Konohagakure no sato was a very prosperous ninja village, easily the most powerful, with it's famous leader, the Yondaime Hokage. The Yondaime was regarded as one of the most powerful ninja of all time. Konoha was a great place to live, with little poverty, and few outside threats.
Of course, someone in Konoha's Council had to jinx it, by thinking that Konoha will never be defeated. In this councilman's arrogance, he did not think for a second that Kami was watching.
Oh well. Life is more interesting this way anyway.
Four weeks later, a ANBU patrol reported that a nearby village was gone.
Not destroyed. Gone.
The village had been utterly destroyed, to the point the all the was left was a few crushed buildings.
Not one body was found.
The next week, a heavily injured ANBU entered the Yondaime's office.
The ANBU was the sole survivor of a squad that was doing a routine patrol. The patrol ranged from the south-east to the north-east, twenty miles from Konoha.
Approximately in the middle of the patrol, directly east of Konoha, something happened.
To quote a more bad-mouthed Chuunin retelling the story later, that was were, " The shit hit the fan."
…Quite.
The Kyuubi no Kitsune, a demon fox with the power to create tidal waves, and crush mountains with a mere swing of one of it's nine tails, was en route to Konoha.
Oh, did I forget to mention, the Kyuubi is roughly three hundred feet tall?
I suppose that might make a small difference in the story.
Reacting stupidly, Konoha's Council sent a massive force of over three hundred ANBU, Elite Jounin, and Jounin to beat off the Kyuubi.
Completely ignoring the fact that this was the Legendary Kyuubi no Kitsune, the greatest of the Biju, as well as the King of Hell.
Oh well. I wasn't there when the Kyuubi killed almost all of the strike force, leaving only a battle-scarred rookie Jounin alive.
The Yondaime spent all this time trying to devise a way to kill or defeat the Kyuubi, with the pressure added to even more by the fact that his wife was pregnant.
Later, one day after the strike force was crushed, the same battle-scarred rookie Jounin, one Hatake Kakashi, discovered a child in the forest surrounding Konoha. The baby was found in a clearing, made by some strange fire. The baby was unharmed.
The baby, a girl, was very strange. She had dark blond hair, and silver eyes that seemed to hold more than was humanly possible.
The girl was brought back to the Hokage, who decided to adopt her, whether he survived the Kyuubi's wrath or not.
The Kyuubi was fast approaching, when the Yondaime came upon the idea of the Shiki Fujin.
Being a chivalrous man, he did not think even for a second to ask another to sacrifice their child to be the host of the Kyuubi no Kitsune.
When the Kyuubi arrived at Konoha, all shinobi available defended their home, holding to give the Yondaime to prepare.
However, it was at this moment that Kami intervened.
Kami literally threw a wrench into the inner workings of fate.
(Sigh), thus making me a player in this game of Russian Roulette.
The child of the Yondaime and Kushina Uzumaki died, due to birth complications, and Kushina followed an hour later.
The child, upon which everything had depended.
Heart-broken, the Yondaime decided to seal the Kyuubi into the girl that had been found in the forest.
He prepared the seals, and informed the retired Sandaime Hokage of his decision, and named the girl Naru Uzumaki, to prevent Iwa from taking it's revenge on the adopted daughter of their greatest enemy.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Take it from me, a battleground is a very scary place. Despite the primitive technology, this was no exception.
Bodies were scattered around the ground, burned and crushed. These people were the unlucky.
They had died painfully, burned or crushed to death.
The lucky were the ones who had died instantly, incinerated.
In this hellish nightmare, the Sandaime Hokage of Konohagakure no sato stared at his greatest problem.
A blond, female baby lay in his arms, writings in black ink all over here stomach.
The girl, oddly enough, was not crying. Instead, she was silent, staring deep into the Sandaime's eyes, scanning his soul.
The Sandaime decided to help the girl, honoring the Yondaime's wish for the girl to be treated as a hero.
Two months after the Kyuubi attack, that fateful night of October Tenth, the Hokage announced to a stunned village that the Kyuubi was not dead.
Instead, it had been sealed inside of this baby girl.
The Hokage announced to the dumb-struck village that the Yondaime had wished for the girl to be seen as a hero, a savior from the Kyuubi.
Of course, humans believe what the want, and will wrap their minds around whatever twisted vision they had, so long as they had a scapegoat.
Fools.
The Sandaime was tired, as he studied this strange girl before him.
Naru Uzumaki was silent, never screaming.
Many had only seen Naru as the demon, even going as far as to attack the girl.
The Sandaime had beaten off many assassins.
Two weeks before, shortly before announcing the girl to the village, he had placed a extremely complicated Genjutsu-Ninjutsu hybrid on the girl, turning her, for all intents and purposes, into a boy.
The Sandaime was troubled, wondering what to do with this girl.
Fortunately for him, a Dark Angel was about to help him out.
A Fallen Dark Angel.
Repent! For tomorrow you die!
The Sandaime sighed, leaning back in his chair.
" Hokage-sama?" his secretary asked.
" Yes?" the Sandaime asked, sighing again.
" There is a man here, he wishes to talk to you." the secretary said, containing her sneer at the baby in the cradle.
" Let him in." said the Hokage, wondering what could possibly be wrong now.
The man marched into the room, every step even, calm.
The man was tall, a massive six foot six, and had a sheathed sword across his back. Two, three foot long short swords were sticking out of his boots. The man was wearing white robes, and the dark shading on them indicated that the man was wearing something black underneath his robes. The man had a white hood on his head, with strange patterns along the hood.
" Greetings, Sarutobi, Sandaime Hokage of Konohagakure no sato." said the man, standing perfectly still.
" Greetings, my good sir." said the Hokage, curious in the appearance and manner of this man. He walked with a determined gait that marked him as a veteran of many wars.
" Lord Hokage, I am here on a matter of the utmost importance. It concerns the girl in the cradle." the man said, his eyes and face shielded by the hood.
The Hokage was instantly more alert.
" If you intend to harm her, you with have to go through me!" the Hokage said fiercely.
" I do not wish her harm, though it please me to see not all of your village is blind." the man said, a smile graced his face, unnoticed.
" I am Zahariel Cypher, and I am tasked with protecting that girl there. I have been searching for her for over ten thousand years, searching far and wide, and getting in more than my fair share of wars." the man said, unconcerned that he had just dropped a bombshell on the old man in front of him.
" You have been searching for ten thousand years!" the Hokage yelped, suddenly scared of the man in front of him.
" J-just how old are you?" the Hokage asked, after taking a minute to calm his nerves.
" I am over ten thousand, one hundred and twenty years old." said Cypher, secretly enjoying the look of incredulity that appeared on the Hokage's face.
" I have been tasked by both my Primarch and another to protect this girl. I shall not fail. She is the last Primarch, and must be protected at all costs, even if I must give up my life, I will protect her." Cypher said, never hesitating throughout his explanation.
" And, what is a 'Primarch?' " asked the Hokage, even more confused.
" A Primarch is a genetically enhanced super warrior, who usually stand at a height of around ten feet tall, and all have risen to position's of power or infamy by the time the Emperor discovered them. It was originally thought that only eighteen Primarchs survived, but we have evidence to the contrary in front of us. Each other Primarch has been male, so this was a surprise when I learned of her." slowly explained Cypher, gesturing to the sleeping baby before them.
" I have a few questions." said the Hokage. He stood up, then started staring out the window in his office, gazing at the Hokage Monument.
" Then you may wish to sit back down. This will take a while." said Cypher, remembering how he got into this mess.
(Flashback)
Zahariel ran from the basement where he had been stationed, guarding the Great Library of the Dark Angels.
A hellish scene greeted him.
Fire fell from the heavens, as two men slashed and hacked at each other with their swords.
Zahariel's heart shuddered, for he recognized each of the men.
One could barely be called a man. He was ten feet tall, dark, and handsome.
The other was also dark, his face twisted in anger.
They were both dressed in black armor, the former's more ornate than the latter's.
Lion El' Jonson and Luther.
Lion sliced through Luther's armor, slicing off a chunk off Luther's thigh.
Luther collapsed, his leg rendered unusable, and finally the look of anger slid off of his face. Instead, Luther looked at Lion, and said something quietly.
Zahariel could not hear, for he was too far away, but Lion answered, laying down his sword.
Suddenly, a Dark Angel, his armor twisted and desecrated, leapt from the shadows, a twisted sword in his hand.
The Chaos Marine sliced through Lion's armor, kicking away his sword.
Zahariel too leapt from the shadows, pulling out the fang of the Calibanite Lion that had served as his sword for so long, and loped off the traitors head. Zahariel turned, scanning for any more enemies. When he saw there was none, he turned to Lion, and gasped.
The demonic blade had sliced right through Lion's armor, creating a cut from Lion's left shoulder all the way to his right hip.
Blood was gushing out off the cut, more blood than Zahariel thought Lion had.
" Z-z-Zahariel…" Lion gasped, groaning from the pain the demonic blade had caused.
" Z-Zahariel… remember our bond? The… sword I gave you…AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!! The sword… there was another… sword made… but I thought to give it to Luther… but… I could not… decide… to give it to Luther or you… Zahariel… There is a lost Primarch… you must find her… protect her… raise her… Zahariel… there is a realm… AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!! In the warp… were men go when they have died… You can enter this realm… when you are sleeping… Perturabo… Horus… those possessed by demons… they go there as well… you need to… AAAAAAHHHHHH!! Meet me… in this realm… after you escape…-" Lion explained, screaming in pain.
" Escape, sire?" Zahariel asked confused. Why would he run?
" Zahariel… the Dark Angels… AAAAAAHHHHHH!! Will not believe you… AHH!! And Chaos must not AAAAAAAAAHHHH!! Know… the last thing we need… is another… Horus. Here, Zahariel… this is the other sword." Lion reached into a compartment of his armor, and withdrew a three foot long short sword, exactly the same as the one in Zahariel's hand.
" Go… my son… make me proud…" a choked scream came from the Lion's throat, and his heavy breathing ceased.
(End Flashback)
" So," said the Hokage, shaking Cypher from his memories.
" You will hang around of two years, and then take Naru to be trained by yourself. Am I correct?" asked the Hokage to confirm what he had just heard.
" Yes." said Cypher.
" I believe you can stay in the Yondaime's house, with Naru. The Yondaime adopted Naru, shortly before his death, so I believe it is only fitting she lives there." the Hokage slowly said, fishing a set of keys from his desk. The Hokage handed Cypher the keys, and gave him the address.
" I will tell the council that you are a retired ANBU Black Ops who wished to be Naru's guardian. It may not work, but it's our best hope." the Hokage said, putting his formal hat back on.
" If Naru need's anything, please don't be afraid to ask." the Hokage said, a small smile gracing his features at the sight of Cypher cradling Naru like she was the most important thing in his world. Then again, she was.
" If my Primarch can survive in the forests of Caliban with nothing but his hands, I believe I can suffice." Cypher said, opening the door to leave. On his way out, the secretary glared at Naru. Cypher responded by unsheathing one of his swords and hold it at the secretary's neck. He said nothing, but the threat was clear.
As Cypher walked to the house, he slew two drunks who had decided to 'kill the demon.'
With his bare hands, by throwing them over the walls of Konoha.
Fin
Cypher was able to explain the Primarchs to Sandaime while remembering his past because of him being a Space Marine. They have vast mental abilities far beyond those of a normal human.
No, Naru is not going to kick everyone's ass. Not right off the bat, anyway. The only thing she will learn is swordsmanship, and some other things.
No, Lion is not dead, and neither is Luther. Lion will be unconscious for a long time, and Luther will be constantly interrogated, believing that Lion will come and forgive him. Which may happen.
Cypher carries Lion's sword out of respect for Lion, and for when Lion will return to fight again.
No, Naru and Cypher will not use guns or anything you wouldn't ordinarily see in the canon. Cypher realized that bringing anything like that will screw up Naru's world's natural balance.
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