Chapter 8: The Dragon's Fall
It was late spring in Konoha and the wind was blowing strong. Today was Ronin's free day and his alone. He sat on top of Hokage mountain.
"Ronin how come you got a free day, but not me and Hinata?" Naruto announced with bruises all over his body.
"Because Kurenai sensei said I needed to calm down after the boar mission." Ronin said lazily. Then Hinata, Ino and Shikamaru came into sight.
"Hey Ronin seems like you are having a good time." Ino said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes .Ronin sat up.
"I am having a good time, but I need to spar." Ronin said as he dusted himself of.
"Well.. the only person you haven't fought is me, what a drag." Shikamaru said sleepily.
"Well then let's go, we can fight in the park." Ronin said as he jumped of the mountain.
"Well Shikamaru you are in a world of pain." Ino said as everyone faced Shikamaru.
"Yeah when I fought Ronin I thought I knew all his moves, but I lost." Naruto groaned as he remembered the pain.
"When I fought him he completely corrupted my mind when I used mind possession jutsu." Ino claimed.
"But when I fought him he just chained me up with my own chakra." Hinata said.
"Really, that's what happened to you guys? I'll just die against him." Shikamaru said as he walked down the mountain with everybody. They saw Ronin meditating with green fire enveloping him. He looked up and spoke.
"Ready Shikamaru?"
"Yes… this is going to be a drag…" Shikamaru nodded.
Ronin dashed at Shikamaru and swung. Ronin landed the blow. Shikamaru set him up. "Shadow possession jutsu!" Ronin froze.
"No I got you." Ronin said. Shikamaru then noticed that he couldn't move. Then his shadow erupted into flames. Shikamaru fell to the floor. Shikamaru performed a sweep kick to trip Ronin. The attack landed and Ronin fell to the floor, but he brought his fist down towards Shikamaru's face. Shikamaru nearly dodged the attack and Ronin got up and stepped on shikamaru's stomach.
"I win again. You guys should train more." Ronin laughed as he danced around then rushed home.
"See Shikamaru!" Everyone said in unison.
"You got totally destroyed Shikamaru!" Ino laughed as they picked Shikamaru up and headed to Naruto's house. Once they arrived they saw Ronin feasting on the last bowl of ramen.
"My… My ramen. Ronin!" Naruto yelled as he ran at Ronin with insane speed. Ronin jumped over the couch in fear. Naruto captured Ronin and dragged him into the kitchen.
"Help! Help!" Ronin shouted as Naruto angrily dragged him across the floor. Everyone shook their head s.s. A couple minutes later Naruto dragged Ronin wrapped in extremely strong rope and tape over his mouth.
"Help me hang him on a flagpole." Naruto demanded. Everyone surrounded him and heard his terrified cries.
(1 hour later )
Ronin 'learned' his lesson about eating Naruto's ramen and beating Shikamaru up badly.
"See you tomorrow guys" Ino and Shikamaru said as they walked away.
"I'll have to stay here for the night, if you don't mind." Hinata said as she slumped over the couch.
"There's no problem. I am going to pull Ronin down from the pole." Naruto said nearly laughing as he walked out the door. A few minutes later Naruto dragged a half-awake Ronin wrapped in rope.
"Is Ronin o.k. he looks odd." Hinata said as Ronin woke up. They heard enraged muffles behind the tape. Naruto ripped it off.
"First off, OWW! And second it was just ramen you idiot!" Ronin yelled as Hinata untied him. "I going out." Ronin left the house in anger and disbelief.
(With Ronin)
Ronin traveled through the dark village aimlessly. He eventually ran into Kakashi who was walking aimlessly too.
"Ronin long time no see." Kakashi said as he joined him in his walk. "You seem distressed, what's wrong?"
"Uhh.. nothing, I just need some air." Ronin said.
"Do you know how to summon? I mean you seem like you could." Kakashi questioned as they continued down the road.
"Well kinda, I mean I can summon tiny dragons." Ronin answered as Ronin stopped in front of Kurenai's house. "See ya later Kakashi." As Ronin knocked on the door and Kakashi continued down the road.
"See ya kid." Kakashi left from Ronin's sight. Suddenly Kurenai opened the door.
"Hey Ronin. How was your day off?" Kurenai asked joyfully as Ronin stood in front of the door.
"It was ok except that Naruto, Hinata, Shikamaru and Ino tied me up to the flagpole in front of the Hyuuga estates." Ronin said as Kurenai's face changed from joyful to surprised. "No need to take action I'll just sleep on Hokage mountain." Ronin ran off disappearing from sight.
(Gerudo Desert)
"Son, Ronin has become extremely powerful. He might discover he has the triforce of equality and defeat everyone in the land. (That empty part of the triforce)" Ganondorf claimed to his son.
"Father you want me to act now?" A boy said from behind Ganondorf.
"No we shall wait until midday when you have more power." Ganondorf said as the boy moved to his side.
"So this is Ronin. Huh… always thought he would be bigger." The boy said
"Well I reversed his age Ghirahim so he wouldn' be as big as you." Ganondorf whispered. "Go train child." Ghirahim left the room. "You days are numbered Ronin Dragonkin."
(With Ronin)
Ronin lied on top of Hokage mountain with no one to bother him. He stared up at the stars wondering where his original home was. He sat up with a loud growl from his stomach. Ronin started to think.
"Time to go back. I hope a restaurant is still open." He walked down the empty road to find that he was standing in front of a yakiniku. (A great place where you can cook you own meat. Originates in Japan). He turned to see Koro, Yumi, Choji and their sensei Asuma Sarutobi. Koro waved him over. Ronin entered the shop and walked towards the team.
"Hey there Ronin how's life?" Koro asked as he offered a seat.
"Difficult. I was tied up, hung as a flag and extremely hungry." Ronin replied dreadfully with shade over his face.
"Who is he?" Asuma questioned as Yumi offered the boy some food.
"Ronin Dragonkin from Hyrule." Ronin explained as he lavishly ate his piece of beef.
"Hyrule! You mean the country with the knights and everything?" Asuma questioned again in pure bliss.
"Yes and I'm an outcast so I ended up here." Ronin answered with a questioning look.
"Ronin where are your wings?" Choji asked as Koro remembered.
"Still on me." Ronin turned. "They are under my shirt."Yumi gave him a plate full of food. "Thanks Yumi."
"No problem." Yumi answered as she went back to nagging at Choji.
"Where's your team?" Koro asked.
"Could you hold off the questions? I mean seriously." Ronin asked as he consumed everything on his plate. "(Sigh) Naruto, Hinata and Kurenai sensei are all at home while I roam the streets of Konoha freely." Ronin's tattoo started to illuminate lightly. "I have to go. Thanks for the food."
Ronin rushed out the restaurant and dashed towards home. "What is it Infurgus?" Ronin questioned.
"Oh nothing just wanted to mess with you." Infurgus giggled evilly.
"If we weren't stuck together I would obliterate you." Ronin warned as he slowed towards his house. "If were weren't stuck together you would be weak." Infurgus said. Ronin unlocked the door to find Naruto and Hinata sleeping on each other's shoulders. "This is gold." Ronin ran and found his camera from a secret trader on the shores of the hidden villages who arrived from Hyrule. Ronin took a silent .picture, checked if it was good and left to his bed.
(The next morning)
Ronin walked down stairs to find that Naruto and Hinata have not risen. He grabbed an apple and waited for them to wake up with the camera at his side. Eventually they both woke up.
"Good morning lovebirds how'd you sleep." Ronin asked playfully as Hinata turned bright red and Naruto looked away in embarrassment. "There is so much blackmail to do and all the time in the world."
"Shut up Ronin you're really gonna pay for this." Naruto claimed as he walked to his room.
"Not as much as you are." Ronin said delightfully with the camera in his hand. Ronin turned. "And you. What am I going to do with you?"Hinata stood there red as a tomato.
"Don't think of anything weird!" Naruto and Hinata yelled in unison.
"Fine, let's go meet Kurenai sensei." Ronin giggled as he headed for the door. The three walked out the door and was meet by Hiashi.
"Good morning." Hiashi said grimly.
"Good morning, father." Hinata said bitterly as she locked gazes with Hiashi.
"Let's go we don't want to be late." Naruto said breaking the tension and pushed Hinata away. Ronin followed close behind.
"Aren't you salty today. Woke up on the wrong side of Naruto?" Ronin giggled, but was immediately meet with death glares. Ronin backed up ten inches.
"Shut it you moron. We will find some dirt on you some day." Naruto growled backed as they continued down the road.
"I'll just meet you there then." Ronin informed as he raced away.
"He's dead when we get home." Naruto said. "Anyway. Sorry I got us in this mess."
"No Naruto it was both of are faults." Hinata informed as they passed Kiba's house. Kida walked out the house.
"Hey guys. We are having another two team training today." Kiba claimed as he walked beside them with Akamaru perched on his head.
"I hope it's free-for-all so we can finally defeat Ronin!" Naruto and Hinata said in unison. After two minutes the group made it to the training grounds to see Ronin arguing with Sasuke and Sakura.
"At least I Have a family!" Sakura yelled. She was instantly meet with a punch to the gut which caused her to fall over.
"I have Naruto and Hinata and that's enough family for me." Ronin said proudly.
"Stop fighting. You can fight during the free-for-all no holds bar match." Kakashi said plainly. "100 ryo says Ronin will win." Kakashi whispered in Kurenai's ear.
You stay here Akamaru. Ok." Kiba informed as Akamaru barked in agreement
"Deal." Kurenai said. "All right, our first exercise is going to be 100 push ups in 2 minutes. Anything after that is not counted! Ready! Begin!" Everyone shot to the floor and started the senseless training. Kiba was the first to finish followed by Ronin then Sasuke, Naruto and Hinata. Sakura failed the challenge.
"Anyone you fails a challenge will be tied up till the match." Kakashi chimes as he picked up Sakura and tied her to a post. Next is tree jumping. First person to jump back to the village and back wins and no teleporting Ronin." Ronin nodded. "Begin!" Ronin and Kiba shared the lead being closely followed by Sasuke.
"You're going to lose Kiba!" Ronin exclaimed as he jumped extremely high and glided back to earth, reaching the village first.
"His wings give him an advantage." Kurenai warned.
"All these exercises give an advantage for each person, but Ronin seems to use all aspects to win." Kakashi noted. Ronin turned back and was the first on to finish. He was followed by Kiba then Sasuke, but Naruto and Hinata tied so they were tied to a pole.
"The next challenge is chakra control, you will stand on water until you fall." Kakashi announced. Kiba immediately lost and was tied up. Now it was Ronin vs Sasuke.
"Your final challenge is to defeat either me or Kurenai, chose wisely." Kakashi warned.
"I'll fight Kurenai sensei." Sasuke said plainly.
"Guess I'll fight Kakashi sensei." Ronin said.
"You'll never win!" Sakura yelled at Ronin.
"Says the one who was tied up first." Ronin countered as he face Kakashi. "I'm ready."
"So am I." Kakashi said. Ronin ran at Kakashi. Ronin swung a right hook, but was missed by a mile. Kakashi saw an opportunity and slammed his fist into Ronin's gut. Unfortunately for Kakashi it turned into a log. Ronin was hiding in a tree will he summoned shadow clones. The all performed the same jutsu.
"Fire style: Great flame dragon jutsu!" Ronin said as ten giant fiery dragons rushed towards Kakashi. They all made contact and burned Kakashi. In the end Kakashi was blackened on some parts of his skin. "I win." Ronin declared as he sat down. Ronin turned and saw Sasuke defeated by Kurenai using a genjutsu.
"We will let everyone rest until the free-for-all, but Kakashi you need to train your students more efficiently." Kurenai said disappointed.
"I'll do that next time." Kakashi said weakly as he stood up and dusted himself off. Ronin sat down and pulled a piece of bread out of his pouch and started to munch away at it. Kurenai sat next to him.
"You know everyone is going to attack you first right?" Kurenai acknowledged as Ronin looked over.
"Yeah, I'll take Sakura out first the Hinata and Naruto then Kiba then Sasuke." Kurenai looked at Ronin with a raised eyebrow before getting up and leaving.
After everyone was untied the match began. As soon as Kurenai said start everyone ran at Ronin but, with reflexes as quick as lightning he avoided all the attacks coming his way. Eventually jumped in the air and threw a shuriken and made hand signs.
"Item Shadow clone jutsu!" he said as hundreds of ninja stars appeared and flew at his opponents. He then ran up to Sakura and uppercutted her instantly knocking her out. Then he threw ninja stars at Hinata and when Naruto turned to try to protect her Ronin sweep kicked him and then kicked him in the face knocking him out. Hinata ran at him and tried to punch him she glazed him in the arm, but Ronin turned and hit her in the side of her head with his palm, a pressure point knockout. When Kiba ran at Ronin he taunted Kiba.
"Not so strong without your puppy are you?" Kiba was enraged.
"He's a wolf!" he yelled and sent a left hook at Ronin. Ronin ducked and was meet with a kick from Kiba in the gut. When Kiba flew backwards as Sasuke kicked him Ronin the back. Ronin toppled over. After recovering he jumped in the air and summoned millions of kunai
"Item shadow clone jutsu!" he yelled. Again hundreds of shuriken and kunai flew at Sasuke and Kiba. Sasuke started weaving signs.
"Fire style: Fireball jutsu!" while Kiba was hit was some of the kunais all the ones that came at Sasuke were disintegrated. Kiba pulled all the projectiles out of his body and called Akamaru over. When Akamaru arrived he made some hand signs.
"Man beast clone!" Akamaru transformed into a look alike of Kiba. "Fang over Fang!" Kiba and Akamaru spun in a whirlwind at Ronin. Ronin jumped into the air and using his wings to fly he then shot a cursed flame fireball at it. The fireball exploded on impact blasting Kiba and Akamaru across the field. Ronin turned to Sasuke who was weaving sings again.
"Fire Style: Fireball jutsu!" Ronin fell back to the floor avoiding the attack. The he ran up to Sasuke a kicked him flat in the face. But it turned into a log. When Ronin turned Sasuke was there and punched him in the face. Ronin fell to the floor.
"Give up." Sasuke said as Ronin got to his knees.
"Never." he whispered.
"What was that? You giving up?" Sasuke asked.
"I said." Ronin said quietly "Never!" Roin sprang up and high kicked Sasuke knocking him out. Ronin fell to his knees exhausted. Then a portal opened soon after Ghirahim came out of it.
"Now that your friends have weakened you, your life is mine for the taking." he said. Kurenai and Kakashi started to run towards them but a portal opened up and they ran into it transported elsewhere.
"Who are you?" Ronin questioned as Ghirahim summoned a crystal blade.
"Ghirahim, son of Ganondorf and I'm here for your head!" Ghirahim exclaimed as he licked his lips. Ghirahim rushed as at Ronin with crystal daggers over his head. The daggers flew forward and slashed Ronin in his arms. Then Ghirahim rushed in and slashed at Ronin. Ronin nearly avoided the sword. Ronin jumped into the trees and summoned his scythe. He looked back up, but Ghirahim disappeared.
"Always check behind you." Ghirahim swung his blade. Ronin blocked with his scythe. Then Ghirahim kicked Ronin in the ribs. Ronin flew through ten trees back into the training field. Ronin turned to see hundreds of daggers heading towards him. All the daggers embedded themselves into his body. He fell to the floor. Naruto woke up to see his brother falling to the floor. He stood and summoned clones.
"Shadow clone jutsu!" Naruto yelled as his clones rushed toward Ghirahim.
"You think that will stop me!" Ghirahim shouted as giant blades impaled all the clones. While Ghirahim was distracted Naruto took all the daggers out of Ronin.
"Are you ok?" Naruto asked.
"No bro I need to get healed and quickly.
(With Kurenai)
Ganondorf had Kurenai and Kakashi in a cell
"So, You are the ones who cared for Ronin? You seem alright." Ganondorf concluded.
"Let us go!" Kurenai yelled as she started to punch the cell.
"I need you here for now. I have been studying a long time. I need Ronin dead as part of my quest for total domination, but you may not know me. So I teamed up with someone all ninja know." Then a snake-like man appeared.
"Orochimaru!" Kakashi exclaimed.
"Yesss and I will along with Ganondorf will dominate Konoha." Orochimaru explained.
"We will just warn Konoha and stop you and this man." Kakashi growled as Kurenai pulled him away from the cell bar.
"Keep cool, we need to protect the children as long as possible." Kurenai whispered.
"And how do we do that?" asked Kakashi
"The only way we can. Stalling." Kurenai grinned.
(Back with Ronin)
Ronin and Naruto held their own against Ghirahim. Hinata started to get up.
'Crystal storm!" Ghirahim yelled as Ronin and Naruto were surrounded by crystal shards. The crystal smashed into Ronin and Naruto's exploded on impact and destroyed the camera. Then Hinata charged in and hit Ghirahim in some of his magical energy sources. The crystal shards eventually lost momentum and eventually fell to the floor.
"You're done!" Ronin shouted as he slashed at Ghirahim while Naruto and Hinata attacked him from the back. Ganondorf knew that Ghirahim was going to die. He teleported Orochimaru back to his lair, Kurenai and Kakashi just outside the village and himself into the middle of the battle. When he appeared, He attacked everyone with an explosion of dark magic. Naruto and Hinata flew back, but Ronin seemed to be unaffected. Suddenly Ronin was meet with a degenerating punch to the face.
"No!" Ghirahim yelled "I can kill them myself!" he took a step towards Ghirahim and fainted. Ganondorf teleported Ghirahim away.
"Ganondorf, what are you doing here." Ronin growled.
"You should know that answer. To kill you." Ganondorf smiled wickedly. Ronin jumped at Ganondorf with his eyes glowing green. He started to envelop Ganondorf in both black and green flames.
"Two cursed flames: Cursed shadowfire!" Two flames came out of Ronin's hands then fused together into a deadly flame. The combined blast hit Ganondorf and kept raging or a couple of seconds before blowing up. After the explosion cleared, Ronin saw his attempt to destroy Ganondorf failed.
"You thought an attack that weak would even harm me?" Ganondorf laughed.
"No, but this will." Ronin disappeared in a second. as Naruto and Hinata went to help Kiba so he could assist them. Then a huge green dragon erupted from the trees and thousands of kunai with explosive tags flew close behind. Ganondorf was run over by the dragon and meet with thousands of explosions. When the explosions stopped, Ganondorf was hurt, but still standing. Ganondorf turned and faced Ronin in his dragon form.
"Seems you learned how to transform. That's not going to help you." Ganondorf began.
"You're not talking to the kid anymore! Long time no see Ganondorf!" Ronin said in a deep, menacing voice.
"Infurgus. You seem crazy as always." Ganondorf confirmed as he charged at the dragon, but was immediately meet with a giant flaming claws encircling his body and seared him then sent him flying. Ganondorf maneuvered in the air and threw a giant orb of shadow magic at Infurgus. It missed Infurgus while infurgus rushed at him with his claws extended. infurgus flew past slashing Ganondorf in the process. Ganondorf thought hard. If I keep taking hits from the beast it will surely kill me. Then my son would be alone.
"Enough!" a beam of energy came out of Ganondorf's hand and blasted Infurgus out of the sky. Then Ganondorf teleported above him and slammed his fist into his chest. Ganondorf then released a fury of punches. Ronin turned back into his human-form from the amount of damage he was taking.
"You are a great bane of Hyrule itself, even more deadly than me!" Ganondorf yelled. Then everyone heard a mighty roar from above. Ronin fought off Ganondorf and looked up. He saw a blazing red dragon diving towards the earth.
"Father?" Ronin whispered as the beast landed next to him. The beast only turned and grabbed Ganondorf and flew away. "That.. that was my father!"
"Ronin are you ok?" Naruto asked as he picked Ronin up. Then Naruto looked at Ronin's camera. "Your camera was destroyed, so you can't blackmail us.
"Yeah, but I nearly died protecting everyone and everything in Konoha." Ronin stated. Hinata and Kiba walked over to join the conversation.
"I don't know what just happened, but by the extremely intense danger more attacks are coming, right?" Kiba questioned.
"But who was that dragon?" Hinata noted as she face Ronin. He just shrugged.
"I don't know, but you people owe me." Ronin informed. Then Kurenai and Kakashi appeared.
"Are you ok?!" Kurenai asked as she looked around.
"No, I am not ok thank you very much. I was the only one risking their lives to protect this land." Ronin said.
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