THE GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP!!
-Hey, my name is TAMK20 and this is my first time doing a fanfiction. This story is a cross between Naruto and YuYu Hakusho. I've never seen this done before, so I thought I'd give it a try. Also, I was dragged her to do fanfiction by a friend of mine. But anyways, I greatly accept any feedback you give me. Good or bad. Also, I do NOT own any of the Naruto and YuYu Hakusho characters. I wish I did though. Hope you like the start.
"YEAH!! This is it! My chance to shine. Believe it!"
Naruto yelled, pumping his fist into the air as he walked towards the arena. Sasuke and Sakura both sighed as they walked beside Naruto. Kakashi Hatake had entered them in a world-wide tournament. He didn't want them to win, but focus on their abilities and the other competitors. Also, there was said to be a dangerous foe entering who may attack the Leaf Village. this was considered a B-rank mission. It was no surprise Naruto Uzumaki was ready for this. Not only was he getting a high mission, but he would be fighting against some of the greatest fighters in the world. Sasuke glanced over at Naruto as they slowly approached the entrance to the stadium.
"Naruto, don't forget about the mission. We're here to see if there's anyone suspicious participating in the tournament."
"Yeah yeah. I know that! Sheesh. I am a ninja after all."
"Hmph. Barely."
"What did you say, Sasuke?!"
"Naruto, cut it out." Sakura said as they finally reached the door. All three of them flashed their entrance tickets to the guards and entered. Inside, hundreds of fighters were gathered, waiting for the festivities to begin. Naruto and Sasuke looked around. Some stared back, some glaring angrily.
"So, Naruto. Sense anything strange?" asked Sasuke as he continued to scan the room.
"Not really. Nothing out of the ordinary."
"Same here. Nothing but fierce battle auras. Heh. You may be right, Naruto. This may be fun after all. I can tell that all of them aren't shinobi, but seem strong nonetheless."
"Yeah!"
Sakura shook her head. Suddenly,a familiar voice called out. "HEY! Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto." Ino Yamanaka was seen running through the crowd. Choji and Shikamaru close behind her. "Hey, Sasuke. Are you here to watch me fight my way to the top?" Sasuke just turned his head away.
"Not likely."
Ino looked at him and then turned her attention to Sakura, who held up two fingers for victory. Sakura had the biggest smile on her face. Ino stuck out her tongue and turned away. Shikamaru came up to Naruto.
"Hey. I can't believe I'm here. But I was forced to come because of my old man. He said I should get involved more. What a drag. Then Ino dragged me most of the way here while I was playing Go." Shikamaru complained. Naruto snarled and folded his arms.
"Man Shikamaru, you really are a lazy bum. How can you not be excited about this!?"
"Shut up. Like you'll get far in this tournament." Naruto got into Shikamaru's face after he said that. Sakura broke them up. Shikamaru sighed and waved off Naruto. Later, the six shinobi were joined by Kiba, Hinata and Shino, along with Rock Lee, Neji and Ten Ten. Neji kept his eyes on Hinata, who did her best to avoid his glare. Naruto had his hands behind his head, a frown on his face. When is this thing gonna start, he thought. Sasuke kept looking around, trying to see if anything seemed out of the ordinary. Just then, a new figure approached the 12 shinobi. Sasuke glared at the newcomer. He had long, red hair and seemed to have some feminine characteristics. He had emerald green eyes. He wore an unusual piece of clothing, a white longsleeve undershirt with a golden cover. He gave a warm smile to the staring Sasuke. He looked at the others and spoke.
"Hello, everyone. I can tell you are new to these events. If you all like, I would love to give you the grand tour."
Hinata stepped up, twirling her index fingers around each other. She slowly looked up at the red-haired youth. "E-excuse me, s-s-sir, but who...are you?"
The red head looked a bit surprised. "Please forgive me. Where are my manners. My name is Shuichi Minamino." Shuichi bowed towards Hinata, who blushed and bowed back. Shuichi smiled at everyone. Sasuke still glared, as well as Neji, Kiba and Shikamaru. Naruto was growing impatient and yelled loudly.
"AHH! Why should we trust you?! You just come out of nowhere and offer your help? How do we know you're not luring us into a trap, you red-headed freak?!!" Ino, Choji, Ten Ten, Hinata, Sakura, Kiba, and Rock Lee all looked towards Naruto in shock. Neji, Shikamaru and Sasuke just ignored Naruto's rambling. Sasuke glanced back at Shuichi.
"He has a point though," Sasuka said. "How can we be sure that we can trust you?" Right after he finished, a tall orange-haired guy came up behind Shuichi and slapped him hard on the back. Shuichi almost fell forward, but managed to keep his balance. The tall one laughed and Shuichi smiled at him.
"Hey, Kurama. I see you've met some new friends. Heh heh heh." The tall one said.
"Perhaps." Kurama said. He could tell everyone's eyes were on him again. Neji spoke this time.
" 'Kurama?' Earlier you said your name was Shuichi. So which is it?" Kurama sighed a shot a look at the tall guy. He covered his mouth and Kurama sighed.
"It would seem I have to tell you the truth, but first let me introduce Kazuma Kuwabara." Kuwabara waved at everyone and apologized to Kurama for letting his name ink out. "Kurama is a nickname of mine. Kuwabara knows I don't like to be called that at times." It was obvious Kurama was lying but the others were oblivious to it. Sasuke and Neji, however, didn't buy it but played along. "Now, would you like the tour or not?"
"W-well, I would...like to know more about this place." said Hinata. She smiled lightly at Kurama. Naruto sighed and turned around. Kurama bowed to everyone and nodded towards Kuwabara, who motioned everyone to follow them. Naruto noticed that Sasuke had the most serious look on his face.
"Hey, Sasuke, you don't trust that guy either?"
"He seems very strange. He said he didn't like being called 'Kurama' yet I feel like he's hiding something. Something deep inside."
"Yeah? For real?"
"He...might be the one Kakashi was talking about. We'll have to keep a close eye on him."
To Be Continued...