The Maelstrom and the Snake Charmer

By Quick-n-Popular

Disclaimer: "Naruto" and "Suikoden" are not mine.

Author's Note: Well I've decided that there will be a brief crossover with Suikoden with this story. Hopefully all will still enjoy it.

Now on for the main attraction!

Chapter Two: The Fog Lifts

The people in the room of the Hokage's office stood in silence as the leader of the village was openly staring at the blond amnesiac with question and a little fear.

The boy, Naruto, shifted uneasily in his seat as the look continued before he uttered, "Did I say something wrong?"

Minato seemed to snap out of his stupor by then and turned from the boy to Inoichi.

"What did you actually see inside, Yamanaka-san?"

Inoichi sighed, "Well, Hokage-sama, it was all quite muddled and incoherent. His mind just doesn't want to seem to remember things in his past or present. One thing I could only discern was that his most recent memories I recognized a few people who appeared to be much older than they are today."

Minato eyes were wide and he looked at Naruto once more before turning to Jiraya who was also looking at the boy with some interest.

"Sensei, have you heard anything about users with space/time abilities?"

Jiraya shook his head, "Only rumors but nothing substantial."

Anko, at the meantime, was cross between wondering why she was still here and looking at the teen next to her in wonder as a notion was made abundantly clear.

This boy had came from the future.

That alone she couldn't grasp nor fully understand as it was something her last sensei had dabbled in but found ultimately impossible.

"What was found on him?" Ibiki questioned.

Jiraiya spoke, "A studded pole staff and the usual amounts of shuriken and kunai found on all shinobi in the field." Jiraiya then directed his gaze at Naruto, "Tell me, do you remember how to use your weapons and who taught you?"

To the surprise of everyone he thought for a moment and then nodded.

Minato turned to Inoichi who immediately delved back into Naruto's mind and, after a minute or so, returned.

"Some memories are becoming clearer and the associations with what you said, Jiraiya-sama, are slowly opening revealing which maybe the reason why he's here."

Naruto, in the meantime, was clutching his head but soon lifted it up and his mouth was agape, his eyes wide in realization.

Minato smirked, "You're starting to remember, I take it?"

Naruto nodded, "My...My sensei, Tir-san, told me that...taking his burden might destroy the monster within me, but it would come with a cost. I don't know what monster he was talking about though." He then looked to Inoichi, since the man had obviously witnessed the exact seen and may have some clarity on what happened.

Inoichi, however, didn't reply and only made a hand gesture that caused both Minato and Jiraiya to nod.

Minato sighed, "Has anything else come back to you? Your parents for instance?"

Naruto shook his head, "Only my sensei and his gift."

"What gift?"

Naruto then took one of his glove off his right hand and showed everyone the exposed side of the back where it had a lump that was the size of a small flat stone. Illuminated with glowing red on the surface was a symbol.

Everyone was spellbound by it, but Jiraiya immediately took out a notepad and began to illustrate what he was seeing and Minato took out a parchment as well.

"Did he surgically implant that into your hand?"

The boy shook his head, "No...there was...a bright light and then it appeared as if it has always been there."

"What does it do, exactly?"

"..."

Jiraiya scowled, "You don't remember?"

Naruto sighed, "I do. It eats souls and destroys bodies."

The room became quiet once more.

"Your Sensei gave you a gift that does that?" Minato asked, incredulously.

Naruto closed his eyes, "Its a cursed rune. One of twenty-seven that had been fought for in the land where Tir-sensei had came from. He managed to escape before the onslaught of rune bearers happened. I don't know much else about him other than he had a wife named Kasumi who was pregnant with his first child."

Minato sat back in his chair and looked at the ceiling, thinking. The others were silent but Anko was still looking at the hand in wonder.

Minato sighed, "Is it a danger to yourself and this village?"

Naruto shook his head, "I was trained for two years on how to use it properly."

Minato nodded, "Well, then. Everything here will be recorded and we'll see about getting you room and board for the time being. If you're interested in working as a shinobi, come back to me and we'll see about getting you someone to test out your potential. Need I remind everyone here that what has been discussed cannot leave this room?"

A series of head shakes followed, which the Hokage nodded in response to.

"Very well, talk to my secretary outside, Naruto-kun and she'll see about getting you checked up at the hospital and then into the apartments in the district."

Naruto nodded, "Th-Thank you, Hokage-sama."

Minato nodded, smiling, "Think nothing of it. Should any of you memories come back, though, I want you to inform em immediately, understood?"

Naruto nodded and made to get up but was stopped as Anko put her hand on his arm.

"Hey, um, if you need someone to talk to, don't be afraid to come find me, ok?"

Naruto nodded and smiled, "Ok."

Minato turned to Ibiki, "Why don't you escort the two of them out, Ibki-san, I need to talk with Jiraiya and Yamanaka-san a little bit more."

Ibiki nodded and turned and began walking out with Naruto and Anko trailing behind him.

When they left, Minato turned to Inoichi.

"How?"

Inocihi took to the seat that Naruto had vacated and sighed, "I'm not sure."

It was a rhetorical question but it was to fill the air.

Minato then chuckled, "How am I to explain to Kushina that our unborn son is walking around the village as a teenager?"

Jiraiya chuckled at that bit but then became serious. "He had a talied beast inside him. You know which one, Minato-kun."

Minato nodded, "It only makes sense. But his rune doesn't."

To be continued...

A/N: Not much of an update but an update none the less. At least I've found my muse into telling me what this story is about and what it consists of. Curious to see what the reviews will say.

Q-n-P