The League of Legends
Author Note: A new Idea, but I feel the flames coming upon me. I got the idea of combining a Champion out of a Game and Naruto not long ago. I will see how it works out, though.
Genre Informations: OoC, AU, Strong!Naru
Rating: M
Pairing: None yet, if even.
The Card Master of Konohagakure; Naruto Uzumaki, the Twisted Fate!
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DeCkLaRation: I hope there come some!
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There are many mysteries in the world. Some of them are not even known, while others remain unsolvable for the living.
One of them is the mystery of Naruto Uzumaki, the former hyperactive Genin of Konoha. He has two sides, which are both known, but yet twisted existing. The one side is the most known; it makes him hyperactive, unpredictable and a pain in the ass for all around him. But it's this side that makes everyone around him so addicted to his presence, as he fills everyone around him with courage and confidence.
The other one is a different matter however; He doesn't show this side much. It's his inner true side, which he always keeps for himself and for those who never lived towards another day. It exchanges the hyperactive Naruto with the even more unpredictable Card Master of Konoha, going by the name 'Twisted Fate'. He isn't just known for his card skills, but for the mysterious incidents that occur around him. Said Person is right now walking through the wooden hallways of the academy, which he knew all to well by now.
On his head hung a blue, loosely large head with a golden, with symbols stamped ring on the bottom of the head-part. A little plate in the middle of it showed the sign of a Fox. A dark blue shirt which nearly fades to block hung on his chest, which was on the front fixed with crossed lines. He wore pants of the same colour, with enstrengthened boots.
His Shoulders were protected by large, golden shoulder plates. All over his Body were rings similar to the one on his head, giving him a very noble look. On his Belt were different little bags and the ninja pouch.
-+[Seal of Change: Time & Space (The Time Flashback)]+-
The whole mystery of Twisted Fate started at the Tenth October one year from the currently timeline, which is near to Naruto's second attempt of graduation from the Ninja Academy of Konoha. It was the festival of the Kyuubi, in which all villagers celebrated the death of the Kyuubi and mourned for the loss of their loved. It was also the birthday of a certain blonde.
The picture of the Yondaime was hung in every window, as the people showed how grateful they were for his sacrifice. It was actually a shame how they destroyed their own agitations to bless Namikaze Minato's sacrifice by hunting his unbeknown legacy. Not many people even knew that Naruto Uzumaki was the son and, therefore, the heritage of the Yondaime. But even less people knew the intentions and reasons for his doings; he wanted that the village saw Naruto as a hero.
'We were foolish to believe that the village would see Naruto as a hero. But the Yondaime, Kami bless his afterlife, was always far too friendly with the village. ', were the thoughts of the Professor. The Professor sat in the mighty room of the Hokage with his most disliked enemy, which he never defeated yet; Paperwork.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Sandaime Hokage, lived through two Great Shinobi Wars and survived them all; He knows practically every Jutsu of Hi no Kuni and much more Jutsu from other lands and was known to all as a God of the Shinobi. He was also known for his strength, his knowledge and his wisdom. Yet, even he didn't knew what he did with agreeing in the banishment of the Kyuubi within Naruto.
'No, it was no Banishment. It was a Sacrifice. The sacrifice of Naruto's life for the people of the village with a price by far higher than wanted.', corrected Hiruzen Sarutobi himself. This correction still didn't feel any better for him, as he felt great sorrow for the blond Ninja.
The blonde Jinchurikki suffered everyday from rough treatments, terrible beatings and other sorrows. He himself tried to ease Naruto's pain, help him whenever he can and protected him as often as he was able to from trouble. Naruto's Behaviour didn't better anything at all, though.
At the same time, the blonde main object of this story ran through the shady streets of Konoha while he tried to escape a very large mob of people behind him. Sweat ran down his head as he tried his best to finally get rid of his followers, as he knew he had no chance if they caught him.
He had too much luck, and he clearly knew it.
But he didn't know why he had so much luck. It was basically every day the same; He woke up, prepared himself, went out to find something to eat, get beaten, find something, gets even worse beaten, gets rescued by a heavily delayed Anbu who didn't even seem to possess a want to help and is back at the hospital with having the Sandaime checking his currently state.
And it repeats nearly everyday, though sometimes he doesn't have to go to the hopsital. It was a miracle how he survived every attack of the villagers, but it was a even larger miracle that Naruto even remained in the village. He was not the most unpredictable person in the whole village for nothing, after all.
Returning to currently situation, Naruto moved the direction towards a side way by running behind the corner, just to be greeted by another mob. Shock sprout on the face of the young blonde and he prepared himself to shut everything out. The mobs got closer, the screams got louder and the weapons seemed to get sharper towards him...
Before he could do anything, everything turned black as something heavy stroke him on the head...
-+[Seal of Change: Situation]+-
Everything was encased by darkness. Thick, black nothingness warped itself around Naruto's view as he slowly opened his eyes to check the surroundings. The Walls that were around him seemed to be in a dreary yellow, resembling the reflecting light that seemed to shine from somewhere.
The Floor was flooded with water and the ceiling was covered in different indentation. Pipes drew lines like spider webs along the way of the long corridor. Naruto didn't know why, but something inside whispered him to go near, to follow the way towards a point of destination. It was like a voice of unknown origin...
Naruto followed it as he had nothing else to do. He knew that he had no choice but to follow, unbeknown what yet lies on his further way.
The Way seemed to be endless as he finally saw a large resembling of a gate. It was large enough to let Konoha's Main gate look like a small brother, and what seemed like eternity to Naruto actually was just a very short period of time. Quickly going through it, the unbeknown Jinchuuriki was inside a large room with even more pipes.
He seemed to be at a collection hall where several pipes seemed to go and connect into each other. Thick, red liquids ran through some cracks on the wall and on the pipes. As the number of cracks increased, the wall kept getting thick covered with the liquid and some cracks seemed to keep growing out of nothing. The whole Room was filled with a faint, red light.
"What... is this...", whispered Naruto. He tried to analyze where he is with all his mind, as he began to remember and attempted to figure the whole situation out, starting with the assault of the villager's mob towards his currently situation. And while the whole situation, he didn't miss but realize that a weird, empty feeling grew inside of him.
"So the Player comes to the Pot ? How sad that he can't cash yet...", growled a voice with a little chuckle at the end of the room. Naruto looked confused, as he was unable to register the source at first. "Where are you ? Where am I ?" Blue Eyes, shining in a light of happiness met red eyes in the cold darkness. No Feelings betrayed the intention of the eyes; the short meeting was enough to notify each other.
Naruto trembled when he took a step towards the end of the room. "You don't even know who I am ? But you dare to go here like nothing happens ? You seem to be carefree, considering that everything could tremble down when I felt like it.", returned the voice. The Jinchurikki knew, whatever the source was, it was powerful.
"I shall teach you manners before a Lord like me. You are not asking Questions without being allowed, you are being instructed at best. I am the mighty Kyuubi no Yoko, the legendary Lord of all Demons; Guardian of the Ninth Path, the strongest of all Bijuus and the legendary Toranpukyou (Card Freak). This is your inner Mind scape. This is the picture of your inner mind; the picture of your inner sanity. All the years of abusing, torturing, suffering, pranking and loneliness have made this place appreciably into the Sewer it is now.", roared the unknown source. A rush of Chakra ran through Naruto's Body into his head, focusing into his eyes to make him able to see clearly in the darkness of his own mind.
"The Kyuubi... inside of my mind... inside of my body... Does that mean... ? ", were the only stuttered words that left Naruto before the Kyuubi continued.
"You are next to nothing out there. And while the same applies in here, you are yet equal to me. I am bound to your inner mind by the seal of my master. The Shinigami created it as a punishment for my insubordination. You are my Jailor. I am the jailed. "
Nothing but the flow of red liquid echoed through the halls. No other sound was done, no emotion were spread. Only the shocked expression and the forced blinks still showed that Naruto was still alive. It dawned inside of him. Everything dawned inside of him. Why everyone despised him. Why everyone tortured him. Why everything in his life seemed to hard.
"You seem to understand, don't you ? Good, at least you don't seem to be as stupid as it seemed. As I am sealed within you to follow my punishment, I might as well reveal myself... and get myself some amusement."
The eyes of Kyuubi flashed in a bright red as it seemed to spread slowly over it's body. The energy crawled over his fur like a parasite, while it also encased him just like a cocoon. Naruto only subconsciously noticed that the form compressed into something humanoid.
A figure started to form out of the red energy where the mighty Demon-lord previously laid, creating a creature of pure energy. The thing materialized and formed a human. It wore golden, dark and dark-blueish clothings. A clasp filled with red cards hung loosely from his belt.
"This, mortal, is my true form. I am the legendary Toranpukyou; the one your kind knows as the gambler, only surpassed by your Densetsu no Kamo. " Cold, flashing red eyes stared from behind the cage on Naruto. Calculating the currently reaction of the blonde, the Toranpukyou just stood within his cage.
"Kid. I am making you a offer that you can not refuse. While I could be your salvation, I am at the same time the curse. The curse was done, so it is time for the salvation. The one thing is able to exist without the other, but the opposite does not apply. So I am offering you something only once, so snap out and listen..."
Something inside of Naruto made him listen. His good hearing pulled him into reality again, while you still could see how the revelation clouded his judgement. Whatever the Kyuubi said now, he would only meet minor defence.
"I am going to merge my power to a degree with you. Your abilites and your power increase; You will gain power that no one ever saw. You could destroy your enemies without giving them much attention while you are indestructible. But while this might sound positive, there is the counterpart. Your personality is going to change drastically; While you might hold some... 'dreams", the Kyuubi spat the word with minor distaste left behind, "we have to split your very personality to prevent you from... ravaging your own mind at some point. I am not entirely sure what is going to happen, but considering the Seal, I doubt it will be much about me."
"Why do you offer this ?", was said. The mighty Lord growled slightly at the lack of manners.
"You humans are a disgrace towards us demons. But while I am sealed within you, I am not going to accept my sealing inside of someone weak like you. Look into the mirror; Look at yourself! You are a disgrace towards your own sake because of me, while it should be the other way around! Yet, you do nothing but let them shun you. As the jailed, I am not going to accept this. You are going to accept the offer; there is no Way I am going to let you refuse it. So ? Do you accept or do I have to force you ?"
Another silence. The emptiness within Naruto grew with each moment and the Kyuubi began to get more desperate.
"Okay kid, let's face the facts. You are shunned, got beaten and violated, raped and mistreated for your whole life. Shinigami knows how long this will keep up until you are no more. Your so called "Father" is not here to save you anymore; The people that should save you are not getting any close right now at all as well. And while you might have forgotten what is going on, you are getting killed. So god damn accept this offer and survive for our sake! ", shouted a definitely displeased Demon.
A single, confused nod of Naruto was enough to make the Kyuubi glow in a sickening red light. "As a Lord of the 9 Paths, of the 9 Great Bijuus as well as the Demon-lord himself, I am hereby make you my apprentice." The shout was empowered by a unknown source, but with a growing glow the red cards of Kyuubi's clasp started to fly up and scatter inside of his cage in the air.
They all had different numbers like a Skat game, but their symbols were pictures of the Bijuus. The cards flew towards Naruto who felt the sudden urge to run around. Regretting his former choice, he slowly stepped back. A sickening grin just graced the Demon-lord in time, who now pushed his hat a little down his face to shield his eyes from the lights.
The Flying Cards suddenly hovered to Naruto and flew around him in a shield like manner, having them face him. Each card seemed to look at him with piercing eyes while they started to glow. The Kyuubi was satisfied as he saw the cards encasing Naruto with sickening thunder echos and growing lights.
-+[Seal of Change: Situation]+-
The mob of people looked with grim satisfaction at their work. Naruto was covered in blood, cuts, open wounds and other things. They enjoyed everything they did on him. But they knew that he didn't feel anything anymore; his mind had shut itself down already.
But as he was now unable to defend himself, the crowd finally took the given chance and executed the source of so many problems.
The Plan seemed Bulletproof; Naruto's Guardian's were all busy with holding some minor mass back in the city while the larger crowd took the demon outside to a stake in the forest. Young Naruto was supposed to die 'as the fox he is' literally in 'their flames of hatred'.
When they arrived at the destination, everything was set up already. It would take the guardians a while to notice the missing of their young protégé. They are going to regret this terrible mistake soon.
The flames lightened up and in a agonising scream, Naruto awoke in the upset scenery. His clothings were near to none-existing and the air felt, desperate the sun, cold around him. The Crowd began to scream for his death as the flame claimed Naruto as it's sacrifice. While the flames did not even engulf Naruto, he kept screaming and slowly began to vanish. The crowd felt satisfaction rising when they suddenly fell into silent...
A killing intent, large enough to make the world seemingly shake, erupted over the field. The screams of the Jinchuuriki were the only sounds on the saddening field when the sunshine engulfed one of the lesser expected persons on the field.
In front of the whole crowd stood one Sandaime Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi with anger, but also with sadness in his eyes and his hands in a seal-forming manner. His clothings bore no hint of the following massacre, as he stood in his ceremony clothings before them.
With a quiet, nearly deadly piercing voice, which actually sounded like discussing something as simple as the common weather, he spoke the name of the following jutsu: "Katon: Fushoku Seikiri no Jutsu." (Corrosive Mist Technique)
Inhaling a deep breath, Sarutobi spook a huge, orange-red cloud out of his lunges. Dust, Leaves, pollen and everything in the air started to spark up as the cloud made it's way towards the frightened crowd.
In it's merciless crusade towards the crowd, Sarutobi sighed as he pulled his hat down. The last thing everyone in the crowd knew were the sight of some last shiny drops from the Hokage down his cheek to the ground dying in the lights of the firework before the "crusaders" engulfed every single person in agonising screams.
Author Endnote: Nothing to state. I hope ya liked it!
