I blink hard- looking around me, rubbing my eyes trying to figure out where I am- and why I'm there, a strange feeling of overwhelm washing over me. Everything looks white. A white so bright it may as well be the sun- yet I do not find myself blinded completely. I look around- for anything I can recognize- and see three people. A child and three adults. I walk closer- straying towards them. "Hello?" I call, my voice sounding uncomfortable and nervous. One of the adults waves me over- inviting me to their small group. I walk to them, and slowly I'm able to make out their forms. I see a short blonde boy with unnaturally spiky hair in an orange and yellow jumpsuit, google atop his forehead, and three whisker marks on each cheek.
Beside him is a blonde with medium-long hair, it's also incredibly spikey- if not more so. He has on a pair of blue pants- and a green… vest(?) alongside some kind of coat or cloak with orange, flame like patterns dancing around the bottom of it. On the other side of the boy is a woman with long- crimson hair, contrasted deeply by her violet eyes. It looks like she's wearing a green over dress of some sort, alongside a white under shirt. Lastly in the third woman- a woman with platinum blonde hair, and deep gray eyes, and a long- flowing dress that seems to wave with a non-existent wind.
"Who-," I say- before cutting myself off- memories of my life flooding back to me. I hold my head with one hand- the influx of info causing great discomfort. "Never-mind… ow…" I groan out. I blink hard- and after a few minutes of blinking and breathing the pain subsides. "Goodness- I hope I don't have to deal with that often…" I look back at the three faces I recognize. "You… you're real?" The unidentified woman laughs- sounding almost melodious.
"Of course they're real. They are as much my children as you are." I pause- before slowly coming to a conclusion. "You're… god?" I watch her nod, before pausing. "Well… that's one name for me. Some call me God, the Creator, Kami, Allah, Yahweh, but you may address me however is comfortable for you." I nod- still very tense. "Um… Ms. God…" I see her crack a smile. "I died… right?" She nods. I sigh. "I thought so… I remember throwing up one moment, and feeling cold another- then I'm here… I could've sworn I just had the flu… I guess not…" I sigh- looking down. "Oh well. It could be worse I suppose." I look at Naruto- and see his broken looking eyes. "Oh… oh no." I say instinctually. I kneel down in front of him- putting my hands on his cheeks- making him look at me. "Oh poor dear- what happened to you?" I watch him start to cry- I hold him in my arms- a sad look on my face- my natural protective instincts kicking in. "I got you buddy." Kami looks on with a sad smile, Kushina and Minato can't help but cry as well, holding each of his hands. I look over to Kami- as if asking for an explanation.
"This isn't how it goes- Ms. God… Naruto always gets up… why is he here?" She sighs sadly. "Alas- not even I can manage every aspect of existence on my own. I have 3 children to help me. Fate, Death, and Yema… and it seems fate has deemed her own entertainment more important than the natural order of the worlds I made." I grimace. I can't blame her then- it's not like it was her fault. "That makes sense- I guess…" I speak- my voice low. I release Naruto- his parents taking my spot. "But that didn't answer my question… What happened to the poor guy?" She grimaced- as if in physical pain. "In the order of events that you know- he was supposed to be found by Iruka, and then Mizuki. The two fight- he learns of his status as Jinchuriki- tastes despair- but is given a stronger hope and love than ever by Iruka… in this reality- Mizuki finds him first… and beats him to near death, attempting to make it seem like foreign shinobi, all while tormenting Naruto's mind… A twist of Fate to see a new story." I sneer. Out of all of the villains in Naruto- Mizuki always made me a very special type of sick- just like Orochimaru did.
"I- see." I say- drawing out my words. "Then Naruto died…" God shakes her head. "No… he survived… but he doesn't want to go back." I look down, before nodding. I wouldn't fault him for wanting to just… be with his family up here… "Well- I guess I'll be meeting a whole lot of interesting people in the afterlife- if people like Naruto, Kushina and Minato are going to be there." Kami smiles- looking a tad mysterious. "Well- you technically will…" I raise a brow- before I think back. Naruto's body is still alive… meaning that it's a body without a soul… oh- OH! "Wait." I say- pouring cold water all over my psyche. "Firstly- why me? Secondly-," (I turn, and look at a now sniffling Naruto.) "Are you ok with this? Me using your body- I mean." I see the boy open his mouth- and then close it, not trusting his voice. I watch him nod, leaning into his Mother's touch as he does. I see. "Ok then… I promise you… I won't waste it." I look at Kushina and Minato. "I'm sorry in advance- by the way." The two raise a brow- and God is already picking up on what I'm talking about. "Oh- you naughty boy." I grin. "What? I died a virgin- I'm going to have fun and then some in this new world." I watch Minato blush heavily- and Kushina's hair waves like the Nine Tails of the Kyuubi. "Oh… that's scary." Kushina stomps over. "You won't be some kind of… of pervert in my son's body- you hear me?!"
I gulp- before raising my hands. "Woah! Hold on- I promise you I won't be anything like Jiraiya… no peeking- that's gross. I won't lie to you though- and I won't make excuses. I am going to have so- so much consensual sex." Kami laughs and not even Kushina can keep from blushing. Naruto is kind of spaced out- struggling to imagine such a thing- before fainting from embarrassment. I laugh heartily, as does God. "Ok, ok. Let's move on." I look to God. "How will this work?" She smiles at me. "To sum it up- I'm just going to… plop you right into his body, I'll make sure you keep his knowledge of his skills as a shinobi so you're not walking around blind, and- as an apology for Fate's wrongdoing, I'm going to give you a gift." I look confused. "So.. Fate killed me too?" Kami nods. "Technically yes. Less you specifically- more like she influenced a strain of super-flu to start in the United States. You just happened to be patient zero." I look deadpan. "Well that's some shit luck…" I say before chuckling. "Oh well." I furrow my brow. "What is Naruto getting?" Kami smiles. "He asked to free Minato from one of Death's servants." I nod. The Shinigami… So that was Naruto's wish then?
"I shall grant upon you a special gift. I will awaken your Uzumaki blood." I balk- as does Kushina. My awestruck look slowly turns into a super wide grin. "So- I'll be a certified Fuinjutsu wielding, chain slinging chakra monster?" Kami laughs- nodding. "I suppose so." I nod. I stretch a bit. "Alright... send me in!" Kami smiles. "Very well. Good luck- Naruto." She snaps her fingers- and I find myself opening my eyes slowly. My surroundings look like a hospital room- my hands are small. I put one of my now small hands to the top of my head and felt. Spikey. Nice… I guess it worked. I guess from now on… I really am Uzumaki Naruto.