The world vanished like a breath.
The wind, the sounds, the moonlight over Konoha… all collapsed into absolute silence.
Then came the void.
A vast, peaceful, infinite void.
Naruto opened his eyes.
He was standing, alone, in the middle of his inner dimension.
Or rather… his cosmic kingdom.
For this was no longer a simple white space.
Since his first connection, this place had grown.
It had an atmosphere, a warm and gentle light.
A sky, filled with distant galaxies.
A virgin land, floating like an island suspended in the universe.
But he was not alone.
A shiver stirred the air.
Delicate wings fluttered within a crystalline breeze.
Then a silver glow descended from the starry sky.
It condensed, taking shape…
A woman, of otherworldly beauty, appeared before him.
Tall and graceful, her hair flowed like cascades of moonlight, trailing to the ground.
Crystal wings beat slowly on her back, and her gown shimmered like stardust.
Her eyes, deep and gentle, held the stories of thousands of souls.
Naruto stared at her, unafraid.
She smiled.
> "I am Selenaria, Queen of the Faeries. Guardian of the Celestial Trees.
And you… you are the Child of the Void."
Naruto lowered his head slightly, out of respect.
He didn't quite know why… but he could feel her aura.
She was not threatening.
She was… pure.
> "Why am I here?" he asked.
Selenaria reached out her hand.
A flower of light bloomed between them.
> "You have opened the gates to a realm you yourself have created.
Your soul is bound to the Infinite Energy.
That makes you… different. Unique.
This world is yours. But it will not grow without bonds. Without life."
Naruto frowned. He understood.
She wanted to offer something.
A bond.
An alliance.
> "I want this world to live," he said.
"I want the wounds to heal, for beings to find hope again."
> "Then do you accept our pact?"
Naruto extended his hand.
> "Yes."
A soft light enveloped their hands.
A circle of celestial glyphs appeared in the air, etching themselves into Naruto's arm.
> "By this pact, I grant you the power of the Healing Faeries.
The right to summon pure light, to heal souls and purify curses.
You are now bound to my people."
A shiver ran through his body.
He felt Selenaria's energy merge with his own.
The Infinite Energy responded, welcoming this new essence as a natural extension of itself.
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But the moment of peace was broken.
A heat began to rise from the ground.
A pressure.
A deep, pounding rhythm.
Like the roar of an ancient heart.
Selenaria stepped back, slightly troubled.
> "He's coming. Prepare yourself."
The ground shook.
The sky cracked open with a thunderous sound.
And from the dimensional rift emerged a titanic creature, made of burning light and obsidian scales.
Two colossal wings unfurled, covering the horizon.
Eyes of pure gold opened in the void.
He had arrived.
> "Drakaryos. King of the Primordial Dragons."
His voice echoed like a thousand thunders.
> "WHO DARES TO AWAKE ME IN A LAWLESS WORLD?"
Naruto did not flinch.
> "I am Naruto.
This world… is mine.
I want it to live.
And I want… you to help protect it."
Drakaryos stepped forward.
Ancient heat burned the air.
Then he lowered his massive head toward the boy.
> "A BEING WHO USES NO CHAKRA…
AND YET CARRIES THE INFINITE."
> "You could burn everything… or raise it all."
The dragon remained still. Silence fell.
> "I offer you a pact.
The fire of my kin for war.
To burn away the darkness."
Naruto reached out again.
The sky turned red.
A second seal formed in the air, branding itself onto his other arm.
Heat and light merged with his energy, fusing in a cosmic dance.
> "By this pact, you may summon the Dragons of the Celestial Abyss.
Beasts forged in eternity, masters of flame, thunder, and void."
> "And you shall wield the Eternal Flame—
the fire that consumes even spirits."
Naruto dropped to his knees, the two energies fusing with his soul.
He had never felt such power.
But he did not falter.
He raised his head, eyes blazing.
His gaze shifted.
He activated the Shinkugan, by his own will.
The golden spirals began to rotate slowly.
He saw it all.
The energy of dragons.
The flows of the faeries.
The pathways of the world.
> "I'm ready."
And the dimension pulsed gently, recognizing its king.
> "This world will live.
And I will protect it."