Naruto in New York
Chapter 4: Touchdown and the New-nin
Chapter 4 of my lil story….here we meet the hosts also known as the New-nin. Read and review people. I swear I'll git 2 some action soon. This is my first fanfic and im not all dat good. Tell me what you want to se and I'll try to write it in.
A few hours later the plane began its descent down to JFK International Airport (yea I know a flight straight from Japan would never really happen but a layover in California would kind of kill it and make the story a little longer). The seven ninja got off the plane after bringing Naruto and Hinata back to consciousness (Hinata woke up next to him, convulsed because she was so close and headbutted him and herself back to la la land.) They found their bags ad headed for the exit and to their ride.
"Stay close everyone while I look for Nikai. I didn't think it would be so crowded here" said Jiriaya as he scanned the crowded of people welcoming their loved ones. After a few minutes he finally spotted his friend." Ok guys this way I found him" he shouted to the six ninjas behind him.
Nikai stood near the exit holding a sign with the kanji for oil written on it. He was a tall man standing around 6 foot 3. His head was shaved and had stubble growing on his chin. He was about 60 years old and the gray in his stubble and the wrinkles near his eyes and mouth shouted it out. But he was nowhere near weak. He was like Jiriaya. Old yet powerful. He was a large man and you could see his muscles under the light windbreaker he wore. He was dressed as a normal New Yorker would in the middle of November.
"Ah my old friend how are you!" Nikia yelled out in a gruff voice. "It's been long time Jiriaya how are you?"
"I've been good Nikai. How have you been? Looks like the years haven't been friendly to you" the sage joked while giving his old friend a quick hug and a pat on the back." These are the other young ones who have been sent here" he said extending an arm towards the six ninja standing behind him.
"Ah how are you? Welcome to New York. I am your host Nikai" he said bowing his head. The six ninja bowed their heads I return and thanked him." Now if you will follow me I'll lead you to the car, my students are around here somewhere. Just give me a second and I'll call them." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a Nextel. He opened it, hit a few buttons and then said in English "Hey where are you three? Are guests are here."
A few seconds past and then a response came "yea yea yea give us a sec will ya? We'll be right there Splinter."
Nikai responded back sounding annoyed. "I told you to stop calling me that! You little brat!"
"wha-crshtch was crchkj-at? Thecrahdca to much chdrdh. Are you jscvhss there?" came from the fone
"Yea I'm here. Can you here me?"
Nothing. He took a few steps. "can you hear me know? What about now? Now?" he kept on like that until a laugh came from the phone.
"Wow sensei you sure are kinda slow. Nextel's don't get static!" the Sensei blushed a bit realizing this was true.
"Oh ima git you for that G. just wait" he said into the phone.
"Oh yea? Whatchu gonna do ol' man?" came a voice from behind the sensei.
Three teens walked through a crowd and stood before the group. The shortest one was in the front with the other two just behind him. The second tallest stood to his right and the largest to his left. The shortest one wore an open white hoody with the hood up. Underneath the sweater was a white tee with a stylized G on it. He wore a chain around his neck. He along with the two other ninjas behind him had baggy blue jeans on. The baggy pants were held up by a belt whose buckles where adorned with the letters G J and C respectively. He wore plain white shoes. He was the one that asked the sensei the question. His face was mostly hidden under the hood except for his nose and mouth. He had a tuft of hair on his chin. His skin was a light tan like Narutos, but it seemed more natural. Like he was born that way. Naruto was tan because he spent so much time out in the sun.
"chea old man. What you gone do?" the second tallest said. He wore a grey hoody but his hood was down. He was black and wore a durag on his head to keep his cornrows straight and neat. He had hazel eyes. He wore a plain black tee. He wore grey and black shoes. He stood out from the three because he had the most facial hair. The beginnings of a nappy beard were present on his chin and throat (think philly freeway). His voice was raspy and his voice went up and down like he was chuckling. In fact he had on a smirk much like the one G had on his face.
The only silent one was the tallest one. Unlike his partners he was wearing a long black leather jacket. Underneath it was a black tee with a white skull on it (kudos if you know who that sounds like. Here's a hint: castle, skull on the chest, black trench coat). He wore black boots. He had short neat hair. He too had clear hazel eyes. Unlike his two friends he wasn't smirking or smiling. He looked indifferent to what was happening. He looked down at the six ninjas since he was taller than them. His two partners also started eyeing the foreign ninjas.
"Students they are our guests." Nikai said as he waved a hand towards Jiriaya's group of ninja." Now be polite for once and introduce yourselves."
"yo splinter can they even understand us right now? Did you do the lingual enlightenment jutsu in front of all these people? Asked G who had pulled off his hoody to reveal a set of dark eyes, dark eyebrows, and long dark hair which was kept back in a long ponytail which stuck out from the back of his head.
"Oh that's right! I forgot to do the jutsu!" replied the Sensei.
"It's ok Nikai" Jiriaya responded "we shouldn't do that out in public"
"When did you learn English?" asked Nikai.
Jiriaya laughed and said "I have a lot of free time"
"That's just like you. Ok then tell your students to follow me to the car" Nikai said as he turned to the exit. His students followed him.
Jiriaya turned to his group of ninja who where looking a bit out of place. "ok lets go guys. He's going to take us to his place and there he will do the Lingual Enlightenment justsu." He told his group in their native language.
"Is that the one that's gonna teach us English ero-sennin?" asked Naruto who was picking up his bag off the floor.
"Yes that's the one. He can't do it here with so many people around. When he does it you all will instantly be able to understand and speak the English language. Except for you Naruto. It will just improve the little English I taught you during our training.'
"You sp-speak eng-english Naru-naruto-kun?" asked hinata as the group followed Nikai to the van he had parked outside in the lot.
"Oh yea I forgot to mention that" answered Naruto scratching the back of his head in the sheepish way he does. "But I'm not all that good. I can barely get by in a conversation. I just can pick up a few keywords to let me know what they're talking about."
"yosh Naruto-san! That is the fountain of youth! Learning new things all the time. It is truly inspiring! I will learn a new language by myself after all of this. That will show Neji-san!" said Lee with a determined look on his face.
"Wow it's kind of chilly here." Said Sakura as the group stopped in front of Nikias van.
"Yea it is" said Tenten.
"This is gonna be a drag. Tsunade said that this lace gets cold this time of year.
"I didn't notice the chill" said Naruto.
"me neither Sakura-chan. it feels normal here to me. Maybe your youth is a little low. Some training should bring it back up!" said the spandex wearing ninja.
"Do you feel cold Hinata-chan?" asked Naruto.
"no-no" replied Hinata.
"Well of course you three don't feel the slight chill" said Jiriaya. "Hinata you're wearing a pretty thick jacket. And so are you Naruto. Lee that spandex is an insulator. It keeps the cold out and the heat in. Tenten and Sakura don't even have sleeves. And your Chuunin Vest doesn't offer much protection from the cold Shikamaru."
"hehe Sakura-chan should've dressed better." Said Naruto
"Oh shut up baka" said Sakura who was slightly shivering.
"You don't have to worry" said Nikai as he opened up the back of the van. "We're all going to get you guys a new set of clothes for your stay here. Ok throw your bags in the back."
"Alright we get to go shopping!" said Sakura as she chucked her bag in the back.
"This is gonna be a drag. I hate shopping." Chimed in Shikamaru and he slung the bag off his shoulder and into the van.
"Oh cheer up Shikamaru it'll be fun." Said Tenten who placed her bag which was full of scrolls into the van. Hinata silently followed by putting her bag into the van.
"Oh well it doesn't matter to me; I don't need new clothes" Naruto responded.
"Oh yes you do Naruto" said Jiriaya. "You stand out to much. So do you Lee. Your going to have to lose the spandex. 'Thank god everybody thought'
"but Gai-sensei gave me this suit! It's the only thing I wear! I even have six more pairs in my bag! It's the only thing I can wear."
"Sorry but he is right" it was Nikai from the side of the van. "You two really stand out." Sakura laughed at the two. Nikai turned to her and said "you too pinky. You definitely can't wear that here. You'll freeze to death. And besides over here people change their appearance daily. Everyday it's a new set of clothes they wear. Okay everyone pile in."
The ninjas piled into the large van. Nikai was driving while Jiriaya sat in the passenger seat. The three New-nin sat in the back row. Hinata, Naruto and Shikamaru sat in the row in front of them. The row of seats was rather small so they were a bit cramped and Naruto was slightly leaning on a blushing Hinata. Shikamaru just stared out the window at the clouds. The front row was occupied by Lee, Tenten, and Sakura. They were all looking out at the various different cars except for the New-nin who have already seen all of this before. They just examined the foreign ninjas and their responses to things that they found normal.
After a half hour drive they got off the expressway and into a more urban area. Nikai announced that they were almost there.
"This place is called Long Island City, Queens. It's rather busy here but our building is in a more secluded part of the town. It's just a few blocks away." The foreign-nin looked at all the stores and people in the streets walking around. The girls looked at all the clothing boutiques.
"Ok we're here!" shouted Nikai after five minutes. The van stopped in front of a 4 story building with large windows. It looked like a factory and had graffiti on the outside walls. A set of stairs led to the front door.
"Ok guys grab our guests' bags and take them upstairs." Said Nikai as he stepped out of the van.
"Oh no that's ok Nikai" said Jiriaya as he stepped out of the van and stretched his legs.
"Oh shut up Jiriaya. You're all my guests here. I insist. Plus my students need to be more polite" said Nikai as he looked at his students. They just rolled their eyes at their sensei. After everyone got out of the van they moved to that back of the van and picked up the seven other ninjas bags. The easily threw the bags on top of their shoulders and walked up the front door and into a freight elevator.
"We will all be staying on the fourth floor" said Nikai as he closed the grate and the elevator started moving. The elevator was loud and moved slowly. The ninjas just stared blankly until the elevator stopped.
"Well this is our stop guys." Said Nikai as he opened up the grates.
End.
Next chapter will be formal introductions and maybe a little training who knows. Read and review.