Naruto: Shinobi Hunters

Digi-Destined saga

Battle of Uzushio arc

Kurama no Kyubi: This here will be the final chapter before the battle begins as well as the final chapter of this season, so I might make you guys wait a little for the next chapter just for kicks.

Element-OverLord: Good Chapter, Now I Wonder How Are You Gonna Add Fairy Tail To The Fic. And I Suggest D. Gray-Man Too Since It Is A Good Anime/Manga. Anyway...When Will Dark Naruto Appear? And How Will Zorro Be Defeated?

GOOD LUCK!

Kurama no Kyubi: I don't have any plans for Dark Naruto yet, and I haven't read/watched D. Gray-Man. And about how Zorro will be defeated, well… he won't be. Saying that Naruto, Zolo, and Takeda could beat him would be like saying that the Straw-Hats could beat Whitebeard.

name: about megz evolution it uses the bond between trainner and pokemon to achieve an enhanced state my personal guess is that the trainers and pokemons aura is fused so if a ninja had a pokemon capable of mega evolution say naruto and charizard naruto could make a seal to replace aura with bijuu chakra and boom permanent mega pokemon just a thought and this trick could be done by any jinchirukin

Kurama no Kyubi: While it sounds like a good idea, I don't think it'll be all that smart. Cause my guess is that since a Pokémon is in its full potential when it's in its Mega form, it also needs far more energy due to using much more power. So basically, each time they go into a Mega form, they shorten their own lives, so if they were to go into their Mega from permanently, they would die possibly within the next year or so.

Guest: When will the Pokemon appear in story?

Kurama no Kyubi: Sooner than you think.

"Digivolution." Normal speech

'Digivolution.' Normal thought

"Digivolution." Biju speech

'Digivolution.' Biju thought

Mavis: Kurama no Kyubi doesn't own anything but his OCs.

Chapter 18: Prelude to war

Somewhere in an unknown region there was a blizzard going on as a giant white bird flew towards a tall mountain. Said bird was rather unusual, however, as it didn't have feathers, and instead of a beak it had a dolphin-like mouth. It didn't have talons either, instead they were mammal-like feet, and at the end of its wings were what looked like fingers, and unlike other birds it even had a tail.

As the bird reached the mountain, it started flapping its wings, indicating that it was about to land, and it did. It land just before some stairs near the top of the mountain. In front of it was what appeared to be a human, though it was hard to tell through the blizzard.

'A storm is coming. One in which that will tear down the very foundations of space and time.' The bird spoke without opening its mouth, indicating that it was speaking through telepathy 'At this point, all that's needed to ignite it is a tiny spark. Just one spark, and the whole world will be dragged into chaos and destruction.'

New World, Shikei Toride, throne room

Naruto, Zolo, and Takeda were all standing before Zorro, ready to fight him, though he didn't seem to take them seriously as he had basically just proclaimed that he'd beat them with just his left pinky.

"You can't be serious. You're not even gonna draw your sword?" Naruto asked.

"If I did that, you'd be dead before I had finished drawing." Zorro said before adding "Now, come at me."

"With pleasure." Naruto said as he charged forward while forming his favorite hand sign.

"Naruto-san, matte!" Takeda yelled after him.

As the four clones approached Zorro, however, they all suddenly puffed away in smoke and Naruto was sent flying backwards almost as though he'd been hit by some kind of thrust.

"Naruto!" Zolo yelled as the blond crashed into the wall on the other side of the room.

'I never even… saw him move…' He thought while panting heavily.

"Are you skilled with a sword?" Takeda asked Zolo, not taking his eyes off the teenager's father.

"Yeah…" Zolo said before tying his bandana around his forehead and drawing his three swords, one in each hand and one in his mouth.

"Santoryu, huh?" Takeda said as he looked at Zolo out of the corner of his eyes before quickly returning his gaze to Zorro as he added "Follow me."

The two of them then charged at Zorro with Takeda in the lead. The former Admiral then swung his sword at Zorro, but suddenly stopped as though he was frozen. Zolo then jumped up from behind him and swung his right sword down at his father, but the Samurai Emperor blocked it with his finger like it was nothing.

Zolo then thrusted his left sword forward, but Zorro just moved his head slightly to the left so that only a strand of his hair was cut. He then thrusted his finger forward, penetrating Zolo's shoulder and sending him flying backwards.

Zorro then swung his finger at Takeda despite the fact that the former Admiral was standing too far away from him for him to reach him. Takeda then held his sword up next to him with it pointing diagonally down to his right and held his left palm on the dull side near the tip of the blade as if to block an incoming strike. Zorro then suddenly stopped swinging his finger as if there was something blocking it.

"One that's adept enough with Armament Haki can reinforce it through Nature Manipulation. You're using Wind Manipulation to enhance the reach of your finger, that's how you hit Naruto-san earlier as he wasn't close enough to you for you to hit him otherwise." Takeda said.

'Heh. He used Zoro and the kid to determine my fighting style and the secret behind my attacks.' Zorro thought before pushing on Takeda's sword as he said "Not bad, but it's not ENOUGH!" He then swung his finger so hard that Takeda was sent flying into the wall.

Just then Naruto and Zolo came running towards him with the former starting to form a Rasengan in his right hand as the latter got into his Oni Giri stance.

"Oni Giri!" He called out as he charged at his father, but Zorro blocked the attack like nothing before sending his son flying.

"Rasengan!" Naruto called out as he came running under Zolo's flying form before thrusting the spiraling chakra sphere at Zorro, but the Samurai Emperor blocked it the same way he blocked Zolo's attack.

"Heh. Is that all?" He asked before thrusting his finger forward, causing the Rasengan to disperse into powerful winds before Naruto was sent flying backwards before hitting the ground and skidding along it on his back.

Takeda then swung his sword in a downward strike, causing a crescent-shaped wave of energy to be fired towards Zorro, who didn't even make a move to dodge it. The wave of energy hit him head on and he was engulfed in a cloud of smoke from the resulting explosion, when the smoke cleared, however, Zorro was still standing there without a scratch, holding out his right hand towards Takeda as said hand was black like steel.

"I'll give you credit for forcing me to use my right hand, but that'll be the only time that that happens." Zorro said.

"You're right." Everyone looked towards the source of the voice to see Zolo in the Sanzen Sekai stance "It will be the only time, because you won't get a second chance."

He then started spinning his swords before charging towards his father "Santoryu Ougi: Sanzen Sekai!" He shot straight through Zorro, but suddenly the katana which he was holding in his hands both broke in the middle as Zorro had defended himself from the attack using his left pinky finger.

"He… broke Zolo's swords?" Naruto said in surprise.

"Not all of them." Takeda said as the sword in Zolo's mouth was still as good as new.

"Nani?! It… wasn't strong enough?" Zolo asked no one in particular as he looked over his shoulder at his father.

"No. The attack itself was strong, it's just that YOU lack the strength to back it up." Zorro said.

Zolo then dropped his broken swords to the ground before grabbing the one in his mouth with his right hand and he swung at Zorro, only to be blocked by Zorro's finger before suddenly feeling something penetrate him through the chest.

Zorro had used the Wind Manipulation to once again reinforce the Armament Haki, this time using it like a blade.

"Zolo-san!" Naruto cried as he saw his friend being sent rolling across the floor before looking at Zorro as he was starting to get mad.

"Stop pretending. I know how you ninja are. You don't seriously expect me to believe that you really care about Zoro at all, do you? After all, that's how you ninja are; you pretend to care about your so called "friends" and "allies", but as soon as you get the chance, you betray them just so you'll survive yourself." Zorro said as he looked down at Naruto.

"You're wrong!" Naruto yelled.

"Fool. I speak from personal experience with your kind here. All you ninja are alike. And none of you can be trusted." Zorro said.

"I don't know what shinobi you've dealt with in the past, but no ninja of Uzushio or Konoha would EVER even consider betraying their Nakama!" Naruto yelled.

"Konoha's only living under false pretense; in truth, their just like everyone else." Zorro said.

"What was that…?!" Naruto asked as he gritted his teeth, he might not be a ninja of Konoha anymore, but he'd be damned if he let anyone talk trash about his birthplace.

"Don't bother." Takeda said, catching Naruto's attention "There's no reasoning with this man. Talking to him will get you nowhere."

"In that case, I guess I'll rather have to show him." Naruto said before forming the hitsuji sign as red chakra started forming around him.

His eyes became red and slitted, his whisker marks got thicker, his canines elongated into fangs, and his nails grew into claws. Then the red chakra suddenly started manifesting itself around the blond's body as it shaped itself into the silhouette of a fox. Naruto then went down on all fours as the tail finished forming behind him, but it was then quickly followed by another.

'That red chakra… it couldn't be…!' Takeda thought as he observed Naruto.

'So Kurama is no longer in the hands of Konoha, eh?' Zorro thought. (Kurama no Kyubi: One does not simply live practically at Raftel's doorstep and not know the Bijus true names.)

'He's going to use the Kyubi's power?' Zolo thought.

Naruto then charged at Zorro faster than the untrained eye could see – in fact even Zolo had trouble seeing it – before coming up in the samurai's face, ready to scratch him across the face.

"Heh." Zorro simply chuckled before thrusting his left pinky finger into the blond Jinchuriki's gut, causing him to cough up spittle and blood before the samurai threw him down on the floor and placing his foot where he'd hit him with his finger, holding the blond in place.

"I would never have imagined that someone as weak and pathetic as you would be a Jinchuriki, but then again this gives me quite an opportunity. I'll get my son back, and as a bonus, I'll be getting myself the strongest of the Biju." He said before drawing the sword at his right hip and pointing it to Naruto's forehead, aligning it with his goggles.

"Naruto-san!" Takeda yelled as he started running towards them, hoping to make it in time.

"Naruto!" Zolo yelled.

Zorro thrusted his sword downwards, but then a yellow blur suddenly shot passed them, picked up Naruto and completely shattered the blade. Zorro, Zolo, and Takeda all then looked towards the middle of the room to see an anthromorphic yellow fox kneeling over the now sitting Naruto.

"You all right?" It asked in a female voice, indicating that it was indeed female.

"Who… are you?" Naruto asked.

"Renamon… The Digimon partner of the Red Habanero, Uzumaki Kushina." Zorro said as he recognized the fox, causing Naruto and Zolo's eyes to widen as Renamon looked towards Zorro before rising to her feet.

"Zorro, I suggest you let these three go. Even you won't fare well against the odds before you." Renamon said.

"Are you taking me for a fool? You're only in your Rookie form, and with Kushina dead, you can't Digivolve. You're no match for me." Zorro said.

"Whoever said I was talking about myself?" Renamon asked.

"It's nice to meet you, Samurai Emperor Zorro." A voice could be heard and Naruto, Zolo, and Zorro turned towards the destroyed gate into the room to see what appeared to be a young girl with long blond hair, a large white robe, and what appeared to be some kind of wings coming out from the sides of her head, though they were probably just some kind of accessories.

"Who's the kid?" Zolo asked.

"I'm Mavis, Mavis Vermillion." The girl, now identified as Mavis said.

"Mavis Vermillion? As in the First Master of the Fairy Tail Guild?" Zorro asked, and Mavis nodded.

As they were talking, however, Takeda looked between the four of them, yes, four of them. Other than Renamon, they were all looking towards the entrance where there weren't anyone, yet they seemed to act like there was someone there.

'What's going on? Could they be under Genjutsu? No, even if they were, why wasn't I targeted? And besides, there aren't anyone who could bring Zorro under a Genjutsu, not anyone that I'm aware of at least.' Takeda thought, wondering just what was going on.

"If you're really Mavis Vermilion, then how are you still a child? You ought to be way past 100 by now." Zorro said.

"She may just look like a child, but you should know that she's very powerful." Renamon said.

"Humph. Perhaps, but I'm still not afraid of a kid." Zorro said.

"You might be among the strongest people of this time. But, in my time, someone of your caliber was considered quite average." Mavis said before her eyes narrowed as a strong wind seemed to blow out from her in every direction and Zorro's eyes widened as he suddenly fell down to one knee and started to find it hard to breathe.

'What just happened…?' Takeda thought as from his point of view, Zorro just suddenly fell to his knees.

'Conqueror's Haki? Impossible! Her will can't possibly be that much stronger than my own!' Zorro thought as he looked at Mavis while sweating bullets.

"We should leave now." Mavis said before turning around and she started to run, quickly followed by Renamon, and then shortly after, Naruto, Zolo, and Takeda ran after them.

"Hey, Naruto-san." Takeda said as he ran next to the blond.

"Huh?" Naruto looked at the former Admiral.

"What just happened back there?" Takeda asked.

"I don't know. But I'm guessing that that girl did something to make Zorro fall down." Naruto guessed.

"Girl? What girl?" Takeda asked.

"What do you mean? She of course." Naruto said as he pointed towards Mavis who was still ahead of them. Takeda looked towards where Naruto was pointing, only to see that the only one there was Renamon.

"What are you talking about? The only one I see there is Renamon." Takeda said as they ran into a corridor to the left.

"Nani?!" Naruto exclaimed before looking at Mavis to see that he could see her clearly.

"Do not be alarmed. Mavis-sama can only be seen by a select few throughout the world." Renamon said.

""Mavis"? The first Fairy Tail Master?" Takeda asked, and Renamon nodded.

"What is Fairy Tail, anyway?" Naruto asked.

"It's a Magic Guild in the Kingdom of Fiore. The Wizards of the Guild are quite powerful, though they tend to get carried away during their missions and ends up destroying several buildings. The name of the Guild's founder was Mavis Vermilion. But the fact that she's here is impossible." Takeda said as they got to a fork with one corridor going to the right, and one going to the left, they again ran to the left.

"What do you mean?" Zolo asked.

"Fairy Tail was founded 105 years ago." Takeda said, causing Naruto and Zolo's eyes to widen before they looked towards Mavis who still looked like a child.

"She's over a hundred years old?" Zolo asked.

"She doesn't look like an old granny to me." Naruto said, causing Mavis to jerk her head in his direction.

"What did you call me?" She asked, angrily.

"Nothing." Naruto said quickly as they ran into a corridor to the right.

As they continued running, they noticed that several samurai were chasing them. They then eventually reached a fork where there were three corridors to choose from, and they continued running straight ahead. This corridor was much wider than the others, and unlike the others, there were windows on the walls. If they had taken their time to look out the windows, they would've seen that they were in one of many building-like bridges that went in-between the inner and middle walls of the fortress.

Suddenly, however, Mavis stopped running, and the others followed her example.

"Oi. Why'd we stop?" Zolo asked as he looked at Mavis.

"He's late." The blond girl simply stated.

"Who is? Who's late?" Naruto asked before Takeda looked over his shoulder to see that the samurai were getting closer.

"We better hurry! The samurai are closing in on us." He said, causing the others to turn around.

"Guys, they're coming from the other side as well." Zolo said as there were indeed samurai coming from the opposite end of the corridor.

"We're surrounded!" Renamon said.

"In that case, we'll have no choice but to fight." Takeda said as he gripped his sword tightly. But how long would they be able to last against that many? There had to be 500 at least coming from each direction, but those were of course only the ones that they could see for now, 'cause after all, Shikei Toride had 10.000 inhabitants. (Kurama no Kyubi: There would've been more if there were room for more.)

"We only need to delay them, right?" Mavis said before pulling out a weird ball from her robe. The ball was white with a red line going around it in the middle and it had what appeared to be a button on the front. It also had a white wing attached to either side of it and on the front, just over the button was the kanji for "council" and the number "5".

Then a white light suddenly came out of the button before materializing into a weird creature. It was small, completely round, pink, it had something that looked like a pink tusk of hair on its forehead, it had small arms, small feet, and large round eyes.

"Jiggly Jigglypuff!" It said.

"What the…?" Naruto said.

"Jigglypuff, sing us a lullaby." Mavis said, causing Naruto and Zolo to look at her in confusion.

"Jigglypuff!" Jigglypuff said before clearing her throat and she then closed her eyes while putting her arms together just beneath her mouth as she started singing. (Kurama no Kyubi: Go to YouTube and search for Jigglypuff's song before continuing to read, and then listen to it while reading the next scene until Jigglypuff either stops singing or you fall asleep.)

As the song reached the samurais' ears, they all stopped running.

"Hey, what's that song?" One of them asked before suddenly collapsing, and the others started following his example.

"Hey, what's happening?" Naruto asked.

"Jigglypuff's singing acts much the same way as a Genjutsu, it can fool the brain into believing that you're sleepy, which in the end will cause you to fall asleep." Mavis explained. (Kurama no Kyubi: Look at me, trying to bring logic into a Pokémon move.)

"Then why isn't it affecting us?" Zolo asked.

"It's believed that Jigglypuff's singing affects everyone that hears it, but that isn't entirely true." Mavis said.

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.

"If a Jigglypuff is strong enough, it can choose who its song will affect." Mavis said.

Jigglypuff then stopped singing as everyone of the samurai had fallen asleep.

Suddenly, a blast of energy came down and completely obliterated the corridor behind them, and they turned around just in time to see a gigantic Chinese dragon come down and stop before them.

"Azulongmon, you're late." Mavis said.

"Sorry, but there was something urgent that required my attention before I could come." Azulongmon said.

"Well, either way, it's good to see you again, old friend." Mavis said as she put her hand on the side of Azulongmon's head as if she was petting him before looking over her shoulder "Quickly, get atop Azulongmon's back before more enemies shows up."

"Right!" Naruto said before he and Zolo ran over to the large dragon and started climbing up, well Zolo climbed, Naruto walked. Renamon on the other hand, just merely jumped up, using the various chains as stepping stones. Mavis recalled Jigglypuff to her ball before putting said ball away and she then – to Naruto and Zolo's surprise – flew up.

Takeda looked at them before starting to walk towards the Digimon himself, but suddenly he sensed something before turning around to look at the sleeping samurai.

"Hey, Takeda-san, what are you waiting for? Get on!" Naruto yelled after he had reached the top of the dragon's back.

"You guys go, I've got some unfinished business I need to take care of." Takeda said as he readied his sword before a samurai came walking, a samurai that Naruto recognized.

'That's… Jodai!' He thought.

"It's been a long time, Kuroken." Jodai said as he continued walking.

"Well, if it isn't Jodai the Young. You haven't changed at all these past ten years." Takeda said.

"Wait, I don't get it! How come Jodai wasn't put to sleep?" Naruto asked.

"Look at his right leg, just above the knee." Mavis said.

""His right leg"?" Naruto asked before following Mavis' instructions and his eyes widened when he saw a dagger sticking into the man's leg.

"Clever; he blocked the sleepiness with pain." Renamon said as Jodai pulled out the dagger.

"Go. I'll hold Jodai back." Takeda said.

"Understood." Mavis said before turning to Azulongmon "Get us out of here, Azulongmon!"

"What?! Are we just going to leave him?" Naruto yelled as he looked at Mavis.

"Got it." Azulongmon said.

"Hey, listen to me!" Naruto said as he reached his hand out to grab her shoulder, but Renamon then grabbed his wrist and he looked at her to see her shake her head.

"Takeda knows that he won't stand a chance here, but as long as his sacrifice means that we all get away, then it's a risk he's very willing to take." Renamon said and took one last look at Takeda as Azulongmon flew away into the horizon.

"How noble of you to stay behind so that your comrades could escape." Jodai said.

"I'm a former Marine Admiral, it's my job to sacrifice myself so that others may live. Now, let me show you my "Full Justice"." Takeda said before the two of them charged at each other.

North Blue, Elemental Nations, Fiore, ruins of the Tower of Heaven

Somewhere in the middle of the ocean there was an island with weird ruins on it; the remnants of a tall crystal-like tower that was once called the Tower of Heaven.

At the island's stony shore was a brown-haired man that bore a striking resemblance to Shanks, the oldest of the Sandaime Uzukage's children, Uzumaki Clive Gildarts.

"Just as I thought. The Ethernano in this Lacrima reeks of the energies of the Perfect." He said as he examined a small crystal in his hand before crushing it. He then noticed a large shadow passing over him and he looked up just in time to see the large snake-like form of Azulongmon flying past him 'That's…!'

"He's headed towards Uzushio, you know." A voice from behind him said. He didn't have to turn around as he already knew that it was Nico Robin "Your nephew's riding on him."

"Nico Robin, what are you doing here?" Gildarts asked.

"Soon, there will be a great battle between the samurai and Uzushio. If they are to even stand the slightest chance, Uzushio will need a lot of help." Robin said.

"I don't see what that's got to do with me." Gildarts said.

"Naruto – Kushina-san's son – is the new leader of Uzushio. If they fall, he'll surely die." Robin said.

"I cut my ties to that village a long time ago. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got somewhere else to be." Gildarts said before starting to walk.

"Gildarts-san, wait!" Gildarts stopped walking and looked over his shoulder at Robin "I know that you must feel that you betrayed the village when you weren't there in their time of need, but now they need you, the entirety of the Elemental Nations needs you. If the samurai destroys Uzushio, they could very well decide to destroy rest of the shinobi world while they're at it." Robin said before Gildarts' eyes widened upon suddenly hearing a familiar voice.

"Do as she says, Onii-san." He looked before him to see the slightly transparent form of his younger sister, Uzumaki Kushina standing there "Please, protect my child."

"Kushina… I… I…" Gildarts said, having trouble with finding the right words.

"I'm counting on you, you hear? You've got to make sure that he's all right in the end, understand? Or else…!' Kushina said, practically yelling.

"Okay, okay… I'll do it Kushina, I'll go to Uzushio!" Gildarts said while holding both hands on the top of his head.

"I hope that craziness isn't an inheritance in the Uzumaki clan…" Robin said with a sweatdrop as Gildarts appeared to be talking to himself.

Land of Whirlpools, Uzushio

Naruto and Zolo were walking through the Uzushio Forest which led to the village gates. After arriving on the island, they said goodbye to Renamon, Mavis, and Azulongmon before starting the trek back to the village.

As soon as they entered the village, they were immediately surrounded by the various villagers, most of which used to be Orochimaru's experiments. But then, a certain silver-haired girl ran towards Naruto and instantly went in to hug him, more or less crushing his head into her chest.

"NARUTO-KUN! I missed you so much!" Hitomi yelled.

"HEY! Get your hands off of him, you whore!" Fu yelled.

"Hmm? Why? Can't you tell he likes it?" Hitomi asked.

"HE DOES NOT!" Fu yelled, causing Hitomi to look down to see blood coming out of the blond's nose and that his eyes had become hearts before she looked back at Fu.

"Then what's with the nose-bleed?" She asked.

"That's because you're crushing his head!" Fu yelled. As the two were arguing, Dorumon looked back and forth between them before sighing.

'Women sure are scary.' He thought.

Training field 2 aka Waterfall Training Field

Training field 2 was located at the end of a valley, which was really more of a dead-end as the cliffs which formed the valley came together. There was also a large river at the top of the cliff which came down the sides as several waterfalls, giving the training field its other name. The water from the waterfalls went down to a small, seemingly bottom-less lake, and from said lake, going halfway up to the top of the cliff was a smaller cliff that was shaped almost like an arrow, pointing towards the biggest of the waterfalls. And just under said waterfall was a tall rock that also went halfway up, and on this rock was Suigetsu sitting, surprisingly enough in a meditative state.

'How could that guy beat me so easily? Physical attacks shouldn't have any effect on me!' He thought before his eyes snapped open as he remembered something 'Wait a minute…'

Flashback

In a mess hall somewhere in Kiri was a young Suigetsu eating lunch with his older brother, Mangetsu sitting across of him.

"I can't wait till I'm one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen like you, Onii-san!" Suigetsu said.

"Oh? And what makes you think that you'll become one of the Swordsmen?" Mangetsu asked.

"Because I'm your brother, and with our Kekkei Genkai, nothing can stand in my way!" Suigetsu said.

"You really think that our Kekkei Genkai is that powerful?" Mangetsu asked.

"Of course!" Suigetsu exclaimed.

"Heh. In that case, come with me." Mangetsu said as he rose to his feet.

Shortly afterwards had the two of them arrived at one of the village's many training fields.

"Now, come at me with everything you've got." Mangetsu said with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Huh? Why?" Suigetsu asked.

"Just do it." Mangetsu said.

"All right." Suigetsu said before he charged at his older brother and went in for a roundhouse kick with his right foot, but it just went straight through Mangetsu's legs as they turned to water.

Suigetsu then jumped up and aimed a punch with his left arm at the right side of Mangetsu's chest, but again, he just went right through before crashing into the ground and splattering into water as he fell back down again.

He then rose back up to his feet as Mangetsu turned around and looked down on him.

"Now it's my turn." The older Hozuki said before kicking Suigetsu in the gut, sending him flying backwards and into a tree, his back turning to water upon impact with the bark. Then Mangetsu suddenly appeared before him and delivered a hard punch to his gut and then following up with a roundhouse kick that was strong enough to burst straight through the tree, and it sent Suigetsu flying through the air and then rolling along the ground after he had landed.

Suigetsu then attempted to climb up to his feet, but only got up on one knee before he looked at his palm.

"Wh-why… Why didn't my body turn into water when you hit me?" He asked.

"Before you can become a true member of the Seven Swordsmen, you'll have to realize that there are people out there who can still harm you, and you'll have to find ways to counter them." Mangetsu said.

"Kuso…" Suigetsu said weakly before falling into the world of unconsciousness.

Flashback end

'"There are people out there who can still harm me"… So I suppose that that Jodai must be one of them.' Suigetsu thought before his eyes suddenly snapped open "Then I'll just have to find a way to counter it!"

Naruto's tent

Naruto sat down at his desk as Dorumon jumped up on it. in front of them were Fu, Zolo, Zoe, and Karin.

"So Robin-san's the one who told you to go and get her?" Naruto asked.

"Not exactly. She only gave us a paper which showed Hitomi's approximate location." Zoe said.

"I see. So any other news while I was away?" Naruto asked before Karin put a paper, a wanted poster to be exact down on the desk "Hmm? What's this?"

"While you were away, I did some research, and it turns out that our little prisoner has more to him than meets the eye." Karin said and Naruto looked down at the poster.

"You mean other than he's the son of a Yonko?" Naruto asked.

"Yes. "Red-Skin" Akagami; one of the Ten Pirate Warlords of the Youkai Pirates with a bounty of 100.000.000 berries." Karin said.

"Wow. That jerk's a lot stronger than I'd given him credit for." Fu said.

"Maybe, but I suspect that the bounty amount is mostly thanks to his position in the Youkai Pirates." Karin said before Naruto turned to Zoe.

"Zoe, go and get Akagami. I want to talk to him." Naruto said.

"Right." Zoe said before turning around and walking out of the tent as Naruto looked at Zolo.

"Zolo-san, can you tell me anything about your father's forces?" He asked as Mavis had told him that Zorro would likely come after them with a large force now that they'd made enemies of him.

"Knowing my father, I'm guessing that he's probably going to assemble all of the samurai to attack. Like ninja, the samurai goes under several different ranks; Apprentice, Sifu, and Elite. Each of these ranks would be the equivalents to Genin, Chunin, and Jonin respectively. There's also a rank above Elite called Battosai which is given only to the most skilled and most trusted of the samurai. However, the ones we should be wary of the most would be the 5 Samurai Generals, they each have power similar to a Kage." Zolo said.

"Five? I thought there were only four." Karin said as she looked at the swordsman.

"No, there's five. One in each of the Great Blue Seas, and one in the Grand Line. However, the one in the Grand Line, who's the ruler of Wano hardly ever leaves his country and instead would send the Battosai, Kine'mon to lead their men." Zolo said.

"And what about the other four?" Naruto asked.

"They're Dopai the Teacher, Mifune the Iron Blade, Kumira the Sword Dancer, and Ryuma the King. Out of the four of them, Ryuma's the most dangerous." Zolo said.

"Why?" Naruto asked.

"He's one of the Nanaidainakenshi." Karin said.

"Yeah, and the other three are all candidates for that same title." Zolo said.

"In that case, they won't be easy to beat." Fu said, remembering how easily Lobomon had once beaten Zolo.

"And on top of that, there's still Zorro who was able to block my Rasengan with just his little finger…" Naruto said before letting out a heavy sigh.

Akagami's "cell"

Akagami was lying on the bed as he faced the wall of the tent, thinking of all of his friends in the Youkai Pirates. He then heard some voices from outside before hearing footsteps, indicating that someone had come in. He looked over his shoulder to see the guard.

"Get up, kid. Naruto-sama wants a word with you." The guard said, but Akagami then looked away.

"What would that jerk want with me?" The red-head asked.

"Hey, watch your mouth, kid! Don't disrespect Naruto-sama like that!" The guard yelled.

"Let me handle this." Zoe said as she walked past the guard "Akagami-kun, was it? Look, Naruto wants to talk to you so why don't you just come with me so that you can hear what he's got to say, alright?"

Akagami looked at her over his shoulder before sitting up and said "Alright."

"Now that's the spirit." Zoe said as the red-head walked past her and she quickly followed behind him.

"Now don't try anything funny as we're walking." Zoe said threatingly as she glared at the boy.

"I'm not stupid, unlike your leader. I know I wouldn't be able to escape anyway, so it would only be a waste of time." Akagami said.

"Good." Zoe said.

Soon after had they arrived at Naruto's tent and they walked in to see that Naruto was still sitting at his desk as Dorumon had curled up on the ground as he was sleeping, and Fu and Zolo were standing on either side of Naruto, Fu to his left and Zolo to his right.

"I've brought Akagami as you requested." Zoe said.

"Thanks Zoe. You may go now." Naruto said and Zoe then left.

"What? She won't stay here to return me to my cell?" Akagami asked.

"There's no need for that." Naruto said.

"What do you mean?" Akagami asked before Fu lay the wanted poster down on the desk in front of him.

""Red-Skin" Akagami, it seems you've got a rather high bounty for someone your age." Naruto said.

"So you want to turn me in to the Marines for the reward money?" Akagami guessed.

"No. We're going to ask you for your help in a war." Naruto said.

"Not interested." Akagami said as he crossed his arms.

"I'm afraid you don't have a choice in the matter, brat! In just a matter of days, the Samurai Emperor will launch an all-out assault on this island! If you don't help out, you'll die!" Fu said as Akagami squinted an eye in her direction.

"Look. If you help us out, then I'll let you go free and you can do whatever you want to." Naruto said.

Akagami then stayed silent for a while until finally speaking up "Fine."

Magnolia, Fairy Tail Guild Hall

At the outskirts of the town of Magnolia was a small rundown bar which had served as the Guild Hall for the Magic Guild of Fairy Tail for the past seven years. Inside the Guild Hall were the various members of the Guild. Makarov Dreyar, the Guild's Third Master was sitting on the counter as nine people and three cats were standing in front of him. The nine people were the Guild members Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Lucy Heartfilia, Cana Alberona, Gajeel Redfox, Juvia Lockser, Wendy Marvell, and Laxus Dreyar. The cats were Happy, Carla, and Panther Lily, the cats of Natsu, Wendy, and Gajeel respectively.

"It's a mission request from Uzushio to help out in a war. And they've requested you 9 in particular." Makarov said.

"A war?" Natsu asked with his arms crossed as he tilted his head to the left.

"Where's Uzushio?" Wendy asked.

"It's a village a ways to the north-east of Fiore, on the other side of the continent. Though, I thought it was destroyed a long time ago." Erza said, looking at the master at the last sentence.

"That's true. But recently someone named Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto appeared and started rebuilding the village. It's still early in reconstruction, but Naruto's already managed to make enemies of the Samurai Emperor himself, and it seems that a war may be imminent, hence why you all have been hired to help them." Makarov said.

"The Samurai Emperor, you say? Sounds like this will be fun!" Gajeel said.

"So who's this Samurai Emperor guy?" Natsu asked.

"You've got to be kidding me; you really don't know who the Samurai Emperor is?" Lucy asked and Natsu looked at her with a confused look on his face.

"The Samurai Emperor's the world's strongest swordsman, and it's said that he can cut through anything he wants with anything he wants. So it's the dream of all Iron Dragons and Iron Dragon Slayers to face him in battle." Gajeel said.

"Huh? How do you know?" Natsu asked as he looked at his fellow Dragon Slayer.

"Because I am an Iron Dragon Slayer, you idiot!" Gajeel yelled.

"Who you callin' idiot, jerk!" Natsu yelled back.

"You two, break it up this instant!" Erza said as she looked threatingly at them.

"Yes ma'am!" Natsu said quickly.

"Humph! Coward!" Gajeel huffed as he turned away with his arms crossed over his chest.

"What was that?!" Natsu yelled.

"You heard me, coward!" Gajeel yelled back.

A girl with long silver hair and a red dress walked up to Makarov from behind the counter and picked up the request paper which was lying next to Makarov.

"Hmm? This handwriting…" She said.

"Yes, I know." Makarov said with his eyes closed before opening them as he continued "What does one of the Five Major Guilds want our help for?"

Uncharted island

Near the shore of an uncharted island somewhere in North Blue was a single pirate ship, the ship of the Gambler Pirates. Unlike most crews of pirates, these guys were mostly just roaming the seas, looking for treasure. A few days ago, they discovered the remains of an ancient civilization on the island, and figured that there would have to be ancient treasures amongst the ruins.

Something that would come as a shock to most people was that Patty didn't just send her men out to dig for the treasure, but she went out to dig for it herself too, even dressing herself in clothes suitable for the work.

It was currently the fourth day since they arrived at the island, and they had yet to find anything. Other than more ruins and decayed skeletons that is.

Currently they were just done eating dinner and were about to head and continue the work until…

"Patty-sama, look!" One of the men said as he pointed up at the sky, and Patty looked up to see a Biyomon come down with a letter in her beak which she gave to Patty before flying off.

Patty then opened the letter nd read it before her eyes widened.

"This… this is…" She said, hardly believing what she was reading.

"Patty-sama, what is it?" One of the men asked.

"Everyone, set sail immediately! We're returning to Uzushio!" Patty yelled.

"Aye, cap'n!" All of the men said as they all scattered about to get the ship moving as Seifer walked over to Patty.

"What did the letter say?" He asked.

"Naruto-kun went and made himself an enemy of the Samurai Emperor, and now they're going to war." Patty said as she looked at him before walking off to change back into her pirate clothes.

Elemental Nations, Land of Whirlpools, cliff

On a cliff that you can see the entire village from were Mavis and Luu. Mavis was sitting with her legs dangling over the edge as Luu was standing just to her right as he had his arms crossed over his chest.

"Looks like it's gonna get ugly. Do you think they can win?" He asked.

"No. Not unless they get many more reinforcements." Mavis said, shaking her head at the first word.

"If you say so, then they really have no hope." Luu said with a heavy sigh.

"Oh, I wouldn't say that. There are still reinforcements on the way, and while it may not be enough to win, it'll clearly be enough to draw out the battle long enough to catch the attention of others, hopefully others that would be glad to lend a hand." Mavis said with her eyes closed before opening them as she thought 'Besides, they can't die now. There are far more greater challenges still ahead of them.' She then thought back to something that Azulongmon had told her earlier.

Flashback

Mavis was standing on the beach on the island after they had arrived. Naruto and Zolo had already headed to the village while Renamon had disappeared to who-knows-where. The founder of Fairy Tail then turned around to look at Azulongmon.

"Thanks for coming on such short notice, my old friend." She said before remembering something that Azulongmon had said before they left Shikei Toride "By the way. You said earlier that before you came to help us, there was something urgent that required your attention. What was it?"

"It appears that he's returning, Mavis." Azulongmon said.

"Who do you mean? Who's returning?" Mavis asked.

"The Digimon Dragon God, the second most powerful of all Dramons, the ruler of the skies, Acnolodramon." Azulongmon said, causing Mavis' eyes to widen.

Flashback end

As Mavis recalled her partner's words, her eyes closed in thought.

New World, Shikei Toride, prison level

Takeda was once again in a prison cell in Shikei Toride, though not the same one as before considering what Naruto had done to it.

"I hope that Naruto-san and the others were able to escape…" He said quietly to himself.

"You don't have to worry, they all made it back to Uzushio safely." Takeda looked up to see that there was a dark silhouette standing beyond the bars of his cell.

"And you are…?" Takeda asked as he looked at the person's blue eyes which appeared to penetrate his very soul.

"My name is not important. What is, however, is that Zorro-san is about to launch an all-out assault on Uzushio. And from there, he'll move on to the rest of the shinobi world." The person said.

"Nani?!" Takeda exclaimed as he rose to his feet before gripping the bars of his cell and saying "There's no way that such a small island can defend itself against such an onslaught!"

"Yes, you're right. But, there is a way that you can help them." The person said.

"How? Tell me how I can help!" Takeda said.

"Just take my hand, and I'll give you the power." The person said as he held out his left hand and Takeda looked at it for a little while before taking it. Then suddenly, dark energy enshrouded their hands as the person's eyes seemed to glow a red color for a second.

When the person let go of Takeda's hand, the former Admiral looked down to see that he was now wearing a gauntlet that looked like the hand of a dragon and it seemed to be made from some unknown material.

"This gauntlet can transform ones emotions into pure power, with it, you'll be unstoppable." The person said.

Secret dock

Inside the rocky cliff of Shikei Toride was a large room, the entire bottom of which was filled with water as there was a large dock there as well, a dock only harboring a single ship.

"The end of the ninja is finally within arm's reach. I'll start with Uzushio, and then move on to the bigger villages until the shinobi are no more." Zorro said as he stood on the ship's deck. Then, a part of the wall suddenly split in two and opened outwards like a double-door before the ship came sailing out.

The ship was rather large, easily the size of five of Whitebeard's Moby Dicks. It had a pitch black hull with golden outlines, and at the front was a golden skull with the samurai insignia on the forehead. The ship also had five tall masts; one at the front, one at the back, and three in the middle with one on each side of one that was at least thrice as tall as the others. Each of the sails were also black with the samurai insignia in gold in the middle of them. This was the Samurai Emperor's flagship, Sekai Senshi.

North Blue, Elemental Nations, Land of Whirlpools, cliff

Mavis opened her eyes as she thought 'The Perfect Acnolodramon whose strength makes even Gelelmon seem like nothing by comparison. None of the current Digi-Destined have ever faced anything like him before… will they even be ready for him?'

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Robin "The shinobi or the samurai? The winners of this battle will decide who's the superior force. If the shinobi win, Uzushio will once again be recognized as one of the Great Shinobi Villages, but if the samurai wins, the shinobi will be no more."

Zorro "Well then, Naruto. Let's see how long your puny village can last against this. The joint fleet of samurai from all over the world!"

Naruto "Bring it on, Zorro! We're ready for ya!"

Mavis "Next time on Naruto: Shinobi Hunters: Battle of Uzushio: Begin!"

Gajeel "Geheheheh. There's got to be at least 10.000 ships, this'll be fun!"

Character status

Naruto: Level: 63

Chakra Level: Divine.

Techniques: Henge, Kawarimi, Oroike, Harem, Kage Bunshin, Taju Kage Bunshin, Uzumaki Naruto Rendan, Uzumaki Naruto Rendan: Rasengan Edition, Katon: Goukakyo, Futon: Kamikaze, Ranton: Kumori, Kuchiyose, Rasengan.

Weapons: kunai, shuriken, bo-staff, Kyukiri no Kiba.

Kekkei Genkai: Ranton.

Digimon: Dorumon, Cutemon, Spadamon, ChibiKamemon, Dorulumon, Drimogemon, Leomon.

Zolo: Level: 31

Chakra Level: Divine.

Techniques: Oni Giri, Tora Gari, Santoryu Ogi: Sanzen Sekai.

Weapons: Wado Ichimonji.

Takeda: Level: 100 (Kurama no Kyubi: Note that he's been imprisoned for ten years, so he's obviously far weaker than he used to be.)

Chakra Level: Jonin.

Techniques: Demon Fang.

Weapons: sword.

Zorro: Level: 700

Chakra Level: Divine.

Techniques: Armament Haki, Armament Haki: Wind Blade.

Weapons: katana.

Character information

Name: Tayuya.

Age: 17

Affiliation: Otogakure (former), Uzushiogakure.

Affinity: Sound-Based Genjutsu.

Likes: Playing on her flute.

Dislikes: Orochimaru.

Bio: She was the third child born into a poor family, but since they couldn't afford to feed another mouth, she was left on the streets just a few months after being born. She then grew up on the streets and survived only by scavenging the food she could get her hands on. When she was 6, however, she was found by the former Konoha shinobi Orochimaru, who took her in and trained her, eventually making her one of his elite Sound Five unit. However, during a mission to retrieve Uchiha Sasuke for Orochimaru, she ended up fighting against Nara Shikamaru and while she almost had victory, she was defeated after the Suna-nin Temari arrived. Having been left underneath several trees which had fallen over her and having been abandoned by her master, she looked for a new purpose in life, a purpose which was given to her when she met Uzumaki Naruto and joined the village of Uzushiogakure.

Kurama no Kyubi: As I said before, this here's the end of Season 1, so for now I'll go over to writing on Uzumaki's Rebirth for a while, though I'll return to this story sooner or later. But before that, I've got a little surprise for all of you.

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Sasuke "You have no parents, no family! How could you possibly know how I feel? You don't understand anything!"

Naruto "You're wrong, Sasuke. I do understand, I understand more than you know." (closes his eyes) 'Luffy-onii-san, Ace-onii-san… Sabo-onii-san…' (his eyes snaps open)

Whitebeard "Kid, what do you say to joining my crew?"

Naruto "I… accept."

Random pirate "C'mon Thatch, eat it!" (Thatch brings the Devil Fruit closer to his mouth)

BANG!

Blackbeard "Zehahaha!"

Naruto "TEACH!"

Blackbeard "Black Hole!"

Luffy "Naruto? Where'd you come from?"

Naruto "So you've finally gone off to chase your dream? Found any crewmates yet?"

Luffy "Nope. But I'm going to find some really strong ones."

Zoro "I'm going to be the world's greatest swordsman. All I have left is my destiny. My name may be infamous, but it's gonna shake the world."

Usopp "I am the notorious Captain Usopp! Feared Pirate, and ruler of this village!"

Sanji "To offend a cook at sea is a fool's mistake. Remember that."

Nami "Luffy… help me."

Smoker "Soldier, did you ever see a pirate laugh right before his execution?"

Naruto "Follow the epic story of Naruto: Ninja Pirate! Coming soon to !"

Nami "That's the guiding light. Beyond that light is the entrance to the Grand Line."

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Naruto "Where are we?"

Professor Oak "Welcome to the world of Pokémon. This world of ours is populated by many unique creatures with incredible powers."

Green "I will become the world's greatest Pokémon Trainer and conquer the Pokémon League."

Red "Ha, You're on!"

Leaf "Well, I on the other hand will be content by just completing the Pokedex."

Naruto "Well, this looks like it's gonna be some adventure."

Pikachu "Pika Pi."

Professor Oak "Follow the epic story of Naruto: Pokémon Journey! Coming soon to ."

Sasuke 'Nii-san, with Eevee at my side, I will defeat you.'

Information: At age 10, Naruto and Sasuke both stumble across a portal to a different world, the world of Pokémon. There they find the small village of Pallet Town where they meet Red, Leaf, and Green. Roughly two months after arriving, the five of them each goes off on a journey along with a Pokémon partner; Naruto with Pikachu, Red with Charmander, Sasuke with Eevee, Green with Squirtle, and Leaf with Bulbasaur.

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Naruto (reads a letter) ""Uzumaki Naruto, you are hereby invited to take part in the Super Smash Brothers Tournament. Signed: Master Hand.""

Jiraiya "The Super Smash Brothers Tournament is a huge extra-dimensional tournament between people from various worlds."

Omochao "WELCOME TO SMASH CITY"…"AS A NEW FEATURE; IN ORDER TO COMPETE IN THIS YEAR'S TOURNAMENT, YOU NEED TO BE PART OF A THREE-MAN TEAM."

Naruto "Where am I gonna find two people who wants to team up with me?"

Mario "It's-a me, Mario!"

Link "Welcome Naruto, to the World of Smash."

Sonic "I didn't get a good look at him, but he suddenly appeared and single-handedly took down all three of us."

Naruto "Follow the epic story of Super Smash Bros. Naruto Project (working title)! Coming soon to !"

Orochimaru "Well, hello there, Naruto-kun. It's been a while, hasn't it? Kukuku."

Information: Naruto gets invited to take part in the sixth Super Smash Bros. Tournament, an extra-dimensional competition with characters from many different worlds, including people like Mario and Sonic. As Naruto gets to Smash City, the capital in the World of Smash, he finds out that he's got to be in a three-man team in order to enter, and as he searches for teammates, he runs across Mario and Link, both of which are part of the Veteran 12, the twelve Smashers that made it to the finals of the first ever tournament. The three of them then form a team, preparing to take on any challenges that await them. However, not everything is as peaceful as it seems when a team of three incredibly powerful people appears. Also, note that I haven't come up with an actual name for this story yet, so I would like to ask for suggestions, though the name will start with Super Smash Bros.

Kurama no Kyubi: And that's that. Now, since the Naruto/Smash bros. crossover still doesn't have a proper name, I won't add it to the poll that you'll find on my profile just yet. Also I'd prefer it if suggestions came in the form of PMs so that it won't be revealed to everyone else until the next preview for it comes up.