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Leaves of Steel, Chapter 14
Naruto's Apartment: 4:00PM
Naruto was lying on his bed, letting the meaningful event that happened during the day replay in his head. He felt his lips tingle, and a feeling of warmth spread throughout his body. Deciding to work it off in his dreams, Naruto slipped into slumber-land.
Naruto's Dreamscape
"Hey, retard!" rudely interjected Stormbringer, "You forgot to take the orbs, so you don't have full power over them." the dark claws spun the orbs on a digit each, before throwing them at Naruto.
The boy quickly caught them, and they sunk into his skin, the eye on his stomach opening and closing.
"Yo, Stormbringer, I thought you said you were going to teach me how to use you!" the boy said fiercely.
"That's the spirit, Naruto. I've decided to allow all of the memories you get from new kills flow right on into you, so no worries about new kills. However, you still have yet to free all of the skills of Ibiki and yourself. Get to it." and with that, Naruto felt himself pushed out of the tower, doors closing and bolting in front of him.
'Right then, I'll just go out and...Shit!" Naruto saw that the cranial Castle was under heavy fire by the massive siege.
Naruto tapped his seal, switching from the eye to the curved triangle, and focusing chakra to the gauntlets. Glimmering white metal began to overtake the grey, and soon Naruto was covered with a plate armor, smooth and rounded. In the center of it was the curved triangle, and in the background, the Uzumaki spiral.
Forging a sword and shield from his arms, The boy soon lay grip upon a gleaming long-sword, with an angel-wing cross-guard, centering on a imprinted spiral. The shield was a different matter; silver-bordered, and a simple blue filling it in. In the center of this was a minute silver heart.
Now focusing chakra to his back, Naruto felt two feathered wings sprout from the metal. Testing the strength of his New wings, Naruto ran down the hill of the tower, and off of a small cliff.
The boy soon found himself soaring in the air, the wings leaving behind a white trail of energy. Naruto flew towards the battlefield, as silent as the night. Soon he was circling overhead of a large catapult, manned by a small troll. The boy descended upon the troll, who soon found itself headless. Somehow, the troll had let off a scream, and judging by the massive amounts of enemies who now surrounded Naruto, he had picked a good place to land.
The blond flew at a nearby cluster of enemies, and put as much strength behind the blow as he could, cutting the figments in half easily with the shimmering blade. He felt a barrage of metal tipped instruments approach, so he enlarged the shield and stood under it. Running at one of the walls of his entrapment, Naruto took to the air at increased speeds, hacking away at the figments with great disdain.
Soon the boy saw a massive figure emerge from the crowd of undead. The second dragon Naruto had met was staring him dead in the eyes. Naruto waited for the sky-blue dragon's attack. It never came. Instead, the dragon spewed fire at the nearby zombies, setting them aflame.
"Why do you help me?" questioned Naruto of the dragon.
Seemingly in response, The dragon brought its head down in a deep bow to the warrior's chest, resting at the curved triangle. Naruto touched its muzzle with his hand, and the he felt as if the beast was speaking to him.
'Pyron,' he felt, 'my name is Pyron. I ask to serve under you. In exchange, I wish for you to summon me into the real world.'
"I accept, Pyron." Naruto said with pride, "How am I to do this?"
'I assume you know how to perform a summon?' Pyron communicated emphatically.
"Yes, I've seen it done before." Naruto stated.
'All you must do to summon me is to press your right thumb against the seal to which I respond. You won't need to use any blood, as I know you don't have any. You may need to use the thing you know as "chakra", and when you summon me, All I want is real food, such as beef, or something like that. I can eat almost anything, but refrain from eating humans unless you allow me to.' Pyron stated.
The enemies had been staring at the spectacle, of what they had previously believed to be a blue rock, speaking to their opponent.
"Alright, Pyron. Shall we fight these monsters in the here and now?" Asked the genin.
'Indubitably' stated the dragon, as they tore through the ranks of undead in a hail of fire and the shimmer of steel.
Naruto jumped high up into the air, making the seal for burning hands while producing hundreds of metal vines from his arms, "Flame's Tongues!" he shouted unleashing a flurry of red-hot strikes through the spines of hundreds of their enemies.
Slowly, the dragon brought its hands together into a clasped seal, 'Pyron know Ninjutsu?' wondered Naruto.
A ice-colored chakra flowed around the glimmering dragon, 'Lightning Strike!' In an instant, a massive lightning bolt connected the "ground" to the "sky" as the plasma claimed an area the size of the Chunin exam's stadium.
Naruto couldn't help but be surprised at his new companions power, so he decided to go all out as well, "Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" and with this, he spread out over the entirety of the field, each clone touching one of the enemies, "Rend!"
The foes shattered into dust, and Naruto un-summoned the clones. Sprinting towards Pyron, the boy was blocked by a massive beast rising from the ground, completely covered in Black Metal.
Naruto heard the voice of Stormbringer, "So, Naruto, you managed to find the Dragon who I Absorbed over a millennia ago. Let's see how you fair against the colossus I stole from its post."
The child could tell that the monstrosity used to be bronze, but he had no time to appreciate the work its creator put into it as the brute swung a short-sword the size of a train engine at the boy.
Naruto raised his hand to stop the blade, forcing it away with his mastery over metal. He then sprouted wings, and took off the same time as his new summon.
'Naruto-sama,' thought the dragon, using honorifics for his new master, 'If we were to launch consecutive hot and cold attacks, we could weaken it enough for you to steal the Black Metal. I'll take care of the cold attacks.'
Naruto nodded his consent, and formed an incredibly large hand, setting it aflame with the burning hands seal. He targeted the joints of the colossus, and used the Blurred Hands to deliver consecutive strikes to the brute.
Once Naruto was done, and the enemy fazed, Pyron opened his mouth for an Icy Blast, 'Mountain's Roar!'
Repeating this sequence, even the colossus was soon brought to his knees, and Naruto delivered the final strike with his open palm, "Evil Sealing Method: Soul Seal!" the patten grew on the chest armor of the large warrior, and it was shattered slowly.
Watching it vanish, Naruto saw a smile of happiness upon its lips, as if it was thanking him. The Black metal flew into the tower, so both Naruto and Pyron took to the sky.
'Naruto-sama,' asked Pyron, 'Why are you aiding the sword, don't you know it is evil?'
Naruto smiled, "I'm not worried in the slightest, I have Stormbringer under my command, not the other way around. IT is aiding ME."
Landing inside the tower, Naruto stepped in, Pyron was forced to wait because of his size. The boy saw that yet another dark hand had sprouted out of the ground.
"Good job, Naruto. You only have one piece left of me to find, so , for the meanwhile, I shall grant to you the last gift, 'Call'. This will allow you to bring back those that you slay into their bodies, forcing them to serve you. They will retain their memories, but only until they are cut down again. Anything you ask of them will be done. This returns them to life,with a heartbeat and everything, but you can end it at a whim. I hope you enjoy the strongest healing that is Necromancy." Stormbringer spoke, before extending the claw until the orb touched Naruto.
"Isn't this a bit too much?" asked the boy.
"I will not allow my captor to be weak, for if you ever die, I will be lost forever. I really hate sealing." with that, the voice vanished.
Naruto stepped back outside, to which Pyron asked, 'Necromancy, huh?
Suddenly, Naruto noticed a large number of energy balls floating towards him. They entered into his body, and things just began to come back to him:
"Memory of Basic Ninja Training"
"Memory of stuff I heard Iruka talking about while I was sleeping in class"
Naruto was a little embarrassed about what he was relearning.
"Memory of Konoha Clans"
"Memory of the exact way Teuchi makes Ramen"
More and more of these kinds of memories were flowing into him. Finally, He noticed some of Ibiki's.
"How to extract information without bruising or scarring"
"How to intimidate a large room of Genin"
"Answers for the Chunin Selection Exam that I prepared."
Naruto paid special attention to that last one.
"How to make Anko Mitarashi cry"
"How to dress well"
"100 ways to Manipulate the un-expecting"
"What Kakashi-kun looks like under his mask"
Naruto was surprised by that one, and found Kakashi to be pretty good looking for a pervert.
"Keypad combo to my underground bunker that even the Hokage doesn't know about."
Naruto memorized the numbers, because his apartment sucks. Then several useless ones ended the sequence.
Finally, Pyron nudged Naruto, 'Don't forget to summon me when you wake up, Naruto-sama. Do you have any meat in your house?'
Naruto nodded his head, and the Dreamscape began to fade out.
The Roof of Naruto's Apartment: 6:30AM
Many people in the Hyuuga Clan wondered where Hinata went early in the morning, but they never had the guts to ask her as she went, for she carried a deadly look in her eyes to anyone who got in her way at those times. Even her father was afraid of that look.
In all truths, she went on top of Naruto's Apartment to her observation booth, which she rented the roof space from the Manager.
'Naruto-kun looks so peaceful when he sleeps...' thought the Pale-eyed girl, who was watching Naruto through a system of spy cameras she had set up while Naruto was in Wave country.
Hinata heard a knock on her observation post's door. She went to answer it, after pressing a button which disguised all of her spy gear as furniture.
Elric stood in front of the girl with a smile on his face, "Good morning Hinata-san, I was wondering who had rented this room on top of the apartment. May I come in?"
"U-umm...s-sure, E-elric-san..." Hinata stuttered, inviting the Albino in.
"Hinata, I have a question for you." began Elric.
'Oh no! does he know of my spying on Naruto-kun?" thought the girl.
"What do you know of Kurenai Yuhi?" asked Elric rather unexpectedly.
Hinata sweat-dropped, and told Elric of her teacher and mentor. Eventually, he left, none the wiser to Hinata's "operation".
Naruto's Apartment: 7:00AM
Naruto woke up and answered the door that had just been knocked at, after forming his clothes.
"Good morning, Elric." the boy said with a yawn.
"Naruto, I have a question for you. Would you like to participate in the Chunin Exams?" the pale man questioned of the boy.
"HELL YEAH!" Naruto said loudly, "Oh, and Elric, I have someone who you might like to meet."
"Ok, who is it?" asked the albino, hands propping up his chin.
Naruto was going to press on the curved triangle seal, when Elric stopped him suddenly.
"Naruto! Why do you have the seal I gave to the Yondaime?" He demanded.
"I found it in my Dreamscape. What's so special?" The boy inquired.
'I sealed that thing into Yondaime's genetics, so the only reason Naruto could have it would be...I'll keep that hush-hush for now...' pondered Elric, before saying, "Never mind, Naruto, just show me what you are going to do."
Naruto pressed his thumb against the seal, careful to only release a small amount of chakra. A puff of smoke was hanging in the air, hiding a creature the size of a horse.
'Good thing I didn't use too much chakra, or I wouldn't have a house anymore.' thought the boy, before revealing a sky-blue dragon.
Elric's eyes lit up, "BY THE IMMORTALS! A DRAGON!" he ran up to the powerful beast.
Pyron was startled for a moment, before looking at his confronter, 'Greetings, Melnibonian, It has been a long while since I cast eyes upon one of you. May I ask your name?' the dragon asked politely.
"Of course, My name is Elric, 428th direct descendant of the original sorcerer-kings of Melnibonia. What is your name, mighty dragon?"
'My name is Pyron, and I now serve Naruto-sama.' the dragon stated.
Elric shook Naruto's hand vigorously, "Naruto, you have a Melnibonian dragon under your command, I congratulate you, but I must be leaving. I have business that must be addressed immediatly. Here is your registration card, as you are an individual Ninja, you will be working with Kakashi's team seven during the second test. go meet up with them, bye!" Elric ran out into the street, skipping, as he had seen a dragon for the first time in over 10 years.
"Pyron, can you change sizes?" asked Naruto curiously.
'Of course, Naruto-sama. Which size do you want me to take?' asked Pyron in response.
"It would be less intimidating if you were to take on the size of a small dog. We can't have people running in terror from you, can we?" pointed out Naruto.
Pyron shrunk down to the size of a poodle, and was quite adorable. He was now in chibi proportions.
'Is this better, Naruto-sama?' questioned the dragon.
"Much." stated Naruto, "Let's go to a place where we can get a lot of meat. Luckily, I was paid for my high-ranking mission, so I can afford it."
The pair went off to Asuma's team's favorite spot, the barbecue. Leaving Hinata in her fantasies, as she was currently enjoying a nosebleed, courtesy of Naruto in a Dragon costume.
Korean Barbecue: 7:45AM
Naruto sat down, and took Pyron out of his backpack, 'It was stuffy in there, Naruto-sama. Next time, just let me walk beside you. I'm sure people will respect you when you have a dragon walking by you. They'll probably bee in awe of you.'
"Sure thing, Pyron. I'll order us a lot of meat." Naruto said as an apology, as he ordered many plates of beef, lamb, fish, chicken, and pork.
Suddenly, Asuma and his team sat next to Naruto, unaware of the Dragon on his head.
"Yo, Naruto." said Shikamaru, before looking captivated by Naruto's head-warmer.
"Hey Naruto," began Choji, "How are you...whoa."
"Hello Naruto, Would you happen to Know where...S-sas-sasu..." Ino too was star-struck.
"Naruto, I think my team wants to know why you have...a..." Asuma was blank too.
Naruto answered, "Why I have a dragon? His name is Pyron, and he is well-behaved." Naruto picked Pyron off his head, and held him in his arms.
'Greetings, it is nice to meet you all. what are your names?' asked Pyron, raising a arm to his mouth in a rather cute fashion.
Ino squealed, "SOOOO CCUUUTE!" and hugged Pyron.
"That girl is Ino, and this guy is Choji. I'm Shikamaru, and this is our teacher, Asuma-sensei." Shikamaru answered, pointing out each person in turn.
Everyone greeted Pyron, and added their orders, "I'll pay for this meal, Naruto-kun. It is not every day that a dragon eats with us." Asuma said.
The waiter brought the first dishes, and threw them on the grill. Both Choji and Pyron eyed the first piece of meat as it cooked.
The moment it finished cooking, both choji and Pyron leaped for it. Pyron brought his hands together, and made an ice wall in front of Choji, stealing the first piece of meat. Choji was pissed, but figured that it wasn't the best Idea to steal food from a dragon.
8 plates and half of Asuma's wallet later
Pyron finally laid down, stomach full. He had to change to the size of a German Shepherd to keep from bursting.
"Naruto-kun," began Ino, "Would you happen to know why Tenten is acting odd as of late? She didn't go shopping with me yesterday afternoon."
Naruto blushed, "Umm...no...I don't know..."
"Either way," Ino stated, "She is looking for you. Maybe you can get her to go shopping with me?"
Naruto blushed again, drawing a look of confusion from Ino, "Umm...okay...I'll go do that...bye!" Naruto shouted, taking Pyron running with him.
'Hmm...' thought Ino, 'Both Naruto AND Tenten are blushing and acting odd...what could thi-...are they an item? Gossip time!" Yamanaka Ino ran off to talk to Sakura.
Tenten's House: 2nd Floor: 9:20AM
Tenten was sitting on her bed, contemplating what she had done yesterday. She was nervously twirling a kunai in between her fingers when the rotation suddenly stopped. The kunai flew out of her grip, and imbedded itself into a picture of her team, narrowly missing Lee's head.
"Whoops." she said aloud, "I was about to give Lee a close shave."
'Oh! That's his name!' Tenten turned around quickly to see a small blue dragon sitting on her bed, 'If you ask me, his eyebrows could use a trim. May I suggest a lawnmower?' this comment cause Tenten to giggle, and she crouched down to look the Dragon in the eyes.
"Who are you, little Dragon? My name is Tenten. Why are you in my room?' she asked.
'My name is Pyron. I know you are Tenten, because I was told I would find you here. I have a message for you, would you like to hear it?' Pyron was standing on his back legs, and was looking very cute, as he had stored the food he just ate as chakra, so he was down to chibi-size.
"Umm...sure. Who is it from?" Tenten asked.
'It is a message from my master. He would like to talk to you at training ground
16. Is this okay with you?' asked Pyron.
"Who is your master?" Tenten asked nervously, not really wanting to return to training ground 16.
'My master is Naruto-sama. Will you come?' Pyron asked again.
Tenten was shocked, but she nodded, "How will we get there? It is one and a half miles away, after all."
'Have you ever flown before?'wondered the small dragon.
"You are much too small to carry me, Pyron." Tenten said, before seeing Pyron jump out of the window.
Tenten ran up to the window to see Pyron shift into a dragon the size of a elephant, 'Am I big enough to carry you now, Tenten-san?' asked the large dragon.
Tenten nodded, and hopped out of her window, on to Pyron's back. Pyron told her to hold on, and flew off.
Training Ground 16: 9:30AM
Tenten dismounted off of Pyron, still dizzy from the loops she asked him to do, "Thank you, Pyron. Where is Naruto-kun?" she asked.
Pyron raised a hand above his eyes, and looked around. Eventually, he turned around, "I don't know."
Tenten sweat-dropped, and began to walk towards a bench. While walking, she noticed a rope-trap on the ground. she jumped over it and landed. Landed. Right. In. A. Second. Rope-trap.
Tenten was now upside down, and as such, noticed an arrow in the grass, pointing down the hill. She cut herself loose, and dropped to the ground, where she carefully made her way to the arrow. She followed its direction, and walked a straight line, narrowly avoiding hidden traps along the way.
'Naruto-kun, are you trying to re-create yesterday?' she wondered, blushing. What she failed to notice was that Pyron gave a signal from behind her.
Major fluff alert! If you don't read ahead, then you are no fun. (Don't worry, It is not my place to be writing lemons)
A blur sped in front of Tenten, not giving her nearly enough time to react as it pinned her to an all-too-familiar tree. She recognized the top of Naruto's head, as he was looking at the ground as he pinned her.
"Naruto-kun! Umm...can you tell me what you are doing?" Tenten was blushing as she remembered yesterday.
"Can you get out?" asked Naruto with a smile as he tilted his head upwards.
Tenten blushed furiously as her own line was used against her, "Naruto-kun, do you want an explanation for yesterday?"
Naruto moved his head so he was looking right into her eyes. She saw him blushing, highlighting his bright blue eyes.
"Tenten-chan, I neither want nor need an explanation. However..." Naruto was staring into her shining hazel eyes.
Tenten was caught up in the moment, and wanted him to finish what he was saying.
"However...If you can't get out, then I'm going to do whatever I feel like doing with you." warned Naruto.
Tenten didn't bother to struggle, as she was thinking, 'Naruto-kun...Are yo-' Tenten's thoughts were interrupted by Naruto taking her willing lips in a kiss.
Tenten expected him to do exactly as she had done, but at the same time didn't want him to.
Naruto kept the kiss going, his head tilted to the right. He let go of Tenten's arms to see what would happen.
Tenten's arms stood by her side, before rising up around Naruto's head, cradling his cheeks as she pulled him in.
Naruto's left hand ran up Tenten's back, his right cradled her head. Eventually, both teens broke the kiss, both were gasping for breath, and both were blushing. Naruto looked into Tenten's eyes, Tenten into his.
Naruto began, "Tenten-cha-" He was interrupted by Tenten pinning him to the ground.
Tenten was propping herself above his head with her arms, "Shut up and kiss me Naruto-kun!" her hands went to his cheeks again, thumbs tracing his whisker-marks.
Pyron was confused what his master was doing, but saw that he was happy. After sitting there for a couple minuted staring at the two, Pyron left to go hunting in the forest.
End of Leaves of Steel, Chapter 14
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