Snake Lords
"Takes place around when Naruto comes back with Jiriya. Sasuke is still with Orochimaru. So yeah, they're all around 15 or 16. A Naruto and Harry Potter Crossover. I'm not sticking to the plots of either series."
Thinking
"Yelling"
Fattyaddy-99: Ding ding ding! We have a winner folks! You have correctly guessed the reason why Shikamaru is so confused. Isn't Orochimaru the only one who can do that? Maybe he is… but maybe not. Muahahaha! (Evil music plays in background.) I leave you to ponder over that thought.
On with the story!
Chpt 14: All Differences Cast Aside
"What is this? What are you doing Naruto? Is this some kind of joke?" The laughter kept getting louder and louder until it stopped. Narutos' face gave a twisted grin. Then, with no warning, he launched himself from the ground, with his hand an inch from Kibas' petrified face.
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Naruto smashed his hand down with a force unimaginable. The unexpectedness of the attack left Kiba with a slowed reaction time. He was just barely able to take a small step back, but it wasn't enough. A single claw split Kibas' face diagonally, from his right temple, across his eye, and down across his left cheek. Kiba fell to the ground ten meters away, writhing in agony.
The ninjas were bewildered. What was this power? Why did Naruto do that? Naruto stuck out his arm, and the red chakra flew out and grabbed Kiba by the collar of his robes. He was lifted into the air, barely able to breathe. Akamaru was helplessly pinned to the ground by Narutos' other arm.
The chakra kept getting tighter and tighter. He was being choked to death.
"Naruto! Stop it!" The one who had spoken was Hinata. "Stop it now!" Naruto dropped both Kiba and Akamaru. His chakra arms receded and began to flicker on and off like strobe lights. He kneeled down holding his head in his hands. Saliva frothed out of his mouth as he began to scream.
The chakra flashed out again in renewed vigor as he slammed his arms into the ground. This time, he had not one, but two, huge tails. One of them swept and knocked them all off their feet.
The ninjas finally got their act together and started to attack. Well, sort of. More like half-heartedly thrown kunai or shuriken. Of course, this didn't do any good. They just sort of disintegrated as they hit the chakra.
Another grin appeared on his face. He took a huge breath, and let it all out in an ear splitting roar. The air pressure was quadrupled. The ground shook and small pieces of rock began to lift into the air. Everyone braced themselves against the blast, but to no avail. They were lifted off their feet and thrown through sailing through the air. It was more than four times the strength of Temaris' 'San no Hoshi' attack. (A.N: The attack used to beat Ten-ten in the first Chuunin exam.)
Naruto watched with delight as he saw them all fall to the ground. Then realization started to come. He fell to the ground again holding his stomach. It felt like he was being clawed from the inside out. Lee, Hinata, Neji, and Ten-ten were narrowly able to escape the attack. Hinata ran over and grabbed Naruto. (A.N: No blush!)
"H-Hinata… get everyone and g-get out of here… now!" The pain was getting worse and worse by the second.
"But… what about you? What's happening?" She asked.
"Just get out! Please… Hinata…" He begged.
"But…"
"LEAVE NOW!" He pushed her away. Another wave of pain swept over him. His legs gave way like they were made of jelly. Everything went black.
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Naruto awoke to the sound of dripping water. He tried to move, but saw that he was chained to a wall. A small red fox walked up to him. How odd, it was the spitting image of Kyuubi.
"Hey… fox bastard. Aren't you supposed to be locked up in your cage?"
I still am fool! The nearby cage rattled as a humungous paw came up and slammed the door. But, your use of magic is starting to wear down the seal, see? Making it easier for me to get out. And as an added bonus, I have an ascended form. This 'ascended form' is a new level of power that I can gain from exposure to magic. It can multiply my power by amounts unimaginable! And it's all because you wanted to be a wizard.
Now, I'm able to let myself out on my own command, somewhat. But that will change once I get all nine tails out in your transformed state. Your body will be mine! Your soul will be mine! And your life, will be mine! You will cease to exist, and I shall live on, forever!
The smaller version turned into a misty substance andfloated Narutos' mouth. Narutos' free will was gone.
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"Narut-AHH!" He moved so suddenly that it was impossible to see. He swung Hinata through the air and threw her into team Gai. Yet again, the red chakra came out and became a fox. Three tails was how many it had this time. Naruto began to chuckle in a low voice.
Kit's gone. He is mine for the time being, and there's nothing you can do about it, little girl. Hinata stood up and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth
"Who are you? You can't be Naruto-kun. Y-you just can't be him." Hinata gasped out.
Well, well, well. You're not as stupid as you look girly. Since you asked, suddenly, he vanished. Then he appeared right behind her, holding a swirling red ball of chakra. I'm a monster… He whispered in her ear. But before he could finish, something wrapped around him. He turned his head to see team Gai wrapping thick, blue chakra strings all around him.
Now, that is rude! He ripped the cords that held him to pieces with ease. I was talking here! Haven't you ever heard of manners? I mean, come on! If you're going to interrupt, do it politely. Neji, Lee, and Ten-ten were being crushed in a death grip by his tails.
Alright everybody! Listen up, and listen good! By now, everyone else had gotten up. Sakura had just finished healing Kibas' face. I'm only going to say this once. THE ONE WHOS TAILS EACH HOLD THE POWER OF A TSUNAMI. I AM THE ULTIMATE EVIL! THE DEMON KING, KY… He stopped talking. More correctly, he couldn't talk, or even move. It couldn't be Shikamaru; he was sitting, with a broken arm, against a tree.
"Shocktus Ignitios!" Dumbledore stood with his arm outstretched. A thin yellow light shot from his wand to Kyuubi. Electricity bit into him as barbed wire would do to flesh. Kyuubi let out a thunderous roar of pain as he fell to the ground.
"Fox, you have lost. Return Narutos' body to him this instant." Dumbledore said commandingly.
Oh, NOW YOU'VE DONE IT OLD MAN! Before he could get up, his head was pulled back and held in a headlock while his limbs were bound.
WHAT? THERE'S MORE OF THEM? Wait a second… YOU! A tag with a sealing emblem was stuck onto his forehead. Everything and the people around him started to get all fuzzy.
I'll get you for this… Godaime… Hokage…… When those words left Kyuubis' mouth, he fell backwards onto the floor, all red chakra vanished. But he wasn't worried, he wasn't going to be giving up quite yet. In fact, he'd be back before they even knew what hit them.
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Dumbledores' Office
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"…will know… the right time…" When what is the right time? Ugh… where am I? Am I dreaming? "…waking…soon…" I can't hear well at all. I can't see anything either. What's going on? Memories came flooding back faster then you could say 'oh my'. Oh no… what has he done? What have…I… done…? Tears began to form at the corner of Narutos' closed eyes. "…be o-ok, right…?"
"We know you're awake by now. Do get up." No… I can't face them. Not now, not after what I did…
"Naruto, if you won't listen to him, listen to me. Get up right now." Tsunade baa-chan? Nah it can't be her. She's in Konoha now. "I said get up." Slowly Naruto opened his eyes and saw that he was lying on a small cot, and that all the squad leaders were present, along with Tsunade, Shizune, Jiraiya and Dumbledore. The faces they wore were grim. Everyone else looked somewhat scared, yet relieved at the same time.
"I think you owe them all an explanation, Naruto. It's time they should know." Tsunade said gravely. She knew how much this would pain him, but if he didn't let this thing out in the open out, things would just continue to get worse. He would be the best one to do it.
Fear shone in his eyes as he stared back at her. "Wh-what?You're kidding right?" He knew she wasn't. "But, I-I can't… They can't ever know! Never…"
"Naruto, say it." Tsunade commanded. Things might get ugly soon.
"NO! You can't make me!" He shouted back. He scrunched up into a ball and pushed against the wall.
"True. I can't make you. So I'll tell them instead." She sighed.
"Please Tsunade baa-chan! No! Don't…"
"Get over it Naruto, you aren't a three year-old. Tell them like the man you are." Naruto became very quiet.
"They'll hate me. They'll hate me for what I really am… and for the same reasons everyone else does." He looked up at her with deadened eyes. "I don't want to be alone again. It hurts…"
"Naruto-kun… please tell us. We're your friends. We want to help you." Hinata said softly.
"Fine. If that's the way it has to be…" he stood up in front of them all and took off his robes. "Ever since I was a little kid, I've been hated and despised by everyone. Never was I ever shown any kindness, and always, I was alone. Didn't you guys ever wonder why your parents kept you away from me?" He was right, whenever they had seen him when they were kids, their parents had always rushed them away.
"You all know how the Yodaime sealed Kyuubi inside a container to save the village, right?" He took off his orange jacket, showing his fishnet shirt.
"But, what does that have to do with anything?" Sakura asked.
"Just, let me finish. It's hard enough as it is." He finally took off the fishnet, leaving him topless. Hinata would've fainted, but this just wasn't the time for it. Naruto molded a small amount of chakra and immediately, his seal showed up on his stomach.
"I am that container, of the nine-tailed demon, Kyuubi." Everyone gasped. This time, Hinata actually fainted.
"I-impossible! You're not, you can't be…" They muttered.
"See, I said you would all hate me… I never meant to hurt anyone, I really didn't… I hope you're happy now…" With that, he put his clothes back on and began to walk away.
"Wait!"
"You wanted the truth, and you got it! What more do you want from me?" For a quick second, his eyes flashed red. Then he shook his head and it was gone.
"If you're leaving, don't try taking the tag off your forehead. It's to stabilize your condition." Tsunade said to him.
"Whatever…" He pushed open the door and walked out.
"Gai-sensei, is it true?" Lee whispered. (A.N: OMG! Everybody! This is a once in a lifetime event! A Kodak moment! Lee whispered! 'falls over and dies.')
"Yes Lee, it is true. He really is the container. But you all shouldn't think of him that way!" He said to everyone. "Naruto is a strong boy filled with youthful pride. He has always put others well-fare before his own. It took a lot of guts to tell you all. If this tiny thing has changed your friendship so much, then you don't deserve his friendship!" He ended his speech with the classic nice-guy pose and a blinding teeth-ping.
"YOSH! GAI-SENSEI! YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH!"
"LEE!"
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
"GAI-SENSEI!" The two were hugging, crying, and saying how great the other was as waves splashed around them under a sunset. Everyone proceeded to gag on their own saliva when they saw them.
Hinata got to her feet while the others were busy choking and hitting each other on the back. She worriedly looked towards the door where Naruto had left. While no one was watching, she snuck out the door.
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Hinata jumped out an open window and slid down the wall. You see, she had this 6th sense when it comes to Naruto, she can just tell if he's there, even if she doesn't see him. And right now, she felt him, and he was very close. She turned on her Byakugan to make things easier.
She saw a clearing in the woods where there were mainly oaks and black cherry trees. To the naked eye, it looked too thick to go through, but it was really hollow inside. And there she saw Naruto, curled up on a tree branch, staring into space.
She walked under the branch Naruto was sitting on and swung herself up next to him.
"Naruto-kun…"
"Hinata, leave me alone. I shouldn't be near anyone right now." He said, not even turning to look at her.
"I still like you…" she whispered.
"What did you say?" Hinata had a sharp intake of breath, she had said that out loud? What was she thinking? Well, she had said it, and there was no changing what had already happened.
"I said, I still like you…" she was fighting down a blush that was slowly creeping onto her cheeks.
"Thank you, Hinata." He whispered. "That made me feel better, but you still shouldn't be around me. I don't want to hurt you again, or anyone else…" What Hinata saw next would make an imprint upon her memory forever. When she lifted her head up, Naruto was still looking off into the distance.A single tear fell down the side of his face. Then, they just kept coming and coming. Soon, he was crying freely. The guy that she had always looked up to, who had shown her how strong people could really be, the person who had won her heart for being a loud-mouth, was crying.
"H-Hinata... why do you still like me? A-after all the things I've done, how can you n-not hate me?" Hinata was left speechles, then again, she never was very good at talking. That's why she was so quiet all the time. She decided the only thing she could do was speak her mind.
"Well, Kyuubi might have done some bad things, but you're a good person... You didn't do those things, he did. I've always looked up to you because I wanted to be like you, to try and be strong like you. Now that I know, you look even stronger than before, to me." He turned around, and finally looked at her. Then he just cried even harder, then he started to smile, even though he was still crying.
"You know Hinata, you haven't stuttered once since you started talking." He chuckled. Quite unexpectedly, he scooched forwards and hugged her. "Thank you so much, for being so forgiving. I can't ever repay you."
Hinata sat there stunned. He was hugging her! Every drop of blood in her body rushed straight to her face, giving her thereddest faceshe had ever had. What should she do? Should she scream and pass out like she usually does? Should she push him away? Should she... hug him back?
She tentively put her arms around him and hugged back. She was still blushing, but she didn't really care anymore. They stayed like that for a few minutes. Then Naruto broke the silence.
"Hey, Hinata, can I tell you something?"
"Yeah..." She murmered in reply.
"Well, I don't really know how to say it... I guess, t-the right way to put it w-would be... ummm... I-I've always, deep down,... rubmsmm..." He mumbled.
"What?"
"Well... I uhh... huhh..." Now he was starting to blush. "I guess... I've a-always really l-liked you, H-Hinata..." He stamered out. If Naruto wasn't holding her, Hinata would've fallen out of the tree at those words. He actually said it. He confessed to her that he had liked her! He had felt the same way all this time? She didn't know how to react to this, so she didn't. She just hugged him tighter.
"I've always liked you too, Naruto-kun. I glad you think the same way." They each hugged each other tighter, afraid to let go. Afraid that if they let go, they would wake up and find that this all was just a dream.
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Everyone had split up into pairs looking for the two. Right now, Neji and Ten-ten were standing on the roof looking annoyed.
"Where did he and Hinata-sama go?" By now, Neji was very annoyed.
"Wherever they are, I doubt they're at the school." Ten-ten said shrugging her shoulders.
"Byakugan!" Neji looked this way and that, and when he found them, he was not a happy camper. "Naruto..." He said gritting his teeth, "I'm going to kill you..."
"Neji, what is it?" Nejis' face got redder and redder, "Neji! Your blood pressure!" But it was too late. Nejis' blood pressure hit 1000, a vein exploded, and he promptly passed out. "Good Lord..." Ten-ten sighed, "I wonder what hesawanyways?"
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It was about three in the morning when Hinata opened her eyes. She had had the most wonderful dream. She tried to get up, but something held her back. She turned her head a little and saw arms clasped around her. She looked to her left and saw Naruto snuggled on her shoulder. So it wasn't a dream. She blushed again, but moved even closer to him. Slowly, she nodded back to sleep, happy at last that it wasn't a dream.
Little did she know, two people giggled softly in the upper reaches of the trees.
"How kawaii!"
"I know! They're so adorable together!"
"We should leave them alone for a while..."
"Yeah. Lets go. We can come back and get them later." With that, Sakura and Ino lept away in the direction of the school.
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For those of you who have been waiting for NaruxHina, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I don't think I made Hinata too OOC, but if I did, you can let me know. Besides, I kinda liked how it turned out. And for those of you waiting for NejixTen, hold on just a little while longer! It's almost here!
I'm guessing that many of you are waiting for Sasuke to pop up into the story, right? Well, I'm not going to say exactly when, but somewhere in the next few chapters, he will make his bigappearence! And when he does, things start to get downright ugly on all sides.
Yes, Kiba will be fine. After all, Sakura is an awesome medic-nin! And one last note, I haven't forgotten about Gaara. He'll be back in a little while. He just needs some alone time right now. Till then!