The Great Ruler of All (ft. Phoenix)

IV: Awake (+ Q&A)

Chapter 4

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With Satoru..?

Satoru awoke slowly, but everything was dark. He tried to move around, but realized he couldn't feel any of his limbs. As he figured out that he wasn't a human anymore, he rolled along and ate a bunch of herbs and gems that were super powerful, while keeping himself entertained with an internal monologue. Eventually, he stumbled upon the Storm dragon, Veldora, and they had a chat (I'm sparing you the details because it's currently all canon). As he consumed Veldora after being named Rimuru Tempest, he heard a chuckle in his mind.

All of a sudden, there was a sun colored version of himself right next to him. It spoke in a much wiser tone telepathically to him and said, "Hello Rimuru tempest... or should I say Satoru Mikami? Don't worry as I'm not an enemy," he added, noting the nervousness that his lookalike was experiencing, "My name is Naruto, and since we share a body, my last name is also Tempest now."

Rimuru became confused and started shooting questions. "How do we share a body? How do you know my name from the other world? Where did you come from? How long have you been here?"

Naruto chuckled again and replied, "All your questions will be answered in due time, but for now just know that I am an ally from a world that isn't either of the two you're familiar with. I can explain more later, but I wanted to make you aware of my existence so that it did not surprise you when you are used to this world. I shall take my leave now." He became blue slime and merged back into Rimuru's body.
The latter was thinking a lot of things at that moment, but shook himself from his stupor and continued out of the cave, consuming things to gain skills and mimics from them. Eventually he made it to the entrance, after about three weeks, and came across some adventurers that were sent to investigate the disappearance of the storm dragon, Velodora. They almost noticed him as he quickly hid and watched them turn invisible, and he hopped out of the door, out into the great forest of Jura.

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With Hinata

Hinata Hyuuga felt Naruto get out of bed early in the morning, and felt his chakra signature the entire time he was gone. That was, until it disappeared. She immediately got out of bed and sounded the village alarm, while informing the ANBU guards surrounding the estate that the Hokage has either been sealed and kidnapped, or is dead.

Immediately the full force of Konohagakure was out in the direction he disappeared. Hinata took a group of Shikamaru, Shino, and Haku, who had joined the leaf village long ago during a mission to wave, and headed to the exact spot she felt it disappear. Without warning, the four of them were all hit and killed by a massive truck, left to the same piece of flesh that Naruto took from Kuwiko.

Akashi-chan knew who they were, but the knowledge was not mutual. They were all confused as she sent them to the world of Tensura as a little surprise for Naruto, giving them otherworlder skills on their way.

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Last short chapter, but this is where I'll be putting a lot of the answers to questions. Check back here when you see it updated!

Q: Do you publish on Neobooks?
A: No, I haven't published on any other platforms, since I usually use my socials along with google docs, or a PDF writer. Other than that, my couple originals are pending publishment as actual books, which you might be able to read soon!