Of Heaven and hell
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and its characters or certain places of Greek/Roman mythology mentioned in the story. I do own the plot and everything else.
The world was divided into two divinity realms, places where Gods lived. The divinity realm is divided into the up-dwellers and down-wielders, also known as those who live in Olympus and those who live in the Underworld. There have always been tension and discrimination between the two realms but can one Goddess change that?
Chapter 4: Arrival of the Royals
The Spring Palace was adorned with twinkling stars and luscious flowers. Roses, Lilacs, Jasmines, and other fragrant flower adorned the walls and the archs inside and outside the ballroom. The stark white paint and the large windows that allowed for the guest to see the beautiful garden that was similar to Eden, was lit perfectly and had dropping lights and crystals.
There was white mink fur carpets and crystal furnishings. There were large crystal vase everywhere filled with lots of fresh flowers. It was a grand event indeed and its splendor did not stop with its decorations.
Even the glasswares and cutlery were made of white gold and encrusted with jewels, it was a showstopper. Sakura smiled at their finally finished banquet. She looked over to the buffet and it was filled with the finest meals and the rarest specialty dishes of each family.
"I can't believe we pulled it off" Sakura sighed in relief as she leaned against Ino, who was equally relieved as she was. They watched the nymphs finalize the decor and set the tables and the buffet.
"Well, like how our favorite knucklehead would say 'believe it'" Ino answered and they stared at each other and burst into fits of giggle. They were interrupted by Tsunade clearing her throat. The queen was dressed in plain garb, a simple white toga and golden sandals.
"Well then, your job is done here! You must make haste and dress up before your guests arrive" Tsunade motioned then to go faster. Her hazel eyes shining with excitement.
"I thought us, Goddesses must not make haste?" Ino teased and was rewarded with a rolled paper to the posterior. They giggled as they walked off to their own rooms and got ready with the help of their nymphs, Kaede and Yuka.
"Lady Sakura, which dress would you like to wear?" Kaede was raiding her closet as Sakura was drying herself and misting perfume all over her body. The nymph brought out 4 dresses all of the same silver colour. The first was a halter, the second was a suite heart neckline, the third was a one shoulder cut, and the last which she opted to wear was a plunging V that showed her ample chest and it hugged her curves beautifully and went down to her feet.
"Oh Kami! You look absolutely stunning your highness!" Kaede exclaimed as she went over to help Sakura with her hair. Kaede curled Sakura's hair even more and added beautiful jade clips all over the cascade of pastel pink waves. She added kohl around Sakura's doe eyes and mascara over her long and thick lashes. Sakura smiled into her mirror and admired Kaede's handiwork.
"Thank you so much Kaede, You really do have a talent in these things" Sakura looked over to Kaede and proceeded to continue smiling at the nymph. She tucked a loose ringlet behind her ear and placed her earrings and layers of necklaces.
"It is such a privilege, Lady Sakura. Your beauty makes it easy to work with" Kaede looked down bashfully and smiled to herself. Kaede then removed the lint from the Goddess's dress.
"Billboard brow! You better be ready, I'm coming in." Ino stormed into the room in all her Goddess of Beauty effect. Her sleek ponytail was in check and her fringe fell perfectly to frame her heart-shaped face.
Her bright blue eyes shimmered even more as it was lined with a bronze colour, and her pout received beautiful vibrant red lipstick. She was wearing a golden halter dress that had cut outs on her waist area and a high slit that showed off her long golden legs that seemed to go on for days. Her feet was in a high-heeled strappy sandals that go up to above her knees.
"Oh wow, you clean up well Ino-pig" Sakura laughed as she took slow strides towards the blonde bombshell. Ino blew her a kiss and winked at her friend.
"You're not so bad yourself, forehead girl" Ino smiled but was then reminded of the lack of their timid bestfriend, the Goddess of the Moon, who was once again MIA at the moment.
"I know Ino, I miss her too. We'd be seeing her in the party so cheer up." Sakura reassured the girl and linked arms together as they walked towards the ballroom.
"Welcome everyone to the Spring Palace Banquet for the young deities!" Naruto exclaimed as he scanned through his note cards which he was following for some reason. He walked around the stage like he owned it, he was made for this.
"The first one on the carpet is the beautiful, Lady Ino of the Yamanaka Clan. If she isn't already, she should totally be the Goddess of beauty! Look at how she radiates, Looking Mighty good, Ino-chan!" Naruto introduced as Ino walked gracefully to her seat, Naruto then mouthed 'Call me' playfully at the blonde bombshell. The deities in the ballroom chuckled with Naruto.
"The next one from the Hyuuga Clan, The Goddess of the Moon, Lady Hinata! Working that lilac gown, she'll be breaking a lot of hearts tonight and hopefully, She won't be breaking mine" Naruto flashed Hinata a warm smile, and the Goddess flushed a bright red and covered her face with a purple fan as she slid towards Ino's table.
"Look at that, The Goddess of Love, looking absolutely lovely to a Tee. Lady Sakura of the Senju Clan, If I may say so, Damn Saks! Looking fiesty and hot hot hot! Are you sure you aren't the Sun God?" Naruto winked at the rosette who took slow graceful steps towards the table where her friends were. She mouthed a 'Thank you' to Naruto who was absolutely killing it in a Navy tuxedo with an Orange undershirt.
Naruto had introduced all the Female Royals which included Lady Tenten of Akamichi Clan, Lady Temari of Sabaku Clan, Lady Tayuya, Lady Moegi, and Lady Hanabi of Hyuuga Clan and other not so known deities. Up next was the Male Royals of the 2 realms. The Gods lined up at the end of the carpet and waited for their turns patiently.
"The first up for the males, let's hear it for Lord Neji of the Hyuuga Clan. Hey Nej! Oi God of Fates, Can I get a smile?" Naruto teased and all he got was a stoic face as Neji walked to his table. "Well, I guess that's how he smiles, so much emotion coming from that one" Neji just ignored his teasing and sat right into his designated chair.
"The second one is Lord Rock Lee of the Maito Clan, God of Youth, still in green aye? Seriously Lee? Hahah that just rhymed" Naruto rubbed the back of his head and smiled sheepishly. "Enjoy the banquet then Lee"
"Thank you for the youthful introduction! Ever so youthful Naruto-kun!" Lee bowed and threw a thumbs up to Naruto's direction as he walked to sit beside Neji. He started a conversation with the Hyuuga prodigy who answered with various grunts.
"Coming up is the God who's family provided us with the wonderful food in the buffet, Lord Chouji, The God of Harvest, let us all give him a round of applause" Naruto urged the crowd and Chouji was met with a loud applause. Chouji sat beside Neji who did not seem to mind being surrounded by up-dwellers.
"Next up, our very own God of Knowledge and extreme laziness. Lord Shikamaru from the Nara Clan" Naruto laughed as he watched Shikamaru raise his dark questioning eyebrow at him. "How troublesome isn't this right? Shika?" He did not enjoy the crowd staring at him so he looked away and walked briskly to his seat.
The crowd seemed to be loving Naruto, the deities both down-wielders and up-dwellers enjoyed his banter and loved his humor. His never ending energy helped it to boost the crowds' love for him. He was seriously the ray of sunshine everyone needed to get comfortable in the event.
"Well well well, better late than never. The three Gods of Mischief, the Uchiha brothers, Shisui, Itachi, and Sasuke, looking as dapper as ever. How's Auntie Mikoto?" Naruto smiled at the late trio, they walked together towards the table of Neji and greeted the people there with a nod. Naruto then introduced the less known male deities and proceeded to introduce himself.
"Well, I am Naruto Namikaze! The Sun God, signing out for a bit. Enjoy the festivities!" He cheered and sat in the table with his friends. The deities mingled and chattered, for once they all felt their age and as if they are normal. They didn't see each other as up-dwellers and down-wielders, they saw each other as their equal.
Author's Note: soooo I'm still not going to reveal who is the POS in the garden. Keep reading to know, and review your comments and tips for the story. Thank you for reading. ❤️
dianaloveanime: you're too sweet! Thank you for the review. 😍😘