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-Priory of the Nine-
It felt like he had been standing in the same spot for hours, his body rigid, his grip on the handle of the blade turning his knuckles white. When Naruto finally came to, he fell flat on his ass and scurried away from the now fallen blade as quickly as he could.
"H-h-holy crap, that blade was cursed! I knew this was a bad idea... I need to get back, find Mizuki and tell him..." as he trailed off on his tangent, he noticed the figure standing in the corner of his eye.
"Child, that blade, as you put it, is most definitely the farthest from a cursed item you will find in your life. I am sure you have questions, and I do have answers. But not here, for I realize you DO have somewhere you need to be." said the specter. "Now pick up the blade, and focus your magicks on it. The blade is still in it's dormant state." At that Naruto was confused, magicks? Did he mean chakra?
"What do you mean by magicks? Like pulling a rabbit from a hat?"
And this, it seemed, was most definitely not the correct thing to say, if the killing intent the ghost was pushing onto young Naruto was any indication. "Pull a rabbit out of a hat!? What are they teaching children in this gods forsaken era! No, young Naruto, your inner powers, Magicka!" "Magicka? I don't even know what that is! We ninja use chakra you old goat!" Naruto shot back, conveniently forgetting the part of him not graduating. "If you want me to push it into the stupid sword you should have just said so..." He said as he started picking up the blade, completely missing the intense glare the spirit was giving him. "Now how do I do this again? Shouldn't have fallen asleep during this lesson I guess... focus my will to bring up the chakra, and push it to... push it into the weapon?"
As he was mumbling to himself the spirit was observing Naruto, watching as an aura of a light blue pushed itself from the boy and began to envelope the blade. "Though this child may be an idiot, it seems the gods were not mistaken in choosing him as their champion. This power he possesses is incredible, and it seems that he doesn't even realize it himself." thought Pelinal. A light began pulsing from the sword, and before long the blade itself began changing. The blade itself grew wider, the tip more pronounced. The pommel stone became more rounded, and changed from a ruby red to a sapphire blue. The hilt grew into a hand guard, covering half of the grip with a protruding bar. If one were to stare into the gem on the pommel, you could almost make out an image of a whirlpool, drawing in the gazes of those who dare look deep enough.
"It... changed? Was that supposed to happen? I didn't break it did I?" Naruto fearfully asked. "No, you merely unlocked it. The blade, and all of the divine artifacts change by the very nature of the wielder. They adapt to suite how you fight. It seems that the lighter style of combat the Last excelled at is not for you... no, that blade is not meant to bypass an opponents defence, but to crush it entirely."
At this point, Naruto noticed something odd about how the spirit kept referencing to someone. While not 'smart' by a longshot compared to others, Naruto was able to pick up on the actions of others rather well, as living on your own means you do not want people to cheat you. "You keep referencing to this 'Last', who is that?" "Just as you are the 'Next', there have been those who I reference to as the 'Last'. They are those who have held the relics, have been chosen by the divines, just as you are. The Last are no singular person, there have been three of us. I, myself, am an amalgation, a combination if you will, of the experiences and knowledge of the First Pelinal Whitestrake, then the hero of the third era, and the last chosen, during the beginning of the end of the fourth era. It has always begun, however, with this building. The Divines guide the Next to this priory, and it is here that I judge whether they are worthy. By picking up the blade, you have started a new destiny, and by it you must swear to banish the evil from these lands."
"Why me though?" Naruto asked, "Surely there is someone better than me? I'm nobody, I don't have a family, and it seems that everyone hates me for something I don't even know I did! Why am I considered worthy?" At this Pelinal stared hard at Naruto, "It is because you have these doubts, that you are to be considered worthy of the God's favor. It is more than being humble, it is knowing that deep down, you know you can strive to be better. By your own power, not at the expense of others. It matters not if there is someone better, because the Divines in their infinite wisdom chose you, and if nothing else, that should prove your worth."
"I believe in you, young Naruto, and should you need me for anything I am shall remain here. You will know how to return. Now I believe you did have something you were doing before this." At that the spirit pointed to the scroll laying by the doorway, unrolled to a specific jutsu.
As Pelinal faded away, all Naruto could do was stare at the scroll, finally realizing just how screwed he truly was at becoming a genin. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Technique)? Of course it had to be a damn clone jutsu..." And with that he sat down and got to practicing, all the while cradling his newest burden, the gem shining in the glow of the torches.