After catching up on the latest chapters of Naruto I started to read a lot of the fan fiction for Naruto and eventually got into the crossover stories of Naruto and Mortal Kombat and got me to thinking about ways they could be interweaved together but I decided to scrap the idea all together but then another thought came to me.

What if the Shirai Ryu and the Lin Kuei where ninja clans in the story world of Naruto instead their original place in the death tournament. A most intriguing idea that I thought about all throughout work last night and decided I must tell the story even if no one would listen.

So in order for this story to continue their are a couple things that must be done. A new origin story and other "conversions".

The story i will get to in a bit but their abilities need to be converted to fit the story of Naruto. Sorry guys but chakra is the LAW.

Their fighting abilities will be the same and their unnatural abilities will activated through the use of chakra which in my opinion still makes them a force to be reckoned with.

I'll place the rating at mature because even Naruto can be bloody at times and there might be other "things" so better safe than sorry.

Without further ado let us begin our journey together and have a great time.

Naruto

The Tale of the Scorpion

The beginning of our story starts at the founding of the leaf or Konoha as it's come to be known. Months after the clash between Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju over the fate of Konoha many ninja from all over attempted to found their own village to try and gain power.

Eventually these ninja would clash with each other in an attempt to gain a place in the shinobi world but the world is never so kind. Many great ninja died fighting for their right to rule and so the death toll climbed and the clans that were too weak on their own were either destroyed or absorbed by the stronger clans until only two remained.

The Shirai Ryu and the Lin Kuei.

Both of the clans with the same goal in mind fought each other for dominance as neither would back down and so their bad blood between their clans began here taking root with deep hatred for the other.

Many fell to the blade on both sides and the destruction was uncontrolled to where the hidden villages had to intervene. With a threat of even greater enemies the two clans were forced into a ceasefire and were separated.

The Shirai Ryu where placed in the southern parts of the land of fire while the Lin Kuei were sent to the land of frost.

With the ever watchful gaze of the hidden villages the two clans settled into their new "territory" as peace returned for awhile.

The clans never gained full power as the hidden villages but were still dangerous in their own right.

As time passed the two clans battled each other in every way and even fought in the great ninja wars usually on the opposite side of the other.

Like all things in life time brings change and change must happen. One man faced that change in order for the Shirai Ryu to become more than just assassins, to become respected ninjas.

This is his story

The story of the Scorpion

Scorpion/Hanzo's POV

There are no words to describe the feeling of comfort I feel everyday in the small hours of the morning. To be roused from my sleep oh so lightly and the first thing I see is my wife smiling down at me as she rubs my chin with her soft fingers, "It is time to wake up my love." I hear her say before she steals a kiss from my lips.

I return the kiss with an equal passion before running my fingers through her long flowing black hair massaging my way down her neck, passing her shoulders and eventually reaching her baby bump which I tenderly rub which causes her to moan into our kiss.

I couldn't help but feel a sudden rush of fatherly pride as hold my wife and unborn child but after enough caressing she pulls back from our kiss and mock yells, "Hanzo!"

"What?" I playfully mocked back which was met by her glare, "You know I'm really sensitive there." I couldn't help but smirk as I pull her closer, "You know you like it when I rub your tummy." Oh those words hit their mark as they caused her to blush in a really cute way that made me laugh and she hit me on the shoulder for laughing.

My wife is six months pregnant with our child and even though she denies it I still think she is beautiful.

Who am I

I am Hanzo Hasashi Gransmaster of the Shirai Ryu clan.

My wife is Kara Hasashi formerly of the Tenko family in the Shirai Ryu and our soon to be born son my wife named Jubei, Jubei Hasashi.

Kara usually is the one to wake me up nowadays because otherwise I would sleep in and miss the day's events even though in my youth I would not do that but I guess marriage does that to a ninja.

Much to my disappointment Kara got out of bed and with her went my comfort, so reluctantly I got out of bed and proceeded to get dressed while eyeing my wife.

Today was an important day for the Shirai Ryu and as Grandmaster it was my duty to make sure it went well. Today was to be the beginning of the negotiations between the hidden leaf and my clan.

While Konoha has always watched my clan we never have really seen eye to eye and as such mistrust between us has lasted for generations. However things have begun to change as we've established a trade route and even communications but today I was to visit Konoha and negotiate with the fourth Hokage himself.

As much as I would like to take the day off and spend it with my wife but blowing off the Hokage probably wouldn't be a very wise thing to do plus Kara would punish me for it because she's always been a by the book ninja.

Finally dressed me and Kara head to the kitchen where I cook the both of us a lovely breakfast (What? I like to cook and plus she's pregnant.) the whole time I'm cooking she looks at me with those lovely black irises wafting the scent of her soon to be meal.

With what must have been an eternity to her I finish cooking and present the meal to her side of the table and I turn my back to get my food and I hear her say, "Thank you for the food."

Turning back around with plates in hand I see her attack her food vigorously but gracefully and by the time I'm seated she's already finished half her meal. Those cravings of hers has been rather hard to deal with.

Not a sound passed between us as we silently enjoyed our breakfast together but like all things this too had to end.

All of a sudden their was a loud knocking the came upon the door jarring the two from their focus and in which Kara looked down and I sighed.

I went to the front door and answered it to find Hiro Tenko and Nakuma Ojun my two commanders standing outside.

"Hasashi-Sama we will need to leave for Konoha soon." said Hiro with a reluctant but serious face.

"I understand. Give me ten minutes." I replied back as the two bowed and walked away.

After shutting the door I slowly turned around to find my wife looking at me with sad face and watery eyes.

Making my way over to her I embraced her in the most loving way I could and cupped her chin with my hand bringing her into a kiss and kiss back she did while a few tears fell from her between us we eventually parted from the others embrace.

Though she did not say it I could tell she didn't want me to go but all I could do now was dry her tears and say, "I'll be back in a week." She looked back up at me and said the first word she had said in awhile, "Promise?"

"I promise so please see me off with a smile." Kara's expression changed as she truly smiled and said, "Take care."

With our parting I left the house only to walk into the bright morning light of the sun and upon my way to the edge of the village everyone bowed as me, Hiro, Nakuma, and 60 or so Shirai Ryu ninjas left on our way towards Konoha.

We travelled together in a rank formation with me at the center being that I'm the Grandmaster and against tradition I had every one of us including myself remove our masks proving to any who looked upon us that we mean no harm.

The way to Konoha was rather boring while the younger ninjas began to converse with one another around me I chose to remain silent as my thoughts often returned to Kara.

Throughout the better part of the day we just moved onward hardly stopping for anything in an intent to reach our destination before sundown.

Then a couple hours before sundown we managed to see it on the edge of our view. The gates of the hidden leaf.

Then Nukuma our sensory ninja started to look perturbed as we closed in because he explained that their where hundreds of chakras all over belonging to leaf ninja who are probably eyeing our movements making sure we don't cause trouble.

In any case I told our entire group that they don't mean to attack us unless provoked so we needn't worry.

They gates came into full view as we came close towards the said gates.

There they were in a lineup of Ninjas wearing animal masks ever watching our movements and at the front of the formation was a ninja with spikey yellow hair looking at us with a stern expression.

Our group stopped and then I moved to the front to face the man with the yellow hair until only a few feet separated us.

Then he did something I never in a million years would have expected. He smiled.

When I say he smiled I don't mean a little one no I mean a huge grin of happiness and it caught me totally off guard then he opened his arms wide and said,

"Welcome to Konoha."