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Blood, Body and Soul
Chapter 1
Flashback
"Remember Naruto, it doesn't matter what they think. It is your duty to carry out justice whether or not they deserve it." She said, "Do you understand what I'm saying?"
He nodded with a smile. "Yes."
She smiled back. "Good boy. You might not enjoy the peaceful childhood like many your age does, but you will live a long, if not eternal life."
He looked at her perplexed. "Is that good?"
She smiled at him sadly. "Well, it all depends on how you make of it, but for now, just rest."
He nodded and fell asleep quickly on her laps.
Flashback END
He wandered through the streets, ignoring the idiots that called themselves human. His mind focused on delivering his daily justice, one, just one event that does justice to the community. That was what he promised her. And that is what he's going to deliver.
Flashback:
"Naruto, before I go. Promise me something." She said. Blood was leaking from her lips and her eyes are closed.
"No, you're going to live. You can't die! I won't let you!" He said in between sobs.
She chuckled lightly. "Just promise me something, okay?"
He nodded dumbly.
She smiled and spoke in a soft but serious voice. "From this day on, you shall deliver justice to at least one person that exercises injustice. It will become your source of power until you gain your own. Remember, just one is enough."
He tried to get his mind to work. She was telling him to kill a person every day?
She seems to sense his distress and chuckled lightly before entering a coughing fit. When she stopped, she further explained. "You won't have to kill anyone, Naruto. Just stopping someone from getting hurt by another can be considered an act of justice."
He nodded. "Okay, I promise. Now let's get you to a doctor. We…"
She stopped him from continuing his sentence with a hug just as the mob rounded the corner.
"There they are! Get the little bastard and his whore!"
"Remember Naruto, no matter what they say. You are special, in a good way. The prophecy stated that you will be the one to continue the legacy of the Goddess of Justice, Astraea. Do yourself proud, Naruto Sylphill."
His eyes widened as she was stabbed from behind.
He screamed.
They laughed.
"Look at the little demon brat. We killed his whore and he goes all teary eyed. What about when you killed OUR family!"
His eyes turned red and black, spinning wildly before morphing into a weird shape.
"What! The brat's an Uchiha?" A random ninja in the mob exclaimed, followed by low whispers.
He stood up to his full height, a little over a meter. "In the name of Astraea, I hereby exorcise the injustice done by the thirty seven human beings. Your punishment will be… death."
His eyes flashed.
And justice is served.
Flashback END
He shook his head free of the thoughts and continued his search for any type of injustice done in the community sans himself. Soon enough, he ventured near the Ninja Academy and spotted something that happened almost regularly: bullying. He shrugged. This was as good as any other.
The target in this case had pink hair and green eyes. She was surrounded by three taller girls around her age towering above her.
He slowly walked up to the scene and stood in front of the three girls.
"I suggest you stop your actions." He said with a hint of threat in his voice.
The girls directed their glares at him before one of them whispered to another. "Mum told me not go near him. What should we do?"
The other frowned briefly before nodding and backing away, but not before throwing in another comment. "Consider this your lucky day, pinkie."
And they left.
Oh Great Goddess Astraea, do you accept that humble act as a tribute? Naruto thought in his mind. A familiar soothing feeling roughly resembling acceptance rang through his consciousness and he smiled inwardly.
"Ano…" The girl that he saved before approached him slowly.
With his back to her, he raised a hand to show that he heard her and walked away. "No gratitude needed."
The girl smiled hesitantly and headed home. After all, who hasn't told their children about the demon child?
Half way across the continent:
Amidst the sacred ruins that had been claimed by Tsuchi no Kuni, a lone coffin slid open. A hand grabbed the side of the coffin and pulled itself up, revealing crimson red hair that flowed past its hips and glinting sapphire blue eyes. Its gender is still undetermined as it got out of the coffin.
The body of a goddess with the mind of a man.
Ah, yes. The God-killer has finally awakened.
Only this time, it has no goal, no memory, no self understanding.
Konohagakure:
Naruto froze mid step. What was that tingling sensation just then? He had to resist the urge to head north-west as soon as the sensation passed. His eyes widened. Could it be?
Flashback:
"The time will come when he awakens again. Go to him/her. He will pass on her legacy to you."
Flashback END
He must have woken. I must leave… now. The normally stoic blonde abandoned all premade plans and dashed towards the Hokage tower. People moved towards the side of the road to let the distressed blonde through, though most were cursing.
As he ran up the stairs, his mind started formulating a list of what needs to be done before he leaves.
He kicked the door open and slowed to a walk.
The Sandaime was talking to an ANBU wearing a weasel mask.
"Hokage-sama. I ask permission to leave the village…"
Hiruzen turned to regard Naruto, looking worried. "Permission de-"
"…NOW!"
The Sandaime froze in his speech as his eyes widened. The masked individual turned his head to regard the interruption before he froze as well.
In front of them, the village pariah stood with an impatient look on his face, his whiskers darkened and the… Mangekyo Sharingan activated.
Naruto snarled. "I don't want to repeat myself. I need to be somewhere right now, and I'm going no matter you approve or not. So consider it an honor I haven't just blasted out of here."
"Naruto, are those-"
Before he could finish, the ANBU took out a kunai and threw it at Naruto. The kunai bounced up a wall of air and landed on the ground.
"And I would also appreciate it if the Uchiha doesn't interfere."
This time, it was the ANBU's turn to question. "Uzumaki, how did you obtain the Mangekyo Sharingans?"
Naruto turned to him. "By bearing the guilt of your most precious person killed in front of you. Everything will be explained if I get back, now are you going to let me go the easy way or the hard way?"
The Sandaime stayed silent, his mind already collecting the pieces and putting them together. The wind element shield, the special form of Sharingans, the way he speaks… He sighed loudly. Now, to kill two birds with one stone. "I grant you permission to leave the village on one condition."
"I want to leave as soon as possible, Sarutobi. I'm not in the mood for games." Naruto threatened not so subtly. "What's the condition?"
"That you take Itachi-san with you." Hiruzen motioned at the ANBU known as Itachi.
Naruto snorted. "He'll only slow me down. I can't afford to lose any more time."
Hiruzen's gaze hardened. "It's either that or nothing."
Naruto paused a moment to think. If I leave by myself, the whole village is going to be after me… on the other hand, if I take the Uchiha… "I'll take the Uchiha."
The Sandaime nodded, relieved on the inside. "It is agreed then. When do you plan on leaving?"
"Now." No sooner than he said that, did his wind blast a hole in the ceiling. "I hope you aren't afraid of heights, Itachi-san."
Before the ANBU could protest, winds lifted the both of them off the ground and out the hole at a rather fast speed, leaving the Hokage behind to pick up his jaw.
Let's see what I got out of that fiasco… a hole in the ceiling, check; paperwork flying in the office, check. He sighed. At least with Itachi gone, the Uchiha's coup d'état will be procrastinated. "Now then… neko." He snapped his fingers
Two seconds later, a cat-masked ANBU appeared in front of him in an instant. "Hai, Hokage-sama?" The purple long hair of hers fell to her shoulders, signifying that she was probably chasing after the flying duo before she was summoned.
"I want a full background check on Uzumaki Naruto."
"How deep should I go?"
"I'm giving you access to level 7 of the archive. I want absolutely everything. And not a word to a soul about your findings except me, understand?"
"Hai." Access to level7? Shit, the Hokage is really serious this time.
"Dismissed."
And she shunshined out of there.
"Just what have you been doing these past years, Naruto?" He looked up at the Yondaime's portrait. Minato, your son…
Somewhere, in the air:
Naruto mentally gave himself a pat on the back as the pursuing ninjas stopped chasing after them. "We're stopping for a break in 965 minutes." He said to his counterpart.
"…" Apparently Itachi hasn't gotten over the fact that they're flying, or floating in the air yet.
Naruto shrugged. It wasn't everyday that you float in the air… and stay there. His mind switched to the distressful call of his mind, of his ancestor.
Iwagakure:
The Tsuchikage sat was busy dealing with the paperwork like all stupid Kages when the messenger arrived with… well, a message. A large chakra signature was detected in the ruins south-east to the village. There had been archaeological teams camping near the ruins ever since he could remember. They would be sure to investigate this anomaly.
He sighed. "Akatsuchi, Kurotsuchi, prepare for a trip to the ruins. We leave next morning."
"We?" The rather... chubby ninja asked.
"Yes! We! Who else did you think I was referring to?"
The ninja nodded dumbly as his counterpart shunshined away to prepare for the trip.
Composing himself, Onoki sighed and looked out his window, beyond the mountain ranges, where the ruins lay. Nothing's ever happened there… what makes this time so different?
The next day:
Ame/Tsuchi Border:
Naruto dropped Itachi and himself from the air, having almost depleted all his chakra. "We leave in an hour." He then proceeded to drop dead on the ground… asleep.
Itachi stared at his company for a second before deciding that someone needed to keep watch and stood guard over a boulder. The border between Tsuchi and Ame, many skirmishes took place here. None of them ended in a good fashion for the Ame nins, since Iwa nins tend to use rocks and stones to attack and defend. And no matter how hard the rain falls, it won't penetrate the rocks anytime soon.
He looked back at the sleeping form of his charge. They had been in the air for more than 14 hours, as far as he's concerned, the blonde should have died of chakra exhaustion already. Keeping people in the air is no small feat. And as far as he knows, he wasn't even using the Kyuubi's chakra. Or maybe he isn't even aware of its existence… he wondered, and kicked himself for not asking him about the Mangekyo Sharingans, the eyes that he himself had only gotten no more than two months ago. Shisui…
The sacred ruins:
He suppressed his mana output and sneaked past a few human patrols. (Remember: he was here before the idea of chakra was introduced, that's why he calls chakra mana.)
He could feel two signatures approaching from the south-east and three from the north-west that's more powerful than the humans patrolling the area. The humans seem to call these warriors and magicians ninjas. They seem to have some basic techniques and an extremely small reserve of mana. That was a feat itself as they have no gods to support them, only their own body. His only follower is one of the larger energy signatures coming from the south-east.
He can slowly remember his name now… no, not really. Was it Serika Sylphill? Or was it Astraea? Or was it Satia Seirune? His memory concerning fighting had come back to him already, and he knows that he isn't allowed to do injustice. But why? An empty memory slot answered his question automatically.
He wasn't sure that he wanted to live anymore… the only thing stopping him from going back to sleep now is the fact that the humans might take advantage of the situation and obtain his body for their own deeds.
So he will wait, for his follower to come… and entrust him with this burden… after the test.
Ame/Tsuchi border:
Naruto stirred awake. "She is calling me…" He mumbled as he stood up and began his method of cleaning himself with wind and fire. "Itachi-san."
The ANBU turned towards him with a questioning look on his face.
"We're going."
He was met with a nod.
He smiled and let his wind do the rest.
"Uzumaki-san." Itachi started.
"Hmm?" So he's finally gonna ask, huh?
"Would it be possible for you to tell me the source of your powers?"
"Yes. I gain my powers by worshipping a goddess."
Itachi raised an eyebrow. Well you can't actually tell because he's got a mask over his face… "I was being serious, Uzumaki-san."
Naruto turned towards him mid-air. "Are you questioning about my beliefs?"
"… no."
"Good. I will not tolerate blasphemy towards her highness."
Thus, the conversation between the eight year old and thirteen year old ended there.
Outside of the sacred ruins, north-west side:
"Tsuchikage-sama, we have arrived." Kurotsuchi reported. "Are you sure this place requires your personal attention and supervision?"
"Are you questioning my actions?" Onoki narrowed his eyes.
"No, of course not, Tsuchikage-sama."
"Hmm… scout the lands, meet up with the patrols and get the latest updates on what's going on in there."
"Hai." Kutotsuchi left.
"Akatsuchi, prepare a letter to be sent back to Iwa if something were to-"
He wasn't allowed to finish his question as the earsplitting sound of a thunder sounded through the mountains. Looking in the sky, he saw no clouds. Raw storm element… not even fusing lightning, wind and water together. Whatever is in the ruins, it's strong. "Send the bird now.
"Hai."
Within the ruins:
Amidst the ancient stonework and trees, a battle had taken place just thirty seconds ago. Two squads of Jounin and Chunins were decimated by the other occupant of the clearing with a few sword cuts and a lighting strike. The one that had the privilege to see his/her face had frozen dead in his steps and barely stopped himself from kneeling down to worship him/her. Of course, they are but a pile of ash laying on the ground now.
He draws near… What is this feeling? Relief? Happiness? Sorrow? He looked at his sword-wielding arm, the dark green swordsman's garbs that covered the body snugly and multiple layered metals plating that covered most of his upper body; the two long pieces of silver plating that covered the outer side of his legs; the bronze knee and shin guards; the arm, wrist and hand guards that almost flowed with his movements. And the sword that guided him in his movements… it was sentient, that was for sure… seeing as how well it complied with his wishes.
He could feel a small amount of memory tugging at his consciousness.
Flashback:
"It's alright. A part of me will always stay by your side until the child of prophecy comes for us. Then we shall be reborn as new entities, forever bonded. Don't fret now… we've already made it through the worst part, I'll always be with you."
The voice disappeared.
Flashback END
He couldn't help but feel the warmth of the words… the feeling that left him wanting more. He is almost here… just a little closer.
Naruto guided them down into the clearing that had been a brief battlefield. "Stay put here. I need some moments alone." He said. His voice clear and demanding, bring Itachi's respect for the boy even higher.
The Uchiha nodded and melted into the shadows of a tree while Naruto continued further into the ruins.
He looked around the place. There were so much of words written in ancient language on the stones. In a normal case, an ANBU like him wasn't allowed passage into another country unless the Hokage provided him with a pass, but since he was only here as an escort to Naruto, who was only a civilian… He stopped in his train of thoughts. A civilian with possibly more power than anyone in the village… his strength could only be guessed at. So what could be so important that he even took me along with him knowing that I could slow him down? He shook his head. It was no use over thinking things, Uzumaki said he'll give an explanation once they got back to Konoha, so wondering so much really doesn't help.
Kurotsuchi returned to the Tsuchikage's side.
"Report."
He nodded. "Several teams have gone missing during their patrols. No bodies found. The chakra signature kept going on and off every time it encounters a patrol team. There's also an additional two chakra signatures south-east of here. One stopped just a while ago, the other's heading towards where the last patrol team was seen."
Onoki rubbed his temples. Even though he doesn't want to admit it, but the truth is that he was getting too old for this shit. "Reinforcements will take too long. We'll head towards the moving chakra signature."
"But Tsuchikaga-sama-"
Onoki turned around to glare at his subordinate. "Idiot! Who do you think I am! I am the Tsuchikage, feared as Iwagakure's Onoki of Ryotenbin! It doesn't matter that our squads are going MIA, all we really need at this point of time is a look at the person's face!"
The chubby ninja immediately shuts up, that doesn't mean his brain stopped working though. Ryotenbin… che, more like a fence-sitting old man… But still, he wasn't the village's Kage for nothing.
"Let's move."
Konohagakure:
Village Archives:
If there's one thing Uzuki Yuugao learnt that day, it would be that level seven of the restricted section of the village archive is very cold… and dark. In fact, the temperature is barely at 5 degrees Celsius, giving her a good idea of what food feels like in the fridge.
She took her cat mask off and loosened her hair tie. Unlike some kunoichis, her endurance to the cold isn't something to be praised for. So as soon as she's alone, she took out a scroll and unsealed a fur-collared leather jacket. She put it on and breathed a sigh of relief, any jutsu used in the archive can activate as many as hundreds of traps, so she isn't going to risk it by using a small fire jutsu.
After making herself comfortable, she quickly scanned through the citizen profiles. Uzumaki… U… After passing the Uchiha family name, she slowed to a stop, and raised an eyebrow. There was only one Uzumaki listed in the archive… and it's not Naruto. She took out the folder and opened it up. "Uzumaki Kushina…" She read. She wouldn't happen to be…
She quickly opened the folder and scanned through the brief contents. My eyes widened little by little the further she read. Former citizen of the Country of whirlpool; moved here when still young; made into the container of Kyuubi no Yoko at Chunin; achieved rank of ANBU captain at sixteen; married Minato Namikaze, the Yondaime Hokage; had one child on the day the Kyuubi was released again; MIA ever since.
She placed the folder on the table dumbly and picked up the pieces in her mind. So she's a prodigious ninja that's married to the Yondaime and had a child with him… Naruto has her last name… Yondaime's family name is Namikaze…
She quickly ran back to the N section and sure enough, she found Naruto's profile right next to Minato's. The file was named: Namikaze (Uzumaki) Naruto. She skipped past the information she already knew. Alias: Uzumaki Naruto. Parents: Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina. Last seen 'normal' by ANBU code name: Eagle, at an alley, thirty seven dead bodies found on scene, all died of suffocation, none caused by force. The dead bodies belonged to 29 civilians, 6 Chunins and 2 Jounins. No other witness except Eagle. The ANBU had been unwilling to talk for weeks before the Yamanaka Inoichi broke into his memory back. Shortly after scanning through his memories, the Eagle died without reason. Last words:"Kami, forgive me." The case was closed as to not enough information and evidence. The boy no longer displays childish emotions after the incident, preferring to keep to himself. Not even the Sandime Hokage himself can track him at times.
Yuugao briefly wondered who wrote these statements, seeing as how it wasn't the Sandaime but knew plenty about everything. Hiruzen wanted any andall information… and I'm pretty sure I saw him flying with Itachi in tow… This is gonna take a lllloooonnnngggg time. She thought, quickly taking the three files and moving to a table, lighting a candle in the process.
Amidst the ruins:
Naruto walked into the clearing, now facing the source of his power and the future of his destiny. He got down on one knee and bowed in front of him. "Naruto Sylphill, here as you command."
He looked at the eight year old teen and placed a hand over his head. "The first test."
Chapter 1 END
The genre is Mystery… so I'm making it mysterious…
Also, the fact is that I named myself after the game character: Serika Sylphill. Thus, I don't own him or Eushully.