PA: With SiT reaching its final stages and Shadow Dwellers now finished, I decided to start work on a new story. In it Naruto is two years older then Anko and Kurenai who will both be early twenties when cannon starts.

His black hair flickered in the wind as he watched the people below celebrate. A festival was being held, on this day, October the tenth. The date of his little sisters birthday and more importantly the day he lost his father. Minato stood proud from the top of the Hokage tower as he addressed the people, causing the raven-haired man to snort, there was a time when he saw that man as his father.

But that time passed, after all what father in their right mind would seal a demon into his own children. Without noticing Naruto's hand slowly made its way up to the corner of his eye tracing the seal that was woven around it.

Naruto saw a redhead slowly make its way up to stand next to the Hokage, he had to fight the urge to snarl at her. No matter what he did, no matter how nicely he went about that bitch would not let him get to know his own little sister, the one that had to share the other half of his curse.

He wished he had his mother, he had seen photos of her loving face and knew if she was still alive all of this could have worked out. They could've been a happy family, but alas he was exiled more or less and his little sister was seen as Konoha's Princess.

He slowly closed his eyes hiding their golden colour from the world before turning on his feet and heading back to his home, having had enough of the festivities for one night. His cloak flapping in the wind as he bounded across the rooftops, his feet barely making a sound as they touched the tiles he used to push back into the air.

His little sister Natsumi, she would be starting the academy this year, no doubt her trip will be easier than his.

The raven haired teen found it funny, he was the bastard son of their greatest kage while his sister who sadly was related to his whore of a stepmother were seen as royalty. He hailed from two great clans for crying out loud.

His black sandals made no noise as he landed softly on the grass below him, he looked around quickly making sure he wasn't followed. It wouldn't matter much if he was as the animals wouldn't let anyone but him and a selected few near his house. But it was better to be safe than sorry.

When the coast was clear he pulled his traveling cloak around him tighter and stepped forward as the tigers came out to greet him before sulking back into the shadows. He was seen as the King of training ground 44, the animals knew this, even the shinobi knew this.

Appointments were ran past him for those who wanted to enter as he was known to kill any that stepped inside the forest giving it its name. 'The Forest of Death.' With a small flick of his wrist he opened the front door and trudged himself inside hearing it close behind him.

With a stretch of his arms his cloak was removed and hung on the hanger being the door as he continued through to the kitchen in his shinobi garb. He wore black Anbu pants and a skin-tight black T-shirt that came down to his wrists. He wore no flak jacket because as far as the villagers was concerned he was just a monster that didn't deserve a rank. He made his way into the kitchen and started the kettle intent on having a cup of coffee to help wake himself up and bring some heat back into his body.

Winter was just around the corner he could feel as much. He did not understand how people figured out how to mark the changing of season but he left it be knowing it must have been someone smarter than he... or a mad man.

He pulled out his mug and filled it with two teaspoons of the brown flaky gold he called coffee, before dusting a light layer of pixy dust over the top (sugar). The kettle gave its resounding click letting him know its task was done, with a flick of his wrist a thread of chakra was sent from his finger trip deftly hooking around the kettle and dragging it to where he was with his mug filling it with the steaming water.

A few drops spilt onto his bench, the way he handled it was lazy and he could have done it properly without making a mess but this also helped his chakra control, he needed very fine control for that jutsu and even doing just that little trick helped him to learn how to wield it better.

The sun was setting outside as he grabbed a washcloth from the sink quickly wiping up the mess he had made. It bathed his home in a natural orange light making it feel more alive... he hated that feeling. It was painted a deep blue for a reason so as to remain cold like he was taught to be. It was to remind him that there was no room for weakness in his life no matter how appealing it may become, and finally it was to ward people off, he did not like weak willed visitors. If they were going to bother him the better have a bloody good reason.

His coffee was quickly finished off afterwards leaving a bitter taste in his mouth as he moved through his house and headed to his dojo noticing the change in flooring as it became Tatami. The soft feeling beneath his feet as he carefully moved onto his knees and gave a small bow putting his forehead to the floor. As he sat back up straight still kneeling on the floor he closed his eyes and felt his power slowly wrap around him.

The reason he was banished. The material he already knew used his chakra as a barrier of some kind to redirect the damage that would be done to him, such as if a kunai was to strike his side instead of slicing him like it normally would it would become a blunt force spread across the side hit to reduce the damage he took.

He let it wrap around his ponytail and finish covering his body before slowly raising to his feet. His suit of armour, his curse and blessing. It was streamline and silent, it did not get in his way nor was it too visible it could blend nicely into the sounding areas in a moments notice making him invisible to the naked eye. He felt a weight appear on his back and knew his bow was back in its place.

He had spent so long working on this obsidian beauty that it was littered with seals that would make even Jiraiya cringe at their complexity. It was perfectly silent, it quickly applied a seal to the arrow when he notched it masking all sound the arrow would make and masking any sound that would come from what it hits.

It was his perfect long ranged weapon able to kill in the dead quiet of night without giving away his position. Next was his Katana that rested lightly running down his spine, its case was a very dark grey while the blade itself was a purple that was heavily tinted making it much darker than normal so as it did not stand out too much. Packs of Kunai rested on his thighs they refilled by the suit draining his chakra to forge the metal allowing him to use them like they were going out of fashion if he needed too. He pulled his blade from its case and felt the small spark of lightning that ran down it because of his bloodlines.

This suit framed his body and made him feel stronger than he ever could when he posed as a human. There was a faint knock at his door showing how impressive his hearing was to hear it from over 50 metres away. through closed doors and walls. He let the suit fall from his body into ash on the ground, he stared fondly at it for but a moment before making his way to the front door opening it to see a group of Anbu there, he sent a small glare there way and nodded letting them know he wanted them to talk.

"Kurama-san your 'friend' is at it again. Toshiko's this time." He hated Minato at times, not only did the man take his name from him but he also forced him to allow this group of Anbu onto his property for reasons such as these.

"I will leave in a moment, begone before I make you leave." He huffed closing the door in their faces. he placed his cloak back over his shoulders and did the clasp at the front sighing when he heard it click into place. He let his body shift away into smoke as the air carried him to where he needed to go.

Anko's night out had slowly started to go down hill, it all started out like normal, her and Kurenai went out to go have a few drinks, sadly it would seem that two drunk 16 year olds is too much for the perverted Konoha to just sit and watch as the men started to become increasingly touchy towards them. Thus lead to the predicament she was in now with her back to Kurenai as they were surrounded on all sides by lusting chunin and jounin alike, things were not boding well for the two.

"I still find it interesting how often you can get yourself into trouble Anko-san." Her eyes went wide as she heard his calm voice break across the ruckus that was being made by the drunken men. Some of them even dared to turn and saw the golden eyed man looking rather bored with the entire situation he was now placed in. "You are all too noisy for my liking, please leave now I am sure that no one wants to deal with you, also remember to pay Toshiko for any damage you caused to his bar or I will hunt you down for him." He tilted his head to the side when no one started to move.

He rubbed some gunk away from his eyes and flicked it to the ground in disgust. "If you wish to fight me so bad, please meet me out on the street, do not stare like some common fangirl, it is unbecoming of shinobi." Kurenai was looking between Anko and the strange man.

"Who is that?" She whispered so hopefully only her purple haired friend would hear, sadly she did not know about Naruto's acute hearing.

"I am her handler so to speak, they call me when she gets in trouble so things do not escalate from this level." Kurenai looked back to her friend to see her sheepishly nodded in agreement while scratching the back of her head, a small red hue covering her cheeks showing the sake they had been dining on had its effect on her still maturing body. There was some grunting from the males as some of them called him out on what he said and moved outside taunting him.

A glint passed through his eyes causing Anko to shiver where she stood. Even if she was only two years his junior it felt like there were light years between them in skill. And that glint in his eyes had always promised pain since the moment he had become her handler. He motioned for the two girls to follow and Anko quickly took Kurenai's hand not wanting to be on his bad side with how he was now, not again. "Trust me it is better to just listen to him now, just listen and watching." Kurenai nodded her head dumbly as she saw the group crowd around the raven-haired man with eyes like a snake.

He centered himself in the crowd and lowered his stance to almost a crouch, one arrogant chunin came in and attempted to sweep his bag leg, this attempted ended in Naruto putting a foot in his face and kicking him down into the dirt below them watching as the man twitched for a few seconds before passing out. Seeing that no one else was as keen to get things going he moved into a more relaxed stance looking like he was ready to fence against someone, his right hand slightly forward at throat height while his left sat at his sternum, both in a position to defend or attack if needed, his feet were relaxed and felt light meaning they could move at a moments notice.

"I beg you to not waste my time." A small group a jounin rushed him, he hoped that their speed had been reduced by the amount of alcohol they had consumed tonight or he seriously feared for Konoha's safety. One was taken out quick enough with a strong backfist to the face knocking him down flat. Naruto spun quickly on the spot catching the second ones arm giving it a sharp twist before the bone broke free from its prison of skin. He gave a side backfist to the person that seemed much to interested in his arm for the mans own good. He saw the final man approaching him and just sighed giving a small kick to the man's gut which made him double over before hooking his leg around the mans neck and flipping them both in the air in order to build his momentum for the toss at the end of his move, which caused him to kick up a bit of dirt as the final man slid across the ground.

"Y-you're a m-m-mon no you're a demon through and through, why you are even allowed in this village is beyond me." The speaker had gotten rid of his fear halfway through his talk, either that or he seemed to remember he was a shinobi that should not show something quite so obvious as that to his opponent.

Naruto tilted his head to the side and blinked his eyes at the man. "Your point being, I am here to do what must be done. You fools are disturbing the peace begone." He waved his hand and expected the group to leave, he turned on his feet to address Anko when a bottle was smashed over the back of his head, he felt the small amount of blood flow out of the wound and drip down his back. "I shall give you to the count of 10 to leave before I kill you for being such an incredibly dimwitted imbecile." Naruto did not even need to start counting as the once arrogantly smirking man looked ready to soil himself as he ran.

"They call me a demon then expect me to go down after being hit with a bottle, such idiots." He mused more to himself then the girls that were left, Kurenai's jaw threatening to unhinge from the angle it was held on while Anko pumped her fist up in the air.

"Kurama 32 to the villagers 0, looks like you are still ahead Kurama-san." She tried to say politely at the end knowing he could very well still be in his 'mood'. He turned to her and gave her a small smile.

"Anko-san, aren't you meant to tell me when you plan on 'having a night out' so you say in your own words by order of the council and Hokage?" Naruto mused, he noticed Kurenai taking in his appearance and found it odd, he almost enjoyed her red eyes dancing over his body... almost.

"I uh um forgot?" Naruto gave her a small 'tsk' and shook his head showing he disapproved.

"I know it is still rather early but I think that is enough of a night out don't you agree Anko-san and?" He motioned to Kurenai for her name, said teen jumped in her shoes when he pointed towards her, she too pointed at herself causing him to nod. "Yes you, what is your name friend of Anko-san?"

"K-Kurenai." She stuttered out under his golden gaze, he shifted the thought around in his head for a few moments, Crimson, just like her eyes, it fit in a strange way.

"I guess the polite thing would be to escort you two home." Anko nodded happily, it seemed he was not in such a grumpy mood anymore, that was always good seeing as he could be very violent when he was. The group had quickly reached Kurenai's apartment as she bid them farewell, she looked at Naruto for a few seconds longer then what is expected causing him to tilt his head in confusion. He felt a small nudge in his ribcage and looked to see Anko poking him with her elbow.

"She totally has a crush on you Kurama-s, nah I am just going to call you Kurama." Naruto studied her for a few more seconds before laughing internally.

"Than I shall call you Gaki. Now come on Gaki lets get you to home." He taunted, only stopping when he saw her downcast expression. "What happened Anko?" He dropped all kinds of formality mostly because he knew she wasn't a big fan of it, neither was he but it showed that he was still human and not some rampaging monster.

"I-i g-got kicked out of my apartment today, I was going to try to seduce a boy into taking me home and letting me spend the night so I could fix it in the morning." Naruto internally snorted at the idea, it was stupid.

"You can sleep on my couch tonight, tomorrow I can help you find a new house. But just for future references trying to seduce a boy normally means you wish to sleep with him not in his house." She blushed heavily at the thought having not planned that far ahead, only just noticing that he had said she could stay the night.

"Really Kurama? You would do that?" He gave a small shrug of his shoulders.

"It makes my job easier seeing as I know where you are." He gave her a small smile as she gave her apologies. Later that night he was called to the Hokage's office. The black-haired teen who seemed to look much like Madara had in his glory days looked across at the man who would have been his father, that is if things had of stayed how they were.

The first thing he noticed was that there were no Anbu in the room, his black hair no longer held in its ponytail flowed down his back and framed his face making his golden animalistic eyes ever more piercing. "You called Hokage-sama?" His voice was cold showing he was not happy to be here, he had complied like normal and showed, even if he felt a small amount of hatred he could not explain towards the man.

Minato stood from behind his desk and passed a file over to Naruto, the black-haired teen reading through it quickly raising his brows at the end. "It is a four year job... One I can't trust to anyone else." Naruto snorted and put the file calmly on the Kage's desk.

"Are you not worried that I will betray you? I am only your bastaard demonic offspring that holds no love for anything. People are not sure wether I will attack them or not for just walking down the same path." Minato grimaced at how calm and collected he could sound about the event.

He had listened to Kushina and because of that he had created a monster. "You are loyal to the village, not its villagers. That is why I can trust you with this position. You can not be bribed as you have no need for money. You are tougher to crack then Ibiki and scarier on the battle field then the man you resemble." Naruto inwardly smirked at the praise from his father while he stayed calm on the outside his face impassive.

"You do not need to tell me what I am good at. I trained to be that way after all. I will agree under two conditions." He started, Minato motioned for him to explain. "I will not be some pawn for the council to play with, I will only take orders from yourself, in person." Minato could see the logic behind that, Naruto's chakra was too violent for a normal genjutsu to work against, the illiosun would just be rubbed away like it was sand. "Secondly When I become a jounin the council will not force a team on me, I will take one if I choose too." Minato nodded the terms were reasonable enough.

"Sounds like we have a deal. Oni." Minato held his hand out to shake Naruto's when he saw the suit that would become feared spread over the boys body and cover every inch of who he really was.

His voice now sounding distorted and demonic came though the strange fox like Oni like helmet. "My blade serves Konoha." He gave a small bow and vanished into the night sky already taking off home, tomorrow he would set up for his new job.

Kurenai sat on her bed in her small one person aparment, thinking to herself as she clutched her legs closer to her body. She wasn't ready for bed yet so she was using this method to stay warm as it seemed to be to much effort at the moment to turn the heater on. She had made chunin earlier in the week. Tonight was meant to be their night to celebrate but she could see the logic behind Kurama's words. She wondered weakly why Anko never told her about him, was he hiding something?

She let out a small groan and floped down into her bed deciding she may as well try to get some sleep. His voice was charming and he was sounded by this aura that she found atractive. "Gah." She exclaimed flipping over and putting her face into the pillow. She was too old to be having a school girl crush. Her brow furrowed thinking about it.

He looked like someone she should know. Someone important, she remembered his fight, he was a little cokcy, but he had a very good reason as she saw how quickly he dispatched jounin. It made her wonder what chance she would have against him, more then liking it would be slim or non exsisten even.

It made her wonder why someone like that was tasked with watching over Anko. That was her last thought as she slowly drifted off to sleep.

She awoke early in the morning quickly finishing her rutine before walking outside to head to the local Dango and coffee shop knowing it was where she met Anko every morning. She saw the black-haired teen walking alongside her again and she inwardly frowned thinking that maybe Anko claimed him last night she was further convinced when Anko parted away from him and bid him thanks for letting her stay the night. Turning away from Naruto she saw the look on Kurenai's face and gave a small childish giggle. "We didn't do anything Kurenai... jeeze what do you take me for."

The raven-haired girl dead panned but decided not to bother answering the question. "Whatever, its not like I cared anyway." She crossed her arm over her chest and gave a small huff.

"You so do~" Anko chimmed as she walked into the store to order their breakfast.

Naruto arrived in his new office with his suit already in place. ( Ok the best way to describe this thing is to picture Madara's perfect Susano being worn as a Suit of skin-tight armour. A very deep blue-black main colouring with a slight crimson tint to the trim... hope that helps.) He calmly walked further into his office and saw a note on the desk asking him to show up in the council room at 9, looking at the clock on his desk he saw he had only 15 minutes and just decided to walk over seeing as he didn't exactly have enough time to do anything else.

He could hear the noisy debate that was happening inside and figured that they wouldn't hear him even if he knocked so using his prefered method of travel (turning into smoke.) He filtered into the room through the keyhole and reformed standing directly behind the Hokage freaking out many of the seat holders in the room when they finally took notice.

One larger civilan member stood up in outrage, the thought of someone just breaking into the council rooms like the rules didn't apply to them. "Who do you think you are? Barging in here and covering your face from us! I demand you tell us your name" Naruto tilted his head to the side before looking at Minato, he didn't bother to answer the loud man, he already told Minato that he would not be ordered by them.

Minato gave a single clap of his hands to gather everyone's attention solely onto him and Naruto. "The person behind me is a solution to the amount of corruption I have seen from this council. This is our new Anbu Commander... Oni." Naruto gave a small bow of his head and was glad his face was hidden or the Uzumaki clan head would see a very heated glare sent her way. "He will only take orders from myself, thus he holds no loyalty to the council only the Hokage." A few of the civilians gasped at what he said while the ninja side nodded in agreement having had enough of these greedy free loaders bribing their way to the top.

Naruto stepped forward slightly and stood next to Minato looking across the room at all that were present. "If I find your actions to be a threat to this village... I will kill you. This is your warning." He looked to Minato who gave him a nod telling him two things, that he agreed with how he handled that and that he could leave for now.

Naruto once again turning into his wisp of smoke and leaving through the vents like he was never there to begin with.

PA: Chapter 1 of a new story I will be working on, if anything confused you let me know so I can try to make to make sense... Until next time.