Ryuuken, Swords of Legend
A Naruto Fanfiction
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DISCLAIMER: Naruto and co. are owned by Kishimoto-sama. The plot and the other characters are all mine.
Chapter One: Retrieval
"CHIDORI!"
"RASENGAN!"
Two figures clashed as the rain fell from the heavens. Both competitors were dripping with sweat, blood and grime.
"Sasuke! Give it up. Please return with us to Konoha." The blond pleaded.
"No, I won't, dobe. I have made up my mind." The brunette answered.
"But why, Sasuke?"
"You will never understand why."
"Fine Sasuke."
More dark clouds seemed to gather towards the area. Each of the fighters were standing atop the statues of two great Shinobi, ready to battle each other again.
"Really, Naruto? You're letting me go?"
"I never said I would, but rather, I would break your bones and beat you to a bloody pulp in order to return you to Konoha."
"Could you really do that?"
"I promise you, I could."
"Show me then."
Said combatants started to fight again. Both sides started to charge their chakra in order to gain advantage over one another. The brunette suddenly activated his curse seal to level 2 while the blond unknowingly used the chakra of his furry tenant.
"This chakra," Hatake Kakashi mused, "I hope we're not yet late."
Despite being a habitual latecomer, this one mission is something Kakashi doesn't want to be tardy with. This mission is a crucial one since the lives of both his students, the knucklehead Uzumaki Naruto and the survivor Uchiha Sasuke, are at stake.
'I don't want to fail both of you.' Kakashi thought.
Kakashi jumped from tree branch to tree branch, racing against time, hoping he'll be able to stop both his students from completely destroying each other.
"Kakashi, we're here." Pakkun, a small pug, told him.
"I hope we're on time."
"Same here."
An unpleasant sight greeted Kakashi and Pakkun as they reached the Valley of the End. The scent of burnt trees, sweat and blood filled their noses and craters of various sizes were seen all over the area.
"Did you find any signs of them?" Kakashi inquired.
"Not yet at the moment."
Pakkun sniffed the air for a second time. It still smelled the same. There was no scent of either of the two. Until…
"Kakashi, I think I found Naruto!" the ninken exclaimed.
"Show me where." Kakashi said.
"Follow me."
The nin-ken trotted ahead of Kakashi towards the direction of Naruto's location. The two then spotted a familiar mop of spiky blond hair sticking out of a pile of rubble. The silver haired scarecrow dug out the owner of the blond mop.
The Jounin scanned for any signs of life from the blond. He checked the blonde's pulse and breathing.
"Kakashi, is he alive?" asked the pug.
"Naruto's alive but unconscious." He sighed with relief.
The pug sighed as well.
"Pakkun, could you locate Sasuke as well?"
"I'm on it!" Pakkun replied enthusiastically.
A few minutes later…
"Did you find him?"
"He's over there!" the pug exclaimed as he pointed where the Uchiha is.
"Pakkun, guard over Naruto," Kakashi instructed, "I'll go over to check on Sasuke."
"Roger that, Kakashi!"
'White ceiling. White walls. Everything is white!'
"I hate hospitals."
"Naruto, thank Kami! You're awake." A dark-haired med-nin exclaimed.
"What do you mean, Shizune-nee?"
"You fell in an almost week-long coma."
"R-really?"
Uzumaki Naruto had just awakened from a coma-like state. His slight headache and acute body pains were signs that he indeed fell into such state.
"Are you feeling well now Naruto?" the med-nin, now known as Shizune, asked.
"Aside from the headache and body pains, I'm okay."
"Good to know." Shizune said with relief.
"What about the others, neesan? Are they all fine?"
"They're all recovering right now. Kiba, Chouji and Shino are still in the hospital. Shikamaru had just gotten out a few days ago." She said.
"Whew! That's a relief." Naruto said, "What about Sasuke?"
"He's fine. He just woke up yesterday."
"NARUTO!"
A loud bang was suddenly heard as Haruno Sakura entered Naruto's hospital room.
"What have you done to Sasuke-kun?" she shrieked. "You nearly killed him!"
"W-what do you mean Sakura-chan?"
"He was bleeding nonstop when Kakashi-sensei brought both of you here, you dimwit!"
"Sakura-chan I-I-"
"I don't want to hear your stupid explanation. What I've seen is already enough evidence that you tried to kill him, you MONSTER!" She then ran out of the room, tears spilling from her eyes.
"N-naruto." Shizune said.
"It's okay neesan." His hair covering his eyes as memories left best forgotten began to resurface.
"MONSTER!"
"DEMON SPAWN!"
"You should have died."
It was a fine night. Fireworks were seen filling the night sky with various bright colors. Booths of food and fun games were showcased on the streets of Konoha as the village was celebrating the so-called defeat of the nine-tail demon fox. As most were enjoying the parlor games, a young blond about five years of age was hiding behind some old boxes in a dark alley.
'I hope they won't find me.' The young child thought with fear as various gruesome scenes were depicted in his mind. His thoughts were disrupted as several footsteps were heard.
"Where do you think did that demon brat slipped?" A villager asked.
"Probably, somewhere here." Another one said as a ninjato was glinting in the moonlight.
"Search for him!" The one with the ninjato ordered.
The group of villagers was frantically searching for the little blond. Some were finding behind some trash bags. Others were looking everywhere. Until…
"There you are demon filth." A drunk exclaimed as a malevolent grin marred his features. The blond child was shivering with fear like a cornered animal as the villagers were ganging up on him.
"Well, well, well." The ninjato-wielding villager said as he glared at the child, "What do we have here? A scared demon?"
"We better kill it NOW." Another villager said as he threw a rusty kunai at little Naruto.
"So be it." The former said, "Let the fun BEGIN."