Shutsugen no Mahoutsukai

By: bigo4190

Disclaimer: I don't own either Harry Potter or Naruto; those belong to J.K. Rowling and Masashi Kishimoto respectively. What I chose to do with those characters is my only contribution, save for a few easily spotted other characters.

"Blah" – Regular Speech

'Blah' – Thoughts

Blah – Flashback, thoughts and speech are represented as above, with the underline added.

"Blah" - Jutsu

A.N. - I do plan to use some Japanese Romaji, if it's not quite right, deal with it. Translations will be offered at the bottom of each chapter, in the order that they appear in the text. This first appearance of any word will be the one marked, and if a word occurs frequently between chapters, it will eventually stop appearing in the notes, as you should have some clue what they are by that point.

Also note that this story, since it is more if a prequel than anything else, does not feature many of the usual characters from either story, though they show up towards the end.

Chapter 1

The Elemental Countries, or as some call them, the Hidden Countries, have never been the easiest, or the safest place to live, but never had such a situation existed as did the tale of one warrior, just at the cusp of his rise into the rank of Chunin. The tale of Uzumaki Sentsu is a long one, full of twists, and leading to unimagined consequences for those yet to come, high among them the far distant relative from a branch of the family tree so long ago removed the connection was unknown until far later. But…enough of the future events, this story begins one fateful night towards the end of the First Great Shinobi War. Our scene, the clan compounds of the Uzumaki near the walls of Kumogakure no Sato…

"Okaa-san, Otou-san, I have wonderful news." The young man, aged 16, is returning to his home to tell his family of his promotion to Chunin. But upon entering his home he realizes that something is terribly wrong, and suddenly the unusual silence of the grounds near the compounds had a much more sinister feel. "No. Nothing can have happened, these are the safest homes in Kumo; I'm probably just overreacting." Thus calming himself, the boy begins to search his home more thoroughly, until he finds the proof of that nagging fear. "Okaa-san!"

Yes it was no longer a day of happiness, for though he now held the rank of Chunin, Sentsu had become the last of his powerful clan; now the power of the direct manipulation of metals lay solely in his hands. Numbly, Sentsu turned from his mother lifeless body, knowing that he would need the help of several other ninja to find and bury the bodies of his clan; the Raikage must know that their enemies had found a way to destroy the clan.

The next few months were always a blur for Sentsu, even years later, he could never fully remember what he had done those few month, so lost in his grief. But eventually he found himself accompanying the Raikage's greatest diplomat to Konohagakure no Sato, where they would attempt to get them to finally enter the war, as Kiri and Suna had been pushing them to the brink of defeat, as the aid of Kusa was not enough to offset those powers.

After the preliminary part of the meeting, Sentsu found himself wandering the town, the details of the conversation now occurring beyond his ranks clearance; though he had been sent along, it was not as a full participant, but as a limited apprentice, and he could only be witness to so much, as the Hokage needed to provide his permission for the younger boy to stay, and that he was unwilling to do. As he wandered, he found his mind settling back on his conversation with the Raikage before his departure.

"Listen well, Sentsu. Though you are only a Chunin of a few months, I have found great promise in you. Your mastery of both Raiton and your clan HiJutsu has always been above average, and has accelerated these last few months since the…incident. I have a new mission for you. Should your superior report you to have performed up to our expectations, you will receive your Jonin promotion upon you return. Dismissed."

Sentsu still could hardly believe the thought. Here he was, brought along on a straightforward mission he would have little hand in completing, but he could receive Jonin status for it. Something did notup in his mind. The thought had barely passed his mind when he passed by small vendor, a dango seller, where he overheard words between the other two Jonin who had been sent on the mission; they also had been dismissed from the meeting it would appear, again, they most likely did not meet the Hokage's expectations for diplomats; Sentsu himself had always found them rather distasteful as well.

"Can you believe that Chunin gaki, he's still so naïve and blind. How could he think an enemy ninja was the one to do that to his clan? If they could do that to a clan in our walls, they would have tried again by now. Poor kid doesn't realize it was the Raikage's orders, just so he could keep the kid in line; especially since the clan started getting a little uptight over some of Raikage-sama's plans—"

"Shush, do you want to let these villagers know about our secrets. Just shut up already. Of course, if you're right about the kid being hooked like the plan says, he should react just fine to the rest of the plan. Poor Hyuga won't know what hit 'em."

Sentsu backed away quickly; glad he hadn't been seen by his…teammates, though, after what they had said, perhaps it was time to look into the perks of being a nuke-nin. 'I wonder what they have planned for the Hyuga; I'm glad I found their compound earlier. They may be 3 Jonin, but they won't expect me to turn on them. Perhaps with the surprise I can stop them… at least long enough for a Hyuga or two to reach the scene.'

Under the shroud of night, after being told that they had a meeting to attend, the diplomat and older of the Jonin slipped off into the blackness, leaving the younger Jonin in charge of Sentsu. The Jonin made a great show of being uninterested, but it was easy for Sentsu to tell the Jonin greatly anticipated whatever the other would return with. So, when the Jonin turned his back on Sentsu, the time to strike had come. Focusing his Ki, Sentsu initiated the Kanashibari no Jutsu, and before the surprised Jonin could free himself from the technique, he found a kunai buried deep in his heart. "One down, only two left. Of all the arrogant moves, to think I was that docile; hn, goes to show, just being a Jonin doesn't mean you're all that bright."

Slipping off out the window, Sentsu sped towards the Hyuga clan compound, and as he approached the district, spied the second of the lower Jonin waiting for the leader. The Jonin had barely looked up at the sound of the quickly approaching body (Jonin are still better than Chunin, even distracted, so of course he could still hear the speedy, if stealthy approach), and just as the shock of the "naïve fool" as he had called him settled in, he was dead, the odd angles of his hairs pointing to the strength of the Raiton Jutsu used to kill him. "Two down, just the leader left. Of course, he'll most likely have a prisoner."

Settling down just down the path the leader would most likely take from the Hyuga compound, Sentsu waited. He knew that if he should cause any sort of disturbance here, the most astute of the Hyuga guard would be able to spot it. 10 minutes later, the final Kumo Jonin approached, with a bound child in his possession. 'Just as I feared; but wait, is that…no he wouldn't dare be that suicidal…but I've been proved wrong about my former allies before. So, he kidnapped Hyuga Senbi, the heir to the Hyuga Clan.' With these thought, Sentsu stepped out into the Jonin's path.

"Sentsu, what are you doing here, you should be back at the—" Here the Jonin noticed the bits of blood from Sentsu's earlier kills. "So, you've decided to betray us have you, the Raikage will be most displeased."

"I don't exactly view this as betrayal, Hito, after all, it was on Raikage's orders my family was slaughtered. Oh, don't look so shocked…you're subordinates had loose tongues; they're just lucky I'm the only one who overheard them in that Dango bar. At least I made their deaths swift. No, it's time for you to join them." Sentsu slipped into a fighting stance and drew a kunai.

"Don't think you stand a chance against me boy. I was the one who killed you're family; for all their skills, it was disappointingly easy to finish them when they weren't expecting an attack." The leader, Hito as he was known, tossed aside the Hyuga, only caring for his well-being in the sense that he wouldn't die. He also drew a kunai, he would have had more on him, but this mission had required other tools and he had left the other kunai behind at the hotel.

Hito charged, but was unprepared for Sentsu sudden strike. "Ikazuchi Raizō," The sudden bolt of lightning missed the Jonin, but that was beside the point, with that visible of a move, both to the naked eye, and especially to the chakra seeing power of the Byakugan, other ninja would be arriving at the scene in a matter of moments.

"You've done it now gaki, the Hyuga will be upon us any moment, they'll slaughter us both for this. You leave me no choice." With a sudden burst of speed, Sentsu finds himself pinned to the ground, barely fending of the slowly advancing blade of his enemy's kunai with his own.

"You forget yourself, Hito. You killed my family through surprise, and know, our gifts and that surprise will destroy you know. HiJustsu: Nagareru Ha" The sudden surge of chakra caught the Jonin by surprise, and before he could move, the kunai, both his and his opponents, and seemed to liquefy; but then he knew no more, as the new weapon was embedded deep in his chest.

The body of the Kumo Jonin was just falling to the ground when an enraged Hyuga, the clan head no less, arrived on the scene. He was shocked to see the fallen body of the Kumo diplomat, and even more so when the young Chunin from that team shoved the body off of him and withdrew the overly large kunai embedded in the others chest. Instantly, the Hyuga was alert once more, ready to attack should the ninja make any move towards his son. Sentsu looked at the Hyuga Clan Head and calmly stated, "Himitsu-sama, I apologize for what my former subordinate has done to your family. Know this, I have also suffered at his hand, though I did not know the work was his at the time. He shall bother families no more." Here, Sentsu raised the large kunai and placed the tip directly in the center of the Kumo symbol of his Hitai-ite. "No longer shall a give any allegiance to the village that condones such unspeakable behavior." Grasping the ring, he seems to pull the kunai apart into two, regular sized kunai; and as he does his, the tips scratch a line through the middle of the plate. I shall go now, and seek a place where I may properly grieve for all the harm that this…man…has caused. I bid you farewell."

"Wait, tell me stranger, what name do I call you, the one who has saved my son!" Even as he disappeared into the crackling ball of energy that marked his preferred form of Sunshin no Jutsu, then whispered reply of "Sentsu," could be heard on the wind. "Sentsu…a fitting name for a warrior such as he."

Chunin: Journeyman or Middle Ninja.

Kumogakure no Sato: Village hidden by Clouds.

Okaa-san: Mother.

Otou-san: Father.

Kumo: Cloud.

Raikage: Thunder Shadow.

Konohagakure no Sato: Village hidden by Tree Leaves.

Kiri: Mist.

Suna: Sand.

Kusa: Grass.

Ration: Lightning Release.

HiJutsu: Secret Techniques, usually techniques associated with a bloodline.

Jonin: Elite Ninja.

Gaki: Brat.

-sama: A notation of respect.

Nuke-nin: A traitor ninja who has abandoned his village.

Ki: also called Killing Intent.

Kanashibari no Jutsu: Temporary Paralysis Technique.

Ikazuchi Raizō:Thunderbolt Strike.

HiJustsu: Nagareru Ha: Secret Technique: Flowing Blades.

Hitai-ite: Headband.

Sunshin no Jutsu: Body Flicker Technique.

Names:

Sentsu – A word meaning "Warrior"

Senbi – A word meaning "Strict"

Hito – A randomly made up name, so I didn't have to keep calling him by other titles.

Himitsu – A word meaning "Secret"

A.N. – If you want more detailed descriptions of techniques, whether they are original or not, just leave that in a review, and I'll add that to a later chapter.