Sage of Legend

by Bratja Rasa

I lived my life as a Shinobi and died in battle. I died as a human. Truths were revealed, and I was granted a second life. I suffered, and I lived. I was alone, so scared. However, my family will be my cornerstone, and I live for them. Protecting them. God-Like Naruto, Lemons. Rewrite of Return of the Golden Protector.

9. Promised Child

Original Posted On: Jan. 7, 2021

Beta Read by: Heckelman88, Crowfeast, Tachyon99, xhope14x, Neostardustdragon101

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OKAY, LETS READ THIS SHIT! I DON'T OWN NARUTO OR HIGHSCHOOL DXD!

"Hey" = Speaking

'Hey' = Thinking

'Hey' = Memory

"Hey"= Sacred Gear/ Communication link/ Tailed Beast

Chapter 9: Promised Child

Kyoto…

Tamamo gasped as she felt a holy presence enter her city.

Her ears picked up on the sound of feet slamming against the floor.

"LADY TAMAMO!" a yokai shouted as they tore open the sliding door. "URGENT NEWS! ARCHANGEL MICHAEL HAS ENTER THE CITY LIMITS! AND HE HAS LORD IROH AND NARUTO!"

Tamamo entered sage mode, the same tribal markings her mother had, before breaking through the wall where she sensed Michael.

She landed on the ground before seemingly vanishing from view before she appeared before Michael, who flew low to the ground through Kyoto, carrying Iroh and Naruto in his arms.

He had heard many gasps of the people of Kyoto as he walked through the streets, and heard insults thrown his way, but he gracefully forgave and ignored them.

Now, he looked down at Tamamo, who was staring at Iroh and Naruto in his grasp.

Tamamo… was livid, her body frozen in anger and intense cold fear.

She could feel nothing from Iroh and could feel an ember of life inside Naruto.

"How could you?" Tamamo asked as she slowly walked up to Michael, who floated down and landed on the ground, a solemn look on his face full of shame and regret.

His cheek became red after Tamamo punched him as hard as she could with the power of the Leigh Lines, sending him backwards, dropping Naruto and Iroh, but they were caught by Tamamo, who pulled them into her arms.

"How could you kill my grandfather and husband?" She shouted as she started to cry.

Tamamo, Empress of Kyoto, shed tears before her people.

She showed them her weakness as she broke down.

She showed them she was nothing more than a yokai like them as she cried, her voice echoing through the nation of Japan.

Michael, now covered in dirt and blood (Which came from Iroh's body having holes through his torso), stood up, not bothering to be angry.

"I was there when the Great General gave his life to protect this boy." Michael replied softly as he reapproached Tamamo, who looked at him with a warning growl.

But he still pushed forward.

"That boy… I mean your husband fought bravely against the dragons that had interrupted the faction war." Michael continued as he neared the angered kitsune. "He was able to defeat them, but it wasn't enough. The Great General Iroh stepped in and deflected a blast back at them to protect your husband at the cost of his life."

Tamamo paused.

Her anger was very present, but she had calmed down at the mention of Iroh protecting Naruto.

"After that, the dragons tried to escape, but we slaughtered them. But…" Michael said in anger as he gripped his hands. "Lucifer attacked him without warning."

Tamamo's anger flared at these words.

"That is why he is like this." Michael finished as he opened his hands. "I couldn't leave him or General Iroh there. He isn't dead, but he is in bad shape."

Tamamo shook.

"I… thank you." Tamamo replied softly as she exited Sage Mode, standing up with Iroh's body and Naruto in her arms as her tears still streaming down her face. "Now leave. Never return here, Michael."

Michael apologetically smiled and bowed.

"Of course." Michael said before he left Kyoto, the border yokai opening the barrier to let him leave.

Samsara Hall…

Iroh, wearing white kimono and the triangle headband, stood before the Buddha and Lord Enma.

"General Iroh." Enma said as he opened up a very thick file that had records of Iroh's entire life, which was pretty long. "Your life achievements are quite astounding, though your early life…"

"Was spent spreading hate and anger of the previous generations onto the next." Iroh finished as he saw the red pages in the file. "I am no stranger to my past. I was set on conquering nations, like my father before me, and in turn, my son and daughter."

Iroh had a shameful smile on his face as his tails swayed.

"I know I made a lot of mistakes, and I hurt a lot of people." He continued solemnly. "So, I am prepared for the afterlife I deserve."

The Buddha and Enma laughed, which greatly confused Iroh, making him look at them like they were crazy.

"It is true, you may have tried to conquer people." Enma stated as he calmed down from his laughing fit. "But you made up for it by raising and nurturing the Promised Child."

"The who?" Iroh asked. "You mean my grandson, Naruto?"

Buddha and Enma nodded.

"But enough of that." Buddha said as he pulled out a gourd and drank for it. "Your afterlife has been chosen, enjoy."

He snapped his fingers, causing a portal to open behind Iroh.

'I want to know more.' Iroh thought as he contemplated to ask more or go to his afterlife.

After some thought, Iroh stepped into the portal, and he was greeted by a bright light, and as it faded, Iroh smiled, tears filling his eyes.

Standing before him was Lu-ten, Yoshimaru, and his wife, Marco.

All of them wearing the white kimono and headbands.

Marco was a tan skinned kitsune with golden-blonde hair and tails. She was very busty.

"Iroh." Marco purred as she saw her husband, who had slimmed down, his body became more fit, and his hair became black once again, having de-aged in the Heavenly Realm of the Samsara.

"Father." Lu-ten and Yoshimaru said as the three of them walked over to Iroh, who hugged them all tightly.

"I am home." He said tearfully. "I am sorry, I failed you all."

Marco, Lu-ten, and Yoshimaru were confused.

"I failed you, because I failed Miko." Iroh stated as he let them go.

Marco raised her hand… and swiftly planted it down on Iroh's head, making his eyes bug out as she did.

"What was that for?" Iroh asked as he held his head in pain.

Marco smiled and hugged Iroh.

"Leaves from the vine, Falling so slow, Like fragile tiny shells." Marco started to sing, catching Iroh off guard. "Drifting in the foam. Little soldier Boy, Come marching home. Brave Soldier boy… Comes Marching Home."

Iroh smiled and relaxed into his wife's embrace as she sang.

Lu-ten and Yoshimaru said nothing, watching Iroh resign himself to his afterlife, his anxiety, fears, and uncertainty's fading into nothing.

As the way of the Heavenly Realm of Samsara.

Or, as the Yokai called it, the Pure Lands.

Meanwhile, Kyoto…

Tamamo and the citizen's stood in the cemetery, placing flowers at Iroh's grave.

All were silent, even the happy children who were oblivious, because all knew they lost a hero and a great leader.

Tamamo was the last to place her flower, wearing black kimono with dark blue accents to symbolize mourning.

'Grandpa…' Tamamo thought tearfully as she stood up. 'I lost you, mama, and my child… please, have a peaceful sleep.'

Tamamo returned to the compound and silently walked to Naruto's room.

Inside, Naruto lay in his futon, his wounds healed completely after having three of his arteries cut open even before the doctors got to him.

'Thank goodness that sand kept him from bleeding out.' Tamamo thought as she sat beside her sleeping husband, trembling as she ran her hand through his hair. 'Please, come back to me, Naruto. I can't lose you too.'

She bit her shaking lip, trying to get herself together.

"I love you, Naruto." Tamamo said to him, knowing she wouldn't get an answer.

She leaned over and kissed his lips.

"I'll be back later with some food." She said as she stood up and left.

Naruto's Mind…

Unknown…

Naruto walked aimlessly in the darkness.

He had no idea where he was or if he was still alive.

He could feel a familiarity but it was vague.

After walking for who knows how long, he saw a faint light.

At the end of it, he stood at the gate of a village in the middle of a large forest.

'Where am I?' He thought as he looked up, seeing a red sign with what appeared to be a leaf on it.

He couldn't sense anyone in the village as he entered, seeing the giant mountain way in the back with five faces.

Four males and a single female face were carved into the mountain.

'What is this place?' Naruto thought as he walked through the village, unsure of where he was. 'Why is a place this big abandoned?'

A smell wafted across Naruto's nose.

'What is this delicious smell?' He thought as he followed it. 'It's ramen.'

He followed the smell to a small Ramen stand, 'Ichiraku' written on the sign.

He heard the sounds of someone slurping noodles inside, and he saw someone sitting at the counter wearing orange and black clothes with a black headband on his head with blonde hair.

"Hey." Naruto said as he entered the stand, looking at the young man, who was roughly sixteen or eighteen years old.

The teen turned, holding a bowl in his left hand and chopsticks in his right, mouth full with puffed cheeks as he slurped ramen with a look of confusion.

Naruto gasped as he took a step back.

'That's me?' He thought as he saw himself staring at him.

The teen Naruto slurped the ramen and swallowed it, sighing with a smile of content and happiness before he looked back at Naruto with a smile.

"Hey, been a while." He said as he tapped the stool next to him. "Take a load off old man."

Naruto's hand cracked teen Naruto's skull.

"I'm not that old, I'm twenty-three!" Naruto shouted.

Teen Naruto laughed as he recovered.

"Sure, sure, take a seat." Teen Naruto said as he grabbed his bowl. "Hey, another bowl, make it two beef ramen bowls with extra eggs!"

"You got it." A disembodied voice called.

"Teuchi." Naruto called out, looking in the back with high hopes, only to see no one there.

Naruto felt intense sadness creep into his heart as he was unable to see Teuchi.

"Yeah, but he isn't here, only his memory." Teen Naruto said as his bowl magically refilled itself and a second steaming hot bowl appeared. "Now sit down, you are probably hungry, right?"

Naruto's stomach growled as he drooled at the bowl.

"Sure." He said as he sat on the stool, taking the chopsticks. "Thanks for the food."

He picked up the noodles and ate them, his face becoming full of happiness.

"See, good right?" Teen Naruto asked as he nudged Naruto.

"Yeah…" Naruto choked as he started to cry, hand on his face as he tried in vain to wipe the tears away. "What is going on? What is this place? Who are you?"

Teen Naruto smiled as he continued to eat.

"What do you think this place is?" He asked as he ate.

Naruto turned and opened the flaps, looking around.

"An empty village." Naruto answered.

Teen Naruto waited for the rest of his answer, and got none.

He laughed a bit before he finished his ramen.

"It's okay, we didn't expect you to remember." Teen Naruto said as he got up and started to leave, before stopping to turn to Naruto, to whom he extended his hand to with a sincere smile. "You coming?"

Naruto looked at his younger self's hand, a large lump in his throat as his breathing became difficult.

He reached up and took his hand.

"Okay, lead the way." He said shakily.

Teen Naruto flashed a big grin, showing his teeth as the village vanished, the two of them in ankle deep water, surrounded by nine giant yokai like beasts.

A single tailed tanuki made of sand.

A two tailed black and blue fire Nekomata with heterochromatic (yellow and green) eyes.

A purple and gray turtle with three shelled tails.

An orange four tailed ape with green skin.

A five tailed dolphin headed horse with horns.

A six tailed slug with stubby arms.

An armored Rhinoceros beetle with seven tails (Six of which were represented by wings with a sing tail).

An eight tailed squid/ox with one of its horns cut off.

A nine tailed kitsune with crimson orange fur.

They all smirked as the saw the two Naruto's.

"Look what the old idiot dragged up?" the nine tails said with a chuckle at the confused Naruto as it extended its right fist towards Naruto. "Long time no see, Naruto."

Naruto was so confused, but raised his hand up, and fist bumped the kitsune, gasping as his eyes widened.

Six Months later, 1350, Kyoto…

"Empress Tamamo, we need to get involved!" one of the council members stated.

Tamamo, with heavy bags under her eyes, glared at the council man.

"We don't need to get involved with a war that has no…" Tamamo started to say.

"But God is dead!" Another council member interrupted. "He died sealing 666, so we could kill the factions and end this war for good! Think of the next generation!"

Tamamo took a deep breath.

"I will not endanger the lives of my people in a war that has nothing to do with us." Tamamo stated clearly and sternly, giving all of them a challenging glare. "Now, onto the other topic, Adrian Tepes has agreed to an alliance between his faction and ours, so when we are in need, they will be the first to help, and when they are in need, we will be there to help the vampires."

There were murmurs, none were objections, and the tension lightened as they continued to talk about trade and advancements in their technology.

Tamamo and the council ended after another two hours.

Tamamo sighed in tiredness as she entered the compound.

"Empress." Domamaru said as he bowed with his wife, Toshimi (Who was also a Kappa).

The two of them had moved into the compound shortly after Naruto went comatose, helping take care of him and Tamamo.

"Hey, Domamaru." Tamamo replied tiredly as she removed her shoes. "I think I will go nap."

Domamaru and Toshimi nodded as they went to grab something while Tamamo headed to her room.

"It's been six months." Toshimi said sadly as she leaned into her husband's arm. "Tamamo has been working very hard on top of taking care of Naruto."

Domamaru nodded as they started to get the medicine.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Domamaru, Toshimi, and a few guards ran to Tamamo's bedroom.

"EMPRESS, WHAT'S WRONG!" they shouted as they barreled in.

Tamamo was unhurt, with a look of shock and disbelief on her face.

"Where is he?" She muttered as she stared downward.

Following her gaze, everyone looked over and gasped.

Naruto's futon was empty.

Tamamo entered sage mode, spreading her ability to sense life as far as she could, which was over the entire islands of Japan, and could not sense Naruto anywhere.

Battlefield…

The factions were tired.

It is what happens when war goes on for years, decades, centuries.

Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Dulio and were starting to worry as the Angels too the most casualties out of the three factions. They lost soldiers and their father, God.

Lucifer and Beelzebub were starting to lose their lust for battle. They lost Leviathan and Asmodeus, several pillar families had lost many members becoming near extinct.

Kokabiel was excited as the Fallen Angels lost the least number of warriors but Azazel was getting tired of war along with Shemhazai. They lost the least in this war, but the loss of comrades started to weigh on the minds of the survivors who weren't heartless.

'This is it.' The heads of each faction thought. 'The final wave of this war.'

Right as they started to charge, Naruto appeared in the center of them all, stoic and calm.

"Who are you!" Kokabiel shouted, angered by this group.

Everyone could feel Naruto was human, setting a mind set that he was a weakling.

Naruto took a deep breath.

"I am Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto stated loudly, all members hearing him. "And this war end, now!"

Silence.

Many warmongers laughed.

"As if a human could stop any of us!" A random devil shouted.

Naruto's composure never faltered while he heard growling in his mind.

"It ends now." Naruto stated before he pointed to the Devils.

"You have lost two Satan's."

He points to the Fallen Angels.

"You have lost many warriors."

He pointed to the Angels.

"You lost God."

Naruto took another breath.

"I represent the Yokai faction. We may not have been an active part of this war, but we still lost many citizens, and we lost our former leader, General Iroh, because of your lusts for battle." Naruto stated as he glared at the remaining leaders. "I know your pain, so please, stop fighting, go home to your families and continue to live!"

A moment of silence let those that wanted peace to realize this.

"Every faction has lost something." Naruto stated. "So, to preserve your lives, end this now with peace. You worked together to defeat the Sky Dragons! That is proof you can all work together and forget the past for a brighter future!"

Kokabiel, getting tired of this talk, manifested a large light spear.

"Enough of this garbage!" Kokabiel shouted as he threw the spear at the 'lowly human scum'. "DIE YOU PATHETIC PIECE OF TRASH!"

"I see." Naruto muttered sadly as he extended his arm. "My words aren't enough."

The spear hit his hand, making Kokabiel smirk before his light spear became smaller before it vanished.

"What the fuck!" Kokabiel shouted in shock, his actions causing murmurs amongst all factions.

"It seems there are still those who wish to fight." Naruto said in disdain. "Then, for those who still thirst for battle…"

His body was enveloped in a golden light, nearly blinding everyone close to him.

The energy dimmed and Naruto stood before the factions.

He looked like a battle-hardened sage with his clothes being made of golden-yellow chakra and black clothes. Behind him were nine black floating orbs. His eyes were yellow with a fox slit pupil mixed with a toad bar pupil. His whisker marks covered in solid black bars. Two of his bangs floated up to look similar to horns.

On his forehead was a vertical third eye. It was blood red with a ripple pattern and nine tomoe on the ripples.

"May stay and fight us, but be warned. The ten of us won't hold back." Naruto declared as he summoned nine clones, each one having different shaped/colored eyes.

"HAH! YOU MUST HAVE LOST YOUR MIND!" Kokabiel shouted as he laughed but stopped when nine massive figures formed from Naruto's power.

A Tanuki with one tail.

A Nekomata with two tails.

A Turtle with three tails.

A Monkey with four tails.

A Horse with five tails.

A Slug with six tails.

A Beetle with six wings and one tail.

An Ox with eight tails.

And a Kitsune with nine tails.

They were constructs of chakra made of Naruto's golden-yellow chakra with black markings on their bodies like Naruto's. (1)

'What is this power?' everyone thought as Naruto himself became enveloped in a purple chakra that became a giant tengu like creature, its wings having tiny hands holding two swords.

'Sasuke, you and your Susano were my greatest opponent.' Naruto thought as he floated in the forehead gem on the Susano, looking at his left hand, which had the mark of the Moon, and then stared at his right, which had the mark of the Sun. 'Thank you for your strength.'

The weaker members of every faction collapsed and shook at this power while the stronger ones could feel it and knew he was strong enough to fight and most likely defeat all the faction leaders, since they were exhausted while Naruto himself was fresh and at full power.

Nearby, hiding their power, was Ophis.

'He has awakened his power.' Ophis thought happily. 'Ashura, Indra granted you his power, but how much power remains to be seen.'

"I am at full power while all of you can barely stand, let alone fight." Naruto stated, getting chuckles from the tailed beasts.

"Come on, let's slaughter them Naruto!" Shukaku laughed sadistically as sand whipped around his ethereal body.

Naruto stayed silent as he felt the emotions of the factions, thanks to Kurama's Negative Emotion Sensing and senjutsu's sensory power being enhanced by his Byakugan.

"No." Naruto stated. "They are going to leave."

There was silence as the faction leaders debated on what to do.

"Everyone, we are going home!" Michael announced, making Gabriel, Raphael, and Dulio blink.

The Angel Faction's soldiers were happy to stop fighting, instantly gathering their remaining magic to return to Heaven, silently thanking Naruto.

'Naruto Uzumaki,' Michael thought as he looked at Naruto as he vanished. 'Thank you, for saving us all.'

Naruto turned to Azazel, who sighed and turned to face his troops.

"Pack it up, everyone." He announced in a tired tone. "Let's go home."

"Azazel are you crazy!" Kokabiel shouted as Shemhazai and Baraqiel were shocked, but happy to accept the end of the war.

"No, I'm very much sane, Kokabiel." Azazel replied as he glared at Kokabiel. "So, come home, or die here like a fucking dog."

Azazel wasn't leaving any room for argument.

Kokabiel angrily glared at Naruto before he vanished.

'Some day, you fucking human, I'll kill you, and make you feel this shame and anger I am feeling.' Kokabiel thought as he and the rest of the fallen returned to their homes.

'Now…' Naruto thought as he turned his attention to Lucifer, who had a look of disbelief on his face as he recognized Naruto from six months prior.

'How, he was a weak human.' Lucifer thought in rapid succession. 'There is no way he could amass so much power in just six months.'

Many devils were ready to call it quits, especially now that their main enemies were gone.

"So, Lucifer, what will you do?" Naruto called out from his Susano. "You going to fight us?"

"Lucifer…" Leviathan whispered to the angered Lucifer. "We should… go home…"

Lucifer tightly grabbed Leviathan's throat. His eyes livid at the words his fellow Satan spoke.

"You shut the fuck up…" Lucifer stated as he gripped tighter.

Leviathan gasped when Lucifer threw him to the ground, air filtering into his lungs.

"Everyone…" Lucifer growled after some silence. "We are going back to the Underworld."

The devils were silent, but all could see the relief on their faces.

The Gremory Heir leaned into the Sitri Heiress, who hugged him tightly as she cried tears of joy as the Astaroth Heir was caught by the Glasya-Labolas Heir who tried to keep himself awake due to an injury making it painful to move.

'We are going home.' The four thought as they thankfully looked at Naruto. 'We have to someday thank you, Naruto Uzumaki.'

The devils eventually vanished, returning to their families in the Underworld.

"What will we do now?" Kokuo asked curiously before she and the other tailed beasts were returned to Naruto's body as he powered down and he popped his clones.

"Now," Naruto stated as he reopened his Rinne-Sharingan, a portal opening. "I get yelled at by my wife."

Chapter 9, DONE!

1 the tailed beasts all look like Naruto's Kurama Avatar, the gold chakra form with black markings, all of them have that.

There you go, Naruto has awakened and gained new powers, what powers has he gained outside of the full power of the Sage of Six Paths? Well, you should read the story from here on out to find out what he can do with his new powers.

I know many expected an outright curb stomp, but those fights get boring. I mean, who wants to see Naruto defeat Lucifer, Leviathan, Michael, Gabriel, Dulio, Raphael, Azazel, Baraqiel, Shemhazai, and Kokabiel… it would be very boring in my opinion, which is why I did it this way: Tired and weakened factions vs a man who is a small army all by himself.

Anyone who read the original already knows what he can do, but I made subtle changes and I won't be budging, as I know… I KNOW… there will be people who will be angry with me.

Nothing new, to be honest.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed the chapter, I had a lot of fun writing it, and was so happy to get to this part.

Some parts were copy and pasted from the original with some additions, like the part with Naruto before he met his Teen self. The part when he reveals himself to the Factions and activates his powers, copy and pasted from the original.

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