Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto Dragon Champion ❯ The Dragon Speaks and the Chuunin Exams ( Chapter 3 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

 

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Everyone in Konoha who were up and early were stunned out of their wits as the scream was heard, several of them were looking at the direction of the scream and some of the ninja on duty to quickly draw their weapons…even the Hokage was caught off guard when he heard the shout and he too wondered just what or who caused such a commotion.

 

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Back in Naruto's bath-room…

 

(Wh…What…What the…WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME?!?!?!?!)

 

Naruto was deep in shock as he looked at the mirror and wide awake as well, and he had very good reason to be shouting as he looked at his face…but wasn't his face at the very same time! What the heck had happened to him?! He asked himself that very same question once more as he tried to see if it was indeed his face.

 

He still had the same whisker marks as before…but they seemed more wavy, as if they were more well defined, his face seemed smoother, more angular and more…masculine, like all the baby fat that might have been there had been miraculously removed…leaving smooth skin and firm muscle…his face was more well defined, a feature normally found on teen three or four times his current age or with men at least the same age as Iruka.

 

It was as if he had somehow gained the face of an older man, though it was far from ugly…it was like that of a handsome full grown man…he then noted that his hair seemed longer and not so spiky upwards, and the blonde color seemed more…golden and had slight silver high-lights…not to mention when he turned his head, his hair on the back was longer now, almost reaching the middle of his shoulder blades. He looked at his eyes…they were the same, but the blue color seemed deeper and stronger…and it had a silver edging around the irises as well…but they seemed slightly…reptilian-like…

 

He then noted that he seemed a bit taller than before…a few inches…but taller nevertheless. He took a look with his room's measuring ruler and found that he was taller than before…nearly the same height as Sasuke.

 

(What the hell is going on here?! Did I eat something that made me grow overnight?!?!)

 

He looked at himself and noted that his clothes did seem tighter for some reason, he took off the shirt and was stunned to see himself…something had certainly happened to him last night…since he didn't recall having THIS kind of body!!!

 

His arms looked more muscular, but slim and smooth, he tightened his grip and noted that his grip was a lot stronger than before, he felt his arms and noted that his muscles were hard and tough, almost as if he had spent the sum on twelve years in the gym with weights in one night, and the tattoo of that silver beast was more well defined and more elegant looking!

 

He looked at his torso and abdomen and saw that he had well defined muscles on them too…not to bulky and not too thin, but a well balanced combination of both, his torso looked smooth and all the muscles were in the right place and form for his age…though resembling someone who really worked hard, he looked at his abdomen and noted the six back he had miraculously developed seemingly overnight and the seal on his stomach was taunt in that same area, when he turned around to look at his back…he also noted the well matched muscle structure as well. He took off his lower pajamas and noted that his legs looked like that of a gymnast and a runner at the same time, well formed and well proportioned muscles all over, he even decided to look into his boxers and he blushed bright red as he saw…his package.

 

He looked himself over and over once more just be sure…he even went as far as to pinch himself repeatedly to make sure he wasn't dreaming, and when he found out that he was not dreaming and wide awaken, and the changes were real, and NOT Henge he might have used accidentally in his dreams…he couldn't help but once more comment.

 

“What the hell happened to me?!”

 

He then got an idea and decided to see if the sudden changes had an effect on his two signature jutsus.

 

“KAGE BUSHIN JUTSU!!!”

 

The blonde ninja summoned three clones and to his absolute shock…they TOO had the same features as he did!!! It was officially not Henge!!! There was no way he was dreaming all of this!!!! (+)

 

He then decided to see what happened to the personal jutsu that he created a while before, the same one he knocked Ebisu, Iruka, and Sarutobi with.

 

“SEXY NO JUTSU!!!”

 

The blonde transformed into the form he used to stun the men of Konoha on more than one occasion…and wondered if his sudden physical changes affected that form as well, just as his other Kage Bushin Clones also used the same jutsu.

 

The second the smoke cleared, Naruto looked at the mirror and his other clones in their Sexy No Jutsu form…and the only words that came out of his mouth and that of his clones was…

 

“OH MY FREAKING GOD!!!!!!!!”

 

Not only had he changed in his normal form as a boy…but even in his Sexy No Jutsu, he had gotten substantial changes…and emphasis on the word substantial!!!!

 

The hair he had in this Henge was no longer in their twin tails, but was in a lush and smooth long tail of golden silk with the same silver high lights, there were two long tails in the front that framed the face. The face would have been enough to make a man stare at it all day and even the most beautiful women to take notice as the face had smooth skin and full red lips, high and well formed cheekbones, and the eyes were also a deep sapphire blue with silver highlights, enough to entrance a man and make him blush to the point of being a tomato and bleed out buckets worth of blood like a garden hose.

 

He looked at the clones who were in the same Sexy Jutsu form and studied the forms they had and his own in the mirror. Not only was his Sexy Jutsu form taller than he recalled, but more shapely and well formed…the arms were slender but well formed and defined, the breasts were…large and were certainly ample…so to speak…bouncing with natural grace when he moved, but settled gracefully and thrust out proudly when he landed. The hips were well shaped and perfectly proportioned, the legs were well formed, long, shapely and slender. The Henge he used was now very much womanly indeed, enough to give any of the women here in the village of Konoha a run for their money (++)

 

Despite the absolute shock of the whole affair…Naruto had to admit, there were a great deal of possibilities that he could pull off with this new and SERIOUSLY improved Sexy Jutsu. He didn't even want to guess how the others were going to react when they saw him.

 

As soon as he returned to his normal form and dispersed his clones, he realized that he was supposed to meet up with the rest of his team at the bridge today to get the latest mission. He took out his clothes and grunted a bit as they were bit tighter than before and he made a mental note to go and convince the clothes store owner to give him some fresh and better fitting clothes.

 

Once he was dressed, he reached out and took Holy Talon and placed it on his back and the weapon bonded instantly to him as if it was held by some invisible belt. Once he was done, he rushed out of his house, and once he talked with his team-mates, he was going to head out to the ramen shop and grab something to eat.

 

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(+) Imagine him looking a bit like the Fourth Hokage when the man was older, and add a dash of Tidus of Final Fantasy 10 and you've got his new looks.

 

(++) If you want a more…visual description of what happened to Naruto's Sexy Jutsu and what form it's currently in now…well let me put it this way…if you've seen the anime and manga Tenjo Tenge, then Naruto's enhanced Sexy Jutsu form resembles a fusion of the Natsume sisters, Maya and Aya…so you can bet you're money that it REALLY puts in the term `SEXY' right on the dot.

 

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At the bridge…

 

Sakura was currently standing on the bridge with Sasuke leaning on the rails, both of them were waiting for their team-mate to show up for the meeting with Kakashi, however, both of them were also deep in thought, well one of them was as Sakura was happy to have some alone time with Sasuke.

 

Sasuke on the other hand was cranky and tired…he had searched the scrolls until early morning…and still found NOTHING in his clan's scroll collection that spoke of the Holy Talon or any sword that had the same power as it did, it was as if that was one artifact that NONE of his clan had ever seen before and that made him very curious and very frustrated

 

“HEY SAKURA-CHAN!!!!”

 

Sakura turned and spoke to the only guy she knew who spoke like that.

 

“Naruto! Please don't be late like…Kakashi…huh?”

 

Sakura's irritated looked was replaced with wide eyes as she gazed at Naruto, she couldn't help but stare as Naruto seemed to have changed overnight…and quite literally at that. She noted the change in height, looks, eyes and even the hair. She couldn't help but looked transfixed at the blonde as Naruto greeted her good morning and offered his usual smile…and for some reason…she felt like she was going to blush, she fought it down and looked closer.

 

(Whoa…what happened to Naruto…he's different…)

 

Her inner self however had other terms to describe the sight before her.

 

((Different?! He's not different girl…he's HOT!!!! Who knew he'd look like this in one night?))

 

(This has to be a trick of some sort. Maybe he's using Henge or something.)

 

Sakura then placed the proper hand signals and uttered the jutsu designed to dispel Henge and Genjutsu.

 

“Kai!”

 

She opened her eyes and was stunned to see Naruto's new features had NOT disappeared, there was no Henge the blonde ninja was using at the moment and that really got Sakura surprised as she decided to look closely, she noted that his usual clothes looked tighter and he seemed…taller for some reason, as soon as she was done, she couldn't help but ask..

 

“Naruto, what happened to you?!”

 

“I don't know really…I just came back from the ramen shop last night and went to sleep, the next thing I knew… I woke up and looked in the mirror in my bath-room… and I was like this!”

 

“Are you kidding me Naruto?! No one turns into…well this in just one night?!”

 

(Not that I'm complaining or anything…whoa! Did I just say that?!)

 

((Darn right you did girl!!!))

 

“Well I did!”

 

Sasuke then looked at Naruto and he ignored Naruto's sudden changes and Naruto glared back and the two looked away from one another with a snort…making Sakura worried and depressed.

 

(Oh man…they've acted like this when we got back from Wave Country, I feel like I'm dealing with children all of a sudden.)

 

((Darn it Kakashi sensei…get you're butt over here!!!))

 

A bit later…

 

The three Genin waited and waited and when they felt like they couldn't wait anymore…the chronically late Copycat Ninja of Konoha appeared on the top of one of the bridge's archways.

 

“Hey guys…sorry I'm late, I got lost in the path of life.”

 

“LIAR!!!”

 

Both Naruto and Sakura shouted as Sasuke merely looked on…but also spared a glance at the sword strapped to Naruto's back…it was then that Kakashi noted the sudden changes that Naruto had experienced and he gave a low whistle.

 

“Well now…you've got a brand new look Naruto, and you certainly look…well…how should I say this? Impressive…what happened last night to make you change?”

 

“I don't know Kakashi-sensei, last night I was telling Iruka sensei about the mission in Wave Country and went home, the next thing I knew…I woke and I'm this!”

 

“Are you sure you're not using Henge or something?”

 

“No! I swear this isn't Henge, I even pinched myself ten times to see if I was sleeping.”

 

Sakura then spoke to the Jonin.

 

“Naruto's telling the truth Kakashi-sensei, I also tried using the release Jutsu but there was no Henge to dispel…this is Naruto.”

 

As he got down, Kakashi examined Naruto more thoroughly and despite the changes in looks, height, and muscle mass…there was no doubt in the former ANBU's mind that this was Naruto not a clone or in a Henge…and if he was in Henge…it was a darn good one.

 

(Very interesting, it seems that the sword might have something to do with this. I know I'm just guessing but I can't think up of any other explanation at the moment.)

 

Kakashi then recalled his time with the Hokage yesterday and what he was ordered to tell Naruto.

 

“By the way Naruto…I managed to have a conference with the Hokage last night in order to tell him about what happened in our mission at Wave Country, he asked that you meet him at the practice field where we had the bell test at one time. He will be meeting you there.”

 

“The old man wants to talk to me? What for Kakashi-sensei?”

 

“He had researched on the origin of the sword you have with you, he might be able to find information on where that sword of yours came from and who made it and he wanted to talk to you about what he might have found. So I suggest you get moving already.”

 

“But I want a mission Kakashi-sensei and no more missions with mundane stuff okay…I mean REAL missions this time, I know I can handle them now!”

 

“I bet you do…however, there isn't much in terms of missions right now so my hands are tied at the moment. But stop wasting time and head off to the practice field.”

 

“Is Sakura-chan and…well Sasuke coming along?”

 

“No…it's a private conversation between the two of you only…now get going.”

 

“All right then…I'll see you guys later!”

 

As Naruto took off to the practice field, the silver haired Jonin then turned to face the rest of his team and he coughed to gain their attention. The two Gennin faced Kakashi as he began to speak to them about what the Hokage had told him concerning the events at Wave Country.

 

“I was given some orders from the Hokage to give to the two of you.”

 

“Orders from the Hokage himself?”

 

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at that, and that was something of a first actually, while Sakura was also surprised at the words Kakashi was saying.

 

“That's correct Sasuke, the Hokage has ordered that none of you will talk about what happened at Wave Country…namely with the powers Naruto used in the battles we were in with Zabuza and Haku, and then with Gato and his hired goons. That order will remain in effect until the Hokage learns enough and says otherwise.”

 

“Why is that Kakashi-sensei?”

 

“I can't really get into details at this point Sakura, but suffice to say… what happened in that mission was unprecedented in Konoha's history and the Hokage is not taking chances. Despite the apparent benefits that Naruto has gained since acquiring that sword known as the Holy Talon, there might be some side-effects that we don't know of that can be dangerous to him and might cause him harm and also the village.”

 

“No offense meant Kakashi-sensei…but why would the Hokage be concerned with what happens to Naruto?”

 

“Well Sasuke, The Hokage and Naruto have a unique relationship,. Despite his antics, Naruto looks up to the Hokage as grand-father, and while he might not like Naruto's behavior on certain cases, the Sandaime sees him as a grand-son as well, in the same league as his own blood grand-son. We'll just leave it at that, I need to file my full report to the Council as well so for today, you two have free time on your hands.”

 

As Kakashi left to do his duty, Sasuke thought about something and decided to move out, Sakura wondered just where he was going and so he called out.

 

“Sasuke…where are you going?”

 

“I'm going to take a peek at something.”

 

“What do you mean by that…wait, you plan to soy on the conversation between the Hokage and Naruto?”

 

“Just to figure some details…you don't have to come with me at all, and you should be better off training too.”

 

With that, Sasuke took off, leaving Sakura behind and she wondered whether she should go after Sasuke or get caught, with some misgivings in her heart, Sakura decided to back away for now and take a walk to make sense of what has been happening since the mission.

 

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In the practice field…

 

“I see you've made it Naruto, at least you're not late as Kakashi is.”

 

“Nice to see you too old man.”

 

Naruto smiled as he approached the Hokage, he WAS tempted to reveal his new and seriously improved Sexy Jutsu in front of him, but recalled what happened the last time he tried the still unchanged version and decided against it. Sarutobi then noted the differences in Naruto's appearance and he couldn't help but raise an eye brow as the sudden changes Naruto had undergone, and he surmised that it might have something to do with that sword he had with him.

 

“I see you've undergone quite some changes Naruto, I have to admit the new looks caught me by surprise.”

 

“I know…and I don't know why it happened at all, it's like it just happened over night! Do you know why that happened old man?”

 

“I can't really give any information Naruto…but I suspect that you're new sword might have something to do with it.”

 

“The Holy Talon? You mean you've found out information about it?!”

 

“I've only made a guess Naruto, and I'm afraid that even though I've spent the whole night and early morning pouring through all of our archives and scrolls, I was not able to find a single mention of the Holy Talon.”

 

“No mention?! Are you saying that the sword's not in the archives?”

 

“I believe so…however I came to the conclusion that we might find answers from the sword itself…I have a feeling that you might have more details on how you got that sword Naruto, now tell me everything that happened there at Wave Country, and from your own perspective this time.”

 

Naruto then told him of how he saw the sword and touched it and heard voices talking to him and saying that he was deemed worthy to hold Holy Talon, or rather the Holy Dragon Sword, and he then spoke of what happened afterwards. Sarutobi was naturally surprised by what Naruto told him about the voice he heard that seemed to come from the sword itself…as soon as Naruto was done explaining everything, the elderly leader of Konoha then had an idea.

 

“Naruto, I want you to try and speak to that voice once more…considering you appear to be the only one who can wield it properly, it might obey only you and the voice will respond only to you and you're orders.”

 

Naruto took out the Holy Talon and looked at it and he spoke mentally, the same way he had done before with the voice.

 

(Can you hear me Holy Talon?)

 

(“I can hear you Master Naruto…what is it you wish of me?”)

 

(I want to know who made you, where did you come from, and what exactly are you.)

 

(“I see…you wish to know more about my origins and my creators and what I am?”)

 

(Yeah, you didn't exactly tell me everything about yourself and if what the old man said was true, you have something to do with my new looks. So will you tell me about yourself Holy Talon?)

 

(“I am afraid I cannot at this point, however I can allow you to speak to my high ranking master and creator, or at least a manifestation of him, it's not too hard to do. Merely place me into the ground and speak the name the Knights mentioned and say the phrase, 'Come forth and speak you're lore.' I will do the rest.)

 

(Is that all?)

 

(“Yes.”)

 

Naruto then broke his speech with the sword and then told Sarutobi what the Holy Talon had told him. Sarutobi considered the ramifications of the statement and decided since this is the is the best course of action to find answers, he gave Naruto a nod and Naruto went to work and placed the sword into the ground blade first and spoke…just as Sasuke was hiding as best he could in the brush and undergrowth.

 

“FALDREN! COME FORTH AND SPEAK YOU'RE LORE!!!”

 

(Who the heck is Faldren anyway, those summoned men said that before, so who is this Faldren? Wait a moment… could he be the creator of that sword?)

 

The sword suddenly glowed deep white and a blast of energy was unleashed in a heartbeat, that blinded both Sarutobi and Naruto and even Sasuke had to cover his eyes. The shockwave was felt by all the ninja in Konoha and some of the other teams were caught off guard as well as they all looked for the source of the sudden energy wave.

 

When the light faded, Naruto, Sarutobi, and Sasuke looked and…gasped as they saw the sword was still glowing…but they were for the moment not concerned with the glowing sword…but were more concerned by the thing that appeared…

 

They were now looking at the strangest creature they had ever seen…in simple terms…they were looking at a Dragon!!!

 

But not just ANY Dragon…but a Dragon Lord!

 

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(What kind of creature is that?!)

 

(It's monstrous! I've never seen anything like it before in my whole career!)

 

(That is one BIG lizard!!!! And with wings no less!!!)

 

The three looked at a creature that was as tall as a three story building and was covered in shimmering golden scales that glowed gently in the sun and the scales were rimmed with silver edges. There were four limbs about it, all of them had five toes…and had razor sharp metallic like claws, though one claw in the right fore limb was missing. There was a beast-like elegance and beauty about the creature and it appeared to have wings that appeared to be folded, it had a long tail with several bony plates on it that tapered into a spear-like tail tip and a long made of golden hair with silver mixed into it ran from the base of the tail tip to the back of the head…which was on a long gracefully shaped neck. The head was like that of a reptile and there was a giant glowing diamond on the forehead on the creature and a pair of four horns on either side that flowed backward, The creature curled it's lips upward to reveal rows of VERY sharp teeth and it's deep rainbow like eyes were directed solely at Naruto.

 

Sarutobi had no idea what monster this was and quickly took off his Hokage robes and hat and was now in the same outfit that he wore in his youth and he spoke to Naruto.

 

“Get behind me Naruto!!”

 

The creature then opened it's mouth and amazingly enough…it spoke, and in a royal tone that demanded respect and attention yet in a patient and calm manner.

 

/“Peace elder, I mean you and the boy no harm. There is no need for violence.”\

 

Sarutobi's eyes widened and Naruto was in awe and even the normally cool headed and indifferent Sasuke was stunned out of his mind as he looked at the creature before him.

 

(The thing…spoke!!! What kind of creature is it?!)

 

“Who are you?”

 

Sarutobi asked as he still kept Naruto behind him, he didn't know what this creature was or if his ninja skills could match it, but he would not let any harm come to the blonde as long as he was still alive and breathing.

 

/“I? Forgive me, I guess I forgot my manners since it has been a while since I was manifested, however I would like to see the wielder of Holy Talon…step forward wielder.”\

 

Naruto didn't know why, but the voice held no threat, anger, or malice, and he stepped away from Sarutobi, despite the misgivings the elder had. As soon as he was before the creature, it moved forward and Naruto now found himself staring at the creature face to face…he felt great fear and anxiety, hoping that neither would show and get him into trouble with the creature.

 

After a few moments, the creature moved back and gave a grin and spoke.

 

/”You are not exactly what I expected to be the new wielder of Holy Talon, regardless, the sword is wise and fore-sighted when it came to choosing wielders, even those who appear ordinary. As to who I am, I am Faldren…Dragon Lord of the Holy Dragons and chief creator of Holy Talon. Though in this case I am only a manifestation and therefore I cannot last long in the material plane. I see that you have questions, you may ask them now if you both wish and I will answer them to the best of my ability.”\

 

Sarutobi was the first to speak.

 

“What exactly is a Dragon and why is it you can speak?”

 

/”I am not surprised you asked me that question elder, since I have sensed that there are no such Dragons in you're world. We Dragons are being born of the earth, and magic of the world…we serve as living reservoirs of magic and energy and as such…we have long life-spans, thus we can learn and retain memories at a very large capacity. I have liked for over 25, 000 years now and I am the oldest of my race, and as such, I have learned many tongues apart from my native Draconian tongue, I have also learned much in terms of art, history, warfare, combat and more.”\

 

Naruto then asked the Dragon Lord something.

 

“Huh…Faldren, sir?”

 

/“Yes wielder?”\

 

“Do you…uh…well…eat, other beings, like me?”

 

/”Good gracious no! I find the idea of eating mortal beings such as yourself distasteful, and a grievous sin, though I partake in feasting with humans such as yourself in my human disguise. I must admit that you're race is quite creative when it comes to feasts”\

 

“You can become a human?!”

 

/”Of course I can take the appearance and form of a human of any age young wielder, for you see, many of my kin have such a talent and we use it well when the needs suit us, apart from our powers and abilities. We Holy Dragons love justice, compassion, mercy, life, knowledge, and more and we preserve peace as best we can, and that is why I am here to talk, not to fight, however that does not mean we are weak creatures and we can fight as fiercely and deadly as any fighter.”\

 

“Are there others like you Faldren?”

 

/”Yes elder, I rule several large flights of Holy Dragons along with my own brood, but we are not the only Dragons who exist in our realm.”\

 

“Really?! Are they like you as well?”

 

Faldren looked at Naruto and shook his head.

 

/”I am afraid not wielder, the other race of Dragons are not the same for they follow the path of darkness, we call them the Chaos Dragons. Our respective realms have a very long and difficult history, if you wish I will tell you as much as I can, and then I will explain to you what is Holy Talon.”\

 

The Dragon Lord then spun a tale before the two and told them the history of their kind and their wars with their dark brethren.

 

/”We have been at war with our dark kin for millennia and for a good reason, while my kin and I rule the realms we live in with peace, justice, knowledge, freedom, hope, compassion, mercy, and duty, the Chaos Dragons and their leader Chorvax, who like me is the oldest and wisest of his kin, rule their realms through slavery, corruption, hatred, greed, malice, anger, death, destruction, power, hunger, and evil. They have twisted the minds and hearts of their mortal followers who fear and worship them. They see mortals as pawns, food, and toys to play with to amuse themselves and not worthy of being treated any better.'\

 

/“They sought to do the same to those under our protection and we have fought back in kind and many of our kin and theirs have died in these battles that tore the lands and remade them as well, mortals under our respective realms also fought each other as well. The battles lasted for generations upon generations and we were tired of the countless slaughters and the battles that were fought between us, them and our respective followers. As such I called for a cease-fire and spoke to Chorvax in the borderlands.”\

 

/”There we realized that there would be no true compromise even though I had convinced him that while he would revel in the slaughter and death, he would soon wipe out all of his followers and what sort of empire would he rule if all were dead? While we knew that even without our presence, mortals would continue to fight one another, we no longer wished to fight and rip the lands to shreds. So we all found an alternative.”\

 

/”I gathered my kin and with one of my talons and one of my scales, and out combined powers, wills and magic we created a sword of immense power and poured into it portions of our magic, essences, martial and physical prowess, and our beliefs and philosophies. By the end of four years since then we created the sword and I blessed it with my blood and fire. I placed the sword in our most sacred place and mortals who wished to seek it out with pure hearts, souls, and minds were able to wield it. The sword itself was alive and it was true judge on who would wield it”\

 

/”In time, we gave each successful wielder the title of Dragon Champion, and as you might have guessed, that sword was given a name by those who couldn't speak the Draconian tongue…Holy Talon.”\

 

Naruto was in awe as he looked at the weapon before him and was amazed that the living sword chose him to wield it. Sarutobi then asked another question.

 

“What is the Holy Talon capable of?”

 

Faldren began to explain to the Hokage and Naruto was Sasuke was spell-bound at what he had heard.

 

/”Holy Talon is a living weapon as you already know…due to our combined mystical powers and it being part of my body and imbued with my blood, fire, and magic, it cannot be chipped, damaged or broken by any mortal means or weapons. No forge known to mortals can break it and it can cleave and slice any other metal like it was nothing but mere clay or cloth, and any form of armor can be easily cut with one swipe. As it is filled with magic, which is quite different in nature and application from the energy you know as chakra, it can cast spells and mystical forces that can overpower most if not all foes, Magic can be used to heal…attack, summon, defend, and conjure. It is also able to absorb the essences without harm from each Dragon Champion that has wielded it in the past.”\

 

“What do you mean by that? I thought Naruto was a Dragon Champion as you said.”

 

/”That is true…he is a Dragon Champion, but to be more accurate, he is the first Dragon Champion of this world…for where it was forged, many warriors of various powers and skills have wielded Holy Talon in battle. When called upon, these essences can fill the current wielder with the power, skill, and knowledge of all previous Dragon Champions who fought with the Holy Talon in hand. It also has powers to call forth Holy Dragon allies of various powers, when you call them, the Dragons you summon will aid you in whatever venture you wish and will fight with you in battle.”\

 

“Wow! This is so cool! I thank you for letting me the wielder of you Holy Talon!”

 

Faldren smiled at Naruto's antics and so did Sarutobi, as the old ninja was getting used to the Dragon's presence. Sasuke was livid as he realized that Naruto had gained a serious edge over him and that was painful to deal with. However Faldren spoke once more.

 

/“However wielder, I must caution you on several important matters concerning you're ownership of Holy Talon, just because you are the wielder, doesn't mean you have free reign with the weapon.”\

 

“By the way…what happened to me anyway?”

 

Faldren grinned once more as he already knew just what sort of topic Naruto was about to bring up.”

 

/“You speak of you're sudden physical changes? Are they not to your liking? I had thought that a young, strapping lad like you would appreciate them. They will certainly help in getting attention from the opposite gender, and if you are lucky…in more ways than one.”\

 

Naruto blushed bright red at that, and Sarutobi coughed a bit as he admitted that with those new looks of his and a few years time, Naruto would give even Kakashi a run for his money. Faldren laughed gently and spoke.

 

/”However, you're physical changes are not merely for aesthetical purposes wielder. In order for you to be able to utilize the full power of Holy Talon, you're body had to adapt and change in order to handle the physical, martial, and mystical requirements of the powers of the Holy Talon. Normally such changes are subtle, but since you are quite young, they are now more pronounced, they will remain with you until you reach adulthood, which apparently will be far away from now. The physical changes will also help you in utilizing the essences of the previous Dragon Champions that you may summon to aid you, and also you're Dragon allies as well, though you will still need to train to master the higher level essences and spells…But as I have said before you do not have free reign with the weapon. ”\

 

“What do you mean by that?”

 

/”As it is a weapon of justice and is alive, it has the gift of sensing the auras of those around it, and it could read hearts, souls, minds, and natures the same way you would read a book. As such it will not wound or kill those who have committed no crimes, who are innocent of any wrong doing, and are of pure hearts, natures, and souls. As such the weapon will not be used to kill or murder innocent lives, no matter how much the wielder may force it, it may cut armor and clothes, but never the flesh of the innocent and pure, if the wielder becomes corrupted, then the Holy Talon with disown the owner and fade away to be found by another, of course it will kill those who are evil instantly. Another limitation is the fact that it's powers, while immense are not limitless, when the magic of the sword is drained in a great fashion, it will take time to recharge it's reserves, that also goes for the essences of the Dragon Champions who reside in the sword. Once that happens, depending on the drain, the Holy Talon will not be able to create spells, or summon at all. It will retain it's martial and physical qualities but it's mystical powers will take time.”\

 

/”You might noted that some of you're comrades couldn't lift the sword when you handed it to them, that is a build in defense for the Holy Talon, if the ones who hold it are of pure and uncorrupted hearts, but not chosen by it, the weapon will become too heavy to lift no matter how strong they may be…however, the reaction of Holy Talon to those of evil natures who try to take is another matter.”\

 

“Why?”

 

/”Let's just say it is a far from pleasant experience when they attempt to hold the sword.”\

 

“Are there other swords like Holy Talon?”

 

/”Yes, but this one was forged by the Chaos Dragons, and their leader Chorvax, who used one of his fangs and scales for the process, and like us, he and his kin imbued their blood, portions of their power, their martial, and physical powers into the sword, and when it was also finished in four years, Chorvax blessed it with his own powers and he too placed this weapon in their most sacred place, for mortals who worshipped them to find.”\

 

/”Those who were able to find that sword were also blessed with the title of Dragon Champion when the sword chose them to wield it, and like the Holy Talon, the sword forged by the Chaos Dragons was known by another mortal name…Death Fang.”\

 

/”Death Fang possess the same level of power as Holy Talon, but is imbued with dark energies and is corruption incarnate wielding dark magic and evil energy, Like Holy Talon, it too can contain and release the essence of the previous Dragon Champions who wielded in generations passed, allowing the current wielder to have the powers, skills, and abilities of those who used it before. But it is filled with hatred, malice, greed, corruption, anger, blood-lust, the desire to kill, subjugate, and dominate all life.”\

 

/”Death Fang therefore does not make distinctions on it's victims, it will kill anyone, regardless if they are good, evil, or innocent, all it does is obey the order of it's wielder to kill without mercy. And as such it's wielder revels in death, blood-shed and warfare…becoming a merciless berserker.”\

 

/”Years before, the last Dragon Champions who wielded both Holy Talon and Death Fang fought in Dragon's Basin, a large rocky valley and in the end of the battle the swords were sent far away by a maelstrom of magic and judging by the fact you wield the Holy Talon…then both swords are here in you're world. If that is the case, then you must be ready wielder…for there will come a time that one from this world, will meet the needs of Death Fang and when that happens, the Chaos Dragon Champion will arise and seek you out…when it does happen, you must be ready.”\

 

Naruto gulped when he realized that there was such another sword in existence here on his world and that if it was ever found and chose a wielder, then everything was going to change and certainly not for the better. But he was not going to back down, his way of the ninja would not allow it!

 

He smiled and nodded.

 

“Don't you worry about a thing Faldren! I will be ready! Whoever finds Death Fang will soon know they will be facing the new Hokage of Konoha and the new Dragon Champion! Believe it!”

 

Faldren smiled as he looked at the boy.

 

/”You have spirit…now only time will tell if you have what it takes to face you're new destiny as Dragon Champion…now I must leave, my time in the material plane is at an end…if you need my help, and I am up to it, then call on me when you can.”\

 

With that, the Dragon Lord glowed once more and in the same way he arrived, he left the two standing there. Naruto blinked and then walked over to Holy Talon and reached out and grasped it's handle and took out the sword as Sarutobi walked over and patted his hand on Naruto's head.

 

“It seems you have a long road ahead of you Naruto, and I think you should be getting ready.”

 

“I will be more than ready old man! Believe it!”

 

“Same old kid as before…you had better head back to the village I have a feeling you're team might need you're help, but do not mention this meeting to them for now…until you trust them well enough to do this again. I doubt they are ready to meet a Dragon Lord, and neither was I for sure.”

 

“Got it old man, see you later!”

 

As Naruto moved on after sheathing his sword, he decided to look for Sakura and Sasuke, hoping to find them and see just what sort of missions they might get soon. He then got into a conversation with Holy Talon and asked him if there were some essences he could use for a moment. And he asked the Holy Talon if he could get some better fitting clothes, the voice of the sword spoke and requested just what sort of clothes did Naruto want.

 

Unknown to Naruto…Sasuke who had witnessed everything left the hiding place he had and walked back, trying to look indifferent, but his mind was in fact reeling from what he had learned. He tried to contain himself and focus on the task at hand as he decided to find Sakura.

 

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Later…

 

“Please let him go! He's just a kid and it was an accident!”

 

Sakura tried to reason with a young man who had grabbed Konohamaru by the throat. The young grandson of the Third Hokage was currently playing with his two friends when they met Sakura, since Konohamaru had been told just who his rival for the title of Hokage and friend Naruto was working with he asked Sakura if she was Naruto's friend.

 

This got Sakura's attention and she couldn't respond, normally before Naruto's sudden make over, she would have denied it and said that she worked only with Sasuke. But since Naruto's changes, she couldn't help but have strange thoughts in her mind, and despite her thoughts, she blushed a bit at she recalled Naruto's new look, that was naturally misinterpreted by Konohamaru and he asked if Sakura was Naruto's girl-friend, naturally, Sakura didn't take too kindly to that and attacked Konohamaru and she chased them around, and they ran into the two.

 

One of them was dressed in black clothes and a hood and seemed to have something on his back wrapped in bandages, he also had purple paint on his face in a set pattern, like the ones worn by actors, and he currently was the one who grabbed Konohamaru by the throat, the other one was a blonde girl who had her hair in four short tails of some sort and had deep green eyes and she appeared to be dressed in a different fashion from the male, and seemed to carry a massive metal object that resembled a triangle of some sort.

 

“She does have a point, let the kid go, we're not here to be picking fights with children of all things.”

 

“No can do…this kid ran into me and I'm going to make sure he's going to regret pissing me off.”

 

Konohamaru's comrades, who were Moegi, and Udon were very afraid and Sakura didn't know what to do, from the way the two moved, she could tell that they were skilled and it didn't take very long for her to know just who they are. They appeared to be Genin and from the land of Wind as well.

 

“What's going on here?”

 

Sakura looked at there was Sasuke who was carrying a pebble.

 

“Sasuke-kun! Help us…he's going to hurt Konohamaru.”

 

Sasuke knew who that was and moved forward and tossed up a small pebble up and down and he spoke to the Genin who still held Konohamaru.

 

“You might want to consider releasing the boy.”

 

“No can do…I'm going to break this kid's body and make him really regret hitting me…”

 

The blonde looked at Sasuke and smiled a bit with a slight reddening on her face.

 

(Well…it seems the local cutie showed up.)

 

However, just as Sasuke was going to deal with the new arrival, a whistling sound was heard and Sasuke felt something coming at high speed and then dodged aside and when he looked he heard a deep biting strike on earth and when he looked, there was a sword buried in front of the of the ground before the one holding up Konohamaru, and he quickly recognized it.

 

(The Holy Talon?)

 

“What the heck is…”

 

Before the one holding Konohamaru could finished his question the sword disappeared and he then felt something under the tip of his chin, the moment he looked, the sword was poised right at his throat and when he followed it, the sword was being held by someone in one hand, he followed the weapon and found himself staring at none other than Naruto Uzumaki who was looking at him with controlled fury. The blonde ninja was now wearing a muscle shirt that was deep black with an orange vest with black and blue trim and apart from the swirl on the left side of the vest, there was a metal dragon on the right, along with the symbol of Konoha being surrounded by a Dragon. His left arm was covered by the long sleeves and his right forearm was not covered therefore his silver Dragon tattoo that showed his status as Holy talon's wielder was exposed.

 

He was also wearing black pants that had flame patterns in orange, with his kunai pouch and his shuriken pouch as well and he wore dark black sandals as well. He still had his Konoha forehead protector as well…that was the only part of his clothes that was the same as the clothes he normally wore.

 

“Boss!!!”

 

“Naruto?!”

 

Naruto didn't answer and pushed the blade forward, barely touching the skin and cutting it, but he made his threat very clear to the one holding his friend.

 

“You had better let go of Konohamaru right now…unless you want me to drive this sword right into you're skull.”

 

The blonde girl with the four tails took a very good look at Naruto and noted his features, namely the eyes, the face, the blonde hair and silver high lights. She also noted the muscles that were being shown by the tight muscle shirt and pants…and despite the tenseness of the situation, she couldn't help but blush in a deeper shade of red as she took in Naruto's features.

 

(Scratch that…this new guy's not cute…he's smoking hot!!!! I didn't know that Konoha had such hot guys!)

 

The blonde girl wasn't the only one affected as Moegi blushed bright red and had hearts in her eyes, and even though Sakura tried to hide her own reaction, the new look Naruto had certainly added more power to his new features. Naruto turned and looked at his friend but only at the corner of his eye as he kept his eyes pinned on the one who had the grandson of Sarutobi in his grip.

 

“You okay Konohamaru?”

 

“I'm fine Boss…that was so cool! You've really got to show me that move someday!”

 

Naruto grinned a bit but that faded as he looked his Dragon influenced gaze at the one before him…making the normally arrogant guy move back a step…much to Sakura's surprise, Konohamaru's admiration, Udon and Moegi's awe and Sasuke's indifferent look. With that, Naruto relaxed his stance and pulled Holy Talon back but only for an inch.

 

“You've got some guts to be holding my friend in that way…who the hell are you two and what are you doing here in Konoha?”

 

“I don't to answer that brat…I'll take you out right now!”

 

With that the dark dressed boy reached out for that object he had on the back of his body and placed it down hard, forcing Naruto to take a defensive stance with the sword placed backward in level height of his head for a swipe or a block and in a two handed grip.

 

“What?! You're using Kurasu here?!”

 

Naruto however was not going to back down as he relaxed his grip so to control his sword more…however before things could get underway, he sensed a great deal of killing intent, much greater than normal…around the level of Zabuza as well, and then he heard a voice.

 

“Kankurou…what are you doing?”

 

The people turned and so did Naruto and he spotted a strangely dressed boy with what appeared to be a forehead protector like the other two, but unlike the blond girl and the dark clothed guy, he carried what appeared to be an entire gourd of sand. He had dark red hair a character on his forehead that spelled `Love' and deep green-blue eyes as well, there seemed to be markings underneath the eyes and surrounded the eyes as well, almost like a mask of some sort. He was using the Tree walking technique to look down on the whole thing. Naruto didn't like the feeling he was getting from this guy and looked at the other two as the new arrival spoke.

 

“You're an embarrassment to our village with that reckless action of yours.”

 

The girl seemed to be in panic and the guy with the bandaged wrapped object seemed to become very afraid for some reason…as was evidenced by his voice and response to the new arrival.

 

“Oh…uh…hi G-Gaara.”

 

Sasuke looked at Gaara and was impressed.

 

(That guy moved real fast and so silently…only Jonin like Kakashi are that skilled, yet he seems to be a Genin.)

 

The new arrival who's name was Gaara then directed his gaze at Sasuke and then at Naruto…which the Genin and Dragon Champion returned in the same serious fashion.

 

(Who's this guy? He's different but has the same symbol as the other two, and what's with that gourd?)

 

(The blonde one with the suit and sword…he moved very fast, this guy needs to be watched.)

 

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Back at Hokage Tower…

 

Sarutobi looked at all the assembled Jonin, including Kakashi, along with the other Jonin, and Chuunin as well. The Hokage new the three he was about to call forward, Kakashi and two others, his son Sarutobi Asuma, and the resident Genjutsu specialist Yuhi Kurenai. They were here to choose to have their respective teams which included Naruto's class-mates to take the Chuunin Exams.

 

“You all know you were all called here, as you see the rest of you're fellow Jonin are here as well.”

 

“It's the time of the year already? I guess I forgot all about it.”

 

Sarutobi Asuma sighed as he still had his cigarette in his mouth though at the moment, it was not lighted.

 

“I take it that the other countries and villages had been notified? There were some of them who were in the village recently.”

 

Yuhi Kurenai looked on and asked the natural question.

 

“So, when does it begin?”

 

The Hokage looked at everyone in the chamber pointedly and while he was still smoking his pipe, gave the answer to Yuhi Kurenai's question.

 

“The Chuunin Exams will begin exactly one week from now.”

 

That got a rise from Kakashi as the time table was certainly not the same as he recalled from the last time the Chuunin exams were held.

 

“One week from now? That's cutting it a little close.”

 

The Hokage took out the pipe from his mouth and blew out a large cloud of smoke and sighed, he admitted that Kakashi had a point, but things were already in motion and he certainly couldn't just change the whole thing, even if he wanted to…there was a lot riding on today's Chuunin Exams and it was make or break time.

 

“I'll be giving the official announcement, Seven days from now, on the first day of the month of July, we will begin the selections for candidates for the Chuunin Exams.”

 

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To be continued…

 

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Author's notes:

 

Well now…this is a bit longer than the last one, but hey we needed good content. As you can see, the physical changes Naruto would be subjected to are now in effect and it seems that he's already turning heads…imagine the effect on the other Rookies see him, namely a certain shy wallflower of a girl and even a few more as well…he might even catch the attention of the older females soon enough as well!

 

And the changes apart from the physical changes and the wardrobe change is the fact that Naruto and Gaara have met each other instead of Sasuke and Gaara meeting, so things might be different this time around, and here's hoping things get even more steaming!!!

 

See you all at the next chapter!!!