Naruto: In The Sky
Chapter 1: The Adventure Begins
The Village of Eri. A small farming village that sits on the cliff named Roshi. The cliff was named after the founder of the village and the village itself was named after his lovely wife. Near the village is a dock where airships come and go. That is where our story begins...
Three kids stand on the cliff-side watching airships and planes go by. They are different shapes and sizes, including a few airships that look like pirate ships. The three kids look on in wonder.
"Amazing." The female said. Her name is Moegi and is 12 years old. She has a blush on her face and she wears a pair of blue jean like pants that stop at her ankle. A pair of green sandals. Goggles strapped on her forehead, with her orange hair in pigtails. And a pink shirt with a red vest over it.
"Sure is." The male said. Also around 12. He is Udon. He has large glasses on his face. His cheeks has a grease smudge on it. He wears a green coat with some grease on it. He also has on blue jeans and a pair of black sandals. He looks at a docking airship, that has a smoking propeller. A man with overalls climbs on the very top of the airship and begins to take it apart. "Wow."
The last boy wears a light brown shirt and brown shorts. A dark blue scarf hangs on his neck, blowing in the wind. He also has on a pair of black sandals and light green goggles on his head. His name: Konohamaru Sarutobi. He watches as an old fashion propeller plane does flips in the air. "My dream… is to be the best pilot in the world."
Moegi and Udon both look at Konohamaru.
Udon pumps his fist in the air. "And I want to be the best airship designer in the world."
Moegi looks at her fist before giving a bright smile and throwing it into the air. "And I will be the number one navigator in the world."
They all look at each other before bursting out laughing.
On a hill overlooking the dock, a lone figure looks down at the three kids. He wears a long brown robe, a large hat that shields most of his face and a pipe in his mouth. He takes a puff on the pipe.
"So that's your dream." Hiruzen Sarutobi said. His aged voice holds years of wisdom. He watches as the kids gasp and point at a very large airship. He lets out a chuckle. "I will make sure it comes true." Konohamaru then runs up to a woman with red eyes.
And perhaps I can get her to see the world. Instead of being cooped up in this village. Hiruzen thought to himself. Now I just have to find out how.
After saying goodbye to his friends and adoptive sister, Konohamaru decides to visit his grandpa.
He walks through a small forest until he comes upon a mansion like house. It has a picket fence around it. A small lake near it. If one looks close enough, you could even see the fish jump into the air. He begins running up to the door.
"Jii-san! Jii-san!" Konohamaru yelled as the door opens and an aging man steps out into the sunlight. The man, Hiruzen Sarutobi, just chuckles as Konohamaru tackles him into a hug.
"What brings you here, Little Konohamaru?" Hiruzen asks as he leads him inside. He leads him into the living room and they both sit on the couch. Konohamaru looks around the room. Many pictures line the wall, including pictures of a younger Hiruzen and pictures of a blond man with whisker marks on his cheeks.
A young brunette woman walks over to them and sets a tray on the table. Steam lifts from the tea.
"Here you are, Sarutobi-sama." The woman said with a bow. She gives Konohamaru a small smile and pats him on the head, causing him to scowl.
Hiruzen gives her a smile. "Thank you, Aya-san. You may take the rest of the day off." Aya nods and begins walking away. Hiruzen turns back to Konohamaru as he looks around at the pictures hanging on the walls. He clears his throat to get his attention.
"Huh?" Konohamaru said simply as he turns around. "Oh… I wanted to hear more stories about Big Brother." Konohamaru points to a picture of the blond man standing next to a very busty blond lady with her hair in pig tails.
Hiruzen lets out a hearty chuckle. "That's right. You weren't here when he came to visit two weeks ago." Hiruzen lets out a contented sigh as he sips his tea. "Anyway… what story do you want to hear?"
"I want to hear what happened when Naruto and that bounty hunter were captured by that Snake pirate." Konohamaru said. He takes a big gulp of his tea, only to have steam shoot out of his ears, causing Hiruzen to chuckle.
"Well… it happened 5 years ago. Naruto and his best friend Sasuke Uchiha were searching for a rare artifact. Tsunade at the time, was Naruto's captain. She assigned Naruto to search an ancient Ore mine." Hiruzen takes another sip of his tea.
He then reaches for a picture and shows it to Konohamaru. On it is a picture of Naruto and next to him is a man with dark eyes and a duck butt hair style. "Tsunade was never that fond of Sasuke. She always hated bounty hunters. Anyway, when Naruto reached the mine, he ran into Sasuke. They decided to work together to get the artifact. But like always, trouble comes when you least expect it."
Konohamaru starts bouncing up and down like the kid he is. "What happened? What happened?"
Hiruzen chuckles and ruffles Konohamaru's hair. "Once they reached the artifact, they were ambushed by the Oto pirates." Hiruzen takes a sip of his tea before continuing. "Since there were too many enemies… they were captured."
Konohamaru leans toward his grandpa and listens intently.
Hiruzen chuckles. "Once the two heroes and the artifact were brought onboard. The evil captain Orochimaru threw them in the brig to await their torture and execution." He glances at his grandson, who has his mouth open. "It was lucky that both Sasuke and Naruto knew how to pick locks. Lucky for them it was an old fashioned lock, instead of the digital ones. Once they broke out of their cell, they went to search for the artifact. They found it… but they also found Orochimaru in the room." Konohamaru lets out a gasp.
"Then it turned into a very brutal battle." Hiruzen continues. "What followed was a three way swordfight. Orochimaru had his sword, the legendary Kusanagi, and Sasuke and Naruto both had plain Katana's. The Kusanagi overpowered the Katana's and when it seemed like Orochimaru was going to win, it happened…"
"What? What?" Konohamaru yelled.
"Plasma blasts started to slam into the ship. During the distraction Sasuke managed to drive his katana into the gut of the evil pirate." Hiruzen grabs a photo from the table and looks at it. "Naruto grabbed the artifact and along with Sasuke, who grabbed the Kusanagi, escaped the flaming ship. And since the ship was high in the air, both Sasuke and Naruto had to leap from a long distance in order to reach Tsunade's ship." He flips the photo over to show Konohamaru. On the photo is a picture of Naruto who has a small treasure chest on his shoulder and Sasuke who has a green katana in his left hand and his right hand on Naruto's shoulder.
"Ano… Jii-san, you never told me what the artifact was." Konohamaru asked while looking up at his grandpa.
"Oh… I didn't?" Hiruzen scratches his bearded chin before pointing to the treasure chest sitting on Naruto's shoulder. "Inside the chest was two legendary pistols called The Twin Dragons. The guns fire Chakra Bullets, so you never really have to reload. And with a lot of practice you can make the bullets do anything."
"You can make them fire blast similar to a plasma gun or you can make the bullet look like a large dragon." Hiruzen continues. "The gun reacts to your imagination."
"Wow." Konohamaru uttered.
"As it turns out, the two weapons chose Naruto as the Kusanagi chose Sasuke." Hiruzen said. "Who knows… maybe one day a weapon will choose you."
"But weapons aren't alive." The young Sarutobi replied. "How do they choose somebody?"
Hiruzen takes a sip of his tea and picks up a grey staff that was next to his couch.
"This here… is Enma." He holds the staff up. "He chose me when I was just a wee lad of about 17, I think." He hands the staff over to Konohamaru, who looks at it. Hiruzen takes a sip of his tea and lets out a contented sigh. "I found Enma when I went into the ape territory to search an airship that crashed there. While there, I stumbled on some ancient ruins." Konohamaru looks at his grandpa and notices his eyes glaze over. "I found this staff sitting on an altar. It turns out that the Monkey King Enma's spirit manifested itself as this staff. And he deemed me worthy."
Konohamaru hands Hiruzen his staff back. "I hope a weapon will choose me."
"I'm sure it will, one day." Hiruzen stands up and pops his back. "Well… little Konohamaru. I think you should be heading home."
"Do I have to?" Konohamaru asked with a loud yawn.
"Yes." Konohamaru stands up and walks with Hiruzen to the door. "I want you to meet me here at 8 in the morning. Bring your two friends, too."
As Konohamaru walks away from the house, Hiruzen takes out a piece of paper and looks it over.
Naruto… looks like you get another adventure. Hiruzen thought with a slight smirk. But will you agree to it?… who am I kidding… Naruto has his parents blood in his veins. Hiruzen looks up at the darkening sky. I just hope he can get her to see the world like he does.
Eight came fast for Konohamaru. He woke up, took a shower, left a note for his adopted sister figure and took off to grab his friends.
The three children arrived at Sarutobi's in a record time. Hiruzen smiles as the three kids run up to him. He hands Konohamaru a letter.
"I want you three to go to the village of Mei... and give that letter to an old friend."
The three kids give Hiruzen a salute and take off.
Once they reach the edge of the forest, the three kids gulp. Completely unaware that someone is following them.
To Be Continued...
This is an original story I wrote several years ago. It is inspired by my two favorite PS2 games, Grandia III and Rogue Galaxy.
The name 'In The Sky' is from the main J-Pop song from Grandia III.
It will be a Naruto/Kurenai pairing. Kurenai will only be about 1 year older.
P.S. I'm in a debate... Should Naruto have a toad as a familiar or a fox? I'm leaning towards toad.
Tell me what you think!