Solar Fox

A Naruto/Boktai/Lunar Knights Crossover Fic

A/N: Well, I can honestly say I feel appreciated. I've gotten some really nice reviews out of the few I've gotten for this fic. I can also say I'm surprised that nobody's PM'd me with a guess of who Lucia really is... I mean, really. I've dropped plenty of hints! Anyways...

As I mentioned last chapter, anyone who figured out what the reference was would get a mention! Someone DID figure it out! Let's all hear it for a good friend of mine, Rigel!

Okay, with that out of the way, let's get this chapter rolling!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Boktai, Lunar Knights, or any other series that comes up here. They all belong to their respective owners. I am not making any money off of this piece of fanfiction, either. This is being made solely for enjoyment.

Sixth Sun: Naruto's Desperation! A Battle Machine Appears!

Several days had passed since the battle against ROOT, and the purification of the Dark Power they had been harvesting. The entire division of agents loyal to Danzo had been almost completely annihilated, save for one trainee who had yet to become fully loyal to the war hawk. He had long since forgotten his original name, so the Sandaime had dubbed him "Sai". He proved to be rather competent as a Shinobi, despite his age, and was a valuable source of information regarding Danzo. Needless to say, the Sandaime was horrified and enraged at the methods of training the War Hawk had implemented.

Naruto had made a full recovery from the battle against himself and the Orochimaru clone within a day, and had almost immediately immersed himself in his training with Otenko and surprisingly, Lucia as well. Within three days, the blond's skill with his Solar Gun, "Knight", also known as the Gun Del Sol, had increased dramatically. He had finally figured out how to use the Charge Shot consciously. However, the ability to properly Solar Charge and store Solar Energy still evaded him, which proved to be a great handicap for indoor fights, and greatly limited the blond's potential as a Solar Boy.

As for Sasuke... Well, needless to say, the results of the Dark Power attacking him had become evident rather quickly when he was brought in for medical attention. Breasts and a lack of a certain piece of anatomy tended to do that. The doctors had run a series of tests, and even Otenko had joined in, and they had found no traces of Dark Power in his body. In fact, it seemed like a limiter had been removed from the genin's body, which was evident from the physicals the Uchiha had to go through. Her(Formerly His) strength, speed, stamina, and chakra reserves had all apparently increased. When asked about this turn of events, the Uchiha simply stated "I always had a feeling something about me was off... I guess I know what it was now. Either way, I'm still me." Needless to say, Kakashi had been very proud of his student for how she handled the change, and had upped her training as a reward.(The fact he got a real kick out of Naruto accidentally walking in to check on his best friend while she was changing and wound up KO'ed through a nosebleed had also been a plus for him.)

Sakura had taken the Uchiha's change of gender surprisingly well after she had heard Sasuke's reasoning. Of course, that didn't spare the doctor who had first informed her of the change in her teammate/crush from a super-charged punch to his groin. The poor sap was still looking for his left nut. Sakura had also been on the receiving end of special training, courtesy of Kurenai and Anko, who had been rather pissed when they saw the girl's level of skill in the shinobi arts. The pinkette had been unable to get up under her own power after the first day.

As for Haku, who had stayed behind on the mission to stomp out ROOT, she had finally become an official Konoha Shinobi, actually managing to start at the rank of Tokubetsu Jounin. The vampiress took up the responsibility of helping Kakashi in training Team 7. Thanks to her efforts, the team was capable of greatly raising their speed, thanks to Haku's experience in training said attribute. Off the job, Haku resumed hanging around Naruto quite often, much to the ire of Lucia, and surprisingly, Sasuke. She'd occasionally feed off the blond, with his permission of course, to keep up her strength, and was always careful to restrain the turning effect of her bites.

All in all, things had become relatively peaceful for Team 7(Save for an incident where Naruto received a threatening letter from Zabuza explaining just what would happen if he ever hurt Haku... In excruciatingly explicit detail. The blond had turned an very deep shade of green after reading some of the finer points of Zabuza's plans). Of course, all good things have to come to an end, and this time of peace was no exception to that rule. It all began with Kakashi calling a Team Meeting at the usual location...

At Team 7's Meeting Spot, a local bridge near the park...

Sasuke and Sakura sighed. It was yet another average day for them. At least, as average as it got after the mission to Nami no Kuni. They'd be the first ones to arrive, and would wait patiently for Kakashi to arrive, along with their blond teammate. The latter would arrive first, usually in a somewhat comical fashion.

"HEADS UP!"

… This being proven when a somewhat charred Naruto came rocketing through the area, before impacting a nearby tree, and slumping to the ground in a heap. Kakashi would then arrive around an hour later, and question the condition of the son of his sensei...

"Katon gone wrong again, Naruto?" The blond shook his head. "No. Detonating Zombies."

And then Naruto would make a quick recovery(With the aid of one of his two spells), before the meeting would get rolling. Of course, there would be times when something would suddenly come up...

"Dammit, there are more of them?" Cue the sounds of a Solar Gun being fired repeatedly, soon followed by more explosions, while Kakashi just watched with a mildly amused expression on his face. They were low level undead, so Naruto would be able to handle them without much problem... 'Unless one of them manages to get past his guard, and detonate like that one...' Cue another explosion, this one sending the blond back into the tree.

Then their Solar Boy teammate would get frustrated, and do something that would pretty much be overkill. For example...

"Dammit, take this! SUNBURST!" Thankfully, the rest of team 7 had the insight to have sunglasses ready for said attack, which would generate a miniature artificial sun to burn away the Undead. It almost always worked, the only times where it didn't being when it backfired on the blond.

Then after the situation calmed down, and Naruto recovered from any wounds he sustained in the process, the meeting would then really commence. At this point, it was pretty much an S.O.P. For the team to NOT get involved in the blond's antics, and just let things unfold on their own. It was at this point that Kakashi cleared his throat, getting the attention of his three students.

"Alright, team. Thanks to your recent progress, and your performance on the last two missions... I've decided to enter you three in the Chuunin Exams." The cycloptic jounin said, giving one of his trademark eye-smiles, while handing each of the three genin a slip of paper. "Whether you want to take it is up to you. If you do, fill out that slip of paper, and come to the Academy a week from today. If not... Well, then I'll be sure to have some special training prepared for you while the exams are going on." This caused the three genin to freeze. Sure, they had been taking their training much more seriously lately, and this satisified Kakashi, however, they all knew what he meant by special training. It'd be hellish, and very painful. So it came as no surprise to the jounin when all three of his students suddenly held out completely filled out entrance slips to him.

"Alright, make sure to show up at the Academy at 6 AM sharp one week from today. In the meantime, prepare in any way you see fit. Dismissed!" With that said, Kakashi vanished in a plume of smoke. The three genin shared a look, before each going their seperate ways. They all got along much better than they had at first(Both Naruto and Sasuke had mellowed out quite a bit after their transformations, and Sakura... Well, remained Sakura.), they still enjoyed training seperately.

With Naruto...

Our favorite blond was on his way to the usual place he met Lucia and Otenko, which happened to be just outside Training Ground 44, a.k.a. The Forest of Death. He was whistling a merry tune as he went, only to pause when the sounds of a fight reached his ears. He could hear two voices among the sounds of the battle. 'They're both female... And one of them is definitely Lucia's...!' Worrying about his newest precious person, the blond channeled some chakra into his legs, a trick he learned from Lucia to enhance his speed, before dashing in the direction of the battle.

What he saw upon reaching the location of the battle was far from what he was expecting. Lucia, clad in her usual outfit, was leaning against her sword, which was stuck in the ground for support, breathing heavily. She sported multiple wounds on her body, and he outfit was torn in several places(The bandages around her eyes remained miraculously untouched, the blond idly noted). The other combatant, a young woman who appeared to be the same age as Lucia, if not a year or so younger, seemed to be in much better condition. Her outfit consisted of a blue combat-dress like garment with detatched sleeves, a brown leather armor that covered her torso and stomach, and boots that reached up to her mid-thigh. From where he was standing, Naruto could tell that the combat dress had an open back, allowing him to get a view of the strange seal-like mark on her back and on her shoulders. She had emotionless, yet beautiful ice-blue eyes, and long black hair that went past her waist.

He would have admired the mysterious young woman's beauty a bit more, had she aimed on hand in his direction, just as a black wolf-like head surged forth, and tried to take a bite out of him. Thinking quickly, he replaced himself with a log using a Kawarimi, before jumping high into the air, so as to get access to more solar energy. The woman looked in his direction, before making a single motion with her arms, causing dozens of spheres, made up of both light and dark energy, to appear and rocket towards him. Pulling out the Gun Del Sol, Naruto neutralized each of the blasts with several dozen shots, before somersaulting in mid air, and with a burst of wind chakra, accelerated his descent as he brought one leg up high for a devastating axe-kick. However, much to his shock, the young woman managed to catch him by the leg, not even budging an inch, and flung him towards the nearby fence.

'Kuh...!' The blond struggled a bit, for he was thrown at a rather high speed, but managed to regain his bearings, and flipped in mid-air, landing on his feet, before spring-boarding off the fence. He readied his solar sword in mid-flight, and slashed the minute he was in range. However, he was caught completely off guard when a rather strong rapier materialized in his path, and blocked his attack, before a large hammer appeared, and struck him full force. His eyes widened in pain, as he met the ground forcefully, actually leaving an impression. He coughed up a bit of blood, while struggling to get up to his feet. However, just as he was about to rise, he found a sword, which he was sure materialized from nowhere like the other weapons, held at his throat. Gulping nervously, the blond looked up at the face of the woman who had trounced him so soundly. Her expression was completely neutral, not a single trace of emotion to be found.

"... You are weak..." She finally spoke, her tone perfectly matching her expression. "It seems it was only a miracle that the dark power here was purified by your hands." She said, before removing the sword from his throat, before turning to face Lucia. "However, I can see that you failed to exterminate all of it." She continued, before walking over to her original opponent, her intent completely clear. Naruto's eyes widened in fear, as he realized what was coming... She was going to kill Lucia. 'Dammit... Body, move...!' He mentally yelled at himself, as he struggled with his mix of fear and fatigue. 'Is this really all I can do...? Am I really not strong enough to even save ONE of my precious people...?' He breated himself, as he watched the young woman materialize a massive blade that exuded holy energy in large amounts. Tears began to form in the corners of his eyes, before time just seemed to... stop. Nothing was moving, not even the gentle breeze had stilled.

"What is your wish...?" A voice spoke in his mind. Naruto blinked in surprise, before beginning to look around for the source. "Huh...?" He said dumbly. The voice repeated itself. "What is your wish?" It said again. Realizing it was coming from his own mind, the teen paused, before finally responding. "My wish... Is to have the power to protect everyone I care about...! I don't care what I have to do, even if it means going into the darkness...! I just can't afford to lose them!" He said, desperation clear in his voice. The mysterious voice chuckled a bit. "Good Answer, gaki... I wouldn't expect anything less from HIS son.... Very well... Take this power, and fight! Show them the might of the Solar Tribe!" The voice roared the last part, before red filled the blond's vision...

Back in Reality...

Lucia gave a weak smirk, as she watched the woman who was about to kill her. 'I guess the old man was right... I wouldn't be able to change things...' She thought sadly, before speaking. "Before you kill me... Can I at least get the name of the one who managed to best me in battle?" The young woman paused, before nodding her assent. "... My name is Shanoa." With that, she raised the holy blade high above her head and was about to bring it down... Only to freeze as she felt a massive surge of power from nearby. "!" Both Lucia and Shanoa looked towards the source, and were surprised by what they saw. Naruto was slowly getting to his feet, as his wounds rapidly healed... A crimson aura of chakra roaring to life around him, in a manner not unlike an open flame. He looked up, an expression of pure anger on his face. "RAAAAAAAH!"

There were several noticable changes in the blond, aside from the extreme increase in energy output. His whisker marks had darkened, and become much more pronounced, and his canines had enlongated into fangs. His fingernails had become claws, and the change that drew both women's attention the most were his eyes. What were once deep-blue spheres that held nothing but kindness and warmth, were now crimson red with slitted pupils, showing nothing but hatred, and a desire to kill. He fixed his gaze on Shanoa, as he crossed his arms over his chest. "I won't let you hurt Lucia-chan...!" He growled out, before making a wide, sweeping motion with both arms, causing a powerful shockwave to surge forth, actually causing the young woman to skid back a bit despite her materializing a shield that protected the entire front of her body.

When the shield vanished, she noticed that the blond was gone. She looked around for him, only for him to reappear behind her, landing a vicious claw slash that sent her flying towards the fence. "RaaaaAAAH!" Naruto roared, as he got down on all fours, and blurred out of sight again, this time reappearing in Shanoa's flight path. She tried to brace herself for the next attack, but it did little good, as his kick broke past her guard, and sent her high into the air. Jumping up after her, Naruto quickly grabbed her by the ankles, and with a mighty swing, flung her towards the ground, before air-dashing down after her. The ground cratered underneath her body upon impact, and deepened when the blond impacted her body, knocking the breath out of her, and breaking a few ribs in the process, she was sure.

Naruto snarled, and picked her up by her throat, as the crimson chakra gathered around his free hand. Lucia panicked. She knew what he was planning on doing. Finally having recovered enough, she pulled down the bandages from her right eye, revealing the three red, intersecting ellipsis. Utilizing a quick shunshin, she appeared at the blond's side, and forced him to look at her revealed eye. "Sleep!" She whispered, as the ellipsis seemed to rotate. After a few seconds, the effect became apparent, as the rush of power left the blond, and the crimson aura faded. His eyelids drooped, before he let go of Shanoa's neck, and fell into Lucia's arms, out like a light. The young woman could only breath a sigh of relief as she just prevented one of her worst fears coming true...

Shanoa coughed a few times, as she tried to regain her breath. Looking at the blond, she wondered what had caused his sudden surge of power, and the effect it had had on her... 'I shouldn't be able to feel anything... Yet... Seeing his eyes... I think I was honestly afraid...' She thought, puzzled by the development. 'Master Barlowe should hear about this...' Shakily standing up, Shanoa proceeded to leave the area, only to be stopped when Lucia called out to her. "And where do you think you're going...?" She demanded, not bothering to cover her eye back up yet. Not even bothering to turn around, Shanoa spoke. "I am returning to my master's base of operations. But rest assured, we will rethink our attacking you." She said in a monotone voice, before seemingly vanishing from sight.

The mysterious young woman could only sigh, as she slumped to the ground, and cradled the blond's head in her lap. She knew she'd have to replace the bandages soon, as ANBU, and most likely the Hokage as well, would be coming to investigate the source of the surge of power that she could almost guarantee was felt by the entire village. 'I think I'll just wait a bit, first...' She thought, smiling softly as she looked down at the blond, whose features had returned to normal. Gently stroking her whisker-marked cheeks, Lucia could only sigh, as she knew the blond would have many question for her when he woke up...

Sixth Sun: "Naruto's Desperation! A Battle Machine Appears!"..... Complete!

A/N: Well, there's the sixth chapter of Solar Fox! Naruto gets his first taste of the Kyuubi's power, a new girl appears(With unknown motives, to boot), and the Chuunin Exams are fast approaching. How will Naruto deal with the fact he had been trounced so soundly before the Kyuubi's interferance? Who is Shanoa, and what is her reason for attacking Lucia? And who is Lucia, really? All this and more will be revealed, as you stay tuned for future chapters of Solar Fox!