Story a little off course; I wanted assume to be more like edgy, not capable of loving someone in the beginning due to betrayal and then slowly opening up. As I was writing this, it feels different. But we'll see how it goes.
I might switch off to third person to first person in the future, just a heads up.
disclaimer, mature content and i do not own naruto.
Long ago, before the creator built the world, it was empty. the world was black, no living entity. he was in a deep slumber when he realized he was by himself. he could feel his heartbeat and hear his breathing, he felt lonely. then with his powers, he created planets and the sun and moon. in this specific planet that he chose, He created the sky, ocean, and land, separating them all together. With those creations, he first created a god based off of him.
the first one that he created was the darkness god. he breathe life into him, and hence he lived. the darkness god was like his counterpart. his equal part. no one can best him. the next one that he created was the sun god to bring light to this world which is lower than the darkness god. with those two in place, he created more: the ocean god, earth goddess, medical goddess, dragon god, moon goddess, and sky god. different gods have different powers. He was pleased with his creations, and he told them that they are brothers and sisters. their bonds should be taken importantly.
with his love for his children, he created humans. humans to worship the gods. along with the humans, animals were created for the skies, oceans, and land. One day after he created everything, he just vanished, all of the gods and goddesses fought for the righteous throne, the skies. war waged on for centuries until one day, all of the fighting ceased when they decided to draw lots. As the first god that the creator made,the darkness god wanted the skies but deep in his heart no one would want him to be the authoritative leader under his strict rules. when he announced to everyone that he will be taking the underworld, everyone was surprised.
"suits you best, since you are the lord of the darkness" said the sky god as he laughed. the underworld, where he would rule over the dead and the darkness. truly is fitting for him, he thought. everyone went separate ways. the gods that didnt received any land or claiming, went to their original birth place. the darkness god watched as everyone went on their ways. he wanted the skies but the fates has something else for him. his journey to the underworld took him a few months to get to his destination. when he got there, it was a hectic place. no structures. no vegetation. no light. nothing but darkness.
before he could step forward to enter the realm, he looked back and he saw some god and goddesses behind him: moon goddess, dragon god, medicine goddess, shadow god, war god, mischief god, vengeance goddess, death god, and witchcraft goddess. they all bowed down to him and promised a long time servitude as they proclaimed the eldest god as their lord and master. he on the other hand, didnt feel any type of emotions but he told them to stay here until the underworld accepts him again after the lost of the underworld goddess, anri, in exchange for curing his wounds. they all watched him go in the realm. as days, months, years, and a century went by, they waited patiently. until one day, a female spirit came to view and told them they may enter the premises. and since then, that was the last time everyone saw them.
the underworld used to have nothing. with the years went by, the darkness god created a lot of things out of his powers: rivers, mountains, artificial light (if it's dark on the above world, it would be day time below ground), vegetation, rules, and buildings. when they saw their ruler again, they were surprised to see him how he had changed. his golden tanned skin became pale, his body became much more muscular and his height grew also. the mist forming around his body serving as his protection as the underworld accepted him as his ruler.
the darkness god didn't welcomed his people, but ignored them instead. the female spirit who came to get them told them what their roles are and where they are staying and everyone was relived that their lord didn't forget about them. it took them a couple of months to get situated until they started to go do their work as underworld gods and goddesses.
they all noticed that wherever the darkness god goes, the female spirit floats around him like air. sometimes hugging him from behind, and he just completely ignore her. sometimes the spirit change forms as mists when he goes up to the above world, giving him protection from anyone. they all concluded that it's the underworld's power.
every year, all of the gods and goddesses go up in the place where they stopped fighting and celebrate the day. years went by, the underworld god never came. everyone thought that he was bitter with the lot picking, some even said that he was plotting to kill them. but this year, when the sky god announced that he got one of the main goddesses pregnant and she gave birth to a wonderful little goddess, the underworld god was present.
everyone was surprised to see him. instead of wearing his dark heavy armours, he wore a black, white, and blue formal yukata and his hair was up so everyone can see his infamous deadly eyes. everyone bowed to the eldest god, except for the sky god himself.
"i congratulate you to your new first born daughter, jiraiya."the underworld god said.
"thank you, eldest brother sasuke." the sky god lead sasuke to his goddess and daughter and introduced him to them.
"we named her sakura." tsunade spoke and held out sakura to sasuke.
sasuke reached out to sakura and carried her in his arms. the baby opened her eyes and revealed beautiful, emerald eyes.
"she is... beautiful." the sky god laughed boastfully and even boasted that it came from him.
"while all of us are having fun up here, we heard that you never bedded anyone since you that last mortal woman who betrayed you, eldest one." jiraiya laughed while the others followed. he could feel everyone's eyes were on him and he said"at least i dont commit adultery and infidelity. i heard you bedded a lot of goddess and nymphs in these past couple of years?"
sasuke gave the baby back to tsunade and he announced that he was going home. everyone turned quiet and with his dark mists forming on him, he was gone.
as years goes by, jiraiya's infidelity reached the underworld and it was no new news for everyone. with his infidelity, the earth goddess left the sky home and lived on earth instead with their daughter. tsunade and jiraiya always clashed, creating thunderstorms, hurricanes, and typhoons in the world whenever they argue. tsunade made sure that she sheltered sakura from every bad thing in the world, including her father. but sasuke on the other hand, visits the goddesses frequently as to give the earth goddess some underworld products, and thus tsunade does the same thing. this time when sasuke visited tsunade, he presented the medicine goddess, shizune, under tsunade's care.
"she's the medicine goddess. she's more beneficial to you than to me as you are the earth's goddess and the humans adore you. with shizune, she can help you cure the sick." sasuke said.
"and what do you want in exchange?" she eyed him carefully.
he didnt answer but shook his head and said "nothing".
before leaving, he heard the teenage sakura calling out for her mother. when tsunade said she was outside, she went where they were. when she came into view, sasuke got hit by her scent. flowers and citrus and rain. her long pink hair reached her bottoms and her white sleeveless dress reached the floor. she stopped at her tracks and hid behind her mother.
"is... that... one of father's men?" she asked cautiously. tsunade shook her head and told sakura that sasuke is the eldest one.
"he's the eldest of us all."
"eldest? but he looks... younger than all of you." sasuke smirked and with the waved of his hand, some thin tree branches with pink flowers from the underworld came to view in his hand.
"this... is for you." he handed the flowers to her and she accepted them.
"what is it called?" she asked while smelling it.
"sakura." he whispered.
"honey, why dont you place those at our living room?" tsunade chimed.
sakura nodded and went inside.
"your calling out to the sky god opened my eyes and i can't thank you enough for it, eldest brother." tsunade said with an apologetic voice.
"you are my sister. you deserve respect. don't let our youngest one lead you like that." he whispered.
by the time sakura came back, he was about to leave. before the mist completely covered him, she spoke out to him, "will i see you again, eldest one?" he looked at her behind his back and he gave her a small smile and told her, "you're... annoying."
the place where tsunade lives on earth was really a breathtaking place. beautiful gardens, snowy mountain alps, clear lake that reflects the skies, and flowery fields. he often roam around this area and visits a nearby town and just walk around and see how the world is thriving after the war. he doesnt interact with the people around him, just walks around and observe them. listening to what's good and bad. this time in this one teahouse, he heard some miner complaining. complaining how the ruler of the underworld doesnt give them that much wealth when they're mining on the caves. now that he think about it, they were mining too low on the ground, and they need to go deeper. before he could even speak, someone cut him off.
"milord. what brings you here?" he turned around slowly and he saw all three of the goddesses: shizune, tsunade, and sakura. he finished the remaining contents of his tea and stood up and paid. instead of paying with coins, he dropped gemstones instead. he eyed the owner and the owner was flustered but tsunade took the stones and replaced them with coins instead.
"they take coins as payment." she handed the gems back to sasuke.
but sasuke on the other hand gave the gems back to the owner. "ive been here when he first started his tea house and i never paid him. this is my payment. please take it." everyone has their eyes on the gemstones and one of the miners came up to him and asked how he got such rarity.
"pray for the underworld god before mining. and he will lead you to where the ores are." and that's all he said before leaving the teahouse.
"milord, are you doing well in the underworld? it's been 10 years since ive been here." shizune asked while they followed him going back to the lake. he didnt answer her but waved his right hand instead to tell her he's fine.
"eldest one, stay as long as you like. ill have dinner prepared for us." tsunade told him. sasuke on the other hand accepted her invite and both women went back to the house and prepared. sakura on the other hand was still looking at him. she was about to say something but few of her nymph friends came and ask her to come and tend the gardens with them. the nymphs stopped on their tracks as they saw who sakura was next to. sakura noticed that they wont come near him either. she was confused but sasuke told her to go on. she walked closer to her nymph friends and when she looked back where sasuke was, he sat down and stared at the water.
dinner for them consisted of the three goddesses, sasuke, and the sakura's nymph friends. all of them were quiet until sakura started chattering to ease up the tension. everyone started chiming in to her conversation and sasuke just listened. when he was done with his food, tsunade offered him tea before leaving.
"herbal tea. it will relax you. i've some of the herbs back in the underworld. take it nightly." sasuke nodded and drank the tea slowly.
"its... too damn sweet." he said with a smug.
"i made it, eldest one. is it too sweet for you?" sakura looked at him and had this worried face. sasuke on the other hand blushed a little and corrected his mistake
"i'm not used to sweetness, but i will make due." he diverted his eyes away from her and she smiled.
"next time you come, ill make it less sweeter!" sakura fixed the table and started cleaning everything up while the older ones drank their teas.
"word from above, he has taken another one, someone the same age as sakura." sasuke whispered. tsunade's expression changed and balled her fist from anger.
"he's getting dangerous. my child is not going to be safe around him."
"milady, master will protect you and sakura as long as i am here." shizune smiled
. "right, milord?" sasuke didnt answer and when sasuke didnt answer, that means he agrees.
"see? he said yes." shizune smiled.
"how... how would you know that he said yes?" "if he didnt answer, that means he agrees." tsunade shook her head and just drank her tea.
"she hasnt seen her father since she was born. and i intend to make that happen as long as im alive."
before leaving back to the underworld, sasuke went back to the lake and stared at the surroundings. the starry night was reflecting off from the lake making it much more magnificent. the nightly chilly breeze fan his body as he sat in front of the stilled lake in silence. this is the place where he killed thousands of innocent lives. criminals. and immortal ones. in his head, he could hear the screams, the terror, the blood everywhere. the lake used to be red from the blood. and this is the place where he fell and got wounded from the war.
please dont kill us! i will kill you, god of darkness! this is for all the shit you've done to us, now die! sasuke, milord i love you.
"eldest one?" sasuke opened his eyes as he felt sakura was next to him, looking at him.
"you were making faces as if something hurt, are you ok?" he looked up at the night sky and he noticed that the moon goddess was making another starry pattern.
"eldest one, when i saw you having that look on your face, it pained me. i never felt like that before. even when my mother made the same face, i felt nothing. but to you, i felt it. why is that?" she asked him while looking at him more with concerned look.
"your emotions are growing." he said.
"are they?" she looked away from him and looked at the night sky.
"i always see you here, now and then. not everyday. occasionally. is this a special place for you?"
"no."
"oh, ok. your face says otherwise, eldest one." sasuke stood up from where he was sitting and he waved his hand and the flower branches re appeared again. he gave them to sakura and she accepted them with a smile.
"why did you name them after me?" she asked curiously.
"i made them in the underworld right after i first saw you." with that, he took his mist and started forming around him. before he could teleport away, she once asked again if she's going to see him again. he gave her a small smile.
"you're annoying... sakura." and left.
sakura went inside the house and placed the tree branches in a vase and sat where shizune and tsunade were. "ne, shizune, what is the eldest one like?" sakura asked while flipping through a book that tsunade gave her. shizune on the other hand was making some potions and remedies who ordered some potents to cure them from a neighboring villages and cities.
"our lord... is very quiet. he rarely spoke. he's very calm and collected. strong and never leaves anybody behind. if you want to know more about him, your mother can answer that for you."
"mom said that eldest one was very evil. he would kill anybody in his sight whoever makes him mad. like during the war, he killed innocent lives and hurt gods and goddess."
"he was trying to maintain order." tsunade corrected sakura.
"if he was the eldest one, how come he's not our highest?" this time tsunade answered her.
"its not about being who's highest, but the understanding and just." sakura didnt trail that answer anymore. but asked one more question.
"is there a reason why the eldest one is at the lake occassionally at night time? whenever i cant sleep, i usually go to the lake and i would see him there. just... sitting down there and looking at the night sky as if he's hurt."
both tsunade and shizune looked at her and had this shocked expression on their faces. no one spoke for a while until tsunade spoke.
"this place was a war zone. thousands of men, women, and children died here. innocents and criminals. even gods and goddesses died here. the lake here was tainted with blood from the bloodshed, until one night, the eldest one got hurt tremendously. we all thought that he died, but a human woman helped him. she had pink hair like yours but her eyes were blue instead. we believed that she was the eldest one's first love. as the war waged on, the woman betrayed the eldest one and lead more people to kill him. we don't know the details why she betrayed him, some say because your father brainwashed the woman to kill him. before the woman could kill him, he killed her first. in the process, he killed everyone and made their bones into flowers and scattered them around. with the woman's body, he put the body in the lake and the turning the lake into a clear watered one. untainted by the blood."
she just stared at the book that she was reading and didn't say anything. a few moments later she listened to tsunade and shizune talking about something else while she read her book. when she flipped the page, there he was, the eldest. a picture of him when he was younger with his armoured clothing with a sword on his right hand. when she flipped to the next page, there was a woman next to him with her arms wrapped around his neck smiling, with pink hair and blue eyes like her mother said. and she looks exactly like her. she dont know why, but for some reason it pained her just to look at the photo. she closed the book and went to her bedroom.
if the creator grants my wish, if i get reborn again, i want to be a goddess this time. i want to be next to you for the rest of the eternity.