Kenta: WASSAP PEOPLE!
It takes time, but going back to re-write these old chapters is kind of fun! It's kinda like going back in time. :D
A light blue fox stealthily crept into Ordon Village, the moon hanging high above in the sky. Naruto sighed as he walked into the village, looking at all of the houses. Being a fox and not being able to talk, he doubted he could make them understand what was going on with him, probably prompting them to attack him. Not that he would be surprised. He would often attack monsters that came into the village without even thinking. He slowly went up to the nearest hill, where he had gotten Tsunami's basket, when he heard...sniffling? It was Udon's father, and he was crying uncontrollably. Naruto had always wondered why Udon always had some snot falling out of his nose. He sighed as he shook his head.
Family traits.
"Oh, the poor children..." He sobbed. Naruto's ears snapped up in shock. Wait, the children? What happened to the children? He wasn't gone THAT long, was he? "To think, because I was so weak...I'M SORRY CHILDREN! I SHOULD HAVE DONE BETTER!" He sobbed into the night sky. Naruto's ears fell back to the side of his head. Something was up. He had figured since it was so late, the children were all asleep, but from the sound of things...
"Huh, sounds as if something happened to the little ones..." Naruto heard Midna mumble. The blue fox looked down at his shadow, wondering if he heard her right. This was the brat that kept laughing at him and bossing him around...And she was worried about some little children?
Well, most girls DID have soft spots when it came to children...even Sakura was nice to the kids.
He trotted over across the river where a little dock was built next to Konohamaru's house. He liked to sit on the edge and fish, as well as let his mind wander in thought, usually over what the world looked like. However, instead of going to the dock and thinking about what to do next, he instead found Bo and Kakashi talking with worried looks on their faces. He crouched down before slowly crawling over to the two until he could hear them, still keeping out of sight.
"BUT WHAT ABOUT-" Kakashi started shouting, the distress in his voice evident.
"SHH! Quiet! Do you want to wake the entire village?" Bo spoke harshly. Naruto crept closer to hear better, wondering what in the world was going on in the village.
"Sorry. But...what do we do? The children are missing and Naruto's gone as well! Better yet, the sword never got delivered!" Naruto's ears drooped as he felt his stomach lower. He had failed probably one of the most important missions of his life there...
"...I'll go look for them." Bo finally said after a moment of silence.
"Chief, think about it. We don't know where the children are now, and you've only got your fists! You'd do no better than me out there!"
"While that's true, you have a shield. And add in the fact that the sword is still at Rusl's house, I'll be fine." Bo said. Kakashi tensed, wanting to go in his place. But just as Kakashi looked up, about to say he would go, Bo put a hand on his shoulder. "Just watch the village in my wake. I'm counting on you, Kakashi." The silver-haired man sighed, his shoulders dropping in defeat, his fists clenched tightly.
"Don't worry, I'll protect them with my life." He said after a few moments, a fierce determination in his eyes. "I just hope Rusl will make a full recovery soon... after all, his injuries..." Kakashi stopped, his eyes looking down before a yelp was heard from their left. Naruto had jumped up without thinking after hearing about Rusl, yelping in surprise before Kakashi glared at him, causing Naruto to flinch. "MONSTER!" He shouted, ready to charge the fox. Bo quickly grabbed his shoulder, shaking his head.
"We can't fight until morning! We have to make sure everyone is safe! Go and check on the defenses, I will handle him." Kakashi glared at the fox, who stared at him in shock before nodding his head and running towards the village gates. Bo turned to see the blue fox staring off at Kakashi's back before returning his eyes to Bo. The chief slammed his foot harshly onto the ground, glaring fiercly at the shaken Naruto. "Beast, you had best leave this village. And tell those of your kind to stay away." Bo then slowly backed away from Naruto, keeping his eyes on him before going to his house and slamming the door shut. Naruto watched the closed door for a moment before noticing a fire over by Rusl's house. With a slight fire of hope that Rusl would recognize him, he ran to the house he grew up in. However, as he got closer to the house, a cold hand of fear clenched his stomach, causing Naruto to slide into a nearby bush in hiding. He peered out of the bush and saw Rusl, one of his arms in a sling while the other was holding a torch.
"Did you hear that?" He said in hope, having heard Naruto slide into the bush. "The children! They might have returned! I must go out and search again! Stay here, I'll be back soon." He said as he kissed his wife, silencing her protests.
Tsunami could only watch in regret as Rusl hobbled down the small path that lead to his house. Naruto was in just as much pain as Tsunami as he saw his foster father, beaten and weathered, stumbling on down the path, still desperately trying to search for the children. Naruto shook the fear from his head. The sooner he got back to his search for Sakura and the others, the sooner he could find them. And the sooner he found them, the sooner he could find a way to turn back to normal and tell the villagers. He prayed beyond hope that the children were safe.
Naruto quickly found a way into the house before picking up the sword that was left on the couch. He was careful not to damage the sheath of the sword, knowing his teeth were now very sharp. He jumped through the window and ran over to Kakashi's house, finding the door locked. Noticing an alternate entrance on the roof, he ran back over to where Udon's father was crying and jumped next to him, though the man was crying so much he wouldn't have heard an elephant trampling the village. He jumped into Kakashi's house and quickly grabbed the shield. When Naruto turned around though, he was face to face with one of Kakashi's dogs. Of course it had to be the biggest of them, Bull.
"Where do you think YOU'RE going, monster?" It growled menacingly at the fox, who seemed to relax a bit.
"Why do you always freak me out like that Bull?" Naruto sighed shaking his head. The dog looked surprised and waited for the fox to explain how he knew his name, which Naruto noticed.
"Wait, you can understand me?" He yipped in quiet hope.
"Yes...why wouldn't I?" Bull asked in confusion.
"YES!" The fox cheered as he hugged the confused dog. "SOMEONE FINALLY UNDERSTANDS ME 'TTEBAYO!"
"Wait a minute...only one person in this village talks like that...Na...NARUTO?" Bull gasped, pointing a shocked finger at the smiling fox. Naruto nodded his head.
"B-but...what happened to you?"
"Long story short, I was yelling at Sakura for trying to take Epona but got knocked out from behind. When I woke up, the bridge gate was open and there was this weird wall on the other side. Went through it, but things get a little blurry there. I woke up somewhere, somehow got turned into a fox, and now I'm trying to get some stuff together before trying to find a way to turn back to normal." Naruto said, listing out his lovely past few hours. Bull was quiet for a few moments before he nodded his head.
"All right. Take the shield and go."
"Thanks!" Naruto yipped happily. "But first thing's first. What happened to the children? Where's Konohamaru, Moegi, Udon and Inari?" Bull looked down for a moment before explaining.
"Just after you left, monsters attacked the village. Rusl had fought them, but was severely injured..."
"Yeah...I saw..." Naruto looked down, his stomach twisting in regret.
"Yeah...the Chief saved him at the last second, but they got the children...Naruto, not just me, but the entire village is begging you. You HAVE to save the children. The village...the village is NOTHING without 'em!" Bull whimpered in sorrow. Naruto stared at Bull before shaking his head and smacking the dog upside the head.
"What the hell did you THINK I was gonna do? Leave 'em?" Bull grinned.
"Bull? Where'd you go?" Kakashi asked below them, having just checked the front gate. Naruto and Bull could tell he was still irritated at having seen Naruto earlier.
"I'll delay Kakashi. Go Naruto! Find the children!" The dog said before jumping down to Kakashi and licking him on the face, causing Kakashi to freak out.
"MY MASK! DAMMIT BULL!" Naruto turned towards the window before looking behind him.
"You don't have to worry about a thing, Bull.You can count on me." The blue fox said before it jumped out the window, the sword and shield lightly clanking on his furry back. Naruto ran to the outskirts of the village before he jumped up into the air in fright, having heard a voice calling out to him.
"Wait." It had said. Naruto turned to his right to see himself in front of Ordon Springs.
'The heck?' Naruto wondered if he really had heard something.
"Come to...my spring..." Naruto blinked before walking towards the spring. Though he didn't really like the fact that his feet were now wet again, he looked up, hearing the voice coming from the rocks near the double-embankment of water. "You have been...transformed...by the power of shadow. Come to me." Naruto slowly walked over to the spring before multiple black pillars slammed into the water around him before they began pulsing red.
'The HELL?' Naruto shouted mentally as he began growling. His ears twitched as he looked up, a strange hole appearing above him.
"Beware..."
'What?' Naruto looked to the springs. The voice seemed worried.
"A shadow being...it approaches..."
Naruto looked back up at the black hole to see it began to pulse red. Naruto's eyes widened as a black and red creature fell from the portal, slamming into the water before screaming loudly to the sky. Naruto's heart pulsed in fear. He had seen this thing before...but where?
The creature charged at the fox before slamming him into an invisible wall, Naruto howling in pain as he was thrown back into the 'arena'. Naruto struggled to stand before glaring at the creature, his eyes flashing yellow as he felt something flowing through him to his eyes. Naruto's sight changed, narrowing to a small field of vision of black and grey, the creature however gave off a red glow. His stomach suddenly tightened, releasing a burst of energy that climbed all the way out to each of the fox's nine tails, which began to wave rapidly in the air. Naruto's eyes were slit and yellow, but the Shadow Creature was unafraid. It quickly began looking around in fear however as the fox suddenly disappeared, only for Naruto to lash out at the monster's chest, tearing at its skin.
The Shadow Creature howled out in pain as it lashed out at Naruto, who although was thrown back, quickly began spinning, landing on the invisible barrier before jumping up into the air. The fox began to spin rapidly, much like a blue hedghog would, before he slammed all nine tails down at the Shadow Creature. With a scream of pain and a pulse that made Naruto twitch his tails back, the creature disappeared in a explosion of black squares. Naruto panted in exhaustion before watching the black squares fly up into the air into the black hole, turning the red lines into cool blue lines.
Turning back to the spring, Naruto ears perked up, the surrounding area turning dark. Before Naruto's very eyes, the springs began to glow a cool blue, just like the hole above him before the water began shining bright gold. A certain point at the front of the springs began rippling before a drop of water jumped out of the water before falling back in, a sphere of pure gold rising up out of the water. Naruto stared at the sphere in shock before it began glowing brighter, causing Naruto to turn away, his eyes stinging from the brightness. When Naruto looked back, he gasped as in front of him stood a golden goat, the sphere of light in between its antlers.
"Brave youth..." The goat started. Naruto's eyes widened as he realized this was the voice he had heard. "I am one of the four Light Spirits that protect Hyrule at the request of the gods. I am Ordona."
Naruto's eyes widened. Ordon Village's name was derived from the goats they were known to raise, called Ordons. He remembered Rusl telling him that Hyrule was split into five providence's; Hyrule Proper, Ordona, Faron, Eldin and Lanayru. Each providence, save for Hyrule Proper, had a special spring which was devoted to each of the four spirits.
'This is the gaurdian spirit that rules over Ordon Village...' Naruto thought in amazement.
"The black beast that you have just slain was a Shadow Beast. It came to steal the Power of Light that I wield." Ordana explained, it's gentle gaze peering down at the blue fox. The spirit looked up, a sad look on its face. "My brethren have all had their Lights stolen by these fell beasts. The entire world has been reduced to a netherworld ruled by these cursed powers of darkness." Ordona turned back towards Naruto. "The blight will not stop with Hyrule. Before long, the entire world will be ruled by the King who rules the Twilight."
Naruto felt as if his shadow had snorted in disgust, but looked back up to Ordona.
"To save this land, one must recover the lost light. The three who have lost their light, they must be revived!" Ordona then looked gently at Naruto. "There is but one person who can save the three." Naruto's eyes widened in understanding. Why else would she appear only before him? Nobody had ever seen the light spirit before. So there was only one person whom Ordona was talking about. "It is you, young Naruto."
The fox looked down at the spring water at his feet in silent contemplation. If the king of twilight were to take over the world...nobody would be safe...Naruto knew this. Looking back up at the golden goat, Naruto nodded his head.
"You still have not discovered your true power..."Ordona said looking at Naruto. "Those who have been transformed by twilight usually cannot recover their original forms..." Naruto's ears perked up at 'usually'. "But if you were to return to Faron Woods, where you were first transformed...if you were to revive the light spirit there...then, by the power of the light spirit, you may be able to regain your other state of being." Naruto's eyes furrowed.
Other State of being? What did Ordona mean? Before Naruto could ask however, Ordona disappeared in a glow of light. The light surrounding the springs died down, Naruto watching the Golden Sphere sink back into the spring. The fox stared at the spot the sphere disappeared at in silence before the he turned around and exited the spring. Looking to his left, Naruto saw that the skies over Faron Woods were orange, which looked awesome, but Naruto now knew what was wrong with the skies, since it was very early morning, meaning the skies should have been dark. Narrowing his eyes, Naruto started running towards Faron Woods, coming up to the same black wall that he had walked up to while still human. Now as a fox, Naruto wondered what would happen. Looking up at the strange wall he had first stumbled into the twilight realm from, he gasped as Midna appeared in front of him.
"Would you look at that? The woods that you've come to know so well, covered in twilight." She grinned smugly as Naruto glared at her. The Shadow Imp folded her hands behind her head, turning to Naruto. "You might not be able to come back here but...do you still want to go?" Naruto stared at the door, glaring at it with all his might. He couldn't stay a fox forever. He had to return to normal so he could find the children. Naruto nodded before Midna went into the wall. The fox stood there for a few moments, wondering what was supposed to happen.
'You'd think she would hurry it-'
A giant hand suddenly shot out of the wall, snatching the fox before dragging him into the black, rippling void.
~Twilight Realm~
Naruto found himself walking through Faron Woods, though the last thing he remembered was getting dragged through that black wall.
"So these are the weapons you use in your world?" A voice said from behind him. Naruto's eyes widened as he looked behind him to see Midna sitting on his back, wearing the shield on her face and wielding the sword in her hand.
'What the hell is she doing? Wearing a shield on her face?' Naruto sighed before Midna started swinging the sword above his head. "WOAH! HEY! WATCH IT!" The fox growled out.
Midna looked down at Naruto, quirking an eyebrow at the fox's ability to speak. "I thought you couldn't talk?" She stated, causing Naruto's ears to twitch up. However, the moment he tried to say something, the only thing that came out was a series of yips. Naruto's ears fell back to his head, Midna shrugging. "Whatever. Do you really think that you can defeat the creatures of twilight with this stuff?" Naruto merely growled at her before the shield clunked onto his head, causing Naruto to stumble about for a moment.
He froze as he looked down at the chain connected to his foot, which had the sword pinning it to the ground. Naruto growled as he found himself stuck in his current position. Luckily enough, Midna snapped her fingers, making the two weapons disappear in bursts of black and blue.
"All right. A promise is a promise. I trust you enough." Midna said, grinning as she crossed her arms. "But you see, in exchange for my help," She leaned up against Naruto, grinning as she laid her head on top of his. "You'll need to get some things for me." She giggled as she sat back up. "I can't tell you all the details, but it'll be easy, trust me." Naruto had the distinct feeling that it WOULDN'T be easy...
It was then that a light sound touched his ears. Naruto started walking forward, wondering what he was hearing. But as he got closer, he couldn't help but put his head on the ground, covering his ears with his paws. It sounded horrible, like some sort of zombie screaming out in misery.
"Do you hear that?" Midna said quietly. "It's the lamentation of the spirit who had its light stolen. Such a sad sound, don't you think?" Naruto slowly stood back up, his body telling him to go away from the screaming, but he pressed onwards. As Naruto ran down the path to the spring, figuring that was where he needed to go, he skid to a halt. Numerous pillars slammed into the ground around him, causing Naruto to start growling again. His ears twitched, causing Naruto to look up, his eyes widening.
'SHIT! MORE OF THEM?' The fox growled mentally as the black hole that appeared at Ordona's spring reappeared above him. Naruto's eyes widened as not one, but THREE Shadow Beasts fell to the ground. 'Dammit...this isn't going to be as easy as last time.' Naruto growled as he looked around. He then noticed something behind him. It was orange, black and grey. And as Naruto tilted his head in confusion, he realized what he was seeing, his eyes shrinking.
"Don't worry foxie! You can take em'!" Midna giggled on the other side of the battlefield, waving to the paling blue fox.
"YOU LITTLE TURD!" Naruto shouted as he dodged a swipe from one of the Shadow Beasts.
Midna sighed as she looked down at the panting blue fox heaped up on the ground, the three twilight beasts now dead.
"Idiot. If you leave one alive, they'll just revive the other ones..." Midna sighed, shaking her head.
'YA COULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT EARLIER JACK-ASS!' Naruto growled in his mind. The blue fox grunted as he slowly got back up, his limbs aching. Midna merely floated onto Naruto's back. Naruto bristled in rage as Midna kicked him to get going. She was like a spoiled princess! The little ass-hole!
Slowly trotting towards the spring, Naruto noticed a very dim light at the center of the spring. Looking at it curiously, the moaning started up again, Naruto slamming to the ground, clamping his ears shut. When the moaning died out, Naruto looked up, watching the dim light wearily. Naruto slowly walked over to it, keeping his ears close to his head.
"Please...be careful...these woods...have changed..." It said. Naruto nodded, understanding what the light meant. "The dark clouds of dusk cover this land...this drape of shadow is called...Twilight..." The glow seemed to wheeze out each word. "In this Twilight...those who live in the light...become as mere spirits...it is a place...where darkness and evil creatures dwell." Naruto nodded his head, looking back to where he had fought the Shadow Beasts. "I...am a spirit...of the light..." Naruto turned back around, watching the spirit in pity. "Blue-eyed beast..." Naruto's ears perked up. "Look...for my light...retrieve the light stolen by the dark beasts...and keep it...in this vessel..."
Naruto watched as a strange grapevine floated out from the sphere of light, wrapping around his free ankle. Naruto stared at the Vessel of Light for a moment before looking back up at the moaning light spirit.
"In the Twilight...the insects of darkness...are as those from the world of light...they are...invisible..."
Naruto nodded before running off towards, hopefully, the first bug. Naruto wandered around Faron Woods, wondering what the bugs even looked like. He was about to go back and ask the light spirit before a crackling of purple glow caught his attention. Naruto glared at it, feeling that strange energy from before rushing to his eyes. Midna watched in quiet surprise as the fox's blue eyes suddenly gleamed yellow. Naruto then saw a white bug crawling along the forest floor. It looked ugly, to say the least, but Naruto noticed it only discharged the purple electricity every few moments. The bug caught sight of Naruto before hissing, its body crackling with electricity.
The moment it stopped being protected by the electricity, Naruto leaped at it, clawing at the creature until it finally screamed out in agony, exploding in a small puff of orange and black smoke. Naruto then noticed an orb of light appear above the creature. He watched in silent wonder as it floated over to him and put itself into one of the spheres of the leaflet wrapped around his leg.
'So that's how it works.'Naruto thought, nodding his head in understanding.
And so Naruto continued his search for the remaining 'Tears of Light'. After finding eleven more orbs, he finally returned to the spring, though he did not come out of the search unscathed...
~Mere moments ago~
Naruto grinned as he looked at the final bug while Midna had had this horrified look on her face since the first bug. Seriously, what was wrong with Bugs? Moegi, he remembered, hadn't liked bugs either. Anyway, she was currently off in the corner, while Naruto looked at the bug in front of him.
He had lunged at it without waiting for the electricity to discharge, and a mere moment before he hit it….
ZAP!
Naruto still hit the bug, but he currently looked like one giant ball of fuzz, which, fortunately for him, Midna was there to laugh at.
Luckily, after a few quick shakes, his fur went back to normal, but it didn't help that Midna was still giggling hysterically on Naruto's back. But as Naruto came to the spring, she suddenly turned quiet, sighing in defeat.
"Aww…I don't see what's so great about normal light when the Twilight is so much better..." Midna sighed before suddenly turning to Naruto and poking him on the nose. "Heeheehee, see ya!" She said as she jumped into the center of the spring.
Naruto stared at the spot Midna disappeared into as the leaflet around his leg unwrapped itself and flew to the center of the spring. It plopped into the water right after Midna. Nothing happened for a few moments, cuasing Naruto to wonder what would happen before a golden sphere erupted from the middle of the spring, causing Naruto to close his eyes in pain.
Around Naruto, the small squares of black disappeared, color beginning to flow back into everything. When Naruto opened his eyes, he looked around. That was weird...everything seemed farther away than before. He looked down only for his eyes to widen in shock. He began smiling as the boots below him started moving, tapping the water of the spring. The blonde checked himself over to find himself back to normal as a human. No paws, no tails, just sweet, sweet normalcy. He took a deep breath before he could feel the excitement well up inside of him. With a happy, healthy voice, he shouted out to the sky with all of his might.
"UZUMAKI NARUTO IS BACK! DATTEBAYO!"
Naruto then noticed something different about his outfit. He no longer wore his farming clothes, but had a strange set of clothes on. Not only that, but the weapons Midna had held onto he now had equipped. The clothes looked to be a tunic of some sort, and surprisingly, they were REALLY comfortable! He was pretty sure even if he got them wet, they would be quick to dry. The best part about the outfit, in Naruto's opinion, was that it consisted mostly of the color orange.
Naruto then noticed his hand glowing. He looked at it to find that on the back of his hand, his birthmark was glowing a golden yellow. He then felt it pull in front of him, and stared in shock as it suddenly burst into a bright light, sending thousands of golden beams of light into the sphere in front of him.
Suddenly the sphere glowed brighter, almost to the point where he couldn't look at it, before something began to materialize behind it. Naruto was stumped as a giant racoon/lemur-like creature appeared on top of it. Naruto watched in awe as the golden creature turned to him, smiling lightly.
"I thank you for returning the light to this land. I am Faron. I am one of the four light spirits that protect this land on the request of the gods. I have been entasked to protect this forest." Faron then nodded towards Naruto, a grand smile spreading across Faron's face. "I thank you for returning the light to this land." Naruto grinned before throwing a peace sign out to the Light Spirit, who chuckled deeply as he shook his head. "I remember you, young Naruto. You have treaded this forest many times, and I always knew you were a special child, so I have protected you. It seems only fitting that you have come to my rescue." Naruto rubbed the back of his head laughing, sticking out his tongue in embarassment. Faron then turned serious, the amused smile leaving his face.
"In the Land covered in Twilight, where people roam as spirits, you were transformed into a blue-eyed beast." Naruto's embarassed smile fell. "That was a sign of your destiny." Naruto looked down at his left hand, where he knew his birthmark lay. "It was a sign the chosen one rests within you...and it was a sign that it is awakening..." Naruto looked down at his new outfit, looking at the gloves and armor he was now wearing. He had never seen a tunic like this before, not once in his life, yet he felt like it really fit him.
"The clothes you now wear is a variation of the clothes of the Hero of Time. He was a great warrior, who fought for Hyrule. His power rests within you. He is the true power that has slept within you all this time, awaiting the day of awakening." Naruto looked back up at Faron, confusion written all over his face. "Naruto, you are the hero chosen by the gods. It is your destiny to free Hyrule from this cursed darkness." Naruto looked back down at the water in silence. "If you like, I will tell you of him."
Naruto looked up at Faron in shock before a smile bloomed upon his face. Naruto was always a lover of stories. Rusl had even given him a bookshelf that was filled to the brim of his favorite books. With an enthusiastic nod, Naruto walked over to a small patch of grass a little ways away from the spring.
"Very well. Where shall I start?" Faron said, looking up to the sky.
Kenta: And so I finally have fixed this cursed part of the story, where EVERYONE WOULDN'T STOP YELLING AT ME, SAYING THAT I MISSED FARON!
FYI for those who are reading this AFTER the update, when I first wrote this chapter in 2009, Naruto had recieved the hero's garments from Ordona, not Faron. Furthermore, not only did I completely skipped out on Faron, going straight to the forest temple, I didn't even add where Naruto first fought the Shadow Beast and used his latent senses, which is something I plan to continue on and fix.
I'm actually re-reading this story from a random readers perspective so I can 1.) re-read the story and bask in the nostalgia, but I can also pick out what doesn't sound right. After about chapter 11 I finally found a group on Youtube that does playthroughs of the Twilight Princess, so I can now go through knowing what is going to happen next as well as plan out scenes.
It's actually how I've been writing lately.
Kenta Raikiri