Solar Fox

A Naruto/Boktai/Lunar Knights Crossover Fic

A/N: Here's the revised second chapter. There's some important info in the A/N below, so be sure to read it. Thanks.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Lunar Knights, or Boktai. They all belong to their respective owners. I am not making any money off of this piece of fanfiction. It is only for enjoyment and fun.

Second Sun: Taiyoh! Piledriver Revived!

We currently find our favorite blond-turned-solar boy laying in one of the spare rooms in Tazuna's house, still out cold from his overload of power and fatigue. A peaceful look is on his face as he sleeps, completely oblivious to the world and its happenings around him. This meant he had no way of preparing for what was about to happen. The door to the room slowly opened, revealing a certain vampiress peering inside, a faint blush tinting her pale cheeks.

After the battle at the bridge, and Gato's purification at Naruto's hand, Zabuza and Haku had apologized for all the trouble that they had caused (The former of the two needing to have a few threats aimed at a certain part of his anatomy to do so), and the two had become welcome to stay for a while.

Kakashi had been untrusting of the Kiri-Nukenin at first, but upon seeing how Haku acted around Naruto, decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. After all, he knew the blond needed a good friend, let alone a girlfriend, and the Hyoton-using Vampiress seemed more than willing.

Sasuke and Sakura, thanks to Naruto's assistance, had survived their battle with Haku, and had recovered fairly quickly. Unfortunately, it seemed that their defeat at the hands of Haku had done little, if not nothing, in terms of making them change their ways. Sasuke was back to brooding and plotting ways of killing Itachi, his older brother who had left Konoha several years ago after killing almost all of the Uchiha Clan. Sakura, on the other hand, was back to fawning over Sasuke, constantly thinking about how "cool" he was, and how that one day, they'd be a happy couple.

Kakashi didn't have the heart to break it to her that the chances of that were slim to none as things stood right then.

Said scarecrow-esque shinobi had learned of how his students fared in their battle from Haku, and had to admit, for going against someone of her level of power, they did pretty well. Of course, it wasn't enough in his opinion. He resolved to step up their training, Naruto's included, to prepare them for any future situations where they found themselves fighting a powerful enemy without his assistance.

The fact he was curious about Naruto's new abilities had nothing to do with this decision. Nothing at all.

Back with the solar boy and the vampiress, Haku carefully tiptoed into the room, making sure to make no sound whatsoever, for fear of waking the blond before she could do what she planned, and needed, to do.

She continued towards Naruto, who was in the bed on the opposite side of the room, while occasionally looking back to the door to make sure that nobody was watching. Soon, she finally reached him, and with great care, lifted him up into a sitting position.

Surprisingly, the blond didn't wake up from this.

Haku couldn't help but smile at how cute and peaceful he looked when sleeping—as opposed to his energetic, hard working self when he was awake. Shaking her head and hardening her resolve, the young vampiress leaned down to where his neck met his shoulder, and opened her mouth...

… Before biting down hard enough to break the skin, and allow blood to flow to her fangs. Her knees almost gave out from under her as the taste of his blood reached her senses. It was practically divine! She fed for a few moments, before freezing up as she heard a soft moan come from Naruto.

'Uh oh... Please don't tell me he's waking up...!' She thought in a panic, and her fears were confirmed as the blond's eyes began to open.

"Ugh... Did anyone get the number of the summon that hit me...?" The blond solar boy asked as he felt the lingering soreness in his body and limbs. Resisting the urge to curse aloud, Naruto blinked as he felt a foreign, yet not unpleasant(Quite the opposite) sensation on his shoulder. He tried to look to see what it was, only for his cheek to meet the top of Haku's head. He didn't realize who it was, until he saw her pull back, an adorably sheepish expression on her face, and a moderate blush on her cheeks.

He raised his hand to where she had bitten dazedly, only to find no blood, just a little sensitive spot. His mind, now catching up from his drowsiness, quickly put two and two together...

… And got five.

"CRAP! I've been bitten! I'm gonna' turn into an Undead! I'm too young to UnDie!" Tears began to stream down his cheeks comically at the last part of his statement. Haku couldn't help but giggle at the blond's antics, before walking over and placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"Relax, Naruto-kun, it's just me who bit you, and I wouldn't do something like that without a means of avoiding turning you into one of my kind." She said soothingly, causing Naruto to stop and look at her with a confused expression on his face.

"Nani? You can do that? But I thought all bites from Vampires turned the victim into an undead..." He asked. Contrary to popular belief, Naruto was quite the avid reader. He enjoyed several stories involving vampires and other fantasy elements. However, this led to his somewhat flawed knowledge on the vampire race.

Haku just nodded and smiled. "Yes. You see, over the years, there have been vampires like myself that want to live peacefully with others, and only feed when we need to. Of course, they realized back then that it'd be difficult, if not impossible, to do so if more of their kind kept turning up, and didn't share the same sentiment. So, thanks to one young vampire's research, she discovered a way to block the turning effect of a vampire bite from taking place. It's been perfected over the years, and now, it's common knowledge for those familiar with Vampires, and Vampires themselves." She explained.

Naruto—in a moment that surprised himself—actually understood that and nodded in acknowledgment. "I see... I guess that explains why I don't feel any different... Well, despite my awakening as a, well... You know..." He said sheepishly, scratching the back of his head...

… Only to notice that it felt like he had more hair. He blinked in surprise, before heading to the bathroom, and looking in the mirror. He had noticed several changes. The most notable being the fact that his hair had grown out a bit, and had become more spiky, he had a red scarf around his neck, he had become less scrawny, his whisker marks had thinned out to the point where they were barely visible, and …

"Did I get a bit taller?" He asked, noticing that his head was reflected closer to the top of the mirror than it had been before. Indeed, he had grown to a more appropriate height for someone of his age, and had gone from a little brat to a handsome young man.

'I see you noticed the changes to your body, Naruto.' A voice rang through the blond's mind, causing him to jump a bit in surprise and look around, before a small ball of yellow formed in front of him. It soon unrolled, revealing it to be none other than Otenko.

"Woah! Otenko! How'd you get here?" Naruto asked, a bit surprised to see the guardian spirit outside of his mindscape.

"I am capable of teleporation, Naruto. It's a benefit of being a guardian spirit for heroes." He explained, earning a raised eyebrow from Naruto before he shrugged and accepted it.

'It's not like things can get any stranger...' Oh, how wrong he was with that thought. Otenko soon began to speak again.

"As you've noticed, your body has undergone several changes. You see, your awakening SHOULD have happened at a younger age, so I was curious as to why it only happened just yesterday. I did some investigating around your body, and found several strange seals. They seemed to be stunting your growth all around, so I removed them. However, there was one in particular that really struck me as out of place. It was a Chaos Seal, that restricted you from accessing your power as a Solar Boy."

Naruto blinked, tilting his head to the side slightly. "What's so different about that seal?" He asked, confused about all of the seals, except for a certain one on his stomach, on his body. Otenko gained a solemn look on his face as he spoke.

"It's a seal usually only known by Vampires and Immortals. It's a seal that, when applied, causes the body to be unable to use Solar and Lunar Energy, and as it matures over the years, it starts causing the bearer to generate Dark Power, forcing them into a corrupt state in which they gain great power, but in return, their mind degrades to the point where they become naught more than a slave of the seal's creator. (1)" Otenko explained, shaking his head at the thought of someone applying such a seal to a young child.

Naruto's eyes widened in shock upon learning all of this, as he gave a low whistle. "Damn... I know there are people in Konoha who hate me, but... Who'd go THAT far to prevent this?" He wondered aloud, before shrugging.

"I'm afraid I do not know the answer to that. However, I can say that you'll need to be prepared for when they come, expecting you to go with them, as they are most likely going to be either a Vampire or an Immortal, and neither are something you can mess with and come out alive against in your current state.." Nodding, Naruto clenched his fist and gave a determined grin.

"Alright, no problem! I'll get strong enough to take down anyone like that easily!" Upon hearing that, Otenko couldn't help but smile.

'He's very similar to both Aaron and Django... I'm positive he's destined for great things.'

Otenko cleared his throat (How he did so as a Sunflower was a mystery to the blond), before hovering over to the door. "Very well, then. But before you begin your training, you should unwind a bit from your battle yesterday, and let everyone downstairs know that you are okay." Naruto nodded, a small smile on his face, before something occurred to him.

"Otenko, before you go... Where'd this red scarf come from?" He asked, curiosity clear in his tone of voice.

"Consider it a gift and a family heirloom that was given to me for safekeeping." Otenko replied, before he rolled up into a ball again and vanished.

In the Living Room of Tazuna's House...

Breakfast in Tazuna's house was surprisingly calm. Sakura was quietly (for once) fawning over Sasuke still, Sasuke was still brooding. Meanwhile Tazuna, Tsunami, and Inari were trying to figure out how Zabuza and Kakashi were eating without removing their bandages and masks respectively.

Said two jonin-level shinobi were occupied with their own tasks, namely reading Icha Icha Paradise for Kakashi, and sharpening Kubikiri Houchou for Zabuza. They all stopped when they heard two sets of footsteps coming down the stairs, and prepared themselves for an overly-loud 'good morning' from the blond genin.

… However, it never came. When Naruto and Haku reached the room where everyone was at, Naruto just smiled and gave a slight wave.

"Good morning, minna-san." He said cheerfully, but within a perfectly reasonable volume, surprising everyone present (Sans Tsunami, Inari, and Tazuna, who hadn't known the blond that long) even more than his change in appearance. Sakura was the first to react.

"Naruto-baka! Take off that stupid henge and quit trying to look cooler than Sasuke-kun!" Naruto looked over to her, and tilted his head to the side curiously. Haku gained a slight blush once more at the cuteness of the gesture.

"But I'm not wearing a Henge right now, Sakura-chan..." Everyone except Haku and Naruto blinked in surprise, before Kakashi lifted up his headband, revealing his implanted Sharingan, while Sasuke activated his own Sharingan, which had awoken during the battle against Haku. And much to their surprise, Naruto was telling the truth. His looks were completely natural. Deactivating his Sharingan, Sasuke just gave a 'hn' before speaking.

"Whatever, it's not like a change in looks is going to make you a better ninja. Though it is good to see you without that stupid orange jumpsuit... It's not befitting of a ninja to wear orange." Kakashi and Sakura looked to the Uchiha with surprise, and Naruto just raised an eyebrow. That was possibly the closest thing they had ever heard to Sasuke giving ANYONE a compliment.

Shaking his head, Naruto just gave a grin to his Uchiha teammate. "Well, I figured I'd have to make a change sometime, and I figured when better than now." He said, half lying. Kakashi was the next to speak.

"Uh, Naruto, would you mind telling me what it is that happened to you to that changed your appearance?" He asked, silently hoping it had nothing to do with the fox. The last thing they needed was the Kyuubi starting to break free. Naruto nodded, before taking a seat at the table, as Haku did the same, before beginning to relay the information he had gotten from Otenko on both occasions to the rest of his team. Needless to say, they were shocked.

Sakura had even stopped fawning over Sasuke for now. Kakashi was livid, however. 'I can only think of one place most of those seals could have come from... There's no doubt in my mind that it came from him...' He thought angrily, while planning to inform the Sandaime Hokage—Sarutobi Hiruzen—about this.

After a few minutes, everyone had finished breakfast, and had all gone off to do something. Zabuza and Kakashi, who had managed to form a frienship earlier through a shared appreciation of Icha Icha, went with the three genin of Team Seven plus Haku for one last training session before Team Seven headed back to Konoha. Soon, they reached one of the shores of Nami no Kuni, and stopped.

"Alright, team," Kakashi began, "Today, we'll be stepping up your training, a step up which I realize is very much needed after seeing the performance of you three at the bridge." Sasuke and Sakura had the decency to look sheepish at this point."

"As much as I hate this, I'll be teaching you gakis Water Walking, while Cyclops over there will teach you some new ninjutsu after you finish." Zabuza followed up. With that said, all three genin nodded, and began to listen as Zabuza explained the principles of Water Walking.

When they began, only Sakura was able to stay on top of the water's surface. Both Naruto and Sasuke had fallen in rather comically, earning a giggle from Haku and a chuckle from both Jounin. The two kept trying, while Sakura worked on actually walking on the water. It took them several tries, and many falls into the chilly water—some of which were caused by some friendly/rivalry taunting/teasing and pushing each other in—but the other two managed to get it right.

Soon after, all three were capable of walking on the water, and even performing a light jog on top of it. They weren't exactly ready to try running, let alone actual combat, but it was a start.

"Very good, team. You did pretty well on this exercise. Remember to practice it often, as it can help in both increasing your chakra control and expand your chakra reserves." Kakashi said proudly, giving one of his eye-smiles at his team, who each looked proud of their accomplishments.

"Now, before we begin your ninjutsu training, I'm going to need to know your elemental affinities." Kakashi explained, while producing three slips of paper.

"Uh, Kakashi-sensei, how is paper going to help us learn something like our Elemental Affinities?" Naruto asked curiously.

Kakashi just chuckled. "It's not just ordinary paper, Naruto. It's made from special trees that react to chakra, and give different responses depending on the affinity of the chakra." The jounin explained, before handing each of the genin a slip.

"Now, if it splits in two, you have a wind affinity, If it crumbles, you have earth, if it burns, that's fire, if it soaks, it means you have water, and if it crumples up, that means you have lightning." Kakashi said, before signaling for each of the genin to channel some chakra into their papers.

Sasuke's was the first to show results. Half of his paper ignited, while the other half crumpled up. Sakura's was next, as it disintegrated. And finally, Naruto's split in two, but not before giving off a brilliant light that gave off a good amount of warmth.

Kakashi blinked, surprised that two of his genin had gotten two affinities so early in their careers, although he didn't know what the light for Naruto meant. "Okay, now I have a better grasp on what to teach you three. Sasuke, you're like me since you have Fire and Lightning. Sakura, you have Earth, and Naruto, you have Wind, and... If I'd have to venture a guess, Sunlight." The three genin each held a bit of pride in learning their elemental affinities. At this point, Haku chose to speak up.

"You would be correct, Kakashi-san." She said, offering a soft smile. Kakashi looked over to the vampiress, before shrugging.

"Okay, good to know I was right. However, I doubt I can teach him anything for that, nor do I know anyone who could either..." Just as Kakashi said that, a familiar yellow ball appeared in the middle of their gathering, before unrolling to reveal Otenko.

"Allow me to take care of handling Naruto's sunlight affinity, Kakashi-san." Both Sakura and Sasuke jumped in surprise at the sudden appearance of the Sun Terrenial, while Kakashi just eye-smiled.

"Ah, you must be Otenko. Naruto told us about your aid in his awakening. It's nice to meet you." Kakashi said, while Zabuza just nodded in the spirit's direction.

"Kakashi-san, if I may, there's something I need to teach Naruto before he can learn anything else..." The cycloptic-jounin nodded in understanding. There was no real room for argument, considering his Fuuton jutsu arsenal was somewhat lacking.

"Alright. I'll let you teach him what you need to, just so long as you promise to bring him back." Giving a nod, Otenko hovered over in the direction of the forest, and gestured for Naruto to follow. Blinking before shrugging, said blond did so, while Haku chose to follow him. She was curious as to what he was going to be doing, after all.

A few minutes later, in a certain forest clearing...

The trio finally came to a stop when they reached the very clearing that Naruto and Haku had first met in. Naruto blinked in surprise when he noticed the strange seals and symbols on the ground under the grass, and the fact that the coffin that he had summoned to contain Gato was in the middle of them, occasionally rattling violently for several moments before abruptly stopping.

"Uh, Otenko, what are we doing here, and why's that coffin with us?" He asked, as Otenko turned to him.

"Allow me to explain. Simply slaying a Vampire in combat does not mean they are no longer a threat. It just means they must sleep until they regain enough power to resurrect themselves." Naruto groaned. He didn't like what this meant...

"You mean I'm going to have to fight that bastard AGAIN?" He sighed, earning a tick mark from Otenko.

"If you'd let me finish, I was going to tell you that there is a way to stop the resurrection process. That is through a special ritual in which the Vampire is purified to their very core using sunlight." Naruto had the decency to look embarrassed at his interrupting.

"So, how do we perform this ritual?" Naruto asked, tilting his head to the side slightly. Haku—who had taken to sitting in a relatively close tree—also listened in. This would be helpful to know if she was going to follow through with her plan, after all.

Otenko hovered over to one of the circles in the large seal on the ground. "First, you must draw some of your blood, and allow it to drip thrice onto this circle." He started.

Nodding, Naruto walked over to the circle, and nicked his thumb with his teeth, creating a small cut. Holding it over the circle, he allowed three drips to fall onto the ground, causing the seal to begin to glow. Soon, two large plumes of smoke erupted from two of the larger circles on the seal, before two large devices with large, circular mirrors aimed right at the sky appeared.

"This is the PileDriver, Naruto. It is what's needed to carry out the ritual." Otenko said, gesturing to the two machines.

The blond solar boy just nodded. "So what do I do now?" He asked, while Haku—who knew what was coming—adjusted her mantle so it'd shield her from any stray solar power.

"Now, you must use the Gun Del Sol to activate the two parts of the Piledriver." Naruto tilted his head to the side slightly in confusion once more.

"Gun Del Sol...? Do you mean that weird thing I used when I fought Gato?" He asked, as he pulled it from the holster on his right hip.

Otenko nodded the affirmative. "Yes, that is the Gun Del Sol, or Solar Gun if you will. Simply take aim with it, and pull the trigger to fire solar shots at the Pile Driver." Nodding, Naruto did just as he was instructed. Firing three shots at both of the machines, the blond caused them to switch positions so that they were aimed at the coffin, just as the seal began to glow even more.

"Now, stand in the circle your blood was placed in, and shout with me, 'Taiyoh'." Otenko instructed the blond, earning another nod as he moved into position and instinctively held up one hand to the sky. Without further delay, the two yelled out the keyword to start the ritual.

"TAAAAIYOOOOOH!"

The entire area seemed to darken, as beams of sunlight fell from the sky and struck the machines, before they erupted forth from the reflector plates and struck the coffin. This had the effect of making it burst open, allowing a large cat-like monster made of a purple miasma to emerge from it.

"Naruto! That's the essence of the vampire! You must keep it from deactivating the Piledriver! Use the Gun Del Sol!" Naruto nodded, a determined look on his face.

"Got it!" He exclaimed, as he rushed in, and began to battle against the cat-like essence that belonged to Gato.

It was a long process, as the Piledriver was only at 50% power... And several times, Naruto had to reactivate one of the machines after keeping the other from getting turned off.

He also suffered several moderate wounds from Gato's essence, but in the end, it was pierced by the sunlight and completely destroyed. No longer able to sustain itself, the essence gave off one last screech of pain, before dissolving.

The moment the process completed, the coffin that contained Gato dispelled—along with the two reflectors of the Piledriver. Naruto allowed himself to fall onto his back, a small smile on his face as he tried to catch his breath.

"I... I did it..." He said proudly, as his healing factor began to kick in, and his wounds began to slowly, but surely, heal up and vanish.

Otenko hovered over to the blond, and gave him a proud smile. "Very well done for your first time, Naruto. You've proven yourself to be a real Solar Boy now. However, the undead and immortals you'll face in the future will be even tougher, both in and out of the Piledriver. So train often and hard to make sure you'll be prepared for that." The spirit said proudly, before rolling up into a ball, and vanishing.

Haku, who had watched the entire thing, jumped down from the tree, and knelt down once she was next to the blond.

"That was amazing, Naruto-kun. I could tell from your blood that you had great potential!" She exclaimed cheerfully, as she pulled him into a hug, unknowingly pressing his head between her breasts. This caused the blond to blush heavily.

So, with Gato finally taken care of, and Naruto now knowing how to use the Gun Del Sol and Piledriver in unison, our Solar Boy takes his first step towards greatness. However, the path will be long, treacherous, and filled with dangers. There will be good times, and there will be bad times... But Naruto knew that as long as he stayed true to himself, and worked hard... Things would work out for the best in the end.

As Otenko says, "The Sun will Rise Tomorrow!"

Second Sun: "Taiyou! Piledriver Revived!"... COMPLETE!

A/N: Whew, another revision done! Sorry this one took a while. I've decided to change Naruto's pairings around a bit, and reduce the number of girls paired with him. Better a small harem that's written well than a big harem that's written poorly, after all.

1-Meh, I changed things up a bit. Mostly just the name, really. Still, if any of you thought of the Curse Seal, that's exactly what I was aiming for.