The Ancient Claymore...

Rating: M for gore, blood, language, and death
Author: Soul Teller
A/N: Part 2, Review!

Chapter 5, Part 2
Slayers

Miria raised an eyebrow, "Naruto? As in 'Naruto the Bloody Smile' Naruto?" Naruto smiled.

"Only one." he said.

"Naruto? That's kind of funny!" Raki said the surprise now gone form his face. "I've got a fox named Naruto!" Naruto raised an eyebrow at this.

"Really? What does he look like?" Naruto said, Helen having recovered from the blow stared at Naruto hatred burning in her eye's.

"Mock me? I think not!" And she raised her sword ready to swing.

"HELEN! Enough!" Miria said. Helen staggered then turned to Miria surprised.

"B-But!"

"'But' nothing! Don't you realize who he is?" Miria said.

"What the fuck does that matter!?" Helen snarled.

"He used to be the former number 1 in his time, and was known for taking on and killing five Awakened Beings all by himself." The woman with the short crop hair said. She had lowered her sword and was staring up at Naruto. Naruto just rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.

"Aw, you makin me blush that was about 800 years ago!" He said smiling. Raki's jaw drop.

"800 years ago? How... You look no older than 20!" This time Naruto really did blush, he crouched near Raki.

"The thing is about us, we mature quickly but once we've fully matured our biological clock just freezes. So that we can fight at the top of our game any time." Naruto said to Raki who gave an 'Oh' of understanding. Helen was glaring at Naruto.

"What you like little boy's as well?" She quested a flash of anger appeared in Naruto's eye's and in one swift movement he had pinned Helen to the floor his large boot squarely on her chest.

"I'll shut that disgusting mouth of yours if you keep up with this childish bullshit any longer." Naruto snarled. Miria stood up and moved to Naruto.

"Please... forgive her rudeness Helen often speaks her mind." Naruto raised his eye to Miria.

"I don't mind that in fact I like that but often if you got nothing nice to say then don't say anything at all." Naruto said removing his boot from Helens chest. Helen stood up coughing slightly, she glared at Naruto.

"Fine! I won't say anything then." Naruto just sighed and shrugged. Raki was staring wide eyed at Naruto then.

"You look familiar..." He said Naruto froze then turned ever so slowly to Raki, who was now looking him up and down.

"Really? Well maybe I'll tell you later." Naruto said. Raki still looked at him then he turned to Clare who straightened up and sheathe her sword which she still held tightly. Miria then spoke.

"Well we know who you are and while I know these two everybody else does not know them so why don't we all reintroduce ourselves?" Miria said. Naruto gave a nod.

"My name is Naruto."

"Helen"

"Deneve"

"Miria"

"Clare" Miria gave a nod.

"I would like to know everybody's rank. Also if they've every hunted Voracious Eaters." Naruto scratched his head.

"Rank # 0 and if I remember correctly this'll be 273rd, Voracious Eater " Naruto said.

"Rank # 22" Helen said. "I've never hunted one before."

"Rank #15 I've hunted one twice" Deneve said closing her eye's.

"I've had no experience of hunting Voracious Eaters. My rank is # 47." This last remark caught the attention of everybody Naruto frowned, Deneve blinked in surprise, Helen gave an exclamation, and Miria looked surprised. It was then that Helen began to laugh.

"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! You hear that Deneve she's 47! HA HA HA HA!" Raki was staring at Helen a blush on his face.

"Wha! What's so funny. Don't make fun of Clare!" Raki roared. Helen stopped laughing but gave a low chuckle she walked to the boy then put a arm around his shoulder as if they were the best of friends. Raki however glared at her and clenched his teeth.

"Listen well my boy. Let me tell you something about Clare. There's one of us assigned to each region on the continent, some get killed, some get added so our numbers fluctuate. But basically there's one for each region, and each one has a number that indicates their rank in order of strength. They try to spread us out so we can respond to special situations like hunting Voracious Eaters." It was then that Raki understand exactly what this loud woman was saying. "Now you understand. You're pretty smart. There's 47 regions in all so out of all of us so-called Claymores! She's the weakest!" Helen said. Removing herself from the boy she stood up and folded her arms across her chest. Naruto just stood there rubbing his chin when Raki turned to him.

"Is this true?" Naruto sighed then rubbed his head frowning.

"Yes... it is true... Clare is the weakest among us."

In a forest near the village

A single rain drop fell then several more joined then a downpour came. In the rain the sound of five footsteps could barely be heard. The five Claymore walked through the rain soaked from head to toe in chilling water. As they walked Miria turned her head up to Naruto who was in front. "You are not an ordinary Claymore are you?" Naruto didn't stop but he slowed his pace slightly and turned his head slightly.

"What's your point?" Naruto asked.

"You're either an Awakened Being or Your a new addition to this generation." Naruto didn't say anything for a while then he said.

"I am an Awakened Being." Naruto said finally. Miria raised an eyebrow and Helen and Deneve put a hand on their swords, only Clare didn't respond..

"Really? You don't act like one." Miria said, Naruto knew what she was doing. She was testing him.

"What you think that we only like to kill things and more or less cause chaos and destruction?" he said coolly.

"Something to that effect yes..." Miria said calmly.

"Well not all of us do... I'll admit that I get a bit hungry more than most people but I don't harm humans no matter what." Naruto stated.

"Are you sure you don't harm humans?" Miria said. Naruto stopped and turned to Miria.

"Yes... I'm sure. I have no reason to." Naruto said then he turned and kept walking his steps becoming noticeably heavier.

"Hmph, an Awakened Being... Sister Miria should we really be keeping someone like him around? Or 47 for that matter?" Helen asked turning to look in disgust at Clare. Clare didn't respond but kept on walking.

"Helen we're a team now and this is orders from the top we work together," Miria said simply. Helen was about to argue when she shut her mouth. Naruto was staring at something and he hadn't moved. "What is it?"

"Nothing... I think found a place to stay though." He said and he pointed to a corner where the mouth of a cave could be seen. Miria gave a nod and walked to the cave the other's walked past him while Naruto stood and raised his head to the sky. He stared up at the rain then he closed his eye's and walked to the cave. All 4 of the women had taken off their bulky armor and had laid it down in front of themselves, their swords were thrusted behind them in the ground. Each woman was sitting leaning slightly on their Claymores. Naruto shook his head.

"Can't sleep unless you have those damn swords on your backs huh?" Naruto said.

"Oh and you can?" Deneve responded.

"Yeah I can... It's called a bed!" Naruto said grinning. Deneve gave a snort and closed her eye's Naruto began to take off his armor when he saw Miria stand up and grabbing both hers and Clare's sword and tossing it to Clare said.

"Come with me." she said simply. Naruto raised an eyebrow and continued taking off his armor, Helen stood up.

"I'm getting hungry want something Deneve?"

"No thanks" Deneve said. Helen looked at Naruto.

"What about you big man?" Naruto looked at her then he shook his head.

"Nah, I'll eat later." Helen shrugged.

"It's your choice big man." Helen said and with that she disappeared into the rain. Naruto turned to Deneve.

"So what's your story?" Deneve stood up and opened her eye's.

"There is no story." she said and she walked out to the rain. Naruto watched her go then he sighed and walked out to watch the fight between Clare and Miria.

The fight had just begun by the time Naruto got out. Miria struck first with a rushing blow which Clare blocked Clare leaped back and swung her sword at Miria, she tilted her head back in time to miss the sword from slicing her head off. Miria then swung high to which Clare ducked and slashed. Miria leaped over Clare landing behind her. Clare grabbed the hilt of her sword with both hands and swung again her sword colliding with Miria's in a rain of sparks. Naruto then heard footsteps and turned his eye's briefly to see Helen with a chicken leg in hand and was chewing it. She held out another piece to Deneve who declined, she then held the piece to Naruto who looked at it then opening his mouth wide bit the chicken leg off and began chomping on the bone causing Helen to release her grip on the chicken leg.

"Hmph... A thank you would be nice." She said and chewed at her piece of meat. Naruto swallowed the and pulled out the bone which was missing a large chunk of.

"Thanks." He said then began to gnaw on the remaining bit of bone. Helen who was watching Miria and Clare exchanged blows gulped then gave her opinion.

"She's a joke..." She said simply, Deneve gave a nod and closed her eye's.

"Yeah... she is." Naruto raised his eyebrows.

"No... She just has the wrong kind of opponent..." THey looked at him, he was staring at Clare watching her, his eye's were burning with a light that they hadn't seen before. He then took a step forward and then he leaped between the two and grabbed their swords. "That's enough... Miria... you're no good against Clare... there's only one person that can bring out her true power." Miria narrowed her eye's.

"And who is that...?" Naruto gave a smile.

"That would be me..." Miria stared at him then she closed her eye's.

"I see..." Was all she said Naruto released his grip on her sword and turned to look at Clare. Miria walked to where the other two were and leaned against the rock face watching Clare and Naruto.

"You ready?" Was all he said. She gave a nod. Naruto's muscles began to bulge and twist making unappetizing cracking sounds. Then his arms bulged hugely and his legs did as well and he released Clare's sword and squatted down to all fours. Hhe then said in hoarse and rough voice. "Remember this is just practice... but I want you to come at me with all you got... got it?" he growled out. She gave a nod and closed her eye's. When Naruto had finished his transformation he looked like a giant blood red fox with armor plating his neck and joints. A long trail of spiked gold hair went from his head to his spine. He gave a roar that echoed through the night. He struck with such speed that it was a blur but Clare leaped back and then leaped forward slicing at his hand the blade didn't even sink into the mass of fur and flesh as it bounced off the fur. Clare gritted her teeth then he leaped up high and came down on Naruto's head her blade pointing directly down the was a loud jarring sound. "Not bad aiming for my head, but that just makes you an easy target" His tail appeared and swung sideways knocking Clare off him and into a rock wall. "All right that's enough for now... get some sleep all of you... We leave at dawn." Naruto said as he reverted back to his normal self his clothes had no tears or looked even the slightest ripped. He noticed Miria staring at him. "The clothes are made to sink into my skin and therefore not rip or tear." He said simply and he walked back into the cave.

"Hey..." He stopped and turned to face Helen. "You can't really expect her to fight do you?" She said. Naruto looked at Clare who was now lying on the ground her sword also lying on the floor.

"Yeah... She'll be fine... You should worry more about yourself tomorrow." Naruto said and he disappeared into the cave. Miria looked at Helen and Deneve then jerked her head toward the cave and walked inside. The other two turned to Clare who was lying on the floor her eye's closed then they also walked in the cave. As Clare lay on the ground she had a dream. She dreamed of a woman with long hair swinging her sword in single graceful strikes. Each strike was powerful, each attack could fell any monster with ease. It was like watching a dance, then she made a final blow and Clare opened her eye's.

Here's Part 2 It's a bit rushed but I think that it's good and before you guys say anything yes I cut out the flashback featuring Raki and Clare... why? Because it is not necessary in the story. Please if you read this story then review it... Please!