Darkvizardking: Hello folks, this one has been floating around in my head for weeks, and I can't get it out of my head. Now yes, this will be a Naruto/Magic the gathering cross, but, as a avid player myself, I will stay true to certain facts about it, and I may just surprise you all as you know I do. But, for now, I better just cut the chatter and get right to it!
Naruto Markov, Ninja of Innistrad.
Chapter 1: Discovery, training, and return.
(Innistrad- Sorin's castle)
Sorin Markov was a simple man with many interests. As a vampire, he learned the art of Sangromancy, or blood magic. Ever since he joined the ranks of the Planeswalkers, he traveled the various planes to explore and find something to attract his attention. He currently sat in his castle on the plane of Innistrad, home to light and dark's most literal struggle for survival, and destruction. The plane had literally gone right to hell. The werewolves tormented the humans at every full moon, some not even realizing they were until their first change. Ghoulcallers brought the dead back from the grave to tear at the walls of villages, and worst of all, vampires were starting to attack humans for blood, when they didn't need to. It personally made him feel sick, and made him wonder, 'Where the hell did Avacyn run off to? I made her to protect this place in my stead. But she's gone!' the disappearance of the angel made him scowl, as he created her to help keep humans alive, as he was no fool. He knew that while vampires were stronger then humans, humans were needed to keep vampires alive. Without them, he shuddered.
He scowled as he thought of what could of happen, when he felt a chill run down his spine. He thought, 'This feeling, it tells of a possible planeswalker!' He sat up in his throne, and searched for the feeling, and he found it on a plane of low mana. Honing in on the signature, he planeswalked toward it, wondering what was to happen. He felt himself grin at the new prospect.
(Elementia- Konoha)
Sorin found himself in a dark alley, the starry sky above him showing his trip was successful. He heard shouts of 'Kill the demon!' 'Make the Kyuubi brat pay for what he's done!'. He turned the corner to see a horrifying sight. His black eyes widened in disbelief as he saw a mob of villagers pinning a young child, no older then five to a cross. His thoughts raced, 'HOW DARE THEY! A child should NEVER be harmed! Not even my fellow vampires do such a thing!' He scowled as his rage grew, his more vampiric features becoming more pronounced. His fangs grew, making them noticeable, and his ears grew more pointed, and his calm regal face turned into a twisted visage of horror. He unsheathed the sword at his waist, and vanished into a swarm of bats.
Naruto Uzumaki was not having a good day. First, he helps a purple haired girl from getting attacked by vengeful villagers, then he prevents a blue haired girl from getting kidnapped by a kumo shinobi by distracting him long enough for one of the pale eyed people to catch up, and now he was about to die as the villagers painfully nailed him to the cross. He felt his side be pierced by a knife, and he let out aloud scream, and said, "Please stop! What have I done!" The mob leader scowled, and said, "You have masqueraded as a human for too long Kyuubi! We will finish the Yondaime's noble work, and KILL YOU!" The mob cheered, until the they heard the fluttering of bat wings filling the air around them. A swarm of bats flew around them, forming a cloud. The cloud obscured their vision, until they heard member of the mob screaming and falling to the ground, dead. The bats separated, leaving only a few mob members left, and what they saw chilled them to the bone.
Some members were cut in half, others had limbs cut off, the rest merely were decapitated. The swarm of bats condensed into a figure none recognized. He wore a set of light armor under a black noble and embroidered trenchcoat, and gave off a feeling of authority, of a predator on the prowl. His sliver hair covered his eyes, but fangs were visible as they jutted out of the upper lip. The most noticeable thing was the sword in his hand. It was a solid steel, one-handed straight-sword, and it almost looked to be a rapier. But what frightened them was the fact that the sword was drenched in blood. The figure infront of them raised his head, and they saw his yellow eyes, the scelera pitch black. They shivered in fear, and some started to back away, only for him to to slice his sword in their direction, and when he sheathed his sword, the remaining mob members fell to pieces.
Sorin spat in the direction of the bodies, and turned to take the child down from the cross, the image of it making his stomach lurch. He reached for the nails that held his wrists, and when he pulled them out, he saw the wound close almost instantly. He smirked at the possibility, and he removed the other nail, and watched as it had the same effect, but then he noticed something. The wound was already healing before he removed the nail, as if the skin was trying to push the nail out. He noticed a red mana, that was almost flame like healing the wounds, sealing the skin after regenerating it. He then thought, 'Hmm, the use of red mana, for healing? This is unheard of. But, perhaps it's not mana at all. Whatever it is, it is trying to ensure the child's health, and that is good news.' Sorin then placed the child down, and heard "What do you think you are doing with that child?" He looked up to see a old man wearing red and white robes, with what looked like masked men, dressed in manner that made him think back to his time in Kamigawa.
Sorin scowled and said, "You may show concern for the child old man, but I was the one to prevent his crucifixion!" Sarutobi looked at the cross behind the strange man, and noticed the bloody nails on the ground. He then nearly paled, as he never expected someone to intervene on Naruto's behalf. Choosing his next words carefully, he asked, "Who are you stranger?" Sorin smirked, and said, "I believe your culture dictates to give your own name first, before asking for another's." Sarutobi grumbled, and saw that Naruto was asleep, or rather, passed out. He then said, "My name Is Hiruzen Sarutobi. I am the Hokage of this village, and that boy belongs here." Sorin then scowled, and said, "Is that so? So I am expected to believe that he belongs here? When the villagers here try to kill him! That is laughable." Sorin turned and picked Naruto up, Sarutobi drew out a kunai, and tried to attack Sorin, only for the ancient vampire to draw his sword with a single hand, block the oncoming kunai, and with a single push, force Sarutobi back.
Sorin glared at Sarutobi, and he secretly peered into the old man's mind, and seeing many disturbing things. How the child in his arms was the vessel for the nine-tailed fox that attacked the village. How Sarutobi knew of the attacks and assassination attempts on him by the villagers, and allowed it, if only to swoop in at the last moment to 'save' him, thereby ensuring his loyalty. In all honesty, it made him sick. He scowled at the old man, and said, "Disgusting human, you only made me wish to take the boy away from this place." Sarutobi paled, and said, "You can't! His father's last wish was for Naruto to remain in the village!" Sorin growled at the obvious lie, and said, "Do not lie human, I will know. His father's final wish was for him to be a hero to these people, but instead, you left out who his father was, and told the people what was inside him. I believe the Yondaime, I believe he is called, would roll in his grave if he knew how low this village sunk, spitting on his last wish and all."
A few of the ANBU looked at Sarutobi in disbelief, one of whom wore a dog mask with silver hair. He glared at the old man and said, "You said Minato-sensei's son died! You said he died after being born from the Kyuubi!" Many of the ANBU glared at Sarutobi, who said, "This man is not even from the village! How would he know anything about what he says? It's all lies!" Sorin smirked and said, "I will leave you all to decide the truth, but for now, I will take the boy with me. He will learn all of what you kept from him, and if he wishes to return, he shall do it in 10 years time. Farewell, humans." Sorin then grabbed Naruto, and quickly planeswalked back to Innistrad, leaving Sarutobi alone with the ANBU, as well as various villagers and shinobi that came out of their homes from the ruckus."
(Innistrad- Sorin's castle)
Sorin appeared in his throne room, and went toward a spare room in the castle, and had one of the maids clean Naruto up, and put him to bed. He gave strict orders for none to touch him or try to drink from him. The vampires of the Markov house were prideful, but not stupid, as they knew their leader would rip their head from their shoulders if they disobeyed. The maid ensured Naruto was fully washed and looked over, and she saw faint scars on his back, but nothing too severe. The only other issue was how malnourished he was. He was almost a ghoul with how much his skin was pulled against his bones. The maid quickly dressed him, placed him in bed and went for Sorin.
She found him in his throne room, and with a nervous tone, she said, "Master, the boy, he's, well, those humans did a fair number on him." Sorin scowled and said, "I am aware of that. We may not know much in the way of human food, but we must make do, he is too weak to turn." He then thought, 'And with the time difference of this plane and his own, his planeswalker spark may not ignite in time if we don't.' A large pressure passed through the castle, and Sorin rushed to Naruto's room, and saw him covered in the strange red energy from before, and it seemed to fix his body. The faint scars completely disappeared, while his body started to fill out. When the energy dissipated, he looked like a regular five year old. Sorin was curious about this change, so he peered into the boy's mind, and found himself inside a sewer. He felt a large pull down a hallway, and came upon a very large gate.
The gate itself had a ornate decoration around the edges, and in the center, the 'lock' was merely a paper with the symbol for 'seal'. He smirked as a pair of large red eyes stared at him, and a large booming voice said, "Who are you bloodsucker, and why are you in the kit's mind?" Sorin's smirk never left as he said, "My name is Sorin Markov, head of the Markov house, and as to why I am here, this child was attacked. I managed to save him, and when I did so, I noticed a strange energy healing his wounds. I suppose you had something to do with that, Kyuubi." Kyuubi narrowed it's eyes, and said, "That I did, my chakra is what keeps the boy alive, no thanks to those foolish villagers." Sorin rubbed his chin, and thought, 'Chakra, it must be like mana.' Kyuubi then said, "You saved his life, but I must know, what are your plans." Sorin held a cocky smirk, and said, "I plan on training the boy, he would make a wonderful addition to the Markov family. I also plan on telling him what that brat failed to, and if he decides to return to that village, it will be on him." Kyuubi took a quick sniff, and said, "Your scent, you are more then a mere bloodsucker. What are you?" Sorin kept his smirk as he said, "I am the oldest planeswalker, well, except for that scum Nicol Bolas." Kyuubi's eyes widened, as it never thought a planeswalker would help out it's container.
They then heard a noise behind them, and Naruto shuffled into the room, looking as if he just woken up. He looked between the two, and said, "Who are you? And why am I in a sewer? Did the villagers finally decide to throw me away?" Kyuubi let a sorrowful look pass over it's eyes, while Sorin scowled and said, "No, you are in your mind young one. While you may not realize who is behind me, my name is Sorin Markov, and I will be taking care of you from now on." Naruto brightened, and ran up to the old vampire, hugging him. Sorin patted Naruto's head, and thought, 'He will need to be turned soon. I wonder if I can't get a few associates to help in his training. Now who should I ask? Jace would certainly be beneficial. I really wouldn't want to, but Liliana would also do well with him.' He stared down at the young boy, and even Kyuubi felt a surge of power course through him. Sorin's smirk grew, and he said, "It seems the spark has ignited in him." Kyuubi could only stare at it's container.
(Timeskip- Innistrad- 100 years later/ Konoha- 10 years later)
Sorin stood in front of Naruto, a wide smirk on his face, as he surpassed every expectation. After turning him after Naruto grew strong enough to handle the change, Sorin trained Naruto in the family arts, effectively making him a Markov. The use of black mana made it easy for Naruto to augment his use of swordsmanship with the spell Lamina fata (doom blade). With the aid of the Markov family's best sword master, his expertise grew by leaps and bounds. Once the training was complete, Sorin had a sword forged for Naruto, enabling him to use his mana in it. Sorin then left Naruto in the care of Jace Beleren, a planeswalker skilled in mind magic, of illusion and deception. Through him, Naruto learned about the use of illusions, and with Jace's lessons on mind magic, it made Naruto's own vampiric mind reading stronger. This went on for the last 10 years, until Naruto could learn no more. Jace had a smile on his usually brooding face as he looked at Naruto, and said, "You were certainly one of my best students, I am proud of you." Naruto smiled, as he knew Jace rarely gave such compliments. Liliana then slinked her arm around his shoulder, and said, "I have to agree. At first, I would never of accepted Sorin's favor, but i'm glad I did." Liliana was a planeswalker of exceptional beauty, almost unnatural, due to her dealings with demons. When her age caught up to her, she made a pact to ensure eternal youth. Her power of necromancy and death magic make her one formidable opponent.
Naruto smirked, and said, "So am I, it's not like anyone can say they were trained by the best, and actually mean it." Sorin, Jace and Liliana smirked, and Sorin asked, "So, my son, what do you decide? Will you stay here, in Innistrad, or do you wish to return to that decadent village?" Naruto was deep in thought, and he said, "I wish to return to that place. If only, to show them how foolish they were strike against me." Sorin grinned, and said, "Excellent." Naruto concentrated and felt the natural energy of his home plane. His opened his eyes and said, "I hope to see you all soon enough." He then planeswalked toward his home plane, and Soirn thought, 'You will my son, you will.'
(Elementia- Tanzaku town)
Naruto appeared in an alley, and noticed a nearby sign saying, 'Tanzaku town'. He then cursed and thought, 'Shit, I was off. Then again, father didn't want me to do it too often.' He stepped out of the alley, and his clothes became visible. He wore a cloak similar to the one Jace himself wore, a gift for completing the training he went through. He had his sword at his side, the blade a pitch black katana with a broken chain on the end of the pommel, symbolizing freedom from the world around him. This blade was special, as it required a trip to Kamigawa in order to have it forged. A second sword hung at his belt, the blade having a jagged edge to it, the handle covered in a crescent guard. (Vlad the impaler blade from ACR). Under the cloak he wore a set of light but sturdy armor. At his ride side held a book, a spellbook given to him by Jace. It contained spells of each of the five colors, something Jace told him would be better then relying on one. Naruto then heard a commotion coming from around the corner, and nearly felt his face melt from the blush that crept up on him.
A silver haired woman was surrounded by multiple drunks. But that wasn't what drew his attention. She wore a black miko outfit, a pendant falling into the valley between her chest, but he saw it clearly. It was a circle with a triangle in the center. She held a tri-bladed scythe in her hand, and she was brandishing it wildly, showing she was a little drunk. She stood in a circle similar to her pendant. Naruto saw the lustful gleam in the thugs' eyes, and quickly drew his sword. The woman saw him and said, "Oh so what? Another punk trying to get at me? Bring it on then! You'll just become another offering to Lord Jashin!" Naruto smirked under his hood, and vanished, appearing next to the woman, while the thugs died, one by one, until one was left. Hidan smirked, and cut the thug with a sword that she drew from her sleeve. She then licked the blood, her pale skin turning ash gray, with white spots that made her look like a skeleton. She then stabbed her scythe right into her heart, causing the thug to collapse with a similar wound. Naruto smirked and thought, 'Interesting, a self inflicted curse that has the target suffer the same wounds. No doubt something like that is in here.' He flipped open his spell book, and looked under the curses, and found only one. But it was a suicidal curse, meaning he would kill himself if he tried. He snapped the book shut and noticed Hidan falling over, and he removed the scythe from her chest, and noticed the wound healing over.
Naruto picked her up and placed her on his back, carrying the scythe himself, though he noticed the cable attached to it, and it lead back to her. He started to walk when he heard, "Oh great, what has she done now? I can't leave for five minutes to get the cash for my bounty." He turned and saw a woman wearing a face mask, her wild brown hair nearly covering her green eyes, almost showing disinterest. She wore a cloak to hide her body, but he noticed stitches on her wrists. Naruto almost bowed in greeting, and said, "Hello, you must be a friend of hers, she was being surrounded by drunks when I saw her, so I decided to do something about it." Kakuzu smirked, and said, "That is awfully nice of you. I know she can get into some very nasty situations, but I tell her to watch herself. She never listens."
Naruto smirked and said, "I see, perhaps you two would like to come with me? I can tell you have many things to deal with when it comes to your friend here, and perhaps I can help with that." Kakuzu rubbed her chin and thought, 'It might be good to follow this kid. But that organization, Akatsuki, wants me and Hidan to join. I have a bad feeling if I said yes to them, I might fight this kid in the future, and I would like to stay alive.' Kakuzu then nodded and said, "Alright, where are you going?" Naruto smirked and said, "I'm heading to Konohagakure." This made Kakuzu nearly pale, but she quickly thought, 'It will be alright, I just have to stay calm.'
Naruto noticed her distress, and when they were out of the village, asked, "Is something wrong miss? Kakuzu nearly looked around to see who he was talking too, when she remembered that she hadn't properly introduced herself. She then chuckled nervously and said, "Oh, well, my name is Kakuzu, and well, I have a bit of bad blood with Konoha,seeing as I was once charged with a mission that involved killing the Shodaime." Naruto raised and eyebrow, and said, "Oh? But how can that be? Not to be rude, but you certainly don't look to be that old." Kakuzu blushed at the hidden compliment, and said, "I have a jutsu that allows me to prolong my life." She looked down, as she thought he was going to leave. All she heard was Naruto starting to laugh, waking up Hidan, and he said, "Oh? Is that all? You're basically still an infant compared to my father." Kakuzu raised an eyebrow in confusion, until she saw his fangs, and one thought crossed through her mind, 'Vampire.'
Hidan then unknowingly pressed herself against Naruto's back, trying to see his face, causing him to blush as her 'pillows' were felt against his back, even through the cloak. Kakuzu smacked Hidan in the head, and said, "Quit that, you're embarrassing him." Hidan got a sly smirk, and said, "Oh? And why do you care so much?" Kakuzu turned her head away, thanking the fact her face mask hid her blush, and she said, "That's none of your business." Naruto chuckled, and let Hidan off his back, and said, "We need to get moving ladies, I do have a schedule I need to keep." Kakuzu and Hidan nodded, and the three sped off in the direction of Konoha.
(Konoha)
It had been ten years since Naruto's departure, and Sarutobi was investigated during his absence. Inoichi Yamanaka was called to scan his mind, must to the old Hokage's protest. To Inoichi's disgust, everything the ANBU heard that day was true. But there was more. It seemed that Sarutobi lied to Tsunade, one of his own students in order to prevent her from taking Naruto out of the village. The reason, so that Naruto wouldn't be turned on the village by outside forces. Unfortunately, his actions caused the shinobi council to cast a vote of no confidence against him, forcing him out of office. Once the corrupt Hokage was booted, Hiashi Hyuuga of the council made a public announcement about Naruto, setting the record straight concerning his late friend's son. Once the villagers heard of what they had done, most cried in outrage, believing it to be a lie, while the shinobi felt they should of done more.
As for Tsunade, she received a letter explaining how she was lied to, and read of the offer to become Hokage. She ordered her apprentice Shizune to pack their bags and ran straight to Konoha the next day. She has sat behind the desk ever since.
(Konoha gate)
The gate was about to open as the morning light crept over the horizon. The two guards, Kotetsu and Izumo looked at the road in front of them, and saw three figures heading their way. They felt their cheeks turn red as they saw the two women standing at the shorter male's side. They couldn't tell a lot from the hood covering his face, but the saw strips of blonde and silver hair sticking out from under it. When the figures got close enough, they heard, "I assume we are a little early to be entering the village now?" Kotetsu knew the voice from somewhere, but the strange accent threw him off. (Little note, Naruto now sounds like Dracula from Batman vs. Dracula, for that Romanian voice.)
Naruto smirked as he saw the two guards be confused by his voice, but Kotetsu said, "Actually, you're right on time." Naruto nodded, and the trio were granted access. Some of the villagers were staring, not knowing who they were. Some of the girls were staring at Naruto, wondering who the new mystery person was, with some staring with lust in their eyes. Kakuzu glared at them, making them back off. She was unsure why she was feeling so possessive, but she didn't care. She noticed Naruto stop, and saw they were in front of the Hokage tower. She felt a chill crawl down her spine as she felt him glare at the face of the Sandaime, and she said a silent apology to the Shodaime.
Naruto then noticed the fifth face on the monument, and said, "So, they got someone to replace that old bag of bones, good. It was long overdue." The trio heard, "You got that right Gaki, I was chosen after he was cast out of office. I hear he's locked in a holding cell with chakra cuffs." Naruto turned, and saw a blonde haired woman in her twenties, but his sense of smell told him she was much older from the amount of dead skin that peeled off her over the years. He noticed she wore a grey kimono top over blue shinobi pants, with a green jacket. Her hair was done in two pigtails that went down her back, while bangs helped frame her face. Tsunade then asked, "You have something against the Sandaime? Well get in line, he got a lot of people angry at him for the way he treated one of our own?" Naruto lowered his head, while Kakuzu placed a hand on his shoulder, and Hidan looked at him in curiosity. Naruto asked, "Who was the one he wronged?" Tsunade sighed and said, "It was Naruto Namikaze, son of the Yondaime and Jinchuuriki for the Kyuubi." Naruto snapped his head up, and Kakuzu thought, 'Oh thank kami I stayed with him and not joined Akatsuki, I would have to fight him!'
Tsunade noticed Naruto's eyes, the scelera may of turned black, but it was still the sapphire blue she remembered when he was a baby. Tsunade's jaw dropped, and she asked, "Naruto, is that you?" Naruto merely nodded. To his surprise, Tsunade pulled him into a fierce hug, and he heard her crying, "Naruto, you're home, thank kami." Kakuzu thought it was touching, a slight giggle escaping her lips. Tsunade looked up, and finally noticed Kakuzu, and she pointed an accusing finger at her and said, "I can't believe you would show up here." Naruto noticed Tsunade glaring, and said, "It's alright, she's with me." Kakuzu blushed at the other way it could sound, and Tsunade gave one last glare, and said, "Alright, but she's your responsibility." Naruto nodded, and asked, "I know you know who I am, but who are you?"
Tsunade sighed, and said, "My name is Tsunade Senju, and I'm your godmother. I was supposed to take care of you in the event Kushina ever died, but Sarutobi said you died. For what it's worth, I'm sorry." Naruto patted her on the shoulder, and said, "It's not your fault Tsunade-san, the blame falls on that old monkey." Hidan kept poking Kakuzu, and asking, "So, what's gonna happen now?" Tsunade heard her and said, "Well, if what I heard from the ANBU that were present the day you left, if you're here, then you must want to become a ninja. Unfortunately, with the genin exams happening yesterday, I can't allow you to enter that way." Naruto sighed, and thought he would have to wait another year. Tsunade noticed his down trodden expression, and said, "But, I do want to know how much you've grown in the last ten years, so I will have a test set up for you." Naruto perked up, and asked, "What kind of test?" Tsunade smirked and said, "A test against each of our best jonin in each field of the ninja arts. If you manage to defeat them all, I will personally have you added to the ninja ranks as a chunin."
Naruto nodded, and it sounded like a good idea. Unbeknownst to Sorin, Naruto gained training in the ninja arts from Kyuubi, allowing him to be capable of fighting in such a low mana plane. While the output was low for most planeswalkers, Naruto had an internal mana source, Kyuubi. Naruto then thought of something and said, "Alright, and when I pass this test, I would like for you to add Kakuzu and Hidan as Konoha ninja as well, with the three of us being a team." Tsunade noticed he said 'when', rather then 'if', and she noticed the two women blush at the gesture, so she said, "Alright, I will allow it. The test will happen later on today in the chunin exam stadium in the center of the village." She then pointed to it, which Naruto nodded. Tsunade then turned to enter the building, and said, "Alright, I 'll get everything arranged." She turned back to see them, but noticed they were gone. She smirked and said, "Glad to have you home, Naruto-oi(nephew)."
(Naruto's apartment)
Naruto led the girls to his apartment, and he smirked and chuckled, and Kakuzu asked, "What's so funny?" Naruto then said, "I never thought I would be bringing two lovely ladies back to my place." Kakuzu hid her face as she blushed, while Hidan smirked, and said, "I can't wait to see you take down some of these Konoha weaklings." Naruto chuckled and said, "Well, when I win, you'll be one of these 'Konoha weaklings', or did you forget." Hidan started to curse, while Naruto chuckled, and sat at his old table, and opened his spell book. Kakuzu looked over his shoulder and asked, "What kind of book is that?" Naruto looked up at her and said, "It's a spell book, as while you ninja have your jutsu, my father and a couple of associates helped me learn the use of magic." Kakuzu nodded and thought, 'He just gets more and more interesting.'
(Hokage tower)
Tsunade pinched the bridge of her nose as she sat in the council chamber. She just announced Naruto's return, and it caused the civilians to break out in an outrage. Homura had a scowl on his face, as he was a firm believer in Sarutobi's plan. His former teammate Koharu on the other hand was smiling, as she was against the plan, but was ignored. Danzo Shimura was thinking about killling the civilians, as their screeching was nearly driving him insane.
Many of the civilian council kept calling for Naruto to be killed. However, Tsunade silenced them by saying, "The matter as already been set in motion. Later on today, Naruto Namikaze will face off against the strongest jonin in each field of the ninja arts, should he win, he will join the ninja ranks and be given the rank of chunin. That is all. Be lucky I'm even giving the notice on this." Koharu smirked and left the room. Hiashi quickly left to tell his children, as did many of the clan heads.
(Naruto's apartment)
Hidan was asleep on the couch, while Naruto stumbled upon a spell in his book. It was a highly mana exhausting spell, and considered almost taboo for it's use. It revolved around reducing ones' age. The person still held any skill they had when they were older, but their body's aging process was reversed. If active too long, one could revert someone back to when they were an infant, or even worse, to before they were even born. It was a black mana spell, something Naruto was sure Liliana would of loved to get her hands on before her deal with demons. He heard a knock at the door, and as he got up to answer it, Kakuzu slumped on the table, clearly tired. Naruto chuckled as he opened the door, and was surprised to see Koharu at the door. He didn't know her personally, but from what Sorin told him, she was against the plan to turn him into a loyal weapon.
Koharu kindly bowed and said, "Why hello Naruto-san, I heard you were in town, so I stopped by to see how much you've grown." Naruto chuckled and said, "I see, no doubt you are aware of my test against several Jonin today?" Koharu nodded, and Naruto asked, "Oh where are my manners, please come in. I apologize for the mess, but me and my associates got in this morning." Koharu chuckled and said, "It's fine Naruto, though I just heard about your test, and I certainly hope you pass." Naruto smiled and said, "I'm certain Tsunade-san has mentioned it." Koharu gave him a grandmotherly smile and said, "It's good to have you home. I was worried when you left, I thought you would never return because of what Sarutobi did." Naruto was shocked, he didn't expect many people to expect him to come home. He looked at his spellbook, and smirked.
Naruto placed his hand on Koharu's head, and said, "Let me show you just how much stronger I've become. Convertimini manus temporis, ut in carnibus est primus. ( Turn back the hands of time, so her flesh may be at it's prime.)" Koharu suddenly felt her body becoming more energetic, her skin started to feel smooth, and when Naruto let go, she began to inspect herself. Her skin had indeed lost it's wrinkles, and she quickly ran into Naruto's bathroom, and saw herself in the mirror, only instead of her 68 year old self, she was staring at herself when was barely thirty. She then did the only thing that one would do in such a situation, she screamed. Naruto ran into the room, and saw her clutching her skin. He smirked as he saw it was a success, until he noticed her measuring her assets, and he quickly turned around, until he heard, "What did you do?" Naruto then said, "I recently learned a way to reverse the aging process, consider this a gift for giving a damn when not many did not." Koharu then hugged him from behind, and said, "Thank you, this means a lot to me. I always thought I wouldn't be able to protect my home once I grew too old, but thanks to you, I can keep going." She then kissed him on the cheek, much to his surprise, and said, "Good luck Naruto-kun, but I doubt you'll need it." Naruto smirked, and noticed his house guests had yet to wake up. He looked out the window, and saw the weather turning cloudy.
(Later that day- Chunin exam stadium)
Many people in the village filled the stands, though none were aware what was going on. Tsunade smirked as she sat in the Kage box, along side her advisers, Koharu hiding her now youthful appearance for the time being via genjutsu. Kakuzu and Hidan sat in the stands with some of the fresh genin, and heard what they were saying.
'Man, I can't believe we gotta be called to this, last I checked, the chunin exams were a couple moths away, what a drag.'
'It can't be that bad Shikamaru, after all, Lady Tsunade must have a reason.'
'It's not that simple Ino, this place is never used unless it's the exams or something else.'
Kakuzu looked and noticed the rookie genin, and thought they didn't look like much. (all dressed in their shippuden wear) Hidan was giggling up a storm, and said, "I wonder if Naruto-kun will kill anyone today?" Kakuzu sighed and said, "No, that won't be happening. Now be quiet would you?" Hidan merely scoffed.
Naruto saw the sun be hidden behind the clouds, and he put away his cloak, revealing him in a attire similar to Sorin's, a gift after joining the Markov house. He then heard Tsunade say, "Attention citizens of Konohagakure, we have a new Ninja who wishes to join our ranks. Unfortunately, he was unable to participate in yesterday's exams. But I am giving him this chance. Should he defeat each of our strongest Jonin in each field of the ninja arts, he will be granted Ninja status as well as the rank of chunin." This caused some of the genin to cry out in outrage, with a certain pink haired girl screaming about how 'Sasuke-kun should be given this, not some nobody'.
Tsunade noticed some of the higher ranked ninja sitting up in their seats, and she said, "May I introduce, or rather welcome back, Naruto Namikaze!" Naruto appeared in a flash of lightning in the middle of the stadium, his coat fluttering in the wind. Many of the girls blushed at his appearance, Kakuzu among them, though her mask hid it. Without the cloak, she could see his blonde hair with silver streaks, and deep black whisker marks that gave him a feral appearance. His eyes held a black scelera, while he had his deep blue iris, and his pupils were in slits. All in all, many of the 'Sasuke fan club' switched sides.
Tsunade smirked from the Kage box and said, "Your first test will be one of Taijutsu, against our best expert, Might Guy!" Naruto smirked, even as a man in a green spandex suit, a jonin vest, orange leg warmers, a bowl cut, and the largest eyebrows he ever seen jumped into the arena. "YOSH! LET YOUR FLAMES OF YOUTH BURN BRIGHTLY YOUNG ONE!" Naruto nearly had a mental shutdown, but shook his head clear and said, "Fine by me, I've been waiting all day for this." Tsunade called, "Let the Taijutsu match, begin!" Guy charged at his normal speed, making some of the jonin think the kid wasn't going to last long, only to be surprised as Naruto dodged, with his back ninety degrees off the ground. Naruto smirked and said, "Now it's my turn."
(Play 'Waking the demon' by bfmv)
Naruto flipped and kicked Guy in the wrist, and kicked him square in the chest with his other foot. Guy barely had time to blink before Naruto was above him, and fist drawn back, and he was hit once again in the chest, causing him to make a small creator in the ground. Naruto jumped back, and said, "Come on, is that it?" Guy jumped to his feet, and said, "Seems I can't underestimate you, can I?" Naruto shook his head, and Guy bent down to remove his weights, the weights making a large impact as they hit the ground. Naruto's grin grew as Guy vanished from everyone's vision, and he reached behind him as Guy appeared, and he caught Guy by the wrist. Naruto made eye contact, and a vision of a technique filled his head, and his grin threatened to split his face.
Naruto flipped Guy over his shoulder, and as Guy got up, he saw something startling. Naruto had spikes growing out of his back, which unfurled into large bat-like wings. Naruto then laughed and said, "To think, a ningen (human) who could make me work so hard! I'm glad I came back!" Tsunade looked at Naruto's wings and thought, 'What have you become?' Naruto charged and Guy tried to hit him is his chest, only for one of the wings to get in the way, and Naruto grabbed him by the arm and tossed him into the air. Guy saw him grow closer to the clouds, until he felt himself get grabbed by Naruto from behind, and Naruto said, "This is something you might recognize!" Naruto wrapped him in a hold and did a nose dive straight toward the ground, his wings wrapping around them. Guy only had one thought in his mind, 'How does he know the Lotus?' He pulled out of the dive a full yard from the ground, and spun in midair, tossing Guy to the ground, the impact worse because of the added momentum. Guy felt more pain at that moment then he ever did. He weakly said, "I give."
Naruto retracted his wings and helped Guy up. The medics out him on a stretcher, and they heard him say, "That was fun, perhaps we can do this again, minus the destruction." Guy gave a thumbs up, then passed out. The spectators, ninja and civilian alike were shocked, but none were more shocked then those of Team Guy, as they saw their sensei get his ass handed to him. Lee was having an emotional breakdown, Tenten had stars in her eyes, while Neji thought he was fated to win that match. Kakuzu was praying to whatever Kami that would listen to her good fortune. Tsunade had her jaw hit the ground, and she then heard Naruto say, "So, what's next?" Tsunade shook her head clear and said, "Next is the test of Kenjutsu, and your opponent will be Gekko Hayate." Naruto drew his katana as a man wearing what seemed to be the jonin uniform, wore his headband like a bandanna, and he seemed to have deep bags under his eyes, and he started to cough, even as he said, "You certainly did a number on Guy, I hope come out of here in one piece." Naruto smirked and said, "You have no need to worry, if I want someone dead, I wouldn't be standing in front of them." Tsunade called out, "Let the Kenjutsu test, begin!"
(Play 'Flash of the blade' by A7X)
Hayate drew his sword, and noticed Naruto was gone, until a black blade was headed right for his face. He managed to block in time, only for Naruto to disappear again. He looked around, only to see racing around him, or rather, multiple Narutos. He tried to find the right one, only to realize, 'What, he's not using clones, or even genjutsu, this is his speed!' Hayate quickly jumped out of the circle, only for Naruto to appear behind him and cut a mild gash on his back. All he heard around him was, "Well now, is this the best Konoha can offer? And here I thought that I would get a challenge." Hayate snarled, though his cough ruined it, and he said, "Dance of the crescent moon!" Hayate vanished making Naruto stop, and he saw three Hayates coming his way, only for him to slice through the illusions, making them disappear. He then had his sword at Hayate's throat, who only asked, "How?" Naruto smirked and said, "You can hide in illusions, but I can smell where your blood is pumping. That is something you can't hide."
Hayate dropped his sword, and said, "I yield." Naruto took his sword away from his throat, and said, "You use regular clones for that technique, correct?" Hayate nodded, and Naruto said, "Try a different clone,at least if it's solid you might have been able to fool me." Hayate chuckled and said, "Thanks for the advice Naruto-san." He held out his hand, which Naruto shook, and Naruto said, "No problem,' he then said in a lower voice, 'I can tell you have a girl waiting for you. I can smell it. If you improve your technique, it means better chance at survival, and a better chance to return to her each day." Hayate nodded, and said, "Thank you." Hayate then picked up his sword, and shunshined out of the arena.
Tsunade was flabbergasted, she figured Naruto would become stronger, but this was insane. Koharu giggiled and said, "Looks like we might have to make Naruto-kun a jonin." Homura scoffed and said, "Not on his life." Koharu gave a side glance and said, "Well he certainly should be, at least he'll make the Jonin exam once it come time for it." Tsunade nodded, and said, "Alright, it's time for the third test, a test of Genjutsu. Your opponent will be Kurenai Yuuhi." Naruto smirked as a woman shunshined into the arena.
She had long and black, shoulder-length untamed hair, and very unique eyes that are red in colour, with an additional ring. Her outfit was not the usual jonin attire, but rather consisted of a red mesh armour blouse with only the right sleeve visible. Over this is very broad material which resembles bandages with a pattern on it similar to those of rose thorns. Her hands and upper thighs were also wrapped in bandages and she wore the Konoha forehead protector and regular shinobi sandals. Naruto bowed and said, "What a pleasure to meet you." Kurenai giggled and said, "It is nice to meet you as well. While you obviously beat Guy and Hayate in their fields, you won't be able to beat me in mine." Naruto smirked and said, "We shall see." Tsunade then called, "Let the Genjutsu test, begin!"
Naruto crossed his arms as Kurenai performed handsigns, vanishing into cherry blossom petals. Naruto then felt himself pinned against a tree as Kurenai emerged from the tree, kunai in hand. She smirked and she stabbed Naruto in the shoulder, only for him to disappear. He held his sword to her throat, and said, "Corpus mirage (mirage body), an illusion that allows me to fool you into believing you attack my mirage, while I'm waiting in the wings. Let me show you more." he vanished from everyone's sight, and in his place was a giant dragon, staring down at her. It reared it's head back, fire peeking out from under it's lips, and as it exhaled, the dragon disappeared. Kurenai fell to her knees, and said, "I give." The newly mint squad eight looked in shock, as they heard of their sensei, but the one that was shaken the most was Hinata, as she looked up to Kurenai, seeing as she was the one to take care of her before she even became genin. She looked down at the one who defeated her sensei, and if she were honest, she was scared.
Naruto then helped Kurenai up and said, "Sorry if I over did it a little. My sensei was a prefessional at illusions." Kurenai smiled and said, "It was very well done. If you manage to get past your last test, it would be an honor to have you as a comrade, even though you will be a rank below me." The crowd cheered, and Tsunade smirked and said, "That's three tests down, and now, we have our final test, the Ninjutsu test." Kurenai sighed and said, "Seems I need to get out of here. Perhaps i can talk to you later and discuss Genjutsu?" Naruto nodded and said, "Of course, I would be honored."
Kurenai smirked and Shunshined out of the arena. Naruto watched as another shunshined into the arena, and Tsunade said, "For this final test, you will face against Kakashi Hatake." Naruto looked over Kakashi with a critical eye, and saw he wore the standard jonin attire, along with steel plated gloves. His hair was grey, and it stuck upward as if to defy graitvy. His face was covered from the nose down via a face mask, and his left eye was covered by his headband. Naruto smelled a scent from his left eye, and thought, 'It's blood is different then his own, must of been a transplant.'
Tsunade then said, "Let the final test begin!" Naruto merely stood still as Kakashi went through handsigns, and said, "Shadow clone jutsu." Naruto raised an eyebrow as one Kakashi became three. He sniffed the air, and noticed the three were almost identical, except for the blood he could smell. Each of them performed different handsigns, and each used their technique in tandem, "Earth style: Earth dragon Jutsu." "Water style: Water dragon jutsu." "Fire style: Fire dragon jutsu." Naruto smirked, even as he was engulfed from view, two words escaped his lips, "Elementi claustra (elemental barrier)." Kakashi flipped his book open, thinking it was over, only to see to his shock, his own jutsu weren't reaching his opponent, and with a mental push, Naruto blasted the techniques away. And he pointed and said, "Fulmen fulminis (lightning bolt)" A large lightning bolt struck the ground near Kakashi, making him back flip out of the way. Naruto grinned, and said, "Fulgure tempestate (Lightning storm)" Kakashi and the spectators felt the hair stand on end, as a large barrage of lightning drop from the clouds, and when Kakashi found himself in a corner, he saw Naruto infront of him, a lightning bolt frozen in midair above his head.
Kakshi froze and said, "I yield." This caused the spectators to be frozen in their seats, Tsunade looking stunned, while Kakuzu thought, 'That's not a man down there, that's a god. And I'm going to be by his side. I feel, blessed.' Hidan was laughing as hard as she could, and said, "Holy shit! Naruto-kun is one hell of a guy!" Even Tsunade was frozen in her seat at this point, and only one thing came out of her mouth, "Holy shit!"
In the stands, the team members of the newly minted Team seven could only stare as even their sensei was defeated, and in the fastest time! Sasuke Uchiha, heraled as the 'Rookie of the year', was trembling in his seat, as he thought, 'That power, it should be MINE!' He then proccedded to brood about how he would steal the stranger's power, while his puppy, I mean teammate, Sakura tried to get his attention.
Naruto started to laugh, some starting to think he was insane. Tsunade then stood out of her seat and said, "Naruto has passed every test. As per the rules, he is now in the ninja ranks, as a chunin." She saw him unfurl his wings again, and said, "And it will be an honor Tsunade-san. But i will say this, my name will not be Namikaze.' This caused many to whisper among themsleves, but they were silenced as he continued, 'My name, is Naruto Namike-Uzumaki Markov! Adopted son of Sorin Markov, and heir to the Markov Vampire house!" A bolt of lightning struck the ground behind him, casuing many to sweat.
Kakuzu and Hidan were smirking, while the rookie genin felt a hint of fear. The chunin and jonin showed admiration, and Tsunade started to hear Homura shout about the fact that the boy really is a demon. She turned around to shut him up, only to be surprised as Koharu beat her to the punch, literally. Homura stared in shock as Koharu gave him a firece glare. In the stands, Kurenai stared in disbelief, a her friend Anko was nudging her shoulder, saying, "Makes you glad you stuck with Genjutsu, right Kure-chan?" Kurenai dumbly nodded.
Naruto never let the grin drop from his face, as he thought, 'Things are really gonna get interesting around here from now on.'
A/N: ANNNNNNNNNDDDDD DONE! This is personally my first time doing this kind of cross, so I'm not sure on how I did. Now we have a vampiric/mage Naruto running around, this shit is gonna be fun! Well, irregardless, I did it, and i hope you all enjoyed it. Please do me a favor, and REVIEW!