The Almighty Chapter 2
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For the people who asked if his powers are based on Yhwach's. The answer is yes. His power is basically the Almighty, so for the person who said he hoped it's more than seeing the future in dreams or just seeing the future, don't worry. He has a lot more that he will unlock as the story progresses.
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T'challa let out a tired breath as he neared the grass plains' end. Just some time ago, he had left his friend to himself at the small house he had requested away from the city. The prince could understand his friend wanting some time to himself as he had gone through a lot in the last 24 hours. Losing your parents, which are also your only family left, and then discovering you had powers that were suppressed for years wasn't something he would like to experience in that short amount of time.
Not to mention suddenly learning your best friend was a prince of the most technologically advanced nation that was hidden from the outside world. That caused a surge of guilt to rise through his body. Though his friend hadn't talked to him about that subject yet, T'challa was sure it would come up sometime later as the blonde was probably still coming to terms with what happened to his parents and his newly awakened powers.
I'll go and see what Baba wanted to talk about, Nearing his country's capital city, Birnin Zana. The prince could see it buzzing with life as usual. Even when the sun was nearly setting down and the night was getting closer, it did not dwindle the number of people going about and doing their usual thing in the capital. A smile slowly appeared on his face, seeing his people peacefully talking to each other throughout the city.
It was always lovely to see them like this. Peacefully living, not having to deal with the world outside, which always had problems no matter what place it was. Shaking off those thoughts before they could cloud his mind, the prince continued walking through the city before coming to a stop near a statue of a black panther in front of the tallest building in the 'Golden City.' It was the palace where the king of Wakanda resided and where he needed to be right now.
With a quick bow to the prince, the guards at the front opened up the doors to the palace as their prince entered and went on his way towards the throne room to find his father. It only took a couple of minutes to make it there to see his father waiting for him in the empty room. Closing the door with a thud, T'challa faced his father again, calling out, "Baba."
T'chaka, who had been gazing at his city, turned around and gave his son a nod, "T'challa," He greeted back. "How did it go?" A curious expression was on the king's face.
Making his way over to his father, the son explained, "I tried bringing him over to the same place as us, but he declined and said just a simple place would do." T'Challa gazed at the buzzing city too.
T'chaka understood why the boy had chosen to say those words. After all, he would also want some peace and quiet after going through an event like that instead of being in a bustling city full of people. "Where did you take him?" The king asked his son after discarding his thoughts.
"At the small forest near the river east of here," T'challa replied a moment later.
The king nodded, hearing the answer. "Good. It is a peaceful place there and good for him to stay there for a few days." Looking over at his son, the king gave him a serious look. "Be sure to keep checking on him, T'challa. Do not let him stay alone in a time like this." He advised. While the man understood that the boy needed space for some time, being left alone in a situation like this would certainly not help him.
T'challa instantly replied back with a nod. "Of course, he's my best friend. I'll be there for him." He had already planned to check back on his friend tomorrow and every single day to see how he was doing. Even if he doesn't like it, I can't leave him alone.
"Good." His father accepted the answer, his gaze going back to overlooking the city. After a second of silence, T'chaka once again asked, "How was he?"
The prince sighed, remembering his friend's face after the funeral. "Not good at all," He started with a somber tone. "He's been very quiet, and you already know Naruto and quiet in the same sentence doesn't fit." T'chaka nodded in understanding at that, knowing the upbeat boy was always talking. "Not just that, but the look in his eyes seems…." He paused for a second, trying to find the right words to describe what his friend's eyes looked like. He had never seen him like that before, and it was worrying.
"Like they are lifeless." T'chaka supplied the words, causing his son to nod as he continued.
"Yes, lifeless. I've never seen them like it. He hasn't smiled or laughed at all. I don't think he's even eaten much since yesterday." He finished with a frown.
Now it was T'chaka's turn to sigh. "That's certainly not good. It'll only get worse. You should take him somewhere with you tomorrow to try and get what happened off his mind." The king advised his son, the latter thinking about it for a second before responding back.
"I'll do that, Baba. Do not worry. I had already planned to bring him to the city and show him around." T'challa promised his father. He had already planned to bring his best friend to the city as he had seen the blonde look stunned and intrigued by everything he had seen in Wakanda so far. Filing those thoughts for later, he turned to his father once again. "Baba, I've been curious about something…."
"Yes?"
"How exactly did you and Naruto's parents meet each other?" T'challa questioned. He had always wondered how his father knew the two scientists. He had thought it was because of his father's position that they came across each other, but he did not realize that Minato and Kushina already knew about Wakanda. What his father had disclosed to Naruto in the hospital wasn't something he knew too. It had surprised him a bit.
The king motioned his son to follow him, which he obliged as they started making their way out of the throne room throughout the palace. "It was only two or three years before you were born. Klaw Ulysses got information about us having Vibranium through Hydra." T'challa Narrowed his eyes at the mention of Klaw's and Hydra's name as his father continued. "He had been trying to find our home for years - something I did not know at the time before Hydra helped him, and they attacked when your mother was pregnant with you."
T'challa nearly came to a stop after hearing that. He had never heard anything about this. His father did not talk that much about his mother, only that she had become ill during her pregnancy but managed to birth him before ultimately falling due to her illness. The prince knew only bits and pieces about her as he hadn't prodded his father for information about her, knowing that his father had been deeply hurt by her death and did not want to remind him. His frown still in place, the prince asked, "How do Naruto's parents come into play with all this?"
"That's where they come in, during the war. They were amongst Hydra as the scientists who would be researching more into Vibranium." The reveal caught T'challa entirely off guard. That wasn't even close to how he expected his friend's parents to be involved. T'chaka sighed, seeing his son's reaction. "Yes, It is shocking, but Minato and Kushina did not know anything about what they were getting into," T'chaka spoke but was interrupted by his son.
"Were they forced to do that?" The prince asked, a bit of anger seeping into his voice.
"No," T'chaka answered. Though it only confused the prince more. Seeing his son's mouth opening to comment, the king held up his hand to stop his comment and let him continue. "I understand. It is not anything you expected, but Minato and Kushina grew up as orphans. Orphans who lived in a harsh environment in Japan. When an opportunity to showcase your talents as a scientist comes up and you have not gotten any other chance, you tend to accept it instantly." He explained a bit more as the pieces started falling for T'challa.
The latter murmured in realization. "Hydra's front."
T'chaka nodded. "Yes, they did not know it was Hydra but just an opportunity for them to showcase their ability and brilliance. We had managed to fend them off, and that's where I first met them. They were just two innocent people who had been dragged into all this with the promise of a bright future." He sighed, remembering that time. "We took them in to interrogate and looked more into them. That's when I found out they did not know what they were getting into. At the time, they were just two newly graduated students who were trying to make themselves known in the world so they could make sure their newborn son had a good future."
"Naruto was already born at that point." T'challa realized, having forgotten for a moment that his friend was older than him.
"Yes," T'chaka confirmed. "I did not know what to do at that point. I couldn't just let them go out there again and have Hydra get to them." The man sighed again in tiredness. "In the end, it was your mother who convinced me to have them stay here with us for some time." He revealed as his son continued listening in anticipation. "It was a good thing too because they certainly lived up to being geniuses. It was only for one year that they stayed here, but they helped us in many ways."
The prince smiled at the reminiscing smile on his father's face as he continued to tell the story of Naruto's past. However, that smile fell after a second as he realized something. "Baba, if Naruto's parents were unknowingly involved with Hydra at some point, then that so-called accident…." He trailed off as his father narrowed his eyes.
"Yes, I know. I do not believe it was an accident." The king muttered in suspicion. I will have to look more into this later. He decided as he filed the thoughts for later seeing his son continue speaking.
T'challa asked. "Should I tell Naruto about his parent's involvement with Hydra and the fact that it's possible that their death wasn't just an accident but staged by Hydra, who might be behind their death?"
"No," The king instantly answered, denying him with a shake of his head. "It's not the right time. There has already been enough information piled on him. Let him come to terms with everything that's already been said for now." They both came up towards their chambers as T'chaka stopped to look at his son. "There is something I wish to show him. Something his parents left behind for him but now is not the right time for that to come out. We will talk more about it another time. For now, go to sleep, T'challa."
"Understood, Baba," T'challa replied as he bid his father goodnight and went to his own chamber, his last thoughts being about everything that was revealed to him by his father about his mother and his friend's parents.
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Dull blue eyes, once full of life, were staring at the night sky, watching the stars. The blonde watched with a sad gaze as his mind went over the past days' events again. This was the first time he had ever gone through the loss of a loved one, and he lost both of them too. There was no one else he could fall back on, but his friend, who he had just learned was a prince of a hidden nation.
He didn't know how to feel about that fact. On the one hand, he felt betrayed at the fact that he didn't know anything about that, but on the other hand, he kind of understood why that information was never disclosed. There had to be good reasons for it to be hidden and for barely anyone to know about it. That wasn't even the biggest news that had been revealed to him.
The first one was his parent's connection to the place he was staying right now. How much more is there that I don't know about them? The blonde asked himself. There was so much he wanted to ask, but the opportunity was now gone. He sighed, letting his gaze move away from the stars towards the city that was close to him. His friend had told him it was the capital of the country, and it greatly intrigued him, but he wanted to stay in a quiet place for now. Hence his choice of choosing the small house near the forest.
T'challa will probably ask me to visit the city tomorrow. Naruto thought to himself, knowing he would have the opportunity to check out the country. He sat up, moving towards the small place that was meant for him. Entering the house, he quickly dressed accordingly and laid down on his bed, staring at the ceiling with his hands behind his head. Closing his eyes, he tried to forget about everything for now and tried to sleep.
It was only half an hour later that his eyes opened again as an annoyed sigh escaped his mouth. The accident, his parents all still being at the forefront of his thoughts. "Accident…," He murmured before letting out a scoff. He did not believe for a second that it was merely an accident that escalated from a simple robbery to the robbers having to kill people as a distraction to get away.
He distinctly remembered the people who attacked them talking about hurrying and picking something up, and his parent's case was missing. It made everything even more suspicious. Even though the detectives said they arrested those people when he mentioned his parent's briefcase to them, they said they would look more into it but later contacted him during the funeral, saying there was nothing about the briefcase. Are they in on it? He might've been looking too much into it, but corrupt cops weren't anything new in this world, and he wouldn't be too surprised if that were the case.
He frowned. I can't just let it go like this. As stupid as others would tell him it was, he would for sure need to look deeper into this. Though thinking about that time caused him to remember how he had defended himself at that time. He sat up to inspect his hands, the memory of him utilizing some strange power he had to block an attack coming to his mind. What exactly is this power that my parents had to dampen them? He wondered in curiosity.
What also bothered him was the fact he couldn't absolutely remember anything about it. Sure, he understood that it might've been a long time ago, and it was normal not to remember much about someone's younger years, but he had a pretty good memory, and the fact that there was absolutely nothing he could remember before the age of 7 was weird too. Mom and dad also never really talked about my childhood. The blonde hadn't ever thought it about until now. He wondered what exactly was happening to him that drove his parents to try to find something to dampen the powers.
Looking out through the large window to his left, the blonde contemplated for a second. Should I…? He stayed like that for a couple of seconds before sighing and falling back down on his bed. I'll do it another time. He decided, pulling his blanket over him as he tried to fall asleep again.
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It was a bright sunny day, not surprising during this time of the year in a country such as Egypt. The weather had been very good thus far, and some may say it was even too hot, but it did not deter the family of three on their vacation as they walked through a small marketplace with smiles on their faces.
Kushina marveled at the marketplace they were walking through. It was packed with a lot of people, and it was slightly annoying to navigate through the horde, but she had been immensely enjoying the day so far with her son. Speaking of her son, she looked down to see his precious blue eyes looking mesmerized all around the place. It made her smile at seeing him happy like this.
It had been only six years since Hydra had tricked them. Still, it had led to her and her husband meeting the Wakandans, which eventually led to their lives becoming much easier after and now having the ability to travel to other countries for a vacation freely.
Feeling her child tug on her hand caused her to snap out of her thoughts and look down at him. She asked, "Yes, sweetie?"
The six-year-old pointed over at a stall, "Can we get some ice cream?" He asked. She smiled once again at the cute pleading face he was making. She understood why he asked that as it was pretty hot. She couldn't deny him of it.
"Of course." She responded, getting a beaming grin in return that made her want to coo at him. He once again tugged her hand as she was dragged to the ice cream stall at the market. She giggled for a second at his excitement before asking, "Alright, now which one do you want."
Naruto looked at the pictures of the many options there were to choose from before settling on just two scoops of chocolate. Kushina made the order for her kid as the vendor went to do what he was asked, all the while making a show for the blonde kid leaving Kushina to look around the area. Her eyes settled on some beautiful jewelry behind some glass in a jewelry store. They were all very mesmerizing to look at as she got lost in them. It was a bit weird as she wasn't really into jewelry all that much, but she simply couldn't look away from them.
Naruto, who had just gotten his ice cream from the vendor, turned to see his mom looking towards a store. He nudged her slightly as the mother broke out of her stupor to look down at her child in confusion. "Oh, sorry, sweetie, did you say anything?"
"You don't want some?" The son asked, holding out his ice cream for her as she smiled at him and bent down to kiss his cheek, much to his chagrin.
"You enjoy it. Mama's not in the mood for it right now." The boy shrugged as he went on to enjoy his treat while Kushina's gaze went back to the store to look, once again getting lost in them as her eyes glazed over. Naruto went to walk forward but found his mother once again not moving from her spot, much to his confusion.
"Mama," The boy called out to his mother but got no response. He frowned as he tugged her hand once again to get her attention. "Mama!" The redheaded mother snapped out of her temporary trance she was once she heard the distant voice of her son shouting at her. "Mama!" The voice became clear to her as she looked down at her child, who seemed to have a frustrated expression on his face.
The boy pouted at his mother. "Why aren't you coming along, mama?"
She smiled apologetically at him, running her hands through his wild blonde hair as she crouched down to kiss his head. "I'm sorry, sweetie. Mama got a bit distracted." The boy grumbled at her words as she giggled at his face.
Her little boy was just so cute!
"We have to go get papa and go see those bumpy animals." Naruto proclaimed with an excited grin on his face at the prospect of visiting those animals he had seen on the brochure they had gotten.
Kushina giggled again at her son's comment. "They're called camels, baby, and you're right. We do have to your papa. So, come on, let's go." She stood up, holding out her hand as the little boy smiled back at her, and they started walking towards their destination.
As they were walking away, the boy curiously looked back to look at the spot his mother had been looking at, only to see a regular wall in the place, much to his confusion.
His head turned back before looking up at his mother with a confused look. "Mama, what were you looking at?" Naruto asked curiously, wondering what held his mother's attention for that long to distract her that much.
"Hmm, oh, just jewelry that looked good." She answered.
Though it only confused Naruto more. "But there is nothing there."
Now Kushina was in the same boat as her son. Her head turned back to see her son being right as there was just a wall there instead of the jewelry shop she had seen. She frowned. She was sure there was one. There was no way she was just seeing this.
It unnerved her as she didn't know what to say now. There was no way it could just up and disappear like that. "I- I might've seen something else, come on. Let's just go to papa." She quickly stated, grabbing her son's hand tightly as they navigated their way through the crowd.
The redheaded mother made sure to hold her son close to her and keep a close eye on him. Grasping his smaller hand tightly in hers, she excused herself as she had to push some people through the crowd. It was easy to get lost in such a place, and she had to hurry and get out of there.
Naruto did not know what was going on or why his mother seemed to be in a slight hurry."Why didn't papa come with us?" He asked.
"He had to take care of our appointment because it gets crowded. He had to go early and make sure we got a spot." She replied without looking down at him as they neared the end of the market.
"I can't wait to see the camels," Naruto stated his excitement, causing Kushina to smile at his eagerness. They stopped at the end of the market, exiting the alleyway into a street as she looked for a taxi. Thankfully there was one near them as she walked forward, the window sliding down as the driver greeted them.
"Can you take us to this address, please?" She asked the man showing him the address on her phone, hoping he understood her English. Thankfully the man nodded his head, telling them to get inside as they did.
She was fidgeting slightly in anxiousness in her seat next to her son, who looked at her in worry. "What's wrong, mama?" The six-year-old asked in concern.
The mother gave her son the best smile she could to relieve his worries. "It's nothing. It's the excitement of meeting camels, just like you." She lied, sighing inwardly in relief when her baby boy bought the lie and returned to looking through the window. She hoped they got to Minato quickly as a very bad feeling started building up in her stomach from that moment in the market.
The redhead was confused when the taxi driver took a turn left when it was supposed to go right, and it immediately made her call out, "Excuse me, you missed a turn. It says here you should have taken the turn right-"
"No." The man cut her off, shaking his head. "Is shortcut." He replied simply with an accent, not even bothering to look at the rearview mirror.
Kushina pursed her lips in confusion and doubt before she slowly nodded. "Alright." She accepted the answer reluctantly before letting out a sigh as she looked outside, her mind on what had happened with the jewelry store at the market.
For some reason, she couldn't help shake off this feeling that something wasn't right here and that the worst had yet to come. She was surprised when a small hand slipped into hers, causing her to look down before looking up to see Naruto giving her his best reassuring grin. Her heart nearly melted at the sight, and her worries were slightly alleviated - even if it was only a little.
Naruto could see his mother worried about something. Even if she tried to hide it, he could always see through it, and it bothered him. He didn't want to see her frown or worry. The boy didn't know what exactly had her acting like that, but the only thing he could do right now was to try to support her as much as he could. He wished he could do more than simply hold her hand and squeeze it in support.
Kushina squeezed it back, going back to her thoughts as she watched the buildings pass by. It was only a couple of minutes into their ride that she realized she didn't recognize the place they were currently in. She turned to the driver, voicing, "I'm sorry but are you sure you're not going the wrong way?"
The driver simply nodded his yead, replying, "Of course."
Kushina frowned, opening her phone again. She went to check the location, and her eyes widened slightly when she saw they had gotten further away from their destination. Suddenly, she had a sinking feeling in her stomach, her fear spiking to much higher levels than before. "But the app says we are going away from this address." She muttered suspiciously.
The driver cursed inwardly, hearing her catch onto what was happening but still waved off her worries, now looking at them through the rearview mirror. "I know the way. The phone is wrong." He replied with his Egyptian accent.
Kushina only got more worried. The feeling she had was now at an all-time high. She could see what was happening now. Even before they had come here, they had heard about the rumors about traffickers kidnapping people in some ways the police had been unable to discover. Her mind went to that moment in the market.
An illusion. She realized. That was it. They were probably trying to distract her with that so they could take Naruto away and use the large number of people that were present in the market to their advantage and slip away. Though it hadn't worked out for them this time, it did not matter as she realized the taxi that had been waiting for them was just a getaway vehicle.
She tried not to show her panic on her face, not to let the driver know she was onto everything, but she was sure he already knew, judging by how he started speeding up.
"Mama," Naruto asked anxiously. Seeing his mother's face caused him to start panicking slightly too. He had never seen her like this before, and it unnerved him greatly.
Kushina shushed gently, holding her boy closer to her as she whispered, "Shhh, everything will be alright. Don't worry, okay?" She looked back up to see the driver was not paying attention to them. All the while, she racked her mind on what to do.
She could try and attack the driver, but that wouldn't end well, especially since they were on a busy road, and that also meant they couldn't jump out without them getting run over and dying. Besides, she wasn't even sure the doors were open. The driver probably had them locked when they entered. Frantically but also discreetly, she looked around her surrounding for a minute to try and find something, anything she could use but unfortunately, there wasn't anything.
Waiting for the opportunity till the driver couldn't look at them, Kushina patiently waited before grabbing her chance when she was it, leaning down, Kushina whispered in her son's ear. "Naruto, when the car stops, you run away as quick as you can without looking back, alright!" She stated more than asked.
"But mama-"
"No buts," Kushina quickly and harshly whispered to her son, whose mouth clicked shut. "Listen to me, Naruto. This is no time for you to argue back. Just run away as soon as the car stop, is that understood?" She ordered her son.
The boy gulped and nodded his head at her, confused and scared now but reluctantly accepted what he was told to do.
Kushina's anxiousness only got worse as they neared wherever they were going. Her mind was on overdrive, thinking about where they were going, what was going to happen to them, and what she could even do right now. It was only a minute later when they came up to a more secluded area. The redheaded mother could clearly see it was in the poor part of the town as it also seemed to be very barren, which meant most places here were abandoned and perfect to use as a hideout for traffickers.
"Remember what I told you, Naruto." The blonde boy nodded his head, shaking slightly in fear of what was going to happen to them as Kushina tried calming him down by stroking his hair soothingly. The car slowed down as it drove near a rundown building. The mother looked around to see if there was anyone else waiting for them but couldn't find anything or anyone. The place they were at was completely barren, with half-destroyed buildings everywhere.
The mother waited till the car stopped, holding her breath as she saw the man open the doors and move quickly, going faster than she had ever before as she opened the door and pushed her son out, who looked at her with frightened eyes. It nearly broke her heart seeing him in such a state, and she wished she could comfort him, but there was only one thing she had and could do right now.
"Go!" She commanded her son to bolt from his spot, which he did the moment he heard his mother.
The boy nearly stumbled from the fright when he heard the driver shout something in Egpytian at him, but he paid it no mind. The only thing on his mind was his mother's words. Running through the empty streets, he turned a quick left into a small alleyway leading onto another road but had to stop when he heard shouts coming from the other side. He quickly skid to a stop, breathing in panic as his body was shaking slightly. The blonde hadn't even managed to get that far - only about 30 meters or so and could still hear the shouting from the car, both his mother's and the driver's.
The six-year-old ran back the way he came to, running into the closest building as his fearful and panicked eyes darted around the room, searching for a spot he could use to hide. Running up to one of the rooms in the building, Naruto saw a closet. Instantly he entered it and curled himself into a ball, tightly holding his shaking body as he tried to calm himself down.
The shouting outside only got worse as the seconds passed by. More and more voices joined the first one. One was clearly louder than the other, which Naruto assumed was the leader telling the others to find him out there.
The Uzumaki plugged his ears with his hand while closing his eyes, trying to drown the shouting as it didn't help his anxiety at the moment. It was futile, though. He just couldn't block the shouting, and it only got worse when a female voice screamed amidst the men, which made him jolt in his hiding spot.
"Mama!" Naruto whispered in fear. That was his mother's voice, and it sounded like she was in danger, or most like she was already hit by one of them. Her eyes widened at the possibility of his mother getting hurt or, even worse, dying!
His small legs were moving before he could even think of getting up from his hiding spot to his mother. The door to the building was pushed open quickly as he ran back out towards his mother in a hurry.
"There he is! Quickly, grab him!" A man shouted in Egyptian. The blonde kid hadn't even heard the man as his mind was too focused on going to his mother. Unfortunately, because of that, before he could even react, he was scooped up by the other trafficker closer to him.
Naruto instantly trashed around, kicking his feet wildly, causing the person holding him to let out an annoyed grunt at the defiance before he resorted to using more strength and completely immobilized the kid in his arms, who still tried to get out but couldn't move.
"Let me go!"
A scowl settled on the man's face as he ignored the kid in his arms and started moving towards their destination. "This is the first time anything like this has happened. This little shit and the mother were on to it too quickly."
Next to him, his accomplice sighed in annoyance at the complaint. "We've been over this."
"No, I'm telling you we should change it up instead of doing the same thing as always."
"Stop complaining. Now shut up. We're here." The man grumbled, hearing that as he kept the still trashing kid in his arms.
They quieted down once they got to the mother, who had been knocked to the ground by the driver who patiently waited for them. Naruto's eyes instantly settled on his mother's form. "Mama!" Not even a second later, Naruto cried out to his mother, whose head shot up upon hearing her son's voice.
'Naruto? No! I thought I told you to run away?' She thought in panic, seeing him captured.
"Shut up!" The man who drove them here cried out to Naruto in anger. His mood had already taken a dip after their failure not being able to take the boy in the market, and now it was nearly botched again.
Kushina bit her lip. She didn't know what to do right now, but she had to do something, anything. Mustering up some strength, the woman shot up from her spot and shoved the man in front of her aside, running straight towards the man who had her son in his hands.
Though she had failed to take into account that the man wasn't weak at all as he hadn't been phased by Kushina's shove, which he proved by quickly grabbing hold of her long red hair and yanking it back. She cried out in pain from that before it got worse when the man started dragging her by her hair to the car. "Fucking stupid bitch. You think you can just go ahead and do shit like that without any consequences!"
Naruto's eyes were immediately wide once he saw his mother being dragged by her hair. Instantly, anger flooded through him, his nails digging into the hand holding him back. His heart started pumping faster, the thumps getting louder and louder. The child's body started shaking slightly as light blue energy slowly started surrounding him.
The child traffickers were surprised by what they were seeing. Magic wasn't something they were unfamiliar with as they used simple illusion magic, but this wasn't something they had seen. Before they could react further, the light blue energy expanded out of Naruto's body, turning into a rectangle-shaped object that sent the traffickers flying back, their bodies crashing into the wall harshly.
The sound of something cracking reached Naruto's ears, indicating their bones were shattered by that, but he paid it no mind. His mind was simply on what these people had done to his mother and nothing else.
The leader stood frozen in his place, his grip on the red-haired woman's hair loosening. "Mutant?" He slowly whispered out in Egyptian in his frozen state. The leader knew from his accomplices that mutant powers could awaken from traumatic events since they had awakened theirs that way, and now he was staring at another one right now. However, this one seemed to be much different, more powerful, to be specific.
The leader's eyes trailed down towards the child's face, it being devoid of any emotions right as it seemed the kid was seemingly unconscious, and his body was on autopilot. Gooey black energy seemed to be forming around the top of his head, stopping below his eyes as multiple yellow eyes sprouted in then with black pupils. 'What even is that?' The man thought inwardly. Unfortunately, he had no more time to think about it as the boy moved toward him.
As the boy was moving forward, multiple thorns started forming in mid-air, causing the leader's eyes to widen. The man moved his body quickly to get out of the way, knowing what was coming but was struck by the first needle in his, which forced him to cry out in pain and kneel down. His head shot up when he felt another thorn hit his shoulder before he was barraged by the thorns on his body.
Naruto was not aware of his actions as he moved, letting the thorns do their job but stopped in his tracks when his vision warped and he was standing in a forest area. A glance to his left, he could see a tall man wearing black robes with a mustache standing with a large light blue broadsword in his hand.
Glancing to his right, two other people were standing not too far from each other but still maintained a distance. The first one he noticed was a woman who had fiery red hair with a muscular body covered by a pelt. She was crouched down, her right leg slightly spread to the left, seemingly ready to pounce.
The last individual was another woman with long black hair cascading to her back. A black cape rested on her shoulders as she had her hands up, blueish energy surrounding her body.
They all seemed to be standing off against each other. The tension in the air was evident as each of them waited for the other to make a move on the other.
Before the blonde could even begin to wonder what was going on, his vision warped once again, this time fading into black-
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Naruto shot up from his bed in a sweat. His eyes were wide with a panicked expression on his face. Gulping, the blonde took deep breaths to calm himself down. Looking down, he could see his hands trembling. Naruto clenched them to stop the trembling as he calmed his heartbeat.
Standing up, he walked to the bathroom to wash his face before staring at the mirror, looking at his reflection to see it flicker slightly for a second to him having that black energy with the yellow eyes covering the top of his head. It was gone as soon as it came, though. "What is happening?" He started washing his face again before making his way back to his bed, sitting down with his head in his hands.
After a minute, he fell on his back with a sigh. His head was throbbing slightly in pain as it felt like something that had been blocked off had been let open. Was that a memory? The Uzumaki wondered. It had to be. It felt too familiar, and it felt way too vivid or real for it to be just a simple nightmare.
If it is, why did that memory resurface now all of a sudden? It only confused him more. Were his powers the reason his memories were suppressed, and his reawakening of the powers caused them to come back? A frustrated groan escaped his mouth. There were only more and more questions forming as time went on instead of him getting answers.
Rolling over, another sigh escaped his mouth when he saw it was only 4 am. That meant there were still some hours left before T'challa would probably come to pick him up. Looking back up at the ceiling, his mind went back to the memory he saw. "Egypt, huh." He murmured offhandedly. He understood a bit why his parents hadn't told him what had happened, though he still didn't know why he wasn't told when he got old enough. It all made him frown. How many more events or secrets were there that he didn't know about it.
"I'll see if T'challa's father knows." Naruto knew his parents were close with the king. And for him to let his parents be buried in a country that was closed off to the world meant he trusted them a lot. The old king had to know some stuff about them with how many years they had known each other.
"I'll ask him tomorrow." Having decided that, his thoughts went back to his memory, the last bit with the three people he had seen at the end. Who were they? The man's weapon seemed to be made from the same type of energy that his thorns in the memory were. Was it possible that man had the same powers as him?
He didn't know if that was the case, but he wanted to meet the man. "That's going to be difficult, though." He sighed. The only lead he had was the place he had seen and the other two women that were there. Though that also made him wonder who exactly those women were and why they were fighting.
"Why did I even see that?" He muttered in frustration. Why couldn't it all just be simple for him?
It was with those thoughts that the blonde fell back to sleep.
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"This place is insane!" Naruto exclaimed in awe at the luxurious-looking city. Wakanda really was more technologically advanced than the other countries. He marveled at the towering buildings in the city as they wandered through it.
Next to him, T'challa chuckled. "I'm glad you find it to your liking." He was glad his friend had taken a liking to the capital already. The distraction was good for him. They had seen most of it already but were heading towards a park at the moment.
"It's amazing. I did not know it looked like this from where I was staying at." Naruto commented with a smile on his face before seeing some of the folk giving him stares that made it slightly awkward to walk throughout the city.
"Don't worry. They're just not used to you yet. Give them some time." T'challa said, seeing the stares his friend got from his friend.
Naruto nodded with a smile on his face. "How much further is the park?" He asked. They had been walking for a couple of hours now, and he had gotten tired from it all. He knew he was going to keep talking with his friend for much more but wanted to relax while doing so.
"Not much further. We're nearly there." T'challa answered, pointing in the distance where he could see some tall trees sticking out, which were probably part of the park his friend was talking about. The rest of their walk to the park was spent the same as the past few hours before they arrived there.
It was a bit crowded with people taking walks, exercising, and kids playing. It brought a smile to T'challa's face seeing his people. Naruto himself smiled slightly at the sight before they started moving towards a small bench to sit. On their way to their seats, Naruto's ears perked up when he heard a couple of kids saddled together.
"Went to Africa a week ago, week ago. Kill a lion then I kill a goat, kill a goat~." One of the kids in the middle started rapping as the others joined him. Both Naruto and T'challa chuckled at that as they left the kids back to themselves and sat down on the small bench.
"They're certainly comfortable."
T'challa hummed in agreement, nodding his head. "Speaking of comfortable. How did you sleep last night?" He asked curiously, glancing at his friend from the corner of his eye to see his reaction.
Naruto's smile fell slightly as he went silent for a second before letting out a sigh. "...I saw something that only brought me even more questions."
T'challa fulled turned to look at him. "What do you mean?" He asked?
"It felt the same as when I saw what happened on the way to the event," Naruto said, his tone turning a bit depressed thinking about what happened to his parents.
T'challa remembered his friend telling him of what he had seen in his dream. He asked. "Another vision?"
Naruto shook his head. "No, I think it's a memory. Actually, I'm sure it's a memory. Of when I first awakened my powers." The blonde explained, looking at his hands, remembering them shaking after he woke up as he clenched them again.
T'challa saw the action. "Do you want to talk about it?"
The blonde thought it about for a couple of seconds before slowly shaking his head. "Not right now. I'll tell you later, but I have to ask you something else?" Naruto said, turning to look at him.
T'challa perked up, raising an eyebrow in curiosity. "What is it?"
"My powers," Naruto started. "I still don't really know what they are, and I want to discover more about them."
The prince of Wakanda made an understanding face as he smiled in excitement. "I know the perfect place for us to test your powers then." He stood up, motioning his friend to follow him. "Come on, let's go."
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Ororo Munroe had just entered through the shroud that was hiding this country she hadn't known about. It was surprising that a place like this was out there. She was confronted by soldiers coming out, led by a person called Zuri, who confronted her when she was searching for the mutant that professor X had found.
It had confused her greatly when she hadn't found anything in the forest she was searching until the Natives of this country confronted her. Thankfully, it didn't turn out into a fight as she cleared the situation for them by telling them why she was there. It had been difficult to convince them at first but after she told them what exactly she was here for or rather the name of the person, was when their leader, Zuri had stepped forward and called them to stand down.
She was slightly astonished by how much advanced the country looked compared to the outside world. Zuri and his soldiers were escorting her to the king, who supposedly knew who she was searching for. Naruto Uzumaki. She remembered the mutant she was supposed to find. It had taken the professor some time to find out who exactly the mutant he sensed was after only seeing his face. This is where you have been. She thought curiously, eager to meet her fellow mutant.
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I was initially going to put more in this chapter, but I felt like it would be too big of an information dump if I did that. Instead, I decided to hold it off here for now and do the rest in the next chapter. Kinda struggled with the chapter for some time. Had some sort of a writer's block but that shit went away thankfully and I finally finished it.
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