A/N - Well here's the beginning of the second new fic I thought up. I hope you enjoy reading this chapter because I had a lot of fun writing it! As you can see, it is a Naruto/Super Smash Bros. crossover. This fic will be like Smash Bros. Ultimate and has ALL the fighters. This means the new ones as well such as Ridley, Daisy, Dark Samus, Simon Belmont, etc. Also, I'm just going to say it now: I have NO idea what the pairing will be for this fic. So if you guys want to throw out some suggestions, feel free to. Because...yeah, let's face it, there's so many pairings that can be used for this fic it's ridiculous. So again, feel free to offer up some suggestions. As you all should know by now if you've read any of my other fics, I'm a fan of writing Naruto with multiple partners, so you can toss out multiple names and I'll take them into consideration. Anyways, on with the fic!
Chapter 1 - A 'Smash'ing Meeting
He wasn't sure how it happened. Somehow, some way, Naruto was in a situation where he couldn't find his way back home. The last thing he could remember was something incredibly unpleasant. In fact, he'd prefer if he didn't remember it. Still, despite what happened, he realized that he didn't feel any of the pain he should be feeling from the events that took place who-the-hell-knows-how-long-ago?! Thinking back on the events that led to him waking up here in, well, wherever here was, Naruto couldn't help but wince as he remembered in vivid detail everything that happened to him. Damned eidetic memory.
Flashback
A seven year-old Naruto had just finished chatting with old man Hokage and was on his way to visit the Ichiraku father/daughter duo to enjoy a chat with them and eat some of their delicious ramen after another boring day at the academy. Iruka-sensei could just drone on and on and make even the most exciting topics dull as can be. While he was a good guy, there was only so much a person could handle dealing with his teaching style every day!
Sadly, Naruto's trip to the Ichiraku's ramen stand was cut short as he rounded a corner and accidentally bumped into a rather tall, brawny man and ended up falling on his backside as a result while the man didn't so much as flinch. Standing up and rubbing at his bum to try and ease the slight pain he felt there, Naruto looked up at the man and decided to offer him an apology for bumping into him. "Hey, sorry about that Mister, I was just rounding the corner and I didn't see you there. I'll just be on my way now." Naruto said and was just about to walk around him before it happened. The man reached out and slugged Naruto hard in the jaw, sending the young boy flying back out into the street.
Before he could sit up or even mutter a simple 'What the hell?!', the man was upon him, pinning Naruto to the ground with one hand wrapped firmly around his throat while the other began punching him repeatedly in the face over and over again until Naruto's face was a broken mess and blood was pooling around him from bruised eyes and a broken nose and more. Once the man was finished, he rose, lifting Naruto up by the throat and began to carry him away, all without ever uttering a word.
Eventually they reached a clearing in some of the woods surrounding Konoha and the burly man pinned Naruto to the tree via two kunai through his shoulders. At this point, Naruto had screamed enough and couldn't help but wonder why nobody had come to help him by now. Surely the ANBU should have done something to help him by now. So...why hadn't they? Were they just taking the day off? Or were they secretly taking pleasure in watching the 'demon' suffer?
Oh, Naruto knew what he was. He had figured it out some time ago that he was the container of the Kyuubi. Naruto wasn't stupid, not by a long shot. But he knew the majority of the people were. He didn't understand why so many of the ninja were such idiots though, believing that he was the blasted fox when he was simply the container for the beast. Alas, that was neither here, nor there at the moment. What was important was the fact that he was being tortured, if not killed and nobody was fucking helping him! What the fuck man?!
Looking back at the man that had dragged him out here after beating him senselessly, Naruto watched as he approached him with a serrated knife. Releasing a sigh as he knew what was coming next, Naruto closed his eyes and just waited for what was about to happen. Soon enough, he felt the pain as his tormentor began to carve into his flesh. It was obvious that this man was carving words into his flesh. Things such as 'Demon' and 'Sinner' were a few of the nicer things he carved into Naruto's flesh. Naruto didn't want to think about the other words this monster carved into his flesh.
When the bastard was finally done, he stepped back to admire his handiwork and began to fucking chuckle! Naruto snarled at this and quickly spit some blood onto his face to show him what he thought about him laughing at the pain he inflicted on him. Naturally, this only served to infuriate the man. As a result of this, the brawny torturer lunged forward and buried his dagger deep into Naruto's left lung before realizing what he did as he watched the life slowly leaving Naruto's eyes. After a moment, Naruto's eyes slowly closed and he knew no more.
End Flashback
After that, he woke up here, in this strange temple. Try as he might, he found that he couldn't leave. Besides that, he didn't recognize the area beyond the temple's exterior anyways, so it wouldn't have done him any good to try and leave anyways. Still, he did find it rather odd that he was unable to leave the temple. So, without anything else to do, he decided to explore the temple in the hopes that he could find something that might help him make sense of the situation he now found himself in.
As he walked, Naruto glanced around at all the strange tapestries on the walls and the various items scattered about in glass cases around the rooms he traversed through. They were all very odd to him. The tapestries all depicted strangely dressed warriors that looked strong in their own right that looked like they could hold their own against even the toughest ninjas.
The items in the glass cases however looked rather strange. One item looked like a tiny nut, but he had a feeling it wasn't the kind you could eat. No, he had a feeling it was used for battle, but he didn't see how that could be the case. Another item was a paper fan, and he wondered how effective it was in battle, because it was obviously meant to be used in battle as evidenced by the tapestries he looked at. Yet another item looked like a wind-up bomb with cute little eyes! Something told him that it wouldn't be wise to activate it because it would likely detonate with the force of a powerful explosive tag and he didn't want that to happen. Still, the damn thing looked really cute!
Eventually, Naruto reached a small room towards the back of the temple that was dimly lit by candles along the walls and some positioned in the center of the room. What really caught his eye though was the large scroll positioned on the pedestal in the center of the room. It was partially unrolled and, when he stepped up to it, he could see that most of it was blank, except for a few names and handprints towards the top. Naruto recognized what this was right away, as a talk with the old man rang through his head.
Flashback
"Hey gramps, what exactly is the deal with you and Enma anyways? I mean, I've seen you summon him a couple of times when you've taken the time to train me, but what's the deal?" Naruto asked one day shortly after his sixth birthday while visiting the Hokage in his office.
Looking up from his paperwork, Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but quirk up an eyebrow at the inquiry from his young protege. "You want to know about that, do you? I suppose I can tell you then." Placing down his pen, the Sandaime Hokage steepled his fingers and rested his chin upon his hands and looked at Naruto with a smile. "You see Naruto, in this world there are things known as summoning contracts. If one signs one of these summoning contracts with their name and their dominant handprint in blood, they are then able to summon forth that contract's summon creature. Summoning creatures can be any number of things ranging from dogs and cats to my monkeys and Jiraiya-kun's toads. Each summoning clan is skilled at different things as well."
End Flashback
The Sandaime and Naruto had gone on to talk in depth about the summoning animals and their summoners for some time after that, but the rest of that conversation wasn't important right now to him. What was important was the information about how to sign the contract and he was going to do just that!
Pricking his thumb with one of his canines, Naruto signed his name in blood before smearing the rest of his hand with blood and putting his bloody handprint on the scroll next to his name. Afterwards, Naruto stepped back and took a breath before preparing to go through the hand seals necessary for the Summoning Technique. However, before he could, Naruto squawked as he was suddenly pulled through a Reverse Summoning Technique against his will.
Smashville
Naruto glanced around at his surroundings and couldn't help but blink a few times as he took in the area around him. It one word, the place he was in was beautiful. There were a plethora of buildings scattered about the meadow he was in, and he was sure they were all homes meant for all the summons. It also looked as if he was in a rather large meadow with beautiful flowers spread out all around him. The sky was a beautiful shade of blue and green mixed together. However...something was a little off.
Floating down to him were two giant...hands. One was calm while the other was twitching madly, almost as if it was crazy. When they reached a point where they were hovering just feet above him, Naruto could just feel the power radiating from them. Whatever these things were, they were powerful. Therefore, it would be wise of him not to piss these things off!
Before he could say or do anything, Naruto suddenly heard a voice in his head. "Greetings young one. I see you signed the Smashville Summoning Contract. We haven't had a summoner in years, so we were quite curious to see just who contracted themselves to us. Tell me, what compelled you to sign our contract Naruto Uzumaki?" the calmer hand questioned.
Looking at the calm hand, Naruto cocked his head to one side for a moment before offering it a kindhearted smile. "Well...it was just sitting there. It looked like nobody had signed your contract in a really long time and...well...I don't have any friends. I learned about summoning contracts from the old man, or the Sandaime Hokage of Konohagakure as you might know him as, or not if you haven't been around in some time. Anyways, as I was saying...I kind of wanted to make some friends and so...well...I signed your summoning contract. That...and I figured you guys were probably kinda lonely too. I figured we could keep each other company and help each other out. Win-win y'know?"
At this point, the crazy hand piped up. "Hey, I like the sound of that! Friends are great! If all you want are friends, then you picked the right summons for that Naruto-kun. You'll find a LOT of new friends here in Smashville! And trust me, nobody's gonna hate ya for being a Jinchuriki. Oh, don't give me such a shocked look. We're the boss summons of this contract for a reason Buster. We can easily sense somethin' like that beastie you got trapped in that there gut o' yours. Can't we brother?"
Master Hand released a mental sigh at this and telepathically spoke to both Naruto and Crazy Hand. "Naruto-kun, please forgive Crazy Hand. He can be a little...much sometimes. And forgive me for not introducing myself beforehand. I am called Master Hand. My brother is Crazy Hand, as I just said. But yes, we can sense things like you being a Jinchuriki quite easily. And no, the summons you will meet here in Smashville will not treat you any differently for being one. They are all very kind, though some are a bit...wild. They might take some getting used to, but I assure you that you will get along very well with most, if not all of them. Now, do you know the required hand seals for the Summoning Technique, or do you need me to teach you young Naruto-kun?" Master Hand queried.
Naruto shook his head and offered his new friend a smile. "No, I remember the required hand seals. I was just about to perform them and summon someone when you summoned me here. Speaking of which, how do I get back to where I was? I kind of need to get back to Konoha. Though...I don't know how to get back there…"
Master Hand thought about this for a time before floating up and down as if nodding. "I see. I'll send you back to where you were. When you return, I want you to use the Summoning Technique and, when you call out the name of the technique, I want you to call out Greninja's name. Ask Greninja to help you return home and he will do so. And yes, in case you're wondering, Greninja is a ninja, but he isn't a ninja in the traditional sense. You'll understand soon. He is what you call a Pokemon. I'll explain that to you later. For now, I will return you to the point from whence you came. Brace yourself young Naruto-kun." the floating hand said before snapping its index and middle fingers, casting Naruto out of the summoning realm and back into the realm of ninjas.
Temple
As Naruto appeared back in the temple, he stumbled once his feet his the floor. Catching himself, he looked around and saw that he was back in the room with the summoning contract. At first he thought about taking it with him back to Konoha, but then he realized that it was probably safest right here. He didn't want the wrong people to get a hold of it after all. The summons he just met seemed like nice people and he didn't want the people back at Konoha to mistreat them.
Deciding to think about things like that later, Naruto bit his thumb to draw blood and went through the necessary hand signs for the technique he needed to perform. "Summoning Technique: Greninja!" Naruto shouted as he channeled what he hoped was enough chakra into the technique and slammed his palm to the floor. In a plume of smoke, he saw the figure of something emerge.
Waving his arm in front of his face to try and dispel the smoke, he looked at the creature he had summoned forth. It was very...blue. It stood taller than him and it definitely held itself like a professional ninja would. It had pink eyes, but they were hard and looked as if they could see right into a person's soul. It showed that this Pokemon was experienced and Naruto found that he rather liked these eyes. It also had what appeared to be a long, pink scarf around its neck. Finally, he noticed that it had webbed feet and hands with three 'fingers' and 'toes' on each. Overall, Naruto had to admit that Greninja struck a rather imposing figure and if he could sum it up in one word, Greninja looked awesome.
Waving at him, Naruto offered Greninja a smile and bowed to him for a moment. "Hello Greninja-san. I'm your new summoner, Naruto Uzumaki. It's nice to meet you." Naruto said politely and waited for a response.
Looking his new summoner over analytically for a moment, Greninja took the time to walk around him and analyze the boy carefully. Once his walk around was finished, the ninja Pokemon nodded a couple of times and offered the boy a kind smile. "Nin ninja. Gre nin greninja nin nin." (I approve. You'll make a fine summoner. It's nice to meet you Naruto. As you already know, I'm Greninja.) he said happily.
Blinking in mild confusion at this, Naruto found the fact that Greninja could only talk via saying his name a little weird. But what he found even stranger was the fact that, even though Greninja, and likely all Pokemon by extension, could talk only via saying their names, he could understand what was being said! Blinking a couple more times, Naruto spoke up in mild confusion. "I'm, uh...I'm glad you approve? I hope we can be good friends Greninja. I think you look totally awesome! And you look like an awesome ninja! I bet you could teach me some awesome stuff!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly as he bounced up and down in place, his earlier confusion lost and replaced with eagerness as he thought about what Greninja could teach him.
However, the excitement left him as he remembered why he had initially summoned Greninja. Bashfully, he reached up and rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "Oops, sorry. I forgot why I originally summoned you. Y'see, I was beaten almost to death by some asshole villager and I guess he kinda threw me in here. Only problem is...I don't know where here even is. I don't know how to get back to Konoha from here. I doubt we're too far away, but I can't find it on my own. So...I was hoping you could help me find my way back. Pretty please Greninja-san?" Naruto asked pleadingly.
Greninja frowned as he heard how Naruto ended up in the temple. Something was seriously wrong if somebody attempted to murder his summoner, let alone a kid! Still, that matter would have to be put on the backburner for now. Right now, his summoner needed to get back home. So, nodding once, Greninja motioned for his summoner to follow him as he began to lead the way out of the temple.
As they passed by the glass cases, Greninja would point to some of them and explain what they were. "Gre greninja ninja nin nin ninja." (That right there is a Beam Sword. If you swing it really hard, the blade extends and you can use it to inflict a ton of damage on your enemy. That over there is a Home-Run Bat. Swing that with all your might and you can say bye-bye bad guys. They'll be gone in a flash with that. And that over there is a Fairy in a Bottle. Using that you can restore your health by a lot, or you can use it to heal an ally to nearly perfect health. Everything you see here is incredibly useful in its own way.) he would say, a smile on his face as he talked about the various items and weapons that could be used to assist the summons and their summoner in battle.
"Wow. Those all sound really useful! I like the sound of that Fairy in a Bottle a lot! And the Deku Nut sounds neat-o too. And the Bob-omb sounds as powerful as it is adorable! And the Beam Sword! Oh the Beam Sword!" Naruto exclaimed, a giddy expression on his face as he imagined everything he could do with everything on display in the temple. After a moment though, a question popped into Naruto's mind and he looked into Greninja's eyes. "Wait...how come nobody's been in here if all this powerful stuff's in here for the taking? Surely someone would have found this temple by now?"
Greninja smirked at this and, as they exited the temple, he pointed to a few of the trees and then to the temple itself. When Naruto looked, he could see various seals inscribed in them. Eyes widening in realization, Greninja decided to explain. "Greninja ninja nin ninja nin." (Our previous summoner, Lady Mito Uzumaki, placed seals on the temple and the surrounding area to deter anyone from finding this temple. I'm not entirely sure how they work, but the seals prevent anyone from seeing the temple somehow. She really was an amazing woman.) he explained in a proud tone of voice.
"Wow. Mito Uzumaki sounds amazing. You say she was your last summoner? That was the last name on the contract before I signed it…" Nodding his head in thought, Naruto took another look at the seals and shrugged his shoulders. "These seals are incredible. They hide the temple from sight and deter people from coming this way. I didn't know seals could do such a thing. I really need to look into studying fuinjutsu. Though that does raise the question of how I ended up in the temple in the first place if the seals do deter people from coming this way. Still...best not to break the fourth wall and think about shit like that." he decided, a broad grin on his face.
It was at this point that he realized he was outside of the temple. Blinking, he looked around and then down at himself before looking back at the temple entrance. Frowning a moment, he looked at Greninja and was about to question him about why he was allowed to leave now before closing his mouth and deciding that it wasn't important. Instead, he sighed and decided to just go with the flow and ask his new friend to guide him home. "Ah well. Greninja-san, can you please guide me back home now? It's getting rather late and I need to let gramps know I'm okay."
The Pokemon nodded once before it began to walk around, looking for something, though Naruto didn't know what it was. Once it found what it was looking for, a trail of sorts, Greninja motioned for Naruto to follow him and began to make his way through the woods with Naruto on his heels. "Gre greninja ninja." (I found the trail. We should be able to follow it back to the village. And please, you don't need to call me -san. Just call me by my name, Greninja.)
"Thank you Greninja-san. Er...Greninja. Sorry. I forgot you said I could call you without the honorific." Naruto bowed his head in apology real quickly. "I can't even see anything that signifies that the ninja was here. It's amazing that you are able to follow his trail Greninja. Then again, you're awesome, so I'm not surprised." Naruto complimented, a megawatt smile on his face.
Greninja chuckled at this and quickly thanked young Naruto before turning and pointing out towards the distance. Just past the treeline, they could see the village in the distance. Smiling at this, Naruto looked up at his friend and hugged him tight, causing Greninja to stumble a bit before he returned the hug and smiled down at him. "Greninja ninja." (I'm glad I could help you Naruto. Now, let's get you home, shall we?)
"I'm really glad I met you Greninja. You and the boss summons, Master Hand and Crazy Hand. You're all great. Is...is it too soon to say that I love you guys?" Naruto queried, a bright blush on his face as he glanced away from his Pokemon friend.
Smiling softly at this, the Pokemon ninja shook his head and kneeled down so he was at eye level with his summoner before placing one of his webbed hands atop Naruto's head. Once Naruto looked at him, Greninja gave him a closed-eye smile and spoke. "Grenin greninja ninja nin ninja nin nin." (Naruto, now that you're our summoner, you are family to us. I promise you that we'll always be here for you from this moment onwards. You can call on us at any time and we'll come to help you in any way that you want us to. Even if all you want is companionship, we'll be there for you. So no, it's not too soon to say you love us, because we love you too, just as we would any member of our family. Do you understand me Naruto?)
Tears began to run down Naruto's face as he threw his arms around Greninja, who readily wrapped his arms around Naruto in turn. All Naruto could do was utter "Thank you." in return, as well as mumble "I love you." a few times as well. It was obvious that his new summoning contract would make a lasting impact on the poor boy's life.
After Naruto had calmed down, Greninja stood back up and took his hand in his before guiding him to the gates of Konoha where the eternal Chunin sat there, shocked to see them. "Naruto? How the hell'd you get outside the village buddy? And what're you doing with a...erm...frog?" Kotetsu Hagane questioned unsurely.
Naruto frowned at this point and clenched his free hand into a fist. "I was beaten and nearly killed by one of the villagers Kote-san. He obviously ditched me somewhere outside the village to try and hide my body in the belief that I was dead. As for Greninja, I'll explain that later. Right now, I need to see the old man." the young blond explained as he gently squeezed Greninja's hand for comfort.
Both Chunin frowned at what they heard and looked to one another before nodding once. Izumo Kamizuki stepped out from behind the booth they were sitting in and walked over to Naruto before patting him on the head. "I'll escort you and your friend to see the Hokage Naruto-kun. Can't have anymore villagers trying anything now, can we? Follow me." he said before waving over his shoulder for the duo to follow him to the tower.
As the trio walked through the village streets on their way to the tower, Greninja couldn't help but notice the looks that the few villagers out at this dark hour of the night sent his summoner. When one of the ninja's hands began to reach towards his kunai pouch, the Pokemon narrowed his eyes and began to use one of his techniques to slink his shadow along the ground until it was behind the shinobi. In an instant, Greninja disappeared from his spot and reappeared where his shadow was and struck out, disabling the ninja with a few quick strikes to vital points of his body and watched as he slumped to the ground in a heap.
Naruto and Izumo were wide-eyed at what had just transpired. They didn't even see Greninja move! He was with them one moment and then the next he was behind the ninja and the guy was on the ground in mere seconds! Sure Izumo could see that he was about to try and attack Naruto, and while he would have taken care of it, Izumo could never have reacted that damn fast!
Naruto, meanwhile, had sparkles in his eyes and was practically bouncing where he stood. Clenching his fists in front of himself, he couldn't help but shout out loud. "That was awesome, dattebayo! How did you do that Greninja?! You're amazing!"
Chuckling to himself, Greninja stripped the ninja of his weapons and proceeded to return to Naruto's side, giving him the equipment he took from the disabled ninja as a gift of sorts. After all, the ninja could easily afford more kunai and shuriken sets easily enough. The only thing he might have difficulty affording again would be the katana Greninja took from him, but it was simply his loss and Naruto's gain.
Without any words needing to be said between them, the trio left the disabled ninja where he was and continued on their way to the Hokage Tower, smiles on their faces as they conversed with each other about whatever topics came to mind. Of course, Izumo couldn't understand a thing Greninja said, but Naruto easily translated for him. Although, the Chunin didn't understand how Naruto could understand the Pokemon language.
A short while later - Hokage's Office
The trio were quickly let into Hiruzen's office as soon as they arrived by his secretary, a kind young, redheaded woman by the name of Anna. When they entered, they saw that the elderly Hokage was wrought with worry, and if they had to fathom a guess, he was worried about the resident jinchuriki. It was obvious he had been neglecting his paperwork due to how high the stacks had gotten.
As soon as they entered, the Sandaime Hokage looked up from his desk and beamed a bright smile at his surrogate grandson and rushed around his desk to wrap Naruto up in a hug, pulling him off the ground and into the air as he swung him around excitedly. "Naruto m'boy! What happened to you? I was worried! When you didn't show up at the Ichiraku's or show up at your apartment last night, I feared the worst! You've been gone a whole day Naruto-kun! Tell me, what happened?"
Frowning at this information, Naruto looked down for a moment before he gently took hold of Greninja's hand again and squeezed it for comfort. "Gramps...one of your ninja tried to kill me. He nearly succeeded too. I woke up outside the village in this cool temple. It was there that...um...first, can you dismiss Izu-san? Sorry, I trust you Izu-san, but this is strictly for gramps to hear."
Izumo shrugged before waving bye to the trio. "It's alright Naruto-kun. I've got to get back to my post anyways. Catch ya later. Make sure to pop on by sometimes. It's always nice having you around." he said before vacating the office and closing the door behind him.
Once he was gone, Hiruzen ordered his ANBU to leave and proceeded to activate the silencing seals before motioning for Naruto to and his friend to takes the seats before his desk. Taking his chair behind the desk, the Hokage waved his hand and asked Naruto to continue from where he left off. Nodding in appreciation, the young blond continued. "Anyways, as I was saying, it was there that I found the summoning contract for the Smashville Combatants. At least, that's what the contract was named."
Quirking a brow at this, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked between Naruto and Greninja before motioning with his eyes towards his frog-like companion. "I suppose, then, that this is one of your summons, Naruto-kun?"
"Yep! First though, I was reverse summoned to Smashville where I met the boss summons, Master Hand and Crazy Hand. And yes, they're giant hands. Crazy Hand is exactly as he sounds too. He's sorta crazy, but he's friendly. Master Hand's the calm one and he's really cool. But yeah, I had to summon Greninja to help me find my way back to the village because I had no idea on how to get back here. I was totally lost." Naruto explained. "Oh! By the way, Greninja here is what's called a Pokemon. He's really cool! And he's a super cool ninja! Isn't he awesome gramps?!"
The elderly Sarutobi chuckled and gave the blue Pokemon a once over before nodding his head in approval. "Well, he certainly carries himself with the air of a professional ninja. He looks very capable and I can feel the power radiating off of him. I bet he could hold his own in a full on spar with me for quite some time. Still, I do have to ask you something Naruto-kun. Where did you get that katana and the other weapons from? You didn't have those the last time I saw you." Hiruzen asked, changing the subject at the end.
Rubbing his head awkwardly for a moment, Naruto looked at Greninja before looking back into the aged Hokage's eyes. "Uhh, y'see...about that gramps...one of your ninja was reaching for his kunai pouch as Izumo, Greninja, and I were on our way through the village to come see you. It was obvious he was going to try and attack me. Well...Greninja kinda moved faster than we could follow and took him out just like that. And afterwards, Greninja took that guy's weapons and gave them to me as a gift to keep. Is that okay?"
Sighing at this, the Sandaime Hokage could only shake his head in exasperation before offering his favorite blond knucklehead a smile. "It's fine Naruto-kun. I'll allow you to keep them. If that ninja decides to raise a stink, I'll tell him it's simply payment for trying to assault a civilian of our fair village. As for the ninja that attempted to kill you, can you give me a description of this man so I can have my ANBU attempt to find him and bring him in for proper punishment?"
Naruto scowled at this and stared hard at his gramps. "Before I do, I want to know something old man. Where the hell were your ninja when I was being assaulted in the middle of the village? Somebody should have helped me! And yet, nobody came to my rescue. I was left to be beaten like that with no one coming to my aid. I think you need to look into seeing who was around that area at the time and punishing them gramps. I'm not happy about being left to my damn beating like that."
Frowning at this, Hiruzen nodded and replied with, "I'll look into those who were meant to be watching over you Naruto-kun. I normally have some ANBU or Jonin watching after you to make sure you're well looked after. Whoever was on duty this time obviously neglected their duty to keep you safe from harm. When I find out who it was, they're going to be spending some quality time with T&I." he promised, a scowl forming on his face.
"Good." Naruto commented angrily. "Now, as for that description you asked me for. You're lucky I have an eidetic memory old man. As much as it's a curse sometimes, it also helps in some cases." the blond ball of energy commented. "The man had shaggy, short brown hair. He was really tall, around 6'2". He was also really built, with big muscles. He didn't wear a shirt, but he had on a chunin flak jacket. The guy didn't have any facial hair, and he wore tan pants with blue ninja sandals. That's everything gramps."
Writing down the last of the details given to him, Hiruzen made numerous copies and released the silencing seals before calling for his ANBU before giving them the notes on the man's description and ordering them to hunt for him so they could bring him in for questioning. Once they had left, Hiruzen looked back to Naruto and smiled softly at him. "With a description like that, that person should be found soon, hopefully. Now, why don't you tell me a little more about this summoning contract of yours, hm, Naruto-kun?"
The next day - Academy Classroom
Naruto walked into the classroom a little later than the other kids his age with a rather beautiful woman by his side. He wasn't late by any means, but he didn't exactly have the pick of the seats at this point. Regardless of that, he didn't care. His current company though was the more important matter and she was what garnered the attention of everyone in the room.
This woman had beautiful blond hair and wore a frilly pink dress and flared out from her waist downwards around her legs. She carried an umbrella and currently had it unfolded and held it above her head with a brilliant, shining smile on her face. The woman had blue eyes and wore long, white gloves on her arms and a gemmed crown on the top of her head, signalling that she was royalty of some kind. The big question on everyone's mind was: Why was she with Naruto of all people?!
Without saying a word to anyone, the strange duo went to the back of the classroom and took a couple of seats together next to Hinata Hyuga, who blushed at the close proximity to her crush, but also looked slightly angry at the fact that another woman was in the company of what she viewed as 'her' man.
Shortly after they took their seats, Iruka and Mizuki entered the room and prepared to start the lessons for the day before they both noticed the new person in the room. Curious about her presence, Iruka spoke up before his silver-haired companion could. "Naruto-kun, who is she and what is she doing here?"
Blinking at being addressed, Naruto looked to his companion for a moment before looking back at Iruka and smiling at him. "This is Princess Peach. She's my new friend and I brought her here to keep me company today. I...don't really have any friends, so I wanted to have one of my new friends here with me. That's okay right Iruka-sensei?"
Iruka frowned and was about to speak up in response, but Naruto smirked at him and said, "Besides, gramps said if you or Mizuki-sensei have a problem with it that you can take it up with him. He said I'm allowed to bring my new friends with me wherever I go and nobody can kick them out, even in the classroom. Sooo...tough luck sensei." Naruto said with a grin on his face.
The princess giggled demurely at this as she covered her mouth with her hand before she leaned over and whispered something into Naruto's ear, causing him to chuckle. When she began to run her fingers through his hair, the young blond couldn't help but lean into her touch and close his eyes, almost drifting off to sleep at the feeling. Her ministrations on his head felt so soothing and good that he couldn't help it. Still, he forced himself to stay awake and pay attention as Iruka and Mizuki began the day's lesson.
Eventually, Mizuki began passing out the tests of the day and, when he reached Naruto, he couldn't help but leer at Peach and her bust for a moment until he felt the KI (Killing Intent) coming off of her and Naruto aimed at him. It was enough to make him sweat and he quickly slapped down Naruto's test and fled back down the stairs and off to his desk at the front of the class.
Glancing down at his test, Princess Peach could easily see that something was wrong with it. So reaching down, she put one of her fingers on it and sent a pulse of her magic through the paper, dispelling an obvious genjutsu that had been placed on it. Shooting a quick glance down at Mizuki, she scowled at him and shook her head before leaning down and whispering a warning to Naruto. "Beware of Mizuki. He's a bad man Naruto-kun. Now, do your best on the test." she said before placing a gentle kiss upon his cheek to show her support to the young child.
Smiling in thanks to his friend, Naruto went about filling out his test, thankful that it wasn't another rigged one. As he went about answering the questions, he couldn't help but glance around the room at the other students. They weren't his friends, but he did know some of them on a somewhat personal level. He wasn't very fond of the Uchiha in his class, nor the Inuzuka boy, but he did like Sakura, Hinata, Shino, and Shikamaru well enough. They were nice enough people to him, but he wasn't sure if he could make friends with them. Maybe if he put forth the effort, they'd be willing to be friends with him? Only time could really tell.
Naruto finished his test and glanced around to find he was one of the first ones done. He was a little shocked by this fact, but decided not to make a big deal out of it. Instead, he rose from his seat and took the test down to his senseis and placed it before them on their desk with a smile. When Mizuki saw it, he was shocked to see that the genjutsu had been dispelled and that all of the answers were correct! Looking up at Naruto, who was already back in his seat, Mizuki scowled, but quickly stopped when he saw the look the princess was sending him. She may look pretty and harmless, but she had this look about her that told him that she could easily kick his ass if she wanted to. Damn. I didn't expect for the demon's servant to see through the genjutsu or for the demon to be this smart. I'll have to figure something else out.
Iruka, meanwhile, was very proud of Naruto. He knew that Naruto was smarter than he let on, but he didn't know he was this smart. The scarred chunin instructor had to admit he was pleasantly surprised. Looking up at him, Iruka offered Naruto a proud, caring smile and was happy when the perky blond and his friend returned it. Well done Naruto. I'm proud of you.
8 Years Later
A now fifteen year-old Naruto sat in his classroom with a rather beautiful, green-haired woman at his side. She was tall and had pretty green eyes. The woman also carried a staff with an orb that floated a few inches above it. On her feet she wore sandals and she also wore gold armor on her arms and legs, as well as a gold ring around her neck and a large gold pendant around her neck. As for her style of dress, she was dressed in white and had a couple of buckles around her waist with a large red bauble attached at her left hip. This lovely lady's name is Palutena and she's a goddess.
Today was team assignments. Naruto had passed with flying colors, having learned the Water Clone Technique from Greninja years earlier as well as the Shadow Clone Technique from Sheik. There was a little tiff yesterday though when Mizuki decided to turn traitor and attempted to make off with the Scroll of Seals, but thankfully Iruka-sensei and Naruto, himself, had managed to stop him along with the Mario Bros. But enough about that.
Over the course of the past eight years, Naruto had worked towards making friends with not only his summons, but with some of the others in his class. While some were lost causes, others became great friends. The ones he became fast friends with were Sakura Haruno, Hinata Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi. One might think it odd that he became fast friends with two of Sasuke's fangirls, but they were actually really nice people, oddly enough.
The young blond had also grown much closer to his various summons over the course of the past eight years. He had met all of them, naturally, and found that while some of them were a bit 'rough' around the edges, they were all pretty cool to be around. The summons had occasionally gifted him with items unique to their world and even trained him in the usage of their unique weapons and items so he'd know how to use them when the time came that he'd have to use them on a mission out in the real world.
Regardless, none of that was important enough right now to keep his attention. Iruka walked into the room and coughed to get everyone's attention. Looking around at everyone, he gave a speech that nobody really paid much attention to, much to his annoyance. Still, he understood that they were just eager to get their teams and be on their way to become official ninja of Konohagakure. So, without further adieu, the chunin decided to get on with team assignments.
The first six teams were unimportant, but when he got to team 7, that's when things got interesting. "Team 7 consists of Shino Aburame, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha." Cue fangirl squeal and a quick victory shout to Ino from Sakura before Iruka told Sakura to shut up. Once he was sure there weren't going to be anymore outbursts, he continued. "Your sensei is Kakashi Hatake."
"Team 8 is Naruto Uzumaki, Kiba Inuzuka, and Hinata Hyuga. Your sensei is Kurenai Yuhi." Iruka glanced to Hinata at this point and smirked as he saw her blush brightly and look at Naruto with a huge smile on her face, happy about being on a team with her crush. He couldn't help but wonder how that particular team would work out.
"Finally, Team 9 is still in circulation, so Team 10 is Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi. Your sensei is Asuma Sarutobi. I wish you all luck with your teams and I want you all to know that I'm proud of you. Do your best and become the greatest ninjas you can be." Iruka said, a proud smile on his face for each of his passing students. Shortly afterwards, he vacated the room right before the senseis began entering the room to call for their teams.
After Teams 1 - 6 had been taken, Kurenai and Asuma both appeared in the room together and called for their teams. Rising from his seat with Palutena at his side, Naruto reached out for her free hand and grasped it gently before making his way down to his sensei with her at his side. She was only slightly taller than he was, as he was still growing, just like the others in his graduating class. Now that he was standing before her, he had to admit that Kurenai had really beautiful eyes and he felt he could practically lose himself in them. Still, he had seen prettier eyes in those of his summons, or at least he thought so.
"Team 8? Good. Follow me." With that, Kurenai turned and made her way out of the room and began to lead her team out of the room and upstairs, eventually making her way to the roof of the academy. Once up on the roof, she took a seat and smiled as her students took a seat across from her with Hinata and Palutena sitting closer to Naruto than they did Kiba, leaving Kiba sitting some distance away all by his lonesome.
"Alright, let's begin with introductions team. I want likes, dislikes, hobbies, and dreams. And Naruto, Hokage-sama has already informed me about your summoning contract, so if your partner would like to introduce herself as well, she may. I'll go first so you know what to do." Kurenai said, a smile on her face. "My name is Kurenai Yuhi. I like my friends, namely Anko-chan, Hana-chan, and Yugao-chan. I also like you Hinata-chan. You're like a daughter to me. I'm also fond of vodka and takowasa."
"I dislike Asuma's smoking habit. He's always asking me out and I keep turning him down for a reason. I don't like him that way. He's a good friend but we'll never be more than that." Kurenai said with a scowl on her face. "I also dislike those that mistreat my friends, especially those that treat Anko horribly for her connection to a certain traitorous snake sannin. It's almost as bad as people have treated you for your burden Naruto-kun." Kurenai said, looking at Naruto with a soft frown on her face to show sympathy for his problem.
"Finally, I also dislike cake. I know, how can I dislike cake, right? I just do. Don't bother me about it." the beautiful woman said with a scowl on her face. "Anyways, my hobby is simple: I like to enjoy some late night beverages of the alcoholic variety. I also enjoy reading adult romance novels. Nothing like Jiraiya-sama's despicable Icha Icha series, but other, more romantic novels written by better authors that really know how to write amazing literature." Kurenai explained passionately.
"As for my dream? Well...besides making you the best team there's ever been, I really want to meet the perfect man and have a wonderful family with him. That's all I really want." she said, a small, but happy smile on her face as she said this. "Now, why don't you go next Kiba?"
Kiba grinned at this and looked at Hinata for a moment before nodding once. "My name is Kiba Inuzuka. I like my buddy Akamaru." Reaching over to his side, he patted his large dog Akamaru on the head, receiving a bark from the dog in reply. "I also like my friends Shikamaru and Choji. I love my mom and sister as well. I also like Hinata-chan!" At this, he leered at Hinata unabashedly for a time, much to the disgust of all three women present. After he was finished, he turned back to Kurenai and finished speaking. "Finally, I also like a variety of meats, especially beef, steak, and jerky."
At this point, Kiba took a moment to think before he began to mention his dislikes. "I dislike anyone that tries to come between me and my future mate." he said, looking directly at Hinata as he said this. After a moment, he looked at Naruto and snarled. "This means you Naruto. I dislike you a great deal."
Naruto sighed at this and shook his head. He knew about Hinata's crush on him. How could he not know? It was very obvious, what with all her blushing, the glares she sent at his female summons, the staring she did at him when she thought he wasn't looking...everything! Naruto just...well...he wasn't sure how he felt about her! While she is pretty, he was honestly more attracted to some of his summons than he was to her! Poor Naruto just didn't know what he was feeling for any of the females in his life right now, and even then he didn't know how he could go about choosing between them! Hell, he didn't even think he COULD choose between them! This raised the question of if they'd agree to sharing him? Because, let's face it, he'd never be able to choose between them if he realizes that he has feelings for more than one woman.
But back to the topic at hand, he couldn't help but sigh at Kiba's attitude and shake his head at the foolish idiot. Hinata would never see him the same way he sees her. It was obvious with the way he saw her as some kind of prize bitch rather than as a person to be loved and respected. Still, this was Kiba, and he was a perverted, lecherous jackass. There was likely no getting through that thick skull of his that women were people, not things. Wait, he was talking again, might as well open his ears and listen, even if he wasn't saying anything remotely intelligent.
"I also dislike those that mistreat animals, especially dogs." Huh, so he could say something they'd both agree on. Miracles do happen. "As for hobbies, I like grooming Akamaru. I enjoy spending time with Akamaru and generally just doing whatever I can with him. Sleeping together, bathing together, eating together, whatever. We do it all together. Finally, my dream is to take Hinata-chan as my mate and make her give me lots of pups. I also plan to become head of my clan and be the best clan head my clan's ever seen!" he exclaimed, a proud smile on his face, much to the disgust of everyone else on the roof.
Kurenai really just wanted to trap her student in the nastiest genjutsu she had in her mighty arsenal, but she restrained herself from doing so. Hinata looked to be on the verge of crying, at least until she felt Palutena wrap her arms around her to try and comfort the poor girl. Naruto on the other hand? He took out a Deku Nut from his pouch and threw it into Kiba's face, watching with satisfaction as it exploded and knocked the dumb bastard on his ass and not only knocked him out, but caused him to piss himself too. While disgusting, nobody really cared, despite the horrid smell it made. At least Akamaru thought it was amusing!
Deciding he would go next while Palutena helped calm Hinata down enough so she could speak up, Naruto began to list off his likes. "I'm Naruto Uzumaki. I like old man Hokage, the Ichiraku's, my summon friends from Smashville, my friends Sakura-chan, Ino-chan, Hinata-chan, Shikamaru, and Choji, and ramen! I also like learning new things and meeting new people, so long as they're nice that is." Naruto said with a shrug.
"I dislike Sasuke-teme, Kiba, anyone that tries to hurt my summon friends, the idiot people that can't tell the container from what it contains," here, Naruto got a knowing look from Kurenai, as well as a sympathetic smile, "as well as the time it takes for ramen to cook. If it says instant, it should be instant damn it!" Naruto exclaimed with a chuckle. "As for hobbies? Hmm...wellll...I dunno. I like to spend time with my summon friends. I study under them a lot. I like to learn under them and just generally spend as much time with them as I can. I guess that's a hobby?" Naruto said with a shrug. "Other than that, I don't really know."
"Finally, a dream huh? Well...I do want to be Hokage, but more than that...I want to make the Smashville summons as well known as the Toads, Slugs, and Snakes. I want to make them the best known summons in the world and prove that they're the most amazing summons ever. It's a big goal, but I'm sure I can do it!" Naruto exclaimed passionately, a huge smile on his face as Palutena placed a hand on his shoulder and squeezed it gently to show her support.
Kurenai smiled supportively at this and nodded her head. "That's a wonderful dream Naruto-kun. I'm sure it will come true, and I'll be glad to help you achieve that dream. I'll do everything in my power to help you make it come true. I promise you that." she said. At this point, she turned to Palutena and offered her a smile. "How about you go next? This will give Hinata some more time to calm down and allow us to get to know you better." Kurenai suggested.
Palutena nodded and brought a fist up to her mouth, coughing into it once to compose herself before lowering it and smiling at everyone. "Alright then. My name is Palutena, but you can call me Lady Palutena if you want. I am a goddess, as Naruto is already well aware." she explained, much to the shock of both Hinata and Kurenai. "I like Naruto here, my subordinate Pit, the Centurions under my command, and I absolutely love a variety of wonderful foods!" At this, she got sparkles in her eyes and, if one looked closely enough, they could see a small speck of drool at the corner of her mouth just begging to leak out.
Coughing into her hand again to compose herself once more, Palutena smiled again and shook her head. "Sorry about that. Ahem." Closing her eyes and taking a calming breath to cool herself down from her food high, Palutena continued. "I dislike Medusa, Phosphora, and those other bad guys. I also dislike people poking fun at my age. I'm not old damn it!" Pouting at this point, she crossed her arms under her bust and glanced away, clearly upset as she thought about all the times she was called 'ma'am' and mocked by people for her age.
After a moment of listening to Palutena mumble about people calling her ma'am and picking on her for being 'old', Kurenai sweatdropped and said, "Umm, Lady Palutena, can you please continue? You're getting off topic."
Perking up, Palutena chuckled nervously and rubbed at the back of her head in embarrassment. "Oh, so sorry! I guess I kind of lost myself there. Right then. Hobbies. Hobbies. Hmmm...well...I like to read. I also enjoy spending time with Naruto and Pit." she said with a simple shrug of her shoulders. "As for dreams? Well...I haven't really given that much thought. I suppose...I'd like to find a good man and fall in love, get married, and start a family together. Something simple." she explained with another shrug of her shoulders.
Everyone smiled at her in support of her dream before turning to face Hinata. "Well Hinata, it's your turn." Kurenai said, curious to see what Hinata would say. "Feeling up to it now? If you still need more time, we'll understand." she said, a supportive smile on her face.
"I-It's okay Kurenai-sensei, I can do it now." Hinata said before releasing a sigh and taking in a deep breath to calm her nerves. After a moment, she put on a brave face and nodded determinedly before looking around at everyone that was currently conscious. "My name is Hinata Hyuga." she said without her stutter. Thankfully, spending time with Naruto and the others had helped her with her nerves quite a bit over the years. "I like my sister Hanabi-chan. I also l-like N-N-Naruto-kun…" she said, unable to look him in the eyes, with a terrible blush on her face.
At this point, Palutena smiled softly at Hinata, admiring her for her courage in admitting her crush on her summoner. It must have taken a lot of guts to push herself to say such a thing, and she couldn't help but admire such a thing. Kurenai, meanwhile, couldn't help but smile proudly at her student and surrogate daughter. She never thought that she'd be able to admit her feelings for the boy sitting beside her in a million years, and yet she just had, much to her surprise. Still, what would Naruto say in response? Looking to him, she saw that he looked perplexed and had a frown on his face. Frowning at this, Kurenai decided to voice a question to him. "Naruto? What's wrong?"
Sighing at being questioned, Naruto closed his eyes and shook his head. "While I'm glad Hinata finally found the courage to admit her feelings for me, there's a problem. I think...I think there's a few other women who might have feelings for me too. And I don't know how I feel about anyone just yet. I haven't really experienced anything besides familial love before, so I'm not sure how to tell when I'm actually in love with someone. Let alone when I have a crush on someone. And...I don't think I can actually choose between the women in my life. So as much as I'd like to reciprocate Hinata-chan's feelings for me...I can't right now. I'm sorry Hinata-chan. Can you forgive me? I...I think I need to talk to gramps and see if he can give me some of his sagely advice." Naruto explained, a sad frown on his face.
Kurenai looked sadly at Naruto at this, but nodded and placed a hand upon his shoulder. "I understand Naruto-kun. Take all the time you need to think things through and come to your own decision about things. You've been treated unfairly almost all your life by the people around you, so it's only natural you'd be confused right now. I agree though that you should speak to Hokage-sama about this, as he may have some good advice to share with you about this matter. He is a wise man after all." she agreed, smiling softly at her student. She sincerely hoped that he would pass her test tomorrow, as she was quite fond of the boy and Hinata. Though she could do without the pervert on her team.
Palutena wrapped Naruto in a gentle hug and held his head to her bosom while gently stroking his hair with her other hand, her staff floating in the air beside her due to her magic, a power unknown to the other two women. No words needed to be said between her and her summoner, as she was able to communicate all that needed to be said between them to her summoner through her gentle ministrations. She would be here for him no matter what to help him through whatever may trouble him.
Hinata, meanwhile, was somewhat troubled by what Naruto said. On one hand, she was hurt because Naruto didn't reciprocate her feelings immediately. But on the other hand, she understood where he was coming from. Her more logical side won out and she offered her crush an understanding smile and reached over to gently squeeze his hand. "I-It's okay Naruto-kun. I understand. Take all the time you need. I'll be here to support you no matter what, even if you don't return my feelings, okay?" she said supportively. Inside though, she was secretly hoping that Naruto would return her feelings.
Releasing a soft sigh, Hinata closed her eyes and took another deep breath before continuing with her introduction. "A-Anyways, I also love you Kurenai-sensei. You're like a mother to me. I also absolutely love cinnamon buns! And, despite how cold he's become lately, I still care for my father." Hinata said with a sigh following afterwards as she hung her head.
After a moment, the fifteen year-old Hyuga heiress raised her head again and began to list off her dislikes. "I dislike perverts like Kiba over there. I also dislike the Hyuga clan elders. They're corrupt and evil people that abuse their power and authority. I also dislike the separation in my clan and wish our ways would change so that we're all one big family instead of a divided, hateful clan. But no, our clan elders want it to be stuck in the ways of 'tradition'. The Branch family hates the Main family because of how often they abuse the Caged Bird Curse Seal. It's despicable and I hate it." Clenching her fists tight at everything that was going through her mind right now, Hinata wasn't expecting for three hands to be placed on her shoulders and the top of her head in a supportive gesture to calm her down.
Blinking, she looked up and saw her teammates and sensei looking at her with soft, supportive smiles on their faces. Eyes brimming with unshed tears, she smiled gratefully at them and nodded once before reaching up to brush at her eyes with the backs of her hands. "Thank you. All of you." Hinata said sincerely. Taking a shaky breath in and releasing it slowly, she continued on. "Anyways...I also dislike my cousin Neji. He's a real jerk and he blames me for his father's death when I was only three years-old at the time! There was no way I could have fought off my kidnapper at that age! Nor am I the one that killed my kidnapper. And, forgive me for saying this, but instead of growing a backbone, the Sandaime Hokage-sama caved in to the Raikage's demands instead of fighting back and telling him that he was in the wrong and…and...ugh!" Hinata exclaimed, clearly beyond frustrated at the whole situation.
All the others could do was blink in shock at the outburst from the normally shy, blushing, wallflower of a girl. They never would have expected for her to go into such a rant, especially about her cousin of all people. However, they could tell that she had been bottling all of this up for quite some time and likely just needed to get it all off of her chest before she exploded later on down the road in a very negative fashion. And if they were correct, she would have lashed out at Neji and likely done some very irreversible damage to the poor, stupid bastard.
Now that she had calmed down again, Hinata closed her eyes and sighed. "Sorry for my outburst. Anyways, as I was saying, I dislike my cousin Neji. He's a real bastard and he treats me like I'm less than dirt. He acts like he's Kami's gift to the world and he rambles on about Fate this and Fate that. Trust me when I say that you will not like him if and when you meet him. He is that bad." Hinata said as she looked around at her teammates and sensei with a rather stern look on her face. "As I said earlier, I also dislike how cold my father has become towards me. Ever since my mother passed away, he's grown colder and colder towards his children and he just...hasn't been the same since. It's...disappointing." she explained with a sigh.
Taking a deep breath in and releasing it slowly, Hinata continued on with her hobbies next. "As for hobbies, I like flower pressing. I also like to read romance novels. And...no, despite what the others might tease me about, I do not stalk you Naruto-kun. There's been a few times we were caught in the same area, but I wasn't stalking you. But that's how that particular rumor got started, unfortunately." she stated with a sigh and a shake of her head.
Naruto could only chuckle at this and pat her on the back gently. "It's okay Hinata-chan. I knew you weren't stalking me. If you were, that would be kinda creepy. I like you just the way you are. I think you're a great person and I, personally, wouldn't have you any other way." he said sincerely, offering her a warm-hearted smile.
Hinata smiled back and then looked back at Kurenai sensei before deciding to get on with her dreams. "Finally, my dreams are simple, but nonetheless powerful. I want to take over as clan head and unite the clan as one big family. I want to abolish the use of the Caged Bird Curse Seal and get it removed from the Branch family's members. I also want to remove the elders from power and ensure that there is never another council of elders within the clan to usurp control from the clan head again."
Taking a deep breath, Hinata then looked at Naruto and gave him a soft smile while blushing fiercely. "And...finally...I want to marry Naruto-kun and start a family with him. I...want us to be happy together, even...even if it turns out I have to share him, I'm willing to do so if that's what it takes to be with the man I love." Hinata said passionately, hoping to convey her feelings to him.
Kurenai was shocked at this, but Palutena wasn't. She could already tell that Hinata was the kind of person willing to go to such lengths to be with the man she loved. Naruto, however, was stunned. Hinata was willing to go so far to be with him?! But...why? Why him? He just couldn't comprehend it. "W-Why me Hinata-chan? What makes me so special?"
Kurenai decided this was a conversation best had at another time. So, deciding it was best to interrupt them before they could delve into the topic at hand, she clapped her hands a couple of times and spoke up. "You two can discuss this later. Right now, I need you to wake up your teammate so I can speak to you four about something you all need to hear." she said in a commanding tone of voice.
Nodding as one, Naruto smirked and decided to pull a trick out of Bowser's book and opened his mouth before breathing in deeply. Before anyone could question him on what he was doing, he released a torrent of flames from his mouth and aimed the wave of flames right at Kiba's butt. In just a moment, Kiba shot a few meters off the ground screaming about his ass being on fire before he glared down at Naruto and yelled at him for torching his butt and pants.
Before Kiba could complain further, Kurenai shot him a withering glare and he shut up immediately, fearful of incurring her wrath. He got that kind of look enough from his mother and sister and it always spelled bad news. Once he was sufficiently subdued, Kurenai delved into her explanation of what was to come. "Alright, now that we're all awake and calm once again, allow me to explain." she said. "You all aren't Genin just yet. What you took was only the preliminary test to determine if you had the potential to become ninja of Konoha. You still have one more test to determine if you'll become true Genin of the village. So I want you three to meet me tomorrow at Training Ground #8 at 9:00 AM and we'll hold your true test then. Don't be late. Oh, make sure to get plenty of rest, and do be sure to eat a hearty breakfast, you're going to need the energy." And with that, Kurenai disappeared in a Body Flicker Technique.
Kiba took this moment to approach Hinata and opened his mouth to ask her out, only for her to beat him to the punch. "No Kiba, I will not go out with you. I don't date guys who urinate themselves in public, or who can't keep themselves dressed for that matter. So goodbye Kiba." she said harshly before taking Naruto's and Palutena's hands in hers and walking off with them, vacating the academy rooftop and leaving Kiba stunned on the rooftop, jaw hanging and eyes wide in disbelief at what had just occurred.
Once they were gone, what Hinata just said finally registered in his brain and Kiba looked down at himself to see that there was a very defined stain on the front of his pants. When he realized what it was, Kiba began to snarl ferociously for a time before he shouted loud enough for the whole village to hear, "NARUTO!"
Down below, just exiting the academy via the front doors, Naruto, Hinata, and Palutena couldn't help but giggle at that outburst. Looking at one another, Naruto decided to offer up a suggestion. "Let's return to my apartment Hinata-chan, Palutena-chan. We can discuss what we were talking about earlier in private there. And we can also talk about this test we'll be undergoing tomorrow as well. We should try to come up with some kind of plan for tomorrow so we can maximize our chances of passing. Hopefully we can figure something out, because Kami knows our chances are dwindling by the second with Kiba as our teammate." Naruto said with a sigh.
Hinata nodded and released a sigh of her own at that. She didn't like Kiba. He looked at her and treated her as if she was a pile of meat or a thing to be owned rather than a person. Working with him was going to be very hard. Still, she sincerely hoped that they'd be able to figure something out and find a way to work together tomorrow, or they were very screwed. Oh well, only time could tell. For now, she would talk with her darling Naruto-kun and try to enjoy the night. Let what lies tomorrow lie in tomorrow. Tonight was tonight after all. And with that in mind, she began walking with her boyfriend towards his home. If only this was a romantic trip home with Naruto-kun as my boyfriend, that would make this sooo much better. Alas, a girl can dream. She thought to herself with a smile.
A/N - Alrighty then! Long chapter, I know, but hopefully you enjoyed it. Now, as you can see, I also included all the various weapons and items from the Smash Bros. universe in the story. This also includes Assist Trophies and Poke Balls, naturally. So expect to see those make an appearance at points as well. *nods* Anyways, again, I have nooo idea about the pairing for this story, despite what it may look like, so again, feel free to toss out some ideas and I'll gladly take them into consideration. Buuut, I want you to know that there ARE a few that are off limits! They are as follows:
Peach
Zelda
Daisy
The reason for this is simple. They are paired with:
Mario x Peach
Link x Zelda
Luigi x Daisy
See? So no tossing out their names for pairing ideas! As much as I think they'd be cute with Naruto, those three are a no-go! Anyone else is fair game though!
Can't really think of anything else to say, so I'll just say this: Love ya and hope you're having a good day. See y'all later!
