18th chapter of Naruto, Heir to Frostmourne and Ashbringer is now showing!
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Chapter 18: Training Again, Chuunin Exams and Confessions
Naruto woke up feeling a bit groggy. He fixed his suit and went to the dining room.
When he got there, he saw Kyuubi, Mikoto, and Haku already eating breakfast. They turned to him.
"Naruto-kun," Mikoto started, "breakfast is ready."
Naruto nodded tiredly. "Yeah, thanks." He sat down on a seat and took a plate of the breakfast, bacon and eggs. Once he took a bite, all tiredness left him and he wolfed down the food. Once he finished, he said, "Who made this? It's great!"
Haku went pink at the praise and raised a hand. "I did, Naruto-kun."
Naruto grinned and ran over to hug her. "That was a good breakfast, Haku-chan!"
Haku blushed at the contact.
Mikoto frowned slightly. I wanted to get hugged…wait…did I just feel jealous?
Naruto let go and scratched the back of this head. "Sorry, got carried away. Anyway, thanks for the breakfast, Haku-chan." He put down his arm. "See ya!"
He left the house.
Kyuubi smiled at Haku. "See? I told you that he would like your cooking."
He sighed contentedly when he was walking towards the Hokage Tower. Damn, who knew that Haku-chan could cook such a good meal…and it was breakfast! I can't imagine what lunch and dinner would be like.
Now, now, Naruto, no need to hog her cooking for yourself. Minato reminded. There is also Mikoto-san, Kyuubi, and Haku herself to feed.
Oh…right.
Anyway, Kel'Thuzad wanted to teach you whenever you're free…or, rather, he might force you to train with him. In any case, you might as well start training with him once you get home.
Alright.
He entered the tower and went towards the Hokage's room.
When he entered, he saw various jonin senseis staring at him in confusion and the Sandaime Hokage smiling at him.
"Ah, Naruto-kun, you're right on time." He said. "We're just about to start the meeting about the Chuunin Exams.
Oh, is it the start of the Chuunin exams already? Minato asked. Damn, time must be flowing faster than I thought.
Well, it seems we have to further enhance and hurry our training with Naruto. Arthas suggested.
Alexandros nodded. Seconded, he still has much to learn.
Kel'Thuzad butted him. Pardon my interference; however, I believe the young king still needs to learn the art of necromancy and magic.
Oh, with all means, do so…we will follow after you finish teaching him.
Very well.
"Chuunin Exams?" Naruto asked.
"Yes and we were just waiting for the last team to arrive…yours."
A jonin asked, "Pardon my interruption, Hokage-sama, but isn't he only a genin? Where is his jonin sensei?"
Hokage smirked. "Well, the number of genins that graduated is off, there was one extra. So, I decided to choose which kind of team will be better, a five-man team, consisting one jonin and four genin, or a one-man team, with the extra genin as the only member. Howe-"
"That's absurd, Hokage-sama!" Another jonin objected. "You can't mean that you would have a genin in a one-man team! That would be suicidal!"
The Sandaime looked at him and glared. "I wasn't done…"
The jonin gulped and apologized.
"Anyway, I decided against having a one-man team consisting of a genin, however, Naruto-kun here managed to come here and request it. So, I decided to test him to see if he is worthy of being in one. I held back most of my power against him and he managed to knock me unconscious." That shocked the jonin. "When I woke up, I immediately get him to his one-man team."
Whispers broke through the tense silence. "Damn, he managed to knock the Hokage-sama…even when he held back most of his power."
"Not even Yondaime-sama could do that much."
Minato huffed. Hmph, well, I didn't have training from a great demon lord, an undead ruler, a paladin-turned-death knight-turned-paladin being, and a super-powerful father and mother. Naruto and the other tenants snickered. It's NOT funny! That just made them laugh more.
"At any rate, the teams are complete." The Sandaime said. Naruto nodded and walked with the other jonins. "Alright, now who believes that their team is ready for it?"
Most jonin requested their own teams for the chuunin exams, although some just wanted it to get out of team work. The remaining didn't think that their team is good enough.
Finally, only Kakashi's, Kurenai's, Asuma's and Naruto's team remains.
Kakashi stepped forward. "I, Hatake Kakashi, jonin sensei of Team 7, hereby nominate my team for the Chuunin Exams."
Kurenai followed. "I, Yuuhi Kurenai, jonin sensei of Team 8, hereby nominate my team for the Chuunin Exams."
Asuma came after. "I, Sarutobi Asuma, jonin of Team 10, hereby nominate my team for the Chuunin Exams."
Naruto finally walked up. "I, Uzumaki Naruto, the sole member of my team, nominate myself for the exams."
When Naruto went back to the ranks, Iruka stood up. "I don't mean to be rude or anything, but don't you think that you're thinking too highly of your genin, even yourself, Naruto?"
Kakashi frowned. "What are you getting at, Iruka?"
Naruto replied, "I think he means that he doesn't think that we genin are good enough for the Chuunin Exams."
Kakashi said, "You lost custody over them the moment they graduated, chuunin. You no longer have any charge over them." Iruka, however, wasn't going to give up.
"But-" He started to say, but was stopped by Naruto.
"Come on, Iruka-sensei, we can handle ourselves. After all, you were responsible for helping us get to where we were." Naruto said.
Iruka smiled proudly at him. "Well, if you say so, Naruto, then, maybe, I will let you go."
The Sandaime coughed to get the attention of the occupants. "As…touching as this may seem, I am going to hand out forms to each of you to give your genin students. You are dismissed." Everyone left the room, with Naruto and Kurenai leaving last. Naruto turned to Kurenai and said, "Kurenai-san, where do you train your students?"
Kurenai raised an eyebrow. "Well, Training Ground 17 (random training ground), why do you ask?" Then, her eyes widened when realization hit her. "I see…well, come with me."
Naruto nodded and they both disappeared in a shunshin, Kurenai used the standard version of shunshin while Naruto used his ice version.
Team 8 were waiting for their sensei, patiently, when, both their sensei and Naruto entered via shunshin.
Naruto greeted, "Yo, how's everything going, guys?"
Shino, Hinata, and Setsuna greeted him back before greeting their sensei.
Kurenai cleared her throat. "Anyway, I nominated you guys for the Chuunin Exams."
That got them going.
Shino asked, "You really think we're ready, sensei?"
Kurenai nodded. "Of course, you showed a tremendous amount of skill all throughout the missions we had together."
Shino nodded.
Setsuna stepped up and said, "Thank you, sensei."
Kurenai smiled and took out the forms. "Here, take these. These are the forms for the Chuunin Exams."
Naruto, while their team conversation was going on, was standing a few meters away from them. He wanted to give them their wanted privacy.
After their conversation, Kurenai turned to Naruto. "I believe that you wanted to start the training?"
Naruto nodded and stepped forward. "Yes, well, we only have a day before we start the Chuunin Exams, so I'm going to make this as quickly as possible." He took out scrolls with the member of the team's names on each one. "These are the scrolls that my mother and father that might be useful to you. You may use them, however, don't reveal it to anyone, even your own friends. Just keep it to ourselves, since they might demand this from you. Do you understand?"
The whole team nodded. Naruto gave them the scrolls to them.
"Hinata, your ninjutsu is lacking. This scroll contains various Suiton techniques, as per your affinity."
Hinata was shocked. "How did you know what my affinity was?"
Naruto smiled, which made her and Setsuna blush a bit, which didn't go unnoticed by other members of the team and Naruto's tenants. "I guessed?" He asked. "Eh, I asked your mother and father." He added.
Hinata nodded and took the scroll.
Naruto continued, "Also, that scroll contains further information about the human anatomy. You can use it in collaboration with your Byakugan to help in missions."
Hinata smiled and thanked him.
Naruto turned to Shino. "Shino, you need to work on your taijutsu. These scrolls contain information about the most basic taijutsu of the Namikaze clan, the Minami Kamakiri (A). This might suit you."
Shino nodded, took the scroll and thanked him.
Naruto turned to Setsuna and held out her scroll.
"Setsuna, this scroll contains the basic katas of the kenjutsu style of the Uzumaki clan, the Moui no Uzumaki. Use it well."
Setsuna immediately grabbed the scroll and started hugging the scroll as if her life depended on it and whispered, 'Yes…oh, yes…my precious…'
Naruto sweatdropped before turning to Kurenai. He sheepishly scratched the back of his head. "Well…I hope you wouldn't mind if I had some things that I want to teach you."
Kurenai warmly smiled. "I don't mind at all. After all, learning from the son of the Yondaime is such an honor."
Naruto smiled before holding out her scroll. "This scroll contains various genjutsu techniques that my father created and used in various occasions. Also, this scroll contains a taijutsu form of the Uzumaki clan, the Taikyokuken (B). It is a style that uses elegance and delicacy that is mostly focused on the defense then turning the opponent's strength against him. This would be useful in case an opponent has a counter against your genjutsu."
Kurenai nodded and took the scroll. "Thank you, Naruto-san. I will…use them with pride."
Naruto smiled. "Just remember what I said."
Kurenai nodded. "Yes, keep this a secret even to closest friends…and to take care of the scrolls…do we have to return these?"
Naruto thought about it. "Well, if you think if all of you have mastered those on the scroll, then, yes. After all, they are clan property."
Kurenai nodded. "I understand…I want to ask if you will continue to teach us."
Naruto smiled. "I will continue until either I think that you are fully learned or you tell me to stop. Now, my business here is done. Train hard. Bye." He eyesmiled before disappearing in a shunshin of ice.
Kurenai turned to the enthusiastic team. She said, "Well, what are you guys doing? Are you going to open those scrolls and study the contents or are you going to keep on staring at me?"
The three students shook their heads and opened their scrolls.
What they saw when they opened the scrolls didn't disappoint them.
Naruto reappeared in the front of the mansion and went in.
When he got there, he saw Haku, Mikoto and Kyuubi talking the day away.
Naruto smiled when they saw him and greeted him. "Nice to see you girls get along so well."
The girls smiled back at him before Naruto decided to say, "Anyway, I'm going to train. Don't disturb me unless necessary." He walks to the office in which Minato used to work in and closed the door.
Mikoto and Haku turned to Kyuubi.
"I thought that Naruto-kun has already finished training with you and the others." Mikoto wondered.
Kyuubi smiled. "Well, Naruto-sama has recently gained a new tenant, an archlich named Kel'Thuzad. He will now train Naruto. Also, the others need to train Naruto for the Chuunin Exams."
Both Haku and Mikoto had O's for mouths and nodded in understanding.
Naruto sat cross-legged on the floor of the office and entered his mindscape.
When he entered his mindscape, he saw that the place was barren excluding him and Kel'Thuzad, who was a few meters from him. He looked around and saw that Minato, Kushina, Arthas, Alexandros, and Kyuubi were sitting on a spectator's bench a good distance from them.
He turned to Kel'Thuzad. "So, what am I going to be doing?"
Kel'Thuzad grinned. First things first, large shelves full of books covered the area, study.
"What? DAMMIT!" He shouted.
With the spectator, they laughed when they heard what Naruto will experience.
Kel'Thuzad continued, At any rate, I think that you will be able to finish reading it by a week or so.
"Wait, but what about the Chuunin Exams?"
Oh, yes, that, well, I conjured a time-space manipulation spell to make the events in your mindscape go a whole day while only an hour passes outside of your mindscape.
Naruto's jaw dropped. "Whoa, you could do that?"
You would find that almost anything is possible if you have enough skill and ability to perform the right spell. Now, begin reading.
Naruto had a salute. "Yes, sir!" He immediately disappeared and went over the easy section of the library first.
Naruto's progress was amazing. He slept for a full 8 hours per day and he still completed the whole library in 6 days. That's one day away from a week. Then, again, Kage Bunshin helps a lot. Kel'Thuza gave the extra day for him to rest.
Now, we see both him and Naruto facing at each other.
Now, then, young king, it is time to apply what you have learned. You must be able to incapacitate me using only what you learned on those books…if you made moves yourself, then, that is permitted.
Naruto nodded and summoned an archlich book. "Reipo: Shi to Hokai (1)…" He raised his hand and dark energies covered it and shrouded an area in a five meter radius (a guess). Kel'Thuzad just floated away from the area of effect. "Reipo: Kage Boruto (2)…" Naruto twirled his arm and whipped his arm in a throwing gesture and five or more shadow bolts shot from his arm and zoomed to Kel'Thuzad.
Hyouton: Shimo no Yoroi (3)… Kel'Thuzad spoke and an armor of ice covered him. It held its own against the shadow bolts, but it damaged him, nonetheless.
"Reipo: Shinireikyaku Boruto (4)…" Naruto whispered as he cocked his fist back and punched air as a dark arrow zoomed to Kel'Thuzad.
Kel'Thuzad dodged it with ease. Impressive marksmanship, however, we need to work on your spell speed and predictability.
"Reipo: Toketsuboruto Hirai (5)!" Naruto raised his hand and slammed it down to the ground as waves upon waves of ice bolts descended upon Kel'Thuzad.
Kel'Thuzad just said, Reipo: Sen no oi (6)… and he was covered in a barrier that protected him from the ice bolts.
"Reipo: Yami Kengenijo (7)!" Kel'Thuzad turned to see Naruto, whose eyes were glowing purple from the dark energies, zooming towards him. "Reipo: Toketsuboruto Hirai!" Naruto fired the same spell; however, it seemed more evil than before.
Kel'Thuzad used the same defensive spell he used earlier. However, he didn't account for Naruto to take advantage of the distraction and appeared behind him, with his eyes glowing with power.
"Gotcha!" Naruto shouted. "Reipo: Kage Boruto!" His arm was covered with dark energies and was flung to Kel'Thuzad. Kel'Thuzad just let the bolt hit him. He was sent to the ground. Naruto gracefully landed on the ground. Naruto smirked. "Come on, Kel'Thuzad, I know that you can do better than that."
Of course I can. I'm just giving you free hits. Then, Kel'Thuzad suddenly flew to the air with thousands of ice and shadow bolts surrounded him while his eyes were glowing purple. Now, then, it's my turn! Taste this! He made the bolts fly into him. Naruto's eyes widened and he tried to dodge them. However, he wasn't fast enough and he got hit by the bolts. The ice bolts cut his skin and even a few managed to get into his body and hit his bone and blood veins. The shadow bolts dug into his skin like worms and began weakening his bone structure.
Naruto flumped to the floor and gritted his teeth in pain. High above him, Kel'Thuzad raised his arms high and a large concentration of dark energies gathered above him. The dark energies shifted to a form of a large spear with rather extravagant designs on the body. Naruto struggled to stand up but the pain in his body was too much and he fell to the floor again.
Kel'Thuzad frowned. Is this all you can do, young one? You can attack your opponent but when attacked, you yourself fall in defeat? This is not what I have seen during your battle with Sapphiron. During your battle, I saw you handle him with all your strength. However, now…I can't see your determination. This battle cannot be even called as such. Kel'Thuzad threw the massive dark spear towards Naruto.
Naruto was just there, panting the day away, until…*BOOM!*…he caught the dark spear's tip in one hand, making everyone shocked. Kel'Thuzad's sign of shock was just the slight falling of his jaw. Naruto's face was covered by his bangs as he said, "Me, fall in defeat? That's a laugh." He gave a sarcastic laugh. "As for that attack you just pulled, they were only flesh wounds." He lifted his head to show his purplish glowing eyes. "Round TWO!" He crushed the dark spear into its raw form, darkness, before using the darkness around him as his weapon. "Reipo: Shokan Fukushu Hikage (8)!" Then, the darkness surrounding Naruto, turned to floating specters that had their eyes on Kel'Thuzad. "Scatter." He spoke as the specters zoomed towards Kel'Thuzad.
Kel'Thuzad dodged the specters like they were just stones thrown by a baby. Also, when some of the lucky ones managed to come near him, he grabbed the specter's head and threw the specter to another. He knew what those specters can do. When they are in contact of the target, they can cast Vengeful Blast upon impact. For Kel'Thuzad, if the specters managed to get a lucky shot, that might only be, at least, half moderate damage. At most, it would be almost severe damage. So, if you put that amount of damage dealt to Kel'Thuzad and the amount of Vengeful Shades going around him, then that will cause severe damage to him, if they get lucky.
With Naruto, he put his left hand over his right as he gathered dark energies around him. That's it. Just hold him off until I can finish this…there is only a 50-50 chance of this happening. Regardless, I have to time it perfectly.
As for Kel'Thuzad, he was beginning to feel insulted and infuriated by these Vengeful Shades. They haven't stopped their attack, nor are they even thinking like a Lich. Kel'Thuzad gathered his Lich energies into himself, temporarily surrendering himself to the dark energies before whispering, Reipo: Kura Junkyo (9)… Then, the land of Naruto's mindscape shook as the large intake of the dark energies exploded in a large black dome.
Naruto's eyes widened before he jumped a few feet back to avoid the dome and continued his concentration. Come on, come on, come on, come on…
When the dome dissipated, he looked at Naruto with a rather amused look. I've met various opponents who have used their own troops as a distraction, young king. Don't think I don't know what you've been doing.
Naruto cursed before replying, "Well, at least, I tried." He held out the hand that Naruto had focused on his dark energies. "Reipo: Eshi Kogeki (10)…" His hand suddenly had a blade on it that is glowing eerie green. Naruto then said, "Reipo: Kyuketsu Koto(11)!" Then, he felt more energies empower him. Then, he zoomed to Kel'Thuzad and went for a side slash. Kel'Thuzad just took a few floats back.
Naruto then spun around and kicked him. Kel'Thuzad stopped it with his bony arm and opened his palm to show a ball of dark energies and it was headed for him. Naruto's eyes widened before he detached from Kel'Thuzad and swung at the dark ball. The ball just flew off away, without resistance, making Naruto suspicious about Kel'Thuzad's intentions and taking his Death Knight stance.
Naruto zoomed to Kel'Thuzad again. When Naruto reached Kel'Thuzad, Naruto thrust the cursed blade to the lich. When it was about to connect, Kel'Thuzad suddenly dispersed into a cloud of dark energies. Naruto's eyes widened before jumping back and taking his stance. He held out his free hand and gathered dark energies. "Reipo: Kage Boruto!" The bolt appeared in his hand and threw it at the center of the dark energy. The bolt just phased through the dark energies. Then, the dark energies began to surround him from all sides. Then, he heard Kel'Thuzad's voice chuckle before saying,
Did you really think that I would have left a physical body after turning to an ethereal form? You are thinking inside the box, young king. You are under the assumption that I have just turned invisible and, therefore, the center of the dark energies is my heart. A person's biggest mistake is not overconfidence and underestimation, no. It is assumption. Assumption is what makes overconfidence and underestimation. They assume that their strength is superior to others and their opponent's is completely inferior to theirs.
Then, the dark energies started to close in on him. Naruto looked around for an escape.
No use in trying to escape, young king. These dark energies have already spread around you. There is no escape. The last thing Naruto saw outside was Kel'Thuzad appearing a good distance away from him.
Naruto gritted his teeth as he gripped his blade harder and thought of a good escape plan.
With the spectators, Minato said, "Well, that's it. Game over."
Arthas said, No…it's not over, yet. Everyone turned to him. Naruto has only one option: to absorb the dark energy surrounding him and use it against him. Kel'Thuzad knows that fact. He turned to the group. Everyone has darkness. That is a well-known fact. The amount of darkness in a person is dependent on what the person experienced during his or her lifetime. Naruto, who spent most of his childhood in the Namikaze estate, only has a small amount of darkness in him. However, Kel'Thuzad aims to have him become one with his darkness, effectively absorbing the dark energy surrounding him, and possibly using it against Kel'Thuzad. Oh, don't worry. Arthas added, when he saw Kushina about to jump to conclusions. It won't corrupt him. If he absorbs the darkness and releases it at the same time, he will be safe.
Back with Naruto, his mind is quickly thinking of a possible way of escaping his predicament, as the dark energies surrounding him are already a meter and a half away from him. Then, he suddenly had an idea. It may be painful but he would still be able to live through this. He would have to absorb the darkness. Just when he was about to, though, he heard a voice.
What do you think you're doing, Naruto? Naruto's head shot up from his concentration to look around. Then, he saw a copy of himself, only the other him had black eyes, complete from sclera to the pupil, and an arrogant smirk on his face. Are you deaf? What are you doing?
Naruto replied, "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm going to use the Dark Martyrdom technique to absorb the dark energies around me and release it. …who are you, anyway?"
The other him darkly chuckled. I'm not surprised you don't know me. I am the darker side of you. You could call me Yami Naruto.
Naruto's eyes widened. Yami Naruto chuckled again. The reason you don't know me much is that you have been living in the mansion for most of your childhood years and, as such, not much darkness has accumulated within, with the exception of the darkness that everyone is supposed to have. Yes, you heard right. Everyone has darkness. However, only a few have become one with the darkness in them. One of those few is the lich you're fighting right now. Another is Arthas-ojii-san. Those two are the only ones I know from the Scourge that have become one with their darkness and utilize it to its fullest potential. The other members still aren't brave enough to utilize it. Anyway, you can't use the Dark Martyrdom technique just yet.
"And why is that?" Naruto asked.
Unlike the other techniques, which just create dark energies on a certain body part, the Dark Martyrdom technique is a technique that allows the user to surrender himself to the darkness in him. Do you get me? It is about the darkness in a person, not about creating it. And in order to use the Dark Martyrdom technique, one must be one with his darkness. If not, well, the Dark Martyrdom technique is useless as it will kill you. So, how about it, partner? Yami said, extending his hand.
Naruto frowned. "How do I know that you won't corrupt me using the darkness?"
Yami smirked. Have you already forgotten who will deal with us if we do get corrupted? If we do get corrupted, the ones who will stop us are Otou-san, who is the Konoha no Kiroi Senkou, Okaa-san, the Konoha no Aka Shi, the Kyuubi no Yoko, Arthas-ojii-san, the Rei Kokuo (a new translation for the Lich King), Kel'Thuzad, the Yakubyo—chi no Rei-nushi (the translation of the Lich Lord of the Plaguelands), Alexandros, the Hai-hakobi-shu (the Ashbringer). We wouldn't last a second.
Naruto frowned again. "Alright…however, I will keep an eye on you."
Yami snickered. Don't you mean 'keep an eye on us?' As I said, we will become one. Now, come, the moment is upon us… He said, holding out his hand.
Naruto looked around. The darkness is almost near him. Left with no other choice, Naruto grabbed Yami's hand.
Yami smirked before whispering, Now, we are ONE!
Naruto felt pain as they merged. The pain he experienced, however, was short-lived as Naruto suddenly spread his arms wide and whispered, "Reipo: Kura Junkyo." Then, the darkness around began going in him. Naruto felt more pain than before. Then, he shouted out loud as he released all that pent-up darkness in him. "AH!"
Then, Kel'Thuzad used his Shroud of the Occult to protect himself from the outburst. When the explosion subsided, he saw Naruto, panting like hell.
Kel'Thuzad chuckled. Good job, young king. You have done well.
Naruto grinned weakly. "Of course, I never back down from a challenge."
Good, now…you still haven't done what I asked. I am still conscious. Your task is to incapacitate me, remember?
Naruto nodded before zooming to Kel'Thuzad, while summoning the cursed blade that he lost earlier during the surround. He swung as strong as he can from right to the left. Kel'Thuzad raised his bony arm once more to block and grab Naruto's head and to throw him from the front to the back. Naruto quickly recovered and charged at him again.
With the spectators, Kushina released a breath of relief. "Thank goodness sochi is fine."
Arthas chuckled. Was there any doubt, Kushina? After all, he's the descendant of me and Alexandros and the son of both of you. He wouldn't fall easily.
Back to the match, Kel'Thuzad was getting tired of Naruto's desperate attempts to slash him. Finally having enough of it, he grabbed the cursed blade headed for him and wrenched it from Naruto's hand, making the wielder surprised. Then, Kel'Thuzad grabbed his head again and threw him, harder than before.
Naruto landed on the rocky floor, cursing. He stood up slowly just as he saw Kel'Thuzad dispel the cursed blade.
Is that all you can do, young king? Rely on close combat? If so, then, you will be easily defeated by a very observant person with both ranged and close combat capabilities. Kel'Thuzad, then, summoned a battalion of shadow and ice bolts and had them zoom towards Naruto.
Naruto returned to compliment by grinning and saying, "Reipo: Fukushu no Imochi (12)!" He held out his palm out front and a large outburst of dark energies emerged from it and put the bolts out of commission. Also, the blast found its way to Kel'Thuzad, who used the Shroud of the Occult to remove most of the damage. However, when the blast and his shroud cleared, it showed Naruto with his both index fingers held in front of him and pointed to Kel'Thuzad. "Reipo: Iyashii no Tatchi (13)."
Then, Kel'Thuzad felt himself weaken at the attack and he dropped to the floor. He saw a shadow above him and looked up, to see Naruto, wearing a large grin on his face and a blade on his hand. Naruto held the blade at Kel'Thuzad's head. "Game, set, match." He said. "I win, don't I, Kel'Thuzad-sensei?"
Kel'Thuzad chuckled as he stood up and patted Naruto on the head. Well, you managed to incapacitate me using the Touch of Insignificance and held a blade at my head, so, yes, you win.
Naruto smirked before dispelling the blade and sensing his other tenants arriving.
Naruto ran over to his parents and hugged them. "Look at me, kaa-san, tou-san, I beat him!"
Minato smiled and ruffled his hair, making him pout. "Good job, Naruto." He said. Naruto grinned.
Kushina grinned and patted him on the shoulder…hard. "Nice job, Naruto! You kicked his ass!"
Naruto smiled while holding his limp shoulder. Then, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Kyuubi smiling at him.
"Hey, Kyuubi-chan, did you see me? I look badass, don't I?" He said.
Kyuubi giggled at him. "Of course I did watch. You were amazing, Naruto-sama."
Naruto frowned. "Why keep calling me that?"
Kyuubi replied, "You are the heir to the Lich King, a being that has ruled over the undead, summoned our predecessor, the Juubi, and can destroy me along with the other bijuus without trouble."
Naruto responded, "Well, don't call me that. It makes me sound old and all that."
Kyuubi nodded. "If that is what you want, it shall be done."
Naruto added, "…don't do that."
Kyuubi looked confused. "Do what?"
"Do everything I say. I may be the heir to Arthas-ojii-san, but that does not mean I am your master or anything. Seriously, I wasn't the guy that summoned the Juubi to this world or the guy that bagged a badass, soul-taking sword. More to the point, I don't like people who follow another's orders because of their heritage, rank, etc. Why not go as friends?"
Kyuubi smiled. He earned her respect. "Very well."
Naruto scratched the back of his head. "Okay…now…what do we do, now?" Then, his stomach grumbled. He blushed in embarrassment. "I'm hungry…so…" He turned to the others.
Kel'Thuzad spoke, Go, young king. You have earned your rest.
Naruto grinned. "Thanks!" He disappeared.
Naruto opened his eyes and stood up from his meditation and went out the room to where the other girls are staying.
"Hey, girls, I'm famished! So, let's go out! I know a great place where we can eat! My treat."
The girls looked at each other before turning to Naruto.
Mikoto spoke up first, "It would be nice to see outside again. However, Sasuke might see me and try something."
Naruto smiled. "Don't worry, Mikoto-chan. If anything happens, I'll be there!"
Mikoto smiled while having a pink hue on her cheeks. "Thank you, Naruto-kun."
Haku spoke next, "It's fine with me, Naruto-kun."
Kyuubi spoke last, "I would love to, Naruto-kun."
The two girls looked at her.
Haku asked, "What happened to –sama?"
Naruto interjected, "I told her not to call me that."
Mikoto asked next, "But how? Seeing as she's here and not with you during your training, how did you manage to do that?"
"She is still connected to me via her consciousness on my head. With that said, the rest is pretty much self-explanatory." He smiled as he held out his hand. "Now, shall we go, fair maidens?"
The three went pink before accepting the invitation and left.
Before they left, Naruto made sure to lock the door, complete with the lock & key, protection seals, and hidden Kage Bunshins.
They arrived at Ichiraku's Ramen, where they were welcomed warmly.
Teuchi, the owner, said, "Naruto! Good to have you back here."
Everyone turned to Naruto. He said, "Yeah, I come here after my missions."
As they sat down, Teuchi took note of the three girls with him. He said, "Damn, Naruto, it's not long since you last came here and you already got three girls. If I remember correctly, the older black-haired one is the Uchiha matriarch. Lucky guy."
Naruto blushed at what he said. The three giggled at Naruto's action.
Teuchi shouted, "Hey, Ayame, look at Naruto's scoop!"
Ayame came out of the back room and saw Naruto. "Ah, Naruto-kun, it's good to have you back!" She turned to her father. "What's this about his scoop?"
Teuchi grinned and pointed at the three girls with him. "Naruto's growing up, Ayame. He's already got three girls."
Ayame's jaw dropped. "What? Three girls? That's not possible."
Teuchi laughed. "Well, Naruto did it. And get this: one of them is the Uchiha Matriarch."
Now, Ayame's eyes were wide. "One of them is Mikoto-sama?"
By this time, Naruto's face was already, as the Jedi Exile told Atton Rand on the Ebon Hawk about her lightsaber, 'redder than a laigrek's eye.'
Teuchi wiped an imaginary tear from his eye. "Just joking, kiddo. Now, what'll you have?"
Naruto's head suddenly shot from below, all embarrassment and blush aside, and said, "I'll have the Naruto special, please!"
Kyuubi sighed. "I'll have one miso ramen."
Mikoto smiled. "Can I have a takayama ramen, please?"
Haku said, "Do you have any Hiyashi-chuka ramen?"
(A/N: I got them at Wikipedia. If you don't know them, check Wikipedia.)
Teuchi said, "Alright, coming up!"
A few seconds later, their orders arrived and they said, "Itadakimasu." They dug in.
When they were done and Teuchi and Ayame took back their bowls, Naruto pulled out the necessary amount of money and placed it on the counter. "That was good, Teuchi-ojii-san! See ya!"
While they were walking, they took note of a square rock following them. Naruto said, "Look, whoever you are, everyone knows that no rocks are square."
Then, a small poof was heard and they turned to see three kids, coughing as the smoke cleared.
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "And you are?"
The lead kid, the one with the scarf and goggles, said, "I am Konohamaru."
The only girl of the group said, "I am Moegi."
The last guy, the one with the glasses, said, "I'm Udon, nice to meet you."
Konohamaru said, "And you must be Naruto, right?"
Naruto nodded. "Yes, I'm him. Why do you ask?"
Then, Konohamaru was on him, grabbing the front of his shirt and saying, "I heard from ojii-san that you're strong! Please, teach me!"
Naruto said, "Okay…okay, calm down, Konohmaru. Sheesh, people are so energetic these days." Konohamaru let go of him and scratched the back of his head, sheepishly. "Let me get this straight. You heard from Saru-ojii that I'm strong." Konohamaru nodded. "And you want me to teach you." He nodded again. "About what, exactly? Aren't you getting any training from ojii-san?"
Konohamaru frowned and turned away. "Well, Ebisu-sensei just tells me what to do and what it does, but that's it. He doesn't help us perfect our training. He just spends his time in the hot springs, peeking at girls."
Naruto's eyebrows twitched. "Well, that's just wrong… I'll tell you what, I will teach you. However, you are not to tell anyone about this…except Saru-oji, alright? Go to Training Ground 16, next week. We'll start by then."
Konohamaru pouted. "Why not now?"
"The Chuunin Exams are going on and I have to participate. So, I might be available next week. That good for you?"
The three kids grinned before Konohamaru noticed the three girls beside him. He said, "Hey, Naruto-sensei, are those three friends of yours?"
Naruto looked at the three girls and said, "Yes."
"So…are they your girlfriends?" He asked curiously. Moegi hit him on the head.
"Don't ask him such a personal question, Konohamaru!" She berated.
Naruto smirked. These kids are interesting. I wanna play with them a little. "What if they are?" He asked, making everyone stare at him.
Konohamaru's eyes widened before saying, "You're not only strong but lucky, sensei. They're gorgeous."
The three girls blushed. Naruto smiled before patting him on the head. "First off, don't call me 'sensei'. I don't like being called by honorifics. Second off, yes…yes, they are gorgeous." The three girls blushed more.
Konohamaru grinned. "Alright, Naruto-nii-san, what do we do for now?"
Naruto smiled when he heard Konohamaru call him 'nii-san'. "Well, we might as well play something, seeing as I'm bored."
The three girls sighed. Naruto still is a kid at heart.
Konohamaru grinned again. "How about a game of Ninja?"
Naruto grinned too. "Alright. I'll give you a headstart."
Konohamaru and the other two teammates ran off. Naruto smirked.
Haku said, "Naruto-kun, is it alright to do that? If they run, they might not be in time to prevent hitting someone-"
Then, a voice interrupted her. "Hey, what was that for, brat?"
Haku said, "I rest my case." Then, they ran off.
They saw seven people, three females and four males. Konohamaru was being held up by the scruff of his shirt by a freaky-looking kid, wearing make-up, a cat costume, and a large bundle on his back. Beside the cat guy was a rather cute blond with four ponytails on her hair and a large fan on her back. Both of them had headbands that held the insignia of Sunagakure. Udon and Moegi were on the floor, staring in shock at the cat guy. The other two were Sakura and Kiba of Team 7. Where Sasuke was, Naruto didn't care.
Sakura shouted, "Let him go!"
The cat guy scoffed. "No way, not until I pummel this kid for bumping into me."
The blond beside him said, "Put the kid down. If we get caught by him, we'll be in trouble."
"Don't worry. By the time he gets here, I'll already be done by this brat."
Sakura was just about to shout again when a blur went past her, Konohamaru was on the ground, and the cat guy was lifted into the air via chokehold by a spiky-haired blond holding a large blade with a circle floating on it.
Naruto said, in a dangerous tone, "I don't know who you are, but that is not one should do to the Sandaime Hokage's grandchild." The cat guy paled upon discovering that fact while thinking, How did this guy get so fast?
The blond girl beside him thought, He's fast!
Naruto spoke again, "Now, then, what do I do with you? Should I deal with you personally?" He held Ashbringer to the cat guy's throat. "Should I let Sasuke, who's on the tree, holding a rock, deal with you?" He pointed Ashbringer to where Sasuke is. "Should I let the hidden ANBU deal with you?" He twirled the blade meaning 'everywhere.' Then, he took a moment to sense someone else. "Or…should I let the redhead with the gourd just behind Sasuke who's currently glaring at your sorry ass deal with you?" He finally pointed to aforementioned spot.
If the cat boy was pale before, then, now, he was whiter than paper. It wasn't the hidden ANBU or Sasuke. It was the redhead he mentioned.
Everybody turned to where he was pointing to show a redhead with a gourd on his back. He had a kanji for Love on his left forehead, rings around his eyes, no eyebrows, an impassive look on his face and a rather insane gleam in his eyes, which was caught only by the cat guy, the two blonds, Kyuubi, Naruto's other tenants, the hidden ANBU, Haku, and Mikoto.
They thought along the lines of How could he sense him/me?
Naruto let go of the cat guy and went over to Konohamaru and helped him up. Just then, Mikoto, Haku and Kyuubi came into the scene.
Sasuke came down from the tree and frowned at Naruto for ruining his lightning.
The redhead said, "Kankuro, you are disgrace to the village."
The newly named Kankuro said, "G-Gaara, let me explain."
Gaara narrowed his eyes. "Shut up or I'll kill you."
Then, he shunshined via sand to the ground. He said to Naruto. "Forgive my brother."
Naruto waved it off. "Don't worry about it, red."
Kankuro shouted, "Hey, don't call him that!"
Naruto looked at him. "Am I talking to you?"
Kankuro growled at him.
Gaara told him. "Stop growling, Kankuro." He turned to Naruto and said, "I am Gaara no Sabaku. These are my siblings, Kankuro and Temari." Then, he eyed the sword on his belt as it seemed to radiate with power. A power that the beast inside him knew.
That boy…Gaara, we may have found a boy that will test your existence.
Gaara's eyes slightly widened. How, Mother?
That blade on his belt is known as Frostmourne. That is the blade that was wielded by the man that summoned the demon that gave birth to us bijuu. That man was the Rei Kokuo and the demon that he summoned was the Juubi. The beast inside him replied.
Gaara suddenly smiled insanely, which was noticed by everyone. He asked Naruto, "You, what's your name?"
Naruto frowned. "I am Uzumaki Naruto."
"You will prove my existence, Uzumaki." He replied, making Temari and Kankuro look at Naruto with curious eyes.
Kyuubi, on the other hand, was confused. From the aura he's emitting, I would say he is the container of the Ichibi. Insane as she may be, she still fears the Lich King as the rest of the bijuu does. Why does she want that boy to fight the heir of the Lich King?
Naruto smirked. "Well, then, I'll try not to disappoint. I believe that you are here for the Chuunin Exams?"
The three nodded. Naruto grinned. "Good." Then, Gaara, Kankuro and Temari shunshined out of there. Once they left, Naruto turned to the others. "Well, it seems that the Exams are getting interesting, no?"
Sasuke asked, "Naruto, how the hell did you sense that Gaara kid when I didn't?"
Naruto replied, "Hell if I know." He went over to the others and patted Konohamaru on the head. "Next time, watch where you're going, alright?"
Konohamaru nodded before saying, "That was cool, onii-san, the way you threatened that guy!"
Naruto smiled before dismissing them and turning to Kyuubi, Mikoto, and Haku. "Well, shall we go?"
The three nodded. However, just as they were about to leave, they were interrupted by Team 7.
Sasuke shouted, "Hey, how do you know my mother?"
Kiba went for, "Hey, how could someone like you score hotties like them?"
Sakura shouted, "Get your hands off them, baka!"
Naruto stopped in midstep, as did the others.
Naruto turned to them. "I know your mother, Sasuke, because I saved her from a rape attempt. I managed to 'score' hotties, as you said, Kiba, because, unlike you, I had no intention of getting in their pants. As for you, Sakura, I never had my hands on them. Like I said to Kiba, I had no intention of getting in their pants."
The three of them bristled in anger.
Kiba shouted, "Yeah right! You're only pretending to have no intention, but when their guard is down, you'll take advantage of them!"
Sakura shouted, "He's right! Also, you might have put them under a genjutsu that makes them like you, especially to Sasuke-kun's mother! Release it!"
Sasuke frowned. So, he's the one that saved my mother from that attempt I did. Damn it, my attempt to repopulate the clan has gone astray now that she's with him. I might have to resort to going to the council for this.
Naruto released his KI. "Who are you to tell me that I will do such things? You have been trying to get into Hinata's pants since the academy, Kiba. As for you Sakura, you only want to agree with your precious 'Sasuke-kun' so that he will like you. In counter for that point, I have yet to practice with genjutsu. Besides, who are you to talk to me about putting a genjutsu when, from what I heard from Kakashi-sensei, you easily succumbed to the lowest ranking genjutsu made by him. So, the record from the academy is falsified, after all."
Sakura, angered, ran over to Naruto, intent on punching the lights out of him. However, he just stood there, impassively.
Then, her punch was stopped by a hand, courtesy of Kyuubi. She said, in a dangerous tone, "Don't you dare punch Naruto-kun, bitch."
Sakura flinched at the grip Kyuubi held. She shouted, "Why won't you see it? That baka is manipulating you! Wake up!"
Kyuubi frowned and tightened her hold. "Don't flatter yourself, girl. If I was being manipulated, I would know before anyone would finish the manipulation." She pushed her away.
Kiba shouted, "Hey, why not dump that guy and go for a real man?"
Kyuubi replied, "Why should I when I already have one?"
Kiba roared as he rushed to her, intent on dominating her. However, he was interrupted by Naruto grabbing his neck and throwing him back.
Kiba raised his head to see Naruto, glaring at him. "Do that again, you'll be chicken wings in the morning." He turned to the other girls, who were watching in amusement. "Let's go." They left via shunshin.
Sasuke frowned before running off to tell on the council while Sakura and Kiba were busy trying to stand up, despite the pain.
Naruto and the three girls arrived at the mansion and entered it. Once they entered, they sat down at the living room.
Naruto started the conversation. "Listen, girls, about that girlfriend thing at Konohamaru."
Mikoto raised a hand to stop him. "We understand, Naruto-kun. You like us. We get it."
Naruto blushed. Haku giggled. "Don't worry, Naruto-kun. We're starting to like you, too."
Naruto looked at her. "Why? How could someone like you like me?"
Haku, Mikoto, and Kyuubi frowned. Haku said, "Well, you saved me from being a slave of Zabuza. You're kind and good with children. Also, regardless of your heritage, you still treat others with kindness and respect."
Mikoto spoke next, "You saved me from those rapists a few days back. Also, like Haku-chan said, you're kind and good with kids. Plus, you gained your father's ability to attract 'fair maidens' using just your smile."
Kyuubi spoke last, "Like Haku-san and Mikoto-san said, you're kind and good with kids. Also, like Haku-san said, you don't let your heritage get over your head. You know, even if you didn't have the heritage, you would still have that chivalrous attitude, from your father. Also, you got your mother's attitude to never back down against an opponent stronger than you. That was probably what Tsunami of Nami no Kuni liked about you."
Naruto smiled. "You know, I never thought that you girls would like me."
Haku asked, "Why not, Naruto-kun?"
"I don't know…I just didn't."
Mikoto said, "Well, we do, okay? And nothing will change that."
Naruto jokingly smiled. "Well, what say we go to bed together?"
The three girls blushed until Naruto suddenly grabbed his head in pain, courtesy of his mother.
I will not have you losing your innocence this early, regardless of the girls liking you or not! She scolded.
Yes, mother. Naruto said.
"Naruto-kun, are you alright?" Haku asked.
Naruto smiled. "Of course. Kaa-san just doesn't want me to lose my virginity this early."
Mikoto giggled. "Well, she was always the protective type. I wonder," she had a perverse grin, stood up from her seat, sauntered over to Naruto, and whispered his ear, "what would you do, Kushi-chan, if I went to Naruto-kun's room and did *whisper*." Naruto blushed a deep shade of red before he fell limp, covered in a red swirl, cleared to show a fuming redhead and suddenly shouted.
"NO WAY! NO WAY, I'M GOING TO LET YOU DO THAT TO MY SON, MIKOTO! I'M GOING TO SHOW WHY I'M CALLED THE RED DEATH IF YOU DO!" She shouted.
Mikoto, along with the others, laughed. Mikoto said, "I'm just joking, Kushi-chan."
Kushina glared at her. "Never do that again."
"Okay…although, it was funny."
Kushina went limp before she turned back to Naruto. He scratched the back of his head. "Well, I suppose it's late and I wanna have a healthy streak for tomorrow. Good night, girls!" He kissed each of them on the cheek before turning in.
The three girls touched their cheek where Naruto kissed them and smiled before going to their rooms.
"I see. So that's how it is." An old, male voice said, from the shadows.
"Yes. That Uzumaki has taken my mother and probably put her under a genjutsu that made her believe that he saved her from ninjas that sought to rape her." Sasuke said.
"This is…troubling. We have to save her from that abomination." Another old, female voice said.
Sasuke smirked. "Yes, we should."
"However, we can't do anything unless we have something to present to the council about him. We'll wait for that opportunity to strike. In the meantime, keep an eye on him, Sasuke."
Sasuke nodded before disappearing.
The female of the two said, "So, the demon has the Uchiha Matriarch."
The other said, "This would be a bad situation if the demon managed to get the secrets of the Sharingan from her."
"It would be even worse if he spread his seed to those three girls that accompanied him earlier."
"Isn't one of them a rare Kekkei Genkai wielder: Ice Release, I believe?"
"This is really bad. Not only does the demon have the Uchiha Matriarch, he also has a Kekkei Genkai wielder."
"That is a point to us to have him brought over to us."
"However, that is only one point. We need much more than that, Homura."
"Don't worry. The Chuunin Exams will reveal everything." Another old, male voice said. The two turned to the newcomer.
"Why would you say that, Danzo?" Homura said.
The one identified as Danzo replied, "The Chuunin Exams are filled with various genin hopefuls from various hidden villages that want to show off their skills, and believe me, their techniques are topnotch."
"What does that have to do with this?" The female elder asked.
"It is simple, Koharu. As it always has been, the Chuunin Exams are separated into three parts: the written exam, the preliminaries, and the finals competitions. The boy will have to show off his somewhat hidden skills there."
"What if the boy doesn't get past the written part of the exams?" Koharu asked.
"I may not know what the boy hides, but this I know. He will get through. I can feel it." Danzo replied.
"We'll see."
That's done!
You know, I, myself, don't think that the last scene is good. What about you?
New Jutsu List:
(A) Minami Kamakiri – Southern Praying Mantis – (check Earthbending of Avatar)
(B)Taikyokuken – Tai Chi Chuan – (check Waterbending of Avatar)
(1) Reipo: Shi to Hokai – Lich Art: Death and Decay
(2) Reipo: Kage Boruto – Lich Art: Shadow Bolt
(3) Hyouton: Shimo no Yoroi – Ice Release: Frost Armor
(4) Reipo: Shinireikyaku Boruto – Lich Art: Deathchill Bolt
(5) Reipo: Toketsuboruto Hirai – Lich Art: Frostbolt Volley
(6) Reipo: Sen no oi – Lich Art: Shroud of the Occult
(7) Reipo: Yami Kengenijo – Lich Art: Dark Empowerment
(8) Reipo: Shokan Fukushu Hikage – Lich Art: Summon Vengeful Shade
(9) Reipo: Kura Junkyo – Lich Art: Dark Martyrdom
(10) Reipo: Eshi Kogeki – Necrotic Strike
(11) Reipo: Kyuketsu Koto – Lich Art: Vampiric Might
(12) Reipo: Fukushu no Imochi –Lich Art: Vengeful Blast
(13) Reipo: Iyashii no Tatchi – Lich Art: Touch of Insignificance
Well, there ya have it! If you don't know them, just go to the Warcraft Wikia and type Lady Deathwhisper. I based them all off her moves. There will be more, don't worry.