Hello all, this is Shikakitsune here. I tried to write this story a few years ago, but I had troubles loading it and then a bunch of other excuses I dont wanna explain. Anywho, this is my attempt at writing a fanfiction. It's one focusing on Naruto and mostly Naruto characters, but it will have characters from Rurouni Kenshin as well as Yu yu hakusho. it will also have elements from Bleach and Dmc, but no characters except maybe demons. I think Ive rid this chapter of any errors, but you be the judge of that. I hope you all enjoy this!
Disclaimer: I dont own Naruto, Bleach, DMC, Kenshin or Yu yu hakusho!
Kingdom Wars: Prologue and Chapter one
When the world was made, the Great Creator divided the land into four kingdoms. One was created solely for the humans, known as the Northern lands. Another for the demons, known as the Southern lands. The angels were given their own place high up in the sky, a floating island unreachable by most. Finally, the land that was given to hybrids of the known species was known as the wastelands. For three millennia these kingdoms lived separated, refusing to acknowledge or accept the other kingdoms.
Each of them had their own governments, with their own laws and regulations. The humans were ruled by their king, who was decided at birth. The demons were ruled by the strongest of them, decided in combat every hundred years or whenever the current ruler passed on. The angels had only one rule, treat everyone equally. And in the wastelands, there was no government, no rules, simply find a way to survive. The wastelands were the only place to be ruled by complete anarchy. This is how it remained for those three millennia.
However, at some point during the 30th known century something changed in the kingdom of the humans. The king that had been ruling passed away and his eldest son took his place. Unfortunately the new king of the Northern lands was a power hungry man. He wanted to prove that the humans were the superior beings on the planet. To do this he trained the people of his kingdom, making them learn the ways of combat, unarmed and armed. He became arrogant, believing his kingdom was too powerful to be defeated, and sent a small army to attack the border of the Southern lands. Upon crossing the border the army was brutally attacked by five demons. The army used their fists, but the demons were too fast to hit. They used swords, axes, bows and arrows, but nothing could pierce the skin of the demons. The moment the army realized how outmatched they were was when the demons displayed extraordinary abilities, such as mastery of the elements, attacks made of pure energy, and beastly transformations. The demons all but obliterated the army.
When word reached the king he was outraged. How could those lowly demons have such power? That was when his mind began to form a new plan. If the demons could use such abilities, why couldn't humans? He began to work his soldiers, trying to find methods of unlocking potential power. Eventually he stumbled upon two energies possible within humans. One is known as spiritual energy, while the other is chakra. He trained his men until they could all use one of these energies, if not both. Once again he sent a small army to attack the Southern lands, only this time the army succeeded. This made the king arrogant once more, but this did not sit well with the demon ruler. He had seen the humans as inferior for so long, yet here they were using powers similar to those of demons. It was infuriating, and he had no intention of tolerating it. He summoned his army and sent them to ravage the Northern lands. They were met by the improved army of the Northern king and a war that would last one hundred years began. This war became known as the first Kingdom War. Countless lives were lost on both sides until finally someone decided to intervene.
The angels had watched the war for so long and had become saddened by the bloodshed. Feeling the need to end things the unofficial leader of the angels appeared before both sides and called for a cease fire. The kings laughed at this interference and attacked the angel. However, neither of them were a match for the Angel's strength. After easily defeating them she then posed them with a question. "What's so bad about co-existing?" The two were perplexed. They had spent so much time fighting, they hadn't even thought about why they were truly fighting. After years of negotiating and reconciling, an era of peace and equality began. Even the hybrids of the wastelands were accepted. The angel, seeing its job done, returned to what became known as the Winged Islands. A millennium later, the strongest of the demons, humans, and hybrids began to go to the Winged Islands to live. Among them were the Bijuu. When this happened, however, A demon that rivaled the Bijuu took control of the Southern lands. He began to march towards the Northern lands with an army of demons, humans, and hybrids alike. However, a demon of equal strength was named the ruler, and stopped the army. This demon was named Raizen. And so, the second Kingdom War had begun. The war waged for fifty years before Raizen, weary from years of battle, stepped down to ascend to the Winged Islands, allowing his descendant Yusuke to take his place.
This shift in power had rather unfortunate effects on the Northern lands. Though Yusuke rivaled his ancestor Raizen in both strength and cunning he did not possess the same respect as his predecessor. The drop in morale allowed the Southern army to slowly advance into their territory and many villages paid the price for this slip. Even after the Northern army gained the strength to fight back villages continued to suffer. It became clear to Yusuke that he would need something or someone to help restore order to the lands.
This leads us to our current situation, following a blond teenager with cerulean blue eyes. Standing at 5'8", wearing a black t-shirt with a red spiral on the front, jeans, and a cape with orange and black flames, concealing the sword on his back. He appears to be a simple traveler, but his destiny is greater than he can imagine. Our story begins with him approaching a small village called Konoha.
Konoha Outskirts
The sun was shining bright as a blond traveler, looking to be no older than sixteen, journeyed towards the closest thing resembling civilization. It had been days since he had been to a town or village and his stomach began growl. The blond walked through the forest, seemingly unaware of the wolves and demons watching him among the trees. He stops at a fork in the road in order to read the sign. "Konoha, huh? I guess thats my next-", He jumps back as a beast tries to slash at him. He eyes the beast, noting its gold eyes, sharp claws, and furry body. This beast was a werewolf, a low class hybrid. The beasts were known for their speed and ferocity and were believed to have descended from a wolf demon mating a human. They would be a true threat to a normal traveler, but he was far from worried. He grinned as he cracked his knuckles and the beast beared its fangs.
"You want some huh? Come and get it!" He began to charge the beast before a figure jumped in front of him. It was a young boy, around twelve or so, with a ridiculously long scarf, spiky brown hair and worn out goggles. "Hold it! Im the one thats gonna slay these beasts!" The boy pulls out a kunai and charges the werewolf, only to be smacked aside by the werewolf's claw. The boy looks up as the werewolf descends on him, but he is quickly pulled out the way. "You ok kid", asked the blond as he set the boy down. "The name's Konohamaru! Not kid!" The blond grins as he turns and plants his foot in the beast's face as it lunged at the pair. "Well then Kono-chan, I think its time we run!" Konohamaru's eyes widen as a pack of werewolves descends from the trees. He takes off toward the village with the blond following closely. As they near the village the gates start to close. "Oh no, we aren't gonna-", the air is taken from his lungs as the blond grabs him and leaps over the gates, leaving the werewolves to howl over their lost meal. Konohamaru looked bewildered at the blond.
"Wow, you jump just like my uncle!" The blond set him down and sighed. "And who would your uncle be?""He's the great Asuma Sarutobi!" The blond sweat dropped and looked around the village. The buildings were decayed well beyond repair and the people he saw didn't look much better. All in all, it looked as if the village had died a long time ago. "Hey, Kono-chan, what's the deal with this place?" Konohamaru looked down at the ground. "Thats none of your business!" He ran down the street towards a house larger than the others. The blond followed him, noting the scared and hopeless looks on the faces of the villagers. The looks reminded him of himself at a younger age. / How could this village become so run down?/ He could feel his thoughts darkening as he approached the house.
He knocked the door upon reaching the house and was greeted by elderly man with a white beard, a red hat with the kanji for fire and a red robe. The elder smiled at the blond, "Who might you be young man.""I'm-,"Konohamaru popped up from behind the elder. "He's the guy who got in the way of me defeating the werewolves!" The blond looked at him and laughed. "As if! You would have been killed had I not been there." The elder glared at Konohamaru." You know better than to attempt to fight those beasts.""But gramps, I-,""No buts! We will discuss this later." He turned to face the blond. "Thank you for helping my grandson young man. I'm Hiruzen Sarutobi. Please come in." The blond nodded and walked into the house. It was furnished with the bare minimum of things. "Excuse me Sarutobi-san, but what has happened to this village?" Hiruzen sighed and sat down. "This village had prospered as a small village long before the war began and even after its start. The Sarutobi clan had always protected it from lower class demons and hybrids. My grandfather, my father, and myself always fought for this village. I had twin sons, but Asuma was always the stronger of the two. When I reached the age that I could no longer fight at I intended to have him take over, but he wished to fight in the war. Fight for a bigger purpose he said. I let him, and my other son, Kuromaru, Konohamaru-kun's father, took over. He did well, until a few years ago when powerful demon rallied the lower class demons and hybrids and slayed him. Now the villagers can't leave without the threat of being slain. We are very lucky that he has not ventured into the village, for there would be very little to stop him. Konohamaru desperately wishes to avenge his father, but is nowhere near the level required. And that is why the village is this way."
The blond looked out of a window before sighing. "Alright then .I'll have to kill this bastard!" Hiruzen was thrown into a coughing fit before looking at the boy incredulously. "Are you insane? That demon would rip you to shreds!" The blond pulled his sword from beneath his cape. The blade was a reddish-orange color and the hilt had an image of a fox. "This big bad demon won't know what hit him." Sarutobi looked at the blade in shock. He was well aware of that blade's power and to whom it had previously belonged. He looked up at the blond stranger that was continuing to surprise him. "Are you certain you wish to do this for us?" The blond nodded. "In fact I'll do it right-urrrrgggggg!" He sheepishly scratched his head. "Heh heh, right after I eat." Sarutobi smiled. "Don't worry about food. We'll take care of that. You eat and rest for the night." The blond jumped in the air. "Thanks a bunch Jiji-san!"
Later that night
Konohamaru snuck quietly into the room, scanning for his target. He saw it laying next to that blond buffoon. / I don't know why this sword is so special, but if Gramps was impressed with it I can use it./ He grabbed it and headed for the window before glaring at the sleeping teenager. "No one is going avenge my father except me!" He then leapt from the window and ran off.
The next morning
The blond walked into the living room to find Sarutobi talking to a random villager. "I see, this is most troubling." The villager nodded before running off. Naruto coughed to get Sarutobi's attention. "What's wrong jiji-san?" Sarutobi looked at the blond with a grave look. "Apparently Konohamaru was spotted leaving the village this morning with your sword." The blond went wide eyed and disappeared within moments.
Iron Hide Demon's Lair
Konohamaru panted heavily as he stood in front of the cave. He had made it past the werewolves with several slash marks along his body, but he was determined to get to this point. "Come out here you coward! I'm going to avenge my father today!" The forest grew quiet until footsteps were heard from the cave .A figure standing at about 6'6", wearing a green shirt and jeans, exited and yawned. It was a man with tan skin who was rather well built. He looked somewhat out of place standing among the dead trees and remains of previous attackers that were scattered through out the area. He eyed Konohamaru before grinning.
"What's a little runt like you doing, disturbing the great Gouki? Came to be my next meal?" Konohamaru hefted the sword into air. "I'm here to defeat you and avenge my father!" Gouki laughed. "Is that so kid? Its your funeral." Kono ran at the behemoth and tried to slash at him, but Gouki merely moved out of the way of the attacks. Kono tripped over a rock and Gouki launched his fist forward, catching the boy with a powerful uppercut. Kono landed roughly in a tree, temporarily stuck in the branches. Gouki slowly walked toward the tree. "Heh heh, you really should have been better prepared kid. You're no match for a demon like me, especially swinging tooth picks around." A noise alerted Gouki to something behind him and he turned to see that a kunai had been embedded in a tree .Kono jumped from the branches above and slashed at his back, but the sword couldn't pierce Gouki's skin. Gouki chuckled as he backhanded Kono into a clearing near the cave. "You really don't know who you're dealing with. I'm an Iron Skin demon! You're little toy wont put a scratch on me!" Kono watched as Gouki's towering figure appeared before him. "Well kid, it was fun." Gouki rose his fist to smash Kono, but before he could swing it he was sent flying into a tree, crashing through it completely. Kono looked at his savior in shock.
"Y-you!" The blond merely walked in front of him. "I'm gonna need my sword back kid." Kono held it protectively. "No way! Im the one thats gonna kill him." The blond was going to reply until he spotted a tree trunk headed his way. He grabbed Kono and started to dodge the numerous trees thrown their way. When it finally ended the Blond dropped him and grabbed his sword. "Look! I understand you wanting to avenge your dad, but revenge will get you nowhere. Leave this to someone who can handle it." Gouki walked towards the pair. "You think you're tough punk? I'll show you real strength!" Gouki's muscles began ripple wildly as his shirt exploded and his leg muscles ripped through his pants, turning them somehow into shorts. His previously short black hair become long orange hair, and the rest of his body became brownish-orange. Lastly, a trio of horns adorned his head .He leapt into the air and prepared to pounce on the two, but the blond had met him mid air and landed a kick to the stomach. Gouki was stunned as he flew the ground. "What? No human can do harm to me!" The blond landed and sighed. "You stuck up demons are always going on about how strong you are .Prove it!" He ran at Gouki faster than the demon could comprehend and delivered a flurry of punches, ending with an uppercut into air, grabbing his leg and throwing him into the pile of tree trunks Gouki had made earlier. He started to walk away until Gouki emerged holding a tree trunk.
"This isn't over punk!" The trunk in Gouki's hand began to morph into a club. "This is a special ability of mine. I can change wooden objects into weapons as hard as my skin. Try me now little man!" The blond drew his sword and lunged at the demon, intent on ending this fight. The sword met the club and they clashed as if two swords were scrapping against each other. Gouki threw blondie back and pointed the club at him. He grinned before it extended and hit blondie across the clearing. "Hahahaha, thats another little feature. I can change the shape and size. You cant beat me!" Blondie stood up wiped the blood from his mouth. He glared at Gouki with red eyes and whisker marks started to show. The air became cold as Gouki started to feel sweat trickle down his forehead. Gouki, despite his arrogance and dimwittedness, knew what was going on.
"You give demons a bad name! You go around beating those weaker than you and talk about invincibility! I'll show you what invincibility really looks like!" Blondie grabbed his sword and the blade burst into flames. He ran at Gouki again and swung at him. Gouki brought his club up to meet it, but the blade cut straight through it and Gouki's arm. Blood shot from the hole in his arm and he watched as the remains of his club hit the ground .He stumbled back and fell to the floor. "W-what's going on? What's going on? I cant be killed by some no name half-breed!" Blondie walked up to him and spit. "The name's Naruto! Now die SCUM!" Naruto swung the blade once more, splitting Gouki in half. He sighed as he knew Gouki was finally dead.
Gouki's body began to disintegrate, leaving a brown orb. Naruto grab it and it changed into a small club. "Huh? And here I thought I was done." He looked around as the remaining werewolves had arrived. They launched themselves at him and he swung the club around, morphing it into an extending staff. He smacked half of them back, as the others had dodged. He retracted the staff and ran at the remaining lot, kicking one in the gut and cracking another in the skull. Spinning the staff around, he knocked the several of them down, leaving just one. He grinned at the lone beast and held the staff with both hands. "Lets try something new." He morphed the staff into a massive club and pounded it into the werewolf, leaving it flattened into the ground. The club then turned into a ball of light and flew into Naruto's chest. "Heh, that club is pretty cool." He walked over to Kono's beaten form and picked him up. "Lets go kid." Kono nodded and smiled. "Thanks Nii-san."
Konoha
Sarutobi sighed a breath of relief as he saw Naruto's approaching figure with his grandson on his back. "Thank you so much for bringing Konohamaru back Mr.-","Naruto, Sarutobi-jiji. "Kono jumped down despite his injuries. "It was awesome gramps! Gouki didn't stand a chance against Nii-san!" Sarutobi smiled at his grandson. "Is that so? You must be quite strong then my boy." Naruto grinned. "Haha, it was nothing. But jiji, you live in the Northern lands. Why didn't any of the king's soldiers ever come by here?" Sarutobi blinked at the change in attitude, but responded ."Ever since Raizen's ascension the Northern soldiers have been having difficulties with the Southern army. The king simply cant afford to send soldiers to small villages like this." Naruto frowned and looked at the gates. "Then I'll go convince him otherwise! "Sarutobi stared at the boy. "Why would you go through all this? We hardly know you my boy." Naruto grinned at him. "Because I'm Naruto! Thats why." Kono them poked him. "Nii-san, you need a cool title. The king is gonna laugh if you just say Naruto. How about Naruto no Uzu!" Naruto picked Kono up and swung him around. "Naruto of the whirlpool! Thats awesome!" Sarutobi smiled at the two and sighed. "I wish you luck Naruto-san. "Naruto put Kono down and nodded. "Right. Thanks jiji, Kono-chan. I'll be back soon." And with that he ran out of the village off towards the King's palace.
Middle of the Northern Lands- Three days later
Naruto huffed as he stared at the same tree for the tenth time. "Where the hell am I!"
End chapter 1:My name is...Birth of the Kitsune no Uzu!