Disclaimer: I do not own anything Naruto or Zelda that is mentioned in this plotline. All I own are original characters, items/weapons/jutsu/ect.
A/U: Unfortunately... I have no clue how I can fit Naruto into the concept of owning a Beast Spirit. I mean, he WAS a Jinchuuriki. If anything, he is more fox than wolf. Twilight will play a role, but trust me, so far, the only thing I see of twilight is powers from Lansing, the creatures he'll generate/create, oh, and Shadow Link... Naruto, Shadow Naruto, yeah... hm, then again, now that I thought of it, I can always have Naruto use the Inuzuka-styled jutsu that Kiba uses, the All Four Legs jutsu or something along that English name (forgive me but right now can't think of the JAP name). Either way, Naruto is and would always be more of a fox than a wolf. Also, maybe if I finish this story as I have been on a role, I'll continue on The Grand Adventure. And yes, I am using the Japanese names to the three siblings from Twilight Princess... I'll explain later.
Chapter Seventeen
This... towering hulk of durable stone had a dwarfed head with glowing green eyes. Several tribal markings lined around the body, arms, and legs. Crafted kilts wrap around the waist, and embedded in its chest was a green rupee-shaped gemstone. From it were several bisected lines going down the stomach and over the shoulders to the lower back area, connected to several of the tribe markings. The arms and hands were large enough, that one hand had slapped Naruto away with the force of Gai's punch with one gate of the Hachimon released.
Either way, that really friggin hurt.
You may be wondering what the heck is going on, right? Well, it all starts with a mission to a village, to save a possibly dying boy after a mission request was made. Also, this mission was close to a B-Rank Mission due to Gatou's remaining men who had taken over the village with their new leader. So, what does this golem have to do with the mission? Well, it has to do with the fact that when Naruto began his assault, this statue was one of those stone puppets, built as defense around the enemy stronghold, which was a mansion that once was an Inn.
"Damn it," Naruto cursed, as he got back up, and this time dodged the powerful hand slap. He had put away the Master Sword, only to unseal Kubikiri Hocho. He jumped again as it tries another slap, and he swung, striking it in the chest. A shattering of glass is heard. Naruto realized he had broken the crystal in the chest, and had in essential, taken away its power source. With no power, the golem puppet shuts down... and remains a statue.
"Naruto!"
Naruto turned around, as Shikamaru and Ino came up to him, Ino slapping him across the face, with an angry expression on her face.
"What the heck is wrong with you!? Attacking the enemy force without us behind you?"
"Sorry... but I had taken out the outer defenses..."
"Except now they know we're coming, Naruto..."
Naruto growled a bit.
"I called for some back-up. They're sending Team Eight to assist us."
"How come Chouji wasn't able to come with us again?"
"Something involving his clan, and it was important business," Shikamaru says, looking at the towering puppet statue that Naruto disabled permanently, "Now, Naruto... we have to be careful from here on out."
"I understand. Hey, I'm still getting use to the hero business after all... or maybe you had forgotten what had happened to me all those months ago?" What Naruto was referring is him being captured during his time of mourning for the sick girl who before she had died, called him father.
Ino and Shikamaru gained guilty looks. The subject on Naruto's adopted daughter was still a very sore subject. It was after he had managed to get his head into gear that Naruto now fought to protect his precious people, even if it killed him. Naruto puts the sword away, and unseals the Double Clawshots. He fires one of the Clawshots towards a catwalk of the mansion, and reels himself up before throwing himself onto it, and sprinted off, leaving Ino and Shikamaru to go along the ground.
=0=0=
"Bioko, sir! Those brats got into the mansion!" yelled one of the men.
"Kill them! Activate the Armos Puppets!"
"Hai, shuhan-sama!"
"Oh... and grunt..."
The grunt turned around, and suddenly held fear in his eyes at the sinister smile his leader gained. "Release the Iwa-nin that our guest handed to us."
The man nodded and left the room. Memories of an armored knight with the décor of lightning, appearing before their leader, and offering him the power needed to take his empire beyond the realm Gatou once held. Accepting the deal, they were given a former Iwa ninja, who was executed for abandoning the plan of killing the Leaf's beloved Fourth Hokage during the war. When found, he was brutally killed, and left to rot. Apparently his body was found by the armor man's master all those years and revitalized, only now the dead Iwa-nin was now just like that freak who called himself Kumo. All he cared for was money, drugs, and sex. As he reached the basement cell, he shakily unlocked the shackles to the doors when he heard a soft growling-like noise. Haunting screams spewed from his mouth, though no one from outside could hear because the guy was silenced almost after he had screamed... by a giant stone hand.
=0=0=
They will still need to capture Shukaku, Nibi, Hachibi, and the others. We have made good fortune finding the others... poor pitiful fools. If only they knew, he thought with an evil grin concealed by his orange spiral mask.
"Tobi, stop daydreaming and let's go!"
Tobi ate his stick of dango, somehow without removing the mask. Deidara wondered how he did that, watching the young man skip off on their assignment given to them.
Why am I stuck with him again?
=0=0=
These things came like a swarm, and Naruto would dispatch two, only to have more pop out. These Armos Puppets were made of animated wood, fused with its own chakra source, and for armor, a fusion of stone with metal weaponry, which would be spears and shields.
Naruto!
Naruto dodged a spear that had nearly got him in the back. He retaliates with another Needle Bomb. As with his two other teammates, he knew they would do fine on their own, especially if the backup that Shikamaru requested earlier before he charged head-in were already here.
Be careful, damn it!
Naruto grunted as he had leapt back at a high jump, and landed, before rolling to the side, holding up some kunai, and throwing them. The two thugs that came rushing at him were taken out. Naruto rushed across the field, dodging spears before he got to the doors, dived through, and slammed it shut, and locking it using what looked like an old locking system (wood log over hooks). Other than banging from the Armos Puppets, they wouldn't get through... yet.
Naruto-kun...?
Naruto turned around. The creature that took shape before Naruto's own eyes... let's just say there's glowing yellow eyes, a wretched mouth with stone fangs jutting out like a vampire, and the mass of the head is made of stone. It looked almost like a giant tree trunk, but it's made of stone, broken or otherwise, and it was roaring at him.
"Ahh hell..."
=0=0=
Thugs left and right were falling from the dual attack of Kiba and a transformed Akamaru, as bugs released by Shino were draining them of what chakra the few thugs possessed. Hinata was using her clan's signature Jyuuken, yet also implementing her Triforce techniques into her offense and defense. Shikamaru and Ino worked hand in hand, her with her family jutsu, and Shikamaru shielding her. All of a sudden, a shower of bolts came rushing across the field. Any unfortunate thug that was caught ended up dead. All others panicked and ran out of town, especially after a few townspeople armed themselves with torches and pitchforks, and whatever items they would use as weapons. Another bolt of lightning, and Kumo emerged, smiling evilly though the smile was not seen.
"We still have not finished out little duel, Princess." He drew his sword. He threw his hand, and generated a barrier of electricity. Any of Shino's bugs that were in the air were zapped to death.
Also, Hinata was cut-off from help; it was just her and Kumo.
"Draw your sword."
She did so, and held it in a stance that she saw Naruto use. Kumo chuckled, and came at her. She dodged to the right, and blocked the next strike. However she was sent flying back some inches from the force. She nearly lost her sword as well, but held a firm grip on the weapon. She had been watching Naruto train in the use of his sword, and she wanted to at least know how to wield such a weapon. A straight edge was a bit heavier as compared to a katana, as proven by the sword Kumo wielded, and also his sword was much bigger than hers. She could only defend too much until his stamina won over hers. So... she tapped into her own inner power.
"Hinata no Hi!" She spun, and expelled the fire from the blade itself, lashing over Kumo's helmet-protected face. The heat stung at his eyes, causing a cry to be released. She suddenly lunged in, with another clone she produced. What a surprise to the others this clone was solid as both Hinata's released slash after slash at the immobilized Kumo. He roared, knocking them both with his arm, the clone disbursing. Kiba cursed, trying to get past the barrier but only ended up electrocuting himself briefly before the surge knocked him back.
"Hm, so the Princess can use her power. How interesting... I wonder how your boyfriend will feel when I show him your head!"
Hinata actually snarled at him, and leapt towards him, blade poised. He blocked the downward chop, but jumped away when another clone came from behind. Hinata jumped back as well. Sure, she has good chakra sources, and excellent control, but using the Kage Bunshin was already taxing her limit.
"Hm, two of those Shadow Clones is all you're good for? Might as well end it..."
She glared, as a light swirl of wind begin to generate around her. Without realizing it, a spiraling whirlwind imbued with what looked like twinkling stars wrapped around her before vanishing. A similar wind emerged outside the barrier and Hinata dropped to her knees as her clone vanished in a puff of smoke. Kumo was surprised the girl performed the technique, but then noticed the glow on her mark faded away. He sheathed his sword, leaping back as Kiba and Akamaru combined, using the jutsu to transform into a two-headed lupine beast. He decided to disappear.
=0=0=
The ninja screamed as his body began to decompose. The magic that kept him alive was destroyed when Naruto, who was now out of explosives, destroyed the sphere of magic that shielded his heart. The explosion destroyed the heart, thus is the cause for his death. In his mind, this had to be the weakest guardian he had to face yet.
"The damn thing made me waste nearly all of my supplies," he grumbled. Midna, floating next to him, just smiled softly, offering him a pat on the shoulder.
"At least you're alive." Chaste kiss on the kiss, and a giggle, before the doors explode, forcing her to retreat back into his shadow. In came the Armos Knights.
"Damn, forgot about those things!"
And they poured through the door. Naruto escaped using the back door, right into the mansion itself. And they kept following, until he leapt across the pool in the center yard, using the Chakra Grapple to swing across using crude candle torches. From there, he swung over a wall, and was now outside the mansion courtyards just in time to see what he pegged as the leader escaping on a horse in the distance.
"Naruto!"
Naruto turned around, and saw Kurenai holding Hinata. His eyes widened in fear. "What happened to her!?"
"She's okay, she passed out using a Fuuton jutsu..."
"What happened?" he edged.
"We were attacked, but she drove of the attacker. She just needs rest."
Naruto roughly grabbed Hinata from the woman's arms and held her close, as his eyes take on sadness. He carried her off back into the village.
"Naruto! Wait, what about the-"
"Escaped..."
=0=0=
It was three hours since Hinata had awakened, and everyone was ready to leave. It was dangerous to leave at night, but they couldn't spare another day for Agito. Toola snapped at the reigns, and the horse whinnies as it gallops off at a steady pace away from the freed village. In the back of the carriage was Agito. With the backup that had arrived in the form of Team Eight, Shikamaru, Ino, Shino, Kiba with Akamaru huddled in the back. Up front next to Toola was Kurenai. Riding on the back of Epona was Hinata, whom the two teenagers were following; staying near the carriage as protection... their protection would be needed, because about half a mile down the path, it took them to this bridge that spanned across the deep crevice.
"Hold it!" Naruto called out, halting Epona. Toola stops the carriage as well, causing the others in the back to fall over, Ino almost crushing the resting sick boy.
"What the heck is going on out there?" Kiba yelled.
"Company," Naruto stated. Midna, in her shadow form, hovered next to Naruto. Across the bridge, was who Naruto pegged the leader along with the thugs that were chased from the town. He had a spear with a sharpened lariat blade at the end. He was also riding a horse.
"Hold on tight, Hinata-chan!" Naruto called, as he snaps on the reigns. Epona whinnied, before sprinting forward.
The man cackled and sprinted towards his direction as well in a joust. Everyone from the carriage was looking out, watching. As Naruto and the man, Bioko, got closer and closer, Naruto suddenly smirked and threw his last Senbon, lodging it in his right eye. The man screamed as he had dropped his weapon, and Naruto rushed in. Hinata, with determination etched on her face, drew her own sword, and sliced Bioko across the chest. Because of the style of the bridge, he had fallen off his horse, and over the side of the bridge with the small barrier.
"That guy can be considered KIA... though I wouldn't be sure that the danger is gone if what you told me is true..." Hinata nodded softly, and Naruto was looking into her lavender eyes. He had no more bombs, and his Senbon pack was empty as well. All he had was his kunai he rarely used.
Maybe I should go look into buying some Explosive Tags as well, he thought. Let's see: Inventory Pack on left hip which next to it going towards the back was his empty Nin-omb pack. He had his kunai pack positioned just to the right of his hip, and next to it over his right buttock was his empty Senbon pack. If he was going to get some explosive tags, he'd have the pack positioned on the right, he'd have to make some room on his belt.
Naruto then looked to his left as the carriage stops next to him and Hinata. "Naruto, can you protect us?" Toola asks in a sincere voice. Naruto nodded.
She smiled softly, before urging her horse to continue on, and Naruto followed once swinging Hinata around so she sat in front of him. As they traveled down the path that would take them towards the direction of Konoha, Naruto heard the faint sounds of horses behind them. Looking back, he saw several thugs wielding swords, and few that were now firing arrows at them, lit of course.
"Incoming bandits!" Naruto yelled to the carriage, "keep going to Konoha and don't stop!"
"Naruto! Naruto wait!" Kurenai yelled, but Naruto had turned Epona around and was now actively engaging the bandit thugs. While Naruto gave Hinata a crash course in riding Epona, Naruto had the sword out, and was attacking them head-on while she tried to keep her concentration on Epona.
Just then they heard the caw of some birds. Midna recognized them when she peeked out from Naruto's shadow. Kargarocs. And they had bombs in their talons.
"Hinata! Back to the carriage, quick!"
He had lodged a kunai at one of the thugs' arm, and he fell off his horse, as she snapped the reigns. Epona whinnied, and she gallops away from the fight, after their friends. He took out Kagura, and unfolds it. As she galloped closer, Naruto with Midna telling him to take those birds out quick swung the battle fan. He released cutters, and killed two out of the four. The other two spread out, and one flung its bomb at them. He blocked it with a cutter; however the explosion nearly spooked Epona. Hinata tried to keep balance, but Naruto held her close.
"Hurry sweetie," he said. She blushed a bit.
Meanwhile, back with the carriage in the distance, Kurenai was flinging kunai after kunai at the riders that cam out of the woodwork and were trying to take them out. Ino when she had thrown her last kunai, nailing one guy who jumped in the crotch, she looked in the distance hearing Epona's call.
"Naruto!"
Naruto, seeing the carriage under attack, had Hinata quicken their pace as he drew the Master Sword. As they drew close he slashed the first thug, and he fell off his horse as it rode off wildly away off path. He did the same to the other thugs before they breached the clearing. Up ahead this short clearing was another pocket of trees, but this was the familiar sort of trees, as beyond it was Konoha. More caws came as Naruto looked to see more of those birds that Midna was frantic about. Following were several black crows. The same kind that attacked him and Midna on that one trip to Nami and back... and of course with only kunai, he couldn't waste his aim. He flung one kunai at a bird that came too close, and killed it, as its bomb was dropped from its dead talons. Naruto caught it and flung it behind him, not knowing he was chased by two thugs on horses. The explosion scared the horses and threw the thugs off. More kunai was thrown until they made it in the safety of the trees, but the crows continued their flight after them. Since they were smaller than the Kargarocs, they can still give chase. Naruto cursed, and managed to swing Hinata behind him, taking control of the reigns with his left hand.
"Take those birds out somehow Hinata!" She turned around as best as she could, and threw four kunai each wrapped with an Explosive Tag lit. They explode upon reaching the cloud of crows, sending bird remains and feathers flying. In the end, they managed to make it to the village, riding around to the gates. Kurenai made a note sent to ANBU to contact Lady Hokage so she could be needed at the hospital. The mission ended fairly well.
=0=0=
Kumo looked at the leader at the bottom of the river when the injured man crawled onto shore, quite a distance away from the bridge. "You failed," he said, and took back the power that granted him the use of the Armos and the Kargarocs. The man groaned weakly, before he was silenced by Kumo's lightning blade.
The towering hulk of durable stone is one of those beta creatures from Twilight Princess. It was one of the more complete monsters that you could have encountered, but before the game was officially released on the market, they had pulled back that one particular Twilight-based monster. You can see a YouTube video of this creature plus a Goron Golem on said website. Search up "Twilight Princess Beta Creatures" and see what I mean. That particular monster can only be encountered using some hacking codes on the game. It's very rough from what I saw in the video, but easy to defeat if you use the right weapon.
-- Hinata's Status --
Collection: [Kaasan's Necklace] [Women's Wallet - 4,768 Total Ryo] [Key to Naruto's Home]
Sword: [Short Iron Sword]
Costume: [Shinobi Outfit]
Ninja Inventory: [Ninja Pack - Kunai x06] [Ninja Pack - Explosive Tag x00]
Hidden Skills Learned: [Hinata's Ai] [Hinata's Hi]
Jutsu Skills Learned: Kawarimi, Bunshin, Henge, Hakke Rokujuuyonshou, Suiton: Suinomi
-- Naruto's Status --
Collection: [Men's Wallet - 23,113 Total Ryo] [Midna's Headgear] [Naruto's Ninpod] [Tsunade's Necklace] [Horse Call] [Letters - 02]
Sword: [Kubikiri Hocho] [Master Sword]
Shield: [Konoha Shield]
Costume: [Hero's Clothes]
Ninja Inventory: [Ninja Pack - Kunai x18] [Ninja Pack - Senbon x00] [Ninja Pack - Nin-ombs x00] [Toad Summon Contract]
Inventory Pack: [Relic Spinner] [Kagura] [Kaitouken] [Chakra Grapple] [Double Clawshots] [Mole Gauntlets] [Lantern]
Hidden Skills Learned: [Gokumonken] [Mikazuki no Mai] [Morigari no Kanketsusen]
Jutsu Skills Learned: Kage Bunshin, Sennen Goroshi, Kawarimi, Oroke, Harem, Shougekiha, Uzumaki Naruto Rendan, Fuuton: Rasengufuu, Ichi Ni Ko Rendan, Rasengan, Kenjutsu: Hasakikinan