D.S.: Hey guys, I'm so sorry, I have been off Fan Fiction for a good while now and I kinda forgot about everything due to work, school, and life. So, I'm back and I humbly apologize for not updating sooner, I know that there are a lot of people who seem to have put this on their alerts and I thank you so much! I also believe that since I've been off , I've gotten much better at writing. I noticed that I had problems with specifying who was talking and I'll be fixing those eventually. XD Again, I apologize, and let's get this show on the road shall we? I don't own anything btw. Toodles!

PS. It also seems that since I've been gone, Naruto had come to the US, become an annoy burden to society due to terrible voice acting, and I will be staying with the original knowledge that I had at the time…so no, I will not be having the Akatsuki unless someone gives me a good enough reason or acceptable way that they get to Hyrule…and explain why Sasuke is still with the group.

The Legend of Zelda: The Arrival of the Shinobi

Chapter 8: 'Comrades' and 'Protectors'

Koume and Kotake were forced to leave as they were brutally embarrassed and confused, they flew off into the distance, vowing to return and blah blah blah…Naruto was laughing loudly as he watched them fly away. "You know, I think the only reason I won was because they don't know what we are…heheh, fine by me!" he said proudly, turning and walking back towards the castle. When he entered, two gloved hands grabbed him by the throat and picked him up. Link's eyes were vividly angry and murderous, "Ack! Guh…heh…uhhh…hi?" Naruto choked, giving him a half-hearted grin.

"What…the hell…did you do?!" Link demanded, wanting to hear this with his own, very long, ears.

"I uhh…did a jutsu…o-or…technique if that's what…you want…to call it. Now…can you…let me down?" Naruto asked, starting to squirm slightly in Link's grasp. He sighed in relief as he felt the hands drop him to the ground and he coughed slightly to get air. Link had a strange look on his face, he remembered fighting Twin Rova once and he had a horrible time of it, why were these kids able to do these tricks that could trump his enemies…even him…he hated that he didn't know how these people did their tricks and illusions, he felt like it was almost cheating. "Hey…you okay?" Naruto asked, getting to his feet.

"I'm fine." Link said, "I'm going to go get my horse, she's probably went to the ranch." He said abruptly, walking down the road towards the gate.

"Link, wait!" Zelda called, not wanting him to go by himself, she was about to say something when Link seemed to be waiting for something or someone. She looked at the ninja, "I think he's waiting for you to follow him." she whispered, watching the ninja follow after him. Kakashi decided to stay; he smiled at the princess as she seemed very worried.

"He'll get used to it eventually; he's probably just confused and thrown from his comfort zone. He has always been the one protecting others, right? He's never been the one with protection due to what I've heard about his adventures…maybe we need to rephrase what we are to him, not protectors…but comrades." Kakashi said with a nod.

"Maybe…" Zelda replied, looking pensive. "Thank you, Kakashi." She added, giving him a final smile and nod.

"Meh, he's just a pansy." Dark Link blurted, folding his arms in a huff. "I'd prefer it, he'd be easier to get rid of if he were by himself…" he added, his origins getting the best of him for a moment.

"You will report to us as soon as possible…understood?" Zelda demanded, giving him a stern look.

"Yeah yeah, I know." Dark Link grumbled, disappearing into nothingness, causing Zelda to heave a sigh.

"Are you sure you want to trust this, kage bushin of Link's? He seems very unruly…" Kakashi said, scratching his silver head with a hand.

"There is not much else I can do, I will wait and see." Zelda replied her eyes closed and hands put together in prayer; a bright triangular emblem shown on her right hand, causing an eyebrow to rise on Kakashi's face.

Hyrule Field

Link was walking in front of Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, seeming very tense he had his hand on the hilt of his sword at all times for some reason. Naruto had his hands behind his head and frowned, "Why's he always uptight and angry?" he grumbled, causing Sasuke to ignore him and Sakura to sigh.

"He's probably telling himself that he doesn't need our protection…" Sakura replied, looking slightly sad.

"He's being a fool." Sasuke added, shaking his head slightly. "His fighting skills only include minimal magic, sword, and bow techniques, he's got nothing more than that. He needs more versatility than just sword skills."

"Well, obviously these guys don't have chakra abilities…maybe that's all he can have?" Naruto said, actually having a point for once.

"You never know…but we can try." Sakura said with a laugh. They arrived at a large ranch; the sign above it was in strange, foreign letters. The ranch was obviously Link's destination due to him having walked into it. "Wow! This place is huge! Look at the horses!" Sakura gasped, pointing at the large beasts trotting around the enclosed area.

Naruto grinned, "I'm gonna ride one!" he blurted, a stupid grin on his face as he imagined himself as a ninja on his trusty steed…granted, it was a very odd and conflicting image, something not beyond Naruto's imagination. He ran over to a large brown horse and jumped on, the horse reared, and bolted off, bucking Naruto to the ground. "…O-Owwww!" Naruto groaned, holding his head and frowning at his two teammates who were laughing at him. He turned his head to see Link talking animatedly with a red-haired girl, who seemed to work at the ranch, his brown horse, Epona, was standing with the two. Link actually seemed pretty happy as he was talking to her. He got up and ran over to them, "Hey Link! Who's this?!" He blurted, making Link jump a foot in the air.

"D-Don't do that!!" Link yelled, looking startled.

"Wow fairy boy! I didn't know you could jump like that!" The red-haired girl giggled.

"It was his fault and stop calling me that, my name's Link, Malon." Link said, giving her a tired glare, causing 'Malon' to laugh harder.

"Oh you know I'm just kidding, Link. Who are these people, they're dressed funny, kinda like you!" She said, making another joke about Link, causing the blonde to grumble more.

Naruto grinned, "Sooooo…Link, is she your…" he lifted his pinky finger, which was a hand sign for a 'girlfriend' or 'special someone' in their land. "…You know!" he added, giving him a sly grin.

"Oh Naruto, stop!" Sakura barked, punching him in the head, making him yell out in pain. "That's our idiot Naruto, I'm Sakura, and this is Sasuke, were here to help Link." She introduced quickly, not getting involved with the last name/first name deal with these people.

"Oh, it's nice to meet you! I'm Malon, and this is Lon-Lon Ranch, my father, Mr. Ingo, and myself own and manage this ranch…Link keeps Epona here sometimes when she feels that she doesn't want to stay in the royal stables, or when he wants an excuse to talk to me!" Malon joked, causing Link to stammer that she was lying and for her to stop. "Oh come on, I'm your friend, it was a joke." She said to him, causing him to sigh.

"I dunno…he seemed pretty defensive right then…" Naruto said before getting a boot to the head from the Hero of Time.

"With that out of the way," Link interrupted loudly. "I came for Epona and…to borrow three other horses." He grumbled; he was actually accommodating Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.

"No problem! I'll go get them, but make sure to bring them back!" Malon said cheerfully, but there was something in her voice that just DARED you not to listen to her.

"Why are you doing this? I thought that you didn't want us following you." Sasuke said flatly.

"I lost remember? I'm not going be rude and have a horse and make you guys walk…I'm not that mean." Link said, glancing away.

"Awww, he likes us!" Naruto said obnoxiously, gaining another boot to the head, leaving a lump on top of the one that had swollen from the first. "…Ow..." Naruto groaned, holding his head.

Malon brought up the three horses and handed them to Link, one was brown, one was black, and one was gray. "Here you go, Link." She said, handing the reins to the blonde.

Link smiled at her, "Thanks Malon…" he said, giving her a nod. He turned and handed a pair of reins to each ninja. "Here, you guys do know how to ride, right?" he asked, frowning at them.

"I do." Sasuke said, getting on the black horse no problem.

"It's not too hard." Sakura replied as she was getting on the gray one she was handed.

"No problem!" Naruto said. He jumped to get on his and fell right off, making Link laugh for the first time since the ninja had been there…of course it had to be AT Naruto not WITH Naruto.

"Here…put your foot in my hands." Link said, crouching down next to Naruto and creating a cup with his hands for Naruto to put his foot in and push him up into the saddle. As Naruto had finally gotten into the saddle he cheered. "Woo! Look at that! I told you guys I was good." He called to Sasuke and Sakura, who were already riding off with Link. "W-WAIT UP!!" he called spurring his horse forward.

"So, where are we going?" Sasuke asked, riding next to Link.

"We're going to a place called Gerudo Valley and to the Gerudo Fortress; I have to speak with their leader, Nabooru." Link said.

D.S.: All right, that's enough for this chapter, I just want to get the chapter on so you guys don't think I'm dead, so read and review, DATTEBAYO!! XD

Naruto: …Sniffle…she stole my word…TToTT;

Sasuke: Who cares?

Naruto: TEME!!

Link: My heeeeeaaad. :(

Zelda: BYE!! :(