My bed feels soft, but also grainy. Did I spill something on my bed in a sleepy haze? Also, what is this chill? Did I leave the blinds open? I wake up pretty much instantly at that point and OH SHIT! THIS IS NOT MY BEDROOM!

I see my surroundings and I am lying on …... some sort of hospital bed? What the hell?

There's something pulsing in front of me. I feel a kind of tingling sensation in my body, something that I cannot describe. I look down in front of me, and see some sort of monitor in front of me, lying innocuously next to my bed stand. Just then, I notice something else. My hands feel light, like a feather, and I am getting a sense of weight loss as well, and it is not limited to my hands only, I am getting this sense of weightlessness spread over my body. I try to move and gaze upon my hands and … …

AAAAaaaauuhhhh!? I am small again, like ten-year-old small … what the hell?

I've somehow been transported from my bedroom into a hospital room, and have been de-aged into my childhood midget self! Well I… I've never felt or believed myself to be insane, so this makes sense in a weird way. I poke my other arm. Yes, feeling it, so I haven't been dreaming this shit up. Alright. I'm calming down. Panicking will not help here.

I look down to check that I am still wearing the clothes that I wore last night. Nope, not anymore, I was wearing a set of pajamas, which most definitely was not mine. I tried to rise halfway and leaned back on the pillows and began to consider my options.

Okay, first thing to do, find out where I am, and what the hell is going on around me. Then, work out a plan of action. At that moment, I was disturbed from my thoughts as the door of my room opened, and a man walked in. I just stared at him dumbstruck. He was a completely unremarkable man, covered from head to toe in a white coverall, with the belly area being somewhat rotund. It looked ridiculously like a beekeeper suit, except for one thing. He was wearing a headband. A headband with a steel plate covering his entire forehead. A headband with a steel plate covering his entire forehead, with the symbol of a leaf incorporating a swirl engraved upon it. His eyes widened upon seeing me, and he hurried towards me, but I had already starting to descend into, what in the future could be generously described as a severe panic attack.

Well, I'm going to assume that I am no longer present on my world. Mostly, because of that ridiculously dressed fruitcake in front of me, who I am forced to concede cannot be anything else but a medic-nin.

Huh. If this is the world of Naruto, then my life expectancy just took a severe nose dive. Which means, that the presence of what I believe is a genuine ninja in front of me is not a coincidence, and that he was sent by whatever higher authority I assume has brought me here. Unlike most people who are taken in by the Disney mode of the manga, I am not foolish enough to fall into this trap. This world is a crap-sack world, no if's and but's about it, and unlike the manga which sugarcoats the harsher aspects of this world for its readers, the reality is quite different. Unless you are a stupidly powerful ninja, or an exceedingly powerful noble an extended life expectancy in this world cannot be guaranteed.

In a corner of my mind, I notice the beekeeper, I cannot come to call him a med-nin simply because of that suit, has come close to my mind, with his hands alight in a green glow of what can only be chakra. He comes close to me, and places his palms on my back, and I feel a tingling sensation … and then … and then …

Something happened. Everything's blurry. I think I'm standing on something, but I don't pay attention because everything hurts too much! My arms. My chest. My abdomen, my teeth, my eyes! Can eyes even be hurt? They're watering and I'm blinking and gasping and all I can see is a creamy white color and nothing but whiteness. I hug my arms to my chest and bend over. It is not just the pain, everything feels the wrong shape. The pain is being caused by something I can't fix. I don't want to-

And it stops. My body still sort of tingles, like I've just dropped into somewhere cold and the veins in my skin are trying to decide whether to contract or not. But the pain is gone. My body still feels wrong though. I need to see -

My mind clears up, and I find myself standing in a black void, with 3 spheres hanging in mid-air in front of me. Each of them a varying color in intensity. The left one is a bright-reddish orange, the middle one is pristine blue and the one on the right is smoke-grey in color. Each of them have a character upon them, which I mindlessly recognize as Fire, Water and Air (The fact that I could somehow read and understand what seemed to be a strange mish-mash of Japanese and Chinese did not occur to me at that time.)

A thin blue line extended straight in front of me from my chest and shaped itself into a long thread. At about one and a half meters length it stopped and began to split into three branches. Then, in front of me, each of those three threads went and ruptured one of those three spheres in front of me, and slowly, began to absorb them, and began to siphon back their contents to my body. I had read enough manga, and alternate fiction to get a gist of what was happening to me! Somehow, I was gaining the power of those three elements, and I was unable to stop it and it continued for a good 15 minutes.

It finally stops and then suddenly … BLAM! I was overwhelmed as the tingling sensation I had felt when the beekeeper touched me, returned, only it was now a thousand times more intense and I was immediately overwhelmed, by what I could later only describe as sheer power. An icy blast erupted in front of me the moment I brought that sensation down to manageable levels, and my mind was saturated with images of various techniques, multiple images of various forms of a combination of those three elements being manipulated into techniques that can technically reshape the lay of the land itself. And a ringing voice in my head, through which I could make out one word blaring out again and again. Vapor release.

Wait… as far as I know, only bloodlines end with the term Release! But as far as I can tell there is no bloodline limit with that name, this one is completely different … … wait, Holy Shit! Bloodline limits are a combination of two elements as far as the manga explained it, but the combination of three elements is a bloodlimit expansion, the one used by Onoki, the Tsuchikage, a Kekkei Touta! Shit, did I just gain a … what the hell?

As the overwhelming sensation of power receded, I thought about it and remembered the images of one of the techniques that I had witnessed in that onslaught of memories, and damn, this was some applied phlebotinum shit right here!

What the hell? No wonder, people in chat forums in my world termed Dust Release as one of the most OP Hax ability in anime! I slowly gathered myself and walked forward without any aim, and tried to recall anything I know about myself or if I have a new set of memories.

After a few minutes of straining my brain, I am assaulted by a new set of memories.

Ichijou Masaki. That's my name. a ten-year-old orphan, living in Konoha's orphanage. My parents were killed in the rampage of the nine-tailed fox three years ago. I was until recent events, a non-descript orphan surviving in the aftermath of the greatest disaster to hit the leaf village.

I am here because the teachers of the Ninja Academy conducted the usual chakra unlocking test for all the students, and when they had approached me to unlock my chakra, yeah … … the force of my chakra had knocked out the two chuunin who were conducting the test and had completely wrecked the room. I had apparently collapsed from the strain … and I can guess what has happened since then.

I have most likely been brought into the hospital for a battery of tests. If what I am guessing is right, then shit will be hitting the highest levels of the village right now. A Kekkei Touta is a one in a billion occurrence, considering its rarity and potency. I just went from being a nobody to a target on everybody's radar. Everybody and I mean everybody will be wanting a piece of me. The bloodline clans will be planning to put me down, as my abilities surpass theirs, just to maintain their status. Then, there is the reaction of the village and the whole world to take stock of. I don't even want to think what the other Kage's will do with this knowledge. And this knowledge will get out, I was sure of that. Konoha had more leaks in its security than water through a fucking sieve. And lastly, I just got myself put on the hit list of many of the grade-A assholes of this world, Obito, Orochimaru, Zetsu, Pein, and Danzo just to name a few.

The one silver lining I had was this. I was somehow brought into this world for a reason. Whoever it was, they would not allow me to be killed so early in the game, of that I am sure. So, if my guess is right, I have myself a certain grace period in which I must become a bona fide badass, on the same range as Minato Namikaze at the least, if I am to survive, before this world piles in on me with everything it has.

To paraphrase a certain Nara who should be a toddler at this time, this is too troublesome.

Hokage's office

Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage of Konoha, the vaunted 'Professor' and called universally as the 'God of Shinobi' was currently trying to deal with a surplus of emotions at the same time. Of all of the things to happen, this one had hit him right out of the blue. An honest to god Blood-limit expansion! A one-in-a billion occurrence! And now, he had to deal with the ramifications for the child, for himself, for the village, and account for the inevitable reaction of their enemies when this news leaked out.

Above all else, he needed to ensure that the emergence of this ability did not break the balance of powers between the clans. None of the bloodline wielding clans would be pleased at the existence of an ability which would by its mere presence, surpass theirs. Homura and Koharu would try and help, sure, and above all else, he needed to ensure that the child did not fall under Danzo's grasp. The potential for this child was too immense to let it flounder under Danzo's regimen.

As he entered the council room, he could see that there was a lively and animated discussion going on. All noise stopped as he entered and made his way towards his seat. The top most dais was occupied by him, Homura, Koharu and Danzo as was custom.

On the opposing tables facing them were all the clan heads, the commander of ANBU and the head of the Hospital.

"I have no need to tell all of you as to why we are gathered here," Hiruzen spoke without preamble, as muted grumbles came out from everyone.

"As of today, Konoha has gained a Kekkei Touta, though we are not yet aware of what it is and what it can portend, but its existence is undeniable," the Hokage spoke with absolute conviction and everyone took a deep breath at the implications.

"What do we know of the boy?" Danzo asked quietly, at which the ANBU commander opened a file and began to read out the results of their investigations.

"Ichijou Masaki, aged 10, orphaned during the attack of the fox. Both of his parents were civilians and were killed in the attack, and he has been living in the village orphanage since then. Accepted into the academy at age 8, and currently in the second year. Shows a high aptitude in physical combat, particularly in speed and hand-to-hand combat. Has consistently placed in the top tenth percentile of students. Has been marked to succeed in the Genin exams with high confidence. Has a small circle of friends but spends most of the time either in the village library or exercising and training in the academy training grounds. Loyalty to the village is marked as very high. Psychological evaluation indicates that he feels an enormous amount of gratitude for the village for taking care of him since he became an orphan, and it seems he is determined to repay it by serving the village, which was his primary motivation in attempting to become a ninja. His family history shows that he is the first one in his family to attempt at becoming a shinobi. All in all, is considered as a model student at the academy," the commander finished his report, and majority of the people let out a small sigh of relief.

"Acceptable, but from now on, we will have to take steps to ensure that his already commendable loyalty to the village becomes absolute. Such a precious gem cannot be allowed to falter from his allegiance to the village at any cost," Koharu spoke out, to which there were guarded nods from everyone. The boy and his potential warranted such steps, and no one in the room disputed the fact.

"What is the nature of this Kekkei Touta? Do we have any leads on this?" Nara Shikaku, the Jonin commander and the head of the Nara clan asked, at which everybody turned to look at the head of the hospital.

The man sighed, and took out a folder, "As you all know, a Kekkei Genkai is an inheritable ability that is passed down by blood from parents to children and is a combination of two elemental natures that are present in the child since inception. A Kekkei Touta on the other hand is not inherited but created when the user possesses three types of nature transformations and utilizes them simultaneously. Many ninjas are capable of learning elemental ninjutsu of various natures, even though biologically they possess only one or two elemental natures at the most. Most ninja are at best capable of using techniques of two to three natures by training themselves diligently over the course of their lives. Some exceptional ninja's can go beyond even that. Hokage-sama himself is a prime example of this. Though he possesses fire and earth nature's, by sheer training, he is able to utilize techniques of all five elements. It is because of this remarkable achievement, that he is the third person in history to earn the title of 'Shinobi no Kami'. On the other hand, a Kekkei Touta is only possible when a person is born with three elemental nature's and is able to use them simultaneously. There have been only two recorded Kekkei Touta users in existence since the system of hidden villages came up, and both are from Iwagakure. They are respectively, the second Tsuchikage Muu, and the third Tsuchikage, Onoki. A Kekkei Touta is a one-in-a-billion occurrence. I cannot stress how rare this is. The next such birth may not occur for another few decades. Onoki and Muu were born during the end of the clan wars and when the hidden villages were just coming into existence. It has been nearly sixty years, since then, and now, we have only one such existence come into focus."

"A valuable history lesson, but it does not cleave to the matter at hand. What is the nature of this child's Kekkei Touta, and what kind of abilities can we expect from him?" Uchiha Fugaku asked curtly, although without any disrespect, in a firm and unyielding tone. Half the members at the table leaned forward to hear the answer.

"Unknown, simply because this combination of elemental natures has never been seen before, however, we have some ideas," the man replied, to which there was an undercurrent of irritation amongst the members of the room.

"Gentlemen, My Lady, please, I ask for your patience. Remember that, this is a rare phenomenon even for us as well. There have been many theoretical studies done to research what abilities could be gained by combining various elements, purely from the study of physics. We know of Dust Release because of the exploits of Muu and Onoki. Dust Release requires a combination of Earth, Wind and Fire elemental natures. This boy on the other hand possesses Fire, Water and Air elemental natures. From what our hypothetical studies have conjectured, we believe, it will give him some form of Gas or Vapor manipulation abilities. But as to the form and nature of that, we have no idea, as there is no way to practically test it. Any ideas of what this ability can do, can be experimented and realized upon by the boy alone. There is no precedent for this. We cannot help someone if we ourselves do not know what sort of help we can give!"

The Hokage considered those words seriously. "But you have some theories on what he can potentially do?" Homura asked quietly, pleasing Hiruzen who did not wish to appear too eager by asking that question.

"In essence, yes," the hospital head replied, "We suspect that the boy will be able to manipulate matter in the form of vapor, which can grant him a variety of abilities. For example, it would theoretically allow him to absorb water from any source, allowing him to literally dehydrate a person to death by vaporizing the blood in their very body. He can manipulate the very air around him to cause deoxygenation, and render all living beings in an area dead simply by removing the very oxygen from the atmosphere. He can cause objects, including themselves and/or other beings, to make their very atoms separate and lose cohesion, "evaporating" into the surrounding environment. They can either fuse target back together or sublimate target by fatally dispersing the atoms/molecules into nothingness. This is all theoretical conjecture, but if we apply the laws of physics that pertain to this domain, and if the boy is able to make it possible, then there is nothing in this world that he cannot destroy," the man finished, while all the members in the room blanched at the thoughts.

"That is … unsettling. I realize that a Kekkei Touta is not normal by any means, but I did not think that the difference between a Kekkei Genkai and Kekkei Touta would be this vast," Shibi Aburame opined with a deep sigh, while Sarutobi massaged his forehead.

"A very powerful ability, and if he manages to master it, he will be a ninja in the same leagues as that of Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara themselves," Inoichi Yamanaka opined, at which the elders became more serious.

"At the moment, there is no possibility of the boy turning against the village, but it would be in our interests to ensure that it never comes to pass. I propose that we remove him from the academy and fast-track him into ANBU for specialized training," Danzo spoke out, while quite a few members of the council frowned at that. They had not even finished discussing about the boy's abilities, and Danzo was already staking a claim on the boy.

"No, the boy's potential is too enormous to risk by sending him to ANBU. We will not risk his development by sending him to the black ops, which can have an adverse impact on his mind and psyche. We still do not know the full extent of his abilities or how they may develop. By placing him into ANBU and their rigorous schedule, we will be depriving him of the ability to experiment and develop his abilities to their fullest extent. Your request is denied, Danzo. There is too much at stake with this child to risk him with ANBU," Hiruzen flatly denied Danzo's request, while quite a few clan heads nodded in agreement and in some cases, disguised relief.

"Hiruzen, see reason," Danzo tried to reason with the Hokage, "In ANBU, the boy will be able to improve at a rapid pace, something that he cannot do while being placed in the Academy."

"But it should not come at the expense of him developing himself properly," the counter came from Homura, "While I agree that ANBU can give him many advantages, it will actually hinder his overall development. The boy is now at the critical juncture where he will form relationships with his peers, which is required to cement his bonds with the village. He needs to experience all that the village can offer, in order to solidify his roots, and to grant him the freedom to explore his abilities on his own merits, which is not possible in the Black Ops. And we cannot take risks with such a candidate, Danzo. If it was any other, I would have agreed, but a Kekkei Touta, is too rare and valuable to risk," Homura shook his head indicating that he was against the suggestion.

"By his very existence, and with his abilities, by the time he matures, the boy will be a candidate for the position of Hokage within the next ten years, on the merit of his abilities alone. The power and prestige that a Kekkei Touta brings cannot be underestimated. Even at the height of the third war, there was a reason why Minato did not push the battle too hard, in case it forced Onoki to take direct action. Iwa has had unprecedented stability under a Kage with a Kekkei Touta, and Onoki is the longest serving Kage for a reason. We all know that Konoha has declined militarily with the attack of the fox, and this boy's power may be the band-aid that will patch over the weakness of that wound. No, we cannot take the risk of placing that boy in the Black Ops, but at the same time, we cannot keep him in the academy as well. He must be removed from the academy, and trained diligently with individualized focus," Koharu spoke out, while quite a few of the clan heads seemed rather pensive at her declaration. Especially Fugaku and Hiashi, who were secretly hoping that the next Kage would come from their clans.

"I will take him as a student and train him," Sarutobi replied after a few moments to a stunned room, which looked at him in surprise, and a hint of disbelief.

"What?" Danzo asked incredulously, while all the clan heads looked flabbergasted. Homura and Koharu looked like somebody had whacked them in the head with a club.

"I have taken all your points into consideration," Sarutobi replied after a few moments, even as he blew out a ring of smoke from his pipe. "By a stroke of fate, this boy and his abilities, are a gift bestowed upon him and conversely the village, by the Gods themselves. We are all agreed that his potential is limitless. What he needs above all is the time and freedom to grow and develop himself, so that he can master his abilities to their fullest extent. If we allow any of the clans to train him, then that will break the balance of powers between the clans and destabilize the village. Conversely, if we place him in the Black Ops, we risk damaging his potential. As it is, there are no Jonin in the village capable of training someone like this. Which leaves only me. I do not wish to boast, but when it comes to training prodigies, I am the best in the village," the Hokage spoke out calmly, while Danzo gripped his cane in frustration.

"And how did that turn out, Hiruzen? Of the three prodigies you trained, one is a traitor, another a deserter, and the last, a vagabond! Can we take the same risk with this child?" Danzo asked heatedly, as the temperature in the room chilled noticeably.

"That was uncalled for," Homura rebuked Danzo, while Koharu glared at the man in irritation. The clan heads and the others wisely remained silent.

"I meant no offense, but the truth is what it is. I do not deny Hiruzen's abilities to raise prodigies, but he was too lenient with his students and look how that turned out," Danzo pointed out. "The Shodai's granddaughter has all but abandoned the village, becoming a slave to her grief. There are many in the village who have suffered similarly, but yet remain, serving the village to the best of their abilities, unlike her. Jiraiya acts as our spymaster, but yet, he is rarely seen within the village, and about his last student, the less said the better. I just do not wish to see history repeat itself," Danzo grunted even as he gazed at the Hokage unflinchingly.

"And it will not," Sarutobi countered smoothly. "I have learned from my mistakes, Danzo, and this time, my approach will be different. This time I will have only one student to focus upon, and where I failed with Orochimaru, Jiraiya and Tsunade, here I will succeed. As it is, with the advent of a Kekkei Touta, the boy clearly is the best candidate we have for the position of Hokage in the future. However, in future, if a candidate superior to even him appears, then that candidate can also be considered. But more importantly, another of my aims in taking him as my student, is to ensure his safety," the Hokage replied, to which everyone looked at the Hokage with surprise.

Shikaku, unsurprisingly, got it first. "I see, I agree, Hokage-sama. It is the most prudent course of action. Sooner or later, the news will leak out that Konoha has gained a Kekkei Touta. The reaction to that will be downright explosive. Especially Kumo, which will do everything possible to kill the boy. The Raikage is not someone who will tolerate Konoha gaining this kind of advantage. Even Onoki might be forced into action. Yagura is unpredictable, and it will not take much for Rasa to be swayed away from his alliance with us. By placing the boy with you, it will be the greatest shield the village can provide to him," the Jonin commander nodded his head in appreciation at the plan.

"I agree!"

"I concur,"

"No objections!"

"It is prudent,"

One by one, all of the clan heads assented to the proposal. Whether it was willing or not, none of them contested the position taken by the Sandaime. After a few minutes, the elders nodded their assent, with an extremely grudging nod by Danzo following afterwards.

"I suppose we should go to the hospital and meet the boy. Meeting adjourned," Sarutobi announced, even as he got up, and everyone followed suit.

Author's Note: Let's see how this one goes. I plan to make this into a long story.