Chapter 2

'The elemental nations, the whole world revolves around it. According to the legend, a human body was nothing but an appropriate mixture of the five basic elements. The very same elements which gave birth to the elemental nations.

Based on the observations of the natural world, elders recognized the patterns of transformations and change in the universe. Initially these observations were interpreted using yin-yang logic, but later on, these interpretations were expanded using a new theory called the five elemental theory. This theory evolved from the study of various processes and phenomenon of nature.

The theory explained details about human anatomy as well, it illuminated the nature of our internal organs. Different elements were responsible for the conception of organs. The elements water, responsible for the creation of execratory organs and bones, while the earth accountable for the origin of ingestion and the digestive system. The element air, while being rogue in nature and difficult to control gave birth to our precious and most important system, the respiratory system, while lightning being considered as one of the most destructive element, fashioned the most delicate and important organs and vessels, the eyes and the neurons.

However everything is empty without a heart, that's right a Heart, the field of Fire element.

The very same heart that was responsible for the wars. Every single one of the elemental nation was a participant of these wars. None of the elemental nations could be considered innocent over another. After first Hokage's idea of distributing the tailed beasts to each nation to maintain the balance in power, peace was formed. But the real peace is more than the absence of war; it is an absence of causes of war.

Due to the tailed beasts, there was always some plots and treachery to obtain more tailed beasts and secure the future of the nation. This was one of the most important causes of the war.

It took them three wars to understand the consequences of the war. It destroyed thousands of families, many children lost their parents, and some even lost their own life. Many held grudges against the other nations, thus falling for the cycle of hatred, which was responsible for the possible breakout of the war in the future.

Out of the five elemental nation, Hidden leaf village which resided in the fire country always came in the top. The village was still considered to be a powerhouse, it was famous for its fire user. Hidden leaf was the pillar and symbol of justice, the experienced Third Hokage was currently in charge of the village. Each ninja village in the elemental nations was controlled by a respective kage from their own village.

The kage and their respected village were funded by feudal lords. They were considered to be the political leaders of their corresponding countries. The feudal lords were protected by their own entire team of trained ninjas, handpicked by himself.

Today was no different as all the twelve guardian Shinobi were present to watch over the feudal lord, their duty was to protect the feudal lord with their life. Usually, they work in shifts but today was something different as there were many guests around to congratulate the feudal lord on his 62nd birthday. The celebrations were made, the whole fire country was decorated like a newlywed bride. There were fireworks and many food stalls around the country, some of them were on a sale too.

It all seemed too good to be true, as this presented a golden opportunity for the spies and ronins to enter the country without a sweat.'

"Yo, Kirishima! How's the security holding up? Saw anything suspicious?"

The gate guard now known as Kirishima, tilted around to face his questioner, he was flabbergasted when he saw the fastest and most famous Ninja of the fire country, on instincts he bowed and replied with a polite tone, "Yes, Everything is fine, Lord Namikaze!,"

"No, need to be so formal Kirishima, after all, you are a Jounin too, just like me," Namikaze replied with a smile. Namikaze Minato, one of the fastest man or the fastest man alive! His blond hair and his speed was responsible for his moniker as the yellow flash. His reach was about six feet but that hardly mattered as females were crazy about his ocean blue colored eyes. He was nothing short of a gentleman.

"Minato! I have been looking for you!" Minato quickly reacted and found himself staring at the Feudal lord.

"My-Lord what are you doing here? You should be at your palace enjoying your Birthday," Minato made sure not to insult the Lord in front of all these people, after all, it just took one bad word to create a new enemy.

"Eh, that party is rather dull to my taste, but leaving that aside, I have come here to invite you for a night at my house, you know where we all could have some fun!" the old bastard finished with a toothy smile, making his unsaid words clear to the blond.

"Sorry, but I'd rather pass!" Minato sweat-dropped. 'Jiraiya-sensei would kill me for rejecting this invitation!'

"Well, it's your loss! Jiraiya would've jumped on board right away, it's a shame that he is not here!" Feudal lord finished with a bit of a disappointment.

"Yeah, he would have, but I have to make up for Naruto tonight otherwise he is going to kill me!" Minato sighed, he really was disappointed in himself. His job was so taxing that he couldn't even see his kid. But that's not going to happen today, he had promised Naruto that they will spend the rest of the night together and he was going to make it to him, even if he had to refuse or berate the feudal lord.

"Naruto eh? I haven't seen him in a while, what's he doing these days? Still into those paintings?"

"Yup, but those are not paintings..." he was unable to finish courtesy of the Feudal lord.

"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah I know, it's called Seal or something...eh, whatever!" the birthday boy rolled his eyes. Inwardly he was berating himself for his lack of mental prowess. As a Feudal lord, it mandatory to have some high mental capabilities to snatch the seat from the previous lord. But the word politics has a lot of power behind it.

'I still don't believe he is sixty-two!' Minato sweat-dropped the same could be said for the crowd surrounding them.

"DADDY!!!!" a high pitched childish squeal cut through the conversational hum.

Minato turned away a wide smile spreading across his face before he took two quick steps and crouched down arms open wide. A small blond-haired form clad in a dark blue barrelled through the crowd straight at the yellow flash.

Minato laughed as he easily adjusted for the impact rising from his crouch one arm braced behind the boy's leg as he lifted him up to their face were level.

"Got you Naruto!"

"Daddy!!! Where were you? I was so bored!" the little one pouted.

"I was on my way to the Home when our feudal lord asked me of something," Minato finished with a shrug.

"EH? Old man, I heard it's your birthday today! In that case Happy Birthday to you Old Man!!!"

Talking with Naruto always made him smile and this occasion was no different, "Thanks a lot Naruto, so tell me would you like to have something to eat?" he questioned with a warm smile.

"Naruto, it's not right to call him an Old-man, Apologize right now!" Minato got out with a hardened tone. He held the discipline above all, after all, it was the key for the success.

"Leave it Minato, there is nothing wrong about it, after all, he is just a kid. So tell me Naruto would you like to come?" he questioned again.

The little carbon copy of Minato gave some thought to it and then answered, "Sorry, but I want to spend some time with my father. But I would love to give it a try some other day!" his enthusiasm was something else, Minato was sure about it. He was certain that he got it from his mother.

"How cruel! You hurt me, right here!" the birthday boy mocked as he clutched his heart. The audience which was gathered around was quite surprised, they have never seen this side of their Lord. It was no wonder the kid was so familiar with him.

"Hehe, you still haven't changed Old-Man, Anyway have a good night! Come on Daddy Let's GO!" Naruto squealed.

"Oh, don't worry I will!" the Feudal lord finished with one of his signature perverted smile. He watched as the duo left him to his own devices, he smiled one last time before returning to his castle to enjoy the real fun.

At the Some unknown location

As usual, the spymaster of the hidden sound village was going over some of the most important paperwork which his master was supposed to be doing. He sighed, lately his master was completely unaware of his duties as a leader of the Village Hidden in the sound. This all had started six months ago when along with his master Kabuto finally managed to achieve his lifelong dream. To create a life, Yes. It was his dream to create what the only god could create, a Life. Life is a precious and miraculous, easy to take but cannot be returned on a whim. It was the law of nature, but laws were meant to be broken. After all, his master was on a quest to achieve the immortality, and he would follow him gladly. Speaking of his master kabuto closed his journal and went to find him, he needed an audience with his lord to discuss the relocating.

With slight fear in his mind, he started his journey to find his master. His legs stopped and ears perked like a rabbit when he heard something. His brain ordered him to stay on his track to find his master, but his mind lured him and wanted to pursue the melody. His mind won the battle as his legs changed the course and travelled in the direction of the melody. Soon the melody became clearer, as he could now separate the words from the humming,

'So red So Warm

This life force I adore

We bleed we cry

But God I want more

From my first, I knew this was for me

Human beings were made for me'

Kabuto hummed internally, the song was so harmonious his mind failed to register where his legs were going. 'I wonder who is singing?' he moved a little bit closer towards the door.

'The blood

So sweet

The way it pools

The way it runs

Tastes so sweet this angle's nectar

I would live in blood

it's my addiction'

His mind raced through millions of thoughts, he remembered his addiction, his first kill and most importantly the feeling of taking someone else's life. He felt great, he could feel the adrenaline pumping through his veins.

'Oh blood is my way

My dark fantasy

My fetish

My mistress

Blood is her name

I bathe in it

I taste it

I always find some more!

I cannot stop'

Yes, he could agree with the song, quite frankly blood was his way. As a surgeon it was his line of work, playing with the blood. He loved blood, he loved experimenting with it, and he loved its taste. He was sure that the blood was one of the most delicious drink, if someone offered him Amrita in one glass and freshly prepared blood in the other, he would choose blood within a blink of the eye. His love for the blood was just too much to resist it.

'When I close my eyes all I see is telling the sweet red

I thirst for it

I need it

The most beautiful thing on the earth

The best

What was your life?

I'll drink it

It off the floor'

Suddenly the song was interrupted, he quickly opened his eyes to see if someone has spotted him, but no he was lucky. It was then he noticed a familiar voice from the inside. Yes, it was his master's voice. His ears could not follow neither could his eyes. His vision was limited as his eyeball was rested against a small slit on the door. He could see the signature smirk on his master's face and soon the harmonious song was resumed.

'You whole life pools slowly away

My whole love pours on out

Your so beautiful

Your so addicting

But I need to remember

Blood gets in everything

But it's hard to get out!'

He couldn't disagree with that, he sighed and was about to get up from his position, when a kunai was suddenly flung towards the slit. His eyeball was as good as gone, the tip of the blade was few millimetres away from it. He let out a frightened chuckle and got back on his feet from his position.

"Kukuku! No need to be afraid kabuto-Kun!" his master let out a sick chuckle. The frightened boy strolled towards his master without even looking at the performer. "Judging from your expression, I deduce that you like her song?" his master continued with a teasing tone.

"I am glad that you enjoyed my song, Kabuto-san. I apologize for the incident, it was a reflex action. I know you would understand, wouldn't you?" her smile was as sweet as her voice, it matched perfectly with her stark-white skin.

Kabuto's response was nothing more than a positive nod. He leaned forward and whispered something in his master's ear. Rena being a smart and obedient bowed, "I will leave you two alone, have a good day," she conveyed her greeting and left the room.

Once the singing angel was outside Kabuto sighed, "I didn't know you programmed her for anything other than Killing..?" suddenly he felt a killer intent vicious than he ever experienced, and he was right back on his knees again.

"Don't speak like you know anything about her My protégé!" his master's response was filled with a tone that Kabuto understood very well, his master was high on adrenaline and if he wanted to avoid a special meeting with his lord on his lab desk then he needed to get out of this situation.

"My Apologies, Master!" he resumed and got back on his feet, his hand went straight to his glasses as he flicked them back into their original position. "I was trying to...." He couldn't finish as his master signalled him to stop.

"I don't really care Kabuto but just so you know she is my Daughter and by that means she is your superior, so you better not cross your line again. Otherwise...." Snake sannin didn't finish his words but just gave a slithering smile instead.

"I will keep that in my mind, my lord!" Kabuto followed up, 'That experiment! Superior to me! I will have to do something about her,' his twisted thoughts were extinguished by another sickening smile of his mentor.

"I really like that look on your face my beloved Kabuto-Kun, so tell me what were the urgent matters?" Snake sannin started walking back towards his lab, followed closely by his student. There was no issue for eavesdropping as the area was practically sealed with sealing Jutsu, so only specific people were allowed in it.

"Our contact in Wind country has some intriguing news, it looks like Wind Daimyo is on the move again," Kabuto finished with an amusing tone still following his master like a shadow.

"Kukuku! His lust never ends! I didn't know he will be up to his playing that early after the sickness!"

"I agree my lord! But this could be a good opportunity for us to move up our piece!" Kabuto replied, as he followed his master inside the lab but not without shutting it down.

"Hmm, tell me what do you have in your mind???" his master's voice echoed and he quickly noticed the seriousness in his master's tone.

"I think we should send a Kunoichi from our village, to gain some dirt on him," his suggestion quickly drew Sannin's attention as he dropped everything and focused his gaze on Kabuto. Kabuto understood the unsaid order, 'Explain' and added, "If we could get some dirt on him, we could blackmail him and force him to obey us!"

"And what this dirt could be my little protégé?" Orochimaru raised his eyebrows to reveal his cunning yellow slitted eyes.

Kabuto adjusted his glasses again and replied, "I heard wind- Daimyo has some undisclosed connections with Lady-Himiko,"

"Oh, Yes! The queen of Land of valley village, now I recall some rumours about her! People say she's feisty!"

"Yes, that's why I think we should capitalize!" Kabuto said as he quickly produced a blank scroll from his pocket along with brush and ink, "So should I assign the mission on the board???" he frowned, his master's reaction was staring into nothingness, he was about to disturb him from his stupor when suddenly a small smile crept on his master's face.

"You know I have a perfect candidate for this!" snake sannin finished with an amused tone and went back to his work, leaving his protégé in a confusion.

With Naruto and Minato

The infamous Namikaze duo was walking down the road leading through the market. Minato being one of the prolific guardian shinobi twelve was quite famous, while his little carbon-copy was famous for his pranks. But he couldn't help but smile whenever he glanced at his son. His little boy was definitely his carbon copy, but his attitude and temperament were so like his beloved wife. It pained him to see his son, his son always asked about her. But he couldn't bring himself to answer his questions. Naruto would act all happy and stupid but he knew his son, this was a façade nothing more, nothing less. Erasing all these thoughts, he quickly morphed his cheeks into a 'U' shape and suddenly picked his little boy up from the ground.

"Whoa, Dad!"

"Don't be spoilsport's son, this is your chance to enjoy a free piggyback ride from your father!" Minato grinned, along with the ride he could hear Naruto giggling and smiling. His childish voice brought some warmth inside Minato's heart.

Minato was so lost in his own world that he nearly passed their original destination, "Come on dad, let's eat ramen!" Minato compelled with his son and both went inside the shop.

The shop itself was not that much big, it was decorated with some unique Ninja weapons as a customer attraction, Naruto's eyes gleamed with stars when his gaze settled on a weapon.

"~Oi Dad what is it?" his interrogation began, his father who was now looking at the blade pointed by his son, answered without a delay, "It is a Tanto, very deadly and fast, recommended for an assassination mission, also recommended in a close combat situation.

"Why you ask?"

"I want one!"

"NO!"

"Please???"

"NO!"

"Pwetty Pwetty Please????" it was too late for Minato as he had already fallen for the forbidden Puppy-Eye Jutsu.

"Fine! But you won't touch it until you learn how to wield that properly, got it?" Minato sighed as he met a positive nod from his son, "Eh, Hello are those weapons for sale?" Minato asked politely, the owner lifted his head up and twirled towards the blade.

"Oh, this is a special blade, carved from the special chakra-conducting metal and this grip was furbished from an arctic wolf." The owner rambled as he handed the said blade to Minato. 'Special my ass! It's just an ordinary blade' he rolled his eyes but soon replaced his facial features in a blink. He didn't want to upset his son, "Fine! How much?" he inquired and unsealed his wallet from a seal on his forearm.

"Only, 20,000 Ryo Sir!" the owner replied with a toothy grin. His iris were replaced by money signs, and with a speed of a Ninja, he quickly snatched Ryos from Minato's hand who sweat dropped and left along with Naruto after some ramen.

"I really wanna learn how to use a Tanto, then I could be a ninja like you father!"

"If you are really that excited, then perhaps we could start from today, what do you think?" and within a second his son jumped on him and gave him a crushing hug, "ThankyouThankyouThankyou!" Naruto blundered, Minato could only smile as a lone tear escaped his eye, 'I hope you are watching us, Kushina!' He quickly rubbed it off and somehow managed to calm himself down.

"Alright, then let's go!" and with that Minato flashed away with his son to an unknown location

With ?????

There was a pin drop silence, but markets were supposed to be noisy and crowdy. The reason was nothing more than a girl probably eight years old taking a stroll without a single care in the world.

Her face was young and angelic but lacked the glint of spark like elder females. Pale white hair fell in waves to her shoulders, framing a face mortal males considered a sensual feast. They didn't know the girl was actually a devil's spawn. They should have, though. She practically glowed with irreverence, and there was an unholy gleam in her violet green eyes that proclaimed she would laugh in your face while cutting out your throat, or laugh in your face while you cut out your own heart, this girl was a no Ordinary girl. She was the spawn of a snake, she was the perfect being, far from the Kami's half-cocked work. She was man-made, without any flaws. She was Rena, daughter of Orochimaru!

Observing was always her priority, her father always said that 'Those who observe are the one who conquers!' her attention suddenly shifted to a small shop. Her feet travelled in its direction and within a minute she was standing right in front of the shop. Her eyes trailed over the shop, it wasn't the looks that attracted her No, and it was the delicious aroma. Without any hesitation she stepped in, there she observed an old lady along with an old man, probably her husband. The place was overflowing with people, she calmly walked towards the old lady and politely questioned, "What is this smell?"

Old lady twirled around only to witness a small angel, "Oh My! Welcome to our shop, little angel! What can I do for you?" by looking at her, the lady figured it out that the girl was special, this little girl was wearing a handmade kimono from the looks of it. The material resembled silk and was shiny white colored, with silky red inner lining and a broad dark bluish hued belt securing her waist.

"What's the smell?" she asked again this time with a hint of frustration, the Old lady came back to her senses, "sorry! I was kinda lost in my thinking! As for the smell, well it belongs to our world famous snack," the lady detected her confusion rather quickly.

"Eh, what is a snack?" Rena's angelic voice was barely audible but the old lady did manage to capture it.

"Oh, No need to be so embarrassed dear! It's okay for kids of your age to be ignorant!" Old lady only registered a cold gaze from the girl and quickly explained, "A snack is nothing but a small amount of food eaten between meals," she finished and noticed the disappearance of that cold gaze.

This time Rena spoke, "I would like to give it a try!" she finished with slight enthusiasm. The owner complied and came back with her order, without trying anything foolish to irritate Rena.

"Be careful it is spicy!" the only reply she received was a slurp of eating from Rena, the lady was rather surprised. Their Yakitoru was considered to be really spicy, but here she was watching a girl no older than eight years old, slurping it like it was nothing. She was so lost in her train of thoughts that she failed to notice that the little girl was already gone, the only thing she witnessed was some Ryos, without giving it any more thought she collected the money and went back to her work.

At Training ground

A sudden bright flash appeared in the ground and there stood Minato along with his son Naruto. "All right, this is your chance Kiddo! But before we start with tanto I want to see how much you have progressed since last time," Minato got out as he motioned his son to follow him.

"All right, this is far enough. Now come at me with an intent to kill!" Minato ordered and armed himself with a kunai, this sudden action only managed to lift up Naruto's morale, "Don't go easy on me, Dad!" he smirked and unsheathed his own kunai which was a three-pronged one.

"Ready when you are!" Minato grinned as well and was waiting for his son's move. Apparently, he didn't have to wait long as his son blurred towards him with a speed of a gennin. Naruto went for a right jab, which Minato was about to dodge by leaning to his right when he had to use his right forearm to block a roundhouse kick. Minato added slight chakra and pushed him away, Naruto landed a couple of feet away with a toothy grin.

"Look, Now I have two Kunais!" he boasted, alas Minato had to burst his bubble.

"Take a close look!" Minato replied with an amusing tone, the little blond soon found out that his other Kunai was gone!

"Hey, that's cheating!"

"Nah, in the world of Shinobi, we fight dirty!....." and suddenly the Namikaze duo heard a dark chuckle.

"That's right, listen to your father Kid!" a man materialized in the training ground. Without sparing a moment Minato teleported at Naruto and was standing right in front of him with his back towards his son.

"Who are you?" Minato's cold blue eyes glaring at the enigma.

"Name's Koji, Kashin Koji!"

AN:

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