Disclaimer: I don't own either the Dragon Ball or Naruto franchises.

AN: So I have two ideas for a Naruto/DBZ crossover that are similar at the beginning but split into two parts. I wasn't crazy about the plot of Dragon Ball GT, but I did like them bringing certain factors in like SS4 and the Great Ape Transformation. One of the other things I really enjoyed was the Shadow Dragons, specifically Rage and Naturon. So my ideas go like this:
After the Fourth Shinobi War, Naruto dies from his injuries but not before bringing peace to the Elemental Nations. He does this by using Asura Mode to absorb the remaining negative emotions from the planet into himself. This in turn causes his soul to go into a dormant state where it seals up the negative energy away from the world. This mutates Naruto's soul, and eventually it finds itself drawn into a large gathering of energy, which turns out to be the formation of the Dragon Balls. Years pass, and as the negative energy, still bound by Naruto's goodness, grows with each passing wish, it eventually breaks free when it gets too much for the Dragon Balls to handle, forming one of the Shadow Dragons. However, with Naruto's good soul still bound to it, the dragon actually becomes good as well as a result and joins with the Z Fighters. Also, due to Naruto's soul being an anchor for the dragon's, they don't need the Dragon Ball attached to exist. This is where the story diverges.

1. The dragon is Naturon Shenron, brought about by wishing those killed by King Piccolo back to life (in canon it was to revive those killed by Majin Vegeta but I don't want to wait for the freaking Buu saga to start this idea). Like Naturon, Naruto can absorb bodies to become stronger and gain new attacks. However, Naruto won't use this as a cure all solution to his fights only as a last resort. For example, if he absorbs the body of a mole like canon Naturon did, Naruto will actually train in that form until he has it mastered, only switching bodies if there is no alternative. He'd even train his wimpy original form so he can actually do damage when not absorbing someone. He'd show up during the 23rd Martial Arts Tournament in order to challenge Piccolo. He winds up fighting and beating Shen/Kami as well as Piccolo, but ties with Goku. Naruto offers to absorb Piccolo to keep him out of trouble, but Goku sensing Piccolo isn't as evil as his father, lets him go like in canon.

2. The dragon Naruto becomes is instead Rage Shenron, brought about by wishing Goku back to life for the Saiyan Saga. Like canon Rage, Naruto can use electric slime and also get bigger by absorbing electric energy. However, Naruto will be a bit more strategic about it and actually figure out more offensive strategies with his electric attacks, possibly using them to recreate Lightning Jutsu such as the Chidori. Also, this version of Rage will be aware of his weakness to water and ask Bulma for help with that. Bulma in turn will figure out a chemical that Naruto can use that will make him less combustible with water, and can even use the lightning from rainstorms to power himself up. He'd join up with Goku just as he's taking on Vegeta and help him beat the Saiyan Prince. I can even see Naruto using his ability to get bigger to match Vegeta's Great Ape form.

CHALLENGE: noun, a call to take part in a contest or competition. AKA, I'm asking if anyone else wants to do this story because I can't even though I want to.

Naruto the Shadow Dragon

Naruto Uzumaki, jinchuriki to the Nine Tailed Fox, son of Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, reincarnation of the youngest child of the Sage of the Six Paths, and hero of the Fourth Shinobi War, was dying. After a long and difficult battle involving the blonde and his allies fighting numerous reanimated ninja, White Zetsu clones, Obito Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, and finally the demoness Kaguya, Naruto's body was finally succumbing to his injuries and exhaustion. It was only due to both his status, bloodline, and stubborn personality that he'd held on this long as most people would have succumbed long ago. Unfortunately, everyone has a limit and Naruto has both reached and surpassed his. With what little strength he had left, Naruto said farewell to all of his friends and companions, encouraging them to move on without him to bring about a better world and by the end of it all there wasn't a dry eye to be scene. Confident that the world was in capable hands, Naruto passed with no regrets, but he did give the world one last gift.

Utilizing his abilities as a sage, as well as the powers of Asura, Naruto's soul was able to live on after his body gave out. His disembodied soul then went around the planet, picking up any lingering negative energy that remained from the past few centuries of violence and bloodshed, taking them into himself to ensure that the world will be at peace at long last, fulfilling his role as the Child of Prophecy. Naruto's soul then took the negative energy along with itself deep within the Earth to make sure nothing else like the Shinobi World Wars ever happens again, and peace reigned throughout the world. Years passed, and the Elemental Nations prospered. No longer focusing on militant applications, the people were able to focus on other pursuits such as improving the technology in the world. Eventually the usage of both shinobi and chakra grew out of fashion in times of peace, and the Hidden Villages became bustling metropolises. The Bijuu, feeling that their presence may at one point disturb the peace the humans had, decided to go off to parts unknown and no one saw them for many, many years. People began to use technology more than chakra as it was easier and more available to use. Soon most forgot the old, violent ways with people only speaking of ninjas as myths and legends, only a few holding onto some of the shinobi way. While chakra itself fell out of use, people did still utilize the physical aspects of it from time to time, usually those heavily involved in the martial arts, but it gained a new name: ki.

Throughout all this, Naruto's soul remained nestled in the Earth, absorbing any buildups of negative energy to prevent it from harming humanity. Then, one day everything changed. A new guardian for the Earth, called Kami, had decided to make seven magical orbs called Dragon Balls that, when gathered, could grant a person one wish. He used powerful abilities to create the Dragon Balls, many of which were connected to the Earth itself. Said powers were like a beacon to Naruto's wandering soul like it was Nature Chakra, drawing it in like a magnet. As the Dragon Balls were created, the negative energy Naruto's soul was distributed amongst them but the majority held onto the ninja's soul as it was sucked into one of the orbs. Years pass, people using the wish granting abilities to make their fondest wish come true. Some wishes were for beneficial reasons, others evil, and others completely ridiculous. With each wish, the negative energy in them grew stronger, especially in the Dragon Ball containing Naruto and the majority of the negative energy. Finally, one day the negative energy in Naruto's Dragon Ball overflowed and took shape, which is where our story truly takes place.

(Divergent Point – Naturon Shenron)

Son Goku, the current hero of the planet Earth, had finally defeated the great evil known as Demon King Piccolo. The monkey tailed boy, at only 15 years old, had gone on many strange and wonderful adventures, most focusing on the magical wish granting Dragon Balls. However, the Demon King was his most difficult opponent to date and his victory came at a cost; his friend Krillian, his master Roshi, and many other fighters were killed by Piccolo and his minions during the struggle. Even the Eternal Dragon Shenron was destroyed by the monster. After Piccolo's defeat, Goku was determined to find a way to save his friends and sought out the creator of the Dragon Balls Kami in order to wish those killed by King Piccolo back. This seemingly innocent wish is what caused the negative energy trapped within the Seven Star Ball, along with the soul of the Earth's previous hero, to be released.

After the balls had scattered once they were used to revive the victims of Piccolo, if one were to find the stone ball that was once the Seven Star Ball they would see black smoke start to leak out of it. The smoke condensed into a small cloud over the ball, getting denser and denser before it started to take shape. Once the smoke cleared, a strange creature was seen standing with the stone Dragon Ball at it's feet.

The creature is small, brown, and pig like with black horns pointing out the back of his head and a thick reptilian tail. It also has long claws on its fingers and toes and walks in a bipedal fashion. Giving a huge yawn while stretching out his arms, the being that housed the soul of Naruto Uzumaki took in his surroundings with growing confusion.

"What happened? Wasn't I dead? And…why does my voice sound weird?" Naruto questioned as he looked around, noting his voice sounded different than he remembered. It was then he noticed that he stood about as tall as the small bushes around him, causing him to act accordingly. "AND WHY THE HELL AM I A PIPSQUEAK?!" He sobbed out while getting on his hands and knees, a cloud of depression over his head.

After pulling himself out of his momentary funk, he noticed something was off about his body. Naruto noticed that his body was noticeably chubbier than before, as well as covered in light brown skin and his hands and feet had sharp claws instead of fingers. Noticing a lake nearby, Naruto ran over to it (noticing his running was a LOT more awkward than it was before thanks to his squat legs) and looked into the reflective surface of the water. He stared at his animalistic face for a few minutes before he crossed his arms, squinted his eyes, and nodded to himself.

"Alright, I must be dreaming! That's gotta be it, though (gurgle) I didn't know you could get hungry in your dreams," Naruto practically giggled to himself, thinking he had it all figured out. He then looked across the small lake and noticed an apple tree near the bank. Grinning he said, "Well, if I eat food in my dreams then I shouldn't be hungry in them, yeah?" he reasoned as he got ready to cross the lake to get to the fruit. However, instead of walking across the surface like he could do in life, Naruto found himself falling face first into icy cold water.

He came up sputtering, "GACK! THAT'S SUPER COLD!" the transformed ninja then swam across the lake like a bullet (though a lot more awkwardly than he could before) and came up onto the shore shivering. "…OK, maybe this isn't a dream…but what does this all mean?" he pondered as he tried to dry himself off. Naruto thought hard on what the heck was happening to him, but his growling stomach halted his thinking process. Figuring he'd be able to concentrate better with a full stomach, Naruto once again turned his attention to the apple trees. Channeling his energy once more, Naruto went to the tree to walk up it to get to the out of reach food.

Unfortunately for the boy, this attempt was met with as much failure as his water walking attempt, causing him to fall backwards right on his head. "OW! OK, DEFINITELY NOT DREAMING!" Naruto yelped as he rolled around on the dirt clutching his aching skull. He then sits up and nurses the bump on his head. "Man, this day just keeps getting better. If only I had an audience watching then this would be just perfect!" Naruto spat as he got back up. Spying the fruit that was so close yet oh so far away, Naruto sighed before looking at his now clawed hands. A lightbulb seemed to go off in his mind and the changed ninja then used the sharp digits to scale up the side of the tree. Reaching the branches, Naruto was able to plop down on one of them and grabbed a decent sized apple before happily munching away on it.

After he had his fill, Naruto then began to seriously think about his situation. "OK Naruto, think: you're in unknown territory, your body has been changed somehow, and for some reason you can't seem to use chakra. So how did this happen and where do I go from here?" he mused as he went over what he knew. Going back to his Sage training, Naruto started to meditate to see if he could gather his thoughts and maybe remember how all this happened. As he meditated, flashes of what has happened since his sealing went through his mind, forming a picture to his situation.

Opening his eyes, Naruto looked at his pawlike hands. "So the world doesn't know about chakra anymore and instead uses an energy called Ki…I was 'born' again when the Dragon Balls I was sealed in gained too much negative energy…and the world I once lived in has completely changed," he thought out loud before a sweatdrop formed on his head. "If anyone told me that, I'd think they were a few ramen noodles short of a bowel. Either that or someone was forcibly trying to write me into the plot of some adventure story. Still though," he looked at his hands again as they gained a faint glow, "it looks like my chakra was replaced with Ki, but it doesn't feel like mine is really strong. I wonder if I can use it like I saw those other guys use like Goku or Tien or that creepy King Piccolo? Only one way to find out I guess…"

Naruto looked down at the ground beneath him that, while not too far away was still a distance for his smaller form so it would definitely hurt if he fell. Focusing his Ki energy like he saw Tien and Piccolo do, Naruto took a deep breath and hopped off the branch he was on. Instead of plummeting like a stone, Naruto hovered in the air like a feather. Noticing he wasn't falling, Naruto looked down and saw he was flying, causing a grin to adorn his animalistic face.

"WOO-HOO! Awesome I can fly!" Naruto cheered as he attempted to fly around. Attempted being the key word as his efforts almost looked like a newborn turkey trying to fly. Still, Naruto was psyched on being able to go through the air like old man Tsuchikage. Sensing he was losing balance, Naruto shakily lowered himself to the ground with a soft 'plop.' "Now let's see…" Naruto started as he gathered his Ki into his palm. The energy glowed a bright yellow color before a small ball formed in his palm like a Rasengan but weaker looking. Giving a flick of his wrist, Naruto sent the energy blast over to a different tree. There was a small explosion when it made contact, but when the smoke cleared it showed the tree was largely undamaged.

Giving a disappointed sigh at how weak he now was, Naruto started to walk off while pondering his next move. "Alright, I'm here now so there's no real point on pondering the 'what ifs' on what happened. The best thing I can do is to try to protect this world like I did before. Maybe I can help that Goku kid, he seemed like an okay guy. Kinda like how I was back in the day…wow that made me sound old, never saying that again. My biggest problem though is I don't really have a strong grasp on how Ki works, and this new body is really weak compared to how I was before so the stuff I do know won't help much. Maybe I should look for a sensei to get me back to my old strength and help me figure out more of that 'Ki' stuff. And I really need to stop talking to myself."

Naruto then started going over his options on who could possibly want to train him as he was now. His first thought went to Kami, the creator of the Dragon Balls. The only problem with that was he lived on a Lookout far above the Earth's surface. Not only was Naruto unsure if his mediocre flying abilities would allow him to get that high, but he also knew from his most recent memories that the Guardian of Earth was currently training Goku to take on the last spawn of King Piccolo in three years time. The latter of which was something he himself hoped to be ready for when the time came but wasn't sure how he'd be able to get his pathetic body to that level without any of his old techniques. Maybe he'd be able to find a way to use Ki to replicate some of his chakra techniques? Though that brought him back to square one on finding a teacher. Finally he remembered seeing that pervy old man, Roshi, who was supposedly a martial arts master. While Naruto was skeptical on being taught by another old pervert, he figured that if he wanted to at least learn the basics of Ki then the Turtle Hermit was his best bet.

So with a goal in mind, the reborn shinobi headed out, hoping to find some civilization where he could find some clue as to where Roshi was at. He walked through the woods for three days, stopping only to eat, sleep, and do his business. Along the way he'd try to use his Ki more to see if he could strengthen it and maybe see if he could replicate some of his old chakra moves. Unfortunately his success was limited, because while Ki was similar to chakra in how it flowed through the body there were several differences. One of the big ones was that Ki was less versatile than chakra. While chakra could be used to shape the very elements, Ki was limited to augmenting the user's body and projecting it in blasts. Another difference was that Ki wasn't as closely linked to the body's life force as chakra was, and while some attacks like the Ki Ko Ho used the users lifeforce, the energy itself was less of a mix of spiritual and physical energies, relying more on the physical realm. So while Ki was powerful in its own right, it was just too different from chakra for Naruto to get a complete grasp of naturally. That didn't stop him from trying though. He'd sometimes fly to get a better grasp of it (he'd moved from baby turkey to wounded duck in ability) and would try to strengthen his Ki blasts by targeting random objects in the forest (he could now leave a slight scorch mark on them but would only hurt as much as a bee sting when used on a living being). It wasn't much, but it was progress.

On the third day, Naruto was kneeling beside a river that ran through the forest while taking a drink. He was confident he'd find civilization soon, maybe in another day or two. Suddenly, Naruto picked up a rustling noise from a nearby bush.

"Hello?" the Shadow Dragon called out hesitantly, hoping a hiker or something was passing through the area and could point him in the right direction. "I'm kinda lost, so I'd really appreciate any help you could give me. I won't hurt you I…swear…gulp!" Naruto trailed off as what came out of the woods wasn't a human being but a wolf pack. The leader was an impressive specimen, around Akamaru's adult height with a scar over one eye while the other members of the pack closely flanked him. Judging from their drooling mouths and hungry eyes, they hadn't eaten in a while…and Naruto was in their territory…and he probably looked like a tasty snack…uh oh.

"Um…nice wolves uh, you don't wanna eat me I taste terrible, ask anyone!" Naruto laughed nervously as he backed away from the snarling wolves. Noticing that he was being closed in, Naruto panicked. With a shout, he sent a Ki blast right into the leader's face. The wolf yelped, but quickly started to growl angrily as he and the other wolves continued to advance. Naruto paled and he gulped, "Oh…crap."

Turning, he quickly tried to fly away. While his flying still wasn't overly graceful, it was still enough that he was able to gain a bit of distance on the pursuing pack. Turning, Naruto gave a sigh of relief. "Man, that was a close – OW!" he yelped as his head collided with a tree that was in his path. He plummeted to the ground where he lay for a second before sitting up and rubbing the newly formed lump on his head. "Ugh, note to self: look where you are flying, you idiot."

Before Naruto could completely recover his bearings however, the wolf pack caught up with him and the carnivores quickly surrounded the tiny dragon. Naruto started to sweat nervously and before he could try to take off again, the lead wolf leapt at him with his claws and fangs bared. Naruto screamed in fright as he closed his eyes, wondering after all he's gone through if this was how it would end; with him becoming some wolf's snack. As the wolf made contact with him, however, a defense mechanism was activated deep within Naruto's subconscious. Instead of striking flesh like he was expecting, the scarred wolf's paws sank into Naruto's body like it was made of quicksand. The wolf yelped in confusion as his legs also started to sink into the strange creature's body, and he quickly tried to back away but it was too late. In a matter of moments, the entire wolf was absorbed into the Shadow Dragon.

Naruto's body in response starts to swell outwards as it takes on a grayish color. The other wolves start to back up in both confusion and fear as both their leader was gone and suddenly the thing they saw as prey was becoming larger by the second. Soon, Naruto's new form was revealed. In shape he was similar to his previous form but he was now gray in color and his claws had become black. The whiskers on his face had lengthened, resembling his old birthmarks somewhat, while his muzzle has lengthened and his muscles have become more pronounced. The most noticeable change, however, was his height as he was now around 50 feet tall. Also, if one were to look closely, they'd see what looked like a scar tattoo over his one eye (1).

Naruto was confused after a few moments of silence as not only did he feel no pain from being mauled, but his body was coursing with power that he hadn't felt since he first unlocked Sage Mode. Cracking an eye open to see what was going on, Naruto was shocked to see that he was now eye level with most treetops. Looking down, Naruto noticed that not only had his body changed but now he easily towered over the wolves that had hunted him minutes ago!

Giving a grin on his muzzle, Naruto brought a massive foot forward and stomped hard on the ground, causing a miniature earthquake that had the wolves scrambling. Looking up at the behemoth, the wolves could only quake in fear. Naruto crossed his arms confidently in front of himself and simply ordered, "Get lost."

With that, the wolves bolted with only dust clouds showing they were there. Naruto gave a rumbling laugh before getting serious. Looking over his changed body once more, he asked aloud in confusion, "How'd this happen? One moment I'm a pipsqueak about to become a chew toy, the next I'm big enough to squash a house! And my Ki feels weird…stronger than before but with something else."

Looking down at a large boulder, Naruto fired a blast of Ki at it. Unlike before, his attack went up in a huge fireball that reduced the boulder to pebbles (2). He looked to the now smoking crater in surprise, that was definitely stronger than before! Again though, his Ki felt weird. It almost felt like when he would borrow Kurama's chakra but not quite. Thinking that it might work on the same principle, the newly formed giant got into a meditative position and concentrated on his inner mind. When Naruto next opened his eyes, he was surprised at what he saw. Instead of the familiar sewer or blank space of his mindscape, he was surrounded what almost looked like purple gummy spider webs.

Looking down he noticed he was in his smaller, less powerful form. Navigating his way through the webs, he noticed a space where they all seemed to converge. When he reached the point he was shocked to discover the wolf leader from earlier all tangled up in the webs! The wolf itself seemed out cold, and the webs around it seemed to hum with power. Briefly grasping one of the treads, Naruto confirmed that the web was taking Ki from the wolf and adding it to the walls that represented Naruto's body. Sitting down, Naruto pondered what this meant. After a few hours of thinking (which was only a few seconds in the real world), he was able to come up with a theory.

"Back when that wolf attacked me, I felt my body react somehow like it knew what to do. Maybe its some kind of way to protect me and give me strength by putting a person, animal, whatever, into my body and taking its Ki to add to my own. But I feel way stronger than the wolf did so…maybe my body has some kind of function that multiplies that strength? Agh, I wish Shikamaru was here, he was good at figuring out this kind of crap!" he momentarily ranted before continuing. "It doesn't feel like this hurts the being I have in me, so maybe this ability kind of lets me become a jinchuriki to anything?" He frowned. "I…don't want to rely on other people's strength like this, but maybe I can use this to my advantage. Like, if I found a really bad but strong guy and trapped them in here, I would both be taking out a threat and making myself stronger to take on other threats! Yeah, that could work!" Turning to the wolf he said in an apologetic tone, "Sorry wolfie, but it looks like you're sticking around for a while. Don't worry though; as soon as I'm able to I'll release you."

With that, Naruto went back to the real world and found himself in his giant form again. "Well, now its time to go looking for Roshi again!" Naruto announced with a grin before he frowned. "Really gotta stop talking to myself," he muttered before stomping off into the wood with his determination to find the old master renewed.

One Week Later

Master Roshi was reclining in a beach chair outside Kame House while wearing his favorite Hawaiian shirt and shorts, his turtle shell and staff placed on the ground beside him. It had been nearly two weeks since Goku defeated King Piccolo and the Dragon Balls were used to revive himself and those killed by the Demon. Currently, Goku himself was training under Kami according to Shenron and his three friends Yamcha, Krillin, Tien, and Chiaotzu were doing their own training as well so they could meet up at the next World Martial Arts Tournament in three years. The old master had decided it was time to enjoy his retirement as he was confident that the current generation had already surpassed him and was ready to defend the Earth when the need arises. So far it was just him, Turtle, and Launch living on his island paradise while Bulma and the others decided to go back to the city for now.

Roshi gave a content sigh and contemplated what to do next. Should he take a nap and enjoy this glorious weather, watch a few workout videos starring his favorite sexy models, or try and peek on Launch while she changes and hope she doesn't sneeze? He could always –

"Mm? What's that sound?" he muttered as his old but still sharp ears picked up a whistling sound. It almost sounded as if a large object was flying through the air at fast speeds. Squinting his eyes behind his sunglasses, Roshi made out a small speck in the distant sky that seemed to be moving. Soon, the speck grew larger and larger as the object got closer. Roshi got up from his chair and grabbed his staff and shell, preparing himself for anything as the object wasn't shaped like any plane he'd ever seen.

With a burst of speed, the object landed hard on the beach a short distance from Roshi, kicking up a cloud of dust. As the dust cleared to reveal the figure that landed, Roshi's eyebrows shot up in surprise.

"My…you're a big fella, ain'tcha?" he commented idly while on the inside he was sweating a bit. This figure, which looked like a giant gray mole or pig, was easily as big as Goku was when he turned into that giant ape monster during his first tournament! If the creature turned out to be hostile, he'd be hard pressed to defeat it. So much for enjoying his retirement!

"Are you Master Roshi?" the creature asked in a deep, rumbling voice.

"I am, and what can I do for you?" Roshi asked cautiously, keeping an eye open in case of attack.

Instead, the giant grinned and said happily, "Oh thank all that is Ramen! I've been searching for nearly a week for you now and you wouldn't believe all the hoops I've had to get through! Seriously, it was such a pain when those cities I went to started shooting at me before I could even ask about you! Anyway…" the creature calmed down a bit before surprising the old man when he (Roshi assumed it was male) got down on his knees and bowed before he said in a sincere tone, "My name is Naruto Uzumaki, and I would like to become your apprentice. Will you accept? (3)"

If Roshi wasn't surprised before he most definitely was now. Schooling his emotions, Roshi inquired, "Well now, that's certainly an interesting request. I figured a big guy like yourself wouldn't need any extra strength, most tend to think that is enough. Why do you want to be trained by me?"

Naruto lifted his head and answered, "I've recently been able to unlock my Ki, but I'm not well trained in it. Plus, while I'm pretty strong naturally, I want to learn how to better improve myself so I can protect those who can't protect themselves. I heard about you and how you are one of the best martial arts masters alive, so I thought if anyone could help me, it's you." He had been thinking of how to answer a question like that since he started out on his journey and figured this was the best answer he could come up with without going into full detail.

Roshi used his honed senses and could tell this 'Naruto Uzumaki' was telling the truth, though it did feel that he was hiding something. Well, he wasn't one to pry as he'd taught people for less noble sounding reasons than this creature gave. Heck, he taught Goku just because he knew the boy's grandfather and that he wanted to get stronger for the sake of getting stronger. It was rare to have people say they want to help others right off the bat. Still though, he wished to test this beast's resolve and decided to play hard to get.

Roshi waved a dismissive hand and said, "Sorry my boy, but I'm retired. Plus I don't think you'd be able to handle my training, it's quite difficult you know!"

Naruto gained a resolved look in his eyes. "I don't care how tough your training is, I'll go through it no matter what and I never go back on my word! Please teach me sensei!" he asked while bowing again.

Roshi mentally grinned. This one had determination. That was good, it would serve him well in the long run. Still, one more push wouldn't hurt. Turning away he said, "Nope. My mind is made up, go bother someone else."

If he was looking he would have noticed the mischievous glint in the dragon's eyes. Pulling out a small (relative to his size) pile of papers from…somewhere, Naruto tossed them in front of the hermit. Roshi looked down and noticed the front page had this printed on it; Make-Out Paradise the manuscript. Curious, Roshi picked up the papers and started to read through them. He had barely gone through two pages when he blushed and gained a torrential nosebleed. Dabbing his nose with a tissue, Roshi turned to a smug looking Naruto with a lecherous grin.

"I take it you like? I have two other volumes on me that that can be yours if you train me," Naruto stated, mentally patting himself on the back for having the foresight to write down all he remembered from Jiraiya's works to act as an incentive for the other super pervert. It was a pain writing on an old typewriter with claws the size of tree trunks, but it would hopefully be worth it.

Trying to regain his composure (and failing due to the huge blush on his face and the pieces of tissue shoved up his nose), Roshi declared, "After careful consideration, I have decided to accept your request for training. I hope you're ready though Naruto, because it will most likely be some of the hardest training you have ever done in your life!"

Naruto gave a huge smile and shot the man a thumbs(claws?) up before saying boldly, "I wouldn't have it any other way sensei, Believe it!"

1. Think Naturon Shenron's mole absorbed form but gray in color and with a scar like mark above one eye.

2. Naruto will be able to use all of Naturon Shenron's techniques no matter what form he takes, as well as learning new techniques later on from the Z Fighters.

3. I know this sounds a bit out of character for Naruto, but I figure he learned a bit about showing respect to people in power when you are making a request for them. Biggest example of this is when he begged A to spare Sasuke. Trust me, it won't be common behavior.

AN2: Just a reminder to you all that this is a challenge (though there is a chance I may try it in the far future) and as such I ask that either you or a friend of yours considers to adopt this. I will post one more challenge (the second part of this one) and then I'll get back to writing my main stories. My family will be on vacation from Sunday to Saturday, so my writing will be limited, but I will hopefully be ready to get back into the swing of things as soon as I get back. Till then, READ, REVIEW, and ADOPT!