The Fourth Ninja War was a bloody massacre. everyone died, except Naruto. He was so very devastated and depressed.
He was the only one left.
The only one alive.
He saw no meaning in his life anymore. He and Kurama were tired. Tired of being alone...
After what felt like years of cleaning, Naruto was done. He sighed and lifted his gaze to the window. He wasn't surprised at what he saw. It was pitch black outside. The only remanence of light can be found in the moon and stars.
'That took quite awhile. It must be around midnight.'
With a sigh he changed into pajamas and walked to his bed. As soon as his head touched the pillow, he was pulled into a deep sleep.
*DREAM*
Naruto POV
'Wet..... Why am I wet?' I thought to myself. I sniffed the air, to try to get a better read on my surroundings. It smelt of rusted metal and water.
'I know this smell,' And with that thought in mind, I opened my eyes. I was in front of a large metal cage with a seal on it. Kurama was inside the cage, sleeping. If I strained my eyes really hard, I could see the silhouettes of the other tailed beasts in there as well.
"Kurama, why are you guys in that cage? I thought we got rid of that." I asked the big creature. He slightly opened one eye to look at me. If looks could kill, I would have been stabbed through the heart with a Chidori.
"Why do you think we are in here? Choose your words carefully." Kurama said. I was starting to get nervous. I didn't know what to think. Why was he so grumpy? I thought long and hard about my choice of words and possible explanations.
"When we went back in time my body wasn't actually transported, just my soul. As a result, the seal has yet to be modified. Now that I think about it, wouldn't the sudden increase in chakra and merging of my soul with my past soul have some side effect?" I said. Kurama looked at me for a moment, sighed, then replied.
"You finally put that brain to work huh?" Kurama looked tired. I guess that jutsu took a lot out of the tailed beasts.
"You were right about there being a side effect grub." The seven tailed beetle Chomei jumped into the conversation. "Because of the difference in chakra levels of your previous body and this one, many different things could happen. The most likely to happen is a rapid physical growth to accommodate the extra chakra and new soul." Chomei said. After he explained the most probable outcome, I relaxed a little. I felt better knowing that nothing too dramatic would happen. I was startled from my assurances when Shukaku began to talk.
"Or he could explode. Too much chakra and your insides will melt. Then the chakra will cause you to expand like a balloon! Then y-"
"Shukaku. You're scarring the poor kitten. Please be more careful with your words." The two tailed cat Matatabi said. She had a menacing aura surrounding her. Shukaku flinched back in fright. "Kitten, there is no need for the fear. We won't let that happen to you. WOULD WE?!" She turned to look at the others in the cage. They all shook their heads rapidly, afraid to face her wrath.
" Yeah. Okay. Thanks guys." And with that I started to fade from my mind scape as my much-needed sleep came to an end.
*END OF DREAM*
Third POV
When Naruto woke up from his dream, he felt different. He rushed to the mirror to see if his body had any physical changes. Looking in the mirror he was in awe from his appearance.
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'Oh my kami,' Naruto thought. As he examined his new appearance in the mirror, he felt his chakra and spirit settle into his body. 'I might need to inform the Hokage about this.'
"You should do that soon kit. You don't want the old geezer to think you hid something from him." Kurama said.
"Alright I'll do that in a minute." After Naruto replied he placed a henge to appear as he did and went to the Hokage's office.
