It wasn't pretty… fires burned over the country and the Elemental Nations were in shambles. Bodies littered the forests, the deserts and the great villages. Most of the Shinobi had survived the outbreak of the demons, as it was so bluntly put. There was one Shinobi, though…one boy who stood above the rest in the fight against the creatures. His name…was Haruto Uzumaki. He had fought and fought against the creatures to protect his friends and fellow villagers. While his friends commended him, though, the villagers still condemned him.
Haruto now stood upon the shattered remains of the head of the Yondaime Hokage. The Great Faces were destroyed when Haruto had to use his stronger jutsu to take care of the undead. Now… it was over… somehow… after years of surviving… the demons had finally been eradicated. Tired… nearly broken… Haruto sat down on the rubble and laid his head down, allowing himself to fall into blissful sleep.
Almost as soon as Haruto had fallen asleep, he awoke within his mindscape. Years ago, in order to cope with the outbreak of the demons, Haruto had shifted the landscape of his mind to be a peaceful retreat for when he had his rare moments of a good sleep. It was now a sprawling land of green grass and flowing rivers. Trees were placed randomly off in the distance, Haruto could see the one who helped him build this place.
Not too far down the river he had awakened beside the human form of the Kyuubi no Kitsune, who called herself Naruko. She stood in the water as bare as the day she was born, though Haruto could never figure out when or how she was born. She had bright crimson hair that fell over her pale form down to her hips. She was perfectly shaped, as Haruto figured most of the Demon Queens were, and her breasts were nothing to shake a stick at… not too big nor too small… as Haruto had once put it to his group… they were just right. She had curves where curves were needed and her eyes blazed with a dominant fire but the aura around her was so calming that Haruto could never stay scared or angry for long.
Haruto stood himself and walked over to her bathing form. He simply stood at the edge of the river and smiled before chuckling. Naruko quickly looked up and playfully covered herself with pouty lips. "Haven't I taught you manners over these years, Haru-kun? What did I say about walking in on a woman during her bath?" Haruto simply laughed and sat down at the edge. "You're in my mind, Naru-chan. There really is very little privacy in here. Anyway…I came here for a reason."
This piqued the fox demon's interests. "Oh? What is it, Haru-kun?" Haruto laid back and heaved a sigh of great relief. "This damn thing is finally over. We were finally able to kill the last of the demons . The sad thing is, the collective councils of the Nations want to wipe this event from the pages of history. They want things to seem as if it never happened…" Naruko sighed at the information he gave her. "While I am happy that it is finally over and I am angry that the Council would wipe it away… there are far greater things at work in the universe. Such as another outbreak in another time in this world."
Haruto stared at her like she was insane. "What are you talking about? Another outbreak of this would be impossible!" Naruko got stern with him. "Before this, people thought that these things were nothing but fiction! Another one of the outbreaks is going to happen. It will happen in the distant future… and I believe that you are the only one that can stop it…" Haruto was starting to get confused. "If it were in the distant future, then how in the Hell would I be able to stop it anyway! I'm here not there…"
Naruko sighed and stood up before snapping her fingers. Soon a black dress appeared on her but it was cut so that it did not touch the water. She walked out and motioned for Haruto to follow her. He listened and they walked on down the river. "Haru-kun…this is not going to be the only outbreak in history…there will be another one. But it will be far more dangerous than this one due to the world and its higher population in the future." Once again, Haruto was confused. "Wait… how in the Hell can you see the future?"
Naruko stopped walking and sighed once more. Haruto stopped and turned to face her, waiting for his answer. She looked at him and started to explain. "Haruto, we Bijuu are timeless beings. When we were born from the Juubi, we were given slight fractions of its abilities as well. One such ability that I myself was granted is the ability to see into any time period. That is not the only power that I gained from him, though, but that comes later. With my ability, I was able to see that this outbreak will most certainly not be the last. As a matter of fact, I'm simply setting the stones in place by telling you this because I foresaw this conversation as well. One of the other things that I noticed in this vision is that the people in the future possess only enough chakra to simply live. That is the main reason that the outbreak will be so bad. Our abilities and jutsu are unusable to them. That is why I am going to do what I plan on doing." Haruto was starting to get it, but he still didn't know her plan. "What is your plan, Naru-chan?"
She looked him in the eye and spoke. "I am going to tear a hole in the fabric of time and send you to the time of the outbreak. But I am putting you also in the place that the prospective leaders will be." Haruto nodded and spoke again. "Where would that be, Naru-chan?" Naruko waved her hand and the sight of a building appeared in what seemed to be a pretty peaceful place. "This is Fujimi High School. It is much like the civilian academy was in your village. It is on a much higher level than yours though, being that it offers far more courses than your academy does. There are no Shinobi academies here though. It is like I told you; they can no longer harness the chakra we do. They have either forgotten and it diminished or someone simply wrote it from history and everyone turned a blind eye. How it happened I am not sure but if I send you then they stand a much larger chance. After all, sending a Jinchuuriki would make the biggest difference in the world!" Naruko spoke the last part with a cute cocked head, closed eyes and a smile.
Haruto chuckled at her but quickly got serious. "If you think that I can make a difference in the next outbreak, Naru-chan, then I'll go. But…"
"Yes, Haru-kun?"
Haruto looked at her for a minute before continuing. "May I say my goodbyes first? I'd like to explain this all to Baa-chan as well…" Naruko smiled at him and walked up to him, taking his cheek in her palm while looking up at him. "I would never deny you that, Haru-kun. You may say your goodbyes and talk to your Hokage. But remember, we must leave tomorrow." Haruto is, once again… confused. "Why tomorrow! I thought that you could time travel!" For what seemed like the millionth time in the last few minutes, Naruko sighed once more. "While I can do that, unfortunately I have been unable to completely master it. Before I was sealed within you, I was only able to jump in thousand year intervals into the future or past. Tomorrow will mark a perfect three thousand years to the start of the next outbreak. The thing is, though, is that I've never tried to take me and another to a different time. If we go… there may be no coming back for you."
Haruto nodded solemnly but did not waver. "If the human race may be snuffed out by another outbreak of this Hell on Earth… then I am willing to do whatever it takes and take whatever risks that I must. Even if it means that I won't see my friends anymore." Naruko looked at him and started to smile. She then spoke to him in a low voice. "Okay, Haru-kun. Go now; spend your last day with your friends. When you awake in the morning, meditate and I will walk you through the time travel process." Haruto nodded as he closed his eyes and began to fade from his mindscape.