Kamen Shinobi Naruto
Ch. 2: My Name Is Konohamaru!
In the village of Konohagakure no Sato, it was to be ninja registration day…
"WHAT?" gasps Naruto, "It's been canceled?"
"No" says the cameraman before him "it's being held back for only 3 more years while all young ninjas like you is going to be training. I don't know for what reason. Sandaime-sama brought this up a few nights ago, I'm sorry."
"OOOH!" groans Naruto, "and I've prepared for my dynamic-looking picture too!"
Rather than taking a standard pose for his identification picture, Naruto wanted to go all out, painting his face and bare skin like Kabuki theatre actors plus without his forehead protector. He was so looking forward to starting his life as a ninja.
"But I'll tell you what, kid;" says the photographer "I'll take your 'dynamic' picture for your pleasure for half-price. Just don't regret it, 'kay?"
"I guess it's better than nothing," sighs Naruto.
In the Third Hokage's office, Naruto (still wearing his green goggles) is discussing with him…
"Why is the ninja program placed on hold for 3 years, Jiji?" asks Naruto.
The Third Hokage answers, "It's been an agreement for all the shinobi villages that once the Kamen Shinobi System was found again, that we would hold a training regime for all graduating students at their respective ninja academies and their higher ranked shinobi, with all promotion exams postponed until the regime is over. What with the diabolic Tail Crystals being at an all-time high and many higher rank shinobi needing to be under medical care for these past 17 years. Since many villages felt really competitive for the missing device, once a year each ninja village sends a single shinobi of the best of the best under the Kage rank their respective village has to offer on a quest to find the device once again. Once found, the regime would begin as a treaty between each shinobi country and, unfortunately, we would have to study and later mass duplicate the Kamen Shinobi System to battle the Tail Crystal Kaijin. Also, as you, yourself, have experienced four nights ago, they would like most of their young ninja to be robust and mature enough to able to handle it."
Naruto groans, "So that's why I couldn't find it when I woke up, you've confiscated it so you could make more of it." "Exactly," nods Hiruzen Sarutobi. Naruto sighs, "You could've told me about the whole thing when I went through all the trouble after finally getting my own forehead protector and before you took the device from me." "We had no idea that someone would hide it in the Scroll of Sealing and would only be unveiled by tears of a thankful young man who has suffered years of pain" retorts the Third Hokage.
Naruto then shows the old man his picture, "How does this picture of me look though?"
Immediately, Sarutobi says, "If it weren't for the regime, I'd ask you to retake the registration."
"Why?" blinks a surprised Naruto.
"Well," starts off the Third Hokage "for starters if your photo was for your registration, it would be unacceptable and it will make you look like a total clown to the entire ninja world and nobody would ever take you seriously; the photo is for ninja training and missions, which is the key to your future. You're also missing your headband. Be thankful you're still going to be a genin, you've got 3 years to perfect your skills under one or more selected higher ninjas and to make your profile more presentable before being placed in a team."
Naruto cringes, "I wasn't going to put on my forehead protector until the orientation; I didn't want it to get it damaged. Also, *heh-heh* I couldn't understand this complicated stuff."
Sarutobi sighs.
Naruto's eyes widen, "Two strangers are coming!" instinctively, he turns toward the door "Who's there?" "What?" quietly exclaims Sarutobi, turning toward the same door—
WHOOSH!
"FIGHT ME, OLD GEEZER!" calls out a little boy. The boy has short spiky dark brown hair, dark eyes, a yellow shirt with the Konoha symbol in red, grey shorts, a long blue scarf, and a grey helmet that has an orange frowny face on the right side, a red circle on the left side, and a hole at the top for his hair to stick out of.
The kid charge at the Sandaime with a pretty basic shuriken, exclaiming "I CHALLENGE YOU FOR THE TITLE OF HOKAGE!"
Then, surprisingly, he trips and falls flat on his face against the floor.
Calm now, Sarutobi sighs 'Will this ever end?' Naruto frowns, 'How the heck did I sense this shrimp long before the old man? Even I'm not that sharp all the time, admittedly! Plus who the heck is he and the other guy coming?'
Another male voice is heard, "Oh no! Not again!"
The owner of the voice comes rushing in; he's a middle-aged man in black with round black sunglasses, and he has a Konoha forehead protector worn as a bandana, signifying that he's a ninja of Konohagakure.
The young boy gets up, rubbing his forehead, "Something tripped me!"
The middle-aged ninja, whose name is Ebisu, asks the boy while adjusting his sunglasses "Are you alright, honorable grandson? And by the way, there's nothing here to trip on; it's pretty flat."
Ebisu catches a glimpse of Naruto and sneers 'The Nine-Tailed Fox; the worst kind of troublemaker! Even more so when he caused the training regime to start so soon!'
Ebisu is one of the many villagers who believe Naruto and the Nine-Tailed Fox are one human entity.
The young boy, whose name is Konohamaru, steps up to Naruto and points an accusing finger at him "You've set a trap, didn't you!" Naruto grabs the child by the scruff of his scarf and hollers "You tripped over your own feet, you little dork!"
"Hey, you!" shouts Ebisu "Let go of Sandaime-sama's honorable grandson this instant!"
Naruto lowers Konohamaru to the floor, not letting go of the little boy's scarf. Konohamaru frowns at the blond 'That stopped him, just like all the rest! Now that he knows who I am, he won't dare lay a finger on me.' Then he taunts Naruto, "What's the matter? Go ahead; punch me! I dare ya! Or are you afraid of what my grandfather's going to do to you because he's the Hokage?"
"Like I care, you idiot!" roars Naruto, punting the boy in his helmet with his fist "I wouldn't even care if he was your grandmother, so believe it!"
Ebisu is shocked beyond compare at Naruto's action.
Falling to the floor, Sarutobi's grandson thinks to himself 'He's different…'
As Naruto storms out, Sarutobi sighs in a whisper "This is not looking good…"
Later, as Konohamaru is standing to 'face' Ebisu's lecturing—
"Listen, you are the honorable grandson of Sandaime-sama; you cannot let riffraff like that boy draw you into a fight, even though he deserves it! You see, he's far beneath you; you mustn't stoop to his level. As your jonin tutor, I am always right. I am far above the other trainers in all of Konoha, so heed my every word. You wish to be the 5th Hokage, well I can teach you the best way to it. I can take you to the top easily, but you must always stay close to me. Are we clear—"
Then he finds out that the child's gone. He exclaims in horror, "WHERE'D HE GO NOW?"
Hiruzen speaks up, "I think he's gone with Naruto, but I have no idea where they both are."
Ebisu overreacts and runs out the door, "IT'S A DISASTER! HONORABLE GRANDSON!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi sighs to himself, 'How in the world did my grandson grow up to be like that? He's quite determined; that was his 20th sneak attack today. He could get even worse if he hangs around with Naruto. He wouldn't teach him anything really bad, would he? Something else comes to mind as well; how did Naruto detect my grandson and Ebisu way before I did? Even those two aren't powerful enough to defeat me, especially my grandson.'
Then he realizes, "A strengthening aftereffect?"
While he's walking through the village, Naruto notices that the young grandson of the Third Hokage is following him; aside from the fact that the younger kid is doing a bad job at cloaking himself.
Naruto asks himself inwardly 'How the heck am I able to tell it's that brat without needing to turn my head? I swear it's more annoying than his pathetic cloaking techniques.'
Then 3 minutes later, feeling that he had enough with the younger kid following him, Naruto turns to the fence behind him and confronts a poorly disguised grandson of the Hokage "STOP FOLLOWING ME! You aren't fooling anyone with that ridiculously obvious and pathetic Cloak of Invisibility Technique, besides I know you're that old man's snot-nosed grandson even when I'm looking away from you! So just give it up!"
Dropping the cloth, the young boy snickers and says "Impressive, to know who I am and to see through my cover. It seems the rumors about you are true." Naruto asks with a frown, "That I'm trouble and you should keep away from me? Or that I'm a danger to everyone around me?" The surrounding adult villagers gasp and head for cover.
Noticing the villagers reaction, the Hokage's grandson shakes his head "No, I've heard some rumors that you were really good as a ninja."
"Huh?" exclaim the villagers in confusion. Naruto blinks in confusion 'Admittedly, that is only half the truth; I was never that good a ninja. Even that bastard, Sasuke, is more talented.'
The boy steps up to Naruto and says, "Alright, I'll be your apprentice!" Naruto shakes his head, "Heck no." "Huh?" blinks the Hokage's grandson, "But why?" "Because you'll hate me for unintentionally freezing the shinobi program in the whole world for 3 years."
"Please!" begs the younger child "I need to learn that Sexy Technique you've used on my grandfather to defeat him!"
"You're joking!" frowns Naruto, crossing his arms "You want me to teach you a technique I've modified from the Transformation Technique to use on perverted men, so you could use it to help you defeat the old man?"
"Not just that!" pleads the boy "I need a new trainer, a better one than Four-Eyes!"
The moment he said 'Four-Eyes', Naruto envisions the sunglasses-wearing tutor who was watching over him originally.
"Please teach me, boss!" continues the child.
"Boss?" blinks Naruto in confusion.
Naruto thinks about it at first, since he never had a follower before, then says "Well, how can I refuse?"
Later, Naruto and Sarutobi's grandson are walking down the street…
"Listen," says Naruto "if you want to become a master ninja, you have to control your chakra."
"My chakra?" asks the Hokage's grandson.
"Chakra is a special energy used to perform jutsu" explains Naruto, "The ninja arts combine energy from each cell in the body with mental or mystical energy which is intensified through training and experience. When these two forms of chakra, mental and physical, mix, the use of special hand signs, or hand seals, allow the ninja to use this combined energy to perform advanced techniques."
"Wow!" smiles the Sandaime's grandson "You memorized it down without needing to look into the textbook scroll on the subject! You're awesome, boss!"
Naruto's eyes widen, 'Okay, just how the heck did I know all that stuff about chakra? At first, I thought it was called 'Chatora'. Whatever's happening to me is really creeping me out!'
"Look," says Naruto "there's more to being a ninja other than chakra control and enhancement: hard work and guts." "Yes, boss!" nods the child. Naruto says, "I'm going to throw some challenges your way for little bit. Are you ready for it?" "Believe it, boss!" smiles the child.
Eyeing a nearby woman in a lavender kimono shopping in the outdoor market, Naruto sees that the redhead with a ponytail is definitely easy on the eyes and suggests to the child "Her! Let's see you transform into her!"
"Right!" nods the Hokage's grandson.
"Okay, the basics are 'Bon Kyuu Bon'. Got it? Now try it out!" "Yes, boss!" shouts the young boy "Henge!"
The resulting transformation is not all that good for the boy; the lady he transformed into is corpulent and highly not appealing, but thankfully clothed.
"NO!" roars Naruto.
Changing back, the kid asks "What's wrong with it?" "For one, the body was too fat and the face was totally ugly; you've done it absolutely wrong! Make her more slender and more beautiful!"
"That was supposed to be me?" frowns the same lady the child tried to imitate.
BAM!
After placing a blow to Naruto's cheek, she then smiles sweetly to the younger boy, "Although it's his words, he was right. So please next time make sure when you imitate me, make me cuter, honorable grandson." Then she leaves.
Startled, the young boy gulps "S-sc-scary…"
Naruto gets back up, sporting a small bruise, saying "That's the way girls are sometimes. But why weren't you whacked too?"
Deciding to help younger boy refine his knowledge on female beauty, Naruto takes him to the adult section of the bookstore, the girls' section of the public bathhouse, etc. Yet, everywhere they went, Naruto is the only one of the two who gets struck.
Coming to an opening in the forest, Naruto decides to have the kid practice on it from Naruto's knowledge without having any females attacking. The child explains that because he's the Hokage's grandson, the villagers want to respect from their beloved leader and hurting his grandson is seen an offense to the Hokage in their eyes.
Meanwhile, in the spot in the forest where Mizuki fell to Naruto's Multiple Shadow Clones' punches, small powdered remains of the shattered Tail Crystal arouse and turn into a swarm of demonic red-and-black spiders.
At the same time, Ebisu is not wasting any time in searching for the Hokage's grandson.
"Naruto!" growls Ebisu, looking for the two "What has he done with the honorable grandson? What is his fiendish plan?" Then he groans out desperately for a moment, "Damn it, where did they go?"
Ebisu then reaffirms himself, while touching his sunglasses 'It is my duty as a Jonin and elite trainer for Hokage prospects to eradicate any vermin threatening to infect my students! If one learns ninjutsu under my tutelage, they will have the promise of prominence such as the title of Hokage effortlessly! I am the number one shortcut for the honorable grandson!'
Then he zips away with great speed to continue his search for the child.
Taking a break, Naruto wanted the child to break the ice while they're drinking their canned drinks—
"Do you really want to kill your grandpa?" asks Naruto. The little boy hesitates then answers, "No, I don't." "Then why the heck are you attacking your grandpa all the time?"
"My name is Konohamaru," says the young child, "Grandpa named me that, after the village. It should be easy to remember. Although everyone knows my name, no one calls me by my name, just 'honorable grandson'. They don't see me for who I am, they just the 'honorable grandson' of the 3rd Hokage. Nobody even knows who I am for myself. I feel too invisible to even exist because of that stupid title. I can't stand it anymore. That's my reason that I attempt to become Hokage as soon as possible so people would know who I am!"
"Get real!" frowns Naruto, "Nobody's going to accept a squirt like you to become Hokage!" "What?" frowns Konohamaru. Naruto says, "Nobody can just snap their fingers and become the champion just like that; it's extremely more difficult than you think. You'll have to earn the village's respect, you'll have to be an excellent fighter, you'll have to understand how the world truly works, you'll have to be ready for the unexpected and brave it, you're going to have thousands of lives under your protection, and you'll have to know a great deal of many techniques. But most of all, to become the greatest you'll have to prove yourself so everyone will believe in you. I'm working my way to be Hokage because I'm more alone than you are; I've been ignored, pushed away, and treated like I've got the plague or something. But through it all, I've found one person who believes in me. I had to get knocked down a lot to get that one person." Then he looks at the child with incredible ferocity, saying to him "Finally, you have to get past me first."
Konohamaru gasps in realization, Naruto's faced lots of hardship and his eyes contain unexpected amount of experience.
On the roof of the Hokage's office, where he is looking toward the Hokage Monument… Iruka, lightly covered in a few bandages under his garments yet well enough to come out of the hospital, appears behind the lord.
"Sandaime-sama!" calls Iruka, "I've been looking for you." "For what purpose, Iruka?" asks Sarutobi.
Iruka kneels down to his lord as he speaks, "It's about Naruto; I'm sorry that he has caused the 3 Year Training program to take place." "It's alright, the world may need it now that the Kamen Shinobi System is found again. Is there something else?" "Yes," nods Iruka "I was hoping he may register properly when the program finishes." "He should," says Hiruzen "under your tutelage." "What?" blinks Iruka.
The 3rd Hokage explains, "During these 3 years of training for all young shinobi in all countries, the other Kage and I have discussed it and decided to give 'minor' semi-missions to those training and be trained in the higher schools or under the guidance of several higher-ranked ninja, before they are finally assigned to their teams and Jonin teachers."
Iruka smiles, "That's great! Then I can help Naruto with the basics all over again while helping him recap for the things he's missed at the academy! I did give him a big lecture the other night at Ichiraku's Ramen a few nights ago, even though he still beamed about becoming a genin at last that he has strong beliefs that things will change and people will stop looking down on him."
The 3rd Hokage remains taciturn, while looking at the stone face of the 4th Hokage, voicing his doubts "I fear his dream may not come true: people don't change that quickly nor easily. The Nine-Tailed Fox Demon is sealed inside of him 12 years ago, and only the adults who fought it during its attack and lived remember it. I made the fact absolutely secret and severely punished those who broke the rule, so the present children won't know about it and treat him normally: which would've been the only hope for Naruto. The 4th Hokage's last wish was for everyone to see Naruto as a hero."
"A hero?" asks Iruka.
The Sandaime continues, "The Yondaime sealed the Fox into a newborn baby, Naruto, turning him into Jinchuuriki, a human sacrificed to become a living container to the Tailed Beast demon. However, sadly, driven by fear the people only see Naruto as a demon child, they misunderstood it, and that very hatred has been passed down to their unknowing children."
"Have you heard this, Iruka?" asks the 3rd Hokage. Iruka asks "What?" "When a person hates another and does not recognize him, that person's eye becomes terribly cold when looking at the other."
Iruka hangs his head, downcast. Had anyone who would care for Naruto known this, they would've something about it.
"Also, there's another factor to be taken into account;" says the 3rd Hokage "the Kamen Shinobi System. When sales for the Tail Crystals increasing drastically and many higher rank shinobi needing to be under medical care for these past 17 years since it was missing. The international treasure of the shinobi was one of our best hopes against the Tail Crystals' corruption and chaos; even it couldn't be in 100 places at once. Since many villages felt really competitive for the missing device, once a year each ninja village sends a single shinobi of the best of the best under the Kage rank their respective village has to offer on a quest to find the device once again. Until it could be found, many who had remembered it forgot it and had it passed off for fictional TV shows and storybooks to attempt to enlighten the children. Once the device was finally found, the training regime would begin as a treaty between each shinobi country and, unfortunately, we would have to study and later mass duplicate the Kamen Shinobi System to battle the Tail Crystal Kaijin and Kaiju. As Naruto have experienced four nights ago, they would like most of their young ninja to be robust and mature enough to able to handle it and the responsibility. The surprising fact that it was sealed within the Scroll of Sealing in our village and could only be released with the tears of one who finally felt acknowledged as an another leads me to believe that the 4th Hokage has found it and sealed it in, knowing everything that's transpired around Naruto would happen and made it his legacy for world peace."
"World peace?" asks Iruka, surprised.
"But the way I see it," says Hiruzen "the councils of each shinobi village see the device as a perfect weapon worthy only to the ultimate shinobi in the entire world of Ninchiikyu. Having that device fall onto Naruto's lap to save us from an attack would be stressful for him."
"I see," sighs Iruka.
Suddenly, the 3rd Hokage starts to feel really uneasy for a moment. Taking notice, Iruka asks "What's wrong, Hokage-sama?"
Iruka then gets a similar feeling, "Oh! I haven't felt anything like this since—"
"The night with the Tailed Kaiju was born from Mizuki" finishes Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Iruka gasps in horror, "Oh no!"
The 3rd Hokage turns and walks to Iruka's side, "Let's go!"
The two stop in his office to look into a crystal ball…
"It seems the Tail Crystals are more versatile than I last remembered—" states Hiruzen, "one can transform a person into a Shippo Kaijin reflecting on themselves and can have such cruelty accumulate over time through physical contact and command. But when shattered without physical contact or holy power or high enough level of power like a Jonin or a Kamen Shinobi can unleash a Shippo Kaiju, while the crystal's remains could recycle themselves into a random Shippo Kaijin or Kaiju." Then he forms a few hand seals before calling out, "Tōmegane no Jutsu!"
The crystal ball glows and then shows the image of Naruto conversing with young Konohamaru…
Back in the forest, where Naruto and Konohamaru are…
Ebisu lands on a tree branch behind the two young boys, yelling "I have found you!"
The boys turn to look at the sunglasses-wearing Jonin, who then coldly glares at Naruto, 'Damn demon fox…'
Naruto groans inwardly, knowing the common cold stare everyone has given him.
Leaping down to the ground, Ebisu says to the younger boy "Now, honorable grandson, let us go home."
"Now way!" defies Konohamaru "I'm going to defeat my grandfather and claim the title of Hokage! I don't need you!"
Naruto asks himself, "Isn't there anything else on his mind?"
Ebisu slowly walks toward the child, in a lecturing tone of voice "A Hokage is more than just a fighter, it is a title you receive when you understand the principles of morality, knowledge, loyalty, getting along with family, and use more than 1000 techniques."
"Boss told me that already and I understand that!" growls an even more defiant Konohamaru, having his chakra swirl around him "Henge!"
POOF!
Out of a poof of smoke, reveals in Konohamaru's place appears a naked beautiful and voluptuous woman with long wavy dark brown hair, brown eyes, and the best curves in the right places who is partially concealed with small traces of clouds to the barest minimum. She poses sexually as if she's doing it for a magazine, giggles, winks, and says "Take this! Oiroke no Jutsu!"
Ebisu gawks in shock, but is barely stimulated at the preferred amount!
POOF!
A worried Konohamaru changes back, "It didn't work!"
Frustrated, Ebisu shrieks out "WHAT AN INDECENT TECHNIQUE!"
Grabbing Konohamaru by his scarf, Ebisu loudly exclaims, "I am a gentleman! I will never fall for a sordid technique like that!" Konohamaru tries to get away with great difficulty, but Ebisu's hold remains adamant as he states to the boy "If you stay with Naruto Uzumaki, honorable grandson, you will become a stupid delinquent just like him! The best shortcut to becoming a Hokage is to learn under me! Now let's go home!" "NEVER!" grits Konohamaru, trying to get away.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" calls out Naruto, earning the present company's attention—
A whole army of clones of Naruto appears in a flash around Ebisu and Konohamaru. Admittedly, Naruto may not have studied the regular Shadow Clone Technique; he has mastered it to a point to a point to limit the great number from the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to an extent and still have enough chakra to perform other ninja techniques without outside help.
The distant observers in the Hokage office looking in the crystal ball gasp in amazement.
Iruka smiles, "Amazing! He's mastered the parent technique to the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique without outside help."
Even Konohamaru is amazed beyond belief, "Whoa! That technique is so awesome, that this is even better than the Sexy Technique!"
Ebisu, however, is mostly unimpressed and he scoffs at the blond misfit student "This is not enough to impress me, despite how I look I am an elite ninja teacher and a special jonin at that. I am nothing like that traitor, Mizuki." He then steps in, confronting all the blond ninjas in the center, as if he's about to unleash an explosively powerful ninjutsu technique, "and I am loyal to the ideals of Konohagakure no Sato to never use the vile Tail Crystals. Prepare yourself, you little upstart!"
Tension increases as all combatants prepare to strike…
Then every Naruto call out, "Henge!"
POOF!
A wide area of chakra appear around the army of blonde ninja, to later create a massive collective poof of smoke, revealing in each one's place—
A massive crowd of naked beautiful and voluptuous women with blonde hair in long pigtails, sapphire blue eyes, small whisker marks on her cheeks, and the best curves in the right places who are partially concealed with small traces of clouds to the barest minimum. They each pose sexually and call to the sunglasses-wearing jonin in a very sultry nature "Ooo… Ebisu-sama!"
Then the crowd of blondes crowd and embrace the ultimately over-stimulated and sexually subdued Ebisu, who then later collapses in a dead faint.
POOF!
The transformed clones disappear and reveals a single Naruto, who dramatically poses and grins "And that was my newest special; the Harem Technique!"
"Oh!" groans Iruka, covering a nosebleed from powerful sexual stimulation "very funny, Naruto."
Hiruzen nods, "What a fool! Combining his Sexy Technique with the Shadow Clone Technique." He then tips his hat down to conceal an embarrassing blush, mentally admitting to in himself 'And he might even defeat me with that.'
'Why did Ebisu have to have a harem and orgy fetish?' asks Iruka mentally, "and more importantly, where the heck is the Tail Crystal aura?"
Back in the forest…
Konohamaru grits his teeth in frustration, "Oh man! I wanted to become Hokage so badly, but I keep messing up! I couldn't even beat that snobby trainer of mine! Why can't I do it?"
"It ain't that easy, kid" says Naruto. This earns Konohamaru's attention, "Huh?"
"Hokage is a title given to the greatest ninja warrior of the entire village," says Naruto "I mean, look at me: I've been through so many bad things all my life, nobody bothered to even be acquainted with me because of a secret burden I carry without even knowing about it, and I've finally found one person who believes in me and had at last become a genin just about a week ago. I got knocked down a lot, just to get acknowledged by at least one person, but it was worth it."
Then he turns to the kid, Konohamaru, saying "There never is an easy way to become a Hokage. Believe it." Konohamaru is mystified by Naruto on the spot after hearing that.
Naruto's eyes suddenly widen in horror. Konohamaru notices this and asks, "Hey, what is it?"
Naruto turns his head to the left and finds a swarm of black-and-red demon spiders, which possesses an aura similar to the Shippo Kaijin he and Iruka faced recently.
"Miniature Tail Monsters?" gasps Naruto, recognizing the aura. Konohamaru says "Is this some kind of genjutsu, boss?" "No, it's real! The Kamen Shinobi, the Tail Crystals, everything!" says Naruto, warning Sarutobi's grandson.
As the arachnid fiends get closer, Naruto tenses as he sees some of the spiders merge into bigger spiders.
"My Sexy Technique won't work on these bastard monsters!" growls Naruto. Konohamaru asks "Then what do we do?"
Naruto taps his waist, remembering that he doesn't have the Kamen Shinobi System scroll anymore, and gulps 'Why did they have to take the damn scroll before such life-or-death moment such as this?' "Running sounds best, this is a genuine monster!" Konohamaru gulps, "Sounds good, boss!"
The two run away, only having the swarm of demonic spiders chase them at a startling speed!
Back in the village…
A group of villagers gather together for explanations of recent events—
"So let me get this straight;" asks a pink-haired girl in a red dress named Sakura "that moron, Naruto, was actually training the honorable grandson of the Sandaime his stupid Sexy Technique?"
Sakura Haruno is the smartest girl in Naruto's class; he has an unrequited crush on her because he thinks she's a babe.
The same woman who Konohamaru tried to mimic nods in response, "That's right, but we should show at least some respect for that. After all, he is still training."
Hearing two boys scream, the crowd of villagers turn to find Naruto and Konohamaru running quickly, as if they were running away from someone they've angered.
"What did they do?" asks a girl with brown hair in pigtails.
"Run, Sakura-chan!" yells Naruto "it's too dangerous for someone of our level! Get the jonin!" "Yes, it's true!" screams Konohamaru "please help us!"
"Ha!" scoffs Sakura, not believing Naruto "Only an idiot would believe that! Now stop polluting the honorable—" she stops in mid-sentence and her eyes widen in shock; she sees the swarm of demonic red-and-black spiders behind the two runners, and then she turns to the crowd with her and screams "Everybody run!"
Everyone clear the streets in terror at that.
"Told you I was telling the truth!" shouts Naruto as he and Konohamaru pass them, letting the spiders still follow them.
Startled by the recent events, Sakura gulps nervously "What the heck are those things?"
Reaching a cliff, Naruto and Konohamaru find their selves unable to run away anymore.
"Konohamaru," gulps Naruto "I am so sorry for dragging you into this!" Konohamaru replies, "Apology accepted, boss."
The spiders finally merge as a single black humanoid spider with red stripes. Its 8 red eyes look at Naruto as it says in a familiar voice "Naruto!"
Naruto blinks "Mizuki? But I thought I kicked your butt right to critical ward!"
"I am not Mizuki," says the Kumo Shippo Kaijin "I was born from his burning hatred of you and an essence of squished spider in the middle of the forest coupled with the remains of a crushed Tail Crystal. A human can transform a person into a Shippo Kaijin, reflecting on his or her self and can have such cruelty accumulate over time through physical contact and command. But when shattered without physical contact or holy power or high enough level of power like a Jonin or a Kamen Shinobi can unleash a Shippo Kaiju, while the crystal's remains could recycle themselves into a random Shippo Kaijin or Kaiju, such as myself."
"Konohamaru," says Naruto "this guy is after me, and when he's done with me, he may come after everyone else too. So run."
"I won't leave you to die in the claws of this beast!" cries Konohamaru.
Forgetting his fear of the Shippo Kaijin, Naruto then rushes in, roaring out "Here's a new version! Henge!"
POOF!
Naruto vanishes in a puff of smoke, with a lean and muscular young man with blond hair and dressed in a more desirable version of Naruto's favorite attire. He unleashes a strong punch to the Shippo Kaijin's face, sending it skidding backwards.
The young man grins with his blue eyes open, "Otona no Jutsu!"
Konohamaru gasps in amazement, "A same sex version with superhuman strength! That's awesome!"
In the Hokage's office…
The worried observers nod a little, as Sarutobi says "Kind of. Thank goodness that that Kaijin has no tails or they'll really be in serious trouble."
Iruka suggests, "Naruto had focused his chakra and performed the same sex version of his Sexy Technique to turn into a very strong adult. I hope he doesn't overdo it, because that combination ninjutsu could very well exhaust him too quickly." He then thinks to himself, 'He might as well get women with it too. Especially her.'
The Kumo Shippo Kaijin runs back at Naruto. Konohamaru charges in to try and help—
"Henge!"
POOF!
Konohamaru vanishes in a puff of smoke, with a lean and muscular young man with dark brown hair and dressed in a less goofy attire Konohamaru originally had. He unleashes a strong punch to the Shippo Kaijin's face, sending it skidding backwards.
The young man grins, "Otona no Jutsu!"
Naruto blinks, impressed by Konohamaru's quick thinking "Nice work."
POOF!
Both boys return to normal, but Konohamaru falls to his hands and knees "That was exhausting."
The Spider Shippo Kaijin is returning, "Those punches may have hurt a lot, but that won't be enough to stop me! Now to deal with you, Naruto Uzumaki!"
Naruto frowns and places himself before Konohamaru to defend the kid.
FLASH!
Around Naruto's waist appears the mechanical belt he had the night of his transformation into a Kamen Shinobi.
Konohamaru gasps, "Boss! What is that around your waist?"
Noticing the device—
"I have no need for the scroll…" gasps Naruto "I can become a Kamen Shinobi without it!"
Turning towards the Kaijin with a confident smile, Naruto says "Say your prayers, Spidey! Because the exterminator's in the house! Shinobi Henshin!"
In a few circle of quickly orbiting symbols, dancing leaves of green light, and emblems and a flash of light, Naruto has transformed into a Kamen Shinobi again!
Konohamaru's eyes widen in surprise, 'Just like on those TV shows…'
Back in the 3rd Hokage's office, he and Iruka sigh with relief "Thank Kami-sama."
The 3rd Hokage says "Of course, that would explain how he's come across that strengthening aftereffect."
The Spider Kaijin hurls webbing at KS Naruto, who reaches for the kunai/shuriken pouch-like box on his right thigh and his hand produces a blue energy kunai from it and uses said kunai to hack away the webbing.
KS Naruto then draws more energy kunai and throws them at the Shippo Kaijin, earning a few indirect hits and taking out some of the monster's eyes.
KS Naruto then performs a hand seal, calling out "Kage no Mai!"
The entire world then becomes orange-and-black as multiple Kamen Shinobi attack the stumbling Shippo Kaijin in multiple directions before delivering a final blow. Then the world returns to normal and the Kamen Shinobi Shadow Clones disappear as the Kaijin is sailing upwards from the blows!
KS Naruto's hand then stumbles upon the silvery knob on the right side of his belt, noticing that it turns "Like Gashapon!"
He turns it twice and then—
POP!
A round walnut-sized capsule with one clear half and the other half being bright orange manifests from the hollow in the knob and into KS Naruto's hand. The orange half of the capsule has on it written in kanji, 'Toad Glove'.
The capsule pops open revealing a robotic orange toad twice the size of KS Naruto's armored fist. It hops up and transforms into a metallic boxing glove with a strong robotic toad motif before attaching to Naruto's fist.
KS Naruto exclaims "Incredible! I have an arsenal of infinite possibilities at my side!"
He then waves a hand, full of chakra over his belt's octagonal amber core, which flashes brightly while sending energy into the glove and he charges at the barely standing monster roaring out "Gama Seijin Sumashu!"
Unleashing the mighty blow to the monster, KS Naruto stands victorious as the monster explodes in its death.
Konohamaru looks at the scene in awe, 'It is all real… and he's become part of it…'
In a dark location…
A dark masculine voice coming from a figure in the dark asks another "You called for me, young one?" A woman's voice replies in the dark, "I feel a need for a vision to share with you, my lord." "Proceed" complies the man veiled in darkness.
A small illumination appears on the floor, the woman's hands are seen within it spilling blood from a small, decapitated animal's body on a steaming plate before shaking one hand and dumping the contents onto the bloodied plate, which are revealed to be tiny stone slabs with strange symbols. The woman tosses the headless corpse then hovers her hands over the slabs…
Being patient, the man in the shadows waits for about a minute as she works, then finally but slowly and coolly asks the diviner "What do you see?"
"A living human sacrifice under the leaf," responds the female seer.
"Uzumaki Naruto!" realizes her unknown master, "Does it affect us?"
She answers her lord, "He precedes a fine crop that will accumulate greater than predicted."
Her master theorizes out loud, "if the shinobi program is to be placed on hold so awkwardly, there must be a very reasonable explanation why. It would also prove a bit more benefiting for both us and them should it be left to continue." He turns to her again, "How soon will it happen?"
She looks in her divination again and suggests "Best to postpone all plans, my lord."
"Wait longer?" asks the master hidden in the darkness, "It's happening now? Did something else happen? What should I do until then?"
"Find details that will assist you in making the first of many weapons, each with the strength of two sources of great power."
"Information?" inquires her hidden master with an interested tone of voice "For what?"
The veiled seer's hands retract from the light, following her gasp of shock.
"What is it now?" curiously asks her unknown master.
"It has returned!" exclaims the mysterious woman "The occult machine, it strengthens warriors, to the point of coming close to gods, the means of one's birth hidden within the guise of an ancient scroll!"
The man in the shadows gasps in surprise "The Kamen Shinobi System?" Then he realizes "The Kamen Shinobi System… the Three Year Training Program is in effect… with the targets I'm aiming for training harder and the ancient artifact of power being examined so it could be mass-produced during the ninja villages' treaty, I will actually get the information I need to create something that will make the Tail Crystals look like the first steroids." He cackles in malicious delight, "It's perfect."
Then both figures fill the dark chamber with malevolent laughter.
Back in the forests of Konoha… word of Spider Monster's destruction spread to the public, much to their relief. But fortunately, nobody amongst the populace knows who that mysterious hero was.
Naruto and Konohamaru are talking once more. Naruto explains to the kid that because of him finding the real Kamen Shinobi System, the ninja program around the entire world is going to be on hold for 3 years while they train before it can start again.
Naruto says to the kid, right from where they left off—
"Get ready for some sweat and tears, kid" says Naruto. Konohamaru nods "Right, Naruto… at your present form, even I couldn't defeat you. So I'm going to attempt to work hard and begin my advanced ninja studies when the time comes too."
Naruto removes the broken helmet off Konohamaru's head and places his goggles on in its place. Konohamaru softly gasps in surprise, "Why are you giving this to me?"
"To serve as a reminder," says Naruto "Besides, I've got my own Konoha headband waiting at home and I too have got 3 years added to my training so I can perfect myself before I can actually start my advanced ninja studies. I'll be looking forward to our match someday, Konohamaru."
Naruto walks off home, waving to the kid 'later' as Konohamaru salutes in response.
In the Hokage's office…
Looking into the crystal ball, the Third Hokage smiles kindly, "At last, he has started down the path of becoming a true ninja."
Iruka smiles too, "Yes, and I will make sure he will be better than before."
"How about some ramen at Ichiraku's, Iruka?" asks Sarutobi "I'm buying." Iruka nods in response.
"Hey," blinks Iruka, realizing something "what happened to Ebisu?"
In the forest that afternoon, an exhausted Ebisu is struggling to get up, groaning out "Honorable… grandson… gorgeous ladies… everywhere…"
Back in the Hokage's office, Iruka and Sarutobi both shrug "Oh well."
To Be Continued…
Next on 'Kamen Shinobi Naruto'; OH NO! Naruto's classmates are going to hang him for being involved for starting the 3-year training regime! How in heaven's name will he survive this?
Ninchikyu: ('Ninja Earth') admittedly, this is another Earth-like planet I've thought of for my Naruto fanfic.
Tomegane no Jutsu: ('Telescope Technique') an A-rank long-ranged supplementary ninjutsu art of clairvoyance using a crystal ball as a medium to track a particular individual anywhere they are. There are a few restrictions about the person that is subjected to pursuit. The user must know that person's chakra pattern. If someone can be targeted for pursuit, they may be very far away, the crystal ball will be able to confirm their position. As this jutsu is infallible for intelligence purposes, the Third Hokage used it to maintain public order in the village.
Reibi no Kumo Shippo Kaijin ('Zero-tailed Spider Tail Humanoid'): born from the crystal dust remains of Mizuki's original crystal and absorbed much of the villager's airborne undeserved malice toward Naruto. Originally, they formed only a swarm of small spider monsters only to merge together to kill Naruto before slaughtering the entire village.
Otona no Jutsu: ('Adult Technique') a same sex version of Naruto's Sexy Technique but with superhuman attributes. It could show promise of the individual of what they may look like as a sexy adult but at the same time takes a lot of chakra to maintain this transformation.
Kage no Mai: ('the Shadow Dance') an A-rank offensive ninjutsu technique that can use Shadow Clones given a dramatic and theatrical effect to enhance it. I've got and applied this from 'Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger'.
Gama Tebukuro: ('Toad Glove') a summoned Kamen Shinobi weapon that adds 19 metric tons of force to the punching power of its wearer. When powered up with a finisher, it increases to 30 metric tons.