Rain fell down upon a bloody battlefield as a lone figure walked across. All around him were the corpses of friend and foe alike. To his frozen blue eyes, this was not an unfamiliar sight. How he hated that fact but couldn't show it.
"You chose this path. The lonely path that a king must bear." A calm voice commented next to him.
The man turned around to a green haired woman with golden eyes ever so gracefully moved to his side. "I know. It's a fact that I know all too well. They aren't just the enemy, they are men and women who lives were taken. Each with their own precious people."
"Yet you can't stop. For if you do then all their sacrifices would be ruined. No, it isn't in your nature to."
"I seek to end all this. To break the cycle of hatred and suffering and those who continue it. All to make a better future and yet, I help to continue the cycle. Gods themselves must be enjoying this."
"No, they have nothing to do with that. After all, they are merely the creation of men's desire for a greater power."
"I hope you are right about that, C2. For I am the demon who challenges the world. Now I must prepare for the next stage. This Revolution must succeed if we are to have a true future." The man started to walk away.
C2 nodded before watching the sun-haired man return to his base. "The only ones who should kill, are those who are prepared to be killed. Right, Lelouch. He is different yet similar to you."
=Real world=
A younger version of the man woke up in cold sweat. "That was way too surreal."
"Naruto are you ready? We are going to meet Kakashi-sensei with Sasuke-kun." A familiar voice knocked on his door.
Shaking his head, Naruto got up and began to get ready. "Be right there, Sakura-chan." That was a weird dream
Finally finishing getting ready, the young blond man took one last look around. "Hopefully, we don't get any more of those D-Ranked missions."
"Naruto! Hurry up!" Sakura yelled at him as she was already leaving. Her strawberry hair flowing in the light breeze.
=Missions Office=
Waiting in the room was Naruto, Sakura and the raven-haired teammate Sasuke. Their sensei was late, again. However, the blond wasn't noticing as he still remembered the dream. "Cycle of Hate…"
"What was that?" His pinkette teammate turned to him.
Quickly the hyperactive male switched to his usual self. "Nothing, just had a bad dream that is all."
While this was sufficient for one of them, the other was more aware. Sasuke heard what his fellow male said. Cycle of Hate?
"Hello. Sorry I am late. Had to stop a rebellion by a demon…" A silver-haired man with a face mask and his headband covering one of eyes.
"Save it sensei." Naruto heard the excuse. Wait rebellion? By a Demon? That is like my dream...
"Naruto. Don't talk to the teacher like that." Sakura scolded. Sensei should just fess up.
Before anyone could do more, a cough was heard. An old man walked into the room with several other people. He wore an interesting hat with the word for fire on it. "Alright we got several missions for you…"
"NO! No more chores!" The youngest of the team screamed out. "I want a real mission, Jiji."
"Naruto!" One of the other people there, dark haired man with a scar across his nose. "You aren't ready for C-Ranked or above. You just graduated from the academy."
"Iruka-sensei is right…" Sakura began before another interrupted.
"I agree with the idiot. We are ready." Sasuke stated as then looked at the Hokage in the eyes. "We are capable of handling a C-Ranked mission."
The Hokage simply took a puff from his pipe before nodding. "Alright. Assign them one of the C-Ranked."
"But Hokage-sama…" Iruka began before getting cut off again.
"They wish to prove they are not children. There is one of the missions that perfect for them. You have to guard this person while they complete their own task. Bring in the client." The Hokage commanded.
The group was excited well for one of them excite as they could. "Maybe it's a noble or even a royal..."
"Who's the broody one, the girl and the short one with the funny face." Spoke an old drunk as he came into the room.
The last comment sent Naruto into a fit as his teammates tried to calm him down.
"Tazuna, this is the team which you asked for. They are highly trained shinobi." The Hokage smiled at the antics of the blond.
Thus set in motion events far greater than anyone of them could imagine. "Get whatever you need and set out at the western gate."
=Forest Path=
As the group traveled, danger lurked ahead.
"It's the target. Seems like he payed for some Genin team from Konoha."
"Their sensei, I don't recognize him."
"It wouldn't matter if we took him out first."
Said sensei had already noticed them. These are shinobi, pretty powerful ones too. This isn't a C-Ranked mission.
Before the group could take a single step, two shinobi jumped up from a pool of water and used chains to wrap around Kakashi. "One down…" With a tug, they seemed to rip apart the jonin.
"Kakashi-sensei!" His students yelled before the enemy shinobi got behind Naruto.
"This one next." One of the shinobi spoke before attempting to repeat what they did to Kakashi.
Come on. Move. I can't die here. I am going to be Hokage. Suddenly the dream came to him. The Cycle of Hatred.
It happened so fast. Sasuke was fast enough to throw a shuriken then a kunai into the chains, pinning it into a nearby tree.
"Brother!" One of the shinobi cried out as the other one had hit near the center of the chest with a kunai.
Then said shinobi pulled out the kunai and dropped it, weakened by the surprise hit. "The blond…"
Naruto by reflex and instinct drove the kunai into his attacker. Did I just… It was then he felt the wound on his hand.
The not injured enemy charged at Tazuna, intent to kill, as a shadow appeared and took him out.
"Kakashi-sensei…" Sakura spoke in both relief and confusion.
The other brother charged forward at Naruto before his sensei took him out as well with a well timed blow.
Said blond was looking back and forth between Kakashi and a pile of wood. "Kawarimi no Jutsu…"
"I was seeing how you handled yourself. Good job. However, I was expecting you to get your first opponent that way." Kakashi eye-smiled before trying up the enemy. "The Demon Brothers. Someone lied about the mission."
Tazuna knew he was in trouble. "Sorry… I had to choice…"
"What do you mean you had no choice! You endangered our lives!" Sakura was rather annoyed.
"Calm down." Sasuke sighed and noticed the state of his other teammate.
Kakashi looked at both Tazuna and Naruto. "Ok. Start explaining while I make sure Naruto is ok."
"Nami no Kuni has been bled dry. The Merchant known as Gatou had locked down the entire nation. If I could build my bridge then my people are free from that monster. A friend of mine, C2, told me to get Shinobi and how to make sure it was cheap. Please, I am begging you. Help us, we can't afford to pay at the full price but we are willing to give you all that we have left."
Hearing that particular name, the youngest member of the group rose his head. C2. That is the name of the women in my dream. She is in Nami?
"Are you ok?" His cyclopean sensei smiled reassuringly under his mask.
"Yeah. I just… I don't know what came over me…" I mustn't worry him.
"They had poison on their claws." He is hiding something.
Hearing this, Naruto rose before looking at Tazuna. "We will help you."
"Naruto…" Both of his teammates looked at him.
"Are you sure? We can alway head back. He did lie about the mission after all." Kakashi pointed out.
With a simple movement, the blond stabbed his hand to bleed out the poison. "I am not going to let poison or anything else stop me." Besides I need to find this C2 and find some answers. Like what was that dream? Cycle of Hate? Revolution and Demons? Path of a King? I know she must have answers.
His raven-haired teammate rose. "I am going too. This is nothing for an Uchiha."
While their rosette just nodded silently. I never seen Naruto so determined before and Sasuke-kun is agreeing with him. I can't let them down.
With that, the group now set toward Nami no Kuni and surprises both great and terrible awaits them. For the the Power of a King awaits one of them at the hands of an Immortal Witch.
