《Gris Evighet》


 Chapter 1 - Prologue

    There I lay.


    Dying once more, with nothing to stop it. Time is such a cruel existence. I thought it was unbeatable,


    up until towards the end of my first lifetime.


    See, my first life many saw me as evil or tyranical. The truth of the matter was I just didn''t value


    life. Being the first wizard in existence had left me ostracized. Never feeling love growing up meant


    not being able to feel it for others. And so I allowed my new found gift to consume me. Striding to


    learn it''s mysteries.Support the creativity of authors by visiting Royal Road for this novel and more.


    My first life isn''t one I particularly want to get into to, but when it was coming to an end, I found


    it. The potion to avoid non-existence, not death, but rebirth. The magnificence of it all


    was intoxicating.


    My second life is where I really started. For the first time in my existence, I felt love. Love from


    parents. The feeling was so great I had no idea what to do with it, but it healed me. Allowed me to


    sympathize with others. Allowed me to feel like others.


    I never touched magic then, opting to become a healer of sorts, through traditional means.


    The society was definitely more advanced than my last. It allowed me to repent and seek absolution.


    So as I''m laying here, dying, I feel content. The guilt of my first life finally laid to rest.


    I finally shut my eyes.

 Chapter 2 - The definition of eternity.

    All I can see is darkness, and it really confused me. I was not expecting to be able to have thoughts


    after death.


    ''Perhaps I haven''t died yet'' I thought.


    But the feeling of kinks in my old bones was missing, along with other pains that I have become accustomed


    to. I began trying to open my eyes, and to my surprise it had worked.


    My vision was blurred and I could not tell what was in my surroundings. Trying to blink away the fog,


    I lifted my hand to rub my eyes, and what caught my eyes I was not expecting.


    A tiny, chubby little hand. It allowed me to finally understand what was going on atleast. I''d been


    reborn again. I truly did not expect that. I had thought it was a one time thing.


    ''But where are my parents.''


    Usually babies are born from, you know, a mother. But I didn''t feel any other presences.


    Opening my eyes again, I looked around, this time with better vision.


    I was in a forest.


    ''What the hell.''


    I tried lifting myself off the ground, and to my surprise, I was able to. I searched my surroundings


    a little more closely. Again, just a forest. Which was wierd. Looking down on my, naked, body.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site.


    ''Definitely a baby, not sure how I''m moving so well..''


    Then I saw it.


    ''I''m a girl... What the hell! Well, I mean I knew it was possible, but this is going to be hard to


    get used to.''


    Moving away from the disturbing thoughts of going through purberty as a girl. I decided to see if I


    could walk, or toddle. Bending down my arms to push my self up, which was a little easier than


    I was expecting, I got my self up right.


    ''Alright, here goes nothing.''


    Placing one foot in front of the other, I began to walk, or, yeah, just toddle. My limbs weren''t


    long enough to walk correctly, but with how small I am, I''m surprised by how strong I am for my


    age. Which I''m assuming is just born.


    *Snap*


    I quickly tried to turn my head around to the noise. Made my self a little dizzy, so it took a little


    to focus in on it.


    "A child? Hello honey, what are you doing out here?" A deep, manly voice spoke, in what I could only


    assume baby-talk.


    ''Your voice... there''s no way to make that sound less intimidating.''


    I blinked up at him, only to see surprise visible on his eyes. He was a fairly handsome man, I noted.


    Brown hair, with violet eyes, which were unusual.


    I followed his line of sight and noticed he was staring at my forehead. I moved my hands to feel what


    he was staring at, assuming I may have some sort of insect on it or something.


    ''Ok... definitely not normal. What the hell! Seriously!.''


    What I felt... I don''t know how to describe it. Deformities? But I knew what they were.


    ''Horns.'' I thought. ''Does this world have demons or something.''


    "Honey, does any where hurt?!" The man quickly got closer and picked me up under my arms. He put me


    in the crane of his arm and began gently pat along my ''horns.''


    I just silently stared at him, I am a baby after all.


    "Unusual eyes too..." He mumbled under his breathe, then smiled at me. I still heard him though.


    "Come on, let''s get you to the village." He said.


    ''Village? A more primitive world than?'' I thought.

 Chapter 3 - The Village

    How quick the man is, really confused me. To my knowledge, it''s not possible to move this fast without magic.


    "I''m not going too fast am I?" He asked me. To which I shook my head. His eyes opened a little wider.


    I don''t think he expected me to understand him.


    "Good." He answered.


    "We''ll be there soon." He spoke again.


    Well, this is sort of disorientating, but I can handle it.


    ...


    It took about 20 minutes to get there, but when we finally got there, it was quite the sight.


    The village itself wasn''t too extraordinary, but the mountain that over looks the village is.


    Carved on the face of the mountain, were four disguishing face, very finely detailed. I


    could only guess that they were leaders or past leaders. The guards did give us little trouble


    because of me, but still let us pass.


    "Awesome, isn''t it?" The man smiled at me. I just nodded in return.


    It truly was.


    "Alright, well, I think it would be smart to bring you to the Hokage. I''m not sure what to do with you."


    He said.


    "Hokage?" I accidently let out, due to being confused.


    The man gave me a look, although I wasn''t sure what he was thinking.


    "Hmmm... A leader of sorts. My name''s Gyo Akiyama. Do you have a name, honey?" He asked. I wasn''t


    expecting to be asked that, so I had to think a minute. It might be wierd if I didn''t. It may be better


    to let him assume I''m an abandoned child. The horns would make that story easy.


    "Gris." I answered.


    "That''s a lovely name." He smiled at me.


    ...


    It didn''t take long to reach a tower of sorts. Although, it wasn''t that large. Going in and passing the lady


    in the front, we continued until we reached some stairs. After reaching the top, Gyo knocked on a door.Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more.


    "Enter." Some one said from behind the door.


    The air when entering, was pretty pressuring. The man that sat at the desk was intimidating.


    He had piercing dark eyes, along with a greying goatee, sporting some sort of hat.


    "Who do we have here, Akiyama-san?" The presumed Hokage spoke. Gyo looked a little nervous.


    "Hokage-sama, I found her on the way back from my mission. She said her name is Gris." Gyo spoke.


    "She spoke? She looks like she''s not even 2 years old." Hokage asked. He narrowed his eyes at me.


    I decided to look elsewhere.


    "Also, are those horns? Perhaps a bloodline?" The Hokage spoke again.


    "I am not entirely sure myself, Hokage-sama." Gyo answered.


    "Bring her here." Hokage demanded.


    ''Getting passed around like a doll, is not fun.'' I blew out my cheeks to show my anger.


    The Hokage smiled down at me, whilst I was in his arm.


    "Hello young one, my name is Hiruzen Sarutobi, do you understand me?" I nodded.


    "Can you speak?"


    "Yes." Although, not entirely sure how I understand you, don''t remember this language.


    His eyes widened a little.


    "And how old are you?" He asked.


    I thought about it for a second.


    "I don''t know." I answered.


    ''Let''s keep things a mystery.'' I thought.


    Hiruzen


    I looked down at the child in my arms as I was bringing her to the orphanage.


    "Make sure the get along with the children." I said finishing my lecture for her. She didn''t seem that


    interested in what I was saying, but she had to know these things.


    We reached the front of the door of the orphanage and knocked. The door opened a minute later.


    "Oh Hokage-sama?! What are you doing here?!" The young woman half-yelled.


    "Hello, Marie, I''m here to put this child in the orphanage." I said.


    She looked down and I heard her gasp. I know exactly how she feels. This child''s appearance is very


    unusual. She has a patch of dark purple hair growing out of her head, two little horns growing out of


    opposite ends of her forhead, and the most fascinating eyes. Her pupils slit in the middle, much like


    a cat or snake, and her irises are a swirl of reds, staring at them you can swear that the colors move.


    The intelligence showing in her eyes are a little unnerving, but I couldn''t just throw her out to die.


    "O-ofcourse, Hokage-sama, but may I ask if there''s something wrong with her?" Marie asked.


    "I believe it''s nothing to worry about, it''s most likely a bloodline." I answered. This village is made


    up of Bloodline families, so this should ease her worries.


    "Ah! That makes sense. Does she have a name?" Marie asked.


    "Gris." The child answered. Causing Marie to startle.


    I sighed. I know she does it on purpose to surprise people, afterall she''s doesn''t even appear two years old.


    "She''s a little more advanced than she seems, but she is still young, hopefully you can teach her manners."


    After talking with the girl back at the tower, I had realized she likes to tease others. I didn''t


    notice it at first, just chalking it up the child innocence, but some comments lead me to believe otherwise.


    After I talked to her though, I came to the conclusion that she''s mostly harmless.


    I handed her off with some of the paperwork.


    "I''ll come visit you at a later date, Gris." I said.


    "Ok." She answered.


    I sighed as I walk away.


    ''Atleast, I''m retiring in a week.''

 Chapter 4 - Orphan Life

    One year has passed since I was brought to the orphanage. Many of the caretakers and children avoid


    me here. They seem to believe I''m some kind of demon formed from the dead in the war. Yeah, the war


    that ended basically a week before I got into the village. Lucky for me, I didn''t show up during.


    Hiruzen has visited me a couple times since he retired. I haven''t gotten to meet the new Hokage,


    but Hiruzen tells me he''s an amazing person, named Minato or something. The technique he says he


    uses sound pretty awesome. I''ve never seen the magic this world produces before, using energy


    called Chakra. It has a pretty wierd feeling it. I''m only able to feel it in the air, and once I


    started feeling it, I could feel everything. I mean, if I were to close my eyes I could move


    around with my eyes closed. It''s pretty wierd I can''t feel it inside me like others can apparently.


    Back onto the topic of being viewed as a demon. I mean I don''t think they''re that far off. The reason


    being is that when I suffered a scrape some like 3 months ago, I didn''t bleed. I was fascinated. I mean


    I didn''t bleed, for heaven''s sake! How is that even possible? And the wound healed in about 30 seconds.


    It wasn''t anything serious, it was just from tripping and falling on the street, leaving a scrape.


    But, it was still wierd. Plus I''m growing extremely fast, I look about four years old,


    only after a year. The wizard in me kicked in, wanting to experiment until I had it figured


    out.


    Which is why I''m sitting in front of Hiruzen right now.


    "Gris." Hiruzen said.


    "Yes, gramps."


    "...Can you tell me why?" He asked.


    "I haven''t the faintest idea what you mean, Ex-Hokage-sama." I tried to puppy eyes him.


    He sighed. "You know Gris, this would be a lot faster if you just explained."


    "Maybe I want to spend time with you." I smiled a big closed eye smile.


    He smiled one that didn''t reach his eyes.


    "For what reason is it okay to stab your self with a kitchen knife?" He asked.


    "For research!" I answered in full confidence.


    He sighed again. "Alright, let''s have a look at the wound."You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.


    "It healed already."


    "Griss." He narrowed his eyes at me.


    "No really, it already healed!" I argued back.


    Marie, who has been standing in the back of the room shifting uncomfortably, decided to step in.


    "It''s true, Sarutobi-sama. We found out about her...unusual abilities three months ago.


    Although, I did not expect for her to do this." Marie spoke.


    Marie is such a sweet woman, she''s literally the only person who interacts with me here, and treats


    me like a human.


    "Marie, marry me!" I demanded. "Please!"


    It seemed to get her a little more comfortable.


    "Maybe when you''re older, Gris." She beamed a smile at me.


    "...I am older...too cute.." I grumbled under my breath.


    "What else have you been doing to yourself, Gris?" Hiruzen asked, looking a little too serious


    for me.


    "Umm.." Should I answer? I mean this world has a lot of strange shit, maybe it won''t be a big deal.


    "I learned I don''t have to breathe, eat, or drink. Also, I don''t have blood, and I''m pretty sure


    I''m made entirely of chakra."


    He twisted around real fast to face Marie.


    "Have you witnessed any of this?!" Hiruzen half-screamed out.


    Marie looked really uncomfortable. "I-I''m not entirely sure, but I have seen some things she''s done


    and I wouldn''t doubt what she says is true." She answered.


    Hiruzen turned back to me. His expression back to unreadable after the shock.


    "Gris, I believe I know what you are. Don''t be surprised, although I have no idea how this is possible."


    Hiruzen said. That single statement was the worst thing he could of said.


    ''Does he know!?''


    "Gris, I believe you''re a... summon, although I have never heard of a humanoid one. Or one that doesn''t


    need a contractor." Hiruzen said.


    I sighed in relief.


    "What''s a summon?" Although, I''m pretty sure I already know, I have used a spell similiar before.


    "A summon is, usually, an animal that you summon instantly to your location. These animals usually live


    in a different dimension, and have abilities and intelligence, equal or greater to humans. To have a


    summon, you must sign a contract with the family of the animal of your choice. Although, most summon


    animals have personality traits they search for in a contractor."


    "Hmmm... but I don''t have any family." I pointed out.


    "...Your case... is unprecendent. I haven''t ever heard of this before, but there may be an


    explaination." Hiruzen said.


    "Gris, how about you start in the Academy next year. I know you''re a little young, but we both know


    you''re not what you seem. Hopefully, by then you''ll appear old enough, since you''re growing at


    an unusual rate. Marie-san, could you get me a pen and paper. please? I''m going to write down stuff


    I want you to practice until than, Griss." Hiruzen said.


    I just nodded my head.


    "Is it just regular schooling?" I asked, once the question struck me.


    "It''ll train you to become a ninja." He just stated.


    I was flabbergasted. I mean, I''ve known about the whole ninja thing for a while, from the books I''ve


    consumed at a rapid pace, but I didn''t expect to become one.


    "Really?! I''m going to become a ninja!?" I asked excitedly, I know that being a ninja is probably going


    to involve killing, but I couldn''t help but be excited, a freaking ninja!


    He smiled at me. "Yes, Gris, I believe it''s the best course of action."

 Chapter 5 - Attack of a real Demon

    As I was laying in my bed towards the middle of the night, I felt a huge spike of chakra. Sitting


    up abruptly, I sprang out of my bed and sprinted out of the building. This amount of chakra could


    only be one thing. I had read about them in The 9 Tailed-Beast. I was fairly sure I was right.


    And, after I got outside, I was certain.


    This...monster was massive. I saw him swipe his paw and a building flew into the air. Around the beast, I


    saw flashes of yellow, but I never caught what it was exactly. In excitement, I sprinted to it. Yeah,


    I know, stupid right. But when you''ve been stabbing knifes right in your chest, death doesn''t seem that


    scary.


    In my sprint, there were all kinds of screaming, panicking people running past me in the opposite


    direction, and some kind of siren started going off. I guess it only took them about 5 minutes to sound


    that.


    ...


    I was quickly narrowing on the location. Whoever was fighting it was leading it away from the village.


    The pressure from the beast increasing each step. Then I saw huge chains spring up and around


    the giant beast, pulling it down.


    "...Naruto...we love you..." I heard to my right, as the beast started swirling down.


    A babies peircing cry sounded out, and I sprinted over to the sound. What I saw made my heart clench.


    A man and woman, I can only presume to be the parents hovering over the baby, dead.


    I walked up to the child.


    "So this is a Jinch¨±riki... Tiny little thing, aren''t you?" I said while I crouched down to pick him up.


    He''s a little big for me, but with my strength it wasn''t too bad.


    Sensing several signatures coming towards us, I sat down criss-crossed to wait for them with Naruto


    in my lap.


    ''He''s just like I was in my first life. I''m sure he''ll be ostracized also.'' I thought sadly.


    Several masked individuals appeared in the clearing. All tense and holding weapons.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    "Who are you!?" One of them yelled.


    "Stop, she''s a child of the village." Hiruzen said from behind them.


    "Gris, what are you doing here?" He asked walking up to me.


    I was bouncing the crying baby on my lap, and he finally started calming down.


    "What''s going to happen to him?" I asked with a sad tone.


    Hiruzen gave me a pained expression. "He''ll be going to orphanage, unfortunaly we can''t allow


    him to be adopted." Now that he''s a Jinch¨±riki, was left unsaid.


    I simply nodded.


    ...


    The months leading up to me going to the Academy were spent with me helping take care of Naruto.


    I really did sympathize with the boy, and I just hope it never gets out that he''s a Jinch¨±riki.


    At first, the caretakers wouldn''t let me near him, but my persistence paid off.


    But, one day, when I was holding Naruto something strange happened.


    "What are you, child." A deep voice resounded. I instantly started searching around me in panick.


    It''s very rare for me to be snuck up on.


    "I am in the Jailor, fellow tailed-beast. Although I have never met you before." The voice said.


    "Jailer? You mean Naruto?" I asked.


    "Yes, this cursed child." Only now am I realizing that he''s not actually speaking aloud.


    "Are you the Nine-Tail Beast?" I asked curiously.


    "I am. I am certainly curious of where you came from though. Did Hagoromo keep you hidden?"


    The beast asked.


    "Wait. Who is Hagoromo? And what do you mean I''m a tailed-beast? I was told I''m a summon." I spoke.


    "Hahahah... A summon wouldn''t hold as much chakra as you hold. Yours almost equal mine. And I feel


    the Tailed chakra within you." The beast said.


    "I think I should point out that I don''t have any tails. And wouldn''t all Tailed beast have


    different chakra?"


    "I cannot see you, I am stuck in this hideous thing. But no, all Tailed beast used to be a single


    being. Hagoromo is the Sage of Six Paths, and also the one that seperated us out. It is very


    unusual that you have power equal to mine unless all the other tailed beast combined to make you. I


    have been out of touch with them, as I''ve most the time been sealed."


    "Why did you attack the village? You''ve left this child an orphan, and you don''t seem the type to


    randomly attack villages. That would make more sense for a rabid animal."


    "I was not in control. An Uchiha used his Sharingan to force me to attack after I was unsealed.


    If I had my way, I would make sure the Uchiha''s were extinct."


    "Sharingan? I wasn''t aware it had the power to control a tailed-beast."


    "There are very few that have the power to do so, unfortunaly I ran into one."


    I hummed in response.


    "I would be grateful if you could figure out how to unseal me. I have been sealed for more years


    than most of the other tailed beast."


    "Is it such a good idea if there''s an Uchiha who can control you out there."


    "...You have a point. Will you please still research it?" He sounded almost sincere. Almost.


    "Maybe!" I said in a cheerful tone, that didn''t fit into the atmosphere.

 Chapter 6 - My Mission

    The months before my time to enter the Academy passed pretty quicky. All of the thingsHiruzen wanted me to practice didn''t even take a week to figure out.


    ''I wonder if it was suppose to be that easy.'' I thought.


    I haven''t been able to see him much, which is kind of depressing. When Minato died,Hiruzen had to take the reins up again. I don''t think he was the least bit excited for it, but I''m sure he''ll be fine. The Nine-Tails is starting to annoy me, the guy is super racist. It''s not that I don''t understand why, but that''s a two way street, he''s not completely innocent. Against my better judgement, I decided to help him. Not sure why I accepted but I''m not going to make it a main priorty.


    ...


    There was a blinding light. I wasn''t sure whether I should stare at it or clench my eyes shut as hard as possible. The light slowly started to dim, and I started adjusting my eyes.


    I started to survey my surroundings, only to find my self in some sort of weird mushroom forest. I mean, they''re huge! And the colors made me want to shut my eyes again. It looks like a darker color themed rainbow.


    *giggle*


    I turned towards the source of the sound, and cameface to face with... my self? I looked down at my body to only see what I can only assume is a younger version of my first body.


    "Well, this is wierd. Hello, me." I greeted.


    "Hello Nirem, it''s nice to finally meet you." She made a graceful bow. She appears to be about eighteen, from the looks of it. But with my body, you can never tell. Wait...


    "NIREM? H-how do you know that name?!" Ok, I''m not freaking out or anything, I mean, it''s just a little wierd right? She knows my original name! How is that even possible...


    "Was this body not originally suppose to be mine? D-did I steal it?" I asked hesistantly.


    The wind picked up around us, causing my black hair to sweep infront of my face, blocking my vision temporarily. When I finally cleared my vision. She was about a foot infront of me. I took a hesistant step back.


    "Am I wrong?" I asked.


    "No, no, I suppose you''re not. But without you, I also would never have beencreated." She said, peering up at me with a small smile.The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement.


    "So... What are we exactly, I mean, Kurama seems to think we''re one of the tailed beast. I can''t find myself disagreeing with him, the more I find out."


    "...Yes, he is correct. We are what remains of the Ten-Tailed, the combined concience of all the beast. Well, I am, anyway. We were never suppose to exist again, but when you transferred over, you had no where to be placed. So wewere created."


    Now, that sounds really confusing. I think we''ll just skim over the process of gods.


    "But, if you wish to be of assistance to the other Tailed-Beast, I have a suggestion." She spoke again.


    "I guess I''ll hear you out." I sighed out. It''s not that I''m not sympathetic to them. It''s just, even if I release them, they''ll be sealed again.


    "Consume them."


    "Is that any better than being sealed?"


    "It will, because they will merge with you. Their wills will be your own."


    "Will my personality change? Or will they be completely erased?"


    "No, your''s will not, but mine will."


    "Great, so you''ll be the demon on my shoulder? Do I get an Angel, also?"


    *giggle* "I suppose I will, but the Tailed-Beast were never truly evil. They may be... difficult, but not evil. It will be fine. I will never have full access to your body."


    "Just my thoughts, right?" I gave a strained smile. It''s not pleasant when someone can look through your memories.


    "If you will against it, we will not."


    "I still don''t see how this is any better than being sealed."


    "Because they will not longer be in small cages. We will simply be giving them the largest possible cage, also a chance to reunited. Despite what they say, they truly care for each. After all, they''re all a part of each other. Also, they will not have to risk being controlled. The eyes will not work on you, only me."


    After a moment of contemplation... "Very well, I''ll speak toKurama about it."


    The blinding light came back, forcing me to close my eyes again. When I opened them, I was in my bed at the orphanage.


    ...


    I stepped into Naruto''s room, and instantly felt a chill. The window was completely open and Naruto had his blanket folded away on the opposite side of the room. I guess they got wind that he wasjinch¨±riki, bastards. My time spent in this village has made me hate it, there only a few people that are worth anything here. Pulling the blanket out, I covered the little body in the crib and closed the window.


    "Kurama... psst...Kurama." I whispered to him.


    "What do you want, Griss?" He asked out grumpily. Do I really want to help this guy?


    "I have a way to unseal you, but you may not like it."


    "Speak." He demanded. Ugh, I''m going to beat the shit out of him.


    "I''ll have to consume you."


    "..."


    "Told you, you won''t like it."


    "What does being consumed entail?"


    "Basically, you''ll be merging with me. By the way, I found out I''m the ten-tailed."


    "...Will I have any control, or be able to move around the outside?"


    "I think it was explain as me just giving you a big open field instead of a small box."


    "...I guess it''ll have to do. How do we do this?"


    I smiled. "I haven''t a clue!"


    ''Hover your had over the seal on the child''s stomach. Then, willKurama into you.''


    "Alright, now I know."


    I hovered my hand over the Naruto''s stomach and began like instructed. An intense pain shot through my body, starting out from my palm. I tried and almost failed to hold in a scream. The pain was so intense, my knees began to buckle under me. Some form of red energy was slowly swirling into my palm, then moving to surround my body. I squinted through the pain to look at my arm, only to see my arm becoming some sort of goo, but I willed it on.


    At some point I must of blacked out because when I awoke, I was slumped over the crib. Naruto''s wails peircing my ears.


    "It''s going to be okay." I rubbed his head, until he calmed down.


    I''m glad he survived. I probably should of thought of that beforehand.


    ''Don''t worry, you took most of it. At most he felt a wierd prickle on his stomach''


    "Huh, you don''t sound like your personality changed."


    ''I am giving him time to think. I do not want to do it forcibly.''


    "I''m going back to sleep..." I half grumbled as I dragged my self back to my room.

 Chapter 7 - The Creep

    I awoke to an influx of sounds and smells and was momentarily stumped. I had to cover my ears and when I opened my eyes. I was surprised. My vision was better than it''s ever been, in all three lifes. I also saw faint particles of blues and yellows. All I can describe it as, is auras.


    ''Woah, what the hell is this?''


    ''A by-product of merging withKurama. You''ll get used to in time. For now, I''ll bring it down and slowly transfer it over, so you can get used to it.''


    ''By the way, Ten-Tail, what should I call you? You have a name, right?''


    ''Aww, I don''t. I''ll let you decide.''


    ''Hmm... Okay. How about Cassandra?''


    ''Is that a name from your old world? Sounds wierd. Cassonda.. Cassanda... Cassand-ra.''


    ''It is. It was my daughter''s name.'' I smiled with a touch of sadness.


    ''Sorry... Isn''t tomorrowwhen you start at the Academy. Perhapswe should get some supplies for then.''


    ''Great idea. Lets go! Well, lets check in on Naruto first.''


    ...


    Walking down the street, I noticed multiple signatures following me. I decided to ignore them for now.


    "Welcome! Oh my." The woman at the counter said. I assume my horns scared her.


    "Bloodline." I simply said, hoping that it would explain everything. "I''m searching for a kunai set, and a yukata, that allows free range of movement."


    "Are you training to become a ninja? I may have something designed for that."


    "Yes, mam."


    "Alright, here we are."


    The yukata was pretty impressive. It was colored like the night sky with snow falling down to clump at the bottom. The lower part of it is cut short to go half way down the thighs. The sleeves come out long and drape down to offer a nice distraction from where your fist may land. It also comes with a pair of shorts, a little on the short side, but still covers a fair bit of skin, just above the knee. It wasbeautiful.


    "Do you have a pair of boots that may match it?"This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.


    "Ofcourse."


    ...


    "Thank you!" I said as I left. I left the store pretty happy. I had already changed into my yukata, and was thankful that I''ve grown enough to wear it.


    ''You can shape your body anyway you want. I forgot to tell you, but I''m sure we can get the yukata adjusted, if you want to change your appearance.''


    ''No, it''s fine. I''ll let myself grow naturallyfor now and if there''s a need, I''ll change it.''


    The signatures that have been following me started getting closer. I noticed a pattern. They only get closer when I''m alone. Meaning they''re waiting for me to be alone.


    ''I guess I can let that happen.'' I thought, while going to one of the training grounds.


    I got there and turned around tense, ready for a fight.


    "I know you''re there. Come out!"


    Three figures dress in black and wearing masks came out in front of me. I guess it was smart of me to get equipment before doing this.


    "Gris-san, Danzo-sama wishes to have a meeting with you." The one to the left stated while bowing.


    "And if I don''t want to meet him?" I asked with a cocky grin.


    "We may have to be a little more convincing." The middle one with the snake on his mask said.


    "Hmm... I would kinda like to see that." My smile widened. "This is going to be fun!"


    Two of them began to charge me while the female of the group started doing hand signs.


    ''Can''t let that happen, now can we?''


    I moved the natural chakra in to invade her body, turning her hands into stone. She started yelling out and unfortunately for her, her hands started to slowly crumble.


    "Aww, you shouldn''t have waved them around." I stated while she was screaming and thrashing on the ground.


    I sprinted to the other two that were coming towards me. I covered my body in red chakra and caught a punch to my face. To my satisfaction he was the one on the ground screaming. The last guy froze, not sure what to do, I''m sure.


    "Where did the fight in you go? I thought you were going to ''convince'' me?"


    ''Oh, this is the best.''


    ''You''re getting a little out of hand.''But I could feel her smile in my mindscape.


    The man bowed. "We did not mean for it to come to this. Please, it is only a meeting, an opportunity. He wishes to offer you a job."


    I thought it over for a second. I mean, it can''t be that bad and I''m sure I can fight my way out, if it escalates.


    "Alright, might want to get medical treatment for your friends first."


    "Once we reach the location, I''ll send someone to pick them up."


    ...


    He led me to a tree and started going into the ground. It confused me at first, until I realized it was aGenjutsu. I just followed him. The paths he took me through were winding and confusing. It took way too long to reach a door, that I assume this Danzo guy is behind. The masked man knocked and took a step back, I guess to wait for permission.


    I didn''t wait. I just opened the door and entered. There sitting atop a platform was an old man. He had dark brown hair and greyish eyes. His right arm was casted in a sling and his right eye covered in bandages.


    "Well, hello, Mister Danzo. I heard you wish to speak to me." The man looked up from what I assume iscalligraphy, or seal work. One of the two.


    "Hello Gris-san, I hope my ninja weren''t too rough."


    "Oh no, I should probably apologize before you find out about them. Sorry, I destroyed any future they may have had as ninja. Well two of them, anyways." I gave a mocking bow.


    He narrowed his eyes at me. "I''m sure I''ll get the report soon. Very well, Gris-san, please sit."


    I moved over to the mat in the center of the room, and decided I didn''t like him being able to look down at me. This guy is sketchy as hell. So, I decided to go up the stairs to him and sit beside him on the platform. He didn''t seem to mind, and if he did, he didn''t show it.


    "Gris-san, I wish to offer you a position in ROOT. I have heard many good things about you. Although, we may have to have some discipline training."


    "Heard? Aww, from my stalkers. I see. And the answer is a resounding no. I take one look at you and you scream illegal. Why would I want anything to do with that?"


    "No, Gris-san, we are not illegal. We''re a faction of ANBU, although we originated before ANBU was formed. You may consider us a form of black operations. If you accept, you will recieve training and although, there is no honor to what we do. We do what is best for Konoha."


    "Aww, the greater good, huh? Maybe I should speak toHiruzen about this before I consider." In that instance, his hand flickered so quick, I could barely keep up with it. But, I did and I also saw the seal he decided to place on my left leg. I concentrated red chakra there and burned it off.


    "That was a very nice try, Mister Danzo. But, you''ll have to do better." Just to be safe I moved natural chakra into his not broken arm. He started to scream, fell back, and wriggle on the floor.


    Between his huffs "What... did... you do? AWWW!"


    "Oh Mister Danzo, I''m only teaching you manners. You shouldn''t touch a lady without her permission. It''s even more disgusting if you consider your age." I smiled down at him while standing up. "Have a good afternoon, Mister Danzo."

 Chapter 8 - The Day to Be

    It was early in the morning when an ANBU appeared on my window.


    *Knock Knock*


    I groggily sat up and walked up to the window and opened it. Trying to get out of that maze yesterday almost took all day. Didn''t get to finish anything I wanted to, and with the curfew for the orphanage. I couldn''t do anything else but go home.


    "Ugh.. What do you want?" I asked


    "The Hokage wishes to speak with you."


    "Alright, alright. Let me get ready."


    Took about five minutes to get dressed in my new yukata, and strap on my holster with weapons. Thank you Hokage for the spending money.


    "Alright, ready."


    He grabbed my shoulder and I felt a rapid pull. I blinked out the disorientation to see we were in the Hokage''s office.


    "You have to teach me that!" That was awesome. Teleportation? I didn''t know they had something like that.


    "Body-Flicker? That''ll take some time. But that''s not why I called you here, Gris." The Hokage said.


    "If it has something to do with Danzo. I''ll just let you know, that was his own fault."


    "Danzo? You spoke with him?" He narrowed his eyes. "And what did you do to him?"


    "Well, he was trying to recruit me, and got a little handzy in his endeavor, so I alleviated the problem."


    "Recruit you for what, Gris? He was ordered to disband ROOT. Don''t tell me that''s it."


    "That''s what he said it was."


    "Damn it, Danzo... Alright, Gris, I''ll handle it. But let''s get back on topic." He didn''t seem okay at all. His face showed some betrayal.


    "Gris, I need for you to put off going to the Academy for a while."


    "What? Why? I''m super excited about this, you know?"


    "I know, Gris, but I need you to enter at the same time as Naruto. I need you to protect him."


    "Is this about the Tailed-Beast inside him? If that''s what you''re worried about, it isn''t there anymore."


    "WHAT?! What do you mean!?"


    "Well, I kind of took it." I gave a nervous giggle.


    "You took it!? Gris, do you have any idea what you''ve done? Is he still alive?!"


    "Ofcourse he is. I wouldn''t kill anyone for something like this."


    "Gris, explain." He demanded.


    ''Umm, inner me? Is there a way to explain this?''


    ''Just show him your tails.''Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.


    ''I have tails?!''


    ''Ofcourse, you do. Or you wouldn''t be a tailed-beast. Just will them out.''


    ''I''m noticing a trend with this whole ''will'' thing.''


    I closed my eyes and focused on having tails or something. I''m not sure what exactly I''m suppose to do, but I guess it''ll work out. I opened my eyes to see a surprised Hokage and three battle ready ANBU.


    "Woah, woah. I''m not going to attack anyone. Can we put the weapons away." I said. Turning around to observe my tails, there was ten of them and nine of them looked like fox tails, makes sense, while the last one looked like... a monkey tail?


    "I-I''m not understanding, Gris. Why do you have tails?"


    "Ta-da! I''m a tailed-beast! Or a remnant of one, I guess."


    He gave a long, drawn out groan. "This is going to be a political mess. Am I going to be able to understand how you extracted the Nine-Tails without killing Naruto?"


    "Well, I don''t understand either, so probably not." I gave a weak smile.


    "Do you still want me to wait and protect Naruto?" I asked.


    "Yes... yes, I do. No one but us in this room know he isn''t aJinch¨±riki anymore. Alright, Dog, Boar, and Eagle. This is a S-class secret. This is to not spread to anyone."


    "Well, if you want me to protect him. Shouldn''t I still get some training?"


    "Yes, I plan on putting you through ANBU training. If you agree, ofcourse. I''ll try to not become like Danzo on this one."


    "That sounds exciting. Are they like assasins or something?"


    "That could be one of their possible assignments, along with protecting me and high-class targets. Show up at training ground 19. Someone will be there to pick you up."


    ...


    After leaving the tower, I decided to check up on Naruto. He''s a smart kid, already calls me "Gri". It''s cute.


    "Hey, Naruto-chan." He was sitting in the corner of the room by himself, away from the other children.


    "Shouldn''t someone be watching you?" I hate these bastards. First objective, fire everyone at the orphanage, hire whole new staff.


    "Yeah, that''s what I''ll do." I grinned to myself.


    I spent a couple hours playing with Naruto, making faces and saying words obnoxiously, so maybe he''ll pick them up. After that, I went on a walk around town. I saw some Academy kids doing some kind of spar.Two kids with black hair, one with short spikey hair, the other with two pointed bangs coming down on each side of his face. Bangs kid looked pretty young compared to the other, but seemed to be keeping pace with the other.


    "You can do it, Itachi!" Yelled a blonde haired boy from the sidelines. He wasn''t alone, but seemed the most vocal.


    I walked up to them to see if I could join in. Sucks having an appearance of a nine year old. Have to hang out with kids.


    "Whats up, guys?" They turned around to me, the blonde kid immediately went wide eyed.


    "H-hello?" He said with a blush. Awww, youth. I smiled at him.


    "Mind if I get into the next round, ummm..."


    "Daichi. DaichiHachirou." He said while looking down.


    "Nice to meet you, Daichi-san. I''m Gris." He looked up at me while grumbling something about first names.


    A boy to his right with long silver hair in a ponytail and grey eyes spoke up with a smile.


    "Nice to meet you, also, Gris-san. I''mHideaki Akimichi."


    "Aww! An Akimichi, do you have a dog?"


    "Not yet, I''ll be getting himin a year or two. His name is Boz, but he isn''t allowed to travel around with me yet."


    "Cool." I said with a smile. The third kid didn''t seem interested in conversing. He was focusing on the spar, so I decided to follow his example.


    It surprised me by how young they are, but the ability being shown is impressive. Must be the talented group.


    "Itachi is the top of our class. The one with the bangs. Shisiu is older but still has a tough time with him. They''re both Uchihas."


    "Aww, the ones with crazy eyes."


    He busted out laughing. "Hahaha, crazy eyes, that sounds about right!"


    The fight was a series of back of forth with an occasional ninjustu. A lot of fire, I noticed. It ended with Shisui winning with a kunai stuck to Itachi''s throat.


    "Got you, again, Itachi. You''re getting close though, you little monster." He smiled down at the young boy.


    "Hn." The young boy grunted.


    They started walking back to the rest of the group, all the while staring at me curiously.


    "And who would this be?" Shisiu asked while smiling.


    "Nice to meet you, I''m Gris." I said with a slight bow.


    "I''m Shisiu Uchiha. This is Itachi, same last name." He gave me a playful wink.


    "Hn." The younger Uchiha grunted.


    "You don''t like the talk much, huh?" I asked.


    "Hn." He grunted back... This one''s going to be difficult.


    "Hahaha, don''t worry about it, Gris-san. I think he likes you already!" Shisiu said... I seriously doubt that.


    "So, I noticed you guys sparring and I was wondering if I could join in." I said.


    "Are you in the Academy, Gris-san?"


    "I was suppose to start today, but the Hokage told me to wait on it."


    "The Hokage? I don''t mind, but have you had some training already? Also, can I ask... umm, about the horns?"


    "Sure, I don''t mind. I was told they''re a bloodline" Easiest way to explain. "And no, I have not had any combat training yet."


    "A bloodline? Do they do anything?" This guy is a curious one, huh.


    "They poke you."


    "..."


    He busted out laughing, almost killing over onto the ground. I just smiled at everyone.


    He tried to supress his laugh. "Alright, maybe Yuki-chan should spar with you. She has the least experience out of us, but is still pretty strong."


    "Yuki-chan? Where is she?" I asked. Shisiu gestured to the last member, that didn''t introduce themself.


    "Wait... SHE?" She is so handsome! Short purple hair with light, almost white, blue eyes. A delicate face to match.


    "Yeah, yeah. I get that a lot." She said.


    "Sorry. Well, Yuki-chan. I''m Gris. Nice to meet you." She looked baffled that I called her Yuki-chan. This world and it''s wierd way of addressing people...


    She blushed. "N-nice to meet you too, Gris.. chan?"


    I smiled at her. "That works."


    I spent the rest of the day getting my ass handed to me. I learned brute strength doesn''t help if you can''t hit anything. I could of cheated and manipulated the chakra, but that didn''t sound fun.


    "*Huff*... *Huff* Gris-chan, you''re...*Huff* stamina... is crazy." Yuki said.


    "I know, but I still couldn''t hit you." I pouted


    She got her breathe under control before speaking. "It''ll just take some training, and that stamina will be a good advantage." This girl is too serious.


    "Yea, it is for sure impressive. Not even I can last that long." Shisiu said, while the others nodded along.


    "Are you guys going to be here tomorrow also?" I asked.


    "Not tomorrow, but most likely the day after." Shisiu said.


    "Mind if I join in again?"


    "Sure! See you all tomorrow, and Gris-chan, you the day after."


    Everybody said their goodbyes and we left our seperate ways.


    ''Today was fun''