If you don't like long ANs, just skip it...
Binas: It's almost Hurricane Season and you know what that means. Okay you don't. It means, unfortunetly, I start 'obsessing', as mom says, over Hurricanes, Topical Storms, Tropical Depressions, Tropical Waves, etc. The usual devastating weather. Okay my Aspergers pretty much means I focus on one thing, but my focus can be random like I will focus on one thing one day and another the next. Something like that. But when it comes to Hurricane season, you can guess what I focus on... The Tropical Regions in the oceans for the North Atlantic and the entire North Pacific from East to West. Yes I'm very knowledgeable in those Tropical Systems.
One of my dreams is to be a Hurricane Expert for the Weather Channel. My other dreams are a graphics designer, a game designer, and a special education teacher. The rest I can't think off the top of my head. I have so many!
My reason for writing this, other than my focus, is that to my never ending surprise, there are no stories that involve Naruto having to deal with a Hurricane! I mean we have seen him deal with bad guys, but never bad weather! Literally! I thought this kind of story would have been written by now! You guys spend too much time writing terrible romances and not enough time writing the 'What ifs' like 'What if Naruto was forced to ride out a nasty storm', 'What if Naruto played with a Jutsu and accidently made an Earthquake happen with it', etc. Trust me, you guys have an unhealthy obsession with grown up stuff. It squicks me out!
Well sorry for the rant, now to the story that has never been written before! I'm making history on Fanfiction now! *To the creepy romance writers* In your faces! I rule you drool! ):D
Now for some pointers. Naruto is thirteen (you can't blame me for seeing the little him as adorable and funny). Obviously this is AU. Now to set that in stone, Naruto knows about his parents, Jiraiya is training him in the village, and I decided to have Naruto to hold a little surprise... Also Sasuke had the Curse Mark removed by Jiraiya and is still in the village. Oh also The Village Hidden in the Leaves is near the ocean in this story.
And character wise, I'm gonna use the ones I know best. Shino, Ino, and Neji are a little too hard to write for me and Rock Lee is a bit awkward to write. Choji decided to follow Ino though because she had some of his favorite snacks packed (too bad for him that they are low fat or fat free)... I will safely say that they knew about the storm and already found somewhere to evacuate too.
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Many would say that The Village Hidden in the Leaves is hard to destroy. Well that's if you don't include Orochimaru's attempt. And what they mean is that the village will remain standing no matter how bad the weather gets. Some say their right. Some say they are wrong. Dead wrong...
Well the Village Hidden in the Leaves is about to learn the cold truth the hard way...
Naruto was running away from the ANBU with a bucket of paint. Anyone could easily guess that he painted the Hokage Monument over a dozen times. This was a made Naruto's monthly prank and if he was lucky, weekly prank. No one was happy that he was always pranking the citizens and disturbing the peace.
"Get back here you demon brat!", 'Boar' yelled.
"You've crossed the line again! We will make sure it never happens again!", 'Dog' shouted.
"You've said that a dozen times and look at me I'm still doing it! In your faces!", Naruto taunted and did a ridiculous insulting dance in front of the ANBU followed by paddling himself in their faces.
The two ANBU growled and ran even faster. Naruto started running even faster.
Soon Naruto dive into a secret hole he made for hiding. It was really handy and proof he wasn't all that dumb. He knew how to make stealth work with the brightest of colors, including the world's very own 'here I am, come and kill me' orange.
"Well looks like they took a wrong turn! Nice! I am getting better at this!", Naruto said laughing his butt off at the fact the ANBU has just gotten dumber while he got smarter about his hiding places.
Naruto then smelled something. It smelled like what a minor thunderstorm smelled like but its smell was more potent.
'Hey Kurama. Do you know what that smell is?', Naruto thought to the fox.
"Your underwear. Did you forget to change it?"
Naruto smelled his underwear and cringed.
'Your right. They do stink. But besides that! It smells like those storms we get sometimes but more potent.'
"A storm you say? And I had no idea you could use potent correctly much less know what it meant."
'No time for jokes Kurama! Just tell me what it is! You've been around for decades, maybe centuries so you have to know what it is!'
"Again, for an idiot like you, you know an awful lot. I guess I can tell you a little... BUT NOT ALL! What you smell is a storm but that's all I'm saying! You have a brain so use it! Draw conclusions! Make a prediction!"
'Meanie... I'm starting to think your not as smart as you sound!'
"I WILL KILL YOU FOR SAYING THAT WHEN I GET OUT YOU TWERP!"
'In your dreams Kurama! HA HA HA!'
Naruto snapped out of the mental talk and saw that whatever he smelled was a tiny bit closer. He squinted his eyes to see if he could get a closer look and saw what seemed like a tiny gathering of storm clouds over the nearby ocean.
'So that's what the smell was. I got to tell Grandma Tsunade and Pervy-Sage!', Naruto thought and dashed off.
"What do you mean it's nothing!? I never seen anything like it out there and I know it's gonna cause something!", Naruto argued.
"Like Tsunade said, it's likely to miss. We have seen several storms in the past miss or disappear before they even come.", Jiraiya said.
"But do you have any proof?! When I saw it it looked like it was getting closer! Like it would be here by nightfall!", Naruto said.
"Listen. We know what you saw. We already sent a small ship to gather information on the storm. They said it was just a bunch of gray clouds. Nothing more, nothing less. They didn't say anything about it being destructive, just annoying like any other regular thunderstorm.", Tsunade said.
Naruto groaned and stomped out of the room.
'I know what I saw! Maybe they are too focused on gambling and perverted research.', Naruto thought, 'Time to take matters into my own hands...'
"ATTENTION EVERYONE! THERE'S SOMETHING COMING FROM THE OCEAN AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S CALLED! IT IS HEADING THIS WAY! IT SMELLS MORE POTENT THAN A REGULAR THUNDERSTORM!", Naruto screamed from on top of a pole.
"Get down here you demon brat!"
"Your just tricking us like the time you said the sky was falling!"
"Grow up!"
"No body's gonna die from a storm."
All but Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata, Shikamaru, and Kiba actually listened while everyone else left.
"COME ON! I KNOW WHAT I SAW!", Naruto shouted once more.
"Naruto! Their not gonna listen!", Sakura said.
"I actually think your on to something Naruto. Akamaru has been acting strange and I'm getting a strange feeling myself. It's like my instincts are telling me to get out of danger's way.", Kiba said.
"This is gonna be a drag! I was planning to do nothing but nap today!", Shikamaru complained.
"So what's your plan loser?", Sasuke asked knowing it will be something stupid.
"Pl... please tell us Na... Naruto...", Hinata stuttered as she blushed.
"The plan is we pack whatever we can and find somewhere that is sturdy and at least has a couple of floors encase of flooding. From what I read in books, storms that come from the ocean have a high chance of flooding!", Naruto said.
"You read a book?", Kiba asked in surprise.
"Your kidding...", Sasuke said.
"Yeah!", Sakura said, "How do we know you read a book!?"
"I was bored and no one was willing to give me help on the Clone Jutsu...", Naruto said remember how he failed for the second time.
"Na... Naruto has a p...point.", Hinata said.
"So what did the book call it?", Kiba asked.
"I think it said Hairycane.", Naruto said.
Everyone picture a cane covered in hair and gave disgusted looks.
"Can I have some brain bleach?", Sakura asked.
"Since when did you get so smart loser?", Sasuke asked.
"I guess no one bothered to really know me. Besides does anyone know where a safe place to ride that storm out?", Naruto said.
"I think I know one place...", Shikamaru said.
The kids were standing in front of the gate that lead into the Forest of Death.
Kiba had brought his camping gear and dog stuff like food and treats.
Sakura had a camping pack and some shoulder bags.
Sasuke had several sealing scrolls, books, some money, and some snacks to last about a week.
Shikamaru pack loads of water, several cases of First Aid, and several survival guides.
Naruto over packed but managed to drag the bag. He over stuffed it with instant ramen, water, First Aid, Ninja tools like Shurikens, rope, wire, a small saw, and Kunais.
Hinata packed several valuables from her home like family pictures. On the safe side, everyone packed extra clothes, their Ninja Identification Papers, and other essentials they may need.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! IN THE FOREST OF DEATH?!", Naruto yelled.
"No I'm not. I had time to study the structure of the building in my free time. It's made from solid concrete on the outside. Because of that, that means it should hold up to any winds we may get. Second is the height. We can move up as many levels we need to if flooding is an issue. The third is contact. We can send messages to the Hokage via camera. There are many cameras in here. They also have built in mics and speakers.", Shikamaru explained.
"Okay guys. We have approximately six hours until that storm makes landfall.", Shikamaru said, "By the way Naruto. I looked at the book you claimed to read. And it's pronounced Hurricane not Hairycane. That's also what the storm that's coming is called."
Naruto blushed in embarrassment.
"Let's never speak of it again!", Naruto said.
Three hours later...
"Wow, we are already half way to the tower in this forest.", Naruto said.
"Not only we are stronger, we also know all the shortcuts. Plus we don't have other ninjas trying to kills us in here like we did during the Chunin Exams.", Shikamaru said, "That's why we are making progress."
"Shikamaru is right Na... Naruto.", Hinata said blushing as she said Naruto's name.
"Oh. Yeah right...", Naruto said.
"Your still such a loser.", Sasuke said.
"Oh cork it hot shot!", Naruto shouted.
"Be quiet you two! We are trying to survive here not pick on each other!", Sakura shouted.
"She's right." Kiba said, "We need to work together if we are to survive!"
"That means no killing your comrades!", Shikamaru said.
Sasuke and Naruto by that point engaging in a lightning glare. They stopped when they heard what Shikamaru said.
Two hours later...
"Good. We made it with an hour to spare.", Shikamaru said looking at his watch, "Get everything into the tower. Be sure to choose the second floor. That should protect us enough. And if it starts flooding the first floor to the point it's at the beginning of the stair well, we will have enough time to pack up and move to another floor."
"Good thinking. I was thinking just go to the very top...", Naruto said.
"Naruto that's a bad idea.", Kiba said.
"Kiba's right.", Sasuke said.
"The very top floor could be a hazard. You want to know why? If this Hurricane spawns a tornado, we won't be safe.", Shikamaru said.
"Besides, the higher up you go, the more violent the wind gets. That means up there will be like flying a kite in the actual Hurricane.", Sakura said.
"Proves you didn't read the whole thing and just snoozed after reading the book got too boring for you.", Shikamaru said.
"We should go inside now so we can be prepared.", Hinata spoke up.
"She's right. We need to focus. Now come on unless you want to drown...", Shikamaru said and everyone went inside.
On the second floor...
"Okay everyone. Since we have no idea when the flooding will start, don't unpack anything that isn't necessary fro the moment.", Shikamaru said.
"I will start dinner.", Sakura said grabbing some non perishable food from her packs along with cooking supplies and some flint, steel, and some cloth.
"I will get water ready.", Hinata said locating a few bathrooms on the second floor and upwards to fill the tubs with water.
"I brought a radio just encase if we need to listen in on anything.", Sasuke said, "Also I brought some candles."
"Good thinking.", Shikamaru said, "Now if you need me, I'm going to go take that nap I missed out on..."
Shikamaru fell right a sleep on the floor.
"I'm gonna go use the remaining time to find fire wood. Naruto you should come with me cause of what we encountered in her last time.", Kiba said, "Akamaru, stay here. I don't want anything happening to you."
Akamaru pouted a but and decided to sleep by Shikamaru.
"Is this enough fire wood?", Naruto asked holding up a few twigs.
"No you idiot! That won't even last three minutes! We need branches not twigs.", Kiba said.
Naruto pouted and went looking for branches. He looked up and saw some nice thick branches.
'Maybe those will be good enough!', Naruto thought and started climbing up the tree.
Once he got to the branch he wanted, he examined it. He pulled his small saw and started cutting the branch. When he was done he smiled. Too bad he was cutting from the wrong place and fell down to the ground on top of the branch.
"Naruto...", Kiba said sweat dropping, "Be careful where you cut the branch. You almost got yourself killed by a BRANCH!"
'At least you keep me from dying...', Naruto thought.
"No wonder why you a called a hopeless cause... CAUSE YOU ARE! I could have been sealed within a genius, but noooo... I had to be sealed within an idiot! AN IDIOT!"
'Hey! I'm not an idiot! At least I have the brain cells to get my tail out of the village before that Hurricane made landfall!'
"Point taken... You are still a hopeless twerp."
'Shut up...'
"NARUTO! Are you there?", Kiba asked waving his hand in Naruto's face.
"Yeah I am.", Naruto said.
"Well that branch you found will actually cover a good amount of time. Also I gathered a some branches that are about the same thickness, so we should be good for about a week. If we are lucky, a Substitution Jutsu can replace any ashes we do have with a new log.", Kiba said, "Now let's head back. Be careful not to bang up the branches, we need every speck of them."
Naruto and Kiba carried the branches inside of the tower.
In the distance, the Hurricane was even closer and had just made landfall.
Inside the tower...
"Looks like we will be stuck in here from this point on.", Sasuke said.
"I hope they are alright...", Hinata said looking out the window.
"I'm sure they are. Dinner is almost ready.", Sakura said.
"We are here now and look at the branches we found!", Naruto announced entering carrying the branches with Kiba.
"Wow. Those are pretty big. Should last us awhile.", Sakura said impressed at the size.
"I thought you guys would come back with twigs.", Sasuke said.
"We almost did...", Kiba said eyeing Naruto.
"What?! They look exactly the same!", Naruto said.
"You said that when we were helping Shino with his bug research!", Kiba snapped, "I had to suffer your gas for a second time!"
"Quiet down you two!", Sakura said, "Your no better than when Sasuke was egging on Naruto."
"Sasuke didn't throw eggs at me...", Naruto said confused.
"Nevermind!", Sakura said looking ready to punch Naruto.
'I'm surrounded by a bunch of dead lasts. At least Sasuke is here...', Sakura thought and blushed.
'WHO CARES I'M GONNA KILL NARUTO IF HE TRIES ANYTHING FUNNY! CHA!', Inner Sakura screamed.
Binas: That's chapter one. I'm not sure how many chapters will be done. I estimate around five at this rate. But doesn't it feel good to have a nice big chapter that establishes the plot in one go? Doesn't it feel good to know what's happening to our small group of hero's? I have seen stories that don't explain the main plot at all and just only go after the romance.
I can assure you that this story has no pairings, just the characters doing what they do. Yeah Naruto is a bit smarter but still not the sharpest kunai you can find. I can prove that by the way he pronounced 'Hurricane' 'Hairycane, the way he cut the branch, and suggesting they go to the very top floor. If you know anything about Hurricanes, you will know that it's a bad idea...
