Naruto: Reincarnated

On my way to Kiri, I stop in a village on a brief venture into my homeland. I go through the village, walking from here to there. I eventually come upon a building that surprises me.

'Huh. They have churches here?'

As I watch people migrate through the wooden doors of the large church. I tap on the shoulder of one of the sermon-goers.

"Excuse me sir? What's this building?"

The older gentleman looks at me strangely.

"Why son, it's the church. The church of god."

I smile, baffled at the similarities to Christianity on earth.

"Thank you sir."

The man nods and pats my shoulder.

"Maybe you should go on in son, if you honestly don't know what it is. You might find something you need."

I pull my eyes away from the church and glance at the man's face.

"I think I will."

The man nods and walks away. I follow behind, into the church. My habitual nature of observing all inanimate objects comes in, and I observe the Praying booth.

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Praying booth

Made in village (Kodo)

Pray inside to gain skill Pray.

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'Could be useful.'

I venture into the booth and sit down. I note the fact that it looks strangely similar to a confession booth from my past life. I cross my hands in front of me and start praying. After a while of genuinely praying to god, I receive the skill.

*Skill Pray has been received*

I finish my praying. Following up, I observe the skill.

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Pray skill level: 1/100

Pray to the deities above. Higher the level, higher the chance of your prayers getting noticed. At max level, possibility of meeting God increased drastically.

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'Self explanatory, but good enough.'

I max the skill. I look through my temporary inventory. I note the fact that my chakra pills are practically gone, and I have less than 200 food and water pills each. I also have an increasingly dwindling amount of max level tickets left.

*Skill Pray has reached max level*

I wait a few seconds for the impending notification. Nothing arrives.

'No secondary effect or trait? I can understand I guess.'

I start praying again, this time losing myself in my thoughts.

When I open my eyes I'm surrounded by white.

'Huh? This looks a lot like-'

I turn around and I realize where I am.

I'm back in heaven. I look at the figure shining like the sun.

[Hello my son, How have you been?]

My jaw falls to the floor, astounded by the fact that I'm here once again, I ask.

"W-What?? Did i die?!"

God smiles at me.

[No child. This is the result of your praying. I was surprised you met me again so quickly.]

I quickly get my bearings.

"Oh, okay. Whew..."

I look around, and everything looks the same as the first time I was here.

"So, I'm here because of the praying skill?"

God nods.

[Quite. It's somewhat of a conundrum, that you didn't meet the god of the world you were in. However, I can attribute this to the fact that your soul was birthed here, along with the fact that I responded first.]

I nod in response.

"That makes sense. What do we do here? And how long do I have?"

God looks around.

[One day here is equal to one nanosecond in your world. So I'd think that you can stay here for as long as you'd like.]

"That's cool. I can come here to think and stuff."

God shakes his head.

[Quite the opposite I'm afraid. Normally, you'd meet the god of your world. I just happened to be paying attention to the void when I heard your soul calling out, I was also surprised at the strength of the shout, is anything troubling you?]

I smile forlornly.

"I'm not really all that sure. I'm kind of lonely I suppose."

God gives a knowing smile.

[Why're you lonely? Don't you have people and friends in that world?]

I shake my head.

"I have a mother, but no father. He died I believe. I also have no real friends. There's a boy I kind of adopted! But he knows nothing of my actual past. I have no one I can disclose everything to."

God rubs my head.

[How about me? I'm here right now.]

I look up.

"Are you sure?"

God ruffles my hair.

[Yes I am. Tell me about your past life.]

I look on in confusion.

"Don't you already know all about it?"

God laughs.

[That's a common misconception in the worlds I father. I do not know everything. Just most of everything. If I wanted to, I could reach out to the void and the answers would be there, but I don't want to. So tell me, what was your life like?]

He motions for me to sit, two white chairs appearing out of nowhere.

We sit down and I begin the story of my life.

"Well as you know, my name was Jack Morena. I was born to a middle class family in the U.S.A. My mother and father were great. My mother's name was Jezabelle, and my fathers name was Bryan. I was mixed, if you couldn't tell. My childhood was pretty smooth, barring my mother's accident."

[Oh? Tell me more.]

"Well my mom used to work at this big factory, because according to her "Son, the pay is amazing, and a couple of small burns is no price to pay for your happiness." I told her multiple times that I'd be happy even if we were poor but I don't think she cared, she just wanted me happy. Anyway, the factory, was a big metal processing place. She put metal into molds and such."

God smiles.

[She must've been quite strong for work like that.]

I nod.

"She really was. While her and dad never proved it, dad wagered she could beat him in an arm wrestle. I'm getting off topic though, back to the accident. One day, she had been running late on her rounds. Her daily molds weren't done yet and she had two more to do. So she was running from station to station, trying to do a whole bunch of normally, slow and peaceful jobs at once. She eventually slipped, and her arm fell through a crack in he machinery. It didn't get pulled off or anything, but the heat left her with horrible burns. That was dad's breaking point. He had been tired of her working there anyway I believe. I remember coming home from school that day and hearing him yelling on the phone. "I TOLD YOU TO BE CAREFUL JEZ! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!" I'd never even heard my dad raise his voice, much less yell. It was startling to say the least. But the accident lead my mom to finally quitting. Dad was working full time as a lawyer anyway, so the bills were paid. My childhood life was pretty smooth altogether."

God smiles and nods.

[What about early a.d.u.l.thood? Did everything go well there?]

I laugh, remembering my teen years.

"Oh absolutely not. My teen years were very bumpy."

[Oh? Tell me how.]

"Well, the first month of the sixteenth year of my life, I decided I wanted a girlfriend. I was a late bloomer though."

God waggles his perfect eyebrows at me.

[So little Jack got a girlfriend eh?]

I laugh and smile.

"Yeah, her name was Danielle. She was probably one of the longest relationsh.i.p.s I'd had in my life, and also the most serious, I actually still think about her quite often."

[Where'd you meet her?]

"High School of course. She shared a whole bunch of classes with me. I had known her for years, but I never really talked to her. One day though, she needed help on a physics worksheet we were working on, and no one could help her. I had an A+ in the class at the time, so I did. That led to her being my study partner, and that led to us dating."

God smiles.

[How long did the relationship last for?]

I smile, suddenly hit with sad emotions.

"Until I was twenty four. To start off, our relationship was absolutely perfect. For years, we had no friends, because we had each other. We knew each other so well, that we could finish each other's sentences. Not on some cheesy stuff, but we actually could! We finished high school the same year, and as soon as we turned eighteen, we moved in together. My parents agreed with it, they thought it was okay as long as I was happy, and her foster parents thought it was fine too. So we moved in together. We both got jobs, and everything was perfect for years on end. The s.e.x was amazing, it never lacked anything, and the conversations were as well. She was so much smarter than me. She had such big dreams. She wanted to be an astrophysicist! Can you believe that? An eighteen year old girl who's dream job is an astrophysicist. She went to college for it, ended up with a masters in it! In like six years too. She was practically a genius. It took me six just to get my degree in psychology. Seven months after I turned twenty three, she told me she was pregnant, and that I was going to be a father! I was the happiest man in the world. I think back to the emotions I felt, and I can't help myself from smiling."

God smiles at me.

[What happened then?]

My previous joy falls back down.

"Around six months after that, I get home from work, and she's not there. I stop myself from worrying, because usually she gets home later than me, working in her office and stuff. After a couple of hours, I hear a knock at my door. I had already been worrying myself to death, so this practically killed me. I think to myself 'I left it unlocked didn't I?' So I run to the front door, and open it up, and in front of me, stands a police officer. I feel my heart drop of out of my c.h.e.s.t. Before I even heard him, I already knew what it was. It takes me a couple seconds before I register his words. When I focus back in, I hear it "Mr. Morena, I'm sorry, but there's been an accident." The man went on to tell me the story. Apparently, her office exploded. For what reason? They never figured it out. They deemed it to a faulty wiring. But how does faulty wiring result in an entire building exploding? I have no idea personally. I never found out anyway, I spent the rest of my life wondering whether or not she had been murdered it had been an accident. But anyway, that led me on a downward spiral. I partook in gambling, drugs, and random s.e.x. I also spent a lot of my time reading. I read a whole lot of novels about systems and such. It was just exciting to me. I always wondered if I had had a system, would I have been able to change anything? Probably not, but a man could hope."

A sorrowful look crosses Gods face.

[I'm sorry young man. To go through something like that must've been horrible.]

I nod.

"It was. It practically destroyed me. My parents had already passed, so I had no one. I spent the rest of my life miserable. Well most of it anyway. Towards the end, I started praying a lot. I also found something she left behind. I found a letter, written to me, it basically told me how much she loved me. She was gonna give it to me after she gave birth. That really hurt. The letter probably hurt worse than the death of my child and the love of my life. I figured she wouldn't like how I was wasting my life away, so I started trying to be a good person again. I started volunteering at hospitals and stuff, just pretty much being a decent guy. This continued for a while. I started volunteering at the hospital, and orphanages and places like that more, and ended up finding joy in helping people. While I threw away my bad habits, I didn't give up my reading. And such, one day, while I was on the way to the orphanage I volunteered at regularly, which also happened to be the one Danielle came from, I saw a little girl crossing the street. A bus had been coming and she didn't see it. My body acted on its own and I pushed her out of the way. You know the rest."

[That's tragic son. I'm so so sorry. I'm sure she would be proud of the man you became.]

I smile, and notice something.....I'm crying. It had been so long since I'd cried, that I forgot what it was like. A short while later, and me and god are hugging each other, while I cry. After what seems like forever, it ends.

[Are you okay son?]

I nod.

"Yes sir, I am. I really needed that. I've been thinking of her more and more lately. She would've loved all of this. She was a big fan of reincarnation. She also loved naruto too, not as much as me, but still quite a lot. Her favorite was Dragon Ball Z."

God looks at me and chuckles.

[I have something to tell you son.]

I frown.

"Yes sir?"

He grabs my shoulder.

"Her name. It wasn't Danielle McFarland was it?"

My eyes flash in surprise.

'I didn't tell him that.... could it be?!!'

[I can see it in your eyes young man, let me confirm your thoughts. Yes. I reincarnated her as well.]

I feel my heart practically stop.

"W-What?!"

[Yes son. I can't believe it either. She was one of the souls I forgot, along with you. Is a curious matter.]

"What world?!!? Where did she reincarnate?!"

[You said it earlier.]

My mouth gapes.

"Dragon ball Z?!"

God nods.

[Indeed. It's really a strange matter.]

"Can you send me?!?"

God looks at me sadly.

[I'm sorry son, but no. I did all I could just reincarnating you.]

All of my gathered excitement dissipates.

[But.]

I practically jump down his throat.

"But what?!?"

God laughs.

[You could get there, if you get strong enough. You would have to rank along the top echelons of your world. I think Kaguya and Hagoromo were their names?]

My eyes glaze over.

"Those people are strong! But I can do it!"

God smiles at me.

[It'll take a long time, but yes. You can.]

I feel excitement and a anticipation rush into my being.

"Thank you sir! I really needed this. I need to get back! I have to get stronger!"

God shakes his head, all the while laughing.

[Don't worry about time son. Impatience tends to harm, rather than nurture. The differences in time are pretty different as of now. The rate is about one fifth of your time. You have a lot of time.]

I nod.

"Yes sir. I'll take my time with it."

God smiles.

[Good. I take it you'd like to go back now?]

I nod again.

"I think it's about time sir, I've been here a while now."

God gives a knowing nod of confirmation.

[Alright Son, I'll send you back. Make sure to pray to me every once in a while.]

I smile.

"Yes sir! Goodbye!!

The world of white fades away before my eyes.