章 6: Goddesses...
Chapter 2 - Goddesses...
It has been 2 years since Keiichi Morisato was visited by a very beautiful Goddess that goes by the name of Belldandy. And after a small misunderstanding about some stupid wish, Belldandy stayed with him to fulfill his wish of being with him forever. The couple's relationship continued to grow slowly, gradually but beautifully, as the two of them have encountered many trials that tested their relationship but the two of them faced them together, side by side. And now that Keiichi is now entering his third year in a University, he is very contented and happy on the way his life turned out.
However, this is a very special day for everyone living in the temple where the couple currently resides. Skuld, Belldandy's little sister, is about to be promoted to become a First Class Unlimited Licensed Goddess, just like her. Skuld has grown beautifully during her two years of stay along with Belldandy, Keiichi, and Urd in the temple, as her beauty can now be dubbed as someone that could rival that of Belldandy's (imagine her appearance in AMG Episode 26 or Chapter 41 of the Manga when she became an adult for a day and her hairstyle resembles that from Chapter 89 of the Manga).
Skuld continued to study to improve her status as a Goddess in the full 2-year time span that she stayed on Earth. Though her achievements are not yet on Belldandy's level, she is considered one of the best Goddesses Heaven could offer, though her love for inventions, ice cream, and somewhat bratty personality still remains within her. After meeting several customary requirements, the Goddesses' Almighty Father' announced that Skuld can now be promoted to the same rank as that of Belldandy, much to Urd's chagrin.
With this very good news, Belldandy cooked a feast happily before Skuld returned to Heaven to do her task as a First Class Goddess. The Heaven's Gate will soon appear, and she cannot let her younger sister return to Heaven without celebrating her promotion with them. Behind her is Urd, watching her with a bored face. She really can't understand why Belldandy enjoyed cooking so much even if she had been watching the whole time in the kitchen. She can't even imagine herself looking this happy while cooking even if she is cooking the easiest gourmet in existence. However, it may be a different story if she had sake in her hand.
"I did it!" Skuld shouted happily that can be heard throughout the entire compound capturing Belldandy, Keiichi, and Urd's attention. The three of them went towards Skuld's location, and then they saw large, weird, bulky machinery with multiple random parts that takes an appearance of an inclined cylindrical tube. Skuld looked towards the three with a happy expression.
"Hello Onee-sama! I have finally finished a machine that can provide an alternate path towards the Heaven! With this, we can go back and forth from Heaven and Earth anytime we need to!" Skuld explained with dreamy expression.
"Why do you create that crap anyway? The Gate of Heavens will open anytime soon. Shouldn't you just wait for it instead of doing something useless?" Urd said in a very disinterested manner.
"Shut up Urd! This is not meant to be shown to you!" Skuld responded with a pout. "And besides, I can't help it! I am so excited to be promoted as a First Class Goddess that it makes it as though waiting for the Gate of Heavens feels like I'm waiting for years!"
"Skuld, you shouldn't create a machine like that." Belldandy told her younger sister. "Father will punish anyone who enters Heaven without permission. So using that machine is part of that rule."
"I... I know... Sorry..." Skuld looked down towards the ground.
"It's okay Skuld. You don't need to rush anything that is already about to happen. Today, you will become a First Class Goddess and that should make you happy and proud!" Keiichi smiled to Skuld, as he has already treated her like her little sister.
"Yeah!" Skuld's mood brightened up a bit. "But don't take advantage of the situation while I am gone up to the Heavens and take my Onee-sama away! I'll never forgive you Keiichi!"
"Ahahaha..." Keiichi laughed awkwardly.
"What's so funny!" Skuld flailed her arms, accidentally hitting a button on her newly invented cylindrical tube machine.
"What the…?!" Skuld reacted in surprise. The machine started to shake violently, then started to emit some large amounts of electricity, followed by a bright flash, resulting in a loud explosion. The debris of the machine was now scattered everywhere, with a thick amount of smoke enveloping the surroundings. Everyone close to the explosion is now coughing due to thick fog of smoke created by the malfunctioned machine.
"Are you alright, Keiichi?" Belldandy asked Keiichi while patting his back.
"I am fine... Thank you Bell..." Keiichi replied with a small smile.
"I really do believe that one day, one of your failed contraptions might kill us." Urd retorted.
"It shouldn't malfunction like that! What's wrong with my formula!?" Skuld said while looking at the source of the smoke.
However, a sudden wind blew within the smoke, making the smoke swirl away mildly but instantly. In that instance, Keiichi, Belldandy, Urd, and Skuld saw a man standing in the middle of the vortex of wind. He is around 5'7 in height and based on his appearance, he is around the same age as of Skuld who is currently 17 years old (yeah, goddess do age based on AMG OVA). He is wearing a short-sleeved red coat with its hemline almost touching the ground that was designed with a black flaming pattern. Under the red coat is a dark green colored vest with multiple pockets, a somewhat black long-sleeved shirt and orange pants with multiple attached pockets. He donned a dark-orange scarf around his neck, a 1.5 meter-long sword wrapped with seemingly special clothing on his waist, and sleekly designed sandals that was seemingly designed for fast movement.
Their attention went to his face, and they saw unruly bright blonde hair that seemingly imitates the sun itself and metal plating with a strange symbol on the middle of his forehead wrapped around and tightly knotted behind his head by a black cloth. He has deep azure eyes that imitate the sky, and a unique three set of whiskers on both of his cheeks. Overall, he is quite a mysterious but handsome young man who just appeared out of nowhere.
The man who appeared quickly looked towards them with a impassive expression, seemingly reading their intentions and anticipating any possible movements from them. Seeing this 'simple' gesture, Urd immediately realized that this guy is trained as a warrior.
"Who are you?" Skuld muttered absent-mindedly.
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After being sucked by the void from a dimension rift, Naruto found himself surrounded with black smoke while himself with one of his knees touching the ground. He immediately released passive Senjutsu chakra surrounding him so he can acquire some basic information on this new world. Though different, this world has near identical Senjutsu chakra from the Shinobi world itself. In that case, he realized that he will have no problem adjusting and living in this new world.
It is then that he realized that behind the thick black smoke, four other individuals are coughing, possibly due to the sudden appearance of this smoke. One of them have the very same feeling as that of a civilian from the Shinobi World, while the three of them has somewhat very different feel like he have never felt before. It feels like, they are so solemn, somewhat divine. Naruto released some Wind chakra from his body to mildly blew the thick black smoke for him to have a better look on the other individuals who are coughing within the smoke. In a matter of seconds, the black smoke is blown away, then he saw the four individuals staring at him, observing him out of surprise.
"Who are you?" muttered by the dark blue-haired girl that seemed to be around his age. It also seemed like she is the youngest among the four.
A Shinobi's very instinct is to be prepared no matter what, and don't trust anyone immediately unless they are proven to be trustworthy. That's why Naruto stood in wary, prepared for any possible hostile movements intended to him, but he didn't show it on his gestures. During his training on the dimension rift, Kurama taught Naruto how to passively sense negative emotions, a skill which is only available if Naruto enters the Kyuubi Chakra Mode. Combined with his sensor ability that he acquired through training that rival that of Tobirama's and passive sensing provided by Senjutsu chakra without entering Sage Mode, Naruto can possibly be called as the best sensor-type Shinobi ever lived. So Naruto then tried to sense if the four have negative intentions towards him, still without showing his wariness on his gestures.
"You don't have to be so wary like that to us." The golden-haired girl said with a beautiful smile. Her voice is so beautiful that the rhythm of it itself made Naruto immediately realize that they don't have any ill intentions towards him.
"Mah... Sorry about that..." Naruto gave his usual grin while scratching the back of his head. He can feel the earnest feelings of the girl towards him just like the dark-blue haired girl earlier. He looked towards the other people in the group, and saw a man who have the very same feel as that of an ordinary person, while the other taller girl with silver hair had the same feel as that of the first two girls who talked to him. "Are you the guys the ones who pulled me out of the dimension rift?"
"Dimension rift?" The silver-haired girl that appeared to be the eldest of the girls spoke. "You mean the gap between the time, space and dimensions where time doesn't flow?"
"Yeah. I guess." Naruto responded with a nod.
"What is a dimension rift?" Keiichi inquired.
"Dimension rift is the space that separates dimensions." Belldandy answered. "Time is frozen, space is unstable, and being trapped into it is a lot worse than passing away. Spending a million years can be counted as less than a second, and a split second feels like eternity. You are who you are once you enter and once you get out of the rift, since you will not age on the rift since time is flowing within it."
"Since that guy seemed like around 17 year old, then he is still be of the same even if he spent a million years within the rift?" Keiichi tilted his head.
"Yes. We don't know if it is a million year or for a moment only. But he is still 17-year old person." Belldandy clarified.
"What?! How come my machine summons a person from a dimension rift instead of being a pathway towards the Heavens?" The dark-blue haired girl said in surprise.
"Now that makes sense." The silver-haired girl said while holding her chin with her right hand. "The contraption that you have created meant to be a shortcut to Heavens became the medium to create a small gap on the dimension rift. That is why this guy is sucked out from the dimension rift towards this world." she continued as if it is an everyday event for her.
Naruto understood what the elder girl said. After studying and learning Hiraishin, he somewhat has an overview how space-time jutsus work, and how it bypass the physics and regular flow of time and space. "Heavens? Well I don't know what you meant by that but if a formula in creating that machine got even a slight alterations (Naruto is thinking about the Hiraishin formula), and if the destination in the other hand don't have agreement with the machine (He is now thinking about the another Hiraishin mark where he will 'flash through' from his current location), then it will create great stress to the user (the Hiraishin user) and may produce a different result from what is expected. And on this case, that machine receives a great stress due to a wrong formula, thus creating a gap in the dimension rift." Naruto explained, much to Skuld and the other's awe.
"Wow. You are quite insightful..." Skuld said in surprise.
"Uhm, Skuld, Urd..." Keiichi said with a dead-panned face. He cannot understand what they are talking about. "Don't discuss something weird to anyone that you have just met."
"Well, he is not your regular person and he is directly involved with this. So I think we don't have to worry about it." Urd said in a careless gesture.
Belldandy then remembered that she is cooking something before this incident happen. "Guys, why don't we discuss this inside? Our breakfast is almost done." Belldandy said cheerfully. Then she turned around and walked towards the direction of the kitchen.
"Wait a minute -dattebayo!" Naruto stretched his hand in stopping gesture.
'-dattebayo?' Urd and Keiichi thought at the same time.
'A verbal tic?' Skuld thought in amused way.
"What is it?" Belldandy smiled back towards the blonde Shinobi.
"Uhm... Why are you suddenly inviting me to eat with you guys? You just met me right? I might do something stupid or bad for you guys to trust me so easily..." Naruto said in surprise. "You even don't know my name..."
"Well... I can feel that you are not a bad person... Keiichi and my sisters thought so, right?" Belldandy looked towards the three mentioned.
"Haha. I am used on having these kinds of weird encounters since I met Belldandy." Keiichi said with a smile.
"As for me, I already expected that Skuld's experiments will result into some weird events like this." Urd said with a smile.
"It's not like that Urd! At least I am doing something useful other than bumming around like you!" Skuld retorted. The elder sister and the younger sister are now on a silent staring contest with flying sparks.
"That's settles it." Belldandy smiled once again, then gracefully walked towards the kitchen. "We'll do the introductions while eating our breakfast. Is it okay..."
"Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze." Naruto replied with a grin. "You guys can call me Naruto."
"Alright. I will take it as an agreement, Naruto." Belldandy said happily while disappearing towards the kitchen.
Naruto cannot help but smile. The first group of people that he had just met after arriving in this new world is very kind to him. This is something very new for him, since even on his own world, it always took time for everyone to trust someone. This very reason itself had took away his childhood life...
"Looks like everything worked out after all." Kurama whispered on his mind.
"Yeah. They are a good bunch of people. This is something that our world doesn't have, but must have… giving trust and chances to everyone." Naruto thought with a sad smile.
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Naruto kept on looking around after arriving to the dining room. He is accompanied by Keiichi, Skuld and Urd, the latter two continued bickering about every random things that they may thought with Keiichi attempting to stop the two. This house almost has the same design as that of the Hyuuga's traditional houses. The house has very simple set of furniture, indicating that these people who he just met are living normal lives, or so he thought.
The four of them are now sitting in a wooden rounded table, staring at a feast of mouth-watering foods that Belldandy just served. The door slides open, displaying Belldandy with the last set of dishes on her hands to be served.
"Everyone... breakfast is ready!" Belldandy happily announced. Keiichi, Urd and Skuld responded with a smile while Naruto gave a grin.
Belldandy started serving the food to everyone, with special treatment to Keiichi. The golden haired girl is preparing Keiichi's food with more enthusiasm and elegance than what she did to Naruto and her sisters. After serving Keiichi's food, Belldandy took a scoop and feed it to Keiichi's mouth, much to the guy's embarrassment.
Naruto looked towards Urd and Skuld. "Are those two a couple or something?" He asked obliviously.
"Take a guess, whisker face." Urd responded with a smirk.
"Urd! He said his name is Naruto!" Skuld retorted.
"Ara, I almost forgot we have a guest." Belldandy perked as if realizing something. "Please eat right now before the food gets cold... I made it especially for today to celebrate Skuld's promotion after all..."
Naruto started eating his served food, and after the first bite, he cannot help but feel so blessed upon tasting the foods. They are cooked with utmost care and dedication, as if the gods cooked the food themselves.
"Hey, your cooking is awesome! I feel like I can eat nonstop -dattebayo!"
"Well, thank you." Belldandy said while cupping her left cheek with her left hand.
"You guys said that this is for celebration regarding promotion of Imouto-chan right? Do you mean Imouto-chan will be promoted into some higher ranking position like Chuunin to Jounin or such?"
"Naruto, don't call me Imouto-chan!" Skuld replied back. "My name is Skuld!" She introduced herself while patting the upper part of her chest. She seems to be around Naruto's age (who has just celebrated his 17th birthday during the Shinobi World War). She donned a pink dress with few touches of red hue, with red mallet hanging behind her back (the very same appearance of Skuld as a temporary adult on Chapter 41 of the Manga and her hairstyle resembles that from Chapter 89 of the Manga). Aside from her little bratty attitude, she seemed like a splitting image of her golden-haired sister with a beauty like Naruto has never seen before.
"Chuunin? Jounin? What is that?" Keiichi questioned in interest and wonder. This caught the attention of the three girls surrounding the table.
"Well, stuff from my world. Ahahaha" Naruto laughed awkwardly while scratching the back of his head.
"Hmm... Care to explain what those are?" Urd said, interest peeking on her face.
"Well, I guess we should introduce ourselves first to Naruto. Right?" Belldandy said.
"I am done with my introductions Onee-sama." Skuld said with a huff.
"I'll start." Keiichi pointed to himself. "I am Keiichi Morisato. A regular human as you can get."
Naruto nodded. "A regular human? That means these three girls really are not regular humans. That explains it." Naruto replied while nodding with arms crossed in front of his chest.
The three girls are surprised. "What do you mean by that Naruto?" Urd said with slight wariness hinted in her voice.
"Well, I can sense that you three girls' presence have a very different feel than Keiichi. From what I feel, I will not going be that surprised if you girls are to be called as fairies or goddesses or something." Naruto said straightly. Well, Naruto have heard some fictional stories from Jiraiya during their training camp for 2 and a half years, and one of the fictional characters among those stories are about fairies and goddesses. However, Naruto actually just meant his statement earlier as a metaphor.
"You can sense us? How come?" Belldandy inquired.
"Well, I have ability to sense life force of anyone around me. You girls have a very different life force than that of a regular human. Your presence felt so solemn and sacred. That's why I conclude that you are not regular civilians." Naruto explained.
"That's one amazing power you got there." Skuld said in amazement.
"Since you already got us, we have no choice but to admit that we three sisters are Goddesses who are currently here in Earth." Urd confirmed the Hokage's assumptions.
"Hey Urd, is it really okay to tell him something like that in a straight face?" Keiichi asked.
"Don't worry. He will find out sooner or later. After all, he already has sensed that we three are not ordinary humans." Urd explained. "I'll introduce myself. I am Urd, Goddess Second Class, Limited License."
"I am next." Belldandy said gracefully. "I am Belldandy, Goddess First Class, Type Two Unlimited."
"Pleased to meet you all, Skuld, Keiichi, Urd, Belldany. Once again, I am Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze. In my world, I am called with many names and titles, but the best of them is that I am the Rokudaime Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato -dattebayo!" Naruto happily introduced himself to his new friends.
"Multiple names and titles? For someone of your age? That needs some explanation, Naruto." Skuld perked up in interest.
'Well, I don't feel like narrating everything that happened in my life until now. I am not ready yet. And besides, I just met them. It is not that I don't trust them. Actually, they are all very kind to me. But I bet they will doubt me or not believe me if I do tell them everything.' Naruto mused within his mind.
"You don't have to tell them about your past. Tell them about the Shinobi World, its history, and everything related to your world. Tell them what they need to know, but not everything, including your powers." Kurama advised. Naruto nodded in understanding.
"I guess I will need to give you guys some overview of the world where I came from." Naruto smiled sadly, upon which caught the Goddesses and Keiichi's attention.
"You will not need to tell us if you are not comfortable with it." Belldandy said in a worried face.
"Don't worry. I'll be fine." Naruto waved his hand in dismissal. "It is just that it's been a while since I tried to reminisce those memories from my own world. And besides, this is the best thing that I can do for now the kindness that the four of you have given me -dattebayo!"
The four smiled and nodded at the same time.
"How should I start… Well, I came from a very different dimension, the Shinobi World." Naruto stated.
"Shinobi World?" Keiichi said in surprise. "You mean people in your world are full of Ninjas?"
"Well, we prefer to be called Shinobis. And I am one of those Shinobis. Shinobi World is actually a war-torn world. My world's history is filled with battles and wars, and I have experienced the fair share of that history myself."
"A war-torn world? Now that explains why I felt like you are some kind of a warrior after we have first saw you from that smoke. From what I can see on that scene, you have already been thru some hard fights and battles." Urd said. "That's one harsh world you got there." She then said with an apologetic smile.
"Yeah." Naruto sadly smiled. "The Shinobi World's system is run by continues chain of hatred. That's why battles here and there are just as regular as breathing for us. People who seek for peace are the ones often tainted by pain and hatred. That's why I am like this, wary of anyone that I have just first met. I apologize for my gesture during the first time you saw me, everyone."
"Don't worry. We understand." Belldandy smiled, feeling the sadness within the blonde Shinobi's voice, while Keiichi is surprised that there is such world existing without this world's knowledge.
"Since you world is a world filled with battles, does that mean that you have already killed someone?" Skuld said in wary.
"Well, not really. I believe, and I know, that I have not killed any living person. I hate killing after all." Naruto dismissed the idea. Skuld smiled in relief.
Naruto continued. "My world is divided into five powerful countries called the Elemental Nations: The Land of Fire, Earth, Water, Wind, and Lightning. Each country has their own respective Hidden Villages that houses Shinobis that boasts their military power. In those Hidden Villages is where most Shinobis reside. And I am one of the Shinobis from the Land of Fire's Hidden Village, the Konohagakure no Sato, or Konoha."
"People in my world are divided into two groups: Civilians and Shinobis. Civilians are normal people that have no connection to military forces, and they are just the same as Keiichi. They have their own jobs and such and they are the ones who handle the economic strength of a Hidden Village. On the other hand, Shinobis are people who are tasked to protect their own respective Hidden Villages and Elemental Country. Shinobis are their military strength, and each Shinobi have their own respective tasks and missions being held out each and every time for benefit of the Hidden Village."
"Shinobis have their own ranks. Children who volunteer to become a Shinobi will become a Genin after they graduated in the Academy, then an exam will be held annually to determine which among the Genins are qualified to be promoted as Chuunin. Chuunin are Shinobis with higher level of skills for harder tasks and missions. And if they acquire certain requirements and acknowledgement, Chuunins will be promoted to Jounins. Being a Jounin is the peak of a Shinobi's career. A Jounin will automatically become the leader of a group of Shinobis dispatched in a group mission. The strength of the promoted Jounins is the one who really determine the military strength of the Hidden Village, that's why the council cannot just promote anyone to become a Jounin out of whim."
"Now I understand what you mean earlier.. about my promotion." Skuld nodded in understanding. "But what about what you said earlier about you being the Hokage?"
"Well, Hokage is the term for the most important Shinobi in the Hidden Leaf Village. The Hokage is the one who leads the village, the one who takes care of the negotiation with other countries, and such. Technically, Hokage is the strongest Shinobi in the village in terms of power and authority." Naruto explained.
Urd, Skuld and Keiichi have their mouths hanging while Belldandy covered her mouth in surprise. "You mean you are the Hokage, I mean the leader of your Hidden Village?" Keiichi muttered.
"Yup! That's my dream, so I am proud to brag it to anyone since I have finally acquired it -dattebayo!" Naruto said in pride.
"A leader of a Hidden Village? In your age?" Skuld said in awe.
"Well, my friend, Gaara, became a Kazekage in the age of 15. Kazekage is the leader of the Hidden Village of the Sand from the Wind Country. While me, on the other hand, just became a Hokage. You shouldn't be so surprised about that."
Belldandy sensed that Naruto is actually not lying, same goes for Urd. The reason why they are surprised is that Naruto seemed like another carefree person, but he is actually a person with such authority from his own world, and he is also hiding some great power within him.
"You must have been through a lot just to reach your dream to become a Hokage, isn't it?" Belldandy said with admiration.
"Yeah." Naruto smiled sadly, remembering everything that happened on his entire life.
"Well, it is not that I don't believe you Naruto. But why does an important figure from your own world like you were thrown into a dimension rift?" Urd asked the most important question.
Naruto tensed up, but continued to tell his world's tale. "We are currently fighting the greatest war of our World, the 4th Great Shinobi World War. All the Hidden Villages have created an alliance to stop a group of powerful Shinobis that created a plan to end our world." The group is shocked again after this revelation from Naruto. "Nearing the end of the war, with almost no hope left to stop our World's predicament, I decided to sacrifice myself doing one powerful jutsu to seal away the power source of our opponent at the cost of my existence in my world. I have succeeded doing the jutsu, but since the cost is my existence, I am thrown towards the dimension rift with no means of returning back to my own world."
The group then fell into a deafening silence. Keiichi, Belldandy, Urd and Skuld are trying to process everything that they have just heard, while Naruto is looking down on his now empty plate.
"I continued to wait on the dimension rift until a gap in dimensions open so I can dive into those gaps and possibly start living a new life in a new world, and the rest is history -dattebayo." Naruto grinned towards them to attempting to dismiss the sad atmosphere within the dining room.
"I... I don't know what to say... Sorry about that, Naruto..." Belldandy said, with visible sadness filling her face.
"Well, it's not like we can do anything about it. It just happened. And you guys have pulled me out from the dimension rift. And I am really thankful for that. Specially for Skuld who created that machine..." Naruto smiled towards Skuld.
"But sacrificing your own life for the sake of saving your world... that's just too sad..." Skuld muttered while looking down.
"Everyone of us in our world has lost so much during that war." Naruto leaned backwards while looking up in the ceiling, remembering all those who have fought side by side with him. "I just thought during that time that I no longer want to lose anyone else. I'd rather end the cycle of hatred myself so my world can start anew and acquire peace that we have always sought for so long. I hope the feelings that I want to convey could reach them after everything that happened."
"I believe they will." Keiichi said with a smile. "Your world will definitely treat you as a hero in your world, and they will not let all your sacrifice be in vain."
"Yeah! That what I wished and believe for!"
"What a great young man you are." Urd smiled towards him. "I hope we can do something for you."
"You have already pulled me out of the dimension rift, welcomed me properly in this new world, and even give me a warm meal! That's more than enough for me. You guys are all so kind. Actually, I should be the one who must do something for you but... well, I don't know anything about this world."
"I can do something about that." Belldandy stood up and then made her way towards Naruto. "As a Goddess, I can give you a brief knowledge that you will need for you to be able to adjust on this world using my powers. Do you like it?"
"Really?!" Naruto perked up. "Yeah! I really need that -ttebayo!"
Belldandy smiled, and then started chanting mystical worlds with her palms facing each other. Then, a white orb appeared on her hands after Belldandy finished her mystic chant.
"This is all the necessary knowledge that you will need for you to easily adapt on this world. The history, geography, people, countries, important language and such will be included within this orb. However, this is too much information and I suggest that you take this slowly since if you take all this information in one instance, it will strain your brain and make you pass out for an entire month until your brain was able to accept all these information."
"Wow. Goddesses can do something like that?" Naruto muttered in awe. This kind of ability is far above the abilities of those of even of the best Intel Squad combined from the Shinobi World. "Uhm… can you divide that orb into 100 smaller orbs of information?"
"Yes. Why did you ask Naruto?" Belldandy questioned.
"I have a solution to take on all that information at the same time! Let's go outside!" Naruto said with a grin. This caught Belldandy, Skuld, Urd and Keiichi's attention so the five of them immediately went outside, leaving their already finished breakfast.
Belldandy then started chanting another set of mystical words right after arriving outside. In that instance, the orb of information got separated into a hundreds smaller orbs surrounding her hands.
"Do you plan on taking one of these orbs at a time Naruto?" Skuld inquired.
"Nah. I will take all of them at the same time!" Naruto grinned.
"How do you plan on doing that?" Urd asked.
"Just watch!" Naruto said with a smirk, then crossed his right and left hand fingers to use his familiar signature jutsu (for him that is) "NINPOU: TAJUU KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!"
The temple's backyard is then suddenly filled with a thick smoke after a sudden puffing sound. The smoke quickly dispersed. The scene that was revealed after the disappearance of the smoke shocked Keiichi and the Goddess trio. In front of them lies a hundred Narutos, all of them looking towards their group.
"What are they! How come Naruto has so many twins?!" Keiichi shouted comically.
"Ahahaha. They are not my twins. They are my Kage Bunshin!" Naruto replied.
"Kage Bunshin? Clones? You mean a hologram right?" Skuld said as she ran towards one of them clones and pinch its cheek.
"Hey Skuld! That hurts!" The Shadow Clone replied.
"Wha... They are real!" Skuld replied in surprise.
One of the Shadow Clones spoke. "Kage Bunshin is one of high-level Shinobi jutsus. It allows a Shinobi to create a physical copy of the user that has all the physical traits, personality, memories, powers and abilities. Technically, a twin clone of the user. And the best thing about Kage Bunshin is that all the experiences and memories that the clones will get will be automatically directed to the original body once they are dispelled."
"Wow. That's one great ability. That's similar to Goddess techniques of splitting ourselves." Belldandy muttered, still surprised. "But how do you manage to create clones of yourself? What medium did you use? Is it thru Magic?"
"Magic? Not really. You remember what I said earlier that humans from my world are divided as normal Civilians and as Shinobis right? Civilians don't have capability to use Chakra, while Shinobi has an inborn capability to wield them. Chakra is what Shinobis used for creating jutsus like Kage Bunshin."
"Chakra? Jutsu?" Urd said in confused tone.
"Chakra is a combination of physical energy and spiritual energy. Shinobis have a separate internal system that allows them to combine those two energies… it is called as the Chakra Circulatory System. This system allows Shinobis to use Chakra. And Jutsus are Shinobi arts, moves and techniques that require the use of Chakra to perform attack, defense or supportive moves. Each Shinobi has their own specific set of Jutsus they can prefer to learn. And Kage Bunshin is one of my favorite Jutsus!" Explained by the other Naruto Shadow Clone.
"I see. That's why I felt some huge power within you that should be non-existent within ordinary humans." Urd concluded.
"So this means that each of these clones will get an orb of information from Onee-sama to learn everything that you need about this world and then once the clones have learned it, you will dispel them so the main body can learn everything?" Skuld inquired in a very interested tone.
"Yeah! Pretty awesome isn't it?" Naruto gives a confident grin.
"Wooow! That means you can get hundred times of experience and knowledge in a given time! Please teach me that Naruto!" Skuld excitedly said.
"Well, that's impossible Skuld." Keiichi butted in. "Those Jutsus require Chakra like Naruto said, and technically, it requires a Chakra Circulatory System, which is not available to us on our world, either a Goddess or an ordinary human being."
"I also have to agree Skuld." Belldandy smiled. "Each dimensions and world has their unique features that make them different from other worlds. And I think that the Chakra Cisculatory System is only available for those who came from Naruto's World."
"I see." Skuld said in defeated tone.
"Don't give up before we even try! Maybe you can use your own powers even by not using chakra to create a Shadow Clone of your own. We can try that and teach you some other time -dattebayo!" Naruto smiled towards Skuld.
"Really! That's great! Thank you Naruto!" Skuld said happily. Urd, Belldany and Keiichi smiled towards the two. It looked like someone can finally compete with Skuld's bratty attitude.
"Shall we start then?" Belldandy raised her hands, and then the orb started to float towards each of the Shadow Clones.
"I am more than prepared!" Naruto caught the orbs along with his clones. Then, each of them sat in a meditative position (Naruto got used to this meditation since his training with Kurama in dimension rift.) Naruto and the clones then pressed the orbs on his for forehead with his eyes closed and their mind is suddenly flooded with information that went through his brain. On the other hand, while doing so, Naruto and his clones physical body are absorbing Senjutsu chakra of this world and placing it on his Byakugou seal (Naruto learned to store Senjutsu chakra on his Byakugou Seal subconsciously each time he is in his meditating seat.).
"Amazing. He is absorbing the natural energy with his original body and clones without harmful effects in the environment while learning this world's information? That's taking multi-tasking to the extremes!" Urd said with surprise and amusement.
"I feel sorry for doubting him about being the most powerful Shinobi on his Village even if I can sense that he is not lying, but now I can understand why he is one." Belldandy said.
"I can't understand what natural energy are you talking about but after seeing these, I can now believe that he really is some important person from his own world, isn't he?" Keiichi said while watching the meditating hundred Narutos.
"I believe so too. But seeing everything that he is doing right now, I will not be too surprised if he is hiding more awesome skills and abilities! He is their world's hero after all!" Skuld said with a hint of admiration.
-Page Break-
Two hours passed. Each of the clones started to dispel one at a time until the original Naruto is the only one left. After doing their own tasks (except Urd who literally does bum around) they returned to Naruto's location after seeing his clones are already starting to dispel. After all the clones are dispelled, the original Naruto slowly opened his eyes, and then he tried to process everything that he had just learned regarding his world.
On an overview, this world is called Earth and it has completely different history than his own world. It is also several times much larger than the Shinobi World, with population that several hundred thousand times more than his own world. This Earth also has a lot of countries, each of them has separate history, economy, culture, people and language (Belldandy gave him an overview about each countries' data). Though more peaceful, this Earth's countries also waged into wars throughout the course of its history. Humans in this world also don't have special powers and abilities, much like the Civilians on his own world. But what ruled over this world are money, political power and greed.
"So I guess every world is like this huh." Naruto muttered while looking at the blue sky in a very low voice.
"Wow. You manage to absorb all those information in just 2 hours!" Skuld said happily.
"Yeah! It's all thanks to you guys!" Naruto grinned. "But I do have one question though."
"Please go ahead." Belldandy prompts him to continue with a smile.
"If this world is the home for regular people, how come you three Goddesses are here?" Naruto inquired directly.
"I knew you will ask about it." Belldandy replied. "We Goddesses reside in a separate realm from this world, the Heavens. But each and every time, chosen Goddesses are being sent on this world to fulfill the any wish of a chosen qualified person. I have been sent here to grant Keiichi's wish, and since Keiichi's wish is for me to stay by his side forever, thus I am bound to him by Heaven's contract ever since we met."
"Well, that's true, but we are a couple now. After all the trials we have faced together, I have found out that Goddesses can cancel their contract with a human anytime, but Belldandy choose to stay because well... she loves me, and I love her." Keiichi said with a blush.
"Ohhh..." Naruto nodded, instantly accepting the explanation. "But what if the chosen person of the Heavens has a wicked mind? Like if the person chose to destroy or rule this world? Do you Goddesses will still fulfill that wish?" Naruto completely ignore Keiichi's statement, making the latter slump his shoulders.
"Yes." Belldandy answered without hesitation. "But a chosen person has their own qualifications before the Heavens send us to fulfill their wish. So I believe that the Heavens will send a Goddess in a proper chosen person who has no ill intentions to anyone or this world."
"That explains it." Naruto grinned. "How about Urd and Skuld?"
"Some problems in Heavens sent me here on Earth. With nowhere to go to, I am crashing here with Keiichi and Belldandy." Urd explained.
"I need to stay with my sisters' side to protect her from Keiichi!" Skuld mentioned while pointing her right index finger towards Keiichi. "But I will be promoted today as Goddess First Class, Type Two Unlimited rank, just like my Onee-sama!"
"Good for you!" Naruto grinned. "I know you have been through a lot trying to reach your dream right?"
"Yeah! And I feel so happy that I can grasp my dream to reach Onee-sama's level!" Skuld nodded. She seemed to be in very high spirit today.
"But since you three girls are actually Goddesses, I take it that you three are all protecting yourselves by not using your powers openly in this world, am I right?"
"I always remind them, but they are stubborn Goddesses after all." Keiichi butted in which makes Urd and Skuld glared at him with Belldandy touching her cheeks in embarrassment. "If the world found out they have powers, the government or some secret organization will definitely try to get them by all means. And I will definitely not allow it to happen."
Naruto grinned after seeing Keiichi's determination. Then he stated something that surprises most of them. "I will not allow that to happen as well. We will protect them together!"
Keiichi and the Goddess trio smiled to each other. It looked like they have just gained a very valuable companion.
"But it doesn't mean that you can use your powers on your own in public Naruto. Even if you are not from Heaven, you still possess the abilities that shouldn't be available for ordinary humans. So if someone knew what you are capable of, they will also do every means to get a hand of you." Keiichi explained.
"Well, first, I will also not use my powers openly in this world." Naruto replied. "And next, I am a Shinobi. I value all information that I have within me and I'll take it along in my grave. I will protect you guys and no matter what. And they will never get ahold of me. If I am such a lousy Shinobi, then I am already dead during the war and not become a Hokage, isn't it?"
"We will protect each other then." Belldandy smiled towards everyone.
"Yeah..." Naruto is about to agree. "But… can I stay here in your home until I found a place where I can stay? I don't have this world's currency yet so..."
"This temple is big enough to house another person." Keiichi smiled. "You can stay here with us! And besides, having someone other than me knowing Belldandy, Urd and Skuld are Goddesses feels great since I can have other people to talk with in case you three Goddesses are in a situation."
"I agree." Belldandy simply replied.
"A bodyguard should stay around to those whom he needs to protect right?" Urd said with a sly smirk.
"And you will also need to teach me that cloning Jutsu thing!" Skuld replied enthusiastically.
Naruto cannot help but smile. They really are good bunch of people... and Goddesses. "I'll take the offer. I really am in debt with everyone here. Maybe I should pick some jobs as well for financial assistance."
"You really do get accustomed outright in this world eh?" Keiichi replied.
"Processing information is very important in every situation that we are currently in for us Shinobis. We should have the ability to adapt in various tiniest information and details that we acquire. After all, Belldandy had already given me enough overview of this world to understand how everything life should be here." Naruto responded.
"You may look goofy, but you really are a thinker, aren't you?" Urd said.
"That hurts Urd." Naruto gives a joking sad smile.
However, the phone from the temple suddenly rang that caught Belldandy's attention.
"Oh my... The Heavens is calling!" Belldandy quickly rushes back to the temple.
"And it is possibly because of my incoming promotion!" Skuld clasped her hands with wishful eyes.
In that instance, the sky above them up to the horizon is enveloped by a pink hue. Shining auroras enveloped the clouds, making Skuld, Keiichi, and Urd look above. Naruto on the other hand immediately knew that this is out of the norm and is possibly related to the Goddesses, so he quickly leaped towards the highest branch of the oak tree beside the temple and observed the surroundings, and much to his surprise, it seemed like the other citizens didn't realize what is happening.
The three noticed how Naruto leaped from the ground to the highest branch of the oak tree without effort or magic. Keiichi dead-panned, while Urd and Skuld are quite amazed.
"Wow, leaping that high just by jumping and without using Magic?" Skuld muttered.
"And his movements are very silent. He really is trained on his field." Urd said in agreement.
"He definitely is not just an ordinary human." Keiichi said with a difficult smile.
Naruto quickly leaped down back to the ground. "Looks like ordinary people are not realizing what is happening. How come me and Keiichi can see it?" he quickly inquired.
"Well, both of you have direct relationship with us. That's why." Urd responded. Naruto replied with in a nod. The four of them continued to stare at the pink-hued sky, waiting for something that might happen.
-Scene Change-
Belldandy quickly picks-up the phone. "Good day Father. Is this regarding Skulds promotion?"
"Yes. However, I cannot open the Heaven's Path from your current location due to minor problems with Yggdrasil. However I will bestow Skuld's promotion directly right here and now even with her not crossing the Heaven's Path..."
-Scene Change-
Skuld felt a sudden increase in power within her. Her magical power is now overflowing, enveloping her body with a shining bright white light. Urd, Naruto and Keiichi moved back and watch what is happening to Skuld's.
"Skuld is now being bestowed and promoted as a Goddess First Class. But why here? This is different from opening the Heaven's Path" Urd said to inform the other 2 humans who are watching the event. But Skuld didn't hear this statement from Urd.
"The Heaven's Path will soon be opened! Once I get up in Heaven, I will be promoted as Goddess First Class!" Skuld said happily.
"It looks like Skuld still doesn't realize that this process is not about opening Heaven's Path." Keiichi look towards Urd.
"I can't understand what you two are talking about -dattebayo." Naruto said with comical annoyance.
"Heaven's Path is the pathway that will either send the Goddess from Heaven to Earth or summon the Goddess back from Earth to Heavens." Urd explained. "Since Skuld is about to be promoted, she should be summoned from Earth back to the Heavens using the Heaven's Path. However, the Heaven's path is not opening, but the ceremony for Skuld's promotion is now currently activating right here in Earth, evident from the overflowing power within Skuld. That's why I am wondering what's actually going on..."
"Maybe something went wrong in the Heaven that's why the Heavens thought of doing promotion for Skuld as a First Class Goddess or something to be right here in Earth." Naruto replied with a guess.
Urd and Keiichi nodded for the possibility.
-Scene Change-
"What do you mean Father? Does that mean you will bestow Skuld's promotion right here on Earth without making Skuld head back to Heavens?" Belldandy replied towards the voice from the phone.
"Indeed. And besides, the chosen person for Skuld is already right there in your current location."
-Scene Change-
"Hey, Naruto!" Skuld shouted towards Naruto while pointing her right index finger towards him that caught the latter's attention. "Since I am about to become a First Class Goddess, let's practice the wish granting ritual!"
"What is that?" Naruto tilted his head.
"Wish granting ritual is the process of fulfilling the wish of the chosen person by the Goddess sent into him by Heavens." Urd explained.
"On my experience, this is how I accidentally wished Belldandy to be by my side forever." Keiichi also replied.
"Ohh.." Naruto nodded then grinned widely. His prankster side gave a tic on his brain.
-Scene Change-
'The chosen person is already in the current location? It means that the chosen person… is Naruto right?' Belldandy thought, then smiled. It seemed like even the Heavens have already acknowledged that Naruto is a very good natured guy like Keiichi. "So this means any moment right now, Skuld will be promoted as a First Class Goddess Father?"
"I have already started her incantation of her promotion by bestowing the powers of a First Class Goddess within her right now. The ritual for her promotion is now almost over, my beloved daughter."
Belldandy then realized that the Heaven's light is now enveloping their entire temple, realizing that the Skuld's promotion was almost done.
-Scene Change-
With her still glowing body being filled with overflowing magical power, Skuld flew towards Naruto, making Urd and Keiichi step back further.
'This is interesting.' Urd gave a mischievous grin.
'Why do I have this feeling that something bad is about to happen?' Keiichi started to sweat heavily.
Skuld gave a beautiful smile towards Naruto that could rival that of Belldandy's (of course, it is an act) and spoke to Naruto, both are facing each other with half a meter of distance between them… "Our job is to come to the aide of those who are in distress so we are here to help people like you, Naruto."
Naruto sweat-dropped while giving a difficult reaction. Skuld, who is currently in front of him, is continuously emitting some sort of sacred light with a very beautiful smile and a very awe-spiring gesture somewhat caught him off-guard. He must admit, Skuld is a very beautiful girl, far beautiful than any other girl that he had met from the Shinobi World.
"Well, how should you help me then?" Naruto gave a wide grin towards the glowing Goddess.
Skuld wondered why Naruto is grinning like an idiot, but since this is a practice, she let that aside for now. "I have been sent here to grant your heart's desire. But the rules say, I can only grant one wish." Skuld gestured her right index finger in front of Naruto's face.
"You can make any wish come true?" Naruto replied. Now he just realized, if this is actually true, then he can wish for opening a dimension portal that can send him back to the Shinobi World. But he quickly dismissed the idea since his existence is the one erased on his world so returning to his world will mean nothing. If he wishes to restore his existence in his own world, he still don't have a choice but to stay in this world since another out of this world event will only assist him in opening a portal back to his world. By the way, why is he taking this seriously? This is just a practice for Skuld. That's all.
"This kinda makes me feel nostalgic." Keiichi gave an awkward laugh while watching the two youngest member of their group.
"Alright! I have my wish!"
Skuld smiled… "So you have finally made up your mind!" …while clasping her hand.
"That girl really knows how to act like that?" Urd muttered on the sidelines.
------ Scene Change ------
"The promotion ritual for Skuld is now over. She is now an official First Class Goddess, Second Type Unlimited. Please inform her right now about her tasks and give her your utmost support, Belldandy."
"Thank you Father. As you wish." Belldandy brought the phone down. Then she quickly ran outside to Skuld's direction.
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