Naruto: Cybernin (Now officially adopted by optoclaw)

by Raja-Ulat

Ninjas believe in "looking beneath the underneath". So what would happen when they encounter a certain race of alien robots that are "more than meets the eye"? What will happen when a certain blond boy with whiskers becomes an ally of a certain faction led by Optimus Prime himself? Will that boy become the light that will save the people of two worlds from their darkest hour?

6. Chapter 5

Naruto – Cybernin

Disclaimer: This will be a Naruto and Transformers/Beastwars fanfiction. However, please note that Transformers/Beastwars component will cover a wide range of series from G1, Beastwars, Animated, Michael Bay Movies, Cybertron Games, Prime and so on. Also, there will be a couple of twists necessary for the two series to somehow fit which will hopefully not ruin the fanfiction.

Chapter 5: Cyberninja

Three days had passed ever since the Decepticon attack. With public order somehow restored, and construction of a hidden Autobot base well underway, life in Konohagakure seemed to be returning to normal, at least for everywhere other than the ninja academy…

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"Alright everyone, as of today we're introducing a few new teachers to our school. But before we do so, allow me to welcome back one of our students, Uzumaki Naruto." said Iruka who stood before Naruto's classmates in the open training field of the ninja academy.

Officially, Naruto was badly hurt while trying to protect Metaru from the Decepticons by fooling them into thinking that he is their target. Due to possessing a bit of Metaru's "living metal", Naruto could actually pull it off if it wasn't for the fact that his energy signature was different from Metaru's and that Mizuki, now considered a traitor due to interrogation sessions which revealed his ties to a certain Snake Sage traitor of the village, had attacked Metaru while no one was looking and took her out to be offered to the Decepticons. Due to his efforts, and a reaction between the living metal inside of him with the Decepticon, Skywarp, Naruto acquired some of his body parts and underwent a radical change which mutilated his body which was then injured further by the Decepticons. However, thanks to the aid of the Autobots, Naruto is now healed and can resume his studies as normal, albeit with a few changes which the students just could not miss.

Standing before them with Metaru by his side, Naruto wore a grin as he waved at his classmates and exclaimed, "Yo!"

Staring at the boy who now wore what seemed to be a cross between advanced metallic plate armour, orange plated armour with glowing-red lines and yellow trimming at that, with what appeared to be dark-blue spandex with the same glowing-red lines, the students cannot believe their eyes. Nevertheless, some were relieved that Naruto was alright as Kiba shouted, "Hey Naruto, what took you so long to show up? Me and the rest of the guys thought you finally kicked the bucket back then!"

"I almost did, but the Autobots managed to fix me up and now I'm as good as new!" to emphasize his point, Naruto slammed his fists together which made a loud metallic clank.

Grinning, Kiba said, "Good, because you're going to need it when we decide who is the top dog of Konohagakure!" Although still recovering from the shock of the Decepticon attack and the resulting devastation, Kiba knew better than to blame Naruto or Metaru when the Third Hokage and Optimus Prime informed the people of Konohagakure how Metaru's pod arrived to the Ninja World by coincidence and was later found by Naruto of all people. Unfortunately, the people that hated Naruto were too narrow-minded to even think of anything else other than blaming Naruto and his "spawn".

"Troublesome!" muttered Shikamaru who inwardly smirked as he shared Kiba's sentiment. Chouji meanwhile simply smiled as he was just glad that Naruto and Metaru were alright.

Shino on the other hand adjusted his sunglasses as he mused, "How curious, it seems that Naruto's body is now… upgraded for the lack of a better term." Indeed, Naruto had gotten significantly taller and better-built thanks to the "upgrade" he received that day. Being forced to eat his vegetables by the Autobots certainly did not hurt his growth and development either, his tormented taste buds notwithstanding.

Hinata, who was worried sick for Naruto's wellbeing, sighed in relief as she saw that he was alright, if not better. Still, she could not help but feel a little curious as she noted that his internal body structure had changed significantly due to having metal, circuits, and even advanced machinery inside of his body which are also connected to his current "body armour".

Unlike Hinata, Sakura's feelings were more ambivalent as she gazed at Naruto and Metaru. While she may not care for the two Uzumaki children that did not mean she actively wanted them to suffer or die. However, ever since her last confrontation with them, Sakura cannot help but be unnerved by the mere memory of Naruto's capacity to actually become viciously aggressive even if only to protect Metaru, a fact only made more apparent by the circuit-like veins on his enraged face. On the other hand, it was also during that very same confrontation when Sakura finally saw the pain, loneliness and anger in his usually cheerful bright cerulean-blue eyes which looked like abyssal depths of an unforgivingly cold ocean. Touching her arm which still bore the bruise he gave her, Sakura wanted to apologize to Naruto for what she had said that day, if only so that she would not have to see that terrible expression on him ever again. However, her pride and her unwillingness to appear weak before the dead-last whom no one likes made her hesitate as she considered the merits of actually convincing herself into thinking that she was in the right at that time, a notion which her mother actually encouraged. Then again, ever since that particular confrontation Naruto's admittedly distant friends refused to talk to her and made it clear that she was pretty much forcing him to give up his one and only family member to the cruel Decepticons. Human or not, Metaru is Naruto's family who actually loves him as his daughter. In Kiba's own words, love between family and friends is not something which is determined by something as stupid as "love is only reserved for humans". Considering his clan's close ties to their ninja dogs, it was probably not surprising in hindsight that Kiba would actually say those words especially after considering the extreme lengths Naruto would willingly commit to protect Metaru, the same girl whom Sakura accused of being nothing more than a mere doll. Even the usually quiet Shino vocally voiced his agreement with Kiba on that statement.

Seeing Sakura sigh, Ino wore a concerned expression as she knew that Sakura was thinking about apologizing Naruto and yet cannot bring herself to actually say it, let alone honestly. While she understood that Sakura can be a mean and even spiteful person at times, Ino also knew that Sakura is a good person deep down. Then again, in a society in which almost everyone was mean to Naruto or worse, and considered it to be perfectly normal no less, it is probably not surprising why Sakura was having so much trouble in just apologizing to him. Even Ino was tempted to just dismiss it but her conscience just cannot allow her to forget the pain in Naruto's enraged expression and words, a pain which he must have held in for far longer than anyone expected. Realizing about Naruto's actions to protect Metaru, insane to the point of idiocy yet undoubtedly heroic in bravery and even frightening in ferocity, Ino knew that Sakura really needed to apologize to Naruto for her actions that day.

As for Sasuke, while he knew that Naruto was not lying when he spoke about his pain and loneliness, the Uchiha boy was convinced that Naruto's own pain is but a pale imitation compared to his own suffering during a terrible event known as the Uchiha Massacre. After all, what does he know about pain when he does not even have anything precious to lose, especially at the hands of a once-beloved person who is now a most-hated traitor? The Uchiha boy never considered that Naruto's so-called "doll" is indeed very precious to him and is also very much alive. He also refused to believe that the metal giants are in fact living beings as well, albeit alien ones.

"Before we introduce the new teachers, I would like to ask, is there anything you wish to say to them, Naruto?" said Iruka.

Smirking, Nartuto replied, "A number of things." Stepping forward, Naruto spoke, "My name is still Uzumaki Naruto and I'm an honorary member of the Autobots. My likes are ramen, especially ramen with a dash of energon added, my precious people, gardening, and playing pranks. I dislike the three minutes it takes to prepare ramen, people who think that they can oppress others, people who cannot honour their promises, and people who think that the whole universe revolves around them. My dream is to be strong enough to protect my precious people and the innocents as well as to somehow help create an age of peace, for both this world and Cybertron, believe it!"

Surprised, the students wondered what in the world happened in the few days he was gone to have changed him so much, especially his dreams. Not as surprised as the students, Iruka coughed to get everyone's attention as he spoke, "Now that Naruto's updated introduction is out of the way, allow me to introduce to you your new teachers."

Suddenly, two strange vehicles which look like bicycles but much, much more advanced in appearance appeared before the children as they drove themselves out of the back of the academy and around them. One of them was predominantly blue while the other was predominantly black with gold trimming. Spinning to a halt, the two vehicles transformed as they spun into none other than Arcee and Prowl respectively. Staring at the two giants, many of the students were at a loss for words while Arcee introduced herself, "My name is Arcee, stealth agent of the Autobots and former student of Master Yoketron, leader of the Cyberninja Division of Cybertron's Elite Guard. I like spending time with my friends and having a good drink of energon and I hate those who oppress and kill the innocent or my friends. I don't really have a dream in particular unless you count ending our war with the Decepticons with my friends alive and well by my side as a dream."

After the blue female Autobot spoke, Prowl introduced himself, "My name is Prowl and, much like Arcee, I am a stealth agent of the Autobots and a former student of Master Yoketron. I like meditating in peace and observing the wonders of nature around me, be it organic or otherwise. I hate those that betray their friends and teachers and, while I don't hate Bumblebee and would never wish for his voice box to be permanently damaged, I do honestly wish that he can shut his flap so that I can meditate in peace." Arcee repressed a snicker at Prowl's aggravated expression as he continued to speak, "As far as my dreams go, mine are more or less the same as Arcee's except that I also plan to continue the legacy of the Cyberninjas."

Raising her hand, Sakura had to ask, "Are you two really ninjas?"

Smiling, Arcee replied, "Indeed we are hence why we are the most suited to be your new teachers. The others will help as well but they're busy establishing our base at the moment."

Snorting, a boy with a beanie on his head named Hibachi said, "Yeah right, like a bunch of metal giant puppets like you can be ninjas!"

Frowning, Arcee was about to prove her point when Prowl stepped forward and said to her, "Arcee, allow me."

Turning her attention to Prowl, Arcee nodded in understanding while Prowl suddenly made a handseal and created a copy of himself. Shocked, the students gaped while Prowl explained, "While there are differences, mostly due to the fact that all Cybertronians have inbuilt weapons and tools, our own Cyberninja training is not unlike your ninja training. The skills which we have been taught include Metallikato, which is similar to your taijutsu and kenjutsu, and Circuit-Su which is a mental and spiritual discipline not unlike certain forms of ninjutsu and genjutsu. For that matter, Arcee is more familiar with Metallikato while I myself am more familiar with Circuit-Su."

Shocked, the students did not know what to say until Shino asked, "And why exactly are you teaching us? While I understand that your people are our allies and that sharing of information between allies is perfectly normal, I fail to comprehend the need to personally involve yourselves into educating us, especially your unique form of ninjutsu."

Smiling, Prowl explained, "It is precisely because we are allies that we wish to improve our ability to work together with your people, and the best way to achieve that is by training together with you as we teach you our ways and we in turn learn yours."

Raising an eyebrow, Shino realized that the Autobot has a logical point and nodded in understanding as he spoke, "I see, thank you for your explanation."

Glaring at the two giants, Sasuke haughtily huffed, "Like we need to work together with giant metal dolls like you."

Hearing Sasuke's haughty dismissal, Arcee glared at him and asked, "Are you implying that you do not need our help to take on a Decepticon?"

Glaring back at the blue female Autobot, Sasuke replied, "I don't need anyone's help, especially to take down overgrown dolls like you."

Already having a distinct dislike for the apparently arrogant boy, Arcee growled, "Is that so? Why don't you come over here and show me if you can defeat me? If I win, you keep your damned attitude problems in check but, if you win, I will accept that you could actually stand against a Decepticon on your own."

Seeing no reason to reject the challenge, Sasuke said, "Alright, name your terms."

"Taijutsu match with no weapons, tools or ninjas techniques. No crippling or death blows either. First one to get knocked out or surrender loses," said Arcee.

Having no problems with the terms, Sasuke said, "Fine."

Peering at the Uchiha boy, Naruto shook his head and sighed, "That teme is going to get hurt."

Overhearing Naruto's statement, Kiba asked, "What do you mean?"

"Just watch and you'll see."

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Not even two minutes later, Sasuke's match with Arcee was over with the Uchiha boy as the loser. The reason, Sasuke's punches and kicks could not even dent Arcee's metal body while he was actually hurting himself if his bloodied knuckles, elbows and knees are of any indication. Arcee on the other hand could easily hurt him as even a single kick from her almost broke his arms and she actually had more trouble holding back her strength rather than actually fighting against him. Then again, Arcee is at twice the size of a grown human man and her entire body is composed of light yet strong metals. Despite being a prodigy of his class and using his smaller size to his advantage, Sasuke just cannot harm Arcee who can easily keep up with his speed on top of being physically superior in strength and durability.

Glaring at the beaten boy, Arcee said, "Lesson one, we Cybertronians have much tougher bodies than your own and, under normal circumstances, we have inbuilt weapons which we can use to harm and kill you if we so choose. Lesson two, Decepticons will always strike first and ask questions later unless ordered to do otherwise and they WILL not hesitate to maim and kill anyone, including you. Lesson three, being an academy prodigy or coming from a dominant ninja clan means absolutely nothing to the Decepticons because, in their point of view, you are just another puny organic for them. So if I were you, I would start learning some humility before I get myself killed."

Nursing his badly injured arms, Sasuke glared hatefully at Arcee who was glaring back at him with equal contempt in her eyes. Despite his pride, Sasuke knew that he had lost the taijutsu match but was convinced that he would have won if he was allowed to use his weapons and ninjutsu. As such, he resentfully conceded his defeat and bitterly stormed his way to the academy's infirmary by himself.

Amazed by Arcee's speed and grace despite her size, not even the most rabid of Sasuke's fangirls can deny that she had won, although even Naruto cannot deny that having a metallic body was not very fair during the taijutsu match even though it was Sasuke's own fault for agreeing to the terms of the match, denials from the fangirls notwithstanding. Glancing at Kiba, Naruto asked, "Now you know what I mean?"

Nodding, Kiba said, "Remind me not to get on her bad side."

"I would like to second that motion," said Shikamaru. Peering at Arcee, Shikamaru thought, "Looks like women will always be troublesome, no matter what planet they come from."

Sharing his potato chips with Metaru, Chouji asked, "So, what exactly are they going to teach us anyway?"

Overhearing Chouji's query, Prowl turned his attention to him and said, "A good question, one which I will answer immediately." Tapping onto his left forearm, Prowl created an image of a square computer screen as he explained, "We will be teaching you a number of subjects in addition to the lessons of which you are already learning, some of which will be merged with our offered lessons to save time. These include the history of our planet, Cybertron, the legends of Thirteen Primes, Primus and Unicron, combat lessons to counter Decepticon threats with and without the aid of the Autobots, understanding the anatomy of a typical Cybtertronian, knowing the different types of Cybertronian Transformers and, last but not least, combat-medic training for both organics and Cybertronians."

Blinking, Kiba asked, "Wait, we have to learn ALL of that?"

Nodding, Prowl reassured the apparently distressed boy, "Do not worry, many of our lessons will be quite simple and basic. Also, suitable reading materials will be provided in case you cannot understand everything or wish to learn more in detail. However, you will need to learn how to fight against the Decepticons if you are to have any hope of defeating them and we will be thorough in teaching you how. Also, we will teach you our Metallikato and Circuit-Su to see if your kind is compatible with our form of martial arts."

While Kiba was somewhat relieved, Shikamaru sighed, "All of that learning from an alien planet on top of our usual academy lessons, what a drag!"

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Before long, the students sat before Prowl and Arcee as Prowl gave them a brief introduction of Cybertronions, "As you should probably know by now, we are a race of autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron. We are also known as Transformers for our near-universal ability to transform our bodies into alternate forms."

"Near-universal?" asked Sakura.

"There are rare exceptions to the general rule but I will go into that later. First and foremost, you must understand our legends which explain how our race came to be…"

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Before there was Cybertron, there was Primus, he who is creation and order, and there was Unicron, he who is destruction and chaos.

Battling for supremacy, the two titans fought each other for many millennia, seemingly locked in an eternal battle of both might and will, until Primus created his champions, the Thirteen Primes. Working together, Primus and his thirteen creations vanquished Unicron and banished him into the darkness of space, never to be seen again. Upon Unicron's defeat, Primus sealed himself into the very core of a world which would later be known as Cybertron, becoming the Well of Allsparks from which all Cybertronian life is born, and to where all Cybertonian sparks will eventually return to once extinguished. With their creator willingly bound into the core of Cybertron, the Thirteen Primes became the guardians of both our world and our early civilization as well as the progenitors of unique forms of Cybertronian Transformers…

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"…Examples of these unique Transformers include Combiners, Minicons, Pretenders, Triple-Changers and Doublespies. Combiners, as the name implies, are capable of combining together to form powerful titans. However, Combiners have to be compatible with one another and thus form specialized teams which are not unlike what you humans would call a ninja team or even a family. Minicons on the other hand are smaller and weaker than a typical Cybertonian but possess unique abilities of their own, not least of which is the ability to enhance their allies by combining with them, not unlike that of a Combiner. Pretenders, unlike normal Cybertronian Transformers, do not transform into vehicles such as cars or cycles. Instead, Pretenders transform into what you may call beast modes, named such for the simple reason that they transform into robotic animals such as dogs, insects and birds. Triple-Changers possess the ability to have more than two alternate forms in addition to their primary humanoid form. For example, a Triple-Changer can freely change into a tank, a heavily armoured vehicle with a canon on top, or a jet, those flying vehicle modes which you saw during the Decepticon attack, while most Transformers can only change into either one. Doublespies are similar to Triple-Changers but instead have two different humanoid forms, one which is the original primary form while the second form can either be a counterpart or, in rare cases, a completely different form to act as a doppelganger of a separate individual. However, while it is possible for a Doublespy to have two alternate forms, one for each humanoid form, the alternate forms cannot be too drastically different from one another. This means that a Doublespy which tries to imitate another individual Transformer will not be able to use his alternate form if it is too different from his original alternate form in appearance or design. There are also those whom you may call Female Transformers, another group of descendants from one of the Thirteen Primes, but, besides their feminine humanoid forms and relatively few numbers, are really no different from any other Cybertronian."

Pausing to allow the students to mentally digest what he had just explained, Prowl noted that some of the children either had difficulty understanding about Cybertronians while other simply scoffed at the given knowledge. Resisting the urge to sigh, especially at those who scoffed at what he had just told them, Prowl then continued to explain, "As I have stated before, the ability to transform is near-universal. This is because there is one particular group which is the exception, the Non-Formers. Unlike the rest of our kind, they have no alternate form which means that they cannot transform into a vehicle mode or a beast mode. It was believed there was a glitch in the Well of Allsparks when the Non-Formers were first created and it had somehow persisted ever since. Rare in number, they were considered tragically handicapped despite the fact that they can still access to their inbuilt tools and weapons as well as being uniquely easier to repair and hardier against damage."

"So, it's kind of like a ninja who focuses on taijutsu because he cannot use ninjutsu or genjutsu?" asked Ino who knew about the previous dead last who recently graduated from the ninja academy despite having never met him personally.

Nodding, Prowl replied, "You could put it that way."

Frowning, Shikamaru asked, "You said that there were thirteen Primes. So why aren't there thirteen different kinds of Cybertronian Transformers?"

Nodding at Shikamaru, Prowl replied, "A good question. Not all of the Thirteen Primes have what you may consider as physical descendants. Some left behind ideologies instead to serve as their legacy on Cybertron."

"Like the Cyberninja training?" asked Shikamaru.

"Like the Cyberninja training," confirmed Prowl.

"What happened to the Thirteen Primes?" asked Shino.

Turning his attention to Shino, Prowl admitted, "Unfortunately, no one really knows for sure what happened to the Thirteen Primes. Some say that they eventually faded from existence when they saw that they no longer needed to watch over us during our golden age. Others say that they decided to travel across the stars to watch over the greater whole of our universe as well as spread the Covenant of Primus, the closest thing we have to a religion on our world. Still others say that they fell apart due to infighting, a terrible series of events which eventually lead to the deaths and banishment of their members. Regardless of the reasons, what we do know is that ever since the disappearances of the Thirteen Primes only one true prime can exist to lead our people at any one time."

"If there was anyone who might know what really happened to the Thirteen Primes, it would have been Alpha Trion, Optimus' old teacher at the Iacon library," added Arcee.

The introductory lesson was soon over and school lessons continued as always for the rest of the day. However, anyone who paid attention to Naruto would realize a number of oddities including the fact that Naruto actually pays attention in class. What really made his new attitude towards his class lessons peculiar however is the fact that he seemed to be actually appraising the school lessons, as though weighing the merits of the academy lessons being taught. While many quickly dismissed the notion, as Naruto is considered the idiot dead-last of his class for a reason, Naruto's friends were not so quick to dismiss it…

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It was soon time for taijutsu lessons and with Sasuke unavailable due to his injuries which would take at least a full day to fully recover the boys wondered who will be at the top of the taijutsu lesson for the day. Given the task to observe Naruto's fighting abilities, Iruka had him spar against Kiba, one of the better overall taijutsu fighters in the school, albeit a feral hot-headed one.

Standing before the Inuzuka boy, Naruto grinned as he activated his armour… to open and then conceal itself by folding over itself until only narrow chains of orange metallic lines could be seen running along his dark-blue spandex suit at the arms, legs and spine as well as metallic rings of the same colour around his waist, wrists, elbows, knees and ankles. Raising an eyebrow, Kiba asked, "Why are you retracting your armour?" Inwardly, Kiba added, "Looked pretty cool though."

"You're not fighting me with Akamaru to help you so I thought it would be fair to fight you without my armour."

Seeing nothing wrong with Naruto's statement, Kiba shrugged and said, "Okay, your loss if I do kick your ass!"

Still grinning, Naruto assumed a fighting stance and said, "Bring it!"

Seeing that the two boys are ready, Iruka announced the start of the match, "Begin!"

Taking the initiative, Kiba charged towards Naruto with the intent to pummel him into submission, a savage fighting style which suits him given the feral nature of his clan. However, instead of charging forward to attack Kiba, Naruto instead stood his ground until the last minute when he suddenly stomped the ground to brace himself and then seized Kiba's hands to completely halt his charge. Shocked at how he cannot force the Naruto to budge and at Naruto's increased strength, Kiba asked, "What the hell? Did you suddenly gain a ton or something?"

Not letting go of Kiba's hands, Naruto replied, "I don't know how much weight I had gained but I can tell you that I do have metal in me so I'm stronger and heavier than before."

Gritting his teeth in exertion, Kiba asked, "And I don't suppose it's a good idea for me to see which once of us will win in a sumo match, would it?"

Well aware of the rules in sumo wrestling, Naruto replied, "You could put it that way."

Suddenly, Kiba smirked as he spoke, "Then it's a good thing that I'm going to be a ninja instead!" Suddenly, Kiba shifted his weight, causing Naruto to almost fall forward, and kicked Naruto's chest with all of his might.

Surprised by the attack Naruto staggered back while Kiba landed back onto his feet after completing a somersault. However, Kiba's smug grin was slightly strained as he could feel his legs aching and thought, "Damn, kicking his chest is like kicking a stone wall!"

Nursing his hurting chest, Naruto took a breath before he spoke, "You surprised me back there! If you have weapons in your feet, having a sore chest would have been the least of my problems."

"Goes to show that I can still kick ass even without Akamaru to help me," said Kiba.

Smiling, Naruto replied, "Maybe, but I don't plan to be someone who can't fight without my armour and weapons!" Charging forward with his hands clenched into fists, Naruto threw a punch at Kiba. Barely dodging the punch which would have broken his nose, Kiba threw a punch at Naruto's face. Rather than avoid the punch, Naruto instead slammed his forehead against Kiba's knuckles, causing the wild boy to cry in pain as he felt as though he had just punched solid steel. However, Kiba was considered skilled in taijutsu for an academy student for a reason as Naruto felt slightly disorientated by the punch. Rubbing his forehead, Naruto thought, "Note to self, don't do that again without my helmet on!"

Nursing his knuckles, Kiba growled in pain, "Damn, I think I broke my knuckles."

Concerned, Iruka immediately halted the match and checked Kiba's knuckles. While Kiba's knuckles were thankfully not broken or fractured, Iruka recommended Kiba to retire from the sparring match and have a doctor check on him to be sure. With neither Naruto nor Kiba as an obvious winner, Iruka opted to deem the match as a draw, a huge improvement in Naruto's part as he would often lose in taijutsu sparring matches. Although everyone was convinced that Naruto had indeed gotten stronger, not many considered the match to be fair due to the "upgraded" state of Naruto's body. Surprisingly enough for those who considered Naruto to be a cheater, the blond boy admitted, "If this was a match decided on fighting skills alone I would have lost to Kiba, and that is a weakness I plan to remedy as soon as possible." Before any of the more disrespectful students could mock Naruto, he firmly added, "The Decepticons will exploit whatever weakness they can find to crush all opposition and I don't plan on dying that easily like the last time, believe it." Remembering the attack, even the most disrespectful of the students, namely Hibachi and a purple-haired girl named Ami in this particular instance, knew better than to speak out of turn. Idiotic dead-last or not, Naruto actually stood up to the Decepticons and somehow lived to tell the tale despite the brutal assault he had suffered as a result. Seeing Naruto's newfound conviction, Iruka smiled as he knew that the boy had matured and would more likely than not become a well-respected ninja in the near future…

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Meanwhile, inside a hidden base below the Hokage Monument, Bulkhead was busy clearing the way by smashing his way through the rock while a red and yellow Autobot named Soundblaster was busy setting up a deep-space communicator with a dish on top. Hearing another loud rumble, Soundblaster looked up and said, "How's the smashing going, Bulk?"

Retracting his arm, Bulkhead replied, "Peachy."

Noting Bulkhead's curt reply, Soundblaster asked, "You're still sore about how those humans treated Naruto?"

Smashing yet another rock wall, Bulkhead said, "And you're not? The kid's treated by almost everyone like he's an overgrown Scraplet and they even went so low as to teach their kids that it's alright to hate him or ignore his pain. He didn't even agree to have that Pit-damned thing stuck into him!"

"Not that I disagree with you, but being angry with them won't change what had already happened."

Snorting derisively, Bulkhead replied, "Maybe, but it'll certainly give me a reason to turn a blind optic on their troubles. Let them know what it's like to be ignored for once."

Well aware of Bulkhead's general attitude, Soundblaster was not surprised to hear his statement as he spoke, "And you of all bots should know that Optimus would never approve."

Sighing, Bulkhead agreed, "There is that. Sometimes I think the Boss-Bot is too kind-sparked for his own good."

Smirking, Soundblaster was about to speak when he noticed Arcee and Prowl approaching. Waving at them he greeted them and asked, "So how's school?"

Frowning, Arcee placed her arms akimbo and muttered, "Troublesome would be one way to put it."

"The kids are not taking you guys seriously?" asked Bulkhead.

"That is one issue, although I'm truthfully more concerned about their lack of comprehension that their kind had been dragged into our war," answered Prowl who then explained, "While I understand that these children were raised during a time of peace, one would think that they would at least understand that being a warrior of any kind is to be prepared for a life of hardships and even grief." Shaking his head, Prowl said, "If these children continue to be so ill-prepared because of their foolish belief that the life of a warrior is a glorious or, Prime forbid, a romantic one, many of them will perish."

Nodding in agreement, Arcee said, "And don't even get me started on the fangirls. They know next to squat about actual fighting and all they do is act like a bunch of spoiled princesses waiting for their prince charming to give them their "happily ever after". And to make things worse, their choice of a "prince charming" is an arrogant brat who can't see anything beyond his arrogance."

Raising an eyebrow, Bulkhead had to say, "Wait, is that kid like a mini-me version of Megatron?"

"His goals in life might be different, but his arrogance is certainly similar enough."

Hearing Arcee's assessment of the arrogant boy, Bulkhead had to wince as he spoke, "And you're stuck teaching him, and his fangirls, to help teach Naruto and his classmates our ways. That's a nasty combination no matter how you put it!"

Shaking his head, Soundblaster agreed, "I just hope you can beat the foolish out of them, before the Cons' beat their lives out instead!"

Cracking her knuckles, Arcee replied, "I'm planning on it, and I know just the thing!" Seeing her smirk, even Bulkhead felt an uneasy chill run down his equivalent of a human spine as they shared one thought, "She's going to put those kids through the scrapper…!"

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With school academy lessons over, and preventing Metaru from eating metal weapons, again, Naruto and the red-haired girl were making their way to Ichiraku Ramen when they met Bumblebee in his car-mode. Smirking at the sight of the small yellow car squeezing his way through the crowd in a relatively narrow street, and being stared by practically everyone with a working pair of eyeballs, Naruto playfully quipped, "You know, walking might actually be faster than driving at this point."

The humans around the car could almost swear he was frowning as Bumblebee spoke, "Very funny." Transforming back into his humanoid form, Bumblebee grumbled, "I swear to the Allspark that your roads are absolutely hopeless! How am I or the others supposed to help anyone when the Decepticons attack? I can't even scout properly in my alternate mode for Primus' sake!"

Shrugging, Naruto explained, "When you can run faster than a carriage and hop onto rooftops, why bother having fast wheels?" Having been raised in a world where ninjas have abilities which are downright superhuman, Naruto was among the many inhabitants that never considered making wide roads for fast-moving vehicles. Considering that ninjas are faster and more mobile than any normal horse-driven carriage, and that ninjas can defend themselves as well as carry large or heavy items inside sealing scrolls, it is no wonder why there was little reason to invent cars. The only reason why carriages are still viable as a form of land transportation is because the services of a ninja can be quite pricy and that most people don't like being carried around like a bag of potatoes or inside a prison-like seal by anyone.

Offended, Bumblebee argued, "I'll have you know that driving fast is one of the most awesome things in the known universe!"

"No offense, but the last time I rode inside of you I could have sworn that I was going to die." Shivering Naruto added, "All those bumps, sharp turns and screeching halts while inside a dark cramped space…" Sharing Naruto's sentiment, Metaru shivered as well.

Pouting, Bumblebee exclaimed, "Hey, it's not my fault that I had to bring you two to safety ASAP, we were in the middle of a Decepticon attack at the time! And besides, Ratchet and Red Alert are already trying to think of a way to make it easier and safer for your kind to ride inside us while they figure out how to convert your chakra into energon."

Suddenly, Metaru's stomach grumbled. Embarrassed, Metaru blushed as she shyly asked Bumblebee, "Do you have any energon chips? Naruto-papa won't let me eat metal weapons."

Rolling his eyes, Naruto said, "That's because they either belonged to someone else or they were rusting on the floor." Left unsaid was that Naruto was also beginning to develop a need to eat metal, most likely a side-effect of becoming a Techorganic, but was able to keep his urges in check at the present moment.

Although disturbed by the girl's need to eat metal, Bumblebee was nevertheless willing to offer her some of his prized energon chips. Smiling happily, Metaru proceeded to nibble it like a mouse or a hamster. Patting her head, Naruto grinned and said, "Come on, let's go and get some ramen before Red-San forces us to eat those yucky veggies again!"

While Metaru nodded happily, Bumblebee was actually paling as he though, "Oh scrap, I hope they figure out how to make more energon from chakra soon. My secret stash of energon chips won't last at this rate!"

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"Starscream, I admit that I'm actually surprised at how your incompetence has now reached to levels which are downright inconceivable, even for you."

Repressing a growl at Megatron, Starscream spoke, "While I am willing to admit that my most recent failure is a humiliating bungle, I can assure you that the failure is not without justification." Displaying pictures of the battle in Konohagakure, Starscream explained, "While we were already aware that the organics could use chakra as a means to attack us, we were unaware of their ability to use chakra in more… creative ways. One example would be the ability to create a primitive variant of a hyperspace chamber, also known as storage seals. In addition, like our Cyberninjas, they are exceedingly difficult to accurately hit due to their physical abilities which are augmented by chakra, limited teleportation ability which include the ability to switch themselves with random objects, and the ability to create copies of themselves, most of which are mere illusions while others are actually capable of physically harming us. There are even some who can summon organic beasts which are capable of fighting or, shockingly enough, transform themselves into weapons. Needless to say, our overconfidence that they will be easy prey due to their lack of advanced technology came at a price. That is not even counting the techorganic anomalies which came as a shock to all of us."

Looking at the images, especially the monstrous techorganic which can teleport much like Skywarp, Megatron appeared thoughtful as he mused, "Starscream may be a fool but he's also far too proud to ever easily admit his shortcomings. For him to actually admit that his overconfidence had cost him the mission speak volumes of how dangerous the organics really are. Considering that his report actually held no contradictions to Soundwave's and Shockwave's own report, brief and glossed over as they may be, strongly imply that he is actually speaking truthfully, a rare occurrence in and by itself." Having made his decision, Megatron spoke, "Very well, I will not have your spark terminated for your most recent failure. However, fail me again and the punishment will be most… severe!"

Trembling in fear, Starcream bowed as he spoke, "Your merciful understanding is most appreciated, my Lord Megatron."

After dismissing Starscream, Megatron turned his attention to Soundwave and Shockwave and asked, "Soundwave, have you contacted the other Decepticons to inform them about the Ninja World?"

"Affirmative, Decepticon forces will arrive in haste."

Turning his attention to Shockwave, Megatron asked, "And the progress of the chakra converter?"

"Construction is almost complete and all that is left is to fully test it. While the lack of ninja test subjects is indeed regrettable, my drones have been able to acquire lower life forms which also possess chakra. As of now, the extraction process to convert chakra into energon is fatal for them but I believe that the issue would not be the case for beings which possess large chakra reserves."

"Such as the faux-Minicon boy I presume?"

"Indeed, Lord Megatron. Not only is his baseline chakra levels impressive for a mere human child, he also has a secondary chakra system which is not only even more impressive in sheer power but is actually similar to dark energon. And since our drones have detected eight other such chakra signatures…"

Smirking, Megatron said, "We have at least eight other potential targets to acquire for the Decepticon cause, and that is not even counting the other outstanding energy sources that your drones have detected."

"Shall I lead the next harvesting raid?" asked Shockwave.

"No, you and Soundwave shall continue with your current duties. Starscream may be a fool but he is far from lacking resourcefulness. Just be sure to point out targets which his Seekers CAN actually acquire to test your machine until reinforcements arrive to assist them." Both Shockwave and Soundwave did not need to be exceptionally bright to know that Megatron currently holds little respect for the Seekers due to their most recent failure.

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Disconnecting his communication with the Decepticon outpost in the Ninja World, Megatron turned his attention to the damage report and assessed the damage his troops had suffered from their skirmish at Konohagakure. Looking at the damages, even Megatron had to admit that the organics, while ultimately puny before the might of the Decepticon army, are more dangerous and crafty than initially expected. What truly made him worry however, not that he will ever openly admit it, was the feeling that reminded him of the time when Orion Pax became Optimus Prime.

Growling in displeasure, Megatron mused, "According to legend, only one Cybertronian can ever become a Prime at any one time. So why can't I stop this feeling that Optimus is no longer the last Prime?" Looking into the darkness of space, Megatron continued to muse, "No matter, I will find out the truth soon enough and I will crush anyone who dares to stand in my way!"

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After eating some "energized" ramen, Naruto and Metaru returned to the Autobot outpost for the night. Retracting his armour and putting on his pyjamas over his spandex-like suit, Naruto then retracted the suit as well which disappeared in a whirl of fibres into the remaining metallic plates on his now-bare skin. Gazing at the boy, Red Alert asked, "Why do you insist on wearing those old clothes? With your current abilities, you no longer need them and can even sleep in your basic suit."

Shrugging, Naruto answered, "Well, I guess it's because I'm too used to wearing clothes. I mean, I had been wearing my pyjamas to sleep for as long as I can remember."

Nodding in understanding, Red Alert said, "I suppose you have a point there." Turning around to leave, Red Alert regarded Naruto and Metaru, who was already snuggling into a futon Hiruzen had given to the children, and said, "Good night, children."

"Good night, Red-san/neechan."

Smiling at the children who had pretty much become her own sparklings, Red Alert left the children to sleep. Her eyes hardened in determination as she thought, "We will protect this world and its innocents, no matter the costs!"

-Chapter Fin-

Note: Sorry for the long delay. I don't really have any excuses other than the fact that my work life is getting busier by the day and that I was being quite lazy during my brief holiday from my job. Still, I hope this chapter is satisfactory and here is an Omake featuring the Autobots!

Omake:

Bumblebee: Hi, my name's Bumblebee and, for this moment of breaking the Fourth Wall, me and the others be your host in explaining about the Transformers of this fanfiction. And, for your information, I'm like TF Animated Bumblebee but with a bit of G1 and Prime added in for good measure.

Prowl: As stated before, this fanfiction features elements from G1, Beast Wars and Beast Machines, Animated, War and Fall of Cybertron, as well as Prime. There is a chance that other elements will be added in due time but that is up for the author to decide. Now, before you ask, yes I am mostly if not entirely based on the TF Animated incarnation of Prowl. Considering that we are in a crossover story with Naruto, it would make sense to have more Cyberninjas around.

Arcee: As for me, I'm mostly based on TF Prime, which is a good thing since I'd be pink otherwise.

Bulkhead: Like Arcee, I'm mostly TF Prime but with a bit of TF Animated thrown into the mix. Speaking about Cyberninjas, we aren't G1 size. If we were, we'll be even more visible than Naruto's orange clothes.

Naruto: Hey!

Red Alert: To explain Bulkhead's statement, our average sizes are between twice as large as a typical human male at smallest and three times as large as biggest. This means that we typically have two to three times the volume of a typical human male. However, due to different body structures, it is possible that some of us are actually not much taller than a normal human despite being at least twice as big. Bumblebee for example is shorter than Arcee or Prowl despite having almost the same body volume due to his rounded stocky body frame while both Cyberninjas have tall lean frames. As for myself, I have the appearance of TF Animated Red Alert with a similar personality based on my G1 counterpart.

Ratchet: There are some exceptions though. Some of us happen to be exceptionally small or big. Take Bulkhead for example, he has more volume than even Optimus but he is no taller than him since most of it goes to his girth. And that is not even counting the Minicons, who are generally no larger than children within Naruto's current age group of twelve human years, and the Titans, which can be as big as the infamous Kyuubi no Youko or even bigger.

Soundblaster: Ratchet's mostly like his Prime incarnation by the way while I'm a classical G1!

Ironhide: I'm mostly like my G1 counterpart but with the heavy weaponry of my TF Movie counterpart. Prime on the other hand is like his TF G1 and Prime counterparts.

Optimus Prime: And, for simplicity sake, our origin story will be similar to TF Prime, War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron.

Bumblebee: We hope you enjoyed this moment with us and stay tuned for more from this fanfiction story!

Naruto: It will be a blast, believe it!