AK:Yo everyone I hope that you all are happy with this new chapter of Blazing A Trail To The Sky! Sorry for not updating it fast like the others but hey school and all. Anyway I would like to point out that this chapter and at least two or three more are before Ichika and Naruto go to the IS academy.
Anyway, time for some Q and A time!
Nightlance44: He won't, as much as Naruto loves his old life he knows that chapter of his life has ended.
Soundion: Sorry only Naruto is the only person from the elemental nations. And his IS will look awesome and not a fox.
RoyalTwinFangs: No, it's mostly a long-range type not for Naruto.
Alex2909: Trust me by the time Naruto's training is finished he will be like a Spartan from Halo.
Haseo55: Yup, honestly I think that this was the best for me to start this. And I made a mistake it was supposed to say 'Mostly older women' hehe gomen.
Now enjoy this chapter!
Naruto was in the kitchen making soup and some salads as a side dish. If any of his old friends from Elemental Nation were here to see him now they would be surprised to see what he looks like. Chronologically Naruto is twelve but his appearance is that of a fifteen year old boy with a slightly higher height. His hair was shoulder length with some of it a bit longer at the back which was tied into a small ponytail similar to his best friend's Sasuke's deceased older brother's, Itachi Uchiha's. The boy had a blank look on his face as he stirs the pot while reading, 'Advanced Level of cooking for learners.'
The blonde has been living with Chifuyu and Ichika Orimura for the last half decade. Heh, his adoptive sister was true to her word when she said that she was a very strict person. But he didn't mind that, as long he didn't break any of her rules he was golden. She is the provider of the family thanks for her being the best IS pilot in the world and the representative of Japan. Naturally, the Japanese government pays her any salary she wishes for (within reasonable limits) in order to keep her happy and continue being the best.
Oh right, he almost forgot to tell about the IS or otherwise known as Infinite Stratos, a machine that is humanity's greatest weapon….. or at least to the female population it is. Because of some unknown reason, only females can use these machines and Chifuyu is currently the highest level pilot out of many. She also recently won the first Mondo Grosso, an IS tournament.
At the moment his sister and brother were out, visiting an old family friend. They wanted Naruto to come with them but he stated that he wants to stay at home and study more. He looks at a picture that he took a week ago, "Heh." he smiles gently. Almost every day he went to the orphanage he was adopted from and continued to work for them without pay. As long as those children are happy he doesn't care. Thanks to his older appearance, he can work there without making any new visitors suspicious.
Chifuyu always tells him that he should dedicate more time to himself and find a hobby, but for Naruto working at the orphanage is his most favorite activity. He even got a part time job as a courier because of it. While most people today order and receive their packages or letters via electronic ways, there are still some individuals out there who prefer their items being delivered by runners from hand to hand. The job is pretty simple: on weekends, at six a.m. he arrives at the courier business firm he's working for, they give him the packages or letters that need to be delivered and send him on his way. The firm also provided him with a cell phone and a GPS in case he has trouble finding his delivery locations. He continues to work until four p.m. or until he gets everything that was assigned to him for that day delivered. Half of the paycheck he receives is used to buy gifts and new items for the children at the orphanage and the rest of it is donated to the orphanage itself.
Naruto is brought out of his thoughts when he hears the front house door being unlocked and opened. He quickly washes his hands after putting some finishing touches on the food. "Let's see... Almond chicken, Caesar Salad, Meatloaf, Beef broth with tomatoes, corn and cucumbers." Naruto smiles as he made enough meal for three families! He and Chifuyu ate three times their own weight while Ichika was the only one that ate normal portions of food. Naruto's smile widens a bit more as Ichika reminds him a little of himself when he was a kid…. except for the hyperactive pranking part and the ramen addiction.
From time to time Naruto gives out advises to Ichika to make sure he doesn't do mistakes that Naruto did in his previous life, mostly when it comes to violence. Ichika simply doesn't have a mean bone in his body and greatly detests violence, but Naruto explained to him that there are people out there who only understand violence and trying to reason with them will lead to severe consequences. If he wants to protect those that are precious to him, he will need more strength than just the power of words.
Naruto walks to the hall to see his sister, brother and Houki Shinonono, one of Ichika's best friends, taking off their shoes, "Hey, where were you?"
Chifuyu sighs tiredly, "I told you we were visiting the Shinonono family."
"On yeah... hehe sorry, forgot about that. I was thinking a lot about what to make for today's dinner and must have tuned you off- Oof!" Chifuyu hits Naruto on the head with a quick and powerful chop. While looking down and holding his head the boy secretly smirks as he hears his sister silently hiss in pain from hitting his hard head, though she made it look like it didn't harm her at all.
Naruto than looks back up and sees a girl he had never met before. She has purple eyes, long purple hair that extends to her hips, wears a lab-coat, a pair of robotic rabbit ears and a frilly maid like blue and white dress. She is also of the exact same age as his sister. He can honestly admit that she is kind of cute, "...I don't believe we meet..." Naruto deadpans.
The girl smiles at him, "Hi, hi, hi!~ The Rabbit princess of wonderland is here! Tabane Shinonono!" She does the V hand sign while grinning childishly.
Chifuyu sighs again as she looks at her brother, "Sorry about that. Tabane is smart, but she likes to act like an idiot. Don't expect to see her much since she often appears and disappears in order to avoid the governments that are after her."
Tabane just smiled wider and sticked out her tongue lightly, "Hehe!"
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TABANE'S POV
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I was rather used to Chi-chan's insults by now but hey, you don't rip at someone you don't like that! Anyway, this adopted brother she told me of is one weird kid. He has blond hair and blue eyes but his facial features are from Asian descent. He looks like one of those delinquents I hear about. He has a calm look on his face and I can honestly say that I can't tell if it's a mask or his real facial expression. With Chi-chan all I need is a few simple key words to rile her up and I can then read her like an open book... but he was an enigma. Oooh~, it's going to be fun figuring him out!
I immediately see Ichi-kun look at me with a cute, clueless expression on his face. I was bit hurt to see Houki-chan embarrassed from my introduction. I guess this Naruto would also... huh?
"Naruto?" I heard Ichi-kun speak up in a surprised tone.
I look to my side to see Chi-chan with a surprised look as well. Mooo~ so wish I had my camera right now! That look is priceless and I could've used it later for some blackmail as well hehe~. I then turn to my other side see my sister gaping, her mouth open like our koi fish back at home.
I then turn back to the front to see the weird blond boy actually petting my head! "Hmhm… such a cute rabbit."
…I... I...wow! I literally can't think straight, I can't move. Wow...just...wow. I never before had heard something so nice being said to me before. My parents were always distant and demanding and never really showed any kindness while Houki was always embarrassed of me. Chi-chan is my best friend but even she can't handle my eccentric personality and often thinks that I'm just plain stupid… but now, I look back at the boy who is still patting my head with a kind smile.
It…felt...nice.
"E-eh? You do?" Did I just stutter a little? Oh my, I need to calm down a little, feeling a bit dizzy here... DID I JUST SAY 'OH MY' IN MY THOUGHTS?!
I furiously shook my head to reboot my mind and smiled back at a hundred percent, "Aw, did you really mean that, hehe!" Excellent! That was smooth Tabane! Let's see him answer now!
"Well yes, I also really liked your introduction.",
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CRACK!
I couldn't help but give this weird blond a hug! He's so sweet~! Oh no, I forgot that I'm very strong...oh! He's hugging me back! With one arm locked around my frail (not really teehee!) frame and the other still is petting my head. Wah~ I think I'm starting to become addictive to this.
"Hmmm… can I keep you?" the blond boy asked with genuine honesty in his voice!
I smiled cheekily at him as my reply was, "May~be!" then I stick out my tongue at him.
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NORMAL POV
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Naruto lets go of Tabane and looks at everyone else shocked faces..."What… what are you staring at?"
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TWO YEARS LATER
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Naruto was waving goodbye to the children from the orphanage, "Bye guys, I'll see you all tomorrow! Stay safe and listen to your caretakers!" the boy was walking towards the stadium were his sister probably won the second official IS tournament, Mondo Grosso.
He looks at his cellphone and sees that he has an unread text message. Naruto smiles gently knowing that it was most likely from Tabane. He and the self-proclaimed rabbit princess in short amount of time became best friends and she writes him several messages every single day. There was one particular event that really allowed them to form a special bond.
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FLASHBACK
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Naruto was jogging through a park at night in order to keep his body in shape and stops for a moment to look at the night sky.
He sighs as he sees that rain clouds start forming. He will need to get back soon. He suddenly feels a familiar presence not far from him and turns to see Tabane standing near a lamp post, smiling at him with her eyes being overshadowed by some of her hair.
(Play musicJorge Mendez – Cold)
Though he doesn't have sage mode anymore even a blind man could feel that there was something wrong. He led her to the nearest bench and the two sat in silence for a while with almost no sound being heard except for the midnight crickets chirping. It wasn't long before the crickets went silent as well when started to rain.
Naruto sees the older girl's shoulders tense before relaxing slightly, "...Naruto… am I annoying to everyone?"
Naruto calmly looks at her and speaks in a soft voice, "I don't know... you are never annoying to me... but I can't speak for what everyone else thinks."
Once more silence fell upon the two. After a while Tabane spoke again, "Houki-chan did something very mean today and it hurts on the inside... but I will still keep on smiling and be myself. It's okay that Houki-chan did that since she was only very angry at that time... the great Tabane is not mad at her… but it still hurts." she started to tremble lightly.
Naruto frowned at this information. Houki was... to be honest, his dislike for her was quite similar to the dislike he had when he and Sasuke were on the same team seven when they first graduated as ninja. This girl took the path of a samurai, trying to show minimal emotion and be serious all the time. Her parents were tough and uncaring adults, always demanding a lot of things from their daughters like how should they act all the time, what future goals should they aspire to. Tabane was the one who decided to break their hold over her.
Naruto really wishes that Houki understood her big sister better… a sister who cares for her so much. He is going to have a long chat with her. Though, Tabane may not like it.
Naruto then sees few, very few tears rolling down Tabane's cheeks with her eyes still being overshadowed. He scoops up closer and places one arm around her shoulders and the other one over her head, petting it.
Tabane tenses a bit before she places her hand on Naruto's chest, clutching his shirt tightly while releasing few more tears. She leans towards his side and places her head on his shoulder in effort to gain more of his kind warmth. Naruto still with a calm face hums quietly, hoping it will ease her heart a bit.
A long time has passed as Naruto continued to pet her head before Tabane finally fell asleep while it was still rainning. He looks at the park's clock and notices that two hours went by while they were sitting here. He picks up his sleeping eccentric friend and walk to his house which was luckily near where he was at. Though, even if it wasn't near he would still travel for miles for his friend's sake.
It didn't take long to arrive at the Orimura residence and he quietly unlocks the door. He slowly went to the guest room and placed her on the bed, completely not caring that they might get wet from her drenched clothes. Just as he was about to let go of her she quickly tightens her hold of him.
Seeing no other way out of this the boy slowly sat to the ground and carefully moved Tabane so she was laying on his lap. He then grabbed the bed sheets and draped them over her peaceful figure.
(End Music)
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FLASHBACK END
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Naruto sweat drops a little as he remembers how his body was almost crushed from the strongest hug Tabane had ever given him for comforting her. She keeps in contact with him via cellphone, though how she managed to get his number he doesn't want to know.
As he was about to enter the stadium he sees something that made him sigh in annoyance. Ichika was being kidnapped…. again. He seriously needs to give that kid some lessons in self-defense, "I think I'll do that after this is over."
Naruto watches the black van that got Ichika drive off and starts looking for something that could help him chase after it. It only took him several seconds to spot a 1990 Harley Davidson Fat Boy FLSTF... or what you people call a really good motorcycle! He sees the driver put the keys into the ignition but before he can take a seat Naruto pushes him off, "Sorry, have to rescue a dimwitted brother from the kidnappers. I'll try to bring it back in one piece!" with the half promise made he drove off at top speeds. Luckily his training had sharpened his mind enough that he can make quick lifesaving turns on the road!
(Play music Final Fantasy VII Advent Children - The Chase of Highway)
Naruto quickly caught up with the van and drove close behind it. He smiles thinking all he has to do now is jump on it, but a man armed with a Uzi machine gun popped out of the passenger seat window and unleash a hail of bullets at the former Jinchuriki.
Naruto's quick reaction and reflexes allowed him to avoid the bullets but he saw the man quickly reload the weapon and fire again, making Naruto realize that the kidnapper won't allow him to get close.
As if things couldn't get any worse they just drove into a highway. Naruto groans, now not only he has to avoid the gun fire but also maneuver through fast moving cars! Naruto quickly dodges few more bullets and then evades few sports and muscle cars, "This isn't getting me anywhere..."
The blond boy sees the road split into two, the right road is still under construction and the left one is the regular one. The blonde smirks and increases the speed, "I hope that my Uzumaki luck is still valid for one more crazy idea!" Naruto prays as he turns to the unfinished road. Only driving for a few seconds he can already see the end of the road which is conveniently just above the regular one. "Let's do it…" he increases the speed even more and drives of the edge. His grip on the handles tightened as bike flies in the air.
The black van's driver looks at car mirrors and smirks thinking that the blond has given up the chase since he can't be seen nowhere…. until he becomes surprised when something made out of metal lands hard next to him creating some sparks in the process as well.
"Hey! I think you have something of mine!" Naruto casually said as the kidnapper screamed in shock. Another split was reached and trying to get away from the blond maniac the van driver turned to the right into a construction site with Naruto following closely.
Naruto looks at the gas meter and sees that it was halfway depleted. This chase can't continue for long. Naruto slows down a bit to get just right behind the van's back. He was only few inches away from reaching the door handle until it suddenly bursts open. He quickly slows down even more as he sees another kidnapper aiming at him... an RPG rocket launcher!
The gunman suddenly aims to right before firing a rocket and destroying one of the construction building's support pillars which in turn caused a chain reaction of destruction. Naruto swiftly dodges the falling debris until all of the kidnappers, who were eight in total, pulled out their machine guns and opened fire. His eye widen when he sees one of them put away his gun and take out another RPG rocket launcher. The kidnapper fires the rocket at nearby fuel tanks.
(End stop)
BOOM! A massive explosion happens and the flames appear to consume Naruto.
The van immediately stops at the construction site parking lot. "Yeah, we got him!" The driver yells in victory as the rest cheered with him as well…
(Play music Terminator 2 – theme)
But their good mood was short lived as Naruto drove out of the fire with some of the flames still burning his clothes and the bike!
The terrified men tried to reload their weapons but it was too late. Naruto pulls on the breaks and the bike stops, but using the law of motion he jumps out of his seat and delivers a flying kick to one of the gunners, shattering his ribs upon contact.
To avoid friendly fire the rest of the kidnappers throw away their guns and pull out knifes instead but hesitate to attack once they see the cold fury in the blond demon's eyes.
Naruto stood still, like a giant unmoving colossus as one them tried to stab his back. With a single step to the side he dodges the attack and counterattacks by quickly grabbing the man's arm and breaking it with ease. The said man didn't have time to scream as he was punched into unconsciousness. Two of the kidnappers tried rushing in together, but Naruto grabs the one who was closest to him and throws him at the other one, making them hit each other's heads hard. He then back flips and lands on the shoulders on one of the kidnappers behind him. Locking his legs around the head, Naruto flip him onto the floor delivering and instant knockout. Quickly standing up he sees two more attacks coming at his sides. He jumps lightly in the air and performs a spinning kick, knocking out the two at the same time. Naruto sees the last kidnapper charge at him with a war cry but Naruto kicks the knife out of his hands and delivers a roundhouse kick to his head. The last thing the criminal saw before darkness claimed him was Naruto's foot colliding with the side of his head.
(End music)
After making sure that all of the kidnappers are down Naruto walks over to the van and opens the back door to see a tied up Ichika giving him a deadpan look, "You really don't hold back, huh."
Naruto smiles, "Yes, really. You mind telling why you were kidnapped this time?"
Ichika sighs before answering, "I heard them saying that I'm meant to be held as a leverage against Chifuyu-nee. She would either forfeit her match or they would kill me."
While nodding, Naruto unties Ichika and the two quickly run up to the motorcycle that surprisingly was still intact. The two take a seat and Naruto starts the engine, "Get ready!" Without wasting any more time the two brothers rode at high speed to tell their sister of the successful rescue.
The boys, after breaking a few dozen traffic laws, reach the stadiums entrance. They quickly jump off their seats and make their way through the hallway towards the arena. Ichika sees on the electronic board that Chifuyu's match was next and it was clear that she looked really pissed off. The two brothers run up to her just as she was about to forfeit yelling, "CHIFUYU, I GOT ICHIKA!"
The woman looks back to see her two brothers waving their hands at her. She flew over to Ichika while looking up and down at him, "How did you escape?"
Ichika gave her a blank look while pointing his thumb at Naruto, "They made the mistake of getting caught by him."
Chifuyu nods and looks at her adopted brother, "Did they give you a hard time?"
"Nothing major, evaded some bullets, jumped off an unfinished road with a motorcycle and almost got blown up by an RPG… but I did my part… and now you must do yours." Naruto stated as Ichika's eyebrow started twitching. Only Naruto and Chifuyu would think that life endangering events are minor stuff.
Chifuyu slowly looks at her opponent who was scared shitless at seeing a sinisterly smiling Chifuyu and a freed Ichika. "Payback time..."
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LATER
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Naruto and Ichika were eating some hot dogs as they waited for their sister to finish receiving her reward for being the tournament's champion, "Pretty good, huh?" Ichika asks Naruto who nods.
"Could use a bit of salt thou..." Naruto states and sees Chifuyu coming towards them while holding her trophy, "Yo, what took you?"
Chifuyu sighs, "I was talking to the German Military representatives. I had made a deal with them for finding Ichika."
Naruto raises an eyebrow, "What was the deal?"
"To train their troops for a year." before Chifuyu can say any more she turns to see a high ranked officer approach them. She had black short hair and grassy green eyes.
"Chifuyu-san!" She salutes to the winner, "The criminals were successfully captured. We found a lot of evidence against the kidnappers and your opponent to send them away for a long time."
Chifuyu nods, "I appreciate the assistance. I'll prepare for the trip."
The officer nods, but then surprises the trio when she walks up to Naruto and also salutes him, "Mister Naruto Orimura, my associates have watched you from our satellite and witnessed how you chased and skillfully handled those kidnappers. Please, allow me to extend an invitation to also teach our younger recruits in unarmed combat. After seeing your impressive skills for myself, I can honestly say they can learn much from you."
Naruto shook his head in negative, "While I am flattered by the offer, I will have to decline. I have to watch over Ichika and also working at an orphanage."
The woman nods in understanding but the look in her eyes clearly shows that she hasn't given up just yet, "Then I will make you a deal. I will personally donate ten million yen to that orphanage if you agree to go to Germany with Chifuyu-san."
After quickly thinking it over Naruto smiles and nods, "Fine...I'll pack my bags... but beware, my training methods are cruel, unusual, and just plain exhausting. But I'll make sure that by the end of the year your recruits are the best."
"That's acceptable... I'll meet you and Chifuyu-san tomorrow morning at the airport."
AK: Well, I hope that was enough to quench your thirst for this fic.
Naruto and Tabane are close friends which may help in the future as he helped her. Hehe, anyway next chapter will have the two Orimura's going to train some recruits meeting a few certain individuals.
Anyway, like I stated a few months ago I will be updating less since my Senior year at high school is more important. But I'll try my best to keep delivering as much chapters as I can for you guys! Just please give me long reviews to keep my spirits up and to hopefully inspire me to make more. Well, Have A Nice Wheee!