The Legend of Naruto
Wave arc
Kurama no Kyubi: This will be the last chapter of the Wave arc before we'll be moving on to the Chunin Exam arc.
Naruto Sakura Uzumaki: You do know that the usual Legend of Zelda villain is a Gerudo, not a Hylian, right?
Kurama no Kyubi: I never said that Sasuke's the villain, the fact that he's got the Triforce of Power doesn't necessarily mean that he's gonna become evil.
Stallion6 of Deviantart: Geez. Sakura disregards Naruto, and yet...she's the weakest link. The only reason she can even hit him is because he allows it...and then the question remains of how long until he becomes sick of it.
Kurama no Kyubi: Actually, the reason she's able to hit him is because he's too stupid to get out of the way.
SPark681: awesome story sorry never posted a comment before I usually do that when I read up to where the author has left off for now. can't wait to see what happens next, keep up the great work!
Kurama no Kyubi: You too, huh?
Guest: you could try showing normal rpg stats like strenght, defense, hp, mp those sort of things you know to make things even more interesting for the characters
Kurama no Kyubi: Yes, I could, but that would be pretty hard for me, and besides, this is Zelda, so it's hearts, not HP.
Guest: since you're using hear containers in this story shouldn't you add heart container pieces?
Kurama no Kyubi: Umm… Not to criticize you on your grammar, but you wrote the first "heart" wrong. Also, I guess I could do it, but most Heart Pieces in the Zelda games are obtained through side-quests, and I'm not planning on doing any side-quests in this story at the moment, but – if you want – I might have some Heart Pieces scattered around.
Guest: you should add some fairies and and great fairies
Kurama no Kyubi: Thanks for the suggestion.
ChronoMitsurugi: The point I am trying to make is that in a Naruto/LOZ xover, it is pretty damn obvious that Sasuke would end up with the triforce of power.
Irregardless of how you set it up, or how it supposedly passes down, Sasuke getting it is not "unlikely". Same with Sakura getting wisdom and Naruto getting courage. That can't be any more obvious.
Kurama no Kyubi: Well, considering what kind of a story "Naruto" is, I completely agree with you on that, I was simply putting it from a logical standpoint. Of course there are several logical ways that Sasuke could have gotten it, the most probable being that Fugaku found out about it and extracted it from one of Madara's descendants, and from him it passed down to Itachi who then gave it to Sasuke at the night of the Uchiha Massacre. Of course this isn't how Sasuke really got it, but don't worry, how he got it will be revealed soon.
"Triforce." Normal speech
'Triforce.' Normal thought
"Triforce." Biju and God speech
'Triforce.' Biju and God thought
Kakashi: Kurama no Kyubi doesn't own anything.
Chapter 5: Former Tani-nin, Yomi no Kaiza
It had nearly been one day since the battle on the bridge, and Zabuza and Haku had decided to stay for a while, so Tazuna let them both stay at his house. Currently they were all finishing up breakfast as Tsunami washed the dishes.
"Thanks for the food, Tsunami-san. It was quite delicious." Haku said with a smile as he had finished eating.
"Well, thank you, Haku." Tsunami said as she took Haku's dish before glaring over at Zabuza who was leaning against the wall "If only someone else I know would have so good manners." And Zabuza only scoffed in response.
"Say, Haku." Naruto said, catching the ice user's attention "What will you and Zabuza do when you continue on your journey?"
"I don't know, maybe we'll look for another client that's willing to hire missing-nin." Haku said.
"I'd imagine most people who'd do that would be thugs." Tazuna said.
"Yes, but it's the only way we can raise enough money." Haku said.
"Enough money for what?" Sakura asked.
"To wage war against the Mizukage." Kakashi answered in Haku's stead.
"Wha…? Wage war against the Mizukage?" Sakura asked before looking at Zabuza "Why would you do that?"
"Tell me, girl, have you ever heard of the "Bloodline Purges"?" Zabuza asked.
""Bloodline Purges"?" Sakura asked.
"During times of war, Kekkei Genkai – like my Sharingan or Haku's Hyoton – are frequently used as great military sources. But during times of peace, Kekkei Genkai are feared, and people – specifically those in the Land of Water – started believing that as long as someone with a Kekkei Genkai was around, another war would start. So, the Mizukage authorized the extinction of anyone with a Kekkei Genkai. While the majority agreed with him, there were some who rebelled, thus starting a civil war." Kakashi explained.
"A civil war? Really?" Naruto asked.
"Exactly. The rebel group with the greatest progress so far is the one led by a Yoton user named Mei Terumi." Zabuza said.
"Then why not just join them instead of raising money to form your own army?" Sakura asked, but Zabuza just scoffed and looked away.
"Well, at any rate, you're welcome to stay here for as long as you please." Tazuna said before Sasuke rose up to his feet and walked towards the door.
"Hey, Sasuke-kun, where are you going?" Sakura asked.
"I'm going to train." Sasuke said as he looked over his shoulder before continuing towards the door.
"Then I'm going too!" Naruto said as he got up on his feet as well.
"What? More training? But we've already beaten Gato." Sakura said.
"Actually, then this would be the perfect time to continue training." Kakashi said.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked.
"Since Gato's been beaten, we're not really needed here any longer, so we can give more focus to training. Plus, we don't know when we'll run into anyone else like Zabuza." Kakashi said.
"Hey, there's someone at the door." Sasuke said as he had opened the door.
Everyone then looked towards the door as Giichi – an old friend of Tazuna as well as one of the workers on the bridge – came in.
"Tazuna, it's a miracle!" Giichi said.
"Hmm? What is it, Giichi?" Tazuna asked.
"It's Kaiza, he's alive!" Giichi said and Tazuna's, Tsunami's and Inari's eyes widened.
"What?" Tazuna asked as Tsunami dropped the dish she was holding.
In the village
The villagers were all gathered around Kaiza, bombarding him with questions on how he was still alive.
"TOU-SAN/KAIZA!" Came the cries of Inari and Tsunami as they came running through the crowd before embracing Kaiza.
"Well, now. What's up with you two?" Kaiza said as Tsunami and Inari were crying out of happiness.
"Hey, what's the deal here? I thought you said that Inari's father was dead." Naruto said as he looked at Tazuna.
"Yeah. I don't get it either, but it seems that he's somehow still alive, even though Gato had him killed right in front our very eyes." Tazuna said.
"But he's standing here, right in front of our eyes, isn't he? So how…?" Sakura asked.
"What did you say his name was again?" Kakashi asked as he looked at Tazuna.
"Kaiza. Why?" Tazuna said as he looked at the Jonin.
"Oh, nothing." Kakashi said before looking over at Kaiza, deep in thought.
"Well, anyway. Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, let's get to your training." Kakashi said as he started walking away, followed by his three students. As they passed Zabuza, Kakashi – making sure that no one else would hear – whispered "Zabuza, I need to talk to you later." However, what they didn't notice was that – as they were walking away – Kaiza was staring towards them.
'If I'm not mistaking that's…' He thought.
Under the bridge
Kakashi and his three students were standing at the shore-line directly under the bridge with Kakashi standing in front of the Genin, facing them.
"Hey, Kakashi-sensei. I thought we were going to train, so what are we doing here?" Sakura asked.
"We will be training." Kakashi said.
"What kind of training are we going to do down here?" Naruto asked.
"We're going to walk on water." Kakashi said.
"Walk on water?" Naruto and Sakura asked.
"That's right. Up till now, I've taught you how to increase your chakra control by climbing trees without using your hands by constantly channeling chakra out through the soles of your feet. But now we're taking it to the next level." Kakashi said.
"The next level?" Sakura asked.
"For tree climbing, you only need to gather a certain amount of chakra in a certain place and just maintain that set volume of chakra the whole time. Because the tree is a stationary object, all you have to do is keep your foot attached like a suction cup. It's an exercise that demonstrates how to produce and maintain a set amount of chakra. In order to walk on water, however, you have to continuously emit a tiny amount of chakra from your feet into the water's surface, constantly adjusting that amount to just allow your body to float. This type of chakra control is more difficult than mere maintenance and is a type of control exercise where you learn to regulate your expenditure of a fixed quantity of chakra." Kakashi explained.
"Hmm… I don't get it." Naruto said.
"Seriously, Naruto. How could you not get it? It's so easy." Sakura said.
"Well, maybe it's better to show you." Kakashi said before weaving a hand sign as he channeled chakra into his feet before walking out on the water as he said "First, you gather chakra to the soles of your feet. Then, while you continuously emit a set amount, you fine-tune it to your body weight…"
"Whoa!" Naruto exclaimed before weaving a hand sign as he said "All right, I want to try it! First, chakra to my soles. And then release a set amount…" He then walked out on the water before falling right into it.
"Oh, and by the way, the water here's pretty cold." Kakashi said just before Naruto came up from the water and started to splash around.
"Cold! Cold! Cold!" He said and Kakashi sighed heavily, this was going to be a long day.
The three Genin continued training on mastering the water-walking exercise for the rest of the day, though Sakura got finished by lunch-time while Naruto and Sasuke kept at it till night time.
As it was getting late, Naruto had managed to get to the point where he could remain on the water's surface for 2 minutes while Sasuke was at the point where he could remain on the water's surface for 10 minutes.
"Sorry, but I've got somewhere else to be right now. Good luck." Kakashi said before puffing away.
"Hey, wait. Kakashi-sensei where are you going?" Naruto asked, but it was already too late.
Forest, tree-tops
Kaiza was in a crouching position atop one of the trees when Kakashi and Zabuza appeared in a shunshin behind him.
"So you came. Sharingan no Kakashi, Demon of Kiri, Momochi Zabuza." Kaiza said as he rose to his feet.
"So, I was right. You're Yomi no Kaiza, the right-hand man of the Yondaime Tanikage." Kakashi said.
"I knew I couldn't possibly fool you." Kaiza said before turning around and he said "Well, you got me. Yep, I'm Yomi no Kaiza alright."
"Then, what are you doing here? Why are you living in this village?" Zabuza asked before his eyes widened and he said "Could you…? Could it be that you're after those brats?"
"Hmm…? What brats? What are you talking about?" Kaiza asked.
"Don't play dumb with us, we know that you know who Zabuza's talking about." Kakashi said as he pulled up his Hitai-ate to reveal his Sharingan.
"Well, maybe I do, or maybe I don't." Kaiza said.
Kakashi and Zabuza then charged at Kaiza with the latter grabbing his sword before swinging it. Kaiza dodged the massive blade before weaving a series of hand signs.
"Inton: Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" A clone of Kaiza then appeared in a burst of darkness and each of the two Kaizas jumped towards the two other ninja.
"Katon: Goukakyo no Jutsu!" Kakashi said as he fired a fire ball from his mouth at one of the two Kaizas.
"Inton: Yomitate!" Suddenly a shield of darkness surrounded Kaiza and blocked the fire ball.
"Kirigakure no Jutsu!" Zabuza said and the whole area was enshrouded in a thick mist.
'This fog…' Kaiza thought before Zabuza appeared on the tree behind him before slicing his massive sword straight through him. However, when the Kubikiribocho had sliced through Kaiza completely, he vanished in a burst of darkness.
'So that was only the Kage Bunshin.' Zabuza thought.
"Inton: Yomiryudan no Jutsu!" Suddenly the shield around the original Kaiza formed into a dragon before said dragon charged towards Kakashi.
Kakashi managed to dodge it just in time however as the dragon went right past him before shooting down towards the ground and blowing up in a huge explosion of darkness.
'That was close…' Kakashi thought.
"Impressive. You're the third person to have ever dodged the "Yomiryudan"." Kaiza said before smiling as he said "Looks like I can really trust you to protect the Chosen Ones."
"What do you mean?" Zabuza asked as he landed on a tree behind Kaiza "Aren't you after those three?"
"No. It's true that I was once a ninja of Tanigakure, but after a certain incident, I left the village." Kaiza said.
"What incident?" Kakashi asked.
"The incident when my master, the Yondaime Tanikage was murdered in cold-blood by his own son." Kaiza said, and Kakashi's and Zabuza's eyes widened.
"By his own son?" Kakashi asked.
"That's right. His son is the one who now calls himself Tanikage, Ganondorf. Kakashi-san, you should be careful. Ganondorf's after something that one of your students have." Kaiza said and Kakashi's eyes widened in realization "That's right, Ganondorf is after the Triforce of Power."
The next day
"That was delicious! I can't tell you how much I've missed your cooking, Tsunami-san." Kaiza said as he was done eating breakfast.
"Where's Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked as he looked around.
"Zabuza and Haku are missing too." Sakura said.
"Kakashi-san said that he was going to see if any of Gato's henchmen were still around. And Zabuza-san said that he and Haku had to leave immediately." Kaiza said.
"What? But Kakashi-sensei was supposed to be training us!" Naruto said.
"Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura… I need to talk to you three privately." Kaiza said as he looked at them.
"Huh? What do you need to talk to them about, tou-san?" Inari asked.
"Oh. Don't worry about it. I'm just going to give them proper thanks for helping in taking down Gato." Kaiza said as he rose to his feet and walked towards the door before the three Genin followed him.
Forest
"So what was it that you brought us out here for?" Sasuke asked Kaiza as they were deep in the forest.
"What do you mean, Sasuke?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah, he said he wanted to give us proper thanks for helping in stopping Gato." Sakura said.
"Do you really think he would have brought us all the way out here for that?" Sasuke asked.
"Well…" Sakura started, but she was interrupted by Kaiza.
"Actually, Sasuke's right. There was another reason for why I wanted to talk to you three." He said as he leaned against a large rock.
"There is?" Naruto asked and Kaiza nodded.
"What I wanted to tell you is that you three are in terrible danger." He said.
"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked.
"The current leader of the village, Tanigakure is after something, something that he believes is his birthright… the Triforce of Power." Kaiza said.
"The Triforce of Power?" Sasuke asked.
"I'm sure you know the legend about how the Triforce split into three pieces and went into the Hero, the Princess and the Villain, right?" Kaiza said and the three Genin nodded "Well, you see, the Triforce pieces passes down like a Kekkei Genkai. And the current leader of Tani, Ganondorf, is a direct descendant of the villain in the legend."
"Then, shouldn't he have the Triforce of Power already?" Sakura asked.
"Yes, except…" Kaiza said.
"Except what?" Sasuke asked.
"I don't know the details, but it seems that someone once extracted the Triforce of Power from one of Ganondorf's ancestors." Kaiza said.
"Then, does that mean that it's in the hands of another clan?" Sakura asked and Kaiza nodded.
"Hmm… I still don't see what any of this has got to do with us." Naruto said.
"Hold out your hands." Kaiza said and the three did as they were told before the marks of the Triforce pieces appeared as the former Tani-nin continued "The Courage to overcome any obstacle, no matter how great." The mark on Naruto's hand then started glowing "The Wisdom to guide the world on the right path." The mark on Sakura's hand then started glowing "And the Power to face any opponent." The mark on Sasuke's hand then started glowing "These are the three powers granted by the Triforce. These are your powers."
"Wait a minute. So you're saying that we're…?" Sakura asked.
"Yes. Except for Sasuke, you are the direct descendants of the original wielders of the Triforce pieces." Kaiza said.
"So, wait. Which one's the descendant of who?" Naruto asked.
"Isn't that obvious?" Sakura asked.
"Naruto, you're the descendant of the Hero, and Sakura's the descendant of the Princess." Kaiza said.
"Sakura's a princess?" Naruto asked with wide eyes.
"Looks that way." Sakura said as her inner self yelled "Oh, yeah! Ino doesn't stand a chance against me now! Cha!"
"Wait a minute, if Sasuke's the wielder of the Triforce of Power, then does that mean that…?" Naruto asked.
"I'm afraid so, Ganondorf is after him, and he'll stop at nothing till he gets what he wants. Trust me; I know that all too well." Kaiza said.
"Heh. Well, he's not getting this without a fight." Sasuke said as he held up his hand.
"You shouldn't be so cocky. Even when he was still a mere child, Ganondorf was even stronger than everyone else in the village other than his father, the Yondaime Tanikage." Kaiza said causing the three Genin's eyes to widen.
'When he was still a child?' The three Genin thought simultaneously.
"But the threat of Ganondorf aside, there's something else you should be made aware of." Kaiza said.
"Huh? And what's that?" Naruto asked.
"This fight between good and evil is like a cycle, and the Triforce pieces are only said to appear whenever this cycle repeats itself." Kaiza said.
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.
"Wait, are you saying that this cycle is about to repeat itself?" Sakura asked and Kaiza nodded.
"That's right. However, up till now, the Triforce of Power has always appeared in the hands of the Villain. So the cycle may finally be broken, or – depending on which path Sasuke chooses – this might just be another chapter in an unbreakable cycle." Kaiza said.
2 weeks later, bridge
A crowd was gathered at the now finished bridge to say goodbye to the Konoha-nins.
"Thanks to you, our bridge has finally been completed, but… it's going to be awfully dull around here, once you're gone." Tazuna said.
"We've enjoyed your hospitality." Kakashi said.
"No problemo, Tazuna-san, my man. We'll come back to play with you again sometime." Naruto said.
"You better…" Inari said as he was on the verge of crying.
"Inari… don't let it get you down. It's okay to cry, if you really want." Naruto said as he was also on the verge of crying.
"I'm not gonna cry! B-but Naruto-nii-san, y-you can cry! Go ahead!" Inari said.
"Me? No way. See you." Naruto said as he turned around just before both he and Inari were crying waterfalls.
'Kids.' Sakura thought.
"Heh. Pathetic." Kyubi said within Naruto's head.
"That boy touched little Inari's heart… and he built the bridge that eventually carried us all to hope and courage." Tazuna said.
"And speaking of bridges, we still have to officially dedicate this one. And there's only one name that will truly fit." Kaiza said.
"What are we going to call it?" Giichi asked.
"How about… "The Great Naruto Bridge"?" Kaiza said.
"Hee hee… It's a nice name, Kaiza." Tsunami said.
"Are you sure? Calling it that…?" Giichi asked.
"Heh… Quite sure. You see, I hope that in giving it that name, we'll ensure that it will stand forever… Our bridge will become super-famous the world over, as a symbol of triumph and endurance. That's what I hope, and hopefully, that's how it'll be." Kaiza said.
Land of Valleys, Tani, Tanikage Tower, Tanikage Office
Ganondorf was sitting on his throne as there were eight people kneeling in front of him, two in front and six in back. The two in front were obviously Vaati and Agahnim, and three of the six in the back – the three that were behind Vaati – from right to left were Aqua, Ventus and Flare.
Behind Agahnim was a very muscular boy with brown hair, a brown robe, brown eyes, and he had a brown Hitai-ate with gold forehead protector with the symbol for Tani on it.
To his right was a girl with ice-blue skin, hair and eyes, she also wore a white robe, and had a white Hitai-ate with a gold forehead protector with the symbol for Tani on it.
The last one was a boy with spiky silver hair, silver eyes, a silver robe, a silver Hitai-ate with a gold forehead protector with the Tani symbol on it. There were also electrical charges appearing from time to time in-between the spikes of his hair, and he also had a metallic pole strapped to his back.
"As you probably already know, the Chunin Exams will soon be held in Konoha. There's no doubt in my mind that the Triforce wielders will participate, so I want you to enter the exams and test the three of them, see how strong they are. Do you understand your mission, Ventus, Flare, Aqua, Terra, Chilly, Ray?" Ganondorf said.
"HAI!" The six in the back said simultaneously.
Chapter preview
Kankuro "What a wimp. Is that the best Konoha's Genin can do?"
Gaara "It annoys me that you'd lose control in a quarrel with children. Have you forgotten why we came here?"
Lee "My name is Rock Lee. Among sticklers, etiquette requires one to introduce oneself before asking the name of another… Uchiha Sasuke."
Naruto "Next time on The Legend of Naruto: The Chunin Exams."
Hiruzen "Seven days from now, on July 1st, we shall begin conducting the Chunin Exams."
Character status
Naruto: Level: 10
Hearts: 4
Techniques: Henge, Kawarimi, Oiroke, Harem, Kage Bunshin.
Weapons: Hakko Chakura To, kunai, shuriken, vine-whip.
Race: Hylian.
Triforce: Courage.
Sasuke: Level: 10
Hearts: 4
Techniques: Bunshin, Henge, Kawarimi, Katon: Goukakyo.
Weapons: kunai, shuriken.
Race: Hylian.
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan, Mangekyo Sharingan.
Triforce: Power.
Sakura: Level: 3
Hearts: 3
Techniques: Bunshin, Henge, Kawarimi.
Weapons: kunai, shuriken.
Race: Hylian.
Triforce: Wisdom.
Kakashi: Level: 45
Hearts: 29
Techniques: Raikiri, Magen: Narakumi, Doton: Shinju zanshu, Doton: Doryuheki, Doton: Moguragakure, Fuja hoin, Katon: Goukakyo, Genjutsu: Sharingan, Raiton: Kage Bunshin, Taju Kage Bunshin, Sennen Goroshi, Kage Bunshin, Kuchiyose, Kuchiyose: Doton: Tsuiga, Kirigakure, Mizu Bunshin.
Weapons: kunai, shuriken.
Race: Human.
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan.
Zabuza: Level: 45
Hearts: 29
Techniques: Kirigakure, Mizu Bunshin, Sairento Kiringu, Suiton: Suiro, Suiton: Daibakufu, Suiton: Suiryudan.
Weapons: Kubikiribocho.
Race: Sameha.
Kaiza: Level: 59
Hearts: 33
Techniques: Inton: Kage Bunshin, Inton: Yomitate, Inton: Yomiryudan.
Weapons: none
Race: Gerudo.
Kekkei Genkai: Inton.
Kurama no Kyubi: Next chapter the Chunin Exams will finally start, and things don't really seem too good for our heroes considering that six Tani Genin are gonna enter, and we'll finally find out what kind of powers those guys have… though their powers might not be revealed till the preliminaries which are still a few chapters off.