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[October 1] [Naruto] The Three Aspects Surface
Title: The Three Aspects Surface
Day/Theme: October 1 / A screaming comes across the sky
Series: Naruto
Character/Pairing: Jiraiya and Tsunade / none
Rating: G
Thunderstorms were not uncommon in the towers of the Leaf Village. Nonetheless, the blinding streaks that repeatedly tore the skies and the titanic ripping sounds that seemed almost to hover in their overwhelming number and overlapping sequence were seen as ominous omens by the inhabitants of the stronghold of sorcery.
Ducking past an archway choked by malevolent vines, the Hermit shivered. He had come to the citadel to converse with the Healer. She must know what the omens meant, why the skies raged this night so implacably. She must know what measures they must now take to preserve Creation from impending chaos.
The Healer was lodged in the highest spire’s topmost chamber. Among the clouds, she could collect threads of power and knowledge. From there, she wove the movements of the land’s sorcerers, affecting the affairs of all the corners of the earth. The Hermit’s steps were swift as he ascended the dizzying batches of spiraling staircases, and before long, he found himself before a bolted door of aged oak.
It opened by itself to admit him.
“What has happened?” the white-haired man rumbled. He knew from the blond woman’s expression that it was not favorable tidings he would have tonight. “The Robed Superiors, the most highly trained of our mages, have been deployed. I have seen them.”
“That is part of the problem,” the woman said with a sigh. “But that is merely an effect of a cataclysmic event that has come to pass this night.”
“What? Is it the auguries?”
“Yes. The One Who Destroys has gone to the Necromancer. The One Who Preserves has failed to stop him, and the One Who Creates has gone to meet the One Who Destroys in their final reckoning.”
“Naruto will be unable to stop Uchiha’s child. The end has began. Their struggle shall rend the world. The cycle shall repeat yet again.”
Tsunade shook her head. “Not if The One Who Preserves rises to embrace her destiny. She shall be the deciding factor; without her, the One Who Destroys cannot become the One Who Restores and Sasuke would be lost to the Necromancer. The Three Aspects must regain the balance among their powers in this generation. The gods have declared thus.”
Jiraiya was silent for a few moments. Then... “You will take the girl Sakura under your tutelage?”
“It will be her choice to answer her calling. She will seek me out.”
“Then I shall wait for Naruto seek my guidance as well. Their emotional ties as mortals... complicates the situation. They must realize by themselves that there are greater things in motion than things like vengeance or their sundered friendship.”
“Shall the Necromancer teach what is necessary to Sasuke?”
“Fate shall impel him. Then, the three shall meet and the two must turn Sasuke from the One Who Destroys into the One Who Restores.”
“And if they fail?”
“We were once embodied by the Three Aspects ourselves. We will not allow them to fail.”
The Healer and the Hermit were silent for a long while, musing on their past amd contemplating on the future. Outside, the heavens continued to rage till their voices coalesced into a single sustained scream.
Day/Theme: October 1 / A screaming comes across the sky
Series: Naruto
Character/Pairing: Jiraiya and Tsunade / none
Rating: G
Thunderstorms were not uncommon in the towers of the Leaf Village. Nonetheless, the blinding streaks that repeatedly tore the skies and the titanic ripping sounds that seemed almost to hover in their overwhelming number and overlapping sequence were seen as ominous omens by the inhabitants of the stronghold of sorcery.
Ducking past an archway choked by malevolent vines, the Hermit shivered. He had come to the citadel to converse with the Healer. She must know what the omens meant, why the skies raged this night so implacably. She must know what measures they must now take to preserve Creation from impending chaos.
The Healer was lodged in the highest spire’s topmost chamber. Among the clouds, she could collect threads of power and knowledge. From there, she wove the movements of the land’s sorcerers, affecting the affairs of all the corners of the earth. The Hermit’s steps were swift as he ascended the dizzying batches of spiraling staircases, and before long, he found himself before a bolted door of aged oak.
It opened by itself to admit him.
“What has happened?” the white-haired man rumbled. He knew from the blond woman’s expression that it was not favorable tidings he would have tonight. “The Robed Superiors, the most highly trained of our mages, have been deployed. I have seen them.”
“That is part of the problem,” the woman said with a sigh. “But that is merely an effect of a cataclysmic event that has come to pass this night.”
“What? Is it the auguries?”
“Yes. The One Who Destroys has gone to the Necromancer. The One Who Preserves has failed to stop him, and the One Who Creates has gone to meet the One Who Destroys in their final reckoning.”
“Naruto will be unable to stop Uchiha’s child. The end has began. Their struggle shall rend the world. The cycle shall repeat yet again.”
Tsunade shook her head. “Not if The One Who Preserves rises to embrace her destiny. She shall be the deciding factor; without her, the One Who Destroys cannot become the One Who Restores and Sasuke would be lost to the Necromancer. The Three Aspects must regain the balance among their powers in this generation. The gods have declared thus.”
Jiraiya was silent for a few moments. Then... “You will take the girl Sakura under your tutelage?”
“It will be her choice to answer her calling. She will seek me out.”
“Then I shall wait for Naruto seek my guidance as well. Their emotional ties as mortals... complicates the situation. They must realize by themselves that there are greater things in motion than things like vengeance or their sundered friendship.”
“Shall the Necromancer teach what is necessary to Sasuke?”
“Fate shall impel him. Then, the three shall meet and the two must turn Sasuke from the One Who Destroys into the One Who Restores.”
“And if they fail?”
“We were once embodied by the Three Aspects ourselves. We will not allow them to fail.”
The Healer and the Hermit were silent for a long while, musing on their past amd contemplating on the future. Outside, the heavens continued to rage till their voices coalesced into a single sustained scream.