Thank you to everyone that reviewed and shout-out to Novrier for taking the time to give constructive criticism (you made very good points) but there are things Id like to explain.
1. The reason the dragon contract doesn't work like other contracts without the title of dragon sage is because the dragons are simply too powerful. (They know that if just anyone could summon the dragons the world would descend into chaos)
2. "Dragon sage" is just a title that the dragons respect, like Dovahkin, it means he holds great power and potential (He'll eventually train with them like he did with the toads)
3. As for the trials, each test is related to the dragons name.
Chishiki - intelligence (the blue one)
He looked into Naruto's mind to learn about his past and his ambitions. "Knowledge is half the battle"
Chikara - Strength (the red one)
He respects strength and endurance hence the test of Naruto's pain tolerance
Jaakuna - Devious/Cunning (the green one)
Part of being a good shinobi is being able to trick your opponents, this is why he tests for someone who looks "underneath the underneath"
4. Last thing, I wanted to let the readers imangine the dragons the way they wanted, but if you want me to take a shot at describing them let me know (I doubt it'd be very good)
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Naruto approached the cave entrance, it was dark and damp. He could see sharp stalagmites drooping down, threatening to pierce him if they came loose.
He inched further into the cave, the saftey of the sunlight fading behind him. As he ventured deeper into the chilling darkness his foot hit something. He glaced down to see what he had tripped on, but he couldn't make out exactly what it was, there wasn't enough light.
He bent down to pick up and examine this object. He turned around to face the direction the sunlight was gleaming through the cave entrance. It was then that he finally knew what he was holding.
He dropped it in shock and began to back away but he tripped and fell backwards.
He glanced around him and saw that the cave floor was littered with skulls and bones, Human and animal alike. A shiver went down his spine, his fear spiked to untold levels and he got the feeling he was being watched.
He stood up and immediately heard the sound of crunching bones behind him. Naruto whipped around and drew a kunai to defend himself. He finally came face to face with Mundana.
He wasn't nearly the size of the other three dragons Naruto had met but he was every bit as intimidating. With a slim and sleek figure and scales black as night Mundana stared at Naruto teeth bared for the world to see.
Naruto could tell that this dragon was built for speed and in Naruto's mind speed was power. One would only need to look at his hero the Fourth hokage to prove that fact.
"Have you come to challenge me boy?" Mundana's voice reverberated throughout the cave.
Naruto was shaking slightly, but he spoke anyway. "I-I have to beat you!"
"You? Beat me? If you wish to add to my home decor-Mundana glances to the pile of bones beside him. "be my guest"
"Your too weak to be more than a human shield, and even then your to much of a squirt to protect anything"
Naruto gripped his kunai tightly in anger. Who was this dragon to insult him? He had no idea what Naruto had been through. He had no idea how hard Naruto trained to get to where he is.
"Feeling angry little one? Perhaps it's because you know I speak the truth. I'd wager you're the type that talks a big game but freezes when death comes knocking. You're weak!"
An image of the demon brothers flashed through his mind and he grew increasingly irritated.
Naruto is known to be many things and being brash and impulsive are DEFINITELY some of those things. Naruto, in a flurry of rage sent his kunai sailing towards Mundana.
Seeing this, the dragon smirked and simply batted the small knife away with its wing.
In a burst of speed Mundana sent a barrage of bones flying up from the ground and towards Naruto, like a million pieces of organic shrapnel.
Naruto raised his arms in an X to block some of these deadly projectiles. When the volley was over he could feel the peices of bone that were embedded into his flesh.
Naruto looked to Mundana, only the dragon was no longer there, behind the cover of the barrage he had quickly moved to a new position. The question was, where?
Naruto quickly created two clones and formed a small triangle standing back to back. Each Naruto drew a kunai as their eyes wandered searching for their foe.
Suddenly a poof of smoke could be heard, looking to his right Naruto could see that his clone had been vanquished. Without warning a second poof was heard and before Naruto could process what happened he felt a sharp pain in his back as he was launched forward.
Landing face first into a pile of bones, Naruto could feel three huge claw marks on his back. He rose up to look around but again, the dragon was no where to be seen.
'Kami this thing is fast! At this rate I'll never beat him!' At this thought a lightbulb appeared over Naruto's head... which immediately flickered out but, whatever.
"Hey Mundana! Are you so scared of me that you'll only fight me from the shadows?! Show yourself!"
Chuckling could be heard echoing throughout the cave. Mundana began moving towards Naruto, emerging from the darkness.
"Most people would think it unwise to antagonize me."
Naruto smirked "Yeah well, I'm not most people."
Naruto launched his kunai towards Mundana, aimed for his head. Mundana lifted his wing and blocked the incoming projectile but in the process blocked Naruto from view. The dragon continued his slow trek towards Naruto.
"That trick didn't work the first time, what makes you think it would work now?"
Naruto shrugged and said "I planned a few steps ahead this time"
Naruto quickly kicked up the pile of bones he was standing on sending them flying the same way Mundana had done in the beginning of the fight.
For the third time Mundana began to raise his wing in order to block the incoming shrapnel, but suddenly three of the bones transformed into Narutos. Seeing this, his eyes widened but there was no time to react as one of the clones grabbed ahold of his wing, setting him off balance.
The second clone grabbed his other wing, and the third clone grappled his neck knocking him onto his back and pinning him to the ground.
Quickly the third clone pulled something out of his pouch and held out for the dragon to see.
"Flash bomb!" Mundana struggled to get free but it was too late. The cave was eveloped in a white blinding light that expanded outwards with Mundana at its epicenter.
As the light fadded away Naruto lifted his hands off his eyes and he could see Mundana lightly pawing and rubbing at his eyes, trying to regain his sight.
Naruto ran off into the depths of the cave, as he passed Mundana he laughed and yelled "Take that ya stupid lizard!"
Eventually while delving deeper into the caves he began to see light, he continued to run towards it until the cave expanded into one extremely large room. Naruto skidded to a stop.
"This must be where the boss is" He thought aloud.
As Naruto glanced around he noticed streams of lava flowing in every direction, illuminating the cavern just enough for him to see.
Wandering through the cavern he began to wonder where the boss summon was. He stumbled upon a river of lava, the lava seemed to flow much faster in this river than the other smaller streams so he decided to follow it.
Eventually he discovered a lake of lava and in it lied a dragon so massive that it was comparable in size to the bijuu. It seemed as if the dragon could sense Naruto's presence as he opened his eyes to stare Naruto down.
Naruto became entranced with the beauty of the dragon's eye. There were no pupils but in their place was a continuous swirling image of black with specs of red, white, and blue.
It was as if when Naruto looked into the eyes of this dragon he could see the creation and subsequent infinite expansion of the cosmos. It was then that Naruto was broken out of his trance... the dragon had spoken.
"No mortal has made it to my chambers before, what is your name?"
Naruto gulped, just the mere presence of this being made him doubt himself. Was he worthy to speak while in the company of such a powerful dragon? Naruto could feel the raw power that rolled off this beast in waves, like those guys that put on three bottles of super strong cologne before going somewhere. It was suffocating.
Nevertheless Naruto steeled himself and spoke "My name is Naruto Uzumak... I'm here to become a dragon sage."
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ooooooo cliff hanger... bummer
tune in next time to find out what happens (It might be awhile untill the next chap just bear with me)
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