Chapter 18: Special Short No. 3- Making a New Friend
Clarifications:
-"Person Talking"-
-(Person thinking)-
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[Jutsu]
(JC: Author's Notes)
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Let us begin
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201 Years After the Devil Civil War
There was a landscape, I know I could define it as paradise itself thanks to its abundant vegetation and the magic that surrounded it as if it protected it. But the one that stood out the most in that place was the tree that was in the center.
It is a gigantic tree, bigger than a hundred planets together; so much so that you couldn't see its top. It has gigantic roots that came out of the ground due to its size and branches with beautiful and shiny leaves. This tree emanated a great and beautiful aura, which gave off life and nature.
Something characteristic of this tree were the strange spheres the size of a planet on some of the branches and roots. And strange bases, the size of a continent, built on top of the tree trunk.
Suddenly, a portal appeared in the place; a young man came out of it.
This young man is the Yōsokage of Yōsogakure No Sato, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze.
-"Nice place"-
Naruto said with a smile as he saw the beautiful scenery.
Naruto, after getting bored in his office, decided to use the power of the [Rinne-Sharingan] to travel between dimensions and discover more dimensions linked in the world, which caused him to arrive at that beautiful place.
Naruto then looked at the gigantic tree, causing him to gasp in amazement. Although it seemed to be several kilometers away from him, he was still able to see its surprising and supernatural size.
-"Wow, that's a huge tree."-
-"Thanks, I think..."-
Suddenly a voice spoke.
Naruto was startled upon hearing the voice; then he began to look around.
-"W-Who said that?"-
Naruto was sure he was the only person around, thanks to his sensory ability.
-"Can-Can you hear me?"-
The voice asked in disbelief.
Naruto was startled again.
-"Okay, this isn't funny anymore!"- Naruto shouted angrily. -"Who's talking!?"-
-"Me, the huge tree!"-
The voice said trying to get Naruto's attention.
Naruto then looked at where the gigantic tree was.
-"Can-can you talk?"- Naruto asked surprised. -"And more importantly, can you hear and see me?"-
-"Of course I can talk; I'm billions of years old"- The voice said. -"And I can hear and see you because the whole place is connected to me. Literally everything around you is me"-
-"Okay?"-
Naruto said still not understanding how a tree could talk and live so long. He had to admit that this world surprises him more every day.
-"But changing the subject. Tell me, kid, who are you?"-
The tree asked with interest.
-"I'm Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze"-
-"Nice to meet you, Naruto. I'm the Tree of Life, Yggdrasil; but you can call me Sil"-
-"Yggdrasil? Wait, I've heard of you; you're the tree that holds together the different worlds of Norse Mythology"-
Naruto said, remembering all the research he did on the world he was in.
-"You got it right; that's me"-
-"Oh. I knew you were huge, but not that big; and I didn't know you could talk"-
-"Well, that doesn't surprise me"- Sil said. -"After all there are few people in this world who can hear me"-
-"Huh?"- Naruto was surprised. -"Really?"-
-"Yes; only beings that existed in the beginning of this world can hear me"- Sil explained. -"They are like my brothers"-
Naruto hearing that, remembered that he knows two beings as old as the world itself.
-"Beings like Red and Ophis?"-
Naruto asked with curiosity.
-"Huh? Do you know them?"-
Sil asked with surprise and curiosity.
-"Yes; Gaia-chan introduced them to me a few years ago"-
After that the atmosphere in the surroundings became a little cold, and Naruto could also feel some small tremors in the ground.
-"D-D-Did you say Ga-Ga-Gaia?"-
Sil asked with surprise and fear in her voice.
-"Uh, really?"-
Naruto answered confused by Sil's reaction.
-"And by any chance do you mean Gaia, the Goddess of Magic?"-
Sil asked calmer than before, but still scared.
-"Yes, I mean her"-
Suddenly a great tremor invaded the place along with a scream from Sil.
-"How do you know my mother!?"-
Naruto covered his ears with a grimace at the sudden scream; then opened his eyes in shock at what she said.
-"Wait, did you say mother?"- Naruto asked surprised. -"Gaia-chan is your mother?"-
-"She's like my mother"- Sil answered a little calmer. -"After all, she created me when I was just a seed"-
-"Really?"- Naruto crossed his arms in surprise. -"Wow, every day I learn something new in this world"-
-"Now, changing the subject, how do you know my mother?"-
-"I met her after I did a mission that she and the Supreme God gave me"-
After saying that calmly, the ground shook again slightly.
-"D-Did you say Su-Supreme God?"- Sil asked in shock. -"Did you m-meet the God of Gods?"-
-"Yes. I met him before I met Gaia-chan"-
After that, Sil was completely silent; then he started to mutter.
-"Maybe it is?... No, it can't be... Although maybe... No, that's impossible..."-
After that, he was like that for several seconds, making Naruto uncomfortable. Then he spoke normally.
-"There's only one way to find out"- Sil said seriously. -"Naruto, do you have blessings from a God?"-
Naruto became confused. -"Blessings?"-
-"Yes, blessings"- Sil repeated. -"They are like bright tattoos that represent the blessing of a True God"-
Upon hearing that, Naruto's [Yin-Yang Power of the Six Paths] marks came to mind. He concentrated a little; then the marks appeared on the palms of his hands.
-"How are you?"-
Naruto asked him, while he extended his hands, showing the mark of a white sun on his right palm and the mark of a black crescent on his left palm.
But Sil remained completely silent at Naruto's question, and after a few seconds spoke in shock.
-"This is not true... This is not possible..."-
Naruto raised an eyebrow at the sudden change of attitude. He was going to ask what was wrong; but he stopped when he saw other marks on his body that shone; even above his clothes.
One is a bright blue mark, which was located on the back of his right hand. It is shaped like a rain cloud with a lightning bolt pierced through it.
Another is a bright yellow mark, which is located on the top of his left arm. It is shaped like a flash of light.
Another is a bright black mark, which was located on the top of his right arm. It is shaped like a skull.
Another is a bright violet mark, which was located on the bottom of his left arm. It is shaped like a magic circle with a kind of wand in the center.
And the last one, or at least that's what Naruto thought, is a bright brown mark, which was located on the bottom of his right arm. It is shaped like a circle, with the texture of a cloud, with two swords crossed in the middle.
-"Well, this is new"-
Naruto muttered a little surprised by the new marks he had.
-"This has to be a joke..."- Sil muttered, and then shouted. -"This has to be a fucking joke!"-
Sil's scream caused the place to shake.
-"Wow!"-
Naruto tried not to fall due to the tremor.
-"Not only do you have the blessing of mother, but also of six other Gods!"-Sil shouted. -"A-A-A-A-A of the Supreme God!"-
Sil was very surprised by the blessings he possessed. During his entire existence he has never seen a person be blessed by five True Gods. But what surprised him the most was the sixth blessing, and the sixth mark that Naruto possessed; A mark that Sil believed no person or being could obtain.
That mark was on Naruto's forehead; and even with his hair covering it, it was still able to be seen. The mark has the shape of a four-sided star that shone in a pure white color.
A mark that represented the pure and the perfect; a unique and unmatched mark among other marks that other blessings represented.
That mark meant the blessing of the greatest of all True Gods; The first God, the God of Gods.
The blessing of the Supreme God…
-"I can't believe that there is a being with that blessing..."-
-"And that's weird?"-
Naruto asked curiously.
-"Weird? "Weird", you say!?"- Sil shouted, causing another tremor"- Just having one blessing from a True God is weird! And look, you have five and I have four!"-
-"You also have blessings?"-
-"Yes, four in total"-
Suddenly the ground in front of Naruto began to shine with different colors. When Naruto looked clearly, he could see four different marks.
One was the same as the one he had; a bright violet mark in the shape of a magic circle with a kind of wand in the center. Another was a bright green mark in the shape of a tree. Another was a bright light green mark in the shape of a fully grown plant, with two leaves. And the last is a bright yellow mark in the shape of a baby.
-"I received the blessing of the Goddess of Magic, the God of Trees, the Goddess of Nature, and the Goddess of Life."-
Sil declared proudly.
Naruto was impressed. -"Oh, amazing!"-
-"Yes, it's impressive."- Sil said. -"But none of these compare to the blessing of the Supreme God."-
-"I see. But are you sure that these two marks are blessings?"-
Naruto asked him, while showing the marks of the [Yin-Yang Power of the Six Paths].
-"They are."- Sil answered. -"Why do you ask?"-
-"Because I got these marks from being the transmigration of some people."-
-"Ah; that's because blessings are rarely inherited. That must be what happened."-
-(Does that mean that Hagoromo, Indra and Ashura were all blessed by Amaterasu-chan and Tsukuyomi-chan?)- Naruto was surprised. -(I didn't expect that)-
-"And these blessings, what do they do exactly?"-
-"It depends"- Sil answered. -"Some don't do anything; but others allow you to have unique abilities given by the Gods"-
-"I see"-
Naruto said, as he looked at the blessing marks.
Then he realized that he was here for a long time. -"Ah, I better go; I still have work to do"-
Naruto cried internally as he imagined the piles of paperwork.
-"Ah? Do you have to go already?"-
Sil asked with disappointment.
-"Yeah, sorry"-
-"Okay. But before you go, I want to give you something"-
Suddenly a branch emerged from the ground in front of Naruto and approached him to touch him on the chest. Then, on Naruto's chest, a green tree mark began to shine above his clothes, which took up his entire chest; which then disappeared.
-"What was that?"-
-"It was my blessing"- Sil answered. -"It's nothing compared to the blessings of the True Gods, but with it we can communicate; you know, to talk again"-
Naruto smiled at that. Obviously Sil felt alone here without the possibility of talking to anyone.
-"Of course. I'll be back, I promise"-
Naruto said with a smile; then he said goodbye to Sil and activated his [Rinne-Sharingan] to open a portal and leave.
Just as he left, a muscular man with a big beard and bright blue eyes arrived at the place. He was wearing heavy Viking armor, with a helmet with goat horns that covered most of his face. With it he carried a sword and a war horn.
This man is Heimdal, Guardian God of Norse Mythology.
Heimdal as always was making his rounds; then he heard with his keen hearing someone talking around this place, and maybe he was the cause of the sudden tremors.
-"How strange. I'm sure I heard someone here"-
Heimdal said to himself; then he shrugged his shoulders and continued with his work.
Without realizing what happened and without hearing Sil's laughter.
TO BE CONTINUED!!!
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