Naruto: A Rift in Time
By: Arthemis N. Remison
- CHAPTER 2: AION ZERVAN: GOD OF TIME -
The next morning Naruto took it upon himself to ask for a meeting. Itachi had the same idea in mind. Hinata and Ino joined them in the park to decide and discuss what happened.
"All I can remember is that Hinata was running towards Naruto, and Sasuke using a Gokkakyu [Great Fire Ball] on Kabuto, but…. Nothing else" said Ino scratching her head.
"I think I can explain to you what happened." Said Itachi calmly. "After Kabuto revived us with his Edo Tensei, I saw who he was recruiting in order to take down Madara after the war was over. He summoned Hachiro Gorou, one of the 12 Guardian Ninja that Sarutobi Asuma belonged to, Nakamune Taiki, a S-Rank Missing nin from Tsuchi Gakure, and Zervan Ahmose: a foreing ninja who liked to keep to herself. She had the power to restore whatever she could touch to its original state, but she could not use it on herself." Itachi let a small pause, before he continued.
"Kabuto killed Ahmose in a night raid, in the small village that she was resting for the night. Kabuto knew her secret: her lineage and he did not have a particular need for Ahmose but what he truly desired was her father's power."
"Who was her father Itachi-san?" interrupted the small Hyuuga girl, unaware of the sudden stares the team gave her. "S-sorry"
"I also was very curious at first Hinata-san, don't apologize. Her father was…and is not someone to be taken lightly. Her father is Aion, the Egyptian god of Time."
A collective gasp was heard in the park coming from the little group. All but Sasuke of course.
"So that tall dark guy was Aion?….. A god?" asked Sasuke, masquerading his curiosity with a statement of the obvious.
"Yes Sasuke. That was Aion himself." clarified Itachi.
"But how could Kabuto command a god?! And couldn't the god of time just go back and prevent that from happening?" Hinata asked, practically begging for the information to be heard. Itachi continued.
"Just like Neptune doesn't meddle in the affairs of Apollo, Aion cannot interfere with the realm of Anubis. The mighty god felt despair watching as his only daughter was destroyed. But the fact that he couldn't interfere with Anubis didn't mean that he couldn't give him some extra work.
Aion came down from the heavens hell bent on destroying Kabuto but the Hebi Sennin had a trick on his sleeve. As soon as he confirmed the death of Ahmose, he rapidly unleashed his Edo Tensei and took control on the life-less body of Aion's only daughter."
"As Aion saw this moment unfold, he screamed even louder and abruptly stopped his descent to land softly in front of Kabuto."
-Flashback-
"I have taken control of your daughter's life Aion. Not even Anubis can claim this soul anymore. As soon as it is destroyed it will go to Niflhel. And not even Anubis can reach her there." Said Kabuto unleashing his trademark smile adjusting his glasses.
"I will only deliver her back to you if you serve me until I give you a direct order."
"YOU DARE TO USE ME LIKE THIS? A GOD? I SHALL DESTROY YOU WHERE YOU STAND!" Aion's voice was heard through the mountains. His rage clouding his better judgement.
"If you want your daughter back from Anubis at least, you will listen to me." Said Kabuto calmly, hiding very well his sudden fear from enraging a god.
- End Flashback -
"Aion succumbed to his new master, with the promise that he would return his daughter after 1 and only 1 wish. And that was how Aion became a pawn in Kabuto's army."
As Itachi finished his story the flaming sun hit its peak even though none of them felt time go by.
"We need to try to not upset the timeline much, we don't want the future changing to drastically." said Sasuke.
"I agree. But we are still kids, except Itachi so lets try and keep our knowledge and techniques to ourselves. We don't want to explain to the Hokage how an 8 year old knows how to do the Chidori." Said Naruto looking at Sasuke.
"Apparently the time traveling did something to your head, dobe. That actually was something smart." Sasuke added.
Naruto smiled sincerely. "You missed a lot of me growing up…..teme"
"This doesn't mean that we should ignore our training. We should secretly train to maintain ourselves." explained Ino.
"Yeah, I believe that is the best" said Hinata.
"For now, let's just live our lives until you guys graduate. We can't do much training without clearance." said Itachi.
"Naruto." said Sasuke. "This time… we won't be alone." And he showed his fist to Naruto.
"That's a promise" said Naruto punching back.
- O.0.o.0.O -
Hello. I would like to thank Ema Namikaze for her quick review, and adding this story to her favorites. Also to the DragonBard for his following, all in less than 12 hours. Also a big thanks to Linelly, for her inspiring words in her review. There where a few words in here that we are not used to hearing or just do not understand, so I will leave a few links and explanations.
Neptune & Apollo: Greek mythology gods of the oceans and the sun respectively.
Aion & Anubis: Egyptian mythology gods of time and death respectively.
Niflhel: Following the Norse mythology it is a place between two worlds: Hel and
Niflheim. The first {Hel} is a world of fire, from which we derive the word "Hell" and Niflheim is a world of Ice. In Norse mythology the god of mischief Loki was said to be born here.
For more on Niflhel visit: english/Niflhel/
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
"Those who wish control of time are those who time has left behind." -James D. Fawkes