(Prequel)Chapter 2-home coming
Naruto awoke sleepily from his rest in a forest west of the leaf village. He yawned and stumbled toward a stream he had camped by. Must have slept in the fire went out he thought as he drank from the stream hungrily.
2 hours later he was walking through the forest day dreaming of Ichuraki ramen. Today is the day he would finally go home to Konoha after 5 months of recon missions. Which were probably just reasons too have him leave. He found information of an alliance between the Tsuchikage and the leader of the hidden rain Hanzou. This would most likely escalate into a war between Konoha and the two countries but that wasn't likely until months from now.
He continued too walk not really paying much attention to his surrounded until he came upon the same camp he had just left. Genjutsu most likely he thought. Whoever cast it wasn't in a hurry too reveal themselves. Naruto scanned the area and it was exactly as he left it. Nothing was out of place. Some would take that as nothing but the it was windy and the trees around the clearing were still as could be something was wrong. Naruto drew the katana and stood at the ready. Show yourself Naruto said more curious than afraid.
As you wish a deep voice echoed throughout the forest and in a second Naruto was looking at hundreds of razor sharp teeth. The monster had a dark green hide a set of lizard red eyes. Along with claws that looked like they could cut him in half if he even just slipped once. The creature had wings similar too a dragons and smelled like rotting corpses. The monster grinned hungrily at him "hello breakfast".
Naruto a little nervous about being called breakfast tried too look fearless and stare down the creature. After a silence and an annoying amount of sniffing Naruto told the creature "I am Naruto Uzimaki from Konoha and Id rather not fight you or rather become breakfast".
"I do not care for the names of those I eat" the monster howled. "You have ventured in my forest little one and are thus open prey". The monster closed in dangerously "and soon very soon Breakfast".
The monster made a snap at Naruto but found nothing as Naruto jumped back and did a series of hand signs. The monster pounced Naruto just as he completed the last sign(ram) Here have some hot sauce Naruto shouted as he breathed fire on the monster engulfing it in a tornado of fire. He then did more signs and wind picked up around the monster and the fire grew as it was fed by the wind. The trees around the clearing became nothing more than ash rather than catching fire. Even Naruto had trouble maintaining the intense heat.
After he was satisfied the monster was dead he stopped the chakra flow to the flames and awaited to see the monsters body.
Naruto stared in amazement as the smoke cleared the monster was not even singed. It looked more amused then stunned. The monster ran at Naruto not good he thought as the monster made another snap at Naruto. Naruto side stepped the attack but the monster noticed and brought its foot down on Naruto.
A minute passes before the monster raised its foot. Making sure he was dead. He slowly raised his foot revealing a hole dug into the ground. Confused the monster looked around his eyes contracting and retracted looking for Naruto heart signature.
Naruto jumped out of the ground right below the monster and with a battle cry threw an Odama Rasengan into the chest of the monster as It cried out in pain as the spiraling sphere exploded sending shock waves throughout the forest.
Impossible! The monster still stood the Rasengan didn't even do damage. Naruto looked for a way out but the Genjutsu was released and Naruto found himself surrounded by rocks close to a hill. The monster was currently in the way of him and the forest. Naruto doubted the monster would just let him go so he settled his feet down and prepared for a fight.
An hour later the fight was still going on Naruto look like he was about too fall over and the monster look like a vulture waiting for him to die. The monster made another charge at Naruto who barely got out of the way. Naruto has slowed down from the beginning of the fight and has a noticeable gash of blood over his left shoulder. This is insane I've tried everything from explosive tags too Sasuke's Chidori Nothing penetrates this monsters hide. Naruto thought over his options for a while as the monster looked at him curiously.
Ching! Naruto had and idea Naruto jumped behind a tree and summoned a shadow clone he then transformed the clone into a fat pig. "Here comes breakfast" Naruto shouted as the clone jumped out from behind the tree snorting and running at the monster. I hope this works.
It ran in circles as if chasing its tail in front of the monster. The monster looked at it as a child would look at a new toy. And without hesitation it smashed the clone (maybe it likes jammed foods.). Then in an earth shaking rumble the clone exploded and the monster was sent reeling back from the blast into the lake close to the cliff. Not my desired outcome but good enough he thought as he took the opening and ran past the monster into the forest hopefully to escape and go home.
Authors notes
Caution the stunts performed in this fan fiction are performed by unreal characters and should not be attempted at home. (It probably wouldn't work if you tried.)