Team Hot Wheels X Naruto
By AlxkendBlader
Disclaimer: I do not own Team Hot Wheels: The Origin of Awesome! or the Naruto franchise, for they belong to their respective owners.
Speaking of which...the Naruto manga series had finally come to a close, with an epilogue where Naruto finally becomes Hokage and is married to Hinata and has kids with her; a son named Boruto and a daughter named Himawari.
By the way, if you haven't noticed yet, I put Chapter 5 Part 1 on the same page as Chapter 4. Be sure to check that out before reading this!
Anyways, on with the story!
Chapter 5.2: Team Hot Wheels in Konoha! Part 2
Naruto grumbled to himself, as he, Gage, Wyatt, Brandon, Rhett and Larry walked back to the Namikaze Estate from the council meeting. It had went well, but for him, it was a near-miss since he had to deal with Danzo, as well as Hiashi Hyuga. Naruto did not like the way that the war-hungry elder had looked at him, knowing that the latter is likely planning something devious behind the Hokage's back. As for the Hyuga clan head himself, Naruto could tell that he does not appear to be very trusting. Plus, he had to avoid getting into conflict with him for Hinata's sake. Not only that, but the other two elders think from a militaristic point of view, which caused them to side with Danzo during council meetings occasionally. At one point during the meeting (and it was one of those times where they side with the war hawk), those two had the gall to outright demand for Naruto to be taken off of Larry's hands and to be placed under state wardship, which would allow Danzo to step in and try to control the jinchuuriki. However, the Hokage overruled them.
Not wanting to see Naruto being in a sourpuss mood about the meeting, Wyatt puts a hand on his shoulder, saying to him, "Cheer up, Naruto, the Hokage stopped those wrinkly old elders from takin' ya away from us, didn't he?"
He gets his hand swatted away by the blond, as Larry says to Wyatt, "Let Naruto clear his head from this on his own, Wyatt. Now, let's just get back to the Forth Hokage's estate."
The next day, everyone decided to head to a local restaurant for lunch, to get their minds off of the council meeting. Just as they arrived, they find that Team 10 is there; all three genin and their jonin instructor.
"Guys, look, it's Team 10," remarks Rhett, before asking, "What are they doing here at this place? Are they here to chow down after a mission?"
At this, Naruto explains, "This place is one of a few restaurants in the village owned by the Akimichi clan, of which Mr. Chubby himself Choji is a member of. Not only do these guys have big appetites, but they're able to convert the calories from the food they eat into chakra that they use for their jutsu. Speaking of which, the Akimichis have this special Expansion Jutsu that allows them to enlarge parts of their body or even their whole body to become giant-sized! From there, new jutsus were developed with that special clan technique as the basis."
Brandon retorts in his usual snarky tone, "Naruto, that is so not possible," as Larry quips, "You've seen Naruto breathe fire, make solid copies of himself out of thin air, take on a bunch of ROOT ninjas and you say it's impossible for those gluttons to make their body parts bigger? What's wrong with you, Brandon? Anyways, we got food to eat here," as the food that they ordered had arrived.
It is then that Team 10 notices them, as Asuma remarks, "Kids, it's those guys from Hot Wheels City, and Naruto's with them."
Shikamaru remarks, "Troublesome. What could possibly bring them here to our village? Then again, they promised your father that they'd deliver him that limousine for his use, sensei."
The jonin nodded, as Ino stared longingly at Wyatt while thinking, "Look at Wyatt-kun with those muscles! He's pumped, and that funny accent...Plus, he could pull off some wicked stunts with his Jump Truck! Forget Sasuke, that guy wouldn't acknowledge me! Sakura can have him for all I care! He's way too caught up in trying to avenge his clan!"
As Wyatt began eating some grilled meat, he suddenly gets the feeling that someone's just gotten a crush on him. He shrugged before continuing eating. (A/N: WyattXIno pairing!)
Meanwhile, a certain bubblegum-haired girl gets a strange feeling as she watched Sasuke Uchiha train, and thought, "Why do I get the feeling that Ino-pig decided to go after another boy, and that I could have Sasuke-kun for all she cares? Oh, well."
Back at the restaurant, Larry and the boys decided to strike up a conversation with Team 10. We see Ino and Wyatt flirting with each other, as Gage and Rhett laughed lightheartedly at the sight, while Naruto and Brandon talk with Choji and Shikamaru.
"I hear you Naras are able to manipulate your shadows in a way that allows you to capture your opponents by latching them to their shadows and even control them like marionettes in that way," remarks Brandon as he pulls out a notepad, "How is that achieved?"
Shikamaru replies in his usual dull and bored tone, "It would be too troublesome to reveal anything; our shadow techniques are clan secrets. We can't just trust any outsiders with this stuff; shinobi from enemy villages may find a weakness or two and use it to their advantage. Selling vital information to an enemy village is a big act of treason for any of the Hidden Villages; it's always a death sentence waiting to happen."
At the last part, the technology enthusiast gulped and paled in fear at the aspect of being put to death for revealing any critical data to the enemy, and he certainly does NOT, under any and all circumstances, want to be executed for treason!
Naruto nodded in agreement, as a chunin then appears into view in a puff of smoke, and asks the blonde, "Naruto Uzumaki?" He nods, as he is then handed a scroll...with the seal of the Hyuga clan on it. Narrowing his eyes, he opens the scroll and reads it, as Brandon asks, "What does that scroll say, Naruto?"
The blonde replies with a groan, "The Hyuga clan head wants an audience with me...tomorrow. Gods, this is all I need! He might not have liked how I interacted with Hinata, but for her sake, I'd best not get into conflict with the guy. He's an absolute master of the Gentle Fist style and can wield the power of the Byakugan eyes to great effect. Plus, there is a technique known to only the members of the main family; the Rotation, where the user spins in place, creating a temporary barrier that is useful for defense and sending an enemy ninja flying. Hiashi Hyuga's not one to mess around with, he's made of stern stuff, as expected for the head of the Hyuga clan."
The next day, Naruto is headed for the Hyuga clan's compound, accompanied by Larry for support. Just as they have arrived at the gate, they are met with two Hyuga guards.
One of them says to Naruto, "Mr. Uzumaki, Lord Hiashi has been expecting you. You and Mr. Fredrickson are allowed entry into the compound." It is then that the two are allowed into the compound, as they are then escorted into the private study of Hiashi Hyuga himself, where the clan head awaits.
"With all due respect Lord Hyuga," started Naruto as he crosses his arms while looking Hiashi in his whitish eyes, "Why have you specifically requested for me to be here? I assume that you would like for me to stay away from Hinata so that she could be allowed to improve on her own without any outside influences?" Larry nods in agreement.
Hiashi then answers with a rare smile, "Actually, I wanted to personally thank you for resolving my daughter's self-esteem problems," at which Naruto cocked an eyebrow as he asks, "Seriously? You're not angry at me for even being near Hinata? You better not be lying, but I'm not going pick any fights with you, just for her sake. Just don't force my hand," as he places a hand near the hilt of his sword.
"I assure you, Naruto Uzumaki," started the Hyuga clan head himself, "that I have no quarrel with you. I knew your mother, Kushina Uzumaki. By the Gods, she was one fierce woman, especially when she's angry! You could practically feel her Killing Intent from even a mile away. It was as if she were another Tsunade! Few ninjas on the battlefield would dare to fight her, only to suffer a painful and humiliating defeat. Even I wouldn't dare to trifle with her! Plus, I have heard from Hinata that you have managed to single-handedly wipe out an entire squadron of Danzo's ROOT ninjas, prior to her team and Team 10 coming to Hot Wheels City. That just proves that you are, as they would put it, 'a chip off the old block'. I appreciate that you helped my daughter with her self-esteem problems (and she managed to defeat her younger sister Hanabi), but the clan elders still look down on her. Those selfish old fools, my father among them, still clinging to outdated traditions in order to stay in power within the clan. Between you and me, I actually agreed with Hinata on how cruel it was to subjugate the branch family using the Caged Bird Seal."
The meeting with Hiashi Hyuga lasted another hour, and Naruto had found that Hiashi was only pretending to act cold towards Hinata in order to prevent the clan elders from seeing him as being weak, among other things. We now see Naruto and Larry on their way back to the Namikaze estate smiling at how well their meeting with Hinata's father had went. They soon arrived home, as Gage comes up to them and asks, "Hey guys, how's that meeting with Hinata's dad go?"
Naruto smiled and replies, "It went very well, actually. Old Hiashi approved of how I helped Hinata with her self-esteem issues, and that he knew my mother. From what he described of her, she's one woman YOU DO NOT want to mess with! Peeping on her is a freaking death wish! I can only imagine whatever damage she unleashed on any that dared to look at her in a lecherous way, especially Jiraiya the Toad Sage."
"Sweet," started Gage but Larry interrupts, "Hold on, Gage. Lord Hyuga also warned us that if we ever did somethin' to hurt Hinata, he'd...Ah, you get the picture!" The driver of Twin Mill himself gulped in fear, as Naruto then remarks, "Yeah, he's that serious, Gage. He is the head of the Hyuga clan, after all, as well as being Hinata's father."
Meanwhile, we see Sasuke Uchiha returning home to his clan's estate after a hard day of training with his team, as he thought back to that fateful night when his older brother, Itachi, murdered their family. Contrary to popular belief, he never truly wanted revenge on Itachi, but he hid this from anyone associated with the Elders. When Sasuke asked his brother why he slaughtered their family...
[Flashback Scene]
"Wait, you've been ORDERED to butcher our family?!" gasped Sasuke in shock, "But why?! Why would the Elders make you carry such a thing out?"
It is then that Itachi replies sadly, "Our father was planning a coup against the Third Hokage, feeling that our clan isn't appreciated enough by the village. I would've wanted to let those not loyal to father live, but they wanted all of the Uchiha's gone, especially the innocent ones. Plus, if that conspiracy had been put into action, it would have lead to a civil war within the village that our enemies would have taken advantage of. The Hokage wanted to talk our clan out this, but the Elders overruled him on this one, unfortunately."
Now the younger Uchiha brother was even more shocked, as he says, "No, no, NO! Father wouldn't plan a coup against the Hokage! He wouldn't! He's too loyal to our village!"
Seeing his brother in denial, Itachi responds, "I am truly sorry, little brother, but it is the truth, and for the sake the village, I must foil this before it could ever come to fruition. I am sparing you, so that you would carry on the legacy of our clan, and to prevent it from forever being branded as traitors. I also threatened the Elders that if they had hurt you in any way and I find out about it, I would reveal everything to the public. Plus, I care too much about you to spill your blood. The Hokage and the ANBU Black Ops might be here any moment. Do NOT mention anything that I had revealed to you to the Hokage or the Elders, do you understand me?"
Sasuke nodded, and watched sadly as his brother left via shunshin. That night, Sasuke swore to himself that he would become stronger, for the sake of his brother, who would come to be labeled a rogue ninja when he left the village. When questioned by the Hokage, Sasuke lied in a convincing way about Itachi having slaughtered the clan as a means to test his strength and that he wanted to get vengeance on the former prodigy for what he had done. This was done to keep the Hokage and the Elders, especially Danzo, from getting suspicious.
[Flashback End]
As Sasuke went to bed, he thought sadly, "Oh, Itachi-nii, why couldn't they have just allowed you to spare those who weren't loyal to father's conspiracy? Then mom would still be around. It's not fair! Hopefully one day, I would be strong enough for Itachi! Just you wait, brother!" He then went to sleep, not knowing what tomorrow may hold for him, asides from the usual team meeting and low-rank missions, as well as the private training sessions Kakashi gives him.
Chapter End