Hey all.
Please read the last bit at the end of the Chapter if you are interested in helping me with a Problem...
So, for the past year I had thought about writing a story such as this and thought about how the Plot goes, Plot Twists, Characters etc.
Initially I had thought about something similar to 'Strike Ninja' by 'Sir Chris Orr', a story that has sadly been removed from the website I discovered.
Basically, Naruto has Chakra Armour nearly Identical to Iron Man from the Marvel Series. The main difference between the Armours is that Naruto's is powered by Chakra.
Naruto leaves Konoha due to him having enough of nearly everyone hating him. He end up saving the Akagi from the Neuroi attack in the opening episodes of Strike Witches season 1, one thing leads to another and he ends up being recruited.
I won't go into more details as it isn't my story and I wish to respect my fellow Authors Ideas, which is why I eventually decided to scrap the Chakra Power Armour Idea.
Another Idea I toyed with quite a lot is to have Naruto's female Persona become a member of the 501st, but after a recent decision on my part, I have decided to no longer write gender changed stories, at least I won't write any new ones.
So Fem-Naru was no longer an Option.
Most of my other Ideas had the main Issue on HOW I make the two series Compatible.
And a short while ago, I finally came to an answer, one that to my knowledge hasn't been used before by another Author.
The Idea basically: Kaguya unleashed a Virus that prevented Humans from being born with Chakra, but after a few Millenia, the Virus disappeared and Chakra had Mutated into something different, something else. And knowledge of chakra has been lost to time.
NOTE: I WILL retract that statement if I either find a story where this Idea is the Case or one you readers notifies me about an existing story on the website where this is the case.
I haven't found a story where this or something along the same principle is the case.
Anyway…
Disclaimer:
I do not own Naruto or Strike Witches. These works belong to their respective Owners and this is a Profitless work. I do not get paid to do this.
Chapter 1
Naruto and Sasuke failed to seal Kaguya away and are forced to watch as she fulfils her plan…only instead of draining Humanity of all their Charka, Kaguya infects nearly all humans with a Virus that prevents children from being born with Chakra in them.
Kaguya then stole Hagoromo's chakra from Naruto and Sasuke, rendering them unable to continue to oppose her, before leaving for another Dimension, as well as taking Kurama out of Naruto (leaving him extremely weakened and close to death, but alive), before leaving the World to be doomed when the Clan members hunting her for her past Crimes arrive a few decades later, however by then the Shinobi world's plans have long since been set in motion.
Hoping to save their species, 12 Shinobi are chosen from the Various Shinobi Villages, all of them being free of the Virus, gather at Tetsu no Kuni's main Fortress. (1)
"Are you sure this will work?" the last Jinchuriki asked.
"To be honest, we have no Idea exactly what will happen." A said. the 4th Raikage and the Blond Jinchuriki stood before a vast sealing Array where 12 Stone Coffins were laid out in a circle.
Behind them stood the other Kages of all the hidden Villages as well as the head Samurai of Tetsu no Kuni. With them stood a host of other Shinobi, many of whom having studies Seals and had worked together on creating this vast seal.
"So in other words…" Naruto began. "It will either blow up, kill us or not work at all."
"I never said that." A sighed.
Naruto sighed, before approaching one of the coffins and looking inside. Behind him 11 other Figures approached the other Coffins.
Most were from the Major Villages, but that isn't because there weren't any Shinobi from the Minor Villages who were Immune to the Virus. No, there are 2 Shinobi from Minor Villages, a Kunoichi from Nadeshiko called Hanahei and a Kunoichi from Taki names Karen. (2)
The remaining 9 Shinobi were Tenten from Konoha, Matsuri, Temari from Suna, Karui and Omoi from Kumo (The only ones in the group who are directly related), a kunoichi, Kei, and a Ninja, Kouta, from Kiri and a Ninja from Iwa by the name of Katashi.
The last person wasn't a Shinobi, but a Samurai who is capable of wielding Chakra, Hiken. (3)
"Well, only one way to find out." Temari said before saying her farewell to Gaara, Kankuro and Shikamaru, the latter finding it too troublesome to say farewell and instead just kissing her.
This left her stunned long enough for Shikamaru to make way in case she lashed out with her Fan.
The others also said their farewells, with Naruto crying waterfalls as he said farewell to all his friends, including those he made in the year since his defeat at Kaguya's hand. The last person he said farewell to was Sasuke.
"Take care of them." Naruto told him.
"I will…Naruto." Sasuke answered, a tear rolling down his cheek.
The 12 Shinobi climbed into the Coffins and waited for them to be sealed. Not long afterwards, the interior of the Coffins glowed brightly and all the inhabitants fell into a deep slumber that was more akin to Statis.
It wasn't the only effect however, that the sealing array would have on them.
Timeskip, 1940, Fuso Empire, somewhere in some Mountains
"Ah, Flight Lieutenant, good for you to have come." The Archaeologist greeted the Witch who had just stepped from the Elevator.
"I came as soon as I could, Dr." the Flight Lieutenant answered. She was a fairly young women with long black hair, wearing a White Uniform shirt, a Katana strapped to her back and lastly an eyepatch on her right eye. "What is it that you have found?"
"That is why I contacted the Army." The Archaeologist said. "Whatever this is, it is unlike anything we have ever seen before."
He lead her through a tunnel whilst explaining what it was that lead them to this discovery.
"Whilst landscaping this Mountain, we came across the shaft where the elevator was located." He explained. "After exploring for a bit, we noticed that our radios would start to make funny noises whenever we would walk near where the entrance to this tunnel is. My team was called in and we started digging. The further we went, the louder the strange signals became."
After a while the tunnel ended and the pair walked into a large room. The ground was covered in an intricate array the likes of which the Flight Lieutenant had never seen before.
"This almost looks like a Shield array…" she commented.
"We thought so as well, but it is missing all the required symbols of a Witch's Shield." The Archaeologist said. "At least, according to one of my colleagues who studied those Magic Shields of yours."
"Well, he isn't wrong." The Flight Lieutenant said. "Are those coffins?" she asked, pointing at the 12 perfectly preserved stone blocks in a circle.
"We assume so. However, we were thus far unable to open any of them. It's as though they were sealed by Magic." The Archaeologist commented, pointing to a Pile of bent Prybars, blunted Chisels and broken Hammers.
"Let me have a look." The Flight Lieutenant said, walking into the centre of the room.
The moment she arrived in the centre, she felt a massive drain on her Magic reserves, and the array began to glow. But nothing else seemed to happen.
"Flight Lieutenant, you alright?" the Archaeologist shouted.
"I'm fine." The Flight Lieutenant called back. "Whatever this is, it just drained half of my Magic Power."
A series of 'cracks' prevented any further conversation as the glow of the Array began to accumulate at each of the stones, before becoming a line where the seam of the lid and Coffin would be.
With a series of grinding sounds, the Coffin Lids began sliding towards the centre of the Room where the Flight Lieutenant stood, though as soon as they no longer touched the Coffins, the Lids plummeted to the ground in a series of loud crashes, sending dust into the air.
"What the hell happened?" the Flight Lieutenant asked.
"You tell me. You are the Witch here." The Archaeologist countered, slowly approaching.
The witch approached one of the Coffins and gasped.
Inside she saw a female, perfectly preserved as though she hadn't been inside a Stone Coffin for the last who knows how many years.
Touching her neck, the Flight Lieutenant was once more shocked. "We got a living person here." Before rushing to another coffin. This one had a blond male in it, but what struck the Flight Lieutenant the most was that he had three scars on each cheek. He too had a pulse.
"Another one." She called. Moments later the Archaeologist also found the same to be true with a third.
The two of them checked all 12 Coffins. All had a living person inside of it.
"What the hell is going on here?" the big Question that both conscious people in the chamber asked themselves.
Sometime later
"Flight Lieutenant Sakamoto Mio, 2nd in Command of the Fabled 501st Joint Fighter Wing, the Strike Witches." The Fuso Air General greeted the Flight Lieutenant.
"General." Mio responded with a salute.
"Report on your findings." The General said.
"Sir. In the unknown cave 12 Coffins were discovered, sealed with an unknown method for an unknown amount of time, 12 Individuals who still had a heartbeat. When I Stepped into the Centre of the Room, something happened that drained half of my magic power, but whatever it was that sealed the Coffins was unsealed." Mio reported.
"And where are these Individuals now?" the General asked, sounding grave.
"I had them transferred to one of our Military Bases for Medical Care." Mio said.
"Good choice." The General said. "As of now, I am grading this as an S-Ranks secret, known only to myself, you and the Highest Ranks in the Fuso Empire."
Mio nodded.
At an undisclosed Military Base
Naruto groaned as he regained consciousness.
"What the hell happened?" he croaked out.
Looking around, he saw that he was in some sort of Hospital…had the seal even worked properly?
A nurse appeared and began speaking in a Language that Naruto did not understand. When he responded, she looked just as perplexed as he did.
He heard a groan from his right and saw Hiken wake up.
Within the next several minutes the others also regained consciousness, and each and every one of them was as confused as Naruto and the Nurse was…when they could no longer understand each other…
"Well…this sucks…" Naruto muttered. Although the other Shinobi and Samurai didn't understand him, they could tell from his facial expression what he had said.
1 Hour Later
Mio was about to board the plank of the ship that would take her back to Europe when a Staff Sergeant came running, calling out her name, only for a Navy Lieutenant to stop him.
"Lieutenant, let him pass." Mio commanded.
"Fligh…ieutenant." the Sergeant wheezed.
"Slow down, Soldier. Take a deep breath." Mio said, watching the man do so.
"Now, what is it?" she asked.
"We received a message for you…Flagged as Red…" the Sergeant began between breaths. "Project Coffin…Green Light."
"Anything else?" Mio asked, grabbing his shoulders in a tight grip.
"No Flight Lieutenant." He said.
Mio thought for a moment, then turned to the Captain of the Ship, who was standing nearby.
"I need to look at something." She told him.
"As you will, Flight Lieutenant." He answered with a Salute, which she returned.
Next day
Naruto was deep in thought. Thankfully the Shinobi had discovered that although they could no longer understand each other verbally, they could still speak with each other through sign language, though this didn't make communication any easier. Thankfully, they could still pronounce each other's names correctly, but nothing else.
He snapped out of his thoughts when the door to his room opened and a young woman entered who seemed to not like pants as she wasn't wearing any, followed by the nurse from yesterday.
The two spoke a series of sentences which Naruto did not understand before the younger woman turned to him and pointed at herself.
"Sakamoto Mio." She said. When Naruto didn't respond, she repeated it and this time, Naruto realized what was going on.
He pointed at himself and said, "Uzumaki Naruto." He said, getting a smile from her.
POV change, Mio
Mio turned to the Nurse and smiled. "At least they all seem willing to communicate with us."
"Indeed. Shall I call for a teacher?" the nurse offered.
"I'll need to contact the General about that, but let me at least try to teach him a few more words, then move on to the others." Mio said. The nurse nodded.
However, by the end of the first 10 minutes, Mio had discovered that Naruto wasn't exactly quick on the uptake.
Timeskip, 1 month later
Mio sighed as she walked into the Office of her Wing Commander.
"I had heard that you would be coming later, but 2 weeks?" Minna asked.
"Sorry Minna, but something came up that required my attention." Mio said, quickly adding "Something to do with National Security for Fuso." When Minna was about to Enquire.
Minna nodded, getting the hidden message. 'Not allowed to talk about it.'
"Well, it's good to have you back." She said.
Mio nodded, before being greeted from behind by the other members of the 501st.
Her smile convinced them that all was well with her, though deep down she was wondering just who those 12 individuals were.
Timeskip, 3 years later
Narut grunted as he blocked a strike from Hiken before leaping over the outstretched arm from Katashi, lashing out at Karen as he did so.
He and the rest of the surviving Shinobi were currently engaged in a fierce Free for all spar under the watchful eyes of the Flight Lieutenant who started teaching them her language, though he should call her Major now or something like that. Finding out that there were not more ranks in a Military than just Genin, Chuunin and Jonin was still something he needed to wrap his head around.
The spar continued for another few minutes until everyone started to tire…apart from Naruto. Nobody blamed him. He had always been a Energy Package, even before being sealed.
A lot has changed since the 12 Shinobi had woken up from their slumber.
The first and foremost change they noticed was that all of them had matured, both mentally and Physically, though Naruto still tended to be a bit of a goof from time to time.
Another thing that changed was that they discovered that their Chakra reserves had increased far more than they should have with only simple Chakra training, though they slated this as a possible side effect of the Seal they used.
Speaking of which, they kept quiet about Chakra and their non-physical abilities for a while until they were sure that their Benefactors could be trusted. Considering they believed themselves to be trapped in this Concrete Box, they didn't find a reason to trust anyone in the first place.
'It's been 3 years now since they have been found…and we still don't know what happened to them or where they came from…' Mio thought, thoroughly impressed by the extraordinary levels of hand to hand combat the 12 of them were showing.
That's another thing they still kept a secret though…their Past.
"Uzumaki, please come to my Office." She spoke into the Intercom. Down below, she saw Naruto nod up at her with his usual smile.
When Naruto arrived, Mio blushed slightly when Naruto walked in, missing his shirt and still towelling the sweat off his muscular body.
"Did you have to arrive here dressed like that?" Mio asked, averting her gaze towards the Window.
"Hmm?" Naruto hummed, before looking down. "What is wrong with the way I am dressed?" he asked.
"Why aren't you wearing a shirt?" Mio asked, secretly enjoying the view of Naruto's reflection on the Glass.
"Got soaked in sweat." Naruto said. "And why don't you wear any pants?" he asked.
Mio sighed. "Because I am a Witch, and Pants would get in the way of my line of work."
Naruto gave her a blank stare.
"Not to sound rude or anything, but not wearing pants makes you appear as though you do something other than flying with those metal leggings of yours." Naruto said. (4)
"Oh? And what are you Implying with that?" Mio asked dangerously.
Naruto, reading the Atmosphere, answered, "Nevermind. What is it you wished to talk to me about?"
"Don't you think that it is time you told me the truth?" she asked.
Naruto sighed.
"That is not something I can decide on my own." Naruto answered.
"But you are the Leader…" Major said, but Naruto interrupted her.
"Just because I can outlast all the others in a Taijutsu Spar, does not mean that I am the Strongest. Heck, where we come from, I was considered as the lowest ranking member…" Naruto clapped his mouth shut at that, realizing that he may have said too much.
Mio however filed that information away in her mind.
"What if I allowed you to roam around the Base at will?" she asked. "As in, all of you?"
Naruto thought for a moment. "I cannot make a decision for the others, but as it stands, it'll depend on what you are asking for in return." Naruto sighed and closed his eyes.
Mio sighed, before walking over to her desk and beginning to stamp several papers.
"These will allow you to move around the Base, but I have to ask you to please remain within the boundaries." She said, handing the pages to Naruto.
"Many thanks, Major." Naruto saluted, before turning to leave.
Mio just sighed, before looking out of the Window, suddenly seeing all 12 members walk out of the door below her…
'Strange…how did they get there so fast?' she asked herself.
Timeskip, a week later
Naruto and several of the others were looking at the Odd contraption that the Engineers called a 'Striker Unit'.
"You are saying that this thing helps Witches fly?" Tenten asked. The Engineer nodded.
"Indeed. It consumes…" the Engineer was interrupted by a loud explosion, though Tenten managed to shield the Engineer from any shrapnel in time. The others all took cover as well.
Looking up, they saw Naruto standing close to where one of the Striker Units had been, his face and arm scorched and bleeding, though he didn't seem to notice.
"Do they always do that?" he asked, his injuries healing already.
"Uhm…no, that is the first time something like that happened." The Engineer said before calling for a Medic, though Kei was already approaching Naruto and began cleaning and bandaging his wounds.
"What happened?" she quietly asked.
"A hunch…that Major felt as though she had Chakra." He whispered back without moving his lips. "I put some of my chakra into the bloody thing, then it exploded."
"Try not to be near an explosion next time." Kei said out loud as she finished up the last bandage.
"Yeah, yeah. Let me know where the next Explosive is. Then I could stay away from them." Naruto muttered.
Later
"So you are saying that we could, theoretically, operate these Striker Units?" Temari asked Naruto.
The 12 Shinobi were back in their Barracks and Kei and Naruto had told about what had happened.
"In theory, yes. I probably just overloaded the damn thing." Naruto said.
"I have to agree with Naruto though." Karen spoke up. "This Magic that these Witches use feels similar to Chakra."
Her words added weight to Naruto's theory that Magic is what Chakra had evolved into ever since they had been sealed away. Though why only Females have it was still a mystery.
"Tenten, do you think that if you found out how these machines are built, you could reverse engineer something for us?" Naruto asked.
"I don't know. It could be that the mechanism doesn't work with our Chakra." She said.
"But if it were possible?" Hiken asked.
"Theoretically, and with a little help, I may be able to build Fighter Planes that are powered by our chakra, yet appear as though they are normal planes." She said after thinking a bit.
Sure, they may not have been able to leave the Base, but the Library held the Blueprints for dozens, if not hundreds of machines and weapons.
Tenten, being the Weapons fanatic she is, had already memorized the majority of these Blueprints.
Meanwhile, in the Hanger
"What's the Verdict, Korporal?" Mio asked.
"Sir, this wasn't caused by a malfunction." He said. "It looks as though the entire machine had been ultracharged with Magical Power."
Mio thought about what she had heard.
"Who did you say was closest to the explosion?" she asked.
"That Uzumaki fellow." The Engineer answered. "However, he didn't seem phased by the injuries he received."
"Are you telling me that Naruto has Magical Power inside him? That he is a Witch?" she asked.
"It's the only logical explanation, although it doesn't make sense." He confirmed.
"This is getting more and more complicated…" Mio muttered.
A few minutes later
Mio arrived at the Barracks and knocked on the door.
"It's open." She heard someone call.
"Major." The 12 people greet her.
"What happened today in the Hanger?" she asked them.
"Uhm, a Striker Unit exploded in my face." Naruto said.
"Because you injected magic into it?" Mio asked, glaring at him.
Naruto and the others looked at each other, before nodding. Suddenly Mio found herself looking at empty seats after she blinked, but the sound of curtains being closed and the door being bolted, let her know where everyone had gone off to.
"Major, what we are about to tell you is highly confidential and we would appreciate it if you refrained from speaking about it to anyone, even your own superiors." Temari said, reappearing in her old seat.
Mio blinked, realizing that these people had just moved around the Barracks at incredible speeds.
Naruto was the last to arrive and he brought a chair with him for the Major.
"Better take a seat, Major. This will take a while." He told her.
"So, what would you like to know?" Kei asked.
"Who you exactly are, where you come from and how it is that Naruto has magic in him." Mio said immediately.
A collective sigh from the 12 individuals later, they answered her request.
True to Naruto's words, it took a while.
(1): The one where the Kage Summit was held in during the Shippudden storyline. It's the only Samurai Stronghold I know off in the Narutoverse so don't flame me for it…
(2): Many of these names are OC and based on other characters. The Nadeshiko Kunoichi is Prideful, Stubborn and a bit Arrogant. This based on my understanding on what Kunoichi from Nadeshiko act like, after reading up on the Wiki. And No, this is not the Karen from Canon. And no, this one isn't based on Karen Uzumaki. No offence to her fans, but I am not overly fond of her Bipolar personality. Instead, this Karen will take more after Fuu, a Joyful, Happy go Lucky kid who can kick ass when needed, but otherwise wants to befriend every person she meets.
(3): Some more OCs. Kei is based on Haku and is a medic nin, Kouta is one of the 7 swordsmen and is arrogant in his abilities, yet respectful to those who earned his trust. Katashi takes after Onoki, i.e. stubborn, ruthless, wise, smart and experienced. Lastly, Hiken is based on that old Samurai guy. Forgot his name.
A/N: I rolled the Dice on the names here from Konoha, Suna and Kumo…not my fault that these ones were chosen. Kiri and Iwa don't have a lot of named characters other than the powerful ones who were way too old for what I had planned to do with them.
(4): I confess, that was my first impression of the Witch's Uniform when I started watching Strike Witches…and before anyone else makes a comment about this, let me explain what was going on back then: Strike Witches basically introduced me to the Ecchi genre of Anime, heck, I didn't even know what most of these genre's meant and just browsed action anime when this series popped up in my search. This was still long before I started writing...
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AND DONE!
Now this chapter is longer than I anticipated, but then again, I think I am only halfway through the actual intro part of this Story.
On a Side Note…I have no name for this Story yet, so can anyone help me? PM me if you are interested in Ideas, please don't put them in the Reviews if possible.
Please R&R.
