Hi there JediDragonRanger here with my first story. This is an idea that I had floating around in my head for quite some time now and I'm just putting up the first chapter. Just to give you an idea of how long it was been floating around in my head, I started writing this about one year ago, but don't get the idea that I am many chapters ahead. I have chapter 1 written down and am in the process of typing it and am currently writing (by hand) chapter 2. So without further ado I give you Naruto and the Legacy of the Dragon Riders.

PS if you see any spelling errors in either the Japanese words/Ancient Language please let me know. Those are the spelling errors that I'm really looking out for.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or The Inheritance Cycle


Naruto and the Legacy of the Dragon Riders

Prelude

250 Years After The 4th Shinobi War

The old Hokage sat in his ancestral home, which was in the forest that was just inside of Konoha's Southern wall. He sat there thinking of his younger days and the adventures he had gone on as he looked out at the village that he at one point in his life ruled over. While was lost in his thoughts, a four-year-old boy was sneaking up on the former Hokage, using all of the natural stealth that ran through his family. However the former Hokage, warned by some sixth sense, turned towards the boy and muttered "Reisa" just as the boy, who the old man looked upon as his grandson, was about to pounce upon the old Hokage only to find himself floating three feet in the air.

"Hey," complained the boy, whose name was Brom, "no fair. I almost got you that time Ojii-san."

If any of the Jonin from the time of the third Hokage where still around, they would swear that Brom was just like Konohamaru. In truth, Brom acted just like Konohamaru but looked completely different. While Konohamaru had brown hair and brown eyes, Brom had reddish-blond hair and pale blue eyes that were reminiscent of the Shodaime Hokage's crystal. His face had noble quality to it, but it was lost to most people on account of not only his attitude but also his love for attac, erm… "challenging" his older siblings, cousins, and their friends to duels and his love for pulling pranks on people who dared to reprimand him for these activities.

The old Hokage smiled as he looked at his grandson before him saying in a mock serous voice, "Now now Brom, remember what I told you about almost…"

"Actually, I don't remember."

The old Hokage sweat dropped at his reply seeing as how it was only a couple of hours ago when the boy's last attack had been and the old Hokage told him the phrase.

Brom's twin sister, Katrina, choose that moment to come walking into the room, finishing the old man's saying.

"Almost only counts with substitutions and paper bombs."

Katrina, although being born second, always acted like the elder of the two children. The only people that she "challenged" with Brom were her older siblings when they were all playing around and her "Ojii-san." Even though they were twins, Katrina couldn't have looked anymore different from Brom. Her hair was raven black and she had eyes that were the color of the deepest emerald. Her cheek bones were angled such that, in conjunction with her pale skin, it looked almost as if an artist had carved her face out of marble. Overall her appearance gave others an almost feline feel about her.

The old man smiled seeing his other grandchild before replying "Very good Katrina, I'm glad that you remembered my saying, but do you remember what it means?"

At this her face turned slightly pink and Brom started laughing. While it was true that he didn't remember these "wise" sayings like his sister, unlike her he remembered what they all meant and there practically use to a Shinobi.

"It means that as Shinobi we need to do our best on the missions that we are assigned. There are no "almost" successful missions; missions are either a success or a failure."

The old Hokage nodded his head at Brom's words before adding "And here in Konoha, a successful mission is considered somewhat differently from what Kumo, Iwa, Kiri, or even Suna considers successful, but that is a lesson for a Jonin-sensei to teach." Turing to Katrina he asked, "So, I take it that you're given up on this round of trying to get me?"

"Yeah, since someone didn't wait for me before attacking," she replayed while walking toward the old man and shooting a glare at her brother.

At this the former Hokage raised an eyebrow and replied in a hurt tone, "So, you wanted to try to work with your brother to get me?" and then added in an undertone, "Both of you are still young and in the prime of your youth while I'm just an old man, not really fair if you ask me."

At this Brom started to scratch the back of his head nervously while Katrina had the decency to look a little ashamed yet still have that fire of determination in her eyes.

Looking at the two four-year-olds the old Hokage started to chuckle. "That's okay, I was only joking. You had the right idea. Working together and using team work is always better…" he was suddenly cut off as Katrina pounded on him with a wild grin on her face that made her look like a cat who had just caught a mouse.

"Go' ya Ojii-san. As the famed copy-cat ninja like to say 'as a Shinobi, you've got to look beneath the beneath.'"

The old Hokage slowly started to shake his head at his own foolishness and began to chuckle again saying "Right you are Kat-chan, right you are."

"Hey no fair Imouto, I was suppose to get him first not you!" yelled a disappointed Brom.

"Well Otouto-chan, if you had just followed my plan you would have gotten him first," taunted Katrina as she stuck her tongue out at him.

The emphasized –chan wasn't lost on either Brom or the Hokage. Just as Brom was about to go into a rant about how she was the "little" sister and that he had been born five minutes before her the Hokage interrupted him.

"Alright, alright enough already you two. I assume that you two are here to hear the story that I promised to tell you?"

At this both children immediately forgot their argument and looked up at him, their eyes practically begging for the long awaited story. They loved nothing better than to listen to the stories that the former Hokage would tell them.

"Yes, yes please Ojii-san tell us the story," begged Brom while Katrina asked "You said earlier that it involves the Uzumaki and Hyuuga clans right?"

"Alright I tell you it, but this is probably one of the longest stories I have to tell. And yes, not only does it involve the Uzumaki and Hyuuga, but also the Senju, Uchiha, Nara, Akimichi, Yamanaka, Sarutobi, Inuzuka, and the Aburame just to name a few.

"Now my children make yourselves conferrable as I tell you a story that has its roots long before the father of ninjutsu was a gleam in his father's eye. The more modern part of this tale is the adventures of Uzumaki Naruto, our Rokudaime Hokage also known as the Orange Hokage and the Nidaime Gama Sennin. The older part is called The Legacy of the Dragon Riders. It is only thanks to the Rokudaime that we know the story about the Legacy of the Dragon Riders which starts around one millennia ago …


A/N:

So what do you think? Was it any good for a first fic? What did you like about it? What did you dislike about it? Please let me know.

I'm using a web site for the honorifics (and my own understanding from reading other fanfics and watch subbed) please let me know if I might have used one incorrectly.

For those who don't know Imouto is "little sister" and Otouto is "little brother" (with chan meaning "little in the case of otouto-chan).

I don't know when I'll get the next chapter up (I have dial-up and two parents who don't like anime/manga/fanfic so I can only update when I'm at the library or college) until next time, see you.