Pride.
That sin is the proverbial father of sins. Everything is prideful. Man, mammals, birds, fish. Even the planet itself has pride. Mountains, oceans, the sky. From pride comes the rest of the 7 sins. Envy, Lust, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Wrath. Each being horrible in its own way. Envy- the act of wanting something that isn't yours. Lust- excessive thoughts of something. Lust does not have to be sexual, just the act of desiring something. Sloth- the act of being lazy or inactive in a situation. Greed- the act of desiring all things instead of loving what you have already. Gluttony- the act of over-indulging to the point of waste. Wrath- the act of being unable to control anger or rage. All things have one of these sins and some have more than one. However, there are 7 beings that are the personifications of these sins. And those 7 are near unstoppable by normal means. And so to combat and balance those, Kami created 7 Virtues. Each one directly opposing the 7 sins. For Pride, there is Humility- the act of humbling oneself instead of glorifying. Envy has Kindness- the act of being kind to all things. Lust has Chastity- the act of being pure of desire. Sloth has Diligence- the act of keeping oneself busy. Greed has Charity- the act of giving even if one has nothing. Gluttony has Temperance- the act of moderation. And Wrath has Patience- the act of remaining calm even when something has one in a rage. Kami created personifications for these Virtues as well, setting them out to seek the Sins. And one by one, they found them and balanced them out.
However, when the Virtues found the Sins, they were shocked. The Sins had created followers from themselves and set them out among the world, infecting Man and corrupting them. So the Virtues were forced to do the same. The split themselves to go balance out the Sins in Man. After each side, both Virtue and Sin, had split down to its lowest form, they only had enough power to possess a human. So throughout the years, the original Sins and Virtues remained in these human hosts until the day when the hosts died. Once dead, the Sins and Virtues were forced to separate from another and find worthy hosts. And over time, the cycle of possessing and searching continued, each time the Virtues found the Sins and they lived happily with one another.
Until one day, Wrath found his beloved Virtue, Patience, dead and destroyed in their abode. He was overtaken with sorrow and wept at the sight. His host looked upon the woman that he had loved for years and couldn't take it any longer. The host hung himself and Wrath was forced to find another host. The only one he could find was that of a young fox. Wrath quickly possessed the fox and went back to where his lovely Patience lay dead. He sniffed around the area and found the scent of the one who had killed her and began to hunt it down. For years he searched, adapting the fox's body until the day came where the fox no longer had a single tail but 9 tails behind his body. And it was on that day, he found the creature he was searching for. It was Greed. Greed had taken the body of a young, pale ninja and completely destroyed the man's mind, leaving only the desire to take everything remained. Greed had the man kill his Virtue and then kill Wrath's as well, desiring the power of Wrath. And he was not alone. For he had teamed up with Envy. Envy had taken over a ninja as well, this one with black hair and eyes, giving its host the ability to copy techniques with his eyes. Wrath was furious. When he questioned why they would do this to a brother Sin, they both replied that they wanted what Wrath had and if they couldn't have it, then neither could he. With that, Wrath exploded in action. For days, the Sins fought against each other. Until the day came when Envy caught Wrath in an illusion, calling it a Genjutsu. Once captured, Wrath had no choice but to listen to Envy. The Sin sent Wrath to destroy a village in the east, saying it was his former village. Wrath quickly came upon the village and began attacking it, the village's ninja force coming out to defend their home. The battle raged on until with a shout of "Yondaime is here!" was heard. For hours, Wrath and the Yondaime fought each other, both coming to a stalemate. Until the blonde-haired man began making hand seals with the Sin in his sight. With a cry of "Shiki Fuujin", the mighty Sin was sealed into an infant. The young Hokage successfully sealed the Sin into the child and fell over, dead. And for years the Sin slept, unknown to its new host. However one day that changed. And to both Sin and host, it was a most welcome day.
A/N: Yo and welcome to my newest fic! Thanks for reading this one, even if it is crap. Hopefully I can make it better with chapters to come. Don't worry, I'll still work on the "Beginning of Chaos". I am, however, going to alternate updating chapters for these two. Not sure who the pairing will be yet, but I can tell you that its going to be good! Anyways, R&R please and check out my poll. Ja Ne!