Unbowed, Unbent and Unbroken

Chapter 1: Where it all began

She gazed upon the black endless horizon with a serene expression on her face. A look which gave off the feeling of acceptance. The starry night often gave her comfort amidst the tension and diplomacy that had begun to revolve in her clan since the past hundreds of years.

"The planets and stars seem closer to our home tonight." She whispered. Her soft-spoken words drifted into the horizon as she stood all alone beside one of the gigantic trees that was sacred to the members of her clan. She grazed her right hand through her sweeping white hair which she had inherited from her mother. The thought often crossed her mind and made her wonder as to what type of women her mother was and if she would approve of her decision.

A few minutes later she felt a presence behind her but she didn't move from her stance. Seconds ticked along as if they were years, but none of them spoke a word. While she kept gazing upon the beautiful planet that had a light shade of purple, he kept his eyes focused on her.

"I take it that you have made your choice?" asked the man with a deep voice. He had an extremely pale skin with delicate facial features. He possessed clear white eyes and his eyebrows were cut short- a symbol of his nobility. He wore a high collared kimono which had tomoe running down the center and the edges of the gown. He also wore flat shoes on his feet which were upturned at the toes. However, the man's most prominent feature was the red eye that was in the middle of his forehead. A red eye with three ripples spreading over the eyeball and three tomoes in each of the ripple.

"I must leave this place, Akimitsu-sama." She said softly. There was no regret in those words, no hurt. Just a simple statement.

"I have reminded you many times, you don't have to call me that." Said Akimitsu with a shake of his head. Walking a few steps forward, he stood beside her and too gazed upon the majestic sight in the sky. The celestial sight that displayed the smudgy star filled part of the night sky was simply artistic in nature.

"The way, some of the higher ups in the clan want to proceed with the clan's future is not what I had been taught and made to believe. I don't want to have any part in that Otōsan. The war that Momoshiki-sama is going to start will be inevitable soon. You know that well. I suppose it's a good thing that Kaa-san isn't here to witness hers' and yours' creations get destroyed." She stated honestly.

"I understand. And, I'm not going to stop you. You have my word that the others will not find out where you will head to. But, be wary of what may lie in the future, my daughter." Replied Akimitsu, a bit solemnly. Turning towards the man, who had raised her since birth, she gave him a respectable nod.

"I want to get away from here and create my own world. A place devoid of any wars. A place where I hope to protect the Shinju better than I could in our home." She said earnestly. Akimitsu nodded his head, showing his support. Snapping his fingers with his left hand, he opened a blackish looking portal. Having one last glance at her father and her home, she stepped into a portal which opened beside her and disappeared from the land she grew up in.

Now, standing alone under the starry sky, he gazed far into the night sky with a sad smile. He may not know exactly what lay in the future, but his foresight was rarely ever wrong. And one thing he knew for sure was that his days were numbered and that one day an Otsutsuki child will be born who will bring forth a principal change for the Otsutsuki Clan and for all the worlds.

"I hope you forgive me for what I may have to do in the times to come, my dear Kaguya." Were the last words of the current head of the Otsutsuki Clan, Akimitsu Otsutsuki before he too disappeared from the spot.

Two Years Later, on Earth

In a small room with the only source of light as a single lit candle, sat a woman in seiza in front of three five-month old babies. The woman had long white hair that went well past her waist and almost reached her ankles. Her eyes were as white as the first snowflake of the winter season and in the middle of her forehead was a single line which hid her third eye from view. Her face showed the motherly concern and love as she stared at her own three children.

Hamura Otsutsuki, the child on her left had gray shade of hair and a pale skin that was slightly lighter than her own. His forehead too, had horn like protrusions which was common among the members of the Ōtsutsuki Clan. And his eyes where a shade of white which was slightly darker than her own. She smiled while caressing his hair and wondered what was written in his destiny. Unlike her father, she didn't have the ability to glimpse into the future.

She moved her eyes to the child who was right in front of her, Hagoromo Otsutsuki. He too had the horn like protrusions and a pale skin that matched his younger brother, Hamura. However, his hair was a shade of light brown which was rare among the members of her clan. Looking at his sleeping face, it gave her a calm feeling, momentarily making her forget about everything she had gone through since she came into this world ruled by war and hatred.

Upon hearing the sudden cry of her third child, she immediately casted her attention towards him. Gently picking him up and making sure to keep the blanket wrapped around his little figure, she placed him on her lap and gently caressed his hair. Lowering her head, she softly kissed him on the forehead, hoping to make him quiet. A smile came on her face as the sound of his cries became less. A few seconds passed as he quieted down and innocently gazed into his mother's eyes.

"You just wanted my attention didn't you, Naruto? You have always been more of a handful than your brothers." said Kaguya softly. Little Naruto giggled and waved his arms as if answering his mother's questions. Unlike his brothers, he did not have any horn like protrusions on his forehead. However, his skin was as pale along with his hair being as white and silky as his mother's. His eyes were a shade of soft blue which she believes he inherited from his father. She looked down at her eldest son when she felt a somewhat firm grip on her hand. She smiled sadly upon realizing Naruto must have felt her distressed mind and brushed his hair gently.

"There's nothing to worry about, Naruto. Kaa-san will always be there for you." she whispered in a soft voice lovingly. Naruto gurgled happily as he saw the smile on his mother's face. Placing her right hand on Naruto's forehead, soft blue colored chakra spread over her hand which covered Naruto's small body like a thin blanket for a few seconds. She smiled as she saw his eyes drool and drift off to sleep.

Kaguya smiled a little as she stared at the sleeping forms of all her children. All three of them looked so innocent and harmless right now. But she could feel the power that was dwelling inside of them. The chakra that flowed inside her own body after she consumed the forbidden fruit of the Shinju will now naturally form in her sons. However, it was also the chakra that was inside of them, that was worrying her. She was certain the group of people who were rebelling against her father, would come for her and her sons' chakra one day. Maybe not today or in the next millennia, but they certainly will. The only solace she had was that she was certain her father wouldn't tell another soul of her current location.

Gently placing Naruto back in his former place, she got up and quietly walked out of the room. As she walked out of the room, she stood on the front porch of her house and stared at the colossal form of the Shinju that was in the middle of the land she resided in. The Shinju- a tree that had been around for thousands of millennia. No one really knew the actual history of it's origins. Since her birth, she had always been made to believe that the Shinju was the first primordial god to have been in existence and the one to create time, space and matter. Needless to say, she had been awed that such a godly being ever existed and wondered what made the being cease to exist. The members of the Otsutsuki Clan had been guarding the Shinju since the beginning of their time and she was taught to do that her entire life. Yet, when the time came, her own desires had conflicted with the duty she was prepared for.

Kaguya sighed once again as she thought of what all had transpired since she came to this world to alienate herself from the constant war that her clan was immersed in.

Upon her arrival, she was discovered by a small group of people from the Land of Ancestors. Even though she could feel the vile nature that was deep within the heart of some of these humans, she also felt those who only yearned for peace and a calm life. That was also the day she met Tenji. The man who was regarded by others as the lord of the Land of Ancestors. She was given a place to reside and a place to call home by him. After her arrival, she had spent many long nights simply standing in the garden and staring up at the night sky, hoping to spot her former home among the trillions of planets and stars that were there. It was during one of those cold nights that Tenji had approached her and spent the night with her, both just standing quietly under the ocean of stars. Since that night, the two had started to spend a lot more time together. She had even gotten a little close to her personal care taker, Aino.

A few months after, word had spread to the other lands that the lord of the Land of Ancestors had a celestial maiden as a concubine. Conflict had soon began surfacing between different lands and a lot of pressure was thrust upon Tenji's shoulders. Like Kaguya, he too wished to live in a world without any conflict and wanted to resolve matters through peaceful manners. However, the responsibility of being a ruler and the result of being threatened to war by other lands had made him sway from his peaceful ways. One such night, when Tenji was away on a battlefield with his army to confront the king and army of Land of That, another land's king attacked Kaguya's and Tenji's house.

Her eyes moistened a bit as she thought of Tenji, the man whom she had come to love and whose children she had. But her mood changed at once as she thought about the bitterness and coldness she saw in his eyes and the betrayal she felt on that fateful night.

Flashback

"Kaguya-sama! We must leave this place at once!" urged Aino hurriedly with a worried expression on her face. Upon hearing the loud shouts outside both knew someone must have attacked the house in Tenji's absence.

Indifferent to the situation on the outside, Kaguya merely sat on her futon with a firm look. Walking towards Kaguya, Aino suddenly grabbed her hand and made a run for the back door of the house. However, as soon as they made their way out of the house, they found themselves surrounded by a large group of people carrying spears, swords or arrows in their hand.

A tall man with dark brown hair and dawning a light brown kimono stepped forward from behind the crowd. He wore a white bandana around his forehead with a violet colored circular object in the middle and had violet colored earring on each of his ear.

"The Land of Ancestors will fall very soon…" stated the man firmly.

"To put it bluntly, what belongs to Tenji will soon belong to me, the Lord of Land of That, Daiki! From this moment on, you're mine" He stated with a maniacal grin on his face.

Aino felt herself remain rooted to the spot in fear on seeing the group of men surrounding them with weapons in their arms.

"Kaguya-sama, you must try to escape from here!" she pleaded. Aino's eyes widened when Kaguya grabbed her hand quickly started to run to her left, towards the side of the forest.

"As if you can escape anywhere!" yelled Daiki arrogantly. He and his men followed them quickly and once again cornered them before Kaguya and Aino could run off into the forests.

Upon feeling the Aino's tight grip on her hand, she realized how scared she must be feeling right now and knew she had to keep her safe. All these months Aino had taken care of her and she felt indebted to her. Her strength had considerably weakened due to the travel from her home to Earth. And looking at all these men around her and the war that was about to ignite, begrudgingly she knew there was only one way through this predicament. Looking towards the forest, she could clearly see the Shinju that had been standing tall for the past millennia. A second later, she looked straight into the eyes of the man who claimed himself to be the lord of another land and walked down the porch of the house towards the group of men with an apathetic look on her face.

"Kaguya-sama!" shouted Aino fearfully as she saw Kaguya walk towards the enemy.

Two of the men stepped in front of Kaguya and stopped her. But as soon as Kaguya looked at them with narrowed eyes, the two of them were pushed far back with a tremendous force and immediately fell unconscious.

"Do not touch me." Stated Kaguya. Instantly, a group of five more people ran towards Kaguya with their sharp end of the spears pointed towards her. As soon as they came near three feet of her proximity, each one of them was torn to shreds and their blood was splattered on the faces of rest of armed men and even Daiki.

Daiki along with rest of the armed men and even Aino took a step back on seeing the strange power that Kaguya wielded. While Aino sighed in relief that Kaguya was safe, the men were fearful in taking another step towards the woman whom they now considered a bewitching monster.

"So, the maiden is a monster in disguise after all." Stuttered Daiki fearfully.

A look of slight relief came upon Kaguya's face when she noticed Tenji at the back on his horse. But that relief soon changed into hurt when she clearly understood the look on Tenji's face.

It was a look which signified doubtfulness, fear, but most of all, he had the same look on his face as the men who had attacked her. At that moment, she knew what Tenji would do. Before anyone else could say anything or make a move, Kaguya once again held Aino's hand and ran into the forest towards the Shinju.

Flashback End

After consuming the forbidden fruit of the Shinju, Kaguya became the first being in this world to be able to wield chakra. With the enormous power she wielded, she singlehandedly put a stop to the perpetual conflict and war that was surrounding the world in its grasp. For her deed, she was worshipedby everyone as the Rabbit Goddess.

Shaking the thoughts out of her mind, her eyebrows raised dramatically as she felt a presence inside the house she hadn't felt in years. Turning on her heels, she quickly ran back inside the room and found her father to be kneeling in front of her eldest child, Naruto.

"Otōsan? What are you doing here?" Kaguya expressed her disbelief.

"I don't have much time, Kaguya…" Akimitsu said with deep breaths. His clothes were all tattered up and his body showed several cuts and wound marks which seemed fatal. But the fact which staggered her the most was that the third eye on his forehead was closed.

'So, the war already began at home and judging from his state of appearance, it didn't go well for him.' Kaguya summarized as she took notice of her father's current state.

"This child…" Akimitsu started, placing his left index finger on Naruto's forehead. Kaguya inched closer to Naruto but stopped when her father's intimidating gaze fell upon her. At that instance she realized, the person before her wasn't speaking to her as a father, but as a leader of the ancient and powerful Ōtsutsuki Clan.

"Whatever it is, you may not take another of my family away from me. I'm done with the clan. Whatever happens to it, is none of my business. Leave my family and me out of it." Kaguya stated firmly. To emphasize her point, the veins around her eyes bulged as the Byakugan in her eyes became more prominent. Akimitsu could feel the immense power that was inside Kaguya and momentarily he was shocked to understand what her own daughter had done.

With everything going around, Naruto, Hagoromo and Hamura suddenly woke up and began crying due to discomfort that they were feeling. Hearing the children's cries, Kaguya's face suddenly turned to that of concern. Using her momentary lack of focus, Akimitsu waved his right hand up and formed a chakra barrier around himself and Naruto to prevent Kaguya from getting close.

"Naruto!" Kaguya yelled with worry laced in her voice.

Naruto kept wailing in discomfort but Akimitsu paid him no heed. Taking the little boy in his arms, he got up and stared at Kaguya with a serious look. However, he was yet again shocked when he felt the enormous pressure of Kaguya's chakra and the look of animosity that was visible in her eyes. The wooden floors and the surrounding walls cracked at the potency of her chakra but Akimitsu kept himself composed. He knew what he would be doing was morally wrong, but it had to be done. For his clan's sake and his daughter. As he stood up on his legs weakly with Naruto held firmly in his right arm, Kaguya protectively stood in front of Hagoromo and Hamura who too were now inside a small barrier that Kaguya formed to keep them safe.

"This child… he is going to be our savior, Kaguya. He will become someone who can vanquish the essence of all evil and can establish peace as it was during the time of the Great Shinju and when our clan was formed millennials ago." Akimitsu expressed honestly. As he felt his life force leaving his body, he suddenly fell on his right knee and coughed up some blood.

"I already told you, the clan does not concern me anymore. Do not test my patience Otōsan. Return my son now or you may not like the consequences." Stated Kaguya coldly. Her eyes narrowed when she saw the look of regret on his face.

"Forgive me, my dear Kaguya. But, you're still too young to confront me in a battle… even if I'm weakened considerably. I wish there was another way to do this. But, it must be done to protect our clan and to save you…" said Akimitsu softly with the last couple of words in a barely audible whisper.

"No, he's my son. You are not the one to decide what he's destined for!" Raising her left hand, the bones in the palm of her arm hardened and fired off towards Akimitsu's head speedily. However, before the brown colored bone could reach even the barrier, Akimitsu clicked his finger and both he and Naruto disappeared from the spot.

As words failed to come out of her mouth, she fell onto the ground with tears falling from her eyes. Even with her sensing technique, she couldn't sense Naruto's or her father's chakra anywhere in this world.

'This isn't over Otōsan… you and the clan shall pay for it has done to me and my son.' she thought murderously.

Little did she know the reality she had built around herself and her children in this world would soon be changed, giving birth to yet another cycle of hatred and war.

Author Notes - I'm really excited about writing this story, since it seemed very interesting and relatively new to me. I haven't seen or read many FanFictions with the idea of Naruto being Kaguya's son or one which delves into the Otsutsuki Clan as such. And so, when the idea was presented to me by another reader, greymatter1098, I decided to give it a try. Since it's only the first chapter, I kept it quite short. But I do hope the make following chapters relatively longer.

Now, the pairing for this story will be Naruto and Izumi. Also, it's not female Itachi. It's the actual character by the name Izumi Uchiha who was shown in the Naruto anime. Both my other stories have Naruto and Hinata as a pair, so I wanted to deviate from that. Also, I'm looking for a beta reader who can help me out with the story. If anyone's willing to help, do drop me a message. It would be greatly appreciated.

My other two stories will still take preference over this. But I will update the story at least twice a month. Since it was summer, I haven't gotten around to much of writing since I was out most time. September first week onwards, I can start updating regularly once I get back to my normal routine.

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Until next time!