Thanks for the responses. Hopefully, I won't disappoint. I think I was able to do pretty good mixing the two stories into one with this chapter. Let me know if you like it.
Disclaimer:I don't own Naruto/Big Trouble in Little China nor any characters or abilities created by Masashi Kishimoto or John Carpenter.
Date: 06/03/10
Summary:At the age of 5, Uzumaki Naruto world is turn upside down with the arrival of a power that makes the Kyuubi look like a stuffed animal. What do these new arrivals desire and how does Naruto fit in? With a completely different sensei and techniques, can Naruto finally put an end to a war that transcends the ninja world, itself?
Reviews: Please review. Even bad reviews are welcome. It's better than nothing. But try to be gentle, it's my first time(pun intended). Enjoy!
Big Trouble in Little Konoha
Chapter 2: The Deception
"Begin!" shouted Iruka as he jumped backward to a safe distance.
Sasuke wasted no time, sprinting towards Naruto before Iruka even landed. Sasuke threw an over-hand right direct an Naruto's jaw.
To everyone's surprise, Naruto had not even attempted to move. When the punch connected with Naruto's face, Sasuke smirked, as did Muziki.
"See? Sasuke-kun's so fast, he couldn't even move! This baka isn't in Sasuke's league!" said a loud Ino, while Sakura and the rest of the fangirls agreed.
"Finish him, Sasuke-kun! Show him why he is below the great Uchiha clan!" yelled Sakura, veins popping out of her larger-than-normal forehead.
"Don't worry, I intend to. This weakling won't last two minutes." said Sasuke, his confidence shooting through the roof.
"Is this all the strength you possess?" asked Naruto, in the same emotionless tone, while turning to stare at Sasuke.
"Apparently, you a glutton for punishment. Well, allow me to accommodate." Sasuke said, with the same cocky smirk on his face, while throwing a roundhouse kick to the left side Naruto's face.
Unfortunately for Sasuke, Naruto didn't intend on giving anymore mulligans. Instead of blocking or dodging, like any other Academy student would've done, Naruto did something that only an experienced ninja would be able to do, he used Sasuke's attack against him.
In the blink of an eye, Naruto was inside of Sasuke's guard, while Sasuke right foot was still swinging towards the spot that would've been Naruto's face. Because Sasuke kicked with his right leg, he compensated by blocking his left side with his arm. Unfortunately, he never thought to block his right side.
Any veteran would've taken advantage of that, and Naruto did just that. Instead of attacking Sasuke left side, Natuto threw a sweeping knee from inside of Sasuke's roundhouse, catching him in the right side of his jaw.
"Fast..." shikamaru said.
Sasuke didn't even see it coming. Sasuke was thrown off his feet and into the dirt. "You know, Uchiha...you're not very good." Naruto mocked. Sasuke glared from the ground, clutching his jaw.
"That was just luck. It won't happen again." stated Sasuke, through clenched teeth. "Not very smart either" said Naruto, in the same mocking tone.
Sasuke heard the whispers from the other students. "This guy is good. Sasuke doesn't stand a chance. Well...better him than me." said a random student, while the majority of the boys in the class snickered, Kiba being the only one outright laughing at Sasuke's predicament.
"Looks like we have a new number rookie. HAHAHAHA!" Kiba said, in tearsfrom laughing so hard.
SHUT UP, BAKA!" Sakura said, punching Kiba hard in the face.
"Yeah, Kiba! That was just luck. No way this blonde loser could beat Sasuke-kun!" shouted Ino.
Kiba deadpanned, "You're blonde too, Ino", which earned him another punch to the face by Ino.
Sasuke was pissed. Nobody makes a fool out of a Uchiha. Grabbing a handful of dirt, Sasuke jumped up and immediately went back on the offensive. Sasuke went for right hook but, before his fist made contact, he opened his hand, releasing dirt into Naruto's eyes like a smoke bomb.
Naruto closed his closed his eyes and jumped back, avoiding the offensive attack that would've been thrown at him. Sasuke wasn't about to give Naruto a chance to recover, so he continued his assault on the blinded Naruto. As he quickly approached Naruto, he noticed two things.
The first thing that he noticed was that Naruto was not rubbing his eyes or trying to do anything to get the dirt out of his eyes. This baffled Sasuke because he knew that most people would instinctively try anything they could to remove whatever was obstructing their sight, or any of their other four senses.
The second thing he noticed was that Naruto was no longer using the basic Academy taijutsu stance. Naruto was using a stance that was totally alien to all in attendance. Even both instructors had no clue what stance he was in.
Naruto stood facing Sasuke, with both knees bent, in almost a sitting position. Both of Naruto's arms were pulled into his side, with his fist balled-up tight. Naruto looked as if he was focusing his chakra, but he was using any hand signs. No one noticed that Naruto had not been exhaling, though he was inhaling deep breaths.
As Sasuke reached Naruto, he went straight into a flying roundhouse kick, with the intent to permanently injury the blond. Naruto remained in the same spot, not bothering to move. Most, including Sasuke, thought that Naruto just couldn't sense Sasuke's presence, making him a sitting duck. Muziki had a shit-eating grin on his face. He knew that the momentum of the kick would seriously injury the blond. Justice would finally be served.
Iruka didn't think that things would get this heated. There was no way that he could make it to Naruto in time to save the boy.
As soon as Sasuke's foot made contact with Naruto's neck, he was shot off of like a bullet, landing head first into the ground. Because of the velocity from which Sasuke landed, he fell unconscious immediately.
"Unlike the Uchiha, I don't rely on just my eyes when I fight" said Naruto to the unconsious Sasuke.
"What the fuck was that!" shouted a shocked Muziki.
"Just a little trick I picked up" said Naruto, as Iruka went to check on Sasuke.
Flash Back...
Naruto wakes up in a old dungeon, with his eyes and mouth taped, while tied to some sort of wheel chair. Fortunately for Naruto, this wasn't his first time being tied up. He had become somewhat of an escape artist due to his small frame and limbs, from malnutrition. After freeing himself of the chair, Naruto slowly removed the tape from his mouth and eyes, being careful not to rip off his eyebrows.
"Where the hell am I?" Naruto whispered to himself. Naruto looked around, taking in the scenery of the room he was in. It was obvious that this place was ancient, considering that the stones that comprised the dungeon. At that moment Naruto spotted an old, rusted knive on the dirt covered floor. "This may come in handy" Naruto thought to himself, as he picked up the knife. Suddenly, Naruto heard keys against the iron door. Terrified, Naruto rushed back to his seat, loosely apply the tape around his mouth and eyes, so that he could still see and speak. Naruto then wrapped the ropes around his hand, giving the appearance that he was still tied up. Naruto leaned his head to the side, pretending to still be unconscious.
A man walked into the room, seemingly carry a something, though Naruto wasn't able to see the man until he passed by him because his back was facing the door. As the man walked pass Naruto to sit what looked to be a body down, Naruto quietly unwrapped his ropes, removed the tape from his eyes and mouth, and pulled out the knive that he had found. As the man went through the pockets of the dead man, Naruto slowly crept behind the strangers back. When he was close enough, Naruto jumped on the man's back, fully intent on slitting the man's throat if he tried anything.
"I don't know who you are but, if you don't let me the fuck out of here, I'm gonna slit your throat!" yelled the terrified blond. Though he was a kid, the man had no doubt that Naruto would try to make good on his threat, given his current circumstances. The man decided to subdue the boy. If his brothers heard that a child was able to sneak up on him, there would be no end of it.
The man gave no answer. Instead, he started taking in deep breaths. What was weird was that he was not exhaling, only inhaling. Before Naruto knew what happened to him, he was shot off the back of the man and sent into his chair. Instead of the chair stopping him, the chair shot backwards and out of the dungeon.
Naruto shot into a hallway incredibly fast, unable to stop himself. Because the hallway was not leveled and Naruto was going downhill, Naruto picked up more momentum the further he went. Naruto was at the mercy of this wheelchair, until the inevitable happened. Naruto felt the wheelchair smash into what felt like a brick structure. Though the wheels stopped moving, Naruto's troubles were far from over.
The chair tilted backwards, flipping Naruto out of the chair and over the back. In a split second of clarity, Naruto realized the situation that he was in. The wheelchair had slammed into a well, and Naruto was currently falling down the well.
Naruto closed his eyes as he splashed into the water below, sinking to the bottom of the well. Relieved that he survived without injury, Naruto opened his eyes, preparing to swim to the surface.
When Naruto opened his eyes, he screamed at what he saw, releasing air bubbles from his mouth. Directly in front of Naruto was a rotted corpse that hung upside down. Naruto frantically tried to swim around it, but was met with hundreds of other corpses in the exactly same position.
Naruto noticed that the corpses' arms were tied to their waist and their feet seemed to be tied to the ceiling of the well. Running out of breath fast, Naruto swam to the surface as fast as he could.
Breaking the surface, Naruto gasped for air. "It seems that you have found the Hell of the Upside Down Sinner, boy." another man spat from the top of the well.
Twenty minutes later...
Naruto found himself tied to the same wheelchair, after being pulled out of the well by the same man that spoke from the top of the well. Naruto found it odd that this man even took the time to pull him from the well. Naruto figured that the man could've just left him there if he wanted to kill him.
After tying Naruto back to the wheelchair, the man placed the tape back over Naruto's mouth and eyes before Naruto could protest.
After being rolled around for another 20 minutes, Naruto realized how big the building must have been. Suddenly, the man stopped pushing the wheelchair and ripped the tape from Naruto's eyes and mouth, though he didn't remove the rope that tied Naruto to the wheelchair.
"Hey! Where the hell am-" Naruto started to say. "You are nowhere, boy!" yelled the man, authority laced in his voice, cutting Naruto off. With that, he left the room. Naruto got the feeling that the man didn't think much of him, but the feeling was mutual. Unlike the dungeon, the room Naruto was in now was very elegant. From the tapestry to the line of Samurai statues on both sides of him, Naruto could tell that whoever owned the property was obviously a very wealthy person.
As Naruto took in the room, staring at the various priceless materials that comprised the room, an old man in a wheelchair rolled into the room, opposite of Naruto. Naruto took notice of the man as soon as he heard the squeaking of the old man's wheelchair.
"Naruto-kun, it is an honor to meet you again. I must apologize for my subordinate, Rain. He can be quite tactless at times." said the old man. The old man's voice sounded just as old as he looked.
"Again? I don't remember ever meeting you the first time." said confused Naruto.
"Of course you do. What was the last thing you remember seeing before you woke up here, Naruto-kun?"
"I remember running from the villagers and running into that asshole that tied me up. Then I remember some tall guy, with long fingernails, and light coming out of his I blacked out"
"Hence, our first meeting, Naruto-kun." stated the old man.
"I don't understand. I don't remember you being there." said an even more confused Naruto.
"Well, I highly doubt that, seeing as how you just described me. Allow me to explain, young one. My name is Lo Pan. Centuries ago, I was a great warrior, known across the lands. I did not originate from these lands, you see. After a battle that was to decide the fate of the entire world, I was defeated in battle by the one known as the Rikudō Sennin, or Sage of the Six Paths."
"Never heard of him." said Naruto, still skeptical about the old man's claims.
"Most people haven't, but I assure you that he existed. Anyway, the Rikudō Sennin placed upon me the Curse of No Flesh. Although I can be temporarily granted a decrepit body by supplication to the gods, which is what you see before you, in order to permanently break the curse and regain my human form, I must marry a Japanese woman with green eyes. Simply marrying her will please Ching Dai, the god of the East."
"Ching- who? I've never heard of any god by that name." said Naruto.
"As I said, I am not from your land, so it does not surprise me that you are ignorant of my gods."
"I'm not ignorant!" said an offended Naruto.
"Excuse my poor choice of words. I simply meant that you are not familiar with my beliefs or deities."
"Oh...Sorry." Naruto said, sheepishly.
"But the Rikudō Sennin wasn't as merciful as Ching Dai. To satisfy the Rikudō Sennin, I must sacrifice her as well."
Naruto was speechless. "What kinda of monster would do something like that? That's even worse than death." thought Naruto.
"Indeed it is, Naruto-kun." said Lo Pan.
"What the-" said Naruto, with wide eyes.
"Is it so hard to believe that I can read your mind? I'm many time older than anyone on this earth. You pick up a few things when you have lived as long as I have." stated Lo Pan, matter-of-factly.
"Well, I do sympathize with you, but what does this have to do with me?" asked Naruto.
"The irony behind your statement is amusing. You sympathize with me, and I, you. Being beaten and taken advantage of by your own fellow villagers, as far back as you can remember, unaware as to why."
"You know about that!" asked Naruto, in disbelief.
"Why do you think I took you away? If I didn't think it was absolutely necessary, I wouldn't have. But you probably wouldn't have lasted another year there."
Naruto quietly stared at the ground.
"Also, I was hoping that you would help me." said Lo Pan.
"Help you with what?" asked Naruto.
"Well, before I tell you that, you need to know a little more history about myself and the Rikudō Sennin and what we fought for. You see, long ago there was a demon called the juubi. The juubi was the most powerful beast on the Earth, far more powerful than even myself."
"Myself and the Rikudō Sennin both sought to capture the beast, but for completely different reasons. I, myself, wanted to capture the beast and figure out a way to destroy it. You see, the juubi was considered evil incarnate. Killing the juubi would, in turn, create peace within all of the lands, at least in theory."
"However, the Rikudō Sennin had other plans. He wanted to harness the juubi's power, thus creating peace under an iron fist. No one would dare to challenge his authority with the power of the juubi at his disposal."
"And so, after my defeat at the hands of the Rikudō Sennin, I was cursed by the Rikudō Sennin after he obtained the power of the juubi. He made an example out of me, for anyone who would dare to challenge him."
"But an entity such as the juubi would never be defeated that easily. The juubi not only shortened the Rikudō Sennin's life span, but it was also on the verge of freeing itself from the grasp of the Rikudō Sennin. And so, before the Rikudō Sennin passed away, he split the power of the juubi up into nine separate entities, all powerful but only a fraction of the juubi's power."
"The juubi received it's name because it had a total of ten tails, you see. But when the Rikudō Sennin split it into nine separate entity, these entities were different from each other because of the number of tails that they possessed. These entities are now known as bijuu, and are set apart by their number on tails, the one tailed bijuu being the weakest and the nine tailed bijuu being the strongest. Are you with me so far Naruto-kun?"
"Yes, I think so. But what happened to these bijuu?"
"Ah, yes. These bijuu were scattered across the lands to ensure that the power of the juubi never appeared on this planet again."
"B-But that means that the evil of the juubi spread across the land as well, right!" asked Naruto.
"Very perceptive, Naruto-kun. You are correct. Though they weren't the juubi, they were each immensely powerful and evil. They trampled villages all over the world, until one man with the power to subdue the bijuu appeared and tamed the bijuu with his chakra."
"At this time, the villages were at war with each other. You see, without the Rikudō Sennin around, war returned. However this man, who you probably know as the Shodaime Hokage or Senju Hashirama, used the bijuu as peace treaties between the ninja villages. With the knowledge gained from the Rikudō Sennin, these villages sought to create the ultimate weapons by sealing the bijuu into one of their own ninja, much like the Rikudō Sennin sealed the juubi into himself. By doing so, the villages would create a stalemate. With every major village holding it's own ultimate weapon, starting a war would lead to unfathomable amounts of death, even more-so than in the past."
"And so began the first recorded arms race between the villages. However, this was not what Senju Hashirama had intended. To make sure that Konoha did not attempt to pursue the Kyuubi in an attempt to form their own ultimate weapon, Hashirama set it free, away from the village of Konoha. However, there was another ninja with the power to control the Kyuubi and, unlike Hashirama, his intention were not as noble. His name was Uchiha Madara."
"Upset over losing to his lifelong rival for supremacy of the village of Konoha, he followed Hashirama and obtain the Kyuubi, attacking Hashirama directly afterwards. Though he was defeated, Madara still retained control over the Kyuubi. Madara manage to out-live his generation through the use of forbidden jutsu. Madara still held hatred towards Konoha and the Uchiha for choosing Hashirama as Shodaime Hokage of Konoha, instead of himself."
"Madara waited in the shadows for the perfect opportunity to strike. That time was five years ago, October 10th."
"Hey! That my birthday!" said Naruto.
"Indeed, it is, Naruto-kun. You see, Madara sent the Kyuubi to destroy Konoha when the Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze, let his guard down. See, the Yondaime's wife had just given birth to their first child but died shortly after giving birth to their child. And while the Yondaime grieved, Madara attacked. Though, grieving, the Yondaime fought with everything he had. Unfortunately, fighting the Kyuubi and Madara proved to be too much for the young Hokage."
"The Yondaime used the only other option left, he sacri-"
"Yeah! I remember now. He sacrificed himself to kill the Kyuubi." said Naruto.
"Well, yes and no."
"Huh?" asked Naruto, confusion written all over his face.
"Yes, he did sacrifice himself but the Kyuubi did not die. The Yondaime didn't have enough power left in him to kill the Kyuubi, so had his son to finish the job."
"I don't understand. I thought you said that his son had just been born." said Naruto.
"Yes, I did, Naruto-kun. To kill the Kyuubi once and for all, the Yondaime sealed the Kyuubi into his own son, believing that his son would be strong enough to kill the Kyuubi and protect Konoha from Madara. It was his only option and he couldn't ask anyone else to sacrifice their son if he wasn't willing to do so himself. Also, he wouldn't have had as much faith in someone elses' son."
"I guess that makes sense." said Naruto.
"His last request was for his son to be seen as the hero that he was. Sadly, that is not what happened. The villagers treated the boy as if he were the Kyuubi himself, torturing the boy every chance they could get."
"I can relate." said Naruto, in a sad tone.
"I'm sure you can...considering that you ARE that boy." said Lo Pan.
It took Naruto a few seconds to comprehend what this man was telling him. When it finally dawned on him, multiple expressions could be seen on his face. Shock, hurt, sadness, depression, angry, fury, and finally acceptance. Thirty minutes had gone by and Naruto hadn't spoken a word, nor had he even looked up off the floor. Lo Pan was the one to break the silence.
"I'm sorry that I had to be the one to break the news to you, but I felt it was are reasons that you weren't told, one of which is the fact that your father managed to acquire quite a bit of enemies, especially from Iwa. The 'Yellow Flash' may have been loved and respected by Konoha for slaughtering platoons of ninja single-handedly during the Third Great Ninja War, but it's just the opposite in Iwa. He's probably the single most hated person in Iwa. If any of the other shinobi villages heard he had a son, they would strike without hesitation."
"That's no excuse for leaving me in the dark, with no clue of who I am or where I come from." said Naruto, sadly.
"They may have neglected to tell you about your parents, but they couldn't have told you who you are. You're the only one that can say who you are."
They both sat in silence, while Naruto let this information sink in. Finally, Naruto spoke up.
"You still haven't told me what I have to do with all of this" Naruto said.
"Well, I'd like you to help me find the girl with green eyes."
"That shouldn't be that hard, why do you need me for that?" asked Naruto.
"You'd be surprised how hard it is to find a Japanese girl with green eyes. There have been others, but Ching Dai has his own prerequisites. Besides, that is not all I require from you. I would like you to become the leader of my subordinates, when you are ready."
"Why me?" asked Naruto.
"Because you have the potential to be one of the strongest ninja on this planet."
"Do you really think so?" asked Naruto.
"I wouldn't say it if I didn't believe it to be true. So, do you accept?"
Naruto thought about Lo Pan's offer for a moment, before answering.
"Hai, Lo Pan-sama, I accept." said Naruto, while bowing his head.
"Great! We will begin your training immediately."
"No offense, but you don't look to be in the best shape to be training." Naruto said.
"Perceptive as always, Naruto-kun. That's why you will be training with my subordinates." With that, Lo Pan put two fingers to his temple, as if concentrating on something.
Moments later, three men appeared in front of Lo Pan on one knee, bowing.
"These are my subordinates, Thunder, Rain, and Lightning." Lo Pan said, gesturing to each one as he said their names. "Your first instructor will be Thunder. Once you learn all that there is to learn from Thunder, you will be trained by Rain, and then, finally, by Lightning. Your training will be harder than anything that you've ever done but it is necessary to unlock the hidden potential that I know that you have. After training with my three subordinates, I will take over and help you unlock your own gift that is lying dormant within yourself. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Lo Pan-sama." said Naruto.
"Very well. Thunder, he's yours."
"Hai, Lo Pan-sama." Thunder said, as he stood and untied Naruto from the wheelchair. "Naruto, come with me."
As Naruto followed Thunder down the hall, Lo Pan dismissed Rain, leaving only Lo Pan and Lightning in the same room.
"I assume that he agreed." said Lightning.
"Was there any doubt. I've fooled people a lot smarter than that child in my day. It was mere child's play. Children his age are so gullible."
"Indeed." agreed Lightning.
"But to ensure that he doesn't become suspicious, you are to play the part of his caring older brother. Thunder and Rain are having enough trouble just accepting him as an addition to the Three Storms. They would never be able to play that kind of role to the boy."
"As you command, Lo Pan-sama." said Lightning, bowing his head before vanishing into thin air.
"My return is near. And with my return, I shall take my rightful place as the ruler of this world."
A/N:Sorry for the short chapter, but it wouldn't have worked well if added the rest to this chapter. Expect the next chapter to be pretty long. It will be give a basic explanation of the three storms' power. (Sidenote: You should know that I will eventually have the Three Sannin vs the Three Storms). The next chapter is almost done, so please be patient. Also, I have a whole new respect for the story writers here, it's not a easy as it looks. Thanks for reading.