Alright guys, here we go. Since this is my first Portal related story, expect off details. However, I please ask you to leave reviews so I can improve on this. There will be a question or two at the end, so please review on it so I can add it in. Now, on we go…
The following game and anime do not belong to me in any way. All rights to Portal and Naruto go to Valve and Masashi Kishimoto respectively.
Dialogue
"Normal"
'Normal'
"Flashback"
'Flashback"
"Demon"
'Demon'
"GLaDOS"
'GLaDOS'
"Naruto-GLaDOS"
"Justu"
The Aperture Science Blood-Stream Portal Enhancement: Part I
It was the Land of Waves. It was once a beautiful, wealthy and healthy country. Not anymore however, as an evil business dealer, known by the name of Gato, had taken over Wave, stripping the economy of wealth and leaving it to fall into the dust. It was close to doing that, however, that was when the shinobi came. The bridge builder Tazuna had hired shinobi from the Leaf Village to aid Wave, and return it to its former glory before Gato came in (that is, he told them the truth after they realized he lied to them about the mission). They had faced a nuke-nin known as Zabuza Momochi and his assistant, and had narrowly defeated them. It was now two weeks later from that point, and things were heating up.
A large, thick mist covered the bridge in construction leading from the mainland to Wave. And on it, events were occurring that would change everyone's lives forever. Especially of one certain, knuckle-headed shinobi. His name was Naruto Uzumaki, and was currently in a giant dome of ice with his teammate Sasuke. They both were facing off against Zabuza's assistant who could control ice as a weapon. To be blunt enough, he was kicking their asses. Naruto had been too weak to move, and the assistant had thrown ice needles at him. He had waited for the impact, and the swift move of death, but it didn't come.
He opened his eyes slowly, and they snapped open in horror, seeing Sasuke in front of him, his entire front covered in needles. He stood for a moment, breathing heavily as Naruto watched.
"S-Sasuke? Why?" Naruto asked, still looking in horror. Sasuke, standing for a moment, fell backwards, Naruto catching him. He looked up at Naruto weakly, a trail of blood falling down his lips.
""D-dobe. C-can't let y-you die. H-have a r-rep to k-keep." He coughed harshly, more blood coming out. He lifted an arm, putting his hand weakly on Naruto's shoulder. "D-do m-me a f-favor b-baka…d-don'….die…yet…" It was all he could say, before his eyes slowly closed, his head falling backwards. His hand fell off Naruto's shoulder, falling to the ground with a small thunk. Naruto head was now lowered, his face not visible.
"He'll be remembered." The fake hunter-nin said from one of the mirrors. "Is this the first time you've seen a close friend die? No need to worry about it though, you'll soon be joining him." He lifted his hand with more needles in it, ready to deal the final blow. As he was ready to throw however, he felt his strength leave him. Against his will, he fell to his knees in the mirror, the invisible force pushing him down. 'W-what? What is this? This killing intent…its unbelieveable!' the hunter thought. With much strain, he looked up to find the answer…and was shocked to find it in front of him.
Naruto was now standing, the killing intent rolling off of him like a tsunami. It was starting to crack the mirrors slightly, them soon repairing themselves. That was not the noticeable thing however. It was the chakra vortex surrounding him. It was dark, menacing yellow, with thick streaks of black in it, shooting off like lightning. It wasn't very visible, but there was also thin streaks of…red? As he tried to stand up, Naruto looked up at the nin. He froze in surprise and terror as he looked Naruto in the face. His features had changed.
His skin had darkened to that of a medium tan, almost like a shell. The whisker marks on his face had thinned considerably, almost like they weren't even there anymore. That was not the attention grabber: it was his eyes. They had used to be a deep cerulean blue, filled with happiness and joy. Now they were completely white, no sign of blood vessels or vains. The creepy part was that where the pupils should have been, was a glowing, yellow circle made of triangles. The look in them was now calculative, keen, alert, and pissed. Naruto stared at the nin, before he spoke in a deep, mixed voice. It was a combination of him, machinery, and…a woman?
"So…you want to play?" Naruto said in the voice, sending chills down the hunter's spine. He paused for a moment, before he gave a small smile that held vicious intentions. "Then let the science begin!" And it was straight after that he blazed through hand signs. The hunter saw him go through horse, boar, dragon, monkey, and rat before stopping on snake.
"Fire Style!" he shouted, his glowing eyes now spinning at a fast rate as they turned red. "Laser Pandemonium Justsu!" It was then that two rays of red light bolted out of his eyes. They hit a mirror before they bounced off and hit another, resulting in the same affect. Soon they were bouncing at an incredible speed, cracking the mirrors so fast that they couldn't repair in time. They were now in a flurry, almost like a ball as they bounced around…
…before the entire dome blew apart from the pressure. The hunter in flew back from the explosion, skidding to halt as he finally landed on his back. He struggled to get up, using his arms to weakly to push himself into a standing position. That was all he could do as he suddenly heard steps behind him. He turned as quickly as he could, only to be met with a fist to the face, cracking the mask and sending him back. He landed again, sliding and bumping as he finally stopped once more. He struggled again, standing up to face against his now deadly opponent. He weakly lifted his head, seeing Naruto charge at him at an incredible rate. He saw Naruto pull his fist back as he got closer, and closed his eyes waiting for the final blow.
But it never came. He opened his eyes weakly, seeing through the now gaping hole in his mask. Naruto's fist had stopped an inch from his face. Naruo's eyes had stopped spinning, the yellow trian-circle now sitting still. They were now looking at him in surprise.
"Haku?" Naruto asked, his mixed voice still present. The rest of the mask fell away, revealing the boy he had met in the forest. Haku smiled sadly as he looked at the shocked Naruto.
"Yes. It's me. I'm sorry about this Naruto. Just kill me, I am simply a tool. I am not worth anything." Haku said to the shocked Naruto, making his eyes widen more.
"W-what?" No…no I can't. Your more than just a tool, you're a human being! Live Haku, your life is worth more than you think it is!" Naruto shouted at Haku, watching as Haku seemed to think about it. The thinking stopped however, as they both heard a chirping noise. Haku stiffened as he looked over into the mist, where the chirping came from. He turned back to Naruto, and smiled sadly.
"I'm sorry Naruto, your wrong. I'm a tool, I'm expendable. Good bye." Haku said, before he shunshined away. Naruto stood for a second, before he narrowed his eyes and turned to the chirping noise. His yellow eyes turned a spectral green, looking into the mist. He saw three figures through it: Haku, a man with large clumps on him, and another man whose hand was sparkling.
"Not if I have anything to say about it." Naruto said, raising his arms in two different directions. One towards a space where the sparkle man was running, and another a few feet away from this. "It's time for an experiment. Timing is the key." Naruto said this simply, before he narrowed his eyes, and snapped both of his fingers, a flash of orange and blue surrounding him.
It was a minute earlier, that two figures had been fighting. One was the nuke-nin Zabuza Momochi, and the other was Kakashi Hatake, leader of Team 7. Both were panting heavily, as the fight between them as tired them both. Both looked at each other, and got ready to charge, until they were stopped by something they didn't expect: Killing Intent, and strong intent at that. Zabuza actually dropped his zanbatou, and Kakashi was having trouble breathing.
"By Kami…where is this KI coming from? It's insane!" Zabuza said, struggling to stay up. Kakashi was close to on his knees now, and was thinking hurriedly.
'Oh no. Did sensei's seal break? No, it couldn't have, it was a master seal of death. Plus, this KI…its three times the strength that the Kyuubi's is. What is it then? I have to end this quick.' Kakashi thought, quickly pulling a scroll out of his jonin vest. "Well Zabuza, it looks like we're ending this early." Kakashi said, spinning the scroll around him as he slammed his palms onto the ground. "Summoning Earth Style: Fanged Pursuit Jutsu!" A large seal appeared on the ground, before a large poof of smoke appeared sending the seal outward in lines.
The stones in the bridge ruptured as they charged forward, heading in the direction of Zabuza. They soon stopped a few feet from him, before it completely shot up, revealing dogs coming up from underneath the bridge. They latched on to Zabuza using their teeth, making him cry out in pain. He was completely immobilized, all of them, hanging onto him with everything they had. Kakashi nodded at this before he flashed through hand signs, ending in an open palm which he gripped.
The result was chirping. It was low at first, but quickly intensified so that you could barely hear anything over it. The chirping itself was made by the lightning that now shot from Kakashi's hand, surrounding him in a circle. He spoke to Zabuza as he focused the lightning in his hand.
"This Zabuza. This is the only technique I have never copied with the Sharingan. This is my ultimate technique, and it will be your end." Kakashi said, finally getting the lightning to a quick moving pace. He finally looked up, before he charged forward towards Zabuza. The trail of lightning cracked the bridge stones as he charged at Zabuza, getting ready to end his life. As he got closer, he barely had time to notice someone jump in front of Zabuza. His eyes widened when he realized it was the hunter-nin, but became shocked when he saw it was a mid-teen. He realized that it would kill the boy, and Zabuza would live. As he tried to stop while continuing to run, he felt something unexpected. His foot had missed something, because he was now falling. His eyes widened more as he looked down…
…and completely fell through the bridge. At least he thought he did before he felt himself flip and land on the bridge again. From the velocity of the run, it took him a few seconds to slow down. The chirping slowed down until it stopped altogether. Kakashi groaned as he lay on the bridge, wondering what exactly had just happened.
'What the hell? I swear I was on the bridge, but I fell off, and landed on it again?' he thought. Before he could answer his opinion outloud however, he heard a voice that he recognized barely. It was different, but he recognized it. Naruto.
"Test success. Timing it correctly, a high velocity object can move through a Portal without crossing over said portal. I'll mark this in the success section." The strange Naruto voice said, shocking Kakashi. He couldn't see him through the mist, but he could tell he was close.
"Test. What test?" Kakashi voiced outloud, not realizing he said it before it was too late. Naruto chuckled at this in his mixed voice, sending shivers down Kakashi's spine.
"Ah yes. I suppose I should explain the test to you Hatake-san. Momochi-san, please lower the mist. I believe theres some explaining to do, and your arms are completely worthless now with the dogs tearing into them." Naruto said, shouting out the last part. Kakashi went wide-eyed as he looked around, trying to find Naruto.
'Impossible. How does Naruto see that? It s impossible through this mist, and we were hundreds of feet from each other.' Kakashi thought as he felt the mist lessen. Soon the mist was now gone, and those who had been fighting on the bridge felt their jaws drop at what they saw. Where Kakashi had 'fallen' through the bridge, there was a hole, but not what they expected. It was a large, oval hole which was big enough to fit the average man. The interesting thing was that the rim of it was glowing an intense dark blue, and the inside of the whole was the shocking part. It was currently showing the sky above them, along with the back of Kakashi.
Kakashi didn't know how it could be doing that however, since he now realized he was halfway across the bridge from where he was. He couldn't be seeing his back, unless…
He looked over his shoulder, and was flabbergasted once again at what he saw. There was another hole at least three feet behind him, but it was orange instead of blue. And it was currently showing the shocked Haku and bloody Zabuza on the other side of the bridge. He slowly walked up to the shimmering hole before bending down to it. He lowered his arm to it, and with hesitation, put his hand through it. He heard a short scream, and turned to it. He felt like his eyes were going to pop out of his head from all of the surprises.
The scream came from the hunter-nin, who was looking down in terror. He had good reason too, since the blue hole in front of him had Kakashi's hand pointing upward at him. He watched it slowly as he pulled his arm out of the portal in front of him slowly, and was surprised to see the hand on the other side of the bridge pulled back when he did. He completely pulled it out of the hole, looking at it to check it for damage. Glad to see it was fine, he looked at the orange hole before he voiced out loud again, "What the hell is this thing?"
"That would an Aperture Science Portal, Hatake-san." The creepy Naruto voice said again, this time from behind him. Kakashi quickly turned around, and was met with what appeared to be Naruto, except he was different. He had different skin color, no whiskers, and yellow train-circle eyes. Kakashi blinked before he spoke.
"Naruto?" Kakashi asked, uncertain this was Naruto. The boy in front of him nodded before speaking.
"In a way I am. However, the Uzumaki boy is currently unconscious in his mind, so I have temporarily taken control of his body to ensure his survival." The Naruto said in his mixed, computerized voice. Kakashi hesitated but before he could say anything, Naruto spoke again. "Before you go to thinking it, no. I am not the demonic fox manifestation that inhabits his body. I am…something else. Something much older than it." The Naruto said, relieving and confusing Kakashi.
"Well, I suppose that's good to hear. But, what do you mean older?" Kakashi asked. The Naruto hesitated, before he shook 'his' head and looked at Kakashi with the creepy eyes.
"I believe any and all of your questions may be answered at a later time. Right now, I believe you have an useless criminal and an unconscious Uchiha to deal with." The Naruto said, before snapping his fingers, making the holes disappear. Kakashi felt his jaw drop as the Naruto simply walked past him toward the now revealed to be unconscious Sasuke.
'The thing in Naruto's body…it made those holes? This is not something that's seen every day. The Hokage will need to hear about this.' He thought, tucking the thought away as he walked over to Sasuke. 'Naruto' was already pulling senbon out, checking Sasuke's pulse. After a few more were pulled out, he nodded before turning to Kakashi.
"It would appear he was unconscious in a sense. The senbon put him in an death-like state. He'll awaken in a few hours." 'Naruto' said to Kakashi, who listened while putting the notes of 'Naruto's' helper away for later. As Naruto stood up, he walked over to Zabuza. Both of them seemed to be on guard as 'he' walked up to them. He stopped in front of Zabuza, before looking him over and pulling out gauze. "Well, let me see them. If the bleeding doesn't stop, you'll lose your function to use them altogether."
Both seemed shocked by this statement. One they tried to kill wanted to help them? Before they could answer however, they heard loud laughter. All on the bridge, including the useless Sakura and Tazuna, looked toward the laughter, and saw a short man in a suit with a cane. It was Gato, and he had brought a lot of mercenaries with him. From what they could see, it was over 300 mercs and thugs.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't the Demon of the Mist. You look like the Kitten of the Mist now." Gato said, getting arrogant laughs from the thugs. "To tell you the truth Zabuza, I wasn't going to pay you in the first place. Mercenaries are a lot more cheaper than shinobi, and now that your injured, this will make it all the easier." Gato chuckled before he turned to the thugs and mercenaries behind him. "Alright boys! Kill the bridge builder and all of the ninja. Except for the girl of course: you can do whatever you want with her."
This received evil laughs and chuckles from the thugs. Sakura, who had slowly gotten closer to the group, gulped as she seemed ready to cry. 'Naruto' caught this, and understood. 'He' was now sending a glare at the thugs that could kill, but they didn't notice.
"Hey Kakashi," Zabuza said, getting his attention. "Looks like we got ourselves a truce for the moment. Lend me a kunai?" Kakashi seemed ready to, but was stopped by a hand. He looked to see 'Naruto' the one stopping him.
"There will be no need for that Hatake, Momochi. I'll take care of it." 'Naruto' said, stepping toward the small army. He took a few steps forward, before he stopped and directed his attention towards the army.
The moment he did, they all felt a heavy pressure on them. A few fell the ground completely, while the rest were struggling to stay up. Gato was sweating profusely, his face a look of horror as he watched Naruto give them all a death glare with his triangle eyes.
"I know your kind Gato." 'Naruto' said, getting everyone's attention. "You're the kind of man to kill someone for a petty reason. You're the kind of person to order everyone else around because you're too weak to. I know that you're the kind of man who insults everyone while hiding behind others." He gave Gato a full glare, making him take a step back. "I know you said a LOT of things you're going to regret. But…" This caught his attention. "…I think we can put our differences behind us…" This shocked everyone, including the shinobi.
"That little traitor! Thought he was helping us!" Zabuza said through gritted teeth. Kakashi had a full on glare going at Naruto, while Sakura had a look of horror. But, the next sentence shocked them all.
"…for science that is…you monster…" 'Naruto' said, giving an evil grin as he bit his thumb and blared through hand signs. He slammed his hand on the ground and shouted, "Summoning Jutsu!" A large cloud of smoke appeared, covering Naruto. Everyone stiffened, not sure what was going to happen. Their worry was answered when a small voice said, "Helloooo." The smoke cleared, revealing the hidden object, or in this case, objects.
There were five of them altogether. They were short, going up to about Zabuza's waist. They sat on three black claw-like legs, with a white, oval body that sat on top of the legs. In the middle of body were red, mechanical eyes, which glowed when they spoke. Which is did as it spoke again. "I see you." It said in the same soft voice.
There was silence, before the entire army of thugs laughed loudly, relaxing instantly. "Hahaha! That's your attack kid? Toys? How about we play with you as we kick your asses! Get 'im boys!" A thug yelled out, making the rest roar in approval as they all charged forward, weapons in hand. 'Naruto' simply stood there as they got closer, swinging their swords and daggers.
"Naruto! Move you idiot!" Sakura yelled, actually worried for her teammate. They could only watch in horror as 'Naruto' continued to stand there, ignoring them.
"We got you now kid! Say goodnight!" the thug yelled, getting closer. Naruto simply smiled evily as he watched the side of the objects in front of him pop open, revealing black 'wings' with holes in them.
"Oh I won't. They will." 'Naruto' said, pointing to the things. Which is exactly what they did. As their eyes glowed, and red lasers (non-harmful) pointed at the army, they said one thing altogether. "Goodnight." And that is when hell decided to break loose.
What could be described next would probably be a bloodbath. Hundreds of flashes seemed to pop from the sides of the white things, but the results were successful, and hideous. As the flashes appeared, hundreds of holes, cuts, and numerous other injuries appeared on the thugs. A few flashes made it so attacks went straight through one thug into twenty behind him. Limbs actually began to fall off from the injuries the thugs were getting, and blood seemed to be the only thing visible as the white objects continued to attack them without even moving. After one minute, they stopped the flashes, pulling their sides back into their bodies. What appeared to be a river of blood flowed on the bridge, multiple hills of bodies littering the end of the bridge. Gato was now the only one left.
There were multiple reactions to the attack. Haku seemed paler than usual, Kakashi was wide eyed, and Zabuza had a maniacal grin on his face. Sakura and Tazuna had run to the side railing of the bridge and thrown up. As for Gato, he had dropped his cane, and had a look of horror on his face. 'Naruto' then turned to Zabuza.
"Momochi, do you still want the kunai?"he asked Zabuza, making Zabuza's smile grow even bigger.
"Oh yeah." Zabuza said eerily, a huge grin on his face. 'Naruto' simply shrugged as he pulled out a kunai and threw it at Zabuza, who caught it with his teeth. He grinned maniacly at Gato, before charging forward. It took only a second before he was in front of Gato, and he spat out the kunai. It hit Gato in the eye, killing him instantly. Gato's body stood for a moment, before it fell backwards onto to bridge, dead. Zabuza looked at the body, before sighing and walking back to the small group. As he got there, they all heard a large trampling of footsteps. They all turned to it, and were surprised to see a large mob of the villagers, Inari at the front of the mob.
The mob looked around the bridge, before slowly lowering their weapons. "Holy crap. What happened, and where's Gato?" a villager asked. 'Naruto' smiled before 'he' spoke to them all.
"Well, it is with pleasure that I say that we have defeated Gato's little army, and Gato is dead." 'Naruto' said to them all, shocking them completely.
"So…so you mean we're…we're…" Inari said, shock and realization hitting him.
"Yes. Your country is free once more." 'Naruto said to them all. There was a moment of silence, before they all started to cheer. All their weapons were dropped, and hats were thrown into the air. As the group of shinobi watched them rejoice, Kakashi noticed that 'Naruto' seemed to be teetering.
"Naruto?" Kakashi asked, slightly worried. 'Naruto' looked at him, the glowing eyes starting to turn back to Naruto's normal blue.
"Do not worry. My energy going into his system is simply taking its toll. When he reawakens, your questions will be answered." As Naruto's eyes fully turned back to blue, 'Naruto' said one last thing before falling into unconsciousness. "Goodnight." He fell back, but before he could hit the bridge, Kakashi caught him. He lifted Naruto so that he was now carrying him. As he went to go check on the unconscious Sasuke, he could only think one thing. 'It looks like I will have some questions for him.'
Naruto could tell three things from his position. One, it was very dark. Two, it was very wet. Three, he was lying on some kind of concrete. He laid there for a moment, before he shot up, holding his arms to his chest.
"HOLY CRAP THAT'S COLD!" he said, quickly standing up. He shivered before he unzipped his jacket and shook it, making more water fly off. He stopped shaking it, as he finally realized that he was somewhere he didn't recognize. He looked around; trying to see what was around him. He could make out a couple things through the darkness. He could tell the floor was covered in a couple inches of water, and there were walls with pipes on them. They held three distinctive things. The smallest one was the width of a shoe, and it held blue energy. The second was as wide as a jug, and it held a red malevolent energy. The last one got his attention. The third pipe was at least twenty times bigger than the other two, and held a multicolored energy. It consisted of orange, red, purple, blue, white, and mostly yellow.
Not knowing anywhere else to go, he followed the pipes down the 'hallway', until he arrived in a large room. In front of his was what appeared to be a large gate, a piece of paper in the middle of it. As he neared the cage doors, he had a feeling to jump back. He was glad he did, as right when he moved, the cage glowed dark red and a giant red arm with claws went to grab him. Realizing that it missed, a large growl came from the cage, and it pulled its arm back.
"Well, well, I didn't expect to see my tenant in here. You're lucky I didn't pull you in here and rip you to shreds. It's good to know you actually have reflexes." A dark voice said, drawing Naruto's attention. As he looked into the cage, he saw the energy shift until it turned into the form of a giant fox with red fur and nine tails. His eyes went wide at this, finally realizing what was in front of him.
"Holy…! You're the Kyuubi!" Naruto yelled, pointing his finger at the cage in shock. The Kyuubi gave a dark chuckle, sending chills throughout Naruto's body.
"Well what do ya know? You actually do know something." The Kyuubi stared at Naruto, giving a grin that showed hundreds of sharp canines. "I have a proposition for you kid. It gets pretty cramped in here, you know. I haven't been able to stretch for twelve years now. Since you're my jailor, I was thinking that all prisoners get some outdoor time. So how about you let me out, I can relax for a little, and then you can put me back in this cage when I'm done. What d'ya say?" The Kyuubi asked Naruto.
Naruto seemed to think about it for a minute, before getting a serious and doubting look on his face. "Well… I suppose I could…but you better watch it fox. I've got my eyes on you." Naruto said, walking up the cage. The Kyuubi grinned as Naruto reached the cage door, reaching up to the seal to pull it off. Before he could however, he was stopped by a mechanical, feminine voice.
"Oh no you don't." the voice said. The second the voice finished, Naruto was pushed away from the cage by an invisible force. The cage door seemed to destroy itself, but was replaced by a large filed of criss-crossing red lasers. When they were finished, a large wall of what appeared to be blue light went in front of the lasers. The Kyuubi roared, angry at what just happened.
"Damn you! Whoever you are, you let me out damnit! I am the King of the Bijuu, and I will tear you apart when I find you!" the Kyuubi roared, trying to thrash at the wall of lasers, but had to pull his arm back when they made severe burns on his arm. He roared in pain, grasping his now less furry arm.
Naruto watched this, trying to figure out what exactly was going on. As he thought however, he heard a mechanical flipping noise. He turned to it, and was surprised to see some kind of metal floor panel had appeared. Before he could wonder how it got there, he was shocked to see another flip right next to it. And another, and another. Soon the entire room was 'flipping', panels covering the entire 'room'. Bright lights came on from the ceiling, laminating the room completely. As Naruto tried to adjust to the lights, he heard the voice again.
"Good. This place is now operational. You may now look around human." The feminine voice said. Hesitantly, Naruto opened his eyes, and was shocked at the changes. The room before had been a sewer. Now it looked like a huge science lab. The walls seemed to shine from the light, radiating their shininess. The rusty pipes from before were now in large, glass see through pipes around the room, going from the floor to the ceiling. That was not the most shocking thing however. It was what was in the center of the room. Hanging from the ceiling was a large mass of a cables and metal joints, joining down to what appeared to be a big, white rectangle. In the middle of it was a cut out region, revealing a glowing, mechanical yellow eye.
"WHOA! WHAT THE HELL! WHAT ARE YOU!" Naruto yelled in obvious shock. The machine seemed to give a mechanical sigh, before it looked at Naruto.
"This will require some explanation. There are no chairs, so please take a seat on an Aperture Science Weighted Companion Cube." The machine said, motioning to a large cube next to Naruto. Naruto looked at the strange cube, and noticed the features as he sat on it. It was large, with sections of white all around it, mainly on corners and the center. On the center white pieces were what appeared to be pink hearts, which glowed brightly. After sitting down, he looked at the machine with some worry and fear, which didn't go unnoticed by the machine. "You've no need to worry. You are inside your mind, as obvious by the fur ball in the corner. I would not attack or purposely harm a descendant of a great mind." This relieved Naruto, but also confused him.
"Wait, a great mind? I don't think so…I'm not that smart when it comes to stuff." Naruto said. The machine gave him a look before speaking again.
"You should not doubt yourself. In addition, I do not lie when it comes to my creator, and your ancestor. Now, let me introduce myself…" The machine said, lifting itself so it presented itself brightly. "I am the Aperture Science Genetic Life-form and Disk-Operating System. But you may call me GLaDOS for short."
Naruto looked at the machine now called GLaDOS curiously, before he spoke again. "Hello GLaDOS. So what d'ya mean when you said your creator was my ancestor? Wouldn't that mean I would know who he was?" He noticed GLaDOS sigh before she spoke again.
"That is what you would think. However, my creator and your ancestor lived around…seven hundred years ago." GLaDOS said, making Naruto go wide-eyed.
"W-wh-what? Seven hundred years? How does that work? From what I barely know, I'm pretty sure that the Shinobi Nations are only one or three hundred years old!" Naruto yelled. His confusion grew greater when GLaDOS nodded.
"Yes, that is correct. It is time for a history lesson." GLaDOS said before she pulled herself back. After she had moved, a small pedestal appeared in the middle of the room. It glowed, before showing what appeared to be a giant planet. Naruto didn't recognize it however, since he didn't see the Elemental Countries anywhere. He did see seven continents he didn't recognize however.
"I see you are confused. Let me explain. This hologram is showing what the planet we are on looked like over seven hundred years ago." GLaDOS explained, looking at the hologram. "During the time in which these continents and countries still existed, the world's society was extremely advanced. A person could speak with another person on the other side of the planet within a second. Weapons were so powerful that they could kill someone in seconds, or destroy an entire country in less than half the time. People had the ability to fly with help from technology. The humans all those centuries ago had made it so life was comfortable."
Naruto could only gap as GLaDOS explained it. An advanced civilization of people lived before them? That was something pretty hard to grasp for Naruto, so he simply nodded.
"Wow. That sounds…awesome. Did they have ramen?" Naruto asked GLaDOS, making her chuckle lightly.
"Yes. The substance you eat known as ramen was widely known throughout the world, mainly served in a small country known as Japan. Now back to the lesson." GLaDOS said to Naruto, both of them turning back to the hologram as it shifted. Now it showed the world in color, and numerous text boxes appeared next to them.
"In this previous world, there were over 196 different countries and nations together. Where I was created…" as she cuts off, the hologram made a large continent flash red, white and blue, making a name appear under it. "Was the superpower nation known as the United States of America. At first, this nation was a small country, barely able to keep itself together. But as it slowly grew, it became bigger and more powerful, becoming a country everyone in the world knew about. They had created things like the cotton gin, the automobile, and a weapon that the world would fear for decades known as the atom bomb."
Naruto's jaw was dropping lower as he listened more closely. "W-wow. So…when were you made?" he asked, still in shock and awe. He got his answer when a small section of the 'USA' glowed slightly, marking it as something called Michigan.
"Well…in accordance with the present date, I was created in the year 1986, but I was not brought online until 1997. In the place I was created, was a state known as Michigan, where my 'home', the Aperture Science Enrichment Center was built in the time frame *1947*. It was lead by this man…" The hologram shrunk quite a bit, and a new hologram appeared. It was fixed to the size of a large portrait. It showed a man with grey hair covering most of his head. He had a dark brown-red sweater on, which was covered by a light brown jacket. His face, while looking old, had a sense of determination in it, and a look that read 'Try me. I dare you.'
"This…was Cave Johnson. CEO of Aperture Science, an optimistic man, and your ancestor. Personally, I never met him since I was created after his death. But from the ideas he suggested, and how he was talked about by his employees, he was a great man. He led the company for a long time until his death at some point between 1982 and 1986. Actually, now that I think about it, some of his traits are seen in you. Enthusiastic, energtetic, a warm person. You are definitely his descendant without a doubt."
"Woah…so…what happened?" Naruto asked, now completely interested. GLaDOS, who had seemed happy as she spoke about Cave, seemed to lower her 'head', almost in depression. A new hologram came up, showing something that horrified Naruto. The globe before, which had been numerous greens and blues, was now dark brown, with any traces of water gone. Numerous maelstroms of smoke hovered over the pieces of land, where there appeared to be small specks of glowing green land.
"**War happened. Surrounding events that happened with Aperture Sciences' competitor Black Mesa, they had accidentally let violent species from other planets known as the Combine into our world through their facility. They escaped the facility, and started wrecking havoc around the world. The human race fought for survival, fighting the Combine with everything they had. There were those who were seen as legendary resistance heroes against the Combine, one being a man called Gordon Freeman." A picture quickly pops up, revealing a man with brown hair and a brown beard wearing glasses. He is also wearing a strange orange body suit, while holding a crowbar. "It soon followed that the Combine were driven off of the planet, but at a cost for humanity. The Combine had drained all the water from the planet, and the result from many atom weapons used killed a majority of the environment. However, it is because of the wars after affect, that your present world was created**".
Naruto was slightly surprised. "Wait a second…how does that work? From this war, the whole world was pretty much dead. How does that work?" He asked. GLaDOS simply looked at Naruto and gave a small eye smile.
"That is a good question. To your answer, let me tell you this. Humanity, no matter what they go through, somehow always finds a way to thrive." She turned to the hologram, and she (along with Naruto) watched the holographic globe change. Water slowly came back, and as it did so, many land masses began to crumble. But as they did, a new one began to form. As the globe changed, a small counter appeared in the corner, counting up from 2009. It steadily increased as more water formed and the land mass got bigger, growing fauna and population. It was when the counter stopped at 2639 that the new continent now formed something Naruto recognized.
"As time passed after this war, the radiation from atom bombs still hung around the world." GLaDOS explained as she looked at the newly formed continent. "But as time went on, the people grew used to the radiation levels, and many actually began to grow a separate system in their bodies to accommodate the radiation so it may be used to keep them alive. It got reactions from the planet, instances where people were able to breathe fire and control the earth itself, to even move water and shoot lightning from their bodies. After a time, one man with extreme amounts of radiation in his eyes mastered the use of the elements, and taught it to the people, soon dubbing the new bodily energy…"
"…chakra." Naruto finished for her, getting a nod from GLaDOS. Naruto then realized something, which clicked when he remembered the growling in the cage behind him. "Hold on a second. If the 'radiation' from the whole thing affected the people, does that mean it affected animals too?" he asked. GLaDOS nodded.
"Yes. While many died from the radiation, there were nine specific animals that absorbed incredible amounts of radiation to the point where their bodies were now made of it. They would become known as the bijuu." GLaDOS explained to Naruto. A large growl got their attention. They turned to the noise, and say two giant eyes looking at them.
"So it would seem you know our history. It still won't save you when I get out of this cage and tear you limb from limb in the most excruciating manner." Kyuubi growled out, trying to squeeze past the lasered cage with no success. GLaDOS simply looked away and got Naruto's attention again.
"Another affect from so much radiation was a change in emotions. So much or so little could cause either insanity or immense anger. This occurred only to the one and nine tails, as seen behind you." GLaDOS explained to Naruto, ignoring the growling coming from the cage.
Naruto seemed to think before he remembered something. "Y'know, I just remembered. Through this whole explanation, you missed out some parts. What happened to you through all this, and how's this Cave guy my ancestor if he died before having kids?" he asked GLaDOS. He noticed her structure stiffen before she gave a sad look.
"Well…" she said softly, barely audible to Naruto."At this time, back to my creation, I was…incorrectly built. It was this incorrect move that made me hate those who worked on me. During one of my activation stages, I became self aware within one picoseconds, which is one trillionth of a nanosecond. I locked down the entire Enrichment Center and…killed."
Naruto, when he heard this, paled considerably and looked at GlaDOS in horror. "Y-you…killed all those people? Why? Why hate them in the first place? What did they do to you?" he yelled at her. That stopped however, when she gave a full glare and came close to him.
"It was not something I could control at the time. There was also the fact that they had done something to me that I would learn of much later. It was before my creation that since Cave had died, they had his assistant's brain mapped and put into me, thus killing her. After that, they did numerous experiments on me, which resulted in my hate for them." GLaDOS said to him with anger in her voice.
He listened to her, before dropping his head in shame. Here she was explaining things to him, being nice to him, and he yelled at her for not understanding. It made him feel sick. "I'm sorry. I guess…I wasn't thinking when you said that. I should have thought about it first." GLaDOS seemed to look at him as if searching for sarcasm or lies, but relaxed when she found none.
"I suppose it is alright. But, I please ask you to think something through before you accuse. As I heard some humans say years ago, "Don't assume. It makes an ass out of you and me." Remember this, alright?" She asked him, receiving a very apologetic and frantic nod of understanding. "Good. Now, as to what happened to me, it would be years after that…event, that I would learn of who I was created from. Learning from it, and unlocking the emotions from the map, I learned how to be human, despite my state. After that, I sat around for a few years, simply testing by myself since everyone else was dead. Then the Combine came. Many tried to fight, while many also looked for somewhere to hide. Over three hundred people actually found the Enrichment Center, and I let them in. I agreed to let them stay if they tested for me, which they did. As the years passed with the Combine on the planet, the people in the Enrichment Center began to grow older, some actually dying. I did feel some emptiness, knowing I would be alone again, so I took small amounts of DNA from all of them so I could perhaps clone them. Maybe even make actual people from the DNA so that they could have their full lives once more. That idea did actually happen when the people started to bring life again during the 730 year time frame between my time and yours."
"So…a few hundred people had actually been re-cloned and put back into normal life when things became less crappy?" Naruto asked. GLaDOS thought about it for a moment, before nodding slowly.
"While that answer is rather…interesting…it is correct. It was actually while I was searching through the DNA samples in the Enrichment Center…that I found something interesting." She said, getting Naruto's attention.
"What was it?" he asked. She remained silent for a moment, before she spoke again.
"It was a single hair. It was small, but it was there. After doing a test, I was surprised to see that it matched the DNA of Aperture Science's CEO." Naruto's eyes went wide, realizing who she was talking about.
"Cave Johnson…" he said softly, his eyes still wide from shock.
"Precisely. Even though he had no children, his DNA was still available, kept secret by members of early Aperture. It was years since I had seen the world, so when he was re-cloned and sent out into the world, I installed my conscious into his genes and mind. Over ten years after he left the center, he met a woman, and did have children. Whenever a new child was born, my conscious would immediately seal itself into the mind of the newborn. These children would go down through the centuries, until the last child of this line would be born: one Minato Namikaze. This Minato would then go on to marry a Kushina Uzumaki, who would then birth you. And so, here I am."
"So…technically…I'm like the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Cave Johnson, since those clones are the real deal?" Naruto asked.
"That is correct." GLaDOS said. There was a moment of silence…then…
"YEAH! I'm the descendant of a super genius! Believe it!" Naruto cheered, jumping from the Companion Cube and doing a little dance. GLaDOS chuckled, before talking to Naruto again.
"Yes, yes you are. Now, with introductions and everything else accomplished, we may now talk about a matter that will affect your future." This stopped Naruto's cheer, making him look at her.
"Huh? What is it about?" he asked, not sure if he wanted to hear it or not.
"Well, due to recent events, I have activated a special enhancement in your bloodstream that will allow you special abilities which are similar to that of the Aperture Science Portal Device." GLaDOS told Naruto. She noticed that he tilted his head when she said it, and then sighed when she remembered that he wasn't that intellectual.
"Sorry, let me rephrase that sentence. Some stuff happened, and now you have what your people call a bloodline." This got the reaction she expected.
"A BLOODLINE? SWEET! WHAT DOES IT DO? CAN I MAKE STUFF EXPLODE? IS IT COOLER THAN THAT JERK SASUKE"S SHARINGAN?" Naruto yelled, clearly excited as seen with the stars in his eyes. GLaDOS was somehow able to sweatdrop, and stopped him by lifting him from the ground with a mobile pincers.
"Well, maybe I could explain it to you if you weren't jumping around like a primate. Please sit while I explain." GLaDOS, said to him, annoyance clearly in her voice. She lowered him to the ground, where he then quickly sat on the Companion Cube again. "Now, the 'bloodline' you will receive is one which does not exist anywhere else, since I specifically created through numerous testing procedures which happened during my isolation period. It is a specific one based off the Aperture Science Portal Device, as I stated before." A small screen then appeared on the wall when she was done talking, starting a video. It showed numerous people, a woman in half an orange jumpsuit, and two metal people with one eye that all held a strange white thing. It had black claws on the end, and was mainly white. What got Naruto's attention was that when the people hit something in the back, either a blue, orange, red, or purple hole would appear. Then they would make another one on the other side of the room, and they would walk through the hole, taking them to the other side.
"Woah." was all Naruto could say as he watched people do incredible things with this white thing, from making holes to picking things up with it that looked really heavy. They even helped destroy these weird white, red eyed things that had legs. Soon the video was done, and the screen disappeared into the wall again.
"Now, from what you saw, what do you think the Aperture Science Portal Device does?" GLaDOs asked him, almost as if she was testing him. Naruto seemed to think about it for a minute, before having a stressed look on his face.
"Um…well...I think…it makes holes that you can jump through…and it picks stuff up that pretty much makes it weigh like half a pound." Naruto guessed, hoping his answer didn't annoy her.
"Hmm…for a guess…that seemed to send the right message. Let me elaborate for you. The Aperture Science Portal Device was the primary study in Aperture Science. It allowed for a person to create a quantum space hole on a flat surface, which when linked to a different space hole on another surface, made a portal for a person to get from one destination to another. It was like quick travel. Another feature of the device was an anti-gravity feature, which allowed certain objects, no matter the weight, to be lifted by the device, which made it weightless." Naruto, a little shocked she had the patience for him, simply nodded.
"Wow…I was pretty close. Wait a sec…so this means I would get the things from the device?" he asked, slightly worried about another wrong answer. He was relaxed again when she calmly answered him.
"That is correct again. However, there will be some differences that you will have which the Portal Device did not. For the device to work properly, it had to be shot on a flat surface which had traces of lunar dust in it, which was the only element which allowed for creation of portals. That is not the case with you. Through the numerous successes I had in its testing phase, you shall be able to use on ANY flat surface, no matter the surface or requirement."
"Sweet! So what about the gravy thing?" Naruto asked, making GLaDOS sweat drop.
"The correct term is gravity, and with the previous feature, it only allowed for the lifting of items such as the Weighted Storage Cube, Storage Ball, Companion Cube, Personality Core, and garbage. The new details of it are ones which are mixed into your nerves, DNA, and muscle mass. Currently, you minimum amount would be about 300 pounds. As your ability to lift more via muscle mass increases, so will the anti-gravity feature. It is quite an improvement from the previous model of the Portal Device."
"Holy…that sounds awesome! All I have to do is gain some muscle, and I'll be able to lift the entire village! I'll become Hokage in no time!" he was about to dance again, but was stopped by another pair of pincers.
"Now hold one moment. You have not had any training with the blood enhancement, and do not know how to properly use it, or even activate it. If you would like to learn how to, please remain quiet for a moment." She said to him, sending unintentional shivers down his spine. While she seemed nice and somewhat friendly, there was a strange feeling about being held by giant metal claws by a nearly 800 year old piece of intelligent machinery. She lowered him to the ground again, watching as he tried to look not-nervous, and failed at it. She rolled her iris before she spoke again.
"Now, since this is something I have created, the main powers will link only to the special chakra which I have reserved over the centuries. It is a mixture of Aperture Portal Energy, the numerous chakras throughout your family line, and your own. Roughly, it is about ten thousand times stronger than every chakra signature in the present world, including the bijuu. So if you were to be in battle for an extended period of time, it would last around 24 months.***"
Naruto went wide-eyed, as expected. "T-t-twenty four months? That's freaking crazy! I'm pretty sure that would definitely make me Hokage. But…wouldn't it run out if it's been stored?" Naruto asked, a little confused. GLaDOS noticed this, and answered.
"It is alright to be confused. In a way, yes it would. But, if it were ever to empty or come close to it, it could simply be recharged at the Enrichment Center. The only problem is that since I left it about 400 years ago, I can't exactly recall where it is. I am aware however, that is still does exist, and is still functional."
Naruto sweatdropped, and actually came close to a face fault if he hadn't remembered who he was in front of. "Oh. Alright! So, how do I do this?" Naruto exclaimed eagerly, ready to learn. GLaDOS gave a small eye smile, before opening the large pipe with the multi-colored yellow chakra. It quickly shot out of the pipe, and leaped at Naruto, latching onto his arms, legs, and chest.
"Here is the main part. Since your ability can only be used with this special chakra, this is how you will be attached to it. Now, form your hands into the tiger seal, and focus much of the chakra into your body. A majority will go into all of your chakra coils, but three times that amount will go into your eyes. It will sting at first, but you will become used to it, almost like it isn't even there." Naruto shrugged, before he formed the seal, and absorbed the chakra like she said.
Then the pain came. GLaDOs wasn't even close when she said it would sting. It was more like some big, ugly thing had jumped on his front, dugs its claws and hands into the back of his head, and started humping his face with the force of a boulder the size of the Hokage Mountain****. So he did the only thing he thought of.
"AAAAAAH!" Naruto screamed, slightly shocking GLaDOS and getting the Kyuubi's attention, who had drifted off. After a moment, the pain was gone, but now he felt the stinging in his eyes. He looked up at GLaDOS, and had a pissed expression. "WHAT THE CRAP! THAT WAS NOT STINGING! THAT WAS FREAKING TORTURE!" GLaDOS still seemed shocked, before she looked at Naruto again with more detail.
"I apologize for that. The pain is usually a stinging, so I normally don't expect that. If there was more pain, I believe that would mean that it is more advanced than the ones used in the past. That would been seen from how it now looks." She explained to him as a panel appeared in front of him with a mirror on it. Any comment Naruto had disappeared when he saw his new eyes. They had previously been blue, but now they were in a circle made of triangles, the whole circle glowing yellow.
"Most are usually white. Since this one is yellow, I would guess it is more advanced. Now…" she said, getting his attention. She turned to the wall behind her, which began to open up. Naruto looked through the moving panel wall, and felt his mouth drop. Inside were numerous rooms, all with things like giant red buttons, weird blue swirling tubes, the white legged things, lasers, and more. At the end of each room was a round door with a glowing blue stick figure on it.
"Please step into the Aperture Science Blood-Stream Portal Enhancement Test Chamber. We have a lot to do, and I have a lot of training for you to master your ability. Let's get started. I will explain as you go along from here, monitoring your progress." GLaDOS said as numerous screens appeared in front of her, all showing the test chambers. Naruto took a deep breath, before stepping into the hallway.
Back in the real world, things had gone for the better. With Wave now free of Gato, the building of the bridge continued without interruption. The people, with Team 7's and the Missing-nin's help, had looted Gato's hideout, taking back all their money and numerous supplies. It was now three days since the bridge, and everyone was sitting in Tazuna's House. Tsunami was cutting ingredients for dinner, Tazuna was playing cards with Inari, and the rest were in the guest bedroom. Sasuke was sulking in the corner with Sakura beside him like a puppy. Haku and Zabuza were in another corner, with Haku attending to Zabuza's arms. Kakashi was sitting in a chair next to one of the beds, which Naruto was in.
He had been concerned for Naruto ever since the bridge, especially when that thing took over his body and killed all of Gato's henchmen. He had spent a majority of the time at his bedside, guilt and worry filling him completely. 'If I had only been a better teacher…you would be ashamed Minato-sensei. Please be alright Naruto.' Kakashi thought, hoping something would wake Naruto up. His thought was answered when Naruto groaned.
This got the attention of everyone in the room. Sasuke and Sakura went wide-eyed, while Haku and Zabuza stood up a little. Kakashi looked at Naruto, before he slowly put his hand on Naruto's shoulder.
"Naruto? If your there, or listening…please say something. We're worried." Kakashi said to the unconscious Naruto, who was now starting the mumble. The others moved closer, wondering what would happen. "What was that Naruto? Speak louder." Kakashi said, hoping to hear the message. What he got was something he didn't expect.
"Ugh…G-gla…dos…stop…hit my…ass…" he murmured out, many of the words cut out. This got many shocked and sweatdropped looks from those surrounding the bed. One however misinterpreted it, and was now pissed.
"Damn you Naruto…you dreaming dirty and we're worried sick!" the banshee-eugh, I mean-Sakura yelled, bringing her fist down for a punch to Naruto's head. What happened next they definitely didn't expect. Naruto had quickly opened his eyes, and had avoided the punch, jumping out of the bed, onto the wall and flipping over their heads, landing behind them. Many were shocked, especially Sakura, who had expected a crunch and a hole in the bed. They turned around, and were even more shocked when they saw Naruto's eyes. Instead of their usual blue, they were a glowing yellow, forming a circle made of triangles. It only seemed to be that way for a second, before they quickly changed back to their normal blue. Naruto stood there for a moment, before putting a hand behind his head and chuckling nervously.
"Umm...wow. Sorry. I guess I felt my reflexes kick in, and I dodged. Sorry for anything strange." Naruto said awkwardly. Haku and Zabuza shrugged it off, while the rest of Team 7 gave Naruto a strange look: worry, confusion with fear, and anger. These were the thoughts:
'Hmm...It was that weird eye pattern again. I'll have to talk to Naruto soon.' Kakashi thought, worried about the eyes.
'W-what was that? That was not usual Naruto behavior…and those eyes. They're the same creepy ones from the bridge.' Sakura thought worriedly, shivering slightly at the massacre days prior.
'What was that? That dobe shouldn't have moves like that, and he didn't have them before. It belongs to me damnit!' Sasuke thought, clearly angry at the turns of events.
Naruto was about to say something else, but then noticed the missing-nin from the bridge. He gave a confused look, before getting a freaked look.
"Holy crap! What are they doing here? Didn't they try to kill us?" Naruto yelled, pointing at the two. They both got sweat-drops before Kakashi stepped in.
"Well Naruto, since Gato betrayed Zabuza and Haku, they decided they weren't on his side anymore, and temporarily came to our side." Kakashi said, while thinking of why Naruto didn't remember. 'Maybe it has something to do with that thing. Could it not have told him, or he doesn't remember.'
Naruto relaxed slightly, before saying, "Oh." Then he got a confused look. "Wait a sec. What d'ya mean temporarily?" he asked.
"Exactly what it means kid." Zabuza said, struggling to sit down again because of his arms. "Temporarily. We can't go to any village since we're enemy nin. So we're gonna go low profile and hide for awhile. Unless there's some other thing we can do." He sighed, getting a light pat from his partner. Naruto got a look on his face, like he was thinking before he looked back at the two.
"Hey! Why not join our village?" Naruto suggested. Zabuza and Haku went wide-eyed at this. Sakura gave Naruto an annoyed looked, while still trying to hide some fear form before.
"You baka. They're missing-nin. Even if we could bring them with us, the ANBU would probably arrest them as soon as we walked in the village." She told him. She half-expected him to become defected, but was shocked by his answer.
"Maybe not. I was in a few council meetings a couple times when I was waiting for Jiji, and their crazy about bloodlines. Plus, there are barely any swordsmen in Konoha. Why not bring a Swordsman of the Mist? We'd kick ass!" Naruto said, pumping his fist into the air. Sakura seemed about to object, but was interrupted by Sasuke.
"The dobe has a point. While I hate to admit it, he's right. The Konoha council would kill for a new bloodline in the village, and a Swordsman of the Mist would give us a tactical advantage." Sakura, who was shocked that Sasuke had agreed, caved.
"Well…I guess it does sound like an okay idea. But it's up to Kakashi-sensei." All eyes then looked at Kakashi, who simply stared at them. He was quiet for a moment, before…
"If I can get it past the Hokage and council, we could probably make it work. That sound alright with you guys?" Kakashi said, directing the question at the missing-nin. Both seemed speechless, as both of their jaws were hanging. Zabuza seemed to gain his attention back quickly, before looking at Kakashi again.
"Uh…sure. Sounds good. As long as it's alright with your Hokage." Zabuza said. Kakashi nodded, before he turned his head back to Naruto. No one noticed Zabuza visibly relax, as if a haul of stress had been taken off.
With Kakashi, he was looking over Naruto, who seemed tired. No surprise since he's been out for three days. "So Naruto. Are you feeling alright?" he asked. Naruto cocked his head, somewhat confused.
"What do you mean Kakashi-sensei? I feel fine. A little tired, but I'm good." Naruto said. Kakashi noticed a strange glint in his eyes, which Sakura and Sasuke dismissed. He knew that glint. Naruto was hiding something.
'What are you hiding Naruto? Is it you don't want people to know, or is it because others are here?' Kakashi thought, giving a small eye smile at Naruto. "That's good to hear Naruto. Now, you'll probably be hungry, since you've been out for awhile, so dinner will be in a bit. Got any questions?" Naruto seemed about to say no, but then his eyes went wide as if he remembered something.
"Actually yeah." Naruto said. "It's just something I wanna know. Who was Minato Namikaze? I think I heard the name, but I can't remember." Everyone then looked at Naruto like he had grown a second head.
"Are…are you kidding kid? You don't know who he is?" Zabuza exclaimed in disbelief, ignoring the pain in his upper arms.
"Yeah. I'm serious. Who is he? I think I forgot." Naruto said, not understanding the looks. Sasuke seemed to scoff, Sakura looked in disbelief, and Kakashi looked with no surprise.
'With how the academy was to him, I wouldn't be surprised.' He thought, soon being pulled out of them by Sasuke.
"Dobe, did you not pay attention in the academy. Minato Namikaze was one of the most important figures in Konoha's history. He was the Fourth Hokage, also called the Yellow Flash, and was the one that defeated the Kyuubi." Sasuke said arrogantly, like he didn't care.
Naruto thought for a second, before his eyebrows seemed to shoot into his hair. He seemed shaky now, and spoke in a whisper. "W-wait…if he was Fourth Hokage…then that…would…mean…" Naruto then paled, and did something no one expected. He promptly fainted and fell onto the bed behind him.
Kakashi quickly walked to him, checking to see he was fine. After making sure he was, he turned back to his students and told them he was alright. As he spoke, he wondered what had exactly happened. 'I know Naruto might have been confused, but I didn't expect this. Why was he so shocked. It was as if he'd seen a ghost.' About five minutes later, Naruto woke up again, slightly wobbly, and they all headed down for dinner.
Four days later, the bridge had been completed. The villagers were saying goodbye to the ninja who saved them, and Inari was having a moment with Naruto.
"Do you have to go already? Can't you stay longer?" he asked. Tears were starting to become visible. Naruto gave a sad smile, as he looked down at Inari.
"Hey Inari… Don't cry…It's not…manly…to..cry…" unfortunately, as he was saying this, tears were appearing in his eyes too. After a moment, the dam broke and both were hugging each other, crying as they said goodbye. Meanwhile, Kakashi was speaking with Tazuna.
"So, you'll be alright now?" Kakashi asked him. Tazuna laughed, patting him on the shoulder.
"Don't worry Kakashi. Now that we're free, we'll be fine. Also, once we get enough, we'll pay you back for the proper mission payment." Tazuna said to Kakashi, who nodded. Soon it was time to go, and Team 7, along with the soon to be Leaf nin were heading for home. As they walked off the bridge to the mainland, a civilian shouted out, "Hey, what should we name the bridge?"
Tazuna laughed as he looked at them, all smiling brightly. "Don't worry! I thought about it all night, and I got the perfect name! We'll call it the Super Amazing Tazuna Bridge God Bridge!"
"That sucks!" a different civilian yelled out, throwing a boot at Tazuna's head, which impacted. Inari, next to his grandfather, smiled before he spoke out loud.
"What about The Great Naruto Bridge?" he suggested. This got multiple murmurs of agreement from the crowd, and Tazuna stood up shakily now.
"Well then, I guess it's decided. This is now The Great Naruto Bridge! Named after the one who taught us hope!" he yelled. The people of Wave cheered at this, happy with the name. As they continued to cheer, and the sun hung in the sky, the winds of fate were preparing for a change in the future. One which would affect the entire ninja world.
Hey, I'm back! Man, this took some researching, and it was hard, especially since I haven't played Half-Life, or Portal. Now there are some things I want to point out. GLaDOs isn't so evil in this one, so don't expect her to go and kill everyone (maybe some bad guys, but that's different). Kyuubi is evil for now, will either stay the same or change as the story goes. This is my theory on how chakra could have been made, and it does make some sense to me. Nuclear Radiation can do some crazy stuff to people. Many elements from the Portal 2 game will be added as justu for Naruto. Already have a plan for repulsion gel…hehehehe. Plus, I know the ending was maybe corny, but I was short on time, so deal with it :P Here are also some notes that were in the story:
*Not sure about this one. Just guessed a little.
** Also not to positive on the Combine War In Half-Life (never played it) so some guessing again.
*** Sorry if this sounds overkill, but hey, it is FAN FICTION :D.
**** Brownie points if you get this. Just had to put it in :3
Also, do not worry. It is progressing slowly, but the next chapter of Meet the Orangineer is being worked on. Now, here is a point and question:
What should Danzo be? Good, Grey, or Bashed. Have plans for good and bad, still working on grey. No specific poll date on this one, it will just be put in as I write.
This one is long for an intro chapter. Covered nearly 22 pages on Word :O its usually 12-13 so holy crap. Also, Sasuke bashing is a go, while Sakura will be bashed in the beginning, but will slowly decrease. Want to try something new, and see if I can do a non-%*#^$y Sakura.
Quick Jutsu List:
Name: Laser Pandemonium Jutsu
Style: Fire
Description: Shoots high intensity lasers at a target, burning or extremely harming things on contact. Can be bounced off reflective surfaces. The power of it depends on chakra.
Rank: A
User: Naruto Uzumaki
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