Journey Of A Soul - A Naruto Fanfic

(mc pov)

'its been almost 10 hours since i started this trial, i have already got all the rings i sensed after entering this realm..'

i heard an emancipated voice calling over me.. he seems to recognize the twats too.

what i saw was an old man with balding head and closed eyes sitting in there closslegged. he opened his eye and i saw rinnegan in it. i was on guard ofcourse.

'so little guy, which celestial clan are you part of and where is this little planet?'

i decided to proceed in caution 'esteemed elder, can you tell me who you are before i answer your questions?'

'i am from the otutsuki clan, i was looking for a missing clan member when i was attacked by our clan enemies and was sealed in this personal space. i put those rings around just before i was sealed in here. so tell me little guy, which clan you are from?'

as i thought he is from kaguya's clan and came here to look for her, but what is he going on about? celestial clans?? it seems like them being the only clan out there was wishful thinking.

'oh so you are sealed here huh, i am from a branch of the otutsuki clan, so tell me what do you want me to do?' i said rudely knowing he is sealed and wanted to guage his reaction.

he dint seem to react but said 'i saw you battling other creatures little guy, you just have to put the berserk energy you absorbed into that slab over there to weaken the seal'.

i looked at the slab he was pointing to and used my will to get a jist of its functions. i scanned the slab for a while to guage what it says and its functions along with any auras and history i can gleam in.

from what i gathered, this seal was applied by some people from honsei clan (imperial clan- tentative name of a celestial clan) who are adept in using weapons and forging them. all the weapons i found with the monkeys were from the small army of that clan. they were most likely wiped out in the battle with this guy and the eight weapons are also from elders of this clan. they might have sacrificed themselves to deal a killing blow and seal this guy.

his life force is constantly dispelled into the area which was absorbed by the animals which were on the ground near them while sealing was taking place. the wolves, monkeys and the twats behind me are just unfortunately absorbed in sealing the area around at that time.

i guess this guy woke up when kyuubi attacked konoha and used some of his life force to weaken the seal. he should have sensed the shinju chakra in Kyuubi and was hoping for someone from otutsuki clan to sense him here to help him out of seal.

'elder, i found various weapons from honsei clan outside, are there still anyone looking after this seal?? maybe we can contact others first.'

the old guy- ' no need, no need you have enough energy which you absorbed that can weaken the seal a bit and then i can make it out my self.

i already finished all the enemies before my sealing here.'

well that confirms some of my theory, but lets procratinate a bit more.

'i sense a trigger on the slab, it should inform the honsei clan if i touch it, but i can take this risk for a price offcourse'

the old guy- what trigger little guy,? i dont sense anything. how about this, i will help you refinement with the rings to connect it with your soul so you can always access it.

'oh, so you created those rings?? how about you tell me how you created them and that refinement technique and i will free you. even if you have rinnegan and are from otutsuki clan, you know the rules.'

he slightly seemed angry when some more of his lifeforce was absorbed by the seal when be turned pale and hurriedly said 'okay, okay ill tell you. for the rings, i created them from a rock i found which had dimensional energy in it, i fed it some space energy and forged the stone to create nine rings and you can assimilate it to your soul by dripping your blood in it and washing it with your spiritual energy to form a bond. with increase in your comprehension of elements it would grow in size.. now i told you right... feed the energy in the slab'

i thought for some time and replied, ' you said nine rings, but there were only eight where is the ninth one??'

he had a pained look and said ' i will give you the ninth ring too once you free me.'

i thought for a bit, and had an idea. how did the portal form when i surrounded the stelle with rhe eight rings?? it seems the ninth ring is with this guy and they resonated to transfer us here as he planned. i looked back at the twats to find them hurdled together whispering in queit voices.

(the twats pov)

mikey: hey you guys, who do you think that scary old dude is?

leo: i dont know, they seem to talk very seriously right and what did he mean when he said we were picked up?

ralph: lets just beat both of them

donny: ralph stop it, we dont even knoe how to get out of this room, dont try anything..

leo: for now lets wait for the ninja kid to handle this.

(outside)

minato: hiruzen sama, jiraya sensei... it seems like sasaki kun was right about otutsuki clan.

hiruzen: yes, but the brat seems to have a plan, he is procastinating... lets wait on for now but get ready for battle

tsunade: how about we form a barrier around the cave for now.

minato: thats a good idea.. ill do it right now.

( with our mc)

this old mans aura is in late genin level. he may move to late chunin lvl at the very most.. but its the rinnegan abilities which can make it troublesome if we battle...

(old man pov since the start of our mc's trail)

'oh finally, someone who can absorb life force and he is just a brat too. lets give him access to the seal, he maybe able to collect the rings.'

damn that took half of my remaining life force. it was good that i woke up when i felt that shinju force. but to think more than thousand years has passed since i was sealed..

i shouldnt have clashed with those poeple at all. now to think a great elder of otutsuki clan have been reduced to this state.

i saw him killing and absorbing all my energy but was not able to sense it like i was able to do on those animals.. this will be tricky.

i saw him collecting all the rings.. seems like the kid has some sensing abilities.. that good, everything is working out.. it was a good idea to entice him with legacy.

okay he is here.. lets make him give my energy back.. i can atleast make out of this seal and recuperate to gain back my strength.

i greeted him and was happy he is from a branch clan.. just some more enticing and he will free me. idiot boy really thinks i will give him some legacy, wait once i am out he will die anyways.

what is he waiting for, how did he recognize those weapons.. it seems this little guy knows some things. i told him about the rings and how to use it..

anyways its only us six here.. once i am out i will kill them and the secret is still safe.

i checked the ninth ring on my finger just in case.. but damn all the things inside turned to dust due to a long time for not using the ring. i should have accimilated the ring once i was finished making them. but damn that kaguya who ran away, i could nt find time to do it and i am very week to do it now.

looking at the little guys expression i am getting a very bad feeling.

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what will our mc do with the dying old man.. how will he escape with all the gains now and complete this trial finally

what would be the response of minato and othets once our mc is out...

find out in next chapter.