"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Demon/Summon Talking"
'Demon/Summon Thinking'
Jutsu
Chapter II: First Encounter.
A/N: PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AU!!! This is still not my original idea. Still Neolithic's and quite proud to be the one to continue it. Bring it on guys. And I think I can manage the story for now, so no beta's needed.
Also, I am astounded at the responses for this story, over 30 reviews is something I didn't expect I reposted the story for Neolithic.
Chapter 2: Enter Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto
(In Wind Country)
"What is the news on the Kyuubi container?" asked a shadowed figure.
"We have finally tracked him down. It seems after he killed the Uchiha he fled from Konoha and is currently residing in Kumo," replied another figure with what looked like a plant growing out of his shoulders.
"I see... Itachi, Kisame! It will be much easier to capture him without the pesky Sannin around constantly. You along with Kakuzu and Hidan will make your move in two years. You are to capture the Kyuubi and the Nibi. While you are doing that Sasori and Deidara will go after the Ichibi. We will then go from there. Failure is not an option. Understood?" asked the shadowed figure.
"Yes leader-sama" was heard in nine different voices and the shadowed figure faded out of existence.
(Back in Kumo)
Naruto awoke the early the next morning and drearily opened his eyes.
'Too bright!' He thought grumpily as the sun shone through the windows 'Guess I better get up' he sighed.
Groaning Naruto rolled out of bed and landed on the floor in a heap.
'I hate mornings!' Was the thought going through his head as he tried to untangle himself from the mass of sheets he had brought down with him.
Finally getting himself separated from the sheets Naruto stumbled towards to bathroom and prepared the shower for use.
Twenty minutes later Naruto emerged fully energized. "Much better," He said. "Now I just have to find some ramen."
A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts about the different kinds of ramen Kumo might have.
'Darn!! I wanted my ramen. I haven't had any for weeks.' He sighed, "I'll be there in a second," he yelled.
He walked over to the door and opened it. Outside stood the same tiger masked ANBU who escorted him to the hotel yesterday.
"Namikaze Naruto, the Raikage requests your presence immediately" said Tiger.
"Okay" Naruto said but internally he was screaming something totally different. 'NO!! I want my ramen!!!'
They walked through the center of town to the sight of shop owners opening their stores, restaurants cooking food and ninja preparing for the days missions.
They reached the Raikage's office in about 5 minutes; the two-chuunin guards nodded to the ANBU and let them pass.
The Raikage was sitting at his desk much like the day before with numerous papers piled in neat stacks around him.
"Ahhh Naruto. Good! You are here. We need to fill out your application on becoming a Kumo citizen and Shinobi," informed the Raikage.
"Okay then...What do I need to do?" asked Naruto.
"Nothing much. Because you are from a foreign country you need to swear on oath that you will serve Kumo faithfully and to the best of abilities," said the Raikage.
Naruto nodded and whipped out a kunai; cutting his hand shallowly, drawing blood, he said "I Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto swear to serve and remain loyal to Kumo." He paused slightly here before continuing on "I swear I will protect my home and my precious people with all of my strength."
"Well that will do, you just need to sign these papers and your citizenship of Lightning country will be official," informed the Raikage. "Let me be the first to welcome you as a Shinobi of Kumo," He continued. "I have arranged an apartment for you which had been paid for two months in advance. This will allow you to get settled in Kumo and you won't have to worry about funds for a while."
Naruto wore a wide smile "Thank you Raikage-sama." he said with a bow.
"You are very welcome. Now I don't think I have introduced myself yet. My name is Nii Youkou the Godaime Raikage. I have a daughter about your age...In fact you will be joining her team for at least the next few months…Once your probation period has ended of course." greeted Youkou.
"Thank you Youkou-sama, is there anything else?" asked Naruto.
"No. That is it. Meet me at training field you were at last night in two weeks, so you can meet your team and we can test the extent of your ability's. Until then you can relax or do whatever you like to do in your spare time," informed the Raikage as he handed Naruto an large brown thick envelope with his name scrawled across it in a neat print.
"Okay!" Naruto enthusiastically replied. He opened the envelope to see it filled with money "Thank you," He said with a wide smile. "Oh and do you know where I can find some ramen?" He asked completely unawares to the fact that Youkou was aware to his activities the night before.
"Ramen eh? I'm sorry but after the Third Great Shinobi war it was found it that it stunted growth. So we don't import it anymore," Said Youkou with a uncaring shrug. He really didn't need this at this time of the morning.
Naruto stood there for a few seconds wide eyed and mouth hanging open, his brain working furiously trying to comprehend what he just heard. "WHAT!!!" He screamed with such intensity that it awoke any of the populous that may have been in the blissful land of slumber.
Naruto walked out of the Kage tower grumbling incoherent sentences under his breath, "No ramen… Stunted growth…Stupid Kage…Knew I should have gone to Suna…" Were just some of the phrases that were heard as people gave the fuming ninja a wide berth.
(With the Raikage)
"Well he didn't take that well…Anyway, Tiger trail him. Normal probationary procedures. Make sure he doesn't cause too much trouble. And try to stay hidden. I don't know his sensory ability's so assume they're chuunin level."
"Yes Raikage-sama," Replied Tiger as he jumped out the window to trail the future Kumo Shinobi.
(Back With Naruto)
'Hmmm, since there is no ramen what should I get to eat?' Naruto contemplated with a frown. He loved ramen, with the tender noodles and rich broth. To find out Kumo didn't have any was criminal in his opinion.
As he walked through the village he immediately noticed the absence of glares, whispering and pointing that plagued him in Konoha for so long.
'Even if they don't have ramen I guess could get used to this place,' He thought; frown disappearing as the warm atmosphere of smiles and laughter of villagers, children running though the streets happily with ninja and civilians alike chuckling at their antics warming his mood considerably.
'Yes, I could definitely get used to this place.' His frown doing a complete 180. The now smiling Naruto now had just one more problem to attend to now.
Looking to his right he saw a sushi restaurant. Shrugging his shoulders he turned to enter. 'At least its food,' he thought with a shrug as he entered.
As he walked in he noted that it was a nice clean place, with several small circular tables along with a bar area next to where the sushi was prepared.
He walked up to the bar area and picked up a menu, looking at it for a minute he looked up to the chef and said, "I would like to order the sampler platter please. I've never has sushi so I'm not sure what I like."
The chef, who seemed to be a little over middle aged, glanced at him for a second before replying "Sure thing kid. Should only be a couple of minutes before it's done. Why don't you take a seat?"
Nodding slightly Naruto moved to one of the empty tables and sat down.
A couple of minutes later his food arrived. 'Not too bad looking,' He thought as he looked at the medley of food.
Taking a bite he chewed for a second before nodding to himself. 'Not bad…Not as good a ramen of course but not too bad!'
While he was eating happily the door opened revealing a blond haired girl with a slightly catlike look.
As the door opened Naruto swiveled slightly to look at the newcomer and his breath hitched in his throat and he felt blood rise to his face as he laid his eyes on the newcomer. She was possibly the most beautiful girl he had ever laid eyes on. She was even prettier than Sakura! She had blond hair that fell back into a neat ponytail; her face was pretty and almost had a catlike look to it. She wore lose black and purple clothing which seemed extremely durable, suggesting that she was a Kunoichi.
"Hey old man!" The unknown girl called out as she walked to the counter, "Give me my usual."
"Sure think Yugito," he said as he busied himself with the order. "How did your mission go?"
"Same old, same old" the girl now known as Yugito replied with a shrug "Just a camp of bandits. We had no problem with it, even without a third teammate."
The chef chuckled, "Only you would say that a camp full of bandits isn't a problem Yugito."
"Well they weren't!" The girl argued back in a slightly whiny tone. "I don't even think they knew how to hold those swords, let alone swing em."
"Sure, Sure," The chef said amused "Just take a seat. It takes some time to make the amount of food you eat."
"Hey!" The girl replied indignity as she looked around "I'm a growing girl."
"Sure…" The chef said sarcastically. "Because all growing youngsters nowadays eat several pounds of sushi a day."
Yugito chose to ignore that comment and looked around the small restaurant.
"Hey," She said "Who's that?" she asked, pointing at Naruto.
"Him?" the chef said, "Don't know. First time I've seen him round. Must be a new customer who has heard of my sushi prowess," The chef boasted.
"Well I better go check him out," Yugito said. "Its my duty as a Kunoichi to insure he's not a spy," She finished with a proud tone.
As she walked over to Naruto, the chef rolled his eyes. 'This is as bad as when she played ninja as a small child. I feel for him…' he mentally thought.
"Hey you!" Yugito said as she got close to Naruto, pointing her finger at him, almost touching him.
"Errr...Yeah?" Naruto responded, another blush rising to his face. A girl had never done this before… what should he do?
"Who are you?" she demanded rudely.
"Ummm…Naruto. Nice to meet you...?" He trailed off, uncertain of himself and her name.
"I'm Yugito," she said simply. "Is that sushi?" she asked suddenly, her mouth watering.
"Yeah…" Naruto said slowly "Would you like some?" he asked, hesitant of how she would react.
"Can I?" Yugito asked, tears coming to her eyes as she gaze at her favorite food.
"Umm, sure…" Naruto replied. 'She is crazy!' Naruto thought as he saw the expression of pure bliss as she bit into the raw fish.
"Isn't sushi the best food in the world?" she asked wondrously, previous suspicions gone.
"Meh, its okay I guess," Naruto replied, not seeing the shocked and angered looked on his companions face. "Ramen is so much better though. I mean who doesn't like ramen?"
"Ramen!!" Yugito said with disdain. "That horrible junk? We don't even have it here in Kumo."
"WHAT!!?" Naruto yelled nearly chocking on a piece of fish. "How dare you!" He screamed "Ramen is food of the gods, gifted to us mortals so we can taste a bit of haven before we depart this world!" He finished passionately.
"No its not!" Yugito yelled back. "It's garbage that hasn't stained Kumo's tables for over a decade."
"BLASPHEMOUS!!" Naruto yelled back even louder. "Kumo just hasn't reached enlightenment yet, so you shall see the errors of your ways and you'll be bowing me as a missionary to the gods"
"DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS OUTSIDE!?" Yugito shouted, furious at the blond, who doubted her precious sushi.
"AFTER YOU PRINCESS!" Naruto retorted with equal vigor. How dare she question the gift of the gods, better known as ramen.
"Oi, old man! Keep my order cold!" Yugito said to the man at the counter, "It seems someone needs to be taught a lesson," She said menacingly, cracking her knuckles.
As the exited the door, the chef gave a loud sigh "Yugito" he mumbled, "You're still quick to anger aren't you?"
--At Training Ground--
After they argued for several more minutes, they found themselves at the training ground Naruto was at before.
"Ready Blondie?" asked Yugito mockingly.
"Who the hell are you calling blonde?" asked Naruto with an eye twitch. "Forget to look into a mirror today?"
Inside of its cage, the Kyuubi was watching the spectacle with amusement.
'Most boys would fall heads over heals at the sight of a pretty girl,' It thought with a slight smile and a hint of a sigh 'But alas, when has my container ever been normal? No, why start kissing girls when you can insult them and fight them?'
"Shut up!" Yugito yelled back, irritably. "At least I'm taller than four feet. I mean seriously, what have you been eating all your life, ramen?"
"Of course!" Naruto shot back "What else is worth eating? Your precious sushi?" he said, finishing with a high pitched girly voice.
"You idiot!" Yugito snarled out though gritted teeth, "No wonder you're a midget."
Now Naruto's height had always been a sore subject. After all, even the girls in his class were taller than he was. "M-Midget" he snarled angrily. "That's it. You're dead!" And running forward, he threw a punch aiming right for the center of the face.
'Is this guy for real?' Yugito thought as she easily dodged the first strike 'There is no speed behind his attacks. I bet a civilian would be able to dodge these.'
Gathering chakra to her fist, she punched the other blond who was in no position to defend as he overshot his target.
"Un" Naruto grunted as he flew back several yards. 'How the hell did the do that?' He thought, trying to gather his breath.
"You really are hopeless aren't you?" A deep, malevolent voice asked in his head.
'Kyuubi, is that you?' Naruto thought as he watched Yugito just standing there looking amused.
"Yup!" the fox replied amused at his container's reaction. "And let me be the first to congratulate you. Most would be content to getting a date with a cute girl, but you are getting your butt kicked by one. Nice Job," It finished sarcastically.
'Shut up!' Naruto responded irritably. 'I'll get her!'
"Yeah. Continue to fight the girl, real manly," Kyuubi replied, "You're a picture of chivalry."
'Whatever' Naruto snorted. 'I don't care what you think, I won't let her insult me.'
Placing his hands into a cross seal, he shouted "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" In a large poof of smoke, thirty copies now stood facing the girl.
"Get her!" Naruto yelled as his clones charged.
"Pathetic…" Yugito mumbled as she made a series of hand signs. "Raiton: Raikyuu!" She called out as a huge ball of lightning shot out of her hands and decimated the charging clones.
"You really thought that would work?" She asked with a raised eyebrow. "That was nothing more than a mass charge, there was no strategy in it."
She was cut off when she felt two hands wrap around her waist. "Wha..." she said, before a chop to the back of her neck forced her into unconsciousness.
--(Twenty Minutes Later)--
Yugito groaned as she sat up. 'What happened' she thought.
'You lost' A deep voice in her head said simply.
'Nibi' Yugito replied, confused. 'How did he do that? There's no way he could move that fast.'
'It's because your an idiot,'Nibi said, condescendingly. 'I've told you that your way too overconfident. When he made those Kage Bunshins, he had one henge into a pebble and get behind you.'
'What?' Yugito thought, shocked. 'I thought that I could sense things like that.'
'You should be able to,' Nibi replied dryly. 'But you were so confident with your abilities that you didn't even notice it. Just because you have the capabilities to do something doesn't mean you always do it.'
'You're right,' Yugito thought ashamed. 'I saw his initial lack of speed and immediately assumed he lacked the abilities to defeat me, and then when I destroyed his clones, I didn't think anything could harm me.'
"So your up" said a voice to her right, breaking hre out of her stupor.
Griping a kunai, Yugito spun quickly and prepared a defense. She was relived to see it was just the annoying blonde who was leaning against a tree.
A few seconds passed between them, no one willing to break the silence.
"So..." Naruto began, not liking the silence "I'm…errr…sorry about insulting your favorite food"
"I guess I'm sorry too." Yugito replied "People say I have a bad temper, but I never listen." she finished sheepishly.
"Hoho! So you two have met?" Came a voice from behind them.
Both kids jumped about a mile in the air and Yugito gave a startled squeak.
"Y-Youkou-sama" Naruto said respectfully after calming himself down.
"Err…You two know each other?" Yugito asked, looking between the two.
"Why of course" The Raikage said, "Naruto, this is my daughter Nii Yugito. Yugito, this will be your new teammate, Namikaze Naruto."
Ooohhh. Another down. Sorry for the delay, but school is a bitch. I have started writing the next chapter, but since so many people love this story Im gonna ask you.
Do you want it to have a timeskip flashback chapter next or a filler? I have ideas for both, one way will be slightly longer, but probably more appreciated. Tell me in your reviews and pm's and ill get on it soon.