Alright this is my first fic! First chapter follows Naruto, then chapter 2 and on follows my OC, my friend's OC, and my other friends OC. This may suck, but just bear with me. So, here it is!
Matetso: Uh...aren't you forgetting something?
Um...No. But you forgot to say your line.
Matetso: Huh? Oh yeah. shadow shinobi 57 does not own Naruto or any of the characters relating to such. However, he does own Matetso Dantetsu. Okay, where's my 5 bucks?
Fine, just take it. -hands 5 dollars to Matetso- Okay, enjoy!
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Tainnin Chronicles
Legend of the Armageddon Chakra
Chapter 1
A New Start
"Sasuke…" Naruto was yet again pondering on the subject strewing through several minds during the time. Recently, one of the genin members of Squad 7 had separated himself away from his friends and the whole village, too. He didn't have much of his mind around anyone or anything else. Sure, he would accept the normal amount of missions and would train as if he had enormous challenges ahead. However, a small amount of his free time would be spent sitting on his rocky outpost, staring at the million yen view below the setting sun, contemplating on his so called, "best friend".
"Sasuke… How could you? …HOW COULD YOU?!" As he released his anger, this sentence could be heard a number of times from it reflecting off of objects in the distance. His shrill cry even upset resting birds, as Naruto saw many numbers of them take flight. His anger subsiding, the genin jumped off his rock, and walked unhurriedly in the direction of the village. Thoughts of the betrayer still floated through his mind, and his only hope from an outburst of anger came from who was standing at the front gate.
"Naruto! Where have you been?" Sakura certainly wouldn't have deliberately gone searching for Naruto unless she had to. So obviously, Naruto was wanted for a reason other than her own. "I don't understand why you keep screaming every time you sit on that rock."
"Never mind about that." He wasn't in the mood for bickering and ranting about how he could resolve his anger in other ways without startling everyone in earshot. "Who the hell wants me now?"
"Lady Tsunade. It seemed urgent this time. I haven't seen her act this way for a while."
"Whatever." At the same speed as before, he trudged his way to the Hokage Tower. He wasn't quite as eager to hear what the village leader had to say like he would normally. Whenever anyone bothered him while he was bummed, he acted as if he were a living embodiment sadness and rage. To his surprise, though he showed little of it, Sakura was walking beside him, abnormally slow to match Naruto's speed.
"Why are you walking with me?" Naruto asked halfheartedly. He would wait about 4 seconds before her response.
"Well, I can't just ignore one of my allies when they're clearly depressed about something. …And I can tell when they need to talk about it. So, what's bothering you?" Naruto didn't speak up, most likely because he felt the answer to her inquiry was evident. "It's Sasuke, isn't it?" He only nodded at her follow-up question.
"I can't help but feel that there's nothing we can do about it." Said Naruto in a nearly inaudible voice. "…I mean, what if he doesn't come back?" Sakura felt a lump form in her throat, and began to feel tears well up in her eyes. She shook it off, luckily without drawing the attention of her teammate. They continued on their way, not bothering to return the greetings from the other genin of the village. After what seemed like an eternity of walking, when really it only took ten minutes, they arrived at the Hokage Tower. Sakura advanced into a room on the third floor, while Naruto continued up the remaining flights of stairs to the top floor. He still had Sasuke on his mind. It was as if he had it forged into his brain, and it was unrelenting in its mission to keep him reminded of it.
"He betrayed your village, and you still have him on your mind. Give up, runt. He's not coming back." So long as he kept this subject floating through his brain, the Nine-Tailed Fox would taunt him for it.
"Put a sock in it, fuzz ball. I have to pay attention to Grandma Tsunade and her usual grumpy attitude, so it won't be on my mind for much longer."
"Whatever. I'm stuck in your body, so I don't want to be forced to hear how you miss some weak genin like yourself. It's nauseating." Naruto thought this conversation needn't go any further, being that he was barely a foot away from the door. On any other day, he would burst in, and become the victim of Tsunade's short temper. Today, however, he simply knocked on the door, and awaited the response.
"Come in." Tsunade said, with the slightest hint of annoyance. Naruto opened the door to reveal the village leader, the most important individual in this bit of civilization, sleeping in her chair, or so it seemed.
"You wanted to see me, Grandma Tsunade?" Naruto asked unenthusiastically. She awoke with a start, and ultimately fell out of her chair. She clearly didn't see that coming.
"Naruto, why the hell are you here?!" Tsunade said angrily.
"You tell me, you're the one who called me here."
"…Oh! I guess I did." Tsunade wasn't the greatest Hokage that the village had, but she was Hokage nonetheless, and since she was expected to do her best, naptime would have to wait. "Alright. Some complaints have come in. They say that someone with a shrill voice keeps screaming from the rocky outpost about an eighth of a mile outside the village gates. The only one that fits the high-pitched yelling is you."
"…It's not like I have anything better to do when I'm out there."
"Why were you out there in the first place?"
"…Just thinking about Sasuke."
Tsunade saw this coming. "I've told you. Forget about Sasuke, he's not coming back. And besides, thinking about him has made an impact on your mission success. Any failed missions you go on have your teammates returning, stating that you refer to him several times. Whenever that occurs, the mission more than likely ends in failure."
"Will you just shut up about it already?! I wanna know why you called me up here, not get lectured like a spoiled brat!"
"…Fine. A mission just opened up, and I figured you'd want to take it." This lit Naruto's moral like a bonfire. He hadn't had a mission in a while, and looked forward to anything that would make him feel useful. "A message was received by some of the ANBU yesterday. It says that someone is coming to the village, and for some reason, they want it announced."
"Well, who's it from? Maybe it's someone that everyone knows here."
"That's the thing. It doesn't say who wrote it. They just said that they would be arriving by tonight. So, the mission is to track down the moving party, and find out if they are a threat. If so, they must be eliminated."
"Who else will be going?"
Tsunade pondered this for a few moments. She hadn't thought about that, she was only concerned as to whether or not she could get Naruto on the mission. She got through that, but who to have Naruto go with? "…Well, you can handle a mission like this on your own, right?"
Naruto was not expecting this. Going on a mission alone. It was a small dream he had always wanted to come true. "Of course I can! When do I go?"
"Actually, right now."
"Alright! I'll go get ready now!" And with that, he bolted out of the office, not even noticing the now entering Shizune. He nudged against her on the way out, causing her to lose her balance and fall over. The item she had in her hand went flying across the office, luckily being caught by Tsunade.
"What is this, Shizune?" asked the confused Hokage. The sphere she held was so cold, Tsunade had to set it on the desk. It looked like it was a swirling mass of black chakra and lightning, sealed in a solid shell of ice.
"Well, if I had to guess, it's a clue as to who is coming to the village." Tsunade had to give it some thought, although she got the picture after a minute of contemplating.
"I know who's coming!" She shouted. She was ecstatic, and Shizune was clueless as to who would make her so happy.
At the same time, Naruto was also delighted around the subject of the mission, but for a completely different reason. This mission took his mind off Sasuke, fortunately without him noticing, and it also gave him something do to, a thing that kept eluding him for the past few days. Once he had the appropriate equipment, he set out for the village gates.
Although unorthodox, Naruto figured a small stop at Ichiraku Ramen Shop couldn't hurt. So, instead of heading straight to the gates, he took a right where he should have kept moving forward. The genin soon reached his destination, pulled back the drapes that always hung at the entrance, and took a seat. Not much time passed before Ayame noticed Naruto enter.
"Hey Naruto. You sure look happy." Naruto used his trademark chuckle that many would compare to a child whose mischievous prank was just pulled with success. At Ayame's utterance, Teuchi turned slightly to observe that not only Naruto was sitting in the middle seat, but also he indeed looked as though he received a great fortune.
"It's always good to see that smiling face. So, what's the good news?" Naruto yet again uttered a childish giggle.
"Well, I finally got a mission after all this time. It's been kinda boring lately, and all I've had to do was train. Which is kinda ironic, 'cause without missions, training just isn't all that worth the work."
"So, my knucklehead student has a mission?" Said someone behind Naruto. He spun around to see that his sensei, Kakashi, had snuck up on him for what seemed like the one hundred twenty-eight thousand five hundred and twelfth time. "Well, that's something to look forward to."
"Well technically, I'm on it right now."
"Then, why are you here?" Asked Teuchi.
"I wanted to grab a bowl of ramen to go! This time with shrimp, please."
"You got it!" Teuchi went back to the boiling noodles and flavoring, while Naruto and Kakashi went into conversation.
"So, what kind of mission were you sent on?" Naruto looked at him with his blank expression, poorly attempting to hide how he had forgotten the objective. After a second or five, he remembered.
"Well, Shizune received a notice saying that several ninja were heading this way, and Grandma Tsunade wanted me to see if they were a threat."
"Hmm…What if they are? Why did Tsunade entrust Naruto with such a task that could pose such a threat?"
"Anyway," he continued. "I just stopped by to get something to eat, just in case the mission lasts a while."
"Good to know you're thinking ahead. Any idea who the ninja are, or where they're from?" Naruto nodded. This was probably why the mission was given out at all. It might not have been considered such a matter if they knew exactly who was coming. "Hmm…Well, just be vigilant. Unknown threats can be the most dangerous."
Naruto nodded yet again, also giving his grunt of approval. Teuchi then faced the two shinobi with a bowl of steaming ramen, abundant with shrimp, and put a lid on it. He was reaching for a paper sack to put it in, when he saw Naruto reaching for the necessary amount of money in his pocket. "Don't worry this time, Naruto, it's on the house!" He immediately ceased digging through his pockets.
"Wow, thanks!" Teuchi handed him his order. He quickly took hold of it and began walking out. "Bye, guys!" Kakashi was still a bit nervous, but Naruto did have potential, and had grown in strength over the past few weeks. He figured that just letting the slightly ominous feeling of the mission go wouldn't bring negative consequences. Besides, he could be there at a moment's notice to save Naruto's sitting muscle, as he always referred to it as.
"Naruto sure has grown, hasn't he Kakashi?" Said Teuchi.
"Yeah. At this rate, it's likely he'll reach Hokage." If Kakashi's mask weren't covering most of his face, they would have witnessed a slight grin. Actually, they would have seen his other mask. But if his mask wasn't covering his other mask, and if that mask weren't covering his face, a slight grin would have been shown, provided if he wasn't wearing yet another mask. Just then, a bowl of fresh, steaming ramen slid towards him. He glanced up to see Ayame's smiling face, and turned to Teuchi.
"I didn't order this." Said the jonin. Teuchi just looked at him with a wide smile across his face, the way that a proud grandfather would look at a grandson. Lucky for Kakashi, it wasn't for the same reason. "Let me guess. It's on the house."
"Yep." Kakashi continued to stare at him for few more seconds. But, then he just shrugged, grabbed the chopsticks, and began to eat, after removing the masks first. He polished it off after a minute or two, then looked up.
"How did you know that I liked smoked salmon in my ramen?"
"Uh…Lucky guess?" Kakashi got a small bit of suspicion in his eyes, and even Teuchi and Ayame could tell just by looking in the only one of his eyes in view.
"Well, thanks for the ramen." And he began to walk out.
"No problem, Kakashi." Once he was gone, he let out a sigh of relief. Ayame grabbed the bowl, then turned to her father.
"What's wrong?" When she asked, Teuchi grabbed a piece of paper pinned on the wall and showed it to her.
"Naruto swiped this from Kakashi's journal. It says he likes smoked salmon in his ramen."
"…I swear, Naruto is the craziest genin I've known"
"Agreed."
Meanwhile, Naruto approached the outpost he had been on less than an hour previous. The sun wasn't visible at all at this point. The genin then leaped to each ledge leading to the top. He gingerly carried the ramen in his arms, as if it were a precious object of some kind. Ironically, it was to him. Once he got to the peak, he got as comfortable as the rocky surface would let him. Then, with great anticipation and an empty stomach, he reached into the bag, grasping the warm container, and pulled out his treasure. Pulling out the chopsticks afterwards, he set the ramen in his lap.
"Oh man, this looks good."
"Then eat already! I'm starving, too!"
Naruto acquired an annoyed smirk at the demon's remark, so he began digging in, not wanting to wait any longer. But, after a few bites, the genin glanced up, slurping and swallowing the noodles hanging out of his mouth. He spotted a group of three cloaked figures walking slowly down the trail toward the village. Listening in as much as he could, Naruto could hear them talking a bit, and saw one of the figures land a small punch in the arm to the one next to him. Naruto reached for the pack strapped to his waist just as the three were out of eyesight. Then, a voice came from behind him, only after him hearing an inhaling sound through the nose.
"Mmm! What kind of ramen is that?"
"Oh, it's sesame broth with shrimp. It's- Wait a minute." He spun around to see a cloaked figure. "Whoa, didn't see that coming." Without giving a second thought, Naruto lunged at the figure that was standing on a branch in a nearby tree. But, before he could reach him…
"Stardust Chains!" Shouted the figure. Suddenly, golden chains appeared around the genin's wrists and ankles. He was forced against the rock he sat on previously, only now on the side.
"Wait, only one person knows that jutsu." The other two appeared beside the first. They all pulled off their robes to reveal Matetso Dantetsu, Siaratsuke, or Kyno, Hyuga, and Fumatsuke Zeneto.
"Long time no see, knuckle head!" Said Kyno. It was obvious in his nature to make wisecracks, even to those he knew well. "Matetso, get him down. You can't keep him up there forever."
"Oh, I beg to differ." Naruto got another annoyed look on his face at this remark.
"Just do it, Matetso." Said Fumatsuke. Clearly disappointed, Matetso released the jutsu, causing Naruto to fall flat on his face. Getting up, he noticed the three already walking toward the village.
"Hey, Naruto!" Called Matetso. "You coming?" The genin quickly got up, and ran up to the three Tainnin, the name of the rank they were given as the strongest ninja in the village. They broke into conversation early, mainly with Naruto asking questions for the Tainnin to answer. It didn't take long for the four to reach the village gates.
"Guys, you think we should wait until tomorrow to go see Tsunade? I'm beat." Matetso stifled a yawn at the end of his sentence. The others agreed with silent nods then went their separate ways. Before the Tainnin left the village, they had their own homes built, since the Leaf Village became their new home. Upon reaching his house, and stifling a longer and louder yawn, the Tainnin walked into the house and went straight to bed. He didn't bother to take his clothes off, just his combat shoes. He was comfortable in his white training shirt and gray training pants, even if they were weighted and slightly torn. So, Matetso slept, half looking forward to the day ahead. But, since everyone knew him in the village, he grew to dread how many people were anxious to see him. He figured that he would worry about the groups of familiar when they went after him.
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Alright then. Give me positive reviews please. I'm still a new member, and this is my first fic. And with that, I hope to get the next chapter up ASAP. If I really get on it, it should take only 3-4 days. so, R&R!
