Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Heading home ❯ Pain and Honour ( Chapter 3 )

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Naruto Characters, not the story. Or anything else pertaining to said anime.

 

Warnings: This fanfic will contain malexmale pairings, violence, gore, and course languages. If you can not handle it, or are too underage to be reading you have been warned.

 

Pairings: Neji/Naruto will be the main pairing that will slowly happen. Though I'm also thinking of having different pairings. Such as: Lee/Sakura Kakahi/mysterious person Tenten/Chouji Ino/Shikamaru Hinata/Kiba. There may be more in the future, but these are going to be the pairings in this story.

 

A/N: As I have mentioned many times, I have only seen around 6 episodes in this series, the rest I gathered from fanfics and research. If something is totally out of whack I'm sorry, but just look at it this way, it is a sort of Alternate Universe, so it is allowed to be wonky.

 

Thank you for reading and Reviewing.

 

Chapter 3

 

Neji and Naruto stood in the underground chamber located directly beneath the massive sized arena and stands, the only light was provided by hundreds of torches sitting in brackets lining the walls, casting flickering shadows throughout the damp room.

 

In the vast space stood many men dressed more strangely then the next, all brandishing their preferred weapons. The only sounds within the under ground room was the dripping of moisture, and the grunts from the men that were stretching or running through last second training. Far in the distance, one could hear the roar of the crowd, as they chanted for something or other, eager for the competition to start. The sound from above was rather muffled though, making them sound further away then they truly were.

 

A knight stood at the base of the stair well which spiralled upwards leading to the arena ground. The knight stood out amongst the warriors there, as his brilliant silver armour shone heedlessly in the damp environment. Not to mention that none of the combatants wore armour made of metal, most seemed to prefer their protection to be made of thick leather.

 

"Attention!" The knight stated loudly gathering everyone's attention. “Thou all knowith thin rules so I will not go through those, but the order of the battles will go is like this. Round one is Seth and Sigma. Round two is Jeremy and Kappa. Round three: Sci and Naruto. Round four: Brant and Wyot. Round five: Lance and Lawson. Round six: Tristam and Pweter. Round seven: Zail and Mark. Round eight: Phillip and Pierre. Round nine: Luke and Greg. Round ten: Shine and Bob. Round eleven: James and Tom. Round twelve: Neji and Jonah. Round thirteen: Bale and Noah. Round fourteen: Arwin and Zecht. And finally Round fifteen: Po and Kane.

 

Seth and Sigma please proceedest up these stairs for the start of thy fierce battle.” The knight concluded.

Two men walked forward one large though extremely muscular while the other was small but lithe looking. The bigger of the two brandished two double sided axes his dark brown eyes bearing unfathomed emotions, while the other seemed to have only the weapon that was his body for his match, though his pale brown eyes held an unexplainable air of confidence.

 

With out so much as a whisper the two ascended to the arena above.

 

“Wow!! I'm in the third fight!” Naruto exclaimed eagerly, wanting to hurry up and get his turn. “What round are you fighting in?” The blond questioned having not payed attention to the shiny amour wearing man after his match was announced.

 

“Twelve.” Neji answered with a shrug, eyes moving through the people within the area. “I have a proposition for you.”

 

“Oh? What kind of proposition?” The smallest of the entire congregation questioned curiously, eyeing his teammate silently.

 

“The two of us won't use any jutsus, genjutsus, nor ninjutsus. We will beat them with our fists and weapons only. Then once you and I reach the final Round, we'll go all out and give them a show they won't ever forget.” He finished, and smiled lightly at the brilliant look shimmering on the blond's face.

 

“Deal!!!” He agreed happily and shook the taller Hyuuga's hand just for emphasis.

 

After their quiet agreement, they listened intently to the sounds above, easily picking up the cheering and booing from the spectators while the two combatants did what ever it was they were doing.

 

Within an estimated time of fifteen minutes a pleasant roar from the crowd rang out signalling the end of the first round, and while the sound continued a figure returned down the stair path. The victor had been the smaller of the two, the one that went by the name of Sigma. Though the man, no older then twenty had several nasty looking cuts upon his lithe form and his brown shirt and pants sported several tears.

 

“Jeremy and Kappa! 'Tis Time!” The knight called out and two more men moved forward. One of them was dressed in warn and filthy peasant garbs, while the other wore a white robe, and very much resembled a holy person such as a priest or monk. The two climbed the stairs and soon they disappeared in the waving roar of the crowd.

 

The second battle finished more quickly than the first and the short sword wielding peasant returned looking no worse than he had originally.

 

“Sci and Naruto!” The knight announced, looking bored and annoyed with the prospect that he couldn't be above watching the fighting.

 

“Later Neji!” Naruto said cheerfully as the blond bounced happily up the stairs followed by a thin and sadistic looking man who held a lethal looking whip in his hands. Sci looked disgusted with the prospect of having to do battle against such and small and weak looking boy, thinking that the blond wouldn't even cause him to break a sweat.

 

They both arrived on top and were greeted with the sounds of cheering and applause. Naruto gazed around with an unknown emotion in his eyes as he moved to the centre arena followed by the other man. They moved until they were facing each other and awaited the starting signal.

 

“Commence!” The voice of Lord Cameron rang through the air, though it was barely audible over the roar of the crowd.

 

Sci moved forward and directed a wicked fast lash with his whip towards the small boy who easily caught the weapon without any trouble, and in a swift move while Sci was distracted, Naruto pulled on the whip end he held causing the man to fly forward and right into Naruto's outstretch fist.

 

The blond's fist connected with a sickening sound to the man's stomach and the whip wielder fell to the ground clutching his stomach in immense pain. “Winner: Naruto!” The Lord exclaimed as stunned cheering swept through the stadium causing the blond to grin brilliantly.

 

He was finally acknowledged. Back in Konoha no one had ever cheered like this for him. It made him feel warm and loved. Totally sappy but oh so good. He held up his hand in a peace sign before bouncing back down the stairs and rejoined the men along with Neji below.

 

As he reached the view of the others, he was met with many shocked looks. None would have believed the small blond capable of defeating Sci, though they immediately drew the conclusion that the whip wielding man was beyond weak if he could not defeat a mere child who carried an air of extreme innocence about him.

 

“This is way too easy.” The blond whined as he reached his companion's side, pouting and smiling at the same time.

 

“I assure you that when we finally fight it will not be easy.” The pale eyed teen informed his smaller comrade who merely smiled a vulpine like grin at the promise of an incredible battle to come.

 

“Brant and Wyot, ye two warriors now shalt do battle!” The knight called out as he shook out of his stupor at seeing that the blond was the victor, his voice seemingly snapping all others back into attention. And so it went on, two went up and the only victor returned to await his next match.

 

“Neji and Jonah, ye're up!” The knight called them for the twelfth match of the day. So far the winners for all the Rounds proceeding Neji's were: Sigma, Jeremy, Naruto, Wyot, Lawson, Tristam, Zail, Pierre, Luke, Bob, and James.

The black haired beauty silently strode up the stone stair well, following a weak looking man whose weapon was a flimsy stick, whose bark was pealing and bore massive cracks on its interior surface. This fight wasn't even going to be a fight.

 

As did all the warriors before them, Neji and Jonah made their way to the centre of the arena. “Go!” The Lord exclaimed and in a forcefully slowed down move that still looked unbelievably fast, Neji moved forward and punched the man gently in the stomach though Jonah still went flying several metres back from the swift and still powerful punch.

 

“Victor: Neji!” Cameron declared and loud cheering met the Hyuuga as he moved away from the arena and back down to the waiting area, where he, like Naruto, was greeted with the shocked looks of the men below.

 

“Told ya it was easy!” Naruto said as he poked the pale eyed teen in the shoulder.

 

The next rounds went by, the victors being: Bale, Zecht, and Po.

 

“That's the conclusion of the first encounters. Next up is thou Sigma vs. Jeremy." The knight announced in his weird manner as the lithe man climbed the stairs followed by the filthy short sword fighter.

 

“This is going by way too fast! This isn't even a tournament!” Naruto whined again, pouting visibly. Sure the matches were short, but he was bored with sitting there. In the dungeon like place where they couldn't even watch the other fights to pass the time. He was way too impatient for all this waiting.

 

Neji on the other hand, was quiet and clam, he had incredible patience, so he wasn't fazed by the wait.

 

“Do you think the others are worried about us?” The blond asked in a low whisper as he looked down at his feet as he kicked a small rock across the room.

 

“Yes.” Neji answered immediately as he set a reassuring hand on the demon vessel's shoulder.

 

Just then Sigma returned into the waiting area and the knight once again spoke. “Naruto and Wyot, Thine battle has arrived.”

 

The sad look that had momentarily graced the teen's face hastily vanished as he bounced off for his next battle, a sly grin gracing his tanned cheeks.

 

Once the blond and his opponent who held a regular sword in his grasp were in position, the Lord announced the battle start and Naruto pulled into immediate action.

 

In a light jog, that highly resembled a full out sprint from a normal child his age, he stunned the sword wielder momentarily before Wyot directed a masterfully carried out slash at the boy. The blond easily dove under the swing and tackled the man's leg knocking them both into a clashing tumble.

 

The sword went flying when Wyot hit ground only to have the wind knocked out of him courtesy of a certain blue eyed teen who landed cat like on his stomach.

 

“Winner: Naruto!” The Lord cried out, obviously pleased with how well the blond and the black haired teens were fairing in this competition.

 

The blue eyed boy quickly returned below, where once again many shocked expressions greeted him. “This is easier that beating Konohamaru!” He informed his taller and more composed companion.

 

Three more fights came and went. “James and Neji, yer up!” The knight said in a bored tone as he played absent mindedly with his spear.

 

Neji silently ascended the stairs, followed by an unarmed man in his early thirties.

 

“Begin!” The Lord ordered once the two were in position. James leapt forward on the offense, aiming a flying kick towards the teen's face. The Hyuuga, easily caught the leg and used the man's momentum against him to throw the weaponless man into an unconscious heap on the ground.

 

This tournament was absolutely pitiful.

 

“Winner, Neji!” The black haired beauty heard as he returned below.

 

“Nearly there!” The blond exclaimed referring to the finals as his eyes took in the small amount of people still left.

 

Next up were Bale and Zecht who ascended the stairs silently, and after a long wait- the longest yet- Zecht returned to the waiting room, covered in sweat, and cuts. He was breathing heavily hinting at the fact that he and his opponent were evenly matched, and he had just barely managed to claimed victory.

 

“Thous battle is upon thy Sigma and Naruto!” The knight stated and both the lithe fighter and the small blond went back up. The whole highlight of the day thus far would be the ups and downs of the stairs. It was getting so repetitive.

 

They both moved to their positions, clear blue eyes clashing with dark hazel eyes as the attempted to stare each other down, though it wasn't working.

 

“Commence!” Echoed through the area as the crowd roared, eager for some more action.

 

Sigma leapt forward with a stunning burst of speed and aimed a combo punch and a follow up sweeping kick at the boy. Naruto managed to dodge the punches, though his feet were knocked out from under him. Using his downwards momentum to his advantage, the teen turned himself into a flipping position, hands to the ground and feet in the air.

 

In mid flip the boy's foot connected with the man's jaw causing him to stumble backwards while Naruto regained his propre footing.

 

This time it was Naruto who lunged forward on the assault throwing quick punches at the man in a fierce barrage of blurred fists. Sigma on the other hand dodged and blocked, taking many hits as the boy's overall attack speed was more then his own.

 

Sigma was slowly taking steps back, as he was forced backwards courtesy of a certain blond haired ninja, who was smiling slyly. Copying Sigma's opening move, Naruto did a double punch followed by a sweeping kick which successfully knock the man to the ground, where he stayed while panting heavily.

 

“Naruto is the victor!” Cameron's voice declared causing a massive wave of cheering to erupt from the spectators as he ran his hand over the back of his neck in embarrassment before he hurriedly rushed off to the lower level eager to be away from the crowd. As much as he loved the attention, it also made him some what nervous, though he was unsure of why.

 

The next battle featured Tristam against Pierre in an incredible short battle, that ended in what felt like mere seconds. Then it was once again the Hyuuga's turn. Neji and the man known as Luke ascended the stairs, the black haired beauty slightly surprised at how easy his opponent-Luke- wielded the massive Zanbato. ((A/N: A Zanbato is a massive sword that requires inhuman strength to wield. I do not know the English word for it, though if you've seen Bankotsu from Inu Yasha or Sano from Rurouni Kenshin you'll know what I'm talking about.))

 

Luke was a tall man just out of his teenage years with long black hair held in a firm dragon tail at the nape of his neck. His green eyes regarded the arena around him as they both moved into their positions.

 

The two looked somewhat simular, handsome beyond normal, not to mention calm and patient, from a distance one could have probably mistaken the two for siblings, though close up you'd note the differences.

 

“Begin!” Rang through the air, much like a crack of a whip would.

 

The black haired man raced forwards, faster then one would expect for bearing such a mighty weight. Though Neji managed to dodge a blurred swing which mightily stuck the ground causing the stone to crack and turn to dust which spread into the air as the earth itself seemed to quiver from the impact.

 

The airborne dust made visibility poor, though Neji could clearly see through it all due to his years of dedicated ninja training, but his opponent was not so adept at seeing through the blinding dirt.

 

Using his adversary's new found blind spot against him, the Hyuuga prodigy withdrew several shuriken ((Ninja stars)) and launched them with great speed at Luke. The green eyed beauty flinched as one of the stars sliced his upper left arm, causing a deep gash which profusely leaked crimson blood.

 

Luke did not let the pain cause him to freeze, and had leapt away from the spot just as the cut took place and successfully managed to avoid the other three stars, though narrowly.

 

The green eyed man landed at a safer distance as visibility returned, and he was thankful the dirt had settle. In all his past battles not a single opponent had dodged his monstrous blade, let alone used the dirt that was brought alive to act as a veil to attack from.

 

Luke rushed forward again and jabbed towards the prodigy's mid section. Neji barely dodged the jab by a hair width using a twirling motion. In mid turn he withdrew a Fuuma Shuriken (( Windmill Shuriken. See episode: Oath of Pain to see it.)) As the teen reached the end of the twirl the giant windmill star was fully opened and let loose at the opponent who barely managed to dodged.

 

The elder of the two used his dodge to aim a swing at the boy who, didn't quite evade fast enough and took a long, but shallow cut to his right leg.

 

The sting of the wound seemed to indicate that Neji really ought finish this fight and fast, playing with one's foe wasn't necessarily the wisest thing to do, though the Hyuuga merely did it to assess the power behind the massive Zanbato.

 

Moving up his speed a fraction of a notch, the pale eyed Hyuuga zoomed forward and punched Luke in the jaw with but a mere fraction of his power. Something seemed slightly off. Neji frowned as the black haired man was sent sprawling a yard or so away. `It seems that my powers have at least tripled since our arrival. I wonder if it is the same for Naruto?' He thought to himself as he was declared the victor and hurriedly returned to the bottom level.

 

The blond noticed his teammate's wound the second he came within sight, though the tall pale eyed Hyuuga seemed unaffected by it as he walk normally. “You okay?” Naruto questioned as he eyed the crimson life fluid which drained down the teen's leg.

 

“Yes.” Neji answered honestly, it wasn't bad and he had suffered much worse than this.

 

At his companion's reassurances, the blue eyed boy grinned. “After this tournament, we'll have to get some new clothes.” The boy remarked.

 

Indeed they did need new clothing. Both of their attires were worn, and torn with matching burnt holes on the chests, nicks and cuts scattered all over their outfits, and Naruto's jumpsuit was short one brilliant orange sleeve.

 

Neji allowed a tiny smile to grace his handsome features as he nodded his head in agreement. Maybe they could convince the Lord to lend them some new clothing along with the information they sought.

 

"Naruto, Tristam thine field is ready.” The knight heralded successfully stopping any more chitchat between the two boys from another world.

 

In a bounce, Naruto hurried back up and out to the centre of the arena for his battle against some hairless man, who was just beginning to acquire a collection of wrinkles.

 

In a common Naruto battle start, the boy lunged forward and aimed a powerful flying kick at his adversary, who was caught unaware by the boy's speed and took the full blow of the kick to the stomach. The impact was harder than Tristam had initially thought it to be and he gasped in pain before crumbling to the ground clenching his abdomen in unmeasurable pain.

 

“That was easy...” The blonde whispered to himself, before sighing knowing that even Konohamaru would have done better than the seemingly experienced fist fighter who was now down for the count.

 

“Victor: Naruto!” The Lord cried out in sheer excitement.

 

After Naruto sprung below the next combatants were ushered out and the winner of the match between Zecht and Po, was Po.

 

Once again it was Neji's turned and he silently proceeded up, followed by Po. The winner of this match would be fighting Naruto, as the blond was the only warrior left below, accompanied by the unenthusiastic knight.

 

Po was an easy foe, for Neji had merely defeated him with one simple kick to the back of the head, securing his match against the blond below.

 

“Neji: Victor!” Lord Cameron declared, clearly ecstatic that the boys had both secured a position for the final battle, and the next match up would be between the two to determine the winner of the entire competition.

 

Naruto was quickly ushered upstairs followed by the knight who now seemed to be in a slightly better mood as he no longer had to wait with the contestants below, and now could come watch the final match, though he expected it to suck as the two boys would be the fighters in it.

 

In a calm fashion -one that seemed so strange yet so right to be used by the blond- Naruto walked to the centre, until he was nearly ten metres in front of Neji.

 

Pale eyes locked onto stunning blue and they both nodded, symbolizing to the other that they'd give it all they had. This match would be the highlight of the entire competition.

 

“Begin!” Rang through the air, only to be lost in the cheering crowd. Both boys barely heard the signal to begin, though once they heard it, all senses were moved onto their opponents.

 

Everything from noise to people seemed to vanish to the two boys, making it as though they were about to duel in an empty clearing far from prying eyes.

 

In synchronised speed that was almost invisible to the entire crowd the battle began.

 

Both rushed forward, a blur of orange and blur of black charging each other only to clash in a furry of flying fists and constant kicks. Each move was either offensive or defensive, neither gaining ground, though their attacks were fierce and brutal, each containing great precision and strength

 

In a sudden move both pushed back from each other and landed in simultaneously executed flips before both landed smoothly eying their opponent. Neither looked even fazed by the intense encounter, for neither was breathing heavily, nor were any beads of sweat visible.

 

Naruto reached inside the pouch attached to his leg and withdrew a Kunai and held it at the ready while Neji followed likewise withdrawing the exact same kind of weapon before they both launched themselves back into the fray with a whirlpool of kicks, punches, slashes, jabbing, and snarling as each assault grew more savage. Each time their Kunai contacted with the other, both were incased in veils of molten hot sparks which flew many metres.

 

After one extremely vicious clash of Kunais, the weapons both shattered in a hail of razor sharp pieces, slicing both of their arms and legs, though the wounds were nothing but small scratches as they barely bled.

 

As their weapons demolished each other, both sprang backwards doing strange symbols with their hands.

 

The Hyuuga prodigy finished his hand seals moments before the blond could and he shouted his attack out. “Kanton Housenka!” (( Fire Type- Mythical Fire Flower )) Causing several bursts of brilliantly large fire balls towards Naruto's end.

 

“Kage Bushin no Jutsu!” (( Shadow Replication Technique )) The blond shouted just as the fire blasts escaped his opponent, and twenty or so odd clones-which were exact replicas of the blond- appeared in the field area that the younger boy once stood.

 

The fire balls struck many clones causing them to pwoof out on contact, while others fell victim to the shurikens that were cleverly concealed in the fire balls.

 

Each of the orange clad figures were struck down and all vanished in a burst of smoke, leaving that end of the arena completly empty. “Donton Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu!” ((Earth Type- Inner Decapitation Technique )) echoed through the air. Neji barely had time to blink as his feet were suddenly yanked into the ground, and the pulling didn't stop until his head was the only thing still sticking out.

 

Seconds later Naruto reappeared. Neji “Kawarimi no Jutsu!” ((Body Substitute Technique)) rang out from the semi buried prodigy who changed into a log as the teen reappeared behind the blond with a flying kick.

 

The blond barely was able to turn around to bring his arms up defensively in front of his chest before he took the blow and went skidding backwards, feet digging into the ground to slow his progress.

 

In his backwards standing slid Naruto ran through another set of seals before shouting, “Kage Bushin no Jutsu!” Causing another twenty or so blonds to reappear in the arena grounds and they all synchronously unleashed a barrage of Shuriken at Neji and all hit their target only to have it vanish, signifying that the black haired genius had used an illusionary jutsu.

 

All the Narutos looked around, each trying to pinpoint the Hyuuga. “Kanashibari no Jutsu!” (( Body Freeze Technique )) cut through the air and suddenly all the clones ceased moving all frozen in position as a rain of Shuriken came from above.

 

Each version of Naruto was struck by the Shuriken and all but one vanished in a puff of smoke, leaving the blond original standing with a ninja star embedded in his sleeveless arm and a grimace of pain upon his tanned face.

 

The blue eyed teen hurriedly ripped the metal weapon from his flesh and in a swift move launched it all the Hyuuga who had just landed on the ground.

 

Neji easily dodged the shuriken but was hit by the second star which was hidden in the shadow of the first. The mini bladed star hit the boy in the right calf, though it was hurriedly ripped out and tosses aside.

 

Both remained standing staring at the other, eyes locked in a challenging gaze, while breaths came out in sharp heaves, while the red sun cast shimmering light upon their sweat soaked bodies.

 

In a blur they launched forward and leapt into the air where they met in a fierce though short clash before both landed on the opposite side that they had started, backs facing each other.

 

Simultaneously their knees gave way and they crumbled to the ground gasping for breath.

 

“Tie!” A voice shouted out, one that ripped through the silent barrier that had previously encased the two. The shout was followed by a defining cheer, as the spectators were standing, shouting, whistling and screaming like their was no tomorrow. Even the knight from the lower level looked utterly stunning while he heavily applauded the incredible battle between the two skilful teens.

 

Luke and a amour wearing knight rushed out onto the field. Their the green eyed man assisted Neji in standing, while complementing their battle. The knight had likewise moved over to the blond and helped him out before all four of them lead the two off the arena and up into the royal box in the stands.

 

There they were greeting with a smiling and obviously pleased looking Lord, who was trying to get his people to clam down enough so that he could speak and not be drowned out.

 

Once the crowd finally grew silent the Lord Spoke up. “Today's tournament was indeed one we shall remember always! The feats of these two young men, Neji Hyuuga and Naruto Uzumaki! Remember these heros well for they have already defeated Muff'igus, and they will continue on until they become legends!”

 

As the Lord finished his broadcast, roaring cheers once again flared through the entire area, and the noise most likely carried to the city, allowing all those who couldn't come for one reason or another, to conclude that an intense battle must have happened, for never before has the crowd cheered so loudly.

 

In the box, the boys were once again able to support themselves, and the blond was waving out at the people while smiling the brightest smile he had, his blue eyes shimmering with a content light. This is what he lived for: recognition, and he had it! Now all he had to was get back to return to Konoha and prove himself worthy of being the next Hokage.

 

The blue violet sky, which had been clear suddenly changed to a deep grey at that point causing many to look up worriedly. "Huh?" Naruto let out as he too looked up at the sky noting the sky had grown ominous.

 

“Come! We must hurry to the castle before it strikes!” The Lord exclaimed as all the people panicked and screamed, all fleeing the standing in fear of something that neither boy seemed to understand.

 

The blond and the black haired teens followed the Lord, and were followed by the Zanbato wielder and the knight that had earlier helped Naruto up. They tore across the field having exited the massive structure. They moved at speeds that were slow to the two Konoha ninjas, dark screams piercing the air.

 

“What they hell is going on?” The blond demanded hotly, somewhat annoyed that his recognition period had been driven to a sudden halt.

 

“The Jet Dragon comes!” The knight behind them exclaimed, his heavy metal armour clunking noisily behind them.

 

“Jet Dragon?” Neji questioned as the Lord nodded his head, all traces of his earlier excitement gone, and was replaced by one of distain.

 

“Yes. A Jet Dragon is a massive beast, whose entire body is seemingly made of vicious air that circles like a horizontal cyclone. Though they range between one league in width to the largest ever which was thirty-seven leagues. And their length! It is simply extraordinary, It goes on four hundreds on leagues, as far as man can see.

 

“They seemingly appear out of thin air, though the scholars are trying to learn what they truly are, and where they come from. Right now some believe that their very bodies encircle the entire world, but that is fantastical nonsense.” The Lord paused before continuing. “Also, they seem to have and electrical barrier of sorts that encircles the beasts frame. There is no known way of defeating or destroying on, though many have tried and perished in their foolish attempts.”

 

“An impossible task even for the strongest. I have some speculation that not even a God would be able to defeat such a thing.” The black haired man said as he shifted his Zanbato into an easier to hold while in a running position.

 

“Above!” The knight hollered, his voice laced with great fear.

 

All heads looked up, and Naruto's eyes grew unbelievably huge. “Holy! That thing is gigantic!!” He exclaimed in complete awe as he looked upon the unearthly creature.

 

Above them, drifting down from the ominous clouds, was a massive cylindrical wind body, encased by strands of shimmering purple electricity. It's body measured an estimated twenty-nine leagues in width, and as the Lord had said, it cut across the sky, neither end visible.

 

A blood stopping roar echoed over the area, causing a shiver to run up many peoples's spines, though the warriors of Konoha remained unaffected, the only thing they felt was shock at its size, and awe at seeing such a magnificent thing.

 

A second roar-different then the first- rang out over the sound of the first as another such creature appeared over head, its body stretching the opposite way, though its width was far superior, passing at least forty leagues, making it the largest yet seen.

 

It was quite the sight to behold.

 

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 

The rain fell from the sky, in an relentless fashion, dropping thick drops of liquid down by the bucket full and down onto a group of congregated people.

 

The people below stood solemn and quite, all dressed in their best black attire. A thick air hung over them all as they watched Tsunade add two new names onto the stone which bore all the names of every warrior who had perished in the line of duty.

 

With a heavy heart she inscribed their names upon the stone, occasionally wiping the tears that cluttered in her eyes. This was another sad day. For today they had held a funeral for both Naruto and Neji, and now they were providing the last honour for the two.

 

The Hokage felt greatly depressed for she had cared deeply for the blond, almost as if he were her little brother at such a young age. The old should never have to witness the death of the young, it wasn't right.

 

Once she finished inscribing the name she stood straight and place her emotionless mask over her face as she turned to watch all those who stood there.

 

Her eyes moved from the now broken teams, to their teachers, before roaming over to Iruka who was a sort of fatherly figure to the blond. He was immensely shaken and saddened, for he had lost the son that was all but blood related.

 

Her eyes roamed to the higher clans, to the other teams, through to teachers, and random other people that had either cared or knew either of the late ninja.

 

It was a sad day, almost an omen of worse times to come. Though the woman hoped not.

 

With an echoing silence that was only broken by the falling rain, the large group proceeded back to the village, Tsunade leading the procession.

 

Once back in the village everyone headed their own ways heading home. None had the energy to visit, to talk, nor take comfort from another as nearly everyone was in a state of mourning.

 

They had lost a Hyuuga prodigy, someone who was thought to one day be made a sannin, and they had also lost the Yoidaime's only son and heir. The Uzumaki bloodline would forever be lost, along with the hidden powers it possessed.

*

 

The next day dawned a sunny one, the exact opposite of the previous day. The sky was clear, and the after rain smell lingered invitingly on the air. The birds chirped happily, as the sun rose higher and higher, and the people of Konoha slowly with it.

 

In the Hokage tower sat Tsunade. She was seated in her office, going over much paper work. Being the head of the village gave her many responsibilities, and left her mountains of paperwork that she always had to deal with.

 

A sudden and sharp knock on the door pulled her attention away from her latest document that needed her approval. “Enter.” She called out and looked up as the door opened.

 

Kakashi walked in. “Tsunade-sama.” He said nodding his head to the woman in a sign of both greeting and respect.

 

“Yes Kakashi?” The woman asked as she folded her arms upon the papers shattered in a disarrayed state.

 

“What are we to do about Gai's and my teams?” He inquired, his one visible eye unreadable.

 

“Well....” The woman began. “I suppose we will have to edit both the teams some how. I know Sakura wishes to be a medical ninja, so perhaps I could take her in as an apprentice of mine, leaving Sasuke alone on your team. That should be well enough. Tenten and Lee work well together, so they should be fine, and Sasuke needs a lot of attention and training. After all we do not want the boy following the footsteps of his elder brother.” The Hokage finished with a nod.

 

The silver haired jounin nodded before bounding off to inform the others of everything.

 

Things would definitely be different from this day forth.

 

 

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Well that is it for this chapter! I think it is short then the other two, but it has more action, so don't kill me!

 

For those of you who realized, I attempted to use middle English, though failed miserably. Also since Naruto is Japanese, they only speak Japanese, meaning it shall be ye old Japanese. Don't kill me for how stupid that sounds.

 

The Jet Dragon idea was based on something that anyone who passed Science 10 should now. I took the idea of the Jet streams that circle the Earth and made them be viewed as a Dragon of sorts.

 

Thank you for reading, please Review!!! I beg of you!!

 

Plus a special thank you to my reviewers. ^.^ You made my day!