Naruto Cross Universe Adventure: Part 3
TeFlyingWolf: Welcome Back Folks! Naruto is currently indispose at the moment so today I'll be hosting alone.
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Wolf: Uh…. ANYWAY, I'm going to take this moment to say thank you to any and all readers of this fanfic. Without you, this would just be another waste of space on the internet. But anyway, enough sappiness. I have a story to continue! And now, DISCLAIMERS!
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After the 'fight', if one would call the whooping Naruto had just dished out a fight, Naruto checked around and found a rather modest campsite. It wasn't far from the trail, just behind a hill. Far enough away so one wouldn't see it normally, but close enough to see anyone coming.
As Naruto scoured the site, he found what he was looking for… rope. And lots of it. He returned to find all five thieves still unconscious.
"Looks like I've got some work to do."
A single horse drawn carriage makes its way down one of the many stone laid roads of Skyrim. Guiding it sits a lonely and forlorn man by the name of Hod. His dirty blond hair is roughly drawn back into a pony tail, and his posture speaks of defeat.
He was returning from Falkreath, using the drive to both distract him and using the time to try and figure out a way to explain to his family how bad of a business venture he just experienced.
He had arrived into town, ready to sell this year's harvest. Only this time, he was to be stopped by imperial guards outside the gates, and have half of his goods confiscated. Their reason? "We are lead to believe you are aiding the storm cloaks. And so, we are taking this to aid the empire." Hod had known that there was nothing he could do but watch them take it away. After that, he could barely sell the rest of the grain for what would be considered a 'normal price'.
Maybe the gods are punishing me for helping out Ralof? Hod thought, right before he began laughing. Sure, Ralof may be a storm cloak, but he was my brother-in-law before all that. Besides, what was I supposed to do? Refuse to help him in a time of need and slam the door in his face? He shivered as he remembered Ralof's tale of what had happened at Helgen. Dragons, he had said.
The very thought of dragons returning, scared Hod to his core. It was one thing to face an enemy on the battlefield in hand to hand combat. It was another to face a creature fifty times your size that could either swallow you whole or roast you like meat over a campfire. Hod had refused to believe it, but the look in Ralof's eyes spoke only of truth.
Hod looked up and saw the familiar sight of the three guardian stones off in the distance. They sat not too far away from Riverwood. A friendly reminder of the unknown and unseen forces that encompassed Skyrim. Almost home. He looked down at the seat of the carriage in exhaustion. Almost back to Gerdur's warm embrace and Frodnar's smile. Hod was brought out of his revere when he heard someone call out.
Hod's head snapped up at the sound and searched the hills for its source. He soon found that its source was a young man coming down the hill. His sunlight bright blond hair and crystal blue eyes told him that whomever this was, was no ordinary nord. Wait a minute, that path leads to Helgen. What was he doing up there?
The man cried out again, but Hod couldn't understand him. Hod, against his better judgment, stopped the carriage, confused and curious as to who this man was, and what he wanted. The man in question soon made it to the side of the carriage, barely out of breathe, like he had just been on a light jog, and not a downhill sprint. The man looked up and his smile spoke of true kindness and genuine friendship.
"Thanks for stopping." Naruto stated, catching his breath.
"Who are you lad?" Hod asked, still confused.
"What? Oh, right!" The young man stuck out his hand towards Hod, "My name is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze. But you can just call me Naruto."
Hod quirked an eyebrow. "Naruto? I haven't heard that name before."
It wasn't every day in Skyrim that you met a complete stranger that was friendly and told you his full name. Well, not since the empire came to their shores. Hod took the offered hand and gave it a firm handshake. "My name is Hod." If it was possible, Hod could have sworn that Naruto's grin grew even bigger.
"Well Hod, I know I just met you, but I have a favor to ask of you." That got Hod's attention.
"A favor? What kind of favor?"
"Well, you see, I'm sort of… uh… lost… and I need a ride to the nearest town. Mind giving me a lift?" Hod looked gave Naruto a good look over, just to see if he meant him any harm. He was wearing what seemed like the normal kind of clothes that you would see anywhere in Skyrim. Thick brown pants and jacket to keep out the wind and keep what warmth you had close to you. A dark shirt underneath, so as to have something to wear in case the weather turned out to be good, during the few times that it was. But it was the two swords at Naruto's hips that worried Hod the most.
Naruto noticed where Hod's eyes were aimed and guessed as to what his thoughts were.
"Well, if it makes you feel any better, you can keep the swords til we get to town. If it eases your mind at all." Naruto untied the swords and offered them to Hod. A jester rarely seen in Skyrim. For a complete stranger to trust another stranger with his weapons would speak of great levels of trust someone had in another man. Or extreme foolishness on the givers part.
Hod took the weapons and motioned for Naruto to climb aboard.
"Uh, one second, I've got to go back and get something. If I'm not back in five minutes, take off without me!" Naruto called as he ran back up the hill. Hod sat there, dumbfounded. He just left his swords with him? What manor of man was this Naruto?
Sure enough, a few minutes later, Naruto came down the hill. Only this time, he had company. Hod grabbed one of the swords Naruto had left with him. I may not be the best with a sword, but by Talos, I will meet my end like a true nord.
But something was wrong. Something about this attack didn't look right. It wasn't til Hod looked closer that he realized what was really happening.
Naruto was coming down the hill with a group of kage bunshin behind him, each towing an unconscious thief in their arms. Two had to carry Elric. Naruto led them to the rear of the carriage and ordered them to throw the bandits in the back, leaving the Elric on top to hold the others down. Once they were done, Naruto dispelled them and turned back to Hod.
To say that Hod was shocked, would have been an understatement. The man looked as if he had been drinking too much or just had the strangest hallucination of his entire life. Naruto looked at him and couldn't help but chuckle a bit.
"Never seen someone do that before, huh?" Naruto asked. Hod couldn't do anything but shake his head slowly. Naruto began to laugh softly as he came around to the passenger side of the carriage and hopped aboard.
"Shall we?" Naruto asked, motioning Hod to have them move forward. Hod snapped out of it and got the carriage moving once more.
"What kind of spell was that? I have never seen nor heard of such a thing being possible." Hod asked, not even trying to hide the shock in his voice.
"Spell? What's a 'spell'?" Naruto replied. Hod turned to Naruto once more, this time at a complete loss for words.
"You don't know what a spell is? Are you not a wizard?"
"You're not the only one to ask that today. But truth be told, I have no idea what you're talking about."
Hod couldn't believe it. How could this young man be completely clueless to the world of magic, yet be able to use a spell that no one had known of nor even spoken of with such ease? Had he stumbled upon some new magic spell that had yet to be discovered?
Hod decided to switch the conversation to something else.
"Ok, so how did you defeat The Iron Dagger Gang then?" It was Naruto's turn to be clueless.
"The Who?"
Hod then went into describing who they were and what they were notorious for. They were a group of five bandits who seemed to have the ability of appearing at random and then disappearing without a trace. They were wanted in all of Skyrim for numerous crimes, theft and murder being the majority.
Every time a group of guards, angry villagers, or skilled adventurers went out looking for them, no matter how soon the event took place, no one could find any trace of them. Or if they did, they were added to the piles of corpses they left in their wake. The only one of them that was any bit well known was simply known as "The Man Cleaver".
"He is said to be a giant of a man. Easily a head in height above the average nord, with the strength of three men, and wielder of one of the largest blades in all of Skyrim." Hod described.
Naruto listened intently, realizing that the group Hod was talking about, were the same five bandits that were currently knocked out and tied up in the back of the carriage. Naruto took a glance at them once more. These guys were supposed to be dangerous? Great. If these guys are the biggest danger I run into, I'm going to get bored of this place, really quick.
"How did you take them out? You don't seem to have a scratch on you." Hod asked, genuinely curious.
"Well, I used that 'spell' you saw earlier. Basically, I've been through enough dangerous situations before that I've built the habit of having multiple kage bunshin nearby, in case I get jumped." Naruto lied. If he had told the man straight out that he had flung the large man around like a club, or about anything else, Naruto had no clue what would happen.
"Ka-gay Bush-inns? Is that the name of your spell?"
"Well, in my language, its name is 'Kage Bunshin'. In your tongue, it would translate out to 'Shadow Clone'. Quite handy in a pinch." Hod nodded and had to agree. If he had that every time he needed an extra set of hands, life would be much easier.
It was this point that they crossed through the gate into Riverwood. Hod's mood improved, knowing that he was finally home. Hod drove the carriage back to the stables and put the horse back in its pen.
"Well, this is Riverwood. Not sure where you were headed but…" Hod never got to finish his statement.
"Actually, this is where I was headed. Thanks." Naruto stuck his hand out once more. This time, Hod took it without hesitation.
"HALT!" A loud voice boomed out. Naruto turned to see a man approaching them.
He wore a helmet that hid the majority of his face. The only thing that would give Naruto any clue as to who the man was, were the two eye holes, but even those were pitch black. It reminded him of an ANBU in full gear, hiding every particular detail from the public, so no one knew who they were. He wore metal scale like armor with a yellow scarf/tunic covering most of it. There were straps of leather going across his chest and waist, all signs that the man had weapons on him, as well as the shield strapped to his left arm. The shield itself had a yellow circular shield with a metal rim. On the shield was the picture of a horse's head.
The man made a 'B' line straight for the duo, Naruto completely oblivious to who this was or what his importance was. But given how much armor and weapons the man was wearing, Naruto made the safe assumption that he was some form of guard.
"I have been informed that you two were seen coming into town with a group of people tied up in the back of your carriage, is this true?" The armored man asked. Naruto was the first to answer.
"Yes, we did come into town with people tied up in a carriage. And I was the one who tied them up."
The helmet shifted to face Naruto, head on (AN: Pun intended).
"Explain to me why did you did that." The guard demanded. Naruto walked around to the back of the carriage, grabbed one of the thug's hair, and pulled up to reveal their face. Ironically enough, it was the main thug that threatened Naruto earlier.
"I give to you, The Iron Dagger Gang." Naruto announced with finality. The man began to blink and slowly wake up. Naruto noticed this and immediately knocked the man out again. By punching his lights out. The guard scoffed through his helmet.
"What proof do you have? This mismatch group could be any group of five bandits." Naruto sighed as he reached up top, grabbed the bandit on top, and pulled him straight off in one fell swoop. The man crashed to the ground with a loud thud. He didn't even stir from the drop. It was at this point that the guard gasped.
The guard then couldn't decide wither to look at Naruto, or the giant at his feet.
"B-but th-that's… which means… how did…." Was all the guard could get out.
"Yes, that's the man cleaver. It means that I've subdued their entire gang, ready for whatever punishment you've got. As for how I did it… trade secret." Naruto explained. The guard stood there, staring holes into him. After a long pause, the guard shook his head and got back into his right frame of mind.
"Well, we have a problem then. We need to have these thieves tried, but sundown is soon and we won't be able to get to white run in time to have them properly locked up." The guard adopted a thinking pose. Naruto however, already knew what to do.
"Do you have a safe location nearby? I know how to lock these fools up." The guard looked at him, curious as to what he would do. He nodded and pointed to where the guard outpost was, not far from the village. Naruto then made a dozen kage bushin and sent them on their tasks. The guard stood there, amazed at what he had just seen.
"What spell is that? I have never seen anything like it." He asked. Naruto couldn't help but smile deviously.
"Apparently no one has." Naruto stated as a matter of fact. Half of the clones grabbed the five still unconscious thieves and brought them along with them. As they made their way, Hod bid farewell to Naruto, and headed off to his house. But Naruto sensed something was off and called out to him. Hod turned around and saw as Naruto threw something at him.
Hod caught the object and felt a familiar weight to it. He looked at it and noticed it was a small sack of money. He looked up and saw that reassuring smile, once again.
"I found some money these thieves stole from people while I was searching their campsite, near where I got mugged. Figured you could use it a lot more than I could right now!" He called out as he and his clones continued to follow the guard.
Hod looked down at the sack again, pulling on the string that held it shut. He looked in and found easily triple what he would have gotten from the market, had the imperial guards not stolen half of it. He couldn't help but laugh. Maybe I'll have good news for Gerdur after all.
Naruto followed the guard over to a non-descript home in the small village. The guard opened the door and motioned for Naruto and his clones to enter. The house was about as basic as one could get. A pair of beds adorned the wall on Naruto's left, a small fire pit in the center, a few cabinets around the room for storing things, and the rest was rather sparse. Naruto motioned for his clones to the right, and they went to work.
"Doton: Shinju zanshu no jutsu (Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique)!" Six of them shouted. They no sooner finished, as they disappeared into the ground. The other six bushin walked over to where the original six were and held the thugs upright. Six sets of hands reached up from the ground like zombies crawling out of their graves, grasped the thieves' ankles, and dragged them down until only their heads remained above the floor.
The six bushin from underground soon popped up like gophers, and joined their comrades above ground.
"That will be all gentlemen. As always, good work." Naruto saluted them. They in turn saluted him and dispelled in small poofs of cloud. Naruto turned to the guard, who had watched all of this transpire, but still couldn't believe his eyes.
"You know a great many spells Naruto Uzumaki. Spells only know unto you." The guard pointed out. Naruto chuckled, rubbing the back of his head. He felt he would hear that a lot in the coming days. The guard then walked over to the pot hoisted above the fire pit. He lifted the lid and the strong scent of stew wafted towards Naruto.
"Well, not to be rude, but I'm starving. How about some dinner?" The guard asked the question Naruto had been thinking about.
"Sounds good."
Naruto laid out on the roof of the guard house, staring up into the night sky. The sun had gone down about an hour ago, but sleep had been eluding our blond hero. Too much had happened to him recently, and he had to sort out some things.
He first thought about what Hod, the guard, and the main thug had been talking about all day. Spells? Wizards? As far as he knew, nothing like that existed in any of the elemental nations. Where ever this 'Skyrim' was, it wasn't anywhere near home.
Secondly, it seemed everyone here was about as strong as the civilians of Konoha. Naruto scoffed, remembering how easy it had been to take down the supposed 'Dangerous Iron Dagger Gang'. He had broken more of a sweat running down that hill, just to catch up to Hod's carriage. If everyone was as weak as them, well… he was going to become bored, extremely quick.
Naruto thought about how it all started. He thought back to when he was visited by…
"Penny for your thoughts?" A female voice asked, inches from his ear. Naruto let out a small yelp, rolling off the roof. Naruto winced at the pain and looked up to see Death looking down at him. "You ok?"
"It's not a good idea to sneak up on people, especially shinobi." Naruto commented as he stood up. He pounced onto the roof without making a noise and sat down next to Death, ready for a much needed conversation.
"Sorry, but you seemed like the perfect target to startle." Death said with an innocent smile on her face. Naruto knew there was some form of irony there. He just let it pass.
"Ok, that's ignorable. But I have one question that's been bugging me since I got here…" Naruto got mere inches away from Death's face, "…why did you drop me off here so suddenly. Especially without telling me how you would tell me when you were going to send me back?" Death let out an embarrassed chuckle, seeing his point.
"Sorry about that, I just wanted to get started on your wish. It's not easy finding a near duplicate of your universe you know." Death explained. Naruto backed up, confused.
"Duplicate of my universe? What are you talking about?"
"Well, you see the thing is, I can't turn back the clock. No one can. But what I can do is find a universe similar to yours and let you relive your life there." Naruto stared at the sky again, something he picked up from Shikamaru.
"So what you're saying is that I'd be living another Naruto's life, right?"
"No actually. It'd be your life, it would just be a slightly different world." Naruto turned to Death, trying to understand.
"So what would be different?" Death shrugged, unsure herself.
"Who knows? Anything could be different. Some of the people you knew could be dead. Some people you thought were dead could be alive. Someone you knew could be completely different personality wise, or they could even be physically different. You, yourself, could be physically different."
"How so?"
"Well, your hair could be a different color, or your eyes, skin, anything. You could even be a girl." Death stated, emotionless.
Naruto sat for a few seconds, letting it sink in.
"WAIT A SECOND! I COULD BE A GIRL?!" Naruto yelled. Death shushed him, trying not to wake up any of the villagers.
"Not so loud!" Death whispered.
"Sorry but the possibility of me being a girl kind of freaked me out." Naruto replied.
"It's understandable. But do you have any other questions?"
"Other than 'When am I getting out of here?' not really."
Death chuckled, "Even I don't know the answer to that question, Naruto-san." Naruto let out a heavy sigh. Of course you don't, he thought. Death placed a gentle hand on Naruto's shoulder.
"Cheer up Naruto, tomorrow is going to be rather interesting for you. You have a new world to explore, new things to learn, and…" Death altered her feminine voice to sound like some old pervert. She even changed her scarf to a Hawaiian shirt, and a pair of comically large sunglasses. "…new women to ogle at. Eh he he HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Naruto face palmed himself, "What was that earlier about trying to NOT wake the village up?"
Death let out a loud laugh, "Naruto, don't you know? Only those who've had a close encounter with death can hear OR see her." Death continued her laughter as she slowly disappeared from reality. Naruto let out a slow sigh and decided to get some sleep. If what Death had said was any clue, things were bound to get interesting.
TeFlyingWolf: And THAT'S chapter three. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves!
(Door opens up, revealing a soaking wet and tired Naruto)
Naruto: *Pants* *Pants* *Pants* YOU… *Pants* BASTARD.
Wolf: Ah, Naruto! Glad to see you're in one piece. So, how'd it go?
Naruto: "How'd it go?" How'd it go?! You dropped us down a giant hole into an underground lake, left me at the mercy of a girl who's completely nutso about me, no offense Hinata...
Hinata: *Dreamy look on her face* none taken Naruto-kun.
Naruto: …and staged it so that the only dry spot in the entire cave was set up to look like a romantic honeymoon bedroom. Not to mention the countless candles that I could swear were laced with some form of aphrodisiac.
Wolf: So… I take it you enjoyed yourself?
Naruto: …
Wolf: And your silence explains SO much.
Naruto: I'm still gonna make you pay for that.
Wolf: *Chuckles* Really? When?
Naruto: *activates Rinnegan* RIGHT NOW.
Wolf: Oh boy. Well, guess I've got to use one of my trump cards then.
Naruto: Oh? And what's that?
Wolf: Simple. I'll activate my defensive ink glands that will blind you and allow me a quick get away!
Naruto: Wait what? (Black ink squirts him in face)
Wolf: *Starts running away like Zoidberg* Woop woop woop woop woop woop woop woop woop woop!
Naruto: Oh no you DON'T! GET BACK HERE!
Wolf: Until next time readers! *Dodges kunai* Time to act like a Monty Python character and RUN AWAY!