Greetings and salutations fanfiction readers this is DeviantLegacy98 with a new story! Following the eve of the latest installment of the Godzilla franchise I have decided to finally flesh out a concept that has been residing in my mind. Red Wings is the fruit of thought that has been permeating my mind since last year. Thanks to some of my fellow writers on this site I have decided to fully commit myself to this story. I have a lot planned for this story, however, for now, this story will comprise of one arc. This arc will surround the chunin exams.
I should point out that this story will contain canonical differences with the original source material. Unlike in cannon the gap between the preliminaries and finals is extended. Furthermore, I have changed how long it takes for Naruto's summoning training to be completed. This is to add a sense of change with the narrative and provide Naruto more individual training. Following the course of this first chapter Jiraiya will provide further training for Naruto than in cannon. I should note that the Chunin Exams, outside of who is fighting who, will differ entirely. The reason I bring this up is a key factor that changes everything, Rodan.
Since the first trailer for GKoM was released along with the new Rodan design I've been thinking of what it would be like should Rodan exist in the Naruto universe. Well this is what would happen in my head. In this story Naruto will not summon toads, rather Rodan, albeit uniquely. The details on this will become apparent in the story. This results in changes to later fights along with Naruto's skills. I'd like to say more but I'd rather not spoil what I have in mind. What I will state is that Naruto will have to work for Rodan's approval, much like with Gamabunta, and the Shukaku fight will be altered.
With that said I'd like to thank everyone who is giving this story a chance. I know this might seem a like a generic "please review this story" Segway, but there is a reason for this. I know my writing is subpar when compared to other writers on this site. I can also say that in terms of storyboard I have no clear achievements. I'm hoping that by limiting this story to a single arc I can write something convincing or even entertaining. I will accept any and all criticism so long as it's constructive. This is a daunting challenge for me, and any feedback will be welcomed immensely. Additionally, should this story gain traction then I will continue the narrative.
Now that I've done the whole intro, I'd to end this Author Note (AN), and move into the story. If anyone is curious about which design of Rodan I will be utilizing or what his powers will be there will be an additional AN at the end of the chapter. If you have anything that I haven't mentioned feel free to leave your question in a review or PM. I will aptly try to respond every question, if it is a PM, as quickly as possible. I have a job outside of this hobby and it may or may not lead to some delay in my replies. With that said, I hope you enjoy the ride.
Disclaimer:I do not own Naruto nor Godzilla. All characters are owned by their respective owners. Naruto is owned by Massashi Kishimoto and published and distributed by Shonen Jump, Viz Media, and Studio Pierrot. Godzilla is owned by Toho Co. Please support the official releases!
Red Wings
Chapter 1: Eve of Change
Within the past two weeks Naruto has found himself conflicted. In the beginning he was struggling to aptly find a decent teacher. This was due to Kakashi having chosen to train Sasuke over him. Instead of training with his sensei Naruto was forced to learn under Ebisu, a closet pervert who he already has a rocky relationship with. At first, he was reluctant, however, in time he saw that there was some value in learning from the man. Then everything changed. Utilizing the flowing water from the hot springs for water walking training the two were met with the sight of none other than Jiraiya the toad sage. Of course, Naruto didn't know who he was, and Ebisu was rag dolled before he could identify him. This led to exchange between Naruto and the sage that led to his current predicament.
Despite the success of the water walking exercise he hasn't progressed as much as he'd hoped. Jiraiya had hoped to capitalize on this time to have Naruto learn the summoning jutsu. To prepare for this he made sure that Naruto had solid control of his chakra with water walking, and, unlike himself, made sure he signed the toad summoning contract. Everything was in place until the first attempt and since the first tadpole was summoned Jiraiya has been subjected to the largest amount of yelling within a short amount of time. It had gotten to the point that at times he would disappear in favor of conducting research rather than listening to Naruto's frustration. With time seemingly wasted Naruto now looks to find his teacher to either accelerate his training or to learn something else.
"Now where the hell did that Pervy-sage go?!" Naruto mumbled under his breath. Irritated at the lack of his teacher's presence near his vicinity Naruto was forced to search across the area for him. "Seriously how does he think I can achieve anything without his help!?" Dashing across the forest floor he searched high and low for Jiraiya. He checked for areas of specific interest to the old man. He checked near the waterfall where girls went to prominently to cool off, but he wasn't there. He went into Konoha and checked for the peeping tom, but just as earlier he was a no show. Seething in frustration Naruto's search extended further in order to find the man.
Eventually Naruto opted for the use of Shadow clones to aid in his search. Expanding his search across the entirety of Konoha and beyond, but his search was in vain. It had seemed, at least to his observation, that Jiraiya had seemingly disappeared. His frustration was now replaced with disappointment as he returned to the area where he was training previously.
'Did he seriously abandon me?!' Naruto thought. The thought had crossed his mind while searching for the old man, however, he at least thought it was just because of the man's tendencies. Now it seemed that the thought could indeed be a viable conclusion. 'I know I'm not the brightest person but still he could've taught me a different approach!'
Moving towards one of the large rocks Naruto perched himself on it to rest and think. 'Granted I don't even understand how this is supposed to help me with my fight with Neji and so forth.' Releasing a sigh Naruto continued to reflect on his situation. 'I have three more weeks before the finals and I have nothing to show for it. Maybe I should just figure out how to do this summoning jutsu a different way. Maybe then I can at least have something to help me during the fight with Neji.'
Looking around the area, Naruto hoped that Jiraiya had left the Toad Summoning Contract around for him to look at. It didn't take long for him to notice that the scroll was not amongst the other items around the camp. Annoyed Naruto shook his head angrily before kicking himself off the rock. "Great it looks like I've got no choice but to figure this out entirely by myself!" He exclaimed. "How the hell am I going to even do this?!" Thinking about the situation he noted that every time he's summoned something different it was after excessive use of the jutsu. The only problem was that it took him two weeks to get this far. "Why does this have to be so complicated! There is no way for me to possibly summon a toad at this rate!"
Thinking on the topic Naruto began to think of ways for him to figure this out. It took a few minutes, but an idea did pop into his head. Deciding it was better than nothing he summoned a few shadow clones into existence. "Alright look," he began. "the Pervy-sage isn't here to help, so we're going to figure this out on our own! I guess until a better idea comes to mind, we'll just keep at the jutsu until one of us makes progress and figures out what the problem is!" Receiving an acknowledgement from his clones Naruto set out to continue his training without Jiraiya.
Meanwhile, from a distance, Jiraiya was watching the whole thing through his scope. "Interesting, he's starting to think for himself it seems." Jiraiya noted. "This could do him some good, especially if he notices the benefit of what he's doing." Watching closely Jiraiya chose to ignore the presence that was behind him. It wasn't until the person cleared their throat for the twelfth time that he relented. "What do you want now?" Looking away from Naruto Jiraiya now faced an Anbu agent.
"Lord Jiraiya the Hokage has been requesting your presence since you've returned to the village two weeks ago." The agent addressed.
"No doubt wanting that report." Sighing Jiraiya. Reaching into his pocket he pulled out a small notebook. Tossing it towards the Anbu he replied. "Take that to Sarutobi-sensei. It's what he's been bugging me about." Unsure if they should leave the Anbu was about to protest but stopped upon sensing a level of killer intent radiating from the sannin before them. "Tell him that if there is something so important that it would impede on my godson's training then he can come and get me himself." The statement made the Anbu quickly apologize before leaving with haste.
With the annoyance gone Jiraiya returned his gaze back to Naruto's location. "Considering everything that I've come to learn since my latest trip it would be best that I don't see sensei yet." Jiraiya remarked. "And I better not see Kakashi anytime soon either." The last comment really burned him. Sure, he left Naruto on his own as well, but he only did so to test the boy's resolve. 'And right now, he's doing his utmost even in such a situation.' Reflecting on the last two weeks Jiraiya smirked. 'If only you two could see him.'
As the evening began to set in Naruto was panting on the ground exhausted. He had spent most of the day trying to figure out how to properly summon a toad. Even with his clones he hadn't made any noticeable progress. Deciding to take a break he walked over to a cooler that Jiraiya left behind and pulled out a fish that was caught earlier. Getting a fire started Naruto began to cook his dinner. Reflecting on his progress he sighed. "I guess all of those attempts didn't amount to much." He noted.
Turning the fish in the fire he thought back to everything he did differently. "Maybe I should try having the clones do things differently." Watching the fish cook Naruto began to reflect on the attempts. "I tried using more chakra, less chakra, different stances, I think I even attempted to summon something in the water." Trailing off Naruto thought carefully for a second. "Wait a minute, I didn't try summoning something in the water. Heck I didn't even go near the water." Confused, Naruto tried to figure out how he could have a memory of something he didn't do. While doing this he began to eat the fish that he had cooked.
Taking a water bottle that he had brought with him from earlier he began to drain its contents. After a few minutes of eating and relaxing Naruto began to stretch before getting back up. "Alright, let's try this again." Conjuring forth a few more clones Naruto picked up where he left off. Unlike last time though he ordered each clone to try something different no matter how odd before letting them go about their tasks. Moving into a proper place Naruto began to do the same.
Watching from the distance Jiraiya noted the time that had gone by. He had been patiently waiting this entire time for Naruto to finally understand the benefit of the clone jutsu. It had dawned on him though that even though it looked like Naruto was so close to figuring it out he instead passed it off. This annoyed Jiraiya slightly, but instead of letting it bother him he began to think. 'He won't notice the benefit unless something happens.' Getting up from his spot away from the camp Jiraiya shunshined away.
Carefully Jiraiya snuck his way towards the camp. Observing how each clone was doing something different. He almost thought that Naruto had figured it out, however, based off the expression of the actual Naruto he determined otherwise. Looking for a straggler in the group Jiraiya was going to do something to speed things up. Once he spotted a clone on its own, he silently made his way towards it. The unsuspecting clone was currently attempting to summon a toad with both hands. Sadly, it failed each time due to the amount of chakra being used. Noticing that none of the other Naruto's was paying attention Jiraiya swiftly, and silently swept in and grabbed the unsuspecting clone. Careful to cover the clone's mouth he disappeared in the forest away from the camp.
Once he was far enough away, he released the clone, who was surprised to see that it was Jiraiya. "Well it looks like you're busy." Jiraiya stated.
"Where the hell have you been, the boss has been looking for you everywhere!" The clone exclaimed.
"I've been busy with some things." Jiraiya answered with a lie. "But now that I'm done, I decided to help out a little bit." The clone though just gave him a look.
"You do know that I'm not the actual Naruto, right?" The clone asked flatly. The gaze was enough to scrutinize Jiraiya, yet the man ignored it and instead patted the clone on the shoulder.
"That's exactly why I grabbed you." Jiraiya replied. "If you want to understand how to summon a toad come to the waterfall." The clone became confused as to what he meant before receiving a blow to the gut. The pained expression that formed on its face was quickly followed by a cloud of smoke that formed following its dispersal. Looking over to the camp Jiraiya simply smirked as he waited for his efforts to bear fruit.
Back with Naruto, the young shinobi was busy attempting another summoning before a strange feeling overtook him. It was quick but his stomach ached in pain forcing him to clutch it with both arms. The interruption caught the attention of the other clones, who stopped to look over at the real Naruto. Just as quickly as it came the feeling disappeared perplexing Naruto. What really confused him was the memories of an interaction between him and Jiraiya. They didn't match anything that he'd previously remembered. Despite this Jiraiya's words rang through his head. Curious Naruto had his clones dispel before making his way over towards the waterfall.
Leaving the camp, he made his way over towards the edge to investigate. Glancing over towards the bottom of the waterfall Naruto noticed a small campfire. Confusion and curiosity conflicted his mind. Unsure of what to do he decided to venture down towards the small fire. It didn't take him long due to his shinobi skills, but he was careful since day was quickly becoming night. With the dark of night claiming dominance over the day the lack of light made it difficult to properly navigate down the cliff and towards the source safely. Thankfully, with some patience, Naruto made it down safely.
Making his way over to the campfire Naruto instantly noticed Jiraiya who was busy snacking on a fish he had caught. He had also seemed to have noticed Naruto as he gave grin over towards Naruto's direction. Entering the light Naruto was more confused than annoyed. Unsure of what to ask first he just addressed the first that came to mind. "Did we meet at all today?!" Was his question, which was quickly followed up by, "And where have you been all day?!"
Content with just leaving Naruto in the dark, merely for his own amusement, Jiraiya relented. "Well first off 'we' haven't spoken at all today." Jiraiya emphasized. "However, I did chat with one of your clones very briefly."
"That doesn't answer my question." Naruto stressed.
"Well, I did answer one question, as for the other all I can say is that this was more of a test of character." Jiraiya answered.
"A test?" Naruto repeated with confusion.
"I wanted to see what would happen if I had left you to figure out your training on your own." Jiraiya explained. "I was pleased to see that you didn't waste most of the day searching for me. Instead you went back to practicing and trying various methods to figure out the jutsu."
"So, you mean this whole time you were just testing to see if I'd give up?!" The realization was shocking to Naruto; however, he was more frustrated that his teacher doubted his determination. "I never give up you hear me! That's my nindo!"
"Yes, your shinobi way I get it." Jiraiya interrupted. "However, I needed to see if you could think on your own."
"Why?!" Naruto rebuked.
"Because the path to success isn't easy. Sometimes you'll have to figure out things on your own." Jiraiya explained. "Think of this as an exercise for you to think independently. It made you address your current situation and forced you to take risks, granted in this case there wasn't any danger nor real risk. It was a perfect opportunity for you to develop on your own."
"If that's the case then shouldn't you have left me alone longer?" Naruto inquired.
"I was considering that but watching you utilize shadow clones reminded me of a very useful training method." This caused Naruto to raise a brow as he didn't initially follow. The expression on Jiraiya's face made it seem obvious, however, it didn't dawn on Naruto until a few seconds of awkward silence passed.
"Wait, do you mean the memory thing?!" Naruto blurted out.
"Exactly!" Jiraiya cheered. "One of the key usages of the Shadow Clone jutsu is that it sends the memories of the clone to the user. Making it useful for scouting and espionage." The explanation made Naruto go starry eyed at the thought of the versatility that his current trademark move had. "What's more is that due to that ability it makes it easier to train quickly over short periods of time. Sometimes even shaving off years of effort within a couple weeks to a month." Jiraiya added. "This is why I interrupted the exercise."
"Does that mean it can help me get ready for the Finals?!" Naruto asked eagerly.
"Not without proper guidance." Jiraiya clarified. "There are some draw backs to this method. As you probably noticed you received the memories of your clone. That include the pain of being punched." This led to Naruto having an epiphany towards the event from earlier. "Another issue is the mental feedback. If you're not careful it could harm you in more ways than one, so you'll need a strong resolve to counter the effects."
"But I already have a strong resolve!" Naruto blurted out.
"If that was the case then why was it that you clutched your stomach after receiving your clone's memories?" Jiraiya rhetorically asked. The surprise on Naruto's face was more than enough to prove his point. "You're not exactly ready to be left training on your own with this method, as such whenever you'll use it someone must be present regardless."
"Fine." Was Naruto's response. He wasn't about to argue something that he couldn't properly defend.
"Good, then starting in two days I'll start teaching you with this method." Jiraiya stated.
"Why two days and not now?" Naruto demanded. He was eager to get started as soon as possible.
"First off, it would be best for you to rest for tonight. You've trained hard enough today so you must allow your body to rest." Jiraiya explained. "And secondly, tomorrow I'll have you master the summoning jutsu." This took Naruto by surprise. It almost seemed too perplexed to have been mentioned.
"Did you hit your head or something? How are you going get me to master a jutsu that I have been attempting to perfect for two weeks now in only one day?!" Naruto questioned with both confusion and curiosity.
"Simple, I'll show tomorrow." Jiraiya answered. This resulted in an immediate tantrum from Naruto. It would persist on and off again throughout the remainder of the night. In time though Naruto ceased his questioning and turned in for the night. This left Jiraiya to ponder his thoughts alone.
'I was really hoping that he'd at least summon Gamakichi at this point, but it seems drastic measures need to be done.' Jiraiya thought. 'I don't want to do it but considering that he needs to improve by significant margin before the Chunin Exam Finals. Then again, he needs work on all his skills. As it stands now, I'd rather that he stays with me until he improves.' Looking up at the night sky Jiraiya noted his concerns before deciding to turn in for the night as well. Making sure that his senses were sharp regardless as he began to rest.
When morning came Jiraiya had found that Naruto was already up and about. Strange considering he was usually the first one up. 'Considering he passed out first and I didn't get to sleep until much later it makes sense.' He noted. It became apparent once Jiraiya got going that Naruto had caught some more fish for them. Resupplying their food supply and saving them a trip to the village. "Well look at you. You're a bonafide fisherman." Jiraiya commented gaining Naruto's attention.
"Oh, about time you woke up. I was beginning to think you died in your sleep." The sarcastic undertone made it clear that he was annoyed.
"Why? What time is it?" Jiraiya asked.
"Look up." Naruto replied.
Looking up Jiraiya noted that the sun was directly above them signaling high noon. With a sheepish chuckle Jiraiya acknowledge his lateness. "Sorry about that I didn't think I was that tired." He genuinely admitted. "I hope you weren't waiting that long."
"Not really, I found myself doing other things like catching some fish while you were still passed out." Naruto stated as he motioned to around the camp. "I went ahead and bottled up some more water from the stream along with going and grabbing more ice for the cooler. I also got all the trash and took it to the closest waste disposal and took a bath in the hot springs."
"How long did that take?" Jiraiya asked rather surprised at the amount of work Naruto had already done.
"I started around nine o'clock and finished just before eleven." Naruto replied while moving over towards a campfire and pulling a fish he had cooking. Walking over to Jiraiya he handed it to the man, who thanked him for the meal. "So, how are you going to have me master the summoning jutsu today?"
Chewing the bit of fish in his mouth Jiraiya replied, "I'm going to help you access the other chakra you have." The nonchalant answer was perplexing, but Naruto quickly understood what he meant.
"You mean," Naruto started before getting a nodding confirmation.
"Yes, I'm going to help you access the Kyuubi's chakra." The thought gave Naruto anxiety. The thought of using the fox's chakra had a foreboding feeling around it. "Don't worry about it," Jiraiya began. "With my guidance nothing should go wrong." The gesture did reassure Naruto a little, but he still felt hesitant about using the red chakra again.
"Is this the only method?" Naruto asked hopeful for an alternative.
"Why are you so hesitant Naruto? You can use that chakra to help you." Jiraiya pointed out.
"It's not that I don't believe you, rather each time I've felt the chakra something terrible has happened. The first time I saw a friend of mine supposedly die, and the other time was when my friends were in danger and one of them got hurt." Naruto explained. "I just don't know if I should be using it is all."
"Look Naruto, I can't say whether you should or shouldn't use it. That choice is ultimately up to you. However, I can say that there are some benefits to utilizing it." Jiraiya began. "I once knew a woman who was in a similar boat as you. Ostracized due a monster being sealed in her. Certainly, she hated it, but she understood that its power had saved her life before. She is long since dead, but when she was alive, she understood that so long as she lived so did the fox."
"You're saying that the fox is only alive right now because I am?" Naruto asked.
"More or less. Bijuu can't die naturally because they are chakra constructs, but their bodies can be lost for a considerable amount of time if their hosts die. This puts a burden on the beast as it has no physical connection with the world." Jiraiya explained. "From my understanding biju would rather avoid this situation for some reason, which has often led to symbiotic relationships to form between the beast and host, albeit reluctantly."
Reflecting on the rather heavy material being explained to him the best he could Naruto responded, "Do you really think that it would help me willingly?"
"It's either this or shadow clones until you summon something with legs." Jiraiya explained. The man knew that this was heavy topic. He also knew that Naruto probably had mixed feelings towards the fox because of his treatment from the villagers. 'I just want to start his training as early as possible, because Kushina never trained with the chakra.' Jiraiya thought before reflecting on other information. 'According to Sarutobi-sensei neither did Mito. Hopefully I'm not tempting fate with this course of action.'
Having thought about it for a moment Naruto decided to respond. "I'll go along with your idea. However, if something happens you know it'll come back to you." He mentioned.
"And if something does happen, I'll take responsibility for it like the adult I am." Jiraiya replied with slight gusto.
"Somehow I doubt that." Naruto mumbled to himself.
"I heard that!" Jiraiya stated.
"Glad to know!" Naruto retorted back. "So, when are we going to start?!"
"Well I was considering going to the village and doing a couple of errands first." Jiraiya mentioned.
"Does it have any impact around the training method?" Naruto inquired.
'Not really.' Jiraiya mentally noted. 'I'd just prefer for you to have some decent memories should this fail.' Looking back at his inquisitive godson Jiraiya knew he needed to respond. "Well it was getting something to eat. Although you already went and got us fish. How about a dip in the hot springs?"
"Why? I already went and did that this morning, recall." Naruto mentioned getting a sheepish look from Jiraiya. He had completely forgot that Naruto had taken care of some errands prior to him waking up. He then considered the other ideas he had. Minus seeing if Naruto had a girl he liked, however, with Naruto making it difficult for him to create an excuse he may as well just give up.
"Then I guess we can start right now then." Jiraiya stated while being disgruntled.
"Alright, so how are we going to do this?!" Naruto questioned. "Are you going to show me a technique. Perhaps a secret training regimen. Is it perhaps a super powerful jutsu?" Pandora's box had been unleashed, yet this did not deter Jiraiya. Instead of opting for a basic response he instead placed an open palm directly in front of Naruto's face. This stopped the blond, who was wondering what the sage was going to say or do.
"All I got to say is don't give up." The words were not what Naruto expected to hear before he felt a sudden surge propel him away from the toad sage.
Watching as the trees and shrubs raced by him on both sides Naruto paniced as he suddenly felt gravity kick in. Falling backwards he noticed that he was now falling several leagues into the ground. It was a ravine. A massive one with spikes jutting out of its two sides. Flailing about Naruto attempted to grab the slops of the spikes only to be disappointed when his hands kept slipping due to the moisture.
At the top of the ravine Jiraiya starred downward. Watching as Naruto's figure slowly disappear into the darkness of the abyss below. Concern was present in his mind, but a certain level of confidence was also present. 'I apologize Naruto, but for you to access that chakra I've noted from information gathered that you need to be pressured.' Watching as his godson disappeared the only thing on his mind was the hope that Minato's line was not going to end because of him.
Descending further into the abyss Naruto attempted to calm himself and wrap his mind around the situation. "That damn pervert, he certainly knows how to tick me off!" He exclaimed. "I hope he's ready because once I get out of this ravine, I'm going to do the same to him!" Watching as the light of the surface drifted further away Naruto had to think fast. 'I guess I have no choice but to use the Kyuubi's chakra.' He thought. 'Otherwise I am going to die!' Concentrating Naruto began to remember the feeling the chakra gave him when he used it. Holding onto that feeling he began to search for it within his being. The source of it all, the Kyuubi itself.
Before he knew it, his surrounds seemed to change as he fell into some water. Though shallow the water broke his fall. Surfacing, Naruto found himself in a different location. Unlike the ravine he was just in moments ago he instead found himself within a corridor of sorts with pipes adorning the walls. It was bleak and cold, along with a lack of lighting on top of the still silence. The atmosphere made the location unnerving. Curious as to his whereabouts a loud humming sound radiated across the walls. "What the hell was that." Naruto thought aloud. Just then another loud vibrato reverberated across the corridor. This one louder and deeper than the last. "I don't like the sound of this."
Looking around at his surroundings once more Naruto attempted to deduce his location. 'I don't know where I'm at, but I guess I have little choice than to follow that feeling.' He thought. 'The only problem is that it leads towards the loud sound.' Pondering his choice, he decided to go along with his gut and followed the source.
Moving in and out of various corridors Naruto found that the sounds became more defined as he drew closer to the source. He had an idea what it was, but he brushed the idea to the back of his mind. It was the last thing he really wanted to do. However, that changed once he entered a massive open area with the only noticeable feature, aside from the pipes, was a massive cage. Noticing that all the pipes in the room seemingly converged from a point beyond it. Naruto finally understood where he was. A low bellow brought his attention to the gate before him.
On the other side Naruto watched as two large, red irises emerged from the darkness. Following them a faint crimson aura began illuminate an outline of a massive beast. For the first time Naruto was genuinely intimidated to his core. Before him resided the one thing that had plagued him his entire life. The source of his misery. The very thing he wanted to avoid. The Kyuubi itself.
It started off a slight chuckle, but then it became a hollow laugh. A chill ran up Naruto's spine as he watched on as the maw of the beast emerged before him. "Boy," It spoke. "Come closer." The voice was loud and menacing. A sense of doom laced its sweet sounding words. It was like honey in a nest of bees. Naruto could sense the fox's intention. Instead of moving forwards he took a couple of steps back. "Oh, it seems I wasn't subtle with my malice." It snickered. "A shame, because I really wanted to tear away at your flesh." The intimidation factor seemed to have increased in a matter of seconds to Naruto. Aside from the size difference, which was major. He could see how some of the stories depicted the Kyuubi as a beast that could crush mountains and send forth tidal waves with a swipe of its tails. The beast he held inside truly was a monster.
Shaking the inner state of Naruto's mind with his power the Kyuubi spoke, "Now that you've seen me why you have come?"
A little shaken by the suddenness of the question Naruto steadied himself. Remembering what Jiraiya said he moved closer to the cage. "You better listen well fox," He began with a slight stutter before steeling his nerves. "I'm letting you live inside of my body, but time has come for you to pay the rent!" The Kyuubi narrowed its eyes. The slit irises burning greater than before. It was hard to tell whether this was due to Naruto's audacious demand or if it wanted to amplify the terror factor.
"Come again," It bellowed. "I seemed to have misheard you, because I could have sworn that you were demanding my chakra."
"You heard me!" Naruto yelled back. "You have no choice! Should I die then you lose your physical connection, or something, to the world, and I bet that would be really annoying for you!" Naruto felt slightly confident having been told this. It allowed him to feel better doing this, especially considering the dominating presence of his prisoner.
At first there was no response. A stillness permeated the atmosphere of the room, which made the already unnerving setting rather tense. The stillness though wouldn't last. In fact, it was soon replaced once the emergence of what started as a low hum became a bellowing mixture of a laugh and a roar. "Indeed, it would be rather irritating should you die without my release; however, it wouldn't be the worse thing to happen." The response didn't deter Naruto from his stance. It was clear to the Kyuubi that the intimidation had gone as far as it could. Slowly red chakra began to seep out from behind the gate towards Naruto. Unsure of what to do Naruto hesitantly took a single step back before the Kyuubi spoke up. "Consider this as your payment." It mentioned. "However, don't think that you'll be getting anymore help than this from me in the future."
"Trust me when I say I doubt I'll ever ask again." Naruto honestly, but bluntly added before the red chakra began to swirl around him. It took him by surprise as he wasn't expecting either the amount or the violent nature of it. It was like a maelstrom of energy filling his being. Torn from his thoughts Naruto's consciousness returned to the present.
Finally brought back to reality Naruto remembered his training. Everything that had gone wrong with the summoning jutsu was ignored. He focused everything he had at that moment. It was do or die situation and he wanted to live. Channeling the new source of power at his disposal Naruto bit his thumb. With a single breath Naruto exclaimed with all his might, "Summoning jutsu!" Upon doing so a large cloud of smoke erupted within the ravine.
Descending into the cloud Naruto could slowly make out a silhouette of a large creature. Erupting from the smoke two large appendages seemingly braced the entity in place. Within moments Naruto braced himself as he landed on the back of whatever he summoned. Landing with a slight thud Naruto felt his body ache having landed on a rather sturdy surface. "What the hell? Why did that hurt? I thought toads were soft?" Questioning what had happened Naruto looked down at the surface he was resting on. Shifting his aching body Naruto noticed that whatever it was the surface was rigid and dry. "This is no toad!"
Examining the creature further Naruto noticed some oddities. Unlike a toad the surface of this creature was scaled. Rows upon rows of burgundy scales lined its back. Another feature he noticed was that the creature had a single row of spikes protruding down its back. Following the spikes down Naruto noticed a large flat, fan-shaped tail. Turning the other way Naruto looked up to what he considered the head of the creature. Two large horns adorned its head and, from what he could make out, at the front was a large, menacing beak. It didn't take long before Naruto took note of what was holding up the beast. Locked into place against the sides of the ravine were two massive, clawed wings.
Bewildered, Naruto's heart began to race upon hearing a bellowing voice. "Where am I?" The creature tiredly groaned. Opening its eyes, it began to move its head to investigate its surroundings. "This isn't my volcano! How did I get here?!" Taking a moment, the creature finally took notice of a strange sensation on its back. Considering it nothing more an itch it began to shift its body. It was at that point when Naruto made his presence known.
"Hey, wait a minute your stupid bird! I'm on your back!" Naruto yelled. This got the creature's attention as it shifted its head to see Naruto.
"Who the hell are you?!" It demanded. "Are you the reason why I'm here?!"
"To be fair I meant to summon a toad to save my life because I fell into this ravine." Naruto explained honestly. However, the creature's anger seemed to escalate regardless.
"So, you're the reason why I'm here!" It roared. "I'm going to tear you apart for interrupting my slumber!" The creature then began to shift inside the ravine. Violently it struck against one of the spiked walls hoping to remove Naruto from its back. Shifting around quickly Naruto managed to avoid being crushed. However, to reach safety he decided to risk moving up towards the head.
Leaping up to the head of the creature he retorted with, "Hey, don't blame me! I got shoved down into this ravine by my perverted teacher! Had it not been for him and probably that stupid Kyuubi you wouldn't be here!"
"Kyuubi?!" It roared in anger. "What is your connection to the Kyuubi?!"
"Technically speaking he is sealed inside of me. I had him give me some chakra to summon you. I guess he's the reason I summoned you." Naruto explained while slowly deducing that the Kyuubi may have had an effect with the jutsu.
A low rumble came from the throat of the creature as it spoke, "I see, that fox has a death wish." Unsure of what had gone wrong Naruto's senses were screaming danger. "That fox, no, those biju in general have given me great strife in the past, and I swore that if an opportunity arose then I would erase their existence from this world myself!"
"I'm starting to get a 'on the sins of your fathers' vibe from this situation." Naruto mumbled to himself. However, as anxiety and panic began to set in he quickly thought to separate him from the Kyuubi. "Hang on I'm just a vessel, no, a prison for the Kyuubi. I haven't wronged you in any way!"
"No, but do you think it would be beneath me to kill a mere human to get my quarry? I have killed millions of people in my life. What is another to the list?" The malice in its speech matched its ferocity that was on display.
"Hey, wait a minute you can't kill me!" Naruto retorted. "I'm the one who summoned you, so you should be looking at me as though I'm your boss!" This seemed to have struck a nerve as Naruto had to cover his ears due to the loud roar his summon emitted. Feeling another shift the creature dropped itself towards the bottom of the ravine. Something that alarmed Naruto due to its suddenness. Clinging on to the creature's beak Naruto felt the impact the creature made as it landed at the bottom. With a sigh of relief Naruto thanked kami that he was still alive, however, the creature that he was clinging to wasn't so merciful. Violently butting its head Naruto was flung off the creature and onto the ground. Had it not been for some quick thinking on his part with shadow clones then he could have been seriously injured. Instead he landed on a bunch of his shadow clones that were produced to cushion his fall.
Rubbing his back, which was still aching from landing hard on the back of the creature, Naruto looked up and finally noticed the visible size difference between him and the creature. Standing nearly eight-six meters tall and having a wingspan that was about three hundred and fifty-six meters in length. This creature was massive and it easily overshadowed Naruto. 'This guy is nearly as big as the fox!' Naruto thought as he noticed that it shifted to look down upon him with menace.
"You dare to think that you could master me?!" The beast roared as it raised itself to its maximum height. Additionally, it extended its wings out to their maximum length. Just when Naruto had thought the creature couldn't be any more intimidating its body ignited into a seemingly volcanic state. The heat that was being produced burned the area around them, and Naruto inched away to escape such terror. It was at this point that Naruto understood that this was no ordinary creature. It was a monster. "I am the one born of fire," It began. "The titan of winged fury, the fire demon! I am Rodan the king of the skies! And you, boy, who are you claim mastery over me?! I answer only to one and he is the king of the monsters!" With that Rodan released a mighty roar. The likes of which shook the vary earth beneath its feet and shaking Naruto to the core. Abandoned at the bottom of the ravine with this monstrous bird of prey Naruto could only think of one thing, 'I'm going to kill that Pervy-sage.'
-End-
Alright, so, the first chapter is now finished! I already know that people will be a little upset that I ended the chapter just following Rodan's introduction, but I have a reason for that. As I was working on the drafts for this chapter, I noticed that following Rodan's appearance the chapter just kept going. Part of the issue is that had I just couldn't settle on an endpoint. I had the interaction with Rodan progress further, and before I knew it the chapter was far to long for my liking. I wanted the initial chapter to be condensed, yes, but not enough to drive away some people who might find the task daunting. For those wondering the initial draft for chapter one would have been close to twenty thousand words. Yeah, that's a bit much.
Moving away from that I'd like to address some information. When regarding the size of kaiju and biju I have a scale for them. In this story each kaiju will have a specified size, however, regarding the biju I will base them off Kurama, who in this story is around one hundred meters. I'm not someone who can estimate the size of something based off panels made in the manga. However, I will state that they are in the same size range. However, when regarding Kaiju I will list a character bio at the bottom of each chapter following their introduction. I'm doing this since for some of the kaiju they've had multiple iterations, so I think some clarification of their abilities is useful in this regard. However, I will not release all the powers a kaiju has from the beginning. Each bio will be updated when new abilities are shown. As an example, allow me to show what Rodan's bio is like.
(AN: Hello there valued reader. I bet your surprised to see an Author Note within an Author Note section! Well I placed this here due to an issue becoming known after I uploaded this chapter's document to the website. Originally the bio I gave for Rodan was bullet pointed, however, due to the website not liking that I had to improvise. Additionally in some parts I was forced to literally type out names for symbols because this website hates me so! This is just a message explaining the weirdness of the bio. Sorry for the interruption.)
Rodan's Bio:
- Design: Monsterverse without the magma appearance.
- Personality: Destroyer
- Range: Worldwide
- Statistics:
+ Height: 86 meters (282.15 feet)
+ Wingspan: 356 meters (1,167.98 feet)
+ Mass: 33,900 metric tons (74,736,707 pounds)
- Powers:
+ Normal State:
= Supersonic Flight – Has been seen reaching speeds of Mach 1.5 in casual flight but it been has noted that in his fire state he can reach speeds close to Mach 7 given proper circumstances.
* Shockwaves – "cyclonic drift streams", while flying at top speeds Rodan can flatten buildings as he passes over them.
= Durability – Extreme tolerance to heat and magma. He is completely immune to most conventional attacks, however, has been known to be damaged in encounters with powerful entities.
= Physical Capabilities – Rodan primarily uses his talons and beak for combat. However, it should be noted that has been able to perform maneuvers in air, including a barrel roll.
+ Fire Rodan:
= Magma System – Rodan superheats his body to 1,200 degrees Celsius, and his blood becomes superheated in a similar manner akin to molten magma.
This is just an example of what to expect. Additionally, I will be giving some biju unique move sets to differentiate them from each other a bit more. I only bring this up regarding the Shukaku fight. Whether the story continues or not after the Chunin exams is up to you, the readers.
Before I end it here, I'd like to thank my fellow writers who helped me get this story to where it is today. Thank you to 1Ring2ruleThemAll, Shin Aedra, and UltimatumJerkasaurus500 for your support and helping me through the process.
Anyway, what did you think of the first chapter? I promise that there will be more action as the story progresses. This was primarily an introduction to what is to come. If you want, you can leave your thoughts in a review. If you're going to critique my story do it constructively. I will ignore any and all flames. If you have any questions at all you can leave them in the reviews, or you can PM me. As I stated earlier, I do a have a job in RL, so updates and response may vary. Overall, I'd like to thank everyone who made it this far. Whether you liked it or hated it thank you for giving my story a chance. And for all my tokusatsu fans out there, stay classy!
