The Hero of Time (NarutoxZelda)
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"Talking" – 'Thoughts' – Monstrous – {Written} – [Mindscape] – (Scenario) – Important – *Actions*
=[Prologue]=
"Navi… Navi, where are you? Come here for a minute will you? I have an important matter to discuss with you," The great tree requested as it felt something crawling within its body. As called, a small fairy came forth from the murky tree lines and drifted in front of the guardian of the forest.
"I am here," Navi greeted. "What is it, Great One?"
The fairy waited patiently as the large tree looked around before focusing on the small white orb. "Oh, there you are. I thought my eyes were playing trick on me. Ahem. Navi the fairy… Listen to my words, the words of the Great Deku Tree…"
The sentient tree then mumbled as Navi floated closer to make out the muffled words.
"Where was I? Oh, do you sense it too? The climate of evil descending upon this realm… Malevolent forces are mustering to attack our land of Hyrule… For so long, the Kokiri Forest, the source of life, has stood as a barrier, deterring outsiders and maintaining the order of the world. But… before this tremendous evil power, even my power is nothing. It seems the time has come for the boy without a fairy to begin his journey. The youth, whose destiny is to lead Hyrule to… ugh…"
"Great One…?" Navi asked when noticed the distress expression of the great tree.
"It's… nothing," Deku responded. "Your task is to go and find the boy without a fairy as he might be your future partner. You must not fail in bringing him here. His name is… was it Link? Go now!"
XxXxX
"Hello, Link!" Navi called out as she hovered in a circular path above the sleeping form of a child. "Hey! Wake up!"
The blond-haired boy groaned and blinked wearily at something shiny orbiting above before yawning and snoozing. As he closed his eyes and entered the dream world again, strange visions began to plague his mind; a soothing dream and a dreadful nightmare. The two were constantly shifting back and forth between as if they were coinciding events. Within the darker one, he saw a wounded young woman running through the emptied hallway while a man cladded in black with sword in hand approaching her slowly from behind. The boy wanted to help the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, but the vision became hazy and faded away when he tried to render aid.
"Link! Wake up! C'mon! The Great Deku Tree wants to speak to you! It's urgent," Navi called out again, but to no avail. Her words fell on deaf ears. In another effort, she flew around the room and rammed the boy as hard as she could, but he simply groaned in annoyance. He batted her away like a pest before continuing replaying those same visions.
Navi sighed and stared down the sleeping form of the child once more. "Can the future of Hyrule really depend on such lazy boy?"
The only answer came was the boy thrashing about in his sleep.
"Link! Hey! The Great Deku Tree has told me to be your partner, aren't you excited?" Navi asked once she moved closer to the boy's ear, but the boy did not reply. She fumed and pounced on his body repeatedly. "Hurry and get up already, stop being lazy!"
"He is not lazy, you just use the wrong name to wake him up," remarked a shadowy orb with flickering tendrils and a pair of crimson red eyes. It drifted into the room from the opened window above the bed and stopped on top of the boy, matching the elevation evenly with the white fairy.
Navi froze up as she saw the strange dark creature without any visible wings. How it was able to fly without the necessary appendages baffled her. "W-who are you?"
"I am the great Kurama. Unlike you, fairy of the light, I am a fairy of the dark. Nice to meet you," the black orb introduced before spiraling toward the sleeping boy. "Hey, Naruto. Wake up sleepy head, your destiny has arrives. It's time to begin your conquest… I mean your adventures across all of Hyrule."
When the correct name reached his ears, Naruto rubbed his eyes tiredly and groaned. He pulled himself up with great effort and blinked at the two other intruders in his small room. With his vision still hazy, he was about to speak up, but the white fairy did before he could.
"What was that!?" Navi shouted in shock once she caught the word from the shadow orb. "Did you just say conquest?"
"No, you must have heard things," Kurama replied calmly while Navi stared at him suspiciously. "Why are you staring at me? You've never seen a shadow fairy before?"
"No, I never have," Navi answered truthfully. "Who sends you here?"
"Hmmm… who else would send me here?" Kurama answered with a question. He then hovered around Navi for a quick examination. "It is the same one as yours."
"But why would the Great Deku Tree send two of us for one boy?" Navi asked with confusion. There was only one entity who could command the fairies within the forest, and Kurama had said he was a fairy.
"The Great One is growing old and senile. He must have called for me after completely forgotten about you. You don't seem to make a good impression, so it's understandable," Kurama answered calmly. Navi saddened that she was forgotten so quickly.
Kurama continued. "Someone else should take over after he is gone or the forest around here will decay before the season is over. I would have nominated myself for the task, but I rather accompany a ten year old boy on a treacherous journey instead. Think about it. Who in their right mind would send such a child on an absurd journey with many things trying to kill him at every turn?"
Navi shook with surprise. She also pondered if the Great One was growing senile. "Wait, even that the case, how do you know he would go on a journey? The Great Deku Tree didn't tell me that part. He only requested me to bring the boy to him."
"Is that so? Well, he told me more because I'm of higher rank than you," Kurama said as it levitated above Navi and looked down at her. "And I'm more powerful too."
"But… but there's no ranking among us, at least nobody told me about it," Navi called out as Kurama snickered. She then pounced around in the air after noticing his expression. "You're making fun of me aren't you!?"
"When did you figure that out?" Kurama questioned amusingly while Navi fumed.
The shadowy orb ignored her and drifted toward the only bed in the room. Once it hovered in front of the seated blond, it spoke up. "Well, you look rather dashing in green instead of orange, Naruto. It just weird seeing you at such an age again, but I can manage somehow."
"Huh? Do you know me?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, we are best of friends, you and I," Kurama answered and did one revolution around the boy. "I've been busy or I would come for you sooner. I'm here now, so it's time to go."
"Go?" Naruto questioned, looking at Navi. "Where to?"
Kurama stared at Navi as well before turning back to the blond-haired child. "To go on an adventure, to see the vast world, to do the things you always wanted. Aren't you tired of all those idiots in this stupid forest calling you names just because you don't have your own guardian fairy? No need to worry, I can be your guardian fairy. Come, it's time to leave this place behind and embark on a grand adventure of a lifetime."
"A grand adventure?" Naruto asked, blinking. He always wanted to see the world beyond the forest, but the Great Deku Tree had told him it was dangerous to go alone. "You're my guardian fairy? I'll no longer be called the boy without a fairy?"
"Yes," Kurama answered to all the questions. "And I can teach you things you never thought of in your wildest dream. I can show you place that no one can ever hope to reach. So shall we get out of here?"
"Wow, really? Yes, let's go. I hate this place," Naruto called out excited as he packed his things. As an inhabitant of the forest, he didn't have much personal effect so it didn't take him more than a minute to gather all the things he had. Navi was speechless that this was the boy the Great One requested for an important task.
"Wait just a minute! You can't leave the forest!" Navi called out as the two were leaving the tree house on an adventure. Bring him back was her first task, and she could not fail. "And even if you could leave, the Great Deku Tree has an important task for you. You must go there first."
The ten-year-old blond-haired child in green tunic and cap stared at the white fairy. He then pointed at it and asked the shadowy orb with tendrils on his side. "Do I have to listen to her? Umm…"
"No, and you can call me Kurama," Kurama answered dryly. "She's just a fairy without a partner. We could detour to see the Great One, but it would be a waste of time. Instead, I suggest we leave this place quickly and burn down Hyrule… I mean explore Hyrule."
"That's not true!" Navi called out while swaying around in the air. "I just haven't found a child that is compatible with me yet, but I will find a one soon!"
"Is that true?" Naruto asked as Kurama snorted.
"I doubt that is the case. It's more likely she's a loner, and nobody wants her," Kurama jabbed. Naruto stared up at the shadowy orb then the light orb before frowning.
"So she's just like me then?" Naruto questioned as Kurama swirled around him. "I feel I should listen to her and go see the old man, Kurama."
"Is that what you truly wanted?" Kurama asked when it stopped hovering around. "Before you answer, tell me what has the Great One done for you? Ten years since you were born, yet you have no guardian fairy. What was his excuse? Was it because there are no fairies available, but then how do you explain her?"
Naruto looked at the timbered floor of his room. He rubbed his eyes like a child he was. "I don't know… maybe I'm not meant to have a fairy?"
"Not true. All children of the forest have a guardian fairy regardless of how they behave. Even that bully Mido has one, but why didn't you? The reason is simple. You are different from those that lived in this rotting forest," Kurama quipped. "And unlike them, you are destined for greatness."
"I'm… destined for greatness?" Naruto asked as he lifted his head, looking at the shadow orb.
"Yes. If you stay here, you are wasting your potential. Would you like to see the glimpse of it? The limitless power that lies deep within you? The capability you eventually have?" Kurama tempted as he moved closer to the child. "Touch me and I shall awaken it for you."
Naruto hesitantly let his fingers came in contact with Kurama. The moment he did, darkness swirled around him in mass. Seeing the ominous display, the white fairy immediately panicked.
"No, stop!" Navi called out and rammed against Kurama with her body, pushing him out the way and breaking off the contact. In doing so, the shroud of darkness that had enveloped Naruto dissipated as if it was a mere illusion.
Navi flew around the child with visible concern. "Are you alright? What did he do to you?"
"I don't think Kurama did anything," Naruto muttered while looking at his hands. He felt slight different, but that was all. Nothing else seemed out of place. Before Navi could ask another question, she was flicked hard against the wooden wall with a shadowy whip.
"That's for ramming into me! And I merely waking up what was already within him," Kurama growled angrily. Navi slid down the wall after the collision, but Naruto caught her in both hands before she touched the floor. She flapped her wings to fly upward, but dropped back down into the boy's hand after a few centimeters up.
"Don't move, I think you're hurt, Navi," Naruto pointed out as he closed his hands around her. "Just stay put. I'm going to take her back to the old man for help before we go, Kurama."
"I shouldn't have done that," Kurama scolded himself as he followed Naruto out of the tree house and into the balcony. Naruto was about to climb down the ladder with one hand, but Kurama spoke up again. "Unnecessary. You should be stronger and faster than before. This high up will not harm you in any ways, and even if you fell to the ground on accident, it would not be a lasting injury."
"Huh? Are you sure?" Naruto asked as he looked at Navi in his hands.
"Trust me on that," Kurama assured softly while hovering in front of Naruto. "I've said that I'm your guardian fairy. If that is the case, why would I want to injure you on purpose? Wouldn't that make me a very bad guardian?"
"That's right, I guess," Naruto said and nodded. He then took a deep breath and a leap of faith. He jumped off the ledge of the tree house and landed on the ground with a thud. He barely felt the recoil on his legs as he stood up straight again. "Wow, you're right!"
"Of course I'm right. I'm always right. You can jump higher, run faster, punch harder than you could before," Kurama stated. Naruto tested it out by jumping higher than he thought possible. He leaped over many children of the forest as they stared at him in awe.
"Naru?" Saria, a child of the forest, called out as he flipped over her.
"Oh hey! Look, I got a fairy now! It's black, but it's really cool," Naruto said excitedly as Kurama stared menacingly at Saria's white fairy. It was enough to cause the creature to hide behind the girl.
"Ah, I got to go. A fairy is hurt and I think the oldman is the only one can heal her," Naruto added while showing Navi in his palms.
"I'm happy for you, Naru," Saria said with a smile. "How are you going to get there? Mido is not letting anyone in to see the Great Deku Tree. I think there is something wrong."
"He's not? It's doesn't matter! I will just jump over him," Naruto called out as he was upside down in the air. The shadowy orb swirled around him playfully while trailing dark mist to mark its passing.
"Are you having fun?" Kurama asked after a while.
"Yep, this is awesome!" Naruto called out as he did several revolutions in the air before landing perfectly on his feet. "But it felt like natural like I could do it before. Isn't that strange?"
"No, not at all; there are many great things I can teach you, Naruto, but not around here," Kurama announced as it hovered before the blond. "Let's return the deadweight in your hands quickly, so we can be on our ways."
"Oh yeah, I forgot. Hang on, Navi. I will get you there in a blast," Naruto said and landed. He then bolted all the way to the largest tree in the entire forest.
"You can't pass here, Naruto!" Mido shouted as the blond smirked and jumped over the high wall.
Naruto attempted to reach the Great Deku Tree with a speed dash, but he skidded across the ground when it came into view. His blue eyes widened in shock when they captured the dying tree. "What's happening? Old man is dying?"
"It's appeared so," Kurama said as he examined the tree closely. A gigantic eye appeared on the withered body, causing Kurama to flinch in surprise. The demon, which was known as Queen Gohma, tried to attack him with her massive pincers.
Kurama managed to break out of his shock and evaded the strike narrowly. He recovered enough to retaliate by wrapping the overgrown insect with his nine onyx tails tightly. He then yanked the creature completely out of the tree before slamming it onto the ground. "This is the culprit."
"Stone… give me the stone!" Gohma demanded while trying to break out of the strong binding with all the strength she could muster. The shadowy orb tightened its grips to the point that her exoskeleton shell cracked under the pressure. "I must have the stone! Give it to me!"
"Tsk… Aim for the eyes, Naruto. Put it out of its misery," Kurama requested darkly while Naruto looked at the creature while clenching his fists. "What are you waiting for? Punch it as hard as you can."
Navi wasn't sure what to do at the moment. It seemed to her that the monster must die so the Great Deku Tree could revert back to normal, but she didn't want to ask a child to kill someone even if it was for the greater good. "Naruto… I think –
The Deku Tree groaned as if it had awakened from a very long sleep. The loud noise it gave off acquired everyone's immediate attention. "Even if you do, it is useless, Link."
"Ummm… It's Naruto, don't you remember my name, old man?" Naruto questioned with a sigh.
"Hahahah, I see now," Deku responded as he looked down at the young blond-haired boy. "You just reminded me of someone long ago… so long ago."
"He is senile," Naruto whispered to Navi, who stared at him disapprovingly. "Oh, sorry, I thought you were Kurama, Navi."
The Great Tree continued, ignoring the comments. "My life won't return back to normal regardless of what you do. As I was eaten by Gohma from within, I understood her intention. She is being control by a dark vile force, and her action was not her doing… such frightening power wielded by the black King of the desert. This person ceaselessly uses his dark sorcerous powers in his search for the Sacred Realm that is connected to Hyrule. For within this Sacred Realm, one will find the divine relic, the Tri-force, which contains the essence of the Gods."
"Umm… what's a Tri-force?" Naruto asked curiously.
"The Great One said it's a divine relic, containing the essence of the Gods!" Navi pointed out.
"I heard that, but I want to know more," Naruto retorted. "Like why is it called a Tri-force? If it's that divine, why isn't it being worshiped in a temple or something like that?"
"Hahahah," Deku laughed, but it sounded like a roar. "It is called the Tri-force because it is three sacred triangles left behind by the three Golden Goddesses after the creation of the land, sea and sky. The pieces are the manifestation of their Power, Wisdom and Courage. Together, the Tri-force has the power to reshape the world. If a person is of pure heart used it, it will become a just world. If a person of dark heart, it will be the world shrouded in tormenting darkness. A horrible crisis is drawing near, and you must not allow such a person to use the Tri-force in his ambition."
"There is no such thing as truly dark or truly light," Kurama snorted lowly. "Everyone has the capacity for great evil even if they don't know it themselves."
As if Naruto had heard Kurama, he spoke up. "Huh? But what if a person whose heart is clouded used the Tri-force? Would it be a dark world or a light world?"
"That's… I don't know," Deku admitted and looked at the boy. "I asked you here because I have a very important task for you. Here, take this."
A green emerald stone appeared before Naruto. Gohma roared as it saw one of the Spiritual Stones, but Kurama smashed its face multiple times against the dirt, knocking it out cold.
"Old man, you're giving this to me?" Naruto asked as he examined the large gem in his hands. "It looks expensive. Can I sell it? How much rupees does it worth?"
Both Navi and Deku froze up after the comment. In contrast, Kurama crackled up.
"DO NOT SELL IT FOR ANY AMOUNT OF RUPEES!" The Deku Tree shouted before coughing heavily while Navi wanted to slap the greedy boy. "You need to bring that to the Kingdom of Hyrule... There you shall find a Princess, who was chosen by the Gods... Give this stone to her…. She will know what to do with it."
"That's kind of vague, old man," Naruto stated, finishing his examination of the jewel. "This is the first time I'm heading out of the forest, so how do I know which princess? How do I know if she was chosen by the Gods or not? Can I speak to the Gods to confirm?"
"Not to mention a child carrying something like that around will make him a target," Kurama added while Naruto placed the priceless gem to his satchel. That was the only thing on him as he still hadn't acquired a sword or shield that was still somewhere in the forest.
"…. I'm dying… I believe in you, Naruto… please carry out my last wish. See princess Zelda… woops, I shouldn't have told you her name… but whatever…." the Great Deku Tree muttered lowly. "Also, take Navi with you. She will assist you in any way she can… do not ask her for weird favors… though…"
"Great One," Navi muttered sadly as the great voice could no longer be heard. Naruto simply watched the unmoving tree without a single word. Kurama just floated around the blond in thought.
"WHY ARE YOU TWO STILL HERE!?" The Great Deku Tree roared as they both flinched and stared up at him. "I'm really dead... this time around… Go already…. You're not getting… any younger."
"Well, you heard the man. Let's go before something else comes up," Kurama suggested before flying toward the exit. Naruto looked at the dead tree one last time and ran after his fairy. Navi was still hovering around the tree when Naruto called out to her.
"Aren't you coming, Navi?"
"But you already have a fairy," Navi responded in a cracking tone of voice.
"So? Why can't I have two? There is no rule against that," Naruto pointed out as Navi drifted toward him. "And the old man did tell you to assist me in any way you can, are you ignoring his last wish?"
"I…" Navi mumbled. "Do you want me to come along with you?"
"Sure, if you want. The more the merrier, isn't it? And I don't think Kurama would mind," Naruto said.
"I do mind!" Kurama shouted from the entrance. "Stop assuming things on your own! Leave her if she doesn't want to come."
"See? It's more fun already," Naruto said with a smile as he hoped on top of the wall. He looked back at the white fairy as she flew toward him. Kurama stared at her as she stared back.
"Dead weight," Kurama said. "Don't slow us down."
"But she's our deadweight," Naruto responded smartly while Navi nested on his head. He then checked the emerald in his green satchel to make sure it was still there. He felt like he was going to lose it any moment now.
XxXxX
"You're not coming back here are you?" Saria asked while her eyes saddened. She was standing before the blond in middle of the suspended wooden bridge, blocking the only entrance out of the forest.
"Saria," Naruto muttered and gathered his conviction. He had said goodbye to those within the forest as they were pondering why he had two fairies. "Yeah, after I complete the task given to me by the old man, I'm going on an endless adventure across the world like I always wanted. Since there's really nothing here for me, I'm not going to come back here."
"But I'm here," Saria called out heartedly. "I know that others kept making fun of you for not blessed with a guardian fairy, but you have two now. You're the only one who has two! No one will make fun of you ever again!"
"Saira… I always knew I was different," Naruto said, seemingly had grown more mature. "I'm not a Kokiri so one day I will have to grow up and leave this place. It's better now than later, for the both of us. Just let me go."
Kurama moved closer to Navi before asking: "Say, if the children of the forest doesn't grow up no matter how much time passes… how are they make more of themselves? I mean where were the little ones? Or do they pop up roughly at the same ages?"
"I… Stop asking stupid question. You're ruining the moment, and don't get friendly with me," Navi retorted sharply while moving away the shadowy orb. She had no clue how the Kokiri came to be. They just magically appeared from the forest and that was all she needed to know.
Naruto walked slowly past the stunned Saira. "But I will always consider this forest as my home. Thank you for everything, Saira."
"Please… wait, Naru," Saira sniffled as he did as requested. She tried her best to clear the tears away before handing him a fairy ocarina with a smile. "Take this and play it whenever you remember home. It will always be here for you when you needed help. Please be safe."
Naruto returned the smile and looked at the musical instrument. He then placed it on his lips, playing the song of the forest as he continued on his path. For a few minutes, there was only the melody echoing through the trees.
"I don't think it matter if he was a Kokiri or not," Navi whispered as she hovered closer to Kurama before backing away in haste.
Kurama snickered and drifted toward white fairy while she tried to move away. He tried again, but she was constantly evading him. After a while, Kurama got annoyed and chased her around. "Stop running away! I was going to tell you something!"
"What are you two doing? You're ruining the song," Naruto said as he looked at the two fairies. Under the disapproving gaze of the child, they stopped playing a game of tag. Naruto sat down on a small boulder and looked at the ocarina in his hand for a brief moment. He then placed it in his satchel and stared at the empty field ahead with a thoughtful expression. "I feel like I'm missing something."
Navi and Kurama drifted around the blond before hovering before him.
"Did you pack food and drinks for the journey ahead?" Navi questioned.
"You have no usable weapons with you," Kurama pointed out. "A small shield and a short sword would be nice to have, but I think people would want a child running around with something like that."
Naruto nodded in agreement. "But I should have one just in case. There are bad people in the world and I should be able to defend myself."
"That's true," Kurama said as it hovered away. "I'll be right back."
Naruto checked the satchel again as soon as Kurama was out of view. "Heh… and I don't have any money either."
"Why didn't you bring anything with you?" Navi asked after a while. "At least you should have brought some foods and drinks. We're going to starve aren't we?"
"Huh? Do fairies eat stuff?"
"Of course we do," Navi stated. "And what do you mean stuff?"
"Heh… sorry, I never had one before," Naruto said sheepishly with sweat-dropping.
Navi sighed and let the boy some slack. "We have to do something about foods. At least enough for you to eat or you won't reach Hyrule Castle."
"There's plenty of food around here if you bother to look for it. If not, we can steal some if you want to train your stealth skills," Kurama said as it flew toward them, carrying an item. It dropped a short sword with a simple scabbard onto the ground before Naruto.
"That's stealing! I forbid it," Navi called out while Naruto checked the blade. "Where did you steal the sword from?"
"Tsk, no fun at all, and stop accusing me of stuff I didn't do," Kurama snorted and returned his attention to Naruto. "This weapon is called a Hiraishin Blade. It is the most powerful sword in the world, and the only one you ever need. You won't find a more useful one than it."
"Wow! It's that great?" Naruto called out excitedly as he pointed the weapon at the sky, allowing the sunlight to reflect off the triangular edges. He noted the blade was oddly familiar as if he had seen it somewhere before, but couldn't put his finger on it. "How much does it worth?"
"Eh? You're not going to sell it are you?" Kurama asked as Naruto gave a shrug. "By itself, it's just a dead paperweight to most people. It won't worth much, but in your hand, it is the most deadly weapon ever conceived."
"Really?"
"He's probably exaggerating its ability," Navi added her opinion.
"No, I didn't," Kurama said as a tendril pointed at the sword. "Do you feel it calling to you?"
"So that was it? I thought I was coming down with something," Naruto said as he swung the weapon around like a novice. There was a strange feeling that the sword emitted every time he did. Navi didn't feel anything as she checked the blade with more interest. "Why is it doing that?"
"If you want to know, then try throwing it at something far away. Once you do, wish it was in your hand again," Kurama suggested as Naruto did as requested. He felt the blade lit up like a beacon and as soon as he wished it was within his hand again. He teleported directly to where it was while its handle was griped tightly in his hand.
"Wow… that was so cool! Let me try again!" Naruto called out and threw it in the air again and again. He found that half of the times he had tried the technique, the blade teleported to him instead. He got the hang of how it worked after a while. "So I can never lose it?"
"Of course you can lose it," Kurama said. "It just never truly be lost as long as it still exists in one piece somewhere. It will always come to you if you call to it. You can also use it to get to high place. Just throw it wherever you need to go before teleport to it."
"Awesome!" Naruto called out while practicing his swordsmanship clumsily.
"Why don't you try channeling your energy through it," Kurama suggested as Naruto did as requested.
Naruto felt queasy as the sword edges shimmered a little. He increased the amount while gripping his hand tightly. A torrent of wind blasted forward from tip of the sword sending him backward. In his panic, he dropped the blade as it ricocheted around for a while.
"It can shoot winds?" Naruto questioned as he held it firmly in his hand again.
"Yes, but you didn't do it correctly. I thought you could do wind blades at the moment since it is your natural affinity," Kurama said with a frown. "Look like you need to learn the basic again. This will take some times. Can you go find us something to eat, Navi?"
"Eh? I'm not a servant," Navi called out.
"Fine, I will go kill someone and take their foods. Can you teach him how to use the wind blades while I do that?" Kurama asked.
The white fairy admitted defeat and did as requested. Once it left the immediate area, Kurama returned back to the blond. "I need to awaken your Chakra in full this time. The last time was incomplete due to her interference."
"Chakra?" Naruto questioned at the strange, yet familiar word.
"It is the power that lies within you, but it's currently dormant. Once it is fully awakened, you can do feat you can only dreamed of," Kurama said with a smile. "The sword in your hand will act as a medium until you're older."
Naruto looked at the blade in his hand in thought. "Say, Kurama. Who are you really? The old man didn't seem to notice you at all. He didn't acknowledge you once when you were there. You're somehow invisible to him aren't you?"
"Hehehe… yes, I was masking my presence since I'm not a fairy," Kurama admitted. "But I was truthful when I said I'm your guardian, Naruto. You are destined for greatness even if you're like this now."
"From what you just said, it sounded like I'm not supposed to be like this," Naruto said, patting his body after holstering his new sword. "Am I supposed to be different? Older?"
"I'm afraid I can't tell you since I have an agreement. If you want to know who you are and what you supposed to be, then claim the Tri-force from the Sacred Realm," Kurama said as a tendril pointed at the satchel. "That green emerald is one of the three Spiritual Stones. I don't know where the other two are, but if you acquired all three, you are one step closer to the truth."
Author Note:
What was that? Yeah, you heard Kurama. This story isn't a rehashed version of the original plotline. For one, Naruto isn't really a typical hero like Link, who is selfless. Pairing is obvious so I don't need to point that out.