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Italics - Thoughts of charaters.
WARNING: Some swearing and Spirit.
UPLOADED: 03/20/15
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Hinata P.O.V.
"Who are you?" Naruto and Black Star yell at the same time. "I asked you first." They yell in sync again. Naruto and Black Star turn away crossing their arms, and then quickly turn back pointing at each other. They stand still for another moment before Naruto yells, "You sound like a girl."
Black Star's face hardens then he replies, "Yeah, well, you suck, you didn't even know you were a Weapon before you attack me. How lame are you?"
"Stop it; both of you." Maka yells. "This is pointless. We're not getting anywhere. Before we beat the crap out of each other let's introduce ourselves ." She pauses looking at Black Star and Naruto. "I'm Maka Albern, one star Meister and this is my Weapon partner Soul." The scythe Maka is holding leaves her hands and turns into Soul, he stands there as if this is an everyday occurrence.
"Whoa," Naruto gasps. "Is that what I looked like while I was a Scythe?" He asks no one in particular, simply staring at Soul.
Kid and Patty have stayed back a little, quietly observing the scene until now; they step forward and introduce themselves. "I'm Death the Kid and this is one of my twin pistol Weapons, Patty Thompson." Patty simply waves then is intrigued by something on the ground and bents down to poke it.
Lastly Black Star and Tsubaki step up. Black Star's voice explodes "I am Black Star, the one who will surpass God! Yahoo! And this is my Weapon partner Tsubaki." He gestures towards the tall girl.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki and I'm going to be Hokage, believe it!" Naruto says giving everyone a smile and a thumbs up.
Lee introduces himself next. "I am Rock Lee the handsome devil of the Hidden Leaf Village."
I go last. "I'm Hinata Hyuga a Ch-chunin of the Hidden Leaf Village."
Tsubaki speaks up. "Well Hinata, it looks like we've found your friends." She tries to smile sympathetically.
"Yeah, l guess so." I reply sheepishly.
"Wait, Hinata," Naruto asks. "Were these guys trying to help you?"
I nod.
Naruto laughs nervously. "Sorry I thought you guys were going to hurt Hinata. If I had of known you were trying to help her I would've never attacked you guys." He finishes scratching the back of his head.
"You call that an attack?" Black Star says mockingly. "Charging into battle without your Meister and transforming. Ha, in a real battle you would have been dead."
"Hey I was just trying to be nice! What's with all this Meister and Weapon stuff anyway?" Naruto changes the subject.
"Well," Maka begins. "Put simply Weapons are the tools Meisters use in battle. A Mister and Weapon pair are able to match soul wavelengths. Hinata you were able to pick up Naruto when he was in Weapon form which means you have matching soul wavelengths. Rock Lee however probably would not have been able to pick up Naruto in Weapon form." She turns to Soul. "Soul, would you turn into a scythe please?"
"Got it" Soul replies as he turned into a scythe. I don't think I will ever get used to people turning into Weapons.
"Hinata, come over here and try to pick Soul up." Maka continues.
"Um, ok." I say walking over to Scythe Soul who is lying on the ground. I bend down and carefully grasp the handle. This scythe is different than Naruto when he's in Scythe form. The handle is grey, and at the top where the blade branches out there is an eye. The blade itself has red triangles along the bottom and black triangles on the top. I pull upward on the scythe with both hands, but to my surprise I cannot lift it up. I pull up harder and receive a little electric shock that appeared to radiate from the scythe.
"Ow," I jump back a little holding my hands. "What was that?" I ask.
"That's what happens when a Mister's and Weapon's soul wavelengths don't match." Maka responds. "So I guess that means you and Naruto are partners Hinata." She finishes smiling.
Naruto and I are partners I thought I can't believe it. My face got really hot and I began to fiddle with my fingers. I looked at the ground and hoped that no one would notice.
"Hey, what about me?" Lee says interrupting my thoughts.
"We'll take all you youngsters to see Lord Death and get you sorted out." I looked over to see where the new voice was coming from. My gaze falls on not one, but three new strangers.
Naruto P.O.V.
The speaker was a man with grey hair who appeared to have a large screw going through his head. Beside him was a woman with dark blonde hair and an eye patch over her left eye. On the other side of the Screwhead was a man with red hair who was wearing a suit and a cross shaped tie.
"Well," Screwhead continues. "We haven't got all day are you kids coming or not?"
Bushy Brows, Hinata and I exchange glances as Bushy Brows wiggles his huge eye brows looking confused.
"Papa, Professor Stein, Miss Marie," Maka interjects. "This is…
"Yes, we know Maka. We heard most of it. Which is why we want to take you guys to see Lord Death and get this mess sorted out." The red headed guy says.
"What if we don't want to go with you guys?" I challenge. I don't like the man with the screw in his head.
"Look Blondie, I don't want to hurt you." Screwhead says with an eerie calm voice. "We just want some answers, just as I'm sure you do. Now we can do this the easy way or the hard way. The hard way insists that I dissect you and find the answers in your body. That sounds fun to me, but apparently not so much for the ones I dissect, ask Spirit over here." He finishes pointing at the red head.
"Stein, we want the kids to come with us, not have to carry them there in little pieces." Spirit twitches.
I stand there with my arms crossed, "We're not going with you."
"See what you've done Stein." Spirit shakes his head.
"Alright Blondie, since you've been so brave I'll make you a deal." Screwhead says with a smile. "If you don't turn into a scythe within the next ten seconds you guys can go on continuing to be lost, but if you turn into a scythe you've got to come with us. How does that sound?"
"Sounds like a deal to me and my name is Naruto Uzumaki and I'm going to be Hokage, BELIEVE IT!" I announce with a smirk. This guy has seriously underestimated me; ten seconds, that's nothing. I stand there motionless glaring at Screwhead.
"Alright then, Naruto; Spirit if you would." Screwhead said smiling.
"Fine, but I don't think it's a good idea." Spirit replied frowning.
What are these guys planning? Spirit transforms into a scythe, is everyone a scythe around here jeezes. Then they charge me, I can take on these guys easy.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu" I yell, but nothing happens. Then I begin to fall, I feel my body transform. Just as I am about to hit the ground, I feel soft hands gently grab me, then, tighten as I'm pulled back upward. My blade clashes with another and sparks fly, followed by silence. I am surprised by what I see. Hinata is holding me and has blocked Screwhead's attack. Hinata's face is set with determination as she glares at him.
"I will not be left out, take this!" Bushy Brows shouts. He punches Screwhead in his stomach releasing some kind of shock wave that sends the guy and his Weapon flying.
Screwhead does a flip in the air and lands next to the lady with the eye patch, with a creepy smile on his face.
"Well, you guys aren't totally useless, are you?" He says tilting his head slightly, still smiling.
Spirit returns to his human form beside Screwhead.
"Stein, stop it now." The lady with the eye patch grabs his arm. "We would appreciate if the three of you would come with us. Maybe we could even find a place for you at the academy? You seem like good kids." She sounds hopeful.
"What should we do?" Lee whispers.
"A deal is a deal Blondie." Screwhead warns.
"Fine." I grumble. "One problem though guys."
"What would that be Naruto?" Bushy Brows asks.
"How do I turn back to normal again?" I say shrugging my shoulders.
"I'm sure you'll figure that out on our way. Now quit stalling and let's go. We don't have all day." Spirit turns and starts to walk in the other direction.
"Hey, don't forget about the mighty Black Star! I will accompany you to the academy! HAHAHA!" Black Star roars.
"Alright, Black Star, Tsubaki, you can come with us and try to convince these guys that we're not all bad." Stein rolls his eyes. "Hinata, was it? Can you carry Naruto until he transforms back to his human form?"
Hinata nods.
"Now, let's go!"
Hinata P.O.V.
I wasn't really sure how to carry Scythe Naruto. I mean, if I swung the scythe around too much would Naruto get sick? I decided to use scythe Naruto as a sort of walking staff. I held Scythe Naruto in my right hand, connecting the end of the scythe with the ground in time with the step of my right foot.
Stein and Spirit lead the way through the crowded streets, followed by me carrying scythe Naruto, Tsubaki and the lady with the eye patch. Lee was further back with Black Star, who was explaining to Lee how he was going to surpass God or something like that.
The Lady with the eye patch breaks the silence between us. "My name is Marie, and if you three attend the academy you'll have to call me Miss. Marie." She smiles.
"I-It's nice to meet you Miss. Marie." I smile back. "I'm Hinata."
"What's the big deal about this academy anyway, and who is Lord Death?" Naruto asks.
"Lord Death is actually a funny guy. He founded the academy 100 years ago to train young Meisters and Weapons just like you three." Miss. Marie explains.
"Do we get to go on missions and stuff or do you just sit in a classroom all day?" Naruto groans.
"Part of it is in the classroom, and I guess you could say we go on missions, but it's more like assignments or extra credit." Tsubaki explains.
"Hey Hinata, could you quit banging me so hard? I'm starting to get sore." Naruto complains.
"Aren't you kids a little young for that?" Spirit asks turning around to raise an eyebrow at me and Naruto.
I couldn't help it as my face turned bright red and I stopped in my tracks.
"What do you mean we're too young for that? And I'm not a kid. I've gone on lots of dangerous missions before, you old geezer!" Naruto says not missing a beat.
Spirit stops and fully turns around to face scythe Naruto. "I am not old you little brat, and have you ever heard of respecting your elder!" Spirit said enraged.
"See, you just called yourself old. HAHA." Naruto laughs.
"You're embarrassing your Mister Naruto; she's gone red in the face." Spirit says pointing his finger at my face. This causes me to turn an even brighter shade of red, if that's even possible.
The group has now stopped, waiting for Naruto and Spirit to finish arguing. Black Star and Lee take no notice of the argument but stop walking to avoid bumping into Tsubaki and Miss. Marie. I have to stand here quite awkwardly as the two yell back and forth at each other. I'm actually kind of glad that we stopped. I'm still recovering from Spirit's previous comment everything is a little fuzzy still. I'm glad Naruto didn't figure it out, that would have been even more embarrassing.
"Cut it out you two!" Stein yells above Naruto and Spirit fighting.
"Fine, but I'll have you know I am a highly respected Death Scythe around here so don't mess with me Blondie." Spirit finishes spinning back around to walk up ahead with Stein, followed by Miss. Marie.
There are a few moments of awkward silence between the three of us, and I can hear Black Star talking to Lee about something he keeps calling a…Kishin? I balance Naruto's staff on my right shoulder so his blade is slightly behind my head.
"Tsubaki, what's a Death Scythe? Is that what Naruto is?" I inquire trying to negate the awkward aura surrounding us.
"A Death Scythe is created when a Meister and Weapon pair Collect 99 Kishin eggs and the soul of a witch. A Death Scythe is the ultimate Weapon; that's basically the goal for every Meister and Weapon pair." Tsubaki answered sighing, looking behind her at Black Star.
"Is Black Star your Meister?" I ask Tsubaki.
Tsubaki nods.
"What's a Kishin egg? It sounds tasty." Naruto asks her.
"A human's soul becomes a Kishin egg when they leave the path of humanity or go against human nature. This can happen for example if a Weapon starts to devour human souls." Tsubaki explains grimly.
Is that what Black Star and Lee are talking about, I wonder.
"Wait, are you saying I have to eat souls, is that the only thing Weapons eat?" Naruto asks sounding confused and a little anxious.
Tsubaki laughs quietly at Naruto's question then goes on to say, "No we can eat other food. Where in the world did you guys come from?"
"We come from The Village Hidden in the Leaves, which lies in the Fire country!" Naruto proudly announces with a cheesy grin on his face.
Tsubaki smiles back at Naruto but I can tell that she has no idea what he is talking about. It's going to be interesting to explain where exactly we came from. I don't think I would ever have believed that someone could turn into a Weapon unless I had seen it with my own two eyes. I have now on 6 occasions seen a person transform into a Weapon and I'm not sure I can believe it. Ironically enough I'm holding scythe Naruto at this very moment and talking to the girl I saw turn into a chain scythe.
"To tell the truth we d-don't even know where we are." I answer sheepishly.
"Well that's why we're going to see Lord Death, to try and figure this whole thing out." Tsubaki says smiling.
Suddenly Naruto's staff became thicker and the weight on my shoulder increases. I fall backward from the weight and something lands on top of me. I realize that Naruto has landed on me, he must have transformed back to his human form. I am lying directly under Naruto who is supporting himself using his arms which are at my sides. My face feels extremely hot as I see Naruto's face centimetres away from my own. My brain is completely scrambled and I can't seem to form any words.
"Hinata, Naruto are you guys okay?" Tsubaki asks sounding surprised and laughing slightly.
"Sorry Hinata." Naruto, turns a light shade of pink. "I haven't really got the whole Weapon to Human transformation thing down yet."
"Na-Nar-Naruto, would you m-mind…?" I mumble slowly regaining control of my brain.
"Moving, oh yeah, sorry." Naruto says standing up quickly, then he extends his hand out to me.
I take his hand and he pulls me up, showing me his classic grin.
"I'll get that Transformation Jutsu down in no time at all! That's a promise." Naruto says giving me a thumbs up.
"Thanks." I smile back.
"Jutsu…?" Tsubaki says looking at us confused. "Didn't you say something like that right before you charged at Black Star?"
"Yeah, I said Shadow Clone Jutsu, but instead of creating Shadow Clones I turned into a Scythe; weird." Naruto replied clearly trying to come up with an explanation but gives up and shrugs.
"You guys are too slow!" Black Star yells at us, as him and Lee bolt past us.
I look ahead of them to see what I can only describe as a castle. There was a long staircase leading up to a giant skull, in its eye sockets were two long red cones. Above the giant skull are three black floating dots forming an upside down triangle.
"Whoa, what is this place?" Naruto says in astonishment.
"This is the academy that I was telling you about earlier, it's also where we can find Lord Death." Tsubaki answers.
"Hey Bushy Brows, wait up!" Naruto calls as he runs up the steps to the academy after Lee and Black Star.
I hear Tsubaki laugh quietly then say, "I can see now why Naruto reminds you of Black Star. The three of them are all quiet… energetic? Is that the word for it?"
I agree with her and watch them rush up the steps.
We climb the last steps, reaching the top. I can now see just how big the academy is, the only thing I can compare it is to the Hokage's building.
Tsubaki laughs quietly, "Now let's see if we can figure this whole thing out." She finishes smiling.
Once I was inside the D.W.M.A. I realized it was as much a castle on the inside as it was on the outside. There were candles lighting the halls; the floors and walls were stone, each door had a sign with the name of the room written in gold. The room felt welcoming and dangerous at the same time; no one else was around except for the eight of us. Professor Stein and Spirit were running after Black Star, Naruto, and Lee; while Miss Marie was walking toward Tsubaki and me.
"We'll just let the boys run ahead. I think they're going the wrong way anyway lets go this way and beat them." Miss Marie says with a smile pointing in the opposite direction.
"Um are you sure Miss Marie?" Tsubaki asks sounding doubtful.
"Yes I'm sure; it's a short cut." Miss Marie replies smiling.
What was supposed to be a five minute short-cut turned out to be a 20 minute detour.
"I think we're lost." Miss Marie says bowing her head.
"That's okay Miss Marie; don't worry about it, you tried." Tsubaki smiles encouragingly.
"Um, this might sound cr-crazy, but I can see through walls." I say looking at the ground.
Tsubaki and Miss Marie both look and me.
"What do you mean you can see through walls? Do your friends have this… ability as well?" Miss Marie asks skeptical.
"N-No, it's something only the people of my clan can do. I also have an extremely large field of vision so I should be able to locate Nar-Naruto, Lee and the others." I say.
I focus my chakra because so far I haven't been successful in using my Byakugan here. I could sense Tsubaki and Miss Marie watching me, waiting to see how what I say is possible. "Byakugan."I say as I open my eyes and gaze at the wall in front of me, but to my disappointment I cannot see through it.
"Well… did it work… can you see them?" Miss Marie asks.
I turn to face Miss Marie and Tsubaki and to my surprise I see little balls of light floating inside of them.
"This is what happen the last time I tried to use my Byakugan." I mutter.
"What happened?" Tsubaki asks.
"That's the reason Black Star caught my attention originally. I tried to find N-Naruto and Lee in the crowd after we got separated but instead I saw these little glowing balls of light in side of people. They were all di-different shapes and colours and then they grew, forming a bubble around the p-person they were inside. It's happening right now with you two." I explained trying the best I can to make sense of what is happening.
"Hinata, that's amazing, you can sense souls." Tsubaki said in awe.
"W-When you say souls do you actually means souls, as is a person's essence?" I ask confused.
"Yeah, that's exactly what we mean; you could probably sense Black Star's soul and help us get unlost." Miss Marie says.
"It should be easier because you've already felt his soul wavelength. Give it a try." Tsubaki says encouragingly.
"Wait; I thought only Meisters and Weapon partners could sense each other's soul wavelengths?" I ask.
"Well, yes but no." Tsubaki answers.
"A Weapon and Meister pair can sense each other's soul wavelength but not everyone can physically see another person's soul. Some Misters can actually sense the soul of a person they have never met before. It might be harder for you because you haven't had much practice, just try and imagine Black Star's soul and feel his soul wavelength." Miss Marie explained.
"Um, okay, I-I'll give it a try." I say unsure of what exactly to do.
I try to focus by closing my eyes, but I have no idea what I'm doing. I relax and reach out with my mind to soul search? Is that the word I'm looking for? I imagine that I'm using my Byakugan, they seem similar enough. Then something amazing happens, I am able to sense not one but two powerful souls down the next hallway.
I open my eyes and say, "I found them."
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