Key

"normal in quotations" = normal speech

'Italicized in apostrophes' = thought

"BOLD AND UNDERLINED"=zecter speech

Shinobi Rider Hopper

Chapter 2

Joining the team

Naruto and Sakura gawked at their new allies' utter annihilation of the bandit troupe with his mysterious armor. Zaku pulled the mechanical grasshopper out of the slot it held and the armor shattered away into nothingness as the grasshopper hopped back into the house, and he stood in his black pants, white shirt, and black trenchcoat once more.

"Will you two stop staring at me please?!?" snapped Zaku angrily

Naruto and Sakura both snapped out of their hypnotic state of awe and started to open their mouths when Zaku interrupted them.

"Come inside, I'll tell you what you want to know." Said Zaku nonchalantly.

The trio stepped into the house and 11 mechanical insects swirled around him. A Kabuto beetle, a stag beetle, a wasp, a scorpion, a dragonfly, the grasshopper from earlier, a black widow spider, a large jumping spider, a Hercules beetle, an atlas beetle, and a Centaurus beetle. He flicked his hand and they all dispersed.

"N-Nani?" gawked Naruto

"Those insects you saw before you are called 'Zecters.' They are mechanical insects created through the kekkei genkai of the Kusakabe clan." Zaku explained "We of the Kusakabe clan are gifted engineers, and we have the ability to transfer life into any machine we create. It in turn will perform the service or action it was created for solely for the person who made it. Me and my father made the Zecters, insects created to produce armor with incredible power."

He flicked his wrist and the stag beetle, the Kabuto beetle, the scorpion, the dragonfly, the jumping spider, and the wasp landed on his left. The Hercules beetle, grasshopper, black widow, Atlas beetle, and Centaurus beetle landed on his right.

"The Zecters to my left were created by my father, and the Zecters to my right were created by me." Zaku continued. "Though we found one thing interesting that is unusual for Kusakabe invention. If one already owns a Zecter, then no other Zecters will function for him/her. They will seek users outside the Kusakabe clan, but they will still obey a Kusakabe clan member. Any questions?"

Naruto and Sakura stared, but shook their heads slowly.

Naruto then piped up "We came here to bring you back to Konoha with us. Will you?"

Zaku nodded. "The Kusakabe estate has been lonely since everyone disappeared…let me pack my things." Zaku pulled out a silver briefcase and the Zecters all flew into the foam-padded darkness. He closed the first one. He opened the second briefcase and packed four bracelets, a sword, a gun handle, 3 belts, and a ring.

"Shall we my friends?" Zaku asked as he picked up the suitcases. Naruto and Sakura nodded and the trio ventured back to Konoha. They talked and talked along the way and finally they decided to stop for the night. They set up a fire and three separate tents (for obvious reasons). As they were about to drift off into their dreams they heard a rustling in the bushes, and they stood, ready to fight. Out from the bushes leapt a horrible…terrifying…fluffy bunny? (A/N: XD LOL sorry I just had to. Homage to Naruto season 1!) The trio sighed in relief when suddenly a kunai pierced the rabbits head, and killed it. They looked up to the tree to find themselves surrounded by sound shinobi. Naruto and Sakura assumed fighting stances and Zaku whistled and the grasshopper jumped into his hand once more.

"Henshin." He muttered under his breath as he slipped the grasshopper into the slot and the armor covered him once more.

"HENSHIN. CHANGE PUNCH HOPPER!" announced the Zecter's booming mechanical voice.

The three charged at the sound ninja, but for every one ninja defeated, 5 more were in their place.

"DAMMIT! There's so many!" Zaku screamed as he punched away two more shinobi. He was punched in the gut and his Zecter hopped away in panic. Suddenly, Naruto was struck through the heart by a kunai and Zaku gasped. As he fell, Sakura screamed in agony. Zaku, flabbergasted and ran for his tent. He returned…with a Rider Belt. He strapped it onto Naruto and the meter on this particular belt filled up all the way and Naruto gasped as his wound was healed. He stood up and held his hand out, and the Kabuto beetle flew into his hand. Zaku whistled and as he gripped the grasshopper, Naruto looked at him. The two nodded and held their Zecters up to their faces."

"HENSHIN!" yelled the two allies as they slid their Zecters into the slots.

"HENSHIN."

"CHANGE KICK HOPPER!"

Naruto's transformation was similar to Zaku's, but the hexagonal lights were a lighter green than Zaku's Kick Hopper lights were, and Naruto's armor varied greatly. Naruto's armor had a singular blue eyepiece, and was more heavily armored. His arms had silver plates with red streaks in the middle every few inches up his arm. His shoulder pads were cylindrical, resembling silver footballs with the end chopped off vertically. At the end of the shoulder pads were vents. Naruto and Zaku nodded at each other and ran at the sound shinobi hoard, mowing them down like they were nothing. But soon, Naruto began panting.

"This armor is so much heavier than yours seems to be..." Naruto gasped as he rested temporarily.

"Naruto-kun. Pull back on that horn, itll be easier for you to fight" Zaku chuckled.

Naruto did as he was told and the heavy armor was charged with electricity. With another pull of the horn, the mechanical voice boomed once more.

"CAST OFF."

The armor blew off and revealed more sleek armor. The only remaining armor was some sleek crimson shoulder pads and chest armor, which resembled muscles. A horn resembling that of a Kabuto beetle raised up in between the eyepiece, dividing it into two eye pieces. With that the voice boomed once again.

"CHANGE BEETLE!"

Naruto sighed at the relief of the weight and then resumed his attack. Finally only 8 were left.

"Naruto. Lets finish it. Press those three buttons, push the horn forward, and pull back again to enitiate your finisher. RIDER JUMP." Zaku stated as he flicked up the legs and jumped into the air.

Naruto obeyed and pressed the three buttons.

"ONE. TWO. THREE!" announced the zecter.

"RIDER KICK!" shouted the two teammates as they Naruto pulled back on the Zecters horn and Zaku pushed down on his Zecter's legs.

"RIDER KICK!" announced the booming voices.

Naruto roundhouse kicked three sound ninja across the face, killing them instantly. In the same fashion as he had before, Zaku jumped from enemy to enemy, effectively killing them.

As they landed, the two high fived.

"Welcome to the team of the Shinobi Riders…Kamen Rider Kabuto." Zaku stated.

A/N: Well that's the second chapter! I now have a poll for my readers. I need help determining who to make riders. So here are the list. R&R include your choices in your reviews BTW generation 1= cast off rider. Generation 2= no cast off rider

Gatack (Gen 1. Stag beetle)

TheBee (Gen 1. Wasp)

Drake (Gen 1. Dragonfly)

Mukotou (fan made rider. Gen 1. Jumping Spider)

Caucasus (Gen 2. Atlas Beetle)

Ketaros (Gen 2. Centaurus beetle)

Hercus (gen 2. Hercules beetle0

Kuroyome (fan made female rider. Gen 2. Black widow)