Keeper of the Crimson Path

The Obsidian Blade

Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto or Air Gear. I am not rich enough to actually do that. If I was, then I would not be on this site at all. Before I start this, Naruto is sixteen and is a sophomore. I am not really sure how the Japanese school system works so is someone could send me how it works, that will be great.

Chapter One- The beginning of a new start

Naruto watched the people come and go through his shielded eyes. He had changed his appearance since he was twelve. Instead of the orange jacket with a red swirl on the back, he took up a black jacket with white flees lining and a silver fox head with blue slanted eyes on the back. Instead of the orange pants, he now wore baggy dark blue jeans that faded at the thighs and had many pockets for hidden weapons and a tear on his right thigh. Instead of the normal sandals that were a custom in fire country, he now wore a set of black sneakers with dark orange pin striping. His spiky blonde hair grew slightly, giving him more of a feral look. Around his neck sparkled a lone jewel on a thin string. Over his eyes was a pair of red sunglasses that reflected the sun's rays as they beamed upon him. He was crouched down on top of a high building, watching everyone move from one place to another. He even caught a few people on something that they called Air Treks or just ATs for short.

The things were interesting to the blonde. The design was not as simple as he believed. At first, he thought that they were just inline skates with motors attached. But he was dead wrong. That was the basic principle to them but they were highly customizable and there was so much that you can do with them. It was amazing what some of the people did to them. A few of them can even go faster than the average ninja. But that was only a few people and the riders usually got something similar to over rev as they called it. What it does is that time seems to slow around you but it is really just a trick of the eyes. He heard of someone using that kind of technique, making it seem that he controls time. Yes, they were very interesting indeed.

As he watched the people jump from building to building using ATs, he began think about Konoha. He barely missed the place. The people there were all against him. And the people that were not against him died in combat. He left Konoha, knowing that it was no longer a place that he should protect. He was now labeled an S rank Nuke Nin. He knew that sooner or later they would find him here. And the scary thing is, he knew who they were going to send at him.

He sighed, remembering what he learned in the elemental nations for three years. He learned many things. One was to be a lot calmer than he was when he was twelve. He also left his crush for Sakura behind as well, finally realizing that she would never like him in the sense he did. He was also no longer a midget compared to everyone else. He was now about five eight, five nine. It was average height for someone of the age of sixteen, his age. He also learned a lot of water and ice techniques as well. But his greatest achievement in learning was his kenjutsu. It was amazing what he could do. It was a style that mainly used large swords. When he was traveling around the elemental nations, he picked up something called Nightmare's Touch. While one side of the sword it seemed like one but the other side was more like an axe. Below the 'axe' head was a jagged edge was as the bottom side of it. Near the top, right beside the axe head was some sort of silver cross. The blade was pitch black with some sort demonic feel to it and the edges were a copper color, adding to the demonic effect. The hilt was wrapped in some sort of weird yellow cloth that spiraled into the metal. It was a little taller than him, making it seem like he could not even swing it let alone use it properly. But they were usually wrong as he could swing it like a pocket knife easy. Of course he sealed the thing away along with most of his weapons as he did not like the idea of having them confiscated.

He sighed as he raised himself. He heard about a housing offer and he needed a place to stay. He did not expect, nor did he want to; stay on the streets for ever. He looked down at the streets below before jumping off and landing on the floor, startling everyone slightly. But it was only slightly as they have seen that before. If only they looked at his feet when he started walking away, they would realize that he was not even wearing ATs at all.

A pair of green eyes at the top of the building he was looked at the blonde wide eyed. He jumped off of a sixty foot tall building and walked away for it as if it were nothing. Her lips then quirked into a smile as she watched him leave off in some sort of directions, probably towards his house. He was definitely worth keeping an eye on. He seemed a lot more interesting than some of the best AT riders ever. She could only imagine what he would be capable of if he was in a set. She would keep an eye on him and help him get into them. There was just this presence about him that made her feel a certain excitement that she could not even begin to fathom. Yes, this was going to be fun. Her wheels skidded along the ground as she sped off towards the blonde. She would need to keep close by him if she were to get him started into ATs.

Naruto walked towards a hotel that he left his stuff at. It would be kind of bad if he walked into the place that was for rent with nothing and appear with all of his stuff without actually showing receipts that he bought them with his own money. Along the way he had to think about the jobs he could do. Till now he was a shop clerk in another town that was not too far away from the place he was at now. It was a small town that did not see too much action. The reason he left is because he could not take a few of the people there. A lot of them like to think that they were better than everyone else so he just up and left. It was also way to boring for the blonde. He needed something to do.

Naruto walked out of the hotel that he stayed at with a backpack strapped to his back. All it had in it were a bunch of clothes. When he left Konoha, he only brought clothes and a few scrolls filled with his most precious things. Most of them were pictures and other mementos that his friends left in his care. He would not let them down in anyway. He would make them all proud of what he really was. His hands reached into his pockets and pulled out a set of silver ear buds, placing them into his ear before pulling out a black and silver Zune with a fox head on the back. The fox head was similar to the one on his back except it was black with red eyes, not silver with blue eyes. He searched through the library before starting to play one of his favorite songs.

His stomach growled slightly, wanting food. He sighed, knowing that he was short on cash. He knew he had to get some food but he only had some much money. He looked around before spotting a restaurant that seemed cheap enough without being overly so. Sure it may have been a fast food restaurant but it would have to do. As he approached the building, he could see the large sign with a red box saying 'Jack-in-the-box'.

Naruto walked into the facility before stepping up to the cash register. They were a few people but only one of them struck out the blonde kitsune. She was about a few years older than him, probably in her early twenties, mid at the latest. He blushed lightly at the sight of the woman. She had long flowing brown hair that went down to her hip like a water fall. Her brown eyes glistened slightly in the light as she ordered her food. She wore a brown sweater and a pair of tight blue jeans that hugged her curves tightly.

The blonde shook his head, trying to rid himself of the thoughts he was having of the girl. He should not be having these thoughts of a girl that he barely knew. It just was not right. He walked up behind her, waiting for his chance to order his food. He really needed to get something to eat. His stomach would not shut up unless he got food

The blonde got to order relatively quickly. He was waiting for them to cook up. The only other customer was the woman that was before him. He sighed, wishing something would happen. Right now he was seated a tablet that was near the register so he could get out of the place quickly. He laid his head down on to the table, thinking t hat sleep was better than doing nothing.

A couple of men walked in wearing ski masks. Their hands were covered in black leather gloves. The two wearing mostly black and had brown sacks around their waists, most likely to hold something that they were about to take. In their hands were two pistols, one each. The taller person, most likely the lead started to shout. "Alright!" his voice bellowed out. "This is a robbery. I want all of your valuables on the ground now!" his gun waved around, the barrel being pointed at the few people in the building.

The man's accomplice look around, enjoying the fact that he and his friend managed to pull the thing off. The people were in total fear. It was euphoria to the man. Then his eyes landed on a blonde teen clad in mostly dark colours who had his head resting on the table. The man's face reddened in anger before he walked over to the teen. "Wake up you son of a bitch!" he yelled as he brought down his fist.

Naruto twisted his body slightly, catching the fist before it even got close to his head. His hand started to grip the man's wrist, drawing blood as he broke the skin. Naruto stood up from his seat, still gripping the man's arm before he brought up his free hand and touched a spot on the man's neck with great force, rendering him unconscious.

The lead thief looked at Naruto as he the blonde's shielded eyes landed on him. The teen seemed to have this aura of death that lingered around him. It froze him to the core. There was no way that a human could have that kind of aura. He had to be some kind of monster. There was just no other way around it. Out of fear, he brought up the pistol before shakily pulling the trigger multiple times. All shots missed the blonde completely, shattering the glass behind the blonde.

The blonde reached the man before gripping his throat and lifting him in the air. The blonde sighed as he brought the man close to his face, inspecting the would be thief. He grunted slightly. The man was nothing really. He was no danger at all and his aim was terrible. The Nuke Nin slammed the man on the ground, knocking the air out of the gun. The blonde couched down slightly before slamming his hand on to a spot on the man's neck, rendering him unconscious like his ally.

Rika looked at the blonde with awe. He was able to take down the two masked men with ease, granted that she was about to do that herself. But it was amazing that he did not bother to show off but actually just go for what was quickest. The men were nothing compared to him. He had to be a fighter and good one at that. She smiled slightly, noticing that he was close to Mikan's age. He might be a friend of hers. Then her smile left her, noting that he did not fit the criteria of any of the friends that Mikan had. He had to be new to the town. She blushed slightly as she took in his features. He was not all that bad looking and she could see herself with him if she got to know him. She shook her head, trying to get rid of those thoughts the teen was out the door and probably gone out of her life. When he came back, she would have to lay on the charm to get him, that she would be sure about. For right now, she had to get out of the place before the cops came.

Naruto walked the streets empty handed. He knew that police would be crawling everywhere around that place and he could not risk being caught. It was bad enough that he took on the robbers but if he was caught, the police would most likely up publicity, something that he did not want big publicity. It would only get the leaf on his ass faster.

"Hey you wait up," the blonde heard from behind him. Naruto sighed as he turned around. He could see the woman from earlier run up to him. The woman reached him before starting to walk with him. "What you did back there was amazing." Naruto blushed under the comment. He never got a compliment like that. Usually all he got were insults like you idiot or demon brat or something of the like.

"It was no big deal," Naruto said. "Anyone with a good memory could tell where to strike. The name's Namikaze Naruto by the way."

Rika smiles slightly before reaching out her hand. "I'm Noyamano Rika." Naruto smiled before taking her hand and shaking it slightly. The duo started to walk down the road slightly before Rika asked another question. "So where are you heading?"

Naruto looked at her with a small smirk adorning his vulpine features. "I have been looking for a place to rent and I found one up town," he said before taking a look upwards, as if looking at the sky. "I am just hoping that the room is affordable."

Rika looked at the blonde. "You said that the room is uptown right?" she asked with some sort of odd hope in her voice. Naruto made a gesture that seemed like it was confirming something. Rika gave a silent whoop of joy. She had even more of a chance to make him hers. Soon, he would be caught in her trap. "The only place with an available room up there is where I live." She smirked slightly at his reaction. She grasped his hand tightly before dragging him off towards her house. "Come on, we'll have the paperwork set up when we get there." Naruto blushed heavily at the contact of the hand. His eyes were on the ground, trying not to watch her boobs jiggle as she ran through the crowd. What could he say, he was a dude, he was supposed to have perverted tendencies.

Rika looked over her shoulder to see him blushing like mad. She smiled at that before giggling softly. He was going to be easier to get a hold of than she thought. Soon he would be hers.

Unknown to them, a certain AT user was watching them with jelousy in her eyes. She knew that she had to get passed the brown haired girl. The question would be how would she do that. She could tell that they would be close faster then she would want them to be. She had to act quickly if she were to make him part of her team and hers. She licked her lips as a plan formulated in her head. This was going to be good.

A/N Okay, no one complain about another one being out. I know I have issues with this but this would most likely be the last one I will post off. This will also double as a comment about the poll being over tomorrow. Unfortunate for the folks who would want this to be apart of it, it will not. This will be a side project that will have very little activity. It will be updated at the end of every month so do not fret about that. And do not complain about the pairings. I know Rika had a romantic relationship with Sora and I do not care about that. This is fanfiction and I can do what ever the hell I want. Hell, I could write that wheelchair boy dies in a pathetic accident revolving around stairs. There will be two other girls whom you, being the readers, will have to guess on and there will be hints. For now, this is The Obsidian Blade signing off.