Hey guys and welcome to the first actual chapter of this fic. Glad to see there's a good amount of interest in this and hopefully this will be as fun as I think it will be.
I have a large list of creatures/monsters/enemies to have Naruto hunt when he's ready, maybe some women from the items that the creatures are from will appear maybe not. Undecided on that, but regardless still should be fun for the hunting to be done.
Anyway, this chapter is gonna have Naruto joining the Predator race and starting his education as well as introducing Naruto's family.
Oh, and I forgot to add one item to the caste list, I will put it here at the bottom and later on I'll add it to the first/intro chapter.
Don't think there's anything else to cover, so let's get this show on the road.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto, Predator, Alien, Alien Vs Predator, any of their associated items, or anything else that may show up in this fic. Be nice if I did, but I don't.
{Predator Speech/Language}
"Speech"
"Thoughts"
[Conversation thoughts]
"Kurama, warped, dark, pissed off Naruto Speech"
"Thoughts"
[Conversation Thoughts.]
CHAPTER 1: FINDING A MAELSTROM
LOCATION, TIME, AND DATE UNKNOWN
He opened his eyes and flinched as he did, the brightness was just so intense right now. Peaking a bit, he saw he was in a glass tank with liquid of some kind surrounding, just as it had been for as long as he could remember.
How long had he been floating in this tank? Days? Weeks? Months? Maybe even a year? Two years?
He didn't know, his best friend didn't know either, and it was thanks to said friend that he wasn't going crazy being trapped in this tank and possibly why he had survived as long as he had.
If anyone had told him that he'd escape a few drunks wanting to hurt him just to get captured by a fucking alien and turned into a science experiment by it and it's friends, he would have said you were high or fucking insane. Yet, here he was, trapped like a fish in a tank unable to do anything as they kept adding and doing things to the liquid he was floating in.
Clearly, they were trying to change him, and it was sadly working based on the fact his feet and hands had webbing, his fingers were tipped with claws, his skin was more reptile like, his head was bigger, and his mouth had changed a bit. Now he had four large fangs that were connected outside of his mouth to flesh flaps while he had lips that covered his altered mouth as now all of his teeth were razor sharp.
All in all, he was definitely not human anymore, the only things remaining from his human appearance were his blonde hair; though now it was in dreads like bands rather than spikey wild hair; his crystal blue eyes, and his tanned skin tone.
If not for his best friend, he'd also likely not even remember his name or much of anything else he still remembered.
Naruto. Naruto Uzumaki.
That was his name.
The only thing he truly had of his old life.
Breaking him from those thoughts was the same thing that had awoken him from his sleep: A glaring flashing red light and a sound that seemed like an alarm. [Seems our captors are getting some unexpected company. Maybe if we're lucky they'll either free or just take us prisoner outside of this cursed tank] Kurama, aka the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, spoke from within him.
Kurama had been sealed inside of Naruto since his birth, using what the people of his world called Sealing Arts. According to Kurama, the only true limit of the art was the user's imagination and skill. As such, containing an entity of dark/cruel/powerful Chakra, a life energy utilized by the people of their world, wasn't out of the realm of possibility.
Kurama had befriended and helped Naruto as much as he could since neither asked for the forced symbiotic relationship; especially since Kurama was screwed if Naruto died as he was tied to him through the seal. So, Kurama decided to make the best of it and was Naruto's primary teacher, brother/father figure, friend, and mentor in a variety of things.
[Maybe, hopefully they aren't just going to kill me for being some hybrid or decide to eat me.] Naruto thought a bit bitterly as he felt exhausted, though part of him just hoped he'd see the assholes killed before he died.
[Hence why I am readying that emergency burst of chakra that I've been storing over the years when I wasn't making sure you survived this shit and also taking time to improve you while that happened. We can either A) expel it all at once and make a decent sized explosion or B) use it to give you enhanced speed and strength while removing some fatigue so you can attempt to escape. Either way, you have a chance to escape.] Kurama stated making Naruto give a mental nod before he noticed what sounded like roars and blasts occurring.
A body was suddenly flung at the tank and smashed against the glass wall. It then slowly slid down to the floor leaving a blood trail on the glass and Naruto idly noted that the body was one of his captors and they now sported a hole in their head, luckily whatever punctured the head didn't keep going through the tank.
Naruto then watched as three figures approached the tank and saw that they were the same species as his captors. They were more outfitted and had some skulls hanging on them, though, especially the middle one who had white hair/tendrils and seemed to have more armor and armaments on it than the other two, though one was clearly female given the shape of her chest.
Naruto prepared himself as he saw the younger male aim a weapon at him only for the older male to stop him and snarl something. The older one then walked up to the tank with a hammer like weapon and smashed the glass causing the water to pour out taking Naruto with it as he hit the ground and rolled a bit.
Groaning, Naruto tried to push himself up, but found that the whole time floating and getting experimented on had pretty much shot his muscles for the moment. He blinked as he found himself scooped up into a blanket by the female before he was carried out, though he did notice the older one threw something behind them and a steady beeping came.
Exiting, wherever they were, Naruto had to flinch and close his eyes as it was exceedingly brighter than inside where he was. Slowly prying his eyes open, he saw a large, advanced warship with three of his captors being chained up for transport with another two of his rescuers standing guard over them.
The older looking rescuer gave a roar and the guards forced the prisoners into the ship while Naruto was carried inside before the ship took off a few moments before the base he was in exploded.
He was taken to a room and placed on a metal slab and, for a minute, Naruto was afraid they were going to try and cut him open or something as another one of the aliens was there looking at a metal pad. Thankfully, all that happened was that a ring formed over him and scanned him before retracting again.
He was then picked up again and carried to what seemed to be a bed and placed in it with a growl being sent towards him. Naruto didn't know how or why, but he understood it as an order to sleep and decided he could use a chance at more peaceful sleep and was out before he even realized it.
LATER
Naruto jolted awake as he felt a change in the air around him and looked around to see nothing out of the ordinary as he sat up and rolled his neck before moving different parts of his body to get the kinks out. Kurama had been instructing him for a couple years in different methods of improving himself, if it wasn't tutoring in his mind, then it was giving him exercises to try and do to improve himself.
Being contained in two Kage wives had its perks, especially since they never 100% shut him out of their connection. Thus, he had decades of knowledge and experience for training and improving skills and the body.
Right now, he was stiff and sore, but that was to be expected given he'd been in that tank for who knew how long. Even with Kurama and his own healing factor working, it didn't immediately solve everything.
He turned to the door as it opened and the female from before entered. She paused as she looked at him a moment before she gave a couple clicks and a snarl, which for some reason Naruto knew she was telling him to get dressed and follow her.
[I can only assume that the clicks and snarls are their version of a language. I guess that you're… transition gave you a bit of innate knowledge of the language.] Kurama informed making Naruto grunt a bit before he stood and moved to where the female motioned showing a loincloth like bit of clothing and nothing else.
Not caring, he got it on with only a slight bit of difficulty, his legs were still a bit stiff, and looked to the female.
She nodded her head before walking off with Naruto following her since he didn't have a ton of other options available to him at the moment.
They walked for a minute or so before they came to a large cargo area where at least a dozen of the aliens were along with the three prisoners. Before he could try and look over the equipment there, the far side of the wall opened revealing it to be a set of large doors and Naruto flinched slightly at the sudden influx of light and heat that came as they opened.
He felt himself nudged forward and figured it was the female, so he started walking forward until he was standing just behind the older looking alien who stood proudly with a spear in hand as the others all lined up alongside him before a series of roars could be heard and Naruto saw a crowd of the aliens roaring and beating their chests in happiness and respect.
The older one then raised his spear and roared loudly into the air making the crowd go even wilder as a squad of six aliens came and took the three prisoners away. The older one then began clicking and growling as he motioned to each of the other aliens before then motioning to Naruto himself.
Naruto didn't understand it all, he got "blooded", "honorable", "half-breed", "high elders", "respect", "new blood", "hatchling", "wait and see", and a couple other things. However, he could tell from the looks that the crowd either pitied him, thought he was nothing important, or even saw something akin to amusement in their faces.
The older one then clicked something else and the crowd was quiet, Naruto believed the guy had said something about "adopt" meaning the guy was asking if anyone would take him in. Since he could hear the silence prevailing, he was about to state he didn't need anyone to take him in when the female that had carried and led him stepped out and beat her chest.
She began growling and clicking and the older one nodded, with Naruto believing he heard 'wanting a child' and 'will teach him how to fight' amongst her talking, before the older one motioned to her and stomped the bottom of his spear on the ground.
The crowd beat their chests before it and the others from the ship began dispersing with the female staying beside him. She then knelt in front of him and began clicking and growling, {… you…. Understand?} She asked with Naruto still not fully grasping the language.
{I… think.} He stated uncertainly finding himself having a hard time trying to communicate.
{You…learn…time.} She stated as she nodded and patted his head.
She then stood and motioned him to follow her as she began walking, which Naruto did since he was now on an alien planet with no idea of how things worked or who he could possibly offend.
Looking around, he saw the planet was pretty barren with only rock, dirt, and different houses made of rock with a few made of metal and some landing platforms for the ships.
He saw hundreds of the aliens walking around, though he was a bit surprised at the fact the females were pretty much nude except for loincloths, bikini like outfits (which only did the bare minimum of covering them), or a simple panty. The males only had loincloths or a few, which were heading towards the landing platforms, were outfitted in fishnet clothes and some armor.
He could hear Kurama chuckling at the sight of the various females, especially since they weren't bad to look at. The males had more vicious looking faces, no lips and rows of sharp teeth, and much more scaly skin. The females' skin was smoother, their assets were nice to look at, and they at least had something resembling lips over their teeth.
Kurama could also tell many were ready to mate given the pheromones they were releasing, but he kept that to himself since Naruto wasn't nearly ready for that.
He had educated Naruto on females to the best of his abilities, but he wasn't planning to do mating for a while yet.
Naruto mainly took note of the different weapons and such that different ones were carrying. He did note that some had different variants of gear while some had extras and others didn't have certain ones.
Not that he knew what any of them were.
He also noted that many were glancing at the female, he assumed his new adopted mother, and were either giving her judging, scornful, or pitying looks as they passed. He also noted that they were looking at him with pitying, incredulous, wrathful, fearful, and indifferent expressions across the variety of people, though some of the younger (he assumed based on the height of them barely reaching the knee of the adults and the lacking chest department for some) looked at him in curiosity and wonder.
Naruto assumed word of his… heritage had spread already or there was some telling look about him. Still, there was still comfort in that it was better than what he got from Konoha.
He turned his attention back to the female he was following as they reached a home and she walked in and Naruto was quick to follow her.
The dwelling was furnished with furs, leathers, stone and metal furniture, and some workbenches and tables along with a dining area, kitchen, and hallways that likely led to bedrooms and toilets. {Wait here.} The female's voice brought Naruto out of his analyzing as she walked down a hallway.
Naruto waited a few minutes, he didn't want to risk pissing her off, making someone around here angry, or that this was just some test to prove if he could stay here or not. He took that time to look around the room he was in noting anything out of the ordinary, though to be fair the entire situation was out of the ordinary.
He then turned as he heard footsteps and found the female had returned; his sense of smell told him it was the same female given that he hadn't seen her without her mask so far . He was momentarily surprised to see that she was naked showing her entire body to him without any shame or reservations.
Naruto took that chance to fully look over his new caretaker. She stood at 10 foot 9 inches and was very fit. Her dreadlocks/tendrils on her head were purple and reached her shoulders and complimented her amethyst-colored eyes. Her skin was a forest green with her chest being a darker yellow color. Naruto also had to hear from Kurama that she had wide hips, toned thighs, a large ass, and at least H cup tits, making her a good choice of a mate for the future, especially since her wide hips made her perfect for breeding.
Naruto didn't really understand or care about that bit at the moment, though he couldn't deny seeing her breasts like that was nice. Naruto assumed it was both the fact he knew a boy his age shouldn't be seeing tits yet, but also from his new biological makeup since for all he knew the aliens were able to mate at a young age.
Naruto broke from his observations as the woman chuckled, {Nice to know I'm still attractive.} She stated as Naruto blinked and blushed, {Ah, you seem to have acclimated to our native tongue now. I am known as Zasphun.} She introduced as Naruto nodded his head.
{I… named…Naruto.} He replied a bit brokenly as he was still used to talking like a human and not through clicks and growls.
{You'll improve with time. Don't worry.} She stated as she patted his head before leading him out back.
There, he saw a large area with walls, a pool, a table and chairs for eating, reclined chairs, and what looked like a set of training/target dummies. However, that wasn't all as there were another five females all relaxing in the area around the pool, with two swimming. Things were only a bit more awkward from the fact that they were all nude as well.
One was 10 foot 4 inches with blue skin that had green spots, green dreads that were long on the top of her head but short on the sides and back, emerald eyes, GG cup breasts, firm ass, toned body, and wide hips.
The second was the same height with black skin and green spots, flowing fiery red dreads to her mid-back, scarlet-colored eyes, FF tits, plump and firm ass, toned body, and thick thighs.
The third was grey skinned with lavender dreads that reached her mid back and had amber eyes. She had Ann HH set of tits, a bouncy ass, wide hips, and toned body.
The fourth was one of the two swimming and was the tallest and most stacked. She stood at a height of 11 feet 8 inches, had silver dreads, pitch black eyes, yellow skin with red marks, J cup breasts, a nice bouncy ass, wide hips, thick thighs, and was more muscular than the others.
The fifth and last was the other one swimming and was the shortest of the group at 6 foot 7 inches. Her skin was brown with black spots, her dreads were jet black and reached her shoulders, and her eyes were charcoal. She also had H cup tits, a plump ass, thick thighs, and a toned body. Another noteworthy thing was that her claws were gold colored.
All in all, they were beautiful women and the fact that they were naked was making it hard for Naruto to not stare.
A patting on his head drew his attention back to his new adoptive mother and saw her looking at him in amusement, no shame or anger, just amusement. It seemed that him looking/staring at them wasn't rude or offensive like with humans, but she found it amusing all the same.
{Girls, I'm home.} Zasphun called drawing attention as the females all stood and came towards them.
{Sister, you return and with some new trophies I'm guessing.} The grey skinned one with lavender hair stated as she approached and put her forehead to Zasphun's.
{And a hatchling, though from the smell, he's a half-breed.} The silver haired one with yellow skin and red marks stated as she stared at Naruto with her black eyes.
{Yes, he's a foundling. Some Bad Bloods had captured him and were experimenting on him, my guess was to raise their own forces through conversion of races that were sentient enough to be effective.} Zasphun stated as she patted and stroked his head.
{And you've taken him in as your own?} The short one with brown skin asked as she walked up.
{Yes, our Hunt Master contacted the Elders and explained some of what was found on the computers and files. Apparently, there is something unique about the boy and the Elders wish to see him trained and educated in our ways, to truly test his mettle.} Zasphun stated as the other clicked and looked at him.
{Hopefully he will have the tenacity and drive necessary.} The black skinned one stated as she eyed him with a look he couldn't identify, though Naruto was also curious at her near monotone type of voice.
{I believe he will. His name is Naruto.} Zasphun stated before she motioned to each one. {This is Noctel, the middle sister of us.} She stated as she motioned to the blue with green spotted skinned one.
{This is Sarana, the eldest.} She continued motioning to the yellow with red marked skinned one.
{Next we have Zinta, the second eldest.} She motioned to the grey skinned one.
{Lastly for our family, we have Wikka, the youngest.} She stated motioning to the shortest one.
{This is a friend of ours named Nala.} She finished motioning to the last one, who had the black skin with green spots.
{Pleasure…to meet…you all.} Naruto stated still struggling a bit with the language still.
{He's a cute little sucker.} Noctel stated as she patted his head and found she liked the feel of his dreads.
{Indeed.} Zasphun stated with a small chuckle as each of the girls patted his head except for Sarana, who merely stared at him as she clicked her teeth and walked back to her seat.
{Don't be saddened or offended, little one, Sarana is very serious as she only wishes for our family to be cared for and well looked after. Having a half-blood isn't usually a… honoring task in many people's eyes.} Wikka stated as Naruto looked at her a moment.
{It all right, had worse from former home.} Naruto stated as he was slowly getting the hang of talking with his new face.
{Just work hard and bring glory to our family, Sarana will come around in time.} Zinta stated knowing how her elder sister was.
Naruto merely nodded, he was just a stranger who was now part of their family, and she didn't know what to expect on whether he'd bring shame or glory to them.
He'd just have to work to prove to them that he could belong.
NEXT DAY
Zasphun walked to the room she had put her new child in. She still remembered explaining to her sisters, and Nala, why she had taken in Naruto and it was more than simply because of the honor of doing a service for the Elders. She was merely of the same mindset that a few females found themselves: She wanted a child, didn't matter if it was biological or adopted. The problem was no males were worth her time, had died before they could prove themselves worthy, or were already mated and she didn't feel like contending with their current mates to have companionship and motherhood.
There was also something… different about Naruto that made her want to have him, raise him, and train him to be a hunter and warrior. She could see it in his eyes and a bit in how he moved that he already had a warrior spirit and some form of training, she just had to nurture and bring it out to truly make him into a capable warrior and hunter.
She had had a hard time explaining this to her dear sisters, but she thought she managed to get them to understand at least some of it. The fact that Naruto didn't back down from the staring and tried to not stare at them or their tits didn't hurt his standing with them.
Like Zasphun, they were a bit flattered that they could be desirable in his eyes, especially since they had the same luck as Zasphun with mates.
Shaking those thoughts away, she approached the door and knocked before opening it. Only, she was surprised and confused when she found he wasn't there. The bed; really a stone slab with furs and some handmade cushions; was neat and made and there was no sign he had slept there at all.
Sniffing around, she found his scent and followed it before coming to the backyard and paused at the sight before her. Noctel and Wikka were relaxing in some chairs, nude of course, and were watching as Naruto was doing pushups at a fairly decent pace while she also noted Sarana was nearby doing some work on one of her tools, though she also kept looking to Naruto.
Walking up to them, she nodded her head to her sisters before motioning to Naruto, {How long has he been at this?} Zasphun asked curiously as her sisters kept watching Naruto work.
{He was at it before we came out, some three or four hours ago.} Wikka stated as Zasphun looked surprised and looked at Naruto, but didn't see any signs of fatigue or sweat on him.
{So far, he's done punches, kicks, squats, and, from what he mentioned, he ran around the pool for a few hours. I've seen hardened warriors not this dedicated to training and getting into shape, you surely picked an interesting one, sister.} Noctel chimed in as Naruto apparently finished his pushups.
He then went to the edge of the pool and sat on the edge before spinning around and laying back, so his legs were hooked on the edge and the top half of himself was submerged in the pool. He stayed there a minute before he did a sit up coming out of the water and taking a breath before he dunked himself again.
{He's certainly got interesting ideas. He works his core while also training his lungs and legs as well.} Wikka stated sounding impressed as Naruto kept working.
{While also working to cool himself off if he has begun to work up a sweat.} Noctel chimed in seeing that it was a way to shock his body when he began to get warm or worked up.
Zasphun wasn't sure what to think, she had gotten up this morning intending to let her new charge rest a bit and ease him into things, but instead he seemed eager and ready, if not fully prepared, to train and work hard right away. She couldn't help the bit of pride she felt knowing her child was like that, so young but so ready and eager to prove himself and train to be a hunter and warrior.
She took a seat and watched as Naruto kept doing his sit ups while alternating the pace as he'd dunk and hold, rise and hold, then start rapidly doing them giving him little time to exchange breath before he was dunking again. She was almost afraid he may overdo it if he wasn't careful with this.
A thought then occurred to her, {Has he eaten anything today?} She asked and the two shrugged to say that they didn't know. {Would one of you mind making some food? While admirable, he shouldn't train like this without food in him.} Zasphun asked and Noctel nodded and got up before walking away, enjoying the fact that Naruto stared for a minute as he sat up, no doubt her hips swaying her firm ass and her tits jiggling got his attention.
She was gonna have so much fun teasing him and getting to feel good about being desired.
Zasphun merely shook her head at her sister's antics and took a seat to watch Naruto. Eventually he had done enough sit ups and fully fell into the pool and began doing laps, then he got out and climbed on the wall that surrounded their home by just his fingers and began doing pull ups both facing the wall and facing away from it. He then dropped and began doing previous exercises again.
Eventually, Noctel came out with food and Zasphun called Naruto to stop and eat. Naruto paused a long moment before nodding and getting back to his feet and coming over to eat with them. {Naruto, do you always train that hard?} Zasphun asked wanting to know about her boy.
{No, trained hard to stop being sluggish.} Naruto stated as he tore into some meat finding his body wanted food badly once he smelled it. {Bads kept in tank, couldn't use muscles or train, now stronger and need control and work kinks out.} He continued as he swallowed the food he had.
{I see.} She stated knowing that he was found in a tank of liquid and their race was more physically capable than a typical Human. She was a bit proud of her son to be dedicated to being in shape and getting a handle on his new physical capabilities and knowing how important that was.
{Where did you get ideas for those training exercises?} Noctel asked and Naruto chomped on some meat.
{Friend saw training, thought it good for me.} Naruto stated as he swallowed the bit he chomped. {He's been with me whole life and is more knowledgeable.} Naruto added getting more of the hang of it as he talked.
{Your friend did not train too?} Wikka asked curiously and Naruto shook his head.
{He didn't need it; it was useless for him.} Naruto stated as it was true, none of the training for humans was necessary or even functional for a Biju.
{Why's that?} Zasphun asked in confusion.
{He's a great beast of power, what good is human training for him?} Naruto stated not sure how to translate Biju into the current language. The four women just looked at him like he sprouted a second head. {On my home planet, we had 9 great beasts capable of destroying cities in a matter of moments. You can't kill them as they just reform a few years later. So, some of us learned how to contain and trap these beasts inside of Human bodies, my mother was one such person. When she was giving birth to me, a man appeared and ripped the beast out of her and set it loose upon my home village. My father, leader of the village, fought to contain it and then had no choice but to seal the beast inside me. However, despite what many believed, the beast wasn't stupid or anything, he was capable of speech and had a name. While my village disliked me for containing him, he helped protect and teach me to survive and be better.} Naruto stated and each of them noted the undertone of dislike, if not hatred, when he mentioned his village.
{Seems a bit farfetched.} Sarana stated before Naruto closed his eyes and he was suddenly surrounded by a red flaming like aura as his claws lengthened, his teeth sharpened and lengthened, and his eyes turned blood red.
The aura he was giving off made them choke on their breath, {Seeing is believing, isn't it?} Naruto asked with his voice getting deeper and a bit crueler as he spoke before the aura dissipated.
{Amazing, you can tap into his power?} Wikka asked in awe while Sarana was frowning a bit.
{Yes, but I don't plan to use it much. I want my skills and reputation to be built on what I have done, what I've accomplished without crutch. I only plan to use power if the situation is completely dire or important enough that I need win at all costs.} Naruto stated making Sarana's look change to one of slight approval.
{Good, such things can be viewed as dishonorable if they're not justified.} Sarana stated knowing that she, and many along with her, would find having access to power or talent not your own as cowardly, disgraceful, and disrespectful to those who strive to hunt and prove themselves purely.
Of course, she wasn't about to denounce using said power if the situation was bad enough. If she were to find herself stranded among a hive of Xenomorphs, she'd gladly unleash that power before she'd even try using her bomb to try and wipe them out and live to tell the tale.
{Just so long as you understand that you shouldn't rely solely on that, I think you'll grow to be a great hunter and warrior.} Noctel stated as she patted his head, which Zasphun had explained yesterday meant he was accepted.
Though she didn't elaborate on why he kept getting patted.
{Not to mention he'll need that dedication and drive for the academy and the martial training.} Wikka stated knowing that those who slacked in the academy were usually punished.
{Academy?} Naruto asked and Zasphun nodded.
{Yes, it's the school to train young hunters until they either die or have succeeded in a Great Hunt. The Great Hunt is when hunters of different ages, though no less than 16 seasons, attempt to hunt Xenomorphs.} Zasphun explained as Naruto nodded already guessing that Xenomorphs had to be dangerous entities to warrant being the prey for what basically passed as a test of adulthood/coming of age trial.
{Sounds fun.} Naruto stated as he tore into another piece of meat making the women smirk slightly.
{He's going to fit in just fine around here.} Noctel stated with a grin.
DAYS LATER: ACADEMY
Naruto walked alongside Zasphun towards where the Academy was located and he was looking forward to it. Kurama was as well as he wanted Naruto to be the best and strongest hunter that there ever was, he planned to do that for him as a ninja so now it was as a hunter. He wouldn't settle for anything less than the best of the best to be his container.
This was especially true as Naruto wasn't going to use his chakra unless necessary, though the boy would need to do the training for his chakra all over again as the mutation he went through had screwed with his reserves and control. While understandable, it was still very annoying for both of them to have a couple of years of hard work thrown out the window.
He'd also have to grow adjusted to Kurama's chakra as well, neither needed him going into a blood frenzy if he tapped into too much after all.
Naruto also was ignoring the stares and looks from people as he passed. Zasphun had explained quite a bit of the culture to him so he wouldn't be completely lost and one of those things was that half-breeds were basically tolerated to be disposed of rather than potentially wasting/losing pureblooded hunters.
Rather insulting in Naruto's mind, but he was an outsider looking in on a culture and traditions so he couldn't fully judge them or their customs. Plus, for all he knew, the half-breeds before him were incompetent or incredibly weak and thus had no reason to be respected.
He broke from his musings as he saw a large stone structure with towers, courtyards, and training equipment easily visible. He saw various younger males; evidenced by a few distinctions such as dread length, fang length, stance, build, and a few others; and females, which were evidenced just based on their breasts and body not being developed yet. He also saw some older ones that weren't too much older than him, not like his new family.
Apparently, his new relatives were older than he would have thought. Zasphun was 406, Noctel was 408, Sarana was 420, Zinta was 414, and Wikka was 386. Meanwhile, their friend Nala was 207 and the hunt master who found Naruto was 586. Even more amazing was that none of them were classified as old by their standards.
That had been a real eye opener for both Naruto and Kurama as they realized that his own lifespan was likely going to be up there as well, especially with his ancestry and Kurama fueling his body too.
It was certainly something to consider for the future.
He turned his attention back to the present as an older Yautja, which is what Zasphun said their race was called, approached and had an air of confidence, bordering arrogance, and experience about him. {Zasphun, Argus said you'd have a new hatchling to join the classes. A half-breed at that, we'll see if he can keep up with the other students.} He stated as he eyed Naruto, who stared back unflinchingly.
{He may yet surprise even you, Atos, just watch.} Zasphun stated as the now named Atos hummed a bit before grunting and walking off.
{Your ex?} Naruto asked as he looked at his adopted mother, or bearer as the term was for the Yautja, who merely snorted.
{He wishes so, but no, we've never had anything.} She stated before kneeling in front of him. {I expect to hear good things about you later on, do not cause trouble but if someone else starts it then you finish it.} Zasphun stated as Naruto nodded making her smile before she patted his head and walked off.
{Young one, here.} A female voice called and he turned to see, obviously, a woman with yellow spotted green skin, black dreads that reached her midback with white tips, and had orange eyes. Her figure was also nice to look at as she had G breasts, a fit build, tight ass, and wide hips.
She was also standing with a group of children, who were all looking at him, as he approached. {You are Zasphun's new little sucker, correct?} She asked and Naruto nodded.
{I'm Naruto, yes.} He replied and she nodded.
{Good, I am Mew-Mew and I am an educator here. I am escorting new attendees to their main teaching area, and that includes you.} She stated and Naruto nodded.
{Lead on then.} He stated and she smirked a bit before turning and walking off with Naruto and the other young Yautja following her.
Eventually they came to a room within the structure that Naruto could see was modeled to be a school room and an older male, oldest that Naruto had seen based on the wrinkles and weathered look to him, stood at the front. {Thank you, Mew-Mew. All of you, line up into columns and stand at attention, the lesson is about to begin.} He stated as Mew-Mew beat her chest and left as Naruto and the rest all moved to line up, though Naruto noticed one of them behind him wasn't fully in line.
He was around 4 foot 9 inches tall with black skin that had green streaks through it, brown dreads that only just covered his neck, a fit build, and a pair of murky brown eyes.
{Psst, move to your right a bit, you're not fully in line.} Naruto spoke softly making the boy, as Naruto could tell it was a male based on the lack of breasts, widen his eyes before he quickly stepped to the side and was in line.
{Thanks.} He whispered back as Naruto grunted lightly and turned his attention to the teacher.
{Now, my young hunters-to-be, we will start with the primary concern for our people: The rules and laws of the hunt.} He stated as there was excited chattering and clicking from the others as Naruto stood there impassively. {The following are the rules that we follow and you would be wise to memorize and engrave them in your hearts.} He stated before he began scratching into the wall behind him with his claws.
1: Never Hunt the Young: Nothing under 15 seasons.
2: Never hunt the old: Typical species of over 70 seasons.
3: Never hunt prey that is unarmed, it is dishonorable.
4: Never hunt the female, it is dishonorable, especially if she is pregnant with child. Even if she is armed, you do not touch her as she could be protecting her young as all bearers should.
5: Never hunt that which is sick or ill, it is unfair and there is no honor in killing a prey that is weak through no action of your own.
6: You hunt for sport and the thrill of the hunt, never for the pleasure or enjoyment of killing.
7: You do not steal the kill of another hunter, it is dishonorable.
8: You do NOT EVER hunt or harm your brothers and sisters of the hunt without expressed permission from an Elder such as through trial by combat, a fight to prove yourself to a mate, or some other occurrence.
9: You do not hunt prey that is wounded through no action of your own, it is dishonorable and unsporting to hunt prey that has been weakened before you've even attempted to hunt it.
{Breaking any of these rules can face you with being cast out or excommunicated by our people and you will need to go through the trials to redeem yourself unless the Elders have deemed your offences too severe to be allowed.} He stated as he finished scratching the last of them in. {Are there any questions?} He asked and many raised their hands.
{Is there a limit to how many prey we can hunt on any excursion?} One youngling asked and the teacher clicked.
{Not unless it is a training hunt on one of the many preserves we keep. We can't very well have our young hunters cleaning out the areas we are trying to keep populated after all.} He answered as if expecting the question and answered a few more and Naruto could tell he had answered these same questions likely many times in the past.
Naruto then raised his hand as others stopped asking and the teacher nodded to him, {What if the prey we find likes to fight unarmed? There were members on my former home that preferred to fight with their hands and feet than with any weapons.} Naruto asked and the teacher clicked a bit.
{A good question. If you find a fitting prey that can fight without any armaments, such as claws or teeth or weapons, then you must battle them without such things yourself. You will fight them with brute strength and skill rather than through better equipment.} The teacher stated sounding pleased to answer a question that was not common.
{What if we find a prey that is wounded, old, or sick and it wishes to die fighting than to waste away? Do we ignore it's wishes, or do we abide by them?} Naruto asked next as the teacher nodded.
{Fair question, young one. If such an occurrence comes to pass, then you may kill the prey in combat, but you do not take any trophies from them save for the rare occurrences of hunting Humans, or a small number of other sentient species, that they feel the need to offer one of their weapons as a sign of respect. If such a thing happens, you are honor bound to accept the weapon as a trophy and to treat it with respect. Many a Hunter have done this in the past by using said weapons in combat and for the hunt to both honor the Rory and to challenge themselves with something new.} The teacher informed as the other students began clicking and muttering as they processed this.
{Are the rules of the hunt different for our sisters? They are females yet they are capable of hunting and many are known to be vicious and lethal huntresses that can outshine many a hunter.} Naruto asked and the teacher hummed as a small smirk came to his face.
{The laws and rules of the hunt are a bit more… lenient for female hunters as they have a better appreciation for certain aspects of the hunt. It is not my place to state those, however, and it is not any of you young males' place to pry into the traditions of the huntresses either.} The teacher answered, while at the same time not answering.
{Beyond the unarmed opponent, is there any other prey that comes with restrictions on what gear we can use against them?} Naruto then asked making the teacher click a bit.
{A worthy question. No, none that I am aware of, it will primarily be whether or not you think the prey can stand up to whatever piece of equipment you use. For instance, many a species can't take a blast from our Plasma Casters without ruining any chance of claiming an intact skull as a trophy. Another instance is that a plasma mine is guaranteed to ruin the chances of an intact hide or skin of a good many creatures that we hunt. However, there are numerous prey that can withstand a plasma mine and not be harmed in the slightest and those that getting shot by a Plasma Caster is like getting hit by a pebble thrown by a newborn hatchling. It generally comes down to your discretion, what trophy you wish to gain, how sturdy the prey is, and so on and so forth.} The teacher instructed making many click and mutter.
{How many worthy preys are there?} Naruto asked again and the teacher clicked and chuckled slightly.
{Worth is at your own discretion, but there are numerous species that have been hunted by our kind and I imagine there are still numerous ones that have yet to be targets of our hunts. The galaxy is vast and even with our advances, time spent hunting, and exploration, we have not even scratched beyond the surface of what it has to offer us to hunt and gain glory and honor through.} The teacher stated as there was excited chattering among the students, especially at the prospect at finding new prey.
{What if we encounter a female and she begins attacking and we are unable to get away without harming her?} Naruto asked as many were now looking at him with interest and respect for asking questions that were worth knowing, though Naruto had a slight advantage in having Kurama also being curious and since he couldn't ask, Naruto asked for him.
{Ah, a worthy question. Many hunters have had this problem. If you are faced with such a thing, you will try to incapacitate her without injuring her midsection should she be with child and your helmet is not equipped to scan for such a thing. If incapacitation is not possible, and it is you or them, then you may kill the female but if you take a trophy, it is up to the Elders to decide if you can keep it or not. If the female is pregnant, you must avoid having to kill her at all costs unless it is truly unavoidable.} The teacher explained as this had happened in the past and the Elders had reviewed footage captured by the hunter's helmets and it was proven that the female was relentless and worthy of being prey and left the hunter no choice but to slay her.
The class chattered a moment before the teacher spoke again, {Do not take this to mean that you can simply antagonize a female into engaging in combat and then slay her. It is still not as honorable and glorious as a normal prey is.} He stated not wanting the little suckers to think that they could force the situation into their favor. {Are there more questions?} He asked as the chattering quieted and Naruto still had his hand raised impressing the teacher at his thirst for knowledge and having more questions.
{What if a brother or sister of the hunt attempts to harm or kill us? Are we allowed to defend ourselves and harm them so long as it is in self-defense? I know Bad Bloods are allowed to be killed, though it is preferred they are captured to face justice when able, but what if the person attacking isn't classified as a Bad Blood yet?} Naruto asked and the teacher clicked.
{If such an occurrence comes, you are allowed to use force to incapacitate them so they may be interrogated and brought to trial if necessary. However, use of force for your own survival is allowed as there has been instances in the past of hunters, while relaxing, having been ambushed by other hunters that were armed for full combat. The most important aspect for many of these is your survival, survive as long as you can for help to come in some form. If help can't arrive in time, then you must take matters into your own hands to do what you can be comfortable and satisfied with.} The teacher informed making a few whisper and mutter about possibly being ambushed by brothers or sisters of the hunt.
{Are there exceptions to the young age rule? I was told that there were creatures that were to be killed on sight, without exception, regardless of age.} Naruto asked next and the teacher hummed while looking grim.
{Yes, there are two confirmed such species. Xenomorphs, our greatest prey and enemy, are one such creature as they are lethal and dangerous at birth and should be killed as soon as possible. However, if you have reason to suspect a hive is nearby, you can allow the Xenomorph to run in an effort to track them back to the hive.} The teacher instructed as many began clicking or growling, {The other exception is the unholy abominations known as the Predaliens, those of our kin that have been infected by the Xenomorphs and created an unholy monster. They are to be wiped out upon seeing one, no exceptions, excuses, or hesitations no matter who the creature was made from. It is dishonorable and disgusting to allow one to live and a disgrace to the memory of the brother or sister that gave their lives to unwillingly create such a thing.} The teacher stated with a growl in his voice at the thought of the Predaliens.
The various clicking whispers going around showed that many of them were curious of them. {This also brings up a point to be on the lookout and beware of the Heretics. Fools and heathens who dare to try and create such abominations thinking they are the next step in becoming the ultimate hunters. They are the ultimate criminals and scum of our society and it is best beware of them to avoid them trying to turn you into one of those abominations.} The teacher warned as many clicked and seemed a bit shaken that such a group could exist among their race.
{Are there any more questions?} The teacher asked and found Naruto had another.
{Is it wrong to take pleasure in the hunt and killing certain prey? Like say if we are hunting a prey that managed to kill family or a sibling of the hunt? Or say if we hunt Xenomorphs or are tasked with purging Predaliens?} Naruto asked and the teacher hummed a long moment.
{There are times yes, that pleasure comes into play when killing a prey during a hunt. It could be from being victorious over a particularly vicious or tough prey or perhaps over the fact that you have completed a mating challenge and thus can have the mate you desire. Killing to regain honor or for revenge can also bring a sense of pleasure, which is understandable. Killing as part of your duty to the tribe and species or to achieve a great accomplishment or honor is also understandable to give pleasure. The point, young one, is never hunt just for pleasure. We hunt for challenge, for sport, to push ourselves, to test the mettle of new prey, and see how strong and skilled we truly are. So, no, there's nothing wrong in taking pleasure at times, it is just not what you should be trying to achieve whenever you hunt.} The teacher stated making Naruto nod as he finally lowered his hand.
The teacher gave a look around the room to see if there were any other questions and, finding none, began moving on with the lesson while pretending he didn't hear the mutterings and talking about the questions Naruto had asked.
Truthfully, he himself was a bit impressed, most young hunters just asked about what they could hunt, but he wanted to know about any possible exceptions or reasons for the rules to be ignored just in the off chance of it happening. Most likely wanted to learn what his restrictions were and what to do if he found prey that was worthy but wasn't fully in the rules.
He was certainly an interesting one, hopefully he'd prove himself physically as well as he was mentally.
A while later had them going to one of the courtyards where there was a slab of rock with a large circle carved into it. {All right, today for physical training it will be a simple matter of one-on-one matches where you must get your opponent outside of the circle by any means so long as it does no lead to permanent injury or death. After you win, you will face one of the other winners in the next round until there is only one.} The teacher stated making many chatter in interest and excitement. {Now, first up we have…} Naruto tuned out the teacher and just watched the matches, though they were nothing impressive as many were just using brute force rather than strategizing or having any actual skill or training.
He did note that the one boy he had helped seemed to have trouble keeping track of his opponent, which led Kurama to assume his eyesight wasn't that great, but he was still determined to become a great hunter. The boy, who Naruto learned was named Crix, had lost, but it wasn't a shutout victory for his opponent as he gave as good as he took.
Naruto then turned his attention to the teacher as he was called up against a boy named Nuzor, who was 4'6" with green skin that had white flame marks across it, black dreads that reached his shoulders, fit but not overly bulky build, and ghostly blue eyes. Nuzor nodded to him and Naruto returned it before they took their positions across from each other.
Naruto and he stood facing each other for a few moments before he charged. Naruto dodged to the left before delivering a punch to his face making him stumble and stagger a bit, clearly not expecting the hit or the strength behind it. Naruto quickly delivered a spartan kick that sent Nuzor skidding back towards the edge of the ring, but he was able to stop himself before he moved back towards Naruto intending to tackle him out.
Naruto wasn't having any of that and quickly spun around him and delivered a roundhouse kick to his back sending him crashing outside of the ring.
The watchers were stunned at the performance and looked to Nuzor to see his reaction as he stood and marched right up to Naruto and stared a long moment. The teacher was ready to break up anything if it came to it, but it was unnecessary as Nuzor barked with laughter and thumped Naruto's shoulder with his fist. {Well done! I'll have to get a rematch some time.} Nuzor stated with a laugh as Naruto smirked.
{Sure.} Naruto stated as they left the ring for the next match.
However, his ears picked up a couple of the students being annoyed, {I can't believe that he lost to that filthy half-breed, it's a disgrace.} Naruto didn't know which boy had said it, but he didn't care, let the fools judge and fail to stand against him.
Naruto didn't have much trouble against any of his opponents as there was no true training or fight in many of them, just attack and see how it goes. While he hadn't done a great deal of physical training, the tank and his age kind of made that hard to do, Kurama had shown him various training exercises by both his parents, the First Hokage, the First Hokage's wife Mito, and various others that his mother and Mito had seen or experienced through training others. He knew the details of the exercises and the training; he just never had the chance to put them into effect until now.
His final opponent was a boy named Akarush and he stood at 4'11" with a sickly green skin that had purple spots, baleful purple dreads that reached between his shoulders, a muscular build but not overly impressive, and cold yellow eyes. It seemed he had a small band of followers based on three others, two males and a female, cheering for him.
Naruto didn't care about that, what he cared about was the arrogant aura and stance he had and the fact that he was looking at Naruto like he was the weakest thing in existence. That wasn't gonna fly with him and he entered the circle and stood ready while his opponent was hunched over with his claws ready.
[I think he intends to show his dislike for half-breeds right now.] Kurama stated seeing the stance to be one for aggression and hostility.
[Perhaps, but he's in for a rude receiving.] Naruto replied before the signal to start was given and he quickly sidestepped a lunging slash from Akarush before he gave a punch.
Akarush managed to dodge the punch, but he was unprepared for Naruto turning the punch into a backhand that staggered him long enough for Naruto to deliver a haymaker that sent him to the ground. A kick to his ribs sent him skidding back to the edge of the ring before he was forced to roll out of the way as Naruto came down with his knee aiming for Akarush' chest and the resulting hit left a crack in the ground.
Akarush lashed out with a kick, but Naruto caught and spun before throwing him out of the ring. {Winner, Naruto!} The teacher called as the trio of supporters for Akarush were shocked while Akarush rose and snarled.
{No! I refuse to lose to some half-breed nobody!} He snarled as Naruto merely looked at him.
{Then you should have done better than that pathetic excuse for fighting.} Naruto stated as Akarush snarled and charged him with Naruto just looking at him before he sidestepped and stuck his foot out causing Akarush to trip and fall to the floor with a skid. As he tried to get up, Naruto literally kicked him in the ass sending him skidding out of the circle, {That's twice now, care to try again?} Naruto asked in a bored tone, mostly just to agitate the asshole and get him in more trouble.
Akarush snarled and rose to his feet before a firm hand on his shoulder made him stop, {That is enough. You've lost, accept it with honor instead of throwing a tantrum like a fresh hatchling.} The teacher stated in a stern voice as Akarush growled before backing off. {Back to the classroom, all of you.} He called making many nod and begin walking while a few congratulated Naruto on his win.
Naruto merely smirked as he walked, so far the life he had was interesting and it was only gonna get better from here.
He was looking forward to being able to hunt and explore the galaxy at large.
He just needed to fully learn about his new people first.
DONE
Hope you all enjoyed the chapter, next time we see more of Naruto growing up and his training.
Now for the item I forgot: Half-breeds.
While not common, a Yautja/Predator has mated with another species and produced half-breeds. While not disliked by the race as a whole, there have been few half-breeds that have competed/kept up with purebred Yautja and as such most Yautja do not respect half-breeds. This is due to lacking in some of the physical capabilities of a Yautja including strength, speed, survivable environments, and longevity. As such, many Yautja consider half-breeds to be inferior or incapable of performing to the same level as a pureblood.
The few that have usually haven't even made it to a century of life and have gone down in glorious combat in service to their clan and race. Because of those few, a few leaders save what can be classified as "suicide missions" only for half-breeds (why waste real hunters after all?) or treat them as disposable. Others merely keep their expectations low when it comes to half-breeds.
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