Yo everyone has it going yeah gotta chapter 2 quicker than i expected. I got some good reviews glad that my fanfiction is meeting expectations.
I was happy to hear from my reviewers that they found my story unique, and already readers are wondering just how Naruto is going to look after this.
Well you won't have to wait to incredibly long for that.
Thanks to this i think i can also start working out the bugs to my next "Hand Of the Demon" update and all that coolness.
Well i won't keep you guys hanging so back to the story.
Ch.2 Ancient Paradise Under Siege
In Naruto's life he had felt pain many times, either from a simple fall, and scrape, tripping down the stairs in his apartment, and even the beating he would receive sometimes on his birthday if he wasn't able to outrun the villagers. But the very pain he felt at this moment was unlike any other. Try to picture your very skin tearing itself apart, the tissue pulling, and straining till they finally snapped apart. Of course that wasn't where it stopped oh no his very exposed muscle tissue then started to strain, and stretch working themselves to a new, and unfamiliar shape. And to finish it all off this figure of exposed muscles was now covered in a new skin, but not his own the very reptiles that covered him began to melt onto him covering those muscles with a new skin, a skin that was not human at all.
Halfway through this pain filled event Naruto blacked out, and thats when another pain was introduced. This pain was less physical, and more mental inside Naruto's head he saw moving images, relived memories that did not belong to him, then there was a familiar voice that slowly rose in volume. "This land was once home to the mightiest of beasts, a land untamed by man, where swift instinct, and raw strength were the aspects of survival."
Naruto saw the land from a different view as if looking through the eyes of another creature, he witnessed giant vegetarian reptiles graze in calm valleys. "In a land where the strong, and watchful survive there was no wrong, or right only nature's course."
Naruto watched as a group of reptiles stalked along the edges of the valley searching for a weak, or sick member of the herd. One of the reptiles looked right at him, and made a short hissing noise at him in his mind somehow he understood its meaning. "There!" Naruto's vision swerved to the left spotting the herbivore with the injured leg. In a flash the entire pack was speeding toward the weakened creature, Naruto seeming to lead the attack.
"Though survival of the fittest was our unspoken law that did not mean we had no honor, or sense of brotherhood." Naruto's vision suddenly seemed to change he was now looking through the eyes of one of the herbivores, and he had sighted the swift attackers. Faster then what seemed possible for a creature it's size Naruto moved in front of the injured herd member while doing so he heard a low, almost haunting bellow escape from his/it's mouth. "predators! protect the young, and weak!" the strange noise translated into those words in Naruto's mind as he/it forcefully swung it's/his tail to knock away the leading predator. All the other herbivores seemed to panic running about trying to seek safety, though some started taking defensive positions around the old, and young.
"In this time i was the ruler, and peace keeper of this land only getting involved when it was crucial." There was a deafening loud roar all the other creatures seemed to stand still in fright, or respect not even moving an inch. Suddenly Naruto's vision swung hard to the right to witness the sun being blocked off by the figure of a immensely large creature, the only things truly visible were its deep red eyes, and the blue flames that seemed glow all over its body. "Then your kind came."
Naruto was suddenly watching a lone man from the eyes of some other beast, the man's hair was black, and spiky his eyes green, and filled with curiosity. "His name was Rane Taigota, and he was the first human to come to our land." Naruto watched the man study the other creatures his eyes always sparkling with wonder, and intelligence. "At first i had no idea what to make of him, but it became clear over time that he meant no harm in fact he wished to learn from us." The images that Naruto saw seemed to blur into a sort of montage of sorts scenes of Rane trying to communicate with the great reptiles (the first few ending with him running in fear.).
"It wasn't much longer that i decided to present myself to him to truly see what interest he had in my lands." Naruto watched as the immense lizard first made contact with Rane, both were cautious of one another, but soon realized they meant no harm to one another. "In fact i taught him our ways, and after a while he was like one of our own." Naruto continued to watch Rane now noticing how his movements changed over time becoming more fluid-like, even taking on characteristics similar to the creatures he lived with. "The higher members of our territory already knew the ways of chakra, but thanks to what he taught us our powers increased making our territory increase as well." There was an image of the lone man walking away now, Naruto watched until the figure disappeared from sight. "Then he left, and a few years later..others came."
Naruto's vision changed again, and this time he could barely recognize the environment, the lush plant life and beautiful scenery replaced by dark skies filled with smoke, fires and explosions and the unmistakable feeling of pain, and death. "These...invaders did not show the same viewpoint as our first visitor in the place of learning, and wishing to live in harmony they proceeded to exterminate our kind." Again Naruto's point of view changed, but this time the vision seemed disorientated, blurry, and it was constantly he realized that he was looking through the eyes of a lone herbivore cut off from its group, scared, and confused. There was a sudden snapping of a nearby twig, and Naruto's vision swung to the left to see a group of armed humans stalk toward him killer intent coating their forms.
" When our entire kind..our family is threatened every member will rise to the fight no matter what past quarrels. That is our way." There was a loud screeching, and one of the humans was suddenly pounced upon by another creature the sounds of the large reptiles teeth, and claws tearing through the man loud, and clear. Naruto's vision seemed to focus for a second on the apparent savior it's appearance suddenly familiar. "You owe me one..herbivore." The bipedal reptile then let out another screech, and charged toward another human.
"At the start it seemed we would win...but then..they appeared." Naruto suddenly saw two figures on top of a nearby hill, both dressed in samurai-like armor. One had red armor, and dark hair, the other wearing blue armor, and having a bluish white hair color. "These two..ninjas had lead the entire attack, I knew that the quickest way to end this was to challenge them." Images shifted to Ryuuza confronting the two ninja the blue flames that covered its large body seemed to move about fiercely as he roared his challenge at the two ninja, whom immediately began to form hand signs. Ryuuza was was suddenly knocked backwards as a tendril of water struck him from seemingly nowhere afterwards his body was covered in a raging inferno threatening to cook him alive, but Ryuuza would no be defeated so easily.
The very flames that covered his colossus form suddenly turned blue like the patterns on his scales, and were absorbed into him intensifying the patterns that painted his body. Another loud roar from Ryuuza that roughly translated to " My turn." The blue flame patterns suddenly disappeared as the beast inhaled a large quantity of air the very action causing many ninja foot soldiers to lose their footing, and be sent flying into the air the only ones undisturbed where the two lead ninja that he faced. Then Ryuuza exhaled releasing a torrent of blue fire from out of his maw that nearly disintegrated everything it touched, and caused the leaders to move out of the way. The blue leader not being as fast suffered a terribly burnt left leg which from the look on his once stoic face caused him great pain.
"The battle seemed to still turn in our favor. but...i underestimated their power." Ryuuza was suddenly entangled in a mass of plant life that grew at an alarming rate. The red ninja appeared before the great beast using his left hand to control the growth that binded him, and his right to direct a humongous branch sharpened like a stake. "It would seem that i would surely die...then he returned to us." Suddenly a figure appeared next to the red ninja, and struck out at him with it's left leg. The red ninja caught off guard was knocked back losing his concentration which gave Ryuuza time to free himself.
"With Rane on our side victory should have been absolute." Ryuuza let loose another blue inferno intent on finishing the red ninja. "At the time i had no idea just what kind of abilities these two ninja had most importantly the red one." The red ninja quickly dodged the attack, and sped toward the great beast his left hand now surrounded by a white aura. Rane moved quickly to intercept, but had to jump back as a dragon made of water crashed into the ground almost hitting him, the blue ninja wasn't out of the fight yet. Rane understanding that he has a limited about of time performed a few hand seals, and channeled his remaining chakra into his right arm, said arm started to change his skin turning to scales, and his fingers turning into black claws. Reptile Transformation jutsu: Talon of the Dragon Rane charged toward the blue ninja his time was running out.
Ryuuza intent on crushing his foe slammed his large tail onto the ground, only to miss, and give the red ninja a much needed leverage. "I had been foolish, and paid gravely with the loss of a good ally." The blow that was meant to strike the beast on its large skull had been cushioned by a second layer of flesh.
Rane the mysterious human, and only one to understand the ways of the ancient land of fire had given his life to save the protector of this once great paradise. Naruto wanted to look away but couldn't knowing he was seeing things from the eyes of another spectator, he had watched as the glowing white hand of the red ninja stabbed into Rane's chest and out the back to still pierce the flesh of the huge reptile. "Thanks to his sacrifice i was not slain, but instead changed into another form...the form you witnessed back at the Hokage's secret chamber." Naruto was hit with realization, as the pieces finally came together.
"Those two ninja were the 1st and 2nd hokages weren't they?" The images disappeared, and Naruto saw only black for a moment then he stared into the great red eyes of Ryuuza. "Indeed they were after seeing me in my new form they mistook me for a infant of my species, and locked me away for what reasons even today i don't understand." "But that is not of importance at the moment right now it is time you understood what you have become now."
Suddenly the darkness was pierced by the eyes of a millions of reptiles their slitted eyes all focused on where he was. "You are no longer the mammal that first unleashed me now you are one of us..no better you have our strength, and the few that the warm bloods carry. You will walk amongst them like a wolf in sheep's clothing similar to them on the outside, but nothing more than a costume for the creature you have become."
"You will be our summoner calling upon us for aid when you need it. We will always be with you. always an open eye to watch over you, always a bared fang and sharp claw to fight beside you,...always a family to care for you." Naruto felt those words touch his heart, he felt he could cry for joy, but the tears would not show. "Thank you Ryuuza, and the rest of my new family." All the eyes that watched him glowed with a red light, and condensed onto him.
"The final touch has been added, you may now awake from your slumber Naruto."
Deep inside the forest of Konoha a blond boy opened his new eyes, and began to pick himself up off the ground he was resting on. Though on the outside he looked as normal as any other blond kid in a orange jump suit ( Ok maybe not so normal) he was greatly different from any other human being. In fact he was no longer human at all. Blue eyes looked to behold the land that he would work to bring back to its old ways, and for the slightest of moments the innocent pupils of a boy shifted to the slitted pupils of a cold-blooded reptile.
End of Chapter 2
Whew that one took me a while longer than i expected really sorry no real action in this chapter, but i felt it was important to explain how things went down and what not this way you readers can say you know why he can do this and that. Trust me now that i got that outta the way i can really stomp down on the accelerate pedal for this bad boy.
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