Started on July 1, 2017| Philippines| 07:50 hours
Hello everyone! I'm back, and just to let you guys know, I updated Phantom Master after a fucking long while of writer's block. I think the new chapter was… good, but this The Hunter so let's get on with it, yeah?
So, first off, I noticed a plot hole in this story in chapter two. I said Naruto's dad was an Assassin… shit. Now I'll have to bullshit my way through and… let's just see how it goes.
Second, fuck life. Fuck life in general. Life's a bitch. Either a good one or a bad one, you decide, but it's still a bitch.
Third, I'm gonna reference my story Phantom Master here. I just thought that I might as well make a multi-verse of my stories. You know, like how DC and Marvel do it? Yeah, I plan on making something similar. Obviously I don't plan on making The Presence or The One Above All a part of this story. Instead, I'll be making my own "god" or "GOD" or "God" if you wanna spell it like that.
Now, while I'm a Catholic, for story sake, I'm gonna spell it as God, of course, I'll also use Allah to reference God since… Gabriel and Jibril are pretty much the same so I guess Allah and God are the same. Hey, I respect all religions.
Oh, I'll be adding some Total War Medieval 2 reference like the Unhorsed Knights (Console command name: "Dismounted Crusader Knights")
Fourth, I have decided to add the nano-suit from crisis BUT not permanently. It will depend on how it goes.
Lastly, sorry it took so long, but I have fucking school.
(The Hunter)
The Land of Iron, the place where the origin of the stories of what one would call "ninja" and "samurai".
The two words familiar, yet foreign to man who had disregarded them as legends.
Thus, the Knights Templar and the Assassin Brotherhood rose to power. Many clans forgetting their lineage. Most of the clans joined one of the two powers. All bowed to them.
Except the Hattori.
The Hattori, the clan who trained in the art of stealth more than any other clan, was wiped out when the Templars lay siege to them. However, they were weakened even before the siege because of the Brotherhood who had managed to sabotage many of their defenses. Of course, both Templars and Assassins paid a high toll because of it.
The Hattori Clan Head had escaped with very few others, along with his first son, Shisui Hattori, who in fact was a bastard son by many clans' standards; thus the reason why the boy took the Uchiha clan – at request of his father so that he may lead a better life. The head of the clan joined the Assassins as a "new gifted member" or so the Brotherhood called him. However, he soon "died" in a battle, which in all truth was a faked death created by the man himself.
Thus came the birth of "The Templar", who along with two other Hattori warriors who were lost would become known as the Three Holy Knights, the two being taken into the lost origins of the Hospitallers and the Teutonic.
These three would become the stuff of legend as rumors of their victories rose. However, the only reason of why they became legend was because of their intervention in a major battle between the Assassins and the "Turkish Revival", which from the name itself, can be noted as the revival of the Seljuk Turks.
The Turks would never rise again in this world just like all the other major powers during the medieval age who would try to rise back to glory in this world.
However, one should note that the concept of divinities were gone. Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and other religions no matter how minor were wiped from the world's existence. That meant that there were no more labels like God, Allah, and even the gods of Japan – which would later be known as the Elemental Nations – were gone. Amaterasu, Susanoo, all gone.
And yet in light of all this, man still found many ways to slaughter each other even without a religious war.
That was why things like an entity known as "Phantom" exist.
Phantom, an entity that can cross into all dimensions, is male in origin. It has existed long before man could even breathe. One of the most powerful entities to ever exist, it used to have hosts to sustain its form physically and for it to intervene into the physical realm.
That changed when its last host finally united it with its long lost love.
And yet, while it may be an entity with feelings and the origin of a man, it was not as powerful as one who is said to have come even before it did.
No one in this world has seen it yet, but the time would soon come.
{"I am being. I am nothing. I am no one. And yet, I am at the same time everything and everyone. I am you… I am her, yet I am also me… I simply exist." – Being| Phantom Master}
Kakashi Hatake groans as the Assassin Council in Konoha bicker like the old fools of the Konoha Civilian council. However, he couldn't blame them even if he wanted to.
There was good reason of why they were bickering like they were now, after all.
Mebuki Haruno was found dead in her room two days ago and still there was nothing that gave away or even gave the slightest clue to who the killer was and how exactly the woman in charge of the Assassin's logistics was killed. Only one thing was unanimously decided, and that was that the most likely cause of death was an overdose of pleasure from the pleasure senses. This was the first case of its kind to exist in this world, and the Assassins and Konoha police hope this will be the last.
However, order would need to be restored quickly. And since two days have passed since the discovery of Mebuki's death, Kakashi finally has to make drastic moves.
"SHUT UP!" Kakashi shouts, finally losing his cool. He takes a deep breath and looks at every councilperson in the eye. "The report from the police just came in. Mebuki was killed the day before she was found. She will be buried tomorrow in the Konoha Cemetery. HOWEVER, we cannot forget that Erza and Hanabi have gone missing. On whether or not they've defected is unknown, although it all seems too unlikely."
"So what do you suggest?" A woman by the name of Yugao Uzuki asks.
"Concentrate all our efforts on finding Erza and Hanabi. If I've learned anything from being alive this long, it's that looking for something makes it even more implausible to find." The Mentor replies.
One councilwoman then says, "It's as if your saying that what killed Mebuki wasn't human. Why?"
The reply he gave was simply cold. "Because if it was, we'd already have clues on its whereabouts. That's something we're clearly missing."
(||||)
In a land desolate of life with sandy plains and sandy dunes stand two forces. One force stands on one end of the scene massing in the billions. All of them clad in armor be it plated armor or chainmail. They carry swords, axes, lances, daggers, bows, and behind them are catapults and trebuchets. They were arranged perfectly like someone was leading them into a very massive battle. Those with swords were grouped together, those with bows, lances, axes, functioned as their own units, each unit being made up of people with the same armor and the same weapon set.
However, these were not normal people.
These were ghosts. Specifically souls of the dead of those who fought during the medieval period, and during the first, second, and third crusader. Behind their catapults and trebuchets were their horsed knights. All of them had black miasma radiating off their "bodies".
On the other end were only two kinds of people, both also being souls of the dead. The main foot soldiers were dismounted crusader knights while their main cavalry were the Turkish mounted archers. Both glowed white.
Then the battle began.
"Madara! Take the left flank! Godwin! Take your troops to the right! Salaam! Have your men disorganize the enemy… This war is far from over my brothers."
(Konoha Resident)
Eyes shoot open as their owner pants and frantically looks around his room in panic. His eyes dart around everywhere for five whole minutes before he finally calms down.
"Had a good dream?"
"AH!" The man shouts while the one who greeted him chuckles.
"Hello." The one who greeted the man says in a female voice. "Perhaps I need to introduce myself." It says, now in a child's voice. "I am Being." It says in the voice of a man. "Now please, tell me what you cherish most." One voice laps over the other. "Give me the pleasure of taking it away."
"AAAAAAHHHH-!"
(Hattori HQ)
Naruto looks at the screen before him showing the footage Orochimaru had sent him. It looked like him, but it wasn't. It was even named Boruto, or Bolt in a different language – specifically English.
Instead of getting mad, however, he scoffs. "Marie, Jasper, get me Orochimaru." Two robotic voices then answer. "Of course."
The screen goes static for a few seconds before Orochimaru's face shows up. "Ah, Naruto-kun… something tells me you weren't angry at what I had delivered to you, am I right?" He asks sickeningly – this being out of habit.
"Do you know the mistakes people make, you creepy bastard?" Naruto asks jokingly. "It's that when they start something, most of the time the original output is better than their next ones. This is one of those times, and we both know it, which is why they're mass-producing them." He says with a smirk as he walks over to a keyboard. "Plus, even if they did manage to mass-produce clones of me, these clones have no experience. Second, even if they did gain experience, they're flash clones, like all my troops. Lastly, all my troops have my memories and my understanding of things, which is why they're all loyal to me because they know full well that without me, they wouldn't be here." He says all this while typing onto the keyboard.
A red hologram screen pops up and Orochimaru raises his brow at it. "Hoh? What might you be planning?"
Naruto pauses his typing as he looks at the madman. "Well, I'm gonna start a war." He then smirks. "Maybe, just maybe, I can make all those who go against me say uncle." His face then turns bored. "Then again, maybe I'll just end up becoming a so-called terrorist for the betterment of everybody."
Orochimaru grins. "Are you promoting terrorism?" He asks almost euphorically.
Naruto looks hurt by such word, which he was. "Oh heaven's no!" He says sternly before he looks the man in the eye. "It's just that this world's corruption is killing it and so is the war between these two orders. I'm going to stop it. Unfortunately, others will view it as terrorism." He smiles. "So long as I'm not forced, I'll try to keep collateral damage to a minimum."
Orochimaru smirks. "Very well… I have been researching on some new nano-technology so perhaps I can help you."
The blonde Hattori grins. "Thank you, Orochimaru."
"Anytime, Naruto-sama." The madman says before ending the call.
(Wintered Woods of the Land of Iron)
The Templar stands on the tip of a tree with black angelic wings folded behind him. In his hands are two markings, a pentagram carved onto the back of each palm, and a cross on the front of each. They glow silver before summoning a pair of scythes. "Now, my son, show me what you can do." He says with a smirk before vanishing in a blur.
(TBC)
Am I keeping you guys in suspense or is it just me? I wanna write more, but school. Anyway, hope you guys like it!
Lastly, some personal words.
Dear "Reain",
Creator of Through the Eyes of, if ever you're reading my stories, I thank you truly for having inspired me to write better. I do hope I have improved, and lastly, I wish you good luck in life my fellow author. I have so many things I want to say, but perhaps it is best to say that my prayers and well wishes are with you. Take care.
Yours truly,
ShinigamiNoKitsune209
Finished on July 9, 2017| Philippines| 18:23 hours
Beta read by yours truly on July 9, 2017| Philippines| 16:42 hours