Naruto Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto meets Yugi- Duelist & Ninja Chaos ❯ Chapter 16 ( Chapter 17 )

 Naruto meets Yugi: Ninja & Duelist Chaos

By: DJ Rodriguez & Saiyan Moon Goddess

(Author’s Notes: Hi my friend, sorry for the delay but a new idea struck me and I’m working on it as we speak!

Darien: After playing KH2 for over 80 hours, an idea hit him and like he always does, DJ went along with it.

Saiyan Moon Goddess: It’s a unique story all its own, and Danny-boy here will try to keep faithful to the two video games that preceded it. In any case, good to be back!

Now, on with the fanfic!)

Chapter 16

Yugi and his friends were dining at a new restaurant that opened a few days ago called Mitten’s Creations, a unique place that made a variety of dishes that hailed from various countries and other Hidden Villages. Thankfully, for Naruto of course, they served ramen. Yugi ordered a light sandwich with a lemonade drink, Hinata had miso, Ino and Amber took in a salad with some meat bits in it, and Temari had some okonomiyaki (Japanese pizza).

Naruto slurped up some ramen and asked Yugi "You think Tsunade-obachan is going to have Sakura be Sasuke-teme’s extra lookout?" Yugi answered that it was a possibility, but would have to wait to find out for sure. Naruto was worried a bit; concerned that Sasuke might do something to Sakura to convince him to let him go.

Hinata saw the worried look on his face and knew what he was thinking. Contrary to popular belief, Hinata was good at reading people out and smart enough to see on why they acted like they did. She put a hand on Naruto’s and whispered, "It’ll be alright, Naruto-kun. Sakura’s a smart girl, and I bet she won’t be fooled twice by Sasuke."

Amber looked to Yugi and asked "Yugi-kun, why did you defend Sasuke? He tried to kill you, for Kami’s sake!"

Yugi sighed and answered "I’ve had others try to kill me before in the past, Amber-chan. However, once I found out why they tried to kill me, it was due to empty promises of either revenge, power, or anything else. I fought and defeated them, with help from my friends of course. I helped them get back on their feet and show them the error of their ways, to help them find the light, if you call it."

He continued "Sasuke is the same as all the others, wanting so bad to get something quickly without working hard for it. I want to help him get back on track, to show him that everything comes with time, patience, and hard work. There are no shortcuts in life, and those who try it only find it empty, without meaning."

Everyone stared at Yugi, a bit startled by his words and the wisdom behind it. Yugi sported a small smile at them and said, "Well, being attacked by supernatural beings and misguided people daily seems to make one grown up a bit." Naruto knew what he was talking about though. He had to grow up to with constant obstacles ahead, and he was pretty good off now then he ever was.

"Yugi, how about when Sakura comes back, we go and visit Sasuke? You know, before it gets dark out." he suggested. Yugi said okay, but Temari and the others girls were bit miffed about this. They had wanted to get to know Yugi better more, ask him out on a date and all.

"Well, I better get going." Temari stated as she got up from her seat. She went and kissed Yugi’s cheek, making the small teenager blush and the other two girls vying for his attention jealous. "Come by soon to my apartment, okay? My brother still wants to thank you for saving his life, and he would like to do that personally." she added before writing down her address on a napkin and giving it to Yugi before leaving.

Ino and Amber whispered to one another for a few minutes, then both got up and said that they were leaving too. "Yugi-kun, can we meet tomorrow? I really want to get to know you better, to see what you’re all about." Ino said. Before Yugi could reply, she gave him the location of her team’s training ground and left with Amber in a hurry. Naruto and Yugi were a bit puzzled by their behavior, but they shrugged it off. After all, they were dealing with women and no male could ever fathom the female mind.

So now, it was just Naruto and Yugi. Both ate in silence, just enjoying the rest of their meal. Shortly, Sakura came in and she looked rather pale. "Sakura-chan, you’re okay?" Naruto asked her. She simply nodded and sat down between him and Yugi. "Sakura, what happened?"

Sakura answered "Tsunade put me in charge of looking after Sasuke along with the two ANBU guards, Alex Ryu and Monica Neko." Now that got Naruto good. Those two ANBU ninjas were the best in the business, at least where Konoha was concerned. They had never botched a job before, and their skills were just awesome. "In any case, I look out over Sasuke from 4:00-8:00 every night starting tomorrow. We take over in shifts, but make sure that he is monitored however possible."

"Sakura-chan, how about we take Yugi to see Sasuke right now? Make sure that some things are cleared up between them." Naruto suggested. The pink-haired student of Tsunade found it to be a good idea and told them on where Sasuke was right now. "Then we better go while we still have some good daytime left." The two young men paid for the meals and left with Sakura to go towards the Uchiha estates.

~The Uchiha Estate grounds~

The infamous Uchiha estates, once known to be the best around Konoha. It was home to the Uchiha clan, kept in near perfect order and rivaled the Hyuuga’s for some time. However, after the Itachi incident, the place had gone into disarray. Sasuke was now owner of the entire grounds, but did not make an effort to maintain it properly. The Hokage asked for volunteers to come and run the place, and many did take up the job.

The place was now livable, but it lost its former glory. The mansion itself was still intact and in great shape, but it lacked the quality it used to have. The last remaining Uchiha was in it, sitting on the back patio deck and staring blankly at the pond in front of him. It seemed he was alone, but the student of Orochimaru knew that his two ANBU guards were in the shadows watching him.

‘All I have worked for, all I went through… it was for nothing.’ he thought as he continued to gaze deep into the blue koi pond. He had no Curse Seal, Orochimaru was in the Sound, and also his fighting capabilities were now limited and blocked off thanks to the restraints on his wrists. Tsunade and the specialist from Hokage Tower designed the black cuffs for ninjas like him, prisoners within their own home.

Sasuke felt a presence and turned to his right to see Sakura come in, along with Naruto and Yugi. The blonde shinobi and the Uchiha survivor stared hard at one another, neither willing to back down. Naruto was still angry with Sasuke for leaving the village and putting all of them through hell. The two young men continued to stare at one another, until Sakura broke the very tense moment with a slight cough.

"Sasuke, have you set yourself up here yet?" she asked quietly. The Uchiha let out a ‘humph’ and looked back down at the pond. He answered that he wasn’t set up completely yet and planned on going to the clothing store to get some adequate-sized clothes. The ANBU took the liberty of stocking the mansion with food supplies earlier on.

"Why have you three come? Did you come here to gloat, to make sure I was here? What?" Sasuke asked in a cold, neutral tone. Naruto was about ready to smack him into next week, but was restrained by Sakura. Yugi went to Sasuke and stood about 5 feet from him. The two stared at one another, Sasuke coldly but Yugi on a different perspective. The young man seemed to be gazing deep into Sasuke’s soul, trying to see the good that he locked away.

"How?" the brooding man asked, snapping Yugi out of his semi trance. "How did you ever defeat my brother? He was very strong, but to have a weakling like you beat him… that’s absolutely impossible!" he exclaimed softly, more to himself then to Yugi actually. The teenager was about to answer, but Naruto and Sakura cut him off with hand gestures. They didn’t want Sasuke to learn about his abilities just yet.

Yugi thought ‘What should I do to answer his question, yet not give myself away?’ Then it hit him! Yugi took out a card, concentrated a bit with his Shadow powers, and the card glowed yellow before disappearing and Kuriboh materialized in front of the Uchiha. "What is this thing?" he asked in a dull voice, not impressed.

"This is Kuriboh, a duel monster I summoned. He’s also one of my favorites." Yugi answered. The little furball squeaked and looked at Sasuke curiously. The student of Orochimaru was now a little bit curious about the creature that Yugi summoned, taking it into his hands and poking and prodding it. "Is it real?" He got his answer when the creature started to glow yellow for a moment, then exploded!

Sasuke was now covered in black soot, looking a bit comical that Naruto started to laugh out loud while Sakura giggled. Yugi smiled a little, his eyes now looking like little upside-down U’s. "That’s what happens when Kuriboh are either nervous, frightened, or angry. They self-destruct upon contact with an enemy, and you poking and prodding it triggered its effect." he explained.

Sasuke coughed up some black smoke and remarked "So I see." He got up and shook some of the grime off of his face. "I’ll be taking a shower now, then turning in for the night. Good night, and goodbye." He turned and left, going into his old home and closing the sliding doors shut. Naruto went to go after him, but Sakura held him back and shook her head.

"He still needs some time to adjust. Come on, let’s go home. We’ll see him again tomorrow." she said in a calm voice. Naruto was indeed impressed that Sakura was taking this so well. The one he knew some time ago would have never left Sasuke’s side, but that old Sakura was now gone and in her place was a confident, mature young woman. Yugi agreed with her and the trio left the estate grounds.

~Next morning~

Yugi woke up from the couch, yawning as he stretched his muscles. He looked at the clock and saw it was 7:45 a.m. He got up and went to Naruto’s bedroom to wake him up. He opened his door and found it empty. A note was attached on the door and it was from the #1 unpredictable blonde shinobi himself. It stated that he left early to go train, and also see Hinata.

Yugi chuckled, seeing the signs that Naruto and Hinata were slowly coming together. The tri-color haired teen closed the door and went to the bathroom for a quick shower. Ten minutes later, he emerged with only a towel wrapped around his waist. He would have changed into his clothes, but the door knocked and he went to answer it. Opening it, he found himself being gaped by none other then Ten-ten.

"Ten-ten!!" Yugi exclaimed before closing the door only leaving a crack open, the poor young man blushing beet red in embarrassment. Ten-ten was also blushing as well, but a small grin was on her face. She decided to tease Yugi for a bit before taking him along on a mission.

"Why Yugi-kun, I didn’t know you were interested in me like that." she stated in a husky whisper. While Yugi was stammering out apologies from the other side of the door, Ten-ten was just laughing her ass off. "Come on and get dressed soon, Yugi. Our team has a mission and we’d like you to experience it firsthand." the weapons mistress stated. Yugi replied he would get dressed soon and left the door.

Ten-ten was just giggling like mad, glad to see that Yugi had a sense of humor. In seven minutes, he emerged with his normal clothes on and his dueling belt. The boy was still blushing in embarrassment, and Ten-ten only made it worse as she teased him as they went to the Hokage Tower.

~At a Daycare Center~

Yugi was watching Lee, Neji, and Ten-ten try to calm down the eight toddlers who were crying loudly. Earlier on, Tsunade saw it fit that Yugi see what a mission was like and how teams started out. So Team Gai was set up with a Level D mission, which was to look after the toddlers at the Daycare Center. The original adults were sick, thus the mission. So far, it was rather unsuccessful.

Lee and Neji just had no luck dealing with little ones, and even though Ten-ten took care of her little brother Tenko, this was by far harder for her. Gai turned to Yugi and requested some assistance. "Use what you got and make sure it does the job. The first rule of a mission to make sure it gets done, no matter what." he told him. Yugi assessed the situation, then came up with a hopeful solution.

"Everyone, gather all the kids here to me." Yugi told Neji, Lee, and Ten-ten as he situated himself in the middle of the room. Lee and Neji had to chase some kids around to get them, but all three managed to bring all of the crying and wailing kids to him. ‘Hope this works.’ the duelist thought as he took out two cards. He held them up high and concentrated, letting the Shadow Realm energy seep through. In a flash of yellow light, two women were at his side. It was the Mystical Elf and the Spirit of the Harp!

"Wow! That was amazing!" Lee exclaimed. The ability to summon anything always surprised the powerful taijutsu expert, and seeing Yugi summon two beautiful women to his side was impressive to say the least. Most of the kids stopped crying and looked at the two duel monsters in awe.

"Please, can you two sing them a lullaby?" Yugi asked the two kindly. The elf woman bowed her head, as did the one with the harp. With a warm smile on her face, Jocasta (Spirit of the Harp) started to play a lovely melody. As she played a few keys, Yolanda (Mystical Elf) started to sing. Her voice was rich and light, seemingly to soothe anything or anyone that heard her.

The kids were mesmerized by the soft, sweet-sounding lullaby. Their eyes were starting to droop and their body postures showed that they were about to drop into sweet oblivion. In eight minutes, the entire lot of kids were asleep, wrapped in peaceful dreams. Neji also looked to be at peace too, which surprised the chuunin girl and the two jounin males. Yugi gently and carefully laid the kids in their sleeping mats, making sure they were comfortable.

When all was said and done, he thanked the two duel monsters. "It was nothing, Yugi-sama. If you need us again, just let us know." Yolanda stated before she and Jocasta vanished in a flash of light. Yugi felt a bit drained. Summoning Level 1 & 2 monsters were easy, but Level 3 & 4 were a bit more difficult to do and required some concentration.

Lee went to Yugi and was about to say something when Ten-ten put a hand over his mouth. "Nice work, Yugi! That was smart thinking!" she whispered to him. Ten-ten knew that if Lee spoke, the kids would wake up and that would have blown their whole mission. Neji congratulated Yugi in his usual manner and Gai gave the teenager the thumbs-up.

"This mission wasn’t that bad." Yugi said as he and the other walked outside to the playground area in the back. Ten-ten put in that this was a D-rank mission, one of the easiest missions to do. "Missions rank from the bottom D, all the way up to the most dangerous which is S-rank. C- and B-rank missions are mostly for chunnins, while A- and S-rank are for the most experienced and seasoned shinobi only." Neji stated firmly.

While they were talking about missions, Naruto and Hinata were at the Konoha Stadium. It was empty and both were just standing in the middle of the arena. The blonde shinobi and the Byakugan user were reminiscing on old times, both remembering their first chuunin exam fight that took place in that arena. Hinata was a bit sad that she lost to Neji at first, but glad to see that Naruto defeated him for her. Naruto was thinking on that subject as well, as well as remembering defeating Kiba.

"Hinata-chan, I just can’t wait for the Chuunin Exams! I really want to go up from gennin!" he exclaimed. Hinata smiled, seeing the fire in his eyes. She was worried that Jiraiya was going to do something to prevent Naruto from entering, but knowing her blonde friend he wouldn’t let anyone stop him from completing the exam.

"I know you’ll be fine, Naruto-kun." she whispered to him. The girl reached out and tried to hold his hand, but something stopped her. Particularly a voice from the entrance. "He’ll be fine, alright. He has more skill and power then any gennin team around the world." the voice spoke up. Judging by the sound it was male, and out from the shadowy entrance emerged Gaara!

Naruto barely recognized Gaara now. Ever since he had the ability to sleep now, his eye rings were nearly completely gone. He also had a look of relaxation and life, no sign of bloodlust or insanity. ‘I guess getting sleep is good for you, in more ways then one.’ the blonde thought. Still, he admired Gaara was being so resilient staying awake when he was bonded with Shukaku.

"Hey, Gaara. Good to see you up and about." Naruto said. The redheaded teenager gave Naruto a small smile and replied that it was good to be up and not worry about going insane. "Naruto, I came by to tell you something. It concerns the Chuunin Exam and Motou Yugi." Gaara stated. The two Leaf shinobi’s attention were now on him. The Kazekage explained that with a lot of nins coming from around the globe to participate in the exams, and Yugi showing up with a large power wave along with his battle against Itachi, he was sure that the other kages would try to take Yugi as their own.

"I bet Tsunade-obachan is planning something right now to make sure those kages stay in their place. After all, she is a Sannin after all!" Naruto exclaimed confidently. Naruto had just started to warm up to Yugi and didn’t want to see his new friend go off to another village. Hinata also sided with Naruto, for whom he was grateful. However, Gaara insisted that there was only so much a Sannin could do.

"Just make sure to keep an eye on Yugi, since the exams start in less then two weeks." the Kazekage of the Wind Country stated before leaving to go find his sister. Naruto and Hinata looked at Gaara, and when he left they shrugged their shoulders and started to spar with one another. The blonde was grateful that Hinata was not letting up, for he wanted this spar to be interesting.

~~At the Uchiha Estates~

Sasuke was in the backyard practicing some basic taijutsu styles, low-level of course. Monica and Alex were watching nearby in the shadows, waiting to see if the ‘brat’ used any tricks that would allow him to escape their watch. As Sasuke practiced in peace and silence, a third party watched from a distance. It was Sakura, using binoculars to keep watch over her former crush.

Old feelings resurfaced and her love for Sasuke was returning slowly. However, it was being held back by the wisdom and lessons she learned by both life experience and by Tsunade. Her crush on Sasuke and trying to stay below him had caused a great deal of harm and pain to her friends, and she was not set for a repeat performance. She would help him regain some of his former strength, but she would have to see if he was capable of love.

"Sasuke, you better make this second chance count!" she said to herself and to the Uchiha survivor. "I will help you, but you got to make an effort as well. I may still have feelings for you, but I’m not the 'annoying fangirl' I once was." As she continued to watch, she thought that she could see the slightest hint of a smile on his face. It vanished in a split-second, so she couldn’t tell.

(Author’s Notes: Sorry for the long delay, but I will not be writing for awhile. Final exams and all. I hope you have enjoyed what you read so far.

Saiyan Moon Goddess: Next chapter, it’s Team 7’s turn at watching over Yugi! Also, Michiru and the girls’ meet and a little confrontation takes place. Also, Kabuto and the Sound nins plans kick into action! It looks like they might interfere with the Chuunin Exam, and that will piss Naruto off big time!

DJ: Think Yugi & Naruto can handle Kabuto while making sure the exam goes on as scheduled?

R&R, no flames, enjoy, and leave long reviews!)