Naruto: Legendia Magica
(Summary: A figure of legend is also awakened during Negi's intrusion of the ancient underground ruins in search of his father. What effect will this man has on the lives of Mahora's youngest sensei? Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Negima or any of it's characters though I wish I did)
Chapter 1: Awakening
"Nodoka! Yue!" Negi cries out as he rushes forward to save his two students who stared transfixed at the massive dragon looming in front of them. "I shouldn't have agreed to take them with me to such a dangerous place. If something happened to them, it'll all be my fault." He thought to himself as he desperately tried to reach the two girls in time.
The young teacher then realized that by the time he reached them it would probably be too late and even if he DID reach them in time, what could HE possibly do against a dragon of this size.
But before either the dragon OR Negi could reach Nodoka and Yue, an orange and black streak swoops in and snatches up the Library Club pair beforing disappearing into the shadows.
"W-What in the world was that?" The ermine familiar Chamo asks from his perch on Negi's shoulder
Negi had no answer for that and instead focused on looking around for his students. The dragon itself roars angrily and starts wildly flapping it's wings being upset that it's prey was taken away.
"Urusei, you overgrown lizard. Your ugly ass roar is the last thing I need to hear waking up after Kami knows how long." A deep voice growls grumpily. Negi pinpoints the source of the unfamiliar voice and sees an amazing sight.
Padding out of the shadows is what seems to be a horse-sized, nine tailed orange fox with blood red, slitted eyes and black, tattoo like markings all over it's body. On it's back, it carried the unconscious forms of Nodoka and Yue. But before Negi could say anything, the nine tailed fox leaps over to him and spoke.
"Oi gaki! These two vixens yours?" The fox asks irritably. Negi could only nod dumbly in confirmation. The fox then deposits the two girls gently in front of the child teacher and, in an unexpectedly human-like gesture, swats Negi upside the head with one of it's paws.
"What the hell are you thinking bringing 'em to a place like this you idiot? You looking to get them killed or something?" The fox admonished harshly.
"But I..." Negi starts to say before the fox cuts him off. "Skip it. I don't wanna hear any of your damned excuses. You've got some decent power but you're nowhere ready to face something like this. And just because you're strong doesn't give you the right to involve innocents like these two."
Tired at seemingly being ignored, the dragon once again makes it's presence known by roaring at the three humans and the tattoed fox who simply looks back with a growl on it's vulpine lips.
"Didn't I just tell you to shut the hell up or are you hard of hearing? Listen here leatherbags. I just woke up and I'm feeling very cranky so if you're just gonna stand there making all that ruckus, I suggest you beat it." The fox snarls, turning to face it's larger opponent.
"Aniki. We need to get the girls away coz something's about to happen." Chamo whined. Negi wisely follows his familiar's advice and takes his two students away to safer grounds.
And not a moment too soon as the dragon responded by breathing out a stream of red hot flames which entirely engulfs the mysterious fox. But much to Negi's, Chamo's and the dragon's surprise, a severely unimpressed looking fox emerges from the inferno virtually unscathed.
"What? Is that supposed to scare me? The Fuzzy Eyeybrow duo's 'Flames Of Youth' are way scarier." The fox said before suddenly remembering something with a visible shudder. "Oh wait... NOTHING can be scarier then their 'Flames Of Youth' ESPECIALLY when you're on the recieving end. But I digress..."
Both the dragon and Negi steps back in alarm as the fox's face splits into an impossibly large and toothy vulpine grin. "Let me show you the TRUE meaning of the word FEAR." The fox said as he started releasing massive amounts of killer intent which can even be felt from as far as the Main Campus by the headmaster, the more powerful members of the Mahora faculty and even certain members of the student populace like Evangaline AK McDowell.
"Such a deliciously powerful killing intent." The Undead Queen said to herself. "I wonder if his blood tastes just as good?"
Meanwhile, it was even worse for Negi, Chamo and the dragon because they were at ground zero. It was as if there was a great weight pressing down on them and making it difficult for them to even stand much less move around on their own.
But fortunately for Yue and Nodoka, they were unconscious and blissfully unaware of what was happening around them.
"Now do you realize the difference in our abilities dragon?" The fox asks which gets a whimper in response. "Good if you do. Now scram!" As soon as the fox stops releasing his killing intent, the dragon quickly flies off and Negi could swear that it was whining like a whipped dog. And much to the young wizard's discomfort, the fox then turns it's attention back to him. "Now then, where were we?"
Negi takes an involuntary step back as the fox moves towards him and his unconscious students. Reacting quickly, he puts himself between the fox and the girls while brandishing his staff defensively even though he knew it was probably a futile effort. This causes the fox to raise a nonexistent eyebrow.
"What's this? You dare raise your weapon against me even though you know you're clearly outmatched." The fox commented.
"S-Stay away! I'll have you know that my aniki is a powerful magistar magi!" Chamo sniped.
The fox squints at Chamo causing the little ermine to scuttle deeper in Negi's clothes. "Ho? Is that right. I say you're bluffing. What can a kid and a talking rat do against me?"
"I... I don't know but I won't let you hurt my students." Negi answers as he starts to gather magical energy around himself in preparation for a battle. "What kind of teacher... No, what kind of man would I be if I can't even protect them? I gave my solemn word and I won't break my promise even if it kills me."
At hearing Negi's answer, the fox stares at him for a few moments before it throws back it's head and unexpectedly starts to laugh. "Hahahahahahahaha! Oh this is rich! After saying those words for what seems like a thousand times in my life, I never thought that it'd sound so damned funny hearing it from someone else. I must've sounded like a broken record back then."
"It's not funny! If you've said those words too then you must know that a man's word is very important." Negi said hotly, feeling a little peeved that the fox was laughing at him.
The fox manages to settle down and gives Negi a serious look. "You're right of course. My bad, my bad. A man's word really IS important and had you abandoned these vixens, I would've killed you where you stood. But I like you kid and you've got guts for standing up against me. What's your name?"
"N-Negi Springfield. And this is my familiar Chamo Kun." The young magistar answered apprehensively though he still didn't shift from his defensive stance.
Before the fox could answer, Yue and Nodoka starts to stir and awaken.
"Uh oh... Looks like the little vixens are waking up. I may be too much for them in this form so..." Smoke suddenly covers the fox's form with a small pop. After a few moments, the smoke clears and reveals a tall man wearing a long sleeved, black/orange tracksuit, red shortsleeved trench coat with black flames on the bottom and a black/red, diamond shaped hat (basically a black & red version of the Hokage's hat) which had the kanji for fire in front and black drapes around which obscured his features. The man removes his hat and reveals feral but good looking and youthful features with cereulean blue eyes, shaggy blonde hair and whisker-like marks on both cheeks. He also wore a black headband with a metal plate which had a strange looking symbol engraved on it's surface.
But the most startling things about the man was the black fox-like ears on top of his head and the nine orange tails with black tips waving in the air behind him.
It was at this point that Yue and Nodoka wakes up and sees the unusual looking stranger in front of them.
"N-Negi Sensei. Who is this man?" Nodoka asks somewhat fearfully though she and Yue couldn't help but admire him for his exceptionally good looks. Her face reddens even more when the stranger smiles widely at them.
"My apologies for startling you ladies and allow me to introduce myself." The man said before Negi could answer and bows with a flourish. "I am the High Sennin and the Rokudaime Hokage of Konohagakure No Sato, Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto at your service."
Author's Notes: A brand new story for you guys inspired by re-reading my collection of Negima manga. Hope you enjoy :) As usual, R&R pls.
