POINTLESS WAR
A/N: This is sorta kinda based on sherbet mayhem's WAR story, except with a couple of tweaks here and there and, of course, the presence of the Naruto Ninjas. Much, much thanks to death-angel-hikari for the names of the bladers and bit beasts. I just can't remember them all…
Oh, just a warning: those who like a LOT (meaning 3 or more) of people in either Naruto or Beyblade, do not read this story. You will either end up in tears at the end of this story, or you will end up hating me for all eternity.
If you foolishly choose to ignore this warning, get ready with a big box of tissues.
You have been warned…Kidding. It's not that bad.
Disclaimer: So many authors have been doing this, I'm beginning to worry that I should do it too. I don't own Beyblade ('coz if I did, Lee, Rei's friend from Baifuzu, would never have existed) and I definitely don't own Naruto. (wish I did though.)
Chapter 1: Ninjas?
Tsunade's brow furrowed as she listened to the green-jacketed Jonin in front of her as he gave her a full report of what he and his companions had seen.
"We're not really sure what happened. We watched the people yelling at each other. They were on opposite sides of a deep pit in the floor."
"What was in the pit?" Tsunade asked, sitting up a little straighter. This seemed thoroughly suspicious.
"We couldn't see very well, Hokage-sama." he said, a note of apology and regret in his voice. "Like I said, whole crowds were gathered in seats around them, and a lot of them kept standing up to see a better view. It was like a Chuunin exam of sorts, except the players made no physical attack upon each other."
"I see. And then?"
The Jonin shuddered. "It was unlike anything I ever saw. The one with blonde hair suddenly screamed a strange name, and then…"
"Light." His partner cut in. "Bright, purple light rose from the depths of the pit. And a huge turtle rose out of it…"
"A turtle?" Tsunade interrupted incredulously. "From the pit? How large, exactly?"
He shook his head. "This office wouldn't be sufficient enough to contain it."
Her worry grew, but she merely nodded. "I see. Continue."
"This…beast let loose a ground shaking roar, and water seemed to swirl around it. Strange thing here, the opponent of the person who released the beast seemed undaunted from the sight. He, as well, cried out another strange name, then red light shone as well. Then, a giant, flaming red bird rose out. This bird itself seemed to be made of flames, forever burning, never dying."
"Never dying…" she murmured. "It could be a phoenix…"
"Hokage-sama?"
"A phoenix." She said, looking at him with her steely, rock solid gaze. "The bird well-connected with fire. It's a symbol of death and rebirth. But never mind that. What happened next?"
"The creatures began to battle. Water doused fire. Fire evaporated water. The people who released them told them exactly what to do. That's what disturbed us most, Hokage-sama."
"Hai." The other Jonin nodded. "These people were insignificant compared to the beasts, but they seemed to be in perfect control of the beasts. The beasts did exactly what they told them. Tsunade-sama, I fear that these people, as frail and insignificant as they seem, may be more powerful than we think. They could mean a serious threat to us if we should ever cross them."
"What are you saying?" Tsunade asked. "That we should fear them?"
"Not at all. In fact, I think we should offer to form a sort of alliance with them. Having them on our side will be quite advantageous."
"I see…" she said softly. It was, in fact, a good idea. There were sure to be other people like them. Perhaps a whole clan. It would be a good deal for Konoha to have them on their side. Quite a good deal…
"Thank you." she said, nodding her head. "You are dismissed."
They bowed and prepared to leave. Before they could go through the door, Tsunade stopped them with one question.
"Which village did this…battle take place?"
Brow furrowed, the man said; "I believe it was a place called Tokyo."
oOo
"Why are all the bladers gathering in one huge compound?" Tyson asked Kyouju, his good friend, who was lacking in the height department, but definitely made up for it in the intelligence department.
He shrugged, pushing his glasses up his nose in the process. He clutched his ever-present laptop in his arm as he cast a worried glance around him.
"I still don't think we can trust BEGA you, know," he said in a whisper. "especially since Voltaire is running it."
"Yeah, yeah," Tyson said distractedly. "Listen. Do you think there really is a supply of engine gears inside?"
"Yes, I'm sure. I heard them talking about it," Kyouju said impatiently. "But don't you see, Tyson? That's quite generous of Voltaire, and 'generous' and 'Voltaire' just never go together!"
"Aww, you exaggerate." Tyson said, brushing off his friends warning. "I'm sure he's just turned a new leaf over."
Kyouji looked at him. "Isn't that 'turned over a new leaf'?"
He shrugged. "Same difference."
"The point is, he used to be our biggest enemy! After all he did, you really think you can trust him?"
"In my opinion," Tyson said, "anyone who's willing to help in the upgrade of our beyblade and skills is definitely trustworthy!"
"Don't worry so much!" Max said, popping up from behind Tyson. "We've gotta trust some people, you know."
"Come on!" Tyson grinned at Max. "I'll race you inside."
Kyouju sighed and adjusted the strap of his knapsack as he watched his two friends dash off. He had a horrible feeling about this. He looked up to see the huge door leading to the compound. It was open, and already, bladers were streaming iside.
An image of a large beast with sharp teeth flashed in his mind. He saw all his friends screaming as the mouth closed, trapping them inside.
He shook his head.
Get out.
oOo
Naruto jumped off the roof, glancing worriedly at the Hokage's tower. He was late for the meeting with the Hokage.
Really late.
Five minutes and 46 seconds late.
Mental note to self, he thought, running towards the tower, buy an alarm clock.
Finally, 45 seconds later, the door to the Hokage's office slammed open, and a sweaty Naruto could be seen, panting and leaning on the doorframe.
"Gomen…Hokage-sama…I was…woke…up…"
"Late. I know." Tsunade said, a smile tugging at her lips. "I would have been extremely surprised if you came right on time."
Naruto looked around. He wasn't the only one in the room. There, sitting side-by-side, were his teammates, Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura.
In the middle of the room were a few familiar faces as well. Hyuga Hinata, Hyuga Neji, TenTen, and Rock Lee.
In the farthest corner, looking detached from everyone else, were the two siblings from the Sand Village; Gaara and Temari.
Right next to the Hokage's desk were three green-jacketed nins. Asuma-sensei, Kurenai-sensei and Nara Shikamaru.
Naruto stepped in and took a seat next to Hinata, smiling at her as he did so. Her cheeks colored instantly.
"Incidentally," Tsunade said, looking pointedly at Naruto, "you're not the last one to arrive, Naruto."
"I-I'm not?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes, you're not." She said, standing up. "Were still waiting for one more."
The door opened once more. Leaning against the doorframe in a totally relaxed manner was Hatake Kakashi. He was reading a small book, and he hardly seemed aware that he was late.
"Well," Tsunade said, walking around her desk and sitting on the edge. "now that were all here, I might as well cut to the chase and tell you your assignment."
"I'm sending all of you to go Tokyo to observe a few people who I believe will be powerful allies."
She said all this in one breath, and it hardly seemed to register to anyone in the room.
Blink, blink.
"Um, Tsunade-sama," Kurenai said, looking at her. "could you…repeat that? With a full explanation, please."
"Right," Tsunade said, grinning. "Sorry about that. Now, last week, I sent to Jounins to investigate a small village called Tokyo. They gave me a full report yesterday, and what I heard wasn't promising."
"In what way?" Sasuke asked, eyes slightly narrowed.
"Apparently, this 'village' is probably more advanced than we are. The people travel by taking," she checked her list. "cars."
"Cars?" Naruto asked, raising an eyebrow. What a weird word.
"They're metallic carts that can run without the aid of horses," Tsunade said. "if the description they gave me is correct. And it's probably bigger than this village. And the buildings are definitely taller."
Almost all the Chuunin's in the room looked impressed and awe-struck. The exception was Sasuke.
"The way I see it," he said bitterly, "that doesn't make it any more awesome than it makes it deadly."
Tsunade nodded. "I know. But what I'm more worried about are the reports of…unusual people."
"Unusual?"
"According to them, they look like ordinary people. Absolutely easy to overlook, in fact, but, they are probably more powerful than they seem. See, they can summon and control gigantic beasts. Bigger than this office, in fact. And they give off different colored chakra. Some have blue, others red, purple or even green."
"I've heard of blue, red and green chakra," Naruto whispered to Hinata, "but I've never heard of purple."
"Anyway, these beasts seem dangerous, seeing that there are actually phoenix's and dragons in the mix."
The whole group seemed wary now. "That does complicate things," Kakashi said, "but I'm sure it'll be smooth sailing once we for an alliance with them."
"I'm glad to know you immediately saw my purpose for sending you there," Tsunade inclined her head to him. "Well, you have my orders. You know you're mission. You'll leave tomorrow at 7:30. It'll take perhaps five or six days for you to reach Tokyo. Kurenai, Asuma, Kakashi, they are in your care. I hope you'll take your responsibility seriously."
On their nod, Tsunade nodded her head again. "You're dismissed. Tomorrow. City Gates. 7:30 sharp."
They all stood up and left. Tsunade watched them leave one by one. She felt a chill as the door closed. A sort of finality in the sound. Like…they were leaving for good.
She shrugged it off and went to do her paperwork.
A/N: Hmm…not so exiting yet, I guess. Um, I think it'll be better in the next chapter. The thing with this story is that you can't tell whom the protagonists and antagonists are.
I'll fix that.
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