why shouldn't we have done that? They were hurting a cute girl and no one was helping. So we did what other people should've done. Simple as that."

Hinata seemed to blush at the 'cute girl' comment before she dipped her head down. "I-its because i-i-im a f-f-failure." And the moment she said that the floodgates opened. Real smooth Naruto. I mean she looked like she was on the verge of crying when she was getting beat up but really? Two sentences and you make the girl cry?

"You're not a failure"

That seemed to make the girls stop crying. I will admit it was amusing to see little Naruto hug the girl before saying those words.

"w-what?"

"I said you're not a failure"

"H-how do y-you know t-that? Every one of th-the c-clan t-tells me th-that i-im a f-failure…"

Well that sucks. Your own family telling you that you're not even worth the dirt on their boots.

"Because a failure would have given up. When those jerks pinned you down you didn't stop resisting. A failure is someone who gives up. Now have you given up?"

"n-no…"

"Then you're not a failure"

That seemed to make the girls day. Athena nudged me on so I followed her. When we came up to the two of them I let her lead.

Hinata noticed the two of us and…used Naruto as a shield. She's your problem now boy.

"My names Athena, and this is my partner Luke" she said gesturing to me.

"Yo" I held out my hand for her to shake.

"These two are siblings" Naruto said with a smile as hinata shacked me hand.

"Now that introductions are out of the way and the three dipshits are gone, would you like to play with us?" Athena said holding up the ball we were playing with…by using her mind.

That seemed to get a gasp of surprise from hinata "y-y-you can…?"

Athena nodded "it's a bloodline ability. I can do multiple things with my mind alone, Luke can make anything out of ice, and Naruto can…waterbend."

And to demonstrate Naruto pulled water pout of the air to make a water ball…before he threw it at the unconscious form of the bully that he himself beat the everliving shit out of. He didn't wake up.

Eventually hinata was pulled out of her shocked state by a water ball from Naruto before she agreed to play with the three of us.

It was a couple of hours later that her guardian, Ko, found her playing with the three of us. Actually he was there since the beginning. We would later find out that he let her play with us because we were the first friends she ever had.

Ever since then the three of us would meet up with hinata in that park to play with her, and eventually we began to include her into our training sessions. You see last year we three started to do early training before the academy. These included doing chakra control exercises, like the sticking a leaf onto ourselves, walking up trees, although none of us could actually do the whole Jesus walking thing, basic exercises (push-ups, hitting logs, running lapse) and manipulating elements. Of course we spared every now and then. Surprisingly Athena, the psychic type, was the one who won the most spars.

Although we each did bring out one of our six every now and then. I brought out froakie and fletchling so that they could play with hinata. Although Naruto seemed to only summon one Pokémon, and said Pokémon is…

…klefki. Just so he could help him prank people. He would call it stealth training. Stealth training that would eventually devolve to a prank war with Namikaze kushina's daughter, who was naruto's twin sister.

We didn't know that an alakazam could read someone's genetic code until we tried. And the truth of his parentage really pissed the kid off. He even went up to the old man and demanded why he didn't tell him. His response?

"Because they aren't your father or mother if they abandon you"

Ever since then he let go of his anger and hate for his former family. He regards them as strangers now

Iruka Imuno was a Chunnin, now academy teacher, whose parents died in the kyubi attack. At first he hated Naruto for simply existing, believing that he was the fox reincarnated. That is until the third hokage took him to the park.

-Blast to the past-

"Lord third is there any reason that you asked me to follow you?"

The Chunnin and kage level shinobi were simply standing under a tree watching the sight of all the children playing. Iruka noticed the smile on the former kage's face and found him staring at a particular group of children that were playing by the swings.

Iruka's eyes narrowed and a scowl found its way onto his features upon seeing the 'freak three'. The demon child Naruto uzamaki, Athena pantheon, and Luke Unova. Iruka never had anything against the last two (until a certain slip n' slide incident) but the demon that dared to wear the skin of a child killed his parents.

"Tell me Iruka, what do you see? For me when I see those children playing I see the future" the elderly kage spoke.

"I…" he was about to say his parents murderer, but couldn't. why? Because he saw the smiling face of the accused. He saw the pure joy in the child's face as pushed the swing that hinata was on. He saw that same joy reflected in the heiresses face and the other two members of the trio.

How could any demon show such joy? How could any demon glow with such happiness? How could any demon look so…innocent?

And then he had his answer.

"I see a group of friends that I would gladly teach." He said with a smile.

Hiruzen then patted the Chunnin on the back. "Show them the way to the future instructor" was all he said before he took his leave.

"I will sir" he whispered. But the former hokage heard it. And smiled.

-And back to the present-

Now that he knew the truth that Naruto was not the fox reincarnated he couldn't help but feel exited. Who wouldn't? Here he was his first ever class that he had to teach and it was filled predominantly with clan heirs and heiresses!

Iruka was still smiling as he made his way over to his classroom. That smiling soon stopped as he opened the door and the sonic boom of a noisy classroom hit him fool blast

"Why did I think this was a good idea?"

Athena wasn't like other Pokémon. She knew that. She had been dealt a hand by her master Arceus. She would become a shinobi like her partner, who happened to have the legendary Pokémon Kyreum sealed into him.

She wasn't going to ask how that worked but from what she could figure out it involved fusing Kyreum to the DNA splicers, then fusing him into his human host. This would make him a jinchuriki to put it in human terms. And the fusion showed in his gray hair that bent down low enough to cover one eye and the color of his eyes. A light blue iris and a yellow pupil in a crystalline pattern.

Again her thoughts were drawn back to her partner, he was…confused at first. He is rather sarcastic and a bit of a jerk. To her he expresses his thoughts plainly for the world to see. He thinks you're an asshole? Punch to the face. Nice guy? Shake his hand. Pun master? Worships the ground he walks on. But beneath all that Athena knew he was panicking. Who wouldn't? He was shoved into a world of death without any say or any warning.

Of course living with him and Naruto was much better than living at the orphanage where she met her partner…

"Freak!"

"Leave us alone!"

"No one wants you!"

It was things like that that were said to her. A lot of times she started to cry from the sheer malice that pervaded the area whenever those children would turn their sites to her. And then Luke intervened.

-Blast to the past-

The body of a ralts was thrown against the base of a tree as a gang of the schoolyard bullies laughed as her frail body hit the tree.

"Wow can you even do anything freak?"

"Mom always did say that freaks like her shouldn't exist."

"She won't even speak up or yell bout this. She's weak!" the third and final member of the gang said. It seemed that groups like these always came in groups of three.

And yes up until that day she hadn't said a single word in her second life.

But it would seem that someone would finally come to her aid. Because a child's voice broke out just before the third member of the gang could hit her.

"Probably because you're not worthy to hear her voice" spoke the voice before a hand grabbed the bully closest to the tree by the head and slammed it into the tree. Startling the other two bullies in the process.

"Why are you helping her?" the bully closest to her said. The response?

"Because fuck you that's why" he spoke in deadpan.

The other bully who hadn't done much up to this point besides stand off to the side gasped at the language said by the 3 three old boy…before getting socked in the face.

The third boy, seeing his friend's violent treatment took off crying, as did the other two. They were just three year old children so it was expected.

Athena at this point didn't know what to do, was this boy going to help her? Be her friend? Or…hurt her? What he did surprised her.

He came up to her and ruffled her hair. That's not what shocked her. It was the words he spoke that did.

"So you're my partner. Well I'm lucky that your cute you know that right?"

One, she was called cute instead of freak; two he was her partner, three he was being nice to her. Finally her nightmare of evil children had ended!

And since that day he has had her eternal loyalty. Not that he would abuse it. In his own words "I'm not a douche".

-back to the present—

As she looked back on the memories of the previous years of living together with her partner and adoptive brother she couldn't help but smile. Compared to the day at the orphanage she was living the dream now. And even now that she was about to entire her 'kirlia' years.

She was brought out of her walk down memory lane as she bumped into Naruto who was in front of her.

The three of them were heading to the academy for the first day of their education. Although they were going in with a plan.

There was a tradition to set up a team with the best kunoichi, rookie of the year, and class dobe.

Naruto was going to be the dobe, Luke the rookie of the year, and Athena the kunoichi of the year.

"Hey Naruto why did you stop?"

She got her answer when she saw who had just dropped off their kid.

Minato and kushina Namikaze had just dropped off their kid. Aiko uzamaki-Namikaze. The holder of the kyubi no kitsune's chakra and naruto's twin sister that he was abandoned for.

"So that's what I could have had…" she heard him whisper. His voice didn't hold any scorn or any malice. It was neutral. But his emotions told a different story. They showed just how much he longed for her. To know just what kind of person his biological sister was. Athena knew she had to do something.

She tapped him and sent a small thunder wave through him, catching his attention. Naruto jumped up before fixing a hard stare at Athena. "You can talk to her at the academy Naruto" she told him.

He nodded and hit Luke in the back of the head to get his attention. It would seem that he took exception to that. Luke is the one who hits people in the face. Not others.

"Wha- bro, really!?" the grey haired lad exclaimed. "I was coming up with the greatest chess strategy ever!"

Because Luke and Athena didn't want to learn how to play shogi, the Japanese version of chess (to them) they taught Naruto chess. After Luke had fashioned all the pieces out of nevermeltice. Another gift from Kyreum.

Athena simply rolled her eyes. "We're almost at the academy, do you two remember the plan?" she asked in a hushed voice.

"I remember sis/yeah calm your tits!" came the two replies.

Upon processing Luke's answer the hanya mask took form behind her as she adopted a sickeningly sweet smile and an aura that promised pain enveloped her.

"What was that Luke? You want me to break all the bones in your body?" she asked in an innocent voice that sounded a bit too innocent.

"n-no ma'am!" was the immediate reply.

"Good, now where did the namikaze's go?" she questioned.

This brought the two boys out of their terror and made them look around for the redhead and blonde duo. Only for them to have disappeared.

"Huh, think my incredible amount of awesome scared them off?" boasted Luke.

"I don't know. Think something else scared them off?" retorted Naruto, and in turn both 6 year olds looked at Athena, who was looking to the side whistling a tune.

"…it was the mask want it" the duo deadpanned.

"Maaaaaaay-be" the accused sing-songed.

There was silence before Athena decided to just move on and grabbed them both before heading to the room their class was at.

And as for my statement?

-extra-

Kushina felt it…that same aura of death that pervaded the air that day…it was nearby. She began to look around wildly, searching for the cause of that horrible nightmare. What she found surprised her…and scared her.

It was kyubi…the monster that had possessed her child...as well as the monster that challenge her daughter to a prank war that he was winning. There was also the gray haired kid with the hyoton bloodline that always hanged around her former son. But they weren't the source.

Kushina almost gasped in surprise. It was the same green haired girl from the market two years ago!

And there it was…the hannya mask. Terror filled her very being as she did the only thing that made sense to her…make minato hirashin them away.

She grabbed onto his arm and began pointing at the horrifying visage of the floating mask while babbling incoherent words, drawing his attention and making him practically crap himself, he then wrapped his arms around her before teleporting them back to their home.

Kushina, as well as minato would later be going to monthly therapy sessions with Inoichi Yamanaka. Although when he peered into her memories he too would eventually end up in therapy as well. The entire Yamanaka therapy cell would later declare the case a lost cause and moved on with their lives.

Minato and kushina were never the same ever again.

Although their daughter would forever wonder why her parents would become completely white in color whenever she brought out a mask to try and scare them.