KG: I guess you people do know who Muramasa is quite well. I intended to only make this a small cross-over. It's not a major one just enough to let you know who some people are is all. Don't read too much into it. If you don't like that then I'm sorry that you feel that way.


Morning

Naruto opened his eyes and yawned himself awake. He looked out the window and he noticed that it was still snowing. He sighed before jumping out of bed. Due to the snow and cold, Naruto had no idea what time it was though he could figure that out later. Right now he had a tournament to win. The blonde took a quick shower and got dressed in a red shirt, black pants and black jacket. He turned to see Shikamaru still sleeping and sighed.

"Come on Shikamaru. Time to get up. If you don't wake up on your own then Anko-nee will do it and you know how much of a drag that will be," Naruto told him and almost immediately Shikamaru lazily rose his body and scratched the back of his head with an annoyed sigh.

"Alright I'm up. Is it even morning yet?" Shikamaru asked and Naruto shrugged his shoulders since he didn't know. Shikamaru cursed under his breath before the two boys heard a knock on their door. The knob twisted and to their surprise Anko and Hinata showed up.

"Good morning gaki. Time to wake up," Anko told them while Shikamaru hopped to his feet while Naruto packed his pouches.

"So what time's the tournament Anko-nee?" Naruto asked and Anko pulled out a small pamphlet that was in her pocket. She opened it for a little while and then just as easily closed it.

"It starts immediately at twelve in the afternoon. We till have about three ours before the thing starts so let's get going so we can have some breakfast. It'll also be the perfect chance to get you all into some good chakra exercises," Anko said while Shikamaru went into the shower to wash up.

"Well that's good. I can't wait to have some fun. Just imagine all those prizes," Naruto said while Anko shook her head at him.

"W-Well good luck Naruto-kun," Hinata told him and the blonde smiled with a nod.

"Well let's get some breakfast and then we'll get started. Shikamaru can catch up to us," Anko said to them and everyone nodded as they left.

Breakfast was rather uneventful, but it was nice. The entire team had sat in silence while they ate their food, but it was also nerve-racking. So many people were inside the hotel room that it was ridiculous still it gave Naruto the chance to scope out his competition. He saw a lot of people there, but he was actually interested in one of them who was sitting in a corner. It was obviously female as she wore hid her face with the hood over her head. She ate in relative silence before she quickly got up and left the scene. Naruto could only wonder if she was in the tournament also, but he could dwell on that later.

Somewhere outside

Everyone was at the base of a small mountain while Anko threw a kunai up to the top of it.

"Alright guys this is tougher than tree walking so try and get up there. The ice is very slippery so you'll need more refined chakra to give up there or else you'll slip and land in a pile of cold show," Anko told them and everyone sighed. They looked at the tall mountain while Naruto stepped forward.

"I guess I'll go first unless you both want to try it?" Naruto asked them and Shikamaru shook his head while Hinata insisted that the blonde go first. Taking that suggestion, Naruto quickly got to the mountain bases and walked up it. He quickly started to run up the mountain while Hinata and Shikamaru watched him go up further before they heard Anko chuckle. This could be good.

Naruto walked up even further before he quickly slipped and shifted his balance. The blonde gasped as he lost all sense of balance in his feet. Seeing no other option, Naruto quickly backflipped and skidded into the snow before looking up the mountain.

"Great, it really is slippery. A lot more than I actually thought it was. It'll be tough to get up that thing," Naruto said while Shikamaru held his head down.

"Not what I wanted to hear, but fine. I guess it's my turn," The Nara said as he put his hands in his pockets. He put one foot to the mountain and started to walk up it and only a few moments after did he come falling down into the snow making Shikamaru shiver from the cold.

Hinata didn't have a better time either as she fell into the snow either, but Naruto could tell that she had doubted her abilities that time. Hinata's chakra control, in order to use the Jyuuken, had to quite efficient. Naruto could honestly say that she had just as good chakra control like him, but due to her...nature she fell down quite a few times.

This entire practice continued for a good majority of an hour and a half. They still had another hour an a half to spend before they had to be at the tournament.

"Alright that was good. You are all covered in mountain of snow Hehehe," Anko said while everyone settled for glaring at her, but didn't say anything since they were too busy having to keep their teeth from chattering.

"Now then the best way to get you to keep form getting cold is to have a good old fashioned spar. All three of you against me. How about it?" Anko asked, but she didn't need a reply as Naruto threw a kunai at her. She quickly dodged it before Shikamaru threw a shuriken at her also. Anko sidestepped it and held her hands up.

"I didn't say we could start yet," Anko told them before she saw the madness in everyone's eyes. The Snake Mistress carefully backed away while Naruto got to his feet.

"You want sparring Anko-nee? Then you'll get it," he said as he crossed his fingers.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu," Naruto yelled making three clones. Shikamaru took out six kunai strapped to some wire while Hinata went through her family's handsigns.

"Byakugan," She yelled while Anko gulped. She held up her hands up again in defense and sweatdropped.

"Okay they are all pissed off...badly. I only hope I live to see you again Nai-chan," Anko said mentally as her team charged at her with rage in their eyes.

Back in the town

"Come on are you all still mad at me?" Anko asked while everyone stayed silent making the Snake Mistress sigh.

"Oh come on. It was all in the interest of training. Besides you'll see results from extreme conditions like this," Anko said while everyone turned to her. Shikamaru and Hinata whispered in Naruto's ears. The blonde nodded and turned to Anko.

"We want you to treat us to dinner," Naruto said making the two nod while Anko narrowed her eyes at them all.

"Are you negotiating with me?" She asked and they nodded while the purple haired anbu growled underneath her breath about ungrateful students, but she nodded making the three of them smile at her.

"Alright now that that's settled we can head to the arena. Let's go Anko-nee. Be sure to watch us from the stands you guys," Naruto said as he dragged Anko off leaving Shikamaru and Hinata alone.

"He's not going to hold out you know," the Nara said while the Hyuuga heiress lightly giggled.

"Yeah, but that's just like Naruto-kun don't you think?" she asked and Shikamaru could agree with that as they walked off towards the arena.

Back in Konoha

Samui, Karui and Omoi walked the streets of Konoha and simply looked around the village. They were still learning a lot about the place and they all settled real nice with it.

"Getting used to the hot temperature here," Omoi said while Karui rubbed her head with a small sigh.

"I don't want to used to it. Not much has been going around. We're not Konoha shinobi so we don't really have any missions. (Sigh) where is that blonde idiot?" Karui asked while Omoi snickered.

"Maybe he has a mission. Are you missing him?" Omoi asked while Karui rolled her eyes while Samui seemed interested to know also.

"Kami no I'm not. It's just at least I can start an argument with the guy. I'll at least say that he's interesting. Nothing like Samui though," Karui answered making the blonde genin turn around.

"Are you saying that I'm not interesting?" She asked and Karui widened her eyes before holding her hands up in defense.

"N-No Karui I'm just making a comparison," Karui replied fast while Samui rolled her eyes. She looked at them both before looking forward.

"Also Karui, just so you know, Naruto is very strong. I can tell from the way he teamed up with me. He's definitely the real deal," Samui told them making Omoi widen his eyes.

"You've never come to the aid of someone before. Are you seriously starting to like this guy?" Omoi asked while Samui closed her eyes. Karui and Omoi waited for her response while Samui turned around.

"I wouldn't go that far. Let's just say that I've come to respect him a little more now," Samui said as she walked off as Karui and Omoi glanced at each other.

"She's really falling for him. How do you like that?" Omoi asked while Karui threw her hands up in the air.

"Oh what do I care anymore. I don't know why the hell I worry over her," Karui said while Omoi turned to her and chuckled.

"I'm sure se knows that you mean well, but you have to admit that you've been rather mean to Naruto ever since we've arrived. Maybe you should try being nice to him. Samui doesn't seem to mind the marriage anymore," Omoi told Karui and the redhead nodded.

"Yeah you're right. I still don't like it, but I guess I could stand to be nicer even if I don't think he's right for her," Karui said while Omoi walked forward.

"Hmph keep that up and people will think you like her," Omoi said before Karui slammed him into the ground with her fist.

"Don't you dare think that way ever again!" Karui told him before Omoi picked himself up from the ground.

"Violent as ever huh?" he asked while Karui fumed her aggression before looking to see Samui watching them.

"You two are too hotheaded for me. I wonder how I got along with you for so long," she said while Karui rolled her eyes.

"Please we've been together since before the academy. You know you like having us around," Karui returned while Samui placed a hand on her hip like she was thinking over those words.

"Well like I said, someone has to be the mature one in this group," Samui said before they saw people walking towards them as they talked with each other.

"I'm telling you I can't believe Naruto's getting married. He's such a lucky dog," A boy with a dog on his head said to a pink haired girl and a brunette looking boy. Omoi, Karui and Samui raised their eyebrows while the pink haired girl snickered. It was Sasuke, Kiba and Sakura if Samui remembered right.

"Are you kidding? To think this girl actually agreed to marry him sounds ridiculous. She must have poor taste in men," Sakura said making Kiba and Sasuke sigh. She still hadn't changed that mindset.

"Do you ever get off your high horse Sakura. Damn it's no wonder Hinata beat you as the top kunoichi," Kiba said while Sakura fumed, but Sasuke gave a small chuckle at Kiba.

"Well I'm sure surprised. Naruto always was unpredictable," Sasuke said as they saw the Kumo genin in front of them.

"Hey you're the group that recently came to Kumo," Sakura said while Samui nodded before lightly glaring at Sakura making the girl flinch.

"That's right and I heard what you said about me. I don't like people talk about my preferences and such. Who I like is none of your business," Samui said while Sakura widened her eyes before she gulped.

"You're the one that Naruto's marrying?" Kiba asked and Samui nodded while Karui and Omoi came to her sides.

"And who are you?" Karui asked the group and Sasuke stepped forward.

"We're Team Seven of Konoha. I'm Sasuke Uchiha, this is Kiba Inuzuka and that's Sakura Haruno. You'll have to ignore Sakura. She tends to never close her mouth at times," Sasuke said while Sakura pouted at her teammate.

"Sasuke-kun I'm sorry," Sakura said to him while the Uchiha rolled his eyes. He pointed to Samui and Sakura looked up.

"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to," the Uchiha quickly said and Sakura turned to Samui.

"I'm sorry for what I said," Sakura apologized to the blonde Kumo genin making Samui nod.

"Still I can't believe that Naruto's getting married to someone so cute," Kiba said making Samui sigh. Karui forehead grew a tick mark as she grabbed Kiba's collar.

"Where are you looking you perv?" Karui asked and Kiba rubbed the back of his head.

"Nowhere, just making an observation," The Inuzuka said while Sasuke rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Karui let him down. We have training to do anyway," Samui told her and Karui agreed. She let Kiba down and the three walked off while Kiba rubbed his head.

"I guess we made a bad impression," Kiba said while Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"You two made a bad impression. I didn't do anything. Now I'm going home. Kaa-san said that there was something she watched to teach me. I'll see you tomorrow," Sasuke told them both and walked off. Sakura gave a depressed sigh while Kiba walked off.

"See ya later loudmouth," Kiba said to her while Sakura fumed before she realized that she was the only one left still in the streets.

Back in the Land of Iron

Dozens of people were gathering. They were all looking forward to the tournament that was going to go down. It was their countries annual event after all so how could they not enjoy this? The stadium was filled with people left and right from all the nations who had time to come or who were allowed to. Naruto noticed Shikamaru and Hinata sitting in one part of the audience right next to the man, Muramasa that Naruto had met a few yesterday. The blonde was also looking for that girl that he had seen a few hours ago, but he couldn't find her.

"Someone caught your eye?" Anko asked and Naruto chuckled but shook his head. He then turned to see that there were some type of heaters near the stadium. Must've been to keep people warm in the cold weather.

"No nobody in particular," he finally answered before everyone saw what they thought to be the leader of the Land of Iron appear. Anko immediately knew the man. His was called Mifune. The leader of Iron and one of it's most powerful Samurai.

"Greeting my people, we are her to showcase our annual Land of Iron tournament. I can see that we have some shinobi from the Five Great Nations. I welcome all competitors. Our tournament is a way of giving thanks for our amazing festival. I hope to watch everyone and see how you all do. Now then I will explain the rules for this tournament. First rule, since the Land of Iron is the Land of the Samurai then weapons must be used by all people," Mifune said to them and everyone narrowed their eyes. Naruto grinned and people nodded as the man continued.

"Second rule and this is for shinobi, no ninjutsu is allowed," he yelled and everyone widened their eyes. Some people called it unfair, but Naruto and Anko knew why. Ninjutsu was a shinobi's trump card and it would be unfair to the Samurai, but Naruto's eyes gleamed. He never said anything about genjutsu and while Naruto wanted to be all-rounded he still preferred his mother's genjutsu to anything else.

"The match is decided by three things for each person. It's decided by the loser giving up, falling out of the ring, or...death. These are the only ways. Now then the people will be randomly selected so everyone wait in that area for your name to be announced. In the room will be weapons that have been provided to you," Mifune said before he snapped his finger. Soon two shinobi came to his side and did their handsigns. They slammed the ground and a large dome appeared over the arena keeping everyone out of the cold.

"Ahh finally. I thought I was gonna freeze to death," Shikamaru said making Hinata giggle.

With Naruto and Anko

The two were currently in the room trying to pick out there weapons. Anko sighed as she saw all the weapons, but didn't really have a preference.

"So what are you going to use Anko-nee?" Naruto asked and the jonin shrugged before she left and sat down in a chair and placed her head in her on with her elbow on the table.

"Nothing I'll just stick to using my kunai. I'm more adept with those anyway. You pick," Anko told him and Naruto nodded. He looked around at the multiple staffs, swords, and many other weird weapons that his eyes saw. It was then that he laid his eyes on two short blades and smiled as he reached for them. Soon his hand collided with another and the blonde raised an eyebrow. He turned to see the hooded girl that he had seen back in the hotel.

"Oh so you like the kodachi also huh?" Naruto asked and she remained silent for a bit before smiling underneath her hood.

"They are good for fast movement. Looks like we have some similar tastes I guess," she said and Naruto could agree with that. He moved his from hers and she did the same.

"Well you can use them. I'll go find something else," Naruto said while she grabbed the blades.

"You do know that by handing your enemy their favorite weapon it will only be harder for you to win right?" she asked and Naruto waved her off.

"Please I'll still win anyway. Besides, letting you have the weapons your good at will make it more challenging for me. I might not even meet you in the finals," Naruto said and the girl narrowed her eyes.

"How do you know we won't fight each other before that?" she asked and Naruto shrugged his shoulders.

"I just know. See ya later," he waved while she turned around.

"He's interesting," she said before her figure vanished in the crowd of competitors.

Naruto sighed as he looked around the room. He didn't see anymore kodachi and the blonde cursed his luck of being nice to people even if they were his enemies. He sat down with a sigh before he widened his eyes.

"Oh I do have those things," Naruto said as he went into his pouch. Anko watched him pull out a scroll and unfurl it. He quickly unsealed the things inside as they fell to the ground. Naruto picked them up and smiled. He picked up the shuriken he got from Sasuke for his birthday a few years ago and, while he never thought he would need these, a short sword that he received from Kakashi for his eleventh birthday.

"I guess these will do. There not kodachi, but they'll be good nonetheless," Naruto said to himself with a small nod before someone one called for two competitors. Everyone walked outside to see the fight which happened to be between a medium sized man with a sword and a large man wielding a club.

"Well I get a small fry huh?" He asked while the smaller man sized.

"Size doesn't matter. All I need is the will to win and you will be defeated," he said making the other irate before the began to fight.

Naruto could say that it was interesting. In the end, the smaller man was right and the large guy stood no chance against him. He was too slow and the man was too agile. He didn't even need to strike until later in the match which required only one cut of his sword to bring the guy with the club to his knees.

"Hmm I'll have to watch out for him," Naruto said to himself while Anko folded her arms and watched the matches with interest. It was getting to mid afternoon and around ten more people had gone before it was someone else's turn.

"Naruto Yuhi-Uzumaki vs Higan Yoshi," an announcer said and Naruto got to his feet. He grinned like mad while Anko wished him luck in his fight. He turned to the hooded girl who was looking at him. She nodded while Naruto hit the field. Shikamaru and Hinata smiled as they watched their teammate enter the field. Naruto also watched his opponent enter the field also. He had a medium sized build and carried a long staff. He walked to the field and bowed to the blonde.

"I sense that you are a good young man. I won't let my guard down," he said and Naruto bowed in turn.

"I hope to have some fun with you dattebayo," Naruto said as Mifune yelled.

"Begin!" and with those words Anko, the violet girl, Hinata, and Shikamaru watched the match as Naruto threw a kunai at him. Higan quickly parried it with his staff knocking it over the edge of the platform.

"Nice aim, but futile," he said as he jumped in the air. Naruto cursed as he backflipped away just in time to avoid a staff strike that slammed the ground. The blonde cursed as he crossed his fingers, but stopped.

"Damn no ninjutsu," he growled as he stopped. He quickly pulled out his sword and charged at Higan. The man twirled his staff in his hands as he blocked Naruto's strike. The blonde growled at the man before he was targeted for a kick. Naruto jumped in the air to avoid the kick until he saw the Higan's staff overhead.

"You still have a lot to learn young one," he said as he slammed Naruto across the face. Naruto was sent flying across the field before he rebounded and rubbed the side of his cheek. It stung from the hit, but he'd have to deal with it.

"Alright then I'll try something else then," Naruto said as he pulled out his shuriken from his back. Higan looked at it with a confused expression on his face. He had faced plenty of shinobi before, but the young ones always had a trick up their sleeves.

"If you think you can beat me with that then I'd suggest that you think of something else," He said before Naruto threw the shuriken. He gave an ear-splitting smile as the man effortlessly dodged the kunai. Higan narrowed his eyes as he saw a piece of war before turning to Naruto. The blonde in question threw a kunai at Higan and he parried that shot with his staff as Naruto smiled.

"Watch out for the falling fire," Naruto told him as he took out a burst tag. He placed it on the wire and immediately the tag exploded sending a trail of fire along the wires. Higan widened his eyes and saw the flames travel around him. He backed up close to the edge and narrowed his eyes.

"Very resourceful Naruto-san, but it's not enough," He as he jumped into the air. He twirled his staff around his body and the wind picked up around him dispelling the flames as he landed on the ground.

"Try harder," He said as he looked up. He gasped when he saw Naruto gone from his view.

"Okay I'll try harder then," Naruto said as his voice echoed throughout the stadium. Higan looked around for the blonde before the ground underneath his feet started to crumble. He widened his eyes and jumped back to avoid the slowly crumbling part. He looked down only to see utter darkness where he would've been if he had fallen.

"A trap?" He wondered before he dodged fire shots coming from the sky. He backflipped away from those also and spun his staff over his head to block the blows while people watched Higan acting crazy.

"A genjutsu right?" the girl asked and Anko nodded.

"It's definitely not ninjutsu. Geez he's always gonna go this far," Anko said while people watched Higan go through his nightmare.

"What trickery is this?" he asked before Naruto came up out of the ground. Higan turned to him while Naruto gave a simple smile.

"This is...my world and your nightmare," Naruto said as he vanished in a bunch of flower petals. Higan felt a jab across his face and a kick to his stomach, but he saw nothing there as he fell to his knees. He held his staff tightly before he closed his eyes.

"Calm down, there must be a logical explanation for this," Higan thought to himself before he saw he was wrapped in wires and explosion tags. Naruto appeared out of the ground and smiled as he had on in his hand.

"You wouldn't go this far would you?" He asked and Naruto smiled as he slapped the seal tag on Higan's face.

"Killing is allowed," Naruto said as he walked away holding up a single handsign.

"Wait! I give up, surrender, forfeit. Which do you want?" Higan asked and Naruto smiled. He sighed as he snapped his fingers.

"Genjutsu: Success," Naruto said and the man widened his eyes. He looked around as Mifune sighed.

"Higan Yoshi you lose. Naruto Yuhi-Uzumaki is the winner," Mifune yelled and people cheered for the blonde. Naruto rubbed the back of his head while Mifune got to his feet. He picked up his staff and walked towards Naruto and held out his hand.

"I never thought it could be a genjutsu. As expected of you Naruto-san. Nice work," He said and the blonde smiled with a nod.

"You too. That staff really hurts," Naruto said as they walked off making Higan chuckle. The man left and Naruto returned to his seat.

"Did you have fun?" Anko asked and Naruto nodded with a small smile on his face.

"Well that's nice and all, but be sure to fight next time. I do want to see my little brother show off his skills," Anko said and Naruto nodded that he would the next time.

Meanwhile, Muramasa turned towards Hinata and Shikamaru.

"That young one is rather talented. To perfectly plan his attack and act accordingly. He's quite remarkable for his age," Muramasa said and Shikamaru rolled his eyes.

"I don't think the words Naruto and Plan go together, but he is a very talented and troublesome teammate. Only he would use genjutsu to win a fight where ninjutsu wasn't allowed," Shikamaru said while Hinata agreed. Muramasa gave an elderly laugh and nodded.

"However I want you all to pay close attention to who comes up next," he said ominously making Hinata and Shikamaru look at each other in a confused manner while Mifune got to his feet again.

"Ayane Tengu vs Hiroshi Tsuchi," Mifune said and immediately the hooded girl stood to her feet. Naruto watched her and narrowed his eyes. So her name was Ayane huh?

"I hope you win so I can see you in the finals," Naruto told her as Ayane removed her hood. Just like Naruto thought, she was 13-year old girl with light skin and violet colored hair. She had a slender form and adark purple, strapless dress with a pink butterfly printed on the skirt, complete with matching pull-on sleeves, stockings, heeled boots, and a medium sized red or orange obi bow tied around her waist. She was really something to look at Naruto figured. She had similar red eyes to his mother that completed the deadly look.

"Wow she's really something," Shikamaru said to himself, but Hinata agreed with what he was saying. Muramasa snickered while Ayane came down to the ground. She turned back to Naruto meeting the blonde's gaze. Her red eyes piercing at his blue before she turned around while she scratched her cheek.

"Very well, if you insist. Just don't be surprised when I win," she said as she went to the field. Immediately the man known as Hiroshi Tsuchi came to the platform and sighed.

"I get a child? Is this a joke?" He asked while Ayane placed a hand on her hip while she gave a small air of annoyance on her face.

"Just keep thinking that," Ayane thought to herself while Mifune held out his hand.

"Begin," He yelled and Ayane quickly took out the two kodachi that she and Naruto had encountered together for the first time. She took a small glance at him and the blonde was watching with a small on his face. Ayane turned her head back to see Hiroshi running at her. The purple haired girl narrowed her eyes before jumping over him easily.

"Was that too fast for you? Then I'll slow it down for you," she said as she ran at him. Hiroshi threw a kunai at Ayane, but she easily parried it with her kodachi and continued running. She got right into his face as Hiroshi met the reddest eyes he had ever seen.

"What are you?" He asked before Ayane spun her body and kicked Hiroshi across the platform. Ayane dropped to the ground before she moved her hand behind her back and threw a kunai at Hiroshi The man had only recovered enough to see it coming and parried the weapon before Ayane appeared behind him. She quickly tried to slash at him, but Hiroshi blocked her short sword, but it was a fluke as Ayane lowered her body and did a sweep kick underneath Hiroshi's feet. The man fell to the ground with a loud thud to the ground. Ayane quickly backed away form him while Naruto gasped.

"She's good. A lot better than I thought she was," Naruto said as he remained captivated by her skills. Anko chuckled at her little brother while Shikamaru and Hinata were in awe.

"Man, she's really good. She could really give Naruto a run for his money," Shikamaru said while Hinata activated her byakugan.

"Her chakra is so relaxed and stable. It's not showing any aggression or anger at all. I wonder who she is," Hinata said while Muramasa watched Ayane fighting.

"Looks like Naruto-san did something to you Ayane. Normally you only fight to prove yourself, but now your fighting to win and show up someone else. I wonder who that could be," Teuchi thought with a smile on his face while Ayane brushed her hair.

"Are you done yet? I'd rather not kill you if I don't need to," she said impassively while Hiroshi got to his feet. He brushed his chin free of a bruise before he smiled.

"I'm not done yet girl. Screw winning. I just want to kill you right now!" Hiroshi said as he went through his handsigns. Naruto widened his eyes while Ayane narrowed her one. Mifune glared while Hiroshi yelled.

"Doton: Doryudan no Jutsu( Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bombs)," Hiroshi yelled as an earth dragon came and fired several shots at Ayane. The purple haired girl quickly backflipped through all the shots before narrowing her eyes.

"You're pathetic," Ayane said as she threw a kunai at Hiroshi. He easily parried the shot, but he failed to see the second kunai she threw behind the first one. Hiroshi widened his eyes as the kunai was embedded in his chest. He fell to the ground in pain while Ayane started to leave the field.

"Where are you going?' he asked in pain while Ayane turned to him with a glare.

"You broke the rules. You used ninjutsu and so you lose also to make certain you will be blasted away in 3...2...1," Ayane finished and just as she did Hiroshi was sent flying by her kunai as he landed outside the ring.

"Winner Ayane Tengu," Mifune said and Ayane quickly got off the field. She returned to her seat, closed her eyes and folded her arms.

"Nice match," someone said making Ayane open her eyes and turn them to see Naruto next to her. She noticed the small space between each other before she glared at him for a bit.

"How did he get so close to me and I didn't know it?" Ayane thought to herself before she came back to Naruto's compliment.

"Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it," Ayane said and Naruto nodded.

"What was that kunai you used?" he asked and Ayane pulled one out and handed it to him. Naruto gazed at the unique design of the kunai.

"It's similar to your explosion kunai only I call them incendiary kunai. They serve the same purpose I suppose," she said and Naruto nodded.

"Hmm that's cool that you know so much. Even though you held back in the fight you seemed like you were enjoying yourself," Naruto told her and Ayane settled for keeping her eyes closed.

"You're too close," she said and the blonde apologized before backing up slightly.

"Sorry about that so where did you train? You've got some awesome moves," Naruto told her and Ayane looked at the stadium she was watching two other people fight it out before going over Naruto's question.

"I normally wouldn't say, but I guess I'll tell you. I trained in the Mugen Tenshin Ninjutsu or more precisely the Hajin Mon Style. Is that it for your questions?" she asked and Naruto smiled with a nod as he got to his feet.

"Yeah sorry to have bothered you," Naruto told her before Ayane opened her eyes. She watched him leave before saying something.

"So what about you? Where and what do you train in?" Ayane asked and Naruto turned around.

"I train in Konohagakure no Sato. As to what I train in, it's the Genjutsu arts and Hebi-style taijutsu," Naruto said walking off while Ayane closed her eyes.

"Hmm well he's interesting just like Muramasa-san said he was," Ayane thought before she decided to think about something else.

With Naruto

Naruto sat back down next to Anko and the jonin smiled at him. Naruto wondered what she was so happy about before Anko nudged his shoulder.

"So did you have a good talk?" She asked while Naruto rolled his eyes at her.

"What are you talking about? It was just a talk about how she fights," Naruto said and Anko simply nodded with a small smile on her face.

"Sure you were. Well it's my turn so watch me fight," Anko told him and Naruto nodded.

Anko's fight was rather...short. She mopped the floor with the guy she fought and she quickly pushed him out of the ring easily. It was like nothing Naruto had ever scene or rather something that no one should've seen. It was really embarrassing for the man.

"Anko-nee don't you think that was rather fast?" Naruto asked and Anko waved him off.

"I don't have the time to waste on these small people. I'll fight seriously in the later parts of the tournament. Just know that if I face you then it's going to be a good little fight," Anko said licking her lips while Naruto sweatdropped.

"That's not good for me at all," Naruto thought with a small gulp on his face

The rest of the tournament was rather nice and some not so nice. People were disqualified for either cheating or breaking the rooms. Quite a few people made it past the first day there were a few long fights that made Naruto wonder how anyone had such stamina before Anko pointed to him making Naruto sigh with a small nod.

There were so many people that the event lead into the night. It was near midnight and the last two people fought before they finally had a winner. Out of the 112 people who entered only 56 people still remained throughout the tournament Mifune stood to his feet and raised his hand.

"That was a good first day everyone. Competitors are to return to their places of rest and we will continue tomorrow afternoon. Get some rest an prepare for the next day," Mifune said and people sighed as they all got to their feet and began to file out.

"But," he continued stopping everyone from leaving.

"Know that tomorrow's part will be different from today's . You will all know of the term 'endurance'. Rest well," Mifune said as he left the room. Everyone murmured amongst themselves about what he could mean by that.

Ayane quickly wrapped herself in her cloak and walked out of the dome while Naruto and Anko met up with the rest of his team.

"So how do you think we did?" Naruto asked while Hinata and Shikamaru smiled.

"I think you did good till you got slapped around by that staff, but then you used genjutsu to win. Sneaky trick," Shikamaru told him and Naruto rubbed the back of his head

"Anko-sensei, you're just plain scary with what you did to that one guy. I didn't know anyone could bend like that," Hinata said as remembering the act while Anko chuckled as she scratched her cheek.

"Did I really go that far?" Anko asked while Naruto sweatdropped.

"Most of the people left out of fear of you," Naruto told her and Anko chuckled as she rubbed the back of her head before the others saw Muramasa arrive.

"So I take it you had fun boy?" he asked and Naruto nodded with a small smile on his face.

"I sure did. I can't wait for tomorrow. Even if it is late," Naruto said yawning and soon after him was Shikamaru and Hinata. Everyone was tired from watching and Anko sighed.

"Alright team, let's go back to the hotel immediately. We'll go to bed and get ready for tomorrow," Anko told them and everyone agreed with her as they walked off, but Muramasa pulled Naruto back.

"What's the matter Muramasa-oji?" Naruto asked and the man chuckled as he leaned against the wall.

"She's a little mysterious one isn't she?" he asked while Naruto raised an eyebrow. He wondered who he could be talking about as the blonde had seen many women competing..

"Which are you talking about?" Naruto asked and Muramasa chuckled at the blonde before patting him on the shoulder.

"You really don't know kid? Man you're so innocent at times that it's funny. I'm talking about the one that you are interested in," Muramasa said and Naruto was brought back to the purple haired girl that also fought in the tournament.

"You know her? Naruto asked and Muramasa nodded with a small smile on his face as he had piqued the blonde's interest.

"Yes, quite well in fact. Tell me something young one, has it been a long time since you've felt the rush of a fight?" Muramasa asked and Naruto raised an eyebrow again. He thought that over before he sighed.

"Honestly yes. I have training sessions with my team, but it's not the same. It feels good to fight other people and have fun. The last time I felt like this was when I went on that C-rank mission against Kyoko-chan," Naruto said to himself and Muramasa nodded.

"I see, well that's nice to hear. Young people should have their fun. It's been a long time since I've seen Ayane want to win so badly at something," the old blacksmith said and Naruto turned to him.

"What do you mean?" he asked and the man sighed.

"It's not for me to say. Just that I will tell you this. When and I repeat, when you two fight she will not hold back and neither should you. Hehe I'll be surprise if either of you go through this fight without without using ninjutsu at all," Muramasa said to him and Naruto nodded.

"I see, but what did you mean by did I feel the rush of the fights?" Naruto asked and Muramasa pulled out a small cane. Naruto looked at the cane before Muramasa swung at the blonde. Naruto quickly dodged it as he jumped in the air. He quickly took out one of his swords and took a genin stance. Muramasa chuckled and sheathed his sword while the sound of a bell echoed. Naruto narrowed his eyes while Muramasa walked up to him and lightly punched him in the stomach.

"Did your heart race?" He asked and Naruto sheathed his sword.

"Did it? It hasn't stopped racing," Naruto told him and Muramasa nodded.

"You'll feel just like that when you fight her. Oh and she's single just to let you know," Muramasa said with a perverted giggle while Naruto lightly blushed.

"Hey I'm alright engaged so why are you telling me that?" The blonde asked and Muramasa waved him off leaving the blonde gasping.

"It was my understanding that you shinobi always practiced polygamy so what are you complaining about?" Muramasa asked while Naruto dropped his jaw while Muramasa easily left.

"Hey Naruto, are you alright man?" Shikamaru asked and Naruto turned to the future Nara head.

"Let's just go to sleep. Too many weird things have happened today," Naruto told him as he walked away while Shikamaru followed him out.

Back in Konoha

"So do you three think you can handle it?" Sarutobi asked Kyoko, Mikoto and Hiashi about their mission. They all nodded while Kyoko grinned.

"I finally get a mission. This is getting good," she said while Sarutobi smiled. Mikoto and Hiashi sweatdropped at her, but they didn't mind that.

"So you believe that one of Orochimaru's men is moving and you want us to tail him? Is that right?" Mikoto asked and Sarutobi nodded.

"Understood Hokage-sama, we'll get this done immediately," Mikoto and Hiashi said as they left while Kyoko turned to Sarutobi.

"What makes you think he'll target the up and coming chunin exams?" Kyoko asked and Sarutobi puffed his pipe for a bit.

"Because he'll do anything to get back at Konoha and the place where tons of shinobi gather in one village will be too much temptation for him not to try. Besides that I just have a feeling that he will," Sarutobi said and Kyoko nodded.

"You better not do anything stupid like risking your life or dying after you fight him. Besides I have a score to settle with his ass myself," Kyoko said and Sarutobi chuckled at her. Leave it to Kyoko to know everyone that she came across.

"What did he do to you?" Sarutobi asked and Kyoko looked at the ground.

"I'd rather not talk about it. Well I'll get going Old man," Kyoko said as she quickly left the room while Sarutobi sighed in his chair. There was so much that he didn't know about Kyoko and yet he could tell that she was the loyal type. At least to those who weren't power hungry. He really had to have a calming talk with her one of these days.

It was then that the door opened and Sarutobi looked up. He sighed as he rubbed his head at who it was.

"So I guess traveling has gotten boring for you to come back this early?" Sarutobi asked and a white haired man rubbed the back of his head.

"Yeah I missed the place a little bit. By the way who was that blue haired cutie that just left. She was freakin' hot," the man said while Sarutobi sighed.

"That was Kyoko Fura and she was an A-rank missing nin. So what where you step Jiraiya," the old Hokage said to the man and Jiraiya sighed.

"For the sake of research no risk is too great," Jiraiya said flexing his hands in a weird way while Sarutobi shook his head.

"Well that's not the only reason I'm back anyway. So tell me how is the brat doing?" Jiraiya asked and Sarutobi grinned like mad at the question.

"Brat? What brat are you talking about?" He asked while Jiraiya slammed the table.

"Don't give me that Sarutobi-sensei! How is Naruto? Is he alright?" Jiraiya asked and Sarutobi massaged his beard while he turned around.

"Naruto-kun? Oh he's fine. Better than fine actually. He making quite a name for himself as a genin," Hiruzen said and Jiraiya folded his arms.

"Right, well can I see him?" Jiraiya asked, but Sarutobi only shrugged his shoulders before the old Hokage went back to signing papers and documents as usual.

"Well you'll have to take it up with his mother," Sarutobi said and Jiraiya raised an eyebrow. As far as he knew Naruto's mother was gone so he wondered what Sarutobi could mean by that.

"What do you mean by his mother?" Jiraiya asked and Sarutobi snickered.

"Do you know what people call Naruto-kun?" Sarutobi asked and Jiraiya shook his head. The Sandaime snickered at Jiraiya's cluelessness making the Sannin even more irate.

"What do they call him? Is it something bad or what?" He asked and Sarutobi calmed down.

"Once you hear this name then you will know who his mother is," Sarutobi said and Jiraiya raised an eyebrow.

"Naruto-kun due to his gaze at people has recently been called the Ice Fox of Konoha," Sarutobi said and Jiraiya narrowed his eyes.

"Ice Fox of Konoha? No one has a name like that except for-," Jiraiya widened his eyes and he gulped. Sarutobi watched him squirm as the Sannin fell to the floor.

"The Ice Queen of Konoha? Kurenai Yuhi? She adopted Naruto?" Jiraiya asked and Sarutobi nodded making the white haired man gulp.

"But she hates everything I stand for. I'll never get to see him. How did she adopt him?" Jiraiya asked and Sarutobi suggested that Jiraiya pull up a seat. The Sannin did so and Sarutobi sighed.

"It all started when-,"

Back in the Land of Iron, Stadium, Afternoon

Naruto sat with Anko again as they watched people fight, but they were more interested in something else. It wasn't the people fighting, rather it was what they were fighting on. Everyone who had come to this tournament knew about chakra and knew how to use it, well a lot more than a few did anyway. The platform was remodeled to shift positions every fifteen minutes. Going from flat-down to diagonal, upside down, diagonal, and then upside down again. It was some kind of jutsu that no one knew, but they weren't complaining at all especially the shinobi who had experience in fighting in strange ways.

Naruto could see the two fighting and saw how it was hard to keep chakra added to the feet while moving to fight at the same time. Mifune was a real genius to come up with something like this.

"They seemed to be struggling," Naruto said while Anko had snickered at the fight. It was probably the most amusing thing she had ever since in such a long time.

"No kidding. If they don't give out from the fight then they exhaust chakra. It's a real speed battle," Anko said while Naruto turned his head.

"What do you think?" he asked Ayane who was sitting a few feet behind him. The purple haired girl sighed while she leaned her head on one arm.

"Definitely exhausting for those who don't have experience. Try not to lose when it's your turn," she said with her eyes closed. Naruto sort of felt the cold attitude, but being around his mother a lot and Samui he could deal with it.

"Same goes to you. Cause when I get into the finals I'm not going to hold back on you," Naruto told her and Ayane turned a glare to him. Naruto glared back and anyone in between them could feel the cold atmosphere. Ayane tore her gaze from Naruto and looked back at the stadium.

"What make you think that you'll be in the finals or that even I will?" she asked while Naruto looked back at the stadium. He watched the two warriors fight it out before turning back to the purple haired kunoichi.

"Because you love the rush of a good fight just like I do and you know that you can get that with me and I can get that with you," Naruto told her making Ayane mentally chuckle even if she didn't want to.

"Just focus on getting there first," she said and Naruto looked back at the field.

"Same goes to you," He told her as they looked at the field, but the tension between them had risen as they each had one thought.

"I'm going to him/her down. If I lose to him/her then I'll regret it for the rest of my life,"


KG: Alright if anyone has problems with Ayane in my story I just want you all to know something. Just because one or two characters appear doesn't make it a crossover in my mind. Maybe it does, but I mean Ayane was introduced to DOA before Ninja Gaiden and just cause she appeared in Ninja Gaiden doesn't mean that it was a DOA x Ninja Gaiden crossover. I say that even when a cameo of Kasumi appeared and vice versa where Ryu appears in DOA. Granted I don't understand all the fundamentals of a Crossover completely :), but that's beside the point. Now then, I only planned for Naruto two have two girls. Three is a bit of a stretch to me so you people have to choose between Ayane and Kyoko unless I can bring the CRA into this a little later in the story. If that's fine with you people. Well that's it. See ya later :).