Naruto: Space Hero
Chapter 2: Lady Luck
Uzumaki Naruto wakes up to the sound of banging. He rubs the tattoo on his arm. He stands up and slides on his orange colored pants. The banging on the door continues.
"Naruto-kun…Wake up! You promised to play Shogi with Shika today remember. Or do you want me to bring Ino here to wake you?"
Naruto pales at the thought and rushes to the door.
Sakura was about to yell again, when the door flies open. Naruto stares down at his pink haired friend. "Come on Sakura-chan, Don't even joke like that." He was about to say something else but sees her blushing furiously. That's when he notices he forgot to put on his shirt. He laugh's sheepishly. "Sorry about that, Sakura-chan." Said girl suddenly turned away. But she did manage to see a small but noticeable scar over where his heart is.
"I..it's okay…Naruto-kun. I'll just wait here for you to finish changing." With that said, Naruto shuts the door and walks up to his dresser.
On the top are four picture's. One is a picture of Naruto when he was four. He was in his father's arm's while his mother was smiling at the two. The next picture had on it Team 7. Sasuke and Naruto were smiling, while Sakura was blushing slightly while glancing at Naruto, and Kakashi ruffles both boy's hair. The third picture had on it Naruto, Sasuke, Mai, and Sakura all smiling at the camera. Naruto looks at the picture as a single tear rolls down his cheek. He quickly wipes it away and looks at the last picture. It was a picture of Tsunade, Jiraiya, Naruto, Shizune, Ton-Ton and Kushina. Everyone is smiling while Jiraiya tries to grab Tsunade's breast. While said woman has a tick mark on her head and an evil glint in her eye that promises pain.
Naruto Chuckle's at the memory. He quickly throw's on his black muscle shirt with a spiral on the back, then slides on his orange and black jacket, which also has the spiral on it. His jacket is also missing the sleeves making the jacket more of a muscle shirt. Making his tattoo visible and easier to activate if he needs the extra power.
He looks out the window, stars and planets sparkle in the distance. It sure is beautiful up here... he thought. He bends down and picks up a Katana. The blade is a gorgeous silver with small flames painted on the tip. It also has the Kanji for Love on one side and the Kanji for Strength on the other side. He picks up a sheath, that is Black and has red and yellow flames on it. He slides the Katana into the sheath and straps it on his back.
Sakura looks at her watch. She starts getting pretty fed up of waiting. First she had Kakashi as a sensei and he was usually two hours late for everything. She'd be damned if her best friend starts taking after their sensei. She was about to rush in the room, when the door opens.
Naruto walks out and looks down at Sakura. "Sorry for taking long. Got a little caught up in a few memories."
Sakura knows what he means and decides to change the subject. "I hope we get a mission soon. It's been like forever since we had one."
"Yeah, I kinda miss exploring different planets."
They begin walking down the long corridor. Suddenly the sounds of running echoes through out the corridor. They stop walking and slowly look behind them.
Oh no… they both thought.
A blond girl with a long ponytail and purple clothes suddenly latches onto Naruto's back.
"Um… Hi Ino-chan, what can I do for you?" Naruto said as Ino begins to fake pout.
Ino releases Naruto and walks in front of them.
"Ino-pig, quit jumping on Naruto-kun." Sakura said while glaring at her friend.
"Whatever forehead," Ino said while glaring back. She quickly looks back Naruto. "Anyway, I just came to tell you that Shika has the game all set up for you."
"Great! Let's go." Right after those words left his mouth Ino grabbed his hand and took off down the hallway, leaving Sakura behind.
Sakura suddenly realizes what happened and starts running to catch up. "Ino-Pig, wait up!"
In a small office a blonde woman with pig tails sits at a desk. On her right is a woman with black hair and a small pig in her arms and on her left is a red head woman with a katana strapped on her back. in front of them sits a large screen. On the screen is a boy with a pineapple hairstyle. He sits at a table with a shogi board on it. Suddenly a blonde haired boy with two girls by his side arrives at the table and sits down.
"About time he arrived. Kushina, are you sure he's not taking after Kakashi?" The red haired woman lets out a tired sigh. Suddenly the blonde haired woman notices Sakura and Ino are supporting blushes along with most of the other girls there. "Scratch that. I think he's taking after Jiraiya." The other two also notice the girls. Tick marks appear on all three of their heads.
Must… Kill… Jiraiya. All three thought at the same time.
(Fortune City - Konohagakure)
A white haired man with red marks going down his face, sits in front of a wooden fence with a hold in it. He lets out a perverted giggle, before he suddenly sneezes.
Oh…crap. he thought. The sound of girls screaming can be heard. This can't be good.
"HENTAI!" Can be heard across the city, along with the sounds of a nasty beating.
(Lady Luck - Unknown Location - Space)
Kushina lets out another sigh. "I don't think Naruto's a pervert. He once told me, he's just waiting on the perfect girl to come along. Him and Sasuke were both madly in love with Mai. When she died, he was devastated. He's just afraid he might lose someone he loves."
The black haired woman, looks between the two and back at the screen. "Don't worry, Kushina-Sama. I'm sure the right girl will come along." Kushina smiles at her friend and turns back to the screen. "Then you can have the grandchildren you've always wanted."
"SHIZUNE!" Kushina yelled making Tsunade cover her ears. Kushina begins glaring at Shizune. "As much as I want grandchildren, I believe I can wait a little while longer."
Tsunade clears her throat to make the other two look at her. "Can we watch the game, please. I believe Naruto is losing." The other two quickly look at the screen. "I believe I lost the bet." She said with a sigh.
A bead a sweat drops from Naruto's golden hair and falls on the game bored. He looks up at his opponent, who is a 16 year old with a pineapple shaped hairstyle. The said opponent sits in his chair looking calm.
Why did I agree on this? Shika's never even lost a game before. Naruto thought. Suddenly Shikamaru smirks. Oh crap.
Shikamaru moves a piece on the board and leans back. The smirk never leaving his face.
"Checkmate." Shika said. "Want to go again?" The large boy sitting beside Shika smiles and begins cheering.
Before Naruto can answer, a man with gray hair and a mask covering half his face appears. He also has a katana strapped to his back. "Naruto, we really need to work on your strategic skills. Come on, It's time to start your training." The man said while shaking his head.
As the mask man disappears in a swirl of leaves, a 16 year old boy with triangles on his face and a large white dog walking beside him, walks up to Naruto.
"Naruto, do you mind if we watch you train?" The boy ask. His dog barks in agreement. "None of us have ever been in that training room before."
"Sure, Kiba. But these guys I train with can be pretty brutal." Naruto Replied. He starts walking away. He then looks over his shoulder. "You guys coming or what?" They quickly scramble after him.
Kiba walks up to Shika and whispers to him. "How brutal can it be?"
"I heard that he sometimes trains with Anko." Shika whispers back as he watches Kiba visibly shudder at that name.
Ino turns to her best friend/rival.
"Your his best friend." Ino said. "Don't you train with him."
"Normal training... yes..." Sakura began. "...but after the incident... he decided to train with the elite..."
After that, the group walk on in silence.
Kakashi, the man with a mask covering his face and a head band covering his left eye, stands in a very large room watching people of all ages fight while using swords or jutsu's.
Since the walls have seals on them and infused with Chakra. It's okay to go all out in the training room, without worrying about a hull breach.
A man with two swords strapped to his back, dodges a large dragon made of water. The dragon strikes the wall, causing a blue ripple to flow through the wall.
The man glares at the young woman in front of him.
"I said no Jutsus!" The man complained.
The woman glares back. "I saw your sword glowing blue!"
Kakashi just shakes his head at that, and turns to see the door sliding open. And in walks his favorite student. Followed by his friends...
Sakura, Ino, Kiba and Chouji look on in awe.
They spot two people in a fierce sword fight.
A jutsu fight.
And a woman in a brown trench coat with snakes flying out of her sleeve.
Kiba shudders.
The woman looks at the group and smirks...
Just before several snakes fly out and head for them. Ino screams at the approaching snakes. Poisonous fangs showing. Just before the snakes reach them, they vanish in a poof of smoke.l
Then...
Anko walks over to them, laughing all the while.
Naruto just sighs. "Anko... do you have to scare my friends?"
"Come on!" She started with a smirk. "You know princess is always fun to tease."
Ino shakes her head and glares. "Watch it crazy snake lady!"
"Ooh... she has spunk..." Anko said with a lick of the lips. "I like that in my prey!"
Ino pales and backs away.
Kakashi turns to Naruto.
"Let's spar." He said with an eye smile. "I want to see if you still have control."
"Alright..." He turns to his friends. "You guys watch from a safe distance."
Everyone stops what their doing and crowd around Naruto and Kakashi. But still maintain a safe distance. Both combatants stare at each other, then get into a stance. Naruto places his foot to the side and his fist in front of him, while Kakashi pulls out... a tooth. A large tooth.
"Ready!" Naruto gives a sharp nod. Kakashi pumps chakra through the tooth and a white spark appears. It grows along the tooth until it reaches Katana length. The blade looks like white lightning. Sparks fly off to the side.
A second passes...
Kakashi charge forward...
Another second...
Naruto bite's his thumb on his canine.
Another second...
Naruto rubs the blood on his tattoo.
Another second...
Kakashi swings diagonally.
Another seconds...
A flame covers his right arm. And blocks the sword. White sparks fly off as they hit. Naruto smirks and does a leg sweep that Kakashi jumps over. Kakashi then swings again, but Naruto blocks the sword with ease. Jumping back, Kakashi does a few handseals. The room begins to heat up.
A large fireball flies out of his mask covered mouth, and heads straight to Naruto. He raises his arm just as the fireball crashes into him. Smoke pops up from the impact.
The group holds their breath...
The smokes clears, revealing Naruto waving away the smoke. Not a scratch is seen. He gives Kakashi a smirk.
"My turn!" Naruto said as he charges forward. He throws his arm forward. "Flame Tornado!" He throws a punch. The flames speed toward Kakashi. A funnel forms in it, like a tornado. The flames ram into Kakashi, with the speed of a train.
The group watch in awe...
A burnt log is in the place where Kakashi was.
Naruto suddenly leans back as a sword narrowly misses his head. He kicks up, and strikes Kakashi in the gut. He leaps back.
"Amazing..." Kiba commented.
"Sure is..." Chouji whispered out. So, this is the power of the elite...
Sakura watches Naruto with love.
Shika and Ino watch in awe.
Naruto and Kakashi were about to charge again, when a voice comes of the intercom.
"Naruto! Your needed at the Bridge!" Kushina's voice is heard. "Sakura! Shikamaru! You too as well!"
The flames recede from Naruto's arm. He looks to his friends and nod.
Kakashi stops the flow of Chakra, and gives a smile at Naruto.
"You did great. Minato will be proud." Naruto gives a small smile at that. "You better go... that sounded important."
Naruto nods and him along with Shika and Sakura rush to the bridge.
Meanwhile, Anko turns her attention back to Ino.
"How about a little spar, Princess?" Anko said with a smirk. "I'll go easy..."
Ino gulps...
Naruto and his two friends enter the bridge. Tsunade is sitting in the captains chair, looking at a holographic projection in front of her. Kushina and Shizune standing behind her. In front of them, are people working furiously at monitors. A large window at the front, showing stars and planets as the ship goes by them.
The trio walks up to the captain and look at the projection. On it, is a picture of a light brown colored or a Sand colored planet.
"You wanted to see us?" Naruto asked.
Tsunade turns to Naruto. "Yeah... aside from the fact I lost my bet earlier..." She gives him a small glare. "We've just received an S.O.S."
Kushina takes over. "A small vessel has crashed onto the planet Hokori." The projector switches to a different view. Now it shows a sandy covered surface. "We must launch a hasty rescue mission."
"Hokori..." Sakura started. "That planet is filled with sand worms!"
Tsunade and Kushina share a look.
"We must hurry..." Tsunade said. "Naruto... your in charge."
Naruto nods. "Alright."
"Be careful..." Kushina said, always worrying over her son.
Naruto nods and the trio prepares to head to the planet. Unaware that the meeting on that planet will send the crew into a grand adventure...
To Be Continued...
The pairing will be Naruto/Sakura/Hinata. Guess I'm a sucker for romance.
Hokori means Dust/Pride.
Hinata will appear in the next chapter. Not sure if I should have Hanabi crash landing on the planet with her. I'm also thinking about having Naruto finding a familiar on the planet, like a fox.
Be sure to check out my Naruto/Okami prologue...