Disclaimer: I, Star Shatterer, own nothing of the "Naruto" or "Elder Scrolls" universes as they belong to Kishimoto and Bethesda respectively.
I have always found myself disappointed by the lack of Naruto/Oblivion fanfiction. What little there is, is incomplete, or Naruto fielding as an agent of the Dark Brotherhood. While in keeping with how ninjas are assassins in most views, I cannot see Naruto as one. He fits with the more "I fight for all that is good and pure" spectrum on any conflict, and thus this story was born.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I humbly present to you "Knight of the Eight and One".
– Outside the Academy, Konohagakure no Sato -
Alone. This is the word he could say described his feelings at the moment. Seeing all of the children being congratulated by their parents and peers for finishing their time at the academy, while he sat alone. No one would come and see him, at best he had the Ichiraku's, but they didn't have time away from the shop to even think of seeing him.
"Why would they come see me anyway? It's not like I passed, three times a failure, that's all I am.", thought the boy. "Why am I even here? Do I really even want to be a ninja? I thought so, but somehow it just seems so… wrong. Living a life of lies, deceit, and death all in the name of a village that doesn't even care about me?"
And so there he sat, alone, thinking on his choices for the future. So drawn into his thoughts he didn't notice the Chunin Instructor Mizuki approach him. He did, however, notice when Mizuki decided to shout to get his attention.
"NARUTO!"
Startled out of his musings, Naruto looked towards the silver haired man with a loud yelp as he fell unceremoniously on the ground.
"Hehe, what's up Mizuki-Sensei?"
The teacher just shook his head as he helped the blond haired boy up, "Naruto, I'm sorry we couldn't pass you, but you know Iruka was just doing his job. We cannot pass you unless you are able to pass all three of the basic courses, but there's always next time right?"
Naruto responded after a pause, "Yeah, but there might not be a next time, if I can't even make a stupid Bunshin then I don't think that being a ninja is going to work out for me. I've been putting some thought into this recently, but this doesn't seem like the right path for me."
Mizuki blinked at the child in front of him, "But what about your dream of becoming the Hokage? You're really going to go against all that you've said because you didn't pass the test? Well that just won't do, tell ya what, kid. I'm not really supposed to assign this to just anyone, but we can make an exception for you. There is a test we can assign to someone who shows promise, but didn't pass the test. If you succeed in this, we can allow you to become a Genin." He said with a smile, "So do you accept?"
"Hehe, I can't believe the old man actually fell for that!"
Against all odds, Naruto managed to break into the Hokage's Tower, "defeat" the Hokage, and steal the Forbidden Scroll of Sealing. Heading towards the meeting point Mizuki-Sensei told him to go to when he had retrieved the scroll, Naruto stopped. He couldn't explain it, but he had been getting this feeling for a while. It wasn't a warning of danger for something incredibly stupid he was about to unknowingly do, but more of a tug, almost like something in the forest was calling to him. He had heard stories of ghosts living in forests, haunting and killing travelers for reasons unknown.
"Heh that's crazy, there's no such thing as ghosts. I mean really, who would believe something so childish?" But the feeling was still there, and eventually curiosity won over logic and he let himself wander to what he felt was the source.
He didn't know how long he had been walking for, but his feet hurt after so much travel. After what seemed like it could have been hours he stopped at an old building, covered by the plant life that surrounded it. As he crept along the path towards the entrance he noticed a small stone wall that had crumbled with time, barricading what could have been a small garden at one point in time. To the right was another building, tall and regal. The door, or what was left of it, tossed to the side and left to rot. A quick look inside the building showed what could have been seats, facing a small stone basin that looked seemingly untouched by time. As he looked out towards the main building, a strong sense of calm overtook him. It was old, and built so unlike anything he had ever seen in his life. Windows scattered across the front, some shattered, though most intact. It had a look of elegance, but at the same time one of durability, as if even the passage of time could do it no fault. As he opened the still sturdy doors he found himself forgetting all about the scroll, Mizuki, even the village. A staircase was the first thing he was greeted by upon stepping inside, heading back to the wall then branching off left and right. To his left was a fireplace and some old tapestries, the ground littered with random objects. The upstairs was just as scarcely decorated as down below. Aside from the few overturned bookshelves and a bed frame, the place was cleared out.
"This is getting kinda creepy, there are cobwebs everywhere and it swear I saw some bloodstains upstairs. But this feeling just won't go away, it's driving me crazy!" as he tossed the scroll to the ground he heard a hollow thumping sound that seemed so out of place in what should have been a very solidly built floor, even despite the age of the building. Moving aside the carpet he found a wooden door, no more than a foot tall and wide and being the impulsive kid he is, opened it.
"Huh, a book? Bah, it would be a book wouldn't it?" As Naruto lifted the book out of the floor, he noticed a small shiny object fall from it. Placing it aside, he decided to read the book, looking for information on this strange place.
"The Song of Pelinal Volume 7? Is this some kinda play? And soafter many battles with Umaril's allies, where dead Aurorans lay like candlelight around the throne, the Pelinal became…"
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"… So this Pelinal guy seems like he was some kind of hero then, but to be betrayed to his enemies by the ones he thought his friends? That's gotta suck. Good story though, wish I had the other books, but it seems like I'm forgetting something big though. Like really big." It was at this time Naruto noticed the Forbidden Scroll, sitting as it landed on an ornate design in the floor.
"… I'm so screwed, I totally failed the test now. I don't even know how long I was walking for, or how long I sat reading! How long did I even have to finish that stupid test? Ugh Mizuki-Sensei is gona be so pissed." Yet for all the trouble he knew he was going to be in, he felt at peace with himself, so as he began to walk towards the scroll he noticed the object he placed to the side earlier. It was a brass ring with a similar image on the face of it as the floor he was standing on. Picking it up, a shock ran through his body, images of people rallying under the symbol of a red diamond, golden beasts leaving trails of death and destruction. One image stood out the most among the others, a man in armor of the purest white, wielding a sword set aflame slicing into a great beast, nearly twice as big as he was.
So shocked by what he saw he didn't notice that the floor below him was giving way into a set of stairs until it dropped out from under him.
As he came out of his stupor he noticed that the stairs led to a corridor lined with ornate stone coffins. Walking up to one he read the inscription, "Here lies Sir Zachary Moss, the Divine Crusader and guardian of the Relics of the Eight and One, slayer of Umaril the Unfeathered. Died in the Third Era 476. A hero to humanity, we send his soul to Nine as his Relics lay scattered across the realm."
It was then that Naruto noticed a blade that sat upon a stand just to the right of the coffin, pulsing with a power that called to him. Realizing this as the source of the pull he had been feeling that started this entire little adventure, he calmly walked up to it. Placing his hand across the diamond shaped pommel he stared at the blade, thin yet unbending, roughly four feet in length, it called to him to grasp it, claim it as his own.
And so he did.
And this is the end of the first chapter here. I am going to say now that depending on the traffic this story may or may not get, the updates will be very inconsistent. This is just something I felt the want to try and if I get enough of a response I will continue. Naruto as the new Divine Crusader would be an interesting idea wouldn't it? Review how you will, but I really do want feedback from this, so please give me your opinions. Love it? Hate it? Then just tell me!
Star Shatterer signing out.