Hello, and welcome to a rewrite of an old attempt. I read some reviews, and while there were those that liked it, there were some that didn't. I looked over it again, and also didn't like it, I pretty much called it a piece of crap, mainly because of how inexperienced and bad I was at writing at the time. Some of the stories may receive a re-write in the future, and this is the one that is getting it right now. It is possible to go into the harem route, but while I don't hate Hinata, there is a chance she won't be in it, and that's thanks to the poor NaruHina fans that constantly insult others for not agreeing with their own views. There are bad fans, and good fans. The good fans are brown phantom and Azure Dragon of the East, and they have some pretty decent stories. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy this rewrite.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Castlevania series. I own Castlevania games, but not the IP.
-Chapter 1-
In the early 1800s, a secret organization known as Ecclesia, sought to rid the world of the presence of the evil known as Dracula. Many days and nights they had researched and seemed to posses little headway in destroying the mightiest of vampires, but then they discovered the power of Glyphs.
With the power of the Glyphs, they gained great notoriety in the hope that in the absence of the sacred clan of vampire hunters, the Belmonts, which they continued to research Glyphs. Glyph after Glyph was used, but none seemed to succeed. Then came the masterpiece of Ecclesia: Dominus.
The Dominus, the most powerful Glyph Ecclesia ever created, but was stolen by one of their own, one that was raised as a warrior of Ecclesia, Albus. In response, the head of Ecclesia sent another warrior, the woman Shanoa. She searched the lands for Albus to reclaim Dominus, but Albus was overpowered by the Glyph and was fought.
Shanoa felled Albus, but his spirit endured within Dominus. It was Albus that revealed that Dominus was created from the power of Dracula, and that using it would consume the life and soul of the user. Even the ritual to bear Dominus would rob one of their memories. Shanao returned and confronted the head of her order, and honored Albus' wish to not use Dominus.
However, the head of the order had been seduced by the power of Dracula and sought to revive him. For Dracula had resurrected once every one hundred years by the power of humanity's greed, hate, and all the wickedness in their hearts. Shanoa's former mentor fought and was defeated, but with the last of his life, broke the seal and restored Dracula and his castle, the demon castle Castlevania, to the mortal world once more.
Shanoa swore to defeat Dracula and became the blade of the dawn that ends the night, venturing into the demon castle and facing the monsters within, including Death. She reached the throne room and confronted Dracula himself in battle.
Shanoa stepped into the throne room of Castlevania, the demon castle of Dracula. Her flowing ebon hair was rested as she turned her icy blue eyes upon the dreaded vampire Dracula. The monster she faced was tall with white hair that was elegantly done, with pale skin as if it never received sunlight. His attire was certainly that of nobility as he was well suited with a red and black cape, for his outfit was mostly colored red and black. Overall, one could consider him handsome, almost beautiful, until they learned of the monstrous beast within.
Dracula let his crimson eyes gaze over Shanoa and take in the sight of her body, noting how she was beautiful. Her breasts were large, her waist thin, and her legs were certainly shapely. She had the serene grace of a predator, and her stance was that of a warrior.
"What have we here this lovely evening of the hour of my return? Tell me what is it you desire fair maiden? Is it immortality as my bride, or something far less as riches?" Dracula asked, but Shanoa had no interest in any deal he had to offer.
"I have come to slay you! I am the sword of the dawn that shall end this foul night!" Shanoa replied, she was a warrior, and she had lost too much to the trickery of this monster who corrupted her mentor Barlowe, and sent her foster brother, Albus, to insanity because of the [Dominus]. She intended to see her mission through, the mission she had since she mastered the power of Glyphs.
There were no more words as Dracula simply vanished. Shanoa kept her guard up as suddenly she found her foe, which had sent a torrent of fireballs to strike. She managed to guard them by conjuring a shield, and went for the strike. Yet he had vanished once more. She managed to strike true with a rapier, and injure the monster wearing human flesh. Dracula merely ignored the injury, and sent the power of black hellfire at her, yet she managed to dodge.
More she struck, and more he teleported, until he had enough. He summoned the power of his hate as the light of destruction, raining down upon her. She had no time to rest as she wove through the destruction. Just as she attempted to strike, he had vanished as he had done so many times before, teleporting with his power, but this was different. He had leapt back before he vanished. It was only through her skilled training that she had managed to dodge the vampire from striking behind her, lest she become another victim of his bite.
Though she dodged, the beast used a powerful kick to knock her away, and howling was heard as black wolves with a red aura, created by Dracula's foul magic had rushed. She had little time to dodge as a swarm of bats, also conjured by the monster she was facing, had attempted to bite and consume her. With a mighty swing, she struck the head of the beast, and her aim was true. Yet, Dracula did not die from the fatal blow.
"Enough! Now face my ultimate power!" Dracula cursed as he gathered all the energy for his darkest, deadliest spell.
"I have no choice, I must use the [Dominus]." Shanoa said as her life begin to flash as she gathered the pieces to her, and with one final breath, released the power that came from the monster she faced.
"And then what happened grandmother?" Said a boy, a young child with bright blue eyes that could remind people of sapphires, yellow blonde hair that was spiky, no matter how many times it was combed, the boy's skin was tanned, and his face had three marks on each cheek, looking like whiskers.
"Dracula recognized his own power being used against him, and I was ready to die. My mission was done, and there was nothing left." Shanoa said, time had passed for the warrior woman, and while she was still a beauty, time had began to show as her hair was now beginning to turn grey. "But the man that was as my own brother saved me. His soul was part of [Dominus] and he sacrificed himself to save me. All he wanted was for me to smile, and while I was brought to this by the Lord's will, even though I had sad times, I still can find a reason to smile."
Naruto smiled as he looked at his grandmother, one of the few people he was attached to. She was the closest thing to having a mother he had, and while his own mother had died, she was always there for him. Teaching, guiding, doing what she could to aid him. "Do you think I could be strong like you, mother, and father? Maybe even be Hokage?"
Shanoa saw the look in his eyes, and saw so much of her daughter, Kushina, and her late son in law, Minato. Naruto was much like them both, but he seemed to lean more towards his mother. The elder warrior shook her head a bit before speaking to her grandson.
"Naruto Albus Uzumaki, if you apply yourself in school and learn your lessons well, then you will be a great warrior and ninja. But for now it's bedtime." Naruto groaned at the fact that it was bedtime, but while he would show bluntness to others, grandmother Shanoa was one of the few he could respect. As such, Naruto went to bed, with dreams of being a hero in mind.
It had been many years since Shanoa was brought to this world, married, and had a daughter of her own. Then the Kyuubi attack happened when her own daughter, Kushina, was giving birth to her grandson. Konohagakure no Sato, the Vilalge of the Hidden Leaves, was at peace since the third Great Shinobi War, and she spent her days raising her grandson, training him to be a splendid warrior and noble heart. What was he doing at this moment one may ask, well…
"Get back here you brat!"
"Catch me if you can!" Naruto was taunting the ANBU and dodging them after painting graffiti on the mountain monument of the past Hokages, whose faces gazed out to the village. Each one having a bit of a different theme, the first had his face with tears, the second was made to look comically angry, the third's was a great nosebleed, and the fourth's had whisker marks on his face. Naruto was definitely learning well under his grandmother, and his outfit was different, as it was black denim pants with hunting boots and an orange long-sleeved shirt with a hunting vest with the Uzumaki clan symbol, and he completed it with a leather armguard and fingerless gloves. He still stood out, but it wasn't a bright orange. It was then that Naruto landed on the streets below and jumped forward, and the ANBU chased after him. Umino Iruka, a young man with a scar across his face and brown hair, only moments later walked by the same area that Naruto had landed. He scratched his head in confusion, certain Naruto was around that area, but left after he waited a while. It was soon after Iruka left that part of the wall peeled off, revealing it to be a hiding tarp of some sort and Naurto Uzumaki himself stepped out.
"Sorry Iruka-sensei, but when I play hide and seek, there is only one person who can catch me off guard." Naruto stated as he started to walk off, feeling triumphant in his little game, until a black feather dropped in front of him. He paused, then started to run off as fast as he could, but before he could even make a turn…
"Caught you!" The voice of his grandmother came as she grabbed him, diving from the sky on raven wings that grew from her back, another Glyph that she possessed, "You do know I have other things to do then to apologize for your pranks?"
"Yes grandmother, but it was only a bit of fun. It's not like I'm hurting anyone, and I'll clean it up after studies." Naruto said, and he knew his grandmother would catch him easily, as he never once beat her in a game of hide and seek. Not to mention that she was the one that taught him every trick in hiding and even helped develop some of his sensing ability, which came in handy when trying to hide.
"Indeed you shall clean this up, and I will make sure that it does get cleaned up. Then we shall train before eating." Shanoa and Naruto then walked to the Konohagakure Shinobi Academy, with Naruto still feeling rather pleased. At least he didn't go overboard with his prank.
"Alright class, since Naruto decided to goof off today, we will review the Henge no Jutsu. I want all of you to line up and transform into someone." Iruka said as the class groaned at the need for a review for the transformation jutsu. "When I call your name, please step up and perform a Henge. Aburame, Shino."
Shino fromt the Aburame clan stepped forward and faced Iruka. Much of his body was covered in a large coat, leaving only his spiky brown hair and sunglasses visible. He performed the Henge by transforming into Iruka. With a satisfied nod, Shino was left to return to his seat. "Akimichi, Chouji."
Chouji stepped up, and he had rough hair that looked like he was growing it out, a tan shirt with the kanji for eat on it, and a pair of shorts. He was the largest of the group, but would always state he's pleasantly plump, and was a gentle soul, even if he could have a mercurial temper. Chouji stepped and also preformed the Henge, like Shino he became Iruka. "Haruno Sakura."
"I know your pranks are funny sometimes Naruto, but did you have to do that to the Hokage monument?" Sakura asked before going up as she was called. She was a lovely young lady with long pink hair, green eyes, a high forehead, and was nicely developing, as she didn't excessively diet like other girls. Her outfit was primarily red with a skirt, a small cloak with a white circle on the back, a white blouse that was buttoned and a red tie. She also carried a book, but strapped on her side before performing the Henge, also becoming Iruka before stepping back with Naruto. "We're close to graduating, and that means you should be reviewing not pranking."
"Sorry Sakura-chan. I just wanted to do one big prank before graduating. I'm already going to have to clean up." Naruto said as Iruka called another name, Hyuuga Hinata. She had pale eyes that made her seem blind at a glance, but she could see just fine. She hid most of her body with a large winter coat, but her face could be seen just fine, as well as her dark blue hair. She sent a glare at Sakura so brief that anyone would have missed it, and many did, even as she felt bad at giving the glare in the first place. She simply transformed into Iruka before taking a seat.
"Inuzuka Kiba." Iruka called as a boy with spiky brown hair, brown eyes, and two red fang marks underneath his eyes stepped forward. He had a dog with him that was barking happily on his heals. Kiba did what everyone else did and transformed into Iruka before taking a seat.
"Nara, Shikamaru."
"Troublesome, why should we suffer because of your pranks?" Shikamaru asked with no real malice, just annoyance, as he wanted to take more naps. Shikamaru wore a small vest and a chain mail shirt underneath with brown pants, and his brown hair was tied in an upward ponytail, making it look similar to a pineapple. Everyone new he was smarter then he let on, but preferred to cloud gaze and nap. He did something different and transformed into his father, Shikaku. He just took his place to nap.
"Uchiha Sasuke." Iruka called out, and the supposed last Uchiha step forward. The raven black hair looked like a bird's backside to some, but no one said anything because of the glare from his cold onyx eyes. While his attire was a pair of white shirts and a blue shirt with the Uchiwa fan, the symbol of the Uchiha clan, on his back. He transformed into the Sandaime Hokage, and many of the girls swooned. Three did not, and two of those were Sakura and Hinata.
"Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto stepped forward with a big mischievous smile on his face, causing Iruka to add, "and no funny business."
"Relax, I already pulled off the last hurrah. Henge!" Naruto transformed not into the Hokage or Iruka, but into a young raven-haired beauty, his grandmother from her youth. "Is this satisfactory Iruka-sensei?"
"Yes, and you didn't pull any funny business this time." Iruka said as Naruto took a seat for Iruka to call on one more name, "Yamanaka Ino."
Ino stepped forward, and was the third girl to not swoon over Sasuke. She had a crush on him once, but she eventually realized that he had no interest in dating anyone. She even had tried to get him to go on a date with her once, but all he said was that she was annoying. Whether she was infuriated that he didn't think she was attractive enough for his attention, or whether it was that he saw her as unworthy of his time, she decided the time wasn't worth it. She stepped forward with a slight sway of her platinum blonde hair, and her already well-developed body was flaunted with a purple skirt and top, but she accessorized with something that her father gave her: a purple amethyst pendent with a single bat wing. She transformed into Iruka as well and class continued as always.
Naruto was scrubbing the Hokage Monument with Iruka and Shanoa supervising him.
"Naruto, why did you do this?" Iruka asked as Naruto decided to be a bit cheeky.
"Because grandmother is here, and you're both making me clean up my mess." Naruto said, and Shanoa sent a small chuckle at how her grandson was dealing with it.
"I meant why did you pull off this prank?" Iruka clarified as Shanoa kept herself in flight with the wings upon her back, it was still considered amazing for anyone to have the power to fly, a testament to the potential of Glyphs.
"Because it would be the last prank before I became a ninja. I know I failed twice already, but I won't give up. I'll use these pranks to train in trapping and stealth, training under grandmother to improve my strength, and studying with Sakura-chan to improve my knowledge. Then I'll be a true ninja, and maybe people will stop looking at me like I was a plague and stop talking bad about my friends and grandmother." Naruto said as Iruka could understand where Naruto was coming from, even if he didn't realize that even in pranking others he was training.
"Naruto, you don't have to worry as much about me." Shanoa spoke as she knew what Naruto was talking about, "There are always people who speak ill of others. Even there are those that will deceive others into their own views. As long as you live well, then all their thoughts are as water over stones. Now, if you hurry up, then we can get some ramen before training."
Naruto worked double time in order to get the ramen his grandmother had promised him, as it was his favorite food.
Naruto was silent as he took his seat in the Academy, today was the day that he would either pass the test or fail. He had attempted it twice before, but it was an attempt to graduate early. The Hokage obliged him, and he was always tested on the Bunshin.
'Now I just have to get past the jutsu portion.' Naruto thought as he already went through two of the three exams. He believed he did well, considering that a teacher placed a genjutsu, an illusion, on his exam. He managed to get through by inflicting some pain on himself in order to see the true exam, as it went from an impossible test to a more manageable one. The physical portion was also a breeze, as his pranking and dodging others were good training for not getting caught. All that was left was the jutsu portion and he was hoping that he would just get the Kawarimi or the Henge, as the Bunshin seemed to be beyond him.
Of course he was waiting for his name to be called, as he saw others go in and come back with their ninja headbands. Shino, Chouji, Kiba, Sakura, Hinata, and Sasuke have already gone and received theirs. Naruto, Ino, and Shikamaru were the only ones lef.
"Uzumaki Naruto." A teacher called as Naruto stood up and started walking towards the room where the exams were being held.
"Good luck." Sakura said as Naruto nodded back, acknowledging her, and causing her to slightly blush at the fact that she smiled as he nodded before heading off.
"Alright Naruto, for the last portion of the exam, you must perform the designated Academy jutsu, and the jutsu we want you to perform is the Bunshin no jutsu." The silver haired teacher next to Iruka said as he looked at Naruto, Mizuki. Naruto gulped, as he knew that the jutsu was the one he always had trouble with. Either way, he had couldn't just get out of it.
"Bunshin no Jutsu!" Naruto said as smoke came, but instead of a believable clone, it was two clones that looked like they were on the verge of death.
"Well it seems like you-"
"You pass Naruto." Iruka interrupted as Mizuki and Naruto were shocked. "You passed the physical and written tests, and thus have proven yourself capable of passing, and I don't see any reason to not pass you."
"But Iruka, those clones wouldn't even trick a child, let alone a fully fledged shinobi. How can you expect him to survive like that?" Mizuki said as Naruto frowned, he didn't see the point as his grandmother was still a strong and valiant warrior and she was technically not a shinobi, not to mention that she fought a god of darkness and won, the fact that Dracula wasn't at full power was irrelevant.
"But he did pass the written, and the physical tests. And let's forget that the Hokage gave special permission to someone who can't perform Ninjutsu or Genjutsu last year, unless there is a reason for him not be one?" Mizuki couldn't answer without arousing any form of suspicion, but Naruto received his headband. Naruto returned to the room where everyone else was, happy that he was now a shinobi.
"Kanpai!" Naruto, Sakura, Ino, Chouji, Shikamaru, Shino, and Kiba said as they all celebrated the fact that they graduated. Naruto wore his headband proudly across his forehead. Sakura wore it as a ribbon upon her head. Ino decided to place the protector part across her waist like a belt. Shikamaru just tied it on his arm. Chouji had it tied in an odd way, but no one really minded.
"Alright, we're finally ninja! No more tests!" Kiba said, happy to be out of school.
"I'm one step closer to becoming Hokage." Naruto said as everyone agreed that they were now legally adults.
"It only gets harder Naruto." Shanoa said, getting everyone's attention. "The path you have chosen is not going to be easy, and your training has only begun. Which is why there is one more thing to begin passing down, but for now, have fun with your friends." Naruto nodded and spent some time with the others, knowing that he has to get as strong as his grandmother, or even stronger.
Things were not going according to Mizuki's plan. It was easy to get a few teachers to help him with his plan, and all without knowing. Only Iruka was on the side of that…thing that looked human. That demon brat Naruto, but to use something that was meant for a human to derail all the planning, it was unthinkable.
'How did that brat pass!?' He thought angrily as he knew that the first exam had a genjutsu placed on the test itself, so that it would have the wrong questions. As for the second exam, somehow Naruto was able to prove himself in a spar, it was that physical test that didn't work out as well as it would be too obvious if he didn't manipulate events just right, to stop Naruto from succeeding. It was the third exam that was supposed to be the nail in the coffin for the Kyuubi brat, and his ticket out. It would have been so much easier if only he failed, but now he was on the run from ANBU for stealing the scroll he was going to have Naruto steal for him, the only problem was that he had failed and was caught.
"Mizuki, it is time to give yourself up." Said one of the ANBU as he closed in. There was no way he was going to just give up, but that was when the ANBU that spoke was killed by a featureless ANBU with the kanji for Root on the mask.
"Mizuki-san, my master has need for you. You will be rewarded." Mizuki smiled evilly as his luck seemed to turn around. Never realizing that he would just be a pawn in a much bigger game.
Well, I hope you enjoyed the rewrite, and change from Naruto: Order of Ecclesia to Naruto: The Ecclesia Files. I will mention now that some individuals may have Castlevania powers, so read and find out. Also, please leave a review, and if they are flames then Death will find you...
