A/N: Hey guys, so as the remake idea won the poll, here's chapter one, I hope you all enjoy it.

"Thank you and goodbye… my friends…"

Greed opened his eyes, immediately becoming confused. The last thing he remembered was seeing the horrified expressions of his comrades after Father destroyed him. Slowly, he sat up realising he did indeed have a solid body, flexing his fingers and other muscles just to make sure. He looked around, though there was nothing much to see, the strange domain that Greed found himself in appeared to be nothing but an endless expanse of white. "Where the hell am I?" Greed asked himself.

"Welcome Greed the Avaricious." A voice stated, immediately Greed whipped around to find the source of the voice. The being was completely white, eyeless and resembled the build of a human male in shape, surrounded by a black, blotchy outline to distinguish itself from the background. When the being spoke, it was as if several voices were speaking at once.

"Who are you?" Greed asked in a respectful tone, sensing the being was much more powerful than he was.

The entity seemed to think for a moment before replying, "I am many things. I am World. I am Universe. I am God. I am Truth. I am All. I am One and lastly, I am You." The figure, now identified as Truth said, a grin splitting apart where the face would be.

Greed was shocked, this was the being that Father wanted to acquire so he could become a god, after a long silence, Greed finally asked, "What do you want with me?"

"I'm glad you asked, you see Greed, I have decided to give you a second chance at life."

Greed, for lack of a better term was stunned, "Why exactly do you want to do that?"

"Why wouldn't I?" Truth asked, "I suppose you're not aware given that you died before it happened but by reversing the effects of the Ultimate Shield, you were able to cripple Father, allowing for the Fullmetal Alchemist to deal the final blow to that arrogant fool's physical form. Once that was done, I took care of the rest."

Greed smiled, happy that his allies had managed to defeat Father, "But that still doesn't answer my question." He stated, taking care not to sound condescending.

"Of course, let's call it equivalent exchange, your heroism helped to save one world, so I will give life in a new one. The new world I have selected is not like your old one, instead of alchemists, it is a world populated by ninjas, somewhat similar warriors to the bodyguards of the Xingese prince. However, many techniques performed in that world are powered by chakra, a form of life energy produced through a combination of one's spiritual and physical energy. There are five major ninja villages, each lead by a ninja known as the Kage, they are typically deemed the most powerful, respected and sometimes even feared ninja to exist." Truth explained.

Greed had to admit it was a tempting offer, however, some things seem too good to be true and this deal was definitely one of them, "What's the catch?" He asked suspiciously.

Truth's grin disappeared at that, rather than answer verbally, a shimmering image began to materialise. It revealed what once seemed to be a prosperous city, seemed to being the key term as many buildings appeared to have been ripped apart or crushed by something unfathomably large. Fire damage was also evident, likely having been caused as a result of the attack. One of the city's most prominent features was a mountain with several faces carved into it. Soon though, the image moved closer towards one of the few unscathed buildings, it had a bizarre symbol Greed had never seen before (1), the perspective of the image changed to the inside of the topmost area. The room was an office of sorts, the only occupant being an old man wearing red and white robes, it didn't take a genius to realise that this man was likely an authority figure of some sorts. However, he was looking down solemnly at the bundle he cradled in his arms. It took Greed a moment to realise, but the bundle was a baby clad in a blue blanket, even though he wasn't an expert, it was fairly easy to tell that the baby was a new-born. It had a small mop of blonde hair, but the most peculiar thing about it was three whisker-like birthmarks on each cheek.

"The child's name is Naruto Uzumaki." Truth explained, "He has been orphaned as a result of an attack by a creature of immense power known as the Nine-Tailed Fox. The 'catch' as you called it, is that you will be placed inside him, much like your relationship with the Xingese prince."

"You want me to share a body with a baby?" Greed asked incredulously, "No thanks." He stated, getting up and attempting to walk away from Truth as the image disappeared, Ling may have been an ally and eventual friend to the homunculus but even he didn't like the thought of sharing another body, least of all with a baby.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Truth cried, suddenly appearing in front of the homunculus, "There is one little detail I should have mentioned. You see, the Nine-Tails was not killed, it didn't even run away. It was sealed into Naruto." Truth explained.

"Oh," Greed said in what seemed to be a realisation, "So you want to trap me in the body of a baby with a giant fox? How nice of you." He continued sarcastically.

"That's not what I meant." Truth stated in an annoyed tone, "Naruto will wish to become Hokage, the leader of Konoha when he grows up. However, the implications of the Nine-Tail's sealing will likely mean he will be ostracised by most of Konoha, something he shall want will be the chance to have friends. Sound familiar?"

Greed was surprised and even felt sympathy for the young baby, now he was unsure at the parallels drawn between himself and the child, "There is also something else." Truth said, garnering Greed's attention, "While it is true you would also share a body with the Nine-Tails, it is rumoured to be the most powerful of the tailed beasts, if you help Naruto to control or even convince the Nine-Tails to lend you its strength, you could become incredibly powerful. Also, do you recall the mountain with the faces carved into it shown in the image?" At Greed's nod, Truth explained further, "As I have said, the Kage lead their respective villages, however Konoha has a relatively unique tradition of carving the faces of their leaders both past and present onto the face of the mountain you saw. The last face that was carved on? Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage and Naruto's biological father. While royalty does not officially exist in any ninja village, Naruto is practically a prince. As well as that, Naruto is a member of the Uzumaki clan, a group of ninja famed for having an incredibly strong life force."

Greed thought for a moment, despite his grievances with being sealed into an infant, the potential for what Naruto could become did sound promising. Plus, the fact that the new-born was from a prominent lineage, much like Ling, made the deal seem even better. "I think I'll take your offer Truth." Greed said, the entity's grin growing wider in response, "But, is there anything else I need to know?"

"Yes, there is. You will no longer possess a Philosopher's Stone, your homunculus abilities will instead be powered by Naruto's chakra, should you choose to take command at times. Also, certain ninja wield special abilities known as Kekkei Genkai, which is determined by a combination of what are known as nature affinities, which also show the elemental ninjutsu you will have a better control of. You will be granted a separate nature affinity to Naruto, meaning the two of you shall possess a Kekkei Genkai. Which one exactly, you will have to find out but I know you will make good use of it. Also, I trust this form shall suffice?" At Truth's prompt, a reflective surface was created in front of Greed, allowing the homunculus to actually see what he looked like. Needless to say, Greed was quite surprised to see Ling Yao's face staring back at him. Though he did look exactly like the prince, a certain feature was different from the young man. Unlike Ling, Greed's eyes remained open constantly open, showing off his slit pupils surrounded by purple irises.

His long, black hair was tied back in a ponytail, with a set of bangs swept over to the right side. He was clad in all black clothes that consisted of a sleeveless Nehru jacket under a long trench coat with a pair of slacks and shoes. "This'll do fine." Greed said, quite happy to see his second form again.

"And with that I bid you adieu." Truth said, there was a creaking sound behind the homunculus. Turning around, Greed saw a set of black stone gates decorated alchemical symbols opening, when the gates fully opened, it revealed a pitch-black abyss. Slowly, black tendrils began to slither from out of the darkness and firmly anchored themselves by wrapping around the limbs of the homunculus. The tendrils began to pull Greed towards the open gate, the homunculus offering no resistance making the process that much quicker. As the doors began to close on him, Truth gave him one last farewell, "Good luck to you Greed, may you face the challenges the ninja world has to offer with steadfast resolve!" With that, the gate closed fully, plunging Greed into darkness before he blacked out.

Greed groaned as he began to wake up once again, "I have really got to stop waking up in random places I don't know anything about." He grumbled as he took in his dimly-lit surroundings, if he didn't know any better he'd say he was in the sewers beneath Dublith or possibly even Central. Getting up from his sitting position, he realised that there was ankle-deep water which seemed to cover the entirety of the floor, "So where do I go from here?" He pondered, seeing as the walls of the sewer looked practically the same. Seeing no other option, Greed decided to pick a random direction.

Wandering through the seemingly endless labyrinth of tunnels soon began to feel tedious, however, Greed had begun to develop a gut feeling that felt like it was guiding him towards a specific location. He soon found the answer as he rounded a corner, a large set of red gates with bars reminiscent of a jail cell that appeared to be kept shut by a tag with lettering similar to the one he'd seen on the building in the vision Truth showed him. As Greed slowly approached the cage, he became aware of the air steadily becoming thicker and for some reason a slight feeling of dread was beginning to well-up inside the homunculus.

"You are not my container, in fact, you're not even human, are you?" (2) A demonic voice emanated from the cage, Greed froze and took notice of the sound of footsteps as well as the rippling water. It wasn't long before the leviathan emerged from the shadows, the monstrosity was a gigantic fox, easily bigger than several buildings. It had bright orange fur, intimidating red eyes with black slits for pupils and part of its body appeared to be vaguely humanoid. Though the fox's most prominent feature was nine large tails standing on end behind it.

"You're right, I'm not." Greed said, managing to regain his composure, "My name is Greed," Upon noticing the Nine-Tails appeared to be puzzled by the statement, Greed decided to elaborate, "Let me explain." From there Greed told the Nine-Tails his story, seeing as the tailed beast wouldn't at least tolerate the homunculus if he knew nothing about him. He told the Nine-Tails of how he was created by Father, his first death and revival, and finally, how he had died a second time before being offered the deal by Truth.

There was quite a long silence as the Nine-Tails stared apprehensively at the homunculus, deciding to break the silence, Greed spoke up, "So…? Are we roommates now?"

A/N: Roll credits, people asked for this, I hope I was able to deliver. With any luck, I'll see you guys next chapter.

1) I don't recall seeing any kind of lettering from one of the Japanese alphabets in FMA, correct me if I'm wrong.

2) Animals can sense homunculi aren't human, so I don't see a reason why the tailed beasts can't do the same.