Jinchurki Gundam
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I apologize for the massive delay; dealing with divorcing parents, a death in the family and college. This chapter was the hardest to write, just because I had no idea how to word it. Hope it's worth the wait, the next certainly will be.
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Last time: Now back home in Konoha, the team separated for a few days' break. Naruto purposed to Sakura before the elders butted in and he ran into an old friend; Gaara of the Sand. The evening ended with an android gang attacking the newly engaged couple before yet another face from Naruto's past appeared: His godfather and master, Jiraiya the Toad Sage.
Chapter 4: Jinchuriki, Akatsuki and the Ridoku Alliance: Enter Dosu, Han and Kisame!
Namikaze mansion
1:30 am
The Konoha 11 waited for their fighter to come down into the living room.
"Sorry, it took a little while to put Naruko to bed." Naruto explained as he sat down next to Sakura, who had been showing off her ring, and in front of his master.
Tenten, Ino and Hinata had hugged her when she broke the news when the group (who had been summoned by Sasuke and brought up to speed on the android scuffle) met back at the Namikaze mansion. Ino had then ordered Shikamaru to get her an even greater ring that matched her name, only to smack him when he joked he'd need a mountain sized jewel for her.
"Understandable, all the excitement she's been through." Jiraiya smiled as he hugged his student. "Look at you. All grown up and out of the Academy, in the Gundam Exams… and still as adorable as the day you were born."
Naruto pouted in embarrassment.
"I'm not adorable; I'm supposed to be dashing or handsome."
Sakura broke away from her friends and hung onto her fiancé's arm.
"Naruto, you are as cute as you are blonde." She smiled. "No doubt about that."
Naruto hung his head in embarrassment as his friends started laughing at him.
"I'm just glad mom and Uncle Domon aren't here…" He sighed.
"Speaking of your uncle, that reminds me of the first thing I wanted to cover….Have you ever heard if the Ridoku Alliance?" Jiraiya asked.
"The what alliance?"
"Ridoku Alliance." Jiraiya repeated himself. "Back when we were first creating the Gundam Exams, your father and the Raikage commissioned me and other aces to create a team of pilots who would prevent problems arising from the exams. One from each nation, each specializing in one of the seven elements. Sort of like the Shuffle Alliance Domon was a part of, only more…ninja-like."
"Ridoku?" Sasuke asked. "As in the Ridoku Sannin? Not a very original name."
"It was either that, Nature or Kage Alliance." Jiraiya explained.
"Why tell me?" Naruto asked, noticing the others rolling their eyes at him. "Wait a second…you don't mean…"
"You're already on the roster." Jiraiya noted. "I'm not certain what your element is yet; just like your mother and brother you're a late bloomer in that regard…. However, the power you possess alone makes to a member. And no, I'm not doing this just because you're my godson or who your brother was."
"Wait a second, Pervy Sage…" Naruto started.
"FOR THE LAST TIME, I TOLD YOU TO STOP CALLING ME THAT! YOU'RE 19, FOR CRYING AT LOUD!" Jiraiya roared
"I CAN THINK OF WORSE THINGS TO CALL YOU!" Naruto roared back until he heard a whimper.
"Oh great, you woke up Naruko." Shikamaru moaned. "Now, we'll never get some peace and quiet."
"I'll take care of it." Ino said as she walked up the stairs to comfort the 7-year-old.
"Now, as I was shouting…." Naruto sighed, only to see his master was standing in front of the window and admiring the nighttime view of their home.
"The place never changes." Jiraiya smiled half-heartedly. "Must be the reason you wanted to leave, little hyper boy you were. See the world like I always did. Ironic, I'm responsible for the two biggest influences in your life…."
"Lord Jiraiya we're tired…could you please just tell us what's the big deal?" Shikamaru yawned.
"Yeah, I mean…" Naruto followed. "If this was so important…"
"The real reason I came back was to see your face one last time, before I head on out on this final mission of mine; to end the exam quietly and without incident. It's my job not only as a Sannin, but as your godfather and Nagato's teacher. The day you were born, your brother and I made a vow that your generation would be the one to know peace."
The confession was enough to shock the members of Team Konoha
"Jiraiya…"
"There it is." Jiraiya smiled as he ruffled his godson's hair. "That look. You may have grown up some kiddo, but that look hasn't changed since you were a boy."
He glanced over to a picture on the wall that showed a 5 year old Naruto standing next to Nagato, Konan and a boy with orange spiky hair, all of whom were 10 or so. They were climbing over a weakly smiling Jiraiya while Mr. and Mrs. Uzumaki stood back and smiled at the scence.
"Nagato, Konan, Yahiko…I remember all your faces. Really makes this old man proud he's lived in this long."
The great Toad Sage then took Naruto into a hug.
"Just do what you think is best and know that no matter what… I'll always be proud to call you my student."
His grin then turned into something else.
"So…marrying your dream girl…"
"No."
"You didn't even let me finish…"
"Didn't have to." The entirety of the teens said, glaring at the fighter's godfather.
They'd known how Jiraiya made his fortune once he retired from the core the moment they entered puberty and were finally able to read those books their parents had told them to never read.
It was the one time in teen-hood they all agreed on as when their parents had been right to say no.
"Listen kids, the Nara is right: It's getting late, you've had long couple of days, and tomorrow's going to be even longer." Jiraiya sighed. "Go to bed, I've got some things to do; investigating how some androids slipped past our gates."
"You guys can crash here." Naruto yawned as he started walking to his room. The others took him up on his offer.
"Now don't go making babies yet!" Jiraiya hollered. "At least not without telling me!"
"GOOD NIGHT, PERVY SAGE!" The teens all roared as they slammed doors.
After he was certain the teens had gone to bed, Jiraiya pulled out a radio
"He's in."
Ame
The same time, exact location unknown
"Good, I guess." Sighed a man who bore a startling resemblance to Naruto without his whisker marks. "How's he doing?"
"Already beaten two mid-level opponents without much trouble…Not unlike a certain pair of blood brothers in the last exams. "
"Ha, ha…I forgot to laugh, sensei."
"It was a compliment! Oh, and before I forget to mention….you're going to have a surrogate sister-in-law, Yahiko."
"That cutie in pink?" A whistle. "He's definitely Nagato's brother, the both of them like odd hair colors."
"Yahiko?" A female voice called. "We're about to leave."
"Give me a second." Yahiko hollered. "Gotta go sensei, we'll meet after the second round."
Before Jiraiya could say anything, Yahiko was gone.
Konoha Shoreline
The next day, 3pm
Several ships neared the harbour, each carrying a Gundam fighting team from not only the Elemental Nations, but the Animal Nations and the Unknown Continent.
But there was one ship that stood out from the others: The flag's symbol was a blacked sky with red clouds, which matched the outfits of the nine that called the ship their base.
"Shall I make our diversion?" The tallest one asked his master.
"Eliminate the weakest ones, kill no one." The young man on the throne ordered, unleashing a wave of pressure to emphasize his point.
"Understood, Leader."
"I don't see the point of this, we should just up and kill them all." One member sighed. "I mean, come on, we're S-class fighters, these punks are nothing."
"While I hate waiting and would normally (and I hate to admit this) agree with you, that would ruin the plan." Another member said.
"Hidan…" Yahiko growled before he smirked. "You want another beating from Leader?"
"He got lucky!" Hidan roared. "I just need one drop of blood…"
"Hell will freeze over before you make Lord Nagato bleed." The previous member hissed as Konan appeared from the back and sat on her lover's lap.
"And show respect, Hidan." A mask-wearing giant of an old man grumbled. "He may be younger than most of us, but he's 10 times stronger and pays better than anybody else."
"It's always money for you, isn't Kakazu?" The youngest member, a blonde man with a blonde hair covering his right eye, asked.
"I didn't quit my job as a bounty hunter because I liked Gundams." Kakazu smirked. "And at least I do real men's work."
"TAKE THAT BACK!" The young one hollered. "I'll have you know I had plenty of offers to sell my art!"
"Then why didn't you, senpai?" a spiral-mask wearer asked in a goofy voice. "Not enough dough, or were they rip offs?
The air went silent and everyone backed away.
"Tobi…..YOU'RE DEAD!"
Tobi screamed as he ran throughout the boat.
"Any nostalgia?" Yahiko asked Nagato.
"Regret." The leader answered. "Now get to your posts. We move in as soon as Kisame makes himself known."
XXXXXX
Konoha docks, the same time
As per tradition, the village leader and village representative were there to welcome the newcomers.
"Breathe, Naruto, breathe!" Tsunade
"Why couldn't they have flown?" The fighter shook as he gazed at the sea. "Or tree-jumped? Or tunneled? They must know my weakness and want to prove/exploit it! Somebody boost the ANBU security! Ration the drinks to three a day!"
"Nar calm down.." Sasuke said.
"Patten down the hatches! Check the water supply every minute!"
Throughout his maddened rants, Naruto failed to notice his fiancé sigh, pick up a conveniently placed nearby mattress and slam it onto his head, covering him with feathers.
"Domo arigato, Sakura-chan." Naruto said in a calm, almost British/gentlemanly voice. "I truly needed that."
He then took a deep breath and took another look…and promptly screamed and leapt into a nearby tree, clutching a branch for dear life.
"Get down here!" Tsunade demanded.
"NO!"
"Now!
"NO!"
"Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze you get down right now!"
"KISS MY ASS GRANDMA!"
The agitated woman then punched the tree down, sending the young man crashing to the floor as he held onto the branch for dear life.
"What is the matter with him?" Old man Homura smriked. "Boy can fight giant robots and Chunnin-level fighters but cringes at water? Pathetic."
"You are aware that as Konoha's Gundam fighter he could kill you for that and nobody would care." Koharu reminded her former teammate. "Especially since you disowned Kizashi and refused to acknowledge our granddaughter, his fiancé I may add."
The older man promptly shut up.
Choji came by and offered Naruto some soup.
"Feeling better?" He asked.
"Little." The blonde answered as he sipped the broth. "Glad no one else saw that."
"Poor baby…." Sakura cooed. "It's okay, the big, bad water can't hurt you."
"Oh right. We forgot." Shikamaru noted, seeing his friend's state. "You hate larger than sink bodies of water ever since…the incident."
"What incident?" Neji asked.
"Apparently," Ino explained. "When Naruto was like, three or four, he got this really sadistic babysitter who hated him for being the…"
"A TUT TUT TUT!" Sakura and Sasuke both growled as the blonde found her mouth covered by her best friend's hand along with a glare that said 'talk and you die.' Sasuke likewise shot Sakura a look that said 'we'll talk later.'
"He was almost drowned in the bath-tub." Tenten finished before anyone could wonder about the unique situation. "It took him a month just to be able to drink water without screaming in fear."
"And the rest of my life to wish humans were made of 70% anything else but." Naruto added as he finished the soup.
As the first boat reached port no one noticed a shadow in the water….
At the same time, Konoha Academy students were on a field trip, overseeing the representatives. Naruko, Konohamaru and their friends paid more attention to the various ships than the lecture their teacher Esibu was going on about.
"Land of Bears, Land of Snow, Land of Rock, Land of Lightning." Udon droned on as he pointed
"The unknown contient." Moegi smiled as she pointed to one ship commanded by knights.
"And look, the Nadeshiko village!" Naruko smiled.
"Okay, so far that's…" Konohamaru. "Four of me and Udon…6 for the girls. Isn't there a rule that we have to know more than what the symbol is?"
"Nope." Udon said.
Suddenly, there was a rumbling and bubbles came from underneath one of the ships. The Land of Swamps ship was suddenly pulled under and destroyed, followed quickly by the Land of Vegetables. An enormous wave then swallowed up several more ships, reducing the numbers significantly.
Riding the tidal wave like a surfer appeared a Shark-like Gundam; a large dorsal fin on its back and sword blades for elbows.
"I challenge any strong fighter." The pilot smiled evilly.
"I belive I said STRONG fighters." The pilot reminded those involved.
Tsunade quickly took control of the situation.
"Issue evacuation orders! All water style users prepare for battle."
"No need, princess." The pilot said. "I already took care of them."
Chaos finally took over the area as people started running for the hills.
"Wait…where's Naruto?" Tsunade's assistant, Shizune, asked.
"RISE KYUUBI-GUNDAM!"
"Well, I do believe that answers that question." Shino sighed.
The Orange Gundam tore through the streets of Konoha as it raced to its operator's voice and the battle ahead.
"Who are you?" Naruto snarled as his Gundam hovered over the water, making a note to have Tenten install the water-walking gear as soon as this was done. "You must have some guts to try a stunt like this."
Despite his talk, Naruto was shaking in his sandals and praying he could solve this without fighting. Naruko and her class were nearby, he had to divert attention.
"My name and who I represent is of no concern now." The pilot answered. "Just know that you have never faced an opponent like me before. That is not a boast."
"We don't have to fight." Naruto said, some pleading in his voice with he noticed he only had enough fuel to stay airborne a few minutes more. "Just go back to your boat or surrender to the authorities. You're harming the fisherman, locals and other combatants."
"Ever think that was the point?" The pilot smiled evilly. "The Gundam exam is about the strongest; people pay good money to watch it, I'm just boosting ratings."
3 minutes until flight mode shuts down.
"…There's no other way around this, is there?"
"No there is not…Naruto."
The Gundam then pulled out a massive blade covered in teeth and swung it around as if to practice. It then eyed the nearby dock and slashed it apart, only to see its foe get everyone to safety.
"Hey wait a sec…" Naruto realized. "What happened back there? I was full of chakra, now…."
"You chakra is pretty tasty." The fighter smiled. "The special ability of my Shark-skin Gundam and sword, not only does it cut you to ribbons, it feeds me the chakra of others."
"Orange Flash clones!" Naruto declared, determined to end this quickly and stay in mid-air.
The Shark sliced through all of them before slashing the real one, damaging it's chest piece and then grabbing by the neck.
Naruto felt incredible pressure on his neck; this guy was crazy strong, it was like he was actually relaxing so that he didn't crush his bones.
"Think I didn't notice the tension and looks? You don't like water much, do you?" His foe smiled evilly. "Too bad for you, because water and I? We're like lovers."
Naruto screamed as Kyuubi Gundam was thrown to the bottom of the ocean and water streamed into his cockpit. Memories of evil laughs and him crying filling his head, fear overtaking his body and mind.
"This is Konoha's fighter? The son of the Yellow Flash, Red Hanebro and brother of the illustrious Rain of Pain? How disappointing that I could so easily handle this. Well, better safe than sorry…" He then perfumed a couple of hand-signs and declared:
"Water style: Infinite Hungry Sharks!"
The Gundam slammed its palms onto the water and from them came bursts of energy shaped like sharks.
"KISAME!" an angry voice hollered over the battle
The pilot stiffened, knowing full well who was calling him and fearing for his life.
"L-leader?"
"I promise you, Monster of the Mist, if that boy doesn't resurface…"
The leader's threat/promise was silenced by a small rock hitting the receiver, driving Kisame's attention to a little girl glaring at him.
"Naruko, run!" Konohamaru begged his friend, who merely stood her ground.
"I will when he leaves my big brother alone." She growled. "You hear that, fish-face?"
Kisame cringed. That nick-name…He hated that nick-name! His whole life it had followed him, no matter how strong he got….
And now the kid was blowing a raspberry at him.
"You…" The shark-man growled. "Are very irritating. Anyone ever tell you that?"
"My teachers, babysitters, the Uchiha clan minus Aunt Mitoko, Mr. Dog, the elders… and the BBQ restraunt." Naruko smirked.
"I can tell why." Kisame growled as he lifted his sword.
Throughout all of this, Naruto had been trying to clear his head of the memories, ignoring most of what was on the radio….until he heard his sister.
"Activate level 2." Naruto ordered as a single tail straightened
From Kyuubi burst a gigantic wave of energy that turned the water red for a split second.
"What the?"
The S-ranked water-user was sent flying by a fist before a now red-colored Gundam flashed before him and slammed its palms into his own Gundam's sending it skidding across the water.
"Don't!" The voice roared with each punch. "Ever! Come! Near! My! Baby! Sister!"
The Gundam drew its arm back as a sphere appeared.
"Rasengan!"
Though the chakra was absorbed (barely), the force sent Sharkskin sailing through the air before crashing back into the ocean.
For a while, not a word was said. The Konoha 11 quickly picked up Naruko as the people of Konoha applauded their fighter.
Naruto panted heavily as Kyuubi returned to its normal color and it walked back to shore. He then ejected and fell to the ground, smiling as his teammates, sister and the other countries who looked forward to seeing more of this young fighter….
Until there was a burst of maniacal laughter and the aquatic Gundam resurfaced, looking as if nothing happened.
"You truly are his brother, Naruto Uzumaki. I'll look forward to fighting you to the death."
Before Naruto could ask what his enemy meant, the Shark Gundam vanished underneath the waves faster than any radar could pick up.
XXXXXXX
From the Iwa boat, a giant of a man in samurai-like garb looked at the panting young fighter, interest in his eyes.
"So this is the power of the Yellow flash and Red Hot Hanebro…" He mused. "Not bad at all."
"What are you waiting for, take him out!"
A young green with green eyes in an Iwa Jounin outfit pointed
"Han, what's the matter with you?" She demanded. "We may never have a better chance to take out one of the Major 5, especially if none of their backup fighters are worth a damn!"
"Kurostichi," Han bellowed, steam rising from his form in ager of his manager's lack of hind-sight. "I will not cause an international incident. I will fight Naruto Uzumaki on equal grounds in a match. Never before or after. And before you give some long-winded pride speech, need I remind you that as Iwa's fighter I am immune to all laws until I am either defeated or the tournament ends?"
The girl didn't say a word.
"I like you much better this way." Han smirked as he ruffled her hair. "Reminds me of when you were still my cute niece…."
XXXXXXXX
Back on shore, Naruto let himself get patched up.
"Physically, nothing's really wrong with you aside from some slashes." Sakura noted as she finished putting bandages around the cuts that adorned her fiancé's body. "But energy-wise..."
"You're at half chakra capacity." Hinata and Neji both explained.
"It'll take you at least a day to get back to normal." Sasuke guessed.
"Whatever happened out there sapped your energy, not unlike my clan's insects." Shino noted. "Perhaps Tenten and I can do that research on that sword of his…"
"Big brother?" Naruko asked. "You okay?"
"He was strong." Naruto finally said. "Almost at Nagato's level. That, and…honestly, I'm not sure I could beat him."
"There are people like big brother Nagato?" Naruko asked, surprised.
"Not surprising." Shikamaru noted. "Of the 12 or so villages on our continent, only five are great and out of those five more rogues appear. Nagato may be on a level all his own, but make no mistake, there are people in this tournament just as powerful as him."
"Excuse me…"
The gang turned to see a young man wrapped in bandages in a fur coat with only his left eye visible and a musical note headband. He was accompanied by four young women; one of long black hair that reached to her ankle, another with blue hair wearing bandages covering most of her body, another with dirty-brown dark hair and finally, the red-headed interrogator they had met a few weeks ago.
"YOU?" The konoha teenagers and red-head shouted
"You know them already Tayuya?" The black haired girl and mummy-man asked.
"I arrested his punk ass a week ago!"
"Police brutality!" Naruto added, ignoring Sakura and Naruko's pleas to sit down. "You slammed my face into a piping hot pizza! All because I took care of some punks beating on a little kid!"
"Oh boy," the blue-haired girl sighed. "Here we go again."
"And I was right, you are Gundam fighters!"
"Tayuya, we've been over this…" The dirty blonde said. "Just because someone is from another village doesn't mean they're a fighter or spy. Even if they are a fighter, that doesn't excuse your actions."
"I am Dosu of Sound." The mummified man said before bowing at Naruto. "I have come to thank you for defeating Zaku and protecting my ship, and now to apologize for how you were treated during your time in my country."
"Wait, you're not mad?" Naruto asked, surprised.
"Zaku was a disgrace." Dosu explained. "Never liked him. Besides, I do not mean to brag, but I am much stronger than him."
Han then stepped up, only to stop mid-stride when he saw the assembly.
"Seems I was beaten."
The Konoha teens then surrounded the Uzumaki siblings, their stances emanating a vow to fight to their dying breath if they had to. While all rivalris were suspended during the Gundam Exam, Iwa had good reason to hate the siblings.
"I'm not here to fight." Han smiled. "I just wanted to check on the star of the tournament and offer my thanks. Not many are brave enough to face an S-ranked rogue fighter."
"My sister was in the area." Naruto admitted. "I wasn't really thinking when I…"
A gloved hand appeared before him.
"I am Han of the Steam." The giant said. "Pilot of the Dolphin-Horse Gundam. I look forward to duelling you Naruto Uzumaki."
Kiba suddenly cringed and growled, remembering Han's name from the most unpleasant memory he had….
"We'll just have to wait and see." Naruto smiled.
Han smiled, already liking this boy. Maybe these Exams would be worth having to deal with his father….
Meanwhile, Naruko had ventured over to Kyuubi Gundam and upon seeing the damage it had amassed, hugged and kissed it.
"Don't worry." She whispered. "You be okay…Kurama."
The Gundam's eyes flashed for a second and looked onto the little girl, sensing something in her it hadn't felt in years…
An hour later, the teams were in Konoha stadium, which was filled to the brim with viewers, guests and dignitaries.
The exams were now in full swing.
Next time: The Matches begin! Our hero meets Zabuza Momochi, his first stadium enemy and the opposite of everything he's grown up with. Then Gaara's match pits him against a fighter who rejected his humanity to become the ultimate weapon.
Fox vs. Sword, Sand vs. Machine
AN: Yes, I've turned Kisame into Naruto's arch-rival in Akatsuki; I'd always thought if he should've taken on the strongest swordsman to show how he's surpassed Kakashi.
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