Disclaimer: I don’t own Naruto, or its sequel story; they are the sole property of its creator, Masashi Kishimoto, and Shonen Jump. OCs are of my own design. Warning: this is a story for an AU, an Alternate Universe, in where Sasuke’s Cursed Seal was completed, but didn’t go to Orochimaru’s side.

Also, I don’t know all the Biju’s forms, Tailed Beasts, partially because I can’t read imported material… but mostly because the most informant website, Ninja Leaf, doesn’t have a photo or information on most of them, only the Fox, the Raccoon Dog, the Minotaur/Kraken, the Turtle, and the Cat.

That and I don’t even know the main history of these creatures. All I know is, they’re humongous entities comprised of vast amounts of chakra. So I’m making up an origin as to where or how they came into the physical mortal realm.

Well, enjoy the story…

Naruto Shippuden: Legends of Shinobi

Fifteen different teenagers… all trained in the ways of Shinobi… the art of Ninjas.

Trained in different aspects of the Ninja Arts of Jutsu.

Each one descended from a long line of strong Shinobi Clans… and those born with the gift of being Ninja.

But only two Shinobi… one in the Village of the Hidden Leaf, and the other in the Village of the Hidden Sand… are Jinchuuriki; Individuals possessing tailed demons, Biju, within their bodies. The demons themselves are known by the number of tails their body possesses, and each has different characteristics.

Three years ago, those of Konoha faced against an invading threat of a few former traitors. One was the legendary Leaf Ninja of the Legendary Leaf Sennin, Orochimaru. The other, Itachi Uchiha, a member of the Akatsuki; a band of renegade Shinobi who betrayed their villages, or were banished by them.

One other dilemma was the Team 7 member, Sasuke Uchiha, nearly abandoning Konoha in favor to serving Orochimaru as both servant… and future vessel. However, that was averted by the help of a team of his fellow comrades, as well as the only one that was finally considered as a comrade, a friend… and a brother to him… the host of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, Kyuubi no Kitsune… Naruto Uzumaki.

The Teams have all but split up now, as Team 7 had been disbanded to further train the three younglings.

But now… an even darker threat looms over not just the Hidden Leaf Village… but the rest of the Lands of Shinobi.

An Evil born or brought unto the world… three thousand years ago.

It was in that time long ago, a separate Shinobi Land existed before the coming of the Biju. This land was called the Land of Darkness; a cult-like nation whose only goal was to become the most dominant of all the Ninja. They had all fought side-by-side with such one goal. Nothing or no one stood in their way… as they left behind a trail of death and destruction in their quake.

But it was still not enough for them…

In their quest, the Land of Darkness learned of a Constellation, called the Orbis Unum, which only aligned in a circle once every millennium. This, along with an ancient carved gateway, would open a portal to an alternate world of untold and unfathomed power.

Power… that the Dark Ninjas hoped to acquire… and they succeeded in opening such a gateway.

But like all things: Be careful what you wish for… you just might get it. And they did… but what they received did not come without a price.

The moment the portal opened, their land became barren, dead, and rotted into a deathly wasteland. And upon the portal’s opening, Nine Tailed Beasts composed of immensely powerful Chakra came through the gate… followed by thirteen minor Chakra beasts as their followers… had been released into the world, and destroyed the once powerful nation, leaving most of the Dark Ninjas wiped out.

Those that survived, were only fueled by what they had witnessed: Power beyond their wildest dreams. Those that survived, continued to work in secret in the world, planning for the day they would capture the Nine Tailed Beast Kings, and their Thirteen followers, in hopes to reopen the gate.

They have yet to succeed…

And the Nine Beasts and Thirteen minor monsters were unleashed… continued to plague the world of Ninjas… to this very day…

Rock Country

Outskirts of the Hidden Earth Village

Midnight

The Hidden Earth Village was located in earthen cliff dwellings. It was one of the larger ninja countries in the known world, sharing borders with Waterfall, Grass, Rain and several unnamed countries. Because of Hidden Rock’s warlike tendencies against the Fire Country, their invasion path leads them through smaller countries like Grass. Like many of the other Hidden Villages, they took possessed those called Jinchuuriki… but only one Minor Biju sealed away safely… in a Cliffside Temple.

The temple was quite ancient in sorts, but appeared to be somewhat heavily guarded for reasons unknown to this time. Hidden Earth Shinobi patrolled the complex, never letting out even the slightest slip up. Unknown to even the sharpest ninja, a figure stood on the cliffside to one of the cliffs that were near the temple.

In the full moon light, the fellow was a young lad, looking around sixteen to seventeen years old. He was Caucasian, pale, slim but aside from baggy attire, he was obviously physically fit to be almost an Olympic Athlete. He was dressed in black baggy pants with his hips exposed and covered by black net cloth. What held his pants and his jacket together was a purple belt of sorts, with an equipment pouch in the back of it. He also wore a black net turtleneck shirt on, with a few purple belts strapped across his chest, and wearing a black duster jacket, with the shoulders, collar, and the inside of the jacket all purple, with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows. He even wore black fingerless gloves that stretched up to his sleeves, with purple elbow and back hand guards. His hair was darkened silver colored, short but had two bangs in the front, with a sort of small cowlick flip in the back. His face was hidden behind an ANBU mask of sorts with the designs of a cobra painted on the facial part of it.

The figure stood on his position there for a moment, carefully looking at the temple and its occupants. Every detail and structure he was carefully keeping into memory for whatever reason he had planned up in his head. A small wind suddenly blew in, causing his coat and his hair to lightly whip with the wind, as he remained still; the wind never budging him from his spot. But the wind did move one thing… the clouds, as they covered the moonlight, blocking all light as everything went dark.

The Temple also went dark, the Hidden Earth Shinobi never flinching from their duties to guard their assigned target. Near the end of the hallway and placed in a Japanese altar, a brown vase was kept in place. Surrounded by a shrine of sorts, the vase looked like it was collecting dust on it. On top of that, it was surrounded by priest papers, with demon warding seals and charms on it. Whoever had placed the seals or talismans on the vase… must have feared something inside of it to come out and cause some kind of trouble.

As soon as the moon lit up again, so did the temple, shining its light into the building at this point. However, the Earth Shinobi stopped as they looked straight in the middle of the room in awe and shock. Standing in the center of the room was the black and purple cladded assailant that had been standing out in the cliffs.

One of the Earth Shinobi got into battle position as he shouted, “Who are you? Identify yourself now!” The fellow didn’t answer after a long pause; the Ninja who demanded to know who he was snarled as he shouted, “This area is off limits! If you won’t identify yourself… we will have no choice but to…”

The stranger, still standing relaxed as he began a row of hands seals that were all too familiar. He then spoke in a smooth and confident voice as he looked to all the Shinobi as they all charged at him before he could finish, but it was too late, “Sound Style: Multiple Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!”

The mysterious Shinobi then extended his arms outward to his sides as the Earth Ninja closed in on him. Suddenly, his body was ablaze with a dark glow; Dark Chakra from the looks of it.

Suddenly, out of his arms formed by the Chakra, a torrent of snakes erupted at the Shinobi charging at him. The snakes extended at them and wrapped around the Ninjas, biting into them and binding them until they were fully dead. Then suddenly, a shark shuriken shot straight into the foe’s mask, embedded into it. The shinobi who had ordered the intruder to reveal himself, stood there smirking, “You should know: never underestimate your enemy!”

“That… is so true.”

The Earth Shinobi froze in his tracks as he looked at the assailant, and then poof, disintegrated. This caused the dead bodies that he held to fall over and slump dead on the ground. The Earth Ninja didn’t have enough time to react, but suddenly, an ivory white spike shot right through his chest, killing him instantly with no blood shooting out at all. The spike then retracted back and the poor ninja fell to the ground. As he did so, the Ninja before without his mask was right behind him.

The figure’s face was now seen as a cruel smile was on the boy’s face. His eyes all yellow and snake-like, with two crescent moon markings under them as well.

He then walked towards the altar, and without even caring about it, tore away at the string seals. After he cleared off the stupid seals, he picked up the vase with no effort whatsoever. He looked at the vase in awe and in delight as he smirked insanely, “Excellent. Toph, the Badger-Mole Biju… is all ours.”

Next Chapter: A Fox’s Return; Catching Up with One another