Terra concentrated, her blooded hand touching the stone, and sent her chakra out. Magic was different here, but it was less something strange and more something fundamental. Ninja, samurai, and other elite occupations that she'd encountered all had magic that they'd learned to do.
It was different in some ways, it was similar in others. She didn't remember all of her previous life, and she felt distant from it somehow, but there were things that remained. One thing that remained was that she COULD wield magic. One thing that had changed was that she had only about twice the magical capacity of a typical Academy student. About what the elite clan members in her class had.
Snowflakes drifted down, touching the ground ahead of her. Ice formed at the point of impact, then thrust up in a pillar.
The pillar shattered and...
"You're different from what I expected somehow," said Terra to the little girl who stepped out.
The woman inclined her head towards Terra briefly.
"Nothing personal," hastened to add Terra. "Just I have a lot of confused memories."
"As it should be. You are living this life, not your previous one."
"You are Shiva?" asked Terra.
"I am called that, yes. I am Ice, the cold of the winter's gale. I am the chill that precipitates gas and liquid into solid. I am the landscape that glistens far from the warmth. I am an Aspect of the Universe Entire."
"Okay, and you're my first summons," said Terra. "Glad to meet you."
"And I you, child of destiny. Summon me at need, for neither you nor I can dwell in each other's realm for long."
"Okay," said Terra as Shiva vanished. "Weird, I can still kind of feel her."
"Now mine," said Naruto, unfurling his scroll with a flourish.
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