Chapter 29 - Chapter 31

A month has passed now and the building fully belongs to Dragon. He started his martial arts school but never went out and advertised it, since that wasn't really the goal with it. He wanted to find the selected few that he could take in and train personally.

Dragon didn't really know any details regarding characters, like where they lived or what techniques they used. He didn't have a lot of memories regarding that side of this world. He knew some of the major timelines. Like he knew the big events, but nothing in the gritty details. If he wanted information he needed to ask the system about it.

'system, where are we now in terms of the timeline?' Dragon asked while walking towards a convenient store to buy some food.

[The kidnapping of the young heir Hinata Hyuga happens tonight.] The system responded immediately.

'Kidnapping? I didn't know something like that happens to that poor girl.' Dragon only knew a little about Hinata, but from what he did know he felt a little bad about the kind of position she was born into. He knew her personality didn't fit her position at all.

'Maybe I should intercept that then and take her in as my student.' Dragon said as he walked along the streets of the village. His observation haki was always active. Even in his sleep, so nothing around him escaped his notice.

'System, I have another question for you. How much knowledge do you have about the worlds I visit?' This was something that he had pondered about for quite some time now.

[I hold all knowledge pertaining to all worlds. The moment you met god and he sent you here I already knew everything about all worlds he created.]

[Whatever change you do. The system will know the outcome of it. I know every single individual in every world. I have the knowledge of the god that created these worlds.] The system said with no pride or anything. Just like he wanted, the system had no emotions.

'Great! That will make these trips easier since I don't know the abilities and personalities of many of these people.' Dragon said and stepped through the doors of the food store. He had a tranquil look on his face and he looked like your everyday martial arts master. Except for the fact that he was freakishly tall.

"Go away you demon!" As soon as he walked in, he heard something that put quite the frown on his face. He saw a very young yellow-haired boy trying to buy some sweets but was told off by the owner with no regards for the boy's feelings.

Dragon had a soft spot for kids. He never showed it at all, but leaving Gildarts pained him more then anyone would ever know. So treating an innocent kid like crap in front of him would never end well for that person.

"I'll pay for the boy's things and my own." Dragon walked forwards and put some stuff on the counter before the boy and the owner had the time to start arguing with each other.

"Sorry, Sir. You don't wanna do that. This boy only brings bad luck with him." The owner knew of the rules around the boy, but he as well as the rest of the adults still said whatever they wanted to this boy without regard for them.

"Don't blame this boy for your pathetic cowardice and lack of intelligence. Now take the money and stop talking." Dragon released the tiniest amounts of killing intent towards the owner.

"O-Of course, Sir!" The owner got hit with Dragon's killing intent and almost pissed himself in fear. He immediately handed the things he had taken from the boy and refused to sell.

"Come on kid, let's go." Dragon pushed the small and confused kid towards the door lightly with his hand. The boy didn't know what to say. For the times that he had been out in the village, he had gotten a crazy amount of physical and verbal abuse from all kinds of people, and he was still very young.

"T-thank you..." The boy said not really knowing what else to say. He looked at the massive man that completely towered over him.

"No problem. What's your name, kid?" Dragon said and got down on one knee in front of the boy.

"N-Naruto.." he said in a shy manner. Naruto usually lashed out because all he knew was abuse, so he was tongue-tied now that someone actually showed kindness towards him.

"Nice to meet you, Naruto." Dragon said and smiled at Naruto. Naruto's cheeks changed colour a little when Dragon smiled. It was not a fake one. Naruto knew fake smiles, this one was the first real one he had seen in the village except for that old man, but he was never around anymore.

"Nice to meet you too, eh..." Naruto stopped talking since he realized he didn't know the man's name.

"Portgas D Dragon. Call me whatever you want, Naruto."

"hm," Naruto didn't know what to say so just a sound came out of his mouth. He thought Dragon was a really cool name, but he didn't say anything and just smiled while staring at the ground.

"So where do you live Naruto? Do you want me to take you home?" Dragon was actually not sure about the situation with Naruto. He knew his parents were dead but he forgot exactly how they died. But this is not fiction anymore so things might have changed and maybe they were alive somewhere out in the world.

"I live in the orphanage. I know the way," Naruto said with some clear shyness present in his voice.

"Orphanage, what happened to your parents Naruto?" Dragon asked with both curiosity and interest.

"Parents? I don't have parents?" Naruto had never had any so he didn't understand the question, or really what parents were. He had heard the words but never had them explained to him.

"ha, ha, Naruto everyone has parents. Some are dead and some are alive, but we all have parents. They are the ones that care for you. Your family doesn't need to be related by blood, Naruto." Dragon wasn't the best at communication with kids, but at least he cared about Naruto unlike the rest of the village.

"Where is mine?" Naruto said with a lost look in his eyes. For being only three years old, he is surprisingly mature and intelligent. He knew from the system that kids matured insanely fast here. In this world, a three-year-old could easily be seen sparring and training simple combat techniques. Very different from where he came from.

"I don't know where they are in the physical world, but what I do know is that they will always be right here." Dragon put his huge finger over Naruto's heart and kept his smile going.

"Your heart, Naruto. They will always be inside your heart." Naruto stood there staring at Dragon. And for reasons, he didn't understand he felt a warm feeling rising inside his body.

"C-Can you walk me home?" Naruto said while looking at the ground not daring to look up.

"Yes. Of course, I can. Though you should eat those sweets before they melt in your hands." Dragon said and pointed at the chocolate Naruto held in his hand.

"oh, sure." Naruto started eating the candy in a hurry, almost as they would disappear from existence.

"Time to go home." Dragon said and started walking with Naruto following behind him carefully. After a few seconds, he ran up to Dragon and walked beside him instead of behind him.

'What happened to me? Was I not evil in my life? Am I evil now? When did I change to this person.' While walking with Naruto down the streets of the village, Dragon was thinking about his change in attitude. He noticed small changes ever since Gildarts was born, but he never realized that he might have started to change as a whole. A change to make him something he had never been before.

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