Another Idea that I had.
1999, Konoha,Japan.
"Crap, I'm going to be late!" A teenager frantically ran down the stairs of his home, hoping he could make it on time. "Naruto, you were supposed to have left ten minutes ago! If you don't hurry you'll be late!" A woman with long red hair was sitting on the couch, writing something. "Sorry mom! I was distracted!" Naruto Uzumaki was an eighteen year old attending Konoha Private Academy, a prestigious school attended by some of Japans most elite individuals. His mother, Kushina Uzumaki, was a world renowned archeologist and doctor. As he ran out the door, he noticed something bizarre. A bow and arrow, recovered from one of his mothers digs, was hung up on the wall.
He didn't have time to ask her about the bow and arrow, but he made a mental note to ask about it when he got home. He rushed out the door and down the street, trying to make it to school on time.
"That idiot is always late! Why do I even bother waiting for him.." a blonde girl with light blue eyes was standing at the corner of the street, waiting. "Ino! Im so sorry! I overslept!" Ino looked over to see Naruto running towards her. "You idiot! School starts in fifteen minutes! We need to go!" Naruto caught up to Ino and the two made their way to school.
"Thanks for waiting Ino, you're the best." Naruto said, as the two of them walked into school. "Of course I am. I'm the great Ino Yamanaka, there's no one better out there." Ino said, smiling to herself. The two of them have been best friends for many years now, stretching back to their childhood. Naruto had grown up isolated due to his mothers wealth and fame, and Ino was the only person who approached him with no issue. The two became inseparable.
"So, how's your mom doing? I heard she got back from a dig not too long ago." Naruto nodded. "Yeah, she brought back this really interesting bow and arrow, doesn't look like anything I've ever seen before." "Really? Do you have any idea what civilization it's from?" Naruto shook his head. "It might be Mesoamerican, but im not so sure. She said she went to Mexico, but I could be wrong…"
The two of them entered the classroom to see two boys fighting. "You emo bastard! I told you to stay the hell away from me!" "You really think I'd approach you? You're the dumbass who tried to sit in my seat!" Kiba Inukaza and Sasuke Uchiha were fighting once again. The two of them had hated each other from the day they had met, and fought like cats and dogs. "Can you dumbasses be quiet for one day? Please?" Ino said, walking over to them.
Naruto sat down in the back of the class with his friends. "Hey guys, whats up?" "Good morning Naruto! How are you on this youthful day?" Rock Lee shouted, embracing Naruto. "Good grief Lee, the day just started, calm down a bit." Neji Hyuga looked over and nodded at Naruto. "Good morning Naruto-san." Shikamaru Nara was currently asleep, and Choji Akimichi was eating a bag of potato chips. "How is Shikamaru already asleep?" Naruto asked, but no one could answer him.
Ino walked over after having dealing with Kiba and Sasuke. "Thanks for ditching me by the way." She said to Naruto, who laughed. "I know better than to try and get between those two. I still don't know how you manage to break them up all the time." Ino sat down next to Naruto. "It's really not hard, I just threated to expose the dirt I have on them and they shut right up." Lee frowned at this. "Blackmail isn't very youthful Yamanaka-san." "Oh relax Lee, I'm not serious. I'd never do that."
Shikamaru looked up. "What about that time you told everyone about Neji's-" Neji cut him off quickly. "We agreed to never mention that again!" he said, and Shikamaru stopped talking. Suddenly, the class grew silent as their teacher walked in. "Alright class, welcome back to Konoha Private Academy. I will be your homeroom teacher, Orochimaru Oda." He was a pale man with long dark hair and pale eyes. He scanned the crowd of students, and spotted a familiar face in one Naruto Uzumaki.
"Since there are new faces among us, I'd like to begin with introductions. Tell us about yourselves, your dreams, likes and dislikes, that sort of thing." He glanced at Naruto Uzumaki, motioning for him to go first. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki. I'm 17 years old, and im the son of Kushina Uzumaki, the world renowned archeologist and doctor. My likes are ancient history, learning about civilizations, my friends, family and ramen. My dislikes are thieves, traitors, and people who throw away their ideals. I want to become an archeologist like my mother." He looked back at Orochimaru. "Do give your mother my regards, Naruto-kun. It's been a while since I last saw her." Naruto nodded and sat down.
Before Orochimaru was a teacher, he was one of Kushina Uzumaki's assistants and closest friends. However, on one of their expeditions, his fiancé died. He moved back to Japan and took up her old profession of teaching in her memory. "Alright, do I have any volunteers to go next? Or do I have to pick one of you?" Ino stood up. "My name is Ino Yamanaka, and I am 17 years old. I like flowers, fashion, romance novels, ancient history and anime. I dislike idiots, people who jump to conclusions, and the color orange, and I want to run my family flower shop." Orochimaru nodded. "Very good. Now, the next person please.."
Later that day
"This is the bow and arrow you were talking about?" Naruto nodded. "The arrow head is kinda strange, now that I look at it. I've never seen any one quite like it." Ino picked it up. "How old is this? It looks ancient, but its somehow still sharp.." Ino put it down on the coffee table. "The bow itself isn't very unique, looks like a basic design you'd see from several civilizations." Naruto picked up the bow and toyed with the string. "I wonder if I could shoot the arrow." "Probably, but I wouldn't try. It'll most likely damage the bow."
Ignoring Ino, Naruto picked up the bow and arrow and tried to shoot it. However, the arrow slipped out of his grasp and stabbed him in the leg. "Son of a bitch!" he shouted, quickly pulling the arrow out. "Damnit Naruto! I told you not to try it!" Ino ran to grab a first aid kit to stop the bleeding. "What the hell?" Ino turned around to see that the bleeding had stopped, and that Naruto was fine. "Where'd the wound go? You should be bleeding all over the floor right now!" Naruto patted where the arrow stabbed him. "It's as if I never got stabbed at all? Weird." Ino picked up the arrow. "There's no way it didn't stab you, I saw it happen. But, there's no wound? What the hell is going on here…"
As Ino looked at the arrow, Naruto began to feel woozy. "Ino, I don't- I don't feel so good.." Ino looked over at him to see him sweating profusely, and turning pale. "Crap! I knew something was wrong with this arrow!" she dropped the arrow and raced over to Naruto. "You idiot! You god damn idiot! Why didn't you listen to me?" Naruto attempted to respond but couldn't get words out. Everything began to spin and he passed out.
"Naruto? Are you OK? Naruto?" Ino shook Naruto. "Oh god, what if he dies? What if we just brought back some super virus from the past?" As Ino was distracted by Naruto, she didn't notice the arrow beginning to levitate. It moved itself behind Ino, and plunged into her back. "What the hell?" she shouted, quickly yanking the arrow out. "How did it even-" Suddenly, the room began to spin. Ino quickly fainted, and the arrow fell under one of the living room couches.
An Hour Later
"Naruto, wake up. Naruto!" Naruto opened his eyes to see his mother standing over him, a wet towel in hand. "Oh thank god! I was so worried! What happened to you two?" she asked, applying the towel to his forehead. "Ino and I were…looking at that bow and arrow. I got stabbed by the arrow and…" Kushina looked at the bow on the table. "You got stabbed by the arrow? That means…"
Kushina pulled out her phone and began texting. "Naruto, I'm calling a friend. He'll be able to explain what's going to happen better than I can. Luckily, you and Ino are very strong willed." Naruto was confused. "Mom, what's happening to me? Am I going crazy? I swear the arrow stabbed me, but.." He tried to sit up but Kushina pushed him back down. "Just go back to sleep for now. My friend will explain it all when he gets here.
Half an hour later, Naruto was awoken by two voices. "…We'll see if they begin manifesting and proceed from there." Naruto looked over to see Orochimaru speaking to his mother. "Or-Orochimaru-san? What are you doing here?" Orochimaru looked over to Naruto. "Ah, Naruto-kun, you're awake. Good, there's something I need to explain to you." He walked over to Naruto. "That arrow you and Ino-chan were stabbed with, it wasn't a normal arrow." He picked up the arrow in question. "It has a unique ability, to grant those with extraordinarily strong wills unique.. capabilities, so to speak." Naruto was confused. "What do you mean? Like, super powers?" Orochimaru chuckled. "Yes and no. I think it's best if I show you." Suddenly, Orochimaru placed the arrow down. "Dark Viper!" Suddenly, a midnight black humanoid figure appeared. "This, is Dark Viper. It is a sort of guardian creature that appears when the user summons it. We refer to them as stands. They come in many varieties, each with their own set of powers. My Dark Viper allows me to heal myself from near death, along with other abilities."
Kushina looks over at Orochimaru. "I swear, that ability of yours always makes me sick when you use it." She then shouts "Chained Down!" and a red female like figure covered in chains appears. "This is my stand, Chained Down. With it, I can unleash chains that can lock down anything, and the chains are indestructible. Pretty neat right?" Naruto looked over at Orochimaru. "Nah, Orochimaru-san's seems cooler. To come back from any injury? That sounds pretty useful." Orochimaru smiled. "Thank you Naruto-kun." Kushina pouted, and muttered "whatever."
"So, does this mean I'm going to get one of these stand thingies?" Orochimaru nodded. "There's a high probability both you and Ino-chan will awaken a stand tonight. Try to project your will out into the world, and see what happens." Naruto concentrated immensely, trying to force something to appear. "C'mon Naruto, you can do it!" Kushina said encouragingly, and Naruto blushed. "I'm trying mom! You're distracting me!"
Orochimaru frowned. "It doesn't seem to be working… but I know of another way." Suddenly, Dark Viper's tail shot at Naruto. "OROCHIMARU WHAT THE HELL?" Kushina shouted, but Orochimaru held up his hand. "Just watch, this should wo-" he was cut off as suddenly, something pulled him to the ground. He looked up to see a yellow muscular humanoid figure holding his stand by the tail. "My my, your stand is quite powerful, Naruto-kun. To be so plainly visible, and to catch my Dark Viper with no training…" Naruto looked over to see his stand. "Woah! This is..my stand?" Kushina nodded. "Yes, it is. It seems the danger from Orochimaru's stand caused your to subconsciously appear to defend you."
Naruto nodded. "Ok, you can let Orochimaru's Stand go now." Naruto's stand dropped Dark Viper and Orochimaru landed on his feet. "Good work controlling your stand, Naruto. You'll need to practice bringing it out of course, but you seem to be a natural at this." Naruto nodded, then looked over to Ino. "Hey guys, Ino-chan's waking up!" she struggled to lift her head. "D-damn, what happened…. I feel like shit." She said. Orochimaru walked over to her and checked her forehead. "No fever, she seems to have bypassed that stage somehow…" Ino looked at Orochimaru. "Orochimaru-sensei? What are you doing here.." Orochimaru looked over to Kushina. "Kushina-san, may I check her?" Kushina nodded, and Orochimaru resummoned Dark Viper. "What the hell is that?" Dark Viper swung its fist at Ino, and suddenly, a purple fist shout out and struck Orochimaru. "Orochimaru-sensei!" Naruto looked over to see a female humanoid shaped stand, with what seemed to be flowers growing out of its shoulders and a purple gem like heart in the middle. "Woah, is that Ino's stand?" Kushina nodded.
"That was quite the punch, luckily enough Dark Viper healed me.." Orochimaru got up and walked over to Ino. "Will you be able to stand, Yamanaka-san?" Ino shakily stood up. "What…what's going on? Why is there a floating person behind you?" Orochimaru explained what stands were to Ino, like he had for Naruto.
A few minutes later
"Now, both of you, you need to practice using your stand. It's a given that a stand user will attract trouble- particularly from other stand users." Kushina said, placing two glasses of water down infront of the two teenagers. "Yes, we've both seen our fair share of stand battles, and none of them were easy.." Orochimaru said. "What were they like?" Naruto asked. Orochimaru began to answer but stopped. 'Naruto isn't ready to learn about that yet…' "I'll tell you another time. For now, we should name your stands. That makes it easier to draw them out."
"How'd you two name your stands?" Ino asked. "Well, I kinda just looked at what my stand did and uh…named it like that." Kushina said. "I did something more meaningful, and named it after my favorite animal." Orochimaru said. "Your stand did have flowers on it. Why don't you name it after a flower or something like that?" Ino smacked Naruto. "Really? Do you want me to just randomly say something like Sunflower or something like that? No no, it has to be super cool!" she said.
"Yeah well, I already have a name for my stand. How about The Wor-" Orochimaru and Kushina tensed. "No. That is not acceptable Naruto." They both said in unison. "What? Whats wrong with The World?" "It's so generic and lame." Ino said, looking at him like he was an idiot. "Fine! How about uh… Thunderstruck? Yeah! I like that one." Ino nodded her approval, as did Kushina. "That works, I guess." Orochimaru said.
"Well, what about you Ino? Got anything?" Naruto said, and Ino shook her head. "No, this isn't easy." "Well, it's getting late. Why don't you stay here tonight, and we'll talk more about this in the morning." Kushina said. Orochimaru nodded, and made for the door. "I'll see you two in class tomorrow. Don't tell anyone about what happened here tonight. The world isn't ready to learn about stands just yet." He left, leaving Kushina alone with the two young stand users.
"Alright, head upstairs you two. I'll clean up down here. Tomorrow, we start practicing with your stands." She smiled at the two of them. Ino and Naruto walked up to Naruto's room. "It's been a while since I've been in here, hasn't it?" Ino said, and Naruto scoffed. "You were in here like a week ago, what are you even talking about?" he said. Ino sighed. "That's not what I meant. I meant the last time I've SLEPT in here, you know? I think the last time was when we were kids."
Ino went into the bathroom to change, and Naruto took off his shirt. "Man, today's been bizarre.." Ino walked out wearing one of Naruto's shirts. "Hey, that's my favorite shirt!" Naruto pouted. "Well, I needed something to wear and none of your mom's stuff fits me, so deal with it!" she said. "You better not mess it up, I swear Ino.." Naruto got in the bed. Ino followed suit, and the two of them drifted off to sleep.
A lot longer than what I usually write, mostly just exposition and setting stuff up.
Preview of Stuff to come!
"You know, I normally don't care when people mess with me. But you crossed a damn line!" Naruto said. "Thunderstruck, I think it's time we used that!"
"Damnit Naruto, you must be stupider than I thought if you don't understand what I meant!" Naruto looked at Ino. "I'm sorry, its just that you just said that you-"
"You damn bastard. You ruined my damn ramen!" Thunderstruck began punching so fast not even Ino could keep up. 'His stand can't be that fast!'
"I was playing around with my stand when I figured out how to do this… now, Thunderstruck, show em what you got!
"You won't stop me Naruto Uzumaki! NOTHING WILL STOP ME!" "Orochimaru-sensei, it's just chess, calm down!"
I figured I'd try something new. Let me know how you feel and what I should change up. Also taking suggestions for Ino's stand name. thanks.