Transcending My Wings

{Dan} The last chapter left me kind of unsatisfied…

{Shikamaru} When am I supposed to appear again?

{Dan} Well, you see, I’m not sure…

{Shikamaru} Troublesome…

{Kiba} And that’s fine! This time, we get a break!

{Dan} It’s Kiba-kun! -runs up to Kiba and hangs on to him-

{Kiba} -pats Dan’s head- There, there, no need to be so excited.

{Dan} Okay! -pulls Kiba to sit down and sits on Kiba’s lap afterward-

{Shikamaru} I’m outta here!

{Dan} Hold it! First… I would like to give a special shout out to Sneakyfox! That was a really good analysis and you were almost on the dot on what happens next! I just have a little twist to add on! Also I would like to say that Mimi-chan was right on! I did get the ideas of the guardians from that animé coz I was watching it the time I started this fic. I just decided to put some other plot twists and stuff around it… hehehe

{Kiba} ‘kay, now give ‘em the chapter.

{Dan} Oh! Right! Well, go on then read on… I’m comfortable here… -then all too soon dozes off-

{Kiba} Asleep already? Oh well, Here goes the next chapter!

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To Transcend My Wings
: : Chapter 4: : Home Away From Home
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It’s been three days since he had woken up and Naruto can’t shake the feeling that something is wrong, or at least slightly off.

“Oh, man! I’m supposed to be relaxing!” Naruto plopped down onto the couch in the living room to try and sleep instead but his mind was working overtime and he couldn’t shake the unease that he was emulating. He tried to keep himself busy to stop himself from dwelling on those thoughts and nothing was working, how he wished his dad was home, but no luck, his dad was currently at work so he was left at home for the time being.

“This is one of those days that school would be a perfect distraction!” Naruto shouted to let his frustrations out but he was given a week of recovery period before going back to school due to the accident, but no one knew that he actually felt better than before he got into the accident, albeit just physically and not mentally of course.

Naruto strengthened his resolve to keep himself busy so he decided that playing videogames would take his mind out of the things that were bugging him. He started to play a fighting game but it made him think of the battles he had witnessed and decided to switch to an RPG but it also made him think of the adventures that he could have had along with his guardians. In the end, he ended up more depressed than when he first began. So he opted to just lie down on his bed.

All of a sudden, Naruto’s thoughts fluttered towards two brothers. Once he finally took notice of the two, he could really see the similarities between them. They were drop dead gorgeous, that’s a given, but Itachi was more cool and composed and the other seemed more reclusive in his own way but able to let his emotions get the better of him.

“Ugh! I’m a deviant! I’m totally crushing on the brothers! What’s wrong with me?” Naruto couldn’t help it as his thoughts drifted from one brother to the next measuring up what he knew of the two and their pros and cons. His thoughts kept swirling for a while before he finally was able to get some much needed rest, and all too soon his mind was filled by a raven haired figure which left a smile on his face. Moments, later he had fallen asleep.


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It was only a couple of hours later that Naruto woke up and the daylight has long since passed. Upon waking up, Naruto felt so much more exhausted than before he slept. His dreams centered on those he met in the other world. He saw them in various situations, but those situations were never happy. He saw Kakashi on various missions and it was like the man became an emotionless killing machine. Then he saw Tsunade looking so much more run down. What almost broke his heart was that Itachi’s eyes looked so emotionless, almost like a porcelain doll's that look and act their part and his brother wasn’t faring much better but he still had eyes that showed part of his emotions unlike his brother.

Naruto’s aura felt so much heavier after he lingered on his dreams, but he just put it aside thinking that it was just a dream and no way could he be the cause of all those lonely faces he had seen. He barely knew them, aside from the brief moment they spent together, and most of those composed of nothing more than constant battles and questioning. Naruto was so deep in thought that he didn’t even notice his father’s car pull up the driveway moments ago and is now currently knocking on his door.

“I’m coming in,” said a muffled voice through the door. Minato opened it to find his son sitting up on the bed seemingly deep in thought. His heart ached knowing that for some unexplainable reason, his son yearned for something unreachable and he knew that he couldn’t help ease the pain that the boy harbored.

“It hurts dad,” mumbled Naruto as he looked up to see his dad standing in front of him. His dad only let him take him into a deep embrace, and in turn, Naruto hugged the man back.

“If ever you find some way to return from wherever THERE is then don’t hesitate and let your heart lead you, just know… I’m always here for you if you ever need me.” Naruto’s tears still fell like waterfall that day and the only thing he couldn’t ask his father was, “What if I don’t want to or can’t come home?”

“I know you,” said Minato as he held on to his son, “Just give me a warning or some kind if ever you decided not to come back, please.”

“Why does it seem like you know me better than I do?” asked Naruto rhetorically.

“Not exactly, I’ve heard you mention a boy’s name though once or twice since you’ve been home.”

“Oh, whose name was it? I mean, that I mentioned?” By this time, Naruto’s hold on his dad loosened and curiosity bloomed.

“Well, if you yourself don’t know it yet then I might as well not say.”

“Dad!”

“Nope, I’m not telling.”

“It’s okay, it’s better this way.”

“So are you planning to look for a way to get back?”

“I am, but I think the key is in the painting in the museum that I saw.”

“Okay, I’ll take you there with me tomorrow, I’ll take the day off.”

“No, it’s okay dad, I can go by bus… and I’m not sure if I want you there to see me off.” Minato nodded in understanding. He knew that he wouldn’t be able to just let his son go and his son wouldn’t be able to go with a light heart with him being there.

“No bus, but I will drop you off.”

“Thanks.”

“Okay, now go on downstairs, I bought food… didn’t feel like cooking tonight.”

“Alright, let’s go.” The two headed down to eat before they decided to call it a night, each hoping that the morning would bring better news.


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The morning came slow. Naruto slowly peeled himself off of his bed. He hadn’t really slept well that night. He tried to analyze his attraction to both the brothers but only came up with the conclusion that he didn’t care for Sasuke the same way he does with Itachi. Itachi was more special, almost one of a kind. Sasuke was another thing; he seemed more like a best friend or a very touchy brother. He chuckled a bit thinking that he doesn’t even know what having a brother feels like but with Sasuke, he couldn’t care less about small details.

Naruto took himself to the showers to get ready. Once done, he went on to his morning rituals and went down to wait for his dad. He knew that Kiba would still have to be at school so he just flipped open his cellphone and texted Kiba just simply asking what’s been going on at school and all the regular things.

“You ready to go?” asked his dad as he came down the stairs.

“Yeah.” No words were needed to be said any longer as they stepped out and headed to the car. The drive all the way to the museum was a rather silent one. Neither one knew what to say, Naruto knew he had to go, and deep inside, Minato knew that as well. Minato just had a harder time trying to let go.


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As soon as Naruto got out of the car, a sudden wave of nausea hit him. Somehow, he knew that this was right. He’s supposed to be here.

“Alright, dad. I’ll see you later.”

“Yeah.” Their goodbyes were a bit strained but nothing could have made it any better. Naruto just smiled, took his backpack, and went on inside. Minato stared at his son’s retreating back for a moment before he, too, left. Naruto strode in, he noticed that there seemed to be a lack of people. If he remembered clearly, there were quite a few people during their field trip. Now, it seemed deserted. With no one to guard anything, Naruto quickly hurried down to the hall where he saw the painting. He failed to notice red chakra envelop his being before fading; the cameras around failed to see the boy, as if he was invisible.

“It’s here somewhere, I know it.” He retraced his steps and had come an almost full circle around the museum before he found the right one. It was once again, there that he took notice of the painting. He saw what looks like himself in a wedding kimono with who he presumed to be his significant other standing next to him.

“That’s kind of crazy, me married…” If only he could see the face of the stranger’s burnt side. Everything about the painting was so regal, well done, yet the man’s was something else. Now that Naruto looked more closely, he saw that the face wasn’t really burned off, It was more like a shadow.

“A shadow? Why am I married to a shadow?” Naruto examined the painting once more and this time, he took notice of the fox creature’s tails glow once more.

“Now I know I’m not just seeing things.” Naruto couldn’t figure out just what really happened, but the next thing he knew, he was at some sort of a distorted version of his own world. Then the shadow from the painting came to life and transformed into the Nine-tailed fox.

“I’m going to be married to you??”

“Silly boy, you haven’t realized it yet have you?”

“Realized what?”

“That this painting is a reflection of you. Look again and notice what the other man is wearing.” Naruto did look again and this time, the man wasn’t wearing a wedding kimono like before, this time, he was now wearing an ANBU uniform.

“How did the painting change?”

“It’s not the painting that is changing, it is you. You are connected to destiny itself. Have you ever had your own visions?”

“I think so, like those times I knew what to do before anything even happens.”

“Exactly, but by having those visions, you risk changing the future… your future and others.”

“Isn’t the future kind of like written in stone or something, I mean, how can I just change the future by having visions.”

“It’s not by having them that you change it, not entirely anyway, but it is by acting on them, when you saved that child, you got hurt instead… your future changed, I wasn’t supposed to take you back yet.”

“What do you mean?”

“It was ordained that you are taken back on your 20th birthday, but as soon as you changed an outcome of the future, your destiny was also changed.”

“Are all those changes bad?”

“Not entirely, but everything comes with its good or bad, like yin and yang.”

“Do the bad things outweigh the good I could do with the visions?”

“That’s a question only you can answer.”

“I need to go back. Please let me! I’m begging you.”

“But you are not strong enough. Your soul will die if you force it on another journey.”

“I know, which is why I need you to take my body there as well.”

“Do you know the implication if that happens?”

“I’ve thought about it and I know that by having my body in that world I cease to exist in this one.”

“That is correct.”

“I just have one favor to ask of you.”

“Alright, as long as it’s in my power to do so.”

“Please don’t let my dad forget me. I don’t think I can do this without him. I also want you to let him know that I will miss him and he is never too far away from my heart.”

“Why don’t you just let him know? He’s right behind you.” Naruto turned around to see the smiling face of his father. His father was smiling even though it hurts to part from his son, and he couldn’t contain the tears as they started to run down.

“I knew you were leaving. I’m glad you don’t want me to forget about you. Just be careful, 'kay?” the blonde only nodded to answer and (almost) sprinted over to hug his dad.

"Guess I better go." A white light opened a rift in the painting and revealed the portal to the other world. Minato kissed his son's forehead before he faded away.

"Very well, now step into the portal and we shall be on our way. Just another word of warning before you cross over, the salvation can mean two things. They are like two sides of the same coin. You can be the savior or the destroyer. Only time will tell."

"I don't fully understand it but I am ready to embrace my own future." Naruto felt his own resolve strengthen and he took a deep breath before crossing over. Once Naruto was gone, the distorted space reverted back and the only evidence that Naruto was there, was a cellphone lying on the ground. The painting itself burned instantaneously and nothing was left in its wake but ashes of its former self.

Plus with the camera planted up on the wall, it failed to see anything but the painting flare out as if out of nowhere. Which the detectives who later investigate never found an answer for.

On another part of town, Minato woke from his sleep with silent tears restrained from falling.

"Goodbye son."

TO BE CONTINUED!!!

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{Dan} This is goodbye for now to Minato! We will miss you! Same goes to Shikamaru, Kiba, Neji-kun!

{Kiba} A break is good, come here, I need comfort.

{Dan} Yay! -plops down on Kiba's lap-

{Neji} -walking in- you two need a room.

{Dan} For what? -Neji and Kiba sweatdrops-

{Neji} Nevermind.

{Dan} Huh? Okay then, well this is the fourth chapter! Hope you like it! It's just a bit short but compared to the prologue all my other chapters are shorter.

{Choji} Is there a sleepover party? How come nobody invited me?

{Dan} There wasn't one, but that sounds so fun! Let's do that! Invite everyone Choji-kun and I'll get the snacks and everything else ready.

{Neji and Kiba} Uh oh….

{Choji} snacks? Alright! -transforms into his butterfly form and dashes out to tell everyone about the sleepover party!-

{Dan} Guess I'll be needing more food. Well, see ya later! Let me know if you see any mistakes or inconsistencies! I'll try and fix them!