"Normal Speech"

'Normal Thought'

"Demon/ Boss summon Speech"

'Demon/ Boss summon thoughts'

Jutsus: Attacks

Flashback/ Writing/ TV

Konohagakure

"Time travel" Sui-Feng stared out the window where Naruto was doing pushups. "No matter how true it may be, it's still a hard concept to swallow. I heard several theories about it through movies and I even read a few books about it. The ideas are usually the same. Someone goes back into time for good or bad reasons. Anything they changed in the past made an impact on the future." Sui-Feng released a heavy sigh. "Still I never imagined time traveling to be something real." Nelliel and Harribel found themselves agreeing to Sui-Feng's words. They too found it hard to believe that they were sent back into the past.

"I never imagined it would be real as well but here we are in an Era that occurred thousands of years before our time. If this isn't enough to convince you then I don't know what will." Yoruichi stood up and stretched a few times. She turned towards her former pupil then asked the question that's been nagging her. "How did you guys end up here anyway? You guys all know how I ended up here but how did you three end up here?" Nelliel was the one to answer Yoruichi's question.

"Yamamoto-sama sent Sui-Feng and Kurotsuchi to investigate a large spike in energy activity. I'm guessing it was due to Kurotsuchi's intelligence and Sui-Feng's skills. Not only would they be able to investigate the strange energy but should enemy appear, they would be able to deal with them. Harribel and I tagged along in case Aizen's hollows were involved. Another reason was to gain the trust of the other Shinigami namely the 80% or so that still believed we were with Aizen. We went to the location where the energy was detected and searched around for anything related to the spike. Kurotsuchi used one of his strange inventions and stumbled upon a small trace of potent energy. When he tried to amplify it, a small black hole appeared and swallowed us. We ended up inside what appeared to be a void." Nelliel shivered slightly at the mentioning of the void zone. The area felt as if it was trying to wipe out their existence.

"When we tried to create a gate back to Soul society, we accidently created a rip in space. We were pulled into that rip and well everything started moving fast. I felt my energy leaving my body and before I knew it, everything went dark. I'm guessing I blacked out from the travel along with the others." Nothing else was said after Nelliel's story. There was nothing to say.

"So what is our next choice of action Yoruichi-san?" All eyes went to Harribel. "I'm sure you didn't sit idle. I'm also sure you have a few ideas we could use right about now." Yoruichi nod her head at this.

"I have an idea as to what we could do. Naruto and I were discussing this yesterday. We were thinking about becoming mercenaries and opening up our own business to generate income. I figured if we're trap here temporarily or permanently, we'll need some type of funds." Sui-Feng's eyebrows went up at these suggestions especially mercenaries. She was curious as to what caused her former sensei and captain to come up with such an idea. She voiced her curiosity.

"What made you think of mercenaries as an option Yoruichi-sama?" Yoruichi for some reason wasn't surprised about the Sama being added to her name. The only time it wasn't added was when Sui-Feng hated her. Of course that was no longer the case. Once Aizen's deeds were discovered, anything Yoruichi did that was considered a crime was forgiven and forgotten. Her actions ranging from breaking in court, rescuing her friends from an unjustified execution, and leaving soul society to become an exile was justified. Yoruichi shrugged her shoulders slightly.

"Well it was either mercenary or join a village as a shinobi. Since we don't know much information about the villages of this world, I thought becoming a mercenary would be a good idea. This way we'll be able to take on jobs similar to what we did as Shinigami and not be bound to a village. The mercenaries of this world are simply shinobi without any allegiance to any shinobi based villages." Sui-Feng soon found herself liking the idea. It actually didn't sound like a bad idea when the way Yoruichi put things. In fact, it sound like the best idea they had. All of them were skilled warriors so why not use their skills to gain some funds.

"I'm in" Yoruichi turned towards the source of the voice which was Harribel. "I do not possess much skill outside battle so I'll become a mercenary as well. I'm sure Nelliel will be joining us as well." Nelliel nod her head indicating that Harribel was correct.

"I'm in as well. Now what do we do next?" Sui-Feng by now was more than ready to start her career as a mercenary.

"We'll start our mercenary careers once Naruto reaches my level of expectation. He will be taking on missions with us." Sui-Feng glanced out the window to said boy who was practicing hand to hand or trying to. Whatever fighting style he was trying to perform was very flawed. There were so many openings in his moves and it seemed to waste energy behind each attack.

"His combat skills suck. Even Ichigo wasn't that bad."

"Yes that may be true but he has potential. All he needs is a good teacher or a few." Yoruichi turned towards Harribel and Nelliel. "I don't use swords nor do I possess much skill in that area. You two on the other hand do." Harribel pondered over her words for a few seconds before replying.

"I'll teach Naruto a few things about wielding a sword. His zanpakuto spirits or spirit will teach him majority of his sword skills." Yoruichi was pleased by this.

"Alright lades, let's go meet our new pupil." Yoruichi and the others made their way outside just as Naruto finished the last of his taijutsu training. Naruto turned towards their location and waved at the group.

"Good morning Yoruichi-hime, Harribel-hime, Nelliel-hime, and Sui-Feng-hime." Three sets of eyebrows rose at Naruto's greetings while Yoruichi simply waved back.

"Good morning Naruto-kun."

"Are we going to finish our idea from yesterday?"

"Of course we are but I have a few adjustments I want to make. I will be including my friends if you don't mind." Naruto's eyes widen at this statement. More people meant more friends which is a good thing for him that is.

"I don't mind at all hime."

"That's good to hear Naruto-kun. Also you don't have to call me hime all the time. Just call me Yoruichi. All my friends do so why not you."

"Hai Yoruichi"

"Good now let's head back inside to continue our planning stage. Also we need to discuss your training."

"Training, you're going to train me?" Yoruichi nod her head.

"Yes, I will be training you in the arts of hand to hand. Harribel and Nelliel will be training you in Zanjutsu." At the mention of Zanjutsu Naruto's face went to that of pure confusion. He had never heard of that term before. Yoruichi noticed his confusion and elaborated on her last statement. "When I mean Zanjutsu I meant sword arts." Naruto's face brightened up when he realized what she was talking about.

"You mean kenjutsu then." The words kenjutsu caused a little confusion amongst the others. It was Naruto's turn to elaborate.

"We refer to sword arts as kenjutsu. Based on what I learned, there aren't many good kenjutsu users out there."

"Naruto-kun, could you tell me all the arts a shinobi uses and a brief description." Sui-Feng wanted to know the other arts so she could use a cross reference. So far kenjutsu was just a different way of saying Zanjutsu. Maybe the other arts are different as well.

"Well there's ninjutsu which is techniques used for attacks, defense, healing, hiding, and escapes. There's genjutsu which is basically illusions. Taijutsu is hand to hand combat and fuinjutsu is sealing arts and other things. I don't know much about fuinjutsu and there isn't much information on fuinjutsu out there. I don't have too much shinobi knowledge yet since I'm not a genin yet. To get access to more knowledge, you need to be a shinobi. The higher the rank means the more information you have access to." Naruto couldn't help but frown at this.

"Can you please show me where the library is Naruto-kun?" Sui-Feng's question seemed innocent to Naruto so he gave her the best directions he could give. He even described what the building looked like. Yoruichi and the others smirked a little knowing why Sui-Feng was asking for the location. She was planning on visiting the library to gather information herself. Whatever information she gathered will be of great use to them. They would be able to get a better understanding of their new world.

"Thank you for the directions Naruto-kun. I think a little visit is required." Before Naruto could say anything else, she vanished. Naruto's eyes went comically wide. His head snapped in the direction Yoruichi was standing.

"Can you teach me how to move like that?" His question resulted in three sets of giggles.

"Of course I'll teach you Naruto-kun. Now let's head inside to continue our planning stage. Once Sui-Feng returns, we'll inform her of our decisions."

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"Hokage-sama, we weren't able to find the source of yesterday's disturbance. Whatever it was went away completely. We checked the perimeter several times but we didn't find anything out the ordinary." Hiruzen rubbed the temples of his forehead to alleviate his growing headache. As to what the cause of his headache was, it stemmed from the mass panic within his sensor division, some of Konoha's clans, and mainly the people of Konoha. Yesterday at approximately 10am and 7pm, a dreadful energy washed over all of Konoha and caused a few problems. The first problem was that the barrier surrounding Konoha went down for a few hours. The other problem was that animals within the Inuzuka and Aburame began acting strange. It was as if they detected something dangerous. This was simply something he just couldn't ignore.

"What was the location for this mysterious energy?" The sensor Nin pulled out a folder containing any and all information recorded about the strange occurrence. He gave the folder over to the Sandaime Hokage whom was more than eager to read what was written down from his sensor team. He spent the next few minutes reading over the small document. Once he was finished reading, his placed the folder on his desk. "Thank you for the information. If you discover anything else, please report it to me immediately. You are dismissed." The sensor Nin left the room immediately without another question. Just as the sensor Nin left, Danzo, Homura, and Koharu entered the office sporting blank facial expressions. Hiruzen mentally prepared himself for the most pain in the ass meeting ever. Both Homura and Koharu sat down while Danzo remained standing. Danzo didn't waste any second later when he asked the question on his mind as well as the two advisors next to him.

"Have you made any discoveries of this strange occurrence yet Hokage-san?"

"Yes but not much information. Thing we were able to discover was the location of the abnormal occurrence which so happen to be on the outskirts of Konoha." Hiruzen watched Danzo keenly for any type of reaction he had. Danzo however maintained his neutral facial expression.

"When you say outskirts, do you mean in the direction of the Uchiha compound or the area where the Uzumaki boy resides?" Hiruzen's eyes never left Danzo as he announced the next bit of information.

"The area around Naruto's current home." Danzo opened his mouth to say something but froze when a thought crossed his mind. The last time he felt this unnerving sensation was 10 years ago during the Kyuubi attack.

"Do you think it's something related to the seal Minato used to seal Kyuubi? The last time I felt a sensation like yesterday was the day Minato summoned the Shinigami to seal Kyuubi." Hiruzen pondered over Danzo's words for a few seconds before replying.

"That could be the case but I'm not 100% sure. Whatever the case may be, I'm sure the situation involves Naruto somehow." Homura and Koharu nod their head in agreement.

"So what do you propose we do Hokage-sama?" Koharu's voice caught the attention of the others. "If it is the seal then something must be done." Hiruzen merely held his hand up preventing her from continuing speaking.

"Let's not be hasty Koharu-san. Hasty decisions won't end well for anyone." Hiruzen paused for a brief second before speaking once more. "I will inspect the seal for any signs of activity. If there is, I will have my student Jiraiya here immediately. I need you and Homura to keep the general population under control while I investigate this weird occurrence." Both elders in question thought about it before accepting their tasks. Both Elders left the room immediately to complete their tasks. Danzo on the other hand stayed for a few more seconds before leaving the room closing the door on the way out. Once Hiruzen was sure they were out, he released a sigh of relief. The council members and Danzo didn't seem to put up a fight this time and he was glad for that. He was not in the mood for any type of debates especially with the situation they were currently in.

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'So this is what a shinobi is like' Su-Feng was a little impressed at the feats performed by a few passing shinobi. It wasn't often she came across humans capable of jumping from roof to roof with ease. It kind of reminded her of her division in soul society. Her eyes scanned the area around her before she made her next move making sure to stick with the shadows as much as she could. As she made her way towards Konoha's library, she scanned the area around her to get familiarize with. The quicker she learned about her new environment meant the better. She would be able to maneuver around the area with ease. She made extra sure to make mental notes of the most used route to the least used. This way she could avoid the shinobi of this village. It wouldn't end well for her if she was discovered. After all, a random stranger appearing in their village without any indication of being here or official papers would paint here as an immediate threat. She knew all of this from experience.

It didn't take long before she found the building she was looking for. She scanned the building a few times for any signs of security. So far there seemed to be a few weak guards but nothing that would prevent her from sneaking in to attain information. Using a small pebble, she was able to move the guard's attention elsewhere long enough for her to slip by unnoticed. Once she entered the building, she flashed by the clerk and went into one of the aisles. 'Now I just have to find a few useful books.' With that being said, she began searching for a few books she would find useful.

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Death

Naruto Uzumaki- Rei

Yoruichi Shihoin - Ichi

Sui-Feng - Ni

Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck - San

Tier Harribel – Shi

"I know it's not the most appealing name but it's the only thing I could think of at the moment." Yoruichi scratched the back of her head sheepishly. She wanted to create a unique name for the group but couldn't think of anything other than death. Tier merely waved it off as nothing.

"The name doesn't matter to me at all. What matters most is creating the group and building a reputation. Of course we'll have to train Naruto first but that won't be a problem at all."

"I don't mind the name either Yoruichi. Besides I'm sure there are much worst names out there that you could have chosen." Yoruichi turned towards the last member being Naruto and asked his opinion.

"What do you think about the name Naruto?" Naruto scratched his head a little as he thought about the name Death. It sound intimidating and cool at the same time or in his mind it did.

"I think it's a perfect name Yoruichi. Now when will we start taking on awesome missions? I want to get a head start on becoming the greatest shinobi ever." Yoruichi sweat dropped at this. He didn't seem as if he put much thought in about their name but he probably didn't care too much about the name either. Maybe the name wasn't that important after all.

"We'll start our career as soon as we deem you ready Naruto. Right now you're not prepared to take on dangerous missions." Naruto pouted slightly at her but remained silent. "Anyway you will be receiving training from us. We will train you bot hand to hand and in the way of wielding swords or kenjutsu if you prefer the term. Once we're done with you, you will be one of the greatest shinobi that walked the planet."

"How long will that take?" Naruto was very excited about what he heard. The strongest that walked the planet meant stronger than not only all the Hokage of Konoha but everyone else in the world. He could already imagine people throwing flowers at him everywhere he went. Everyone would respect him. While Naruto was wrapped in his own thoughts, Yoruichi merely watched as his facial expression changed every few seconds. After watching this for a few minutes, she snapped her fingers n front of his face a few times to regain his attention.

"The length of our training depends on much you're willing to endure. We could set you on the fast path but that will be painful or the slow path meaning no pain. What would you like to choose Naruto?" Fire entered his eyes.

"No pain, No gain" Yoruichi took those words as his way of saying the fast path.

"Very well we will put you on the fast track to becoming strong. I estimate about 2 years max before you reach our level of expectations. We'll have to cover the basics first before we do anything. I hope you're ready to give it your all Naruto."

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Konoha's barrier division

"Has anyone found anything yet regarding the spike in energy?"

"No sir, there isn't a single trace of it sir. We searched the outskirts of Konoha for any clue as to what it was but we couldn't. It's as if it didn't exist in the first place. What is our next course of action Taichou?" The captain thought about it for a few seconds. He wasn't sure what exactly to do right now. He had never encountered a bizarre situation such as this. Two spikes of dreadful area scared an entire population and shut down their sensor barrier for a few hours leaving Konoha vulnerable. As to what the dreadful energy was, no one knows. Jin was also sure that no one would be able to figure out what that energy was. There wasn't a single trace of it left behind to study or track. 'I'm willing to bet that the energy we felt earlier wasn't human at all.' Jin shuddered at that thought. 'I hope I'm wrong about that.'

"Did you find anything about the energy surge Jin-san?" Jin jumped slightly from Hiruzen's voice. He cursed himself mentally for not paying attention to his surroundings. He turned to the Hokage to report his findings or rather lack of findings.

"We haven't found a single trace of whatever energy that was. It's as if it didn't exist in the first place." Hiruzen took a few puffs of his favorite pipe as he thought over his current situation and his only possible options. The more he thought about it, the more he realized that there wasn't much he could do about what occurred.

"Very well if you don't find any trace within the next 2 days or if this surge doesn't occur by then, I want you to cancel all investigation on this matter. There's no point in stressing over something like this. Instead of wasting our time trying to figure out the cause of the barrier failure, we should spend our time in developing a backup plan just in case our barrier fails again for the same or different reason." Jin could see Hiruzen's logic. There really wasn't any point in stressing over something like this.

"I will inform my division of your decision Hokage-sama immediately."

"That's good to hear." Hiruzen vanished in a swirl of leaves only to reappear in the abandoned district where Naruto reside. He scanned the area a few times taking note to any changes like the newly but found none so far. 'Now let's see where you are today Naruto-kun.' He unsealed a small orb and channeled chakra into it. Slowly the image of Naruto appeared within his orb. Hiruzen's eyebrow when he saw the image of Naruto meditating. Never in his life did he imagine Naruto being able to accomplish something like this better yet remain completely still. In his mind, he was too hyperactive. But it seems that Naruto proved him wrong.

Utilizing the small orb and the small tracking seal located on Naruto's body, Hiruzen was able to find said boy's current situation. He was located in the old infested mansion at the edge of the village. 'Maybe he found a way to clear all infestations out. I'm sure he wouldn't move into a building filled with mice, roaches, and other creatures. We'll I'll find out when I get there.' Using shunshin no jutsu, Hiruzen was able to reach Naruto's new location in less than a minute. His eyes scanned his surroundings for anything new but found no new addition to the mansion. He sealed his orb away then walked to the door. Once close enough, he knocked a few times then waited for an answer.

The door was answered by Naruto himself who was a little surprised to see the Sandaime Hokage at his door. He wasn't expecting a visit from the Sandaime Hokage anytime soon. The question was why was he here? Did his visit have anything to do with his new guests?

"Hello Naruto-kun, how have you…..been?" Hiruzen was surprised with Naruto's new appearance. He began to wonder when the last time he visited Naruto before today was. He was sure the last time he saw Naruto, he had short hair. Now here he was with waist-length blonde hair. Did something happen to him that brought forth the changes? Also what was up with his clothes?

"I'm ok jiji? Did you want something?" Naruto's question reminded Hiruzen for his reason for visiting him today.

"Yes Naruto-kun, I came here for you. I'm going to take you to the hospital for a physical condition to make sure you're 100% healthy and remain sick-free. It will only take a few minutes and here won't be needles." Hiruzen mentally pat himself on his back for creating such a wonderful lie. Naruto wouldn't think anything of this inspection. Naruto simply nod his head in acceptance. Hiruzen placed a hand on his shoulders then vanished in a swirl of leaves taking Naruto along with him. The duo arrived at the hospital a few minutes later where Hiruzen and a doctor by the name of Kenshin did a few inspections. While Kenshin checked over Naruto's body for anything wrong, Hiruzen checked over Naruto's seal for any type of activities. When he didn't find anything wrong with the seal, he personally escorted Naruto back home. He watched as Naruto walked into his home before taking off to inform his worried advisors that the energy surge did not stem from Naruto at all.

Naruto closed the door behind then scanned the area for any sign of his new teacher and friends. When he didn't see any sign of them, he took a deep breath then prepared to call out for them.

"So what happened between you and the Hokage Naruto-kun?" Naruto released his breath then turned towards Yoruichi who had appeared from the shadows. Nelliel and Harribel made an appearance seconds later from different areas.

"He did a health inspection on me and told me I was 100% healthy." Yoruichi accepted his explanation seeing now deceit in his eyes. "But why did you guys hide before he came and why did you not want me to tell him about you?" Naruto was curious as to why they hid a few minutes before he arrived or the reason why they didn't want him to tell jiji about them.

"That isn't a good idea Naruto-kun. He doesn't know about us being here. If he were to discover that three unknown individuals appear within his village without any indication, he'll have his men do bad things to us." Naruto's eyes widened when he thought about bad things happening to his new friends but his jiji wouldn't do things like that to them would he? Jiji was a really nice man. But how did he deal with his enemies? As if reading his mind, Yoruichi answered his unvoiced question.

"Even if he doesn't do bad things to us, the same can't be said to the others that help run the village. I'm sure he doesn't run the village on his own. He probably has advisors that deal with many things he doesn't like. They will separate us and you'll be all alone again while we suffer in pain." Part of Yoruichi felt bad for lying to Naruto like this. The truth was she wasn't sure what would happen if the Hokage discovered them but she wasn't willing to take any risks. She didn't know much about the people here or how things ran. What she did know was that it would be best to stay off the radar to avoid any potential problems.

"Don't worry Yoruichi, I won't tell anyone about you or the others. I don't want to lose my new friends and I don't want them to get hurt." The thought of losing his new friends or them getting hurt scared the blonde Jinchuriki. He didn't want either of the two choices to happen ever. Yoruichi smiled at his answer.

"That's good to hear Naruto. Now let's get back to our training."