~The Kami~
Heavily in a dream a young boy tosses and turns in his bed from a unsettling dream. Floating in a sea of sand the boy looks around for a piece of land. Unable to find such serenity he starts to drown. Yelling for help for what seems like hours and with no response he goes under. At that time an enormus hand begins descending from the sudden darkened sky. Gripping the spikey yellow haird boy to near suffocation he is raised into the sky. In the sky, the arm leading to this hand is endless until he stops being raised and a huge silhouette of a mans face emerges through the clouds in the from of a shadow.
" Who art thou that dares come to my domain of the sea of endless sorrow? " The shadow demands.
" M-My name is Naruto Uzumaki. " Naruto subtlely says with fear in his eyes.
" Hmm, I sense the fear in your young body boy. Your heart is pure so you should consider it an honor that I even acknowledge your petty existance. " The shadow bellows.
The shadow then places naruto on a cloud and begins to converse with him.
" So then, Naruto is it? " The shadow questions.
" Yes sir. " Naruto says promptley.
" No formalities in my domain young Naruto. I am Izanagi the god of all the land and creation of the kami after I. "
Naruto's eyes grow big out of dispair as he bows. " Izanagi-no-kami, it is a great honor ... "
Naruto is stopped by a hand in a stopping motion.
" Please, just call me izanagi. " A man says standing infront of Naruto now. The man has bushy black hair with a scruffy mustache and beard combo as facial hair with a tan parka flowing down his body. Naruto stands in astonishment until his eyes fixate upon Izanagi's face. Sick with utter disgust Naruto begins to vomit.
" What is wrong Naruto? " Izanagi implies.
" Your eyes and nose. " Naruto says short of breath.
" Oh, do you not know of my sacrafices? " Izanagi asks baffled.
" Sacrafices? " Naruto questions.
" Another time Naruto, for now I bid you farewell. " Izanagi says as he bows then dissappears into ash in a windstorm.
Naruto then wakes up from his slumber quickly.
" What the heck was that all about? " Naruto whispers to himself. He then stands up and heads for his bathroom. He walks into the room turns on the light and shuts the door. He looks at himself in the mirror and glances at a picture of his mom and a letter she wrote, The letter reads...
" Baby, your mom loves you, and I know you're not a little boy anymore, But you'll always be my baby. It seems like only yesterday I was holding you in my arms. Now look at you now big, but I worry about you, I worry about you all the time. I always taught you that you could have whatever you dream. Well, I want you to hold on to that dream baby, hold on to it real tight because the sky's the limit. I love you. - Your Mother "
Naruto remembers that day in school when he got the news and a letter like it was yesterday.
" I miss you mom. " Naruto says as he begins to cry. Still crying he walks to the shower and turns it on, He tests the water to make sure it's warm then steps in. He sobs then wipes his face with a rag.
" It's okay Naruto, she's in a better place. " he assures himself and his crys turn into paced sobs and then silence. He rests his hand upon the wall under the shower and leans in deep thoguht. A few minutes later the shower stops and Naruto realizes that he forgot a towel. He opens the bathroom door and heads to his room in the buff, when he suddenly stops and sees a girl in his peripheral vision. Before he can say anything the young pink haired girl screams and yells
" Naruto! What the heck!? "
Naruto quickly covers himself with his hands and runs to his room.
" What the heck are you doing in my house Sakura?! " Naruto yells from his room.
" I knocked on your door for 3 minutes and when no one answered I let myself in and now i know why no one answered. " Sakura said blushing.
" Let me get dressed and i'll be out in a few. " Naruto said.
" Okay! " Sakura yelled back as she wandered around his house. She picks up a picture of a beautiful red headed lady and gazes at it.
" Like it? " Says a man with hair like Naruto's.
" Oh Naruto you scared me. "
" I'm not Naruto, I'm his dad Minato & i'll take it your name is Sakura from all the screaming? " Minato shifts his head sideways.
" Oh i'm sorry, yes i'm Sakura Haruno. I know Naruto from school. " Sakura admits smiling.
" Heh, well I like to hear that Sakura. That picture you're holding is of my wife & Naruto's mother, Kushina. " Minato says pointing at the picture in Sakura's Hands. Sakura looks down and realizes she is still holding the picture.
" Oh i'm sorry. She's beautiful. " Sakura says as she puts the picture down.
Meanwhile in Naruto's room,
( Oh man did she see it? She covered her eyes so quick I couldn't tell. ) He thought to himself blushing. He looks in his mirror,
" Yeah she saw. " he says as grins and poses with one hand on his hip giving himself a thumbs up.
" Geez, i'm pathetic. " He laughs quietly to himself.
( Okay first day of school, so i gotta look good. )
He turns on his radio and raids his wardrobe. He grabs his new backpack and throws it on his bed. Sizing it up, he points out the colors.
" Okay, orange and black backpack. Orange bag and black pockets. Orange shirt & black jeans? " He says as he glances at his wardrobe.
" Well that's about all I have so it'll have to do. " He says scratching his head. He throws on his cloths and puts on one strap of the backpack over his shoulder. He shuts off his radio and heads down the hallway towords the the front door. He turns the corner and sees Minato talking to Sakura who has a sad look upon her face as she sets down a picture.
" Hey! " Naruto shouts. Sakura and Minato both look at naruto.
" C'mon. " Naruto says to Sakura while he gestures to himself with his head. Sakura nods her head in agreement and turns to Minato who has a concerned look on his face while staring at Naruto.
" Thanks for telling me. " Sakura says trying to break the tension between father and son.
" No problem. " Minato says plainly as he backs into his room and shuts the door. Sakura turns around and heads to Naruto who is holding the door open for her. She skips out of the door saying
" Why thank you kind sir! " in a funny accent as she passes Naruto.
" Anytime Ma'Lady. " Naruto plays along with an all wrong accent.
" Hahaha, that was terrible. " Sakura teases.
" Hey that was my first time trying that! " Naruto says embarrassingly. Sakura & Naruto continue down the block both smiling widely and giggling. However, Sakura wonders if Naruto has forgot about the tension already. She descides to brush it off for now to avoid any unwanted attention before the day is started.
