Legend of Namikaze
-chapter 1-
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
"Summon/Bijuu speaking"
Jutsu/Bloodline/Arte
Link's moves
(Reposted 9/2/11)
It has been over three years since Naruto left, and the special guest that Link spotted had left the previous day. Her identity was none other then the Princess of Hyrule herself, Zelda-hime! Zelda's archery skill was legendary and she had an accuracy of over 100 percent, no matter the weather conditions Her arrows can strike her foe even while being diverted by wind. Also, her arrows are powerful enough to blow away surrounding enemies. It was because of her accuracy that she was challenged by Tenten.
Tenten is the Weapon's Mistress of Konoha. She was proficient in any and all weapon's handled by her, and she had never missed her target. Her record impressed Princess Zelda, but in an archery match with her, Zelda showed 100% accuracy even while the winds were deflecting her arrows while Tenten had 99.9% accuracy because of the wind currents. She begrudgingly called Zelda "The Superior Archer" and left to rejoin her team...
Thanks to Zelda's tutelage, Hinata now has the same 100% accuracy as Zelda, and thanks to her Byakugan, she could aim in a near 360 degree radius.
Also, during the three year absence, Hinata became the official apprentice of Tsunade. So in addition to her archery skills, Hinata learned some medical ninjutsu. In fact, all of the kunoichi of the Konoha 11 were offered med nin training. Tenten learned some basic first aid, but Sakura and Ino became great medical ninja's, ranked the two second best medical ninja. Hinata claimed the number one rank, excluding Tsunade and Shizune.
Regardless, Hinata was waiting for Naruto. Naruto, according to her teammate Shino, was taking her on a date as soon as he got back, so you can tell why Hinata was excited. She didn't have to wait long, because thanks to her Byakugan, she saw that Naruto was nearing the gate, about 100 yards away. Hinata's Byakugan range, due to her training, has increased exponentially, exceeding over a mile, while Neji's Byakugan range had surpassed hers in distance, but not in clarity.
As Naruto drew closer to the gate, accompanied by Jiraiya, his thoughts wandered to his friends, and how much they have grown since he left, over three years ago. Naruto's kenjutsu skills with Teikiatsu have grown exponentially, thanks to a scroll he found, detailing lost sword arts. He has even mastered some of the lost sword arts, known as Tokugi, and he has even started to master Higi and Ougi, the more advanced sword arts. (A/N the three sword arts are from Tales of Symphonia, which I do not own, although I possess Tales of Symphonia and its sequel, Dawn of the New World. The skills are borrowed from Lloyd Irving, Kratos Aurian,/Zelos Wilder, and Emil Castagnier)
Suddenly, an image of Hinata passes through his mind.
'Hinata-chan? Why am I thinking of her?'
'Baka…you were planning on taking her out on a date as soon as you got back!'
'Oh crap! I completely forgot!'
'Why does that not surprise me?' Thought Kyuubi, as Naruto approached the gate.
"I'm back!" Said Naruto as he arrived at the gate, after the two Chunin guards let him pass.
"Naruto-kun…welcome back." Said the shy Hinata, even though she was aware that her love was taking her on a date.
"Naruto," said Jiraiya. "I'm going to go and alert Tsunade that we are back. Have a nice date!" He said, before employing Shunshin no Jutsu, presumably to the Hokage Tower.
"Hinata! Well I have promised you to take you out on a date…but I am hungry. Can we postpone it?"
"Why don't you take me to have lunch with you, especially since I haven't eaten yet."
"Why didn't I think of that? Sure, I'll take you to Ichiraku."
Tsunade was taking a nap. She sure wasn't expecting Jiraiya to show up, but he did.
Jiraiya cautiously awoke her. The ANBU guarding her door warned him not to wake her up without some percautions. Jiraiya had a Shadow Clone wake her up. The Shadow Clone was dispelled moments later due to a haymaker from Tsunade.
"Jiraiya?" Croaked Tsunade sleepily, before rubbing her eyes to fully perceive what was directly in front of her.
"You're late." Said Tsunade sarcastically, before clearing her throat and saying, "Welcome back."
After debriefing Tsunade, she summoned Naruto, who arrived in a flash.
"Naruto, since the day is almost over, why don't you get reacquainted with the rest of the Konoha Eleven and come here tomorrow around 11:00. Even though Jiraiya gave me an approximate skill level, I still need to test you to give you a rank."
"OK, see you tomorrow, baa-chan."
"For the last time, DON'T CALL ME OLD!"
The next day, at 11:30, Naruto was at the Chunin exam arena, for Tsunade's test. Everyone in the Konoha Eleven was present, along with the Konohamaru Corps, Iruka-sensei, some Jonin, Shizune, and of course, Jiraiya and Tsunade. Naruto noticed that his sensei wasn't present, which disappointed him a bit.
"OK, THE TEST TO DETERMINE UZUMAKI NARUTO'S NEW RANKING SHALL NOW BEGIN!" Spoke Tsunade, amplifying her voice with a jutsu.
A Chunin and a Jonin appeared in the arena, but the Jonin had a cloak on that hooded his head, so Naruto couldn't identify him.
"Now," Said Chunin Nara Shikamaru in a bored tone of voice. "This will be exactly like the Chunin Exams, Naruto. The same rules apply. Fighters ready?"
Naruto unsheathed Teikiatsu, while his masked opponent revealed himself to be his sensei, and he pulled out the Master Sword. With a nod from both of them, Shikamaru began the match.
"Genin Uzumaki Naruto of Konoha vs. Jonin-sensei Link, The Hero of Hyrule. Let's get ready to rumble! Hajime!" Shikamaru said, as a bell was struck and he leapt back.
"I've grown stronger, sensei." Said Naruto.
"I'm looking forward to this Naruto…show me whatcha got!" Said Link.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Naruto started the match with his signature jutsu, and created ten clones, before each of them surrounded Link and swung their blades forth.
"Katon: Kamaitachi no Jutsu!" Naruto unleashed his attack from multiple angles.
"GREAT SPIN!" Link said, as he manipulated some wind chakra and spun, creating a Hakke Shou Kaitenlike effect. The wind followed his spin, dispelling all of Naruto's clones.
"Demon Fang!" Said Naruto, employing some of his new sword skills and sending a shockwave of red chakra at Link, who jumped over it.
"Is that all? How pathetic." Taunted Link.
"Not by a long shot." Said Naruto, before appearing in front of Link in the blink of an eye.
'FAST!' Thought Link.
"Sword Rain!" Naruto said as he thrusted Teikiatsu to Link, stabbing him multiple times.
"Spiraling Thrust!" Finished Naruto as he spiraled his final thrust, knocking Link back.
"Impressive Naruto…that actually hurt. Now allow me." Said Link, as he charged his blade with chakra.
"Jump Strike!" Link called out as he leapt toward Naruto and slammed his blade into the ground, creating a tremor that knocked Naruto off his feet. Naruto quickly got back on his feet.
"That's it!" Screamed Naruto, before grabbing the hilt of Teikiatsu with both of his hands, and jumped into the air while spinning, reminiscent of Sonic's Spin Attack, and headed toward Link.
"Tempest Stike!"
Link was too surprised to guard or dodge properly, and got slashed vertically across his body as Naruto spun over him. After Link recovered, he once again spun to throw Naruto off of him.
"Spin attack!"
Naruto was flung into the air and slammed into the ground. After recovering, Naruto ran at Link, who was ready to counter. Naruto jumped.
As Teikiatsu descended, Link leapt to the side, than behind the unguarded back of Naruto, then he slashed him in the back. Naruto let out an anguished yell of pain, before countering.
"Tiger Blade!" Naruto spun around on his heel and knocked Link into the air. Naruto followed and continued to strike. Link couldn't do anything to counter until he landed. When he managed to get back on his feet, he pulled a boomerang out of his back pouch and threw it.
"Gale Boomerang!"
What followed the boomerang was a cyclone of wind currents. Naruto was caught in it and damaged. The boomerang and the cyclone went back to Link…with Naruto trapped in the cyclone! Link attacked the prone form of Naruto, who used Kawarami no Jutsuto replace himself with a log…which had an explosive note attached to it. Naruto quickly praised the holy log, before the explosion threw Link back first into a tree. Naruto appeared in front of Link with Teikiatsu sheathed and a spiraling orb of chakra in the palm of his right hand.
"This will finish it! Rasengan!"
Link yelled in pain before replacing himself with a log using Kawarami no Jutsu. The surprised Naruto turned around, only to be met by Link.
"Triforce SLASH!" Naruto was caught by Link's all powerful sword combo, and flew back with multiple sword wounds.
"Mortal Draw!" Link quickly spun and delivered a powerful slashing movement, which left Naruto with a deep sword wound. Naruto collapsed to his knees, panting. Abandoning his sword and leaving it sheathed, Naruto stood up and threw multiple shuriken and sealed.
"Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" (Shuriken Shadow Clone) The few shuriken that Naruto threw quickly multiplied, and became at least a half dozen.
Link held out his shield to guard, and the shuriken were stopped.
"It's not perfected yet…but my next Jutsu will finish this!" Whispered Naruto. Thanks to Teikiatsu, Naruto's wind control was boosted. Naruto made two shadow clones and the first one began spiraling chakra into the palm of Naruto's hand. Before the familiar jutsu could be completed, the second shadow clone manipulated wind chakra into it.
"Futon: Rasengan!" (Wind Release: Spiraling Sphere)Naruto said as he sprinted toward Link. Link was worried about the jutsu. Naruto made a Rasengan, but manipulated some wind chakra into it. From personal experience, Link knew that manipulating and adding wind chakra can strengthen any attack. Link knew that his shield would be easily pierced, so Link countered with his current most powerful attack, and met Naruto's attack head on.
"Triforce Slash!"
The two powerful techniques met head on, and both participants were blown back into a wall. Both fighters weakly got to their feet, but both fell down.
"Both Uzumaki Naruto and Link are unable to battle. Therefore, this match ends in a draw!" Declared Shikamaru as he rung the bell.
Both Naruto and Link got to their feet, supporting each other.
"That was a good match, Naruto. I look forward to the completed Futon: Rasengan." Said Link.
"Uzumaki Naruto," Began Tsunade. "You have shown great strength. After some consideration, you have been promoted to Chunin rank. Congratulations. Please meet me in my office tomorrow morning for your Chunin vest."
The Konoha 11 congratulated him, and then left. Hinata hung back, so Naruto offered to take her out for a dinner date, which she gladly accepted.
The next day, Naruto was at Tsunade's office, bright and early. Naruto was just about to receive his vest, when a Chunin arrived with a message from Suna.
"Naruto, the new Kazekage, Gaara, has been kidnapped by Akatsuki."
"NANI?"
"Naruto, you and your former team 7 will go to Suna, then you'll all track down Akatsuki's base. Once the base has been located, team Gai will be sent out to assist you."
"Understood. Once we pack, we'll leave."
"Dismissed."
Team 7 aka Team Link are off to confront Akatsuki and rescue Gaara. How will the team fare against Akatsuki? Stay tuned. Read and review. Laterz