CH.3 Dealing with changes and then exploring the new world
AN:Here is the next chapter in the story, as usual any helpful criticism is fine, but flamers will be ignored.
Please note I also updated the first two chapters as well, making changes and fixing mistakes.
Disclaimer: I do not any of the cartoons, anime, or games mentioned in this story
Enjoy
Naruto began to come around, waking up to find himself in a cave with strange and exotic crystals all around him.
The crystals gave off a strange but familiar energy, a closer examination revealed that the energy they gave off was spiritual in nature.
"What strange crystals, I think I will take some with me, so I can further examine them later on," Naruto thought.
Naruto was torn from his thoughts about the crystals and their strange properties when he began to feel odd sensations from his back and his forehead.
"Kami said my body would undergo changes because of the portal's energy and becoming the ten-tailed dragon," Naruto said aloud to himself.
Naruto moved towards the largest crystal in the cave to see what he looked like now, in the reflection he was still wearing the same clothes he was wearing when he went into the portal. He was no longer a human but an anthro pony, his fur was a dark shade of orange.
While his mane was the same spikey blonde while he had ten bushy and fox like tails that were the same color. Naruto also noticed the horn he had gained with the tip being like the point of a lance, he also had a large pair of wings on his back that were the same color of his fur.
Naruto wondered if his wings would respond to his mental commands like moving an arm or leg, it took a few tries, but he was eventually able to move and flex his wings.
"This is a good start, I will need to practice more before I even think about trying to fly in the air. Okay; now that I got the basics of movement for my new body, let us see if I still have access to my charka." Naruto thought to himself
He sat down on the ground to focus and find the familiar warmth of his charka, he soon found it and let the warmth envelop his body. Naruto was engulfed in a golden glow of his charka, Naruto noticed the change in color and the how his charka seemed stronger than before.
Naruto then felt two strange sensations coming from the palms of both his hands, when he looked at them, he saw he had a sun mark on his left hand and a moon on his right.
"I wonder what these marks mean, maybe there is something in what kami gave me that can tell me what they are," Naruto said.
It was then Naruto could feel another energy coming from himself, but it felt very faint, Naruto decided to mediate further to discover this energy.
As Naruto tried to find the strange energy, he dove into his mindscape, he appeared in a crossroads of his mindscape, as Naruto went down the path the energy was coming from, he soon found himself in front of the source of the energy.
The energy was coming from a massive orb sitting on a small platform, the energy inside of the orb was constantly swirling about and changing colors at the same time. The orb also had large chains on the orb itself acting as binding to keep the energy from escaping.
(The orb is the cornerstone from mickeys castle in Kingdom hearts 2)
As soon as Naruto touched the orb the chains disappeared, and the orb lit up the room with a blinding flash. When the light died down Naruto saw he was out of his mindscape and back in the real world.
"That was weird," Naruto said.
"I wonder if I can channel the energy now?" Naruto asked himself.
Naruto concentrated on the energy trying to bring to the surface, the new energy felt spiritual in nature instead of a combination like charka was.
The energy gathered and appeared at his new horn, the energy was ever changing colors in his reflection on the crystal. Naruto knew he had to train in this new energy to find out its limits.
Naruto headed towards the cavern entrance to see where he was and to see if he can gleam any information on the land, he found himself in.
From what he could see he was in a forest of sorts; the area gave off a calm and relaxed feeling which felt nice to him. Naruto could also sense that the forest gave off a like the one he just unlocked within himself.
As much as he wanted to explore this new land his instincts told him to wait until he trained his new body and the new energy he had unlocked, going out there without being prepared could spell disaster for him.
Naruto headed back into the cave but not before placing seals along the entrance to the cave to hide it from any animals and prying eyes.
Unbeknownst to Naruto his arrival in this new world did not go unnoticed, the ruler of the land Naruto had found himself in was aware of his arrival. The figure was seeing Naruto to make sure he was not a threat to his people or his land.
The figure would keep a close eye on Naruto and when he eventually left the cave send someone to speak with him.
(three weeks later)
Time passed by quickly in the cave, Naruto was glad he had fully stocked up on supplies before he left the village. He would need to restock before he traveled anywhere else first though.
Naruto had fully adjusted to his new body, he had found that his tails can act like arms picking up and throwing items at will. The training in the cave had also cause his mane and tails to grow out, he had started wearing his main in a braid to keep it out of his face.
Naruto had taken time during training to expand his own techniques from the scroll that kami had given and further developing his own fighting style.
Now was the right time to leave the cave and explore, he had sent out Shiki-gami to gather information on the land. They had discovered a village little way away from the cave he had been living in for the past few weeks.
"The village should allow me to restock my supplies and pick up some maps of the world and the surrounding lands." Naruto thought to himself
Naruto moved quickly to the village by tree branch hoping, the forest gave off a calm and relaxed feeling which was very southing to Naruto. At the same time Naruto got an ancient feeling as well, it said that the forest has been around for a long time.
As Naruto was traveling, he came across a large clearing and waiting for him was an old man riding on a mountain goat.
The man was immensely powerful from what Naruto could tell, he could feel the power coming off him but at the same time he knew the old man meant him know harm. The old man was wearing a black robe that covered his entire body and a large pointed hat to cover his head.
Naruto decided to greet the man and find out why he was out here.
"Hello, I going to take a guess you're here to meet me or are you just enjoying the beautiful day outside," Naruto said to the old man with a chuckle.
"Hello to you as well, Welcome to Elfhelm my young pony," The old man replied.
"Our leader sent me out to meet you and escort you to him, he would very much like to meet the pony who suddenly appeared in our land. Sorry please allow me to introduce myself name is Gedfrig, I am the supreme sorcerer of Skellig."
This only confirmed what Naruto had thought, he had felt someone's eyes upon him but could not tell where they were.
"Our king saw your arrival in our kingdom from the portal that opened up, he knew that you didn't have any evil intensions towards our land. When you did not come out of the cave, he kept an eye on it until today," Gedfrig said.
Gedfrig remembered what his king told him about Naruto, he showed him and the other elders Naruto's arrival and quickly calmed any fears about naruto being a threat to their land.
The king told them Naruto was a hero who had come to help fight against the cultists and the monsters that are plaguing not only their lands but all the lands.
He also described Naruto has having a pure heart despite having a very dark and cruel upbringing.
Gedfrig was pulled from his thoughts by Naruto calling him, Gedfrig could easy tell that Naruto was enormously powerful. He had meet with Princess Celestia in the past during peace talks between the two lands and from what he could sense from the stallion in front of him he rivaled Celestia in power.
From what he could sense coming from Naruto, he was close to her level of power.
"If you don't mind, we can head out to meet with the king, he has been waiting to meet you." Gedfrig said to Naruto
Naruto nodded his head in agreement and motioned Gedfrig to lead on towards the village.
As the two entered the village Naruto noticed the residents whore cloaks and hats like Gedfrig.
The people looked like humans but naruto noticed that they had long pointed ears, Naruto could also feel that they had the same energy that he had unlocked in the cave.
As the two of them walked through town he noticed that he was getting strange looks from the villagers, this did not surprise naruto to much since he was a stranger in their lands.
In Konoha he only received looks of hated and disgust any time he went out, so looks of curiosity were something new to him.
Naruto and Gedfrig soon reached a massive cherry blossom tree, the tree's size matched the size of the boss summons and Kurama. Naruto could also see different creatures that are believed to be myths such as centaurs and satyrs.
Naruto also noticed small creatures that reminded him of fairies, they each gave of a different elemental feeling, few felt like the wind while others felt like water. (the fairies from berserk)
"Gedfrig if you don't mind me asking what those are flying creatures, they look like fairies?" Naruto asked.
Gedfrig chuckled a little, "they are fairies, they along with other creatures make Elfhelm their home. Some have tribes outside of this land while others came here to escape from the darkness that plagues them," Gedfrig said.
As Gedfrig started telling Naruto about the fairies and the other creatures that make this land there home, Gedfrig stopped the conversation because of the sound of horns playing signaling the coming of the king.
A swarm of swirling cherry blossoms soon appeared, the swarm moved towards the throne and died down revealing an imposing figure. (the king is Flower storm monarch from berserk)
"Welcome Naruto Uzumaki to Elfhelm, please call me Danann," Danann said.
Naruto at once bowed to Danann as a sign of respect, he could already tell that Danann was immensely powerful and she also had a strong connection with nature.
"Would say I am surprised you know my name but Gedfrig told me that you were aware of my presence in your land," Naruto said.
"Yes; I felt the energy from the dimensional tear and the energy coming from you. Checked you're mind seeing your memories and check the purity of your soul to make sure you were not a threat," Danann said.
Naruto nodded his head in understanding at why Danann did that, he was protecting his people which to Naruto was the sign of a good leader.
Danann explained to naruto the different classes of ponies from unicorns that have horns that grant them access to magic, Pegasus that have wings to fly in the air, and earth ponies that have neither but have tremendous strength.
"You are an alicorn which is a combination of all three classes, the class is also a symbol of royalty in the ponies' homeland of Equestria. There are only three other alicorns in existence they are Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Princess Candance," Danann said.
Danann also told Naruto of equestria's history from its founding to present day, he also told Naruto about the Nightmare Moon incident which stood out to Naruto due to the fact he walked a thin line and came close to falling into his own inner darkness.
Naruto could relate in a way to Celestia when she had to banish her sister, it probably felt like having to tear out your own heart and stomp on it because that's what it felt like to him when Kurama died who was a brother to him.
"Since you saw my memories, do you have any information on the group that is causing problems in this world?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, I am familiar with the group you speak of, they made up of the cruelest and darkest being, that includes demons and other monsters. They also wield a twisted form of magic called blight, the energy can corrupt and twist everything from people to animals and the land itself," Danann said.
"Is there anything else you can tell about the group; do you know any of the high-ranking members or the leader of the group?" Naruto asked.
"No, I am afraid I don't have answers to either of your questions," Danann said.
Danann informed Naruto of what was known about the group and tells Naruto the monsters they have summoning in through portals.
Naruto places his hand underneath his muzzle as he processed the information his brain was running at top speed to understand everything. At the same time, he was thinking about what his next move was going to be, what he initially planned was to travel the lands and pick up any information on the cultists and the monsters.
Danann could easily see the gears turning in Naruto's mind planning out his next move.
"Naruto I can see from your expression on your face you are planning what to do next, I would like to extend an offer you," Danann said.
"What's the offer that you have in mind?" Naruto asked.
"The offer is to stay here and be trained on how to use your magic since you have no experience in it," Danann said.
"Thank you for the offer, I will gladly accept your offer I experimented with my magic in the cave but having a real teacher would very nice to have." Naruto said.
Danann smiled at Naruto he knew from what he saw in his memories that Naruto lost the ability to trust others in his village when he was eight. He trusted no one to have his back except for Kurama and always had his guard up, never allowing anyone to get close to him as that family did.
"He is trying to relax himself because he knows he can relax around us, but some habits are hard to break epically ones you have done for so long," Danann thought to himself.
"I'm glad that you chose to accept our offer to stay, I will have Gedfrig show you to the home we had set up for the duration of your stay," Danann said.
(six months later)
It had been six months since Naruto started his training under the elves, he had learned about controlling his own magic to creating his own spells.
Naruto enjoyed his time training with the elves and soon made friends with everyone, the kids enjoyed the stories of the pranks he pulled off in the village. The adults had enormous respect for Naruto for going through what he did and not falling into darkness.
Naruto soon felt it would be time to head out and start wandering the lands to gain information on the cultists and the monsters/creatures that appeared in the land.
He also planned on setting up a contact system so that way when he met with any of the lands leaders, he could send them information on the cultists and monsters they he learned and at the same time if they needed help they could contact him at any time.
Once he was done exploring the outer lands, he planned to go to Equestria to meet with Princess Celestia, He planned to make Equestria his home once was done exploring the lands.
Danann helped Naruto contact Princess Celestia through letters, Elfhelm and Equestria were on good terms with one other. The letter explained how he came to Elfhelm and information about himself.
He left out the fact he was an alicorn and the fact he came from another dimension because he was unsure if Celestia would believe him or not. He did promise himself to tell Celestia the truth when they met though.
In the letter he wrote about the cultists and their leader hiding in the shadows, Naruto also wrote about the monsters and their connection to the cultists. He was unsure if Celestia already had this information or not but decided to send it any ways.
One final thing included in the letter was a necklace with a sun shaped charm, the charm will allow Naruto to send scrolls directly to Celestia at any time. This way any time gains any latest information on either the cultists or the monsters he can send Celestia a copy of the information right away and at the same time he could receive messages from her as well.
(the necklace works in the same way as dragon messaging)
Naruto soon finished saying his goodbyes to the friends he made during his time training in the village, the elves were first wary of him being an outsider, but they quickly warmed up to him. The kids were the first to do that through the stories Naruto would tell about his missions that he did and the pranks he pulled on the villagers.
Naruto was standing in Danann's throne room to say goodbye and give thanks to the kind monarch for everything she had done for him.
Naruto was wearing the same outfit as when he first landed in Elfhelm.
"Have you decided where you are headed to first?" Danann asked.
"Yes, I learned from my shikigami the zebra nation is facing a major crisis caused by an unknown monster. The monster emits a poison mist that has spread throughout the land," Naruto said.
Naruto had sent his Shinigami out across the world to gather information on the different nations and anything on the cultists and monsters that they could find.
After he said all his goodbyes Naruto headed out with the zebra nation as his first stop and his first encounter with the monsters that roam the lands.
(the edge of the Zebra Nation)
It had been few days since he left Elfhelm, but Naruto finally reached the edge of the zebra nation. Naruto could already feel the mist already hitting him, the mist did not affect him because of his body's natural healing ability.
"This is an awfully bad sign if the mist could be felt from the edge of the land, it must be even worse further inward. Hope the zebras have some way to counter act the mist." Naruto said
From what information he had gathered the mist did not kill you out right it slowly weakened you leaving you vulnerable to attack.
The effects only lasted while you were in the mist itself and the mist could disperse through fire, using a torch or a bonfire will remove the mist from that area if the fire burns.
As Naruto moved across the land, he discovered various foot prints from different monsters, these and along with traces from the monsters would allow him to find and identity the creatures.
The tracks were lighting up in a green color because of the scout files, they are a unique brand of fire flies they changed color depending on what scent they came across. They swarmed on tracks or any residue of monsters and any plants that may prove useful.
Naruto followed the tracks into a wooded area, the tracks showed a large pack of small monsters and one set of large tracks which must have been the alpha leaders.
Naruto stopped in a large clearing because of the reaction from his scout flies, they had swarmed upon a scrap of flesh but were turning blue.
"That's not good, for the scout flies to turn blue means that this flesh came from an elder dragon," Naruto thought to himself.
Elder dragons were monsters who wielded incredible power, it is believed they had the power to destroy the world.
Naruto was pulled from his thoughts by the sound of footsteps approaching his location, thinking it could be a local but taking no chances Naruto kept one hand close to the sword resting on his waist.
As Naruto suspected it was a female zebra wearing animal skins for clothing, she also had various gold jewelry from rings on her neck to hoop earrings. She had the amazon like body and her mane was in a mohawk fashion.
"Who are you stranger and what brings you to this especially during time of crisis?" the female zebra asked.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, I came here to investigate the rumors of the creature plaguing this land and put an end to it," Naruto replied.
The female zebra was surprised at Naruto's answer, her and the other tribes had investigated what was causing the mist. They found the creature and despite their best efforts they were unable to drive off the creature.
"My name is Zalika, I know of the creature you speak off," Zalika said.
Before the two of them could continue their conversation, they were suddenly attacked by a large group of reptiles like creatures moving towards them on all fours.
They were girros, they were coated in the mist to weaken their pray. (girros from MHW)
" Monsters that are known to attack in packs, using the deadly vapor of the Rotten Vale to their advantage. They are known for crippling targets with their paralyzing fangs."
Naruto quickly grabbed a scroll hanging on his waist and summoned out a pair if twin swords (sword rapiers from MHW) and got into a basic stance to prepare for the monsters. The blades were naturally imbued with the water element which is what the creatures were weak to.
"They have a bite that can stun so you so be careful, since they are coated in mist, they can use that to weaken us as well," Naruto said to Zalika.
Zalika nodded her head in understanding having fought these creatures before.
Between the two of them they made short work of the creatures, as they started to catch their breath a loud noise came the woods signaling the fight was not done yet.
From the woods appeared a larger version of the creatures they were just fighting,
(Great Girros from MHW) "A monster that scavenges for meals dropped from the Coral Highlands. It acts as the alpha leader of a Girros pack, and sports giant fangs that paralyze its prey."
Naruto and Zalika just prepared themselves for round two against the creature.
Naruto moved quickly jumping up and spinning down Great Girros back in a wheel like motion striking the beast with his blades the entire way, Zalika quickly followed up with a set of quick strikes with her daggers against Great Girros head doing critical damage, Naruto quickly responded with a combo of his own.
Naruto fired of a round water bullets at the Great Girros, the bullets knocked the monster on its side leaving it open to Narutos and Zaikais joint attacks. Naruto seized an opportunity and mounted the monster's back, he did not do the traditional mounting attack but stirred the Great Girros into a wall when it charged forward to shake off Naruto.
The impact with wall stunned the monster Naruto readied a water spell to use on Great Girros, the spell formed spears of water from the air surrounding him and had them piece through the monsters hide.
With one final cry the Great Girros fell over on its side dead from the battle with duo, he smiled at his partner and made sure she was ok.
Naruto quickly sheathed his blades on a holster on his lower back and turned to his partner with a smile on his face, the female zebra proved that he was very skilled and handy with her daggers.
"Thank you for your help with the monsters," Naruto said to Zalika.
"You are most welcome, your skill with the blade is most great indeed just what my people could use in our time of need," Zalika said (forgive my lack of skill in writing rhymes).
Naruto started sealing away the bodies of the monsters so that he can process them later, certain body parts can be used in the creation of new weapons and armor. The organs can be used to make potions and other medicines when mixed with the right herbs.
Zalika was impressed by Naruto's skill with his blades and how he easily dispatched the monsters. She could not help but wonder how he knew so much about the creatures in the first place.
"I must ask a favor from you can you come with me to meet the leader of my village, she will want to meet the one who can take out the creatures so easily. She would also like any information you have on the monsters that you have," Zalika asked.
"That is okay with me, before I met up with you, I found tracks of an extremely dangerous monster. It is on a completely different level than the one we just fought against," Naruto replied.
It did not take them long to reach Zalika's village, it was would you would expect from the tribal zebra nation with huts making up the village. The zebras themselves looked to be in rough shape from the constant struggle with the monsters.
Naruto noticed they were giving strange looks, probably because they are wondering why a pony has come to their village.
"The monsters have already done a number on this village, it almost reminds me of wave country during Gato's control," Naruto thought to himself.
Naruto and Zalika soon reached the hut of the village chiefs hut, as they got closer however Naruto's tracker flies swarmed on what looked like cloth hanging out to dry outside of the hut.
"What are those strange bugs doing and why are they turning blue?" Zalika asked Naruto.
"The bugs are scout flies I use them to track monsters and other creatures, they glow blue in the presence of anything that came from or was made by an elder dragon. They track the monster's scent from tracks and other things until they can lead me to the monster," Naruto said.
"What are elder dragons?" Zalika asked.
"Elder dragons are the top of the monster chain, they each have unique powers and abilities. They are also believed to have the ability to destroy the world which makes them an exceptionally large threat," Naruto said.
Zalika and the other zebras listening to the conversation were very afraid from hearing Naruto's description.
Naruto felt a pulse coming from his monster journal signaling that a new page was unlocked and quickly opened to the new page. The creature is Vaal Hazak (Vaal Hazak MHW).
"A grotesque Elder Dragon, that inhabits the deepest part of the Rotten Vale. It uses the fatal vapor of the vale in what is a symbiotic relationship."
(all journal entries will appear the same as in the monster hunter game universe)
"The monster is weak to the fire and dragon element, that's good to know. I don't have weapons with the dragon element, but I do have a fire element great sword," Naruto said.
"I should thank you for helping us get rid of the creature plaguing our land, but I can't help but wonder why you are doing this in the first place," A voice from the hut spoke to Naruto.
"My name is Russom, I am the leader of this village and the plains walker tribe," She said with a firm tone of voice.
"My name is Naruto Uzumaki, wandering pony and monster hunter. I came here because I heard of a strange creature causing problems to your land," Naruto replied.
Russom said nothing at first, she had been listening to the conversation about the creature, the pony was confident he could fight it. She would put her trust in him for her village's sake.
"Know of its lair; the fight will not be an easy one because of the location. The Creature nest is filled with the mist making the fight even more difficult," Russom said.
"I figured it wouldn't be an easy battle but regardless the creatures poison will destroy this country and others if it's not stopped. I have some gear that will protect me from the mists affects," Naruto replied.
Russom nodded her head in understanding "Come into my hut I will show you the creatures lair, the map I have will show you the fastest route to the cave. I also have a few potions to give you to aid you in your fight," Russom said.
"Thank you for the help, anything will be greatly apricated," Naruto said.
As Rossum got the potions ready for him Naruto put on his poison resistant gear, the gear looked like a regular set of clothing but was heavy modified. The pants had enchantment on them to stop the buildup of the mist, the gloves and chest piece had fire boosting enchantments to strengthen fire attacks, and finally the helmet had special filters to block out any poison in the air.
The weapon he was using was called Red wing (Red wing from MHW) he had made it during his time with the elves, his was made using standard metals and ores while the one in his book was made with rathalos parts.
"What is that weapon you just brought out?" Zalika asked Naruto curious as to the weapon resting on Naruto's back.
"It's a great sword called red wing, the blade is imbued with the fire element which is what Vaal Hazak is weak to," Naruto replied.
Naruto placed his slinger on his left arm, the slinger is a hunter's tool that fires out various pods that range from flash pods that blinds monsters to bomb pods which explode on contact. The sling also has a grapping hook attachment to reach high places or to get out of sticky situations.
"Naruto, I have finished making the potions and marking the path to the cave," Russom said.
"Thank you, I will head out immediately the sooner I take out Vaal the sooner things can go back to normal for you and your people," Naruto said.
One thing that will always be true about Naruto is his willingness to help others in their time in need. Naruto knows he cannot help everyone by himself, but he can lend a hand to those in need.
Naruto exited the hut and moved towards the path that would lead him to the cave. He would move fast to not waste any time.
It did not take long to reach the dragon's lair, before entering the cave Naruto went through his items to see what he would put on his belt for quick access during the fight.
He loaded his slinger with flame pods to disperse the mist during the fight, with flash pods as back up to blind and confuse Vaal if needed. Naruto also made sure his blade was fully sharpened for the fight.
As Naruto entered the cavern, he noticed strange pools of what looked like water in small pools on the ground. Naruto approached one of the pools with a branch he had pulled off a nearby plant.
As soon as the plant touched the water the plant started to sizzle and burn when he pulled the plant back out the end that was in the water and examined it Naruto noticed the end was burned meaning the water was a form of acid.
"I will have to avoid the pools during the fight if I get knocked into the pools the acid will eat through my armor quickly," Naruto said.
(The cave where the fight takes place is the same as in the MHW game)
Naruto continued down the path until he reached a large cavern, he noticed large stalactites hanging from the ceiling. He could use them by hitting them with pods and dropping on Vaal Hazak to damage and stun the dragon.
Naruto followed the trail to a small cave entrance with abnormally thick vines growing floor to ceiling, Naruto continued onward making a path through the vines by pushing them to the side.
Inside the cavern Naruto found a massive pile of corpses made from various monsters, he recognizes them as monsters he has seen in different encounters since he started traveling.
As he got closer to the pile a pack of girros appeared coated in the mist, Naruto readied himself to take out the small fry before dealing with the main threat. When he was about to launch an attack, a large arm appeared from the pile and slammed down on one of the girros.
After that, a powerful suction wave pulled all the mist into the pile including the mist coating the girros. Then a large monster appeared from the pile, it was a large dragon like creature wearing the torn and damaged skin of another monster over its own body.
"kami Damn, you are one ugly son of a bitch," Naruto spoke aloud seeing Vaal Hazak for the first time.
Vaal Hazak gave off a loud roar then launched itself at Naruto, Naruto quickly dodge rolled to the right and fired a flash pod at the monster's head. The pod blinded the monster allowing Naruto to run up to its leg and start hacking away, this would bring the monster down and allow him to focus his attacks and Vaals head.
Naruto ran towards the sides of the cavern to run up the wall and mount Vaal Hazak, this would allow him to weaken the monster even more.
Mounting a monster is a hunter's technique where the hunter jumps and lands on the creature, then moving to one of three critical areas to attack. The spots are the head, the middle of the back, and the tail.
After that, a hunter then needs to clear off the scales or hardened flesh with knifes to expose the soft flesh underneath, then you can unleash a critical blow against the creature. All the while the monsters will try to buck you off one way or another.
As soon as Vaal was in reach Naruto made his move and jumped on Vaal and moved towards its head to do the most damage as possible. At the same time Vaal started bucking and slamming into walls to get Naruto off.
Despite Vaals best efforts Naruto was able clear the scales and expose the flesh Naruto unleashed a powerful combo knocking the creature to ground. Naruto moved in focusing on the head for maximum damage using a mixture of light and heavy attacks on the beast.
Vaal was not down for too long and soon got back up on its feet, Vaal unleashed a power roar distorting Naruto. Vaal followed up with a powerful charge attack the first one misses but the second catches Naruto on the dodge. The attack slammed him into the wall, he was lucky he avoided falling into the acid pools that surrounded the cavern.
"Nuts, that hurt," Naruto said as the charge slammed him into a wall.
Naruto then noticed Vaal had stood up on his hind legs and was sucking in air, Naruto new whatever Vaal was doing it was not good news and decided to make some distance between the two by grapping up to the celling and channeling chakra into his feet to stick to the celling.
As soon as he landed on the celling Vaal unleashed a massive breath attack starting at its feet and spreading out from there, Naruto waited until the attack was done then threw a kunai with an explosive tag towards a stalactite and dropping down on Vaal.
Vaal was stunned by the impact which gave Naruto the chance to unleash a jutsu upon the stunned creature.
"Fire style great chaos fireball," Naruto roared as a massive fireball left his mouth and exploded upon hitting Vaal, small lava pools also formed at the point of detonation. This caused Vaal to let lose a horrible scream of pain as all the fire did massive damage.
In vengeance to his attack Vaal unleashed a massive breath attack that seemed to reach across the entire room. Naruto could tell Vaal was on its last legs, it had wounds on its body and was slowing doing more.
The attack slammed into Naruto throwing into one of the acid pools, Naruto at once jumped out of the pool, he could feel the acid eating away at his armor.
"It's time for the final push," Naruto thought to himself.
Vaal collapsed on the ground if stunned but naruto could tell it was pulling in miasma towards itself. Naruto rushed towards the head to get strikes in before it pops back up, but before he could Vaal let loose a miasma filled explosion. Naruto quickly substituted himself with a large boulder and fell back to down a potion and heal from the damage.
Naruto began channeling and storing a large amount of energy inside red wing, he planned on mounting Vaal once more and unleashing the stored energy in a massive blast. Naruto prepared to mount Vaal for the final time and end the creature once and all.
With a loud battle cry Naruto ran towards the best jumping into the air and using the grappling hook to mount the creature. Naruto jumped on the head and started hacking away the scales to reveal the soft flesh.
"Now die you bastard" Naruto exclaimed thrusting the blade deep into Vaals skull and unleased all the stored energy inside the blade.
With one final roar Vaal Hazak collapsed on the ground dead.
"That was a difficult fight, I am going to have to practice more with combing my hunter and ninja skills." Naruto thought to himself
The miasma in the cave and the pools of acid water did not make the battle any easier.
Naruto sealed Vaal Hazaks body away to be examined for parts for armor and weapons later, certain parts of the monsters could be used in making new weapons and armor. The journal also had recipes for healing items and other things that could be made from the monster parts.
"Now that Vaal is dead the miasma should start to fade away and the zebras should be able to recover from this terrible event." Naruto said
It did not take Naruto long to reach the cave entrance, the sun was beginning to set but Naruto could easy see that the miasma was disappearing quickly from the land. The cave entrance also gave Naruto a beautiful view of the savanna land.
"This is a magnificent view, I will have to sketch it later on." Naruto thought to himself
Naruto had learned how to draw and do other forms of art to help him relax from all the stress the village put him under. He remembered the family that taught about art and music, he remembered all the joy he had with them and the pain the followed later.
Naruto made the return trip to the village in record time, the miasma had already faded away from the village raising the spirts of the inhabits. As soon as they saw him, they had broken out into cheers for him.
Naruto was a bit nervous by all this being so used to receiving only negative emotions from the villagers this was completely foreign to him. Everyone in the village was outside clapping and cheering for him, Naruto could only smile awkwardly and wave back to them unsure what to do.
Rossum quickly appeared silencing the cheers to she could talk to their hero.
"We can't thank you enough for helping us rid the monster that has plagued our people," Rossum said.
Naruto said nothing at first, he just rubbed his hand behind his head in embarrassment from all the praise he was receiving.
"I am glad I could help, I came here to investigate the rumors of the strange creature appearing in your lands and gain information on it," Naruto replied.
"Before you leave please join us tonight in celebration tonight for your victory against the creature," Rossum said.
(Later that Night)
There was a massive bonfire going in the middle of the village with everyone dancing around it or just drinking and being merry. This was an enormous difference from the haggard looking zebras that he first saw.
Naruto could not keep the smile from his face from the scene before him, it reminded him of wave country after Gatos death. He was glad he was able to help the zebras but at the same time he knows this is just the beginning of his journey.
"I hope you and my parents are watching this my friend, I haven't forgotten my promise to you." Naruto said as he looked up to the stars thinking of his brother figure
AN: I am sorry I meant to introduce Naruto's palico companion in this chapter. For all fans of the Monster Hunter series, I would like your help. Please send me lists of your preferred weapons, armors, and monsters. I only played Monster hunter world and I am not familiar with the older games. As always helpful comments are always welcomed while flamers will be ignored, I also apologize that my fight scenes suck I am not the best at writing them. The journal entries for the monsters and the monsters will be the same as they are in their game series.
Here is the pairing for the story
Naruto:
Mane six
Celestia
Luna
Zecora
Derpy hooves
Octavia
Vinyl Scratch
Bon-bon
Lyra
Trixie
Cheerilee (Big mac will have same pairing in canon)
Unsure if others will be added to early to tell right now
Spike x cutie mark crusaders
