Hey guys, this is my first fanfic EVER! I've had this idea for a long time and I just felt that I needed to get it written down somewhere. Since it's my first ever, some constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated, but don't be too harsh! Have fun :) -(Don't forget to Favorite and review!)-

(Set in Naruto Part 1, just before the Chunin exams)

The story starts in a small bedroom with a view of the sea and a large forest. It is early in the morning, and birds can be heard in the trees. The yearly Chunin Exams are to be held the next day in the village Hidden in The Leaves, better known as Konoha.

He woke.

It was time.

The "He" in question was a 14 year old genin from the distant Hidden Soul Village, a small and rather peaceful community situated on an island to the south-east of the Water Nation.

The kid's name was Kudo Takibi. An awkward, not-quite-sure-of-himself teenager who you'd think had a lot to say but never said it. So it follows that his name was rather inappropriate; "Kudo" means "verbosity", or "talkativeness."

He had slightly tanned skin, strangely jet-black and spiky hair which almost 'protruded' from his head and hung stiffly about his face, and eyes that were sharp and darker than Sasuke's life story. He was average in height and his muscles were well-defined… in fact, everything about his figure was somehow, too defined, almost…
inhuman, in fact.

Not as inhuman as his thick, furry brown tail though.

You see, Kudo was not your average guy. He didn't have 'parents', as such. Rather, he was…
found.

-14 years beforehand-:

An experienced shinobi named Ikidori Takibi, a loyal guardian of the Hidden Soul village had been out on a mission to assassinate a duo of skilled bandits who had been killing and looting travelers, not too far from the village. When he had arrived at the location of their camp, they were nowhere to be seen.
In the place of their tent lay a large, white and crumpled metal ball with a reddish, transparent glass pane.

The bottom of it was bathed in splattered blood; this 'thing' had done Ikidori's job for him.
Not wasting anymore time, Ikidori turned and leaped away when suddenly a loud cry broke out, seemingly from the 'object'.

Ikidori cautiously approached, raised his chakra steadily (just in case) and looked through the pane of red glass. Inside lay a tiny baby with spiky black hair, bawling his eyes out. Ikidori was puzzled. Why was this child in here? Where could he have come from? Ikidori assumed that the object had fallen from the sky; someone had dropped it on the bandits and had beaten him to it.

The baby had been strapped down with leather and had what looked like drips and heart monitors hooked up to it. Ikidori wrenched open the front hatch.
He noticed a large gash on the side of its head, and so he reached around it and gently placed his fingers on the wound to heal it. Immediately, the baby screamed and writhed under his touch. It shook its small arms and legs until the leather straps that held it down ripped.

Ikidori was taken aback.

Protruding from the baby's lower back was a thick, brown tail, which moved around as though it had a life of its own.

He quickly grabbed the child, hoping to bring it back to the village so that someone more experienced with healing (and handling babies) could look after it. He couldn't just leave it there.
As he leaped through the trees on the way back, the baby struggled still. It was almost… strong, too strong for something so fragile and young. Ikidori powered through the forest at full speed, both worrying for the tailed child and being eager for someone to take it off his hands.

Kudo was not aware of any of this, nor were the other inhabitants of the village; they were never told.

-Back to the present-:

Kudo flopped lazily onto his hands and knees. He yawned loudly and stood up, and ran his hand through his thick black hair. Strangely enough, Kudo had never had a haircut, which was odd for one of the members of the Takibi clan, all of whom had long, flowing hair which had to be cut regularly due to the rate at which it grew.

Kudo's hair never grew.

In fact, it never changed at all.

He was not very self-conscious, so he wasted no time getting washed and dressed. This was probably down to the fact that no matter how hard he tried, he would always look the same.
He slipped on his red-and-black shinobi jacket and his black pants, strapped his Hidden Soul headband to his forehead, wrapped his tail around his waist and pulled his belt up over it.

"Kudo!"

The shout came from downstairs.

"Get down here right now, or we'll miss the ship and you'll never become a chunin. Do you really want that? I-"

"Spare me the lecture, Dad!" Kudo shouted back.

He grabbed his pre-packed bag and hurried downstairs for breakfast. On one side of the breakfast table, there were two bowls of cereal, one of them nearly empty, and on the other, an absolutely huge platter of various small cakes and a full bucket of milk. Kudo, sat quickly down in front of the cakes and the milk, and within 2 minutes, all of it was gone.
All of it.
Kudo had always had a large appetite (which in itself is a huge understatement), as far as Ikidori and Heian Takibi could remember.

"Kudo, have you made sure you've packed everything?" his mother said knowingly.

"Of course," he replied dismissively,"Believe me, if I had missed something I would have known about it."

"Just checking."

His father had already stepped outside into the sun. Ikidori was a tall and handsome man with piercing green eyes and long, flowing brown hair. His neck was covered with scars from his many skirmishes with criminals and assassins as a village guardian, and although he had chiseled features and defined muscles, he bore no resemblance to his son, who was unaware of his own adoption.

"Get out here, boy" he said through the open door,"We're going now. Say goodbye to your mother."

"Bye, mom."

"Farewell, son. You do your best out there, OK?"

"Sure. I've got this."

Kudo stepped out into the morning light, bag in hand, and strolled towards his father.

He was ready for just about anything.

That's all for now (yes, I know it was short), but if it proves to be successful then I'll continue. NarutoxDBZ crossovers have a lot of potential for good storytelling so I'm hoping I can pull through. I think it will be interesting to see how the chunin exams play out in this one! Thanks! Favorite this and tell me if you want to see more!

-( Had to include that saiyan eating scene ;) )-