Yo...

Well, another quick update. To the readers of my other stories- particularly "Sharingan Devil" and "Humanity's Last Stand". I am trying my best to finish the war arc of this story at the earliest possible, and as soon as they are done I will get back to them. It's a habit of mine that I usually try to finish what I started no matter how long it takes.

Last year, specifically from June to December I continuously updated Sharingan Devil, while Namikaze Legend didn't get a single update during that time frame as I was busy completing arcs of that story, And now the same is happening with Namikaze Legend.

We have reached June and the war arc is almost over, so yes I am going to provide continuous updates for those stories...while Namikaze Legend will take a back seat. Please just wait a little longer.

About my use of adverbs, I've really tried to write in another manner...but this is just my style. So it's up to you...

Enjoy the chapter...

Chapter 57

The Chosen Ones

Three people were currently standing in the vast empty space, there was absolute silence in the dimension. Even the unconscious Kushina was not making a sound.

Naruto nervously stared at the two people in front of him. The amount of power leaking from them was unbelievable...

Such chakra

Such strength..

Even his own chakra and power seemed like an ant in comparison to these two. The air had became so heavy that he was barely able to breathe, his entire body was shaking as beads of sweat rolled down his face. He was not even able to move a muscle...

"Stop it brother...you'll scare the poor boy" said the shorter man in a kind voice,

He had short, spiky blonde hair, two locks of which were wrapped in bandages framing either side of his face in a similar manner to his partner. He also wore what seemed to be a blank forehead protector. He wore a light-colored kimono which was adorned with magatama around the collar. The kimono was held closed by a dark-colored sash. Underneath all of this he wore a black full-body suit.

In a way the man seemed really familiar...

The other man had long black hair cut short on top, with two locks wrapped in bandages framing either side of his face. His eyebrows were cut short — a symbol of his nobility and his eyes had markings around his eyes which were turned up at the corners. He wore a high-collared, light-colored kimono held closed by a dark sash. Around the collar of the kimono was adorned with magatama under which he wore a black full-bodied suit.

And he was looking at Naruto quite sternly...

"Please brother..." requested the blonde man again, as his partner sighed tiredly.

"Fine..."

Naruto sighed in relief as the tremendous pressure disappeared as he slowly collapsed on his knees, his body stopped shaking and his breathing started returning back to its normal pace.

He cautiously looked at the two people standing in front of him, there was no chance of him attacking them. They would crush him like a fly...

Even Kushina was unconscious and if they could take down the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki so easily,

So the only option he had...

"Your friend's alive..." replied the taller one frankly,

"We need to talk, Naruto..." said the blonde one calmly,

"I figured that much...I mean what are you?" asked Naruto nervously,

"We're angels of Kami (God) and your ancestors..." said the taller one proudly, and he narrowed his eyes when Naruto snorted bemusedly.

"Get the hell out of here, there's no such thing..." said Naruto bluntly, he was surprised when the blonde one stepped forward.

"This is your problem, Naruto. You have no faith..." said the blonde one dissapointedly,

FLASH

Giants sparks of lightning started flashing in the entire dimension...

His eyes widened in shock when the two men's bodies got covered in different forms of chakra. The taller one had red colored chakra surrounding his entire body...and his eyes? Was that a Mangekyo?

While the blonde one's body was covered in bright blue chakra flames and he was standing on top of a small wooden dragon.

And both of them had giant wings on their backs...making them look like heavenly beings.

"I'm Indra Otsutsuki, elder son of the Rikudo Sennin and your ancestor..." stated the taller one seriously,

"I'm Asura Otsutsuki, younger son of the Rikudo Sennin. Indra here is my big brother, and I'm your ancestor too..." replied the blonde one with a kind smile on his face.

Naruto could neither believe what he was seeing or the words that were falling on his ears. His mind was practically exploding from hearing these revelations...

"I don't understand, the Rikudo Sennin was just a myth..." said Naruto confusedly, and Indra gave him a harsh glare.

"It's not a myth, son. We are real, why do you think we both a possess a Mangekyo?" asked Indra seriously,

"We're not here to harm you, Naruto. We only want to talk..." replied Asura comfortingly,

"Yeah, you knocked out my friend, you morons!" accused Naruto in an irritated voice,

Indra's eyebrows twitched a little on hearing that remark, but looking at the pleading gaze his younger brother was giving him, prevented Indra from giving Naruto a lesson.

Even after all these years, he could still not refuse his younger brother's silly requests...

"He's a moron like you, Asura!" said Indra tiredly,

"Gee, are you forgetting he's supposed to be your reincarnation, Nii-san?" asked Asura teasingly, as Indra shot him a harsh glare.

"Asura..."

"Nii-san..."

"Will you two idiots stop bickering?" yelled Naruto in frustration,

''SHUT UP!" shouted both the brothers in unison

Naruto curiously watched as both the brothers glared at each other, and small lightning sparks were flying between their eyes until Asura backed off and looked at Naruto.

"Sorry about that, we were just having a moment..." said Asura happily, and Indra smacked his forehead on seeing his brother's stupid antics.

"Um...Yeah" said Naruto hesitantly, this was getting really awkward for him...

"We are here to do something...let's get to it, brother" commanded Indra, and Naruto quickly went in front of him.

"Hey, first I don't know who the hell are you two? And second, the Rikudo Sennin is just a myth...how do you I know you are not lying?" asked Naruto intimidatingly, as he narrowed his eyes at Indra.

"Whether you want to believe us or not is up to you, why do you think you survived so long with the virus? Any normal Uchiha would have died months back..." explained Indra patiently,

''So you're saying I'm not normal?" asked Naruto begrudgingly, as Asura quickly stepped beside the hot headed Uchiha's

"What he's trying to say is that you and your brother are special because you are supposed to be our reincarnations in this time frame..." said Asura seriously,

"My brother? What has this got to do with him?" asked Naruto suspiciously, somehow he had a feeling the answer was not going to be pretty.

"Before we go there, you need to first understand the past. To cut it short, our father was the Rikudo Sennin. He was the descendant of the most powerful goddess of our world...Kaguya Otsutsuki" said Indra wearily, even after all these years that name sent chills across his soul.

"Kaguya?" asked Naruto curiously,

"Yes, she was our grandmother. She came from a far away land with the dream of stopping wars that were happening every day during her time. There was a god tree called the "Shinju" that was worshiped by the people, it bore a special fruit every thousand years that possessed tremendous power..." explained Asura briefly,

"Let me guess, she ate that fruit..." said Naruto confidently,

"How can you say that?" asked Indra curiously,

"Humans are inquisitive by nature. We are always attracted to things we are not supposed to do, the thrill of breaking boundaries and venturing across the forbidden is an adventure for every person. That's what humans were, are and always will be until the end of time" replied Naruto briefly, as Indra got a satisfied smile on his face on witnessing his successor's intelligence.

"In many ways you are lot like me..." thought Indra proudly, Asura noticing his brother's happiness decided to continue their work.

"Yes, absolutely correct. That fruit contained the power which you may now refer as "Chakra" said Asura sadly,

"WHAT!"

"It's true, Kaguya ate that fruit and became a goddess, the most powerful human to walk the face of the earth. With that power she ended every war instantly and the people of the world started worshiping her. However..." replied Indra hesitantly, and Naruto noticed the discomfort on the man's face.

"As you know power corrupts. Kaguya became paranoid, she feared that one day the humans would again start wars and so she unleashed something far more dangerous on the world. A plan that would end everything..." said Asura seriously,

"I don't like the sound of that. Seems like she was a crazy woman..." replied Naruto suspiciously,

"She was, and that plan was stopped only due to the Shinju. When Kaguya was about to unleash her apocalypse, the god tree "Shinju" from whom she had stolen the fruit acquired the form of the "Jubi (Ten Tails)" with the goal of retrieving the power which she stole from it..." explained Indra in detail, and he was not surprised on seeing the shock on Naruto's face.

"Jubi?" asked Naruto in a terrified voice, he had seen what the nine tails was capable of...and just imagining what a ten tailed beast would be capable of frightened him immensely.

"Your friend there has a part of that beast sealed in her..." said Asura seriously, and pointed his finger at Kushina as Naruto's gaze shifted towards his red head comrade.

"Kushina..."

"However the god tree was a little late, Kaguya had surpassed the power of gods and became the most powerful entity of the world. A demon whom even the Shinju could not defeat. She consumed the god tree itself and unleashed her apocalypse on our world..." explained Indra cautiously, and Naruto narrowed his gaze at the two men, just what kind of terror had that stupid woman unleashed that scared even these two?

"What was the apocalypse?" asked Naruto flatly, and Indra shook his head in negative.

"We can't tell you that. It's not time...that apocalypse is about to unleashed back on this world, if you want to find out what it is you must look in the right direction. The answers are near you..." said Asura seriously,

"Come on..." requested Naruto, but the brothers did not budge at all.

"It's not our place to tell you about the future. We can only tell you about the past, so that you can learn something from our mistakes." said Indra in a regretful voice,

"The apocalypse was unleashed and the entire human race got swept in it. But our father Hagoromo whom you know as the Rikudo Sennin, and his elder brother Hamura fought against their own mother in order to save the world. They were her sons, but they knew she was wrong...so the brothers combined their powers and ultimately defeated her. But Kaguya was no ordinary person, as such Hamura sealed her away at the cost of his life..." explained Indra seriously,

"But Kaguya's death unleashed the Jubi back on to our world, but my father defeated it and sealed it within himself. He became the first Jinchuuriki..." said Asura proudly, as Naruto was totally shocked on hearing this.

"It's it's..." said Naruto hesitantly, as Indra put a hand on his shoulder.

"We know it's hard to believe, but you are really a descendant of gods..." said Indra calmly, and Naruto just gave him a short nod.

"My father wanted peace in our world, so he taught ninshu to the people and us. The power of chakra was to be harnessed to understand each other..." said Asura with a small smile, he could still remember how happy his father was with that dream.

"You mean ninjutsu?" asked Naruto curiously, and Indra glared at him as if he had offended him.

"Don't say that word. It's an abomination which our sons created to cause more chaos in the world..." said Indra angrily,

"However our father knew peace could not be established in his lifetime. So before his death, he divided the Jubi into nine tailed beasts because he did not want to unleash that monster on the world again. He divided that chakra into nine chakra forms while sealing the body of the Jubi into what you may known as the moon" said Indra proudly, even now his father's power amazed him immensely.

"The moon?" asked Naruto in shock,

"Yes, after the extraction my father was severely weakened and was nearing his death. And as such he was asked to choose a successor from his sons. The one who shall continue his legacy and establish peace..." said Indra bitterly, and Naruto noticed the discomfort between the brothers.

"He choose me, the younger son to carry on his legacy. By birth right, Indra Nii-san was supposed to be his successor and carry on his legacy...but father chose me and made me take an oath to carry on his legacy" replied Asura regretfully,

"So you fought, didn't you?" asked Naruto calmly, and regret was clearly visible in Indra's eyes.

"Naruto, you must understand. I love my brother, even after everything he is precious to me. But I too had a dream just like you. I wanted to create an empire and establish peace throughout the world. I wanted to unite everyone through any means necessary just like you..." said Indra seriously, and Naruto was a little surprised on hearing this.

"You too...huh?"

Asura noticed how his brother and his descendant immediately recognized each other, as a small sad smile came on his face...

"Maybe, one day Itachi...you shall probably understand me too..." thought Asura sadly,

"While I wanted to achieve peace through discipline and co-operation. I wanted to improve our world not through violence, but through words and some other non violent ways. Our father liked my way and chose me as his successor and that is where everything began..." said Asura remorsefully, and Indra put a hand on his shoulder to offer some comfort.

"For what it's worth, my brother was willing to sacrifice everything and make me the successor. But father destroyed everything, he crushed my dreams and forcefully made Asura take over as his successor. I had to follow my dream, while Asura was bound by duty and his oath...so we fought and fought till the end" said Indra silently,

Naruto noticed that despite their differences, these two really loved and cared for each other. Just as him and Itachi...

"So you two killed each other?" asked Naruto hesitantly, as he didn't want to harm their feelings.

"No, I could never kill my brother no matter what. I died from the wounds that I sustained during our fights...while Asura died of old age. But our chakra's remained in nature and continued to take form in our descendants making them our reincarnations again and again throughout history..." said Indra truthfully,

"Indra Nii-san's descendants became known as the "Uchiha's", while my sons and daughters became known as the "Senju". Instead of ending the fighting, they continued their war...our children even went on to kill each other, something which neither I or Indra Nii-san would never do" replied Asura in an angry voice,

"So you mean...?" asked Naruto suggestively, as both the brothers gave him firm nods.

"Yes, you are our descendants. Only if we had resolved our differences peace would have been established years ago. If I had not tried to make my brother understand through force, while he could have tried to understand my dream, my feelings and look beyond his oath. Then none of this would have happened..." said Indra sadly, as Asura took looked his great nephew straight in the eye,

"Naruto, for centuries we have seen our children kill each other. We have lived in our own nightmares, it's something which I don't wish on any parent..." replied Asura remorsefully,

"Then why didn't you do something to change it? Why did you intervene like now you're doing with me..." said Naruto confusedly,

"It's because we already knew the outcome. Even now Asura and me can understand each other, because we are blood brothers. Sons of the same father, we grew up together. But our children were not the same, they were only half Otsutsuki's and as such they could never ever understand the bond in our family. My children did develop such a bond only among them...but it was twisted and more dangerous. You are suffering from that curse too..." explained Indra briefly,

"While my children developed a self righteous nature. They always thought they were the right ones, and never tried to understand the pain and suffering of their siblings..." said Asura sadly,

"So has this cycle always continued?" asked Naruto skeptically,

"Yes and No"

"Huh?"

"In the past, our previous reincarnations united the Senju and Uchiha clans. But that alliance was short lived, my descendant was not able to overcome the curse of my clan while Asura's successor too could not abandon his rigid ideology and peace could not be established again." said Indra disappointedly,

Naruto's eyes widened in shock, as he realized just who those two previous reincarnations were.

"You mean..."

"Yes, it's exactly as you think. But they failed not because they didn't want peace, but rather they were incomplete. They were only half's of me and my brother, and not pure Otsutsuki's like you and Itachi. Naruto, your parents created history...they practically changed the faith of this world through their love. Your father is my descendant, a Senju...while your mother is Nii-san's descendant, an Uchiha. Together they created the Otsutsuki family again..." replied Asura happily,

Indra and Asura patiently watched as Naruto grabbed his forehead, they understood it must be too overwhelming for the young boy.

"It's fucked up..."

"Well, it is the reality. You and Itachi are our true complete reincarnations..." said Indra proudly,

"I don't understand how me and my brother are even remotely similar to you?" asked Naruto curiously,

"Naruto, you are like me. From the beginning, you were a prodigy. A master of ninja arts, your understanding of the world was far greater than any person your age. Your Yin chakra and your sharingan are one of the strongest powers in this world. You even share my dream of creating an empire, but since you are also a descendant of Asura...you inherited his compassion for people and some of his powers. You became a leader like him, something in which I failed. However your body and physical strength are weak like me..." explained Indra patiently, as Naruto could recognize the similarities between him and the man.

"While Itachi is like me. He does not have special powers like you and is not a prodigy. You were able learn things and become powerful easily, but he trained himself for years and became strong through hard work. He has powerful Yang chakra and his body is far more stronger than yours, but he would never be able to match you in visual prowess, but he does have some of Indra Nii-san's powers. He believes in discipline and rules for maintaining peace like me. He wants to improvise the current system of your world like me through cooperation and understanding. But he also has Indra Nii-san's will to discipline people and get things done...and is not a soft person like me, and that is why I believe both of you will succeed where we failed" said Asura happily,

"So, we're an anomaly?" asked Naruto curiously,

"Yes, for the first time in history we can see hope for the world. Whenever the Otsutsuki brothers unite, there is nothing in the world that can stop them and they can accomplish every thing they want just like my father and his brother. Only if my uncle had survived then peace would have been established. But if they are not able to understand each other like me and Asura, then utter chaos and mayhem will descend upon the world..." said Indra seriously,

"Dark times are approaching, Naruto. Your world is on the brink of extinction, evil forces are about to rise and this time the world's fate is resting on you and your brother. If you fail, it's the end...but if you unite, then the best world will be created" replied Asura honestly,

A tired sigh escaped from Naruto's lips, after hearing this he could slowly understand just why had his world turned out like this and why was he facing so much pain. He was destined for this...and so was his brother.

But if he could unite with Itachi, then they could create a far better world...

"Naruto, you overcame the curse of my clan. While Itachi will do anything for you...that is the reason we have come forward. We want to improve our mistakes and lay all of our hopes in your family. If you succeed, then everything would be worth it and your story would be remembered forever in history as the "Namikaze Legend" replied Asura hopefully,

Both of them were surprised when Naruto averted his eyes from them and shook his head in negative.

"I can't do it..."

"Why?" asked Asura patiently,

"I'm dying, within months I'll be dead..." said Naruto honestly, as Indra got a small smile on his face.

"That's why we're here, we need to give something to you...we need to give you your birth right as our successor" replied Indra proudly, but he was further surprised when Naruto again shook his head.

"And why would an angel rescue me from death?" asked Naruto sarcastically, as Asura stepped forward and looked him in the eye.

"Good things do happen, Naruto..." said Asura patiently, but the boy just looked at him more angrily.

"Not in my experience..." said Naruto stubbornly,

"What's the matter?" asked Asura curiously, and one look in the young boy's eye gave him the answer.

"You don't think you deserve to be saved..." said Asura calmly, as Indra came forward and both the brothers raised their hand towards Naruto who seemed a little nervous

"Why are you doing this?" asked Naruto suspiciously,

Indra looked his successor straight in the eye, and put his hand on Naruto's sharingan as a bright light glowed in the entire dimension...

"Because God commanded it..."

Asura too put his hand on Naruto's chest as another bright light glowed in the dimension...

"Because we have work for you..."

Author's Notes: End of chapter.

Now you see why this story is titled "Namikaze Legend".

I explained the history and the origins of the ninja world in this chapter. I bet there are slim to no stories where the past is explained from Indra and Asura's point of view. It's always the Rikudo Sennin and there is no problem in that...but Indra and Asura were the ones who really started this mess, so in a way they should resolve it too.

Kishi fucked up big time with Indra and Asura. Both these names are taken from my "Hindu" culture. Indra is the leader of gods, while Asura's are demons.

Both these parties are always at war with each other, Kishi like every time fucked up in the characters, or at least he should have assigned the names properly. From what I have seen he has portrayed Indra in a slight negative manner, if he wanted to do that he should have named the elder son Asura and the younger one as Indra. That way it would have made more sense, because those who know the actual mythology will feel that Kishi fucked up once again.

And even then I believe, Indra could never kill his little brother...

What do you think?