Chapter 4

"Please explain as to why you are spying on us."

Before Danny could respond, he suddenly found himself manhandled down into the clearing. He was about to complain, but he stopped when Naruto's eyes lit up in recognition.

"Hey! You're that kid that I thought was a stalker!"

Danny felt the boy behind him tense and he sweat dropped, "Um, Naruto, that doesn't really put me in good light with your body guards."

Naruto scratched the back of his head and flashed a sheepish grin, "Uh, yeah guys, he's my friend!"

The dog boy raised an eyebrow, "Okay, what's his name? I haven't seen him around the village before."

Naruto opened his mouth, but his eyes glazed over and he closed his mouth again and Danny scoffed, "You didn't even ask me my name before you nearly ran me over."

Naruto gave anther sheepish smile, but turned to the boy behind Danny, "Shino, it should be okay. He was the one who warned me about the assassins, so I'm sure it should be fine."

There seemed to be a buzzing behind Danny and Shino spoke in the monotone again, "I'm afraid I won't until we make sure he won't do anything."

The dog boy barked out, "Yeah! How did he know about the assassins? He could be luring you into a false sense of security, and then he'll strike!"

Shino spoke up again, "Hinata, would you please check with your Byakugan?"

The girl stepped forward and nodded before making a hand sign and the veins around her eyes bulged and she said, "From the looks of it, he has no concealed weapons and his Chakra is at a low level."

"So you mean he's a civilian?" The dog boy asked.

Hinata nodded her head, "He is a civilian from the look of it, but his chakra seems to be more focused toward the physical half. The spiritual half, however, is nearly nonexistent."

Shino spoke up, "So is he dangerous?"

Hinata shook her head, "He shouldn't be, but what I'm trying to say is that it's strange. I haven't seen someone with chakra like that before."

Danny sighed, "Okay! I'm not dangerous! Can you let me go now?"

There was some shuffling and Shino stepped in front of Danny to join the other three. He stared at Danny and said, "So would you please inform us how you knew of the assassins?"

Danny nodded, "I heard them talking when Naruto left the area."

Shino nodded, "Alright, I would like to express my appreciation for your assistance in protecting a comrade," he said.

Danny smiled, "Sure thing!" he said.

Naruto went wide eyed, "You mean you can understand him when he gets like that?" he asked.

Danny snickered and nodded, "I can. My sister likes to use big words," he then remembered his situation and waved to them, "Hi, my name's Danny."

The three nodded and introduced themselves too, and Kiba pointed a finger at Danny, "What the hell are you doing here anyways!"

Danny went cross-eyed at the finger that was mere centimeters from his nose before glaring, "I just wanted to make sure that Naruto was okay!"

Naruto flashed a brilliant smile, "Hey, thanks, Danny! I'm fine!"

Danny nodded, "I can see that," he gently rubbed his neck in remembrance and shot them a look, "I'm glad that that blonde woman assigned such effective bodyguards."

Naruto scratched his head, "You mean Tsunade baa-chan?"

"So she's your grandmother?"

Naruto shook his head, "No, she's just an old bat and will be addressed as such," he stopped and looked around warily as if he thought someone would hit him, but when nothing happened, he turned back to Danny.

Danny laughed at his antics than said, "That's pretty cool. I'm glad you're okay," he paused then looked up at Naruto, "So, what you guys up to?"

XxNarutoxX

Naruto was so excited. Not only had a kid come up to him and warned him about a threat to his life, that same kid also asked to be his friend. Now Naruto loved it when he made friends, but the ones that started it were the ones that he really liked.

After the initial shock of his arrival, the three ninja and one civilian sat down and started talking. Of course, the talk soon escalated into a one-upping contest between Kiba and Naruto. Danny didn't seem to mind though.

In fact, sometimes he would add his own stories, and Naruto really liked the ones he told about the superhero named Danny Phantom. The stories were filled with Drama, humor, and heartbreak, but they always had a happy ending. Those were the stories that Naruto liked to hear.

They were getting into the stories so much that Naruto didn't even register the attack until it came down. Danny was in the middle of another of his stories, but suddenly, he froze mid-sentence, going wide eyed. Before Naruto could ask what was up, Danny suddenly stood up and shoved Naruto away as a giant boulder crashed down where Naruto once sat and Danny now lay.

Naruto went wide eyed, "Danny, no!"

Suddenly there was a loud, echoing laughter that filled the area and a man stepped onto a cliff from above. He wore the standard Oto shinobi outfit and his hair was brown and tied up in a bun.

"Well well well, It looks like I missed," he spat on the ground, "If that damn brat hadn't gotten in the way, I would have already finished you off. It's a good thing that I won't have to worry about that happening again."

Naruto growled, "You bastard! You'll pay for killing Danny!"

The man smirked, "I don't think so," he made a few hand seals, "Doton: Shibō no nadare."

Suddenly, more rocks began to rain down atop the four shinobi. Naruto prepared for the hit, but when none came, he looked up and gaped as Hinata protected them with her ultimate defense. When the debris cleared, Naruto got ready to fight the man, but he was stopped when he saw the man's form slumped over with the remnants of Shino's bugs over him.

Naruto was going to cheer, but he stopped when he looked back at the boulder where his friend's body would be. He felt his eyes prickle with tears as he slowly made his way toward the boulder. When he finally got to the boulder, he moved to push it away, but he had to jump away as a red beam exploded where he once stood.

Naruto looked up in shock to see another man looking down at him. This one was dressed in a blue suit with a black cape. His hair was put to look like devil horns. He had red eyes, sharp teeth, and blue skin.

"Who the hell are you!" Naruto yelled, but the man just sighed and shook his head. Before Naruto could respond, the man pulled out some sort of gun and pointed it at them. Before he could fire, however, a black blur flew into him and he went flying.

When the blur became visible, Naruto gasped at what he saw. It was the ghost that attacked him when he was cleaning the mansion! If he was fighting the man, did that mean that the man was also a ghost?"

Suddenly, he went pale. Kiba seemed to notice and he tried to reassure him, "Don't worry, Naruto. We'll protect you!"

Naruto freaked out and grabbed the collar of his jacket, "Not now, man!" he yelled franticly, "We don't stand a chance now! They're fucking ghosts!"

Kiba scrunched his nose, "There's no such thing. In fact-,"

He was interrupted when Hinata gasped. The three shinobi whipped their head over to her in worry.

She went wide eyed, "D-Danny-kun?"

Shino raised a brow, "Are you saying that that ghost is Danny-san?"

Hinata nodded, "Yes, he has the same tenketsu as Danny, but this time, it seems to be focused around the spiritual instead of the physical. Somehow the opposite as he was before.

Naruto turned frantic at her words, "Oh my god! I couldn't protect Danny, so he came back as a ghost to haunt me for my failure!"

He was about to freak out more, but they were interrupted when Danny came crashing down next to them.

"This is all very amusing," he said, "but do you think you guys could start running now? He is too powerful for me to keep this up for long, and I don't want to know why he put out a hit on you."

Naruto went wide eyed at his words, but he stopped when he heard the other ghost laugh. He looked up in time to see that the blue ghost had pulled out the gun again and fired it. Hitting all five of them and Naruto's world went dark.

XxDannyxX

Danny was a little nervous at first. When the boy, Shino, had first put a knife to his throat, he wasn't exactly sure how to respond, but he soon convinced them that he was no threat and he joined them.

The four of them were a very interesting bunch. Naruto was the typical hyperactive blonde, Kiba was a testosterone fueled teen that need to assert his dominance, Hinata was a timid girl who had a lot of power, but not the confidence to use it, and Shino was the strong, silent, businessy type.

They sat around watching as Naruto and Kiba had a man-off. The two would trow around stories of their awesomeness until Danny finally got tired of it and decided to change it up by joining in. He started to tell the stories of his adventures to them and they seemed to be enjoying it. Especially Naruto. The little blonde was practically bouncing with excitement.

Danny started to get into a new story, but suddenly, a man appeared in his view and he launched a rock toward them. He only had time to curse the lousy jobs of the bodyguards, but he shoved Naruto out of the way and turned intangible to go through the giant rock.

He only had time to hear Naruto shout, "Danny, no!" before he made his way through the ground and toward the enemy. He was about to jump out and knock him out, but he was stopped when the man made a few hand signs and the ground started shaking.

Danny finally shook his head to clear the surprise, but before he could react, a group of what looked like beetles swarmed around him. His mouth was open in a silent scream. When the bugs cleared, the man slumped to the ground.

Danny saw Naruto down below was going to cheer, but he stopped when he looked back at the boulder that Danny had moved him from. He saw the start of tears in the blonde's eyes as he moved toward the boulder. Naruto reached to pick up the boulder, but he stopped and had to jump back as a red beam exploded where he once stood.

Danny looked up to where the beam originated and he growled as Plasmius walked up and smiled down at the three shinobi.

"Who the hell are you!" Naruto yelled, Danny saw the annoyance flash on Plasmius face, but it was gone as quickly as it came, and he just shook his head. Instead, he decided to pull out a portal gun and Danny had a feeling that he didn't want him to hit Naruto. He kicked off the ground and tackled Plasmius with all of his force.

It did its job to knock him off balance, but that was it. Plasmius simply brushed his attack off and smiled at him, "I knew that that that boulder wasn't enough to do you in," his smile turned to a frowned, "Skulker was wrong about you," at Danny's curious look, he continued, "you did not gain weight,"

Danny nearly face faulted and Plasmius shook his head in amusemesnt, "Never the less. What matters is that I need that boy. Somehow, he has the key to stopping that snake."

Danny frowned at the man's words, but decided to save the shinobi now and think on the words later. He got into a fighting stance, but he frowned when he heard that Hinata had recognized him. He still didn't turn to them as she told about some weird spirit configuration, he was still fighting off the mad man, but he knew he was losing.

He reeled back to deliver a punch, but Naruto made a comment about him haunting him. And it was so ridiculous that it threw him off and he missed and Plasmius sent him into the dirt with a right hook.

As he looked up at the awestruck faces of his friends, he couldn't help but comment, "This is all very amusing," he said, "but do you think you guys could start running now? He is too powerful for me to keep this up for long, and I don't want to know why he put out a hit on you."

Naruto went wide eyed at his words, but he stopped and looked up as Vlad let out an evil laugh. After his maniacal trip ended, he pulled out the portal gun and shot them. Danny jumped out of the way as the portal began to grow over the three shinobi.

Danny looked up at Plasmius with hatred, "What do you have planned!"

Vlad just smiled, "Are you willing to follow them to find out?"

Danny wanted to argue, but the portal was closing and so was his choices. He finally scoffed, showed Vlad the middle finger , and jumped into the portal after his friends.

End

A.N. Here's a joke:

Question: How'd the Hyūga make a killing at the comedy hour?

Answer: With his 8 Trigrams 64 Punch lines.

Lololol

Shibō no nadare: Avalanche of death