What's up? I've really wanted to work on this story for a bit now so here it is. Oh and my bio has a list of crossovers I want to get to in the near or distant future, just in case you're curious. I know the fanfiction site doesn't allow fics with non-historical or non-fictional characters. So I can't mention "You-Know-Who" aside from the quote below unless I want to get suspended or get the story taken off. Don't worry I'll find a way around that. This is actually my first action scene involving guns so it won't be that good. This story will be set in Uncharted Drakes Fortune but if it gets popular enough, will go into Among Thieves. If this story doesn't get too many review in a few months I'll discontinue it and work on Konoha Alive and Konoha's Watchmen. Got to give the people what they want. Not much to say so...HAJIME!
Chapter 1: Ambushed
There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory~Sir Francis Drake, 1587
When Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze was born, his parents planned for him to be a shinobi of the hidden leaf village, Konohagakure, they believed it was his destiny. So their surprise when a Nine-Tail Fox attacked the village. Naruto's father, the Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze, had no choice but to sacrifice his life to seal it away into his only son and his wife Kushina Uzumaki, supposedly dying in child birth. After the entire village saw him as a demon and tortured and scorned him beyond reason, two treasure hunters visiting the village to steal a rare artifact, seeing the boy's treatment and smuggling him out, and training Naruto to be a thief just like them...it was safe to say there was no such thing as destiny..
But that was about four years ago and the past was is in the past.
Naruto was currently in a wet suit on an old fisherman's boat near the coast of some island. He had blonde spiky hair that jetted out in all directions. Bright blue eyes and his trademark three whisker-like birthmarks on his cheeks. He was leaning on a few stacked crates and was enjoying the view of the ocean. One of the perks of traveling the world. The twelve year old boy glanced over at the sole reason he was on this boat. Elena Fisher, one of the reporters of International Geo T.V. After much searching, the woman finally managed to track down his brother, Nathan Drake, and offered to fund an expedition for her show. He agreed and here they were, grave robbing his surrogate brother's ancestor. He glanced over at the two and saw Elena in a normal wet suit, aside from shorter shorts, filming her point of interest. She had blonde hair, darker than his, in a pony tail and holding up a camera. She was narrating into it, while slowly maneuvering around the point of interest. What was the point of interest? A brown coffin that looked to be centuries old with some images carved into it but were just too old and faded to be recognized. He saw Nate drive a crowbar into the side of the coffin. He was wearing a full body wet suit just like his. He returned his attention back at the ocean again and took in the beauty of the sight once more. Eventually he heard Nate call his name and asked for assistance. He walked over to him and saw that he was struggling to pry open the lid of the coffin. The boy walks over to him and grasps the crowbar still halfway inf the coffin. With their combined strength they popped off the lid with ease.
"For example, you can't defile an empty coffin." Drake says to Elena and slides the lid off the coffin up to reveal nothing except for a small metal box.
"What the hell-?" the blonde woman curses. Nathan takes the small box out of the coffin and opens it. Inside is a small leather book, also faded. He takes out the book and flips through the pages. It appeared to be some sort of diary or journal. While many people would be frustrated or confused, the bearded man laughed.
"You devil." he says, referring to his ancestor. Even Naruto had an "Well I'll be damned" look. While she didn't get any remains, this did look promising. The woman resumes filming and moves closer to get a glimpse of the book.
"What is it? C'mon, hold it up-" The supposed descendant of a famous explorer quickly turns around and covers the lens with his hand.
"No, no, no- no way. The deal was for a coffin, that's it." The reporter frowned.
"Wait a minute, if my show hadn't have funded this expedition, you wouldn't have-" Naruto interrupted her.
"Hey, hey...You got your story, lady." he said trying to defuse this whole situation but it just made blonde scowl and return her gaze at his brother.
"Look, Mr. Drake, you signed a contract." At hearing the threat Drake laughed and Naruto smirked. They were treasure hunters, thieves, legal stuff didn't mean jack shit to them. The two males heard some sort of motor out in the distance. They both glanced out towards the ocean and frowned.
"I have a right to see every single thing that-" Drake raised his and to stop her.
"Whoa, whoa – could you hold that thought?" he said with his eyes still focused on the potential threat. He walks over to a walkie-talkie on a nearby crate and picks it up. He turns it on and says to the other side.
"Sully? Uh, we got some trouble. Hurry it up." The woman hurries over to Drake with a worried expression. She sets the camera on a crate and asked.
"Okay, Okay – what's going on?"
"Pirates," Naruto answers gaining her attention.
"Pirates?" she worriedly questions as she turns her head back to the boy. Drake picks up two white cases, one square and one rectangular and sets them both down on a crate next to Naruto.
"Yeah the modern kind. They don't take prisoners." the older man said. He opens the square case, revealing to be filled with pistol and pistol ammunition and takes out a gun, Naruto took out 2 and set them on the crate.
"At least not male prisoners." the blonde says, recalling the women were usually sold and used as sex slaves. The sheer thought alone made his blood boil, but still remained stoic. He clicked open the rectangular case and pulls out a black guarded katana and strap, he unsheathed it to reveal it was about three feet long, hilt and blade included, and had a black hilt. He strapped the blade to his back diagonal wise and grabbed the pistols.
"Wait, what are you talking about?" Naruto points out to the sea, to her terror, she sees several pirate ships approaching them.
"Uh, sh-shouldn't we call the authorities or something?" the reporter suggests nervously. Drake chuckles sheepishly.
"That'd be a great idea, but we don't exactly have a permit to be here." the woman scowled.
"What?"
"Yeah, so unless you wanna end up in jail we should probably handle this ourselves." said the fortune hunter as he begins loading gun.
"W-What's worse?" she stuttered out. Naruto walks up to her and hands her one of his guns.
"I guess you haven't been in this region's jail before, do you know how to use one of these." the reporter looks at him as if he grew a second head.
"W-Wait! You're gonna fight? You need to get some where safe! Your just a kid!" Naruto remained calm and gestured her to stop.
"Calm down. Like I said, I can take care of myself, so do you known how to use of these." the boy asked, gesturing to one of the guns in his hands. Seeing no use in arguing, she merely grabbed the gun and replied.
"Yeah, it's like a camera...You just, you point and shoot, right?" Naruto grinned and gave a brief nod.
"Good girl," he said loading his gun. He finishes and look up at her once more. "Here we go." Naruto then runs to a the crate next to the case holding the guns and ammo for emergencies and takes cover as one of the pirate boats begin to reach the boat. Not seeing any other options the woman crouches down near a crate next to him. The boat finally comes to a halt and two pirates, wearing rags as clothing and bandanas begin to open fire. Drake takes cover behind a crane and aims his gun at a barrel in the boat . He pulls the trigger and the barrel explodes in a ball of fire. It severely wounds the bandit farthest and sends the closest one flying into the sea. Drake finishes off the wounded pirate with a shot to the head and turns his attention to the new boat to the right.
"Hurry it up Sully." the explorer's descendent said to himself.
"How'd they find us out here?" The woman asks Naruto. Naruto pops out of cover and manages to hit one of the pirates dead center in the chest. He pops back in and replied.
"These guys have been tailing us for weeks, we thought we lost them."
"How'd they find us out here?" Before Naruto could answer the fellow blonde's question, they heard another explosion. They peeked around cover to see that Drake shot another barrel and blew apart most of the bandit's boat.
"Less talking more shooting!" The black haired individual yelled. "C'mon, Sully, where are you?" he questions to himself. To the right of Naruto and the woman, two pirates were able to sneak around the boat and climbed onto the ship.
"They're climbing aboard!" The reporter panicked. With out skipping a beat Naruto ran towards them with his sword drawn in one hand and his gun in the other. The pirates were too late to see the threat as the blonde stabbed the closest one in the chest. The soon to be dead man drops to his knees and Naruto aimed his gun over the man's shoulder and shoots the other in the head. He pulls his sword out and saw that the bandit was in blissful unconsciousness, but would still die of blood loss very soon. He quickly retreated and returned to his original cover behind the crate. The woman was starring at him in complete shock and horror.
"Y-You killed them." Naruto rolled his eyes and said.
"No shit Sherlock." The woman was even more stunned at his choice of language. The twelve year old peered out of cover to see that his surrogate brother/father had already dispatched four other pirates attempting to board the ship. A not so bright pirate decided to board the ship in the same place the other two Naruto killed just moments ago...
Without a gun...
Taking pity on the poor sap, the blonde waited for him to get within range. When he did, he delivered a mean hook to the man's ribs, nearly shattering them, elbowed him in the jaw, actually breaking it, and ended it with a roundhouse, sending him to the railing and knocking himself out. After that, he couldn't see any other pirates in sea or deck that was alive or conscious. It wasn't over unfortunately, as another ship appeared, but had a rocket launcher attached to it!
"Oh my God! That one's got some kind of rocket launcher!" It began to circle the boat like a shark circles its prey. The wielder eventually fired off a rocket and effectively destroyed Drake's cover.
"Whoa. Okay, that's not good." he said obviously. The pirate shot another rocket and almost hit Naruto. He ducked out of the way in time, but hit the ship's engine instead. The bandit begins to laugh and insult the one's aboard in a language no one could understand, all the while firing missile after missile.
"What's that?" Drake and Naruto both look up to where the reporter was pointing and saw and seaplane flying overhead.
"Whooo! All right, Sully!" Another explosion takes a chuck out of the boat "Oh – I don't think I'm getting my security deposit back. Cavalry's here." the older man cheers.
"Oh, thank God!" the woman praises. Her celebration was cut short as the boat started to explode.
"Oh shit! Whole ship's gonna blow. We gotta jump!" Naruto ordered.
"Yeah...Oh, wait!" she runs back to a crate
"What are you doing?" Drake impatiently asks. She picks up her video camera, still recording and runs back to the two.
"Okay...okay.."
"Come on! Go!" Naruto orders as he runs to closest side of the boat.
"All right!" the other blonde says before jumping over the side. Drake and Naruto volley over the side of the boat, and not a second too soon as the whole boat explodes as soon as they hit the water. The pirate angrily searches the water for any signs of the three but found none. He sails away, Eddy was going to be pissed.
Once the coast was clear, the two fortune hunter resurface under the wing of the newly arrived seaplane. As the they gasp for breath the nearby side door opens to reveal a much older man, most likely in his 50s, with short gray hair and a gray mustache. He was wearing a light green, short sleeved, collared shirt and beige pants. He had a cigar in his mouth and was laughing.
"I can't leave you two alone for a minute, can I?" the elderly man asks rhetorically. The other two laugh right along with him.
"We had everything under control until they blew up the boat, pops!" the blonde tried to defend. The three hear a faint swishing noise and turn their attention to the reporter swimming towards them, camera still in her hand above the water.
"You alright?" Drake asks.
"Nothing that years of therapy won't fix." she replied tiredly. After going on a long expedition, having to fight for your life, seeing a twelve year old slaughter four pirates, and nearly being blown to bits, you tend to be a little worn out. She makes it to the plane, where Sully, being the gentleman he is, takes the camera from her so she can climb the ladder.
"Well, if it isn't the beautiful and talented Elena Fisher." the eldest man flirts as he grasps her hand to help her up. The now identified woman reaches the top step and replies.
"Flattery will get you screen time."
"Yeah, I'm more of a behind-the-scenes kind of guy. Victor Sullivan." he introduces himself as he takes her hand, still in his grip, and kisses it.
"Oh..." she replies out of flattery and surprise. The two walk toward the front as Naruto climbs the ladder on his own with Drake following.
"For God's sake, what's the point of flirting if you're too old to get any action." Naruto muttered to himself.
"What was that squirt?" Sullivan asks threateningly, turning his head back to him.
"Nothing, pops." Victor turns his head back and continues walking. Drake chuckles at the antics of his brother and father in everything aside for blood. He pulls up the ladder and closes the door.
"What do you say we get out of here before we attract any more attention." he says before taking off the top part of the wet suit to reveal a long sleeved blue shirt underneath.
Sometime later, the plane is flying high in the sky with Sullivan piloting and Drake co-piloting. The older of the two turns to the other.
"Well?" The black haired man holds up the diary previously found in his ancestor's coffin.
"A little present from my ancestor." Sully laughs and takes a look at the small book.
"Ho Ho, So you found the coffin? Wait a minute-" he glances at the pages of the journal "is this what I think it is?" He asked, finally realizing just what the present was. Drake closes the book and replies.
"His lost diary. He faked his death, just like I said, Sully. He must've been onto something big." Naruto and Elena were in two seperate chairs, Naruto behind Drake, and Elena behind Sullivan. The boy sighed and rolled his eyes when he heard his brother figure talk. He always tended to dream big but was shockingly right most of the time. But what were they going to find this time. A city of gold? An Asian mythological utopia?
Time would tell.
The blonde glanced over at the woman, who turned around from her chair and handed Nate the gun back, she smiled and said.
"Thanks for the loan, Mr. Drake. I think I've earned a look at that diary, when we land." Naruto narrowed his eyes at her but she didn't notice. He was very reluctant letting her tag along but Drake managed to convince him, saying she would only take a look at the coffin and then leave. Now she was curious about the diary, if Nathan was right and this was something big, she he needed to go...one way or another.
Later that day, Nate, Sully, and Naruto were all in another boat docked by a pier. They were all surrounding a table and Drake was giving the other two individuals a "brief" lecture on his ancestor's famous expeditions. Ms. Fisher on the other hand was on the pier next to them pacing back and forth along the strip of wood and talking on a cell phone, it must of have a good connection.
"Yes that's what I said it blew up." she said to the person on the other side, completely ignoring the gorgeous site of the palm trees, sunset, and small huts. "It sank!" She listens to the other end and responds. "No, that's why we have insurance right? Oh. Oh no, the camera – No, the camera's fine, don't worry about the camera." she replied trying to divert the person's attention away from the uninsured destruction of the boat to the fact that they still had a story. "No...still as good as new..." Elena set the camera down on a nearby barrel and continues talking. Meanwhile Nate resumes him argument with Sully
"Sully, the girl can hold her own. You should of seen her." Nate said in an attempt to sway Sully.
"Fine, you go on out there and tell her "we just found the lost city of gold". Maybe her producer can get it on the air tonight."
"Oh, come on..."
"Nate, – do you trust me?" he shrugged and said.
"More or less."
"Good, 'case we're gonna have every two-bit scumbag in the world racing us to this treasure unless we cut her loose right now."
"You're a real gentleman, Sully." Drake says sarcastically. Victor frowned and said.
"I know. It stinks. She'll get over it." Outside Elena is still talking on the phone.
"No, I don't – I don't care if we're over budget. I mean – Do you realize this could be like – the biggest story of the year?" She gazes at the boat with three males inside and sees the eldest wave at her. She uncomfortably waves back.
"Hi..." She says with a fake smile. After hearing a question on the other end she turns away and responds.
"No I don't trust them okay? Especially the kid, I saw him kill and swear without so much as batting an eyelash. No doubt he's already gotten drunk and lost his virginity by now...maybe that was a little harsh. Just get me the camera crew, and I promise you- she hears the sound of a boat engine and turns around to see the boat pulling away from the dock.
"Son of a bitch!" she curses to herself. She closes the phone and starts running to the end of the pier.
"HEY!" It was too late however as the boat was almost out of sight. "Should of see that one coming."
Elena sighs. She was going to have to call the producer back.
And...done! What do you think? Good first chapter? Tell me what you think in the reviews. I'll take the criticisms as a compliment but please don't flame. Like I said, I managed to get around the rules of non-fictional characters and will continue the story. I'm rating this story T for now since the game is rated that and it has a few curses, for now at least. Hope you enjoyed the chapter. One more thing...NO I WILL NOT PAIR NARUTO WITH ANYONE FROM THE NARUTO SERIES SO DONT BOTHER ASKING!...sorry about that but I needed to make that clear since I'm bound to get a few review like that and some readers will skip the A/N.