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Bold Italic = Voices inside the mind.
Underline = Voices from the past
Chapter 1: Rebirth Of A New Striker.
A drop of water falls into a mass of shallow natural flowing water lit up with purple light where a beautiful young women lays, this beautiful lady has long back length purple hair with bangs that sweep to the left alongside pink highlighted strips in said purple hair, but the most defining of this girl are her beautiful purple twin star eyes that shine bright like the stars at night, Her attire consists that of a gray long sleeve pinstripe shirt over a white sundress that hangs just around the knees, just above where she wears black leg length stockings over her legs.
What is the name of this beautiful girl you ask? Ai Hoshino, a former Idol who has now been killed after being stabbed to death in her own home from one of her crazed fans, leaving her two children, Aqua and Ruby Hoshino, alone at the crime scene as she ascends into darkness and into this natural flow of water. One where she opens her purple starry eyes hesitantly, confused when looking at the dark ceiling.
"Where am I…?" Ai asks herself in a disorientated manner, her eyes glowing bright like the night sky before widening, recalling her murder. "Oh….that's right…..I died…." Ai remarks calmly and nonchalantly before sitting up and burying her knees into her chest, looking at the ground in shame. "Aqua….Ruby…I'm sorry…..it's because of my reckless behavior and actions that you both are left all alone without a mother.….and even after I finally said I love you…." Ai regrets softly in shame whilst leaking tears from her starry eyes, letting them fall into the purple lighted water as she sobs in sadness.
"What makes thee think thy children are all alone and motherless?" An old man's voice calls out in curiosity, causing Ai to look up from the ground in surprise to see the back of a white robe that holds 3 rows of 3 black magatama below a small circle in a ripple pattern, where an open white collar can be seen above it, popping out and showing off the back of spiky gray hair. "While thou may not be there to see thy children grow up, it does not mean thy children are without a mother."
"Wha-...what do you mean….? D-do you know what happened to my children…!? Are they alright!?" Ai worriedly asks in motherly fear, forgetting about her teary sadness all together.
"Thy children are safe, they have been placed under the care of the one you know as Miyako Saitou." The Old Man reveals, relieving Ai and allowing her to let out a breath she didn't know she was holding in, smiling solemnly afterward.
"Thank goodness…..I was so worried….the next time I see the president's wife I'll have to thank her for all she has done for me and my children…." Ai thought with happiness before opening her eyes back up in acceptance, looking back at the old man's back in anticipation.
"So where am I sir, is this heaven…? And if it is…are you…..god?" Ai asks obliviously, causing the old man to chuckle to himself a bit.
"Tis quite a precise question for this place but…what thou see before them is not heaven and merely just a fragment of thy mind, as for what thou see before them, I am a ghost of one that was once considered a god among men." The old man vaguely reveals, causing Ai to look at him curiously before he slowly turns around whilst floating in his criss-cross sitting position.
"So….if this is my mind…..then why are you here…? And if you aren't a god, then who are you…?" Ai questions with confusion, leaning forward in interest.
"I am a herald who has come before you to decide the fate of thy known as Ai Hoshino, and as for who I am, I am…..my name is Hagoromo."
"Ooohhh I get it now! You know Mr. Hagormo, you speak a lot of smart words, are you some kind of royalty or something?" Ai remarks with a bright smile, causing the newly named Hagoromo to sweat drop at the girl's careless nature.
"Forgive me I'm an anachronism, over the passage of much time, cultural traditions, and notions ethics, have managed to bring about some rather significant changes. In each instance where I cross time and meet others who have yet to decide their fate, I have come to sense the differences between myself and them, overtime I was able to learn new forms and words. Forgive me if it is a bit hard to understand me, one particular reincarnation of my son has helped me come to realize that." Hagoromo answers with a smile, remembering Naruto's outbursts about his way of speaking.
"No no it's fine, I can understand you just fine right now, really!" Ai retorts whilst waving her arms affirmation before realizing what the Old Man just said.
"Hey wait a minute, did you just say your son had a reincarnation?" Ai asks in confusion, getting a nod from Hagoromo in the process. "What, seriously! All that stuff about reincarnation is real!?"
"To put it simply, yes, but in order to fully understand the mere concept of reincarnation one must learn about the mysteries of chakra, a mythical source of power that was once used by humans a long time ago." Hagoromo says, causing Ai to nod whilst following along. "People of my time and many generations further would use chakra in the form of Ninshu, and the Ninja Creed. I, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, am the founder of the, and I am what is known as the Sage Of The Six Paths."
"Wait..a sage!? And did you say Ninja, like the guys in masks and all black?" Ai questions with curiosity, tilting her head in confusion and getting a small chuckle out of Hagoromo.
"The ninja creed is much more complicated and traditional to what your time has toned it down to be. Ninshu, not to be confused with the conflict known as Ninjutsu, is a ninja creed that was birthed to give hope to the world." The old sage says with a smile, causing Ai to look at him confusingly.
"Ok, but what does all that stuff about Ninshu have to do with how reincarnation began..?" Ai asks to Hagoromo's amusement as said man grabs his black sun and moon staff before floating toward Ai, stopping just in front of her.
"In a way you are both different, and just like my sons reincarnate." Hagoromo remarks with a smile before touching his staff to the water, creating a mirror image of the past for Ai to see.
"Long ago I had two sons, I named the elder Indra, and the younger Asura…." Hagoromo says softly with a fond smile, causing Ai to widen her eyes.
"No way….you're the father of the two mythical gods Indra and Asura..!? You mean they're actually real?" Ai asks with an excited smile, causing Hagoromo to nod.
"Indeed, while they might not be the same as the gods you are thinking of, they do share similarities with one another." Hagoromo remarks with a solemn smile.
"As both brothers were old enough, I taught them the ninja creed of Ninshu, but like the gods you have come to know, there was a huge difference between the two of them, one possessed the genes that contained my powerful chakra, and the other one did not. In short, there was the exceptional older brother Indra, and the dunce younger brother Asura." Hagoromo answers, getting a solemn look from Ai in the process.
"Aw that's awful, it sounds like he had a hard time as a kid, I hope it all went well for him when he got older." Ai hopes with pity in her voice, causing Hagoromo to nod.
"If I had to say which brother you were closer to, I'd say Younger brother Asura is the most similar to you in the way of your actions, Ms. Hoshino." Hagoromo remarks, confusing the purple haired girl.
"Really? How so?" The starry eyed idol asks curiously.
"Indra and Asura walked very different paths in life. The elder brother Indra possessed strong visual prowess and senses from birth, and was called a genius. He always did everything by himself, leaning only on his strength, and came to understand that his powers were different and special. Ultimately he perceived that power could achieve everything." Hagoromo answers, causing Ai to smile with realization.
"Ohh I see now, so Indra had special eyes like you! I was going to point them out earlier but I didn't want to seem rude or anything." Ai remarks sheepishly before sticking her tongue out childishly in an eye smile, getting a sweatdrop from Hagoromo in the process.
"Yes I understand, they are rather strange aren't they?" Hagoromo asks in amusement, the old man's eyes being purple with that of a ripple pattern in them. "My eyes are called the Rinnegan, they are special in the way that they can do many wondrous things.
"Really? That's so cool!" Ai spouts out in excitement, getting a nod from Hagoromo in the process.
"Indeed, that's also one thing you have in common with elder brother Indra." Hagoromo remarks before pointing at Ai's starry eyes.
"Although your eyes may be special, they aren't as powerful as elder brother Indra's nor mine, but even so they draw attention all the same." Hagoromo remarks, causing Ai to look at the water reflection with a smile.
"I always knew my eyes were special, but I just never knew why…" Ai says with a solemn smile, getting a flashback of Aqua and Ruby with their own respective star eyes.
"Elder brother Indra's eyes gave him visual prowess, but your eyes aren't like that. They are instead a sign of your future success." Hagoromo explains with a smile, confusing the girl greatly as she looks up at him.
"My success?" Ai questions with curiosity, getting a nod from the old man.
"Someone who is born with eyes like those are destined for greatness, it is a sign of hidden talent. Unlike my eyes or elder Indra's, eyes like those can be awakened by anyone with hidden potential that also has the will to be the best. Of course not everyone will be able to awaken them though, only a select few have the opportunity." Hagoromo explains with a smile, causing Ai to widen her eyes with a bright smile.
"Wait, that means that…!" Ai spouts out excitedly before Hagoromo nods happily.
"Indeed, your children have the potential to be one of the best in whatever field they desire most. That said, they'll still have to work hard in order to complete their set." Hagoromo answers with a smile, brightening Ai's mood up significantly as the young woman remembers her childrens single star eyes, Aqua's being in his right blue eye and Ruby's being in her left pink one.
"Anyway, to continue the story of younger brother Asura, nothing ever went well for him ever since he was small, and he couldn't do anything on his own. In order to obtain the same power as his older brother, he always needed the cooperation of others in addition to his own efforts." Hagoromo explains solemnly, upping Ai's curiosity in the process.
"While struggling with the power of bodily chakra awakened within him, he attained power rivaling his brothers. He understood that he became strong thanks to the cooperation and help of those around him and learned of the love for others that arises from thinking about them. Unlike Indra he perceived that it was love that can achieve anything." Hagoromo says with a subtle ounce of pride in his voice, but in the process of explaining Asura's perception it confuses Ai greatly.
"W-wait….I thought you said we were similar…..I've never had a good grasp on what love is, so how could we be alike in any way?" Ai asks with curiosity, causing Hagoromo to look at her with a smile.
"You say that as if you didn't care and think about the others around you with each and every second of your life, that in itself is a form of love. You also attained a status within your former Idol Career that could rival, or even overpower the best, becoming a legend by achieving your goals using hard work and relying on help from others. And even though you were born with more gifts that would help you in life like elder brother Indra, you still share younger brother Asura's gift of love." Hagoromo remarks, causing Ai to widen her eyes at his words before pondering them for a moment.
"I see…..so that's what love is?" Ai asks with interest, getting a nod from Hagoromo before the woman decides on wanting to know more about the story. "So what happened next..?"
"As time went on, I believe that I caught a glimpse of new possibilities within younger brother Asura's way of living, and because of this I named younger brother Asura the leader, and the guardian of the ninja creed. I also believed that his older brother Indra would cooperate with his younger brother like everyone else Asura surrounded himself with, thinking the two could work as brothers….." Hagoromo answers with a subtle solemn tone that Ai picks up on in a mere instant as silence ensues for a moment.
"Something went wrong…..didn't it?" Ai asks with a frown, getting a hesitant nod from the sage.
"To my dismay, Indra did not accept my decision, and thus from that day on, interminable conflict raged, even after the two perished, the chakra the two honed, continued to reincarnate across time…..without vanishing, over, and over, and over again…." Hagoromo finishes with dread, causing Ai to frown.
"I see…..so in doing so they started a tradition in a way…." Ai says solemnly, causing Hagoromo to nod sadly.
"Yes indeed they did. And it stayed as a function between them for thousands of years until two of their reincarnates….Naruto Uzumaki, and Sasuke Uchiha….finally broke the curse of hatred between the two brothers, finally letting their souls move onto the afterlife in peace." Hagoromo says with a solemn smile on his face, and getting a grin from Ai in the process.
"Really? You must be so happy that your children stopped fighting, I know I would if something like that ever happened to Aqua and Ruby." Ai remarks with a soft smile.
"Mmm." Hagoromo nods at the young woman.
"So what now? I mean you've told me about how the cycle of reincarnation started, my eyes, and my children. But what does that mean for me….? You said you were here to decide my fate so…..what is my fate…?" Ai asks the Sage curiously, getting him to look at her for a moment.
"That isn't for me to decide." Hagoromo answers with a smile, confusing Ai.
"What..…..what do you mean..?" Ai asks in pure and utter confusion.
"The only one who can decide Ai Hoshino's fate…..is Ai Hoshino." Hagoromo mentions vaguely, causing the girl to tilt her head in confusion.
"What do you mean by that….? The only one who can decide my fate….is me..?" Ai obliviously asks with a bit of subconscious hope.
"Everything in life has a reason, even reincarnation, so tell me Ai Hoshino, what is your reason?" Hagoromo asks, causing Ai to look at him whilst getting flashbacks of Aqua and Ruby in her head.
"I….I…" Ai mumbles out while starting to leak tears. "I want to be there to see my kids grow up..!" Ai yells while crying her heart out, causing Hagoromo to smile solemnly as he remembers Indra and Asura.
"Then tell me one last thing before I let you go, Ai Hoshino….if you'd like to become someone new in your second life, go north." Hagoromo says whilst pointing right before pointing left with his other arm. "If you'd like to return as a reflection of who you once were, go south." Hagoromo says in expectancy. "The real question I have for you, Ai Hoshino, what will you choose in the end?" Hagoromo asks before Ai stands up, looking at him face to face.
"Mr. Hagoromo, thank you…...for everything….!" Ai thanks the old sage with a happy smile, leaking tears that cause the old sage to nod before smiling as Ai begins to walk away from the old man, beginning to run south.
"Aqua…..Ruby..! I will see you again no matter what I have to do...!" Ai thought in her last few moments as Ai Hoshino before the light in her vision fades into darkness.
"Hmph, I can only hope that she will have a happy life with Asura's former reincarnate." Hagoromo thought whilst watching her retreating back with a smile as the light reflecting off the water around him began to turn from purple to yellow.
Flashback - Many Thousands Of Years Ago
"Oh…..so I'm back here again….." Naruto Uzumaki, a blue eyed spiky blonde haired boy with three odd whisker-like birth marks on each cheek remarks with a solemn smile. His attire being that of a battle worn armored mesh shirt with one sleeve torn off as well as orange pants with black ninja sandals.
"So does that mean I'm….dead…." Naruto questions himself while clutching the stub of his now missing right arm.
"We've already had this conversation before, no? So why do you still believe that you are dead? Naruto Uzumaki." Hagoromo asks in a playful manner, widening Naruto's eyes and causing the blonde to sit up and look at the floating sage before him with surprise.
"I-It's you, Super Gramps Sage!" Naruto yells with surprise, causing the old sage to nod his head.
"Indeed, we meet again, reincarnate of younger brother Asura." Hagoromo remarks with a smile, causing Naruto to grin before getting a confused look.
"So…. if I'm not dead….then what happened….?" Naruto asks with confusion.
"In simple terms, you are dead, but only physically. You bled out once you made an unconscious Sasuke undo the Infinite Tsukuyomi." Hagoromo answers, causing Naruto to get a flashback of said events before having a small talk with Sasuke before closing his eyes and passing out.
"I see….so then what do you mean I'm only physically dead?" Naruto asks in curiosity.
"You see Naruto, when a person dies a residual part of their chakra still lingers on their body, if another person with strong enough chakra gave them a boost with their own chakra, then said dead person may return from the dead. That is also why the reanimation jutsu is incomplete, because only those with chakra of the sage of six paths can fully restore a person." Hagoromo explains with wisdom, widening Naruto's eyes before the boy grins.
"Oh, so does that mean you can bring me back then Super Gramps Sage!?" Naruto asks excitedly, causing Hagoromo to frown.
"Yes, in theory I could…." Hagoromo remarks whilst stroking his beard, brightening Naruto's grin before the man smiles. "But I won't."
"Wa-wait what!?" Naruto shouts in disbelief, dropping his excited grin completely. "What the hell old man! What do you mean you won't bring me back!?"
"Ahem, I apologize. I should have worded that better so that you could understand what I mean by "I won't."" Hagoromo remarks in amusement, catching Naruto's attention and confusing the blonde.
"Go on." Naruto says with an unamused deadpan.
"Now that the battle between Indra and Asura has concluded, their souls have moved on to the afterlife. Normally you would do the same like any other person, but since both brothers moving on caused a special flux in space time, the fate of the deceased is reincarnation. Normally you would now reincarnate, but since you are a former vessel for younger brother Asura, I will make an exception." Hagoromo reveals with a smile, confusing Naruto.
"An exception…?" Naruto asks with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, you will decide whether you want to go back to your old life as a Shinobi a leaf, or be reborn as someone new." Hagoromo answers with wisdom, causing Naruto to widen his eyes in surprise.
"Reborn….? As in reincarnate like your son?" Naruto asks with curiosity, causing Hagoromo to nod. "Reincarnate…..no what am I saying!? Sasuke, Kakashi sensei, granny Tsunade, and the others need me right now, I can't just abandon them!" Naruto yells in denial of the offer, causing the Sage to look at him with interest.
"Would your choice be any different if I told you that it'll all work itself out whether you're there with them or not?" Hagoromo asks with curiosity, getting a look of curiosity from Naruto in the process, his will wavering at the question.
"I-...wha-what do you mean whether I'm there or not it'll work out….are you saying that I'm not needed anymore…..?" The blonde shinobi asks with hesitation and fear in his voice, causing Hagoromo to look at him before grabbing his staff and tapping the water below him, showing images of the world's future without Naruto in it. "N-no way….."
"As you can see, the future is unchanged whether you return to the land of the living or not." Hagoromo remarks to the distraught shinobi.
"B-but I just got Sasuke back…..I can't just leave now….." Naruto says with a hint of sadness, getting a curious look from the sage.
"Are you telling me that or are you telling that to yourself?" Hagoromo asks the blonde with a questioning gaze.
"I can't leave…..I still need to become Hokage…..Granny Tsunade is counting on me…!" Naruto retorts back at the sage.
"Tell me this Naruto, does one simply become Hokage to gain acknowledgement from others? Or does one become Hokage because they already have acknowledgement from others?" Hagoromo asks the blonde, causing him to widen his eyes at the question.
"Only those already acknowledged will ever become Hokage." Itachi Uchiha's voice rings out in Naruto's head, causing Naruto to fall to his knees.
"Judging on your reaction I suspect that you already know the answer to that." Hagoromo remarks with a smile before tapping the water at Naruto's knees with his staff, showing Naruto an image of the Hokage mountain with his face carved into it.
"Super Gramps Sage…..what is this….." Naruto asks calmly, causing the Sage to look at the image.
"It's exactly what it looks like, whether you live, or you die, you have been acknowledged as a Hokage of the Leaf Village." Hagoromo answers with a smile, causing Naruto to tear up.
"I see….so what now…?" Naruto asks while silently leaking tears, causing the old sage to look at him with a smile.
"That's for you to decide, if you'd like to become someone new, go north, if you'd like to return to who you once were, go south. No matter what your choice is though, something special will cross your path one day." Hagoromo explains to the blonde as he stands up.
"So I guess this is goodbye…..huh?" Naruto asks, causing the old sage to nod.
"Hmm, until we meet again, Naruto Uzumaki." Hagoromo remarks before the Shinobi begins to walk south, thinking of the images Hagoromo showed him before stopping.
"Is that what you truly want?" Hagoromo asks with a smile, smirking as Naruto begins dashing towards north with leaking tears as his life flashes before his eyes.
"I know this is wrong….and that it's selfish of me to do this…..but I can't help it ya know…..forgive me…..mom…..dad…and everyone!" Naruto thought to himself while continuing to cry.
"You said ya know…there's no doubt you're my child." Kushina's soft voice rings out in Naruto's head, causing him to cry even harder.
"You're my son, in this world, there is nothing more valuable to me and your mother, you're very special." Minato's voice rings out tenderly in Naruto's ear with each step, causing the blonde even further pain.
"Naruto…..thank you so much for letting me become a mother…..and thank you for letting Minato become a father…thank you for being born to us…thank you..!" Kushina's last words before disappearing ring out in the blonde's ear.
"Don't you worry, I'll make sure that I'll tell her about everything..!" Reanimated Minato's last words before disappearing play out in Naruto's head, as the light in Naruto's vision fades to darkness.
Flashback - End
"This is a world of fiction and ego… You either reach for the top with nothing but your own efforts and goals…..or you stay at the bottom with nothing but a crushed pipe dream…." A man with short black hair and intriguing deep ocean blue starry eyes thought whilst walking through an empty bar. His attire consists that of a gray winter coat over a black long sleeve shirt and black pants with black shoes.
"Hey, you're Ichigo Saitou right? The president of Strawberry Productions?" The black haired man asks another depressed looking man under quite the influence.
"What's it to you..? I'm not in a good mood right now if you haven't noticed already so get lost!" The newly named Ichigo Saitou, a man with thin stubble facial hair, short, somewhat spiky, blonde hair and amber eyes yells at the black haired man, who just smiles. His attire consisting that of a black suit jacket over a white dress shirt and black pants with brown shoes. Additionally he also wears tan rimmed sunglasses.
"So it seems, it's all over the news ya know. The death of your talent, the super idol Ai. My deepest condolences." The black haired man says solemnly, causing Ichigo to give him a side glance of annoyance.
"Tch, why the hell do you care…..you weren't the one who raised her….what would you know about Ai…" Ichigo spouts out with disdain in his voice, causing the black haired man to take a seat next to him.
"Nothing, I wouldn't know what it's like raising someone like her, but I do know what it's like to raise an upcoming star." The black haired man remarks with a smile, causing Ichigo to scoff.
"Please, Ai was a Star that you'd see once in a lifetime! Now she's gone, and nobody can replace her….." Ichigo regrets solemnly, wishing he had done something to save her.
"Nobody can replace a lost loved one…. I know that feeling too, deep down it hurts…. She was like a daughter to you right?" Hearing this from the black haired man makes Ichigo grip his ice filled glass tight.
"What's your point..!? Did you just come to give me some sympathy or something, because if so you better buzz off pal! I'm not looking for a half assed apology from someone I just met…" The blonde remarks with annoyance, turning to look at the black haired man with a glare.
"You're right, that's my bad, but you need to hear me out at least." The black haired man proposes before turning to look back at the glaring Ichigo with a serious face, catching the blonde business man by surprise in the process.
"Alright then, get on with it, what do you want me to hear that is so important all of a sudden?" Ichigo asks with a serious face of his own, slipping into work mode and pushing the depression to the side momentarily.
"Here, why don't you take a look at this." The black haired man suggests whilst sliding a picture to the blonde business man, widening his eyes under his sunglasses.
"Wait…..am I seeing this right..!?" Ichigo asks while picking up the picture with both hands and losing all interest in his alcoholic beverage. "Is this some kind of sick joke, where did you get this photo!?"
"Fortunately for you, no. What you see in that picture is no lie, and that's because it was taken just half an hour ago." The black haired man remarks whilst looking at the picture in Ichigo's hands, revealing it to be a young 5 year old girl with neck length purple hair with pink highlighted strips in it, but the most intriguing part about her are her purple starry eyes. Her attire consists that of a plain white shirt and black shorts.
"Tell me…..who is this girl…?" Ichigo asks with a bit of hesitation etched in his voice.
"Ai, her last name is unknown to me, but that was on the nametag that was on her when me and my wife found her 4 years ago." The black haired man explains with a smile, causing Ichigo's eyes to widen largely. "Her original parents must have been a big fan of the idol Ai or something. It's either that or it's because of the uncanny resemblance, but nonetheless that doesn't matter."
"Ok…..and say that I do believe you, what does telling me, or even showing me any of this for that matter, do for you? What is it that you're after here…?" Ichigo asks with suspicion, causing the black haired man to smile.
"Nothing, I don't gain anything out of telling you this or even showing you that photo." The blonde haired man responds softly, causing Ichigo to look at him with a confused face.
"Wha-what? You're kidding right? There must be something you want from me. Money!? Women!? Connections!?" Ichigo asks with disbelief at the blonde haired man denying any and all of the usual desires of men in the entertainment industry with a simple shake of his head, no hesitation in his will.
"No, I don't want anything of the sort. I just saw the story about you losing your talent on the news and happened to hear that you were seen walking in here, and I thought it was the perfect opportunity to give another chance to the youth ya know?" The black haired man answers with a sad smile toward Ichigo, who looks on skeptically.
"What makes you say that…? You didn't have to approach me and give me this knowledge, besides what would your wife think if she saw you try to give up your adopted daughter like this?" Ichigo questions sternly, causing the black haired man to look down with dread.
"My wife…is dead…. She died of an illness a year ago…." The black haired man reveals solemnly, widening Ichigo's eyes in understanding.
"I'm sorry to hear that…. It must have been hard dealing with two kids on your own…" Ichigo apologizes dread in his voice, causing the black haired man to shake his head with a smile.
"No it's fine, you didn't know, so it's not like you did it on purpose, besides I'm the one who's bringing this up on you all of a sudden." The black haired man chuckles out lightly. "She deserves to have a better future though…."
"Should I take her in… Would it be the right thing to do, or would it just be like replacing Ai just like that…?" Ichigo thought with hesitance before coming to a decision. "Alright then, I'll take the girl in under my care, it'll give her a last name at the very least. After that though it's up to her if she wants to follow in the idol Ai's footsteps."
"Alright, I'll give you her current location then, but only on one condition." The black haired man says with a smile, causing Ichigo to perk up.
"So there is something you want after all. Alright then, what's your price?" The blonde businessman asks with anticipation.
"Like I already told you, I don't want any money. What I want is something that no price tag could ever exceed." The black haired man remarks seriously, causing Ichigo to deadpan at the man.
"Alright then, out with it. What's your condition?" Ichigo asks with a bit of childish impatience.
"I want my son to have a bright future…." The blonde haired man answers with comptent, causing Ichigo to look at him with a look of understanding. "But I can't give him the future that I want him to have….."
"I see them, so you want me to take him in too, In order for him to find happiness in life?" Ichigo finishes with a look of understanding, causing Minato to nod at that. "But why? Wouldn't he be happier with his real father at his side?"
"Maybe, maybe not. What I know for certain is that he has talent like no other, you'll know when you see him in action, heh you'll be kicking yourself while thinking "This is the deal of a lifetime!"" The black haired man remarks with a small chuckle, handing Ichigo the address of a soccer field and an envelope before standing up, confusing the blonde man greatly.
"Wa-wait a second!" Ichigo calls out to the black haired man's back whilst standing up to look at him, stopping the black haired man in his tracks with his back turned to Ichigo. "I don't even know your name, let alone this kid's name, and what am I supposed to do if he goes asking where his father is at?"
"Alright then, my name is Minato Kamiki, and the name of my son is Yoichi Isagi. If you give him the note I just handed you then he'll understand why I won't be there, he's a smart kid so he'll get it." The newly named Minato remarks before walking off and out of the bar, leaving Ichigo there speechless.
"Damn….what the heck was that all about….?" Ichigo asks himself before sitting back down looking at his phone with a picture of the idol he nurtured for so long until now, Ai Hoshino.
"Ai….I should be saying those words to you….you deserved a better father figure than me….." Ichigo says before looking at the photo of the little child carbon copy of Ai in hesitation. "So there's a new little Ai in town huh…"
Flashback - Thousands of years ago.
"Huh…where am I?" Minato Namikaze, a spiky blonde haired man with sky blue eyes, asks with curiosity. His attire consists that of a short sleeved white cloak embedded with a flame pattern at the ends over a standard Konoha uniform and flak jacket.
"Minato!" Kushina Uzumaki, a long red haired woman with violet eyes, calls out to the blonde haired man and causes him to sit up almost instantly in recognition of her voice. Her attire consists of a white high collared sleeveless blouse under a long, loose fitting green dress. Additionally she also wears a blue wristband on her left wrist.
"Kushina! Is that you…?" Minato asks with confusion, having just disappeared from the land of the living. "But how are you here….and…. Where is…"here" anyway?"
"I don't know…. I remember seeing Naruto, and then I wound up here in front of you…" Kushina remarks solemnly before remembering something in particular. "And shame on you for not telling our son about me!"
"Eh heh, sorry about that….. I should have said something shouldn't I?" Minato comments whilst rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly.
"You're damn right, if I didn't love you so much I would be beating you half to death!" Kushina spouts out in annoyance, causing Minato to sweat drop.
"Right, but hun, you do realize that I'm already dead right?" Minato remarks nervously before the two widen their eyes.
"Why does everyone seem to think that they are dead when they come here?" Hagoromo's voice calls out, causing the two to look behind them to finally notice the floating man sitting criss-cross style. "Good, you two finally noticed my presence."
"Who-who are you!? Did you bring us here!?" Kushina asks defensively, ready for a fight at any moment whilst Minato kneels almost instantly, confusing the red haired woman in the process. "Minato what are you-!?"
"Lord Hagoromo! Forgive my wife for her rudeness, but what are you doing here..?" Minato asks with confusion, confusing Kushina even more.
"Ok, did I miss something? Who is this old guy Minato!?" Kushina questions with curiosity and confusion etched in her voice.
"Kushina, this Hagoromo Otsutsuki, otherwise known as the Sage Of The Six Paths!" Minato exclaims with a serious tone, causing Kushina to widen her eyes in realization.
"What!? Why didn't you tell me sooner you idiot! Oh please forgive me ignorance my lord!" Kushina pleas, amusing the sage to the point of full on laughter, confusing Minato and Kushina. "Wha-...did I say something..?"
"Oh no it's quite alright, and there's no need to be so formal, you can both relax." Hagoromo says with amusement, getting a breath of relief from Kushina and a sweat drop of confusion from Minato.
"Uh, excuse me, Lord Hagoromo, why are we here…?" Minato asks with confusion.
"Ah, I almost forgot, you are both here because you have been given a second chance at life." Hagoromo answers with a smile, widening the eyes of Minato and Kushina.
"A…..second chance..?" Kushina mumbles out with confusion, causing Hagoromo to nod.
"I have decided to give you both life once more a couple 1000 years from your time, one where chakra is scarce." Hagoromo explains, interesting Minato greatly.
"What do you mean scarce…? As in, not many people know how to use it?" Minato asks with curiosity, getting a nod from Hagoromo.
"Indeed, but that's not all, the way Chakra has developed in this new era is different from what you are used to. The people of this era don't have much of it, and can only access it at certain moments in time unconsciously, entering a state they have dubbed "Flow"." Hagoromo answers with a smile. "There's also another thing you should know about Chakra in this new era. You will mostly find it being used in sports, the most common one you will find it in is called "Soccer". The people who play this sport have developed the most chakra in their bodies and have become what most in this era would call "super human"."
"Super Human, Soccer…..!? If this is all true then what became of the Ninja Villages?" Kushina asks with confusion, finding it hard to believe that they would fall apart so easily.
"Ah, an important question indeed, as the Shinobi world became peaceful overtime the need for Shinobi started to decline, eventually having disbanded all together. There were a few who still believed in the need for Ninja in the world, but nothing ever came of it in the end. As for the villages themselves, the world and its climate changed all together, splitting the land into different continents." Hagoromo explains with wisdom, causing Minato to gain a look of curiosity.
"And what about the 9 tailed beasts?" Minato wonders with curiosity.
"While I may be dead, I still have a few tricks up my sleeve. I deemed them too dangerous to be left in the land of the living, and have since become their jinchuriki once more from beyond the grave. Now they reside in me as I watch over the land from the afterlife, giving life to people who still wish to live, and allowing those who wish to pass on to do so." Hagoromo says with a smile before looking at the two.
"Which brings me to you two. I have chosen you both to live a new life in this new era inside new bodies with all your memories intact" Hagoromo reveals, widening the two's eyes in confusion.
"But why….? Why would you do that for us…?" Kushina asks hesitantly, causing Hagoromo to smile.
"Because you both have conceived a hero who saved the world from a looming threat." Hagoromo remarks, causing Minato to smile upon hearing that.
"Naruto…." Minato says solemnly, causing the sage to nod.
"Indeed, and because of him I have deemed you both worry of life once more. After all, you both never got to raise him, isn't that right?" Hagoromo questions with a smile, causing Kushina to tear up a bit.
"Thank you…..Lord Hagoromo…" Kushina mumbles out whilst sobbing in happiness as the two start to glow.
"Now then, you two should be off now." Hagoromo says with a smile, getting one out of Minato as well as the man hugs and comforts his sobbing wife.
"Till next time we meet then, great Sage Of The Six Paths." Minato remarks as both he and Kushina disappear, leaving Kushina with the last laugh that Minato can't argue with.
"You got to name Naruto, so I'm naming the next one Yoichi!" Kushina's voice echos, causing Hagoromo to smile at that.
"So Naruto Uzumaki's name in his next life is Yoichi Isagi huh? How interesting, I wonder how he'll turn out now that he isn't tied to Asura's destiny." Hagoromo remarks, revealing the hidden piece of the puzzle that was never shown to Minato or Kushina.
Flashback - End
"Go Yoichi, you got this!" The young 5 year old girl known as Ai shouts whilst watching a soccer game between kids go on, cheering on another 5 year old named Yoichi Isagi. A boy with short black hair in a unique hairstyle that shifts his hair more the the right, going along well with his crimson red eyes that have dual white stars in them. His attire consists that of a red soccer jersey over a black short sleeved shirt with white lining and black shorts to match it.
"My name is Yoichi Isagi, and to tell the truth…..I have memories from my past life…. Apparently a couple thousand years ago I was known as Naruto Uzumaki, a Shinobi of Konoha, the Village hidden in the leaves. But none of that matters to me now…." Yoichi thought before arriving at the enemies team goal, kicking the ball in with power that exceeds a five year olds average strength, a red trail following behind the Soccer ball in the process. "Because now….I'm going to become the best striker in the world..!"
"Damn that kid sure has some power in that leg if he can perform a kick like that….!" Ichigo Saitou states with a shocked face, causing the little Ai to turn next to her with a bright smile.
"Of course he does! Yoichi has the strongest kicks I've ever seen, he can make any direct shot from any angle, even when he's in midair!" Ai spouts out with pride in her best friend, causing Ichigo to look on with shock.
"Really now..? Maybe this really is a deal of a lifetime afterall." Ichigo thought aloud to himself.
"It's the president….for him it's been only a couple weeks since he last saw me…but for me….it's been 5 years….that much time feels so much longer than it really is…." Ai thought on the inside with a bit of sadness before deciding to introduce herself to the man. "I'm Ai, so what's your name mister?"
"Who me..? I'm Ichigo Saitou, it's nice to meet you Ai. Say, don't you look a lot like that idol that died on TV?" Ichigo mentions subtly, causing the little Ai to sweat drop at the man.
"Wow, real subtle President, if I wasn't the real Ai in this childish body, then maybe I would have actually been gullible." Ai thought in annoyance. "Yeah, that's what everyone tells me, but Yoichi's always saying that I'm me and that I'm my own person."
"Wow, this Yoichi kid sounds smart, say I have an offer that you'll just love, I'll even include him in it too!" Ichigo says with a grin on his face, seeing that the future might be bright after all as he converses with Ai whilst Yoichi Isagi continues to play on the field against the other kids, oblivious of his eventual future to come.
To be continued….
So some of you reading this might recognize that I revised the first chapter from another story that I'ved made, and the reason behind that is because I'm planning to redo it AND combine it with a new story I'm making, of course I'll still finish that story at some point in the future, but I actually wanna see where this goes, anyway till the next time we meet, cya!