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-Story Start!-
It's a brand new day in Konoha. The invasion of Konoha lasted no more than a day. The Sand and Sound joint invasion parties got their, as Naruko would dub it: "Butts handed to them". Regardless, both sides came out with heavy casualties, the most notable of those are the deaths of the 4th Kazekage and the 3rd Hokage. Leaving both villages in a vulnerable position for an impromptu invasion from the other hidden villages, who had no great tragedy or war occur to them since the 3rd Great Ninja War. Not a good situation for the Leaf nor the Sand. Currently, diplomatic talks and deals are being made between the victor and loser. Politics we won't be delving into so soon!
Speaking of Naruko, following her victory over Gaara Of The Sand - She was promptly taken by her wayward Sensei to a medical checkup on the battle tents that were in the middle of being dismantled. Unsurprisingly, she has healed most of her minor and moderate injuries on the way there. The recommendation Kakashi received on her recovery is to simply rest and eat a lot. Let the Kyuubi's regenerative chakra take care of the rest, a few days later and she should be back to her usual tomfoolery. The news allow Kakashi to let out a sigh of relief. Sakura's situation was way milder, having lost consciousness from blunt force, luckily no brain damage was caused (Allegedly). However, Sasuke's situation was worse than his comrades though. A week's rest or more will be needed, as well as multiple sessions of Medical Ninjutsu Therapy. That, in addition to needing another seal checkup from the whimsical Jiraya.
Naruko, obedient shinobi that she is, doubtlessly follows the recommendation of the medical professionals of course! Involuntarily though. Still unconscious and very asleep from her fight with Gaara, sleeping through the rest of the day... Until now.
Snoring softly on her tidy bed, Naruko's peaceful slumbering face is hit with the nasty sun's ray of bright light. Oh, the struggles of living in a dirt cheap apartment! it's super effective! Naruko's face twitches and eyes open in slight pain at the sudden and rude awakening, courtesy of Sun-chan. Or Sun-teme in this case.
*Lift* Naruko groggily wakes up, moving her upper body up, sitting on her bed staring listlessly at the wall, contemplating her existence. Eyes blinking. Truly not a morning person. is she? if she were, she'd have noticed the numerous bandages covering her body. Her long and smooth blonde hair, no longer in their neat and tidy twintail form, cascade downwards - reaching her lower back.
*Sigh* She lets out a mighty sigh, mouth open wide, allowing a few flies to get in.
*COUGH* *COUGH* She coughs madly, choking on the opportunistic flies, spitting them out.
"W-Why are there flies here...? I-I though I cleaned *Sigh*" She mumbles tiredly, not truly looking for an explanation at the flies origin. Letting out another sigh.
*Rustle* *Rustle* A mellow and faint rustling sound was heard coming from the direction of her... Refrigerator.
Naruko, ignores the rustling, in her half asleep state, a minute passes in her pointless sitting until she decides enough is enough and gets into her morning routine.
Getting up from her bed, she moves to her restroom with a slouch and weak steps, washing her face and brushing her teeth in autopilot. After that, she returns to her "Spacious" Livingroom/Bedroom. Her head turns towards her target. The target is 7 meters away. Child's play, she thinks.
*Rustle* *Rustle*
"Need~Food~!" She moans in hunger, drooling like a rabid and hungry dog. Purposeful and zombie like steps are taken by the youthful blonde towards the... Refrigerator!
*Step* *Step* She arrives near the refrigerator's door. Strangely, during her approach, the peculiar rustling noises originating from it. Have stopped. Fortunately for whatever caused said noise, Naruko failed to register such a foreign element in her routine whatsoever. Ignoring it completely.
*CREAK* She opens the refrigerator door. A chilly wind blows from it at her face, a pleasant feeling in the morning to be sure.
"Cup Ramen~ Cup Ramen~ Cup Ramen~!" She begins to sing her favorite and habitual morning song. The jolly song loses it's jolliness in the sleepy and groggy tone Naruko uses as she is singing it. Butchering the... Mediocre song, turning it from mediocre - to ear rupturing.
The refrigerator is filled to the brim with Cup Ramen and... Milk? A strange sight, but not as strange a sight as the one foreign element present inside said refrigerator.
A Golden Scaled Winged Serpent. His mouth full of noodles, surrounded by empty cups of ramen on top of one of the refrigerators shelves. Upon noticing Naruko. He is still as a statue. Unmoving. Unblinking. Gazing at her simply with his "innocent" Amethyst eyes.
A moment of silence passes. However!
Even stranger though, is Naruko's lack of reaction to said disturbance making itself comfortable inside her refrigerator. She moves her arm robotically towards an empty Cup of Ramen, completely unperturbed by the scaly home invader.
At Naruko's arm being stretched towards an EMPTY cup of ramen. The invader's eye's widen comically wide. He, in a flash, replaces the empty cup of ramen with one of the few remaining brand new and full cups. A lucky survivor most definitely. Having survived the invader's shameless indulgence of a 13 Year old's unhealthy food supply. (The mad man ate it all... cold?!)
A satisfied and peaceful smile appears on Naruko's face as she grab a hold of the Cup Ramen. As if all is right in the world, she skips towards her kettle, turning it on to boil the water for the ramen.
"Hmm~ Hmm~ Hmm~" The zombified blonde hums to herself as she waits for the kettle to reach a boil.
*Whieeeeeeeeeee* The kettle releases the nostalgic and melodic? sound. Signaling to Naruko that it is time.
It is...
"Ramen Time~!" She enthusiastically mumbles to herself, as she reaches out and pours the boiling water into her cup.
*STEP* *STEP* She makes her way to her tidy and clean table. Sitting down near it placing down her cup of ramen.
"Itadakimasu~! She announces to the completely "empty" room barring herself in excitement and poorly hidden hunger.
*Slurp* She, unrefinedly slurps the ramen much like a starving man. Complete lack of proper dining etiquette in her sloppy way of practically inhaling those noodles.
Not even a minute comes to pass and there sits Naruko. A little leftover soup on the side of her face, a blissful smile on her face.
*Sigh* "That was great!" Unsurprisingly, the girl continues to find limitless pleasure from consuming the same brand instant ramen cup for the 1387th time. Do not question where I was privy to that sort of top secret information, it'll reveal my sources so I'll refrain from elaborating.
Then, as the noodles digested - energy, strength, motivation and... Cognitive capabilities returned once more to Naruko! And with them, a few realizations.
First and foremost though...
*GASP* She lets out a startled gasp as she remembers the events before she fell unconscious.
"The village!" Characteristically patriotic, she rushes without a trace of hesitation in her bunny onesie towards the door in a burst of speed. Chakra strengthening her every step. Her face twisted in worry and anxiety. As well as a little shame at forgetting such a fine and critical situation.
Upon arriving at her door though, she notices something large drawn out and sketched. A Message with nice illustrations! Glued to her door in a poor? effort.
"What in the- Kakashi-sensei?" Naruko questions with a confused look on her face, narrowed eyes and tilted head.
She begins to read the message aloud. Face and eyebrows twitching at her Sensei's casual and annoying humor.
"Good morning Naruko! Or afternoon? This is your favorite, punctual sensei - Kakashi! if your reading this. I'll be arriving at noon to check up on you and to explain the status of the village as well as the orders we've received from Jonin Commander and stand-in war-time Hokage, Shikaku to ALL active duty and healthy shinobi. That's right! That includes you my little duckling! Anyway! I know you're worried about Sakura and Sasuke. Their fine. I promise you my word. For now, stay at home until I arrive, if you've noticed, your injured so you have to rest for a little. Doctor's orders!" Naruko read aloud in skepticism and extreme disgust. Relief coursing through her body at the news of everyone? being fine.
"Stand-in Hokage? Is the old man not feeling well? Getting too old?" Naruko wonders to herself aloud. But quickly waves it off, believing in her surrogate grandfather. The strongest person she knows. The Hokage is invincible! is the belief that is etched deep in her mind. She get's back to her disgusted and disturbed expression, after another accidental glance at what Kakashi cooked up.
The illustrations drawn at the bottom of the message are the source of the blondes repulsed expression.
A buff and half naked Kakashi, expertly drawn in a stickman style. Something that borders on sexual harassment in Naruko's mind. But this much is a given, considering the man shamelessly reads poorly written smut in front of his 13 year old students...
A degrading drawing of a sick and injured Naruko with a sad smile on her face laying in her bed. Said illustration causing Naruko's eyes to twitch slightly.
"Next training session... I'm kicking him in the crown jewels..." Naruko growls to herself pissed off, as she moves away from the message towards her bed to lay back down? Kakashi seemingly achieved his goal of easing Naruko's worries, by making her pissed off. Exchanging her worry for her important people, to rage and murderous intent towards him. Classic.
Secondly, though.
Naruko did not move towards her bed to lay back down for another nap till evening. In wait for when Kakashi was going to arrive. Why evening? Naruko knew her sensei well enough to know the way the masked doofus operates. When he says he'll come at noon, he'll be late. Drastically late. No No No! Naruko was reminded through her now ramen fueled and powered brain, that there was an unwelcome guest making itself at home in her holy storage. Unacceptable.
*STEP* *STEP* *STEP* Her long cascading blonde hair begins to float ominously, as it is charged with chakra. A demonic aura fitting the Jinchuriki of the Nine tails, without a trace of it's influence appeared around the threatening blonde.
She arrives at the refrigerator.
*Creak* She pulls the handle, opening it...
She see's it...
Sapphire blue meets Amethyst Purple. They stare at each other. Unblinkingly.
The threatening blonde, glaring bloody murder at the would be scaly invader.
He begins to sweat profusely, standing his ground, only barely holding onto his sanity at the pressure exuding from the homicidal blonde.
The animal, smartly? Decides to break the suffocating silence with an apology.
With a cracked smile he states
"I have made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement, and I don't expect to-"
"LIKE HELL YOU DID?!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MERCYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! NO! NOT THE WINGS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! CALL PETA! ABUSE! ABUSE! What should I get for lunch? - Ah! I mean... HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!"
What went on for the better part of 15 minutes was something that would of definitely warranted the attention of PETA or any other Shinobi world equivalent of authorities in cases of animal abuse. Fortunately for you, dear reader. I'll spare the details and move on to the aftermath.
-A Few Moments Later-
"Well? What do you have to say for yourself, Puppy Lizard?! Stealing my holy grail like that dattebayo!" Standing tall, proud and mad. Our threatening blonde clad in bunny pajamas looms over the abused animal.
"Should of taken a dump in that cup of ramen I graciously left for you..." The animal grumbles vulgarly, in a quiet voice. Not quite heard by Naruko, but his tonality gave him away.
"What was that? Could you repeat that~?" She growls sapphire eyes narrowed at the whimpering Lizard.
"I'm sorry! I should of known better! I apologize great blondie!" The aforementioned whimpering lizard swiftly relents and apologizes to the offended and scandalized blonde. Swallowing his pride as he lowers his scaly head to the floor.
"Hmph! That's right Dattebayo! Also! Don't call me Blondie! My name is..." Naruko, accepts the animal's apology and respectful bow with a proud and confident smirk. Getting into a pose to properly? Introduce her eccentric self.
'Here it comes... Regardless of gender this should be the same no?' The animal thinks to itself in thinly veiled amusement, a small and nostalgic smile forming on his face.
"Naruko Uzumaki! The girl who will become the First Female Hokage! And the greatest of all Kage! That's me! Dattebayo!" Radiating all her budding charisma, a confident and effortless toothy grin. She utters a claim that, to most who know or have known her, seems to be ridiculous and downright hysterical. An eccentric introduction indeed. Pointing at herself and the sky - roof with both hands.
'You know, as dumb as this looks. Knowing what I know, and seeing what I'm seeing. I can't help but believe in her. Though, of course she'll become Hokage! She's got me! Now's my turn!' The animal thought to himself, impressed with the blonde and excited at the future possibilities. Preparing himself for his very own introduction.
"It's nice to finally meet you properly! After all that hectic stuff we had when I arrived! My name is... Merlin! Merlin The Dragon!" The animal, now finally having a label and a name. Merlin, introduced himself with a shit eating grin, that failed to hide his excitement.
Naruko, at his introduction, formed a similarly excited smile.
"Wooah! You're a dragon?! They're real?! So cool! ... Wait, Dragon's don't have wings Dattebayo! Explain!" Naruko voiced her awe in a giddy tone, only to transition to a perplexed look, as she realized that his claim was utterly false. Dragon's don't have wings!
"What? Of course I'm a dragon! Dragon's have wings! What are you on abou- Ohhhhhh. I see." Scandalized and offended, Merlin tried to defend and affirm the fact, that he was indeed, a pure and true specimen of Dragon. Only to realize his blunder and the reason behind Naruko's confusion.
'The concept of "Western Dragon" isn't familiar here... Guess I'll have to pivot!' Merlin thought to himself, in realization at the world's structure and theme. Western dragon's aren't a thing in the Naruto world. Neither in legend nor in reality.
"What?" Naruko continues her questioning, confused at the "Dragon's" realization and pause.
"Simply put, I'm what's called a Western Dragon. We have wings. That's all! Whether you believe me or not is your problem!" Merlin states matter of fact, confidently stating his identity and species. Pointing at the perplexed blonde, meeting her eyes with a resolved and assured look.
"So... you're a dragon with wings?" Naruko questions hesitantly and slowly.
"Correct!" Merlin throws her a wink and a dumb thumbs up.
"I see, I see... Why are you in my apartment again?" She finally questions the most valid of questions. After nodding dumbly at his claims.
'This is the first time I'm dealing with a Shonen main character. And I've already had enough...' Merlin can't help but die a little on the inside at Naruko's... Oddity, to relay it gently.
-To Be Continued!-
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The first half of the introduction + explanation! I've got lots of things planned for the Naruto section before Shippuden! So do be patient, as it'll take a while till we get to Shippuden. Lmao!
Thanks for reading people! Hope you enjoyed the chapter and I'll see you later! Hugs and kisses! Reviews people!
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