- Location Konoha Hokage's office -
In the twilight of battle, a field of desolation stretches out as a grim testament to the carnage that has consumed it. Inert bodies lie scattered across the ground, their abandoned and lifeless forms revealing the heartbreaking toll of conflict. The grass, now soaked in blood, sways gently in the wind as a silent echo of the tragedy that has taken place.
At the center of this baleful landscape, a lone figure emerges like a spectre among the fallen. Holding a sword in his right hand, the blade glows with a macabre sheen, indicating that he has witnessed the deadly dance that has unfolded. Blood drips from the blade, marking each movement as a litany of destruction.
The person, standing with an upright and determined posture, looks over his shoulder at someone approaching from behind. His eyes, lifeless and devoid of emotion, reflect a deep fatigue and a psychological burden that goes beyond the fateful battle. Although the body is present in the field of the living, the lost gaze suggests that his soul may have been caught in the whirlwind of conflict.
The person approaching, visible in the periphery of the sword bearer's vision, becomes a blurry figure in the background. His presence creates a tense silence, like a portent of an inevitable encounter. The wind ruffles the clothes of both of them, being the only sound that could be heard from both people among that entire field of death.
The ground, now soaked in the amalgam of blood and earth, becomes a silent testament to the brutality that has taken place. Each step taken by the main figure leaves footprints in the wet mixture, marking the path he has traveled and creating a sinister trail on the soiled earth.
Without that whole scene changed from one moment to the next when in a jump some yellow hairs were moved by the person responsible for all those memories that assaulted his mind in his moment of rest, showing how the owner of those memories was a cinnamon-skinned man wearing a white coat with edges in the shape of red flames and on his back inscribed the words "Fourth Hokage" (Yondaime Hokage) written vertically and It closes at the front by a thin orange rope
This was none other than Minato Namikaze, the hero of the third ninja war against Iwagakure, husband of Kushina Uzumaki, former jinchuriki of the fox with the new tails, coming from the almost extinct Uzumaki clan, known for his long lifespan along with his seals capable of imprisoning the strongest of the biju, having contracts with mysterious beings that almost no village knew of, being an exception for few, the death demon consumer seal, a technique developed by the Uzumaki clan to call and use the power of a shinigami, a high level Fūinjutsu technique, with few being able to perform them with just one hand
These names of the two individuals were widely known by the ninja villages, being feared in each one due to the events of the third shinobi war that gave them their names, but not being the only ninjas of Konoha, being recognized as dangers to the other villages, behind them were also people like Fugaku Uchiha, leader of the Uchiha clan being known as Fugaku of the cursed eyes, being from one of the founding clans of Konoha, he possessed the kekkei genkai of the Sharingan like the few in his clan who were strong enough to awaken them, among them being his first eldest son Itachi Uchiha
Even though returning to the present, said man, after waking up so abruptly, began to look around for a few seconds until he let out a sigh when he saw that he was in his office, falling on his seat, he brought a hand over his face, running it over it until it rested on his forehead, remembering the dream he had had a few moments ago, said dream he had had repeatedly for four years, being nothing less than the night his firstborn was classified as a renegade ninja after committing his own genocide just like Itachi did against his clan.
It did not matter how much time had passed since that event since every night his head was assaulted by that memory where he saw Naturo covered in blood from head to toe with several bodies around him as evidence of his revenant acts against the village that according to his own words had turned their backs on him, something he did not understand until it was too late.
Because again it did not matter that he was nicknamed the fastest shinobi of the elemental nations because he had arrived again Too late, his first great failure as a sensei was not being able to arrive on time to the Kannabi Bridge at the time, taking with it the lives of two of his students Obito Uchiha, a boy with great aspirations of being Hokage and Rin Nohara, a young woman with medical talents who was a victim of the dirty tricks of another village, also taking her life.
Thinking about that, he proposed not to be late again when someone needed him, but even when he made that promise to himself, he had failed again with one of the most important people in his life, none other than his eldest son, whom he, in his own words, had betrayed as a comrade of the leaf, but nothing more disappointing as a father, something that to this day continued to affect him mentally and emotionally, because what father in his right mind would want to hear his son who had disappointed him to the point of committing genocide just so that all his mistakes would be noticed.
No matter how many events formed in his head to be able to have everything before four years ago, now nothing mattered anymore, because he had already damaged him. He was done and couldn't just go back in time to realize the problems his son was going through earlier, however before he could continue to regret his past mistakes in silence he was interrupted when a person very well known to him jumped through the window in front of him smiling at him as he always did from the moment he met him until today
"Jiraiya-sensei it's been a while since I saw you around the village"
"Ahaja Minato boy you already know me a man as gallant as me can't be in a simple place all the beauties of the world should have a little bit of me, but changing the subject you look like shit tell me did you sleep well?"
At the question thrown by his sensei, he forced a smile as much as he could so as not to worry Jiraya since he already had more than enough with his student and his wife worrying about his health
"Yes, yes, it's just the paperwork that has had me here since yesterday and that's exhausting"
"You really know you're not good at lying, why don't you tell me what it is that has you so mentally overwhelmed to be this tired"
Letting his smile fall when he saw that his lie was so quickly discovered, he let it be noticed on his face how under his eyes there were noticeable dark circles for several days without being able to sleep well, seeing how his blue eyes full of life right now were a little dull from all the thoughts that ran through his head for four years
"I see that I can't fool you, huh..."
"Hmn, I know you well enough to know when my student is lying, then you will mediate"
Letting out a sigh at having to answer his sensei's questions, he put a hand to his forehead, leaning his elbow on his desk, seeing how all the papers were scattered everywhere, but he cared little about that, turning his attention to some photos he had right there, one where he was with his wife and his other two children, but what he looked at in more detail was one where a thirteen-year-old Naruto was next to him receiving his jounin vest on the day he was promoted.
There was no need to ask again to get an answer when he was seeing it before his eyes, of course he was aware that since Naruto's departure his entire family had received a hard blow from him, but he had not seen in person for a few months how his student was being affected in such a way by the loss of one of his children until today when he was already back in the village after a few weeks when he ran into or rather Naruto let himself be seen in person after so much time and he still wanted to say something to comfort his student, but for him it was difficult that
Well, he was the only one in the village that Naruto had ever had contact with that had seen him again just because he wanted to find him, in his mind were still Naruto's last words that he told him before he left
"I do not forget and I do not forgive"
Those words were as clear as water and as hot as fire because no matter the years his godson would never forgive those who in his eyes betrayed him, something he saw firsthand when he accompanied him on a mission to raise at the time of being promoted a chunin partner was a spy from another village and Naruto without tempting his heart executed him as the laws of Konoha dictated, so in a few words once you went to Naruto's bad side there were only two paths
One of them was to end up dead at the hand of Naruto himself after having obtained all the information he wanted and the second was that you were fast enough or strong enough to escape from Naruto's hands once that you were discovered by this one, so you had to be a person blessed by the kami himself to escape from his executing hand once you put yourself in his sights, for that very reason he hesitates in revealing his encounter with Naruto because he would not know how his student would react, since even if it hurt him to see him like that, he would save that informality to tell him when he was in a better state.
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- Unknown location -
A dark area spreads like a blanket of shadows that devours the light and emanates a malicious aura. The silence that reigns in this forgotten corner of the world is eternal, as if time itself had stopped in this place where malice intertwines with darkness in a perpetual dance.
The absence of sounds is so oppressive that each step, even the most stealthy, seems to resonate like a distant thunder, disturbing the sepulchral peace of the place. The air, dense and charged, clings to the skin with a palpable sensation of malevolence, as if the shadows themselves whispered dark secrets to those who venture to cross this threshold.
The gloom, like an infinite blanket, envelops the earth in a darkness that seems to devour the light itself. The contours blur in the gloom, and space seems to twist, creating a feeling of disorientation that feeds the restlessness in the hearts of those who venture into this forgotten corner.
The vegetation, tangled and twisted, stands like a legion of silent witnesses to the dark secrets that have transpired in this place. Shadows seem to cling to each leaf, weaving an inscrutable web that looms over the surroundings, contributing to the malevolence that permeates the air.
The ground, covered by a layer of dark, damp moss, becomes a mysterious tapestry that muffles sounds and absorbs light, contributing to the suffocating atmosphere. Each step leaves an invisible footprint, as if the ground itself will absorb the presence of those who venture into this hidden corner.
The light, as scarce as hope in this place, barely filters through the tops of the twisted trees. The rays, weak and flickering, create a dance of shadows that seem to take on a life of their own, playing with perception and increasing the sense of malevolence that looms over the area.
In this eternal silence, malevolence manifests itself as a tangible presence, as if the shadows themselves were complicit in an unfathomable conspiracy. However, despite all that, two figures stood out: one was responsible for leaving Naruto almost on the verge of death and the other, a young woman with pale purple hair wearing a black dress that split down the legs with red lines extending from her legs to part of her face.
"So tell me what you think of this version of your son"
"His power is quite pathetic compared to what it was in the past, being weaker than it was..."
"I see, so it's quite pathetic from what you describe"
"Not entirely, although his power is not what it was in the past, I could see in our fight that despite the lack of raw power, he makes up for it with techniques from this world, being able to keep up with me when he was completely unleashed"
"I understand, so do you think he would be useful to us?"
"No... no for now it is quite weak and is far from its potential so we have to put it aside for now"
"If you say so it is fine for now we will leave it and when it is useful to us we will bring it to our side"
Turning her gaze to the side she could see how not far from them was a sea of bodies of villages along with some shinobi piled up in front of what seemed to be an altar reacting to the bodies absorbing their energy little by little, generating at its point a dark colored orb hiding some object inside it
Smiling at what she saw before her eyes she was sure in a few more years her plan could be successful but right now it was only in the premature phases for those they would remain silent for a few more years but after that they would begin the true plan to take what for them was their rights
And end of the chapter