Stumbling onto his feet, Naruto looked around still not used to the idea of teleporting. But, it had been easier on him while in fox form or he should say his Twilight Form. Shaking his head, Naruto looked around and saw that it was night… man; he must have been in that temple for longer than he had thought. Shrugging, the young man started to roll his head along his shoulders hoping to loosen himself up.
"You okay Naruto?" asked Hinata with concern.
"Yeah, just stiff from being in that temple, it was a tough battle but I know things will get tougher from here on out. I just hope that I don't have to use a bow… never was good at those." He shook his head for a moment and sighed softly. Things were sure weird but at least he was out of that crazy place. But, what had amazed him was how the room had changed when they beat that plant… monster… thing. Whatever it was, he knew that it's dead and he can go on with his journey.
With that, Naruto started to walk on ahead, knowing that he had to find the kids and his mother. Yes, trying to get those 'Fused Shadows' are important but damn it so is his family and friends. Taking a deep breath, the young man kept his face calm and content as he walked through the trees. He already missed Luna, walking like this was just stressful and hard with his boots but least they were comfortable but tough at the same time.
"Hinata… I want to ask you something."
"Sure… but why?"
"Need something to pass the time while I walk to our next destination, wherever that is. Anyway, do you know anyone that could also save the world and your world to? Maybe like that woman we saw in that drawing." Hinata had grown silent, it almost seemed like she didn't want to say anything. Like she was afraid to tell him anything about that woman, this of course only confused him all the more. Taking a deep breath, the young man just kept on walking, thinking that there was no point in pestering her about it.
Yawning, Naruto looked up at the sky, wondering if maybe he should sleep. His body and mind were weary and needed rest.
But, he knew that he had to focus on his journey… he had to hurry up and get a move on. Taking a deep breath, the blonde man ran through the trees, everything just seemed to pass right on by him. Which, only served to confuse him, maybe he really did have super speed thanks to him being a hero. Yawning, the young man knew that he had to keep focused on his journey, he had to be careful about where he was going and that no monsters snuck up on him.
This was sure going to be weird… First he had been able to get into the temple thanks to a song, he got through the temple with skills he never knew he had and of course his super strength and speed. All of this was so weird, that was for sure but what had confused him the most was why he had been chosen in the first place.
Shaking his head, Naruto grabbed his hat and took it off as he dusted his spiky blonde hair. Wanting to get himself to calm down but it seemed that no matter what he does, he just can't seem to relax. "Naruto, you should go to sleep… you're worn out." said Hinata with worry in her voice, Naruto knew that she was right. He wouldn't be much of a hero if he fell asleep in the middle of a battle. Looking around, he saw a cabin up on ahead and frowned. He hadn't noticed how far he had wondered until now.
Must have made his way out of the temple area or he just had been teleported further away from the temple than he noticed. Shaking his head, the young man looked on ahead and saw a fire going. A man sitting by the flames just sitting there… it looked like he was drawing something.
Walking up ahead, the young man got a better look at the tall and slim man that sat by the fire. He had short black hair, pale skin that didn't seem healthy since it looked white as milk. He wore a simple black shirt that showed his stomach and some long pants but, he couldn't find any shoes on his feet. That was a little weird but at least he wasn't a monster. Better a weird human than a beast he has to kill.
The man looked up over to Naruto and just gave him a creepy smile. "You alright, you seem lost and tired." Said the man.
Naruto just nodded though didn't think he would be able to get any kind of sleep here. Maybe he should just keep going and camp out in a cave or a tree or something. The man pushed himself up onto his feet as he said "my name is Sai, are you traveling from Konoha?"
"My name is Naruto and yes… I have to get to Hyrule." Calmly said Naruto, his eyes drooping a bit.
The man frowned and crossed his arms as if confused about something that he had said. The man turned back to his drawing as he said "why go to Hyrule on foot? That could take you days, why not take a horse." His creepy smile returned as he went back to his drawing. Just what the hell was with this guy drawing? It had him curious as to what this guy was drawing. Tilting his head to the side, Naruto walked around the fire and looked at the drawing and frowned.
Within the drawing was of Naruto, though he was wearing some kind of weird boots. They looked heavy that was for sure. Though, what had also confused him was the bow on his back and the quiver of arrows. This whole thing was a little weird that was for sure… Looking a little more closely at the drawing, Naruto saw some weird monster that was engulfed in flames and was possibly twenty feet tall, or even taller than that. He couldn't say, but the thing looked almost as heavy as the boots.
Wrapped around its ankles and wrists were long chains, as if it had been trapped before. This, of course confused Naruto all the more. Why did this guy draw this? What made him draw this in the first place? Frowning in confusion, he said "how did you… draw this?" He had trouble just trying to process what this guy was saying since they've never met before nor has Naruto ever been to that place and the fact that he can't use a bow and arrow in the first place!
"I have dreams and visions. I draw what I see and they always come true." He had a bright smile on his face, though it still creped Naruto out terribly. The man looked up at Naruto as he said "would you like to stay for the night? It is better than walking around in the dark." Naruto frowned and knew that this guy, as creepy as he was, he was right. He needed the sleep and didn't want to stay up all night walking around in the dark only to end up falling over and that would result in him getting eaten by monsters.
Shaking his head, Naruto followed Sai into the big building which he assumed was his home and got himself a nice room. It was a nice place, very homey. Though, to him it was nothing compared to how his house was. Shaking his head, the young man walked toward his room, setting down his sword, Naruto removed most of his clothes and hung over a chair. It was nice to be free of everything but least he respected Hinata enough not to take off his pants.
One he was lying down on the bed, the young man looked up at the ceiling, trying to think on what he could do. Blinking slowly, the young man turned his gaze to the window that shined in the moon's rays as he tried to think on what would happen. Was what was in that drawing really going to happen or was this guy just crazy? Shaking his head, Naruto yawned softly before turning over to his side, pulling his blanket over himself to keep warm.
"Something wrong Naruto?" asked Hinata with concern, her shadow body floating in front of Naruto's face.
Naruto looked up at her and gave a small smile as he said "just worried about some stuff. Like my mom, the kids… and if that guy is crazy or sane. It's hard to say for sure but…" He let out a deep sigh before turning over onto his other side. Hinata just frowned as she stared at him with concern written all over her expression. Closing his eyes, Naruto whispered "I'm worried that I would fail in this mission…"
Hinata floated over to Naruto's face once again and lied down next to him as she said "you'll do just fine Naruto. What happened to that never give up persona of yours?" She smiled at him, letting out a small giggle as she relaxed softly in content.
The young man stared at her as he calmly said "I don't know… maybe I'm just thinking like this because I'm tired. It's been a tiring day…" Hinata just nodded to what Naruto said, it was true… it was a tiring day since he did just take down a monster plant. She gave a soft smile to Naruto before disappearing into his shadow. Naruto figured that was as good as anything that he could go to sleep. Yawning softly, he lied down on his stomach and drifted off to sleep… his body welcoming the blanket of sleep resting over his body…
Yawning, Naruto pushed himself up onto his feet, not wanting to get up but he might as well take the amount of time in the day as he could in his search. Once he was on his feet, he reached over for the chair to grab his clothes, only to blink when he saw two new items and his clothes folded neatly for him. Frowning in confusion, Naruto reached over and moved the lantern that was on his clothes and the jar of lantern oil that was left for him. Hm… might come in handy for him at some point. Ah well, not like he would be going into some dimly lit rooms or something. Setting that aside, the young man saw something else that was on his clothes. Slowly, Naruto gently lifted it with his index finger and his thumb and held it near his face.
It was a bracelet with the symbol of the Triforce dangling from it… Frowning, this was something that he didn't expect to see. Looking back down, he saw a note and lifted it as he started to read it, wondering who could have given him this. Damn whoever wrote this sure like to write small… Naruto, I don't know why but I've had visions that had involved you and something tells me that this bracelet will help you on your journey. May you have the best of luck on your travels. But, I must say... keep your friend away from your heart, and keep her away from the third spring… Naruto was a little confused about that, but just shrugged and slid the bracelet over his right wrist and started to slip on everything before he would leave.
Grabbing his white shirt, he threw that over his head, tugging at the collar to reach his neck. Smiling, he grabbed his net shirt and got that over his head and pulled it down, tugging at the sleeves a bit. Finally, he grabbed his orange tunic and tossed that over his net shirt before grabbing his gloves though he couldn't help but stare at his birthmark. He could still remember those stories that his father would tell him as a kid. Smiling softly, maybe it was only a legend but, that hero was needed and he was that hero.
Reaching over, he grabbed his belt and buckled that around his waist before tying his sword to the belt. Sitting down, the young man grabbed his steel toed boots and made sure that they wouldn't just fall off of him which was pretty much hard to do since they reached under his knee. Pulling the pouch, he tied that around his thigh and finally, there was his hat. Pushing himself to his feet, he grabbed his hat and ran out the door as he slid it on.
As he was heading toward the door, Naruto blinked as he saw the many drawings that were placed upon the wall. All of them were random with no real order at all. Though, it wasn't like he would be able to tell which order would be right anyway. The drawings for some reason were all of him. Frowning, he saw that all of them were in random places in Hyrule, such as the castle, him as a fox… him with Hinata on his back. There was just so many that he couldn't keep track of. Shaking his head, the young man moved away from the paintings, not wanting to keep watching.
'There was no way that these could really happen. Come on, they are just paintings, nothing more!' Taking a deep breath, the young man walked out as looked up at the sky. It was a beautiful day that was for sure. Frowning, the young man tried to think on what he was to do… well, besides saving people and going to the next temple. All of this was stressful already but least he gets to see the world. Yawning, Naruto stretched his sore and stiff muscles and started to travel around.
Naruto crossed his arms as he tried to think on what would happen when he gets to the next temple. Such as the shoes that he saw in that one painting. It was strange of course since he's never seen shoes like that before. Which only made things a little more complicated since they looked like they would suit him perfectly with a best that big.
Shaking his head, Naruto started to walk over the bridge that went into Hyrule Field; he was just a little closer to what he was to deal with… Though, he had a pretty good idea that something good was going to happen in the next field or on his way to the next temple. But he also knew that he would kick some serious ass, and nothing was going to stop him. He couldn't help but smirk at the thought of that, for even he knew that he did have limits but he also knew that he could break those limits into something even better.
"Naruto, I'm sensing another gate…" said Hinata from within Naruto's shadow. Naruto didn't have to be told twice, the light was starting to change around him. It was becoming the Hour of Twilight without the sun even going down. He knew that once he goes through that door, he would be a fox again and he would have to travel around to the next spring to return to human form.
Narrowing his eyes, Naruto had to do this… he had to go through this gate if he was to get to the next spring and save another part of Hyrule. Taking a deep breath, Naruto walked up to the gate and just stared at it. It looked just like the last one he saw before he first took on the form of a fox. Hinata jumped out of his shadow as she said "this is it Naruto… are you ready?"
"Yeah, but I'm not looking forward to the pain."
"You only felt pain because you were trying to fight against it right?"
"Yeah but… how did you know that?"
"It just seemed like something humans would do. Now, I'm going to go through this door and grab you from inside. I'll grab you and we'll start our journey to the spring… now, are you ready?"
Naruto just nodded, that did make a little bit of sense. So, if he didn't fight the change than maybe he wouldn't feel so much pain. He just had to let it do its job and transform him. Tightening his hands into fists, the young man knew that he had to do this; he had to go through this gate and get it done with. There was no way that he was going to allow this to happen. "I'm ready." Said Naruto with a smirk.
Hinata nodded and smiled at Naruto before floating from his shadow and going into the gate of twilight. Naruto knew that this was the only way for him to get into the Twilight but it would be worth it. Taking a deep breath, the young man was preparing himself for what would happen. He stared at the ripple that occurred in the gate as he waited for Hinata. It sure was weird to be dragged into the gate by her but least it was better than a monster doing that. Looking up at the gate, he saw that in the center of the swirl was starting to open a little bit.
Blinking in confusion, he wondered if Hinata was really opening the gate or if she was just trying to do whatever it was that she needed to do to get himself through. Either way, he would be happy.
Suddenly, a blue hand shot out of the gate, wrapped itself around Naruto's body. Starting from his waist and up to his shoulders. He hadn't expected this, though the grip on this arm wasn't tight enough to cut off his air. No, it was more gentle and warm. A sure sign that this was someone that wanted to make sure that he was okay. Though soon he felt himself being lifted from the ground. It all happened so fast though he could tell that his face had shock written all over it. This was all so surprising to him but either way; he knew that he would be fine… Suddenly, Naruto felt himself just phase on through the gate and onto the ground.
The pulse of the twilight energy was coursing through him. He wanted to fight it, but just allowed it to do its job. His body shifting and reforming itself only took mere seconds instead of minutes. Opening his eyes, Naruto found himself on four legs and looked at himself… his transformation was complete, which to him didn't seem so bad now that he didn't fight the twilight energy flowing through him.
Suddenly, he felt something on his back, causing Naruto to turn his head around and smile when he saw Hinata now sitting on his back. Chuckling, he said "you ready Hinata?"
"Yes, what about you Naruto?" asked Hinata as she tilted her head, her blue ponytail falling over her small shoulder.
Naruto gave a fox grin as he said "I was born ready." With that, he ran off, hoping that he would find some kind of clue that would help him on his journey. Though, there was no telling what could happen but at the moment… he didn't give a damn.