Naruto : Saga of Tanya the Kunoichi

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At 1 years old Kouga was already able to speak short words and run around. The little bundle of energy moving here and there, curious about all things in the world.

"Kaa-san! Teach!" Kouga gave the alphabet book to her. 

"Okay… come sit down." The little boy with messy brown hair and blue eyes seemed really spirited to learn.

"Hey, let me teach you too!" Kiba hurriedly went to sit down together with them. Akamaru went to sit in between.

"A for Apple… Apple… B… Bicycle…"

In a mere week, Kouga was already able to identify many objects and form simple sentences. Leisurely life, it was what Tsuyu had dreamed of. But, she wouldn't slack off, not when she knew it wasn't ever lasting.

"Kaa-san, where are you going?" Kouga tugged on her sleeves, seeing a portal opening in front.

"I have work to do, Kouga…" Tsuyu smiled softly, ruffling his hair. Tsuyu trained in her separate dimension, to prepare for the Otsutsuki threat.

Kouga could feel Tsuyu was uneasy each time she opened her portal to work. Tsuyu seemed to remember something.

"Kouga, here…" An Eye Creature creepily formed out of flesh from Tsuyu's hand. The white creature with wings and Sharingan eyeball went to Kouga. The hundred or so Sharingan were still inside of Tsuyu's body, just hidden inside her. Kouga opened his hands, let it land on them. 

"If you are in any danger, I would know. That was one of mom's eyes." The Eye Creature formed with a fragment of Tsuyu's consciousness and her own flesh nodded at him.

Kouga nodded in understanding quickly. He wasn't scared at all, only curious and in wonder. Tsuyu smiled slightly. It seemed he was a bright child.

"Play with dad and Akamaru for a while, okay? I will come back for dinner."

Kouga nodded. "Okay Kaa-san. I will wait!"

"Good." 

Seeing Tsuyu leave the portal, while hovering in the air at that, he hurriedly went to his dad. Kiba was busy rechecking the numbers and the list of new pups the clan had. For newer generations, they had to keep nin-ken the numbers fit the growing population.

Hm. I need to ask Shikamaru if they had medicines that could make them make more pups.

Kiba then had some weird idea, blushing slightly. It's been a while hasn't it… Kiba would try to woo her later…

"Dad, why does mama train?" Kouga ran up to him, clinging to his legs.

"Hm? It's to protect all of us, Kouga. She's already super strong, but she wants to be stronger!" Kiba grinned, ruffling his son's hair.

"Why? Protect from what." His eyes were unblinking, asking just the right question.

Kiba rubbed his chin, unsure what to say.

"Um. You shouldn't worry about your mother okay. She only wanted us to be at peace."

"Okay dad." 

Kouga was in deep thought. He didn't have enough information. Since dad and mom won't tell him, then let's find them!

***

Over the 2 years, he figured out some clues…

"Dad, I am going out with Nue!"

"Uh… wait, let me go with you." Kiba was about to stand up but Kouga just said 'no', summoned Nue now as large as Akamaru and rode him out.

Kiba sighed. Isn't he just 3 years old this year… but Tsuyu seemed to let him be given there was Nue, really a walking bijuu level monster to protect him. Besides, her Eye was always with him and could inform her if there was anything. An ANBU too was always keeping watch on him given Tsuyu may have enemies outside. Besides, Kouga's body was really tough given his half Otsutsuki flesh.

Kouga was a curious child, asking around shamelessly while riding on Nue. He noticed everyone at the temple especially seemed to respect him a little too much, and he felt clue must be here!

As he walked into the temple, suspiciously looking at the shrine maiden that seemed a little too nervous. 

"Aunty! You know me?"

"Ah? Um…" She was braining her mind out what to say.

"No…?" She said carefully. But her expression didn't escape Kouga's keen observation.

Kouga's blue eyes focused into her, his eyes almost popping out.

"You know my mama?"

"Ah…? Well… Ahaha…" She laughed nervously, and that was caught by her.

"Is mama God?" He pointed at the veiled figure on the murals, with Eyes on her wings.

The miko was startled, almost choking on her own saliva.

"What…what… n-no… of course not… haha child…"

He looked over at the murals, containing depictions of Eyes. The Eye Creature mama made… the way the people seemed to revere her. Kouga already arrived at the conclusion. Kaa-san could create portals to other worlds easily and can even float in the air. His keen intelligence and instinct arrived at a definite answer.

Mama is the goddess…! And that means… I am the son of Goddess! But why does mama train hard? Are there enemies?

Could it be… mama was a fallen goddess from heaven, and those other gods will try to come at mama!? It must be because mama fell in love with dad and married a mortal!

Kouga's eyes turned into determination.

Mama, I won't let other gods take you!

Kouga ran off to the library next, with Nue acting as his taxi. His goal was to find legends regarding the Goddess of Thousand Eyes and thus his mom.

Mama was such a benevolent God…

Kouga read through the scripture 1000 Gaze and Benevolence, telling of her deeds as Goddess.

No wonder mama seemed cold at times, unlike Boruto's mom who is really warm. It must be because that was how God was like, even though she was kind inside.

He recalled the times Tsuyu accompanied him each day for an hour or two with dad. She didn't say much, continuing her reading but she liked to stay nearby, glancing at him, and just stay near him. He understood that was Tsuyu's way of showing her affection.

Kouga looked at his wrist, where 9 tomoe patterns were arranged around his wrist. He could feel energy from outside going into him.

This must be the seal that locks away my power as a Half-God. But it seemed, the seal wasn't enough.

Kouga went to a pharmacy and got himself bandages, wrapping his left arm. 

Ah. I could feel it… the power is trying to break free… would the enemy know if my power was unleashed?

Kouga made a dramatic pose, holding his arm as he scrunched his face trying to stop the power.

"...Papa, what's with that kid…" Someone's kid older than him pointed, seeing some kid holding his bandaged arm and muttering about his godly power about to break free. 

"Ahaha… don't point at him… he's just playing…" The older guy quickly ran away with his son, afraid Tsuyu would appear in case they offended her or her son for any reason.

***

"Kiba, Kouga, come in." Hinata opened the door, happy to welcome them.

"Sorry for bothering." Kiba rubbed the back of his neck.

Kouga already rushed to see Boruto in the living room. "Boruto!"

"Mmn? Kouga…" Boruto scrunched his face. He definitely disliked Kouga. He just didn't.

"Come on! Let's fight again!"

Kouga took out the stack of cards he had, the latest Shinobi Fight TCG! 

"I have built a new Goddess deck! Hehe."

Kouga showed Boruto the shining prismatic card with an image of a deity in white robe, the boss card of the deck. The angelic wings with eyes in between the feathers look majestic. With basic monsters and effects monsters to accompany her, the Eye Creatures with various attributes, spell cards like Resurrection and Divine Gaze that could peek at the enemy's hands!

"Mo! I don't get it! I don't like this game! Otousan!" Boruto ran up to his dad, sulking. Kouga was just bullying him! Kouga always brought games and set Boruto up so he would lose.

"Haha… Kouga, that's a nice card you have…" 

Naruto looked at the goddess card with special effects like resurrection by sacrificing Eye Creature to let the Goddess back on field and ignore damage while attacking even higher stat shinobi.

"Kouga what's with the bandage? Are you hurt?" Naruto asked, worried.

"Huh? No. It's…" Kouga thought for a moment. He wondered if his uncle knew. But then is uncle a God too? Kaa-san and him look the same… and they were twins.

No, it must mean Kaa-san's appearance and identity were all fake. It was a forged identity to stay in the mortal world. Her real appearance must be like in the murals, with horns, wings and many eyes! Like the card!

"It's to seal away a forbidden power, otherwise, I am afraid I might harm those around me."

"What..." Naruto was speechless, his mouth wide open.

He knew there were seals around his wrist that let him get used to natural energy. Was it going out of control? He needed to talk to Tsuyu about this.

Hinata patted Naruto's back. "It seems as usual though..." Hinata checked with her Byakugan.

"Ahaha… okay, you are a really imaginative Kouga…" Naruto just made a soft laugh.

"What forbidden power! Are you dumb!" Boruto spat.

"You are a mortal, you wouldn't understand the power contained inside of my left hand… I could feel it, even now, it's trying to consume me." Kouga looked serious at Boruto.

In Boruto's cognition Kouga had turned into that weird cousin…

***

Under the moonlight, a figure in black cloak stood on top of Konoha's building.

"The apostles of evil Gods had appeared. Boruto needed our blade… O Beast Beyond Void, my fragment of Divinity, heed my call." He muttered. 

Reibi had a crying expression being called whatever he was named. The black cloak around him moved with purple chakra rolling, creating a white mask in a beast motif over his face under the dark cloak.

Black chakra formed into a sharp blade of darkness in his right arm.

He brought it up to his face, the moonlight reflected on the blade, reflecting the blue beastly eyes shining with dangerous light.

Zetsurōshingan!

The entire world turned almost grey and white as his eyes shined blue, his eyes saw the world as chakra, eliminating other senses like a hunter.

"The threads of fate cannot hide from my Divine Wolf God Eye of Extinction. As the Forbidden Son of Man and God, my shattered fate could help you defy your destiny…"

He found the thread of chakra belonging to Boruto, along with the dangers surrounding him. With his eyes, he tracked the steps like a shadow, unseen and unheard.

"Arise, my Shadow Priests." He called out to the materialisation of his divinity inside of him, the Beast Beyond Void.

Born from the scattered spirit of my divinity, clad in silence, they are my answer to divine cruelty.

Purple chakra rose in his body, creating a pool of darkness under his feet. And from it, five servants of shadow created and materialized, white masks covering their hooded faces, each holding different weapons. 

***

Tsuyu saw through whatever he was doing with her Eye Creature, sighing. 

He still hasn't grown out of his weird naming sense and monologing….