Guardians of World's Harmony
Prologue
The history of the Shinobi World is one full of mystery and secrets, like its inhabitants themselves. Nobody knows anymore, how the era of ninja has started or where and when it has begun – the knowledge has been lost long time ago.
Though, something still remains of it in the world: bits and pieces in form of legends, stories, myths – assumptions of how it might have happened. Some confirm, some oppose each other; some are more believable while others are considered mere tales.
But as different as they may be, there is one thing they all share: they have survived, one generation after another. They remained in the minds of the elders and were told to the children. Some might not have been known throughout whole countries or by many people, but they still haven't been forgotten in the end.
One such legend tells about nine demons of unimaginable powers and strength, nature disasters, who roamed the earth, leaving small bits of their energy wherever they went; in the earth, the plants, animals as well as humans – and it changed them. The powers manifested itself in the bodies and surfaces it came in contact with, unnoticed at first, until one day the energy broke forth in lots of different ways. To understand what was happening a group of people got together and began to study their new powers. They analysed, compared and experimented – and eventually found what they searched for: a hidden source, invisible for the lone eye – pure energy that would soon become known as chakra.
Another, similar story says on the other hand that the demons presented their powers to those humans, whom the deemed worthy and who earned their respect – and they taught them how to get success to the new energy. The demons then parted ways, going to different lands, to guard the live in them, watching how their gift would be used … but also, if necessary, to intervene should it be abused.
The widest known legend, though, by many even entitled as the "true history", is one wholly different: the legend of a sage – the sage of the six paths. A mere mortal human, born with powers that were said equalled those of the gods themselves – connecting him to the six realms of existence: god, human, hell, demon, ghost and animal – the six paths. A power used to create the very first jutsu the world had ever seen.
It's hard to tell what legends – or better what parts of them – are the truth or not, chances are it will never be known.
… But maybe, just maybe … somewhere … somehow … the true history of the Shinobi World still exists … and will someday awaken … to return to the world … should need arise … when its harmony is threatened …
I had this short introduction already written before uploading the first chapter, but only in German. But in the end, I decided to translate it and put it in here as a prologue, so don't be confused. The once first chapter is still the same.
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