I'm gonna try and keep this part of the ANs short and sweet from now on, since I covered almost everything in the first chapter's preface.
Also, since the last chapter was more third person and Potterverse POV, this one will be more predominately Naruto. And because of that, Naruto's name will actually come up this chapter! However, I'm not good at 1st person POV, so I'll write it from his POV in mostly 3rd person.
Admins, if I have too much 'original text' in a chapter, please give me a warning review/PM with said chapter, and please give me 12 hours to alter it. This will let me remove the questionable material without having to email your support to find out what was wrong, wait a few hours for a response, then edit the one paragraph that got this story removed.
Naruto was on the ride of his life. He had been thrown around by hundreds of punches and kicks from both enemies and a certain ally, Reverse Summoned, and eaten by over-sized snakes and toads. He even used the Substitution Jutsu a couple times, but didn't like to use it much in battle because he lost his Ramen doing it once. But even Substitution was nothing compared to what Lighting-Head called a 'portkey'! And since his last meal was bugs, he'd be lucky if he didn't lose those once this was over.
URP! Too late. At least Scar-Head didn't see him do that. Naruto just hopes that wherever those half-digested insects ended up during this 'portkey' Super Slow Reverse Flying Thunder God Technique, it was on that Orochimaru wanna-be's cloak.
Since his queasiness left with the bugs, Naruto reviewed what he learned about this place he was Reverse Summoned to. First, jutsu is used with sticks and words instead of hand signs and sometimes words. That means if Naruto and a stick wielder were to do the same jutsu, the stick user would likely complete his before Naruto did. Second, they don't need words, and maybe sticks, to use the Substitution, like many Ninja, but they don't need to substitute something in their place, and their version is NOISY! Also, if they did substitute, why didn't they wait until the moment they were attacked to misdirect my attacks and waste my energy? Did they have that bad of reflexes? Third, there's an Orochimaru look-alike with no nose on the loose, but at least this one didn't have a snake with him.
Suddenly, Naruto was assaulted with the memories of his dispelled Shadow Clones. Great, He-who-has-no-scents has a big snake too. At least, he can't summon a humongous one... Another Manda would be a pain to deal with, even with a chakra-enhanced sword.
Fourth, Lightning-Head had refused to leave without "Cedric's" body. Clearly this kid hasn't seen war, or anything like his Chunin Exam where Orochimaru showed up. If he had, he would have known the urgency to retreat and would only look after the dead after the battle's over and the area secured. Fifth, these Ninjas seemed to rely on their jutsu too much. They were way out of shape and slow, even their bony leader!
A little while later, Naruto felt the tug on his naval change, and knew they were about to make a landing. Sure enough, the ground appeared in front of them. Rather than fall on his face, Naruto tucked in, rolled when he hit the ground, and came up quickly, ready to defend himself, Lighting Head, and Cedric.
What he saw astounded him. He was in the middle of a large stadium, with applauding stands spreading high and around him. Were those two boys in an Exam? Must be some competition if No-Nose was allowed in. Naruto thought to himself. On one stand were a bunch of men in thick fur coats. When they saw Naruto, they seemed to scrutinize him before giving him a small nod. Apparently they recognized the warrior in him and accepted him. On another stand were a bunch of cute girls in sky blue uniforms with dresses cut short above the knee. These girls saw his dramatic entrance, took one look at Naruto's sweaty, buff chest, and started blushing, whispering, or even squealing. New to having cute girls admire him, and his vantage point, Naruto felt two massive nosebleed rockets start there countdowns, but quickly aborted the missions and looked somewhere else.
On the final stand was a group of kids in Green, Blue, Red, and Yellow, who were focused on Scar-Head and Cedric rather than Naruto. Seeing as the two had similar Red and Yellow shirts as that group, Naruto assumed they were from the same group as the two. From these stands, an old man with a huge beard came running up to them, followed closely by a few other people. The old man's robes, looks, and twinkle in his eye even during this sad time, reminded Naruto a little of his Old Man Sarutobi. Naruto let them pass, but one didn't. It was a stout man with a huge crazily-spinning eye and a metal limb. This Eye-Guy didn't rush past, but stopped and growled at Naruto. Naruto sensed that this person was like Ibiki of T/I back in Konoha, and had a short stare-off before stepping aside and letting him pass.
After a short time, one of the men that ran down was grieving over Cedric's body. The old man, after comforting both Lightning-Head and the man who seemed to be Cedric's father, turned to Naruto. "Good evening. I am Professor Dumbledore. May I ask, who are you, and how did you end up with Harry?"
Naruto, reminded more and more of Sarutobi, nicknamed The God of Shinobi and The Professor, decided to trust this man, at least partially. "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I somehow wound up in a graveyard with Harry and a group of people lead by an Orochimaru imitator. Do you mind getting me some food? I used up a lot more chakra than I expected saving Harry, and the 'portkey' didn't agree with me." With that, Naruto's stomach rumbled loudly.
Hearing that, Dumbledore's eyes twinkled a little more, and said "I don't know what cha-kara is, but I can send for a House Elf to get food. Why don't I take you and Harry back up to the castle? We can talk more in my office."
With that, they both turned back to where the two boys were left. However, only one was left, and it was the one who couldn't walk on his own. Looking around, Naruto said "Harry's gone! And so is Moody Eye-Guy!"
"You mean Professor Moody?" Inquired Dumbledore. Something about this isn't adding up, Dumbledore thought worriedly.
"The moody guy with that freaky eye and metal leg? Yes," responded Naruto. He two could figure out what happened, since the man seemed like Ibiki. He probably took Harry to his private room in order to interrogate him for information. "I think he took Harry. Do you know where he works?"
"Yes I do, in his office" replied Dumbledore, "However, the Mad-Eye Moody I know wouldn't take Harry away from me. I think he's an impostor. Stay here, I'll take care of him."
"I'm coming too! If Mad-Eye is a spy, I'll him catch him, believe it!" Naruto practically shouted. A few of the pretty girls in sky blue who heard him swooned from his determination, but Naruto was too determined to notice them.
"You can help by finding me Professor Snape. He has very slick black hair, a large hooked nose, and wears all black. Tell him to meet me at Professor Moody's office with the strongest Veritaserum he has."
"I can do both. Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Remembering he had to put in about five times more chakra in than normal, Naruto made a single Shadow Clone. "Now I can come with you and find this Snape-sensei."
Many of the sky blue girls saw him clone himself, squealed, and fainted. Some more imaginative girls thought how the clones could be used, then joined their friends in Lala Land. (AN that I feel can't wait for the bottom, for those who think this part hints at M, I'm told two parts of what make shopping fun for girls is making a fashion show out of it and making the guy carry it all home. Imagine 'popular girls' having multiple Naruto's posing for them in various swimsuits, followed by dozens of him carrying their shopping spree's results back home for them.)
The clone Naruto dashed off to find Snape. Then the real Naruto started running off, but then stopped and turned around sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. "Uh, do you know where Moody's office is?" The sky-blue girls who were still conscious almost facepalmed at this action. How could a hot guy like him be a forgetful idiot?
When they got to Moody's office, Dumbledore pulled out his own stick. OK, what's with these people? Naruto thought. Is this the Village Hidden in the Twigs in Branch Country? And why haven't I heard of it? Why can't they use jutsu the normal way? Dumbledore then said "Bombarda!" That word made the entire door explode and cave in, without any evidence of a light. Not wasting time, Dumbledore strode through the dust and debris, and shouted "Expelliarmus!" Naruto saw a flicker of faster light hit Moody's outstretched hand, making his wand fly out of his grasp. So that's why. I would take a long time to make a Rasengan that explosive, and don't have a jutsu that could disarm enemy ninja like that. Acting quickly, Naruto followed up Dumbledore by punching Moody in the face, which knocked him into a chair, then by pulling out some ninja wire to tie Moody up.
When Naruto turned around, Harry was staring at him open mouthed and Dumbledore was talking to a man who must have been Professor Snape. Snape didn't have just slick hair, he had greasy hair! The two adults were saying something about "Polyjuice" and "Veritaserum". Those words confused Naruto, and his still active clone apparently was too. He decided to let the clone listen to the adults and turned back to Harry. "Sorry we're late. Did he hurt you?"
"No. He just asked me about what happened in the graveyard and revealed that he's a Death Eater."
"What's a Death Eater? I'd call myself a Ramen Eater, but I haven't heard of Death food. If I did, I think it would have tasted like ash or pomegranate or something..." Naruto mused.
"What is... Never mind. Death Eaters are followers of Voldemort. You fought him and seven Death Eaters in the graveyard."
"Oh. So, can you explain about the sticks, those weird light jutsus, and the 'portkey' we used to get here?"
Harry was flabbergasted. This young wizard really knew nothing about the wizarding world? Maybe he was a traveler, or a muggleborn on the run. That would explain why he didn't know about Death Eaters and used hand signs and hand motions to make his spells rather than a purchased wand, but those two spells Naruto used were still unfamiliar with Harry. "Well, I can explain, if you then explain where you're from, how you made those copies of yourself and that blue orb, and where you pulled all that string from."
"As much as I'd love to hear them, maybe we should save each others explanations for later. Right now, the explanation I'm interested in is Barty Crouch Jr.'s." Dumbledore commented. Naruto and Harry turned to see who he was talking about. Sure enough, Moody was a fake; where he was tied up, a skinnier, paler man with a crazed look in his eyes now was bound. Naruto's clone tightened the now loose ninja wire and helped the adults force feed Crouch some kind of liquid, apparently either Polyjuice or Veritaserum. He had his clone tell him that they called that drink Veritaserum, but still didn't know what it did.
After that, about ten minutes of shock followed. Both Narutos was surprised a little drink could make even a crazy person spill all their secrets and hand them over on a silver platter. If only Ibiki and T/I had this, he'd be both excited and bored out of a job. While all the things Crouch said made some sense, Naruto had no idea what many of the words he said meant. Why would a prison have blind Dementor guards, or were they like Sensory-Type Ninjas? But even Sensory-Type Ninjas could tell the difference between two people with the same amount of chakra. How did an Imperius "Curse" control you? How could a cloak make you invisible without a constant source of chakra? Are there really Memory "Charms" that can wipe minds? What is Quidditch? Harry had a map that could see where people were too? Were Wands those sticks these people used? These and many more questions flooded Naruto's mind. But even those couldn't top the seven lock chest Crouch had. What kind of seals make that thing work?! It's not a storage seal, because it has an open top. But it's not a normal chest, because the same space has different contents depending on how it's opened.
At the end of his confession, Crouch promptly fainted. Seeing as he wouldn't get anything more out of him, Dumbledore turned to the others. "Harry, you need rest. Go see Madam Pomfrey in the hospital wing for your injuries and rest there overnight. I don't think you want the commotion waiting for you in the Gryffindor Common Room. Professor Snape, please stay here and watch over Barty until the Ministry arrive, then hand him over to them. Tell the Ministry what he told us under Veritaserum. And Uzumaki, please come with me to my office. I'd like to hear your version of what happened, and learn more about this 'cha-kara'."
And that's that! Let me know how I did. Even if you don't have an account, you should still be able to make a nickname and comment that way.
Admins, if I have too much 'original text' in a chapter, please give me a warning review/PM with said chapter, and please give me 12 hours to alter it. This will let me remove the questionable material without having to email your support to find out what was wrong and wait a few hours for a response, just to edit the one paragraph that got this story removed.
I can't think of any more Review Critiques/Complaints for this. The only one I can think of, Naruto's low on chakra and using more than he should, of course he can't be more awesome in taking down Crouch! Why he's low is to be explained in the next chapter, which will be no-action, boring, and mostly explanatory.
Peace out!
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