This is an experimental chapter of sorts.
I
ARG!
These things never seem to end, do they? Forever they will always bug and distort the realities of life everywhere. ARG!!! There are times when the wish that these things had never existed came across the minds of so many hapless innocents. WAIT! Men are never innocent. Never was and never will.
ARG!
All the labor painstakingly poured into the pot is overturned by a single word, no... a single thought. Blood easily rushed through the veins, reddening the skin and inflaming the unsung emotions that dwell within the far reaching depth of the mind. Everything blurred, and they alway will be blur. We had always looked at the world through a uneven window, seeing truth as lies, and vice versa. By all the logic granted into the wired consciousness, do they not know to judge things with a level head?!
ARGGGHHHH!!!!
The very sight of them makes me sick, their foul odor corrupting the innocence of life and death, their ignorant words slashing through the veil meant to protect us from harm. Fools, no... Idiot, no... There exists no word to describe that... that.... thing that sends pain down the spine, misery through the hearts.
ARGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!
Be they fools, be they idiots who claim to be geniuses. I know that people who claim to have talent often don't possess the valuable asset, no matter the dimensions, realities or universes.
Rantings of a dead sage, 1200-1279
II
Konoha, tainted. A place that leads a double life, a city that is biased, a home that is distorted in terms of both perception and social order.
Killing, they glorify one of the greatest wrongs in humanity. They accept it, not as a part of life, but more a measure to an end. They kill whoever gets in their path, and they would willingly put the lives of others on the line for their own survival. Criminals, even the most smallest one are despised, but do not all humans are vulnerable to mistakes?
A city, oblivious to the suffering of neighbouring nations, the poverty of smaller kingdoms. A city held on it's high and mighty pedestal, and perhaps that is the reason why others come with the wish to knock them down a peg or two. A wish to send some much needed respect into the government.
Power. Konoha had always ruthlessly pursued power, one way or another. To obtain prosperity at the poverty of others, to steal the food of other nations, to feed their own.
Is that not what all nations do?
For a poor child like Naruto, orphaned when he was a mere infant, and held a dark upbringing, they still hated him. Konoha channels hate to those unfortunate, like Naruto, and perhaps other child, from the offsprings of criminals, to asylum seekers. Life is never fair, which is true enough. But Konoha makes it worst for those with unfortunate lives, save the few with a kind heart.
But when everyone accepts killing, their heart is already as cold as ice, and people who could offer such warmth and compassion is as rare as gems. Yet, even all gems have flaws...
This is the world, unforgiving in many ways, and so men are caught in their prison, a wall they foolishly built from inside.
III
Darkness unfortunately crepts everywhere, and some people delight in such events. The fall of light, represented by the setting sun, called out in a dark beat, awakening those who hunt in the hours of endless twillight, strengthening those who battle with the night's blade, wielding the claws of shadows. Forevermore life will always have an opposite, and it is a matter of perception to define it to be good, or bad.
He stepped close to the lakeside in the night, and the endless beat of darkness attempts to strike fear into his very soul.
But he is hardened by darkness since youth that had long past, and darkness is promptly welcomed into his heart.
Staring blankly at the waving branches, a dark grin revealed itself to the moonlit night. Slowly he raised his hand, and a glint told of a kunai.
"Itachi will die... one day." He threw the kunai into the water, creating a slight splash. "But if I turn into a demon... the purpose is lost." His eyes wandered to glance at the moon, shrouded by the thick clouds.
"Am I already a demon?"
IV
Naruto's blonde hair was muted by the shadows, taking a more suppressed color instead. His already dark brown clothing was darkened even more by the shadow. Glancing at the two ninjas who he knew for a while, he felt largely uncomfortable travelling with unknown people. Perhaps it is his own paranoia and perspective, that creates and awakens such feelings.
He looked at the leaves, and they were still.
"While travelling, why don't we play a game of chess?" Kagizume offered.
"I can't concentrate on two things at once..." He replied.
"I'll take over. I am capable of multitasking." Naruto sighed, and control was exchanged.
Kagizume noted the new environment, and in a way, he found the two humans behind him very... amusing. They were obviously superior compared to Naruto, yet he could sense their uncertainty, something Naruto seemed to not feel. Perhaps being stronger gave them more thing to worry about?
V
Shikamaru looked at the two accompanying chuunins, and he felt out of place. The three of them are out to collect data to aid in the defence of Fire, and he knew that by the time they returned, they would be carrying a stack of paperwork. But that did not bother him much. He was more worried over his ability to communicate with the local task force, and whoever it may concern.
The woods flickered pass, yet a nagging feeling was bugging Shikamaru since they entered the forests. There was something out in the woods that he could not figure out. Perhaps it was his own fear. Then, it came again, a sense of being stalked, yet it felt much closer that it normally would.
"I am a ninja, and like it or not, I have to throw this feelings aside." He thought, and the moment it finished, the feeling came again. It was... haunting.
For safety, he looked at his two partners, Hitoshi and Gohi, two chuunins that had always been in the border, and therefore, they are quite familiar with the area and it's people. For the same reason, they are rarely seen in Konoha unless there exist matters of dire consequences, and in a way, national security is of dire consequences.
They were close to the woods now, and the nagging feeling waned in strength.
"Spirits?"
VI
It used to be lonely in the halls of Kyubi. Used to until Kagizume came along, but his presence made it all the better, and timely too.
The halls, had always been unkept and unclean, and although it did not affect him much, it was still a painful sight. He monitored Naruto, resting inside his mind after the chess match, which Naruto had a losing streak since the day they began. But still, Naruto performed well, in human terms.
"Brat." Kyubi called out.
"Huh? What do you want, you stupid fox?"
"I have a short tale to tell you, if your lousy mind is interested."
"What tale?"
"An old tale I was told, and I found it amazingly amusing."
"Well... START!!" He screamed.
"Long ago, when the world was a mere infant, there was nothing in this world. Nothing save the rocks, and mountains. There was no life, no matter where in the world, and without life, the world is pale, colorless and in a sense, unentertaining."
"Then, he came along from another realm, he who has no name, and he who has all powers."
Naruto interrupted. "That's not possible!!!"
"Shut up, you brat. Let me continue..." Kyubi wanted to say, but then Kagizume also came.
"This tale, Kyubi?"
"Yeah. He should know it anyway."
"Well, I'll correct you if anything goes wrong."
"HEY! I don't need your correction, idiot. I'll continue.
He, who has all, sat on the rock, and he brought them to the world.
They were the spirits, who roam the world free, and unhunted. Gradually, as time moves on, the spirits merged with the earth, to become the first trees. These trees no longer exists in many realms, and if they did, they came to be known as the world tree. It was a gigantic tree, one that stretches high into the blue sky.
Then, the tree bloommed, and from it's fruits, came creatures, and the liquid from it's fruits became the oceans, rivers and streams.... Then..."
Kagizume laughed, "You forgot..."
"No I did not! I messed up the order of things slightly... Ah, yes."
"The flowers, from their aroma, created the atmosphere, the air and all within it.
But the tree slowly died, as it should over time. When it died, it shattered into dusts, leaving nothing behind. With it's death, many of the spirits died with it."
"But there are those that remain, and they linger in woods, rivers and many places. But they too were slowly hunted and destroyed by man, and so, there are not many in the world today. All of them are gone, and if some remained, they are only a minority, escaping development and whatsoever that threathens them barely.
Yet, people soon found a way to bring them back to the world, and that is how the summonings came."
Naruto was puzzled for a moment, then he asked. "So, Gamabunta was one of these spirits?"
"Yeah, stupid brat. But they have lost all memory of what they were, and so nobody knew of their true purpose, instead they are misused as war machines, and worst of all, they have no idea about it."
I
ARG!
These things never seem to end, do they? Forever they will always bug and distort the realities of life everywhere. ARG!!! There are times when the wish that these things had never existed came across the minds of so many hapless innocents. WAIT! Men are never innocent. Never was and never will.
ARG!
All the labor painstakingly poured into the pot is overturned by a single word, no... a single thought. Blood easily rushed through the veins, reddening the skin and inflaming the unsung emotions that dwell within the far reaching depth of the mind. Everything blurred, and they alway will be blur. We had always looked at the world through a uneven window, seeing truth as lies, and vice versa. By all the logic granted into the wired consciousness, do they not know to judge things with a level head?!
ARGGGHHHH!!!!
The very sight of them makes me sick, their foul odor corrupting the innocence of life and death, their ignorant words slashing through the veil meant to protect us from harm. Fools, no... Idiot, no... There exists no word to describe that... that.... thing that sends pain down the spine, misery through the hearts.
ARGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!
Be they fools, be they idiots who claim to be geniuses. I know that people who claim to have talent often don't possess the valuable asset, no matter the dimensions, realities or universes.
Rantings of a dead sage, 1200-1279
II
Konoha, tainted. A place that leads a double life, a city that is biased, a home that is distorted in terms of both perception and social order.
Killing, they glorify one of the greatest wrongs in humanity. They accept it, not as a part of life, but more a measure to an end. They kill whoever gets in their path, and they would willingly put the lives of others on the line for their own survival. Criminals, even the most smallest one are despised, but do not all humans are vulnerable to mistakes?
A city, oblivious to the suffering of neighbouring nations, the poverty of smaller kingdoms. A city held on it's high and mighty pedestal, and perhaps that is the reason why others come with the wish to knock them down a peg or two. A wish to send some much needed respect into the government.
Power. Konoha had always ruthlessly pursued power, one way or another. To obtain prosperity at the poverty of others, to steal the food of other nations, to feed their own.
Is that not what all nations do?
For a poor child like Naruto, orphaned when he was a mere infant, and held a dark upbringing, they still hated him. Konoha channels hate to those unfortunate, like Naruto, and perhaps other child, from the offsprings of criminals, to asylum seekers. Life is never fair, which is true enough. But Konoha makes it worst for those with unfortunate lives, save the few with a kind heart.
But when everyone accepts killing, their heart is already as cold as ice, and people who could offer such warmth and compassion is as rare as gems. Yet, even all gems have flaws...
This is the world, unforgiving in many ways, and so men are caught in their prison, a wall they foolishly built from inside.
III
Darkness unfortunately crepts everywhere, and some people delight in such events. The fall of light, represented by the setting sun, called out in a dark beat, awakening those who hunt in the hours of endless twillight, strengthening those who battle with the night's blade, wielding the claws of shadows. Forevermore life will always have an opposite, and it is a matter of perception to define it to be good, or bad.
He stepped close to the lakeside in the night, and the endless beat of darkness attempts to strike fear into his very soul.
But he is hardened by darkness since youth that had long past, and darkness is promptly welcomed into his heart.
Staring blankly at the waving branches, a dark grin revealed itself to the moonlit night. Slowly he raised his hand, and a glint told of a kunai.
"Itachi will die... one day." He threw the kunai into the water, creating a slight splash. "But if I turn into a demon... the purpose is lost." His eyes wandered to glance at the moon, shrouded by the thick clouds.
"Am I already a demon?"
IV
Naruto's blonde hair was muted by the shadows, taking a more suppressed color instead. His already dark brown clothing was darkened even more by the shadow. Glancing at the two ninjas who he knew for a while, he felt largely uncomfortable travelling with unknown people. Perhaps it is his own paranoia and perspective, that creates and awakens such feelings.
He looked at the leaves, and they were still.
"While travelling, why don't we play a game of chess?" Kagizume offered.
"I can't concentrate on two things at once..." He replied.
"I'll take over. I am capable of multitasking." Naruto sighed, and control was exchanged.
Kagizume noted the new environment, and in a way, he found the two humans behind him very... amusing. They were obviously superior compared to Naruto, yet he could sense their uncertainty, something Naruto seemed to not feel. Perhaps being stronger gave them more thing to worry about?
V
Shikamaru looked at the two accompanying chuunins, and he felt out of place. The three of them are out to collect data to aid in the defence of Fire, and he knew that by the time they returned, they would be carrying a stack of paperwork. But that did not bother him much. He was more worried over his ability to communicate with the local task force, and whoever it may concern.
The woods flickered pass, yet a nagging feeling was bugging Shikamaru since they entered the forests. There was something out in the woods that he could not figure out. Perhaps it was his own fear. Then, it came again, a sense of being stalked, yet it felt much closer that it normally would.
"I am a ninja, and like it or not, I have to throw this feelings aside." He thought, and the moment it finished, the feeling came again. It was... haunting.
For safety, he looked at his two partners, Hitoshi and Gohi, two chuunins that had always been in the border, and therefore, they are quite familiar with the area and it's people. For the same reason, they are rarely seen in Konoha unless there exist matters of dire consequences, and in a way, national security is of dire consequences.
They were close to the woods now, and the nagging feeling waned in strength.
"Spirits?"
VI
It used to be lonely in the halls of Kyubi. Used to until Kagizume came along, but his presence made it all the better, and timely too.
The halls, had always been unkept and unclean, and although it did not affect him much, it was still a painful sight. He monitored Naruto, resting inside his mind after the chess match, which Naruto had a losing streak since the day they began. But still, Naruto performed well, in human terms.
"Brat." Kyubi called out.
"Huh? What do you want, you stupid fox?"
"I have a short tale to tell you, if your lousy mind is interested."
"What tale?"
"An old tale I was told, and I found it amazingly amusing."
"Well... START!!" He screamed.
"Long ago, when the world was a mere infant, there was nothing in this world. Nothing save the rocks, and mountains. There was no life, no matter where in the world, and without life, the world is pale, colorless and in a sense, unentertaining."
"Then, he came along from another realm, he who has no name, and he who has all powers."
Naruto interrupted. "That's not possible!!!"
"Shut up, you brat. Let me continue..." Kyubi wanted to say, but then Kagizume also came.
"This tale, Kyubi?"
"Yeah. He should know it anyway."
"Well, I'll correct you if anything goes wrong."
"HEY! I don't need your correction, idiot. I'll continue.
He, who has all, sat on the rock, and he brought them to the world.
They were the spirits, who roam the world free, and unhunted. Gradually, as time moves on, the spirits merged with the earth, to become the first trees. These trees no longer exists in many realms, and if they did, they came to be known as the world tree. It was a gigantic tree, one that stretches high into the blue sky.
Then, the tree bloommed, and from it's fruits, came creatures, and the liquid from it's fruits became the oceans, rivers and streams.... Then..."
Kagizume laughed, "You forgot..."
"No I did not! I messed up the order of things slightly... Ah, yes."
"The flowers, from their aroma, created the atmosphere, the air and all within it.
But the tree slowly died, as it should over time. When it died, it shattered into dusts, leaving nothing behind. With it's death, many of the spirits died with it."
"But there are those that remain, and they linger in woods, rivers and many places. But they too were slowly hunted and destroyed by man, and so, there are not many in the world today. All of them are gone, and if some remained, they are only a minority, escaping development and whatsoever that threathens them barely.
Yet, people soon found a way to bring them back to the world, and that is how the summonings came."
Naruto was puzzled for a moment, then he asked. "So, Gamabunta was one of these spirits?"
"Yeah, stupid brat. But they have lost all memory of what they were, and so nobody knew of their true purpose, instead they are misused as war machines, and worst of all, they have no idea about it."