I Do Not Own Naruto or BlazBlue. Oh and I forgot to do this last chapter... I AM ALIVE! ...Damn the Claptrap inside of me.
Note: I'm updating this chapter today for I probably not going to get another chance to do so this week and chapter 5 is already finished. I'm trying to stockpile so I can have frequent updates and can thoroughly check my chapters. So enjoy.
The sun was shining brightly and the bird were happily chirping. The laughter of children filled the small village leaving the two adults supervising them with light smiles on their face.
"So this child is the successor of the Azure, meow?" A woman wearing a blue cloak that entirely covered her face in shadow except for her eyes and mouth said as she stood next to Noel as they watched Naruto play with many children with similar features to the blue cloaked woman except they wore white cloaks instead.
But the most notable feature on each of them was the two tanned cat ears that stood on left and right ends of their head. They were of the Kaka clan, a clan of beast-humans that stayed away from the ninja villages of this day and age.
Noel nodded as refrained from laughing as a eight year old Naruto was suddenly dog piled by the majority of the twelve Kaka kittens. She could only hear his muffled screams and cries to be let go but she knew he was fine. "He is. To be honest despite all this time I'm still surprised that he is of my blood. Ragna and I only had one child as did each of our descendants so its amazing my line made it through the Ten Tailed Beast's rampage."
"Meow, it is unlikely but not impossible." The Kaka warrior stated as she smiled at the scene as Naruto wriggled out of the kitten's grasps. "Our clan did just fine and now we're striving better than ever even though Seither isn't as prevalent as it once was."
"That's because of the good leadership, Yukaka." Noel smiled as she complimented the Kaka warrior on her abilities. "While not every Kaka I've met has been... intelligent... They've all had good hearts and wanted nothing more than to protect their village and the people inside of it."
Yukaka grinned, accepting the complement along with slight insult as she knew it was true as there was some Kaka's that just refused to grow up and were always simple minded. Heck one of the greatest warrior in their stories, Taokaka, refused to ever really grow up and could forget her mission with three steps...
Literally.
Thankful she didn't inherit that trait from her ancestor, Yukaka purred as she watched Naruto run off with skeletal remains of a fish and the Kaka kitten in hot pursuit. "Thank you... But we both know that despite all these play dates you came here for something else, meow."
Sighing, Noel nodded as she had come here for another purpose. "I... I am here to reacquire the cloak and sword. Tager wants to begin training Naruto now that he has shown signs of wielding ars magus but more in particular..."
"He can use the BlazBlue somehow." Noel gazed at Naruto as he bobbed and weaved between the Kaka kitten, showing his rather impressive speed and agility for a eight year old human as no eight year old human should have been able to outmaneuver a Kaka kitten much less twelve.
Yu's ears picked up at this and her mouth thinned. "That can't be possible... I know he is the successor of the Azure but to draw upon that power, meow."
"I know. He possesses the same powers as Ragna from what I can see and I'm beginning to worry that he might suffer the same fate as my late husband... To be either the Destroyer of the World of the Protector of the Azure." Noel sunk in her seat, praying that it wasn't true but she knew it was.
Rachel had said it was so.
Yu had quickly reached that thought as Noel announced it to her so it came as little surprise. However she also knew what was really bothering Noel if that was the case. "Then that would mean his opposite, the Protector of Order has been summoned to stop him."
"That... That is why I want him to start training now." Noel said as she and Yu watched as the Kaka kittens finally caught Naruto, stuffing him in a trash can to keep him from moving.
"WE WIN!" They shouted and screamed in joy.
"THE SMELL IS HORRIBLE!" Naruto screamed was muffled by the trashcan but was still more than loud enough to be heard by man in the village. "I THINK... I'M GONNA HURL..."
The next moment and the kittens were running away as Naruto vomited all over the place just as he threw off the trashcan. And when the vomit came to an end, he crashed... Into the vomit.
"Naruto!" Noel cried out and rushed over to him, checking on the unconscious boy who simply passed due to over exertion of his sense of smell.
"Oh dear..." Yu winced as Noel wailed over her unconscious boy. "Let's take him to the Village Elder so he can get cleaned up and get some rest too. We can also explain to her about your request too."
"O-okay." Noel sniffled as Naruto's eyes were crossed and rolled into the back of his head.
Yu could only shake her head as Noel gingerly lifted Naruto in her arms. If she reacted to such a small thing like this with him how did she act with her own kids?
In the hut of the village chief, a former warrior by the name Shaokaka, sighed as she looked up to a small shrine they kept in honor of one of the great hero's the world over had.
It belonged to Ragna the Bloodedge and they, the Kaka clan, were to keep watch over his weapon and cloak until the time was needed for a new Bloodedge to take their stand against the world.
She simply found it difficult that this child, who was passed out from over exertion to his sense of smell, was to be the heir of the Bloodedge. "Noel... I understand that out of everyone you have the most right to ask for his belongings but I cannot simply hand it over to such a child even if he is the successor to the true Azure."
"I understand... But it is the truth. This world is need of someone to save it and I can already see it in his eyes. His eyes hold the same shine I saw in Ragna... The same edge. And if there is anyone that can identify the person that should be the next Bloodedge... It is me." Noel started softly as was in her nature before she finished with more stout and with a piercing gaze into Shao's eyes.
Sensing the tension in the room as it looked as her village elder wasn't about to give and she knew Noel would not, Yukaku tried to pacify the situation. "Elder, I do believe Noel is right meow... I've watched the boy each time he has come to this village to play with the kittens. And during that time I've seen a such a spirit inside the boy that I cannot begin to describe. I think the kitten sense that to and that's why the flock him so whenever he's here, meow."
"And I've also seen his skills too. My daughter, Yukikaka, challenged him last month when he was here for if you remember she was jealous the kitten's adore him so, meow. And as you remember she was in here the rest of the day out cold." Yukaka tried to remind her village chief of that day.
Shao indeed remember that day as Yukikaka was to be there next protector of the village and being beaten was a definitely blow to her and the moral of the village that their next guard was beaten... By an eight year old boy. "I remember... You also said he was fine too so I figured she held back and paid the price."
"That's not what happened, Elder. Naruto... Defeated her decisively, meow." Yu said as she put her point across. "I've trained Yuki since she could walk as she showed such promise... But Naruto has hardly trained a day and I could see it in how he fought. He moved on instinct much like how we fight and despite all of Yuki's training he kept up with her superior speed, albeit he is nowhere near as fast, and beat her by letting her come to him and countering her attacks."
The village elder had a frown on her face now, not that anyone could see behind her mask as was tradition for the elder to wear. She had simply thought Yuki had was cocky about the fight and that the boy was trained quite thoroughly as Kaka warriors were some of the strongest on the planet. Yu herself could and most likely would hold her own against one of the five Kages and be capable of winning the fight.
But know hearing the child had little training experience, something she could see as his visible muscles had no definition on their own and even had a little fat on them, it humbled her. However despite all of this she would have to see if the boy was worthy herself.
"I will think on it." Shao finally spoke as she turned her attention back to Noel. "Bring the boy here after you and the Red Devil have trained him so I may then judge him and see if he is worthy of the title 'Bloodedge'."
"That's all I could really ask for." Noel said as she bowed her head slightly to the village elder as a sign of respect. "I really would not have wanted to take them back now as... I can hardly pick up Ragna cloak much less his sword."
"It takes formidable strength to just pick that blade up and a mighty will to wield it. Trust me... Member of our clan have tried in the past as have I myself. Not just anyone can pick up the sword and use it." Shao said as she gazed at the blade placed on the shrine's rack.
"I know." Noel softly smiled as she remembered when their son tried to pick up his father's blade and had failed miserably to even make it budge from it's spot.
"NAAAWWRRRUUUWWWOOO!" A cry came from outside the hut before the door was violently opened revealing a slightly older Kaka kitten than all the others before, one slightly taller than Naruto himself, entered.
And she looked pissed.
Her gaze found the three of them seated and she scoped the area, looking for her target. "Where is he? I want to fight him right neow!"
"Yuki." Yu sighed in exasperation at her daughter and wondered where she got this attitude from. "He's currently resting as he let the kittens... Beat him, meow."
"WWWHHHAAATTT?!" Yuki screamed loudly before she found Naruto by his waking groans. "There you are!"
"Did a truck just run me over?" Naruto groaned despite not knowing what truck was in the first place before he was suddenly face to face with Yuki. "Oh... That explains why my ears drums feel like their internally bleeding."
This comment completely soared over her head as she glared at Naruto. And then it suddenly shifted to a happy grin as she lifted Naruto. "Let's go get something to eat, good guy!"
"W-what?" Naruto asked as he was a little confused and he just woke up, not sure why he was out in the first place. "Wait a second... Hold on Yuki!"
"No! Food right neow!" Yuki said in an unnecessary high and squealing voice and dragged Naruto out of the hut, her paw grasping his wrist
Shao blinked at what she saw, noting that Yu was sighing in exasperation at her daughter and Noel was laughing, and had to ask about what she just saw. "What just happened here? And... Good guy? Isn't that what Tao called..."
"It is." Noel bit back her light laughter at the scene at hand, having not seen something like it since Taokaka. "Naruto felt a little bad about beating her up so when we came by the week after he convinced me to get something eat for her. Ever since then she realized he fed her she's been calling him that and dragging him off once she realizes he's in the village."
"Now if you excuse me... I have a bill to take care of." Noel shook her head, still laughing a little, as she stood up and bowed to the village elder. "Take care, Shaokaka."
Shao simply nodded as Yu also got up and followed Noel, shaking her head as she did. "Don't worry about it this time. I'll get it. I know Yuki's appetite can be... Unusual even for one of the Kaka clan."
As she watched the two leave, Shao turned back to the shrine and frowned. And then a small smirk perked on her lips.
Maybe this boy was the one to sever the order that was causing the chaos about to spread through the world.
A/N: Chapter 2 is now complete. Sorry if the chapter lengths aren't really up to snuff as my old work but the last two chapters I wrote, 4 and 5, are much longer so maybe there is a little promise in longer chapters for the future. And anyways I simply sacrificing length for quality (hopefully) and frequent updates (again, hopefully). Honestly at the moment the only way I know how many words each chapter is when I update it anyways.
Anyways as far as I can see this chapter is mostly rather self explanatory, though ask if you don't get something. However if you don't know what a Kaka clan kitten looks like just Google search it. THEY ARE ADORABLE! And yes, while Taokaka will not be in this story I have modeled Yukikaka after Tao's personality and claiming it was a gene she inherited that was not dominant in Yu.
Just because some characters won't be in this from BlazBlue doesn't mean I won't model one or two others after them or have a Naruto character fulfill a roles similar to other BB characters. However I'm still thinking over on what and who will get to use certain Nox Nyctores if any at all.
The Kaka village will be frequented a good bit, especially early, and Yuki will be one of the major players. No, she is not the pairing nor do I have any plans on making her Naruto's pairing. The story will resolve that if there is to be a pairing. Honestly in BlazBlue you really don't see any real pairings, outside the fact that Ragna and Noel save one another's lives and Bang trying to ask Litchi out, and failing miserably I might add. If you don't understand who these people... Seriously, play Calamity Trigger and Contiuum Shift.
THEY ARE AWESOME!
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter and I look forward to seeing you next chapter!
Peace Out!