Fates Web
Chapter One: A Fate Unsealed
Author Notes: Hello Everyone and welcome to my new story. Please dig in and enjoy!
III = Interlude/ character perspective switch.
Bold text = Inner voice/ something important speaking.
There will be no crossovers, or characters from other shows.
A Fate Unsealed
Dust fell to the floor. Inside an old room lay a sarcophagus surrounded by an arcane seal of unknown origin. Thumping sounds echoed as stones cracked and the room groaned. Bugs climbed over the ancient stone floor. Ancient stone walls groaned and the southward section of the room blew open.
Minato Namikaze knocked down the crumbling wall in front of him. Dust kicked up and he went through a coughing fit. He waved his hand to clear the air and held a Rasengan up to illuminate the room.
The soft blue light revealed a sarcophagus surrounded by a huge runic circle in the center of the room; with countless markings carved into the walls. Minato's lips curled upwards, "I've found it!"
The men behind Minato cheered. The Shinobi contingent along with Kushina walked through the impromptu hole in the wall. Minato apprised the Sealing circle with shaking hands, "Finally..."
Most of the inhabitants still alive stayed away as the ruins were rumored to be cursed. The third Shinobi war was winding down with Konoha on the losinig side. Minato in desperation was digging for anything to get the upper edge against Iwa. After weeks of useless dead ends he stumbled upon some of his wifes clan scrolls. He had learned about a legendary power that was rumored to exist deep within the southern land of fire territory.
A shinobi coughed to get Minato's attention. Minato looked at a sandy haired Jonin. "Yes, Yamiura?"
Yamiura looked at Minato with trepidation, "Are you sure these ruins aren't cursed? Is it wise to disturb this place?" Yamiura gestured to the carving on the walls.
Kushina laughed. 'I can't believe how many Shinobi still believe in folktales'
Minato kneeled down and studied the hieroglyphs covering the stone sarcophagus, "We are at war Yamiura. Reports say in a month's time Iwa will launch an invasion at Kannabi bridge. We must use every advantage we can."
Yamiura nodded weakly, "Yes sir."
Minato traced the Hieroglyphs and read them like a story. The Chunin of the twenty man party searched the room looking for anything valuable, although they avoided the sarcophagus at the center of the room.
The seals comprising the seal matrix were the most complicated Minato had ever witnessed. He could barely understand some of them. He brushed his fingers against one of the seals and channeled chakra.
The room rocked and shook violently at that moment. The seal glowed brightly and everything faded away into a white abyss.
Naruto walked into class. Discussion stopped as he took his seat next to Sasuke. The brooding Uchiha ignored him and continued gazing out the window. He tilted his head and stared at an empty seat on the other side of the room. Her Seat.
It was his fault.
"Stop you meanie!"
"Haha, you think you can take on a jounin of Kumo boy?"
"No Stop!"
"Naruto! Pay attention!" Screamed a voice, drawing Naruto's attention away from his internal monologue to the front of the room he had found himself in, his eyes meeting the brown coloured eyes of his instructor.
Naruto brushed away the distant memory and adopted a smile with practiced ease, "Sure thing Iruka-Sensei"
Iruka frowned, "What was I just talking about?"
" … You talked about how the Yondaime Hokage sacrificed himself to kill the Kyuubi on October 10th." Responded Naruto in an even manner, his eyes never having shown any emotion he was feeling within himself to his teacher, whom of which had given Naruto a stern stare for a brief moment, before his features relaxed and he chuckled.
"Correct, but please do pay more attention during class." Replied the teacher, getting a nod from the blonde haired, blue eyed child, who sat straight and attentive in his seat.
"One of these day's you're going to slip up Naruto." Mumbled a voice to his left.
Tilting his head slightly, the blonde haired child gave his fellow student a small smirk.
"You're one to talk Dai", Naruto chuckled, getting a small smirk from the boy as he waved his hand slightly.
"Well, all this history is boring; Why can't he cover foreign villages? I already knew this by the time I was walking" The boys face smacked into his desk as he groaned out.
Sweat dropping, Naruto patted his best friend on the back. The boy simply sighed, covering his ears in a desperate attempt to muffle the boring academy teachers lecture.
Naruto deadpanned, "*Sigh* Comon Dai. If you keep this up we will get yelled at again." He said looking down at his friend.
Dai groaned letting his dreadlocked white hair fall around his head in a mess. Dai had dark brown skin with black eyes that held a fierce nature in them. Standing at an impressive 5 foot two at ten years old the boy was already on his way to becoming a giant. Wearing Beige leather pants and brown combat boots he finished his look off with a dark green fingerless combat gloves and a simple brown cloak covering his back and shoulders that left his chest bare.
"I can't wait to graduate", Dai groaned.
"You and me both." He muttered.
III
Somewhere far away pale Lavender Eyes slowly opened.