It was a quiet night in Konoha, everything was peaceful, with the occasional drunk walking the streets and the ninjas patrolling the village looking for anything even remotely suspicious. But nothing had happened and in the shinobi books that means 2 things, that everything was fine or that something very bad was going to happen. Everyone prayed it would be the first.
Almost all of them were unaware of the fact that tonight was going to cause a change for the world, a primordial force was going to return in all its splendor, in a new body, all because of Naruto Uzumaki.
Naruto Uzumaki was a 12-year-old boy, a little short for his age, with a terrible sense of fashion, always wearing an orange jumpsuit, which wouldn't be so bad if it weren't bright orange, he had spiky blonde hair that stood up in all directions, sky-blue eyes, and curious markings on his cheeks that made him look like a cat or a fox.
But what was this young man doing to cause such a big change in the world? Easy, he was sneaking into the surrounding forest of Konoha, with the forbidden scroll of Konoha, which was stolen by him, which contained very dangerous jutsus, especially if it fell into the wrong hands.
Why had Naruto stolen this scroll? He had been tricked, using a moment of personal weakness, you see, Naruto wanted to become Hokage, but first he had to become a Shinobi, unfortunately he had failed the test, and this was his third attempt. But Taking advantage of the depressed young man, Mizuki, using his influence as an academy instructor, made him falsely believe that there was an extra test to graduate.
It was because of this deception that Naruto "sneaked" and "defeated" the Hokage, not knowing that he had pretended and was watching Naruto through his crystal sphere, with an ANBU team, prepared for any eventuality.
After about 30 minutes Naruto arrived at a clearing, where he prepared to open the scroll and start looking through it.
- Let's see, Mokuton? nah, Shiki Fuin? Summon and change your soul to the shinigami... if not, thank you, I want to live, Shadow clones? Oh really? Not even here I can escape from the damn clones... Well, it's the first thing I understand at least, so let's go with this - thus making a decision, Naruto began to practice the Jutsu.
The Hokage plus the ANBU team, who were watching Naruto, were worried when he read Shiki Fuin's part, believing that he was willing to learn such a dangerous Jutsu, but they calmed down when they heard what Naruto said next, realizing that although a little naive and irresponsible, the boy was not a complete idiot. And then had a big drop of sweat listening to Naruto's complaint about the clones. So making a decision, Hiruzen let the boy learn the technique, actually after finding out that he failed again, he was going to teach him the Jutsu and give him a field promotion. Why didn't you do it before? Because statistically it has been shown that the younger children are exposed to shinobi life, the more likely they are to develop trauma that can lead to potential danger to themselves and everyone around the shinobi. That's why, aware of the solution, he didn't give it to Naruto.
In addition, he also wanted him to graduate with a group of his age, so that he could make friends, he knew of Naruto's potential, not for nothing was he known as the professor, but he did not want to have another Kakashi or worse yet, another Itachi, who isolated themselves from the world and that caused them personal problems and poor psychological and psycho-social development.
Imagine the collective surprise of seeing Naruto master the Shadow Clone Jutsu in less than 45 minutes, a feat in itself, that confirmed Hiruzen's theory, Naruto was not an idiot, he was simply a kinesthetic learner, which is why it was difficult for him to understand the theory in the books, but he was very good in the areas of combat, throwing kunai and other shinobi actions where you had to perform the action.
… … … … At the same time with Naruto … … … …
- Well, I already have this in the bag, it was actually very easy... I know I shouldn't... but it doesn't hurt anyone if I find another amazing Jutsu, right? - he said it while he reopened the scroll and looked at it - having... Hirashin, the user performs calculations based on the average speed per second... not very complex. Giant water dome, high elemental affinity with the suiton is required, I don't even know what that is. Secret Jutsu of the Leaf Village: A Thousand Years of Death... sounds too dangerous to try - as he continued flipping through and reading the contents of the scroll, but without finding something that he understood, and after a certain incident, he learned to never try a jutsu if he didn't understand it.
But when he was about to give up and roll the scroll again, he noticed that he was at the end of it, where he could see something strange on it, it looked like one of the saving seals that Iruka-sensei once talked about, but what caught his attention the most was seeing a swirl in the center of the seal, similar to the one he used on his clothes, maybe it was a sign of destiny?
With nothing left to lose, he decided to open the seal, to receive 2 crowns, for a king and a queen.
The king's is an imposing crown, dark and majestic, it seemed to have been made with a metal so dark that it swallowed all the light around it, further darkening its environment. But at the same time it was very beautiful, adorned with rubies of intense crimson red color, faceted and polished, which seemed to shine with an internal light even in the dim light. It generated a gloomy atmosphere that made anyone want to get away from the crown, and never see it again.
The queen's was a resplendent crown, a sumptuous piece of jewelry that evokes a feeling of grandeur and power. It is an imposing diadem, not small or delicate, but grand in its design and execution, which is composed of a finely worked golden frame, which appears to be made of precious metal. But what really caught the attention of this crown are the precious stones that adorn it. Intense sapphire blue stones, oval or round cut, are interspersed, providing an intense and deep shine, and the feeling of peace that it generates.
Naruto, the Hokage and the ANBUS were surprised to see the crowns, they never expected that the scroll would hold both crowns, but why? What was so special about them? It was true that because of their appearance anyone could be worth an infinite amount of money, but it was so necessary to keep them among the most dangerous jutsus in the world. Hiruzen didn't like this, so he sent his ANBUS towards the clearing, to recover the scroll and the crowns.
- Wow... how beautiful... but what are they doing stored here? - Naruto was having the same but different thoughts as the Hokage - But why would he put these crowns on for a gennin promotion test? I know that I had to learn a jutsu, but these seem too well done to be just a distraction... Maybe... This is not a secret test - that revelation made Naruto open his eyes in fear of having been deceived.
When he heard some bushes moving, he immediately got into a fighting pose, only to relax right after seeing that it was Iruka-sensei.
-Naruto!!! - was Iruka's angry and worried shout - Do you know what you've done? You have stolen the forbidden scroll from the Naruto village - that made him open his eyes, surprised at what he really had in his hands, so he just did the only thing he could, explaining to Iruka what happened, surprising and making him serious.
Just in time, because Mizuki had just appeared in the clearing, just to avoid a kunai thrown by Iruka, who at this moment was in his shinobi mode, it was true that he was not as ruthless as many shinobi, but even when necessary he was able to harden his heart and do what was necessary.
Naruto was surprised to see Iruka so serious, it was difficult to see the humble and good teacher Iruka, with the trained shinobi in front of him. Instead Mizuki frowned, he never expected Iruka to be here and even less that he seemed aware of his betrayal, so he only changed his frown for a crooked smile, he knew that in this situation he had to distract Iruka, kill him and the brat to escape quickly.
Now that he looked closely at Naruto, aside from the scroll, he seemed to have 2 crowns in his hands. Where had he gotten them from? Bah, that didn't matter anymore - Naruto, do you know why everyone in the village hates you? - Naruto opened his eyes, he had always wanted that answer, but he never got it - that's because you are... - Mizuki had to interrupt himself to enter a Taijutsu battle started by Iruka.
He had to keep his attention on Iruka, a mistake could mean his death, so he took advantage of a space in Iruka's defense to hit him with a senbon with poison, nothing lethal, but it did. incapacitated for long enough, when he saw another oversight he took advantage and knocked him out, and then directed his gaze towards Naruto, who had not moved, his mind continued to wander about the hatred of the village, so taking advantage of that gap in trust again I capitalize this opportunity - it is because you are the Kyubi, Naruto, you are the beast that attacked and destroyed almost all of Konoha Naruto, you are evil incarnate Kyubi -
- No... no... no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no -
- YES NARUTO THAT'S WHY THE VILLAGE HATES YOU, BECAUSE YOU ARE THE DEMON THAT TOOK EVERYTHING FROM THEM, NOW DIE! - He said it while throwing his smoke-shuriken at him, only to be stopped by a recently recovered Iruka, who had stood in the way, receiving the giant shuriken on his right shoulder.
Also surprising Naruto, to hear the words of his sensei - Are you an idiot Mizuki, that Naruto is the Kyubi?... tell me something if that were true, because Mizuki has not yet killed us, we who would be compared to the power of the Kyubi... No, he is Naruto Uzumaki, a boy who despite the adversity and what happened, decided to make an effort and not fall into despair - those words, those simple words made Naruto cry, because finally someone he acknowledged.
- Very nice speech Iruka, unfortunately that will not save you, DIE! - He would say it while throwing his second smoke-shuriken towards Iruka's head.
Naruto, acting on instinct, released the queen's crown, even though he tried to release both, but the king's did not want to leave his hand, but he did not have time, so he jumped, to kick the giant shuriken down while unconsciously putting on the crown. When that happened, Naruto was transported to a different place.
He was no longer in the forest, he was now in a sewer. How did he get here? When he was going to scratch his head, he could feel the crown on top of it. When did he put it on? He thought about that for about 3 seconds before he felt a presence behind him. When he turned his gaze, he stared into blood red eyes, which contained uncontrollable hatred, fury, and displeasure that seemed almost infinite.
- I don't know what you've done, my mayor, but whatever you've done, it's dangerous, it's old, it's primordial. - Naruto just swallowed saliva, for fear of being in front of the Kyubi no Yoko, the bijuu king, but he did not understand what he was referring to, Kyubi himself, upon realizing this, frowned - *Sigh* The mayor crown, that crown is not normal, there is something about it that I don't quite like, it reminds me a lot of… - The Kyubi did not finish speaking, to look behind Naruto, making him turn with distrust, only to cling, to see himself, but with such an aura of death that it even made the Kyubi tremble slightly.
What frightened the former Bijuu the most was not the aura itself, but the lack of emotions in it. Normally a person with that aura has negative emotions in it, whether anger, resentment, hatred or other forms, but not the being in front of him, it was simply death, he had only witnessed something similar once, and it was with the Shinigami.
Both the human and the Bijuu became alert when the other "Naruto" raised his hand, opening and closing it, as if he was testing the strength of his own body. He wasn't taking any hostile action towards them, but they couldn't help but be nervous in his presence, they felt that he was something dangerous.
Those nerves settled upon seeing him move, or the lack thereof, in one moment he was about 10 meters away, and in the other he was in front of Naruto, looking directly into his eyes, generating a deep terror that froze the soul of our protagonist, he felt that he was being judged to be killed and he subconsciously knew that he could not win, that there was no point in facing the being with the same appearance, that no matter what he did he was going to die.
- So... this will be my new self - Jinchuriki and Bijuu were confused by his phrase, so taking all the confidence he had, Naruto decided to ask.
-Who o.o.o.o.o.are you? - despite taking all the courage in the world, he couldn't help but stutter.
.- Me?... that doesn't matter... it doesn't matter who you are either... in the end we both must die - The Kyubi and Naruto tensed up at that phrase, what the hell did it mean? Why were they both going to die? The other "Naruto" only ignored the others' thoughts.
Everything was dead silent for what seemed like hours, when only 5 seconds had passed. But Naruto didn't know what to do in this situation, much less the Bijuu, despite his age, he had never had an experience even remotely similar to this.
But already fed up with the situation, Naruto decided to take the direction of the "conversation" - Very well, explain yourself, WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? WHY ARE YOU HERE? WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE ME? AND WHAT THE HELL DOES IT MEAN WE BOTH SHOULD DIE? - despite not wanting to scream, he ended up doing it, feeling that if he did it speaking normally he would get scared.
The other "Naruto" just raised an eyebrow at his counterpart, seeming curious about the questions being asked, but since what was going to happen was inevitable, he decided to answer – I… don't matter, I already told you, why do I have your form? I have no form, what am I doing here? It's your fault for taking that crown and putting it on, and about death, that's very easy, before creation comes destruction, so we both have to die, be reborn as a new being, not you and me, just me. – That left the humans and bijuu even more confused, they didn't know what to answer to the mysterious individual in front of them both.
The mindscape became silent, no one had to comment, either because they continued analyzing the other "Naruto's" words or because they simply had nothing to say, so taking a sigh, Naruto decided to make a mature decision - So, if we both die, what will happen to my body? - the other "Naruto" just raised an eyebrow, not understanding his question - I mean, if we both have to die, what will happen to my body? -
The other just shook his head, realizing that they did not completely understand his message - We are not going to "die" in the full sense of the word... to simplify it, our "souls" are going to be destroyed until only the most essential part of us remains, then those essences will fuse forming a new being - that left the kyubi and his jinchuriki in shock, was that possible? as? - but sadly, that process has not started yet -
- Huh? - was the clever question of the "real" Naruto -
- We still need to awaken our queen, after the other crown decides its owner, we can begin the union -
- I don't understand what you're saying - was the honest response of our protagonist.
The other only looked at him for a few seconds, to close his eyes and deny the apparent ignorance or stupidity of his host, unfortunately he could not change it, he only hoped that his intellect would remain in their "fusion". But he was already tired of talking, so snapping his fingers, he made Naruto disappear, to be in front of the Kyubi, who looked at him with suspicion and a little fear at his presence. As he was about to say something, the other disappeared, not interested in talking to the beast.
- Now what have you provoked, mayor? This only has two possible endings, and I hope you get the good one... I still don't want to disappear - After saying that, Kyubi went back to sleep and tried to forget what he had just experienced, for his mental well-being.
When Naruto left his mental space, he immediately felt revitalized, powerful and even invincible, he didn't know where this feeling came from but he loved it; The second thing he realized was that it seems like barely a second passed in the real world, because he kept falling to the ground after kicking Mizuki's smoke shuriken.
When he reached the ground, that feeling of power increased, and he felt that it increased every moment, he felt more powerful, and that he could continue to become more powerful. But at the same time that Naruto was still in his "trance", Iruka, Mizuki and Hiruzen realized the change that Naruto had, something had happened after he put on that crown, because the entire clearing where they were found changed its environment.
Mizuki, who out of arrogance believing that he could still get away with this, decided to take out a kunai and run directly towards Naruto, to kill him definitively, the Hokage like Iruka, saw this worried because Naruto was still absorbed, so they never expected, to see him disappear with a sudden burst of speed, to reappear on top of Mizuki's outstretched arm.
surprising especially to the 3 of them, who never expected that trick.
- Neh, neh, Mizuki-sensei, were you trying to kill me? Do you know that's why they can brand you a traitor? TRUE? S-E-N-S-E-I? -His tone of voice, his presence, everything seems to have changed in Naruto, the way he gave that "warning" to Mizuki, made them penetrate an intense cold to the depths of their marrow.
The most affected was Mizuki, because those words were directed towards him, so much was his fear that he began to tremble, unconsciously his body warned him of the danger that Naruto represented, but his anger and "pride" did not allow him to accept it, thus returning to the attack and trying to kill our protagonist, so that Naruto dodge all his desperate blows, but something broke when he heard the next sentence.
- That's all? - that question, that simple question broke his psyche, he was already fed up with that question, it had always been like that, while he "striving" harder than anyone of his generation, they never recognized him, because he did not belong to any clan or he was a prodigy, and they always made fun of him with that phrase, that's why he joined forces with Orochimaru, because he promised him power, a power that would put him above all those people who always looked down on him.
So blinded by his anger, he began to attack like a wild animal, forgetting his skills and giving up because of his fury, which was increasing as he saw how Naruto continued to easily dodge his blows, but that same blind rage condemned him, because he never saw the Kunai coming that stuck in his heart. Causing a death where the last thing he saw, was how the same "shinigami" claimed his soul, to take him to eternal darkness, where his yellowish eyes, which showed nothing but pure disinterest in his life, his desires, goals and aspirations made him drown, as if he were under a deep ocean, that no matter how much he swam he would never reach the surface. It was under that despair that Mizuki died.
All because of being blinded by anger, greed and the excessive desire for power and the false belief of being unique and special, because in the end no matter how "special" you think you are, before the cold eyes of death, you are nothing more than one of the thousands of souls that are taken from this world every day, without caring about anything, your status, power, authority, age, gender, race, religion or beliefs, and even your ideals, for her they are all the same, that is why despite what "cruel" and "evil" that is death, is the most just thing of all.
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Well... What did you think of this first chapter? I really liked it, I feel that ending it here is good, with a philosophical "reflection" on the uncertain nature of death.
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