Uzumaki Naruto found a small spring of glowing, greenish blue liquid in a cave at Wave Country while out exploring. Thinking it's some plant nectar, she drank it and a world of pain and soon, power and knowledge followed. She just drank the Lifestream itself! FFVII X-Over SOLDIER Type!Fem!Naruto


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The surviving fighters, Choji and Shikamaru shuddered at the mere thought of fighting Naruto as they were winners of their matches too! They really wanted to forfeit if only Naruto hadn't threatened their ahem, assets.

'Oh man...now what'll they do with three fighters left in the fights, sensei?' Shikamaru griped while Team Asuma and Angeal were in the Infirmary in the Stadium.

'They're deciding on who fights who.' said Asuma. 'The Council and the Fire Daimyo are having a chat about it.'

'Heee...'

'So Naruto, how's your lung injury?' Angeal asked Naruto. 'I heard about that Jyuuken thing.'

'Meh, I regenerated.' Naruto snorted. 'Although the medics had to flush out the blood in my lungs or I'll drown in it.' Choji and Shikamaru went green from the prospect.

'We have thirty minutes so how about we have lunch?' Angeal suggested. 'But we'll eat lightly. We can't have you kids puking your guts up in the fights later on.'

'Yes~!'

xxx

In a Conference Room...

'It seems Four Clan Heirs have shown us such great talent this year. Especially the girl.' the Fire Daimyo spoke appraisingly, after the matches were decided and who has potential and who doesn't.

'Four? I was under the impression that there's only three. And all are boys.' said the Water Daimyo.

'Four because the girl came from a near-extinct clan...the Uzumaki.' said the Fire Daimyo. 'They are closely related to the Senju Clan through friendship and intermarriage, after what's left of the Uzumaki joined Konoha for refuge when Kumo and Iwa destroyed their village. But with the appalling condition I heard her speak of earlier...what's the meaning of this, Hiruzen?' he asked with a steely glare in his eyes.

'My apologies, but not even I was aware of the situation in the Academy my lord.' Sarutobi sighed woefully. 'I underestimated the people's creativity...regarding hatred to a child who never did anything wrong. As you know, she is the vessel of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. It was my successor's last wish that she be seen as a hero. But our people saw her as Kyuubi reborn. On that night, people wished for her death and for her safety, I put up harsh laws. They may have protected her from physical injury but it seems they found another way to torment her without my knowing. And that child never told me anything.'

'Is that so?' the Fire Daimyo frowned. 'She is the last of Konoha's Founding Clans, yet she shamefully lives the life of a scapegoat, I will not have it, Hiruzen.' he spoke coldly as Sarutobi and the elders visibly stiffened. 'This is my order; you are to reveal what the Uzumaki Clan is to Konoha's Development and how they greatly contributed to our country. And remember WHOSE symbol was it they wear on their hitai-ate and uniforms. As punishment for this transgression, I will take every sealing jutsu in Konoha immediately as it's quite obvious how well you treated one of their clan, and have my specialists erase memories regarding their knowledge.' the three elders gasped at this.

'My Lord, you can't!' Homura cried in horror. 'The seals are a vital function for Medical Ninjutsus!'

'You should have thought of that twelve years ago.' the Earth Daimyo snorted. 'I'm surprised the child hasn't defected yet in hopes of a better life. Any village would be lucky to have her!' he exclaimed.

'This is my will, so let it be done. And I want Konoha's symbol to change without the Uzumaki symbol mixed in it.' the Fire Daimyo continued. 'And one last thing, after the Exams, I will take Uzumaki Naruto with me, and she will become a trainee to become one of the Fire Guardians. Her training will be in a secret place only I know of. She will revive the Uzumaki Blood using her own way and not marry a Konoha Citizen for their disgraceful behavior. Effective immediately.'

'A-as you wish, My Lord.' Sarutobi sighed wearily. He fucked up big time.

'Have you found a successor to Minato yet, Hiruzen?'

'I'm afraid not yet.' said Sarutobi. 'No one has yet to show the qualities Hashirama and Tobirama-sensei wanted in a Kage, since Minato.' he lamented. 'Yes, there is some potentials but all of them have issues that will prove detrimental to the village. That can't happen. There's also the Council and abuses of authority going on behind my back I only learn of too late.'

'Is that...so...'

Nobody liked the look in the man's eyes at the moment. The other Daimyos felt sorry for Konoha and what a news to bring home.

xxx

In Konoha, the Daimyo's men slipped into every nook and cranny, and stole every sealing jutsu scrolls. To ninja, memories regarding sealing techniques were erased, and unfortunately for Orochimaru, he got hit with the jutsu and realized what happened, when his knowledge of seals 'vanished' from his mind! And to the Barrier Corps in Konoha, the barrier disappeared as they 'forgot' how to cast and maintain it, thus Konoha's defenses collapsed, leaving only the walls. The hospital, sealing jutsu are forgotten.

Chaos will occur in a matter of days.

All of Konoha are unaware of this, as the Daimyo's men worked efficiently, and invisible.

xxx

In the Crystal Cave...

'How do you think the Daimyo's Deeds will affect Konoha as a whole?' Vincent wondered aloud.

'Konoha will suffer regarding security and medical knowledge for sure.' said Genesis. 'Even worse, with the other country Daimyos knowing of this, that information will leak into their villages. And the countries who wants Konoha knocked down a peg or two will use that opportunity.' he explained.

'All because of that person, isn't it?' Shelke sighed.

'Indeed.' said Vincent. 'This man or that man are the reasons why the other countries want their blood so bad. Makes me wonder about the ramifications.'

'Opportunistic attacks for one.' said Genesis. 'With Konoha losing their sealing jutsus which is any village's vital skills needed for security, protection and medical skills, woe betide them and this is their punishment for the crimes of so many, and those who are innocent will be forced to pay fo the crimes they never committed. Anyone's opinions about that?'

'How about we rescue them?' Shelke suggested. 'There's 250 people in total, not including children as of yet. I will go to Konoha for the time being, and see Angeal Hewley.' she said that on purpose while looking thoughtful to bait the redheaded man...

'No, I should.' said Genesis. 'It's been years.' and he took off before the others could say anything.

'That was plain mean Shelke.' Cloud snorted as Shelke smiled innocently.

'Whatever were you talking about?'

xxx

Konoha, in a blink...

Genesis used his senses to search for his best friend in the streets, until he found him sitting in a ramen stall with some others. 'There!' and he widened his strides to get closer. 'Angeal!' he called out as Angeal and Team Asuma turned to see Genesis. Angeal gasped upon seeing an old face again.

'Genesis! By the Gods, it's really you!' Angeal cried as the stool he sat on broke in his bed to rush and hug the redheaded man.

'OK~?' Shikamaru blinked at the two men hugging each other in tears. 'What's the story?'

'Must be a long one if they're acting like they hadn't seen each other in years...' Naruto chuckled with a knowing smile. 'Right?'

'They probably got separated from a mission-gone-wrong. Ah let them catch up.' said Asuma with a snort. 'Although I must say, everyone in their country has glowing eyes...and now you also have glowing eyes.'

'Sorry sensei but I'm forbidden to talk about that.' Naruto chuckled as she shook her head. There's NO WAY IN HECK will she tell the truth behind their eyes, nosiree!

The fun stopped, when Asuma looked at his watch. 'Oh crap, we have to go back. Five minutes till the matches starts again!' he exclaimed. 'Oy Angeal! We have to go! The final matches will start soon!' Shikamaru and Choji gulped at this.

xxx

However...!

Down at the Arena, the results were shown:

It was only Choji and Shikamaru who will fight, much to their relief. Naruto and Neji's matches were counted as a loss.

'Ohya, somebody's glad that I'm not fighting~' Naruto teased her two teammates who were both white granite while poking their backs.

'Who'd be crazy enough fighting you, man?!' Shikamaru groused out panickingly. 'I'm not suicidal!'

'Yeah, we're not good enough yet you know!' Choji pouted.

'Now now, with enough hard work you will eventually so certain people should stop being lazy!' Naruto snarked as she glanced at Shikamaru when she said it.

'Well, we have hard work ready for them later Naruto.' Angeal chuckled. 'They'd best be ready.'

'Hooo? You're filling in for Cloud eh?' Genesis raised an eyebrow. 'Oh well, he still not done with his job yet.'

'Good luck you two. Do you best.' Asuma encouraged his two boys.

'Yeah! Show them that we slackers are more dangerous than their so-called prodigies!' Naruto egged on.

'Naruto!' Asuma chided.

'What?'

xxx

The Final Matches are on, as Shikamaru and Choji were now facing each other.

'This is it Shika.' said Choji. 'We gotta go all out.'

'Yeah...or that troublesome woman will string us up by our nuts...troublesome.' Shikamaru complained, causing Genma to sweatdrop.

'Your future is sooo whipped.' he drawled as he coughed. 'Final Battle! Nara Shikamaru VS Akimichi Choji!' and the two best friends clashed...

xxx

'Those are our sons Choza.' Shikaku sipped Sake with his two buddies. 'They've grown a lot.'

'I'd say.' said Inoichi. 'They no longer need us to wipe their asses. I wish I could say the same for my daughter, yeah?'

'Naruto set up a good example to follow Inoichi.' said Choza. 'She proved that girls can also be powerful. She gained the respect of a lot of people.'

'If only most of the people really do.' Inoichi deadpanned.

xxx

Shikamaru proved why he is the leader of the Naru-Shika-Cho trio and the only person who can control his teammates so well. He used a strategy that would defeat, but not hurt Choji involving wires...and fake exploding tags, but convinced Choji-and the crowd that he'll blow to smithereens if he moves, so he should just forfeit...Choji did and Genma announced the winner...until Shikamaru grinned.

'FAKE OUT!' he cackled. 'Those Exploding Tags are fake!'

'WHAAAAAT?!'

Cue hyena-ish laughter from the stands

'SHIKAMARU! I'M GONNA KILL YOU!' Choji cried in annoyance as he was scared to death earlier...until now! He was chasing the laughing Nara around the arena.

xxx

'Oh my god! Shikamaru initiated a prank!' Kiba howled in laughter. 'That's usually Naru's job!' He laughed so hard and bent backwards, causing him to fall over. 'Ouch!'

xxx

Orochimaru had no choice but to call off the invasion, as for some reason, he lost all his knowledge of seals. Without it, he can't mark Sasuke! He had Kabuto inform Baki of this, simply telling him that 'Unknown Factors have arisen.' He would have to re-study his seals again. Blast it, how did this happen?!

Not to mention there were factors he did NOT expect.

There was a change of teams, and then there's the 'true threats' of the village, ingeniously disguised as pranking as well as somebody sealing Gaara off, that the boy could sleep without his beast going crazy. And the true power and skill of the local Jinchuuriki. Kabuto greatly erred in missing all this information and he WILL pay for this!

xxx

The Ending Ceremony...

There were two promotions.

Naruto was to go with the Daimyo as a potential for the Fire Guardians, while Shikamaru was slated for Chuunin. This was to everyone's disbelief.

'M-Me? One of the Fire Guardians?!' Naruto squeaked at the aged Hokage who nodded.

'Yes. Kurusugawa-dono has expressed his desire for you to join the division, impressed by your skill and prowess.' said Sarutobi. 'You are to pack and depart immediately with him. You will leave in two hours, enough time for you to pack. When you're done, go to my office. I also informed him of your current mentors so Angeal can come along.' Naruto sighed in relief. 'Shikamaru-kun, you are also the only one in your generation to become Chuunin. We expect a lot from you.'

'Yes sir.'

"And then I have to do something tonight." Sarutobi thought wearily. He was not looking forward to dropping the bomb on the village tonight. Naruto was picked up by Angeal and a red man he never saw before, but she was clearly very familiar with the pair. The red man also possessed glowing eyes...he will have to ask his son about that.

xxx

Sarutobi's Office...

'Hey pops, you rang?' Asuma asked his father who nodded.

'Yes. I have a few concerns about those two men Naruto is with.' said Sarutobi. 'Cloud I can understand, but...'

'Angeal is Cloud's replacement since he has a job at home.' said Asuma. 'That's what Naruto told me at least. Then that red-haired guy, Genesis. The guy must have had a mission-gone-wrong, got separated for a few years the two guys wound up hugging each other in the middle of the street and crying. Ouch.' he chuckled in fond amusement. 'But Naruto knows him too, but she won't say when she met him. She's clearly fond of those glowy-eyed guys.'

'Is that so? Well, I guess they've been good to her. Moreso than this village has ever been if she is fond of those foreigners.' said Sarutobi softly. 'How is she with them?'

'With Cloud or with Angeal?'

'Cloud first.'

'Cloud is like an older brother to her.' said Asuma. 'He takes pleasure in dressing up in civilian clothing to make himself unassuming although it ends up in epic fail with those glowing eyes.' he snorted. 'He looked like anyone with Kekkei Genkai any day. Angeal gives me the vibe of a Friendly Uncle material although I'd be wary of his Zanbato anyday.' he shuddered. 'That thing is as long as a nodachi and as wide as a five-year-old kid. Then again, Cloud's sword is no joke in the weight department either. 'It's a six-in-one sword.'

'Huh? Come again?' Sarutobi gawked.

'A six-in-one.' Asuma repeated. 'At a first glance, it looks like one sword but he takes them apart, they become six. They're all arranged like a puzzle. Those things put together weigh 30 kg already-I tried. Yet Cloud can wield them as if they weigh nothing. Naruto could also wield that heavy thing without trouble and can evenly spar with him. Makes me wonder how the heck did he teach her kenjutsu sometimes. For now, her sword is a normal katana, thankfully, not those heavy things.' he shuddered. 'Cloud said heavy swords are for Elites only and she's far from Elite, even if she can lift the damn thing.'

'Well, thanks to our people, Konoha will lose one of their brightest ninjas.' Sarutobi shook his head. 'And something more.'

'Something more?'

'You'll know later at sundown.'