Summary: During his stay on a hidden continent to the rest of the world as a part of his preparation to take the throne, the All-Father-in-training falls for a red-headed beauty with a feisty temper. A few months later, she is preparing to give birth when Loki sends a beast with nine-tails after them. Thor, utilizing his disguise as a random shinobi named, Namikaze Minato, sacrifices his own son and his physical form in this realm (again) to seal the demon within his son. Twelve years pass, and the son of the God of Thunder and King of Asgard, does something to unleash his hidden potential, and now he will have to prove why he is...
SON OF THOR
8: Tests for a God
~Asgard~
"What did you do, Thor Odinson?" Kushina asked with narrowed eyes. Her son was being set up against Kumogakure no Sato's jinchuriki. Thor didn't meet her gaze as he stared down at the all-seeing pool. The All-Father crossed his arms over his chest and closed his eyes.
Who is responsible for this? The former God of Thunder thought with clenched teeth, My son shall not be a toy, Elder-Gods! Hear my thoughts, and be warned!
"Thor Odinson!" Kushina yelled at her husband, making the All-Father flinch at her tone, "You will answer me!"
Thor looked back at Kushina and took in her stance, happy to see it wasn't one of anger but one of worry, similar to what he had seen on his mother's face from time to time when she would face her father. Wrapping his arms around his wife gently, before kissing her on the head and helped soothe her distressed state with his love. The Ruler of Asgard spoke calmly to his worried wife.
"I know not who's behind this treachery, my love," Thor assured her as his own anger grew, "But know that I will find the scum that has done this, and show them no mercy. As the King of Asgard, I will NOT allow for our son to be seen as a plaything!"
"My, my, my," a new voice calmly purred out, making the rulers of Asgard turn to face the newcomer. The redheaded queen's green eyes narrowed and Thor's own blue hardened as they glared at the green clothed sorceress. The Enchantress smirked as she strolled towards the pool, glancing down into it with feigned interest, "The new God of Thunder is just as handsome as his father..."
"What do you want, Wench?" Kushina growled. Thor raised his hand, silencing his wife before she caused an incident (he would back her up if she did, but he'd rather not fight against the Enchantress unless absolutely necessary), and watched as the blonde woman lightly ran her finger around his son's face.
"Answer her question, Sorceress," he commanded. The woman arched a delicate brow and looked back at the All-Father with a frown.
"A lowly servant such as I cannot see my lord's heir?" she asked in return, only receiving a glare, before smirking and answering, "The girl he is to fight, Nii Yugito...she is my daughter, in a sense."
"The Nekomata is not your child," Kushina snarled, "the cat was born from magics you and Loki mixed together. It's not the same as giving her life through flesh!"
"Ah, but how is it that Nii Yugito can handle the Nibi's powers?" the Enchantress countered with a smug grin, "She is my daughter." At their confused faces, the woman took on a mock-shamed look and continued, "I may have possessed her mother during her consummation. How did you get through childbirth my queen? The back pains are quite an annoyance."
"You..." Kushina merely growled in irritation before looking back at the pool. Thor, also annoyed by the seductive Goddess' taunting, looked back as his son hopped over the railing and landed on the floor.
"What did you do?" he asked, eyeing the spell-caster with a withheld anger.
The Enchantress merely smirked wider as the girl with a braid hopped over the railing, landing in a crouch opposite of the new God of Thunder, before she responded, "What makes you think I had anything to do with this, Thor?"
The single question put Thor on the edge and he looked back at the pool with worry. If it wasn't Enchantress, which he was sure it wasn't due to her unnatural honesty, he prayed it was someone other than who it may have been, who it had to be. Watching as his son prepared for a fight against another demi-god, the All-Father thought to himself a single question.
What are you up to, Loki?
~Midgard~
"Really, Yugito?" Naruto asked with a grin, "I was unaware that you would fight despite your forfeiting."
"I...I need to fight you, Naruto-kun," Yugito replied with a bit of uncertainty on her part. Neither teen was aware of the invisible man sitting atop the statue with his hands interlocked and his elbows resting on his knees.
"With the power of a God in my hand, let the mortals below not care nor wish to understand. Have the two blondes fight with all of their might, so I may determine if my theory is right. Let no interference happen at all, at least until one has succumbed to fall. Keep Odinson out of my way, for now, Loki must direct this play," Whispered the illustrious God of Evil. He had taken notice to his brother's son when the boy showed a knack for pranking, finding a good source of entertainment in his brother's delinquent child. As the former God of Mischief, Loki always wondered if his old habits died out completely or if they simply moved on to the next generation. When his nephew began seeing through illusions, playing pranks without getting caught, and constantly eluding his pursuers with simple tricks after being chased on his birthdays, the God of Evil was coming to believe that his 'little fox' attack over a decade ago had more of an impact on his nephew than believed. Now was the time to test the theory, but since the young Yugito had forfeited, he had to 'pull some strings' to make the fight happen without interference.
"If you want a fight, then I shall give you one," Naruto said with a grin reaching for his hammer. Loki placed his fingertips against one another and watched as the fight was about to begin.
"WAIT A MINUTE! SHE FORFEITED!" Loki flinched at the sonic screech that echoed through the room and broke his spell. With a twitch in his right eye, the God of Evil glared at the confused pinkette hard enough that if possible, he would have incinerated her on the spot. He would have done it anyway, but that would have alerted his 'dear brother' Thor to his plans.
"That little bitch," Loki growled before vanishing in a flash of green.
Yugito grabbed her head and fell to her knees as her Biju went on a rampage in her mind. HE DARES TO USE ME! ME? I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS! I AM THE NIBI NO NEKOMATA!
With Loki gone, the spell over the whole arena dropped and the proctor looked at the screen, seeing a different set of names.
Haruno Sakura
VS
Karui
Naruto shuddered at the malicious anger that came from nowhere and glanced nervously at his teammate before looking at his dark skinned friend. The young swordswoman smirked triumphantly and mimicked the two blondes as she jumped over the railing and landed down in the arena. Karui glanced at Naruto with a look of anger before going to the crouching Yugito's side. Yugito swiped at her, her nails unnaturally long, when she attempted to help the jinchuriki stand.
Seeing the trouble that could come if a proctor or another tried to grab Yugito, Naruto moved quickly and put his hand on the girl's shoulder. Surprising enough for those watching, the girl stopped randomly swiping out at nothing. For those with heightened hearing, they either blushed or laughed when she released a small purr of relief. The spectators all nearly simultaneously sent their jaws to the floor when the girl spun around and leapt onto the young Demigod.
Naruto flailed at the excess weight, shocked by the girl's actions, before falling backwards. To his and his ego's relief, Yugito's sensei, Killer Bee, appeared in the sound of a thunderclap. The swordsman grinned down at the demigod as he effortlessly picked the teenage girl up and held her under his arm. Offering his left hand to the downed boy, Killer Bee spoke, "Not bad my man, made a move so fast it affected my fan! Kitty-cat here will be okay, so how's about we get out of the way! Whee!"
"...Right..." Naruto replied with a sigh as he took the man's offered hand and stood. With a nod to Karui, the Demigod followed her sensei back to the stairs. The redheaded girl blushed involuntarily at his silent offer of luck before scowling again and tightening her grip on her sword's handle. She wanted nothing more than to get back at him for his humiliating attack back in the hall.
"Oi! You getting down here or what, pinky?" Karui hollered irritably at the kunoichi staring at her teammate with confusion. Sakura was not sure why she had left Naruto to the Kumogakure shinobi, but she was positive that he would rush back to her side when they met up again. The pinkette frowned as Naruto began talking animatedly with the other Kumo boy, before walking to stand in front of Karui.
Naruto...why won't you look at me? Usually you pester me without a break! What happened? Cha! Naruto-kun became super awesome, but now he hates us! The girl's subconscious wallowed in agony, making the real Sakura feel less confidant than normally.
"Are both fighters ready?" Hayate asked after a small cough into his fist. Getting an assertive nod from Karui and a hesitant one from Sakura, the Tokubetsu Jonin lifted his hand and dropped it, announcing the fight's beginning with a single cry of "Hajime!"
Karui wasted no time as she unsheathed her sword and dashed at the pinkette staring longingly at the blonde boy she was obsessed with beating. With narrowed eyes, Karui cried out as she brought her arm back for a horizontal slash, "FOCUS ON ME!"
Sakura's daze was snapped by her opponent's announcement and she yelped as she quickly pulled out a kunai to defend herself. Barely defending herself by the skin of her teeth, Sakura found herself skidding backwards from the force that came from Karui's right hook that followed. Sakura rubbed her cheek and glared at the angered girl.
"What the hell is your problem!" the pinkette asked, noting the unusual amount of hostility radiating from the redheaded girl.
"You're my problem right now, bitch!" Karui screamed back, readying her sword with both hands on the handle before pointing at Naruto, "You and that stupid blonde asshole you keep staring at!"
Naruto blinked as Karui pointed back at him with her left hand before waving, putting up a small stupid smile as he waved back. He had actually zoned out when Heimdall had contacted him with a warning concerning his uncle, but when Karui shouted 'Stupid Blonde Asshole' and pointed at him, he snapped from his daze.
"Hi Karui-chan! Sakura-chan!" he cried back, "How's the fight going? Sorry, I zoned out! I'll focus this time!"
The Konohagakure genin all sighed in relief, happy to see that despite his new look and attitude, Naruto was still Naruto. More than a few of them were worried about fighting him, but now they were sure he was still the same guy, and the fear of fighting him dimmed slightly. Those on the same side as Naruto all stared disbelievingly at him, wondering how a boy that radiated power and confidence could be so stupid...
"You know, the minute you said that, everyone stared at you," Omoi commented, "Now that they're staring, what if they decide to asses me? Or what if they start studying me for information! Hell, the girls might become so infatuated with my presence that they might try to rape me! Great, now I'm going to get raped! Oh no, what if they get pregnant! I'm too young to be a father!"
Naruto stared disbelievingly at Omoi before slapping the teen on the back and grinning, "If so, I'll be sure to help with your child's raising! A lad as smart as yourself will give the world bright minds! With that in mind, I can make them powerful enough to rival the Warrior's Three!"
Karui ground her teeth before turning around and throwing two shuriken, one hitting her idiotic teammate in the middle of his headband while the one directed at the Thunder God was deflected by his trusty Hi-Ishi, being shattered by a single swing of the hammer. With an irritated scream, Karui shouted, "BOTH OF YOU: SHUT UP!"
"Gomen/Okay!" they both cried back.
Karui glared back at Sakura and blinked upon seeing three of the pink haired girls running at her. Irritated that the girl had enough forethought to take her distraction as an advantage, the young swordswoman failed to notice only one of the three girls was actually running on the floor and two of them were barely touching it.
"You shouldn't have looked away!" Sakura cried out, leaping up as her duplicates copied her, and fell into a kick. Karui studied the girl quickly as she fell before stepping back, spinning her katana around into a reverse hold and bringing her sword back. There was a twitch in her left eye as she brought the hand wielding her reversed sword up, slamming the end of the handle into the immense forehead of her would-be opponent.
Sakura, as smart as she was, thought that the fight was over as soon as Karui took a step back. However, she didn't despair, thinking that Karui would miss in her strike and allow the pinkette to counter with another attack. This barely considered plan went to dust as soon as Karui's katana's handle slammed into her head. Her eyes crossed and her vision went dark as her body went limp upon colliding with the ground. Before completely succumbing to unconsciousness, Sakura heard the proctor say, "Shosha: Karui!"
Karui scowled at the proclamation and slid her katana back into its sheath before stalking back to the arena's viewing stands. The dark skinned girl was met with a grin from her teammate and his friend, the latter clapping a hand on her shoulder before he spoke, "Nicely done, Karui-chan! And thanks for not beating her up too bad."
"You have four seconds to remove your hand before I do."
Naruto quickly pulled his hand back and nervously laughed before taking a step back to stand with Karui's rapping sensei. Said Sensei was now writing down some lyrics before grinning at Karui.
"Not bad Karui, not bad at all. Ya totally got that wimp ta fall! I knew I was right on betting on your win, now all we gotta do is watch Omoi get the pin! Whee!" Killer Bee cried out with raised hands, "The Lyrics of Thunder echo in the skies, but now the Leaf will kiss their wins goodbye...E's? Cheese? Wheeze?"
"I think that rap sunk, Sensei," Karui deadpanned before glaring at the sniggering Naruto, "Oi! Don't laugh at Kirabi-sensei, mister 'God of Thunder'!"
Killer Bee stopped trying to find a rhyme for his rap and stared at the blonde for a moment before grinning. Crossing his massive arms over his chest, Killer Bee smirked as he spoke, "So the rumors are true, then? I thought ya looked familiar my little man. Can't wait to tell bro-sama it's true, looks like the true Thunder God has come back...as you!"
Naruto sighed and rubbed his head, "Yeah...sure Kirabi-san..."
"Next match: Ino Yamanaka VS Akimichi Choji." The Proctor announced. Naruto groaned and turned away, feeling the match would be disappointing. He felt a gaze on him and looked across the way to see Kakashi staring at him. With an arched brow, the blonde demigod held two hands into a ram seal and relocated himself across the way, a small boom following his movement.
The jonin on the Konohagakure side all jumped as Naruto appeared next to his sensei, ignoring the measuring glares he was getting from the many genin looking at him. Naruto looked up at his sensei with a frown.
"Stop looking at me like that," he quietly demanded, "I'm not the one that abandoned my teammate in enemy, friendly guys, but still enemy hands."
Kakashi blinked before eye-smiling down at the boy, "Ah, I was only looking at you because I was lonely."
"Do you realize how disturbing that sounds?"
"The minute it left my mouth..."
"YOSH! KAKASHI, YOUR YOUTHFUL STUDENT RADIATES PURE STRENGTH! YOUTH IS STRONG IN HIM, HOPEFULLY YOU HAVEN'T CORRUPTED HIM IN THE HIP AND COOL ATTITUDE!" a man wearing a green spandex suit cried. Naruto stared up at him and instantly found his attention drawn to the large eyebrows on his head. He jumped when they wiggled.
DEAR ODIN! THEY'RE ALIVE! He thought with a horrified face, Kaa-san was right! Maito Gai is even more frightening than my Uncle!
"Hmm, you say something, Gai?" Kakashi asked in a bored tone, looking lazily at his 'rival'. The man seemed to recoil in horror and pointed dramatically at the silver haired Jonin.
"CURSE YOU AND YOUR YOUTHFUL WAYS, KAKASHI! I DEMAND A CHALLENGE!" Gai cried with fire in his eyes as he pumped his fist down in a 'challenging' pose. Kakashi sighed and pulled his book out; ignoring the glare he got from the raven haired woman standing near them.
Naruto inched back and away from his sensei and the strange man known as Maito Gai. His hand was already resting on his hammer's handle and he resisted the urge to beat the man into a coma. Before he could attempt to return to his former spot with Omoi, a miniature Maito Gai popped up in front of him. Naruto recognized him as Rock Lee, and he paled when he realized the boy was an exact duplicate of the frightening man trying to get his sensei to accept a 'three legged race'.
I cry for my generation...Naruto thought before smiling to the boy, fighting the urge to flee at his presence. A cry of pain got his attention and he looked across the railing to see Omoi holding his head and Karui's face being flushed as she glared at the injured boy.
"Yosh! Gai sensei is right, you do radiate Youthfulness!" Lee exclaimed with a smile, "I shall make you my new rival! For you are nearly as strong as my teammate and Arch Rival, Hyuuga Neji! I challenge you, Uzumaki Naruto-"
"Naruto Thorson," the blonde absentmindedly corrected as he locked eyes with an injured Omoi. The dark skinned boy mouthed 'Help Me' before Karui slammed another fist into his head. Naruto winced at the sight and shuddered before turning back to the 'Challenge Ranting' boy and interrupted him with the (he would later learn it was the sentence that ruined his life) innocent question of, "I'm sorry, were you saying something?"
Lee froze and everyone on the Konohagakure no Sato side looked at him, Kakashi with a bit of worry and Gai with as much outrage as Lee was starting to show, before the green clad teen suddenly exploded, "YOUR HIP AND COOL ATTITUDE WILL NOT DIM MY YOUTHFULNESS, NARUTO!"
"What?" Naruto asked with alarm before he felt like crying when Lee continued.
"YOU ARE NOW MY ARCH NEMESIS, NARUTO! MY YOUTHFULNESS SHALL BRIGHTEN YOUR HIP AND COOL ATTITUDE! YOSH!"
Kakashi patted the blonde on the shoulder and said with , "Welcome to Hell, Naruto. Welcome to my Hell."
AN: Short? Meh, whatever. I wanted to get this chapter up before Halloween. Next chap, the Preliminaries End and the Journey to Kumo begins! READ AND REVIEW!
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