Sorry about this but I downloaded all of the 200-and-something episodes of the anime (the first one), and I made some new cards for Naruto in this story (and changed some already existing ones), so I had to start this new story.

"Hey Joey, you in there? It's your move." The small group consisting of Tea Gardner, Tristan Tailor, Joey Wheeler and Yugi Moto were sitting around Yugi's table one day during school, Joey and Yugi playing a small game of Duel Monsters. Joey grinned and threw down a monster in attack mode.

"Aw, isn't he cute when he's thinking?" Tristan jumped behind Joey.

"Hey Tristan, Yugi here's teaching me how to play Duel Monsters."

"Drooling Monsters?"

"Duel Monsters you nimrod."

"Joey's gotten pretty good, but Yugi's like an expert at the game." Tea said from the sidelines.

"Pretty good move, huh Yug?"

"Yep, pretty good. But not as good as…" Yugi placed a monster with a higher attack on the field. "This!"

"Thanks a lot Yug. That takes all of my life points."

"Man you suck at this game Joey." Tristan commented, making Joey sulk.

"Nah, I just got better cards. That's all." Yugi said, grinning sheepishly. "You see, my big brother runs a game shop, and I get all my best cards from him."

"Your own game shop?" Joey grinned again, wrapping an arm around Yugi's neck and lifting him from the ground. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go after school."

Later that day the group burst through the door of a small game shop in the suburbs of Domino City, not too far away from their school.

"Hey big brother, you here?"

"Huh, that you Yugi?" A man came from the back. He was rather tall, around six feet, with unruly blond hair framing his face and falling just above his shoulders. He was wearing blue jeans, a black long-sleeve shirt and a pair of cowboy boot on his feet. He had three whisker marks on his neck, and a small beard on his chin. "What's with the pep squad?"

"These are my friends from school: Joey, Tristan and Tea."

"Hi."

"Heya."

"Nice to meet you, sir."

"Hey. I'm Naruto, Yugi's older brother, if you haven't noticed yet."

"Hey bro, will you please show us your super special card?"

"Special card? Ah, you mean…? Well, I don't know." Naruto grinned.

"Please." Joey clapped his hands in front of his face."

"Pretty please."

"Alright, alright. Come here." He motioned them to the counter and pulled out a wooden box with a small flame insignia at the front. He opened it to reveal a dark velvet lining and a card with a white dragon on it. "Ladies and Gentlemen, the strongest dragon card in all of Duel Monsters, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

"Whoah." Joey, Yugi and Tea leaned in, looking at the card.

"Huh, I don't see anything special." Tristan took the card in his hand and twirled it around, making the other three gape. Naruto sweat dropped and grabbed it from the kid's hand.

Suddenly the door jingled and a tall seventeen year old kid in a blue uniform walked in with a silver briefcase in his hands.

"Hey, isn't that Kaiba? Doesn't he have a big fancy company to run?"

"Yeah, what's he doing here?"

"Not that it's any of your business, but I'm here to trade."

"Wow, you're into Duel Monsters too? That's great; maybe we should all play together sometime." Joey jumped in front of him, getting shoved back by Kaiba.

"Please, duel you? I'd have more of a challenge gong against a dueling monkey."

"Dueling monkey!"

"Now, does this shop have any worthwhile cards or what?" He spotted the card in Naruto's hand. "What? How does a dump like this have the Blue-Eyes White Dragon?" He was by the counter in an instant, and reached for the card. Naruto yanked it back away from his hand.

"Enough with the window shopping. You want something, kid?"

"I want that Blue-Eyes card, and I'll give you all of these." Kaiba slammed the briefcase in his hand on the counter, making the four friends reel back, and opened it, showing some of the rarest card Industrial Illusions ever produced. Naruto didn't even flinch.

"Nope, sorry."

"Fine then." Kaiba slammed the case shut. "If you won't trade it, maybe you'll sell it. Name your price. I can pay anything."

"Anything?" Naruto raised an eyebrow. "Who the hell do you think you are, Scourge McDuck?" Naruto commented making the other four snicker and Kaiba growl.

"I am Seto Kaiba, president of…"

"Yes, yes, I know." Naruto waved the kid off. "But the card ain't for sale.

"You'll regret this decision." Kaiba growled and walked out of the shop.

"Why didn't you sell the card?" Tristan asked bewildered.

"The card is not for sale. If I wanted to get rich, I could've sold it to a vast number of eccentric billionaires like the little brat that just walked out. But the fact is, this card was given to me by an old friend I met while I was in college. The memories of friends are always more important than money."

"You would feel that way even if it was any ordinary card, right big bro?" Naruto nodded, ruffling Yugi's hair.

"Precisely. Now, you kids wanted something?"

"Yeah, let's trade!" Naruto chuckled at Joey's enthusiasm.

"Alright, the Duel Monsters cards are this way. I'll give you the first five for free."

"Hey, that's great."

Later that night, in Kaiba Corp. headquarters, Seto Kaiba spoke to a small man with glasses.

"I want you to go to the game shop and get me a very special order."

"As you command master Kaiba." The man bowed and left.

Next morning, just as the school was closing, Naruto was just getting some coffee when three men came by, the two bigger ones armed with clubs.

"Good morning, Mr. Moto. My master Seto Kaiba has requested you join him for today for some… unfinished business."

"Oh?" Naruto raised an eyebrow, scanning the three men, his hand reaching under the counter. "And if I should refuse?"

"I am afraid I must insist." The little man's glasses shone with menacingly.

"Very well then, insist away." Naruto drew a wooden sword from under his counter and pointed it at the three men. The little one grinned and motioned to the other two, who raised their bats and charged at Naruto. Naruto shook his head sadly and sidestepped their blind charge, clipping one man on the back of his head, sending him to the ground. The other one turned and swiped at Naruto's head with his bat, which the blond man blocked, and then brought his sword down on his arm. The appendage let out a snap, breaking at the impact. Naruto swiped the goon's feet from under him and stopped on his chest, forcing the air out and sending him into unconsciousness from the pain. He turned to the small man who was by now cowering in the corner, just in time to hear a jingle and see his younger brother and his three friends come through the door.

"Big brother, what's going on here?" Yugi asked a little worried, while Joey and Tristan were gawking in awe at the sword in Naruto's hand and his stance.

"Oh, them?" Naruto motioned to the three men, making Yugi nod with a sigh. "They came to kindly invite me to Kaiba's palace for tee. Now." Naruto turned to the trembling man. "Please tell Mr. Kaiba that unfortunately I am disinclined to acquiesce to his request." He got blank looks from all five currently conscious people in the room. "Means 'no'." The small man nodded and ran out of the shop. "Now, someone mind helping me take out the trash." He grabbed the one with the broken arm by the back of his shirt, flinging him over his shoulder, and motioning to the other. Tristan nodded and he and Joey grabbed the man, following Naruto out.

"Just leave them here. They'll run back to Kaiba when they regained consciousness." They deposited the two by the trashcans on the sidewalk.

"Hm." Naruto scratched his chin in thought when the three came back in the room. "Maybe it's about time someone taught Seto Kaiba a little lesson in manners. But not me." He left the room through the door in the back, coming back five minutes later with a golden box with a strange eye symbol on it. "What do you think, Yugi? Care to teach our rich friend a thing or two about the 'Heart of the Cards'?" Yugi nodded confidently. "Then here, I have two things for you." Naruto slid the golden box towards Yugi, who opened the lid. Inside was a single Duel Monsters deck, the top card being the Dark Magician, the most powerful spellcaster monster in the game. "That deck is the one Grandpa used when he dueled."

Yugi reached for the deck with shaking hands, brushing the top card with his thumb. "Grandpa's deck…"

"He wanted you to have it when I thought you were ready. And I think you are." Naruto smiled gently at his younger brother. Tea grabbed Yugi's hand in hers, squeezing it tightly. Yugi nodded and whipped the tears from his eyes, smiling gratefully at Tea who smiled back. "And also, there's this." Naruto brought out the wooden box with the legendary dragon and took the card out, laying it over the Dark Magician.

"But that's your precious card."

"Yes, and it's too precious to lay in my shop, just collecting dust. The best use for any card is always in the deck of one worth." Yugi smiled at his brother and hugged him. "Now take it and teach Kaiba a valuable lesson. Let's go." The five left through the door, Naruto locking behind them.

"So you came after all." Kaiba smirked at Naruto when they entered his building. "Here to teach me a lesson?"

"Not me." Naruto grinned, motioning to Yugi. The four friends were currently in a circle. When they emerged Naruto noticed black markings on each of their right hands.

"I'm ready. Let's duel."

"Fine. But if I win, you give me your Blue-Eyes." Yugi's millennium puzzle was emitting a yellow glow, which only Naruto noticed, conveniently enough, and Yugi's back straightened a little and his eyes narrowed.

"Alright Kaiba, you got yourself a deal." His voice was a little deeper, too, but nothing too noticeable. Naruto grinned at his brother's determination. Yugi and Kaiba climbed to the top of the strange big machine and laid their decks on the designated areas while Naruto and the three kids sat in the stands.

"Let's duel!" The life point counters spun to 200 and they both drew five cards.

"I'll start things off with the might Hitotsu-Me Giant." A part of the machine glowed and a large, one-eyed, green monster appeared on the field, floating in the air.

"What? You brought the monsters on the cards to life?" Yugi frowned and drew a card. "Fine then, I summon Winged Dragon, Guardian of the Fortress No#1. Now my dragon, attack." The blue dragon shot a fireball at Kaiba, bringing his life points down by 200.

"Not a bad move Yugi. For an amateur." Kaiba grinned. "But now I summon Saggi the Dark Clown in attack mode." A very strange looking clown appeared on the field, cackling maniacally.

"Why summon Saggi? He's too weak." Yugi mumbled in wonder.

"You're right. For now. But once I add the Negative Energy Generator to him, his attack points will double in strength. Now my clown, attack." The Dark Clown sent a dark blob of energy at Yugi's monster, disintegrating it.

Yugi frowned, drawing a new card. This monster's useless. Then I guess all I can do is this. He put a monster in defense mode. Kaiba grinned, drawing a new card and obliterating Yugi's defense monster.

"Now it's my turn, and I Gaia the Fierce Knight in attack mode. Now my knight, attack." The mounted monster charged at the clown, one of its lances striking it dead on, destroying it.

Kaiba drew another card and grinned, before he started cackling. "A valiant effort Yugi, but now you lose. I summon the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Attack. White Lightning!" A very convincing hologram of the legendary dragon monster fired a lightning ball from its mouth, obliterating the knight and lowering Yugi's life pints to 900. Yugi growled, the cheers from his three friends sounding distant in his ears. Naruto, on the other hand, just watched the duel with a raised eyebrow and a small grin on his face.

What can I do? No monster in my deck is strong enough to destroy his dragon. He laid down a monster in defense mode which quickly got destroyed by Kaiba's dragon.

"Tell me Yugi, if you can't defeat one dragon, what hope do you have against two?" Kaiba smirked and summoned another Blue-Eyes White Dragon to the field, making Yugi cringe a little.

How can I win this? Yugi wondered.

You know, for someone caliming to have faith, you're giving up pretty easily kid. A translucent figure of nAruto appeared by him.

Big brother?

Yeah. Well, something like that. Anyway, back to you giving up.

How can I defeat one of the strongest monsters in the game with what I have in my deck.

Trust in your deck, Yugi, and allow the cards to fall perfectly into place, just like a puzzle. Naruto's figure disappeared.

A puzzle? Think, when are the cards like a puzzle. Wait, I think I remember big bro telling me about something like that.

Flashback

Naruto and a thirteen year old Yugi were standing in Naruto's shop, Yugi just coming back from school. "Remember this, kid. Duel Monsters has only one completely unstoppable monster. The Forbidden One. The monster separated into five different pieces. It's so rare that most duelists don't even have a single piece." Naruto grinned at Yugi's starry-eyed look.

Flashback End

That's it. The Forbidden One. Yugi looked at his hand. Three pieces. Still not enough. He drew a new card. This isn't it, but it'll be useful all the same. "I play the magic card Swords of Revealing Light. Now all of your monsters will be unable to attack for three whole turns."

"So you stopped my two dragons from attacking for three turns. My new monster isn't restricted by your little magic card. Behold the awesome power of Judge Man." A monster with two maces in its hand appeared on the field and attacked Yugi's face down cad, destroying it.

The Dark Magician. But he won't stand a chance once Kaiba's dragons are free to attack. Yugi attacked the Judge Man with his favorite monster, lowering Kaiba's life points by another 300.

"A sacrifice that doesn't even faze me. And even though two of my dragons are frozen, the third one will not be." Yet another White Dragon appeared, shocking Yugi, Joey, Tea and Tristan, but not so much Naruto.

"So you had all three all along. You only wanted my brother's card so it couldn't be used against you."

"Precisely. Now my dragon, attack his Dark Magician. White Lightning." The dragon destroyed the purple-garbed spellcaster, making Yugi frown. "Do you understand now, Yugi? You can't hope to stand against the combined power of all three of my Blue-Eyes White Dragons. And on the next turn they'll be free to attack you. And no card in your pathetic deck is strong enough to stop them.

"My deck is not pathetic. It was masterfully made by my late grandfather and given to me by my brother. It has the heart of three members of the Moto family, and it will not lose against yours."

"Please, your grandfather was pathetic and your brother is weak, and your deck is worse than the both of them. So draw your final card and face your demise." Yugi looked at the deck with a worried look on his face.

Only one card remaining. The odds are against me. Suddenly the room darkened and the deck seemed to move out of his reach. The Deck! It senses my doubt.

Focus Yugi! A stronger voce called in his mind. Don't lose focus.

Trust in your deck little brother. Trust in the Heart of the Cards.

Yes, the Heart of the Cards! Yugi noticed thee hands hovering over his deck, marked with black lines, belonging to his friends.

The friendship mark.

Come on Yug, you can do it pall.

Come on Yugi!

We're with you buddy. The friendship mark.

Come on Yug, you can do it pall.

Come on Yugi!

We're with you buddy. Yugi nodded and reached for the top card of his deck.

"So Yugi, will you play your last pitiful card?"

"My deck has no pitiful cards, but it does contain the unstoppable Exodia."

"What!" Kaiba yelled.

"I have assembled all five pieces of the Forbidden One, and the unstoppable monster is now free." A green seal appeared inside a dark portal, and a golden brown large, terrifying monster stepped out of the shadows. "And you, Kaiba, are finished. Exodia, obliterate!" The monster shot two golden beams from its arms, completely destroying all three of the Blue-Eyes White Dragons and bringing Kaiba's life points to zero.

"How? How could I lose?"

"You lost because you only depended on the power of your deck. Without faith, you can never be victorious."

"That's impossible."

"Now Kaiba, it's time to rid you of the darkness. Open your mind. Mind Crush!" Naruto raised an eyebrow and Kaiba fell to his knees, ignoring the calls of his younger brother who came at the exact moment to witness Seto's defeat. Naruto chuckled and walked to his little brother's form, which was being hugged by Tea and congratulated by Tristan and Joey.

"Nice work, kid. You thought Kaiba a very important lesson. Now all for of you, remember this: have faith in your deck, and in yourself, and you will never lose. Not only in this particular game, but in life as well." The four kids all nodded at his words. "Hm, maybe I should take to the road again." Naruto muttered to himself, surprising the others who heard him.

"But, but big brother, what do you mean?"

"I have a few things that need to be taken care of, and this duel convinced me that the best time is now." He put a small bundle of keys in Yugi's hand. "Here, the keys to the house and shop. I can count on the four of you to take care of them?" The four nodded. "You can open the store when you get back from school. I've already packed." He kneeled and hugged Yugi. "My plane's leaving in an hour, I have to go. Good luck kid, I'll see you around." Naruto turned around and walked away, picking up a bag that stood close by and waving with the other arm, not turning around.

"Sad to see him leave?" Tea asked Yugi when his big brother was out of sight.

"Yeah." Yugi nodded. "But he always did like to travel, and he will be back soon enough. I'm not a kid anymore; I can take care of myself, and the shop."

"And you have you to help us pal." Joey grinned and yanked him up, Tristan giving him a thumbs-up and a Tea smiling at him.

"Hehe, yeah." Yugi smiled and the four walked home for the day.