Naruto Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto meets Yugi- Duelist & Ninja Chaos ❯ Chapter 15 ( Chapter 16 )
Naruto meets Yugi- Ninja & Duelist Chaos
By: DJ Rodriguez & Saiyan Moon Goddess
(Author's Notes: Sorry for the long delay folks, but we have been pretty busy. That, and in a bit of a slump. But now, we're back in business!
Darien: This chapter features the trial of Uchiha Sasuke, with a few surprises in store for all thanks to Yugi and Naruto.
Saiyan Moon Goddess: The team that Yugi will be on now is "Team Gai". -_- Let's hope that Lee doesn't use 'flames of youth' too much, or Yugi-kun will go nuts.
Now, on with the fanfic!)
Chapter 15
Two days have passed since Sasuke attacked Yugi. The word spread like wildfire on how he beat Sasuke, and somehow the info leaked on the small teenager removing Orochimaru's curse seal. The duelist was already out and about, but it made him nervous on how the townsfolk kept looking at him strangely. On the other hand, he had the pleasure of Temari, Amber, and Ino keeping him company.
The kunoichi's visited Yugi frequently when he was in the hospital, trying to keep his stay there pleasant. Of course, Tsunade and Shizune came in at one time and ordered the girls to leave. They did, but luckily for them Temari managed to put a small listening speaker underneath Yugi's bed. The girls heard the conversation in an empty room nearby. Their crush relayed what he dreamt about to the two women, and they were really surprised on what they heard.
Temari, Ino, and Amber were surprised to hear that Yugi was in contact with three powerful gods. Not demons, but actual gods! What was more shocking was his recent ability to summon duel monsters without the aid of his duel disk, and gaining the unique powers of the individual Millenium Items. Ino already had plans for the short young man when he learned to fully harness the powers of the Rod.
Meanwhile, Naruto and Hinata had grown closer. The two were just going out to either eat or spar, but slowly they drew closer together. The fox shinobi still had strong feelings for Sakura, but now it was shifting towards the pale-eyed girl. Let it be said that Naruto looks towards his pink-haired comrade like a sister, and the crush he had on her is now moving to a more feasible target.
Currently, Yugi was meeting up with Team Gai. He was warned by Amber that the team was a little strange and to expect anything. The teenager was waiting in a clearing for his new team. But, he was still wondering on what was going to happen next. With the Millenium Items and the Shadow Realm sealed inside of him, he was thinking on ways to try and control their unfathomable powers.
'If I don't train soon, I might end up abusing my powers like Yami Marik and Dartz did. I will not let that happen!' he thought to himself. To become the very things that he fought against with Yami and the others, it was not a road he was willing to take at all.
He snapped back to reality when he heard a voice call his name. He turned around to be facing Gai, Ten-ten, Neji, and Maito. "Oh, good afternoon." he said before getting up from his sitting position on the grass. Ten-ten and Gai welcomed him warmly while Neji just stayed his cool self. Maito stated that it was good to have Yugi on his team.
"So, are we going to do like Kurenai-san did? Tell about ourselves?" the young man asked. The leader of Team Gai answered yes, stating that it would be wise to know one another better. "Besides, we really didn't properly introduce ourselves the first time around." Ten-ten stated with a smile.
Lee went first "My name is Rock Lee. I'm a Special Jounin. My hobbies are training intensely in hopes to become stronger. I like training and being with my comrades and sensei, I dislike people who think using only taijutsu is useless, and my dream is to prove to all that you can become a great ninja using only taijutsu."
Yugi admired Lee's determination and goal. Seeing his bandaged hands, he assessed that he trained almost to the point of breaking his body down. Lee gave the boy his signature thumbs-up and sat back down. Ten-ten stood up to tell about herself now.
"My name is Enioh Ten-ten. My hobbies are mastering every single piece of weaponry known to man and woman. I like strong guys like Neji-kun and blades, I dislike arrogant jerks, and my dream is to be strong just like Tsunade-sama." the girl with buns stated. Yugi had seen what Tsunade was capable of when she was angry, and was just a bit nervous imagining on how Ten-ten would act when having that kind of strength.
Neji went up, his face blushing slightly from Ten-ten's statement "My name is Hyuuga Neji, but you already know this. My hobbies are training in my family's art. I like training, I dislike the system in my house, and my dream is to show everyone that a Branch Family member can be stronger then any Main member." Yugi had learned what he could about the Hyuuga's from Hinata and Hanabi and could see that Neji really didn't like the system.
When Yugi introduced himself, he blushed when Ten-ten gave him a cute wink. Neji saw however, and glowered at the teenager who sweatdropped in nervousness. Gai stood up after Yugi's introduction and asked "Now that you are here, would you like to see how we train?"
Yugi answered yes, but Neji held up his hand for a moment. "Yugi-san, we heard from the Hokage about your special abilities. Please, summon a monster for us and allow us to test its abilities." he asked. The others were still surprised to learn from the Hokage about Yugi being able to summon actual monsters into their plane of existence.
"Well, okay. Just give me a moment." Yugi answered. He took out the cards from his pouch and rummaged through them. He learned that his deck would change to his thoughts or what was required. It was useful at this point. He now had only Level 1-4 monsters, minor Trap cards and mediocre Spell cards. After searching, he found three monsters he deemed worthy of facing Team Gai.
"I summon Hayabusa Knight, Crimson Sentry, and Warrior Dai Grepher!" Yugi exclaimed while holding the three cards. The cards glowed bright yellow, before the teen threw them into the air and the three said monsters taking form, materializing onto the field in front of their new master.
Ten-ten was a little freaked out on seeing a knight with a head of a hawk, but very impressed on seeing a woman archer. Neji raised his eyebrows slightly while Lee was preparing for combat. "This is going to be good." the taijutsu expert said to himself in glee.
~Four hours later~
It was about 4:45 p.m. when Team Gai and Yugi left the training grounds. All of them were exhausted and bruised up, Yugi only having minor cuts and scrapes. The duelist had used up a lot of his energy not only in bringing up various monsters, but also Trap and Spell cards. He and the team found out first hand that when he summoned the monsters, their descriptions were real despite the numbers.
Lee was nursing a wound left by an Acid Crawler, the giant caterpillar's acid mist doing a number on him for being too close. Neji was holding his left leg that had a bad gash in it, which was the result of him getting too arrogant in facing a Dig Beak and it chomping on his leg. Ten-ten had her arms by her sides, paralyzed by Kaminarikozou's electrical attack. Yugi got beat by Ten-ten's shurikens', Neji's Gentle Fist style, and Lee's pressurized punches.
Gai laughed and declared "Now that was a sparring session worth remembering! You all did very well." The team and Yugi were glad to hear that. Neji and Ten-ten dragged themselves home while Lee went with Gai to run laps around Konoha. Yugi was seriously wondering if Lee and Gai were related to Goku or Vegeta from Dragonball Z. The young man dragged himself back to Naruto's apartment, tired but surprisingly fulfilled.
When he got back, Yugi saw a note on top of the table. It read:
Yugi
Went inside the forest near a lake to have a picnic with Hinata. Will not be back for a while. Take care, but leave some food in the fridge, okay?
Naruto
Yugi chuckled, knowing that those two went well together for some reason. He just went to the couch and fell down on it, preparing to go off to Dreamland. However, it was interrupted by a knock on the door. He slowly got up and opened it up. He was slightly surprised to see that it was Sakura. "Yes, Sakura?" he inquired.
"Yugi, didn't you know? The trial for Sasuke is in twenty minutes. They're waiting for us at the Hokage Tower." she told him. Yugi slapped his forehead, saying that he forgot due to being tired from training with Gai and his team. Sakura wore a small smirk, seeing why he looked beat.
"Don't worry about it. Now come on, we got to go!" the pink-haired kunoichi stated. Using a technique that Shizune taught her, both were vanished and teleported to the Hokage Tower.
Yugi felt dizzy when they landed in a room with a lot of people in it. He saw that many of the villagers were there, including Team 8 and Team Gai. Neji and Ten-ten still looked beat, but Lee was about ready to fall right then and there. He smiled and gave Yugi the thumbs-up. 'That guy is really a glutton for punishment.' the duelist thought with a sweatdrop.
Sakura led him to a seat that was situated between herself and Naruto, who was also sitting beside Hinata. Yugi assumed that they already had their picnic and put the thought aside for now. The two greeted them and all waited for the trial to begin. Soon, Tsunade presided herself at the podium and the Village Council and Elders took their seats on the left side of her.
"This trial will come to order now!" she exclaimed. Everyone wisely shut up. The Fifth Hokage motioned with her left hand to an ANBU guard to bring the prisoner out. "This trial is to prosecute the traitor that left Konoha for our enemy Orochimaru, one Uchiha Sasuke."
The big front entrance/exit doors opened and coming to the stand, handcuffed and escorted by two ANBU guards, was Sasuke. His hands also had special black gloves that prevented him from doing any hand seals. His face was stoic and expressionless, ready to face the trial head-on. Naruto shook his head, very sorry that his former teammate got himself into this situation. Sakura wore a neutral mask on, but it was slowly crumbling away as she saw her former crush.
"Sasuke, you are charged with leaving Konoha to go to Orochimaru, who is leader of the Sound Village and enemy to us." Shizune started to say. "You are also charged with the intent to murder Uzumaki Naruto three years ago at the Valley of the End, and just recently tried to kill our honored guest of the village Motou Yugi."
Sasuke just stood there, proud and unmoving. "Uchiha, have you anything to say in your defense?" Tsunade asked. Sasuke met her eyes, and both just glared coldly at one another. After a few moments, she sighed and called out Kakashi. This time around, the Jounin was almost on time for once. Still he knew the consequences for being late, and he valued his jaw and spine.
"Hatake-san, please tell us your past experience with Sasuke." the Hokage ordered.
Kakashi sighed, recalling his first meeting with the traitor. He spoke up "At first, when he was assigned to my team, he showed a lot of promise. He was the #1 rookie of the year, had good techniques, and also had the Sharingan bloodline ability. However, he was also very brooding and displayed an arrogance that was ill-fitting for him. His teamwork was also very poor."
He continued on "During our missions, he executed them to the best of his abilities. In training, he did alright. But when he came across something that did not get right away or someone else had, he would began to get frustrated and not easy to get along with. During the Chuunin exams, he was getting better but the attack by the Sound shattered his confidence in the village. And the attack by his brother Itachi, which traumatized him, made matters even worse."
Sasuke twitched at the mention of his brother. He remembered that day well: waking from the hospital, challenging Naruto, and being stopped by his sensei. Itachi, to him, was the cause of all of his pain and suffering. Deep down, he wanted to kill him slowly and painfully.
Kakashi finished it "When I found Naruto at the Valley of the End, I saw that he was impaled by the Chidori, a move I taught Sasuke. His unnatural healing fixed him up, but I saw the two holes that were on his shirt. One in front, one in the back. I knew right then and there that Sasuke tried to kill Naruto with that move."
Hinata clutched tighter to Naruto, who gripped her hand in return. It was not a pretty memory to remember for him. Sakura was feeling very bad now, thinking that if she stopped Sasuke in the first place rather then going to the others to get him back for her, none of this would have happened.
Tsunade nodded then motioned for Kakashi to go back to his seat, which he did. He glanced at his former pupil, very sorry that it had come to this. Next up was Naruto, who told his side of the story and his experience with Sasuke. After that, it was Sakura's turn. It really wasn't easy for her to drudge up past memories and an old flame, but she had to. She told them all her crush on Sasuke, her experience with him, and also the disturbing part of her willing to go with him to Orochimaru. Now that surprised everyone.
Tsunade shook her head, as did Shizune. Her student was very foolish back then, but it seemed that now her head and heart were in the right place. Sakura walked back down from the stand, very much crying on the inside at reliving the past. Naruto held her close like a brother. Tsunade then motioned for Yugi to come up.
All eyes were on him as he walked slowly to the stand. Sasuke's eyes were burning with rage and hatred at the youth, while many others were in awe. It was hard for them to imagine that this little teenager managed to defeat a highly skilled ninja. Yugi went to the stand and awaited the orders.
"Yugi-kun, please tell us what happened that day when Sasuke attacked you." Shizune stated.
Yugi sighed and started to retell his tale to all. Many who heard it were a bit shocked, which showed that they only heard the rumors, which were exaggerated. The real kicker was when he got to the part of summoning two Millenium Items and using them to dissolve and break for good Orochimaru's Heaven Seal. Sasuke was now wondering about these Millenium Items and how they were connected to Yugi's power.
"Council, Hokage-sama. Please hear me out. I do not know this Sasuke personally, but I do know that he was being partially influenced by his own hatred and the seal. Now that it is removed, you see that he is actually weaker before he got the seal. I'm asking you to please give him one more chance, a chance at redemption." he finished saying.
A lot of people were stunned by Yugi's generosity. He was nearly killed, and now he was trying to save the person that nearly did it? This got to thinking that Yugi was a big softie, but few people saw that he was a young man with character. Tsunade nodded her head and motioned for the duelist to take his seat once more. Standing up, the woman stated that all of them would go in back and work out a verdict.
When all of them were out of sight, the crowd started to murmur. Sasuke was now looking down, feeling a bit exhausted from keeping up that mask. Sakura and Naruto thanked Yugi for trying to get Sasuke a lesser punishment. To them, it would be a lot better then an execution. After twenty minutes, the Council, Elders, Tsunade and her assistant came back out of the back room.
"After much debate, we have come up with Sasuke Uchiha's sentence." the leader of Konoha spoke up. She turned her hard gaze to the once proud shinobi "For one year, your status as a shinobi are suspended. You are not to learn any type of ninjutsu or genjutsu, nor pick up anything that is for shinobi only. You will be monitored by two ANBU guards and by another chosen by me. Plus, your chakra will be restrained so you cannot attempt to escape or retaliate. Any breech of this sentence, and you will be permanently stripped of your status and put in isolation at the Uchiha estate."
"Do I make myself clear?" Tsunade inquired. Sasuke nodded his head slightly, not meeting her gaze. The sentence was fixed and the trial ended. Sasuke was being led back to his own estate so he could be properly fed, dressed, and also looked over. Sakura was called in by Tsunade and Shizune and the three girls went into the back room. Kakashi shook Yugi's hand, thanking him for convincing the leaders to give Sasuke one more chance.
"It was nothing, really. I just believe that now, Sasuke could get the help he needs mentally and emotionally now that the seal is gone from him." he answered. Kakashi agreed, but pointed out that it was all up to Sasuke now. If he blew this opportunity, he would not be getting another chance.
"So Yugi-kun, want to go with me and Naruto-kun out for something to eat?" Hinata asked him. The tri-color haired teenager said yes and the three started to walk towards the exit. But, Naruto looked at the back door for a moment. He had a feeling that Sakura was going to be seeing the Uchiha bastard really soon.
~Meanwhile~
Masaki Michiru was hiding out within the crowd of people exiting the building, disguised cleverly and making sure her Sound headband was tucked away. She was slightly surprised to see Yugi defending Sasuke, and immediately assumed that he was too soft and easy to be a threat. However, she felt that if this was the case, he be easy to manipulate.
'If I can bring him over to Orochimaru-sama, I'm sure to get the worthwhile recognition!' she thought to herself. 'Besides, it doesn't hurt to see that he's really cute.' The Sound girl saw Yugi existing the building with the blonde kid and the pale-eyed girl. As soon as the tri-color haired teen was in sight, the three girls known as Ino, Temari, and Amber went up to him.
"Sorry girls, but this one is mine. I'll make sure of that." she muttered before blending into the crowd and disappearing.
While she was blending in, Kabuto and his men were still encamped near the village. When a spy returned and told them of the trial, that got Kabuto interested. 'So, the punk is being watched and his chakra restrained, eh? This gives me plenty of ideas on how to recapture him.' he thought.
"Okay, one of you needs to go back and report to Orochimaru-sama. Once he is informed, we will make plans to bring the Uchiha back in our grasp." Kabuto declared. The Sound-nins agreed with him and sent one of their own back to the village. The sneaky medic-nin started to make plans for Sasuke, and also ones for Yugi.
But somehow, he felt unsure about attempting to attack the teenager. He felt that something was watching over him, a powerful force that was not to be taken lightly. He shivered slightly, once again feeling that he was being judged. As Kabuto prepared to take a little nap before dinner, he dreamt of three large, glowing eyes bearing down upon his soul. Two pairs of blood crimson eyes and a pair of burning sun yellow eyes.
(Author's Notes: How was this? We hope it lived to your expectations. Three ninjas, who have been trained by a different legendary Sennins, are now together in a way. Naruto trained by Jiraiya, Sasuke by Orochimaru, and Sakura by Tsunade.
Darien: Next chapter, Yugi gets more training with Team Gai and also more time with Temari. Sasuke serves out his sentence, but guess who Tsunade's choice in looking over him is. Also, Naruto trains harder to prepare for the Chuunin Exams.
Saiyan Moon Goddess: Yeah, right. We give you one out of three choices on who it is. The kunai and shurikens will fly between the girls that all want Yugi for their own reasons. Who will come out on top? Keep on reading to find out!
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