Magnus: Here goes a new story, this time a crossover from the game Too Human with the universe of Naruto, a piece of fore warning, you would need to know either some of that game or at least the Norse Mythology to fully understand most of the things mentioned in this story, otherwise, you'll have to wait until later chapters for a full explanation. Most pairings are still undecided, but at least it'll be NaruHina. If you want this story to be updated, please review, for it's in competition with other stories

Disclaimer: We don't own Naruto or Too Human, as well as anything you believe is being mentioned in this fanfic.


Naruto Of The AESIR

Chapter 1

From Asgard's grace to Earth's humble grounds

The halls of the AESIR were merry like never before, for Baldur, the most beloved of the Sons of ODIN, has returned victorious from his last adventure in the depths of Helheim, everyone was singing his brave deeds, how he laughed in the face of the Death in every battle, how hordes of monsters trampled over each other to escape from his wrath... but no one paid attention to his pain, to his sadness, his sorrow

"Nyanna... I'm so sorry... ", Baldur muttered, his mind replaying the scene again and again, unable to stop the torture... the torture of seeing his wife, turned into a suffering... carcass... begging for Death's release... a release delivered by his own hand... no, it was Fenrir, his cursed sentient sword... Tyr's masterpiece... the last of it's kin

"Fenrir... I swear that the only reason for me to not destroy you... is because it would be an insult to the memory of my dear brother Tyr", Baldur muttered again, and just like before, no one paid attention to him, but what happened next, was the last straw

"Tyr died a warrior's death", Thor spoke solemnly

"That's a fate, we all aspire too", Hermond added

"I'll grieve his lost... not the last... I shall drink to honor him!...", Thor stated solemnly, "AND DRINK HIS SHARE!, it would be a shame to let it go to waste", just to add his own sense of humor, making Baldur tightening his grip on his goblet

"You really think he will not drink for eternity in Valhalla with ODIN?", Hermond replied to Thor, making everyone laugh, yet Baldur's eyebrow began to twitch

"Baldur, you do not drink with us?", Heimdal suddenly asked, showing that he was the only one paying attention to the mood of the hero

"Aye, drink all lad, there is much more...", Thor began to say, but shut up when Baldur crushed the goblet with his hand, action that brought a spectral silence in the usually merry hall

"Did you toast for me, when I was in a marble slab in Hel?", Baldur asked, in a dangerous calm voice, each word dripping so much venom, his pained eyes reflecting the boiling rage inside of him, and everyone of the AESIR looked down in shame, unable to answer Baldur's question

"No... we did not... we put our minds on bringing you home", Thor replied, all cheerfulness forgotten by now

"My memories... my wife... my life... all gone!. You raided Helheim to recover my body, my death started all this!", Baldur all but shouted, and now, his pain was felt by his brothers and sisters

"Your murder, you had died too early... too young... you had yet to live to your full potential and calling", Heimdal tried to clarify, but Baldur was tanking none of it

"I'm no longer the Baldur you knew before... that Baldur died with Hod's bullet", Baldur coldly stated

"And yet here you are, drinking, talking, LIVING, with your brothers!, would you rather stay dead?", Heimdal asked, not understanding Baldur's logic

"Put the past behind you, and live for the future, there is much to do, Baldur...", Thor begged, yet he had to admit, that his beloved brother wasn't buying their speech

"The FUTURE?", Baldur shouted, rising to his feet, and glared at the rest of the AESIR, "Tyr is dead! And the secrets of the sentient weapons died with him! The Dead themselves walk upon this earth! AND I AM AMONG THEM!", Baldur's rage silenced everyone in the hall, he was right, and everyone knew it, then Baldur turned to look at Freya, who immediately squirmed under his gaze, "why didn't you tell me?", Baldur asked, he needed the truth, but Heimdal stopped the woman from replying

"Brother, we did not lie to you...", Heimdal began to explain, but Baldur had already reached his limit

"GGGRRRAAAAAHHHH!", Baldur's warcry filled the hall, while embedding Fenrir into the table, the sword itself roared with animalistic fury, for a moment, just a moment, Thor thought that this was the end, that Baldur was going to go in a very brutal and unstoppable killing spree... but Baldur only turned to leave, leaving behind his sentient sword...

Tyr's forge, two hours later...

"My place is not here, not anymore... but where should I go?, where can I go?, ODIN's eyes are all around Asgard, and I can't hide in Midgard, for the Midgardians, in their ignorance, will report me immediately... even Nibleheim and Helheim won't welcome me... where can I go?... and be alone?", Baldur asked to no one, for the forge was empty, unfortunately, or not, he got a reply

"My dear child...", an elderly voice called from behind Baldur, who immediately turned around, ready to take down anyone who dares to disturb his mourning, but the figure he saw, left him speechless, it was the holographic image of the most important being in all the Universe, ODIN

"Baldur, my most beloved child, I can feel your pain, your loss, your lack of will to live, and I can't allow that", ODIN tenderly stated, his holographic grandfatherly features showing the love that only an elder can show to his children

"But how can I live, if I've lost everything, how can I find something to live for, when I'm nothing but a walking carcass of what used to be your son?", Baldur asked, despair and sorrow filling his voice

"ENOUGH!, you are not a carcass of my son!, YOU are my son!, you are the only one of my children that has not follow the path of the cybernetics, but the path of the spirit!, the flesh of your brothers and sisters may be unable to die, but it's your spirit the one that it's immortal!", ODIN reprimand was so energetic, that Baldur couldn't help but to fall on his butt, shocked by the words of the Organically Distributed Intelligence Network, "Baldur, I want you to live, and regain your will to live and fight, and to do so, you need a place to find solace, and heal the wounds of your heart", ODIN continued, returning to his caring voice

"But, where can I find a place like that?", Baldur asked, more like pleading

"Beyond the Veil, where none of your brothers can go, you must go there, and find the WILL OF FIRE, only then you'll be healed, and be able to live in peace with yourself", ODIN half explained, and by seeing the hope in the eyes of his son, he did the only thing left to help him in the new, and probably last, adventure of the most beloved of the AESIR, he downloaded that data of the sentient weapons on his ship, knowing that he most likely will need it at some point

"Beyond the Veil?... I see, there is nothing living there, it's the perfect place to find solace, thank you, Father ODIN, and I swear I'll find this Will of Fire, and maybe one day, when my soul is no longer hurt, I may return and serve once more as an AESIR", Baldur solemnly said, and then turned to leave to his ship, the Hringhorni, where two surprises awaited him...

Meanwhile, in a forest, beyond the veil...

It was the morning of October 10, day of the festival that commemorates the defeat of the Kyuubi no Kitsune, a bittersweet celebration in which people both thanked for being still alive, and mourned the fallen heroes that gave their lives, specially the beloved Yondaime Hokage Minato Namikaze, who sacrificed himself to save the entire village.

Today was also the birthday of a small six years old blond child, but this day held no happiness for him, in fact, his home village had nothing but bad memories on his very short life, every day, the adults will call him names behind his back, will throw him out of the shops, homes, even the park, and the kids his age, were none the better, as if their parents were teaching them to hate him, for no apparent reason...

His last birthday was something he'll never forget, he was simply walking on the streets, all alone, with no hopes of anyone congratulating him, it was the festival after all, and as an orphan, no one would go out of their way to give him a hug or anything like that. All that changed when a rotten tomato hit his head, Naruto turned around, expecting to see another child laughing at him, but to his shock, it was an adult, and yes, he snickered, soon other adults gathered, for a moment, the child thought that the bad adult would be reprimand, but instead of that, the rest of the adults took rotten fruit on their hands, and aimed for him.

This year was going to be worse, word spread like wild fire that this year the adults were going to use stones instead of fruit, and as a miracle, this news reached the child's ears, that made him flee from the village, and hide in the forest, he will return, that much he knew, either by his own feet, or awake on his apartment, an apartment given to him by the Hokage himself, unfortunately, it was also a death trap, for it was the easiest part to find him.

"I wish I had a dad, or a mom, or an uncle... I wish someone could care for me... I'm not a demon... I haven't done anything bad, I only want to be good...", The child, Naruto Uzumaki, raised his childish voice, it was his deepest wish, and he wanted to believe that someone will hear him, and grant it to him, it wasn't much, just at least one person to call family, nothing more.

The Veil, a few hours later...

The phenomenon known as 'The Veil' is nothing but a double energy barrier, created in conjunction by ODIN and the Sage of the Six Paths, it divided the world into two separate realms, one where ODIN tried to fix everything with technology and his army of AESIR, while the other was led by the ways of the spirit, using the natural forces of earth to remedy the damage done in an ancient and forgotten war, the double barrier is not what really separates both realms, but the savage and unending thunder storm that fills the gap between the two barriers, a gap of several miles of deep and unforgiving ocean. This barrier prevented the contact between the two sides, and it's believed that NOTHING short of a God can pass through it, but Baldur is a god, and his ship is the best, so he expected to be able to pass it just barely scratched

"STUPID STORM!", Baldur screamed in pure rage, the systems of the ship got just fried with the last thunder that struck it, sparks were flying everywhere, and there were still a few miles before reaching the other side

"I KNEW IT! I JUST KNEW IT! YOU BRING ME BAD LUCK!", Baldur shouted to Fenrir, his sword, which for some strange reason was waiting for him on his ship, instead of still being in the great hall... on the other hand, there were only two options on who put it there, it was either Freya, or Iduun, he wanted to think it was the later, for Iduun had never harmed him, on purpose that's it.

"I can see the light, the end of this cursed storm!, now I hope there is some land awaiting on the other side, I don't think Hringhorni can fly for long!", Baldur muttered, while taking the manual controls, he was about to claim victory, when one more thunder hit the ship, destroying one of the stabilization modules, making the ship near impossible to control, Baldur now knew that a crash landing it's what awaited him...

Konoha's forest, near the sunset...

Naruto sighed, he was really far away from the main gate, and no other human had tried to hunt him down, which was a very good thing, somehow lonely, but a good thing, he wondered what had he done to not be considered a good kid, because, as far as he knew, good kids had their wishes come true, while bad kids never get anything good, a way of thinking that was hurting his heart. Soon his thoughts were interrupted by something shini in the sky

"A FALLING STAR! NOW I'LL GET MY WISH!", Naruto shouted in happiness, while repeating his wish like a mantra... until he saw the star crashing near the Valley of the End...

"The falling star has fallen... I'LL GO AND LOOK AT IT!", Naruto shouted, and then ran into that direction, an ANBU with a cat mask only shook her head

"This kid needs someone to teach him not to do stupid things... Kakashi, you owe me big time for this...", The ANBU muttered, and then followed Naruto, not quite sure what to expect from this little adventure

Valley of the End, Crash site of The Hringhorni, a few minutes later...

The Hringhorni, a private ship, unique on it's class, it was considered the best for several reasons, it's controls allowed it to move like a small fighter, it's size, while small to other military ships, helped it to go on small places, with little danger of being hit, and was made with the best materials in Asgard, the size was just enough for a small family to live on it, with all the luxuries for a normal life, all of it thought for a very happy Nyanna, and her idea of a few children... all of it now half destroyed due to a wild ride that ended in a brutal crash... Baldur had survived it, without a scratch, but he had to wonder if he was lucky for it, or REALLY unlucky...

"Nyanna... forgive me for not taking proper care of the home we'd built together...", Baldur muttered, while still looking at the destroyed ship, it's former beauty now erased in the shape of debris and scattered items, parts, and tools, fortunately, the weapons cache was still intact, as well as a few other useful machines, like the portable forge, another gift already on his ship, which came along with Tyr's diary, which explained a lot on Sentient weapons

"There is nothing to do about this... now, where did I land?, the world beyond the Veil was supposed to be barren... but this?", Baldur asked to himself, he was near a waterfall, with the most clear water he had seen on his life, the natural temperature was very comfortable, and all the green of the trees and grass, it remembered him of the simulation on Heimdal's office, the world before the war, in all it's glory, Baldur truly expected this to be a simulation about to end, and reveal a barren and toxic land... until the scream of a child woke him off of his stupor...

A short distance of the crash site, a grizzly bear has just found a potential meal in the shape of a scared Naruto, said child could only scream in terror at the sight of his soon to be end, once again he had to wonder if this was his punishment for being a bad kid, if this was the end of any bad kid. On her spot, the ANBU was getting ready to strike down the animal, but she had to wait until the last moment, when the bear went for the kill, she hated it, but that was her job, to save Naruto in the last moment possible, to ensure his loyalty to the village, she had to wonder why not to treat him as a hero, but she had no need to know, she only had to obey, and so she waited, but the wait was interrupted by a man that she had never seen before

"LEAVE THE CHILD ALONE! FIGHT ME, BEAST!", The cloaked man shouted, while rushing against the beast, he was awkwardly tall, near seven feet, his blade was straight, double edged, unlike the common katana, the way he was running was not like a shinobi, but he didn't carry himself as a samurai or a ronin, there was a lot of power there, but not the grace of a trained warrior of the shinobi nations. The ANBU watched how the bear turned it's attention to the incoming man, how it raised it's claws to finish him, and how this man cleaved the bear in two with absolute no effort, and that was a feat that not many could achieve...

"Child, are you ok?", The man asked to Naruto, while kneeling on one leg to be more at his height, but Naruto didn't reply at him, he just stared, so, the man held him by the head, and started to check him for any visible injuries

"You seem to be fine, although a little malnourished, when was the last time you ate to your heart's contempt?", The man asked now, and this time, Naruto couldn't take it anymore, after seeing the man saving him from the evil bear, and now talking to him in such a caring way (at least to him), Naruto cried, and hugged (or at least tried) the man... unfortunately, the ANBU was not supposed to allow this, and she was forced to act, of course, she'll do it in a more civil way than others

"You!, stranger, don't move!", The ANBU shouted, while appearing in front of the two, "Naruto, come here, you must NOT speak to strangers, and it's time to return home", The ANBU stated, and this gave some hints to the man, the first, there were humans on this side of the Veil, which could prove to be both good and bad, second, there was some kind of settlement nearby, from where he can get supplies and information, and third, and most important at the moment, the child was now hiding behind him, scared of this masked... woman... and that was not a good sign to the man

"Child, do you want to go with that woman?", the man asked, and while Naruto shook his head no, the woman grew angry

"He has no choice, stranger, don't push your luck, for saving him I'll let you live, but if you do something stupid, I'll kill you right here and...", The ANBU tried to sound menacing, but couldn't finish, because in a heartbeat, the man was in front of her, giving her no time to escape, he landed a hit on her abdomen, which sent her flying, and crashing with a tree, she was unconscious before hitting the ground, with several broken bones

"That will teach you to not threaten Baldur, Son of ODIN", Baldur triumphantly stated, although the thug on his cloak prevented him from going into a rant of his linage

"You fell from the sky to become my daddy?", Naruto asked, with a face full of hope, that made Baldur's heart ache, because those eyes, were just like those of his beloved Nyanna, and that lead to his first doubtful thought

'On what have I gotten myself into?...'


Magnus: Well, did you like it?, I hope so, because Naruto is going to be trained in the ways of the AESIR, which means a lot of strength, and a surprise Sentient Weapon, but you'll have to wait a little for that to happen, also feel free to send suggestions, I promise that this is going to be interesting