Concrete Garden

Chapter 1

I do not own Naruto nor do I make any money off of this! This is based off of the first story in Concrete Garden by Kotobuki Tarako.

Chapter 1:

Angels do exist.

'I want to go home,' Naruto thought already bored from being on a plane.

FLASHBACK

Two men sat on a couch opposite of Naruto. One was called Iruka. And the other was Kakashi.

"Naruto-sama," Iruka said. "Have you given proper though to the proposal? Will you continue college? Or Begin a career?"

"Would you like to work with us?" Kakashi asked.

'Black suit,' Naruto thought. 'Must be from the mortuary?'

"You will be working at the lab built by your Great Uncle, Professor Jiriya," iruka said. "No particular field of knowledge is required. We only ask that you live on campus." Iruka handed Naruto a card.

FLASHBACK END

"Naruto-kun," a man named Kabuto called.

"Ah?" Naruto questioned.

"Take a look," Kabuto pointed out the window. "Welcome to the 'Onion Dome.'"

"I thought Uncle only specialized in 'How to make an oasis from soy bean extract,'" Naruto joked.

"It's a research facility built with Funds from the Japanese and American governmants," Kabuto said leading Naruto into the building connected to the dome. "Just a heads up. Everything you see at the lab is top-secret. So keep you mouth shut, ok?"

'Black band,' Naruto though noticing the band around Kabuto's left arm. 'Memorial service?'

"Do you know the science of human cloning?" Kabuto asked. "It's a very famous experiment. If cloning becomes legal, then it will cause problems to our already unbalanced society. For example, if some maniac decides to clone Adolph Hitler, it woul become an issue." They continued through the lab. "This experiment began without much hipe for success. We followed a study of religion which led us to the discovery of this 'Angel's Gene,' We extracted its DNA and replanted it into an unfertilized egg of a female human body. In this world, angels do exist." They walked into a chamber. "Please close your eyes and hold your breath." A button was pressed and a gas filled the room. Even though Naruto obeyed, he still coughed when they exited that room. "Continue to walk one hundred yards straight into the center. Then stop and wait until the high electrical voltage stops coursing through the metal fence. Open it, and proceed until you reach the dome's center." Kabuto paused.

"Naruto-kun, are you familiar with Nippon Toki(1)? They're facing extinction in Japan. In order to preserve the species, our government introduced more Toki from China. We breed them and purify the species during the process. But the agenda was not carried out as planned and the Tokis are once again on the brink of extinction. So similarly, the experiment we are conducting here was derived from such an idea. We protect the angels and hope to fill the void with superior human traits. And it is our goal to create the 'Perfect Angel.'"