Luna Blood
By: cloudykitty6 (Yes I changed my username, I'm evil like that)
Notes: This is an Anime Crossover Fic, but mostly on Naruto, since its a SasuXNaru Rated T for Teen because of the language, it could go up though. (The F-word namely.)
Disclaimer: These characters are not mine. Naruto and the ninjas belong to Masahashi Kishimoto. Everyone else belongs to their respective creators and stuff. Don't worry I'll return them safe and sound... evil grin
Chapter 1: The Castle
A dark night, the crescent moon wavering over the cloak of evening. Thunderous roars and rain screamed of the storm that currently ravaged the mountains. And with chance of bad luck, it was just now that the sunny blonde youth planned his escape on this dreadful occasion.
His name was Uzumaki Naruto, a strong but slim figure that stalked among the rocky cliffs seeking for shelter. He almost fell to his demise 10 times while he scaled farther away from the city of which he loathed. Particularly this entire predicament was royally pissing him off.
He had no trouble expressing this either.
"Goddammit! She decided to rain NOW didn't she?" he spat in-between heaving breaths as he carefully inched along the beaten path (or what was left of it anyway) When he mentioned 'she' he meant Mother Nature, of course being a firm believer in all things legends. "Now where the hell is that habor?" Unfortunately, the poor lad has no sense of direction. At all. Neither did it occur to him that he was at a mountainous range, which eliminated to possibility of a harbor residing here. But this was trivial to the more important matter at hand.
He was cold, starving and dead tired.
Naruto felt his strength giving way to fatigue as his breaths trailed off into gasps of air. Finally, a looming structure was coming into view. That was until his eyelids wavered sleepily. He had journeyed all this time in isolation and his body screamed for rest, not to mention he almost had no money left and his black robes were tattered and soaked to his already shivering body.
"It's no use……….Mo…Mother Naussicaa…"
First his knees gave way, sending him crashing to the cruel ground of rubble; he only moved to curl his head into his arm to try to keep him warm. Once again his eyes wobbled at last eyeing the dark giant standing in the distance. But even closer he realized were a pair of black rain boots. His eyes finally closed to rest. But his ears caught a voice of the boots. "You OK?" Of course by this time Naruto was already out of commission.
In a lonely throne room, only lit by the flaring torches, sat another youth, this one with raven black hair and cold eyes like deep tunnels. His skin was of ivory and his icy hands were bunched together in thought.
"Master Sasuke" called a voice from outside. The figure stirred in his throne at the call of his name.
"Come in" Sasuke answered to the door, which opened at his command. One of his servants entered, this young man had darkwood hair in a stiff ponytail and eyes of bittersweet chocolate. His black attire looked like it was purchased from the local Hot Topic.
"Master, it's no good, the sky's not a night for going out" he reported in a drawled tongue.
"Anything else Shikamaru?" wondered Sasuke aloud, "Surely, there's more to the story right?"
Shikamaru's eyes took a hesitating glance towards the outside hallways. "Oh yes, Kakashi found a stranger at the Castle Grounds"
"Oh? Another hapless traveler?" Sasuke smirked. "Not worth our time, throw him out"
"…But sir." Shikamaru said again, his eyes narrowing at his leader. Sasuke knew that his subjects would never dare talk back to him unless something was of dire importance.
"Fine, who is it this time?" Sasuke snarled getting up from his throne, his dark cape swishing behind him.
"Though it was bothersome, I checked some sources on this character" Shikamaru said with a slight sigh of relief. "…I'm pretty certain that this is no ordinary traveler"
"Hm?" Sasuke started to head out of the room to follow Shikamaru to see him.
"The Kitsune….sir" Shikamaru replied. Sasuke paused.
"Then, since we have that famous of a guest, we must 'treat' him well" Sasuke said with a sly smile.
Vision finally returned to Naruto, though the scenery he found himself in has completely changed. His body was tucked in a cozy bed with thick sheets. His bags lay to the sides and Naruto was no longer in his tattered coat, shirt and jeans but in a silky red set of pajamas.
"Aaah" sighed Naruto satisfyingly curling into the sheets even more. "Now THIS is more like it" he said with a foxy laugh. Needless to say, he was quite pleased and he even pinched himself, just to make sure that he wasn't dreaming. Even with the apparent uplifting in his mood, he wondered who out of the goodness of their hearts would allow him such hospitality. It was then that the door opened and Naruto with a startled squeak hid under the covers trying to pretend that he was still asleep.
"Sir…." At the door was a tall man holding a tray of steaming ramen. He wore an olive green vest and a rather fitting black shirt, which revealed a strong build. He wore normal looking jeans and sandals but the most peculiar thing was his face, most of it was hiding behind a dark mask. A bandana was stylishly nested in his silver wind of hair, which also covered his left eye. Naruto could see only one eye as he peeked sheepishly out of the covers, which was black but lazy looking. "Still sleeping?" When it occurred to Naruto that the stranger had his favorite food, he sprang from the sheets and unto the floor.
"I'm awake! RAMEN!" Naruto screamed with delight to the startled man. After a minute of recovering from shock, he made a sigh and laid the tray on a nearby table, in turn Naruto jumped up onto the accompanying chair.
"…Please enjoy your food" he said politely seeing Naruto's joy at the meal. After a quick "Thank you" Naruto slurped the Ramen down in less than 30 seconds.
"…How was it?" questioned the man after a period of stiff silence.
"Great! Hey I needed that" Naruto beamed. "What's your name Mister?"
"Kakashi" answered the man with a neat curl of his eye. "You should thank the Master, he's the one who arranged the setting for you"
"Well, um thanks to him then…I'm Naruto" The blonde made a beaming grin.
"Yes, now…please rest in your bed" Kakashi said picking up the tray. "And I advise against wandering around the rest of the castle…trust me on this"
"But..." Naruto started but he already left, closing the door behind him. It was rather strange for anyone not wanting to exit his resting room. He grabbed his bag and opened the lock buckle. "Now what the hell's up with this place?" Naruto knew that whenever ANYBODY said 'trust me' something suspicious was going on. He got from his bag, his signature Kitsune Mask, his most precious possession and the symbol of which the public recognizes him. The face of the oriental fox of the ancient legends, was lined with golden paint, with silver fangs bordered with a red mouth of blood. The eyes were large and slender, not to mention with jade encrusted in it's colors. He firmly placed it over his face. And cautiously left the room.
"Where the fuck am I?" Naruto cursed at the dizzy maze of halls. All around were wilted curtains that attempted to cover the windows that were boarded up with cramped wooden planks. "Why would they cover those windows?" he wondered to himself. Then he arrived at the Main Halls, which was where the network of stairs met under a banner now covered with spider webs and dust.
Summum Bonum
The words inscribed in faded gold letters and Naruto got the feeling that this castle has seen some tough times. Or maybe it's already dead. Naruto saw that at the bottom of the stairs were the Main Doors most likely leading outside where the storm still raged. At this point he was still pondering on whether to plunder the castle for any treasure or to continue his journey. He's already wanted in over twelve cities for robbery and fraud. Naruto wondered what would happen if Kakashi or even the Master of the castle found him. It was then that he spotted a fine looking vase on a cabinet. He gave it a closer look and realized it was made of Silkstone, a popular material for jewelry and pottery. Naruto made a little snicker as he attempted to take it off of the cabinet, but to his dismay, it wouldn't budge. At all. He made a few grunts as he tried to pry it off, but instead it was when it was twisted around that to his surprise a slab of wall scooted down with a thud, revealing another walkway. "Ooh hoo a secret…"