Chapter 4: The Tainted White Rose
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It's been a year since Daku began Naruto's training. Since then, Daku taught Naruto Wind Manipulation Magic, how to control his emotions and to wield his soul weapon, which happened to be a legendary blade.
Flashback:
"Awesome! My blade is huge!" Naruto yelled in awe. Naruto tried to swing it, but found it extremely heavy. Daku sighed when he saw the boy struggle to pick it up.
"Idiot boy, you can't wield that legendary weapon without your affinity." Naruto looked shocked that his weapon was legendary.
"What do you mean by legendary?"
"Do you recall the story of my immortality?" Naruto nodded.
"Yea, you tried to rob a light mages tomb. The spirit felt your intent and cursed you with immortality." Daku nodded at Naruto's explanation.
"Yes that is correct, but there was a specific reason I chose to find and rob Cero Luz's tomb." Daku then looked at Naruto's greatsword. "Legends say that Cero Luz saved the world from the wrath of the Dragon God by wielding a giant blade blessed by the God who rules the wind. A sword which can create tornadoes and hurricanes with just a swing. A blade which can harm a god. This is the blade I was looking for boy, the Greatsword of Aeolus."
"Wait WHAT! Are you saying I wield the blade of a legendary mage who was saved the world from a dragon GOD!" Naruto said in disbelieve. He stared at the supposed legendary blade. It has a gold scabbard and blade that looked to be made of an ancient stone.
'But that means good craftsmanship, not it being legendary.'
"You having it would mean that this was Cero Luz's soul weapon and you're his reincarnation." Naruto became even more shocked then he was before.
"I'm his REINCARNATION!" Daku just rubbed his pinky inside his ear.
"Jeez kid, anymore and I'll become deaf. Yes, I believe you're his reincarnation, it'll explain why your soul weapon is the same as him." Explained Daku.
"U-um am-m I-i-" Daku interrupted what Naruto was going to say.
"You don't know what reincarnation mean, don't you?" Naruto shook his head causing him to sigh. "Reincarnation means the rebirth of a soul in a new body. You are the legendary light mage Cero Luz in some way."
"Cool! So I'm kinda Cero Luz, who was he by the way?" Naruto asked sheepishly causing Daku to face fault. Daku punched him on top of his head.
"You don't know who Cero Luz is? The man who saved the world from enslavement?!" Naruto just shook his head. Daku just sighed and began to tell the tale. "Long ago, Dragons ruled earthland and hunted humans as sources of food. A faction of dragons wished to live side by side with humans while the other faction wished to keep them as a source of food. The disagreement between the two got so severe it began a civil war. Those who were pro-human were outnumbered by the anti-human group, so they decided to teach some humans their magic, Dragonslayer Magic. This was successful at first, until those dragonslayers turned on the dragons who taught them the magic. A mage named Acnologia bathed in the blood of the dragon he killed and turned to dragon himself. He killed every dragon, friend or foe. His onslaught of the dragon brought the attention of a powerful dragon, The Dragon God. He came down from the God's plain, defeated and caused Acnologia to retreat turning the tides of the war. The other gods were angered by his decision so they chose a champion to kill the dragon god. They chose a mage with the purest soul they ever witnessed. Aeolus, the ruler of the wind, blessed this mage with a giant blade that had the ability to kill a god.
Cero Luz traveled to the kingdom of dragons to battle the dragon god. The dragon laughed at the human until he saw him cut down some of his dragon followers. Angrily he came out his castle and attacked Cero. It was said they fought for seven days and seven nights until Cero came out victorious by piercing the heart of the Dragon God." Naruto was in awe hearing the story of Cero Luz.
"That was only his early life. When he was older, he used his power to defeat the tailed demons." Daku said to the amazed Naruto.
'Woah, This Cero was able to defeat demons like Kyuubi!?'
"Ayy, don't undermine me! He just had magic that was able to supress demons!" yelled Kyuubi from inside his mind.
'What the hell! Kyuubi are you talking from inside my head!'
"Don't get the wrong idea human, I only connected your senses with mine so I wouldn't be bored here." Kyuubi said before going to sleep.
Naruto sighed and gave Daku his attention. "So why can't I hold this weapon up."
"It's response to the user's affinity, legends say he used some kind of Wind Magic so all we have to do is start your training!" Naruto agreed, Daku and him stood up and began working on training.
Flashback End.
Naruto appearance changed over the year. His face lost all it's baby fat and he let his hair grow out to his shoulders Naruto now wore a black long sleevesleeved shirt with a red short sleeved trench coat that reached his knees. He also had black cargo pants tucked in his black boots. On the back of trench coat, he had the kanji for 'Ruler of Wind'.
Daku wore the same clothes as the day they met. Black cloak, black pants, and black boots. This time he kept his hood off to show his face. He had the face of a 20 year old. He had brown hair that covered his forehead, dull gray eyes that looked lifeless and a muscular jawline that made him a catch to the ladies.
"Boy, I have something to tell you." Daku said as he looked at Naruto solemnly.
"What is it, sensei?" Naruto asked confused from his teachers look.
"We're done with your training.." Naruto's eye's widened when he realized what it meant.
"N-no what about my emotions, I can only use about four tails of Kyuubi's power." Daku just shook his head.
"Boy you'll be able to access more if you lose your innocence, to completely lose it, you'll have to take a life." Daku looked sad when he saw the tears in the corner of Naruto's eyes.
"S-sensei I-i c-can't -"
"You have to, we made a deal." Daku said seriously.
"But-" Naruto was interrupted by concentrated blasts of wind head toward him.
"Wind Manipulation: Wind Bullets."
Naruto dodged them narrowly. "Fine then! We'll make this your final test. We're going to fight to the death!"
"Wind Manipulation: 100 Wind Blades!"
Daku yelled as he solidified the wind around him to blades, and launched them toward him. He dodged most of them but some hit him and left cuts around his body.
"Those are warning shots! I won't hesitate to kill you and you shouldn't me! If you wish to control your emotions, you have to let go of our bond and kill me!" Daku yelled before created more wind blades, these being bigger in size. Daku launched the blades, Naruto didn't attempt to dodge instead he began to rotate.
Wind Manipulation: Giro Sphere."
A dome made of rapid wind formed around him, stopping the blades from hitting him. The sphere diminished and there stood Naruto with his eyes shadowed.
"I accepted this power to protect those I care about. Even though you tried to distance yourself from forming a bond with me, you became dear to me and I can tell I became important to you too. I don't want to kill you, but I'll free you from your curse, even if I'm cursed with the nightmares." Naruto said as he showed the tears falling from his eyes. Naruto put his arms in front of him and yelled.
"Wind Manipulation: Max Pressure Blast!"
A magic circle appeared in front of him and shot a huge blast of wind. Daku dodged by using his magic to fly. Naruto quickly followed by also flying and tried to punch him with a wind powered fist. Daku caught his fist with his wind powered hand. Daku put his palm on his chest and said.
Wind Manipulation: Gravitational Pressure!"
A powerful pressure fell on Naruto as he crashed down the floor. Naruto looked up from his crater and saw Daku bring together clouds.
"Wind Manipulation was not the only magic I know! Lightning Magic: Lighting Shower!"
Lightning bolts came rushing toward the down Naruto. He quickly changed to his demon form.
" Kyuubi Soul: Four Tails."
Naruto used his four tails to take the majority of the damage. "So you're finally trying huh?" Daku said as he looked down at the transformed Naruto.
Naruto uncovered himself to show his demonized self. Instead of his sunkissed blonde hair, he had crimson red hair flowing freely in the air that matched his eyes. His lower face was covered by a mask that resembles the Kyuubi's sharp teeth. He didn't wear anything on his upper body leaving him shirtless. On his arms he had black and red gauntlets that had the appearance of claws. His four giant crimson tails moved freely out of his black pants. He stood there shoeless.
Naruto didn't say nothing and launched himself at Daku and went for an attack. Daku dodged it but Naruto didn't stop. He solidified the air and launched himself again toward Daku who couldn't dodge this time. He brought the fight back to a field. Daku tried to go back toward the air but one of Naruto's tails grabbed his ankle and slammed him on the floor.
'AGH, you came a long way boy.' Daku thought before being thrown across the field.
Daku summoned his soul blade and went on offensive.
"Uindoraidā: Swift Strike Dance!"
Daku attacked in such high speed which Naruto used his enhanced speed to narrowly dodge each strike. Kyuubi jumped back and puffed his cheeks and yelled.
"Demon Breath!"
Demonic Energy shot out of his masked mouth which split open toward Daku. Daku stood completely still and to Naruto shock he cut the demonic energy in half..
"Uindoraidā: Zero Point." Daku said quietly. He then looked at Naruto. "Surprised? My blade is able to cut through everything, including magic."
'Damn it! If what he says is true, I'm screwed. This form has reached it's limit, I think I'll fight him with my blade instead.'
Naruto returned back to his human form and summoned his greatsword. His sword has been easier to wield ever since he became more powerful in wind manipulation, he was able to wield with one hand if you believe it.
Naruto ran toward Daku and attempted a strike. Daku dodged and went for a counter, which Naruto used his greatsword to block. Naruto pushed him away and pulled his sword back.
"Great Wind Slash!"
Naruto swung forward shooting a huge wave of wind toward the helpless Daku. He went flying crashing into a giant rock.
"Agh!" Daku yelped in pain as he broke a couple of ribs. Naruto ran toward Daku with his blade pointing at him. Daku closed his eyes waiting for his fate but it didn't come.
"I-I'm s-sorry b-but I can't!" Naruto cried as he dropped his weapon. Daku smiled at Naruto, he put his sword in Naruto and pushed himself toward the blade to Naruto's shock.
"Sensei!" Naruto yelled as he threw the blade to the side and held Daku up. "Why would you do that!"
"*cough* I'm sorry but t-that was the only way to be free.. You had to kill me." Daku said as he looked up at Naruto. He reached up and tapped on Naruto's head. Naruto felt a huge headache as memories of Daku's past invaded his mind. The sudden intake of so many years of memory was to much for Naruto so he fell into unconsciousness.
"I'm sorry but you can use the knowledge I gave you..." Daku said as he began caressing Naruto's cheek. "Become strong, N-naruto..." Daku said as he passed on with a smile.
(5 hours later)
"Sensei!" Naruto yelled as he woke up. He looked to the side and saw the peaceful face of his sensei. He dug his sensei a grave and set him gently in.
"I dreaded this day, sensei. I know it was your wish to die but I still hated it." Naruto said as he put a white rose on his grave stone. Tears began to fall as they fell on Daku's grave stone and the rose Naruto set up. "I hope you don't mind if I cry for you."
Naruto dropped to his knees and weeped the passing of his sensei and his brother.
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