Prologue
There is a legend, passed down through the ages, about the god of the village hidden in the leaves. It states;
Every five generations a child will be born. This child is the reincarnation of the demonic God that protects the village. The moment the child is born it will begin to manifest the power of God. The child must be secluded in the forest for the first seven years of life, behind an ancient barrier, in order to protect the village. Unless a Sacrifice can be made to assuage the anger of the God.
The child must be honored and protected as a representation of the God. To harm or neglect this child is to bring ruin. Without this child the barrier keeping the village hidden would collapse, and all those inside would be in danger from the outside world.
There were other rules that were supposed to be followed, ones which did not come from the original legend. But over time the village had adapted in order to survive. In that village, hidden in the leaves at the foot of a forested mountain, the newest God-child was born. Yet he was unlike any of those who had come before.
His name was Naruto.
The night he was born was a terrible loss to the village as a whole. Their Lady, a wonderful woman with a fiery disposition, passed away while giving birth to the new God. Unlike the last reincarnation, which some of the members of the village still recalled, this one manifested powers in the womb; resulting in the death of their lady. Struck with grief and knowing what it would mean to have such a powerful god run amok in the forest, away from civilization, the Lord sacrificed his own life to seal the child's power for the first seven years of his life.
Although the village felt this loss they knew the legends, and the laws. The previous Lord, who had given over his position to the new generation, took up his post again and adopted the child as a grandson.
This is that child's story.
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