Redemption
Summary: After losing everyone, Harry knew that he was no longer needed and now wants to rest. What he didn't expect was for him to be transported into another world. HP/Naruto crossover.
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A green eyed man gazed at the destruction around him, his soulless eyes taking all the effects that the war had done to the place. Thousands of decaying bodies littered the grounds; nobody was left except for him.
He could still hear the screams of the fallen as they were being tortured; the yells of plea of the women and the cries of their comrades as they had attempted to save the ones that were in danger. It would be forever sealed in his mind of how their deaths came to be because he was there.
He helplessly watched them as they were tortured and killed.
The man casted a glance to his far left and gazed at the destruction of what he once called home because if one didn't know what it was then it would be easily mistaken as a pile of rubble, for once standing there was the majestic castle of Hogwarts.
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His mind flittered back on what happened earlier that day…
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Hogwarts was considered as the safest place in the world since the rise of Lord Voldemort.
It was where the most powerful witches and wizards of the light resided, not to mention the fact that Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter were thrown into the mix. Obviously, the parents eagerly sent their children there in hopes of protecting them. However, there were those who kept their family together in fear of losing the lives of their loved ones and simply settled for protecting the children on their own.
That was the first mistake that they had made.
The moment the dark side caught wind of this, they immediately went after those families and assassinated them in cold blood. A captured Death Eater later confessed that the Dark Lord and other members of the Inner Circle thought that the people were getting too cocky and full of themselves to even think that the fools could handle them. Some fought back and actually succeeded in protecting their loved ones. Nevertheless, it was all for none, those survivors were eventually hunted down and killed in the worst case scenario.
Unfortunately for those people who chose Hogwarts, they didn't even consider the fact that it was the most dangerous place as it was the safest. Hogwarts was the one that served as the beacon of hope to the people and once it's wiped out, public morale would be lost then all of the defenses would ultimately collapse. Apparently, Tom knew that, he was a true snake that patiently waited for the right moment to strike.
That moment came when they were all unprepared.
At that time Harry, along with a few order members, was searching for the last Horcrux. They had received information about its whereabouts from one of their spies. On the other hand, Dumbledore, after making sure that there was enough protection around the school, went to the Ministry of Magic to attend a conference concerning the alliance of the vampires and the werewolves.
The meeting turned out to be a trap in hopes of capturing the old man. Even with a total of fifty Death Eaters, judging from the body count later on, that had tried to bring the old man down; they were still no match for his arcane power. Though it sure had taken its toll.
But that was Tom's plan all along.
That snake knew that Albus would not be taken down so easily.
The headmaster immediately returned to Hogwarts and found the horrifying devastation of the place that he had sworn to protect. The wards were ripped to shreds and the school was under attack. However, paying no mind to his deep bone exhaustion and diminished magical reserves, Albus valiantly fought side by side with the other protectors of the light that were defending the students…
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He shook his head, trying not to think about the events that came after. True, he finally defeated Voldemort and kicked the bastard's ass to kingdom come but that was achieved at too high a price. The invaluable lives of his family, friends and millions of innocent people.
Now, he was alone.
He had failed.
He had lost everyone he had loved and cared in this godforsaken war. He had lost them all in the hands of a madman. There was no reason for him to live any longer, for he had already accomplished his mission.
His goal.
His obligation.
Raising his wand and pointing it to himself, he chanted the words that had taken the lives of his parents and countless others, the words that were forbidden but somewhat comforting, the words that was responsible for the loss of one great wizard never to be seen again…
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"Avada Kedavra"
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…Harry Potter was no more…
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…R…
An ominous feeling overcame the people of Konoha, well; the shinobi felt it at least. The ninja corps was on high alert because they had felt that something was coming, something big.
Their battle-honed senses were going haywire, alerting them to an event that was sure to come. It was like the calm before the storm.
On the other hand, the civilians just went on their daily routines like nothing was wrong, some of them felt the tense atmosphere but they had quickly dismissed it because it's common nowadays. After all, attack of the Kyuubi happened only a year ago.
The shinobi, ranking from chuunin and up, were called by the Hokage to discuss the current situation at hand.
"Hokage-sama, we found no disturbances in the Northern border of the country." An Anbu captain reported.
"The same can be said with the East and West sides Hokage-sama." Another reported.
"The South?" asked Sandaime.
"Nothing was out of the ordinary, except for a few rouge ninja; we had quickly dealt the situation."
Silence reigned.
"What is the meaning of this Sarutobi? Do you think the other countries are planning an invasion?" asked one of the elders, worriedly.
"It is possible, especially with the Kyuubi attacking us a year ago. Our village has yet to recover from the incident and I truly doubt that an invasion had not crossed their minds." Said Sandaime.
Most of the ninja gathered turned their expressions from one of worry to one of loathing at the mention of the Kyuubi. Many of them had lost their family and comrades to that demon. They didn't know what possessed the old man by protecting the demon child because in their opinion, that monster should be killed. Unfortunately for them, the Sandaime passed a law that prevented them from doing that.
While most of those gathered were lost in their thoughts of hatred, some were downright disgusted at the actions of the others for even thinking that a mere innocent child could be a demon, but those shinobi were only a few compared to the countless of other ninja that hated the child, literally, they were easily overruled.
The Hokage just sighed, disappointed by the actions of his men. Sure, he had passed a law to protect the boy but that did not mean that the villagers wouldn't abuse him. He couldn't help him more than that because the blasted council would just prevent him and accuse him of playing favorites, with a demon child no less. Really, if it weren't for the fact that the council was so corrupt that you could easily mistake them as the devil himself, he would have left, resigned from being a Hokage and just raise and protect the child on his own. Clearing those thoughts in his mind, he turned to the matter at hand.
He cleared his throat, instantly gaining the attention of the others.
"Jiraiya, have you gathered any information regarding any suspicious activities from the other countries?" asked Sandaime.
"None so far, but I assure you that Sand, Mist and Cloud are on our side, though I would advise you to be careful if you're in Rock and Grass territory, they are not… the most friendly of people, if I may say so myself." Said Jiraiya, uncommonly serious, that even those who had some doubt to what was happening, immediately believed that there was something wrong. Jiraiya was known to be a joker and a super-pervert at that, being serious is definitely not in his category.
"Even so-"
BAM!
The window bursted open due to the strong winds that was definitely not there a while ago.
They all rushed out to the streets to see what the hell was happening.
Dark, forbidding clouds began to form and lightning flashed through the now darkened sky every now and then, the gusts of wind were so strong that it even lifted a few billboards and carts along the road, the people were screaming for their lives as they desperately tried to find shelter.
In short, it was pandemonium.
Then suddenly, they felt a powerful force so raw, a force so enormously strong that even the Hokage himself felt frightened, and what was worse was that it was growing even more by the second. In the far end of the border, past the towering walls that surrounded the village of Konoha, they saw a beam of light rapidly coming down from the sky before it hit the ground below it.
As the unknown light grew in diameter, so did the force itself, forcing most to their knees as their bodies could not handle the pressure. It even came to the point where they had no doubt that the other countries were feeling the effects of it. The ground shook tremendously as shockwaves upon shockwaves emitted from the light, a massive pressure suddenly surged forward breaking all the windows and glasses it hit.
The shinobi instinctively protected the civilians from the flying debris and shards. Immediately, they proceeded to escort the citizens into any safe shelter found in the vicinity.
This phenomenon maybe even worse than the Kyuubi and the civilians seemed to notice it, as most of them were almost crying and screaming hysterically in fear of what was about to come. However, as if sensing the sheer panic that it had caused, a calming feeling washed upon the masses, and by then, they knew that whoever produced that godlike power did not mean any harm. The beam of light slowly receded, it became thinner and thinner until it faded entirely along with that enormous pressure but the calming sensation somehow stayed.
The Hokage dispatched dozens of Anbu troops to scout the perimeters where the beam of light had hit while the others helped the villagers by securing the protection of the village and aiding those that were injured.
When the Anbu returned, one of the captains stepped forward holding what suspiciously looked like a bundle.
"We found this in the center of the site." the Anbu captain reported, seemingly awed at something.
Confused, the Hokage peered down and caught his breath at the innocent sight that will be forever imprinted in his mind. It was a baby, a boy if he was not mistaken, with soft tufts of silky black hair, lips so red that it was akin to a freshly spilt blood and skin as white and gentle as snow.
Then there was something he would have missed if he hadn't been so close to the baby, it was something that would trigger his curiosity for years to come, something that he would want to find out from where it came from because for the life of him, he was quite certain, very much so in fact, that other infants does not have what this infant was currently sporting.
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A lightning bolt scar on his forehead.
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The Hokage shuddered. He was currently surrounded by these monstrous things that even Kami-sama himself will hesitate to face. For they are pure evil, they show no mercy, and what's worse was that they kept on piling and piling up, eventually sentencing the poor old man to the worst kind of punishment that a person could ever receive, the downfall of all the other Kage. Paperwork…
He swore that whoever said 'with great power comes great responsibility' will die a very painful death or what's even better was just to massacre half of the council who just can't stop bothering him, unfortunately, that can't be done.
He faced the said monstrosity once again and began working, praying that he will get out of here unscathed for he still had a long life to live and a loving family to return to. He still remembered what caused these little devils to come out of their hiding place…
-Flashback-
After the incident, the ninja troops helped the people fix their houses and buildings for any damages, the medic-nins continued on their work in tending the injured who had been hit by flying debris. The Sandaime had been called for a council meeting. He swore that the council elders oppose him in his every decision just for the sake of it, even if said choices has a sound reason behind it. Now mind you, not all members in the council were evil, there were some who sided with the council but there was also a select few who sided with the Hokage and these were the clan leaders. Well, for the most part.
When he arrived, the whole council was already there, so pulling himself together and holding the bundle closer to him, he began the meeting.
From the confused looks he was getting, he was now sure where to start, after all it wasn't everyday that you see the Hokage standing there holding a baby in the middle of a crisis.
"I guess you all first want to know where I got this baby from huh?" said Sandaime
"You got that right," Said Jiraiya, wriggling his brows, a perverted blush rising in his cheeks. "I didn't know you still got it in you, old man!"
"Jiraiya, I do suggest you keep your mouth shut if you don't want anything to happen to it." Said a smiling Sandaime, a vein popping out in his head, in short, it was a scary sight.
Of course, even Jiraiya had enough sense to back off. Unfortunately for him, Tsunade got to him first.
"Jiraiya no BAKA!" yelled Tsunade, punching Jiraiya through the roof, literally.
Sandaime almost cried at the damage that had been done, meaning, more little monsters –cough-paperwork-cough- will appear while most of the other men there just decided to stay quiet, afraid that they will be the next in line to go to heaven, they didn't want to see god yet.
Sandaime sighed. This will be a long day…
After getting everything back to order, they council discussed the recent event that had happened. Sandaime explained to them where they found the baby, the other members were stunned at the revelations but that was nothing compared to the time when the Hokage revealed his temporary charge to them. Heck, most of them were even gaping while the others had enough sense to just stare in wonder at the child, and all for good reason.
There was something rather peculiar about the child. He just couldn't point out what it was.
"Hokage-sama, if the child was found in that exact clearing where the light had hit, do you think he was the one responsible for all of this." Asked Nara Shikaku, not even once taking his calculating eyes off the child.
Shocked and disbelief mutterings ran around the crowd but they couldn't help but agree with the Nara, after all, who would be insane enough to put a child in the middle of that situation, that was if they could even get close to the site, which was highly improbable, and there was also no other explanation that they could think of for the cause of that particular event.
Eventually, they came to the part where the child should stay. Without delay, the clan leaders tried to gain guardianship over the boy by stating that they would care for him and provide him with all the necessary needs a child should get. Uchiha Fugaku and Hyuuga Hiashi, surprisingly enough considering their silent nature, were more vocal in this issue than the other clan leaders, but the Hokage wasn't fooled. He knew that they were only doing these because of the amount of power that the child possessed, that's why he brought the discussion down by stating that he will be the one who will decide where the child stays but first he will need to think it over.
The topic began again about the damages done to the village, about how many people were injured and if the other hidden villages felt it too.
-End of Flashback-
Unsurprisingly, messengers from other countries began arriving the following day, and the news about the child spread like wildfire around the village, meaning, more paperwork for the poor old Hokage.
In the end, most of them were actually convinced that the child was sent by the gods and was there to protect them. Even though there were still some doubts, not all were inclined to believe in supernatural occurrences, they couldn't avoid the fact of how the child came to be and they could also sense that there's more to the boy than meets the eye. From that day on, the masses started to treat the child as if he was some sort of hero and even like a high ranking noble.
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If only if they could do the same thing to Naruto.
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Sarutobi sighed tiredly, rubbing his temple in an attempt to ward off the incoming migraine.
After a moment of silence, leaving all the troubles and the paperwork behind, he made up his mind.
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He knew exactly what he had to do.
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A/N: First of all, I revamped the story. Generally, it will still have the same plot, so no worries; I'm just editing it because of all the grammatical errors of the original chapters. Let's just say that it made me cringe. However, I will be adding little bits and pieces here and there, so watch out for it.
~ Gasanechi