I don't own....wait, this is the final chapter, so it doesn't matter what I own or not!

A/N: OK, before we begin there are a few things to say and take care of.

First, the title of the sequel to Precious Bonds will be Forgotten Bonds and it will begin being released after I finish with Rave Master Naruto (which will begin once I finish Spiral Traversed here soon).

Next, I will now reveal the results of of the poll for "When Naruto and Hinata should get married in Forgotten Bonds". And the results are Before the Elemental Training Arc: 10. Before Naruto begins his Sage Training: 2. After the Akatsuki invade the village: 11. So, it looks like Naruto and Hinata will be tying the knot as a way to help get every one happy post invasion. Though expect some pre-marital lemons to tide you over till then.

Next, this is the new pole I'm starting as of the release of this chapter. "Who should be the Jonin sensei for Team Rave in Rave Master Naruto?" The choices are: Anko, Kurenai, Asuma, Guy, or Yamato. I will say when the poll is closing in chpt.1 of RMN, so vote when you can.

Finally, keep in mind that this final chapter has nothing to do with Naruto, but is meant to explain some of the back story for Manamin and Yamania that will have a purpose in the overall story for both FB and the eventual final, Eternal Bonds that will becoming sometime in 2010. If your not interested in this, then just skip to the end and read up on some of my up coming projects and other such things.

Now, it's time we begin with this origin of a precious bond...

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The Myth and Legends of the World vol.27: The Untouched Lands chpt.1: The Day They Met

It was raining that day.

People who were waking down the street would see the form of a small 5 year old child huddled just inside an ally way. They would feel sorry for the child as it was obvious he was an orphan with no home, suffering great hunger which was evident by his very skinny appearance, and that he must be blind do to the cloth that he had wrapped around his eyes.

Yes, they did feel sorry for him...but they also chose to ignore him and carry on with their own lives and affairs. To them, it would be better if he was left alone to die and be freed from the world that he was obviously suffering in. The boy himself was sad and lonely and hated all this. But he also had excepted this life as it was the only on he had ever know.

He felt the stabbing pain of hunger come over him, forcing him to get up and begin to move around and look for any trash cans that might have any left over and discarded food that had been thrown away. He rarely ate more than once a day and it was usually not even possible to consider what he ate half a meal.

The people who saw him walking were a bit taken aback as he walked down the rain drenched streets. How could akid who was blind possible know where he was going? He had no cane or stick to run along the ground before him nor was he close enough to any walls to help guide him along his way. If he was blind as they believed him to be, then how did he know where to walk?

The answer might surprise them for this small child could see in a way that others could not. He soon arrived outside a rather well known restaurant and made his way to the back ally and found a large dumpster. Hoping inside, he began to rummage around till he found something that at least seemed edible enough to eat, which he did with out any hesitation.

This was certantly no way to live a life, but it was the only way he was able to live his. Once he had finished what he had found and was sure there was nothing left to consume, he left the dumpster and returned to walking down the rain soaked streets. His name was Manamin and this was the life he lived and the only way he knew how to live.

MY

She awoke from another night filled with nice dreams of adventure and excitement. She nuzzled against her pillow before turning and looking at the clock and saw it was already mid morning. She was still surprised that she would be allowed to sleep in so late, what with her being a princess and all. But she was still young so it was OK.

She got out of bed and moved to her private bath to ready herself for the coming day. After bathing for about half an hour, she got out and dried and dressed herself. Though only five years living with in this world, she was already skilled at many things and was capable of doing things for herself. Many called her self reliant though all she wanted was to never be a burden.

She left her room and decided to head first to her favorite garden and attend to her flowers. She noticed while taking a glance thru the window in the hall that it was raining outside. She smiled as she continued on, knowing that her flowers wouldn't need her to tend to them in that way today, thus giving her more time to look at them and enjoy their beauty.

She made her way out the door of the castle that led into the royal garden, taking a moment to grab a rain cloak to keep from getting soaked in the spring time shower. It didn't take long for her to arrive and begin to walk around her garden. It was her favorite spot in the world, save for that other place. She was Yamania, first princess of Ivoritia.

MY

Manamin was starting to get a little tired of the rain that was coming down on him and wanted to find a place to take shelter in and wait out the storm. It wasn't like he didn't mind the rain, he actually loved it a lot. But there was such a thing as to much and he was already rather soaked from all the rain his closed as absorbed as it was.

Plus, he didn't want to risk getting sick as he had no way to pay for a doctor. He found himself outside an old abadoned building that was do to be torn down soon. Seeing as no one was around to scare him off, he snuck onto the property and found some trash and other junk that could be used to make a temporary bed. Feeling tired suddenly, he laid down and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Little did he know that his choice to rest here would change the rest of his life forever.

MY

As Yamania sat on a bench sheltered from the rain inside a gazebo and looked upon her garden, she failed to notice two figures slowly approach her. The leader smiled as he pulled out a small piece of cloth and dabbed a liquid onto it. Then, moving quickly, he got behind the young girl and pressed the cloth against her mouth and nose.

Yamania quickly screamed and tried to get away, but the mans grip was to strong her her already small voice was easily kept from being heard thanks to the cloth over her mouth. After a few moments, her body went limp as she was sent into unconsciousness from the effect of the liquid. The lead man then gently lifted her into his arms and then looked at his partner.

"Leave the ransom note" he said as he started to walk away. "With luck, we'll have our money and this little one will be back home in her own bed by nightfall."

The other man did as ordered and then went to catch up with his partner while asking "You sure this will work? What if we have to get....ya know....violent?"

The lead man smiled and said "That is not something we'll have to worry about. She is the king's precious treasure after all. He will do anything needed, even sacrifice his kingdom, all for the safety of this one little girl. Now, let's go."

They made their way quickly and swiftly acroos the city, soon arriving at their hide out. The girl was tied and gagged and left in the corner, resting against some straw that was there for some reason or another. The two men sat down and decided to have some food and wait till they expected the ransom money to be delivered to the correct destination given.

Several rooms away, Manamin awoke from a strange dream about a land of never ending blue/white snow and a tower glowing with light in the distance. He remembered a girl by his side as they made their way to that very tower. He was about to go back to sleep when he heard the two men talking.

Silently, he crept along the hall till he was outside the room where he heard the talking come from. He manged to slip in without being noticed and hid behind some crates as he listened to what they had to say. "It's been several hours now since we took the girl. Think they found the note and got the money dropped for us?"

'Girl?' thought Manamin as he looked around and finally laid eyes on the unconscious female not far from where he was hiding. "Possible. Why don't you go and check on it but don't be long. If your not back with in an hour, I'll assume things got hair and I'll take the girl to the other hide out" said the boss.

The other man nodded before getting up and leaving to see if they had the money or not. Meanwhile, Manamin was trying to think on what to do. 'OK, it's obvious they kidnapped that girl and are using her for ransom money. The question is, is there anything I can do to help her?'

Twenty minutes passed till the boss heard a muffled yelp. He turned and saw the girl had awakened and was trying to free herself while calling out for help. He turned and walked over to her and said "It's best you don't try anything. At your age, there's zero chance of escaping. But don't worry because you should be back home safe and sound at the days end should we get our money."

He saw tears forming in her eyes, which led him to sigh. "Listen, sorry you have to go thru this but me and my partner need money. Lots and lots of money and we need to rather quickly too. But I can promise that we won't hurt you or do anything inappropriate to you either. Just sit back and relax and this should all be over soon, OK."

He turned and left the room to go and see if his partner had returned yet as it wasn't that far to the drop off site. No sooner that he had left, Manamin jumped from his hiding place and moved to the girl. Yamania saw him and was unsure of what he was going to do until she saw him trying to undo the knot that help to bind her arms together.

'He's trying to help me' she thought as she extended her arms outward so as to give him an easier time to work. He stopped long enough to remove the gag from her mouth so she could speak. "Don't worry, I'll save you" said Manamin as he decided to bite into the rope and hope he could weaken it some what.

"Who are you and why are you helping me?" asked Yamania as he managed to gnaw away at a small part of the rope. He looked at her and smiled as he continued working. 'He wants to save me. Wait, how can he see what he's doing when he's blind?' she wondered. She then asked that question to him aloud.

"That's just what I was wondering myself" came a voice that made them both jump. Before Manamin could move, he felt some one grab the back of his collier and lift him into the air. "Let him go, you big meanie" shouted Yamania as the man turned Manamin to look at him.

"Weird, didn't see a kid sneak in here. I guess I'm getting soft in may older years. Hm, judging from your drab and shabby look, I'd say your a street orphan. Am I right?" Manamin only nodded. "Well kid, you got guts for trying to save the girl here, especially with you being blind and all. But I'm sorry to say that you wont be playing a hero today."

Manamin grinned before he tried to take a swing at he holder, but the attack was easily blocked. "Nice try kid, but you don't expect a blind..." The man didn't finish as Manamin already had a kick coming that manged to hit the man's cheek and caused him to stagger back while dropping the boy.

Moving quickly, Manamin manged to get to Yamania and lift her into his arms before he broke into a run. Yamania was taken aback by this is as the boy didn't seem all the strong to her. At least not enough to lift her and hold her in his arms. And how did he know where to go? He was blind right?

However, they didn't make it to the door before Manamin had his feat kicked out from under him, causing him to drop Yamania who cried out from the harsh impact with the ground. She immediately looked back at her would be rescuer and cried out "Are you OK?" Manamin tried to right himself, but was grabbed again by the man and held in the air once more.

The man gave him a smile as he said "Well, I got to say that your one tough kid. Pretty brave of you to take on an adult looking as frail and weak as you do. Tell me, why did you try to help her and how can you even act when your blind?" Manamin looked at him and said "Because it's the right thing to do. And don't assume that being blind means I can't see."

The man was currious now as he reached up with his free hand and grabbed onto the cloth that was wrapped around the boys eyes. Realizing what was about to happen, Manamin started to struggle as he said in desperation "Please, don't remove it. I don't want people to see my eyes."

The man hesitated for just a moment before curiosity got the best of him and he said as he pulled it off "Sorry kid, but that's just asking some one to take a look." Yamania, from her position, wasn't able to see Manamin's eyes, but she did notice the abductor's sudden reaction.

"What...what the hell...is going on here?" the man yelled as he began to stagger back suddenly, his vision becoming blurry for some reason. He dropped Manamin who quickly grabbed the cloth laying on the floor and returned it over his eyes. He saw the man stumble and ran forward and hit tackled into the man as hard as he could.

Loosing his balance, the man stumbled back and fell, his head hitting against the table which knocked him out. Seeing as he wasn't a problem now, Manamin saw a knife lying on the floor that fell from the man's pocket as he fell and the ran back to Yamania and used to to cut the ropes and free her.

"Are you OK?" he asked as she rubbed her wrist to sooth the sorrness she felt. She gave him a kind smile and nodded as she said "Yes, I am. Thank you for saving me today. kind boy. My name is Yamania. What is your name and what did you do to that man?"

"I'm Manamin, it's nice to meet you Yamania." He looked back at the man and said "I told him to not look at my eyes but he didn't listen. Such is what happens to those who look into them directly." She nodded, then asked "So, are you really blind or is that cloth there simply to conceal your eyes from the world?"

Before he could answer, they heard a loud noise come from behind them. Immediately, several guards rushed in followed by a man wearing pure white armor. Several of the guards moved to the kidnapper and tied him down as Yamania cried out "Uncle Iolus." The man in the white armor knelt down to her and asked if she was fine. Yamnania nodded.

Suddenly, her attention was averted when she heard Manamin yelp in pain. She turned and saw him being pinned down by some guards who were tying him up. Manamin was struggling to free himself as Yamania screamed "Leave him alone, he tried to help me." But before she could finish, one guard hit Manamin in the back of his head with his sword, knocking him out.

MY

"Huh? Where am I? asked Manamin as he regained consciousness. He realized he was laying in a warm and comfortable bed which was a new experience for him as he was always living in the streets till now. As he pulled himself up, he felt a strong hand come to rest on his shoulders and a kind voice began to speak to him.

"Easy there son, your safe now inside the castle walls." Manamin turned to look upon the face of the white armored knight he had met early. "Hey, your that guy who came for Yamania right? Lets see, she called you Uncle Iolus if I remember correctly." Iolus smiled as he said "Glad to see that bump to the head didn't scramble your brains. Sorry about that by the way. My men can get a bit carried away from time to time."

Manamin shook his head and said "No, that's fine. I'm actually use to getting beat up a little. Comes with being a street urchin and all. So, where's Yamania at?" Iolus smiled at him and said "Princess Yamania is safe and sound now and I wish to thank you for what you have done here this day. She's probably with her mother right now."

Manamin breathed a sigh of relief as he said "That's good to know. I was afraid that...wait, what? She's a princess? She's THE princess?" Iolus laughed at his look of confusion and fear as he said "Yep, you saved the life of a princess, my boy. That makes you quite the little hero now doesn't it?"

Not sure how to respond, Manamin just sat there and aloud himself to become lost in thought. Iolus got a serious look on his face as he said "OK, lets get down to business then shall we. My niece told me what happened and if you are willing, I'd like to see your eyes."

Manamin looked at him nervously and said "Um, that won't be a good idea. When ever people look at my eyes, weird things happen to them." Iolus simply patted him on his head and said "Don't worry. I'll be fine kid. But I need to see your eyes in order to confirm something. Please, let me see them."

Manamin sighed as he realized there was no saying no to this guy. So, he reached up and removed the clothe while keeping his eyes closed and then looked over to Iolus and opened them. Iolus was taken aback at what he saw. The iris of his eyes was a ever shifting kaleidoscope of rainbow colors that was constantly changing both it's color and pattern.

"You...you have Aura Eyes" Iolus said in astonishment. Manamin looked down in shame as he nodded. "Now you know. Even with this blinder on me, I can still see easily thanks to the aura light people give off." Iolus composed himself and added "And why that man had trouble when he did. The way your eye's shift and change can cause people to become dizzy and fatigued if they look into them to closely."

Manamin nodded at that. "Despite my best efforts, I can't seem to control this power. I can't even return my eyes to normal, assuming I can return them to normal." Iolus sighed, then said "Well, it's lucky I happened to find you when I did then." Manamin looked at him and asked "What do you mean?"

Iolus stood up and walked over to the window and looked outside to see a rainbow forming in the sky now that the rains had ended and the sun was once again shinning down upon the world. Manamin smiled at seeing the rainbow before putting his full attention as Iolus turned and looked at him.

"I have an offer for you kid. If your willing, I will adopt you and raise you like you were my own son. I will train you to become a powerful warrior and I can even find somebody who can help you learn to control your eyes, thus allowing you to go with out the blinder. What do you say?"

Manamin thought for a moment before asking "What's the catch? As much as I'd like to believe your doing this just for my benefit, I have a feeling you have another reason for making me this offer." Iolus nodded, then said "There is. If you agree, then I would require you to become Yamania's protector once your training is complete. What do you say?"

Manamin was stunned at hearing this. He would protect a princess someday? He was about to answer when the door burst open and Yamania rushed in to Manamin's side. "Please say yes. After what you did for me back when I was kidnapped, I would feel safer knowing your were there to protect me. Please, pretty please."

The boy sighed, then he smiled and said "Well, if the royal princess is asking then how can I possibly refuse. I accept your offer Iolus, I mean...father." Iolus laughed and said "Hold on. I think it's to early for you to be calling me that now. What do you think Yamania?"

The princess didn't hear him as she was too busy looking into Manamin's eyes. "Your eyes are really pretty Manam..." She came to a stop as she started to sway back and forth before she collapsed with a thud. "Princess, are you OK?" said Manamin with a worried voice as he leaned over and looked at her.

Iolus just laughed harder before saying "I knew this was the right choice. Your already proving to be good for a laugh, which is really needed around here. Now, lets wake our girl up and then we can see about helping you learn how to control your eyes power's." Manamin nodded as he settled into his new and interesting life.

Things were deffinately going to be interesting from now on.

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Well, that was that. There will be more revealed about them as the story continues, so be ready for some interesting times ahead. I will say that FB will more or less follow the act 2 story at least up to the conclusion of the Akatsuki Invasion story (with a few minor changes thrown in of course for various reasons). Whether or not I do the arc that occurs after depends on what it will be about. And there will be at least one non canon arc in the story that will delve into the mysteries of the past as well as more about CLOAK and it's current purpose.

And now, the list of current and up coming projects.

Current:

Spiral Traversed: There are 4 chapters left (ending at chpt.22). You can expect to see Shelendria fight Requa and Hinata fight Heiser in chpt.19, Hinata and Heiser's fight concluded and Naruto vs Vamio in chpt.20, Spaegel at war with the 6 Realms of Pain in chpt.21, and the Resonator reinforcements vs Hoskins for possession of the Relic in chpt.22!

You're Are Not Alone act.1: Currently on Hiatus until late summer or early fall (unless I feel the urge to write some more for it before hand). I will be finishing it one day, but I feel that right now that I should focus on more important projects.

Minato: Will be releasing new chapters in June (or July if not June). New chapters will have the genin team selection and the entire Wave story arc.

Impulse: The mission Naruto, Hinata, and Roxas are on becomes complicated as the mystery of the White Witch grows deeper and the illusions become dangerously real. Will the arrival of a certain person bring the mission into their favor, or is it already to late for them to win?

Upcoming Projects:

Our Secret pt.3: Miracle: The final part of the trilogy will see Naruto return home as both he and Hinata face one final series of challenges before they can be married and welcome their child into the world. Rated T (One Shot)

Rave Master Naruto: Will begin once Spiral Traversed is finished and I have released Our Secret. The story has Naruto taking refuge inside the abandoned Namikaze compound during a rain storm after finding his apartment up in flames. Inside, he discovers a hidden room that leads to a life changing event. Soon, Naruto and his team will set out on a mission to find the Rave Stones and find a way to destroy the revived Dark Bring once and for all. Rated T (multi chapter)

Shuffled Emotion's: "I hate you. Why did my mother have to die that day while YOU, her killer, get to keep living? I wish, I wish...you would just....DIE!" Naruto and Hinata were best friends when they were small children until an accident results in the death of Hinata's mother and Naruto's parents. Naruto is taken in by the Hyuga family which angers Hinata. Is Naruto really responsible for those deaths like he told her he was? Or, is there something more going on that Hinata is not aware of? Set in modern times and it will be my first attempt at writing an emotionally bitter and heart wrenching story. AU that Rated M just to be safe. (Will be 1 regular chapter long with possible 3 follow up chapters depend on reviews and answer's to asked question's in story.)

Uzumaki Heat: Kiba wants to pull a prank on Naruto, the prankster king of the Leaf Village, but he makes a very big mistake that will effect his, Naruto, Hinata's, and Sakura's lives forever. And what is this mistake? Creating an elixir that causes a massive sexual desire to overcome a person and go for the first person of the opposite sex they see. And there's no cure for it either. NaruHina and KibaSaku, rating will be M for lemons and (hopefully) a lot of humor. (1 to 5 chapter story, depend on how much I decide to throw in)

In a Moment's Time: He was on a journey with no destination. She lived in a world of total isolation. By chance, they meet one day and become what the other needs. She became his place to call home and he became her escape from being alone. Based on "Air the Movie". rated K10 (3 or 4 chapters total)

Fountain of Memories: Naruto is coming to live with his cousin Ino in Leaf Village and to finish up high school as well. He will meet and change the lives of 4 girls as well as Ino herself over the passage of time and discover a link between himself and the five girls that will be in his life. This is not a harem, but rather a story that will break into 5 different versions of itself half way through the telling. The versions are: NaruHina, NaruIno, NaruTen, NaruMoeg, and Naru?. Rated M (multi chapter)

Outside of Our Secret and Rave Master Naruto, please tell me which of the other up coming projects you'd like to see first so I know which one to do for you all.