Godly vs legendary power

by Ojay1307

They say legends never die, but that's bullshit. The reason why they are legends is because they died. They might have made a name for themselves through skill, intelligence and power, but they were only human and succumbed to humans call of death. Naruto Uzumaki, doesn't wish to be a Legend, he wanted to become a god, because legends die, but gods do not, and he will become one.

1. Chapter 1

Jutsu name

Thoughts

Tailed beast, god or nonhuman speaking

Flashback

Words of reference

Author's notes: Thanks to all those who reviewed my other stories. I will update them as often as I can alongside this one. Naruto will be godlike in this story. It won't be immediately for he will be very strong and powerful at the beginning, which will be as a result of his training over the last 3 years. He will eventually be godlike, although it will be sometime and require more planning, training and revelations to get there. But as he is now, well you will see and how it came to be. His attitude and intelligence will be a far cry from his canon self [though in canon he was intelligent, just not book smart], of which you will see how and why. So enjoy

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. This is my idea of how the Naruto series should have been and a work of fiction. Nothing more.

Chapter 1: A different return

They say experience is the best teacher, and they couldn't be more right. Freedom was something he had craved for since he was young, and he had experienced some level of it over the last 3 years. Well he was still "young" but with how his mind had matured and what he had experienced, he didn't classify himself as such anymore. At 17 years and counting, Naruto was nearly six feet tall, his baby fat had been lost, he was muscular but not bulky, just very fit with a strong athletic body. He let his blond hair grow out as it had become spiky but kept well as it was covering his right eye. His whisker marks were more defined and he had changed his attire to a grey top and pants, with white bandages on his arms from his shoulder all the way to his wrist. Nobody would notice the bandages on his arms though since they were covered by his top, arm guards and fingerless gloves.

His top was a turtle neck, with a black vest over it and a medium length blue coat that swayed behind him, while wearing black sandals. His pants were not too baggy reaching down to his knee and bandages were covering from his knee to his ankle. His clothing was comfortable and durable as he had ensured the material it was sown from wouldn't tear or be cut easily. It was elastic and fireproof, although no one needed to know that as it will come in handy.

He was free from the expectations, stares, glares, the feeling of emptiness even though he had put up a happy and satisfied smile. The smile was a mask to hide his loneliness, dullness, and some level of anger and spite. He felt that through hard work he could change the minds of the people, but later he realized that he wasn't living for himself, but for the village. A shinobi should live and die for his village, but for a Jinchuriki, a human sacrifice, the village should be treating him well, as a prince and not hate him, because what he was holding back was far worse than any danger they could face. Or at the very least because he was not dispensable, for not just anyone could house a Bijuu. Instead he was hated, and to alleviate the hate he got attached to Sasuke Uchiha. His interest in Sakura was superficial, but in Sasuke it was more, and it was not romantic or anything, but brotherly attachment. He felt that they could understand each other considering their similar backgrounds and they could be brothers. That in the end went to hell, and he nearly died for it with a Chidori to the chest. So 3 years away from all that was nice, enjoyable, somewhat lonely, but most important, Productive.

The fact was that the past 3 years of solitude and training had made him become who he was today, though there was still room for improvement, but as he was now, well, all will be revealed in due time or at least what he was willing to reveal. He wouldn't allow complacency or pride, no that would be foolish and a waste of time, but that didn't mean he wasn't proud of who he was now or what he could do, for no one would belittle him again, No one. He was strong, body and mind, he was confident in his power though not proud, and he was wiser and more skilled than ever considering the sword he sheathed on his hip, for weren't just for show. Right now has he walked towards the village of the Leaf with his coat swaying, his clothing and a focused facial expression, you would think he was a knight or returning from an arduous mission to give the report to his lord. Truly the only thing that identified him as a ninja was his headband with Leaf insignia on it.

But knights didn't exist in his book, and if they did he certainly wasn't one, nor was he returning from a mission. Well sorta, but anyway he would call his absence from the village just that," leave of absence", nothing more nothing less, just that. Besides he was back just to fulfil all righteousness, nothing more, so no need for elaborate entry or attracting attention.

Will he be in trouble as he returns? Yeah pretty much.

Was it worth it? Yeah it was.

Will he make it through? Yeah with no doubt

Will he be punished? Maybe, actually most likely

Will he apologize? No not at all

Was he justified? Yes he was

Did he care about others opinion? Hardly

Was he worried? NO

Why? Because he was Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, the future god of this world, and soon all will see

Then he disappeared.

Scene change

You would think things would have changed in 3 years but as he walked through the village, but he realized things were hardly different. Parents walked about with their children, the children played around, shop owners went about their business, even the ninjas were doing their usual patrols and missions as he spotted some jounins and their teams going on with missions and they all seemed to be at ease.

"Most likely D rank missions" He thought and shook his head. It would do him little to no good if he went down that train of thought. There were something's best not remembered, if he had to encounter things that triggered such thoughts or the main things themselves, he will deal with them accordingly. For now he would continue to look around in his Henge, forto the people he looked like a middle aged man with an unassuming appearance. He wouldn't stand out, and the fact the ninjas couldn't notice or that he had entered the village without seeming to have attracted attention, it was annoying and pitiful

"And they call themselves the strongest of the big 5. No wonder the Nine tails destroyed a lot and caught them unawares" It seemed their illusion of peace had made them complacent considering how the people ninja and civilian went about their lives with little care in the world. Or almost all the ninja as he sensed their approach. No scratch that, he had been discovered a while ago, they just didn't know his intentions so he supposed they watched, until now.

"I suppose they were tired of watching, or maybe they know who I am. Hmm lets see"

"Ninja san please come with us" Said an Anbu that just appeared with 3 others. Judging from their body posture and the ninja's tone of voice, he doubted they would leave without him, forcefully or not. Well there was no need for trouble.

"Anbu huh and it seems they can detect my Henge. This should be interesting" He thought

"Very well, where to" He already had an idea though.

The Anbu just placed his hands on his shoulder and disappeared. The others did so soon after, leaving the people around confused

Scene change

Just as he predicted, they ended up appearing in a room he was all too familiar with and before 2 individuals that he knew well, as well as he could anyway. These individuals where in the middle of paperwork, where the dark haired stood like a Mother hen all focused and carefully watching the other woman like she would run away, and the blonde one sat with the work looking frustrated while grumbling. It was funny, but he wouldn't laugh though he was amused, just as he could feel the amusement of the Anbu team with him.

"Lady Tsunade" The Leader Anbu addressed the blonde woman, of which the said woman and her companion looked up.

"This is an intruder we detected some minutes ago entering the village. Though he didn't seem suspicious, our detection unit noticed his abnormally large chakra reserves and notified us, and considering his use of Henge to avoid detection, we concluded he was suspicious and brought him to you. Your orders"

He was right, they had detected him. Perhaps they were not so complacent after all, a little lax and careless though considering what harm he could have brought in the few moments of freedom he was given. He wasn't trying to hide anyway, for if he wanted to they wouldn't have detected even with the village barrier. Yeah he knew about it, and he was that confident in his stealth skills.

"What the illusion of peace can do to an era"

"Whoever you are, you either quite bold or foolish to enter my village as you did. So I give you one chance, drop the Henge and spill who, what and why you are here, before I smash you to paste" Tsunade said with her killing intent to emphasize her point.

It seemed like she wasn't in a good mood. Well who would be with so much paperwork.

He wasn't affected though, but he didn't want trouble. So he dropped the Henge and the KI [Short for killing intent] instantly vanished. The look of shock on both women's faces and the feeling from the Anbu guards was well, expected. After what seemed like hours, which was only seconds, Tsunade spoke in anger

"Anbu" And they disappeared instantly, leaving just him behind.

He had one thought on his mind. "Interesting return indeed"

Author's Notes: I will increase the length of chapters to come and more will be revealed soon enough. Naruto will show a bit of his power next chapter and his high level of maturity and character will be noticed and explained. This is a double pairing story so take note. I have decided who they will be and I suppose you all can guess who they are. Don't forget to check out my other ongoing stories. Just click on my profile name at the start of this chapter and you will see them. The updates to this story and upcoming one "A god Awakened" will be quite slow, because I would like to make substantial progress on "Restitution and Divergence" as well as another story coming up soon. It will be a Sasuke x Tsunade story. So stay safe, stay strong.

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