(AN: This story has been moved over from Naruto/X-overs. The story is currently being rewritten. The state of this version is being decided upon by the current followers. Until they have reached a decision this version's status will remain unchanged.)
Hello everyone, this is Shin Aedra, formally Ares. The transfer has already been settled and VGD is resting in its new home. It feels different having to alter this, especially since I remember the funny dialogue me and Apollo had up in this Author Note section. Time changes things I guess. Well no need to be dwelling on it.
I'd like to say hello once again to everyone new and old! Thanks for giving my story a chance. This story was originally posted January 31, 2016 back on the previous account. (AN: The story was moved over to this current account after the previous account was hacked. The lack of clarification for those unaware was due to the sensitivity of the issue at the time.) With eight chapters in all, it might not be much, but I put a lot of effort and work into it. Keep that in mind when you judge it. I do not pay attention to flames nor care about complaints that don't fully explain the problem the reader has with my story. I already know the grammar isn't to pare, trust me I currently editing all eight of them still. I want constructive criticism to aid me as a writer not trolling bits or flames.
Getting that off my chest allow me to give a broader sense of what this story is about. This story follows the concept of something else sealed in Naruto. A bit cliché at this point, but hey I try to make the story different from the original. With eight chapters as of this re-publishing I will state that it is a slow progression in the beginning. I primarily focused on building the world and characters from the beginning. There are no OCs yet. There will be OCs but only when we reach original arcs that I've conceived for this story. They, of course, will not claim the spotlight from the main characters.
The pairing is Naruto x Karin because I wanted something non-mainstream and because I've read some interesting stories that made me like this pairing. The pairing will have similarities to Minato and Kushina's relationship, but at the same time becoming something new in of itself. I'm not exactly skilled in romance but I'm giving it a shot. It will not be the primary focus at times, but it is still pivotal, so if you can give me any advice on how to go about it please don't hold back.
This story was originally a Naruto/Godzilla crossover, however, over time I thought about the story and felt it would be further appropriate to place it in the Naruto/X-overs category to better categorize what this story truly is. (AN: This is no longer viable as the story is returning to the Godzilla/Naruto crossover section. Please disregard this statement.)
I am an individual who attends college and works on the side. There could be delays to the story. As my oldest readers know. I try to post chapters as quickly as I can, but I can't keep any promise that a chapter will be posted as quickly as one, including myself, might prefer. Despite this, I hope you enjoy my story and let me know your thoughts. Thanks for giving my story a read!
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"I have seen beyond the bounds of infinity and drawn down daemons from the stars. . .. I have harnessed the shadows that stride from world to world to sow death and madness. . . " - H.P. Lovecraft.
Chapter 1: A Wish Comes True...
It was another day in Konoha as the village was ever so busy on this mid-afternoon day. The merchants and tradesmen were busy in the market district as they tried to sell their products to the people who would gather. Liveliness and cheer could be seen in this area as the people came to and fro, to obtain goods that they either needed or didn't, so long as they got to see what was available today. This day was livelier that the rest, only for the fact that the upcoming festival was quickly approaching.
The streets were exceptionally busy as many people came from all corners of the Land of Fire to experience the Grand Lunar Festival. This was a time of fun and excitement, although not too much excitement obviously, which thanks to the patrolling shinobi policing the village making sure it was safe for the festival and its attendees. With so many people quickly massing as the day grew closer the amount of shinobi patrolling was increased as well as the rate of patrolling.
Everywhere someone looked it seemed the more anticipation for the festival was showing, after all this festival was one which made dreams come true. However, not all of the populace was busy getting ready for the festival, in fact one person in particular was about to get a surprise that he never would have expected. This lucky person was also currently getting chased by a group of chunin who were sent after him by orders of the Hokage.
Said person though was cleverer than they gave him credit for as he soon disappeared from their sights forcing them to all split-up in search of this person. Now you might be wondering who this clever person is I am sure, well perhaps clever isn't the right word when describing him, but rather unpredictable. Stepping out from the shadows of the nearby trees a young spikey blond-haired child smirked in amusement at his chasers' plight.
"That outta keep them off of my tail for a while." The child whispered in glee as he began to slowly emerge from the tree line. "Now to head on back before Iruka-sensei finds me."
"It's a little too late for that Naruto." A calm yet angry voice stated behind him causing Naruto to jump in fright.
"AHHHHHH! How'd you find me Iruka-sensei?!" Naruto demanded as he shook in slight terror as his teacher's gaze was set on him.
"Why it's because I am your teacher, and so I know you better than those shinobi." Iruka answered while crouching down to Naruto's level before pulling out some rope. "Now then why don't we get back to class and then we'll go see the Hokage about what you just did." Naruto was utterly terrified at how his teacher was smiling all the same while speaking to him. It was something that he had never came to enjoy and for good reason.
Within a matter of minutes Naruto was back in the Shinobi Academy and tied up in front of the class again. To say Naruto was having a good day was a little misleading, as it was fine until he got caught painting the Hokage Monument. "Now then since everyone is back and accounted for the class will continue as planned, and without any further incidents!" Iruka announced with the last part being directed towards Naruto.
Class for the most part was much like any other, with the class geniuses acceding praise while people who were like Naruto failed for the most part. Naruto had known for a while that because of his large chakra reserve that it would be difficult for him to do what others his age could do, so he would often stay after class and ask for the teacher's advice. Though that was when he didn't feel like pranking anyone afterwards though.
Today would be one of those few exceptions where he wouldn't be able to do either of the two after classes ended today, as he was a dead man walking so to speak, so once class ended Naruto didn't even bother getting up. Instead he waited for everyone to leave and for Iruka to wave him over to him before moving on to the Hokage's Tower.
It didn't take long for them to reach the Hokage's tower where they soon found themselves in the Third Hokage's office. The elder man just sighed as he knew that this wasn't the first instance where Naruto was called into his office. "Naruto would you care to explain why it was that you decided to deface the Hokage monument by painting on it." Sarutobi demanded as he inhaled the tobacco that was ignited in his pipe.
"Because one day I'm going to surpass each and every one of those guys as well as you old man once I become Hokage!" Naruto exclaimed getting a bit of a surprised look from both his sensei Iruka and the Third Hokage. "And when that day comes everyone in the village will yelling my name!" Iruka just face-palmed in response, while Sarutobi sighed.
"Naruto that does not give you an excuse to deface public property, especially one such as the monument." Sarutobi explained. "Normally if such a thing was ever done the person responsible would be sentenced to two years of community service as well as paying a fine of about 2,957,921.93 yen." Hearing the amount Naruto instantly felt the shock and paled because of it.
"Of course, seeing as how you are still a minor and I'm pretty sure that you don't want this information to reach certain individuals ears I'll give you another option." Sarutobi offered making Naruto quickly refocus to the elderly Hokage. "Instead you can clean up the monument that you have defaced, and you will have to assist the preparations of the Grand Lunar Festival that will begin in five days, the choice is yours."
Knowing that the latter was best option Naruto took it and soon found himself cleaning up the paint that was all over the Hokage monument. Besides that, way was much safer than what could happen if he took the former, and just thinking about it made him shutter, which had been noticed by the other two individuals in the room who knew exactly what he was thinking.
"I think I'll just take the last option." Naruto answered, and Sarutobi then took the paper that had the amount of yen as well as the punishment on it and crumbled it up and threw it away in the bin besides his desk.
"Very well Naruto, you will begin after class each day until the day of the festival, and I'll make sure that she doesn't hear a word about it, deal?" Sarutobi informed before confirming the deal between him and Naruto.
"Definitely a deal from me." Naruto answered.
"Then you may leave now, although Iruka could stay here for a couple more minutes I have the information revolving around this year's graduation." Sarutobi asked. Iruka nodded and not wanting to stick around, or rather he couldn't, Naruto made his way out of the Hokage's Tower and he headed towards the Hokage Monument.
Once up there he found that Iruka was already up there with a bunch of buckets and washcloths. Getting started by grabbing one of each Naruto just hoped that word hadn't gotten to the hospital yet about what he had done yet. 'I didn't even know how much my prank nearly cost them! I need to be more careful when doing pranks now otherwise I might know what it's like to fly.' Luckily for Naruto time was passing by rather quickly but to him he didn't even notice it until Iruka told him.
It had been two hours now and he still wasn't close to finishing, however, he was close to finishing the Third's head. The reason as to why he started on this one was because he knew that the old man didn't like what he had done to it and Naruto was not willing to risk anything that the old man could do. Even though Naruto knew that the Third Hokage wouldn't have done anything it was also sort of out of courtesy for the old man considering that he did run the entire village, which Naruto could only guess was hard considering how at times he noticed that Sarutobi was stressed out a lot of the time.
Naruto didn't have to look up to know that Iruka was watching him work; after all this is something that has happened before although just not in this situation. Iruka noticed that Naruto gave a quick glance up towards him before returning to work. "You don't leave here until every drop of paint is gone!" Iruka stated.
"So? It's not like there's anyone waiting at home for me right now, and considering they're still working I won't probably get to see them until the day of the festival." Naruto muttered unintentionally loud enough so that Iruka could hear it.
Though Iruka didn't admit it he understood Naruto a lot more than the kid knew. He saw himself in Naruto a lot and knew how busy his guardians were, so Iruka decided to do something for his student. "Hey, Naruto, tell you what if you hurry up and finish I'll treat you to some ramen." This got Naruto's attention right away as he was quick to respond with an "OK", followed by an intense cleaning montage. Seeing how determined Naruto became after mentioning his favorite food Iruka could only chuckle at Naruto's antics.
'If only you were as enthusiastic with school, you might have even been able to give Sasuke a challenge.' Iruka thought to himself before thinking about his other student for a moment. He had heard about the recent event that transpired over there at the Uchiha clan district and hoped that his student was okay. Switching back to Naruto he noticed that he was now working on the Fourth's head and guessed that it wouldn't take long now.
Sure, enough due to the encouragement that was ramen Naruto had completely cleaned the Hokage Monument within just two more hours. This meant that it was right around dinner time and the perfect time to go and get something to eat. It didn't take long to get to the ramen stand and with that time flew by for both Naruto and Iruka as well as a good amount of Iruka's hard-earned money.
Several days have passed now and Naruto was all but exhausted. Having to setup multiple booths as well as placing decorations all around key areas of the village and having to help with the floats has taken its toll on the young boy as he was beyond tired. Looking around though Naruto did feel good about seeing how everything looks. "All that hard work really paid off, thanks again kid." One of men from the festival committee expressed his thanks. "To bad I can't pay you."
"It's no big deal, technically I'm the one who is to blame for that, but I will say that looking around it does look really good." Naruto stated to which the man agreed.
"Tell you what kid if you come back and help again next year I'll pay you pretty good considering how well you did this year." The man stated to which Naruto just grinned.
"Thanks, but that all depends on what I'll be doing next year seeing as how I plan on graduating from the academy this coming year." Naruto explained.
"Oh, then I wish you luck in your future career." The man stated before watching as Naruto got up to leave. Waving goodbye to the man as well as a few of the other guys who were there Naruto made his way homeward.
Tomorrow was the Grand Lunar Festival and Naruto needed to make sure that he had everything. He acquired a new orange and black kimono from a nice old man the other day and was now looking for something very specific, a glass orb that when held towards the moon will allow you to make one wish, so they say. It wasn't really guaranteed, and it was more for traditional purposes, and that it has been one the key parts of the festival.
Everyone receives their orb at some point in their life and usually when their chakra can be fully manipulated by another person, which is usually when they are very young. The orb itself is made from their chakra, as well as some of material of course, but it is made specifically for that one person. There are no duplicates even if someone has a twin, which makes them even more special.
The orb's purpose in the festival is meant towards the end of the festival when the crescent moon was at its highest peak in the night sky. Once it was there the orb would be held up in front of the person's eyes allowing them to hopefully see shooting stars and be able to have a wish granted.
If in the orb you spot three shooting stars your wish comes true, if you only see one two stars then you will have good luck until next year, and if you see only one then you will have bad luck until next year. It was rather simple and something that everyone does, as both shinobi and civilians alike all hope that they can see three shooting stars.
Naruto was heading towards the glassmakers to get his own orb, and hope that either he'll get good luck tomorrow night or even a wish. Though he knew the odds that a wish coming true were slim to none but considering no one has ever seen more than two stars through the same orb for over two hundred years there was always a possibility out there.
"I hope that the shop is still open because I don't want to wait until next year to see if I can get a wish." Naruto stated aloud, he tended to do that although he has been working on fixing that considering it wasn't wise to speak your mind so casually. "Maybe I'll get lucky this year and get some good luck it would really help improve my chances for this last upcoming year at the academy!"
Once he did reach the shop though his mood had seriously dropped. The reason being was because the shop's sign said closed and everything seemed to be locked up. Naruto couldn't believe his luck, he really wanted that orb, but now it seemed that he wasn't getting it this year. One of neighboring merchants who had been counting today's profits noticed Naruto and yelled out towards him. "Hey kid if your hoping to get your orb made your out of luck, the man who makes them has gotten ill and probably won't get better for the next couple days."
Naruto just felt that whatever hope that he could get an orb vanish and was instead replaced with a small amount of depression. "Is there anyone else in the village that can make my orb?" Naruto asked.
"Not unless you want to go to Tanzaku Town, there someone there but I doubt that you can make it there before they close up shop tonight and considering that tomorrows the festival no one's going to be open." The merchant answered.
Naruto was really hitting the dumps now but decided that he ruined his chances at getting his orb when he went and painted on the Hokage monument. Cursing himself Naruto decided to call it a day, but before he left he thanked the merchant before heading home.
Walking down the streets of Konoha was a bit crazy as it was the day before the festival and so Naruto took to the back streets where he could hope to make it to his house in time before it got to late. The thing was though that he couldn't help but notice all the families that were crowding the main streets. He wished that he had his parents, he had nothing against his guardians, but they weren't around as much as he wished they were due to their occupations.
Though when he did feel alone he always had a feeling that he wasn't. He didn't know why that was, but he always knew that there was always someone there watching out for him when his guardians couldn't. A guardian angel perhaps, although Naruto really didn't believe such things, perhaps someone who knew his parents.
The only reason Naruto figured this was because of an incident a couple years ago where he was supposedly apart of a tragic accident even though he couldn't quite remember it. The real part of the information that he did receive was that someone had saved him from dying before disappearing, since then he's always had that feeling. Whether he should be grateful or not he didn't know, only that he was glad to be alive. Quickly realizing that it was quickly getting dark Naruto decided to speed up heading home.
"Well better get going, no classes tomorrow so that means that I get to enjoy the festival all day long!" Naruto cheered as he raced home.
Not too far away a shadow danced across the walls before disappearing with its master. A dark figure was following Naruto, although out of sight where they wouldn't get noticed. The figure continued to follow Naruto and watched as he made it home safely before stopping. The dark cloak was wrapped firmly around the wearer's body concealing their identity.
Waiting for Naruto to get to his front door the figure began to shift around as their arm reached for something under their cloak. Taking the object out it was revealed that the person had pulled out a small box that was wrapped up. Looking back at Naruto who was busy speaking with the elderly landlord the figure jumped over towards Naruto's window. It only took a few seconds before they were finished with what they had intended to do and proceeded to leave the area without a trace.
Having just into his home Naruto decided to get something to eat when he thought he felt something familiar. Going to the source he entered his bedroom only to find it empty. "I swear if they turn out to be a stalker I'm going to the Hokage." Naruto stated before checking over his room one last time before shrugging and going back over towards his kitchen. Fully unaware that the small box was laying on his dresser that was adjacent to his bed.
That night Naruto had been busy trying to figure how to perform the standard clone jutsu. It was still one of the weakest of the few jutsu he knew, however, he wanted to get better at it so that he doesn't fall behind Sasuke anymore than he already has. "Ugh, why is this so hard?! Why do we even have to learn this stupid jutsu it's not even that great!" Naruto complained. Having had enough after two hours of trying to do the jutsu Naruto decided it was time to call it a night. "I'll just have to wait for him get back to the village before asking for some help with this jutsu."
After having a long day Naruto went and took a shower before heading off to bed. Once out of the shower Naruto was in his room getting into his pajamas and going through his closet. Getting his kimono out for tomorrow as well as some other articles of ceremonial clothes and objects Naruto doubled checked everything before finally heading off to bed.
Meanwhile the Third Hokage had just finished his paperwork when he finally felt the chakra signature disappear from the village. "Seems as though you still can't bring yourself to face the child." Sarutobi sighed as he brought his pipe up to his mouth so that he could inhale the smoke of the tobacco that was burning within it. "You're going to have to face him eventually, because eventually he will come take this position. Once he's done that you'll have no choice but to face him then."
It was then that knock resounded from his office door, and curious as to who it was at this hour Sarutobi spoke up, "Come in!"
Following the command the door opened to reveal another elderly man, but this one had a cane and a series of bandages covering up the right side of his face. Instantly recognizing his old rival Sarutobi eyed the man carefully as he made his way towards his desk. "Sarutobi." the man stated, it wasn't a greeting but rather it wasn't meant to be one.
"What is it Danzo, normally you wouldn't bother to come and see me so late unless it was urgent." Sarutobi stated.
"My reason is the safety and wellbeing of the village Sarutobi." Danzo countered. Danzo was serious it seemed and Sarutobi had hoped that whatever the man would be telling him would not cause him a serious headache.
"It must be important since you came when, so few people would be around." Sarutobi started. "This wouldn't be about asking for certain individuals to join 'root' now would it?"
"For once that will not be an issue tonight instead this will probably be the one night that I will not attempt any form of argument with you." Danzo answered. This got Sarutobi completely by surprise, although he didn't show it.
"How severe are we talking about Danzo?" Sarutobi questioned as he became gravely serious. Danzo took note of change and knew that the old Sarutobi he fought with was back in front of him.
"It will seem that we can no longer delay the inevitable, war will be coming soon, and it appears that we will no longer be able to stop it from happening." Danzo explained, Sarutobi instantly realized what Danzo was saying and didn't even need to hear the next few words to know what had just happened. "The Kyuubi Jinchuuriki has succumbed to death."
Having woken up Naruto knew today was the festival and couldn't wait. "Well since I can't get a wish I'll just have to enjoy today the best I can!" Naruto grinned as he grabbed his kimono and got ready to head out. As he was heading out of his room he finally noticed the small box on his dresser. "What the heck is this?"
Looking at it more carefully Naruto tried to open it, but for some reason he was unable to. "Why isn't this opening? It is a box, right?" Naruto asked aloud to no one in particular. Trying again Naruto noticed a note that had been underneath the small box. The note read as such: "Wait until the moon is at its highest and then open the box and you might get lucky!"
Confused at first Naruto just decided whatever and got dressed and stuffed the small box in his kimono's right pocket. Grabbing his wallet and apartment key Naruto began heading out of his apartment. Once outside he bumped into his landlord who was an elderly woman who greeted him. "Good morning Naruto, are you heading out to the festival already?"
"You can believe it, after all there's no academy classes today so that means I can have fun all day long!" Naruto expressed his joy to which the elder simply chuckled and waved him goodbye as she saw him off. Naruto was only a few blocks away from where the festival was being held at and he quickly made his way in that direction. Along the way he saw a bunch of people he recognized either from his class or from his "adventures" around the village.
There was so much to do at the festival Naruto didn't know where to start, but first thing first he needed to meet up with somebody before he could do anything else. Heading over to the most likely place where he could find this person it came to no surprise that he found them there.
Sitting in front of the Ladies Hot spring was an older man with long white spiky hair running all the way down his back. He was giggling as he was looking through a small peep hole in the wall. Naruto just sighed as he made his way over to the man, and without getting the man's attention Naruto stuck his right index finger in his mouth as to get his saliva on it and pulled it out.
Within seconds of doing so Naruto quickly stuck his lubricated finger into the older man's ear and yelled at the same time, "Stupid Ero-Sannin! Quit peeking!" The result, which Naruto was hoping for, was all to enjoyable.
The sudden wetness in his ear along with the sudden loud yelling that was right behind him caused Jiraiya to jump as he was surprised before angrily bopping his godson in the head. "What the hell GAKI! Why did you do that!" Jiraiya yelled back in annoyance.
Naruto just gave him a grin after rubbing his head. "How else was I going to get your attention, considering you were to busy starring at those ladies, or did you forget what today was?" Naruto grinned as he watched Jiraiya fidget with his ear. Jiraiya was still a little mad at his godson, but he shouldn't have let his guard down so, easily especially since she was still in the village.
However, not one to let something like this go Scott free Jiraiya decided to scold Naruto. "You still don't go and do what you just did to people! One of these days one of your pranks will tick off the wrong person and then what will do!?" Jiraiya berated as he tried drilling what he had just said into Naruto's thick head.
"I'll worry about it then, you got to learn to have more fun you Ero-Sannin!" Naruto replied.
"Gaki! Why I ought-" Jiraiya started before suddenly he was interrupted by the sounds of death.
"Jiraiya, what do you think you were just doing?" A calm yet demonic voice asked the white-haired man who instantly paled at the recognition of the voice.
Turning around Jiraiya met the gaze of one of his oldest and closest friends who was the embodiment of death at the current moment. "Tsu-Tsunade!" Jiraiya tried to speak but instantly noticed her hair was wet. It was then that he recalled noticing someone in the hot spring he knew. "Why I was just meeting up with Naruto, and we happened to have just ran into each other."
Jiraiya looked over towards his godson for support, but found that he had disappeared, looking back towards Tsunade he gawked as Naruto was saying hi to both Tsunade and Shizune, who had just come out of the hot spring herself. Naruto then looked over at Jiraiya and gave him a deadpan stare. "Don't get me involved in your stupid situation." Jiraiya just paled as he heard knuckles popping and Jiraiya knew that there was no escape now. Not even ten seconds later most villagers would report that they thought they saw a strange flying object soar across the village.
After returning from orbit Jiraiya now sported a black eye and a broken arm, but for the most part he was lucky. Lucky that since Naruto was there Tsunade didn't beat him nearly to death as much she would have if he wasn't there, which was something that he grateful about.
Walking through the streets of Konoha was quite enjoyable as the variety of stalls, activities, and games was enough to keep Naruto distracted, while Jiraiya kept close to him in fear of being nearly killed by Tsunade, who would send him a death glare from time to time. For the most part the activities were enjoyable as the group enjoyed winning games, activities, and participating in the festival.
Naruto was really enjoying it, because this was one of the few chances that his godparents would have enough time to spend an entire day with him, aside from Shizune who would always check up on him. Right now, they were enjoying the parade when someone appeared to deliver a message to Tsunade and Jiraiya.
The Anbu delivered the message to Jiraiya and Tsunade from the Third Hokage. Naruto noticed how his godparents' attitudes changed and could only guess that something bad had just happened. Tsunade told Shizune to take Naruto and enjoy the festival and that's what they did, while Jiraiya and Tsunade went to see their old sensei.
Shizune for her part wasn't necessarily worried about having to watch Naruto, it was the part in which she had to try and keep up with that she had a problem with. The small blonde was full of energy, always has been, and she was nearly getting exhausted from just trying to keep up with him for no more than two hours. She understood how Naruto was easily able to avoid getting captured after a prank went wrong or he got caught, but still she was a seasoned shinobi taught by Tsunade herself, and yet this small blonde-haired kid was besting her endurance.
For the most part the festival was fun for Naruto, although he had wished Tsunade and Jiraiya were still with them, after all he doesn't get to see them that much and they had originally planned on spending the day with him. After all, Jiraiya was his godfather and from what he got from that confusing conversation with Tsunade, they are related because of the Uzumaki and Senju clans were closely related. The only problem with that though he had more chances to see her than Jiraiya, she was still the head-doctor for the Konoha hospital, so usually he only got a chance to see her every other week or so.
Noticing how much time has passed Naruto decided to slow down his pace much to the relief of Shizune who took a break on a nearby bench to catch her breath. "Sorry for tiring you out Shizune." Naruto apologized.
"Its fine Naruto, it's just I don't have as much energy as you do is all, so it can become a bit of a challenge trying to keep up with you." Shizune replied with a tired smile. Naruto though didn't feel that much better for tiring her out, so he went over to a nearby stall and got her a drink. After obtaining the drink Naruto ran back to her as quick as possible and gave her the much refreshing drink.
"Arigato Naruto that makes me feel a little bit better." Shizune thanked to which Naruto just grinned.
Looking at the time, Shizune quickly realized that it was almost time for viewing part of the festival and told Naruto that he should head up to somewhere high, so that he could get the best view of the moon. Knowing that he didn't have an orb Naruto just decided to go with it and not worry Shizune about the fact that he didn't have one, so he left for the very place that he had recently pranked this past week.
Many people he had passed along the way were getting ready, as they pulled out their orbs. All of the orbs seemed to radiate differently than those around them and Naruto took note of that as he continued on his way.
Hurrying up to the top of the monument Naruto noticed that a lot of people were gathering now that the main event of the festival was starting. Naruto just kept climbing the stairs to the top, as he hoped to get a better view. It took no longer than a few minutes for him to reach the top and from there he saw the crescent moon begin to shine past the clouds that had blocked it earlier. It was larger than normal and with a light blue tint to its luminescent glow.
Seeing the moon like this did feel sort of magical, but it was just a shame that he didn't have an orb. Naruto was so deep in concentration that was on the moon that he nearly forgot about everything else, when it hit him. Reaching into his pocket, Naruto pulled out the box, and to Naruto's surprise the box seemed to glow in the moonlight. Seals that were present on the box disappeared and Naruto heard a click.
Guessing on what to do Naruto grabbed the top of the box and pulled it off revealing a note that Naruto looked at. "Naruto, this was made before you were born, it was made especially for your first time." The note started. Picking it up Naruto saw what it was underneath and was completely surprised. There situated in the ceremonial box was an orb, one that did not glow.
Reading the rest of the note Naruto learned why it wasn't glowing. "This orb was pre-made just for you, so that when have reached the age that you can start manipulating chakra, all you have to do is put a little bit in and it will be yours. Your parents were very anxious as they wanted to make sure you had one. They really did love you Naruto, never forget that."
Naruto was having mixed emotions while reading this note. At one point he was happy, and another part of him was sad that he didn't get to spend this time with his parents. Putting the note aside Naruto reached for the orb which was rather light and looked at it. Remembering all those lessons from the academy as well as from Tsunade and Jiraiya Naruto tried putting some of his chakra into the orb.
At first nothing happened, which disheartened Naruto at first before noticing the faint orange glow that emanating from it. It was faint at first, but then it expanded further to the point that it was the brightest object around him. Seeing this Naruto stopped and watched as the chakra within the orb swirled before faint changes to orb began to appear.
The base color became a light shade of orange while the glow became much lighter. The inside was no longer cloudy but instead see through which made Naruto even more excited as he watched the light die down. With that the changes were completed, and the orbs glow had died down to a bearable level. "With this I can finally see if I can get my good luck or even a wish!" Naruto cheered.
Quickly bringing the orb to his eye Naruto looked towards the moon in hopes of seeing some stars. For the first few minutes nothing happened, but then Naruto saw it a shooting star. That was the first one, so far Naruto was going to be getting bad luck, and he really hoped that wouldn't happen.
A couple more minutes passed before he finally saw the second one, and to his joy it wasn't his eye trying to mess with him after swapping eyes. Two shooting stars were visible to him now which meant he was going to be having good luck this year. Overjoyed at this Naruto jumped in the air cheered for who knows how long before he decided to look for the last time.
The moon was starting to disappear behind the clouds again which meant that the festival was coming to an end, but Naruto hoped to see at least a quick glimpse at a third shooting star. Though he continued to look time went by and the moon was almost gone along with the shooting stars. "Well I guess there is a reason why people say that no one ever gets lucky enough to get a third shooting star." Naruto said to no one in particular.
Deciding to leave Naruto looked at the orb and noticed that it was still glowing. Thinking back to what the elderly landlord told him if the moon disappears the orbs will stop glowing, but for some reason his was still glowing. Confused Naruto at first thought he broke it, but then he looked up and for some strange reason he felt that he should look one last time.
Doing so Naruto eyes widened. There along with his other two stars was another third star, not knowing how to react to this Naruto just stood there shocked trying to register what he was seeing. Quickly deciding that he should make his wish Naruto did just that. "I wish to be strong, strong enough to be recognized and to protect those close to me!" Naruto begged hoping that would be enough.
Looking over at his orb he noticed that it light had faded, and Naruto looked up and could no longer see the moon. As though waiting for some weird feeling or perhaps something strange to happen to him Naruto found neither happening. Realizing that perhaps wishes didn't work like that Naruto felt a little disappointed at this and decided that is was probably for the best to go and find Shizune now.
Making his way towards the stairs Naruto thought he saw something in the corner of his eye. Turing in that direction Naruto thought he saw a shooting star, but this was different it seemed to be getting closer. As though realizing that it was coming his way Naruto began to freak out because a shooting star was coming straight at him like it had a grudge against him.
Running as fast as he could Naruto wasn't able to escape its path and was caught in the impact. The next thing Naruto knew he was surround by light and fell into unconsciousness. Before he succumbed to the impact Naruto thought he heard something like a voice. "The darkness is starting to set in... let it take you...meet him there."
"Darkness...Darkness is all that I can see. Cold is all that I can feel." Came the strange sounding voice, as it seemed to resonate three times. "To fall so far and fail all the while...hardly a king anymore, but a shadow of my former self."
Waking up Naruto found himself in a weird place. It was dark and cold and there were so many stars glittering the night sky. The ground bellow him was nothing but rock and the land was barren of any life. 'Where am I?' Naruto wondered. He had never seen a place like this before.
"A child no less, truly this is the work of a torturous force, one bent on humiliating me even further." Came the voice again. Looking around Naruto saw nothing and nobody at the same time.
'Show yourself you coward or do I have to come after you!' Naruto yelled out to the darkness of the night.
"Perhaps this child isn't as pathetic as I thought demanding me to show myself." It came again, although this time it seemed much closer than before, and yet Naruto still couldn't see who it was that was speaking.
'I'm warning you I'm going to be Hokage one day, and if you think that I'm afraid of you then you have another thing coming!' Naruto yelled out receiving an eerie chuckle from the person.
"Let's see if you can still be so brave once you've seen my might!" The voice bellowed as the ground seemed to shake and lightning cracked around him. A large storm had formed above him with lightning flaring and the wind howling all the while Naruto was still trying get a clear view of who this person was.
The clouds began to move out of the ways as the sky ignited and flames trickled the air. These flames danced and waved as they flowed to a central point where they would take form. Naruto wasn't believing what he was seeing, it was almost to fantastic to be true. The flames had formed together and with a clap of lightning a being took form within this world.
The being was very large with golden scales covering all over its body. It had two large prominent wings of sorts that appeared leathery, stiff, and giving Naruto the impression of something that would swipe him over in seconds. There were three distinct heads, each attached to an extended neck. It had no arms but two strong and powerful legs with what appeared to be have talon-like claws on its feet. And lastly a tail that towards the end split into two.
Naruto was mesmerized by the creature before him as he had never seen or heard about anything like it. Noting the look on Naruto's face the creature grinned at how the boy was in awe of his power, as he should be. "I am the Great God of Destruction, the King of Terror, and Planet Killer...I am King Ghidorah!" Ghidorah announced loud and proud. "And you child will be my vessel."
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Well there you go everyone that there was the first chapter of 'Vessel of The Golden Dragon'. I will say that this was a long process for me personally because I had never done something like this before and am aware that the ending almost feels a little rushed. I will try and not make that a common problem as the story progresses as well as a reminder that just like Apollo I am also in college, so we'll update as soon as possible.
Now then info dump time: More like clarifications
1.) Yep if you haven't figured it out Naruto does not have Kurama sealed inside of him. I wanted to do the 'something else inside of Naruto' story for a while now and I felt that King Ghidorah would add a certain flare to it. Does this mean Kurama is gone? Nope his former Jinchuuriki yes, just not him after all he'll be relevant later.
2.) I wanted to have Jiraiya more in Naruto's life while he was growing up, and since Naruto and Tsunade are technically related by family blood, aka Senju and Uzumaki clans being cousin clans and Tsunade's grandmother was Mito Uzumaki, I felt that knowing that she had another family member out there as well as for Naruto as well would help them both. Though the reason that they don't get to spend as much time with Naruto will be explained later as well.
3.) The mystery person and their role will not be revealed right now, but later, why spoil that. Although quick I will say that there are certain people who are alive during this story's time that weren't originally in fact a lot of events that affected certain aspects were modified for this story so please bear in mind that.
4.) Why is Naruto living in an apartment instead of a compound with Tsunade? Naruto personally seeks independence so it's only natural for him to want to try living on his own even though Shizune does stop by.
5.) Yes, the Neo verse is indeed something that I enjoy, although I mainly care for the appearance of the monsters. For those not familiar with the neo verse, to sum it up it is a fan made redesign of the godzilla monsters in a universe that combines the events of every godzilla movie. Its not great in hindsight because of the later, but the designs are cool. *Fun fact: The guy who made the designs is now is a big comic book artist who did the Godzilla: Rulers of the Earth comic line.
Anyway, I hope you guys have enjoyed this first chapter of my new story, it certainly took some time. Feel free to ask me a question or two. You can do this by PMing me or just leaving your question in your review. Thanks for giving my story a read, if you made it this far. I've come a long way from when this was first published a couple years ago, but I'm only looking forward now. Thank you for your time and I'll catch you later. PEACE!