Stones of the Past- Chapter 1
Standard Disclaimer- I don't own Naruto or Final Fantasy VII.
A/N- So I was pretty bored whilst browsing the site and randomly thought, what if Naruto had materia...? So I worked a bit and threw this out. There is a relatively smart Naruto, but that will be explained later.
As Naruto attempts to refine his chakra control he discovers something that nobody has ever truely studied. Chakra has two halves. As he splits his chakra, strange things begin to happen. His spiritual chakra half begins to react to small decorative stones, stones that actually contain the knowledge of the ancient Cetra. The stones knowledg grants him something no one has seen for thousands of years, the access to magic. Watch as he uncovers secrets that have been hidden for lifetimes, discovers more about the world then anyone could dream of, and perhaps discovers more about himself in the process.
"Rrrrrr... where did I put that stupid scroll?"
And thus our story begins, with one Naruto Uzumaki turning his apartment into a pigsty to locate a single scroll. To any civilian, it was useless. To any ninja, it was almost worthless, but to this boy, and perhaps a few beginning students, a scroll on basic chakra control and manipulation was worth a fortune. For Naruto, it would be his life line to getting his ninja headband, his hitai-ate, tomorrow during his genin exam. His instructor, Iruka-sensei, had told him that he needed to control how much chakra he used if he was to get any results. So with this information at hand, Naruto took of in search of a scroll on chakra control.
Little did he know, the knowledge he would gain would be the single most powerful piece of information in the history of the elemental nations.
What poor saps, the higher ranked ninjas, past and present, that never thought to do something so simple...
"Aha! I found it! Now I can pass the exam tomorrow and be one step closer to Hokage, dattebayo!" Naruto exclaimed with the utmost feeling, more so than when Iruka-sensei took him to Ichiraku's to get ramen.
After he opened up the scroll and began to read, he quickly realized that a large portion of what was written was not taught to him at the academy. Chakra is the result of the equal combination of physical energy and spiritual energy. He had never heard any instructor tell him this.
'But I do have a ton of energy all the time, I mean, I never get tired and I work more than everyone else in the class. Maybe I have more of one than the other, so I don't put the same amount into everything... That would explain why I don't have any control... maybe if I separate them I can see how much I have of each! That should give me an idea of how much I overload stuff... yeah, this'll be great!'
Tentatively Naruto focused his chakra and gave a brief smile when he felt the familiar flow of it throughout his body. With a single hand seal he focused it to his hands, and then tried to separate it. Feeling no change he stopped channeling and glanced back at the scroll.
'Result of equal combination... so that means chakra is when I put it together... so I can't separate it. I have to start with it apart... How do I do that?'
And so Naruto began to focus on his chakra coils, and felt it flow throughout his body. Realizing that it all came from an area near his stomach, he began to think about how he made chakra, and an agonizing three hours later he had reverse-engineered chakra creation to where he could channel both physical and spiritual energy without combining them, but he still would channel both at the same time, the result being a slightly more controlled chakra flow.
'Ugh... That took it out of me... there's now way I'm going to be able to pass at this rate.. what am I going to do?'
The young hero would soon learn that there was no substitution for hours of practice, unless you had the Devil's luck. Speaking of which...
Outside Naruto's apartment a small, unassuming group of normal children were playing a game of marbles. As one child began to line up a shot, his big lucky green marble began to glow, and vanished from his hands.
"What? What happened to my marble?"
"Aha! You can use mine Kenichi!"
"Thanks Maboro!"
And so, the only witnesses to the reactivation of the final legacy of the Cetra were unaware of what transpired before them. Alas, perhaps some other lucky person would realize greatness when it appeared in front of them.
"Ah, that felt good, yeah."
Deidara rose from his crouch on the ground to examine his 'art'. There was no way that bastard Itachi would survive that!
"Why would you feel good if your enemy isn't dead?"
And there stood Itachi, unfazed by the recent attack, and completely unharmed. His Sharingan spun lazily in his eyes, as if he was bored.
"Ahhhh! Why won't you die already, you worthless art hating scum?"
With little sound or motion to herald his presence, Kisame appeared behind Deidara and chopped his neck, knocking him out instantly.
"Leader says he'll be joining our forces. You should stop antagonizing him Itachi."
"Hn."
Or perhaps not. Nonetheless, Naruto was astonished when a faint ringing reached his ears, and a small, glowing green orb appeared in his hand, and proceeded to incinerate his table.
"What the hell is this thing?"
And I'll leave it at that. I've got a few ideas on where I want to take this, all I need is more time...
Take it easy, enjoy life, or whatever you tend to do...