(Hey guys, Aosha's back with Chapter 2 of Naruto of the Dragons! Before we start, Patriot-112 reviewed my last chapter and asked who was going to pair with Ryu. I pm'ed him and told him that in all honesty, I forgot to pair him with someone! After beating myself up for that stupidity, I decided to pair Ryu with Patriot's choice, Kasumi from the DOA series, after all I did say DOA characters will appear in the story. And there will be tension with Hayate and Ayane when they find out. Hopefully Naruto may change their minds and their hears. I know that Ryu's clan is called the Hayabusa Clan and he and his dad are the last of the Dragon ninja, but I just like the name dragon. I also want to apologize for not updating sooner, I wanted to update the next day after making the story, but I got distracted with a new anime series which will make a cameo in this story. What show? I will never in Author Notes! Just read, and you'll see. Onward to Chapter 2!)

"Hello," everyone speaking

"Hello," Kyuubi/Other Bijus/Inner Sakura speaking

'Hello/Hello,' everyone and Kyuubi thinking

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Ninja Gaiden or the series that makes a small cameo. They are own by Kishimoto Masashi, Team Ninja, and the authors of the series having the cameo. Those lucky, lucky SOBs….

Chapter 2: Secrets Revealed! Ryu Takes a Student!

Naruto and Ryu followed the ANBU ninja to the office of the Sandaime Hokage. Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Third Hokage, sat on behind his desk, reading an orange book. A closer look and you can see that he was blushing, and his nose was…bleeding? What is he reading? Is that? It is, that old pervert! So, yeah, he's reading Icha Icha Paradise! There was a knock at this door. Sarutobi quickly wiped his nose and hid the book before answering, "Come in." Entered Ryu, the ANBU ninja, and Naruto. Sarutobi raised an eyebrow, wondering why Naruto was with Ryu. Hokage-sama, Hayabusa Ryu of the Dragon Clan, and Uzumaki Naruto. Hayabusa-san has just saved Naruto-kun from some drunk villagers, who formed a mob, from killing him, and insisted that Naruto-kun joined him to speak with you." With that, the Hokage thanked and dismissed the ANBU nin and the ninja disappeared in a puff of smoke. "Ryu-san," began The Third. "I would like to thank you for saving Naruto-kun, and I believe that you have come to let sign the alliance treaty that both our councils negotiated on, am I right?" "Yes, Hokage-sama," replied Ryu. "But there's something I wanted to speak to you about first, but Naruto-kun must leave the room for a while." The Hokage and blond both raised an eyebrow at this. "I'm sure Naruto-kun doesn't mind, do you Naruto?" asked the Third. "No I don't mind, Ojiji-san," Naruto replied. "But call me when you're done." In all due retrospect, Naruto didn't really want to leave his idol and rescuer, but he obeyed anyway, and left the room. Now since it was the two of them, Ryu went down to business. "Hokage-sama, before you sign that treaty," began Ryu. "I want to tell you something I noticed. When I saved Naruto-kun, the villagers were calling him a name. The name was… 'Demon Brat'. He noticed the Hokage paled. 'Oh no,' thought the Sandaime. 'They didn't.' Ryu continued. "Anyone would dismiss what they said as drunken rambling. But I am not like anyone." He glared at Sarutobi. "Hokage-sama, did the Yondaime Hokage really kill the Kyuubi as we, outside of Konoha, were led to believe? Do not lie to me. If you do or refuse to tell me, I will cancel the treaty, as heir of my clan, and take my business elsewhere." Sarutobi knew he was cornered. He needed to tell the truth. The village cannot afford to lose allies especially with Orochimaru going around. "Very well, Hayabusa-san," the Third conceded. "I will tell you the truth, but what I am about to tell you is a SS-rank secret. Not even Naruto is supposed to know." "I will not tell him," Ryu promised. "But he might find out himself one day."

"I know," said Sarutobi, as he began his tale. "You were right about the Yondaime not killing the Kyuubi on the night of the attack. He knew it was too strong. He used a jutsu to seal it instead. The cost of using the jutsu is that you must give up your own soul. He sealed half of the Fox's chakra in himself and the rest to a newborn baby, Naruto, his son." "His son?" asked Ryu. "You mean…" "Yes," answered Sarutobi. "Naruto is Namikaze Minato's son, making his full name Namikaze Naruto Uzumaki." "But, why?" asked Ryu. "Why his own son?" Sarutobi gave Ryu a quizzical look. "Would you go around to people, saying "Hi, I need to borrow your child so he/she can be the vessel of the giant nine-tailed demon fox destroying our home right now?" Ryu sweat dropped at this. "No, I guess not," he answered sheepishly. The Hokage continued. "Minato-kun told me not to tell his son, until he is at least a chunin or he learns about the Fox himself. He also didn't want the children under or at least around Naruto's age to know about the Fox. I even made it so that anyone who does tell him or their children would be executed on the spot. He doesn't want anyone to know that he had a son either, because Iwa still bears a grudge against the Yellow Flash. If they knew that their enemy has a son, they will want to kill him to gain their revenge. If they didn't hate Minato, then the village would been kissing the ground he walks, and not kissing up to that spoiled Uchiha brat." Honestly, Sarutobi hated Uchiha Sasuke, because of his holier-than-thou attitude. If Naruto had better training to go along with his chakra reserves, including if he unlocks the Uzumaki Kekkei Genkai, then Sasuke's ass would be handed to the blond. "How is his education here in Leaf?" asked Ryu. "In all honesty, Ryu-san," said the Third. "Not good. Many of the teachers refuse to teach him, for fear that he might use what he learns to kill them in his sleep! One man, however, is trying to teach him all he knows, Umino Iruka. He sees Naruto as a member of this village and not as the fox itself, and he has every right to hate him, like the villagers do, because he lost both parents that night. But he isn't narrow-minded like the villagers." Ryu thanked Kami that someone, besides the Hokage, didn't hate Naruto for what he has inside him. "However, Naruto is a bit lazy. He never passes any exams, he sleeps during history lessons. In fact he just failed the Academy graduation exam 2 times now. He'll rather pull a good prank." Ryu was not discouraged about that, for believe it or not he was like that Naruto's age for a small while. Then another thing happened to enter his mind at that moment. "What about his mother?" He asked. "Ah. What do you know of the Bloody Habanero?" "All I know was that she was a powerful kunoichi," Ryu replied. "Do you know her real name though?" Sarutobi asked. "Of course. It was Uzumaki Kushi-," faltered Ryu, eyes widening. Sarutobi smiled. "That's right, Uzumaki Kushina, the Bloody Habanero, is his mother." "What happened to her?" Ryu asked. Sarutobi's face darkened. " What do you know of Danzo, one of the elder's of the Council of Konoha?" Ryu answered: "My own council warned me about him and said that he can't be trusted." "They are right, Ryu-san," said Sarutobi. "On the day of the attack, one of his ROOT Foundation ninja, disguised as one of my own ANBU ninja told me that she died in childbirth, however, my pupil Jiraiya, of the Sannin, learned of the lie and told me the truth. Kushina survived the childbirth but was told by Danzo that her child died along with Minato. She left the village with a broken heart. Jiraiya is still out searching for her while going through his spy connection. And to tell you the truth, I fear that he might use everything in his power to use the Dragon Clan, the Mugen Tenshin clan and Naruto for his own evil agenda." At this Ryu's blood boiled. This Danzo is the lowest of the low. Now he realized that Naruto is not just in danger here if this abuse keeps coming and he's still poorly trained, but also in danger from Danzo if the bandaged man gets his way. "Then Hokage-sama, I have a request to ask of you." "What is it, Ryu-san?" asked Sarutobi. "Let me take Naruto on a 3 year training trip, as his instructor. He has not graduated as a genin yet, and with me as an instructor, his grades will be graded by me and I will send them to you detailing his progress each month. Under my teachings, he will a strong ninja and will pass the exams." Sarutobi shocked that Hayabusa Ryu wants to take Naruto as his student is like saying Batman and Robin almost ruined the Batman movie franchise. He was elated! "Of course, Ryu-san! Letting him learn from you would do him a lot of good! I don't mistrust Iruka's teachings, he can't do much with him."

"Since I have your permission as legal guardian, let's ask Naruto what he thinks," Ryu said. With that Sarutobi called Naruto back. Naruto was curious to why the Sandaime was smiling like a little kid in a candy store. "Naruto," began Sarutobi. "I have a question for you." "What's that Ojiji-san?" asked Naruto. "How would you like to learn from Ryu-san on a 3-year training trip with him?" asked Sarutobi. Naruto did what any boy his age did. He fainted. Both Dragon Sword master and Sandaime sweat dropped at this. "Hokage-sama, I think I should take that as a yes." Sarutobi nodded. "I believe so too."

(Time Skip)

After bringing the blond back to land of the conscious, Naruto accepted, rather loudly to be Ryu's student. Ryu told him to go straight home and pack everything he needs but not to much, just the necessary things, and to meet him at the front gates of the village early in the morning. He left and quickly pack all he needed(After all, ramen is a necessity). Naruto then went straight to bed. But as he fell asleep, he was pulled into his own subconscious. He found himself in a sewer-like place, and he felt a dark presence coming down the hall. He went to the hall to find the source and found himself in front of a giant cage with a big paper seal on it. "Where am I?" he asked. That's when he heard a voice coming from behind the cage, saying, "Can't you tell your inside your own mind, kit?" asked the voice. Naruto came a little closer. "Who said that? Who are you?" he asked. He felt scared but tried to put on a brave face. "What, you don't know?" the voice mocked. Now Naruto saw two huge blood-red slitted eyes staring at him, before light allowed him to see more clearly. Those eyes were connected to a huge fox creature with orange fur and 9 nines. "Welcome, young jailer, to the lair of the King of all the Tailed Bijus, the Master of chaos and fear, the legendary Kyuubi no Yoko!" exclaimed the Kyuubi. Naruto was shocked. "The Kyuubi?" he said. "No way! The 4th Hokage killed you!" The Kyuubi, upon hearing that, boomed with laughter. "What?" it said. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! WHO TOLD YOU THAT! THAT'S RICH!HAHAHAHA! LIKE YOU'RE BASTARD FATHER WOULD EVER KILL ME!" What the fox said shocked Naruto again. "What?" he asked. "What did you say? My father?" By now the Kyuubi stopped laughing and looked at him. "Wow," it said. "Those idiots really didn't tell you anything while they were beating on you? And they call my brethren and I demons. Kit, you're father's the Yondaime Hokage. Your full name is Namikaze Naruto Uzumaki, and your bastard of a father sealed me inside of you when you were fresh out of your mama's womb." Naruto was shocked at what a day this turn out to be. He was saved form a drunk mob but one of the most powerful ninja in history, and said ninja decided to take him as a pupil, and now he just learned that the Kyuubi no Yoko was sealed inside him since birth and that the 4th Hokage, the one responsible for why his life is an utter hellhole, is his father. All in the span of 2 hours! That is just as fast as how 4 high school students, a school nurse, a little girl and a dog, in an alternate universe, learned that their world has changed forever when a zombie outbreak hit every corner of the world!

(Meanwhile in said universe)

A boy, with somewhat spiky brown hair, sneezed. "Takashi, are you catching a cold?" asked 17 year old Miyamoto Rei, concerned for her best friend/love interest 17 year old Komuro Takashi as they fight for their lives in a world full of flesh-eating creatures they call "Them". "No I'm fine," Takashi replied. "I think someone was talking about us just now." "That seems to happen a lot around here," said 27 year old Marikawa Shizuka, a ditzy former high school physician. "Hey you three, hurry up, I don't want to get eaten!" yelled 16 year old Takagi Saya, self proclaimed genius. "And you Mr. Narrator, should go back to your Naruko/Ninja Gaki story or whatever and leaves us the hell alone, or else!" Ulp! Yes Ma'am! (How did she know I was there?)

(Back to the Narutoverse)

"But why did he seal you in me?" asked Naruto, tears coming down his eyes. "His own flesh and blood? Didn't he know how much I was going to suffer!" "Whoa, kit, calm down," said the Kyuubi. "NO I WILL NOT CALM DOWN!" Naruto yelled. "BECAUSE OF THE BOTH OF YOU, I WAS FORCED TO SUFFER FOR WHAT YOU DID! FORCED TO ENDURE CRAP FROM THE DAMN VILLAGERS, THEY EVEN TOLD THEIR KIDS BULL ABOUT ME! I'VE BEEN SLAPPED, BEATENED, SPIT AT, RIDICULED, BEEN CALLED NAMES LIKE "DEMON"! DO YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS LIKE TO BE TREATED LIKE A DOG WITH A TERRIBLE PLAGUE! HUH? DO YA!" The Kyuubi stared at the boy as he ranted about how terrible his life was and how he took it all with a stupid smile. As he finished, Kyuubi spoke. "Kit, I'm sorry you feel that way. Honestly I do. But I want to tell you the truth of what happened. I really didn't want to attack this village." That got Naruto's attention. "What?" he asked. Kyuubi sighed. "I was forced." "Forced? By who?" "Do you know about Uchiha Madara?" Kyuubi asked. Naruto shook his head. The Fox sighed again. "Figures," he said. "Listen up, kit! History lesson! And you better stay awake this time! When the Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan formed Konoha long ago, the only one who disagreed with joining forces with the clan was the leader, Uchiha Madara. He believed the Senjus would just use his clan as their slaves and the ones who would get their hands dirty, while the Senjus kept their hands clean. The Uchihas, tried of the fighting that claimed many of their own, refused to listen to him and kicked him out. Furious, he planned to get revenge on the village one day. And he actually tried to, by using his Sharingan eye to take me under his control and unleashed me on the village. And as for your father, he chose you because no one would ever give their kids to be a vessel to house the most powerful Biju on earth. But he did know what that would mean for you, and for that he is sorry. And as for not telling much people about you being his kid, is because of the fact that he has many enemies when he was alive." "Oh," said Naruto, finally understanding. "But this is not why I have called you here," said The Nine Tails. "Then what is it that you called me for?" asked Naruto. "I learned of your trip with Hayabusa Ryu. So I want to make a deal with you." "What type of deal?" Naruto asked. "Even if you train with him, there would be times when you would find yourself in a pinch. I bet a powerful ninja like Ryu finds himself in lots of situations. When you find yourself in a pinch, you can ask me to give you some of my power to help you out. How does that sound?" "Sounds good but how can I know you're telling me the truth?" asked Naruto. "You kitsunes are known for your tricks." "Oh I'm hurt, Naruto," The Fox mockingly whined. "But even though it's true, we keep our word. And I'm giving you my word, kit." Naruto thought about it. The Fox was telling the truth about a kitsune's word being their bond. So he thought what the hell. "OK, Kyuubi," he said. "Let's be partners. But no trying to break our deal, you hear me?" "I hear you, kit," said Kyuubi. "It shall be set in stone. Now I suggest that you go to bed, cause you have a big day tomorrow." And with that, Naruto found himself back into the land of the conscious, still lying on his bed. He got up and looked at his clock. It was 11:02PM when he went to bed. It now said 11:03PM. Only a minute passed by. He wondered for a brief moment if this really happened. But then he dismissed it realizing that you can't dream all that in one minute. It's been one HELL of a day.

(Naruto's mind)

"Good Luck Kit," the Fox said. "You're gonna need it." It then chuckled. "This is going to be great."

(Meanwhile in a lair on the outskirts of Konoha)

The old bandaged man sat at his desk, plotting his next step. Konoha has just made a treaty with the legendary Dragon Clan. Now he must try to go ahead to the next step in securing his rightful place on the Hokage's seat, and bring forth his own way of making peace in the Shinobi world. "Enter," he said with a gravelly voice at the sound of someone knocking on his door. A hooded ROOT Foundation ninja entered. "Danzo-sama," said the ninja. "The Third has signed the treaty. It is now official, the legendary Dragon Clan are now allies of Konoha. However, the elders and Hayabusa Ryu do not trust you." Danzo smirked. "That's fine, but soon they will have no choice and will see that I was right in the long run. And now, we must get an alliance with the Mugen Tenshin clan and get the Fox Brat to trust us, and then I'll have all the pieces to rule this village with an iron fist, then get the entire ninja nations to obey me." "Ano, Danzo-sama," said the ROOT ninja. "I have information that the Sandaime has just gave Hayabusa permission to train Naruto as his pupil in a training trip for 3 years." "Really, now? Danzo asked. He chuckled. "Well that's just fine with me. If the boy gets trained by the legendary last Dragon ninja, then he will just serve as an exceptional ninja for my ROOT army. Keep watch and report to me of anything that's goes on around the village and also check each month for any records of the Fox Brat's training." "Hai, Danzo-sama." With that the ROOT nin vanished in a swirl of leaves. 'This is going to be very interesting,' Danzo thought.

(Time Skip - Early the Next Day at the village gates)

Naruto and Ryu met at the gates at the time scheduled. "Naruto-kun," Ryu said. "This is it. You will not see your home again for 3 years. Are you ready?" "Hai, Ryu sensei!" exclaimed Naruto. "I want to move forward on my journey! It won't be easy, but hey," Naruto smirked. "Who said life was easy?" "Good answer," Ryu said. "Now lets go!" And they set off on their journey.

(And that's the chapter! This is longer than chapter 1! 5 pages! Next chapter will be 3 years after this one, but in later chapters, I will some flashbacks of Naruto's training with Ryu. And yes, Ryu will be staying in this. Wouldn't be a crossover without him. We will go through the canon with some changes. How did you like the Highschool of The Dead cameo? I watched the first 7 episodes yesterday. I just got into it since I'm a zombie fan. It's a great and funny series! Emphasis on funny. But I got a question: Doesn't Takashi in both the manga and anime looks a bit like Muto Kazuki from the Buso Renkin series? Every time I look at both of them, I see that Takashi could be Kazuki's long lost twin brother! Anyway review this chapter or Seto Kaiba will do you-know-what!)

Next Time: Naruto Returns! A Dragon's Power Erupts!