Naruto: The Lunar Knight
A Naruto/Sailor Moon Crossover Fan Fiction
Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto and Sailor Moon is owned by Naoko Takeuchi.
I do not own either.
Overview: When Uzumaki Naruto is banished from his world at a young age, he is discovered and adopted by the Tsukino family and begins to live a life he all ways wished for. Now a young teen, Naruto will discover that there is much more to himself as he becomes the male senshi Lunar Knight. Along with his adopted sister Usagi as Sailor Moon, and the other senshi, Naruto will fight the evil that threatens to destroy his new home and family.
Chapter One: New World, New Home, New Beginning.
It was a rainy day in Juuban, a rural district of Tokyo, Japan. The residents of the city were running about in their daily lives, commuting to work, running errands, shopping, all while coping with the rain that comes from time to time. Among those who were walking along the sidewalk was the Tsukino family, a typical Japanese couple with their two young children, well….you can call them typical if you don't include the menagerie of different hair colors. The man of the household was one Tsukino Kenji, a tall man with black hair cut at ear level, brown eyes and wears a pair of black framed glasses. A typical salary man, Kenji worked at a magazine company as a reporter, earning a living for himself and his family. Usually he was hard at work though that day he was enjoying a break with his family. Walking along side him under the umbrella that Kenji was holding was Tsukino Ikuko, a model housewife with curly purple hair that flowed down her back with brown eyes like her husband. Cradled in Ikuko's arms was one year old Shingo, a small boy with brown hair and brown eyes matching his parents. The boy was sound asleep in his mother's arms as they walked down the sidewalk. The last member of the Tsukino family was a little girl by the name of Usagi, a young five year old with blond hair done up into two large balls that one could describe as meatballs with the ends of her hair trailing down in ponytails to her ankles. Her blue eyes along with her hair made her stand out in the family as being very different from the usual traits of the Tsukino. Usagi sported a pink rain jacket, boots, and umbrella to match and the family moved along from their evening of family dining and their return trip to home.
Usagi was enjoying the rain as she trotted along from puddle to puddle, making sure to jump in them all as she went. Kenji noticed that his daughter was moving along a little bit quicker then he was comfortable with since she was starting to pull away from the group.
"Usagi, don't get too far ahead now. Wait for your mother and I to catch up." Kenji said calling out to his energetic child.
Usagi stopped where she was, turned around and answered her father with a cheery smile.
"Ok, Papa."
Ikuko turned her head and smiled at her husband and spoke.
"Dearest, you know you don't always have to keep her so close to you. You should let her enjoy herself. You know that you're only a child once."
Kenji sighed and looked at his lovely wife. "I know honey, but she is my daughter so of course I worry about her getting hurt or lost. I just want to make sure she stays safe."
"Of course dear, but that doesn't mean that you should keep her by your side all the time. Allow her to explore a bit from time to time." Ikuko responded as they caught up with Usagi and the girl resumed her quest to squash all the water goblins in the puddles.
"I guess your right, but still I want her to stay close to us." Kenji then looked down at his young son. "Shingo sure seems content."
Ikuko looked down and gave a motherly smile to the baby snoozing in her arms.
"After that bottle I gave him at dinner time, it's no wonder he's sleeping."
"He sure can eat a lot."
"Well, he is your son after all."
Kenji scratched the back of his head. "Hehe. Good point."
It was at that moment that the sound of trash cans being pushed over and into each other drew their attention forward. No more then fifteen feet ahead of them a small boy came stumbling out of an ally way in a daze. The way he walked was a clear indication that the boy was in pain. The child got halfway across the sidewalk before collapsing onto the cold wet concrete. The Tsukino couple let out a gasp as they witnessed the boy fall down. The family quickly rushed over to the boy's side and Kenji turned the boy to look at his face and lifted him up off the sidewalk. Ikuko looked at the boy with concern and Usagi looked on with a worried expression.
The boy looked to be about the same age as Usagi with spiky blond hair and blue eyes though they were a tad bit darker tint then the girl's was, but the most prominent feature was the six birthmarks adorning his face, three marks on each cheek that looked like whiskers making him look fox-like. His clothes were in tatters and soaked with rain and his body was covered in dirt and blood.
"Son, are you alright? Can you hear me? Speak to me." Kenji spoke out to the boy he held in his arms.
The boy responded by cracking his eyes open and speaking in a whisper.
"Hel…help…me." The blond spoke before closing his eyes again and falling into unconsciousness.
Kenji cursed under his breathe. "He's pretty bad. We need to get him to a hospital."
Kenji reached behind him and pulled out his cell phone and proceeded to contact emergency services. Ikuko look very concerned about the young boy. She had to wonder what a child his age was doing out in the rain all alone and why he was so badly injured. She looked around to see if anyone was looking for him but it appeared that they were the only ones on the street at the time. As she looked at the young boy lying on the ground, she noticed the similarity between the boy and her own daughter, Usagi. Just imagining her little girl in this state made her shiver. It was not long before the paramedics arrived and the boy was placed on a gurney and pulled inside the ambulance. Being concerned for the boy as well as being asked to come along to give a statement about the incident, the Tsukino family boarded the ambulance and everyone was on their way to the nearest hospital.
- Juuban Secondary General Hospital -
The Tsukino family was waiting patiently in the waiting area of the E.R. ward, hoping to find out the condition of the young boy whom they had rescued. It had been nearly half an hour since they had arrived and the boy was wheeled into the E.R. as the hospital staff started to assess the extent of his injuries and begin treating them. Kenji sat in deep thought as he held Usagi, said girl was sitting in her fathers lap thinking about the boy that she saw. Ikuko sat beside them still cradling the sleeping Shingo, the child had stirred during the ambulance ride and was a tad unsettled by the current events. Ikuko had finally managed to calm him down and back to sleep. She too was worried about the boy they had saved and wondered just where in the world he had come from and where his parents where.
'Who in the world would leave a child out there in the cold rain?' The thought ran through her mind as she waited.
Usagi looked up to her father and spoke "Papa, is that boy going to be alright?"
Kenji broke away from his thoughts and looked at his only daughter with a smile. "He will be just fine, sweetie. The people here are taking good care of him." Kenji assured his daughter with a rub on the head to which the girl responded with a smile. The man then went back into thought as he recalled the sight of the boy when he first saw him. The boy was covered extensively with several cuts and bruises. Kenji had seen wounds like that on children and he had a suspicion of what or rather who might have caused them. Thoughts of that happening to any child always angered him and this time was no exception as a slight scowl appeared on his face.
It was not long before the family was approached by one of the hospital doctors. The doctor was a woman with deep blue hair and eyes with her hair cut at neck length. She wore a dress that fit her profession as a physician, while also wearing a doctors overcoat completing her attire. She walked up to the group and introduced herself.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Mizuno Saeko, I understand that you are the ones that found that young boy, correct?"
The Tsukino couple nodded. "Yes, we found the boy while we were returning home after our outing." Kenji informed the doctor.
"Is the child going to be alright?" Ikuko asked as the doctor flipped through several charts and pages of notes she had attached to a clipboard.
"I believe he will be just fine after a little rest, we have treated the injuries on him and the x-rays we took show no broken bones or internal bleeding. He will be able to leave the hospital in a day or so." Saeko informed.
The Tsukino couple let out a sigh of relief. Usagi also felt relieved that the boy was going to get better soon. Kenji then decided to ask Dr. Mizuno a question.
"Dr. Mizuno, I know that it's not really my business to ask but how do you think the boy got those injuries?"
The doctor looked at Kenji. "It is against policy to discuss information concerning a patient with those who are not related or do not have patient consent."
"I understand that. However, those injuries he had were too numerous to be accidental, and we can rule out an animal attack since those were not bite or claw marks. I doesn't take a genius to figure out what was responsible for hurting that boy."
Saeko saw the scowl on Mr. Tsukino's face when he finished the sentence. Being a doctor for many years she had seen her fair share of injuries and could determine how they where inflicted. As soon as she saw the child she could tell that this was a case of child abuse, and it was cases like that which riled her tremendously. As a mother herself, she found the idea of willingly hurting a child to be absolutely inhuman.
"Alright, since you were the ones that found him and as a fellow parent, I guess I can tell you what I believe to be the cause." Saeko conceded as the Kenji waited to confirm his suspicion.
"In my opinion, the injuries that the child received indicate he has suffered from long term abuse. The cuts and bruising appear to caused by both sharp and blunt objects, and the light scarring on him show that he has been subjected to injuries like these for quite some time. Who exactly is responsible for this is unknown, but I hope that once the boy wakes up he will be able to tell us who did this to him."
Kenji nodded in agreement, the boy may not be his own but he was not going to sit by and let such a cruel act go unpunished. If he ever got a hold of the ones who did this to him he would insure that they would regret ever touching the boy.
Ikuko was stunned at what she had heard. The idea of hurting a child even accidentally appalled her. She had caringly and lovingly tended to her children and did everything she could to insure that they were healthy and happy. For someone to willingly harm that boy and do so over a long period of time was an act that went against everything she believed as a mother. She wished that she could do something for the poor boy to ease the pain he was no doubt experiencing, both physically and mentally.
It was then that one of the nurses approached Dr. Mizuno and addressed her. "Doctor, we have just moved the patient into the recovery area, we believe that he will be awakening shortly."
Saeko nodded to the nurse. "Thank you for informing me. I will check on him when he wakes up."
The nurse bowed to Saeko and returned to the nurses station to resume her duties. Saeko then turned back to the family and spoke. "Well, shall we go and greet the boy when he awakes? I'm sure he'll want to know who it was who saved him."
The couple nodded and stood up. The Tsukino family and Saeko then proceed to the recovery area to await the awakening of the boy who could possibly give them some answers to the many questions they had.
- E.R. Recovery Room 14 -
The boy was lying in a hospital bed in one of the recovery rooms of the hospital. His body was cleaned up and covered in bandages as the medicine and disinfectants went to work on his wounds. The boy was still unconscious but was showing signs of awakening as his head slowly turned from one side to the other. As he began to stir, his mind started to recall various memories, none more so vivid as his most recent, the very event that led him to the situation he was now in…
- Flashback - The Elemental Nations - Konohagakure - 2 hours ago -
The young boy was currently walking back to his home alongside a tall old man with grey hair, a well wrinkled face and a gouty. He was dressed in a crimson kimono with a white coat and a pyramid shaped hat with the symbol for hokage or "Fire Shadow" written on the front. The old man was Hiruzen Sarutobi, third hokage of Konohagakure and the current escort of the young boy after yet another unpleasant encounter with the villages more overzealous members. As the boy nursed his newest set of bruises the old man turned to him.
"It seems you had another hectic day today, Naruto. I must say that with all of the fights you get into, I'm surprised you can still walk." Sarutobi spoke while smiling to the blond boy.
Naruto hissed as he rubbed one of the bruises on his left arm. "Ah, I'm alright Jiji, it will take more than those guys can throw at me to keep me down." Naruto replied as he gave a cocky grin to the hokage. "I just wish I knew why they always try to beat me up and call me names."
Sarutobi sighed as he walked with the blond child. He knew exactly why the villagers taunted and attacked Naruto every chance they could get. Naruto was the unfortunate target of the village's aggression because he was the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko, the nine-tailed demon fox. When the nine-tail attacked the village five years ago it was sealed within Naruto as a means to contain and control it. This event earned Naruto the village's hatred and malice since they saw the boy as the reincarnation of the demon. Sarutobi had hoped that the village would honor and praise Naruto as the sacrifice that contained the beast and would hold him in high regard, but instead he was ostracized, abandoned and ridiculed. No one cared for him and he was forced to grow up without love or affection and had to endure the village's harsh treatment as well as frequent beatings. Sarutobi sighed again as they continued their walk towards Naruto's home. He felt great sympathy for the young child and marveled at his strength for being able to endure such treatment for so long at such a young age. He wished with all his heart that Naruto would find someone who would give him the love and care that he so rightfully deserved.
Naruto and Sarutobi eventually reached the boy's home. Since Naruto had no parents, he naturally lived alone with Sarutobi being his only visitor when the old man was not tending to his duties as Hokage, his most tedious and mind numbing duty being the hokage's evilest of all enemies, paperwork. The hokage led the boy inside and tended to his newest set of war wounds. As soon as Naruto was bandaged up and given a proper meal, since Sarutobi insisted that Naruto not practically live on instant ramen, he led the blond to his bed for the night. Sarutobi tucked the boy in and started for the door.
"Jiji, thank you for always taking care of me. I wish I had parents who were as nice as you." Naruto spoke as Sarutobi walked out the door and turned back to smile at the blond.
"Your very welcome, Naruto. And don't worry, I'm sure that one day you will find a couple that will show you the same kindness that I have shown you. Just keep wishing for it with all your heart and I'm sure you will find them someday."
With that Sarutobi closed the door and left Naruto to dream of better days. Sarutobi left the home and began to walk back to the hokage tower, unaware that both he and Naruto had been watched from the shadows as a man dressed in black shinobi armor while wearing a animal mask now began to creep towards the home of the unsuspecting blond.
Naruto was sleeping peacefully, dreaming of having the kind of family that other children possessed. The times he had watched the families of children his age had made him envious of the closeness they showed to one another. He longed to feel the warmth of the embrace between a parent and child, even the joy of having a sibling was desired by the boy and he wished that he could one day be part of a family just like the ones he watched from the shadows that hid him from the sight of the cruel villagers. His blissful slumber was interrupted by the sound of shattered glass and a heavy object hitting the floor of his home. Naruto shot up from his bed to find a man wearing a animal mask staring at him from a prone position on the floor. The man suddenly lunged forward and tried to grab the boy, however Naruto was quick to evade the man as he rolled to the side then dashed towards the door in an attempt to escape. The masked man however was much faster than the boy as he easily closed the distance between them and grabbed Naruto from behind.
"LET GO! LET ME GO YOU CREEP!" Naruto shouted out as he struggled to escape his assailants grasp. Seeing as his strength alone could not free him from the man, Naruto decided to bite down on the man's arm in an attempt to free himself.
The man cried out in pain as Naruto bit down with all of his strength. "YOU DAMN FOX-BRAT, THAT HURT." The man hit Naruto causing him the roll across the floor, the broken glass on the floor cut the boy's skin leaving a small trail of blood as Naruto rolled. The masked man walked over to the boy and glared at him. "I'm going to make you pay for hurting me." The man spoke as he proceeded to kick the helpless boy, adding even more injuries and pain to the poor child. Once satisfied that the boy was no longer going to fight back the masked man picked up the blond and fled into the night.
Inside a large room hidden from the eyes of the world a man with a bandaged face waited patiently. His demeanor showed that this was a man who had dark intentions. Silently a masked man appeared in the room with a bloody and beaten boy under his arm.
"Lord Danzo, I have brought you the boy as you have ordered." The masked man spoke as he laid the boy down on the stone table in the center of the room.
Danzo turned to his personal ANBU shinobi and nodded. "I take it no one saw you abduct the boy. No one must interfere with this ritual." Danzo spoke as he walked over to the table that Naruto was now laid upon.
"Of course, my lord."
Danzo looked at Naruto with a level of disgust. Like the other villagers, he viewed the boy as the incarnation of the fox that destroyed his home five years ago. "I see you decided to do a little torture on the boy before we get rid of him." Danzo said, noting the fresh cuts and bruises on the blond while placing a immobility paper seal on the boys chest.
"Ha, It's nothing the fox-brat doesn't deserve." The ANBU shinobi replied.
"Indeed."
Naruto then began to stir. The young blond opened his eyes and took in his new surroundings. From what he could tell, he was in a large room with stone walls with several candles bathing the room in a soft glow. He was lying on a stone table with a seal array marked out in a pattern on the surface surrounding him. Naruto then tried to move but found that he could move his body as a seal tag was attached to him. As he tried harder to move, he heard a voice speak to him.
"It is useless to try to move. Your body has been immobilized by that seal."
Naruto turned to find a man wearing bandages over his head glaring at him. Just behind him was the masked ANBU that had broken into his home and kidnapped him. The way the two of them looked and the fact that he was immobilized and being prepared for some type of ritual did not sit well with the blond youth.
"Why did you to bring me here? I didn't do anything to you. LET ME GO!" Naruto pleaded with the two men, fearful that they were going to seriously hurt him. However, the men were unmoved by the boys cries as they moved into position at the circle.
"You can cry all you want to, it still won't help you since we are going to deal with you permanently. After today, you will no longer exist." Danzo spoke to the boy.
Naruto's face went pale as he tried to break away from the seal that held with renewed vigor. Try as he might, he could not move a finger. Naruto's eyes watered up as he realized that there was no escape for him.
"Why are you doing this to me? I've never hurt anyone. Please, let me go. I'm scared. Let me go." Naruto begged as tears streamed down his face.
Danzo just glared at the child with hatred. He was not going to be swayed by this creature's plea for mercy. It was then that four other ANBU shinobi appeared in the room and bowed to Danzo.
"Everything is ready, my lord. The array has been completed and there is no one near the area." One of the arriving ANBU spoke.
Danzo turned to the four shinobi and nodded. "Excellent, take your places, we are beginning the ritual."
Danzo and the five ANBU took their places at the corners of the seal array. Naruto continued to cry and struggle against the paper seal while the shinobi prepared themselves. The group then proceeded to make a series of hand signs as Danzo spoke out the name for each sign.
"Ne, Tora, Uma, Mi, Saru, Inu, I, Tori, Tatsu, U, Ushi, Ne, Uma, Saru, I, Inu, Hitsuji."
The seal array then began to glow while Naruto thrashed about in a state of panic.
"Jigen no tsuiho jutsu." (1)
The whole room was then bathed in a bright light as the seal's power was fully activated. Naruto screamed out in pain as he could feel every part of him being ripped apart piece by piece. He could feel him self fading away as the light in the room became brighter and brighter until his vision was completely blinded by a sea of white.
- End Flashback -
Naruto shot up from his position on the bed he was currently occupying, panting heavily as he tried to make sense of his situation. He was in a white room with curtains closing him off from most of the room, he saw that he was wearing a white gown, covered in bandages with a tube of some kind stuck to his left arm running up to a bag of clear liquid being held up on a rod and wires from his right arm and chest leading to a device that had a green line that jumped up and down and made a beep every second or so. Naruto looked at himself, making sure that he was all there with the memory of the ritual still fresh in his mind. He could not believe he was still alive, as he had feared that the ritual was supposed to destroy him and he breathed easier to see himself in one piece, albeit a little worse for wear with all the bandages on his body. Seeing that he was fine at the moment, Naruto turned his attention back to his surroundings. From what he could tell he was in a hospital since he had visited one a few times in the past what with all the beatings he had endured in his youth, but this place felt strange to him. It looked nothing like the hospitals that he had been in previously and the weird machines and other objects he had never seen before made him uneasy about his situation.
"Just where the heck am I?" Naruto thought as he continued to look about the room.
Suddenly, the curtain was pulled back to reveal a blue haired woman in a white coat looking at him. Naruto turned to look at the female doctor and blushed a bit as this woman was pretty in his opinion. Right behind her a group came into view as a man with black hair with glasses, a woman with long purple hair holding a baby, and a young girl with blond hair followed the doctor into the room. The doctor walked up to his bed and smiled.
"Hello there young man, I'm glad to see your finally awake. I'm Doctor Mizuno Saeko, can you tell me what your name is?" The bluenette doctor asked the blond boy as the group following her sat down in the available chairs.
The boy looked about at the group of people he suddenly found himself with. He studied them all for a brief moment before answering the doctors question. "M-My name is Uzumaki Naruto, ma'am."
Saeko jotted the name down on one the clipboard holding all of the information she had on the blond boy and looked back at the boy still holding her smile. "Well, it's nice to meet you, Uzumaki-san. Can you tell me what happened to you and where you live?"
The Tsukino couple listened in closely so they could understand what happened to the boy they found.
"Well, I live in a small home that Jiji gave to me since I don't have a home of my own, but a guy in a mask broke in and took me to a place where a man in bandages said he was going to get rid of me, then I saw a bright light and that's all I can remember." Naruto replied as Saeko wrote down the information he was supplying to her. Naruto then decided to ask a question of his own. "Where exactly am I, Ma'am?"
Saeko looked up from the clipboard to answer the boy. "You are in Juuban Secondary General Hospital."
"Juuban? I've never heard that name before, where is that?"
Saeko stopped her writing and looked at the blond with confusion. "Juuban is a prefect of Tokyo." She replied.
"Tokyo? What kind of a name for a village is that?"
Saeko now looked at Naruto completely dumbfounded. How could this boy NOT know about the nations capital. Thinking in line of the questions, she decided to test one more question before answering the boys own.
"At least tell me that you know what Japan is."
Naruto thought about it for a second before saying "Nope, not a clue."
Saeko slumped down until her hands were on the bed as she tried to comprehend the fact that this boy did not know things that even kids his age would consider basic knowledge. The Tsukino couple was in a similar state of mind as they were questioning the boys education, or lack there of.
Saeko finally looked up to the boy and spoke to him in a serious tone. "Uzumaki-san, how could you not know what your home country is? Hadn't you parents taught you anything?"
It was then that Naruto's face became sullen and downcast as he spoke in what was barely over a whisper. "I don't have any parents."
THAT got the attention of the rooms occupants real quick. Saeko stared at Naruto for a second before snapping herself out of her shock and spoke. "Wait, didn't you say you had a grandfather?"
Naruto looked up and replied "The old man isn't related to me, although he is the only thing I have that is even remotely close to a parent, but he's usually busy with work and I don't see him very often, usually he just gives me some money and checks up on me from time to time, but…." Naruto drew his legs up to his chest and wrapped his arms around them while looking back down again. "…I don't have anyone to take care of me…I'm…all alone."
Talk about tugging on a heart string. Everyone in the room was suddenly feeling very sympathetic for the boy and wanted to do something for him, no more so then Ikuko who's maternal instincts where now running in sixth gear with overdrive. Hearing the child saying he had no parents and seeing the evidence of his treatment by people made her want to do everything in her power to give this child any amount of happiness she could possibly give him.
Kenji was feeling really bad for the boy since he had seen some cases of orphans living on the street and he didn't want to see Naruto end up like those poor kids with nowhere to turn. Sure there were orphanages that took kids in when they could. But most of them were overcrowded or were not ideal for taking care of children. Kenji then recalled the wounds he saw on Naruto and wanted to know something about them.
"Uzumaki-san, could you tell me who were the ones who gave you those injuries?" Kenji spoke up gaining the attention of the blond boy.
Naruto looked at the man before looking back down with an expression of pain on his face.
"Everyone."
The adults in the room went wide eyed from the statement. "What do you mean by 'everyone,' sweetie." Ikuko asked.
"Everyone, everyone hates me." Naruto started to cry as he recalled the pain he felt when he was being treated badly, getting beaten up, and the worst of all, being isolated from everyone.
"Everyone calls me bad names, they hurt me, and they ignore me when I need someone. I can't make any friends because the grown-ups won't let the other kids play with me. Nobody likes me. Nobody cares for me." Naruto cried as he pulled his legs closer to his chest and buried his head into his arms. "I keep hearing them call me fox-brat or fox-kid or some other bad names. I hate it. Why can't anyone treat me nicely. Why doesn't anyone care for me?"
Saeko felt her heart sink seeing the boy in that state, she could tell he was hurt not just physically, but emotionally as well. There were some wounds that no amount of medicine or medical technology could mend. She then decided she was going to do everything she could to help the child overcome the pains in his life.
Kenji felt terrible for Naruto, he wanted to do something for the boy as well as find the ones who had the nerve to treat a child so badly. As he wondered what could possess people to do such things he recalled that the boy had whisker like birth marks on his cheeks, giving him a fox-like appearance. Perhaps the people where superstitious, believing him to be a fox demon or something like that, however that was no excuse to treat a little boy that way and swore that if he ever found the ones who did this….
As for Ikuko, she had heard enough. This poor boy was crying out for someone to show him love and affection and both her mind and heart were now set. She knew exactly what she was going to do and nothing was going to stop her.
Ikuko turned to her husband and spoke to the brooding man. "Kenji dear, can I speak with you outside for a moment?"
Kenji snapped out of his thoughts and looked at his wife curiously. "Huh? Oh, uh, sure honey."
Kenji and Ikuko stood up and turned to the door. "Dr. Mizuno, could you keep an eye on Usagi while we talk about something real quick?" Ikuko asked since Usagi had conveniently fallen asleep shortly after they had arrived in the room.
Saeko looked up at the purpleette from where she had sat down beside the boy and rubbed his back to comfort the still crying boy. "Of course, Mrs. Tsukino."
- Outside Room 14 -
"You want us to WHAT?!" Kenji all but screamed out after hearing his wife's declaration.
"I said I want us to adopt Uzumaki Naruto." Ikuko stated again to insure that she and her husband were on the same page.
Kenji stared at his wife in disbelief before asking "W-why? Why us? I'm sure that someone would happily take care of him." Kenji felt the need to do something for the boy, but not something as big as adopting him into the family.
Ikuko spoke with conviction. "Dear, The boy has gone through a terrible life, he needs parents who can show him the love he needs, and I can't think of anyone who can do this better than the two of us. He needs to be loved now, and we are the ones who are going to give it to him."
"But honey, we already have Usagi and Shingo to take care of, and our money is already being strained just with the four of us. I'm sure that someone will come along and take Naruto in. I think you should kind of step back and look….at….." Kenji tried to reason with his wife on the subject but was stopped in his tracks when Ikuko gave Kenji a very rare deadpan look that showed she was not taking no for an answer. Ikuko was always a sweet and caring woman and rarely ever argued with her husband on matters, but when she did have her mind set on something and was not going to give it up, she would put on this look and anyone on the receiving end knew that they needed to shut up, listen and agree to the young housewife.
Ikuko stood there holding her expression for a minute, making sure that Kenji got the point that she was not going to back down until she finally spoke with total conviction in her voice as she slowly spoke the words "Kenji. We. Are. Adopting. Him."
Kenji tried to counter but knew that it was useless when his wife was like this. After a few moments Kenji finally accepted defeat as he sighed and looked at his wife with a small smile. "Alright, we'll adopt him. I guess I could ask my boss for a raise to cover."
Ikuko smiled brightly and kissed her husband on the cheek. "Thank you, dearest."
Kenji and Ikuko went back inside the room where Saeko had just laid Naruto back down so he could rest more and told the doctor of their intention to take the boy into their family. Saeko was relieved to hear this as she too was hoping to help Naruto find a good home with foster parents who would care for him. She was very tempted to take the boy in herself, however she already had a daughter and her job often kept her away from her so taking care of a boy who needed to be given a lot of attention would have been very difficult for her so this was a welcome turn of events for her. She informed them that it would take several days to make the arrangements for him to be adopted since they had to go through child services in order to make it official, but she assured them that they would be able to adopt him as soon as possible.
- The Elemental Nations-Konohagakure -
Meanwhile, Sarutobi sat in his office brooding over the current situation. He had been returning to his office when a shinobi guard informed him of the disturbance and kidnapping of Uzumaki Naruto by an ANBU who was known to be loyal to Shimura Danzo, which when Sarutobi realized that when Danzo was involved it was not for charity for the blond boy. He immediately mobilized a small security team to rescue Naruto from whatever Danzo had planned for him, however, just when they arrived to liberate the abducted youth they had made it in time to witness the completion of Danzo's ritual and the complete vanishing of Uzumaki Naruto from the Elemental Nations. Sarutobi immediately had Danzo and all of his ANBU collaborators arrested and had them imprisoned for kidnapping, use of a forbidden jutsu and the disappearance of Naruto. When Sarutobi asked Danzo why he made Naruto vanish off the face of earth, Danzo replied that he was serving Konoha by permanently removing the Kyuubi no Yoko in a way that would insure that it would never be resurrected again. Sarutobi knew that Danzo was among those that believed that Naruto was an incarnation of the Kyuubi, however he never thought that Danzo would do what he did. Now Sarutobi was doing everything he could to locate and return the missing blond who was like a grandchild to him. He had recovered the details of the jutsu that Danzo had used and studied them to find out exactly where he had sent Naruto but the scrolls gave no indication of where the destination of the jutsu was. Sarutobi sighed as he awaited one of his loyal ninjas to return from investigating the circle that was used in the ritual that sent Naruto away to another dimension. Sarutobi could not but worry about the boy he had watched over for the past five years and hope that Naruto was alright, wherever he was.
It was then that the shinobi in question arrived.
Hatake Kakashi arrived in the Hokage's office after being sent to examine the circle that teleported Naruto to see if there was a way to reverse the jutsu and bring the blond back. He was a jonin level shinobi with silver hair worn upwards in long spikes with his hitae-ate worn on his forehead to keep his hair up as well as cover his left eye. He also wore a face mask that kept his lower face covered. His clothing consisted of the traditional green jonin uniform worn by the shinobi of the village.
Kakashi bowed down to the aged Hokage and spoke. "Lord Hokage, I have finished investigating the scene where Danzo performed the ritual."
Sarutobi looked up and spoke to the jonin. "What have you learned about the seal used to send Uzumaki Naruto away? Have you found a means to summon him back?"
Kakashi closed his exposed eye and replied to the Hokage's question. "No my Lord, from what my team and I have been able to learn from the scrolls we discovered in the room, the jutsu was designed to send Uzumaki to another plane of existence separate from our own. Unfortunately, the scrolls do not specify where Uzumaki was sent, and since all traces of his chakra have completely disappeared, it is impossible to reverse summon him back to the village. I am sorry Lord Hokage, but we must consider Uzumaki Naruto to be lost to us."
Sarutobi was saddened by this. He had hoped to undo the damage that Danzo had done and bring the boy he considered to be a grandson back, but no it seemed that this would not be possible. The Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko, Uzumaki Naruto, was gone.
"Thank you for investigating, Hatake Kakashi. We will continue to look into ways to recover Naruto until all resources have been used. You may return to your assigned duties."
Kakashi bowed before disappearing in a whirlwind of leaves, leaving Sarutobi to think about the events that had transpired. Sarutobi turned and looked out the window to see the sun rising from the horizon. He thought about the boy that he had taken care of for the past few years and imagined what could have been the life for the blond had he not been banished from this world. He had hoped to watch the boy grow up and learn the ways of the ninja like many of the village's youth. He had seen much promise in the boy and wanted to see just how far he would go in the world of the shinobi and maybe someday rise to become a Hokage himself. Now it would seem that this was no longer possible. Sarutobi hoped that wherever Naruto was now, he was safely in a better place and prayed to the gods that in this strange new world he was in, he would at last find peace.
- Juuban, Tokyo - 5 days later -
The Tsukino family was traveling down the street in the family car on their way to the Mizuno house to pick up the newest addition to their family. A few days before the Tsukino couple had submitted their formal request with child services to adopt Uzumaki Naruto, and with Doctor Saeko Mizuno's support and influence with the service as she was a doctor that had ties with child services, the family was cleared and approved for taking the boy into their house and family name. After Naruto was discharged from the hospital a day after he was brought in, which Saeko commented on the boys healing ability as being nothing short of amazing, the good doctor decided to take temporary custody of the blond while the authorities processed the Tsukino families adoption request. This gave Saeko time to observe Naruto to see if his abuse had left him with any psychological disorders of which Saeko noted that he was perfectly fine, much to her relief.
When The Tsukino couple had gotten the word that the adoption was approved, they quickly made arrangements with Saeko to pick up Naruto after they purchased some necessities for the child, such as furniture and supplies to suit the five year old child, and since they happened to have a spare bedroom available at the time, they quickly converted it into what would be the boy's new bedroom. After all of the preparations were made for the family newcomer, they left to pick up Naruto. Usagi was sitting in her seat behind Ikuko as Shingo was sleeping away in his child seat behind Kenji, who was driving the vehicle to it's destination.
"Papa, where are we going?" Usagi asked as she kicked her feet back and forth during the ride. She had been perplexed by the sudden activity in the house as her parents worked on making the spare room that used to hold the families unused items into a sleeping quarter over the course of a day and found herself riding in the car with her family at the time.
Kenji looked up into the rear view mirror to see his only daughter and smiled at his pride and joy.
"We have a special surprise for you, Usagi." Kenji spoke wanting to give his daughter some wonderment before revealing the intention of their trip. "How would you like to have another brother, one your age?" he asked.
Usagi's face lit up with the thought. "Really, I'd like that. I always wanted someone to play with."
"Well guess what, we're on our way right now to get him. We're going to have another member of our family, Usagi, one that can keep you company." Kenji informed the blond child as he turned down another street.
Ikuko turned in her seat to look at Usagi and smiled as well. "That's right, sweetie, our family is going to get a little bigger and you get to have someone who can play with you."
Usagi became excited as she thought of having a playmate she could interact with while her mother and father were busy with their work, Ikuko's being around the house and Kenji's at his job. She could get kind of lonely having no one around to play and laugh with.
It was not long before they arrived at their destination as their car pulled up in front of the home of Mizuno Saeko. Kenji and Ikuko got out of the vehicle and walked to the front door of the house while Usagi was asked to wait in the car with Shingo since her parents told her they were not going to be away for very long. The couple walked up to the house and rang the door bell. They did not have to wait long when Saeko opened the door and greeted the Tsukino couple with a warm smile.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Tsukino, it's nice to see you again."
The Tsukino couple bowed and returned the greeting.
"Hello to you as well Doctor Mizuno, we are here to pick up Naruto, is he ready to go?" Kenji asked.
"Yes, he's just saying goodbye to my daughter before he leaves."
It was then that Naruto came down the stairs and stopped beside Saeko to look at the couple who had come to get him. Saeko turned and addressed the blond boy. "Naruto, these are the people I told you about. They will be the ones taking care of you from now on."
Kenji and Ikuko bowed to the boy. "Hello Naruto, do you remember us?" Kenji asked as Ikuko gave the most heart filled smile she could give to her new adopted son.
Naruto nodded. "You were the ones that found me and got me to the hospital. Umm…..Thank you for saving me." Naruto replied sheepishly while offering a small bow.
Kenji returned the gesture with a small bow of his own. "It's not a problem, son. Anyone would have done the same. So, are you ready to start your new life with us?"
Naruto nodded his head. "I guess so." Naruto picked up a small bag of clothing and supplies Saeko had gotten him for his stay and turned to the doctor. "Thank you for taking care of me for a while." Naruto gave a respectful bow to Saeko in which she responded with one of her own.
"Your welcome Naruto, now if you need any help with anything, just call me, alright?"
Naruto nodded and bid the good doctor goodbye as he left the house for his new home in this new world he was in. Peaking out from behind the curtains of her second floor bedroom, Mizuno Ami looked at the blond boy that she had been living with for the last few days and watched as he was loaded into the car of the family that he was now going to be a part of. The little girl only knew Naruto for a short time but she had come to like the orphaned boy and had wished that he was able to stay and live with her and her mother, it was rather lonely being a only child and had really come to like having someone else to play with while her mother was working at the hospital. Naruto had promised her that he would come see her from time to time, and that made her feel a bit better as she watched the car Naruto was in pull away from the house.
Naruto found himself in the back seat of the Tsukino family car alongside a blond girl around his own age and a young boy no more than a year old snoozing in the car seat to his left. Usagi turned to the boy she sat beside and introduced herself.
"Hi, my name is Usagi, what's yours."
"Naruto." the boy answered as he looked at the energetic blond that he sat beside. He noticed that the two of them had very similar features, the only difference was his color tones were a bit darker.
Usagi smiled. "Nice to meet you, Naruto. Are you going to be my new brother?"
Naruto nodded. "Yeah, I think so."
"Hurray, I've always wanted a playmate." Usagi cheered. "Can I call you Naruto-nii then?"
Naruto blushed a little at the affectionate suffix that Usagi had given him and replied, "Sure, I guess I can call you Usagi-neechan then, huh?"
"I really like that, I'm so happy to have you as a brother, Naruto-nii." Usagi cheerfully replied as she suddenly hugged Naruto causing the boy to blush even harder. He was not used to this much affection after being neglected and hated for so long.
Kenji and Ikuko smiled as they listened to the exchange in the backseat of the car. It seemed that their daughter had taken an instant liking to the boy, though they knew it would not be that difficult for her given her personality, she always could make friends easily. The trip back to the Tsukino house was rather uneventful other than the question and answer trading that was going on between the two youths, and soon the family made it's way back home. The family exited the vehicle and proceeded to the house, with Naruto bringing up the rear as he examined the exterior of the home. He found it to be quite nice as Kenji opened the front door and the rest of the family entered. Naruto found himself a bit reluctant and nervous as he approached the entrance of the house while the family waited patiently for him to enter.
"It's alright Naruto, come inside. This is your new home, dear." Ikuko sweetly spoke as Kenji nodded, Usagi smiled, and Shingo stared at the boy from his mothers arms. Naruto looked at the family that was in front of him, truly realizing that his wishes were finally coming true. Uzumaki Naruto, the orphaned boy that no one wanted, the child that was hated by all and was never given any kindness and compassion from anyone other than a select few, was finally getting a good home with a loving family. His eyes moistened as he took the last few steps forward and entered his new home.
"I'm…..I'm home." Naruto said as he was barely able to hold back the tears that he threatened to shed from happiness.
"Welcome home." The Tsukino's chorused as they welcomed Naruto into there house and family.
As the door to the Tsukino family home closed, a figure stood atop a house on the other side of the street. The person was a woman with long flowing green hair and wore a sailor style fuku and skirt, wielding a long staff shaped as a large key and had an ornate crystal ball on the top. The woman looked at the house and smiled.
"So, he has finally arrived. Now destiny can move forward." The woman thought as she turned and began to walk away. "Grow up strong, Uzumaki Naruto." And with that, the woman disappeared into thin air.
- To be continued -
[Author's Notes]
This is my first time writing a fan fiction and I'd appreciate some constructive criticism to help me make this story a good one. I'd also like to hear a few idea's from you guys that I can work into the story, but keep in mind that it's up to me as to what goes into the story. Now as you noticed, Naruto is only 5 years old when he gets sent to the Sailor Moon universe, so he never receives any ninja training from Konoha, this does not mean he will not be able to use jutsu as I have plans for allowing him to use a few of his abilities as a ninja as well as his senshi powers. I plan on having him use a few of his signature jutsu such as his Kage Bushin and the Rasengan as well as the Rasenshuriken, as to where he learns these jutsu, that is something I will reveal later as I want to keep the story interesting. The sage mode will also be used, but will be a different type of sage mode as instead of nature, it will draw from a different source of energy, as to what, my little secret. The Kyuubi is still inside Naruto and will also play a roll in the story as well as Naruto's personal development. The story will be almost completely Sailor Moon canon, so I don't plan on having Konoha play much of a roll in this story, but if you want to see a few characters pop up from the Naruto universe, you can suggest them to me and I'll consider it. As for the hand signs and jutsu names I will keep them in their Japanese forms in the story but will explain their meanings here in the AN's, like this one….
(1) Jigen no tsuiho roughly translates to Dimensional Banishment. This is something I made up to explain how Naruto wound up in Juuban, so you won't find it in a jutsu list. The ritual and circle were also made up, but you probably figured that one out already :P
Now as for the pairings, I'm a harem fan, so you can already guess where this is going to go. Giggidy Giggidy Goo!
Next chapter…..Naruto is now 14 years old and attends the same classes as his sister Usagi. During a typical day for the two they come across a cat being bullied by some kids. How will saving this poor cat suddenly change the lives of Naruto and Usagi? (as if you guys don't already know.) Read for yourself in the next chapter- Sailors and Shadows, the Senshi are born.
Peace.