ECHOJAM HERE. YOU SHALL NOW BE READING THE FIRST CHAPTER OF CURSE YOU, CURSE ME. :)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own NARUTO. sadly.

The Heavenly Realm isn't what mortals envision it to be. It isn't gigantic castles made of gold, silver, bronze or any rare jewel ever found sitting atop a group of clouds which for some reason carry such heavy metals upon its white fluffy structure. It doesn't shine as bright as the morning sun nor does it have a large gate that has 'paradise' screaming beyond its shimmering iron bars. It is actually a combination of all those things. And by the name Heavenly Realm, only heavenly beings may enter and reside. But mind you, not everything in this realm is as beautiful as how mortals dream of it to be. There would be days, rare days when it would seem as though each and every single deity living within this heaven would prefer to be stuck in the hell that mortals believe in just to escape the reality that would soon occur. And in those days does this story begin, in those days when one god's time ends.

Darks thundering clouds hovered upon the skies of heaven, ironic isn't it? Lightning flashed and thunders echoed as deities stood still and watched as the sky darkened. What should have been a warm and sunny day would soon become a devastatingly freezing and ungodly one. They knew this day would come but they didn't expect it to come so soon. In just a matter of seconds, each and every single one of them rushed to the grand hall in refuge. Darkness began to spread throughout the heaven like some kind of fatal mortal disease. There was absolute silence as the deities huddled within the hall. The ground began to shake and the temperature started to drop drastically. Gods and goddess struggled to keep their feet on the ground, some held on to stable structures just to keep from falling. Though the ground was shaking, there was no noise. "Oi, Sakura!" and so the silence breaks "Is this the friggin' best ya can do?!" a god yelled amongst the huddled crowd. His brown locks ruffled as he adjusted his armor and glared at a pinked haired god standing on the highest platform in the hall. "And you call yourself, goddess of the fucking weather."

"Shut up, Kiba. Can't you see ugly there's trying to concentrate, to save our damn lives?" a dark haired god said, realizing the moment he had spoken, the tension in the room escalated. He was right though, gods and goddesses were immortal only to mortal eyes, but they just happen to outlive them for millions of years and they live atop unrealistically sturdy clouds. "Who the hell're you calling ugly? I'd strike you with lightning if-" Sakura said, her concentration faltering. The grand hall shook in unison. "Damnit Sakura! Concentrate! I do not wanna die like this!"

"Shut UP dog breath!" that's right, she had to concentrate, control the weather even just around the grand hall. She knew that even with just that, she can protect her fellow deities but this has been going on for more than what even she could handle.

"Troublesome. You guys should just all keep quiet. I can't sleep with all this bickering."

"How can you manage to sleep at a time like this, Shika?" Kiba, walked towards the sleeping god whose eyes were tightly shut. "God of Dreams, Kiba, god of dreams." The animal god sighed. There was no use in arguing with this lazy god. With any god at the moment. The lightning have begun to flash brighter, and the thunders, louder. "Shit. This is taking forever."

"You wouldn't really know Kiba," a blonde woman stood up from her chair, her voice boomed throughout the hall and for a moment, silence once occupied the room. "Because time is at a standstill once again," she walked towards the pink haired goddess and guided her hands. In just a flash, Sakura felt tremendous power flow within her and soon after the room was still. The room began to warm up; Sakura looked up and she was met with sorrowful blue eyes. "Tsunade-sama. I'm- I'm sorry."

"Concentrate Sakura," Tsunade walked towards the large doors, the crowd of deities giving way for her. "You have nothing to apologize for." That's right, this was inevitable. "Time will soon run again." She opened the doors and the dark clouds began to fade away slowly, very slowly. She walked out of the hall and followed the darkness. With every step she felt fear creep into her very being. The heavenly realm began to return to what it should be, and slowly the gods and goddesses seeking refuge within the grand hall felt relief, but they knew it wasn't over yet.

Tsunade followed the dark clouds to their destination. She knew that whatever is waiting for her there could not only sicken her but break her heart as well. Then she stopped, "Sasuke, come out," a dark haired god dressed in black appeared out of nowhere. His face was emotionless as he looked at her. "Tsunade-sama," he said quietly "The sight you wish to see isn't a pretty one." Tsunade cringed inside. She glared at him as he glared right back. Tsunade sighed in agony. Sasuke knew what lies ahead and he knows she would never accept it. Just as she she hadn't with all the previous ones.

"I still don't see why you bother to go," Sasuke stared at the direction the clouds were heading towards. "Your curse was broken the second Jiraiya left." Tsunade stared at him and frowned. Of course he would know—

"I'm the god of Truth, is what you're thinking right?" Sasuke grinned at her. Then he closed his eyes. "The hands of Time have begun to turn once again but there is no longer any god to watch over it." Sasuke looked at the blond goddess with indifference. "The goddess of power feeling powerless? Quite ironic, aren't you?" She wanted to punch him but he was right. Jiraiya, the god of Time has died. The god who protects the past, present and future has died.

"He broke my curse, I thought I would be the one to break his," she looked at the raven and smiled sadly "But, you knew that the moment he realized I wouldn't right?" Sasuke could only stare at her. She knew that truth and so did he. That everything has a price; and the price for their place at the heavenly realm, it would be an eternal curse that only one person could ever break. For Tsunade, it was Jiraiya but at the cost of his own life.

"Tsunade-sama?" a voice came up from behind them. Sakura stared at her teacher and lady's eyes. "Is JIraiya-sama.."

"Yes, Sakura."

"Then, the curse isn't"

"Yes… Let's go, the hands of Time is at its most vulnerable without a god watching over it," Tsunade looked at Sasuke. "I know. I'll inform you." Sasuke watched at the two goddesses headed towards the tower. He knew that Tsunade's curse has been truly broken and that the god of time's was not. The horror of this day could still be repeated because Time is absolute, it cannot be tampered with. As the god of Truth, he knew that the successor of the title as the god of time, whoever he or she may be will not last because that is the god of time's curse; a time limit

YAY! I finished it! I really had doubts about this one. :)

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