I loved reading your reviews guys! But sadly nobody managed to guess right :( But then again I put someone random that made it difficult to guess which ghost was in the village but all of you had pretty good guesses. But don't worry Danny will eventually show up... eventually and so will others.
Thank you for all the reviews/followers. I really appreciate your guys support, it means a lot to me. Sorry I had disappeared for sometime, I sometimes have the worst luck ever, I've been pretty sick the past few weeks so my winter break wasn't the best and top it off I missed a lot of school so I had to catch up which took a lot of time but anyway the show must go on!
It took a bit of work to write this chapter because I had to rewrite this chapter about a dozen times, I didn't really like how it was coming out but now I'm satisfied. Also another problem I came to realize is that I didn't want Dani out of character. So it took a bit of work but this chapter got finished. :P Hopefully she stayed a bit in character as I'm not use to basing characters off of shows.
Disclaimer-I don't own Danny Phantom or Naruto.
"Oh, great. Just what I needed," Dani said as she spotted a green tentacle come from inside a store.
People around her started to scream and point at the Ectopus as it turned around and roared. It flailed its arms wildly hitting everything around it. Dani just wanted to facepalm. Out of all the ghosts it had to be that one! Then again it wasn't that bad. It could have been the box ghost. Ugh, a shiver went down her spine just thinking about him.
"Whoa! What is that?!" Naruto yelled as he saw the green slippery beast smash the walls and merchandise.
A random pedestrian tried to throw a punch at the Ectopus but instead he went through it. He landed on his knees and turned around and got a face full of tentacle and was sent flying into the crowed. People screamed out in terror as the Ectopus gave another roar and thrashed. More people tried to make a grab for the dead octopus but the creature turned intangible and flew to another store and began to destroy it as well.
"Someone stop it!" Someone randomly yelled.
"Why can't nobody touch it?!" Another screamed.
"It's a GHOST! It's come to haunt us!" Someone cried out from the crowd.
"Someone protect my sushi shop then!"
"Well, Naruto, that's a big ugly mean ghost," Dani said before shedding her cloak and flying towards the Ectopus.
She snuck up behind the large Ectopus and tapped it on one of its shoulders? Maybe? She didn't really know if the dead octopus had shoulders but she'll just go with that.. She tried not to pay too much attention to how her fingers sunk into its skin. Around her everything seemed to disappear, the noises, the stares, the shouts. Adrenaline spilled through her blood. Dani's eyes seemed to glow with mischief. She knew exactly what to do!
The beast turned around thinking he was about to find another challenger. It let out a mighty roar but turned to a high pitched shriek when he caught sight of who it was.
Dani smirked and put her palms out, "Boo."
The Ectopus gave another shriek and flew out of the shop through the ceiling. Making a big hole in the roof. A very large hole. It could have you know... maybe gone into the roof instead of through but the big green octopus didn't really think about it. It just wanted to stay away from a person that resembled a lot like Danny. But Dani didn't mind, as long as it was afraid of her and it didn't bother nobody else, it could 'live' in fear for all it wanted.
A few seconds of silence came rolling by when she started to laugh. "Bwahahaha! This was gooood. Hahaha! Sooo good. Hahaha! I can't breath. Hahaha! Oh, my gosh. Hahah!" Dani wiped her eyes and couldn't keep the smile off her face. That was the funniest thing EVER!
Dani looked behind her and saw a bunch of people looking at her. Well more like staring. Very intensely. Her cheeks started to redden when she decided to turn invisible. As soon as she did people gasped. Dani rolled her eyes at the gasped faces and flew through the hole the Ectopus made.
Once outside she started to look for Jiraiya and Naruto which wasn't that hard because Naruto wore the-kill-me-now getup. As soon as she found them she went through the floor and reappear under her cloak that they didn't pick up. Jerks, they could have at least picked it up! It's not that hard!
"Yo," She said as she chased away her thoughts about her cloak. Naruto jumped a bit at the sudden voice of Dani.
"Don't do that!" He yelled as he turned around raising his fists.
Dani just gave a chuckle. When she looked back at Naruto she saw his eyes sparkling.
"What?"
"THAT WAS AWESOME! YOU-Mufffpppp."
"Naruto! Shut up! There's a reason I'm wearing a cloak, doofus." Dani made a point by squeezing her hand that was around his mouth.
"Yomermahsamsoophf!"
Dani snorted and left go of his face. Then she noticed someone was missing. "We seem to be missing a pervert."
"Oh. YEAH! Jiraiya said he was gonna look for more info since you were taking care of the ghost." Then he pouted, "He also took my froggy."
Dani looked confused, "Your froggy?"
"Its where I kept my money."
"Do you mean a wallet?"
"Beh, whatever. He left me some money so lets go EAT! I'm hungry!" Naruto yelled as he grabbed Dani's arm to drag her.
"Whoa, calm down Naruto!" Dani yelled as Naruto zipped around corners with her in tow. It kinda reminded her of a tow truck, with her being the old beat up car at the end.
Naruto just gave her a huge smile and kept on dragging her. Dani returned the smile but couldn't help but think back towards the Ectopus. She wasn't worried about it since is a weak type of ghost but what bothered her was how did it get here? She knew it came from a ghost portal but was it the same one like hers. Random? Or was there a stationary one? She should have followed it!... But it was a good laugh. A very good laugh, she hasn't had them in ages but Dani had no doubt that she will find it again, there's no where to run here. No escape. Too bad she couldn't capture the Ectopus like her cousin did.
Dani clenched one of her hands. She hoped no other ghost came through. The Ectopus was easy to deal with but what if another type of ghost came through? She wasn't as powerful as her cousin in any way shape or form so if someone powerful came through she wasn't sure she could protect the innocent bystanders here.
The people here were weird too and she was pretty sure they could defend themselves but not from a ghost. Today proved that. They didn't have the skill to fight one even a weak one, Dani couldn't imagine if someone like Skulker came through. That would be a mess. Even if it was just a small blob in a big metal suit that happens to carry rockets. A lot of them.
There was also the fact of getting herself home. She knew that if more ghosts came through, she will not be able to leave. Not until all the ghost that came through went back to where they belong. Even herself.
"Here."
Dani snapped out her thoughts as Naruto handed her a tray with small white triangular-shaped food. She looked around her and people were again busy walking the streets, chatting, having fun. Like as if nothing happened. Weird. She suddenly felt good that her cloak hid her hair well, even if they appeared normal she couldn't have someone recognizing her and pointing out that she scared the Ectopus away. Even though it was funny.
"What's this?" Dani asked as she looked back to her food.
"Its good. They are onigiri but I call them rice balls. Lets go sit somewhere," Naruto said as a food vendor gave him a tray similar to hers.
They found a small wide open space and sat by a tree for shade. Dani took one of the rice balls and slowly bit into it. Soon her tray was empty. Dani couldn't help but burp.
"Those were good," Dani said as she rubbed her tummy.
"Yeah," Naruto said as he let out a burp.
Dani looked toward him and saw his tray was empty like hers. A silent peace fell around them as they both looked towards the crowed.
"They don't seem to be frightened anymore by the sudden attack from earlier." And like always Dani decides to interrupt the peace.
Naruto shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know. This is my first time out of my village so maybe the people here want to just forget it. I mean it was strange, I know you're a ghost and so was that... thing... but the people don't. I'm pretty sure they want to get back to their lives like before."
A silent moment passed.
"That is the smartest thing you have ever said."
Naruto fumed, "I'm smart! I've said plenty of smart things in my life!"
Dani rolled her eyes dramatically but she knew the rage was fake.
"I am!"
Dani just stared at him. Naruto stared back. Both of them laughed.
"I never knew ghosts could be so weird looking," Naruto commented.
"Your weird looking."
"What? No I'm not. I look like any other shinobi but a lot better."
"You mean bright orange?"
"You have something against orange?!"
"Just the brightness," Dani said smugly. This was fun, it's been long since she argued with someone.
"Orange is AWESOME!" Naruto yelled as he got up and stomped on the ground.
Dani couldn't help but laugh at Naruto's childness.
Her stomach rumbled and Naruto mimicked hers. "Lets go eat!" Both of them said and laughed.
For the rest of the day both Naruto and Dani went from station to station. Looking at the different types of food, candy, masks. Everything and anything. For the first time Naruto felt more than happy, no hateful villagers, no hateful stares, no hateful name calling or the abuse. He felt normal. For Dani she felt at peace, there was no fear of Vlad or any other ghosts coming to get her or her pelt. Her cousin also seemed to evaporate from her mind as well for the moment. She felt normal. Not a clone but a normal girl.
They barely bought greasy squids on a stick when they both heard a laughter that seemed familiar. Too familiar.
"KYAHAHAA!"
"Is that perverts sennin's voice?" Naruto asked.
Dani frowned, "Seems so."
They both came to stop in front of the tent when they heard it again. "Kyahahaa, what nice young ladies you are!"
"Oh god," Dani said as she covered her eyes.
"Ehhh! PERVERT SENNIN!" Naruto yelled by surprise.
The giggling stopped and then a voice rang out from inside, "OHH... NARUTO! DANI! COME IN!"
"Yeah... no. Are you drunk, you pervert?!" Dani yelled.
"W-What... Noooo... I'M NOT A PERVERT! IM SUPER PERVERT!"
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANNOUNCE IT!" Dani yelled. Is this guy serious?!
Naruto dared to peek in when he went ridged. Dani looked at him and poked him. "Naruto?" He was still as a stone.
Then like an enraged bull, Naruto lunged into the tent. "WHATS THE POINT OF TELLING ME ABOUT SAVING MONEY AND THE TEMPTATIONS OF A SHINOBI IF YOU JUST BREAK THEM ANYWAY!"
Dani started at the spot where Naruto use to be then back at the tent. "Eh? Whoa, those are very strong lungs."
"ANSWER ME!?" Came a loud voice from inside.
"I guess I gotta go in too."
She opened the curtain and stepped through. Jiraiya was seated in the middle with girls showing too much and holding what she thought it might be….. alcohol. She didn't doubt it, she knew it. It's not like Jiraiya is gonna be holding juice or milk and be offering it to people. And her proof was Jiraiya himself. He was flushed and laughing like a maniac while Naruto fumed in front of him. Jiraiya didn't pay attention to him, he seemed to be drunker than a sailor on the weekends. Oh if Danny could see her now. She didn't know who'd he'd kill first. Herself for getting in this mess or Jiraiya for being... well... drunk…. and a pervert.
"IS THAT MY FROGGY!? WHERE'D HIS FAT GO! HE USE TO BE FAT!?"
Dani looked to what Naruto was mentioning and thought back to their earlier conversation. Seems like Jiraiya went looking for more than just information. Perhaps a bottle or two and other things.
Naruto swung his fists around as he started to rant to Jiraiya when one of the squids went flying and smacked into one of the curtains leaving a huge stain.
Splat.
"Hey look what you did? What are you gonna do about this, you stupid brat!" A guy said as he looked he got up from the corner of the tent and looked at the stain. He must be one the owners.
Uh oh. Dani went tense as other men started to glower at Naruto.
Naruto seemed unfazed about the glares since he has received worse when he was younger but he still went tense. He expected a fight.
When Naruto doesn't answer a man ran up to Naruto with his fist up when splat. The guy took a few steps back and looked at his suit. That seemed to have grow a brand new color on it. There was a larger…. bigger… uglier… disgustinger….. greasier…. stain on him then on the curtain! But from where?!
Dani coughed and smirked when the man looked her way. "You did this?" He snarled in anger.
"Oops, that squid is a heck of a flyer. They seem to have a liking for the theme of white."
"You brat! Do you know how much this suit costs?"
"Not really but umm... cheap?" Naruto said as he looked at the man with a blank stare.
"Maybe it belonged to a hobo or something? You better not have stolen it." Dani said as she made a tsk.
Naruto couldn't stop the foxy grin his mouth formed.
"YOU BRAT! I'll show you what's cheap!" The guy said as he ran towards Dani now, completely forgetting about Naruto.
Great now, I got his attention. What should I do? Dani's mind sped up as it came up with different alternatives and different methods of embarrassment when Jiraiya suddenly appeared right in front of her with a blue... sphere?
He brought the blue sphere towards the guys stomach and as soon as it touched the guy, he flew like a torpedo. "UWWAHHHH!"
Dani grew breathless, "Whoa!"
Naruto was the same way, "Cool!"
The guy smashed into a cart full of balloons. Jiraiya slowly walked outside with a hand full of money and went towards the vendor of the cart, who was knocked out on his butt, "Here's for the broken cart and some balloons."
The vendor looked up at Jiraiya and accepted the money but quietly mumbled, "I didn't mind... much."
Dani and Naruto were still on cloud nine as they gazed at the destruction. To both of them... they liked it. A lot. A little bit too much.
"Naruto! Dani! Lets get going, its time to train," Jiraiya said.
Twin eyes sparkled. One of cerulean blue. Another of radioactive green.
~OoO~
On the outskirts of the small busy village, on a plain field Dani and Naruto faced Jiraiya. The wind ruffled their clothes as well as the grass and near by leafs. A bag full of balloons stood by Jiraiya.
"I can really feel the training tension!" Naruto exclaimed with excitement. He was just buzzing with energy. Everything seemed to vibrate around him.
Dani couldn't keep her grin off her face, "Woooo! I'm pumped!"
Jiraiya tossed a balloon at Naruto. Naruto just looked confused. "Huh? What's this?"
"It's a water balloon," Dani noted.
"I know what it is! But what for!?"
"Naruto, did you pay attention to the jutsu I performed earlier? Like I asked you?" Jiraiya asked.
"Yup."
"What did you see in the jutsu?"
"Umm... it was spinning very fast."
"What about you Dani?"
"Well I'm no expert on jutsus but it looked like a bunch of energy condensed very tightly?" She didn't mean to make it sound like a question but it came out as one.
"Well both of you are correct. From a normal point of view it would seem that way. The tight condensed chakra is spinning very fast but..."
Jiraiya grabbed another balloon from the bag. The balloon soon started to shake and quiver. Is it the water inside the balloon spinning? Naruto thought as he stared at the balloon.
Pop.
The balloon exploded.
Both stared blankly. They have no idea what happened but Naruto was starting to puzzle it together.
Jiraiya sensing the confusion decides to explain, "Naruto, you learned to tree climb with your chakra, this made you maintain your mind focused and to keep on the same concentration. I taught you to walk on water, which made you release a fixed amount of chakra continuously. Obviously Dani, you don't know this yet and hopefully I can teach you."
Dani just shrugged.
"So what? I just use my chakra in continuous flow and spin it around," Naruto said slowly as he looked at the balloon.
"Well, to start off, you use the principle of climbing a tree by maintaining a moderate amount of chakra in your hands and also keep in mind to keep releasing chakra continuously."
Dani found a bit more of respect towards Jiraiya by the way he taught, he looked like an awesome teacher except the perverted part of him. Nobody liked that.
"I get it! I get it! Let's begin the training then!" Naruto yelled.
Jiraiya then looked towards Dani. "I still need to teach you about chakra itself, hopefully you can manifest it to continue your training."
"What if I don't have chakra?"
Jiraiya smiled, "Everything has chakra. Every living cell in everyone's body has chakra. To the tiniest tree to the strongest of foe. It's just having the potential to manipulate it."
"Jiraiya, I'm dead."
"Oh..."
"...?"
"We'll find out. Eventually."
"But if I can't?"
"We'll see when we get there."
Well that was reassuring.
~OoO~ Review Time ~OoO~
HellBound-Shadow: Thanks a lot. :P Sorry for the long wait tho, I'll try to keep on top of this story. I need to get my butt in gear!
Ninuhuju: Sorry, it's not Danny yet, but he'll show up.
RandomCitizen: You know what's going on! ;) Naruto will eventually show his little fear of ghosts.
princessbinas: Sorry again, but none of them will show up in this chapter and maybe the next, but I'm planning someone special to show up soon. ;) Also, thanks for being a great supporter.
avidreaded: Hopefully you liked this chapter although I was a bit late.
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Anyway hoped you enjoyed. Now my new problem is the outfit for Dani. Anyone got ideas for her shinobi look?
