Well this is the new story that I've been working on for quite a while now. If you been checking my profile periodically, you would have noticed that I have somewhat changed the story a bit. After weeks of tweaking and changing the a few things, it is finally time for this story to make its debut on the world. Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you Forgotten.

Disclaimer: I only put a disclaimer at the beginning of every story. I do not own Naruto in anyway. The idea and the concept are all mine.

It was in the 32nd year of our lord that the third great shinobi war finally came to a close.

Lives have been lost…

Battles have been won…

The epic war brought forth many changes but one thing remained the same; the ideals of our leader. During these desperate times, it is these ideals that give each one of us hope for a better tomorrow.

The ideal of freedom…

The ideal of ever lasting peace…

The ideal of a perfect weapon…

It was in the 32nd year of our lord that marked the beginning of a new generation.

- - -

Four Months Later

"Hibiki-san! The results are inconclusive. This… is the one."

"Really?" The doctor steadily replied, excitement rising in his voice. "I must see for myself. Come."

The two men quickly exited the room, eagerly rushing to see the fruit of their research. "I think we finally succeeded with this one Hibiki-san." The younger of the two said. He looked towards Hibiki, nothing but respect in his eyes.

Doctor Jin Hibiki was a famous doctor who specialized in the field of regeneration and healing. While he was still working in the medical field, he was known as the 'Miracle Man' because of his astonishing skills from within his field. His skills were said to rival that of the legendary Tsunade of the Sannins.

The doctor's eyes slowly widened as he witnessed the object of his attention. "Yes… YES. This is it!" He happily cried. His hand rubbed on the glass lightly. "You are the one…"

Hibiki turned around, a big smile written across his face. "Everyone. After two years of extensive research, we have finally succeeded in fulfilling our master's last wish!" He shouted, his arms waving around happily.

His team consisted of twenty men and women, each equally talented in their own fields. They were handpicked specially to join his team. He believed that each one of them shared the same goals, the same ideas as he. That's why they were selected. He believed that they had the drive to succeed where others will fail. He didn't want failures on his team. The projects and experiments that they undertook were extremely difficult and it required the best of the best.

"After all those long nights with endless problems, we never thought we would see this day but our perseverance paid off in the end. No matter what problem we encountered, no matter what obstacle stood in our way, we risen to the challenge and defeated it. Just like our leader! We have been ridiculed, mocked and been shamed by our own colleagues but it doesn't matter anymore. We have succeeded when everyone expected us to fail. This is a day to remember for the rest of our lives! "

One by one, each member of his team started to clap. He could see the tears of joy in each one of their eyes and inside his heart, he was proud of each one of them. Not once had he doubted them. He believed in his team and in himself all the way.

The large double metallic doors suddenly banged open, drawing everyone's attention to the loud noise.

A man soon stepped through the door, a sinister smirk on his face. "So this is where the rats have been hiding. Very clever Hibiki. Very clever indeed."

Hibiki stepped back, a look of fear in his eyes. "How did you find us Danzo?"

Danzo sneered as he looked around the room. "No matter how clever you think you are; a rat will always be a rat. You have been running, hiding from me for two years Hibiki. It's time to clean out the rats for good!"

Almost immediately after Danzo tapped his cane against the ground, the room soon filled itself with Ne, the personal ninjas that only answered to the warlord, Danzo. The ninjas came in like swarms of locust, killing everyone in sight. Not once shedding a tear of sympathy for the lives that they took.

Danzo stood tall at the platform, enjoying the screams that these pitiful rats were causing. It was like music to his ears. It was a purification, a means of ridding themselves of these vile rodents permanently. The only problem that still required his attention was the head rat. The one that was in charged.

The warlord slowly advanced towards Hibiki, his cold beady eyes staring the doctor down. "It seems that you're the only one left. I'm going to enjoy killing you."

The doctor scooted a step back as Danzo took a step forward. "Stay away Danzo! You have no right to be passing judgment on us!"

"Right? Since when do rats have rights? I am the one who controls the shadows here. Not you! I pass judgment on whomever I see fit. You have been a thorn in my sides since I first laid eyes on you Hibiki. Whenever my plans fail, you were somehow always involved. I have been waiting for a perfect time to end your misery but when that time arrived, you disappeared on me. What I want to know is why? Why do you interfere with my plans?"

"The way you do things were unethical Danzo! It was morally wrong-"

"Morally wrong? Ha!" Danzo sneered. "I happen to know about your recently activities Hibiki. If I'm morally wrong by killing people then Kami should have struck you down instantly for continuing with your so called experiments."

"I'm doing it for the greater good. It is the will of our leader! What you're doing is murdering people in cold blood. You cannot compare me to the likes of you!"

"That's where you're wrong Hibiki. I will soon rise to power but it's too bad that you won't live to see it."

"You haven't won yet Danzo." Hibiki boldly stated.

Danzo ignored him, his gaze now lingering to the object that Hibiki is standing in front of. "What have you been doing down here Hibiki?" He asked, a curious note hinted in his voice.

Hibiki turned his head to the right and he immediately jumped up, spreading his arms out in front of it. "Danzo! You stay away from this!"

"Is that…" Danzo gasped as a smile appeared on his face. "Yes… Yes it is! This is the only time that I will congratulate you Hibiki. You finally succeeded…"

"I won't let you have it!"

"Fool. I take what I want. I destroy what I don't want. A rat like you should know his place in this world."

With a flick of his wrist, Hibiki was down on the floor, a shocked expression on his face. His hands quickly pulled the kunai that was lodged in his throat out and started emergency treatment on himself. While he was on the floor recovering, Danzo approached the glass tank. His wrinkled aging hand touched the glass as his eyes concentrated themselves on the object inside of it. "You will be mine…"

"I… won't… let you… have him…"

Danzo turned around, a mild surprise look on his face. "I thought I killed you…"

By the sheer amount of his own willpower, Hibiki stood back up, his hands already in the process of healing his wound. "This is our life's work and I would rather destroy it then let you have your ways with it!"

Before Danzo could say anything, the doctor pulled out a small remote and flaunted it in the warlord's face.

"Die."

Just as Hibiki pressed the button, a small beeping sound rang through the corridors before simultaneous explosions occurred at once. The turn of events completely caught Danzo and the Ne by surprise. "KILL HIM!" The crippled man shouted.

Several ninjas jumped on top of Hibiki and impaled their weapons through his body. Hibiki smirked as he felt a stinging sensation throughout his body. He saw the look on Danzo's face and it was worth dying for. Knowing that neither he nor anyone else could get their hands on his project, he let his head dropped to the floor, feeling his heart slowly stopping. He opened his eyes for one last time, staring at his pride and joy for the last time.

"You… are the Essence of them all. Show them… Show everyone… who you are." He whispered for the last time.

Danzo screamed in rage as he felt his own ninjas taking him to safety. "FOOLS! We have to go back and retrieve it!"

"But Danzo-sama. We must evacuate or we will suffer the same fate as them." One of his Ne commented.

Danzo reluctantly nodded his head. "Let's make haste then."

- - -

Danzo gritted his teeth slowly as he watched the entrance to Hibiki's hidden research base slowly crumbled. The base itself was cleverly hidden in the darkest of the jungles, where no light had dared to enter. It was by a stroke of luck that one of his men found the entrance.

He patiently waited outside, growing more impatient as the explosions slowly subdued. Just as he was about to take a step forward, a final explosion occurred, causing a huge fire to erupt and engulf the entire building.

Danzo gripped his cane to the point where his ninjas heard a crack on the metallic plating. "I was so close… It was just within my reach!" He harshly spoke up. "Sarutobi would have surely succumbed under my hands if I had it… DAMN YOU HIBIKI." He yelled.

The man stood just outside the fire-ridden area, watching the flame slowly burn. In his eyes, it was taunting him, reminding him of the endless possibilities that he had just within his reach.

Now… It was nothing more than a passing dream.

"Damn you all the way to hell Hibiki." Danzo cursed. Just as quickly as the fire ravaged through the building, all traces of the Ne and their leader disappeared, as if the fire was started by itself.

- - -

Deep inside the destroyed building, underneath all the debris and rubble, there was a small glow emitting from the damaged laboratory. It was a bright red color that illuminated the area. Quiet sounds of something crying could be heard from underneath the rubble.

In the place of where a circular glass tank stood now laid a broken down tank with the liquids spilled all over the ground. Lying near the shards of broken glass was a four-month-old newborn with short blond hair and faint whisker marks on each cheek. A red glow surrounded the baby, protecting it from all harm.

Inside the mindscape of the newborn

A loud dark voice roared throughout the mindscape, clearly angry by its beastly bellow. There were many paths inside this mindscape, filled with many twists and turns, each leading to a different section. In the center of it all, stood a large solid cage where the beastly roars originate from. Deep from inside the cage, there was a creature of unimaginable height, easily dominating even the tallest human. This was a creature of legend, the mighty Kyuubi no Youki. The strongest of all the bijuus.

"Confined to this weak body… That pitiful human thinks that by confining me here is enough to stop me. It is only a matter of time before I make my escape." The beast growled. It then lifted its head, as if there was something amiss in the air.

"Oh what's this smell? It looks like I'm not the only one in here…" Its red slit eyes looked around the cage, searching for the invisible entity.

"It is only a matter of time before I find your location…" The beast scoffed. "Until then, hide. Hide and never show yourself before me."

Just as the beast finished its threat, a small gust of wind shifted in the mindscape, soothing the beast once more.

Outside the mindscape

By some bizarre luck, the red glow that supposedly surrounded the baby began to diminish, the protective barrier disappearing. A white veil appeared over the newborn, like a silk cover to a bed, slowly removing the baby from the plains of existence. It was as if fate herself played a hand in this boy's future.

In a mere fraction of a second, the boy disappeared from the destroyed laboratory. Never to be seen again… Until sixteen years later…

Author's Note: Okay so there are probably some things that you're probably curious about. Let me explain some things to you before people start sending me the same questions. In this story, Naruto will not follow the canon, hence that I sahe won't be appearing until 16 years later. Anything that happened before 16 years will follow the canon, just minus Naruto. By following the canon, it limits my creativity and leaves me with no room to explore.

As for Naruto's character, he'll be tough as nails, somewhat cynical. The reason for this will be explained throughout the chapters. I will be incorporating mythologies from several parts of the world and mixing it up with a little bit of science. So what do you think? Leave me a review!

Narutionary
.Essense - The term Essense refers to the attribute that defines what a substance or object is from the fundamentally core. More will be explained later.