He should have known his luck would come back to bite him. His first C rank mission turned A rank and that remained consistent until his banishment. How could he think something would not happen to prevent his awakening when he was needed again. Now the time for peace has come again. Good thing he attracts people who need help at their lowest or he might never wake.

I do not own Naruto or Avatar. This story is inspired by a number of others here on Fanfics including Mai's teacher by pain17ification.
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Shinju's awakening.

4000 years he had slept. The world had changed in that time. No more Ninja. Now there was benders. Still peace reigned. If it didn't, he would wake. Or would he?

Tylee was a cheery girl. Hyperactive some would say. Even as the world had been at war 100 years, she kept her smile. It was admirable. But there were times when she just wanted somebody who understood her sadness. It was a gift and curse to be able to read people's aura. It meant she could tell how others felt except when it pertained to her. Truth was her parents were dead, her siblings were not nice and bullied her often and her best friend was a homicidal and almost psychotic fire bender princess. She had found a cave years ago where she could be alone, and nobody seemed to know about it. Strange but it suited her. Little did she know today her luck would change.

"Stupid sisters. Not my fault they are no fun. I can't make any friends because any time I do they chase them off. Forget having a boyfriend. Why me?" Suddenly the cave floor beneath her gave way and she tumbles below. "Owwwwww!" Rubbing her sore butt, she looks around. "Huh wonder how old this place is. Looks like the hallway to a really old mansion." Walking down the hallway she notes the Pictures of many smiling happy women and children. Some of whom remind her of herself for some reason. "Wish I could be that happy. Wonder who they are."

She walks for what feels like hours until she finds a large golden door. Figuring she's come this far she opens it and walks inside. On the walls are many kinds of weapons and pictures of wars she has never heard of. Great beasts. And people with amazing powers that look equal to the Avatar. "What is this place?" Suddenly she notices a very nice-looking bed. Curious she looks at it to find it occupied by a man who looks a little older than her. A very HANDSOME man. "Strange. This place seemed buried and yet you're breathing. Who are you?" She decides to wake him but it's harder than it seems. She's about to give up when she notices a strange seal on his Stomach and moves to touch it.

As she does, she feels a sharp prick and startled she falls back on her butt again. "What?" She gets up and looks at the seal to see it absorbing the blood and burning. As soon as it's gone the man's eyes open suddenly and he sits up. "Ugh. Damnit. Why to I feel like I overslept?" It's then he notices he's not alone and he looks at the girl on the floor who seems shocked. "Uhhh hi. Sorry but you wouldn't happen to know if there is a war going on, would you?" Tylee looks at the man and frowns. "Uhhh yeah for about 100 years now." Naruto groans. "So, I did oversleep. By why didn't I wake?"

Tylee is more and more confused. "Umm it could be that seal I found on you. I found you here and you were asleep. I tried to wake you, but you wouldn't until that seal cut me and absorbed my blood. Then it burned and you woke." Naruto frowns. "Damn that means somebody must have planned this. Somebody who knew of me." Tylee gets up and stands by the man. "Um quick question. Who are you and what are you talking about?" Naruto blinks. "Sorry you're right. I'm Naruto Uzumak Namikazi Shinju. Nice to meet you." Tylee's eyes widen. "S-shinju? As in the god that has been sleeping 4000 years? The god of nature and peace?"

Naruto grins. "4000 years huh? Heh that's 3000 more than Hagoromo nice. Yeah that's me. And you are?" Blinking several times, she answers. "Umm I'm Tylee." "Nice to meet you Tylee. So how did you get here?" "I live on the island with my sisters. But I sometimes need some time alone to think so I come to this cave which somehow nobody seems to know of. Then the floor broke and I was admiring the pictures in the hall then found you." Naruto smiles. "My family. I lived 1000 years, and, in that time, I had 10 wives and many lovers. A big family just as I always wanted. My dream since childhood."

She looks down and sheds a tear. "You look lonely. Unappreciated. Want to tell me about it?"
She sits on the end of the bed and tells him of her life so far. Her family. Her friend Azula.
All the while Naruto listens and learns. "You've not had a happy life. Even though you act happy. Reminds me of my early years. You said you were admiring the weapons on the walls here?" She nods enthusiastically. "Yeah I always loved learning about weapons. More exotic the better. Never seen anything like these though." Naruto smirks. "You never got the urge to start yelling about Youth, did you?" She tilts her head and nods embarrassed. "Umm yeah sometimes but I grew out of it."

Naruto chuckles. "Tylee you wouldn't happen to know the names Tenten and Rock Lee, would you?"
She pouts cutely and thinks. "Hmmmm names ring a bell but I can't remember." "They were good friends when I was growing up. I think you might be their descendant." "How so?" "Besides the fact you are Tenten's spitting image at your age your love of weapons is the same. And Rock Lee was a real oddball. Always wearing ugly green tights with huge eyebrows and a bowl cut yelling about Youth. He was a minime of his Sensei Maito Guy. Thank Kami you look like Tenten." She blushes and shifts her feet. "Why did you go to sleep?" Naruto nods. "As a god I am tempted to make changes in the world. While undoubtedly that would improve it, I felt I should keep my meddling to those areas I decided when I was still mortal. Bringing peace and living a good life."

"I brought peace in my time and kept it for over 1000 years. Feeling the world didn't need my help I slept. I was meant to wake when a significant conflict arose. I almost did once but somebody averted it in time. Tell me what has changed here?" Tylee smiles. "I studied this, but information is scarce as only the firelord has all the records. About 1000 years following your sleep the ninja faded out of existence. The world changed. Nature came alive and formed spirits. For a time, they lived in harmony with humans, but it wasn't to last. A fight broke out and a fire burned down a forest full of spirits. Apparently, it was a bender who stole the powers from a lion turtle and lived in the wild. A forbidden act. At the time all humans lived on a giant lion turtle and they gave us the power of bending. Never more than 1 element as we couldn't handle it. Earth, Air, Fire or water depending on which one."

"To stop the fighting a man went to each turtle and took the power of each element. Nobody knows how. Using his power, he stopped the fighting and made peace with the spirits. But the spirits no longer trusted humans so they left the world for their own. He became the first bender of all 4 elements. The bridge between spirit and Human. The Avatar. The lion turtles left the world too supposedly and humans lived on as we are now. Not everybody is a bender but at least half of people can bend an element. The avatar though can still bend all 4. He is always reborn into the next nation in the cycle. Earth, water, Fire, Air. Each is charged with maintaining balance in the nations and prevent war."

"But it didn't stay that way. About 100 years ago the firelord of the time thinking firebending superior to all other forms decided to wage war. Knowing the cycle, he destroyed the Air nomads first to disrupt it and prevent the birth of the avatar. He used the power of a comet he discovered to amplify his powers. Sozen's comet. We know he wiped them out but it's unknown if the avatar survived. If he has though he has been hiding 100 years. And the war rages on. The southern water tribe is all but gone and the northern still stands as do most of the earth nations cities."

"I see. Somebody was very thorough. Only the firelord could have done this from what you said. This Azula. What sort of person is she?" "Most of the time she's good to her friends but she can be cruel, quick to anger, Arrogant and self-entitled."Naruto frowns. "Sasuke. I should never have healed you. Your children bring ruin." Naruto assumes a lotus position and tries to summon his power but much of it is blocked. "Damn as I suspected." "What?" "I am still immortal but much of my power has been sealed. My guess is Sozen put that seal on me to prevent my waking and to syphon off my power to seal in an object." Tylee gasps. "Like a comet."

Naruto smiles and kisses Tylee on the cheek causing her to turn bright red. "But thanks to you I am awake and as the comet grows closer, I will regain my power. All I need is time and to learn the ways of this new time. Anything I can do to repay you just ask." Tylee smiles and shuffles shyly. "Would you be my boyfriend?" Naruto grins. "Tell you what. Let's go on a date or 2 and see where it goes."
Tylee jumps around the room in excitement and he chuckles. Then he frowns and looks at his clothes. "Hmm might need a job so I can get some clothes. I look a bit suspicious in this. What do you think Tylee?" She stops and looks at him.

"Hmm I was thinking of joining the circus but maybe we could try mercenary work. It's good pay and you get to pick your own jobs. Besides nobody will look twice at an exotically dressed merc if they do a good job." Naruto smiles. "Mercenary work huh? I can do that. That's basically what Ninja were before the Shinju age. But are you a bender?" "No but I have other skills. As an acrobat I am flexible and fast and coordinated. I excel in throwing weapons. I can also block off chi by striking certain nerves which stops benders from bending." Naruto smiles. "That blush makes sense now. You got a little Hinata in you too. At least you don't faint at the slightest touch from somebody you like."

"On the way out, I think I will show you some of my old friends if their portraits are still around."
"Umm some of the pictures of your wives and kids looked a little like me. Are we related?"
Naruto ponders. "I doubt it. You don't show any of the typical Uzumaki traits. If we are though it would be like 1 drop of blood for an ocean at this point. People married second cousins in my time so it wouldn't be that weird to me." "Ewww why?" "Clan tradition. Clans often kept such traditions to prevent their bloodlines dying out or to keep bloodlines strong and pure. It didn't result in inbreeding as long as the people weren't really closely related though it did happen."

"Come let's pick out some weapons to take with us. If you are going to travel with me, I want you to learn some new skills." Tylee bounces over to the wall causing a chuckle. Tylee points at 2 weapons on the wall that interest her. A small double-edged knife with a ring on the hilt and a 4-point bladed star. "What are those?" "Kunai and shuriken. The most basic weapons of a shinobi. Shuriken are mostly a distraction but can cause good damage if thrown with accuracy. Tenten was deadly with any blade but she excelled in these. The kunai is multipurpose. Either a close quarters weapon, a throwing knife or a tool for digging if needed. The ring on the pommel is used either to strike an enemy or to attach wire to tie them up from a distance." Naruto takes a pair of Kunai and a half dozen shuriken and skillfully tosses them into the head of a nearby training dummy.

"Woooow. And this?" Pointing at a long metal needle. "Senbon. Used mostly by medical ninja it's perfect for striking nerves at a distance to do anything from disable a person, knock them out or even put them in a near-death state in which nobody can tell the difference. Poisons can also be used with this as with all blades. Given your specialty with nerve strikes I think this would suit you well."

Naruto seals away a pouch filled with hundreds of Senbon and another with Kunai and Shuriken.
Tylee questions him on that. "Sealing. I guess it's a lost art now. It's what made the Uzumaki great though. Sealing was capable for doing many things from sealing items in a scroll to healing, boosting a person's power temporarily, even sealing a demon in a human. That's just scratching the surface."
Tylee frowns. "Is that what those huge beasts are on the paintings?" Naruto nods. "Yes, the Biju. They weren't really demons though. They were originally part of the original Shinju. When Kaguya took his power, he fought her, and she absorbed him. She went mad though and became a beast. The Juubi. The shinju's mind was locked away. When her sons defeated her the eldest sealed her within himself becoming the first Jinchuriki. On his death bed he used his power to prevent the beast's escape by dividing its power into 9 pieces and giving them form and consciousness. They became the Biju. The Juubi's body however was sealed away. He created the moon as it's prison."

"The moon? Where did the moon spirit come from then?" Naruto nods. "After becoming a god, I took the Juubi's body and split the remains of the old shinju and Kaguya out of it. Because she was desperate before being sealed, she created a monster with her will and it led events to that point. But it was too corrupted to allow back to her, so I resealed her in the moon. Over time her body woke and gained a new will and life. Eventually I expect that her or her descendant became the moon spirit we know now."

"Wow." Naruto nods. "Now you have your long range I think we should find something for short. Something light and fast. Tenten used a bo staff or club. Hmmm to ridged for you. Maybe…..Yes claws." Naruto walks over to a table which holds a set of Hand claws with 4 curved blades on each. Smiling he picks them up and presents them to Tylee. She marvels at them. "Beautiful…" Naruto nods. "A gift from Hinata's daughter on her deathbed. Hisui was a kind girl but she had a sharp tongue. These blades were forged on the same forges as the 7 blades of the mist under that belief."

"Her father Kiba had them made for her. He was so proud the day she made chuunin."
"Are you sure? Seems like a family heirloom to me." Naruto shakes his head. "Her last wish was for me to pass them onto somebody I believe would use them well. Now I have done that."
Naruto walks to a seemingly empty wall and goes through hand signs before slamming his hands into the wall causing it to shimmer away and reveal some rather special looking weapons. "His mother's sword. His father's kunai. His Sensei's Mask. His 3rd wife's dagger. His first son's claws and his armor."

"Pretty sure there was a wall there before." "Genjutsu. You only THOUGHT there was a wall there. Hidden in an illusion. One of the 5 primary ninja arts." "Which are?" "Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Kenjutsu and Fuinjutsu." "Your ancestors were masters in Taijutsu and Kenjutsu. Mine in Kenjutsu and Fuinjutsu. I also excelled in Ninjutsu but until later in my mortal life I was incapable of using Genjutsu." "Why?" Naruto smiles. "I will explain during your training. Come I want to show you my oldest friends before we leave."

Well that's chapter 1 guys. I hope you enjoyed it. I am also posting another fic today if you want to check it out called Nice guys finish last and no it doesn't have much if anything to do with Team Guy lol. See you next time people.