A Few Well Spoken Words

Chapter Eight

A Twist

X.x.X.x.X

Naruto's eyes were a fiery compound of fury and spite. His foul crimson chakra laced the air with malevolent intent. A deep, savage growl emitted from his parted lips. The Jinchuuriki snarled noiselessly, barring his lengthened fangs. With an explosion of chakra the red eyed boy simply disappeared into thin air.

Hinata gulped audibly as her timid gaze scanned the area. Shallow breaths slipped out of her unnaturally dry throat. A mere second had passed since her opponent's departure, although it felt like minutes. Hinata's Byakugan caught glimpse of a red flash that was approaching with dangerous speed. She willed her body to drop into an evasive roll as she narrowly avoided certain death.

Naruto's furious gaze didn't leave Hinata's form for a second as he attempted to dislodge his fist from the building's structure. He pulled with all his demonic chakra infused might, ripping away a large chunk of the building's wall. The enraged blond spun on his heel in an attempt to build up momentum as he flung the piece of drywall towards his opponent.

Hinata's lavender tinted eyes widened as she danced around the makeshift projectile. "Naruto... Please stop this! I-."

"No, there was a time for talking," Naruto's hoarse voice literally growled out as he sprinted towards the Hyuga heiress. "That time is over!"

'He's unbelievably fast! The way he is now... I'm not sure if Lee could match his speed!' Hinata ducked instinctively under Naruto's fist, her grip latching around the extended limb. The Tokubetsu Jonin poured her chakra to her free hand, shaping it into a flat palm. With lightning-quick speed and precision she snapped her wrist forward, intending to end the battle prematurely. She was caught off guard, however, as Naruto's torso twisted in a sickening manner. Her palm strike sailed past its target, leaving her wide open to Naruto's counter attack.

Naruto's foot buried into Hinata's ribcage, sending the girl tumbling across the ground. He stalked towards his downed prey, his eyes illuminated with a malicious glow. "It seems even a Hyuga is a coward when staring death in the face."

Hinata choked down her tears at her long time crush's words. 'All these years of training... is this really the extent of my abilities? Am I still nothing but a coward?'

"Gatsūga!" A voice shouted as a spiraling cyclone collided with Naruto's unsuspecting form.

Naruto grunted in pain as he was pushed back through the street, leaving deep trenches in his wake. A feral war cry escaped his throat as he focused as much of the Kyubi's chakra as possible to his right hand. The Jinchuuriki brought his hand down in a ruthless open palm strike as he literally slapped away the grinding drill-of-an-attack.

"Shit!" Kiba shouted as he slammed into a nearby building, disorientated from his previous attack.

Naruto's honed instincts screamed at him to dodge as he sidestepped an even larger cyclone attack. His fingers blurred through a set of hand signs as he called out the name of his technique, "Futon: Senpuuken (Wind Release: Hurricane Fist)." With a thrust of his fist Naruto sent a vortex of wind toward the fast approaching mutt. The Senpuuken, rotating counter-clockwise, was able to halt Akamaru's clockwise rotation.

Akamaru growled as he was forcefully pulled from his technique. He landed on the ground noiselessly, barring his razor sharp teeth threateningly.

"Heh," Kiba laughed humorlessly as he appeared next to his lifetime companion. "There's no way you can beat me and Akamaru. Although I do like what you've done with your look; more feral is never a bad thing."

Naruto snorted as he dug his chakra enhanced claws into the road below, pulling up a reasonably large section of concrete in an impressive display of strength. He twisted on his heel, using the chunk of road to deflect a number of shuriken. Finishing his rotation the blond hurled the large rock at Kiba and Akamaru. He nodded as the piece of road passed through the two Inuzuka partners. "You expect me to fall for a trick like Bushin (Clone)?"

"Not really!" The real Kiba admitted as he rushed forward with alarming speed, having already activated his Shikyaku no Jutsu (Four Legs Technique).

Naruto blinked and the chunin Inuzuka was already upon him. The Sharingan-user ducked low under a swipe of Kiba's claws. He pushed himself lower, twisting into a sweeping kick that caught Kiba off guard. The Inuzuka lost his footing, which was never a good idea against a superior Taijutsu user. Naruto caught the chunin by his shirt, pulling Kiba straight into a left hook.

"Umph!" Kiba let out a noise of protest as his opponent unleashed a brutal combo of lightning-quick blows, leaving the Inuzuka with no time to form a proper defense. Naruto finished his assault with a roundhouse kick, sending the bruised and bloody Inuzuka tumbling across the ground.

The Jinchuuriki had no time to feel accomplished as he suddenly found himself driven into the ground, courtesy of a two hundred pound dog. Naruto's slit pupils locked with Akamaru's equally feral orbs as the dog bellowed in triumph. Naruto cursed as he pushed his forearm into Akamaru's neck, struggling to keep the dog's teeth away from his throat. The Kyubi's feral instincts resurfaced as Naruto caught sight of his abnormally sharp claws. Without a moment's hesitation the Jinchuuriki swiped at the dog's side, leaving three deep wounds running perpendicular to the ground.

Akamaru yelped in anguish as he was kicked away. He skidded across the ground and began to lick his wounds.

"Akamaru!" Kiba shouted in disbelief as he rushed toward his injured friend. He dug into his pouch, producing a very familiar pill. Tossing it towards his companion he called, "Eat the Solider pill, you'll feel better!"

Akamaru obeyed immediately as he swallowed the pill, his fur turning red to attest to his spiking chakra levels.

"Back for more?" Naruto rolled his eyes as he dodged a Jyuken strike. Using his natural reflexes Naruto was able to avoid Hinata's continuous assault of strikes - a combination of open palm and finger strikes - effortlessly. "You're too easy to predict!" Naruto chuckled as he spun around the last of Hinata's strikes, or so he thought.

"Hyea!" Hinata shouted as she dropped low into the splits, using her natural flexibility to catch Naruto off guard. She flipped into a handspring as her heel planted into Naruto's face.

Naruto blinked as he brought his hand to his cheek, his face twisted into an expression of clear disbelief. He swiped forward with his claws, leaping backwards in order to make some distance between himself and his opponents. The heavy feeling in the air quickly dissipated as Naruto's demonic aura dispersed. 'I was cocky; not even using the Sharingan. I thought I could beat them through brute force alone. That's not how a ninja fights.' With this thought in mind Naruto's furious red eyes darkened, returning to the emotionless black of norm. This change didn't last long, however, as the infamous Sharingan soon occupied his eye sockets.

"Finally taking us seriously?" Kiba raised an eyebrow as he settled into a Taijutsu stance.

"I guess you could say that," Naruto stated simply as he pressed his fingers into his trademarked cross-shaped seal. "Let's even the odds. Kage Bushin no Jutsu!" An enormous cloud of smoke spread across the battlefield, obscuring the Konoha-nin's view of their opponent. After innumerable cracks and pops the cloud finally disappeared, revealing hundreds of orange clad blonds.

The two Konoha-nin and one dog settled into their stances, both Jyuken and Inuzuka style respectively. They knew they were in for a long ride.

X.x.

"What do you mean destroyed?" Orochimaru hissed with narrowed eyes.

"The southern base, Orochimaru-sama," Kabuto answered with an abnormally calm voice, despite the situation. "It was found completely collapsed, leaving absolutely no survivors. I determined the initial explosion to have centered in meeting room 2-A."

"Who would dare do this? There are only a handful of people in the world who know of that base's existence, let alone the layout of it! Were you able to identify all the bodies?"

"Most of them were identifiable," Kabuto answered. "The only ones that were too charred to be identified seemed to be the three closest to the explosion. Luckily they were wearing fireproof identification cards, so even they were accounted for."

Orochimaru nodded, his face twisted in an expression of distaste. "All that research - years and years of it - is gone. Was anything saved?"

Kabuto shook his head slowly. "Unfortunately no." Hearing Orochimaru's scornful hiss he continued, "But there was one thing that seemed strange."

"What?" Orochimaru questioned with a glimmer of hope in his yellow eyes.

"Subject 246-A4..." Kabuto began, watching Orochimaru's levels of interest spike. "Was missing. I searched everywhere and I couldn't find it."

"What?" Orochimaru hissed lowly, his voice promising pain to whoever stirred his anger. "Impossible! You and I were the only ones that even knew about Subject 246! Explain!"

"I'm not entirely sure... His container seemed to be forced open-."

"-So he was stolen?" Orochimaru cut into Kabuto's sentence.

"No. You see the strange part..." The ex-spy shook his head as he contemplated his word choice. "The way the glass was broken seemed to point to a blow from the inside."

"What are you saying...?"

"It seems that Subject 246 has awoken prematurely...and he wasn't happy." Kabuto explained.

"No. No, no, no!" Orochimaru shouted as he slammed his fist into his desk, splintering the wood. "That's not possible! You told me he wasn't supposed to wake up for another year!"

"He wasn't," Kabuto answered, seemingly not feeling the gravity of the situation. "Who knows what sort of punishment this will have on his brain development."

Orochimaru sighed, "What of Guren's mission status?"

"It's too late to recall her. Her mission should have already been completed."

"Damn it!" Orochimaru turned his accusing gaze toward the young medic. "This is your fault! If you don't retrieve Subject 246 I will personally punish you."

Kabuto nodded as he bowed towards his master, disappearing in a cloud of smoke.

The snake sanin rubbed his temple in defeat as he retrieved a file from his desk. Bold words were stamped across the front of the file, 'Cloning Attempt Successful.'

X.x.X.x.X

Hinata panted as she twisted through the horde of clones, delivering fatal Jyuken strikes to each. Beads of sweat dripped down her pale features as she continued her assault. Her Byakugan caught sight of Kiba's animalistic approach to destroying his set of clones. He used his teeth, claws and fists ruthlessly as he plowed through the orange clad blonds.

"Kaiten!" Hinata shouted as she spun on her heels, an orb of protective chakra expanding from her body and destroying the remaining clones. Her gaze turned towards Naruto, who sat on the side of a nearby building with a bored expression on his face. She was actually appalled by his sheer brutality - every one of his strikes possessed the potential to kill - and emotionless demeanor. It was nothing like the Naruto she had grown to love. "Naruto-kun..."

"Hmm?" Naruto called in response to her whisper.

"We need to stop, "Hinata continued as her voice increased in volume. "This isn't like you... You're not a bad person!"

"The world isn't black and white; there are shades of grey separating your beliefs. To you I may seem like a bad person, but to Otogakure it could be the opposite. I wouldn't expect a Konoha ninja such as yourself to sympathize; your village has a history of labeling everyone who doesn't agree with their ideals as an enemy."

"That's not true!" Hinata protested. "Konohagakure was founded on contrasting ideals! The Uchiha and the Senju, two clans whose beliefs couldn't have been further apart, were able to come together to form our village."

"And how did that 'partnership' end?" Naruto questioned in retort. "The Uchiha were killed off!"

"What are you talking about?" Kiba shouted angrily, forcing himself into the conversation. "Itachi killed the Uchiha clan. That has nothing to do with this!"

"It doesn't matter..." Naruto shook his head at their lack of knowledge. "What does matter is that you will both die today."

"That's what I'm talking about! The Naruto I knew would have never killed his old friends." Hinata protested with a frown.

"The Naruto you knew is dead," Naruto answered simply.

"You are not Naruto-kun," Hinata retorted firmly. "It would take more than Orochimaru's teachings to break Uzumaki Naruto's spirit."

"Shut up!" Naruto growled as he appeared before the girl, shoving her against the wall. He quickly produced a kunai from his pouch.

"Go ahead and kill me! It will only prove how weak you've become," Hinata whispered darkly. "How far you've fallen..."

Naruto's eyes widened as the words struck a core in him. Memories flashed before his eyes; memories he couldn't recall having lived.

Flashback...

A fourteen year old Uzumaki Naruto stood across from an older boy, dressed in Otogakure's chunin flak jacket. The older boy was panting wildly, his shaky arms held forcefully in a Taijutsu stance.

"I w-won't l-lose," the boy panted as he clenched his fingers into a fist. He looked to be seventeen years old, with straight brown hair that framed his face. A beard of stubble covered his chin, proving his age. He was tall, being almost six inches taller than the blond boy before him. He rushed forward, throwing tired fists at his opponent. His technique was wild and uncontrolled in his exhaustion.

Naruto frowned as he easily eluded the older boy's reach. Twisting around a half speed straight jab, Naruto sprung into an assault of his own. He easily overwhelmed the man with lightning quick Taijutsu jabs. Spinning into a haymaker Naruto crushed the man's dreams of victory along with his nose.

The man moaned as he tried vainly to push himself to his feet. He was at his limit...that much was clear. He rolled over to his back; his face was twisted in an expression of defeat.

"Good match!" Naruto called as his lips pulled into a grin. "You lasted a long time! Almost a half an hour."

"But I wasn't able to win," the man turned towards Naruto with a gaze of fury. "Why do you have to mock me? Get it over with already! I'm ready..."

"What do you mean?" Naruto blinked in confusion as he eyed the man strangely.

"Don't act ignorant! Just kill me already," the seventeen year old boy begged.

"Kill you?" Naruto questioned in disbelief. "Why would I do that? This was just a spar!"

"You mean you don't know?" The man frowned towards the blond. "In Otogakure it is forbidden for a higher ranked ninja to lose to one of lower rank. In order for a Chunin to keep their rank they need to challenge and defeat a genin of Orochimaru's choice once every six months... To lose is to be declared weak; too weak for Otogakure."

Naruto frowned at this revelation. He hadn't known about that rule. "I'm not going to kill you."

"Please! You don't understand..." The chunin begged. "You don't know what he will do to me!"

"I... I can't." Naruto frowned apologetically. "I'm sorry..."

The nameless chunin searched the surrounding area wildly as he searched his pouch for a kunai.

"Wait, stop!" Naruto shouted as he rushed to stop the man. It was too late. The Chunin plunged the knife into his throat, ending his own life. "What the hell?"

An eerily feeling coursed through Naruto's spine as a sudden voice spoke, "You disappoint me Naruto-kun..."

Naruto turned wide eyed towards his master. "Orochimaru-sama!"

"Even with a man begging for you to end him, you fail to do so. Perhaps I was wrong about you." Orochimaru's eyes were dark in clear disappointment.

Naruto bit his lip in guilt. Orochimaru's eyes reminded him of Jiraiya's...the day that he had visited Oto. "I...I-."

"It doesn't matter..." Orochimaru brushed Naruto's words off as stalked forward, his pale fingers twitching in preparation. "I'll teach you to be more obedient in the future."

X.x.X.x.X

Naruto snapped out of his trance, his grip around Hinata's neck becoming shaky. As hard as he tried he couldn't remember that particular day, despite the fact that the memory was clear as drinking water.

Hinata sprang into action as she twisted away from the Jinchuuriki's grip. She continued her rotation and slammed her knee into Naruto's gut. Without stopping for a moment Hinata kicked off the blonde's shoulders, flipping away in order to make some distance. 'What is that?' She questioned internally as she noticed a set of glowing seals at the base of Naruto's skull. 'Seals at the base of the skull are typically associated with brain function, particularly memory...'

Naruto cursed as he pushed himself to his feet. His brain was hazy as he tried to sort his thoughts. He shook his head in order to clear himself as he flashed through a set of seals, "Sen'eijashu (Hidden Shadow Snake Hands)!" A dozen darkly pigmented snakes exploded from Naruto's sleeve at his command. The snakes wrapped around Hinata's limbs, rendering her immobile. Naruto griped the tail of the snakes, tugging on them and using them as a makeshift catapult to fling Hinata into a nearby wall.

A noiseless scream escaped Hinata's lips as she doubled over in pain, coughing up blood. She activated her Byakugan, checking herself for any internal injuries. 'I need to end this quick... Otherwise I might not make it out alive.' Hinata's lavender eyes shined brightly as she poured her chakra into her hands. The chakra shrouded her hands as it manifested into the shape of a lion's head, one on each of her arms. "Jūho Sōshiken (Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists)!" The ground itself cracked in appreciation of Hinata's power as she rushed forward, her most powerful attack in hand.

"I see you have a flashy move," Naruto's calculative gaze inspected the technique, his Sharingan memorizing the flow of chakra. He sidestepped Hinata's first thrust, which completely obliterated the wall behind him. Naruto raised an eyebrow at the show of power, "Impressive. You could create a lot of collateral damage with that..." Naruto twisted, ducked and stepped around Hinata's assault - which left the unfortunate building behind him in a collapsed heap.

Hinata puffed in exertion as he chased after the blond, her technique laying the surrounding area in waste. For a full five minutes she gave chase to the elusive Sharingan user, who did nothing but dodge and watch the entire time. "Why can't I hit you?" Hinata shouted, emphasizing each syllable of her sentence.

"Your technique reminds me of a less refined version of Tsunade's strength," Naruto stated, completely ignoring Hinata's rhetorical question. "It's way less practical, though. It also wastes too much chakra to be useful for somebody like you."

As if responding to Naruto's words, Hinata's technique wavered before disappearing completely. Her legs gave out on her as she collapsed in an exhausted heap. 'I was so close...'

"I would have been dead If you hit me with that," Naruto complemented the defeated Hyuga. A feeling of dread washed over Naruto's being as a large shadow obstructed his view of the sun. It was then that he realized he had forgotten his other opponent in the heat of battle. Naruto slowly turned his head and came face to face with a monstrous being. A two headed wolf-like creature stood directly over his frame, salivating in preparation for its meal.

'It's up to you now Kiba-kun...' Hinata thought weakly as her heavy eyelids shut.

X.x.X.x.X

"Holy fuck what the hell is that?" Tayuya shouted from atop the destroyed factories. It had been a rather easy mission overall, as the combination of her Doki and Naruto's snake summons had wreaked havoc on the poorly structured buildings. She also had to admit that Suigetsu's newest toy was a great addition to the wreckage.

"Is that...a dog?" Suigetsu scratched his head in confusion as he spotted a large white figure in the far distance.

"I'm not sure... You think it's one of the Konoha-pussies?" Tayuya questioned with a frown. They had expected Naruto to have finished the Konoha-nin already.

"Maybe. Let's go check it out anyway. Fishcakes might need some help." Suigetsu mused.

"Naruto's the last person who would admit to needing help..." Tayuya sighed. "Even before he went all emotionless he was stubborn as shit..."

Suigetsu chuckled as he ran his tongue over his wickedly sharp teeth. "Sometimes I forget he used to have emotions... Orochimaru really got him bad."

"Yeah..." Tayuya nodded with abnormal grief.

Flashback...

"Orochimaru-sama," Naruto called as he knocked on his leader's door. "You wanted to see me?"

"Yes, come in Naruto-kun." Orochimaru said with an unreadable expression.

Naruto slid the door open with a creak as he stepped into the office where Orochimaru spent most of his time. He was clearly nervous; his body language was a key giveaway to this fact. "Yeah...?"

"How are you progressing with your training?" The snake-like man questioned with his intentions still unclear.

"Uh... Good." Naruto answered simply. Orochimaru's stoic look encouraged him to delve deeper into the subject. "I've mastered the first eight katas of Hebiken down to perfection. My Sharingan abilities are only growing stronger and I've completed the first task of my chakra nature."

"You cut the leaf?" Orochimaru questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah." Naruto nodded.

"Good. And the Mangekyou?"

"I haven't really...used it since the day with Jiraiya," Naruto admitted with a gulp.

Orochimaru's lips pulled into a deep frown at these words. "Why not?"

"Well the only two things that I know I can do are Tsukiyomi and Amaterasu," Naruto began. He continued with Orochimaru's nod, "And I can't really practice Tsukiyomi-."

"Why not?" The snake user asked crisply.

"I would need another person to-."

"So all you need is a living person to experiment with? Why didn't you say so?"

"Well I... I don't really think it's right. I've seen what the Tsukiyomi can do," Naruto answered hesitantly.

"You don't think it's right?" Orochimaru questioned incredulously. Naruto didn't answer. "Your compassion is the only thing that holds you back from being truly great."

"I'm sorry..."

"Don't apologize!" Orochimaru shouted. "You're nothing but a waste of time! Do you expect your enemies to show you compassion?"

"That's different... These are my comrades," Naruto protested.

"Comrades?" The snake sanin shook his head with clear disappointment. "I'll show you just how much compassion a comrade will show you." With these words the sanin was on Naruto before he could react.

X.x.X.x.X

Naruto's Sharingan locked with the feral eyes of the transformed beast. He observed the Inuzuka's movements, sliding into a neutral position so that he could react in any direction. It was then that he noticed a foul smell from his clothing. "Is that...pee?" As if responding the Naruto's question to twin-headed wolf smiled, barring its gargantuan fangs. Naruto's eyes widened as his mind turned up into overdrive, trying to find anyway to dodge what was yet to come.

"Garōga!" With this word the enormous wolf leaped into the air and started spinning rapidly. The beast's rotation sped up as he became a literal vortex of power. The technique shot at Naruto with alarming speed.

Naruto narrowly dodged the jutsu, having used a combination of his speed and the substitution. Unfortunately for him, this jutsu was not merely a onetime use. He braced himself as the deadly cyclone approached him, his Mangekyou Sharingan flaring to life.

As the technique collided with the smaller form an enormous cloud of dust and debris obscured the two from view, leaving any onlookers figuratively hanging on the edge of their seats.

X.x.X.x.X

"Holy shit!" Tayuya shouted as she rushed forward, her eyes wide in horror. "There's no way the shit-head can survive that..." Her voice was uncharacteristically soft.

Suigetsu nodded gravely as his clouded eyes watched the scene unfold. He could only watch and pray that his teammate would somehow pull a miracle out of his ass.

X.x.X.x.X

The dust finally lifted to reveal a sight found only in fairy tales.

The drilling cyclone that was Inuzuka Kiba was forced to a standstill by a floating ribcage of all things. The ribcage shielded a bewildered Naruto from the Inuzuka's ultimate attack. A powerful black chakra weaved through the ribs of the shield, holding the defense together. Despite the black tint of the chakra it was strangely transparent, revealing Naruto's puzzled expression to the world. It was clear he was just as lost as the rest of the crowd at the turn of events.

The drilling attack was eventually spun to a halt and deflected by the strange dark chakra. The two headed wolf was sent crashing through nearby buildings by an enormous skeletal fist. The transformation was reversed, rendering the Inuzuka and his companion unconscious.

The skeletal arm and ribcage shimmered away as the dark chakra receded into Naruto's eyes. Streams of blood flowed down Naruto's cheeks as his Sharingan disappeared. His knees felt weak; too weak to hold his weight. Just as he was about to collapse the blond was caught by two sets of arms.

"What the hell was that?" Tayuya shouted in awestruck fascination.

"Susanoo..." Naruto answered in a whisper.

"There will be time for explanation later," Suigetsu added as he aided Naruto in their departure. "For now we need to get you out of here."

X.x.X.x.X

"Guren-sensei..." Suigetsu frowned at the sight of the pale body.

"Is she...?" Tayuya questioned with a gulp.

"Yeah, she's dead." Naruto answered tiredly. He brushed off Suigetsu and Tayuya's help and he limped over to the form of his sensei. He examined the body for confirmation. The Jinchuuriki turned his sorrowful gaze back toward his teammates. "Sorry-."

Before he could finish his sentence a sharp rod of crystalline material pierced his stomach.

"Naruto!" Tayuya shouted as she turned towards Guren in disbelief. "What the fuck?"

Guren's ruby red lips pulled into a smirk as she rolled over, ready to die. "I never fail a mission."

Naruto's vision blurred as collapsed to the ground, holding his bleeding side. He idly noted his teammate's concerned faces and Tayuya's shouts. He couldn't react to either, however, as his world went black.

Flashback...

Naruto awoke to find himself on a lab table of sorts. He was strapped securely with leather and chakra resistant straps. He initially struggled, attempting to free himself from his containment. His gaze scanned the area, searching for answers.

"Ah, Naruto." An eerily familiar voice made itself known as Naruto turned to see Kabuto's smiling visage. "You're awake. I suppose I underestimated the Kyubi's influence on you when I created the sedatives."

"What? What's going on?" Naruto asked with narrowed eyes. He was still attempted to free himself form the leather straps.

"Don't worry, It won't hurt," Kabuto smiled reassuringly. "At least you won't remember the pain."

"I don't understand..." Naruto's voice wavered as he scanned the room. On the far side of the room a small baby floated in a containment pod.

"I suppose that you won't remember my explanation anyway," Kabuto sighed as he sat next to the blond. "We have decided that - as you now are - you aren't even close to ready for what is to come. I've done two things," Kabuto paused as he held up two fingers. "I've accelerated the development of your Sharingan, specifically the Mangekyou, and I have created a clone - of sorts - using your DNA."

"But why?" Naruto questioned. His head hurt from the influx of information.

"Your body and skill set are flawless, or more so have the potential to be flawless. Orochimaru-sama has decided that you would make the perfect body for him."

Naruto's eyes widened as he processed the information. "So he's going to possess me?"

"No!" Kabuto laughed cheekily. "Of course not. The Kyubi prevents that from happening. Instead we decided to create a better you, using your DNA and the Sharingan traits from Sasuke. Of course we're going to seal away all of the 'new' you's resolve against killing. He'll effectively be the perfect warrior..."

"Where does that leave me?"

"I've been instructed to seal your memories away; at least some of them. You won't remember anything about this conversation," Kabuto explained with a grin. "You'll still be a useful pawn in the future. Now go to sleep Naruto-kun..." With these words Kabuto placed a mask of sleep gas against Naruto's helpless face.

Just before Naruto was out cold he caught a glimpse of a nearby file. 'Subject 246-A4...'

X.x.X.x.X

A strange figure clad in purple walked down an empty road. His movements were strangely stiff and uncontrolled, as if he hadn't walked in a long time. An insane grin seemed to be plastered to his pale face as the man walked down the road. He ran a hand through his untamed raven hair as he chuckled lightly.

Behind him, spread across the road, were several bloodied bodies. Each body was clothed in a signature forest green flak jacket. He continued his slow, deliberate pace as his green eyes sparkled with insanity.

In the distance he could make out the towering walls of Konohagakure no Sato. If possible his grin broadened as he increased his pace by a small amount. His hand was tattooed in red ink, the words 'Subject 246-A4' running down his wrist.

"It's time to bring a little...chaos to Konoha."

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