Naruto Fanfiction
Title: Blades of Destiny
"who are you?" –talking
"What ningen" -demon speech
"Katon: …." –jutsu/technique
"I was sent by my leader to guide you." – flashback/entity
"we die together." –thoughts
"NARUTO!" –SHOUTING
0000 Chapter: Starting a New Life
"Ready?" Raiden asked Akia.
"Yes, let's go." Akia responded as she locked the door behind them.
"Mmmph…" Naruto whimpered under the blanket wrappings, Raiden had wrapped Naruto in a warm fuzzy blanket to protect him from the cold. He was now being carried by Akia, Raiden would give a glance at Naruto often. "He's fine Raiden-kun, let's go while it's still dark."
"Right."
The two slithered through the shadows with complete silence; the streets were quiet and devoid of activity. An occasionally group of the homeless or late bystanders would wander about. As Raiden peeked around a corner, he spotted a group of ninja coming in that direction.
"We got company, hide." Raiden said to Akia as he blended into the darkness, Akia quickly hid behind a nearby barrel. The incoming ninjas ran past them without notice. "Let's go. Shouldn't be too far from the gate now." Raiden spoke as he quickened his pace.
"I feel like we're being watched." Akia noted, Raiden nodded in agreement. A few times he felt as if someone was watching them. He glanced around cautiously behind them, in the corner of his eye he noticed a slight glimmer in the light.
"There, near the lightpost." Raiden said as he glared at the glimmer from the corner of his eye, Akia too caught a glimpse of it from the corner of her eye as well. "Hand me a kunai or something. I'll deal with it." Akia checked her pack before handing Raiden a plain kunai. He tightened his grip on before a small spark of electricity flowed from his hand to the weapon making it glow blue. With inhumane speed he tossed it dead on at the glimmer.
*CRACK! *CRASH! That was the result.
"Let's go, it won't be long till whoever that was watching sends forces over here." Raiden said, Akia nodded without hesitation.
0000 Timeskip, 5 mintues later…
They arrived near the gates of Konoha, it seemed the security seemed more tighter than usual. This made Raiden curse silently to himself, luck was not on his side today.
"Looks like security is tight. This might be difficult." Raiden said, Akia seemed to be thinking before she spoke.
"Maybe we can fool them? I can use Genjutsu to change yours and Naruto's appearance." Akia said, Raiden didn't think that was a bad idea.
"That could work…but won't they know if you're using genjutsu? Plus why change me?" Raiden replied.
"Well it's worth a try with the genjutsu, if it fails we can kill them. Plus I have to change you, your clothing seems…unusual, you'll stand out a bit since there's nobody else around." Akia said nervously as she tightened her grip on Naruto.
"Good point. Let's have high hopes." Raiden agreed, Akia gave Naruto to Raiden gently. She then quickly went through some hand seals, Raiden then felt a bit funny after a second or two. "Feels weird but I think I can handle it."
Raiden then looked down to see he was wearing normal civilian clothing; he looked up to see Akia had a scarf wrapped around her face. Then he looked to Naruto, his face wasn't changed that much except without whiskers and blond hair. He now had brown hair.
"Let's go." She said as she took back Naruto.
"High hopes." Raiden added as they approached the gates.
As they neared the gate a shinobi stopped them.
"Halt. If you plan on leaving the village I'll need to see your pass." The nin said, Raiden inwardly cursed.
"Honey do you have the pass?" Raiden acted, Akia too went into her act as well.
"Yes, it's in my pack." Akia replied, Raiden nodded before reaching into her back and pulling out a pass. He showed the card to the shinobi who looked at it for a second before nodding.
"Alright. You can go. But out of curiosity, where are you going?" the nin asked, Akia tensed a bit, didn't expect this to come.
"We're going to visit an aunt of hers…she…passed away recently. We're going to her funeral." Raiden added quickly, Akia then sighed a bit before acting by showing a depressed expression.
"Oh…um…apologies." The shinobi asked a bit guilty now.
"No worries, you didn't know." Raiden said, the nin nodded once more before they were allowed to leave.
"That was close." Akia mumbled.
"Don't worry, your plan worked at least." Raiden reassured, Akia smiled before giving a kiss on Raiden's cheek which surprised him a bit.
"Thanks Raiden-kun…" she said while blushing.
"No problem…" Raiden said quietly.
0000 Timeskip, 30 minutes later…
The walk was silent, just plain silent, not even a single word uttered…well except Naruto's mumbles that is. Though they had gotten far from the village, Raiden was still ever cautious. Who knew what could be out here from the village.
"So…Akia…you said you had a sword that could level a village…am I correct?" Raiden asked with curiosity, Akia nodded.
"Yes, from what many say. A single swing can level a village, but I never got the chance to test that theory out. Maybe I can when we find a more permanent place to settle…" Akia replied as she checked on the sleeping form of Naruto.
"I can sense something else though…where is the sword hidden?" Raiden asked quietly as he cautiously scanned the trees for danger. "I can go fetch it while you take Naruto to the nearest town."
"Well…it's just east of here not too far, it's in one of my hideouts that I used when I was on the run. A large sword shaped rock is the landmark that it's nearby. Be a little careful though, I set a lot of traps around there. Also…be wary of that hideout too…I never explored the whole entire place…who knows what else could be down there…I always felt…watched…like prey…" Akia hesitantly replied as she stared at Raiden.
"Don't worry…I'll come back with all my body parts…hopefully…" he muttered the last part to himself. "I see you later; make sure you two stay safe."
With that said Raiden vanished in an instant, leaving Akia and Naruto by themselves.
0000 Konoha
"ANBU report." Sarutobi said sternly though a hint of worry and fear was in his voice.
"We couldn't find any traces of Uzumaki Naruto Hokage-sama. We did not see or find any person you mentioned earlier, they may have already left the village." The ANBU replied, Sarutobi became more worried for Naruto.
"Then send a team out, search the forests, caves, and nearby towns! I wan't Naruto found and returned safely as well as bringing to two responsible for his abduction!" Sarutobi said loudly, the ANBU nodded before vanishing in a swirl of leaves.
0000 Raiden
Raiden shifted lightly when he heard a twig snap. He veered around and crouched low within the tall grass. A lone deer stepped out from the bushes searching for food. Raiden released a breath as he continued to look around. He was about to move until he suddenly stopped…a pile of leaves was waiting right in-front of him. He also noticed a small opening on the side.
"Pit trap. Empty? Or spiked? Most likely the latter." Raiden grabbed a rock and tossed it at the pile.
The instant the rock it, the covering collapsed. A deep pit revealed itself, within it was an array of long sharp spikes. A few dead corspes of animals were in it.
"Definitely spiked. Most effective way to kill someone or rather…something." Raiden said to himself.
Raiden shuddered at the thought of himself being one of them if he hadn't stopped his move. He really need to get his senses back together if he was going to stay alive. He then moved away from the uncovered pit, he checked his footing wherever he went. Taking cautious steps as he went.
"Sword shaped rock…sword shaped rock...hm?" Raiden's mumbling ended when he noticed a rock sticking out of the ground, one sharp end facing the heavens.
Raiden treaded closer to it, it didn't look like a sword shaped rock from this angel. He moved around and got a more better view, now it definitely looked more like a sword.
"Huh…the wonders of erosion…it can craft a beauty of arts." Raiden muttered as he looked around. He was about to move until something nudged his shin.
*Snap!
"Shit!" Raiden cursed as he quickly jumped backwards, a wall of spikes sprang from the grass and smashed right on the spot where he once was. "Crafty…effective…and instant death, could be useful later in the future." Raiden commented on her skills and creativity.
"Hmmm…where is it. Where is it? Where is that damnable enter-aha!" Raiden exclaimed as he pulled open a hidden door. With one more look around him, Raiden jumped inside.
It was pitch black inside; to most it would be walking blind. But Raiden's eyes were developed enough in the night vision to see at least a couple meters. Still it was a tad difficult walking around in the dark. His left hand clenched tightly and lightning crackled around his fist, this provided some form of lighting. He found what looked like a torch and cracked his lightning on the tinder. The torch came to life as it was lit.
"That's better." Raiden said as he began to walk through the hideout.
Each step he made sent an echo through the hideout, water dripped from the ceiling sending out more echoes. The howl of the wind could be heard screaming form another direction. The hideout rumbled a few times making Raiden a tad nervous, a memory of him being almost buried alive came back. He shook his head to rid of the bad thoughts.
"Stay focused, wouldn't want to go cuckoo just yet. This place sure is large for a simple hideout, feels more like a large cavern."
A ray of moonlight could be seen further down a tunnel, Raiden quickened his pace before emerging into a large area.
*Whistle. "Wow, what a site." Raiden said with small awe as he looked.
The room was humongous, pillars of stone held the ceiling in place. Old stone stairs littered across the area. Glowing crystals were sprouting from the ground; roots from the trees from the world above snaked down the walls of the room. Small holes in the rock ceiling allowed rays of moonlight to shine through giving the place a beautiful glow.
"Looks more like an ancient ruin of some sort. No wonder why Akia chose this place." Raiden mumbled before walking down a stair. "These ruins look thousands of years old…"
"Now…where would I hide a sword?" Raiden mumbled as he looked.
As Raiden was looking he noticed something yellow glowing lightly in the darkness, he narrowed his eyes and tried to get a better look.
*Rumble… *Crack! *Screech!
"Shit!" Raiden cursed as he rolled sideways when he heard the screech emit from behind.
When Raiden got back up standing what he saw made him raise an eyebrow. A large reptilian creature glared at him, a full set of sharp teeth, long claws on hands and feet, and a large claw for the main toe. It towered over him at least by 6 feet.
"Shit. Never thought I had to actually fight a dinosaur, a raptor out of all them." Raiden mumbled as he and the large raptor glared each other down. "No wonder why Akia chose this place, dark, enclosed, and a deadly protector within."
As they circled each other, Raiden noticed it was slightly limping, it seemed to cringe its jaw as if in pain, then he noticed a slight glimmer on the left leg. It looked like a needle, a senbon to be correct; part of it was sticking out of the leg, about an inch. When Raiden stared deeply into those angered killer eyes, he raised an eyebrow when he saw…a sense of pleading of some sort from them.
"Hmmm…if I recall from what I gained from the tree…if something from this world gets attached or stuck on a summon unintentionally…they cannot return to their world…this must be a summon then…" Raiden concluded in his head. "Time to send someone home…but…I'll have to knock it down and out somehow…"
He didn't get to think much further than that when the raptor roared and charged.
"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Raiden cursed loudly as he dodged behind a pillar. "Damn that thing is fast!"
The large raptor charged again, this time Raiden waited till the last moment to dodge as it jumped into the air, claws ready to tear.
*Ka-Bam!
The pillar it crashed into shook slightly, the raptor was shaking it's head form its daze.
"Inazuma ken! (Lightning Fist!)" Raiden shouted as he rammed his lightning coated clenched fist into the side of the dinosaur summon.
The large raptor gave a cry of pain as the electricity coursed through it. As it snapped its jaws at Raiden, it met another lightning coated fist under the jaw. The raptor screeched loudly forcing Raiden to cover his ears form the pain, the raptor used this chance to slink back into the shadows. When Raiden's hearing came back, he looked around cautiously. Something made the rocks behind him tumble off from the ledge, Raiden quickly swung around with his fists crackling with electricity…only to see nothing. A shadow came out in a blur making Raiden curse as he dodged. The shadow vanished before he could land a hit, Raiden scowled as he looked around again.
"This is going to be very troublesome." Raiden said to himself.
A blured shadow came out again, this time Raiden was ready. With a sidestep, he landed a blow on the raptor's ribs. A large *ZAAAAP! Echoed across the cavern. It screeched in surprise and pain, a few ribs could be heard breaking from the amount of power used in the blow. As the raptor landed on its side painfully, Raiden had to shake his hand to get rid of the pain in it.
"Damn…tough ass bones for starters. Felt like I punched 8 inches of pure steel, now that was not pleasant for me to feel." Raiden mumbled as the pain receded.
The large raptor got up hastily and glared at the intruder heatedly, it snarled loudly and they began to circle each other again. Raiden clenched his hands again, more sparks of lightning emitted. The eyes of the raptor were glaring at the current held in Raiden's hand.
"Looks like big boy is scared of thundah!" Raiden mocked as he clenched his fists again, the current grew bigger, Raiden's body began to course with the current making him glow blue.
The large raptor growled at Raiden as they circled, the circle was growing smaller by the second. The raptor snarled lightly, it made goads at Raiden, but he was one not easily to be goaded. Raiden too tried to make the Raptor attack but it seemed they both knew what the other was doing. Without a further moment, the raptor attacked, its jaws snapping dangerously near Raiden's face.
"Eat this!" Raiden shouted as he hooked a punch on the side of its jaw.
While it's head was reeling from the hit, Raiden quickly pressed his palm on the creature's hide before pumping electricity from his arm into the creature's chest.
*Zzzzaaaap! ZAP! ZZZZAAAPPP! Zap! ZZzzzzzzZZZAAAAAPPP!
The raptor screeched loudly as lightning coursed through its body, the shock gave a view of its skeletal structure. When Raiden released it, it hit the floor sputtering and its limbs jerked and twitched, it was still alive but severely damaged. Raiden quickly searched for the senbon, seeing the glimmer he reached for it only to be knocked away as the raptor slashed his chest with its foot.
"Augh! Fuck! That hurts like shit!" Raiden cursed before smashing his coated fists into the raptor's head, dazing it.
Raiden reached for the senbon again and grasped it tightly, the raptor then decided to struggle, making blood sleep out from the senbon and pushing it further in. Raiden cursed loudly as he sent another current through the needle serving as a conductor. The raptor screamed loudly as it was shocked again. Raiden gave a yell before yanking the needle out before he smashed his free hand into the raptor's face. The raptor gave a slight groan of pain before puffing out of existence. As the cloud vanished, Raiden could be seen panting loudly, he looked at the senbon in his hand with hate.
"Fucking needle…I'll kill whoever made that summon rot in this world for a long time." Raiden said as he tossed the needle against the wall breaking it.
*Crack!
"Hmm?!"
*CRACK! *CRASH!
"Aiiiiiigh!" Raiden yelled loudly as the floor beneath him gave away.
"OH SHIIIIIIIIIT!" Raiden's voice echoed as he fell into the darkness.
0000 Akia and Naruto
Akia sighed as she laid Naruto down on a futon, she and him just entered a nearby town minutes ago and rented a room at the nearest inn. She yawned as she stretched her arms lazily, she took a glance around the room, taking in the silence…that is until Naruto began to stir awake.
"Mmmmph…*yawn!"
Naruto's sleepy eyes opened and closed occasionally, he then began to look around. Examining the room, when he didn't recognize the room as his own he began to panic. Before he could panic any further a voice called to him.
"You're awake?"
Naruto's head veered toward the source, Akia had a look of concern on her face the boy looked at her. First in shock then fear as he slowly tried to back away.
"I'm not going to hurt you Naruto. In fact, I was worried about you when we found you." Akia said to calm him down.
Naruto seemed to calm down a bit, though he was suspicious when she knew his name, he looked at her before looking at the floor.
"How do you know me? And whose 'we'?" Naruto asked.
"Raiden-kun told me, and not to be rude, my name is Akia. As for Raiden he was the other person that was with me. He found you lying in a pool of blood in Konoha." Akia replied.
"Raiden…Raiden…that was the man I met…he was…nice to me…will you be the same?" Naruto asked again as he set his eyes on Akia.
Akia frowned slightly at Naruto, he was looking at her with a calculative gaze, as if trying to see her soul or something.
"Like I said…I'm not here to hurt you. I was worried when Raiden found you in your state; you were…bleeding…a lot. Raiden told me when he took you to the hospital…they rejected to treat you."
"Mmhmmm…they never liked at all…always said…I didn't deserve any treatment like the rest, said…I was a demon…" Naruto stated plainly, Akia inwardly shuddered at the cruelness in Konoha. She wondered if others like Naruto suffer the samne fate…or worse…
"Where…where are we?" Naruto's voice cut her from her thinking.
"Hm?"
"Where are we?" Naruto said again.
"Somewhere far away from Konoha." Akia answered.
Before they could talk any further, something growled loudly, Akia looked at Naruto amusedly, while the latter had a sheepish expression on his face. Akia chuckled heartedly before speaking.
"C'mon, I'll get us something to eat." Akia said as he led Naruto out of the room.
0000 Raiden
"Ow! Augh! Oof! Ow! Ow! Ow!"
The curses and shouted of pain form Raiden echoed across many tunnels and rooms as he fell through each floor with rocks in tow.
"Fucking-ow! Old ass-ow! Wood!"
Finally after a bit he landed on solid ground rather than old ancient wood. Raiden groaned loudly as he pushed a slab of stone off of him. He reared his back receiving some satisfying cracks from his spine; he did the same with his limbs receiving the same results.
"Fuck! That hurt like shit!" Raiden cursed for the fiftieth time in his day.
When Raiden lifted his head, he noticed a bundle at the edge of the room. Raiden growled loudly as he stood up and walked awkwardly towards it. Raiden grasped the table shakily before unrolling the bundle revealing a sheathed katana. Raiden scowled as he saw nothing odd with it.
"This shit better be worth all the trouble I just went through. Fuck…my chest…" Raiden said as he grabbed his chest that was still bleeding.
As Raiden began to tread towards a set of stairs, something fell out of the wall. A large scroll of some sort, it was slightly glowing. The energy seemed similar to the raptor moments ago, Raiden painfully leaned down and picked it up before pocketing it.
"Well…at least I got something else too…damn old ruins…plus…why the hell did Akia go so far down just to hide a sword?!" Raiden said painfully as he trudged to the stairs.
0000 End
Hey! Hey! I'm back….ish….ehehehehe…sorry for the long delay for this story…had some issues with the computer…and writers block, but hey, I've got more inspiration to go. But I felt…I don't know disappointed in this chapter, I may comeback later for stuff…so just bear with my slow updates.
Anyways…..Drake is out!