Hey everyone, pathetic-really here. My access to the internet got fucked up real bad, which is why I haven't been active lately. During that time I took a look back over The Obsidian Temple and well, I'm really happy you guys like it so much. It was my first fanfic and honestly I didn't expect it to get ten reviews let alone the 41 it's got currently. But as I was looking back I realized something. This is not the fic I envisioned. My original idea was a strictly Hidan/Naruto mentor relationship (although Romance Robert's idea of a HidaNaru fic was pretty intriguing. I personally love the pairing; I can never find many fics about them though.) And well look what happened to the fic. Don't get me wrong I still love it but well, I don't know where to go with it. I mean I have the major plot points mapped but I have no idea how to get there. Honestly I have no idea how to continue it, so regretfully I have to announce that this story is going on permanent hiatus. However, I will map out the major plot points for you, I hate it when authors just leave the story and don't offer some sort of closure.
A year after Naruto's first training session with Raven he emerges from Itami's apprenticeship as a hardened teen. He can kill without remorse and has even acquired the zeal for killing many Jashinists have. He is one step from ascending to priesthood and achieving Jashin's Great Gift
Itami gathers all the Jashinists at his temple. Naruto has a brief happy reunion with Shitai, Aijin and Hidan. They need slaves to raise Saisho no Jiin from the cold depths of the ocean. They plan to attack Kusakagure and wipe out half its population and taking the rest captive. Naruto is promised that if he does well in the attack he will become immortal.
The Jashinists attack Kusakagure, Naruto leading the assault as is his right as the Elder's apprentice. They cut a bloody swath through the village and attack the Kusakage. After a fierce battle Naruto kills the Kusakage, taking his head to present to Itami.
The rest of the shinobi world is shocked by Kusa's downfall. They convene in the Land of Iron to discuss their plan of action. As they do this the Jashinists convene once more and complete an ancient ritual that steals the life force from each prisoner and converts it to chakra. They use this chakra to raise the First Temple. Once inside Itami gathers the High Priests and grants Naruto Jashin's Great Gift. He is the first one to be granted such a gift in the Temple for centuries. They uncover an armory full of skeleton armor and weaponry. They begin their plan of attack on Konoha.
The attack begins. Jashin-sama sets the Kyuubi loose on Konoha to rampage once again. Naruto returns to his home village for the first time in years, this time not as an outcast but as Jashin's newest priest. He starts off in the direction of the Hokage's tower but is intercepted by Kyoju-sha, who is still wearing Mizuki's skin. A fierce battle ensues. After a long while Naruto finally succeeds in severing his head from his shoulders, effectively disabling him. After recuperating for a moment he continues on his way to face the Hokage.
He arrives at the Hokage's office to find the Elder already engaged in combat with the old man. Itami is obviously winning, and upon seeing Naruto he steps aside and allows the boy to take up the fight. The Hokage is dumbstruck, he barely recognized the boy. Naruto refuses to answer any of his questions and, after using his immortality to get close enough, stabs the man through the chest with a kunai. The man collapses and Itami begins to clap. Naruto takes the old man's hat from its discarded position on the desk and dons it. Together he and Itami look out the window at the village below. Kyuubi rages near the gates, Jashinists run rabid in the streets, and the entire village burns, painting the sky orange and black. As they look out Itami contemplates how much of the world there is left to conquer. Naruto smiles grimly and announces that he will see the shinobi world burn before the year's end.
And that's how the story ends. I'm sorry if I disappointed you guys. The story I intended will be out soon under the name Following the Unholy Priest. Please check it out, it would mean a lot to me. In the meantime, if your looking for a good Jashinist Naruto fic check out the story Jashin's Devout by othersideofthemirror.
Goodbye,
Pathetic-really