.: Naruto - Rivals :.
Disclaimer: Naruto copyright Masashi Kishimoto/SHUEISHA Inc. RedRoseOfKonoha owns Raikiri Tzu and the Hakumei Vijon Technique.
Summary: Naruto Uzumaki...Sasuke Uchiha. Two people who couldn't hate each other more, yet they still refer to each other as 'friend'. With the times changing and over 3 years passing since they parted, will Naruto finally win back his friend or will the outcome become much worst. For Future Chapters - Relationships are NaruSaku - NejiTen and many more, also one with an Occ(Occ will be Raikiri Tzu, A new character I will be introducing for this fictional storyline.) - Rated M for laters chapters that include lemons, adult language, and violence.
.: Please read Author's Note before proceeding to story, Thank You :.
Author's Note: I am not and have not been the greatest storyteller in the world. Also, because of past storytelling, I put all of my storys in Play Form. Meaning it is not in dialogue version, which in my opinion is better and less confussing for all of us who struggle in discriptive storytelling.( ;) I am however very imaginative so I'll try my best. Please post reviews of each chapter to coment on how good/bad I'm doing and any improvements you'd like to see. Based on your suggestions, I might change the storyline to perplex your enjoyment. Thank You. .:Red Rose of Konoha:.
Pronoucing: RaikiriRye-Keer-A TzuSue
HakumeiHa-coo-me VijonVye-Gene
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.: Chapter 1 - A Stormy Philosophy, From Angry to Calm :.
A crash of Thunder. The stormy skies of Konoha light up as lightning bolts stretch across the black clouds. The fifth hokage, Tsunade, watches as one of her latest discovers puts on a display of his powers. She stares down at a young ninja on the ground. He wore a dark blue kimono with a black jounin vest, and a millennium yellow sash in the shape of a dragon.Hes medium-lengthed-ponytailed sapphire blue hair blew in the wind of the fierce storm. He was focusing all his chakra to summon this lightning storm, as he was engulfed in yellow chakra.
Tsunade: Well...I believe he is a good addition to your team. What do you think Kakashi?
Kakashi: He seems to be powerful indeed, but still. Ever since Sai and Yamato lefted Team Seven, we liked having just the three of us. It kept their minds safe from the memories of Sasuke.
The two continued to observe the recruit as he finally settled down and supressed his supernatural flow of chakra. As he did, the storm also vanished, returning the skies to their normal blue glow. The boy inhaled deeply and exhaled as he opened his eyes. His eyes were yellow in the shape of a pentagram, intil they disappeared and returned to their normal brown state. This boy was Raikiri Tzu, a member of the Tzu Clan of Konoha. The Tzu Clan was a quiet clan who have mastered the elements of Lightning and Wind, giving them the ability to summon storms, clouds, and many other weather conditions as well as many unqiue ninjutsus, including the Hakumei VijonTwilight Vision, a doujutsuEye Technique that allows the user to use natural forces instead of chakra and gives the user a higher sense of vision through all objects and debris. Raikiri, who was 17 years old, looked up in the sky as the birds retook their flight. His eyes then pointed to the window where Tsunade and Kakashi were watching. Tsunade smiled and turned to Kakashi.
Tsunade: It appears he enjoys his promotion. After he lefted the ANBU unit last month, missions only bored him. He was quiet on every mission they did. He did his job very well. He never tried to act like the hero, nor did he ever let people make mistakes. A keen leader and very powerful. He was able to eliminate 200 of Orochimaru's men be himself when we sent the ANBU to stop the invading armies when Naruto was gone.
Kakashi: So, he was an ANBU too, huh?(Kakashi put his right hand on his left arm, wear his ANBU tatoo was.) Joined Konoha's most elite guards at age 12, sounds an awful lot like Itachi.(read the scroll in his hands.) Amazing, so young yet he's already done 88 A ranked missions and 4 S-ranked ones. I guess ANBU in more involved in Akatsuki then I thought.(looking more bewildered) Tsunade, he doesn't have a squad number. Who trained him.
Tsunade(taking a deep breath): Itachi Uchiha.
Kakashi dropped the scroll and turned to give Tsunade a serious look as he looked back down at Raikiri, who was still standing in the same place. Kakashi flashbacked in his head of when Itachi and Kisame came to Konoha and tried to take Naruto, and then when they were acompanied with Deidara and Sasori to capture the Shukaku from Gaara. Kakashi could only sigh and inhale deep as he opened his one visible eye and turned to look at Tsunade once more. Just then, a knock on the door.
Tsunade: Yes?
Shizune came through the door with a pile of paper work. Tsunade frowned and lowered her head staring at the mountain of work she had been trying to avoid.
Shizune: You have done nothing in the last 2 days. Its time to atleast ACT like the Hokage.
Tsunade: Ok, fine then. Kakashi, I'll leave it up to you to introduce him to Naruto and Sakura.
Kakashi nodded yes and lefted the room, closing the door behind him.
Kakashi(to himself): So, this kid was trainined by the most wanted man in Konoha. I cant believe Itachi would ever train someone. I wonder who this kid really is.
Kakashi walked down the stairs and finally came to a stop just infront of Raikiri Tzu. Raikiri give him a small smile and folded his arms.
Raikiri: So, you are Sharingan Kakashi. Your reputation proceeds you, so there is no need to introduce yourself. However, my teammates, Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno, I would like to know alittle better.
Kakashi: Sure. Please meet us at the memorial stone in the forest at seven in the morning, so I can evaluate your teamwork.I need to get an understanding of your methods and cooperation skills before we can be assigned to missions.
Raikiri: But of course. I will be there.
Raikiri bowed to Kakashi and he turned arounded and disappears in a gust of wind. Kakashi looked at the sky and sighed.
Kakashi: Tomorrow will be very interesting. Now to inform Naruto and Sakura about the plans.
Naruto and Sakura were at Ichiraku Noodle Shop, eating their fill of ramen. Naruto finished his 13th bowl and pleed for more. Sakura placed her hand on her stomach after only finishing her third.
Naruto: More please!!!!
Sakura: Come on Naruto, you are going to explode if you eat anymore.
Naruto: Oh, stop it Sakura. You're babying me again.
Sakura: Well, if you stopped acting like a kid I wouldn't have to!
Naruto laughed out loud as he was given another bowl of ramen. Sakura could only sigh and lower her head, but just then, Kakashi appeared from outside and smiled at his two former students. Naruto looked up at Kakashi, as he sucked in the ramen from his chop sticks. Sakura also stopped to observe Kakashi.
Kakashi: Good afternoon guys.(he smiled)
Sakura: Why are you here Kakashi-sensei?
Kakashi: I need you two to please meet me tomorrow at the memorial stone at seven in the morning. You will be meeting your new partner.
Naruto: I thought after Sai lefted, we weren't going to be placed in four man squads?
Kakashi: Sorry Naruto, but Tsunade has requested that he joined our team. After all, we'll need all the help we can get when we attack Akatsuki and Orochimaru.
Naruto sighed. Kakashi walked away and started to jump from roof to roof. Sakura looked at Naruto. Naruto could read her mind. He nodded at Sakura and she nodded back.
Naruto: I understand Sakura. Lets just hope he'll be the piece we've been missing to get Sasuke back. We've been so close in the past.
Sakura: Yeah. Let's just hope we'll get along well with him.
Naruto finished his ramen fast and lefted with Sakura. They walked down the streets of Konoha as the hustle and bustle unfolded around them. People carrying goods, people shopping, happy drunks singing from bar doorways. It was an average day, until scream came from up ahead. Naruto and Sakura nodded to each other and ran up the street. Two young women were cornered by a team of city bandits. They had their swords unsheathed and laughed as their prey, scared and frightened, collapse to the ground from terror. However, as one of the men raised his sword, a gust of wind came from nowhere to blow him into the building to his left, knocking him out in the process. A shadowy figure came gliding down from the heavans. He wore a blue kimono and was engulfed in a yellow aura.
Msytery Man: Those who attack the defenseless are low life scum bags. I will teach you a lesson you will never forget.
Bandit #3: Oh yeah. Thats easy for you to say way up there. Come down and prove your more then talk!
The mystery man finally landed on the ground and opened his eyelids to revel his yellow pentagon eyes. The bandits wided their eyes as they realized who the person was.
Bandit #5: Run Away. He has the Hakumei Vijon, he's a Tzu member!!!!!!!
The man ran forword so fast, it was almost as if he vanished and reappeared next to the bandits. He swung a roundhouse kick to one of the men's face and sent him through the wooden fence behind him. He then quickly turned around as landed a hard punch into another bandit's stomach, knocking him out. The other two bandits ran for it was fast as they could, but it futile. The mystery man hold out back arms.
Mystery Man: Thunder Style: Lightning Whip!!!
Two yellow bolts of lightning shot out of his palms. They snaked their way towards the two running bandit and wrapped around their midsections.
Mystery Man: Taking advantage over women, and running from a challenge. You do not deserve to breath in this world...Ninja Art of Combination: Elemental Fusion(One whip turned green and was made of wind instead of the lightning bolt.) Time to die...Elemental Style: Raikaze Maelstorm!
The two whips began to constrict intil they slashed their way through their bodies. Naruto and Sakura watched in horror as the 4 halves fell to the ground, the blood pooling from them. There were people everywhere along the allyway now, even the two girls were eying their savior, yet they looked at him with a even more scared expression. The man looked around and inhaled deeply.
He then walked over to where Naruto and Sakura were standing. Both of thim looked at the man with horror, as he just simply walked past them. All of the other villagers just went on with life but still in awe. Naruto and Sakura could look wonder who the man was and whether or not he was an evil kinda guy. Then Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee appeared from the restaurant the first bandit went into.
Lee: Naruto...Sakura, do you guy have any idea what that was about?
Naruto: No Lee, but he was strong with those whips. I just hope he is on our side.
Neji: No doubt. The one bandit said he had the "Hakumei Vijon", and "he's a Tzu Member". I wonder who in their clan did this? The Tzu's have been the Hyuuga's rival for decades, but they never bothered the village in anyway. Their eyes are stronger then both mine's and the Uchiha's combine. Those things give them unlimited power from nature itself. I'd hate to be on their bad side. Even Hiashi fears their head leader, Hakusho Tzu.
Tenten: Wow. A clan that makes even the mighty Hyuuga coware. That is very impressive. I wonder what one of there own would be doing in the middle of town. The clan family household is at the very southwest point of Konoha.
Sakura: Naruto...do you think that he might be the person Kakashi was talking about?
Naruto turned his head fast to stare at his pink haired comrade. If that guy was to be their partner, it would be like having another Sasuke.
Naruto: I hope not. He seems too head-strong from that little demotration.
Neji: Well Naruto, the Tzu family is a very wise and noble family, that was based on a single principle...Anger one moment, Tranquility the next. They show emotions only in the heat of battle, the main reason they are feared so much. You do not know their intentions intil it's too late.
Naruto and Sakura give Neji a confused look. Lee and Tenten only nodded towards their jounin teammate. After their talk, Neji, Lee,and Tenten walked off discussing their own matters. Naruto suggested that he walk Sakura home as it as getting late and they had a big day tomorrow. Sakura agreed and followed Naruto towards the twilight streets of Konoha. Naruto then turned to Sakura and blushed ever-so slightly.
Naruto: Sakura...I just remember something, when I came back to Konoha after training with Jirayia. When we reunited after those long 3 years, you could only look at me, smile, and ask questions about how we've grown over time and how we both looked towards each other. Why exactly?
Sakura blushed and turned to the opposite of her face, away from Naruto's.
Sakura: I guess...you know...after so long...I guess I got kinda lonly, and wanted to feel noticed again. Kakashi was always out training or doing some sort of mission. You were gone and Tsunade really lefted my alone to train on my own. Even Shizune didn't pay too much attention to me. Sure they showed congradulations when i passed my Medical-nin test and mastered those medical ninjutsus, but something never felt right...intil you came back...I guess what I'm trying to say was...I missed you after all that time.
Sakura's voice started to break like she was going to collapse as flashbacks of those lonely days, weeks, months, years...they gave her a sense of unimportance in anyone's life but her own. Sakura then finally broke down and cried. Naruto tried to apologize for bringing up the subject, but it was too late, the damage had been done. Naruto could only ponder the reason Sakura missed him so much. Did she have some secret attraction to him this whole time and just bottled it up? Or was she that alone while he was gone? Naruto pulled out a small towel from his ninja bag and handed it to Sakura. She took it gently and began to dab her eyes with the towel.
Naruto: Please forgive me Sakura, but its ok. I missed you the whole time. Jirayia alway tried to hook me up with a girl in every damn town but I couldn't. The only girl I ever wanted was here, in Konoha. I was just hoping she'd feel the same way.
Sakura now looked at Naruto with confusion as too, one, Why Jirayia would force a boy onto a women(she'll have to give him a piece of her mind later on) and two, why Naruto would give up all of that, just for her.
Naruto: Ever since Ninja Acdemy, I've always liked you Sakura, but because of 'him' and my reputation, I always feared that I'd be alone forever, like I was before Sandanime offer me a chance to become a ninja. I tried tried my fucking hardest to impress you but it was all about Sasuke. I couldn't help but wanna quit on everything. Then everything fell into place, The Chunnin Exams, Him leaving for Orochimaru, Fightning Akatsuki, Training with Jirayia, then when I came back, I was hoping that everything would be fine between us, as you became more obivilous towards how I felt about you, how I still feel about you...Sakura...I love..!
But before Naruto could finish his sentence, Sakura had jumped up and kissed Naruto on the lips. Naruto could only stare wide-eyed as he finally was given his first true kiss with a women. Sakura released herself from Naruto as she gave him a hug and proceed to cry on his shoulder. Naruto wrapped his arms around Sakura. Maybe their future could be bright, without Sasuke, but still...They must find him as he was still apart of the spirit of Team seven. Naruto helped Sakura get back on her footing as they continued you walk towards Sakura's house. As they arrived, Naruto opened the door for her. Sakura giggled and walked inside waving to him.
Sakura: See you tomorrow morning at seven.
Naruto: Bye, Sakura. See you there!
Naruto ran off towards his house now and Sakura watch him with a smile. Sakura's mother then approached her daughter from the inside and placed a hand on her shoulder.
Sakura's Mom: A new boyfriend, sweetie?
Sakura chuckled again but shoke her head no. Her mother laughed as they both walked inside. - Naruto arrived at his own doorway. He felt light as a feather. Could Sakura finally be in love with him? He smiled and entered his small living quarters. He quickly got undressed and got into bed. He dreamed about a future with Sakura, a happy life...someone he'd never had before.
Mean while at the Memorial statue in the training forest, Kakashi and Raikiri already were waiting 12 hours ahead. This was insanely early by anyone's standreds but they had planned an 'activity' to help speed the time.
Kakashi(raising his headband): Ok Raikiri, lets see if your powers can cut through my Lightning Edge. Scine you control lightning, and this attack can slash lightning, It will be your ultimate test.
Raikiri(opening pentagon eyes): Fine Kakashi. Your Lightning Edge versus my Twilight Blade. Lightning versus Lightning.
Kakashi and Raikiri formed their hand seals and began to charge their attacks.
Kakashi: LIGHTNING EDGE!!!!!!!!
Raikiri: TWILIGHT BLADE!!!!!!!!!!!!
The two jounin ran head first into each other...the sound within the arround was suddenly surpressed into absolutely quiet, then like a super nova, the force of their attack's explodes, the sound itself destroying the landscape. the entire village quaked as a thunder storm appeared in the skies. Kakashi and Raikiri appeared through the smoke as both glowing in their chakra's. Kakashi's blue glow was spinning in the wind and Raikiri's yellow aura sparked as through it was electric.
Raikiri: You know I'm stronger then you Kakashi, but that was a good move. Never thought that you'd go for the outside of my arm.
Kakashi smirked as the two ninja's charged and faced off one again, as the skies roared with thunder and poured rain apon the battlefield. The Tzu family principal...A stormy philosophy, from angry to calm.
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.: Author Notes :.
I hoped that didn't suck for everyone ;. I hope to have chapter two out as soon as possible. Please give me review as too how your experience went with this story. I'm really proud of my work and YES this is a NaruSaku story, yet with a twist of adventure and action.