New Skater in the Game
I do not own Naruto or the Mighty Ducks.
6 year old Naruto is chased by the villager of Konoha on his birthday and was beaten near to death until he was transported to another world that was far different from his own. He will meet up with different characters when he is pulled into a war that will give his a great destiny to fulfill, with a few friends that will help him along the way. Did I mention that his new friends happen to be humanoid alien ducks?
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The beginning and a new world
A young 6 year old was running down the streets of Konoha that night as he was being chased by four men that were armed with shuriken and kunai. The young boy that was running down the street had spiky, unkempt, blonde hair, bright blue eyes that held fear, pain and sadness within them and the most striking feature on the boy's face were three whisker marks that streaked down on both sides of the boy's cheek.
He was wearing a white, short sleeve t-shirt that was torn in a few places, black pants with rips in the knees and blue slip on sandals. This boy was none other than Uzumaki Naruto, the orphan of the village who had to survive each day on the street on his own with no help from the people who constantly ignores him or those who want to kill him.
Naruto had been shunned by the villagers ever since the day he was born on the 10th of October. It was also on the same day of the festival that the villagers celebrate the death of the demon fox, Kyuubi, which had been destroyed by the Fourth Hokage six years ago. Unfortunately for Naruto, today was the festival and that was a bad night for the young 6 year old to sneak out of his apartment on his birthday.
"Come back here you demon!" shouted one of the men that were chasing after Naruto.
"Yeah, today is the day that we finish what the Fourth Hokage started!" yelled a second man.
Naruto kept running as he tried to escape his pursuers before he quickly stopped when he suddenly found himself in an alley with a brick wall standing in his way.
'Oh, no!' thought Naruto in fear before he quickly turned around to run back the other way.
But luck was not on the young boy's side. Naruto grew weak within the knees when he saw that the four men which he had been trying to out run were blocking the only exit out of the alley.
"Now we have you monster," growled one of the men before he quickly threw a shuriken at the 6 year old.
Naruto cried out in pain when he felt the shuriken stab him in his right leg before he dropped to the ground. That gave the four men the chance to swarm Naruto as they began to stab their weapons down on the defenseless 6 year old. Naruto tried to curl up into a ball to protect himself from the men that were hurting him as tears began to form out of the corner of his eye lids that hid his blue eyes behind them.
'Why!' cried out Naruto within his mind. 'Why does everyone hate me? What did I ever do to them?'
Anger and frustration started to rise up within Naruto as those feelings started mixing with many others emotions that the 6 year old was feeling right now.
Mindscape
Deep within Naruto's mind, stood a giant golden cage with a parchment of paper sticking to the large doors of the cage with the kanji word 'seal' written on it. The back of the cage was so dark that you could hardly see anything in there, but something was definitely there within the shadow of darkness. A red glow flared up within the shadows as a red river of chakra began to seep out between the bars of the cage, but it was instantly pushed back by a golden aura that suddenly flashed outside the cage doors. A growl was heard within the darkness as two blood red eyes shot open in anger. Those red eyes belonged to the great beast that had been defeated by the fourth Hokage many years ago and had been sealed into Naruto's body when he was a baby. This beast is none other than the Kyuubi no Kitsune, one of the nine tailed beasts and the king of the Baijuu.
Kyuubi let out an angry growl when he sensed a presence coming towards him and saw a being standing before the bars of his cage. The person was covered completely in shadow with a golden aura surrounding his body as he stood before the bars of Kyuubi's cage.
"So…you're the great beast that I've heard so much about from the spirits that roam this world," spoke the being in a male voice as he stared up into the red eyes that glared down at him. "I have to say, you're not that impressive to look at."
"Silence mortal!" snarled Kyuubi as his chakra flared up in anger as it illuminated the darkness within his cage. "How dare you talk to me in such a matter? Who do you think you are by trespassing into my container's mind and body?"
"Let's just say that I'm the type of guy who has taken an interest in this kid that you're sealed in," answered the figure calmly. "That's why I have a proposition for you."
Kyuubi's anger dwindled when he heard what the figure had said. The beast became interested as he slowly lowered his body and head down to the ground so that he can get eye level with the figure that stood before him.
"And what is this proposition?" asked Kyuubi in curiosity.
"It's simple," the figure bluntly replied. "You let me take a place with you inside this boy's body and I let you out of your cage, but on a few conditions."
"I knew that there would be a catch," muttered Kyuubi as a frown spread out across his muzzle before letting out a deep sigh. "Alright mortal, what are the catches?"
"The first condition is that you teach those men, who are hurting this boy, a lesson," explained the being as he told the Kyuubi the first catch. "The second condition is that you give a small amount of your chakra to the boy so that he can survive the process of me connecting with his soul and the third condition is for you to help me train this boy to what he was destined to be when he comes of age."
Kyuubi narrowed his eyes at the being when he heard what the second condition was, but if it meant getting out of this stinking cage then he was willing to sacrifice a little of his chakra just to be free of this prison. But the third condition made the fox confused on what the being had just said to him. Help train the boy for what? And just who was this guy anyway?
"Alright," growled Kyuubi in distaste. "I'll meet up to your conditions."
"Good," said the being with a nod of approval. "Now all that has to be done is to bring the boy here before we begin the process."
"Leave that to me," rumbled Kyuubi before his eyes began to glow a crimson red.
It only took a minute before Naruto appeared between the two beings. The shadowy figure slowly walked towards the unconscious form of the 6 year old and bent down to get a better look at the boy. What the figure saw made his blood boil to the point where it burned like fire. Naruto's body harbored many wounds that the people of Konoha had inflicted upon him.
Old and new wounds covered the boy's entire body. Some of the wounds were so deep that you could see the bones sticking out as blood poured out of the deep gushes of the boy's injuries. The shuriken that had been thrown at the boy was buried deep within the leg. The being's aura flared up as it lit the whole room and bathed it in a golden light before it slowly died down.
In his cage, Kyuubi's eyes widened in surprise after he felt the stranger's aura before they narrowed in suspicion as he stared at the shadowy being that knelt beside the body of the 6 year old human boy.
"Just who in seven hells are you?" questioned Kyuubi as he watched the being slowly pick up the boy and cradled him within his arms as he stood up from the ground.
The being looked up at the Kyuubi as he held the boy close to his chest before answering the demon: "I'm a being who came from a different world where there are no humans. Now…are you ready to do the process or what?"
The Kyuubi let out a rumbling sigh of defeat when he knew that he would only get that much information out of the being that had intruded his container's mind.
"Alright," growled Kyuubi. "But be warned, that kit will not look the same after my chakra has been transferred to him."
"I know," answered the being as he looked down at the 6 year old within his arms.
The nine tailed beast nodded his head before he started to summon his chakra. A small red strand of chakra slowly leaked out from the cage and began to enter Naruto's body. The 6 year old began to moan in pain as he felt his body starting to burn, but the being's golden light gently soothed the boy as it helped him through the process. Naruto's body began to change as his human ears disappeared and were replaced by two golden fox ears with black at the tips, a golden fox tail slowly appeared behind Naruto's rear end and his blonde hair began to take on a golden tint with a few red streaks in it.
The deep wounds that had once covered the boy's body slowly closed up and became nothing but scratches but there were some wounds that refused to close as blood still poured out of the deeper areas on the boy's body. The shuriken was still lodged within the boy's leg and the being didn't want to risk hurting the boy by pulling the metal star out.
"It is done," spoke Kyuubi. "Now it is time that you held up your part of the bargain."
The being nodded his head before he walked up to the cage. The being adjusted the 6 year old in his arms before he reached out with his right hand. He touched the parchment that sat on the doors of the gate with the tip of his fingers as he began to concentrate on what he needed to do. The same golden aura appeared as it glowed around the seal that held the nine tailed beast behind the cage doors. It took about a second as the cage bars began to disintegrate until they turned to dust, but the process wasn't done yet. The parchment of paper slowly burned away. The only thing that was left of the parchment was the Japanese word for 'seal'. The being glared at the word 'seal' for a moment before he thrust his arm forward as he pushed the Kanji word towards Kyuubi. The kanji word shot towards the large fox before it slammed into the beast's forehead. Kyuubi let out a growl as he shook his head left to right when he felt the pain of the seal starting to burn for a moment before it quickly subsided.
The fox scrunched his eyes upwards as he glared up at the seal for a moment before glaring down at the being in front of him.
"Just be thankful that I'm not going to bite your head off for this after you had just freed me from that cage," growled the Kyuubi in a deep voice.
The being only smirked up at the fox before him: "Shouldn't you be more focused on teaching those men a lesson instead of biting my head off? Or have you already forgotten that part of our deal?"
"I have not forgotten mortal," rumbled the nine tailed beast. "I will give those men a taste of their own medicine, but before I do I must ask you again. Just who are you?"
"If you really want to know my name then I will happily answer your question," the being chuckled with a smirk. "My name…is Drake DuCaine, the hero of a planet called Puckworld."
Kyuubi's eyes widened for a moment as he stared down at the being that held the 6 year old boy in his arms. Many demons and spirits have heard of the legendary being called Drake DuCaine for he was once a great warrior that had fought against the Saurian overlords that had invaded his home world a thousand years ago. Kyuubi had a great disliked for the hero and would always tear off the heads of anyone that would so much as mentions the being's name. But after what the being did for him, Kyuubi decided to let his hatred of Drake DuCaine go. The great beast slowly bowed his great head at Drake DuCaine in respect.
"I thank you for releasing me Drake DuCaine, but why are you so interested in the young kit?"
"Because I see great potential in this young boy," replied Drake DuCaine as he turned his gaze on Naruto. "Naruto might be the only hope in saving my people from the Saurian overlords for I fear that they will return someday to enslave my planet once again."
Kyuubi frown as he though over what Drake DuCaine had said: 'And I thought having a demon trapped inside him and being called a monster was bad enough for the kit.'
"But he won't be alone," continued the being as he turned to face Kyuubi again. "For no one should face off against the Saurians alone. Now, shouldn't you be going?"
Kyuubi merely smirked at the being before he faded away and out of Naruto's mind. Drake watched the nine tailed beast disappear before he looked back down at Naruto sadly.
"Naruto…your father wanted the villagers to see you as a hero, but their fear for Kyuubi only feud their hatred for you. I just hope that where I'm taking you, you'll be seen as a hero."
Naruto let a light moan as a few strands of his hair fell across his face, but the strands were gently pushed away from the boy's face by the being holding him.
"Stay strong Naruto," whispered Drake. "And do not lose hope no matter how dark things may seem."
Outside of Naruto's mindscape
Naruto laid on the cold ground of the alley with blood pouring out of his wounds as the four men stood around the boy's body while they cheered at what they had accomplished tonight.
"At last, the monster is dead!" shouted one of the men.
But their celebration was quickly cut short when the still form of the six year old began to glow as a cloak of red chakra surrounded the boy's body. The men stepped back in fear as the red chakra slowly rose up and detached itself from Naruto's body before it grew into the creature that everyone in the village feared the most; the Kyuubi. The red chakra became the solid form of the nine tailed beast before the Baijuu let out a snarl as its white eyes glared down at the men that were standing before it. The men were quickly caught off guard when the Kyuubi suddenly lunged at them. The alley was filled with screams that night as the Kyuubi ranked his claws down on the flesh of the men while tearing off a leg or arm that got too close to his jaws. While this was going on, Naruto's body started to move as the boy began to awaken from his unconscious state, but before he could open his eyes a blue vortex suddenly appeared above him.
The Kyuubi snarled as he let two of the surviving men, who still had their limbs, escape with only a few scratches and slash marks on their bodies. The nine tailed fox breathed heavily before he felt the burning pain of the Kanji seal on his forehead. The fox let out a short growl as his body transformed back into red chakra as it disappeared back into the boy's body before the vortex swallowed up the six year old. The vortex slowly closed in on itself before disappearing into thin air.
Two minutes later
Naruto started to slowly open his eyes as he began to awaken from unconsciousness. His vision was a little blurry at first, but it slowly got clearer and he soon saw that he was still in the alley, but something was different about it.
The first thing that Naruto noticed to his relief was that the four men, who had been chasing and beating him to a pulp, weren't surrounding him anymore. The second thing that the boy noticed was that the ground and temperature were a lot colder than usual. Slowly, Naruto sat up with a painful groan as the wounds that he had received from the four men still stung, along with the shuriken that was lodged in his right leg.
"W-where am I?" croaked Naruto as he looked at his surroundings.
The alley that he was in was completely different from the one he had been in a few minutes ago. The buildings that rose up around him looked as if they were made of metal for they looked smoother than the buildings in Konoha that he was used to, and when he looked down at the ground he saw that the pavement was covered in ice. That was when Naruto noticed his reflection in the surface of the ice. Naruto saw that his whisker birth marks had grown much darker on his face, and his hair had changed from a bright yellow to a dark golden color with red highlights in it. On top of his head were two fox ears that would twitch once in a while at the slightest sound that would catch the boy's hearing.
"What the…?" started Naruto as he slowly raised his hands up towards his head before he started to tug on his new fox ears until he yanked a little harder on them.
He let out a yelp of pain as he quickly realized that the fox ears which were on top his head are actually real: "NO WAY!"
Naruto quickly looked behind him and saw a black tipped fox tail sticking out of his rear end: "This cannot be happening to me."
Suddenly, Naruto heard something sliding towards him. The 6 year old quickly turned his gaze forward and saw a small, flat, circular black object sliding towards him before it slowly came to a stop in front of him. Naruto arched an eyebrow at the object in front of him before he began to pick it up, but quickly dropped it when he heard voices coming towards him.
"I think the puck went this way!" shouted a voice that belonged to an 8 year old.
"Uh-oh!" whispered Naruto as he quickly started to search for a hiding place.
He soon spotted one. Naruto quickly dived behind some boxes before he slowly peeked out of his hiding place to see if the 8 year old had come into the alley or not, and what he saw made his lower jaw drop wide open. Standing before him was an 8 year old humanoid duck. The duck had tan feathers covering its entire body and dark brown eyes. The duck was wearing human clothes that were fitted for the cold weather. The duck was wearing a black jacket with a short sleeve blue shirt hidden underneath it, baggy brown pants, and on the duck's feet were the strangest foot wear that Naruto had never seen before. They looked like boots with sharp edged metal blades attached to the bottom as the blades cut into the ice underneath the duck's feet. On top of the ducks head was a tuff of tan colored hair that went over its forehead. Naruto glanced at the bird's figure and saw that this duck was male.
'N-no way,' thought Naruto in disbelief as he shook his head to make sure that he wasn't hallucinating. 'I must be dreaming.'
"Hey Canard, did you find that puck yet!" called a voice from the entrance of the alley.
"Yeah, I did!" answered the tan duck.
Naruto watched the duck from his hiding spot as the 8 year old stretched his right hand out to grab the black object. Just then, the young 6 year old suddenly felt his nose starting to twitch. The boy soon let out a loud sneeze before he could stop himself. The duck froze in what he was doing and quickly turned his head towards Naruto's hiding spot. Naruto quickly ducked back behind the boxes and tensed as he shut his eyes tight in fear.
'Please don't let him find me, please don't let him find me,' prayed Naruto rapidly within his head in desperation.
"Hey Canard," spoke the same voice from before as it entered the alley. "What's the hold up?"
"Wildwing…I don't think were alone here," voiced the tan duck.
Naruto kept really quiet in hopes that this duck and the new comer would go away, but that was not the case. Before the 6 year old knew it, the boxes he had been hiding behind were slowly lifted away from him and that was when instinct kicked in. Ignoring the pain within his leg and of his injuries, Naruto blindly leapt to his feet and began to make a brake for it, but he was suddenly caught by two strong arms that lifted him right off the ground.
"Got ya!" exclaimed the same voice that Naruto had heard from the entrance of the alley.
Naruto began to squirm within the being's arms as he tried to escape from his captive's grip.
"Hey, hey easy," soothed the being that held Naruto in his gentle yet strong arms. "Just calm down, it's alright."
That was when Naruto suddenly felt an unknown force touch his right fox ear and he quickly froze up within the arms of the being that held him. His muscles tensed as he felt his ear continuing to be tug on by the being standing behind him before he let out a small whimper of fear.
"P-please, d-don't hurt me," pleaded Naruto quietly.
"It's okay, we're not going to hurt you," soothed the being again.
Slowly, Naruto opened his eyes and saw that he was facing the being's chest. He quickly looked up at the person that was holding him in a tight, yet gentle embrace. It was another male duck, but unlike the first one this duck had white feathers that were as pure as snow. He was wearing a blue jacket over a white t-shirt, light brown pants, and the same blade boots like the first duck was wearing. The duck had dark blue eyes and a tuff of white hair on top of his head.
The first duck was standing behind Naruto and in front of the white 8 year old mallard as he gently tugged on the strange boy's ears. He soon drew his hand back with an astonished look on his face before looking down at the bushy tail that was frizzed up in fear.
"Wildwing…I think those ears and that tail are real," stated the tan duck to the white mallard that held the 6 year old in his arms.
"Yeah, and so are these injuries," added the white duck to his friend.
The tan duck took another look at Naruto and saw the scars and wounds that covered the boy's body. He also spotted the shuriken that was buried deep in the boy's leg. The tan duck cringed at the sight before him until he turned his gaze back on the boy who was now facing him with his blue eyes staring at the tan duck in fear.
"What happened to you?" asked the tan duck to the 6 year old.
Naruto hesitated for a moment until he finally answered the tan duck's question: "I-I was being chased by these scary men who wanted to hurt me."
"Were these men like you? In body and form I mean?" asked the white duck curiously as he looked down at the kid he held in his arms.
"N-no," stuttered Naruto as he shook his head at the white mallard. "T-the men that were chasing me were more human t-than I a-am now."
"Why were these…humans…chasing you?" asked the tan duck as he scratched the side of his head in confusion.
"B-because…they think I'm a monster," sniffed Naruto as he began to shiver from both the cold and the tears that were starting to roll down his face.
The tan duck shared a look with the white duck as the 8 year old felt pity for the 6 year old fox/boy. The tan duck quickly slipped off his jacket before draping it over Naruto's shoulders. He gently lifted the 6 year old out of his friend's arms and into his own.
"We'd better get this kid to the hospital," stated the tan duck.
"I'll gather up the puck and hockey sticks," said the white duck as the two of them began to skate out of the alley with the puck now in the white mallard's hand.
Naruto looked up at the duck that was carrying him with his eyes full of confusion, but his confusion soon turned into drowsiness until he finally let sleep over come him.
Ten hours later
Naruto let out a small groan as he began to awaken from his sleep. The boy slowly opened his eyes and saw a white ceiling hanging above him. Slowly, the 6 year old sat up on the bed that he was lying in as he began to look around the white room.
"W-where am I?" voiced Naruto quietly before he noticed that his body was wrapped up in bandages and that the shuriken was not in his leg anymore.
He also noticed that he wasn't wearing his usual clothes anymore. He was now wearing a light blue short-sleeve shirt and light blue pajama bottoms. Naruto blinked as he stared down at the bandaged that was wrapped around his upper left arm when he suddenly heard the door to his room being opened. Naruto turned his head towards the door and saw a female white duck with long blonde hair and dark blue eyes walking into the room. She was wearing a white overcoat over a green shirt and a short black skirt. On her feet were slip-on black shoes. She was holding a clipboard in her right arm as her blue eyes stared at Naruto in surprise.
"Oh, I see you're awake," stated the female duck in a gentle voice as she smiled at Naruto. "How are you feeling?"
"G-good…" answered Naruto quietly, "But…where am I?"
The female duck walked over to Naruto and sat down in a chair that stood next to the bed: "You don't have to be afraid of me; I'm not going to hurt you. You're in the Ice Town hospital on Puckworld."
"Puckworld?" echoed Naruto as he blinked his eyes up at the female duck.
"Yes, it's the planet that you are currently on now," answered the female duck as she looked down at her clipboard before she scribbled something down on it.
Naruto looked at the female bird with uncertainty, but he was quickly distracted when he suddenly heard voices from outside the door.
"Will he be okay Wing?" asked a 5 year old voice curiously.
"Don't worry Dive, he'll be okay," answered a familiar voice.
"That would be my two sons," said the female duck with a chuckled as a smile spread out on her face when she saw Naruto looking towards the door. "I should probably introduce myself. I'm Mrs. Lydia Flashblade, and who might you be?"
"N-Naruto Uzumaki ma'am," answered the 6 year old.
"It's nice to meet you," said Mrs. Flashblade sweetly before the 5 year old voice suddenly spoke up again.
"Come on, let me see!" exclaimed the same 5 year old voice from the door.
"Will you just calm down Nosedive," said another familiar voice wearily.
Naruto cocked his head to the side as he tried to get a better view of the door and saw the familiar face of the tan duck that he had met in the alley peek around the corner of the door. Mrs. Flashblade turned towards the door and saw the 8 year old duckling before she smiled at him.
"You three can come in and see him now if you like Canard," said Mrs. Flashblade.
"Okay," voiced the tan duck before he walked into the room with the white 8 year old duck following after him along with a young 5 year old duckling holding onto the white duck's hand.
The duckling had peach-yellow feathers, a mop of blond hair and blue eyes that stared up at Naruto in curiosity. He was wearing a dark blue short-sleeve shirt with a white stripe going across his chest, dark brown pants and white runners.
The tan duck was wearing black/red runners while the white duck was wearing blue/white runners. The two older ducklings and younger duckling walked up to Mrs. Flashblade until they were all standing near Naruto's bed.
"So how's he doing mom?" asked the white duck.
"He's going to be just fine honey," replied Mrs. Flashblade as she looked down at her eldest son. "After a few days rest he'll be back on his feet and walking again in no time."
"That's good," the tan duck sighed in relief.
"I have to go now," announced Mrs. Flashblade before she got up from her chair. "Until then, I want you three to stay here and keep an eye on this young boy for me. I'll be back in a few minutes."
The four boys watched as the adult walked out of the room while closing the door behind her. The room was quiet for a moment as the four boys looked at each other for they weren't sure what to say to each other until the 5 year old duckling suddenly jumped up onto Naruto's bed and sat down on the edge with a huge smile on his beak.
"Hi, I'm Nosedive," said the duckling excitedly. "What's your name kid?"
"N-Naruto Uzumaki," answered the 6 year old quietly.
"That's a funny name," Nosedive chuckled as he cocked an eyebrow at Naruto.
The white 8 year old duck frowned at Nosedive before looking back at Naruto with a smile: "You'll have to excuse my little brother here. Sometimes he forgets his manners as well as his beak."
"That's okay," reassured Naruto as a small smile appeared on his face.
"Anyways, my name is Wildwing Flashblade, Nosedive's older brother," said the white mallard as he introduced himself. "And this guy right beside me is my best friend, Canard Thunderbeak."
"Nice to meet you," replied tan duck as he held his hand out towards Naruto.
Naruto took the offered hand and shook it gently before pulling his hand back: "Like wise."
"Hey, um, just a question," popped in Nosedive once again. "Are those ears and that tail of yours real?"
Naruto blinked in confusion before he quickly remembered his fox ears and tail. The boy slowly frowned in sadness as he nodded his head at Nosedive before the young duckling suddenly reached out with his right hand to grab one of Naruto's ears. The 6 year old quickly froze up as he waited for the duckling to yank on his right fox ear, but it never happened for he only felt a light tug on his fox ear before it changed to a gentle rub. Naruto slowly opened his eyes and stared at Nosedive in surprise before he started to feel his muscles relax under the duckling's gentle touch.
"Hey kid," spoke Canard in good humor. "If you aren't careful you'll wind up putting Naruto to sleep again."
"But his ears are so soft!" whined Nosedive in complaint.
"You can play with his ears later little bro," said Wildwing gently. "Right now we need to ask Naruto a few questions."
"Okay," muttered Nosedive with a pout as he dropped his hand down from the ear that he had been touching a few moments ago.
Naruto snickered a little at Nosedive's face when he saw how funny the duckling looked. The older ducklings also laughed at Nosedive before they all settled down. Canard walked around to the other side of Naruto's bed and sat on the edge while Wildwing sat in the chair that Mrs. Flashblade had occupied earlier before he began to talk.
"So Naruto, how exactly did you wind up in that alley?"
"I don't really know," replied Naruto with a shrug. "All I remember was being chased by these four men because I snuck out of my apartment so that I could have fun at the festival on my birthday."
"Your birthday huh?" said Canard with a thoughtful look on his face. "How old are you now?"
"I'm 6 years old," replied Naruto proudly.
"Cool!" exclaimed Nosedive in excitement. "So this festival comes around every year on your birthday? What do you celebrate?"
"The festival celebrates the day of how the Fourth Hokage destroyed one of the nine tailed beast lords that had attacked Konoha 6 years ago," explained Naruto with a large smile on his face.
"What's a Hokage?" asked Nosedive in a confused tone.
Naruto stared at Nosedive for a moment before scratching the back of his head in thought.
"Well…a Hokage is like a…like a leader. He looks after the people of Konoha, lays down the rules that kind of stuff."
"And what about this…beast that you're talking about, what is it exactly?" asked Wildwing.
"The beast that I'm talking about is a giant fox with nine tails," answered Naruto. "The fox was called the Kyuubi and it was said that the fox was as tall as a mountain. It was also said that the Kyuubi can create tornados with just one sweep of one of its nine tails."
"Whoa," voiced Nosedive. "I hate to come face to face with a giant fox like that in a dark alley."
"Me too," added Canard in agreement. "But that still doesn't add up to why Naruto was being chased by those four humans of his village."
"The people within the village called me a monster," spoke Naruto as a sad look came over his face. "They also beat me up a lot until I can't move or until I'm near death. That's what those four men were doing to me on my birthday when I snuck out of my home. They chased me into an alleyway where it was a dead end for me. That was when everything turned for the worse as one of the men threw a shuriken into my leg."
"You mean that metal star blade that our mother had just pulled out of your leg when you were unconscious?" asked Wildwing.
Naruto nodded his head at the older Flashblade: "But that's not all, the four men also started to beat me up by stabbing me with some of their weapons until I blacked out. I then woke up and found myself in that alley of snow and ice. That was when I met up with you and Canard."
"And what about your parents?" questioned Canard. "Did they beat you up too?"
"I…I don't have any parents," answered Naruto quietly. "The villagers within Konoha said that monsters like me don't deserve human parents."
Canard bit the edge of his lower beak when Naruto said that he didn't have any parents: "Me and my big beak."
"It's okay," reassured Naruto. "You didn't know."
"I have another question," piped Nosedive once again. "Why do the villagers call you a monster?"
"I…didn't really know at first because I was human like them once, but now I do." The 6 year old looked down at his hands as he soon noticed that his nails had become sharper claws. "Look at me…I've turned into the very thing that the villagers fear. I'm a monster now and I don't deserve to live."
Tears started to form within the boy's eyes as his hands clenched into fists as they clutched the top part of bed his bed sheet. The three ducklings looked at the boy for a moment before they shared a look with each other. Wildwing was the first one to act as he leaned forward on the chair and gently wiped away a stray tear that streamed down Naruto's right cheek and that made the 6 year old look up at him.
"Naruto, you're not a monster," reassured Wildwing gently as he sat back in the chair again. "You have feelings just like any other human and duck would have."
"Really?" voiced Naruto as he looked at Wildwing with hopeful eyes.
"Yeah," replied Canard as he placed his right hand gently on top of Naruto's shoulder. "You do have emotions like us and that's what makes you human."
Naruto looked at Canard for a moment before the 6 year old flung his arms around the tan duck's neck and began to cry into the older duckling's shoulder. Canard was surprised at first by Naruto's action, but soon wrapped his arms around the fox/boy as he held the young 6 year old while Naruto cry out his sorrows.
Wildwing and Nosedive watched the two for a second before turning to look at each other with smiles coming across both their beaks.
In the lobby of the hospital
Mrs. Flashblade walked down the hallway before entering through the lobby doors where she met up with three other adult ducks.
One of them was a male duck. He had peach-tan feathers with a white, short blaze of hair on top of his head and dark brown eyes. He was wearing a black leather jacket over a dark blue shirt, blue jeans and black boots. This was Mrs. Flashblade's husband, Mr. Justin Flashblade. He was taller than his wife with a fine body structure that had a light muscle tone to it.
The second male mallard that was beside Mr. Flashblade had dark brown feathers and light brown eyes. He was the same height as Mr. Flashblade with a muscle toned body. He was wearing a dark purple shirt with a brown vest over top of it, dark blue jeans and army boots. This is Canard's father, Mr. Armand Thunderbeak. He was part of the military that protects Puckworld from any alien invaders. He is also good friends with the Flashblade family.
The last duck was a female with long black hair, tan feathers and dark green eyes. She was wearing a light blue jacket over a violet halter-top, brown jeans and white boots. This was Mrs. Jasmine Thunderbeak, Mr. Thunderbeak's wife and Canard's mother.
"How's the kid feeling?" asked Mr. Flashblade to his wife.
"The boy is fine honey," answered Mrs. Flashblade in reassurance. "And that's what surprises me since he had a few wounds that were so deep that I'm surprised that he didn't die from them. A lot of blood was pouring out of those injuries so I had to stitch them up before he lost any more blood, but the smaller scratches that I had looked at suddenly closed up in only a few minutes time after Wildwing and Canard brought him here to the hospital."
"That kid our two boys had brought in is a strange one," remarked Mr. Thunderbeak with a frown. "But the question that stands before us now is; what are we going to do with him?"
"I guess the boy will have to go into an orphanage for a while until we can find a family to adopt him," answered Mrs. Flashblade sadly. "And if we can't then he'll have to be put into foster care."
"But where did this kid come from, and what the heck is his name?" questioned Mr. Thunderbeak impatiently.
"He said that his name was Naruto Uzumaki," replied Mrs. Flashblade calmly. "As for where he came from…I'm not really sure; I haven't asked him that question yet."
"Then how do we know if he's not some alien spy that's been sent to our planet to invade it?" exclaimed Mr. Thunderbeak in anger.
"Dear…" soothed Mrs. Thunderbeak as she placed her hands on her husband's shoulder and arm before looking calmly back at Mrs. Flashblade, "Would it be alright for us to see this boy?"
Mrs. Flashblade smiled as she nodded her head at Mrs. Thunderbeak's question before she began to lead her husband and the Thunderbeak's to the room that held Naruto, Canard and the Flashblade brothers. The adults walked down the hall in silence until they came to the door of the room, and when Mrs. Flashblade opened the door a surprising sight met the adult's eyes. On the bed lay the three ducklings that were all curled up around the alien boy. Naruto was being held within Canard's arms as his tail draped over Nosedive's stomach and waist while the five year old was lying on his back and Wildwing was on his side with his left arm draped over his little brother's body. All four of them were sleeping together with a peaceful look on all of their faces.
The adults quietly walked over to the bed as they stared down at the sleeping children with smiles spread out across their beaks, even Mr. Thunderbeak had to smile at the scene before him.
"Ain't that the cutest sight to see," complemented Mr. Flashblade quietly.
"I have to admit that I'm surprised," muttered Mr. Thunderbeak. "Usually my son would keep to himself and only connect with kids his own age. He never really liked little kids for he would always say that they were nothing but trouble for him. So this is the first time I've ever seen Canard take a liking towards a kid that is younger than him."
"Honey, I just thought of something…" voiced Mrs. Thunderbeak when an idea suddenly popped into her head before she whispered her thoughts into her husband's ear.
Mr. Thunderbeak's eyes widened in surprise before looking at his wife in disbelief: "You want to adopt this child as one of our own!"
Mrs. Thunderbeak's nodded her head in eagerness as a smile spread out across her beak.
"I think that would be a great idea," stepped in Mr. Flashblade. "After all, Nosedive doesn't have any friends that he can call his own and he constantly follows his brother around. So if Canard had a younger brother with him then…"
"Alright, alright, fine!" hissed Mr. Thunderbeak as he interrupted Mr. Flashblade. "We'll adopt the kid, but I ain't gonna like it and neither will Canard after he wakes up and we tell him."
What the adults didn't know was that Canard and Wildwing were eavesdropping on the whole conversation as they pretended to sleep on the bed with one of their eyes wide open. The two older ducklings smiled at each other. Canard had secretly wanted a brother ever since he was 6 years old and now he was finally getting one. Wildwing on the other hand felt relief, along with excitement. The white mallard was relieved that Naruto wasn't going to be put into an orphanage and he was excited for it meant that Nosedive will finally have a friend to call his own. Canard held the young 6 year old closer to him while Naruto unconsciously cuddled up against Canard's chest as a smile spread out across his face.
To be continued