A/N – And here's the last intro chapter for this crossover. I will like to thank all of you who offered to help me with the Kamen Rider stuff, I really appreciate it.
Grimandgrimmer, one of your guesses was extremely close, but not for the reason you may think.
There's no exposition segment in this chapter, so let's just dive right into the action of Rider World's chapter 4…
Beginning of a New Road
The newcomer wore a black tactical vest that exposed him as a full fledge Rider for the village, but the most prominent and peculiar part of his attire was the white fedora hat with a black stripe that successfully concealed his face.
By then, the rest of Class B had become aware the new arrival. Once he was on earshot of the class, the man raised his head, though not enough for the young Riders to see pass the hat, and surveyed the group. "Now, count up your worth…" He suddenly said as he pointed at Naruto. "You with the bruised cheek, stand up."
The blond looked curiously at the man. "What…? Me?" The spiky haired teen muttered from his seat on the ground.
"Yes, you with the dumb expression, stand up and transform." The man restated.
Naruto obeyed the first part of the command by pushing his body off the dirt, but his hand kept the Decadriver away from his waist. "Why…?" He questioned.
The mysterious Rider ignored the young man's question as he continued to survey the rest of the class. "Chubby, you too, and the other blond, stand up." He nonchalantly ordered, signaling at Chouji and Ino.
"Just wait a second, just who the hell are you?" The Yamanaka girl demanded to know before following the command.
A sigh escaped the man. "Do you give Iruka this much trouble?" He asked. "My name is Hatake Kakashi, and I am here to administer your next test." He said finally looking up and revealing what the white hat hid. "And I will say it just one more time, stand up."
To the surprise of Class B, most of the man's face was still hidden. A dark blue face-mask covered all the way from the Rider's chin to his nose, while a slanted head band concealed his forehead and most of the left side of his face, leaving only his silver hair and his right eyes for the students to see.
Despite the passive look on Kakashi's eye, something about the way it scanned the entire class with a single glance intimidated the young Riders into obeying. "Wha… What are we suppose to do?" Ino asked warily.
By the shift of fabric in the face mask, the students could see that the silver haired man was smirking as he took out a small, black rectangular object and pressed a button on it. "Skull…!" Small artifact called out.
Taking the white had completely off his head, the smirk in the Hatake's face widened. "Henshin…" He uttered placing the black object into a red belt buckle on his waist and pushing the entire buckle to the side.
"Skull!" The device repeated before black particles gathered around Kakashi's body, transforming the man into Kamen Rider Skull.
The members of B Class watched the more experienced Rider in awe. He had a black body with silver highlights, a white battered scarf, and a silver cranium-like head, adorned by an S-shape crack on top of it that was soon covered when the man placed the white hat back on.
"You have to get pass me and take the hat off." The silver haired man said, signaling to his headwear. "By any means necessary."
Shikamaru immediately shot up. "Hold on a second! Teachers aren't supposed to use their Rider Systems against students!" The Nara stated bewildered.
"This is a special test." Kakashi retorted. "I am here to assess your grasp on your individual Rider Systems." He said, shifting his feet slightly, yet making his presence appear a lot more hostile. "So, let's start…"
Naruto glanced at his side and saw the two other students that the silver haired Rider had call out take a wary step back. Clenching the Decadriver tightly in frustration at his classmates' behavior, the blond directed his glare towards Skull before placing his belt buckle around his waist. "Henshin!" He called out as he inserted a card in device.
"Kamen Rider… Decade!" The Decadriver called out, generating several gray figures around its owner. Immediately, the images converged in the middle and the blond was replaced by Decade. The magenta Rider dashed off towards the silver haired man.
Forgetting completely about the white hat, Naruto took the chance of being in front of a full-fledged Rider and took at swing at the man's helmet.
Kakashi easily moved his head out of way and successfully evaded the spiky haired boy's incoming fist. "His… Eager, I'll give him that…" Skull continued to dodge and sidestep Decade's punches and kicks until finally grabbing the blond by the wrist and twisting his arm until it was pressed against his back before sending the magenta Rider headfirst to the ground. "Well… That was ineffective, but at least he's the only one that can follow orders." He commented as one of the feet kept Naruto from pushing himself off the ground.
"Bastard…" The blond growled from behind his mask.
Ignoring the downed Rider, Kakashi surveyed the rest of Class B. "Anyone else care to join in?" He asked, but it was evident to him that the latest display had made the other students even more apprehensive to transform.
After struggling with himself for a while, Chouji shook the hesitation off him and took a step forward.
"Chouji!" Ino called out in alarm as she saw her classmate take a decorated golden tuning fork out.
The Akimichi hit his knuckle with the instrument and, as the fork vibrated, it started to emit a black energy wave. "Henshin!" He stated as he brought the golden artifact to his forehead. As the dark wave washed over the young man, Chouji's body flashed red for a moment before being engulf in purple flames.
Suddenly, the flames were swept away, revealing a very different figure. Instead of the Akimichi's heavy physique, this individual was far slimmer, which made his muscle appear more prominent in its purple Rider armor, and in place of the normal large pair of eyes, two small horns sat on top his helmet while red lines decorated his face.
Kamen Rider Hibiki did not waste anytime and immediately rushed towards Skull and the downed Decade.
The incoming Rider made Skull remove his foot off Naruto. Unlike the blond, the brown haired teen was not simply swing his fist and legs around, forcing the silver haired man to block his attacks instead of simply dodging them.
Not wanting to be outdone, Ino resigned to her fate and inserted a card into a silver device with a green center. Placing the artifact on her waist, a stream of cards shot from it and wrapped around her, forming a belt. "Henshin." She said before pulling the buckle open.
"Open Up" The device called out before a large, red card depicting a three-headed dog was projected in front the Yamanaka and started to reel back, passing over the young woman's body. Ino's figure was replaced by the black and silver body with red highlights and large sharp eyes of Kamen Rider Larc.
Having two fairly well trained Riders attack at the same time was proving increasingly annoying for Kakashi. "I have to hand it to them, they have their teamwork down…" The silver haired man pondered after witnessing how the pair of students was taking advantage of Chouji's superior strength to attack him head on, while Ino used her speed to take advantages of any opening and deliver a quick strike. None of their attacks have landed, but Skull knew it was a matter of time before one of the made a grab for his hat.
Shifting his tactics to more offensive, the experienced Rider delivered a strong kick to Hibiki's chest, sending the young man tumbling back, and his large body falling over Larc, taking both of them down to the ground.
Immediately, Kakashi was reminded of the third student taking his test when a shadow above him caught his eye. Decade was flying down towards him with a leg extended, ready for powerful kick.
With no enough time to dodge the incoming attack, the black Rider brought his arms up for defense. Skull was taken by surprise when the blonde's kick turned out to be far stronger that he had expected and pushed his body back, almost costing him his balance.
The moment Naruto's feet touched the floor, the magenta Rider lunged forward with a roar and try to tackle the silver haired man. Despite his shoulder making contact with his opponent's abdomen, the silver haired man was only pushed back slightly and refused to lose his footing.
"Nice try." The older Rider said with a condescending tone before delivering a powerful blow with his forearm to the boy's back, causing the blond to relinquish his hold on the silver haired man, and proceeded to kick the teen towards his classmate.
Chouji and Ino converged where the spiky haired boy had landed. "He's in a completely different league…" Larc commented as she nervously brought one of her hands up to where her mouth would be.
Hibiki nodded in agreement. "This is the real power of the Kamen Riders… We should think of a plan to get that hat before attacking him again."
Decade pushed himself off the ground and sent a glare through his green visors towards the other two Riders. "You do that…" The blond muttered before dashing towards Skull all by himself once more, ignoring the calls from the pair he left behind.
Kakashi shook his head at what he witnessed. "Not a smart move." He said as he patiently waited for the younger Rider. The silver haired man easily caught the spiky haired teen's fist and moved his hand to the side, leaving the young man's chest completely open for Skull to connect with a strong punch.
The force of the fist sent Naruto stumbling back, but he remained standing. The magenta Rider try to tackle his opponent one more time, but the moment he move forward he received a roundhouse kick on the side of his head.
The older man was surprised once more when his kick, while it obviously stunned the young student, nevertheless failed to take him down as well. To rectify his mistake, Skull prepared a second kick with enough force to undo the spiky haired boy's transformation.
Unexpectedly, Chouji pushed the paralyzed Rider out of the way and blocked the swiping kick. Being taken back by Hibiki's intrusion, Kakashi let an opening for the purple Rider to land a powerful punch to his chest.
For the first time since the test begun, Kamen Rider Skull's back touched the ground. Unfortunately for the students in B Class, the experienced Rider used the same momentum from the Akimichi's fist to immediately jump back to his feet, skillfully preventing any dirt from coming in contact with the white hat.
The brown haired teen charge forward once more, successfully blocking one of the older man's strike and landing yet another punch. Hibiki pushed his luck to the limit after blocking a second strike by reaching up for the fedora hat. His finger had just touched the white fabric when the purple Rider felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. Looking down, the young man could see his opponent's arm and his hand closed in a fist extended as his own body was pushed back.
Before the Akimichi could recover, Kakashi connected a series of quick strikes that culminated with a devastating kick that send the brown haired boy flying back, losing his Rider from when his body finally fell back on the ground, to the dread of the rest of the class.
Without wasting any time, the silver haired man pointed at the group of untransformed students. "You with the face paint, sub in." He ordered.
Shaking off his creeping fear with a roar that resembled a bark, Kiba stood up and took out his phone-like device. "Standing By…" The device announced after the boy pressed the necessary buttons.
"Henshin!" The Inuzuka called out raising the phone in his hand before placing it as the buckle of his belt.
"Complete" The Rider System declared before Kiba's body was surrounded by glowing red lines. A flash of light finished the young man's transformation into Kamen Rider Faiz.
Flicking his wrist, the brown haired teen roared one more time before charging toward the older Rider.
Similar to his action with the magenta Rider, Skull simply dodged the Inuzuka's wild attacks until an opening show itself and he kicked the student right on his silver plated chest, sending him back.
Before the Hatake could think of his next course of action, he felt something constrict his arm. Looking at his side, Kakashi found Ino with a secure hold on his arm.
Just as the Yamanaka reached for the black Rider's white hat, the silver haired man swiped his restricted arm violently, using enough force to sent the blond girl flying away.
Finally fully recovered, Decade glared at Skull, his fists tightening in anger and frustration to the point they hurt. "Damn you…" The blond muttered as he took the Ridebooker off its holster and switch it to Gun Mode. "Eat this!" He exclaimed before shooting at the older Rider.
Though the silver haired man was able to easily side step the blast, the entire training field went quite. "You… You just shot at a teacher…" Sakura managed to break the veil of silence, her voice was a mix of bewilderment, alarm, and anger.
For his part, the Hatake simply looked at the magenta Rider. "I did say to take my hat through any means necessary… So once again, good job." He commented, fixing the fedora that went askew while he dodged the gun blast. "Here's your reward." Kakashi suddenly added before quickly taking a black gun strapped to the side of his belt and shooting at Naruto.
The spiky haired boy was barely able to jump out the way before the place where he had been standing seemingly exploded.
"How can a teacher shoot at a student?" Ino asked alarmed at all the kinds of wrong she was witnessing.
The older Rider simply turned towards the blond girl and pointed the Skull Magnum at her. "Like this." He responded before releasing a barrage of blasts towards Larc.
The force of the shot threw the Yamanaka back, forcing the girl out of her transformation as she painfully fell on the ground.
"You bastard!" Kiba barked as he lunged for the black Rider.
Kakashi skillfully grabbed the Inuzuka's wrist and used the young man's own momentum to fling him away. Without even looking, the Hatake brought his gun up, successfully blocking a strike from Decade's Ridebooker Sword Mode. Pushing the magenta Rider and his weapon off with the Skull Magnum, the silver haired man kicked the blond on the chest, causing him to fall back.
Finally given a moment, Skull addressed the rest of the class. "The pink haired girl with the morally-outraged expression, stand up." He commanded, signaling at the Haruno.
Overruling her hesitation, Sakura stood up. "Henshin" She called out before placing her Advent Deck into the front of her belt. Several images overlapped on the girl, changing her into Kamen Rider Femme.
The white Rider attacked the silver haired man, but unlike her classmates, instead of recklessly attacking, her strikes were more mindful of any countermove the Hatake might implement.
"You will never get the hat if you stay in the defensive." Kakashi tried to bait the young woman. After deeming his attempt unsuccessful, the older Rider tried pulling the Skull Magnum on Femme, placing it mere inches from her face, but before his fingers could press the trigger, Faiz leaped onto him.
The yellow eye Rider brought Skull to the ground with him and attempted a grab for the hat, unfortunately, the downed man kicked the Inuzuka away for his troubles.
Standing up, Kakashi was about to move to retaliate against Kiba when a series of shots landed in from of him, stopping the man on his tracks. Glancing at his side, the older man saw Decade switching his weapon from Gun to Sword Mode as he charged towards him.
Skull sidestepped the first sword slash and blocked the second with his gun, but this left him open to a kick from the magenta Rider. Staggering back slightly, the Hatake regained his ground and pull the Skull Magnum forwards, releasing a short burst of shots.
Naruto managed to block some of the shots with his sword, but the majority landed on his chest throwing him back.
Taking advantage of his opponents back turned toward him, the Inuzuka leaped into the air once more and sent a kick at the older Rider's direction, unfortunately, the silver haired man turned around in time bring his arms up and nullify most of the attack's impact.
The brown haired teen landed back on the ground and charged for the black Rider once more, but his abdomen was greeted by the end of the Skull Magnum.
Kakashi released a short, but almost point blank, burst from his gun into the Inuzuka's stomach and chest. By the time Faiz's body hit the ground, he was already Kiba again. "Brooding kid with the bed-hair, your next." Skull said, his large black eyes falling on Sasuke.
Immediately, the Uchiha stood up and inserted a card into a silver device.
On cue, the artifact sprung to life, revolving around Sasuke as a stream of cards came out from one of its side and wrapped around the raven haired teen, ultimately becoming a belt with the device as the buckle. "Henshin!" Class B's top student proclaimed before pulling a lever on the buckle, causing its front to flip over into a red and gold spade card.
"Turn Up" The belt called out as a large blue card depicting a beetle appeared in front of Sasuke. The Uchiha charged forward with the determination, going through the projected card and emerging as blue and silver Kamen Rider Blade on the other side.
Following the blonde's example, Sasuke ran through the field already wielding his weapon. The raven haired teen's sword swung at the older Rider.
Due to the speed of the strike, Kakashi was forced to bring his gun up to block the silver and blue sword. Unfortunately, the silver haired man underestimated the young student's strength and was pushed back by the Uchiha's Blay Rouzer.
Before Skull could retaliate Blade's attack, he caught something out of the corner of his eye. Decade had rejoined the battle, striking down with his own sword.
Kakashi found himself losing ground as both boys took swings at him with their weapons. There was no real teamwork between the two young Riders, and instead Kakashi could feel something akin to bloodlust in their attacks.
The Hatake could not concentrate on one of the B Class students for too long, because that immediately presented an opening to other, which restricted Skull to only being able to block their strikes and keep backing way. It had been a long time since Kakashi found himself on the losing side of a battle, and he now remember how much he disliked the feeling. Taking things up a notch, the black Rider suddenly swung his leg in a roundhouse kick that was strong enough to send both boys flying back.
The moment their backs hit the ground, both Naruto and Sasuke found themselves facing the wrong end of the Skull Magnum.
Wondering which one would lose his transformation first, the silver haired man unleashed a barrage of blast from his gun.
"Gurad Vent" The announcement was heard just before Femme jumped between the blast and her classmates, stopping the shots with her raised shield.
"About time…" Decade commented as he got back to his feet, receiving a glare from the female Rider.
Blade shook off attack he had received. "One direct blast from that gun and you're done for…" The Uchiha commented. He had not expected the black Rider to be so strong, but considering that the man was an experienced warrior for the village, the Uchiha had no problems to admit his mistake.
Sakura glanced at the blue Rider. "So what do we do?" She asked, still holding her shield up.
Sasuke pondered their situation. "Can you block those shots?" The raven haired teen asked the young woman.
"For a little while, yes…" Sakura tentatively answered.
"Enough to get me within striking distance?" Blade inquired, receiving a nod from the white Rider, not only as answers but as well as a sign that she understood his plan. The Uchiha glanced at his other classmate. "I'm not going to tell you what to do, but if you want to beat this test…"
Decade cut the raven haired teen off with a scoff. "Just shut up and get ready." The blond said.
The three Kamen Riders charged forwards.
Kakashi could guess what the students' plan was, but decided to humor them either way. So, Skull's only form of retaliation was shooting at the white shield with the Skull Magnum.
Once they were close enough, Naruto and Sasuke jumped over their classmate, striking down at the black Rider with all of their might.
Not wanting to be caught by surprise yet again, the Hatake planted his feet firmly on the ground and brought his gun up, successfully absorbing the entire force of the attack and leaving the young Riders bewildered.
"This is not enough… We need more strength…" The Uchiha said as he and the blond struggled to try and push the older man back.
The magenta Rider simply brought a card up and showed it to his classmate. Kakashi could have sworn that the raven haired teen scoffed in response as he too brought out a card of his own.
The silver haired man watch in curiosity as Decade inserted his card into his buckle. "Attack Ride…" The device announced. Next to the spiky haired boy, the Blade swiped his card through an aperture on his Blay Rouzer.
"Slash!" Both artifacts called out in unison.
Their swords charged with energy, both Riders flung them down, pushing Skull away with an x-shape energy blast.
Before Kakashi could recover from the combined attack, a gunshot hit the silver haired man in the shoulder. Looking up, he could see the Uchiha closing in while the Uzumaki provided covering fire with his weapon in Gun Mode.
Sasuke took advantage that his opponent was preoccupied with trying to block the gun blast and swung his Blay Rouzer once more, knocking the Skull Magnum out of the Hatake's hand.
"It's my turn now." Naruto commented as he inserted another card into the Decadriver.
"Final Attack Ride… De-De-Decade!" The buckle announced, immediately projecting the row of golden holographic cards connecting the blond to the silver haired man.
Kamen Rider Skull had read the file on the spiky haired teen's unusual Rider System, including the part about what was dubbed as Decade's final move. So when the magenta Rider jumped to the air, the silver haired man was already preparing to jump out of the kick's way and retrieve his gun.
In what seemed to be a recurring concept, the blond surprised Kakashi yet again when, instead of kicking forward, Naruto brought his gun up and sent a shot down the Dimensional Road in midair.
The red blast from the Ridebooker grew larger and larger with each card it passed through.
The Hatake managed to jump away from the blast, but he never expected the explosion that ensued to be so large and strong. The white fedora hat was blown away from Skull's head and into the air by the shockwave.
By the time Kakashi could even think about reaching for the hat, Femme leaped into his field of view and caught the strayed headwear.
Skull's eyes looked over the three young, and already exhausted, Riders. "So I lost…" He stated, his eyes lingering in the only one from the first trio that remained. "I guess you pass." Kakashi added nonchalantly.
"What the hell is going on here?" The eyes of everyone in the training field moved towards the source of the new voice.
Iruka appeared in the clearing and scanned his class. The tanned man could see the bruised Choji, Ino, and Kiba, the transformed, but weary, Decade, Femme, and Blade, and in the middle of it all Kamen Rider Skull.
"Kakashi… What did you do…?" The Kuuga Rider asked, trying to keep his temper in check.
The silver paired man took the Skull Memory out of his belt buckle, undoing his transformation. "Before you start, Iruka, I had permission from the Hokage." The Hatake stated.
"You…" The Academy teacher started but took a moment to compose himself. "Why would Hokage-sama give permission to someone from the ANBU Rider Corps to fight my students?"
Kakashi lazily shrug his shoulder. "I accepted the Hokage's request for me to become one of Class B's Team Heads on the condition that I would get to pick my team." The Skull Rider informed. "So this test was the only thing I could think of that would help me make my decision."
Iruka was about to argue the silver haired man's words when Femme stepped forward. "Hmm… Iruka-sensei, what Hatake-san said… About the teams…" The girl inquired.
A sigh escaped the Kuuga Rider. "Yes, I was going to inform the class that you would be going to the next step of your education." The tanned man responded before addressing the entire class. "B Class will be further divided into groups of three, each with an experienced Rider as teacher." He said, immediately causing murmurs between the students.
"Just in case you're wondering, I pick this three for my team." Kakashi told Iruka, pointing at the three transformed teenagers, and disappeared in a swirl of leaves before the brown haired Rider could object to his words.
Shaking his head in frustration, Iruka turned to his class one more time. "Ok guys, good job today." The scarred man praised. "Tomorrow I'll tell you what… I guess what the two other teams are." He added letting out another sigh. Suddenly, the Kuuga Rider turned towards the blond. "Naruto, could you stay back for a second?" He requested.
Decade powered down and sighed himself, but nevertheless stood put as his teammates vacated the training field.
Naruto glanced down at the bowl of ramen in front of him and then to his side at the tanned man already eating his own serving.
"I can't believe it, Naruto-kun becoming a Rider!" Ayame exclaimed from the other side of the ramen bar. The blond send the young woman a halfhearted glare. "I didn't know that pigs were taking flying lesson." She commented, sticking her tongue out at the spiky haired boy before returning to her work.
The teenager returned the gesture at his friend's back before addressing his teacher. "So, why did you treat me to ramen?" He asked the older Rider.
Iruka gave the boy a curious look. "Well, your induction to the class was so rushed, that I wanted to at least give you a chance to celebrate." The tanned man explained.
Letting out a short, dry laugh, the blond lazily picked up his chopsticks. "There's not much to celebrate for me…" He commented.
"Now don't say that, being a Kamen Rider is not that bad." Iruka offered but was completely ignored by his student. Sighing, the scarred man tried again. "You know, I was a lot like you back when I was your age."
The man's confession caught the teenager's attention.
Laughing a bit at the blonde's raised eyebrow, the Kuuga Rider continued. "Yeah, I was also a mischievous little brat with dreams of becoming a shinobi." Iruka grinned as the blonde's eyes went turned a glare for a second before returning to anticipation. "But then I began to think… My parents died when there was only one Rider in Konoha, so maybe if there had been more of them, my parents would have survived."
Naruto scoffed. "So now you think ninjas are useless because they let your parents die…" The teen stated.
"I never said that." The brown haired man corrected. "I soon realized that it doesn't really matter between shinobi and Riders, had there only been more people able and willing to fight to protect others my parents might be alive."
The spiky haired boy's eyes were glued.
Iruka smiled down at the younger Rider. "So I don't care if it is as a ninja or as a Kamen Rider, I just want to be able to protect everyone in the village." He said. "It's a pretty nice wish, right?"
Naruto pondered silently while the tanned man finished his bowl of ramen.
"I do feel bad that I was your teacher for such a short time, Naruto-kun." The tanned man commented. "I wish I would have had more time to change your mind about the Riders." The Kuuga Rider suddenly stood up from his seat and paid for both his and his student's food before continuing. "But I have complete confidence in you, and I'm sure that, no matter what, this road that you're walking will make you into something great, Kamen Rider Decade." Iruka added with a grin before ruffling the boy's hair and departing.
The blond watched his teacher back get farther and father away. The blond couldn't help but feel a newfound admiration for the scarred man. Suddenly a strange sound snapped the young man out his thoughts.
Looking down, the spiky haired teen saw a card shoot into the air from the Ridebooker. Catching the small object in midair, Naruto witnessed as Kamen Rider Kuuga's image appeared on it.
A/N – That scene just wouldn't end…!
Originally, this chapter was planned with four scenes, but it seems I underestimated one of them, take a guess which. So at the end two of the other scenes were combined into one and I decided to leave the last one for the next chapter and the beginning of the new arc. There's no introspective segment in this chapter, because that was suppose to be the scene that go move to chapter five. Also, I know that Hibiki doesn't say "Henshin" during his transformation but I thought he should so in this fic he is.
Lastly, most of the main character's Rider Systems have been revealed, but there are still a couple of others, some extremely important to the plot, so keep trying to guess who they are.