In the past, the world was completely different. There was the Great Kingdom and technology was much more advanced than we could imagine. However, in a surprising turn of events, Saint Naruto would awaken once again. He was the last star, but also the most beloved. Losing him wasn't easy. This time, he would find a path to freedom, even if he had to do it far from his family.
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Lost Elder
Chapter 1 (Prelude)
"First Star!"
"Brothers! That's what we all are! Now… come here and give me a hug!
Is that all you can do? Idiot! Come here, joy brat. Nika!
You're starting to get a little too surly, Saturn. And… sentimental?
… Mars! Explain to me what this means!
I need a favor from you, Warcury, but don't tell anyone else or anyone about this matter.
Shodai… Kitetsu? Heh. Cool. I like that sword, Nusjuro.
Is that you, Ju Peter? What it was? Is there any problem regarding agriculture? Wait… are you serious? I can not believe…
Your time has come to an end… you are no longer needed.
So this is what you were planning in the shadows… Imu?
… you too must be erased.
All this to become King of the World? Well, well... I believe that a fight is necessary to discover which dream will prevail, don't you?
Don't do that, Nerona! Damn! No, no! WHAT DID YOU DO?!
Hey... everything's going to be okay... tears don't look fun in eyes that have seen too much. Listen to my words, because I don't have much time left. I know that deep down you are suffering from making this decision, but I don't blame you.
You are not demons! And I don't care what others will say about my blood! Because you are my family and I love you all!
They will make many mistakes, thinking they are doing good, but unfortunately the spirit of my brothers is being manipulated.
I say this because they have acquired a distorted view of the world. And to understand this... requires caution.
I never kept the scope of my vision a secret, so you must know about the things I saw and… it was a sad sight. Honestly, I cried.
… they must be eliminated-
Don't you dare suggest that again in my presence. After all, I wouldn't try this against my own blood, but I fear that one day I will have no other choice...
So, Saint Naruto... what will you do if that day comes?
… pray that day never comes."
~ ?
Gorōsei.
The Five Elders are a council of the five highest-ranking Celestial Dragons who serve as the public heads of the World Government.
They essentially hold the greatest authority over the world at large as far as public knowledge is concerned, although they secretly act as figureheads for the government's shadow leader, Imu, who occupies the Empty Throne.
The political influence of the Five Elders over the World Government, its subsidiary organizations, agencies, and military branches is paramount and nearly unlimited, including maintaining absolute command over Cipher Pol, the Marines, and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, thus controlling two of the Three Great Powers.
At this time, it is unknown how the Elders acquired their positions and how long they have been in power, but they are almost always found residing in the Room of Authority in Castle Pangea.
Their main concerns are protecting an unstable world from the influence of piracy and maintaining the public image of the World Government, doing everything possible to keep its oppressive reputation secret from the public.
They ordered the death of an entire island to hide the discovery of the Void Century through deciphering the Poneglyphs.
They are callous extremists who will sacrifice countless numbers of innocent people to maintain the power and political authority of the World Government and will even turn a blind eye to political corruption.
And if it is ever exposed, they will simply give credit to the Marines through falsified propaganda.
Each of the Five Elders is responsible for a specific area of policy and holds the title of Warrior God.
Saint Jay Garcia Saturn, Warrior God of Science and Defense.
Saint Marcus Mars, Warrior God of Environment.
Saint Topman Warcury, Warrior God of Justice.
Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, Warrior God of Finance.
Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, Warrior God of Agriculture.
In addition to these five, there was a special one that over time became taboo to utter his name or pass on knowledge about his existence.
The things he was able to accomplish were so astonishing that they were classified as a ridiculous power.
Nika, Warrior God of Liberation.
However, it was not always like this.
There was a time when everything was different.
The world was different.
At the time when a man popularly known as Saint Naruto walked side by side with his brothers and all the nonsense that happened during the Void Century was not yet an evil act realized.
"Raise the flags! Saint Naruto-sama just arrived! Open the gates of the Great Kingdom!"
The screaming man was short in height, but the cape he wore over his shoulders clearly denoted the authority he possessed over others in the place.
A fact evidenced when seconds after the call, the giant gate began to show signs of opening.
"Sheesh! That's some crazy power you have there…" – someone said with an impressed whistle. A proud smile could be seen in the tall shadow that followed the other man.
"This is nothing compared to your majesty, Saint Naruto-sama!" – shouted the man, bowing to the taller figure who stopped walking for a moment and just looked at him.
The tall figure scratched his chin a little in contemplation, but then nodded. – "It's a losing battle, isn't it?" – He played with the hat on his head to protect himself from the sun. He was already starting to get suspicious about it, so Nika was probably excited about something somewhere in the world.
"You win every battle! There is no battle you cannot win, Saint Naruto-sama! Not even the plane-" – the man would continue shouting praise after praise for the figure who got tired and with a sigh stretched out his right arm and grabbed the shorter man by the cape.
The sun shone brightly on the tall figure's face, showing the hidden features to the world. Revealing spiky blond hair under the hat, intense blue eyes, cheeks marked by whiskers and tanned skin that seemed to glow.
The man's entire body was covered in a long black cape with details of swirling circles forming small red swirls. Furthermore, only two other notable features could be observed on the man, considering that the rest were hidden under the wide cloak.
The straw hat on his head and the fact that he walked around barefoot carefree.
Although the earth above the blond's feet was becoming greener with each step, leaving paths of flowers and trees in his wake.
"I know, I know. I just returned and need to get some rest." – replied the blue-eyed man with an exasperated smile at the other and shrugged his shoulders a little, still holding him with his right hand. – "Time to go. Oh! And don't talk about the planets so lightly…"
Without waiting for a response from the shorter man, nodding frantically as he had already gotten into position with his knees bent, as if he knew what would happen, the blond just adjusted his hat with a funny smile on his face and threw the boy against the ground.
Hard.
The shorter man gritted his teeth and crossed his arms in preparation, before both of his feet hit the earth which turned rubbery and he was rocketed past the open gates in an instant.
"Heh… much better this way, 'tebayo…" – muttered the blond, jumping a few times on the rubbery ground by himself, before gaining momentum towards the bottom and launching himself like a bullet until he was high above the immensity of the blue sky covering the Great Kingdom.
Taking advantage of feeling the sun on his skin, he hovered in the air for a few seconds, before he was satisfied and disappeared in a flash of gold.
At the same moment, a giant orange-golden circle would appear on the ground with black lightning and the tall man's shape would emerge carrying a melancholic smile on his lips.
This man wearing a simple black cloak, straw hat and walking barefoot without a care in the universe was called Saint Naruto, Warrior God of Hope and Love, also being the self-styled Minister of Food.
And he was finally back to see the outcome of the tragedy that occurred during the so-called Void Century with his own eyes.
More than eight hundred years ago.
In the place and time where it all began.
Before that horrible stain hidden in the shadows could contaminate and distort the world with horrendous machinations, lies and occultism.
In the end, he would continue to navigate this unknown plane for an indefinite period of time, and it would take him centuries to get here again.
This was an opportunity that Saint Naruto refused to waste against time itself.
The blond who was now climbing a flight of golden stairs just hoped he didn't wake up suddenly.
"Funny…"
Laughing to himself, Naruto remained moving forward with his cape flapping in the wind, certain that he wouldn't wake up after living almost a millennium wandering in limbo without direction.
"Buster Call?!"
One blue eye opened to watch the commotion unfolding before his own eyes.
Ships and more warships appeared on the horizon and explosions occurred with each launch of a cannon bomb.
Destroying and bringing chaos to the island.
"S-Sir!"
Blood was being spilled like water coming out of the faucet in a flowing stream, as soldiers dressed in white and blue colors moved in to kill.
Men, women and children.
"Please! H-Help!"
Nobody escaped. There was no pity.
A yawn unintentionally escaped the mouth of the man lying on the ground near a large tree, revealing sharp canines and cheeks lined with whiskers.
"Sir! Please, save my island!"
Another eye calmly opened and the man turned his blond-haired head to the right, noticing a small girl with a cute nose and tearful blue eyes looking straight at him.
"..."
It was not an audible question.
Saint Naruto really felt lost.
To be continued.
Author's Notes: If I start getting senseless hate, I'll just start deleting my stories from now on. Honestly, I just realized that I try so hard to barely get anything in return.
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