Naruto growled lowly to himself as a tin can flew past his face, having nearly hit the poor boy. Naruto was now 13, with his family walking in front of him, somehow missing the glares and trash thrown Naruto's way despite him being merely 5 feet behind them. It mattered not, in Naruto's mind. His 9 year old sisters were happy, and why shouldn't they be? They held his parent's love, and the village's love. Naruto had Kurenai, Anko, and Yugao, but they could not do anything to replace a parent's love. They could not fully soothe the pain of an angry village's spite.

Naruto heard a low rumble in his mind, his faithful companion signifying his agreement with a low grunt. Naruto smiled softly as he remembered the day he met his companion. He had been 11 at the time…

2 years prior

Naruto smiled happily as he slowly made his way towards his favorite clearing in the Eastern Forestry surrounding Konoha. He was almost bouncing as he stepped, eerily excited to make his way to the small clearing, isolated from the rest of the village. Naruto had been frequenting the spot for a solid year. It was where Naruto went when he wanted to experiment or just play with his newly found flames, of which he still hadn't informed anyone of. It's not that Naruto didn't want to tell his friends, like Yugao, but he merely wanted to keep it as best a secret as possible.

To Naruto, it felt like the flames were the only thing that was truly his, and always would be his. Naruto had felt this way about his parent's love, but since his sisters had been born, his parents had been downright neglecting him. Naruto didn't hate them, he was just sorely disappointed and saddened. They were supposed to love him unconditionally, and yet they failed. But, the point was this, Naruto didn't want his flames to suddenly be taken away from him. Naruto had no clue where or when he'd gotten the flames, and he didn't know if they could be taken away. So, he hid them. In some paranoia-filled fear of losing them.

As Naruto entered the clearing, smirking as he went to ignite his arms, a group of 5 ninjas clad in black armor dropped down in front of him, each one wearing porcelain masks painted a deep blue, embedded with features of an animal. "Naruto Namikaze… Raikage-sama would like a word with you. Comply, or die." The seeming lead told Naruto, staring at the boy. "Huh? The Raikage?" Naruto muttered, before falling forward after a kunai embedded itself in his shoulder, cutting his deltoid and making Naruto's arm go limp.

"Ack! Wh-what the hell!" Shouted Naruto in anger, pushing himself up with one arm, glaring at the BOLT agent behind him. "Why would I go with you if you are throwing Kunai at me!?" Naruto angrily questioned, before receiving a palm thrust to the back, forcing him forward, stumbling, before shakily gaining his balance once more.

Naruto's eyes flashed around him as he watched the 5 ninja slowly approached him, calm in appearance. "Relinquish Control to me, and live…" A deep, booming voice called from within Naruto's head. "Who're you?" Questioned Naruto outloud, the ninja in front of him ignoring his question, one they thought was directed towards them. "Who I am is not important currently. Ensuriug your safety comes first. Just give me control of your body for a little bit, and you will be fine." The voice calmly replied, causing Naruto to nod in real life, before his eyes glazed over slightly.

"You have made a mistake, ningen. Attempting to capture my chosen… Is a grave mistake." Naruto called out, no longer in control of his own body, before white flames suddenly enshrouded the boy, crawling from his feet until they covered his hair, licking the air above the boy slightly. "Come." Naruto called out, dashing forward to meet the forces of the 5 BOLT. One went to cut the boy with their sword, only to dash back in shock and the blade melted upon touching the flames.

Naruto dashed forward, grasping the BOLT member's throat, melting it within his hand before he dropped the now two-pieces of the BOLT member, now dead. Naruto turned around, moving his arms in a strange fashion as a fireball flew towards the boy. Suddenly, the Fireball began to lose intensity, being snuffed out slowly as Naruto had taken control and killed it's heat. "Enough of this Charade, ningen." Naruto spoke, clearly, and threatening.

Naruto started to swirl his arms around him, forming two twin circles below and above his head, before he waved his hands in the front of him, bringing them together in a locked grip. "Die." Naruto muttered, slamming his hand on the ground. Suddenly, pillars of White Flame burst from the ground, extending into the heavens as they grew in size, 3 of them in existence. The BOLT members tried to run, but they could not run from their white fate. Flame covered the entire clearing, burning and scarring the Earth as they did, cleansing the area. Naruto's body remained in the dead Center, his now glowing-blue eyes piercing through the flames.

As the flames died down, Naruto's body lost it's flame-covering, and his blue eyes lost their glowing vibrance as Naruto's conscience gained superiority once more. "What...What was that?" Naruto muttered as he slumped onto his ass, hunched over and panting as he stared at the sheer destruction around him, his eyes wide as he took in the scarred earth, the blackened trees, the now-wider clearing. Naruto had never known that his flames could be so… Terrifying.

"That, my Chosen, was the true power of Flame." The voice called out once more, followed by Naruto's eyes falling into his head as his body slumped to the ground.

MindScape

"Ugh, where am I?" Questioned Naruto as he sat up, noting that he was in a massive room that had darkness spanning for as long as the eye could see, a wooden, burning podium in front of Naruto, larger than his house. Naruto noted that the ground was a tan concrete, while there didn't seem to be any walls or a ceiling, despite the over-hanging darkness. While Naruto looked around the room, a beast stirred in front of him. Naruto watched as two massive, fiery blue eyes slowly opened, piercing Naruto's soul. They lit up a small area around them, but they were massive. Naruto could just barely see a gunmetal-colored… something a little underneath them, but it was only the corner of whatever it was.

Suddenly, the eyes rose to incredible heights, easily soaring past the height of the Hokage Mountain, before Naruto saw the eyes heave upward, followed by a massive gust of wind that knocked Naruto into the air, only to be caught by a massive, warm thing. Naruto felt himself get thrown upwards, before he landed on something incredibly soft, yet firm. Naruto, in the blind darkness, gripped and felt whatever it was he was on. It felt like a massive… feather? That was certainly odd.

As Naruto felt around in the darkness, a small yellow light began to spread out from the eyes that had disappeared. All of a sudden, a brilliant white light erupted, blinding Naruto in their brilliance. Naruto fell back in shock, his arm hastily covering his eyes as he did so, feeling the intense burn within them. Naruto slowly blinked open his eyes, finding it to quickly adjust to the brilliant white light.

Naruto had found his previous assumption to have been right, it was a massive feather that he was situated on, only it was larger than anything he'd ever seen even remotely related to a bird. It was easily 5 times the size of his home, and many more feathers seemed to stretch into the infinite abyss, lighting up the darkness within the area. Naruto watched as they waved slightly, noting how they seemed to be affected by some sort of wind. That was when Naruto caught the sight of two massive wings as they rose, and Naruto couldn't even see the entirety of the wing in his entire vision, limited to approximately half of its total size.

Suddenly, the wings snapped downward, launching the entire entity, with Naruto on its back, spiraling upwards. Naruto desperately hung on as wind assaulted his grip, his hair flying back and pulling on his scalp. The wings tucked in as the feathers fluttered uncontrollably, before the might beast turned upside down, prompting Naruto to lose his grip, causing the boy to fall through the air. As Naruto fell, more and more of the mighty beast was revealed in his vision, as he could begin to outline a massive bird that twirled in the air as he fell.

As Naruto approached his imminent doom, the mighty bird suddenly stopped, turning around mid-flight with a mighty "KWAAAAA!" As it launched it's wings as Naruto, propelling him further with a massive gust of wind, only to find himself caught by something. Naruto looked over his shoulder, seeing how the flames from the podium warped around Naruto, gripping him for security. The flames leaned downward, placing Naruto onto the ground, however the ones attached to his ankles didn't let go. Naruto was confused, until suddenly the bird dive-bombed, creating a cone of wind as it propelled itself downward.

As it neared the ground, it propped itself up, throwing its wings to its sides as it did so, slowing it's decent but forcing massive amounts of wing towards the ground, throwing Naruto onto his back, but he was held firmly by the orange flames looped around his ankles. The beast landed softly, its feet spreading across the ground in a massive footprint. The bird leaned down, its eyes piercing Naruto's. This is when Naruto finally noticed that the entire bird was made out of… fire.

"Do you know what I am, young one?" A booming, noble voice echoed around Naruto as the bird's beak opened and closed, signifying that, the bird, had in fact, spoken to Naruto. Naruto nodded with a gulp, before answering, "You're a Phoenix, r-right?" Naruto watched as the bird almost… smiled? In what appeared to be amusement.

"You'd be correct, young one. However, not only am I a Phoenix, but I am the Hakuen, The White Flame. The Howaitosan, the White Sun. I am a Kodai no bi, an Ancient Beauty. There used to be many of my kind, but now, young one," The massive bird knelt down, its massive beak nearly touching Naruto's chest, and yet the eyes were still far away from Naruto. "I am one of the last of my kind left." The Phoenix revealed, hopping around Naruto to seat himself on the lone podium, one of his massive feat gripping the podium and stablizing him.

"Wh-What happened to them? The other Phoenixes, I mean." Naruto questioned, staring up at the glowing white bird. The Phoenix sighed, closing its eyes as it looked down. "Your Chakra. We Phoenixes had lived in a peaceful treaty with the ningen of the past. However, when that woman ate the fruit of the God Tree… The massive output of power killed off most of my kind, only the strongest surviving, and yet we were all weak. I have been awake for the longest, having been the only Phoenix to ever reach the level of achieving White Flame, but surely soon, the others will awaken. And knowing Madai, they will band together, to eradicate Humans from this planet. They will take their previous positions as this Planet's main inhabitants. That is why, you young Naruto, must bridge the gap between the two races. My name is Kodachi, of the White Flame! And you, Naruto Namikaze, are my Chosen!" Suddenly, the now-named Kodachi rose and puffed out his chest, spreading his wings and releasing a mighty screech to the abyss that was Naruto's mind, white light overtaking the darkness as he did so.

Present.

Naruto still hadn't adjusted to the fact that he was supposed to save the entire Human Race, and bridge the gap between two incredibly different species, all on his own. Kodachi had told him that, being his Chosen, they were slowly merging. If it was natural, then the merging would occur around the age of 21, with Kodachi fully-assimilating within Naruto's own being. Kodachi still hadn't explained fully what that would entail, only that it would happen. However, he also informed Naruto that they would fully-assimilate in times of great stress, and that the full-release of Kodachi's power would awaken the other phoenixes. This, the peril, was why Naruto had been training with Kodachi ever since he had met his companion.

"Kodachi, whatd'ya think I should get Tsuni and Karuni for their Birthday's?" Questioned Naruto, mentally of course, he had learned not to speak to Kodachi in the real world like he did when he first met the Phoenix. "Tough to say. However, if it is heartfelt, they will swoon for you. Not that they already don't…" Kodachi muttered, making Naruto cut off the connection quickly with a huff. Kodachi had this stupid idea that his sisters were infatuated with if. That'd just be… weird.

Naruto sighed as he opened his eyes from his previous angrily-shut, only to find that his family was once again without him. Naruto jogged forward, intent on finding them once more.

Konoha Park

Naruto had given up on finding his family, instead deciding to spend some time at the local park, seating himself on a bench and merely watching the happy children as they played on the playgrounds and in the sandboxes, joyously creating stories and fantasies that would make any Novelist smile. Naruto sighed, this was the peace that he was going to preserve. Moments like these made Naruto realize that he had to save his race. The option of failure just wasn't there for Naruto. If he let innocents die because he couldn't save them… Then he wasn't worth Kodachi Choosing him.

Naruto's gaze hardened, until he saw parents taking their children and escorting them away from him. It softened into sadness, as the blonde boy slumped forward, furiously wiping his eyes. Just because some deserved to be saved, didn't mean everyone was deserving.

So there it is, the new Chapter of the Reboot. Naruto had finally met Kodachi! Whopp!

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