Disclaimer: I do not own anything Naruto or Zelda that is mentioned in this plotline.
Chapter Three
Naruto walked into a weapons store. There was a bit of a change around the village, but Naruto would still have people wishing his death because they just can't let go of the past. He had just become the last Genin Team with Sasuke and Sakura to have passed and become official, the other two teams being Teams Eight and Ten. All other teams had failed (in one case horribly). Of course he had always questioned why each Genin Team always has two males and a female. With Midna's sharp wit and personality, she thought up out of the clouds that maybe the two guys could gangbang the girl. And would you believe, Naruto breaking into a bit of a nosebleed. Naruto looked around at the various weapons left and right and even looked at several pedestals containing relics. One such relic caught Midna's attention, which looked like some sort of... metal gear-like top, large enough for a grown adult in his late teens or so to stand on top of the odd-looking device...
"Hello, may I help you?"
Naruto had jumped, and turned around, seeing a middle-aged baling man with grayish black hair, and a short beard, wearing the overalls and a heavy fabric apron. He held in his hand a sledge hammer, which he was using to fashion yet another weapon in the back. He also wore goggles so it hid his cerulean blue eyes.
"I was just looking around; when I noticed you had this... weird thing."
Midna face palmed.
"Ah, that... well, around the time of the Shodai, it was rumored this was found on an old well which had been covered over. Its location was where the Hyuuga Lot now resides today."
"Oh, really?" Naruto inquired.
"Yes, anyway when I had come to this village as a young lad, I found this in the dumpster when Sarutobi became Hokage. I kept it ever since. I never knew what it was, or what it was used for, but I felt that it must have been something worth keeping."
Naruto nodded, looking back at the odd gear-looking device.
"If you need anything, just ring the bell. My granddaughter would be home soon from her mission with her team." With that, the old work smith returned to the back.
Midna emerged before Naruto, and looked over at the device.
"I... I never thought I'd see this again," she whispered.
"What is it, Midna?" Naruto whispered back.
"This is the Spinner. This is very ancient. This was found in Arbiter's Grounds when Link was still alive. Naruto, go see how much that is..."
The door opened and the bells jingled, prompting Midna to vanish again, as Naruto turned to the door. It was a girl wearing a pink shirt, dark pants, and had her dark hair wrapped in twin buns.
"Tenten?"
Tenten blinked, recognizing that voice.
"Naruto? What are you doing here?"
"Browsing. What are you doing here?"
"I live here with Tankou-ojiisan."
Both teenagers blinked.
That's somewhat awkward, Midna adds her two cents. Only Naruto heard her reply.
"Tenten?"
"I'm home, grandpa."
The man now identified as Tankou, steps into the front shop. "How was your mission?"
"It was a bust, but we completed it anyway. What was supposed to be a C-Rank Mission turned out to be an A-Rank Mission, because our client lied about the situation in Ame."
"I see. I hope you're alright."
Tenten scoffed. "I'm fine, grandpa, don't worry about me."
"Excuse me," Naruto interrupted, "but, how much is that device there?" He points to the Spinner.
"You really wish to buy that thing? I can only see it as being like an heirloom or something."
Naruto nodded, causing Tenten to question why Naruto would buy a hunk of junk.
"Well... if you are sure, I'll give it to you for three hundred ryo," Tankou tells Naruto.
Naruto takes out his frog wallet – Midna still thinks Naruto should buy a more manlier wallet – and hands over three one hundred bills. At his questioning look, Naruto simply replies that he saves up on a lot of money. Naruto takes the device off the pedestal, as Tankou pack the three bills in the register.
(Naruto obtains the Relic Spinner. This device has existed for an untold number of years. It has even withstood the test of time, though it looks a bit too old for any use...)
"Thanks jijii," Naruto bids as he left the store. He then returned, "Oh, you do craft work, right? I need something done." He sets the thing at thee entrance, and takes out a piece of ripped scroll paper, and hands it over to Tankou, who takes a look at it.
"Can you complete it?"
"Well, the materials won't be hard to find, and I have done something similar. I know the right type of material I can use to fashion this helmet, but why?"
"Oh, well, it's for a friend," he said blushing a bit. Tankou chuckled softly.
"Alright, I will send my daughter to let you know when I finish this project okay?"
"Sure."
He left, carrying the Spinner to his home.
"So, that is Naruto, huh?"
Tenten nodded.
"I never had any problem with him being a Jinchuuriki, not after what had happened a week and a day ago... if only his father was still around..."
Tenten turned to her grandfather. "Naruto has family?"
"Yes, I knew his mother, but she died giving birth to him... as for his father, it was something that Naruto would only know until he makes the rank of Jounin."
"But, why is that?"
"Because before Naruto's father died, he made Hokage-sama promise to only reveal his heritage until he made Jounin status, or until he turns eighteen. All I can tell you is that he was one of the countless victims in the Kyuubi attack, although one of the most brave souls who would not quit until his last breath."
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That was then, and this is now. The ladies, with Akamaru, Shino due to most of his bugs hating water, Kakashi, and Tazuna were sitting in the boat with the driver, while Sasuke, Naruto, and Kiba were quietly paddling their feet while pushing the boat, sneaking past watchmen during this heavy fog blanketing a portion of the water's surface. Midna was there as well, but she was watching through Naruto's eyes. If Naruto was Link's ancestor, then he must be a hottie when he's older, around Link's age. She blushed a bit, thinking about it. They soon made it to the edge, where everyone climbed on shore, and the boat disappeared back into the fog again. It was a boring trek across the landscape of Nami no Kuni, however, they were able to see the half-completed bridge, which Tazuna spoke about.
Naruto! Look out!
Suddenly a large heavy blade was flung from the bushes, aiming for Naruto. Kakashi yelled at Naruto to move out of the way. Naruto did something else entirely: he bends back at such an angle that everyone else wondered how flexible he was. The blade impacts a tree, sinking halfway into it and appearing on the blade's surface was...
"Momoichi Zubuza," Kakashi stated.
"Well, the famous Copy-nin, Hatake Kakashi. You're flexible kid..."
Naruto stood straight again, but now he was standing between Hinata and Sakura, kunai drawn.
"If you just hand over the bridge builder, I'll let you all live."
"In your dreams," Naruto yells.
"Everyone, back away now and protect Tazuna," Kurenai ordered, as she and Kakashi take their positions, armed and ready while Kakashi lifts his hitai-ate up.
"So, using the Sharingan from the get-go, eh Kakashi?"
Sharingan!? What the hell? Sasuke thought in shock.
"Since you're here anyway, it meant that the Demon Brothers failed and are either dead, or having committed suicide with the pills under their tongue.' He leaps off, and rips off the blade, and holds it in a stance. Slowly a heavy mist began to form, and Zubuza vanished. Several swirls echoed, and Naruto suddenly saw a Mizu Bunshin of Zubuza pop up. He reacted quick enough, stabbing it and causing the bunshin to dissolve into water.
"Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu (Grand Fireball)!" Kakashi released a giant fireball, and destroyed a Mizu Bunshin.
Kakashi and Kurenai battled against Zubuza, showing the Genin how seasonal ninja fought. They didn't have to get involved in the fight at all. Now, if Naruto still had the fox in him, things would have been different, but with Kurenai, Kakashi was able to make work of Zubuza, though at the end of the long winded fight, Kakashi passed out from using too much of his chakra and the prolonged use of his Sharingan, and Kurenai was unable to stop a masked person stealing Zubuza's injured body.
=0=0=
Naruto was in the town, looking around. It has been a day since the incident with Zubuza, however Kakashi was recovering but all he could do was hopefully teach the Genin how to climb trees with chakra usage, while Kurenai was helping them train better by having friendly spars. He met the brat Inari, and Tazuna's daughter, Tsunami. He was with Sakura and Tazuna, who the man wanted to go buy some sake. Naruto stopped at a clothing store, and Sakura stood next to him.
"What are you looking at Naruto?"
"Hurry up you kids," Tazuna yelled.
Naruto, see those clothes in green... you should buy them.
What? Why? And how come it couldn't come in orange?
Naruto, your ancestor wore those same types of clothes centuries ago. The Hero marked by the Triforce would wear the clothes of his ancestor. By Goddesses, buy the damn tunic! I don't care how much it costs!
"Naruto?"
Sakura walked into the store after Naruto, who went up to the counter.
"I'll buy that outfit you have displayed up front."
The shop keeper was stunned. "But sir, that costs 3,000 ryo. I had that for as long as I could remember! It's been passed down in my family for generations. Besides, I doubt you even have that kind of money"
Naruto took out 5,000 ryo from his wallet, which now felt much thinner.
"Keep the change."
The shop keeper, and Sakura, was immensely stunned at Naruto paying 2,000 ryo extra for the green tunic outfit. The Hero's Clothes (Twilight Princess Form, but smaller to fit Naruto), as Midna told Naruto, as the shop keeper gave the clothes to Naruto, who asked if there was a place he could change. Five minutes later, Naruto stepped out. He still wore the black t-shirt, but Midna thought he should change the black for white. Either way, she was impressed; now he does look much like Link, only the blonde hair was sun-kissed, not a darkened blonde.
"Thank you very much..."
"It's no problem," Naruto replied, as he left, with Sakura following Naruto. The boy still wore his Hitai-ate, however, the tunic... she knew that Naruto looked very much different without that blinding orange on him.
=0=0=
Your ancestor, Link, may never know much about the ninja tactic that you do, though it reminds me of the Sheikah race... an ancient clan of ninja-like warriors.
Ninja existed in the far past?
Not that I know of, but long ago, when I was traveling with Link, we stumbled upon this Hidden Village which was overrun by goblins that King Bulblin commanded. Link took care of all of them, before we met this woman named Impaz. She told us that she was named after the ancient warrior years before Link's time... but she was unsure of it herself. We believed she was a descendant...
Now, before, if things had gone without any interruptions, Naruto would have been with Sasuke still learning how to Tree Climb with chakra and Kurenai and her Genin Team would still be in Konoha, but after all that happened, he was at the bridge, with Sakura. Of course, she was the one doing the guarding; he had helped with whatever could be done (he even found a pair of fingerless brown leather gloves to wear). Oh yeah, and it was three days later since buying the tunic outfit.
"Okay, that's enough work, time for dinner guys," Tazuna ordered. The other workers all stopped what they were doing and all of them left for the evening. Naruto and Sakura followed Tazuna as they all headed back to his place to rest for the night.
Naruto fell asleep late, because he had a discussion with Midna about something important, mainly about what she had done in the past. Ever since the Kyuubi was lifted from him (even if it was stolen by forced extraction), Naruto was able to mature more. And with the Triforce of Courage, let's say he's a lot braver than he used to be (although braving the risks of ANBU chasing him throughout the village when he was little was something else entirely).
Of course beforehand, Naruto had an argument with the bratty punk Inari, about them just going to die from Gatou's thugs, that Naruto just snapped, smacked Inari across the face much to his friends' shock, and Midna's, and told Inari his life in detail, even telling him that he once held a most dangerous demon sealed inside of him which was the cause of his misery most of his young life until a strange being ripped the fox's energies right out of his body.
With him storming through the woods in a huff, he had met her... Her name was Haku, and she and Naruto had briefly made friends, though Midna felt something odd from the gender-confusing girl when Naruto, much calmer, returned back to Tazuna's place two hours later. Naruto just never knew... the dangers that would await him tomorrow at the bridge, or that someone was planning on using a female Ice user to his advantage.
Now, again it seems rushed, but I have seen and read just about every single possible scenario of Wave Arc, but the next chapter... features more Twilight. Here's a hint: Snowpeak.
-- Naruto's Status --
Collection: [Gama-chan - 3,000 Total Ryo] [Broken Blade - Top]
Sword: None
Shield: None
Costume: [Hero's Clothes]
Ninja Inventory: [Ninja Pack - Kunai x10]
Other Inventory: [Relic Spinner]
Hidden Skills Learned: None
Jutsu Skills Learned: Kage Bunshin, Sennen Goroshi, Kawarimi
Oh yeah, and for some reason, I'm going to impliment a little Legend of Zelda stylus collection tab at the end of any chapter where Naruto gets something added to his collection, or deals with important events.