Wakening up with the sound of a woman screaming was never fun. I have been reborn hundredths of times and every time I wake with that sound I know I am needed. I was reborn as a superhero and as a villain, a billionaire, and as a peasant. Each time I am needed in some shape or form.
I have learned so many things over the millennia that I could be considered a God. But I am not a God, and I don't pretend to be one.
I have no master, but I am A master. The Master of Death.
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I can hear a male soothing voice in the background encouraging the woman that is giving birth to me, "Hang in there, Kushina!"
So my mothers' name is Kushina. Hmm… beautiful deep red tree. So, this time I'm in some Japanese type world. This will be interesting.
The same male voice started to shout, "Hang in there, Naruto!"
This could be my new name. Naruto haa… Maelstrom. I can be described as such. For someone like me, with so much experience, I can sometimes make a big mess all around me. It appears that this life I will have to be my namesake.
And it appears that the warmth of my mother finally left me. And as every baby, I have to cry to not raise any suspicions. Babies that don't cry have fluids in the lungs. I don't need to be manhandled the moment I come to the world.
After several minutes, I calmed myself to assess the situation I am born into. The midwife is holding me and I am wrapped in a warm blanket. That is a plus. One time I was born in the middle of the winter and almost froze to death.
The only man in the room is crying, I hope from happiness. He has blue eyes and spiky, blond hair. He also has jaw-length bangs from each side of his face. His facial characteristics remind me of the Japanese people. So I am in some Japan-stile world or region.
As soon as I took a measure of his spirit, one of my more useful abilities, I knew he is a good man. He works hard for what he wants and takes no for an answer.
The midwife is presenting me to a red-haired woman. She has violet eyes. Her hair is long and straight. Her face has the same characteristics as the man before.
Her spirit is also pure, but she has a temper like no other woman I met before. I need to make sure I don't piss her off.
She is happy to finally see me. I smiled a small smile and I try to reach her face. She is warm to a touch. But as soon as I touched her I felt that something is sealed deep inside her soul. Something dark and malevolent. But it can not touch or harm her. At least it is safe where it is.
I hear two thuds in the room and my father is looking pissed. I just know something bad is about to happen. Just my luck.
As my father was looking at two bodies of midwives, a masked man with a black hood over his body took me from my mother. And now he is threatening to kill me. And what is Jinchuriki? Power of human sacrifice. So that malevolent feeling was sealed with the purpose.
Did that bastard just throw me in the air? What is wrong with these people. And boom goes the room.
What am I a ping ball? My father is holding me in his arms and I am outside the room we were in.
Did he just leave? What does he think he is doing leaving me all alone. I have to find out what is happening.
I can feel life energy all around me. It is charging the environment as far as I can sense. It is similar to magic, but it is also different. I have come across this feeling before. Chakra, that's it. So, I'm in the world saturated with life energy. This could be a fun life for me. I can finally flex my magic a little bit.
All of the sudden, that malevolent feeling washed over me with the force of a nuke. This could be a problem. I am still too young to speed up my growth, at least a month with all the spiritual energy.
And my mother is back. I need to find out what is happening. She is laying next to me in a big crib and looking me straight into my eyes. This is my chance to glimpse her thoughts.
I send a small probe to her mind. Hmm… It looks like that malevolent feeling was caused by a chakra construct called Nine-Tailed Daemon. This is just ridiculous. The masked man that tried to kill me extracted It from my mother because her seal was weakened delivering me. I will have to see what this sealing is all about.
My dad is sad and determined. A quick peek into his mind cleared some things. He is the leader of this village I'm born into. Konohagakure no Sato or Village Hidden by Tree Leaves. It is a ninja village and is run by Hokage. He is going to fight the masked man and try to stop the bijū – The Nine-tailed fox.
Why cant my life be more peaceful or more normal. I can hear fighting outside, screaming, and building being destroyed. I just hope that I survive long enough to see what my purpose is in this world. One time I was alive for half an hour just so I can be sacrificed to some random God for the rain to fall.
My mother is sad and I can see that she will not survive long enough to be saved. She is holding me as her life is dependent on it. I try to comfort her as much as I can. Her eyes show the brightness of the Sun and I just know what has to be done. I reach with my mind to her own and whisper to her comforting words.
"Everything will be fine. Your life was filled with happiness and mine will be the same. You were strong all of your life and I will be strong for both of us. Your pain will go away but mine will stay the same. I am here to make the world a better place."
She seems startled by the voice, but I just smile at her and brush my hand with her teary face.
We are alone for more than fifteen minutes when my father comes back.
He takes my mom and me outside. I can see the bijū in the background. Mom is holding the beast with the chakra chains and dad is preparing some kind of ritual. I glimpse at his thoughts. It appears that I will be the next one to hold the beast at bay. But he will only seal half of it inside me. For my plan to work the entirety of the bijū needs to be sealed. With a little mental suggestion, I instruct him to do just that.
I know that he will die upon the sealing along with my mother but it can't be helped. I just need to survive for a month and then I will be able to erase the knowledge of the sealing. It would be prudent for it to remain a secret.
Hold on for a second… He is going to summon Shinigami. As in my servant. Well, this is getting more and more entertaining. I will be able to speak to him without all meet and greet nonsense.
And here he is. As soon as he is summoned I lock my eyes with him and time stops.
"Master, I see that you are needed yet again." His neutral voice, not a man nor a female, always sets me on age even after all these millennia.
"Yes, it would appear so. My father Minato Namikaze decided to sacrifice his eternal soul so he could seal the bijū inside of me. I would like it if you would free him after the sealing is complete. And make sure that the seal is full proof, those mortals don't know how dangerous having a Horcruxes connected to your soul is."
"As you wish, Master"
As the sealing was underway, the beast decided to make a final grab towards my father and mother and if it gets me that would be a bonus.
Mum and dad protected me but the beasts clause pierced both of them through the stomach. They will not recover from this fatal wound.
The bijū is being drained of his chakra into me and the seal is being formed on my stomach. The design is different from what my father envisioned but it is far more superior to the original.
In the next couple of years, bijūs chakra will become mine and his soul will become dormant till I decide what to do with it.
My parents decided to seal their remaining chakra into me so they can be with me as long as I don't use all of my chakra and pull onto theirs. At least I will have peace of them for all of my remaining life in this world.
As the sealing is nearing completion, I decided to do something I haven't done in a long time.
Looking straight into my mother's eyes I slowly began to search through all of her memories. From her childhood in Uzushiogakure no Sato, Village Hidden by Whirling Tides, destruction of the same village, her journey to Konoha, becoming the Jinchuriki of the Nine tails fox, her teenager years, war with Iowa, her secret marriage with Minato. Her knowledge of Fūinjutsu – Sealing Techniques, Ninjutsu – Ninja Techniques, Genjutsu – Illusionary Techniques, Taijutsu – Body Techniques, Senjutsu - Sage Techniques. Among those types of Jutsu, there is an abundant amount of historical facts, useful skills that every civilian and ninja should know, and much other useful information.
This entire ordeal only took a few seconds. With a little effort on my part, I did the same with my father. Much more useful information flooded my mind. I now know everything those two have ever come in contact with. All the places they have visited, all the people they have met. Every decision they have made and all the bonds they have every shared.
My life will never be boring.
Whit the sealing complete I can feel all that malice inside my soul but the seal is doing its job. The siphoning of chakra has already begun. With all of that extra energy, I will be able to forcefully grow my body in a week. I just need to make sure that I am alone when that happens.
My mother is telling previous Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, to look after me and my name. I look into his mind and implant a few memories. He found me bundled near the tree not far from the current location. He took me to protect me from the bijūs chakra. As soon as he leaves here he will leave me in an orphanage. The knowledge that Kushina was pregnant will remain till I can perform 'Knowledge Fidelius'.
I will have more freedom when I am alone. I just need to grow a bit. While I'm in his mind, I do the same as I did to my parents. He has so much useful information about the village, Jutsu, and many more.
Only two other people are near me. I go into their minds and alter the same as I did with Hiruzen.
With all that mental probing I fall asleep.
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The week passed, and true to my predictions I was left in the orphanage. No one knows my name and no one is the wiser that I'm the new Jinchuriki for the Nine-Tails Fox. This is for the best.
There are a lot of children left in the orphanage in aftermath of bijūs rampage. From the age of one to the age of 9. Older kids are drafted into ninja academy to strengthen ninja ranks as many ninjas have been killed.
I have been left alone in the room. No one is monitoring my current location so I decided it is time for me to grow.
My magic reacted to my wishes and I slowly start to age. I decided that I will begin my life as a fifteen-year-old civilian child so I don't have to be drafted into the ranks of the ninja. I will have more freedom if I pretend that I am a civilian.
With a thought, I'm fully dressed. A simple blue T-shirt, plain green trousers and sandals complete my look. I conjure the mirror to look at myself. And as soon as I see my reflection I see a problem. I am a carbon copy of my dad. If I go out like this someone will recognize me as a relative of Yondaime Hokage. While I can be mistaken as his brother I don't need the politics surrounding that revelation.
I change my hair to black, with the same spiky characteristics as my late father just without the bangs. My eyes change to deep forest green and my jawline changes to something plainer. Now I won't be recognized.
With a silent pop, I apparate to clearing ten miles from the Village. I want to live as a civilian I have to act like one. With a thought, several twigs turn to a simple wagon.
Now I need to decide what I will bring with me to the village. I have many things inside my soul pocket. From simple materials like wood, stone, metal ores, to industrial machines which don't belong in this world, to medical supplies, fabrics, food, and much more.
As the village was attacked I figure it would be good business to bring medical supplies to the hospital.
Medical gauze, bruise balm, medical alcohol, plant-based painkillers, other medical supplies for surgery like knives, scalpels, scissors.
Whit the knowledge I gathered from my parents and Hiruzen I know just what plants are used in medicine around here. I have several that would be helpful in the hospital.
People around here use sealing scrolls to transfer goods. I conjured a thick piece of paper and ink. Into the ink, I mix a small amount of blood so the seal will hold what I put into it. Conjuring a brush I start to draw a simple storage pattern that will hold the food fresh. On the next scroll, I draw a more complex pattern with a security feature. It can be opened only by my blood and chakra. If they ask me how I know such a sealing pattern I will tell them that my father was a merchant and he had to protect his merchandise from want-to-be thieves so he taught me how to do it myself.
I also need travel papers. Good thing I know how to forge those. With a thought, a perfect identity card is created. I will leave my new name as it is. But I don't know what my surname should be like. I think I will use Ryokaku. Ryokaku Naruto, traveling maelstrom. Hahaha, this will be fun.
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