Chapter 4: A Bond to last eternity.
"The time has come, the activation of the world entombment protocol. It's sad to leave this section of the universe, but it's time to retake the mantle of responsibility from those who don't deserve it."
"Lord admiral!" Called out one of his decks PO2's. All moon tombs engaged, all systems green, power at 93% and climbing. Planet Titan is showing green for all moons to lock."
Running his hand through his blond spiky hair, he sighed. "What's the status of the rest of the moons?"
"Every tomb is showing a ready status, just waiting on your call sir."
"Lord admiral! The old one is reaching critically unstable limits, I recommend we start our trip to the Milky Way galaxy." Spoke a hologram that was floating upon his arm chair.
"Confirmed, lock all moons to titan. And activate all star lifter pylons, then use all that energy to open a slip space gate starting with the outer planets so the old ones' unstable energy bursts don't collapse the gate or make it go unstable."
"On it. Star pylons activating. All pylons are active. All systems are green. Slip space gate open coordinates locked. Portal entry ETA 5 minutes."
"I have a bad feeling about this, everything is going too smoothly."
Slip space jump in…
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Planet: Takamegahara
Date: April 17th, 1870 (A, S) shinobi calendar
Time: 0020 hours
Location: shores of Yuki no Kuni, campsite.
Her eyes were cold, lifeless like a never ending winter. Were the boy's thoughts, but what was confusing him was the girl's attachment to himself all he did was smile at her. "Why is this happening?" The boy cried from within the confines of his mind, he could've sworn he heard a deep uncontrollable laughter mixing in with his cry's.
Apparently his dad said something about a theory called the cuddle effect, saying it was naturally effective to calm women or girls if experiencing high stress levels. Naruto did know how he felt about being a cuddle pillow for this blue haired girl and his father wasn't any help with all his snickering while his mother, bless her loving soul, couldn't decide if the scene was cute or if she should be over protective.
The yuki shinobi were outside with the Anbu on watch while the hokage was making plans for the problem he was settled with. "I say we head back to Konoha, it would be safer for the children."
Nodding Kushina, flicked her worried gaze towards the kids. Watching as the young princess cuddled deeper into her son's side making the mother even more conflicted, but quickly agreed with her husband's words. "I agree, this country is a war zone now with the samurai battling Dotò's shinobi."
At that very moment the radio crackled. "We got hostiles incoming."
Minato tossed his phone to his wife. "Take pictures, I need future black mail." He said before grabbing the microphone not before he heard his wife's mischievous giggles, and spoke calmly. "Understood. What are their numbers?"
Waiting for a few seconds the radio crackled again. "I'm counting 30, it seems our allies were followed."
Minato sighed, knowing that the shinobi of Yuki were not as trained as those from the great nations, but the numbers were not in their favor. " can your team handle them?"
Once again the radio sounded again. "With ease."
Minato chuckled. "Understood. Once you're done we'll relocating."
"Understood."
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Planet: Takamegahara
Date: April 16th, 1870 (A, S) shinobi calandre
Time: 2558
Location: Crocus, Yuki no Kuni. Daimyos palace dungeons.
"Inheritor, you lack the power that your species displays. Why is that?" Questioned what looked like a floating glowing eye that had entered a dark and dingy cell.
A deep raspy laugh resounded the cell as a man that was chained to the wall moved his body rattling the shackles around his wrists and ankles while he continued to laugh. "You my friend are odd, but that is a good question. I suppose I can say I don't like violence much."
The floating eye nodded its head… body? In understanding. "That makes sense, it seems that you inherited a lot more from our creators than just their powers."
The man choked as he was not expecting the eye to say something that insane. "What do you mean our creators." The man asked frantically thinking he might have angered a god.
The eye nodded rapidly. "Yes yes. Our creators, they aren't among us any longer but you and your race is what's left of their existence."
Man was confused, so he did what's best for the time being, ask questions. "What were they like?"
The eye seemed to get excited as it happily explained their shared creators. "They were in a sense Aliens from the stars capable of space travel and genetic manipulation. They seeded many worlds with life along with enhancing genetic traits in already existing life."
The man was even more confused about aliens. Well he knew what they were but it sounded ludicrous. "What about the gods?" The man asked, worried.
The eye blinked in confusion, then understood. "Ahh yes, gods… they don't exist, well not in the sense you're thinking of. The gods of your world are just beings that have visited this planet. The one you call amaterasu is an Otsutsuki from the outer planets that have been able to travel the worlds with the chakra they were able to cultivate faster than this world."
The man was fascinated by the wisdom the eye was sharing. "Otsutsuki? Who are they?"
The eye nodded then hummed in understanding. "The lead (A,I) for genesis has given me the approval of bonding with you will you accept?" Spoke the eye, ignoring the prisoner's question and asked a question instead.
The man looked confused. "What do you mean by bonding?"
The eye nodded in understanding. "I am known as a ghost, and for what bonding is exactly. The process of bonding is where we become one and with that we become one with the domain. Think of it as a partial immortality, once you die and if I survive you can be reconstructed and will live again, but if I'm destroyed you will face your final death."
The man was weary of this, but pushed forward with his questioning. "What is the domain and what's its purpose."
The ghost floated around the chained man as if it were dancing around. "The domain is the peak of our creator's technology, in a sense it's like an afterlife for all sentient beings. It holders the collective knowledge and culture of the race its linked to."
The man looked excited at the possibility of having access to the collective knowledge of the human race, but calmed his mind and asked his final question. "What is your purpose."
Still floating throughout the cell the ghost spoke. "To help our creator's successor to claim his inheritance to the mantle of responsibility, and to help those in need and to uphold justice for all sentient life no matter its form."
The man chuckled. "So like guardians of light then, how fitting. So who is the special person who is ment to inherit this mantle of responsibility?"
"Aw, yes The successor, he is on the borders of this land far from his home of fire." The ghost said excitedly. "He is accompanied by his parents and guards. But I was informed that he may have a companion that matches the same genetic structure as you."
The chained man looked at the ghost intensely. "My daughter is with this successor…" "hahahaha- how convenient so the Hokage's son is the successor and my daughter is with him. I have nothing to worry about then as long as she's safe."
"Will you accept the bonding then?"
"Yes"
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Minato was watching the perimeter of the campsite waiting for his shinobi to return along with the loyal Yuki shinobi. Gazing to the stars of the night as he watched the planet titan sharing the sky with the moon. Its green light shone throughout the night sky. In the distance he watch as four streaks of light shot from the mountains towards the location of the battle.
"That doesn't seem good."
With the Anbu and Yuki shinobi the situation could be better. A few of the traitor Yuki shinobi had some type of powered armor, but they're Arrogance gave away the fundamental weakness of the armor. After figuring out that only physical attacks will work, but at the cost of losing one of their younger members and three of the loyal Yuki shinobi. The Inu masked shinobi was in the midst of hand seals when four streaks of light came hurtling towards their location. Releasing the fire chakra he built up into a torrent of liquid fire that incinerated the last two of the traitors. Scanning the battle zone to make sure it was clear, while observing the surrounding he witnessed four floating orbs project light over the dead Anbu and loyal Yuki shinobi. He moved to stop the orbs from desecrating the dead, but it was too late the bodies particlize and coalesced into light then reformed their bodies with them looking around in astonishment.
"I thought I died?" Spoke one of the Yuki shinobi.
"So did we, how the hell are we alive?" Spoke the confused Neko masked Anbu as she ran her hands over her body mainly where a sword pierced her lung.
"We can explain, but the successor is nearby. He needs to be bonded to genesis." Spoke a ghost that was floating near the cat masked Anbu shocking them all greatly.
The inu masked Anbu was interested in the floating orb so he went with the peaceful approach. "Who and what are you? And who is this successor you speak of."
The ghost floated over to the dog masked Anbu. "We are ghosts, lesser parts of a whole that have the purpose to choose warriors that embody the aspects of devotion, bravery, and sacrifice. Our secondary role is to guide the successor to the domain to bond with genesis."
The inu masked Anbu nodded his head in agreement and semi understanding. "Thank you for identifying yourself, but could you tell me who this successor is?"
"The successor is the one who will inherit the mantle of responsibility, a boy who's birth signifies death and rebirth. His sapphire eyes ripple with the might of the greatness of those long passed."
Inu sucked in a breath a little worried about this but asked the question that was on his mind. "You said a boy? How old would this boy be?"
"The successor would be approximately around the age of six solar cycles of this planet." Replied the ghost.
Slumping his shoulders in defeat. "I'm guessing that you are now bonded to the ones you revived then huh?"
"Indeed" spoke the ghost.
Slumping even further, Inu sighed. "Okay follow us we're heading to our campsite when my leader and his family are located.
"Wonderful!" Cheered the ghost.
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Date: April 17th, 1870 (A, S) shinobi calendar
Time: 0045 hours
Location: campsite
Minato watched as his Anbu and the loyal Yuki shinobi walked into the campsites clearing being trailed by floating orbs. "Inu it seems you picked up some friends."
The said masked Anbu sighed for the thousandth time within an hour. "It would be easier for them to explain themselves, but I can say they can be trusted."
Minato nodded, taking in the word of his student and trusting them. Turning his gaze to the floating orbs in curiosity. "Who or what are you, my friend." Politely asked the Hokage.
"We are ghosts, a lesser part of a whole. Our purpose is to search for warriors that embody the aspects of devotion, bravery, and sacrifice. Dead or alive no matter the passage of time since their passing we can give them another opportunity to live again and to fight for justice for all sentient life." Reply the ghost not perturbed by repeating itself.
Minato nodded, he guessed that these are creations by their creator. "I'm guessing we share the same creator."
The ghost seemed to get excited. "You know of our creator, wonderful news!"
Minato chuckled, he liked these fellow creations. "Do you mind me asking why you accompanied my allies?"
The ghosts flouted to their bonded and spoke all at once. "We are bonded now, one we became."
Minato nodded, it made sense to him as per their words before. "What benefits do your bonded get after the process."
"The bonded get semi immortality, if the bonded falls in battle and we ghosts survive the bonded will be revived or reconstructed." Informed the ghost.
Minato looked at the ghosts then the bonded shinobi. "Lucky bastards, is there anything else I should know?"
"The lead ghost floated to the Hokage to speak. "Yes actually!" Cheered the ghost. "The successor is nearby, the boy must be brought to bond with genesis!"
Minato was on guard now, the only boy nearby was his son so he asked tentatively. "What purpose does my son hold?"
The ghost floated in lazy circles. "The boy is the successor to our creators, the rightful inheritor of their legacy."
Minato was shocked, his son… was the successor to their creators. "Can you please explain the purpose of my son being the successor?" Asked minato frantically drawing the attention of those from inside of the salamander.
"The boy will lead your race and those who reside within this solar system, and in time return to our original galaxy to reclaim the mantle of responsibility." Spoke the ghost who was orbiting the yondaime, who seemed to be in deep thought.
"Naruto-kun!! Get back here!!" Cried the redhead who was running after her son.
Surprising his father, Naruto ran up to him and the ghost. "WOW what are you Mr ball?!"
"Ahh!!! The successor!!" Cheered all the ghosts as they all circled the boy who looked like he was having the time of his life