Arc 1 : The Itinerary of Innocence

Chapter 1 : The Babe born among thunder

7 years before the war between the Old Satan Faction and Anti-Satan Faction

Among the cacophony of noises made by the strong winds and thunderous downpour, the shrill cries of a child could be heard from the Sitri Castle. The servants of the household were frantically trying to keep up with demands of the medical staff as they attended tirelessly to one Shizuka Sitri, a half devil - half human hybrid and part of Lord Sitri's harem.

Outside of the designated room, a haggard and worn out Lord Sitri was being comforted by Lady Sitri as he awaited the conception of a new Sitri family member with nervous anticipation. It had been a torturously long quarter hours after which the quiet of the operation room had been broken by the high pitched wailing of the new born babe.

On hearing it, the nervous couple sprang up to their feet as their waiting had finally come to an end. It was not long after that the doors of the medical quarters of the castle were swung open and out came a young nurse of a somber face while delicately holding a baby of average size with a tuft of sun – kissed blond hair and bright ocean blue eyes that spoke of innocence untainted that only a child could have.

The nurse then handed the young boy to Lady Sitri who carefully cradled him into her bosom while whispering sweet nothings in his delicate ears. Lord Sitri, on seeing his son being showered with maternal love by his wife, could only smile at the disarming scene. But, soon his nervousness reared its ugly head as he took the nurse's somber and slightly subdued emotions into notice.

"Is everything alright, young lady? You appear quite somber." asked Lord Sitri.

The nurse, on hearing her Lord's question, cringed at first but then answered with slight trepidation in her normally unfaltering voice, "My Lord, I am sorry to inform you that while your newborn boy is quite healthy with normal values for all body parameters, we could do nothing to save your lover from her inevitable demise as her body could not handle the stress of giving birth to a child."

On hearing the worst, Lord Sitri's face showed undeniable sorrow as his fists clenched and the surrounding temperature dropped a bit due to release of his ice powers under heavy emotional stress. Shizuka had been his most loved woman alongside his wife. He had initially wanted her to have the same status as his wife but the Satans had denied her that right. This only furthered the unrest among the Sitri and their allies the Gremories and others as their faith in the Satans dwindled. He was about to brood further when the calm and soft voice of his wife shook him out of his funk.

"You shouldn't blame yourself, dear. We both wanted Shizuka to stand equal to us and did what we could. You should remember that Shizuka herself was thankful to us for going out of our way for her. I think she was content with her life and you should respect her for that."

"I know that she was content. But still it doesn't change the fact that she didn't have as much respect as she deserved and that's just because she was a devil-human hybrid. I regret not doing more for her and now she has left us such an amazing gift and I could do nothing in return."

"Do not fret, my dear. If you truly want to repay her, then you should take care of our young man here. She would be more than happy if the child here lives a wonderful and loved life."

"You are right as always, Elizabeth. I vow to look after the child with utmost affection and I would quest to raise him to be a man of word and honor." said Lord Sitri with unwavering determination.

"I would also look after the young man here as if he were of my own womb. It's the least I can do for my late sister wife. That aside, I would like to know his name if Shizuka had given him any." asked Lady Sitri as she looked at the nurse with inquisitive eyes.

"Before she died, Lady Shizuka gave him the name 'Naruto' Minato Sitri as she felt that he would grow up to be like a maelstrom, resilient yet chaotic, likening him to Lady Serafall.", answered the young nurse without a hitch as the emotionally charged air had been curbed by Lady Sitri.

The eyes of the Sitri couple lit up at Naruto's name as they looked at the young boy whose face was tucked in Lady Sitri's embrace. The idea of having a child as energetic as Serafall scared and excited them at the same time.

Lady Sitri then handed the youngling to Lord Sitri who held him as if he were a precious jewel. As he gazed in the deep blue eyes of his son, he felt that the future would be quite turbulent after the arrival of one Naruto Minato Sitri.

So that's the first chapter, ladies and gents. Hope you like it 'cause it's my first fanfiction and please do take some time to review. Chapter 2 will be up soon!

Hela-Master-006 out!