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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters here that belong to Naruto that I put into this story except for my own OCs. Neither do I own any of the character in any of the crossovers I do. I'm just using them in this fanfiction and I have no money so don't bother suing me. You'll just lose money instead of gaining any. And remember to leave a review!
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The Chase –
In the royal palace in the dinning chambers, Queen Carline sat at a long table with places for twenty, but it was only set for a handful of people. Besides the maids placing plates of food on the table only four other people were seated with her. The four are the highest ranking leaders of the army of Metal, each of them oversees the protection of a section of Metal that is broken down in four areas. Each of them have a command of a region of million or more soldiers and a mix of Delmo's. Each of the Grand Generals have eight lower rank generals who command a army unit with lower rank officers serving them, the Grand General's are considered to be the strongest warriors of the Western Lands. They all been busy with their sections so it be their first time to see their new prince face up.
The first is Kyoshi a giant of a woman standing well over seven feet and the general of Earth, one of the four grand generals of Metal. Her traditional weapons are golden metal fans which, in addition to her manner of dress and style of fighting, were adopted by the young warrior women of Kyoshi Island, her homeland which rest in a massive lake in the middle of Metal. Clad in ornate, armored green kimonos, metal headdresses, and a geisha like makeup designed to intimidate opponents. She protects the Western parts of Metal from any dangers that might come. She doesn't take her duties lightly and is feared due to her willingness to do 'whatever it takes' to protect Metal.
The next woman was a small, old woman with immense magical like powers, she served as the court magician as well as the general of Fire, Hinako. She had learned to tap into her spiritual aura using the energy what to others look as magic. She always wears white robes, a golden sash and a golden sun-burst crown she always wore since she was a young woman. She's the longest serving of the Grand Generals who was around when Queen Carline's mother ruled, some of her officers under her are her descendents. The other generals looked to her for wisdom time to time, as she possesses timeless wisdom and powerful spiritual energy. She protects the Northern parts of Metal and watches their ancient enemy nation Land of Gems closely. She is slow to anger like a mountain but once she does it's like a mountain falling on you.
The third and youngest at twenty-four is Rushuna who was made the Grand General of Air when the former one stepped down. Hunrok was the one who choose her from all of the others who were next in line, to the shock of many as all of the past grand Generals were generals before moving up the ranks as Rushuna was nothing more then a common footsoldier. He explained that by picking out a talented young soldier who he sees is quite capable of a commanding position, that she be able to see things with a clean slate. Instead of starting at the bottom of the ladder and work their way up until thoroughly brainwashed and obliged. As Hunrok didn't like who the old general never questions an order, saying that if an order is never questioned then how many wrong orders would then be given if the one who gives the orders never reviews their orders first. Rushuna is an extremely busty, blonde woman who was trained in the positive teachings and kind ideals of Tenshi. She is trained in the use of a crossbow, specializing in shooting to disable rather than to kill. She has excellent tactical analytical skills, being able to discern her opponents' weaknesses in the heat of battle and adjust accordingly to exploit them with the tools at her disposal. She is oversees the Eastern lands of Metal which are the most settled as the Element Countries are the only countries that boarders her section. Rushuna does has a weakness for taking hot baths, and she indulges in this pursuit frequently.
The last Grand General is Ellen the general of Water. Short silvery hair that shined and blue eyes that showed love for life, dark skin, proving her as a woman of exotic beauty. Her body was slim and athletic with firm muscles from training, yet busty. She's known as the 'Life Giving General' as she always helps those in need whenever she can. She wares colorful ribbons around her neck, ankles and wrists. A silver bikini covered her parts deemed indecent, but most people could not call any part of her as wrong. It wasn't out of sexual desire for them to want her in so revealing an outfit, no. Clothing would only bog down her natural beauty. She protects the southern lands of Metal that boarders the Great Konto Desert and sends out protrols in search of travelers who get lost in the harsh environment. She always tries to maintain a good relationship with the Harad tribes as her father is from one of the tribes, to help maintain the uneasy peace with the Harad tribes all the outposts of Metal freely gives water to anyone who ask for water. This is so that the trade wagons of Metal can pass through the desert safely.
"It's nice to see you all again," Carline greeted them.
"It's been awhile since we all been here," Ellen said as she holds a rack of meat between her hands ripping a chunck out with her teeth. Her plate was nothing more then racks of meat, which are called manga meat. (1)
"Wow every time, I see you, you're eating meat," Rushuna said as she ordered noodles.
"Well that's what we mostly eat in the south," Ellen said. With the desert so close in the south lands there are little farmland to grow crops with have to be imported from other parts of Metal, so most people live off of farm animals who live off of the land.
"I hear that you been having problems in the south," Kyoshi said.
"Yeah there's a new iron mine on the boarder that one of the Harad tribes are claiming to be on their land and the Rokake faction isn't making things any easier," Ellen said. The mine is being backed by the Rokake family as they said that it would help provide jobs for their lands.
"They're only saying that because that would line their pockets," Hinako said as she has dealt with the Rokake Faction for years.
"I'm going to have a meeting with a elder of the tribe along with someone of the Rokake faction to settle the claim," Carline said.
"What's the purpose of this meeting besides meeting your grandson?" Hinako ask.
"The reason why is that the men who attack my grandson are part of Wisdom," Carline answered.
"Wisdom," Hinako growled. "No matter how hard we try to stamp them out they always manage to survive."
"What reason does Wisdom gain in killing prince Naruto?" Rushuna ask.
"Besides killing off the royal family bloodline, they be able to sell weapons to both sides when a civil war breaks open if Metal doesn't have an heir," Carline explains. "My mother rule was harsh but if any good came out of it was that she had most of the members of Wisdom haunted down, which I continued after she died. But some part of Wisdom has survived, the weapons that the Wisdom agents use are cutting edge which we're still experimenting on. The alloys of the blades are still in the test labs, I'm looking into who leaked the data. Before the attack the only alloy weapon, I knew of is the one, I'm going to be giving to Naruto."
"Wisdom as been a dagger for Metal ever since its foundation," Kyoshi said. "I had thought that under your mother's rule she had everyone with any connection to Wisdom put to death. How can you be sure?"
"So did, I but only Wisdom knows how to make Raging Nostrum as my mother had everyone who knew of it put to death and all files burn," Carline explains. "All the agents of the Wisdom carry that drug as anyone else wouldn't dare to use it as once it wears off they die."
"Raging Nostrum, I read about it. The only ones who can overpower someone who uses it is a Neanderthal," Rushuna said.
"That drug pushes the human body to its maxium but at a steep price. But I have seen first hand of a Neanderthal my son-in-law killing a Wisdom agent under the drug with one blow," Hinako said.
"Naruto thanks to being a half-demon easily killed one of the agents after he took the drug but Wisdom won't stop till he's dead. For that reason when all four of you return to your post, I want the word pass down for on the look out for any Wisdom agents. And to keep a close eyes on the two factions that have everything to gain if there isn't an heir for the throne," Carline said.
"So its either the Barego and the Rokake factions who has hire Wisdom," Ellen said. "Or maybe one of them took in some members during your mother's rule."
"I thought of that but unlike my mother, I'm not about to do anything rash without proof of any wrong doing first," Carline said. "My mother did those things during her rule and that's the reason why but families have only one member of each left after my mother thought they were up to something."
"It's a shame that she just didn't kill off the bloodline when she had the chance," Hinako said.
"Both factions are nothing more then a shadow of what they were after my mother had a go at them and both of them want to regain the power that they lost," Carline said.
"And a beast that tasted power and then lose it, is always much more deadly then it was before," Hinako said.
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Elsewhere in Metal -
In one of the inns of Ironmount two women shared a bed together laying side by side to each other. The one on the right is a tall willowy blonde and the other a bit taller dark hair woman with tainted green skin. They have been companions and lovers ever since they chose their way of life, living on the edge always looking over their shoulders.
"The dance chase is already starting," CJ said to Shego.
"Yes it is," she answers.
"Shouldn't we be there?" CJ ask.
"No," Shego said.
"Still waiting for the right time?" she ask.
"The Praetorian Guard are there and would be too troublesome to try," Shego explains.
"And then there's Mihawk and Sephiroth the two strongest sword fighters in the known world there," CJ adds.
"There's no way we'll be able to take both of them at the same time," Shego said. "And then there's the prince. He's strong, very strong."
"Together we might be able to kill him," CJ said. "If we can get to him that is."
"We're also getting some help from the Dead Men gang," Shego said.
"Those drug users? We're getting help from them? Who are they sending?" CJ ask knowing well who those people are. The Dead Men are a bunch of men and women mostly young who live for nothing more then getting high. They believe in nothing, only living from one high to another.
"One of a trio of enforcers, the Dead Men Triad. Their bodies are warped by years of combat drug abuse, so much so that they don't even feel any pain anymore. They long forgotten their original names and only answers to either, One, Two or Three," Shego answered.
"A bunch of high drug heads," CJ said.
"I truly hate that man," Shego said.
"So do, I," her lover agreed.
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At School -
The hallways of the school rumbled with the sounds of hundreds of feet racing through them. The boys had a head start on the girls and were either running or hiding somewhere on the school grounds. But all of the girls had one target in mind even the older girls in the higher grades which many called the reverse Hikaru Genji Project. (2) It was common for some older women to take younger men as their husbands in Metal given how there aren't that many men in the country. Even with the engagement with many young girls around the prince's age didn't stop the other girls from trying to score points with Naruto. They also had their sights on the Leaf girls, even with the rules perventing them from punching or kicking but they could still tackle them.
But they didn't count on one thing...
"What are you girls waiting for?" Hinako ask as she looks back at her group as she holds a mass of schoolgirls back as she uses her body as a shield in a small doorway of the exit of the building.
"Are you sure you can handle this?" Ino ask as she stares at a girl a bit older then herself holding back at least fifty other students back by sheer brute force. Hinako was the only thing keeping the other students from getting out.
"Sure no problem," Hinako said. "Just find the prince before someone else does!"
"Right," Sakura said as she and the other girls ran off to find Naruto. In the foreground two rivals watch as a single girl held off so many.
"I have heard of the strength of the Neanderthals but this is the first time, I have ever seen one," Mihawk said to Sephiroth.
"Yes they're much stronger then a human," Sephiroth said. "In our family tree of apes and monkeys, we human's are the bottom of the barrel when it comes to body strength given our body mass and size." (3)
"And where do Neanderthal's rank?" Mihawk ask.
"They're the 4th strongest with the Gorilla, Bigfoot and Yetis in that order being stronger.
"Are any of them sword users?" Mihawk ask.
"No they have no taste for sword fighting. They use axes instead as unlike a sword when not in battle an axe can be use as a tool. Which is lucky for us," Sephiroth said. (4)
"When we deadlock our swords, I don't have to worry about you kicking my ribcage in," Mihawk said watching as the young half Neanderthal was actually was pushing the horde of schoolgirls back into the building. "Also of your sword smashing its way through mine."
"Both of our swords are able to cut through each other but both of us aren't strong enough to do that," Sephiroth said.
"Not to mention that it cost less to make a axe compared to the cost of a sword. And that at the end of the day an axe can be use as a tool when a sword can only be use as a weapon. A sword is just a one trick pony while an axe is a Jack of all trades," a new voice said
"Gascogne nice to see you," Sephiroth greeted his fellow captain. She stood two heads taller than Sephiroth. Her skin is dusty colored and thanks to her mix bloodline. Her body is a sight to behold as she is built like a supermodel and a weightlifter combined 'a LOT of er, upper-body strength'. Her arms and legs showed large, firm muscles along with a musclur body that did not slow her down thanks to her ninja training. She is also the captain of the axe unit of the Praetorians guard and the best axe fighter in Metal. The axe she carries a long axe that's combined with a hammer, one side had a axe blade and the other a hammer.
"I heard of you," Mihawk said. "The best axe fighter of Metal."
"That's right only a Neanderthal is better at using a axe then me," Gascogne said. "But then again that's the reason why they don't like using swords as it's only a weapon."
"Really?" Sephiroth ask.
"Sure an axe is a tool that can be use as a weapon, hunting and chopping wood," Gascogne said. "And axes last a lot longer then a sword. How long before a sword gets dull or needs to be reforged while an axe can still be use even when it's blade has dulled with use."
"She does have a point there," Mihawk said as he has his sword break in battle before and needed to be reforge. He always has the metal of his sword melted down to be cast into his new one so a bit of his old swords would live on in his new one.
"And the up keep is timely as well," Sephiroth adds. A sword has always been a prestigious weapon; it has been a symbol of rank because there's something special about a sword. It's designed only for warfare; where as a spear, or a bow can be used for hunting, and the axe can be use as a tool, the sword is one of the few weapons designed purely to kill. Anyone who owned a sword had demonstrated that they had the money to spend on a weapon that had no real secondary function. While not a utility weapon, it was a very efficient combat weapon; the very fact that you had to draw one meant that you were already in close combat – not an ideal situation – so it needed to have been forged and shaped to the highest possible standard, and well cared for. If your sword failed you for any reason during this stage of combat you would be dead. For this reason, a warrior treated their sword with the same with the same love and respect that they showed to one of their family.
Even with the very best of care, a blade would still become marked, so no matter how well it was cared for and kept oiled, little sports of hard black corrosion would appear, a form of rust but harder to get out. So over time you would get patches of slight pitting and little grayed areas where this rusting had started; despite being cleaned, it would still be there, like a shadow in the metal. And these areas would keep growing; a blade could be completely covered with gray areas even while being looked after. If the warrior was involved in battle for an extended period they might not be able to look after their blade as they should, so it would succumb to rusting; and if the rain got into their scabbard this might actually produce whole patches of rust on the blade. No doubt these would be cleaned off when possible, but they would still start to chew in. Another enemy of the sword is blood, which was very bad for the blade because it contains iron. If you had dried blood on your blade and then a little moisture got into it, it would start to rust very quickly. They would have to clean any blood off your sword fight away right if you wished to protect the metal. And that harder type of black rust would have been cutting into the blade anyway, so it was a constant battle against a most difficult enemy. There was the same problem with steel hilt fittings; the blade would spend most if its life protected by the scabbard, which might have oil in it, but the hilt fittings would be knocked and scratched, and exposed to the elements, leaving them constantly open to attack from rust. The scabbards also needed to fit the sword it held and also it mustn't have any metal inside it as it would dull the blade down.
The other major threat to a sword was the physical damage that it suffered when it was drawn and used in battle. Every time the metal blade was brought down upon a hard surface, whether metal armor or shield, or even bone, tiny dents and chips would very likely appear in the sharp yet narrow blade edge. Similarly, if two swords came into contact they would not – as it is commonly thought – slide smoothly over each other but instead snag, creating further jagged edges that had to be beveled out with a whetstone, gradually reducing the width, strength and ultimately the effectiveness of the blade. Then the warrior would have to return to the blacksmith and the whole process of making a sword would begin again.
"I see that my sister's girl is giving those girls trouble," Gascogne said smiling as she watch's Hinako beat back the girls as they try to push their way through her or wiggle. "But she's her father's girl when it comes to brute power."
"I'm guessing that her father is much stronger then she is," Mihawk said.
"Yup much stronger, also like the rest of his kind are able to take more punishment then we can," Gascogne said smiling as she sees that the schoolgirls finally gotten the idea that maybe trying to overpower Hinako wasn't the brightest of ideas. They were now pouring out of the windows and other doors.
"Maybe it's a good idea to add to the Killer Bees," Sephiroth said as Hinako seeing it was now pointless let the girls still pushing themselves against her go and ending with them falling on their faces.
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In another part of the school -
Farah princess of Gem lead her group as they search for Naruto after they searched the school building. Padudu was flying high in the sky looking for the prince thanks to her fishcape thing, like other girls who could fly in the air thanks to their winged shirts. They were also on the look out for the Leaf group but after seeing the sheer power of Hinako none of them wanted to try to get them while she's around as she had ran off to rejoin them after she stop blocking the doorway.
"Did anyone see where the prince went off to?" Farah ask as she stop for a quick breather.
"He went off to the east side of the school," Zera said her face still in her book.
"Wait a minute," Tayuya spoke up. "I remember that Neanderthals have a better sense of smell right?"
"Yeah we had that on our test," Kin response.
"Since Hinako is half Neanderthal she has a good sense of smell. So if we follow her she'll lead us to Naruto," Tayuya said.
"Good plan," Farah said taking off again looking for the Leaf group.
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At another place -
Temari and Amelia lead their group as they hopped on the roofs of the buildings. Which was quite the sight as most of the girls were dress like Amelia and some of the soldiers and Delmo blinked as they saw them jumping along the roofs. It was something right out of a hero manga or anime.
"Does anyone have know where we're going?" Momoko ask.
"No but from up here we have a better chance of spotting the prince up here," Amelia answers.
"So no real plan then," Miyako said.
"What you think that something is just going to pop up leading us to the prince?" Kaoru ask.
"It works in the mangas," Amelia respondes.
"This isn't a manga," Will said.
"No point in telling her that," Temari said knowing too well what Amelia is like.
"Lets just ask Hay Lin if she seen anything?" Irma said pointing to her friend up in the air.
"I see the Gem princess group heading for the indoor pool," Hay Lin said.
"They know something that we don't," Taranee said.
"We should follow and see," Cornelia said. "The pool has a skylight."
"And we shall drop down upon them as any good heroes would do!" Amelia said with stars in her eyes which caused all but her new fellow costume wearing friends to sweatdrop.
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In another room -
Mai scanned the schoolyard as other groups of girls sreach for the missing prince. The soldiers and Delmos were keeping a close eye on all of the girls making sure that no fighting would go too far or anyone cheating. They already caught some girls cheating already by using jutsus to fool the other girls and breaking up fights. Many of the free boys were already taken but most of the girl groups had their eyes set on dancing with the prince.
"You got the scent?" Mai ask Ty Lee.
"Yes the strawberry scent, I place on one of the Killer Bees is coming strong," Ty Lee said sniffing the air. She just loves strawberries and could smell them a mile away.
"Good lead the way?" Sekhmet said.
"Before any of the other girls get to the prince first," Kasumi said.
"The scent leads to the indoor pool," Ty Lee pointing towards the building.
"But isn't the pool close for cleaning?" Ayame ask.
"Because someone peed in the pool," Himeko adds. (5)
"How did you think, I felt when I found that out," Cirselia said who was in the pool at the time.
"I never seen someone jump out of water so high before," Eresh said.
"Let's sneak through the back," Mai said running off for the back door of the indoor pool with her group behind her.
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In the indoor pool building -
Naruto and the Killer Bees along with his personal maids waited in the large indoor pool. The pool was drain of water since someone peed in the pool which caused many of the students who were swimming take long showers to wash it off. He waited to see if any of the groups would find him, if not he would just dance with the Killer Bees and his maids. Currently he was eating a bowl of ramma from the stand that Ayame had setup once she was let out of class as she didn't care whether or not that the Leaf Village was saved or not.
"This is good," Coquelicot said eating a bowl herself.
"Naruto you know that your grandparents don't want you to eat ramma all of the time," Setsuna said as she and a number of Delmos and soldiers stood inside the building along with soldiers outside.
"Ayame and her father are the only happy memories, I have," Naruto said flatly.
"You still have plenty of time to make new ones," Gemini said hopefully.
"They're coming," Santamu said as her pet monkey gave her a warning.
Coming through the double doors of the enterance of the pool were the Leaf group.
"Naruto," Sakura said as she looks across the empty pool towards her former classmate.
"This is surprising," Naruto said. "How did you find me?"
"I'm half Neanderthal and, I have my dads nose," Hinako said poking her nose.
"Which is why we followed you here," Farah said as she and her group came through another set of doors.
"Hold it right there!" Amelia shouted as she and her group drop down from the roof from a ladder door that gose up to the roof. Since they couldn't just break through the glass as Amelia wanted.
"Don't forget us," Mai said as she and her group came through the backdoor.
"Well, well four groups found me," Naruto said. "Lock the doors."
"What?" Setsuna ask.
"There are four groups who want to catch me here and only one group can dance with me. So they're just going to have to fight till there's only one group left," Naruto explains.
"This is bad," Tenten said as the other three groups all look at them with a glint in their eyes.
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Who will dance with Naruto? I'm going to let you readers pick! So send in your votes for which group will get to dance with Naruto!
Author's Notes –
1 – Manga meat is a meat primarily seen in manga, anime and video games, especially in comedic genres. They are often used in depictions of primitive times or eaters with prodigious appetites. However, there are similar depictions of meat in the form of meat on a bone before the series, so the actual origin is somewhat vague.
Characteristic depictions
* The main form is a big piece of meat covering a thick bone. Moreover, it has been butchered so that the meat is a single piece.
* The texture of the meat does not usually appear to be soft; people eating it tend to hold it in one or both hands and tear at it with wild abandon. The meat stretches as if it were rubber, but eventually rips.
* The meat comes in various sizes, but the length of bone tends to be anywhere from 40 to 80cm and the meat covers about two-thirds of the bone.
* The meat is cooked by grilling or smoking it.
* The meat is usually seasoned by spices like salt, pepper, and so on, but sometimes it doesn't seem to have any apparent seasoning.
In reality, animals do not have parts where flesh covers a significant-sized bone cylindrically and uniformly. Thus, the meats as depicted in manga (which can be held in the hands) do not exist. There are actually restaurants and butcheries and such where cuisine labeled "manga meat" is offered. In these cases, it is the creation of a chef. Minced meat or something like it is wrapped around a bone, and it usually has a texture like hamburger, though it varies between different realizations of the form. Even so, while this has fulfilled some people's fantasies about actually eating manga meat, it isn't really very much like the meat portrayed in fiction.
2 - From The Tale of Genji, taking in someone younger to make into your ideal partner.
3 - Compared to the rest of the rest of our family tree we humans are the wimps, even the Pygmy Marmoset the worlds smallest monkey is stronger then we are. When I went to the zoo once I saw one of them carry a apple up the side of its cage. Which would be like someone who weighs 100 carry about 80 up the side of a cage. And they can take more punishment then we can as when a monkey falls from a tree it can just get back up while if a human falls from a tree we're more likely to get cuts or break something.
4 - Sword vs the Axe which is better?
5 - Don't you just hate that.
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