Magnus: Here is a new chapter, there is only one more to go as an introduction of the main characters, the third will be Hinata, yes, next chapter finally will be NaruHina, hope you are enjoying this story, for there is going to be a lot of chaos, now please, Read and Review!
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Chapter 4
The awakening of a God
2 years and half had passed since Naruto got a father, he is 8 now, today is his birthday, a very happy moment, of course, is only a father-son moment, because Naruto does not have any friends yet, but is a happy moment nevertheless, however, this is just the first birthday that Naruto really enjoys.
=Flashback=
2 years ago:
"Come on, my son, it's your birthday, you shouldn't hide below your bed", Ankiseth said, with a sweet and reassuring voice,
"NO!, THEY ARE GOING TO COME AND BEAT ME, THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR!", Naruto cried, since he had memory, the villagers always came to beat him at the anniversary of the defeat of the Kyuubi no Kitsune, his birthday.
"Naruto, no one is going to beat you, there is no one that can come in, not without our permission, there is nothing to be afraid of", Ankiseth tried to reason with him, but it was useless, Naruto kept crying, and refused to came out,
"Ok, you are forcing me to take drastic measures", Ankiseth said, and left the room,
Naruto then felt REALLY bad, for a moment, he felt like he was going to be abandoned, due to his fear on people.
"Happy birthday, Naruto, my son", Ankiseth voice filled the room again,
For a moment, Naruto thought that he was going to levitate the bed to force him out, but instead of that, Ankiseth knelt at the bed's side, putting a small cake in the floor, and pushing it towards Naruto,
"No mater where you are, I'm here with you, my dear child", Ankiseth explained, and Naruto cried again, but this time with happiness.
Last year:
Naruto was sat at the dinning table, a GREAT improvement to last year, since got a hold on basic magic, he felt way more secure, but he kept eyeing the doors, afraid of someone that may forced his or her entrace,
"Happy birthday, Naruto, my son", Ankiseth said with his sweet voice,
He was entering the room, with a levitating cake following him, Naruto just learned that spell, but he was eager to use it as many times as possible, so, he made some plates, forks and vases to levitate to the table.
"Oh my!, you are getting so good at magic, and just in such a short time!", at Ankiseth's praising, Naruto blushed, true, Ankiseth praised him daily, but it was due to true advancement,
"By the way, this year you will enter the academy, I wish you good fortune and the friendship of good people, and remember, if you can't keep on it, I won't be disappointed, for you are still the best mage of the village", Ankiseth continued, giving a warm laugh.
"Daddy, I'm the only mage of the village, being you an archmage yourself", Naruto reasoned, his wish was to become the first ninja-mage on history, at this, Ankiseth made the 'family trade' foxy grin,
"This year I have a very special gift for you, I hope you find it useful at the academy", Ankiseth told him while making a gift box to appear from thin air, Naruto took it and opened it with haste, and his face brighted up,
"TA-DA!, your own self repairing suit, it will reconstruct itself no mater what hits it, and is very resistant, so, it won't rip easily, also, I added some weather charms, making it water proof, and it will not hold any smells or dirt, needing very little cleaning, however it wasn't easy to make it, your favorite colors were hard to get!", Ankiseth explained
Naruto watched in awe the suit, it contained a red business suit, red tie, black shirt, black shoes, white gloves with magic circles to channel his magic easily, every piece of fabric was filled with runes, magic circles, and magical inscriptions, at least 5 types of magic, a true masterpiece, with religious care, he changed into these new clothes, and after materializing a full body mirror, he looked at his reflection with pride,
"Thank you daddy!, I look like a true business man, the perfect disguise for a ninja-mage, is awesome, believe it!".
=End of Flashback=
This year, the main hall was being decorated for the birthday, Naruto no longer feared the villagers, even if their descendants tried to make his life a hell at the academy, he was above everyone else, but this year had also brought some interesting things, so, sitting in a sofa, Naruto started to resume his year to his father, Ankiseth, who listened with fascination, awaiting for the main event of the day.
"This year has been most interesting, while most of the kids at the academy hates me, there are some that are friendly to me, and some are in my class!", Naruto squeaked in delight, and Ankiset gave him a warm smile,
"Really?, that is very good, who are they?, do you think we can invite them for the party?", Ankiseth asked, with his usual sweet voice, already knowing the answer,
"Well, there is Shino Aburame, very silent, but friendly anyway, unfortunately, he is attending some business with his father, there is Shikamaru Nara, somewhat lazy, but friendly, just as Chouji Akimichi, too bad that their parents hates me", Naruto explained.
"Oh!, and, any girlfriend?", Ankiseth asked, without losing his foxy grin,
"Well, there are two girls on my class, one that I LIKED, Sakura Haruno, but she is a banshee, yelling at everything, she has become worst since the last Uchiha got advanced one year ahead of us, they say that he is a genius; and there is Hinata Hyuga, I've caught her looking at me from the shadows, but Kyuubi-chan don't feel anything but positive feelings and a bright aura from her, however, she always flee when I got near her, unfortunately, his father seems to hate me with a passion, which is strange, since he is one of our best customers", Naruto explained with a slight blush.
"I see, so, anyone we could invite?, it would be so lonely in this big hall only the two of us", Ankiseth asked, savouring with anticipation the next moment,
"Well, there is this guy that WAS one year ahead of me, he is really friendly, and have good manners, I got word that he was downgraded one year, so, he'll be with me next year in class, his name is Rock Lee", Naruto said his name with some sadness, because he also got word on another thing concerning this boy.
"Well, let's go for him, he surely will enjoy this cake", Ankiseth spoke, knowing exactly who this boy was, and who he will become,
Naruto couldn't help but to smile, he was going to invite a friend for his birthday party, the first of many, he told himself.
Meanwhile, in the memorial stone...
Rock Lee was crying, crying his heart out, this seemed to be his worst week, two days ago, he got word that he will have to repeat the year in the academy, his grades were the lowest in all the academy's history, or so they said, this was a low blow to him, Gai-sensei promised that if something like that happened, he will fix that with a talk about how he could become a taijutsu genius, but there was a problem with that, today was the day Gai was bound to return from the lands of the west, he went to a mission, but the rest of his team returned without him, "Missed In Action", they said, meaning that he just lost the closest thing he had as a father, and his only way to become a ninja, so, in front of the stone, he did the only thing he could thought, cry, unaware of the two figures that were watching him.
"Are you ok?", Naruto asked, true concern in his voice,
The crying boy turned to face them, he recognized them as the merchants, kind people that always treated others with sweet words, so, he did his best to answer politely,
"No (sob), Gai-sensei will never return (sob), he was like a father to me (sob), I'm alone now", the boy replied, eyes filled with tears, and still, Ankiseth smiled.
"There is no need to cry, Gai will watch over you forever, for he is already toasting for you in the dinning halls of Valhalla, wishing you a long life full of victory and adventure, a life guided by your courage", Ankiseth spoke with a voice filled with knowledge and wisdom, almost religious,
Naruto wasn't startled by this, he has gotten to know that his father always knew a lot, if not everything, what ALMOST startled him, was the brightened face of Rock Lee.
Rock Lee was able to see that picture, Gai-sensei toasting for him, in the great halls, surrounded by the great heroes of the long forgotten times, suddenly, he realized something, this stranger knew about that, something that he believed only he could imagine, and this made him to look with fear at the tall blonde man.
"You are wondering how I know, right?", Ankiseth asked, this returned the foxy grin to Naruto's face, Lee nodded, still eyeing the adult,
"You know, there is a cake waiting for us at our home, we can eat and drink, and toast in the name of Gai-sensei, and then we can talk about the long forgotten knowledge, what do you think?", Naruto proposed, the ways of Ankiseth already made his own,
Lee was about to argue, when his stomach agreed for him, after all, there was nothing waiting for him at his table.
Uzumaki's Apartment, a few minutes later...
"WOW!!!!, THIS PLACE IS BIGGER THAN IT LOOKED IN THE OUTSIDE!!!", Lee was amazed, the place was... a palace,
"What is important of a house is not the size, but the people who inhabits it", Naruto explained, using a sweet voice, just as Ankiseth would have done,
"Indeed, but let's not talk with empty stomachs, today is a day to celebrate!", Ankiseth added, and Lee nodded,
"True, today is the anniversary of the battle against the demon fox, right?", Lee asked,
"We don't celebrate that event", Naruto replied, still with a smile,
"Today we celebrate something more important, the birthday of my dear child, HAPPY BIRTHDAY NARUTO!!!", Ankiseth explained, and Lee quickly congratulated Naruto.
After the dinner, that Lee conceded to be the best food he ever tasted, Ankiseth proceeded to give a new gift to Naruto, another piece of clothing,
"Here, my dear child, here is the rest of your new outfit, this took longer to make, because it's alive", Ankiseth explained
He allowing the orange trench coat to wrap itself around Naruto, who couldn't help but to grin at the gift, knowing that it will help him to be aware of his surroundings more easily, Ankiseth completed the outfit by putting an orange wide brim hat in Naruto's head, of course this show scared the poor Lee.
"H-How did you do that?", Lee asked with a fearful voice, something inside him told him about the dangers of what he just saw,
"It's Magic!", Naruto replied as if it were as natural as breathing,
"Magic?, you mean, no jutsu?, but Magic?", Lee asked, not sure if he did it properly,
"Of course, but the true question is, how do you know the difference?, or is there any difference at all?, Aesir?", Ankiseth asked,
Then he walked down stairs, heading to the basement, while the two kids followed him, no need to give orders, Naruto followed him because it was the natural thing to do, while Lee followed him because he felt that the answers where with him, as they reached a golden room filled with images in the walls, Ankiseth asked Lee to step in the center of the room, where a magic circle was drawn,
"Step in the center of the room, and let the lost knowledge of your people flow in your soul, Aesir"
Lee did as told, he wasn't actually listening to Ankiseth, the room was actually calling him, and as he stepped in the circle, something awakened inside him,
"I. AM. TYR!"
Legions of demons, angels and arcane creatures felt a shiver in their spines, something that wasn't mean to be, just happened, and all of them cursed the only being capable of such transgression, The Ancient One.
Magnus: Well, hope you liked it, did you recognized Naruto's suit?, is Gai really dead?, and what will do Lee now that he knows who he really is?, you'll have to keep reading, see ya in next chapter!