> Spiral: The Tale of The Third Kazekage > by RandomChance > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prolouge > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I walked down the isles of the convention for the last time as I looked around at all of the stalls and cosplayers walking down them. Many of them were dressed up as heroes such as Batman, Green Arrow, and others of the like. There were others who were famous villains and even a guy dressed up as Renamon from Digimon. I myself was a Naruto fan and have been for sometime now. Currently I was dressed up as the Third Kazekage and had an almost perfect match for him. Even wearing the cloak from when Orochimaru revived him. Though I didn't have the same body type he was seen with in the anime. I was a little to short and my hair was a natural blond. I don't need to mention that I'm a little to chubby. I looked off to the side to see a stall full of items from various anime. I saw the Dragon Balls off to the side and a collection of various figures and weapons from Naruto. That was the main thing that caught my attention and I quickly made my way over there. Standing at the counter was a girl dressed up as Kagome from Inuyasha happily humming the Naruto song Sadness and Sorrow as she sewed a set of doll clothes. I looked at the displays and noticed a miniature set of The Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets off to the side. On the other side I saw a red book labeled 'Naruto Justu and Kekkei Genkai' with the Uzumaki swirl on the front cover. Finally on the wall of the booth was a bandaged version of the Samehada made with meticulous detail. "Hello I would like to buy some items." I said casually. She looked up towards me while placing the sewing kit and clothes on the counter. "Of course. What items would you like." She spoke in a surprisingly accurate impersonation of Kagomes voice. "I would like the Chikamatsu puppets, the Naruto Jutsu and Kekkei Genkai book, And the Samehada please." I said as she brought the items to the counter. She rung up the items and placed the book and puppets in a plastic bag. Picking up the items I started to walk towards the exit when a bright light shined beneath me. I looked down to see Hidens rune on the ground. I tried to move out of the way but it felt as if my legs were frozen solid. Suddenly two halves of a coffin sprouted out of the ground. Still unable to move the two halves of the coffin closed on me with a loud thunk. As soon as this happened my vision went dark and I saw no more. (Equestria - Castle of Two Sisters) Nightmare Moon was scared. In front of her was six mares wielding the Elements of Harmony. She had to do something fast or she would surely fall. She immediately thought of summoning something to protect herself from the attack being charged up. She remembered a race of powerful demons she studied long ago that could wipe out the pathetic ponies that stood in her way! Quickly she charged up the spell and fired. Right as the Elements shot the beam of light at her a tan coffin sprung up and dispersed the beam in an instant. The Elements as well as their wielders then fell to the ground, completely unconscious. Deciding to wait for the right moment to gloat her victory, Nightmare Moon walked into the shadows and out of sight. While doing so the coffin slipped underground with a loud "THUNK". The Elements awoke and began celebrating before she reentered. "Ha ha ha ha ha ha… AH HA HA HA HA HAAAaaa! Did you really think you would be able to beat me? I am Nightmare Moon! And I will show you why your fate is sealed!" She said summoning the coffin with the same loud sound as before. After doing so the front of the coffin fell with a thud and a single figure walked out of it. The figure had light tan skin with spiky dark blue hair. He had a white robe on over a blue cloth onesie tied in the middle with white bandages. On his feet were blue sandals and black cloth running up his legs. The scariest thing about him are his eyes. They stared into the Elements with an almost glowing yellow hue. On his back was a strange object covered in bandages. "Now my demon. It's time to show these fools not to mess with Nightmare Moon!" She said before once again laughing out loud. The figure looked around and saw a mirror, and began to stare at it. (P.O.V. - 1st 'Demon') I looked at my changed visage and felt terrified. Staring back at me was a different being than what I am. I was taller, skinnier, and I have yellow eyes for Christs sake! I must have been standing there for who knows how long before I heard a voice behind me. "What are you waiting for you idiot?! Hurry up and destroy them!" I looked behind me to see... A human pony hybrid? Curios to what she meant I turned again and saw six more of these strange creatures looking at me with both fear and... curiosity? I looked up at the first pony and said one thing. "No." Her face went from one of frustration to one of fury. Her eyes began to glow white as well as the strange horn on her head. "HOW DARE YOU! I WILL DESTROY YOU FOR YOUR INSOLENCE!" She screamed before shooting out a powerful beam of energy towards me. Obviously pretty terrified I crossed my arms over my eyes and closed them. Suddenly the light from the beam was gone and I opened my eyes. In front of me was a wall of iron sand that stood like a pillar. I looked back at the first pony who had a look of shock and fear on her face. I frowned and made the ram seal. "I AM... THE THIRD KAZEKAGE! AND YOU SHOULD NOT USE A SUMMONING TECHNIQUE SO CARELESSLY!" > The Third Kazekage Vs. Nightmare Moon > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The iron sand began taking the shape of several pyramids. All of which pointed at Nightmare Moon. Suddenly the pyramids shot towards her at insane speeds. Using her earth pony strength she punched the ground causing it to crack under the pressure. She then lifted the shards of the earth using her levitation magic in order to block the approaching attack. The pyramids slammed into and immediately cracked the shards of the ground and began pushing more and more into them. Before doing so however Nightmare jumped out of the ring of protection around her as the sand broke through and massed together, aiming to crush anything that was inside it. As soon as it did so, the sand floated out in several streams and began to surround the Kazekage. Who was maintaining the same ram seal as before. It started to cling to his very skin and harden, creating a shell of solid iron. "Magnet Release: Iron Body Jutsu!" Pulling the bandaged item from his back. It began to unravel and reveal a mass of strange blue blades that moved slightly, almost as if it were alive. Seeing this Nightmares horn began to glow and in a flash a scythe with a crescent moon shaped blade was in her hands. Both silently entered their stances. Nightmare holding the blade strait in the direction of the Kazekage, and the Kazekage holding the blade horizontally behind him. They both stood there silently for a few moments. The moons light leaking through the broken windows of the room. The light reflecting off of the Kazekages body lighting up the darker parts of the room. It was so quiet you could hear a sleeping rabbit a hundred miles away. Suddenly both Nightmare and the Kazekage started running towards each other as they swung their blades at each other. The two massive blades met with a loud "CLANG" that could be heard threw out the castle. Both of them jumped back slightly and Nightmare lanced her scythe at the Kazekages neck. The Kazekage ducked underneath it and jumped upwards, swinging his blade at the same time. Dodging backwards to avoid the blade Nightmare swung towards the Kazekages right leg. the blade connected with a loud metallic scratching noise that caused her sensitive ears to ring. taking this advantage the Kazekage lifted his right foot and kicked her in the stomach, causing her to slide back for several feet. Not wanting her to recover the Kazekage ran towards her at blinding speeds and sliced downwards. Nightmare quickly dodged though not enough to avoid damage completely as the blade cut her right arm. Deciding to play rough Nightmare started firing beams of magic at the Kazekage as he flipped and blocked each of them with his blade. Which somehow didn't effect the blade much to the confusion of the bystanders of the battle. The two combatants jumped away from each other and stared at each other once again. Nightmare Moon was breathing heavily and was clutching her injured arm that was holding her scythe. She looked at the uninjured and hardily breathing Kazekage with murder in her eyes. She then started to feel weaker and her vision started blurring. "Wh...What's happening?" She asked out loud with wide eyes. The Kazekages frown slowly turned into a insane grin as he started to chuckle a bit. "It looks as though Samehadas abilities work on your energy as well." He said causing confusion for everyone in the room. "Wh...What do you mean?" Nightmare said as her body started to feel even heavier and she started to lose the feeling in her legs. "You see. My sword Samehada has a set of very peculiar abilities. The most useful ability is its ability to absorb any energy it comes into contact with." The Kazekage stated causing all present to nearly gasp in shock. The Kazekage chuckled before continuing. "It was simple really. When you used your magic to lift the earth I felt Samehada start feeling out your energy. After it learned your energy signature it was a simple process of letting it come into contact with it. Which you have graciously provided for me." He said causing Nightmares eyes to widen further. Before they narrowed in anger. the temperature in the room suddenly dropped by several degrees. Picking herself up she began wildly swinging at the Kazekage. Hit after hit her scythe cut and scrapped against his armor as he tried feudally to dodge the flurry of attacks. parts of his armor began scraping off revealing the tan skin beneath. Nightmare then swung at his head which he blocked with Samehada. This caused the blade to get knocked out of his hand and slide to the other side of the room. Kicking him Nightmare Moon looked down at the Kage and began laughing maniacally once again. "You thought you could win huh? Well you can't! Because I am the goddess of the night!" she stated out loud to her defeated opponent. She lifted up her scythe, intent on delivering the finishing blow. Then her vision became even worse and pain racked her body all at once. She began to scream in agony as she fell to her knees. It was then that the Kazekage stood up and slowly made his way over to the bystanders. Once he reached them he picked up Samehada. "What are you standing here for?" He asked them knocking them out of their fear induced trance. Completely ignoring the still screaming Nightmare Moon. "Aren't you going to finish her or something?" This seemed to reboot the six as the trinkets began to glow and they lifted into the air. Their eyes began to glow as well as a large rainbow beam shot at Nightmare and encircled her. The sounds of her screaming stopped and the Elements once again fell unconscious. > Naming and Story Telling > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (P.O.V. - 1st Kazekage) I looked down on the unconscious ponies and started to think about my situation. Mainly on how messed up it is. One minute I was leaving a convention and the next I'm fighting some insane night monster like I do it every Monday. I tried to think about where I was going to go afterwards but I couldn't remember. In fact, I couldn't remember anything about myself! 'What is going on? Why can't I remember anything? Who am I? Where am I? And on a completely different note, how do I know how to use jutsu?' I tried to remember something, anything. Then I saw The Sand Village. I remembered the faces of its people. I remember being killed by Sasori. I remember Lady Chiyo. I know that they aren't real, but they feel so real. Before I could ask anymore questions the six ponies began to wake up. As if my body moved on its own I jumped up and clung to the ceiling. Listening in on their celebration I could tell that whoever that night demon was she was bad news. Suddenly I heard another voice and another being entered the room. She was very similar to the nightmare monster from earlier, but she had a simple long white dress on that matched her fur. Her hair flowing in the non existent wind similar to that creature, and she seemed to generate an aura of power and calmness. The most notable thing about her though is her horn and wings. She seemed to be someone of royalty due to the fact that she both had on a crown and the fact the six ponies immediately bowed when she arrived. Suddenly I heard loud coughing and I looked over to see a creature similar to the two before began to wake up. I could tell that she seemed to be a weakened version of the night creature due to the fact that she had the cut on her arm and the iron sand was seeping from it. I heard the word sister be thrown around a few times and the two creatures embraced in a hug. I honestly didn't know why I was calling them creatures since I was already calling the others ponies. The purple one then mentioned something and they started to look around. I couldn't hear much of their conversations due to the fact that the ceiling was so high. It was here that my body decided to let go and I started to float down. Ignoring the shocked faces of everyone present started to walk over to the white winged pony. "I assume that you are the ruler of whatever nation we're in. If so then I have a few questions." (P.O.V. - 3rd) Celestia stared at the creature in shock. When her student mentioned a demon she had not imagined that it would look like this. The creature decided to wait while she pulled herself out of her shock. When she did she let go of the other pony and opened her wings before speaking. "You must be the creature that Twilight mentioned. I will answer your questions later but we should do so back in Canterlot." She stated to which the creature nodded. She then looked to her student and her friends before her horn lit up and all present disappeared. (Canterlot Castle) All nine appeared in the throne room of the castle and the Kazekage quickly fell into a stance clearly not expecting to teleport. Celestia noticed this and helped calm him down. "I need to raise the sun and address the public about todays events. Afterwards we can have breakfast and answer each others questions." She stated at which the Kazekage nodded. He then was escorted to the dining hall by the guards as the two princesses addressed the public. When they finished everyone met in the dining hall as breakfast was being served. "I understand that Nightmare Moon summoned you." Celestia said to start the conversation. "It would seem so. Though trust me it was not my choice." He said at which Luna winced which caused more pain in her arm and body. This caught Celestias attention and she once again turned stared at the Kazekage. As if reading her mind the Kazekage started to explain. "What happened to Nightmare Moon was part of my plan. While she was distracted by her blind rage and disorientation by Samehada, I used the shattered parts of my Iron Body Jutsu to slip the iron sand into her bloodstream. When I was cornered I used the sand to start taring up her insides in order to let those six use whatever attack that was to defeat her. Though it seemed to do something different entirely. In fact I started removing the sand from her body while I was waiting." He stated as a matter of fact. This shocked everyone in the room as to how quickly he was able to come up with this plan. "Who are you exactly? You said you were the third Kazekage. What is a Kazekage?" Twilight asked the Kage. To which he responded by chuckling a little bit and rubbing the back of his neck with his right hand. "In order to understand that, you would need to know the story of Naruto." He said before going through the entire story of Naruto. Over the next two hours the mares listened with incredible intensity. Crying when Haku died and gasping when Sasuke left the village. They were left crying tears of joy when Naruto brought Sasuke back to the village. When it was over the Kage sighed before speaking again. "While the story is incredible it was simply that. A story, a work of fiction. No one can use Chakra." He said making everyone drop their jaws in shock. "Then how did you use all of those amazing powers?" Twilight asked in shocked confusion. "Well you see, the show became really popular. Much more popular than almost any other. People started dressing up as these characters and meeting at conventions. I was one of these people. I was walking back home from one of these conventions when that coffin sprung up around me and brought me here. What's even stranger is that I seemed to be turned into the character I was dressed up as, and I somehow also have his memories." He stated causing their jaws to drop even more. In one case her jaw literally hit the floor. "If you have his memories, then why don't you use his name? At least until you can remember your own name." Luna suggested to which the Kazekage shook his head. "I may have his memories, but as far as I know he was never given an official name. Even if he was I don't feel comfortable taking someones name." He stated before perking up slightly. "I got it! Just call me Taka." He said with a smile. > Testing The Limits > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Canterlot - Outskirts) (P.O.V. - 1st Taka) After breakfast I parted ways with the rest and headed towards the edge of the castle grounds. I have no idea where I am in terms of power and I need to find out. After arriving in an empty ridge I placed Samehada on the ground propped up against a tree and fell into a stance. When I was thirteen I was sent to a martial arts school everyday after my regular classes in order to learn discipline. After attending for about four years constantly I stopped in order to focus on the other aspects of my schooling. Though a few years later I moved and started attending a new smaller academy and learned for another three years. I had to drop it once again when I started attending collage, but I maintained a healthy diet and light workout to make sure I didn't forget. I started going through the stances I remembered and felt fired up at the end. It felt like I had a flame in my heart that would only be extinguished by fighting. Though the thought of fighting only brought my mind to the battle with Nightmare Moon. She was supposedly a goddess right? So how did I a weeb keep up with and defeat a goddess even though I had no experience fighting with or using chakra? I sat down in a meditative position and searched within myself. Quickly I felt a warmth flowing through my body. I assumed this was chakra and tried to shape it inside my stomach. I felt the warmth concentrate in my stomach and move towards my chests. I then felt it in my throat and realized what was happening. Opening my eyes I turned my head towards the edge of the ridge and went into a squatting position. Breathing in and exhaling a huge breath I saw a huge torrent of pure blue chakra be propelled into the ridge. Seeing the chakra dissipate I decided to start experimenting. The first was using chakra to increase the height of my jumps. I ended up going to high and cleared the mountain range. Looking around as I ascended I saw a small village in the valley bellow the mountains. In the distance I also saw the shapes of a few modern buildings. I assume it's a city of some sort. I looked behind me as I started to slow down and saw what seemed to be a city made of clouds. As I started descending I remembered that falling hurts. As I started freaking out I remembered the push I felt from the chakra blast earlier. Focusing I felt the warmth once again build up in my stomach and up my chest. I started inhaling earlier and formed the tiger seal. Instead of pure blue chakra it was a blast of steam and quickly slowed my descent. 'So the tiger seal alone can boil chakra. Interesting. This will require further investigation.' I thought to myself as I hit the ground. Thankfully the steam slowed it enough to where it didn't hurt to bad. Though it did cause a small tremor from the impact. Getting up I noticed a small stream from the miniature crater I created. Moving Samehada from the tree to a rock I started taking off my cloak. It was then that I felt something pressing up against my side. Feeling inside the cloak I found two items (though to be honest how they didn't fall out is beyond me). The first was the book I had purchased from the booth, and the second was the scroll for the puppets I had purchased. Placing my cloak and the puppet scroll on the rock with Samehada I sat down and opened the book. Only then I saw that it was blank! What a waste of money. I turned from page after page and found nothing! Just as I was about to toss it a faint glow emitted from the first page. It now had two new entries on it. ------ Magnet Release: Iron Body Jutsu Creates a solid iron shell around the user used for defense or increasing striking power, and the pieces can be telepathically controlled. Hand seals: Ram ------ Wind Release: Steam Discharge Jutsu Creates a focused beam of steam that can be manipulated by the user. The steam can act as a blade, spear, or diversion. This steam is very malleable and can be charged with other forms of chakra due to the low requirements to perform it. Hand seals: Tiger ------ I stared at the page with saucer wide eyes. The justu I used against Nightmare Moon, and the one I used to slow my descent. They were both in the book! I couldn't believe my eyes. I wiped them with my hand and looked back at the book. Still it remained unchanged. I quickly looked to the cover and saw that the words had changed. It now said 'The Powers Of Taka'. I quickly decided that it was best to just place the book down and move on. Moving to the river I felt out my chakra again. This time I tried to focus it onto my feet. Feeling the same warmth in my feet I stepped onto the water, and immediately got blasted at least eighty feet away. Getting up I walked up to the edge of the river and looked around. I seemed to have it figured out where I stood. I seem to have the physical capabilities of The Third Kazekage. Though I didn't have any amount of control. I spotted a tree a ways away and walked towards it. Once again collecting chakra in my feet I ran towards it and up it. About a third of the way up the bark broke and I was blasted away. This was going to take a while. (Time Skip - 12 Hours) I spent the entire twelve hours doing nothing but the tree climbing exercise. If only there was some way to... Oh wait Shadow Clones. I gathered chakra in my hands and performed the famous jutsu. Immediately a loud poof was heard and a hundred clones appeared. They immediately got to work on the exercise and I left them to it. I felt quite winded after that and started to grab my stuff but turned around at the sound of hooves on the soil. I looked up to see a group of armed guards and another in slightly better armor. He stared at me with both shock and anger. He had a white coat and blue mane and had a picture of a shield on his armor. "You are coming with us!" He said in an angry and confident voice. > Guards Become Fodder - End of Nightmare Arc > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (P.O.V. 3rd) Taka and all of his clones instantly stopped what they were doing and stared at the stallions proclamation in confusion. The guards took a few steps forward before the leader picked up one of the clones by the collar. "Come with us or we will use deadly force!" He stated almost snarling in anger. 'They're acting like the guards from Skyrim. Comply or die.' Taka thought sweat dropping. The clone didn't respond and instead just stared holes in the guards head before grabbing his wrist and kicking him in the chin. Then all hell broke loose. Takas clones were all fighting the guards, and were curb stomping them. They threw around sand and steam like they would never see light again. The only one to hold his own was the supposed leader. Dispelling five clones at once he jumped into the air with a battle cry when Taka formed the ram hand sign. Instead of hitting flesh like intended it made a clanging sound as it his solid iron armor. "Magnet Release: Iron Body Jutsu" He called out before running and picking up his cloak and items. Placing them away he unraveled Samehada and went into the same stance that he used against Nightmare Moon. The guard once again slashed downwards and Taka let it hit once again before giving him a stare that cloud kill a million times over. The guard realized that the sword wouldn't work, and quickly jumped backwards while firing some magic bolts at Taka. Taka simply hit the bolts with Samehada and just looked at the guard with a bored expression. The guards all stopped and looked in shock of the sword absorbing the magic. The distraction only allowed for them to be curb stomped even more by the remaining clones. Both Taka and the guard sweat dropped at it before Taka let his sword drop to the side. "You aren't the same as these other creatures. You don't turn into smoke after one hit like some sort of illusion." He stated as a fact before relaxing some himself. "Yes, well the ones fighting your comrades are merely shadow clones. Constructs created from my chakra. Though each only has around half a percent of it. So they are dispelled after about one hit." He stated as a matter of fact. This caused the lead guard to sweat drop again at the incompetence of his soldiers. Instead of just standing there like a useless Saiyan Taka kicked the guard into a tree, and to add insult to injury another guard hit the tree on top of him and stuck there by a claw of iron sand. They were light headed for a moment before realizing that the guard on top was up side down(69 position). After that happened all of the other guards were left unconscious by the remaining clones. They immediately started dispelling themselves causing Taka a minor headache. It was then that he started using his chakra enhanced jumping to get to the castle. Leaving all of the guards either embarrassed or unconscious. (Canterlot Castle - Throne Room) Celestia like most days was siting in her day court listening to the nobles spout out complaints or ridiculous requests for hours at a time. She usually was quite miserable when attending the court mainly due to the extreme boredom that permeated the air. She did however have many more things that made it more barrable. These things where her sisters return and the new arrival named Taka. The being of incredibly odd and interesting origins was surrounded by mystery. Just thinking about him made her feel like she was going to burst. The human brought with him the possibility to learn of an entirely new universe and species. That alone made it worth while to study him. She was brought out of her thoughts by the sounds of the doors opening. In walked in the creature she had been thinking about just a second ago. Taka walked in with his blade at his back calmly looking Celestia in the face as the nobles nearly buttered their pants in fear of the scary skinned monster. Ignoring the commotion the nobles were causing Celestia looked back at the Kazekage with and eyebrow raised. She had not seen him since breakfast and he seemed to have a lot more confidence in his step. Not speaking Taka simply took out the book of powers and placed it on her desk in front of her. Confused at the meaning Celestia opened her mouth to speak. Though she was stopped when Taka raised his hand and began walking out. Looking down at the book her eyes widened in shock at the title. She was about to get up and chase after him when the nobles started screaming and wailing about a monster in Canterlot. As she sat back down to deal with the evil of the nobility she looked down and saw a note attached to the book. She looked at the book and back to the note before reading it in silence. 'Meet me in your library with your sister tonight. There are some things I need to talk to you about my predicament.' She looked back to the still terrified nobles before sighing. She knew today would be long, but it would also be a fun night. > Packing Up - Begining of The Luffy Arc > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If I had to Write the next Arc........Hmm I would go with asking Permission to find Other Chakra Users and maybe setting up Long term plans to get a Hidden Village loyal to Celestia and Luna (NOT Equestria or the Nobles) set up. After that I would see about looking into Rumors or Mercenary contracts to start building up some funds, Hell maybe play on that Comedy Tag and have a Run in with RD that some how ends up in an Awkward situation. But that's just my mind set, for the NAME for the next Arc? Hmm, Maybe The Harmony Arc? Warming - Sexual References in Chapter You have been warned! (Canterlot Castle - Library) Taka stepped into the empty library. Looking around at the golden decoration and the almost Victorian style architecture. Stepping a few more feet into the room he noticed quite a few tables to study on. Looking up to the clock he had about an hour until the end of the day court. Though it might take a little longer until then due to his unexpected appearance and the nobles most likely reaction to seeing him. Creating 100 shadow clones he sent 20 of them to study history, 20 to study the worlds geography, and the other 60 to study any magic they could in the hopes that he could translate some of the spells into justu. While his clones did this he sat in an empty part of the library and meditated to learn to control his chakra more. This proceeded for the next hour when both Celestia and Luna entered the library. They immediately stopped when they saw 101 Takas all studying or taking notes. Though one looked right at them with a small friendly smile. Quickly all the clones noticed this and returned all the books to their proper places as well as putting all the notes in a stack before dispelling. ------ As everyone in Canterlot was going about their daily lives two loud 'CLANG' sounds were heard, not that many paid much mind to it. ------ As the two royals picked their jaws up off the ground they immediately started spouting out numerous questions much to Takas annoyance. Really? That's what you call comedy. There wasn't even any frosting! Yeah. Had to earn that comedy tag somehow. Now shut up Pinkie you're throwing me off. Also your breaking my computer screen with your fourth wall breaking. OH COME ON!! It's not that bad is it!? Yes it is. I just heard a warping sound and I don't want the universe to implode. FINE! Uuuug you're no fun. Taka simply answered their questions by explaining the technique to them. That surprised them even more, but before they could ask more questions Taka quickly changed the subject. "I'm going to leave Canterlot tonight, and travel the world in search of potential shinobi." He said bluntly shocking and confusing the two royal sisters. "Why would thou wish to leave? Equestria will be safe with just thou wouldn't it? We mean, thou did defeat Nightmare Moon after all." Luna said in her outdated tongue. To which Takas response was a simple headshake. "I can not be everywhere at once. Not only that but there are surely going to be those out there that I will not be able to defeat on my own. It is this very reason that I wish to travel. My main long term goal is to create a hidden village for the shinobi hopefuls I recruit." Taka said in his calm and monotone voice. "What do you intend to do once you create this village." Celestia said with a bit of nervousness in her voice. "The villages main goal is to instill a sense of hope for those who do not have it. To be a force for good that many in this world need. To be protectors to the innocent, and change the world to a better one." He said with an incredible passion. to an outsider they might have even heard music. The two sisters meanwhile contemplated his speech and thought about his goal. For the longest time many outside of Equestrias control have been oppressed or shared other similar fates, so this might be a chance to see a truly peaceful world. With a nod and a turn both sisters agreed to Takas plan. Then quickly left to do their remaining duties for the day. ------ The sand claw holding Shining Armor in his embarrassing situation was starting to falter. It wouldn't be to long before he could get back to the palace and get a bounty on that monsters head! At the very least Cadence wasn't here to see him like this. "OH MY CELESTIA! SHINING! HOW COULD YOU!"... Celestia damn it. ------ Back in Canterlot Taka was packing up some food and water in a travel bag. He was just about finished when he heard a knock at the door. When he opened the door he was surprised to see Luna standing there with a nervous expression clear on her face. Without speaking Taka moved aside and let her in. In her hands were three boxes wrapped in dark blue wrapping paper. She quickly just put her arms in front of her a blush obvious on her face. "H-Here. These items should help tho- w-we -I mean you on your journey." She said with an obvious nervous tone. Wordlessly Taka took the boxes and began to open them, all the while Luna explained what the items where. The first was a new black cloak. What was different about this one was that it had an internal magic matrix that keeps it at the comfortable temperature of the wearer no matter who. It also had a spell in the hood that would shroud his entire face when up to keep it hidden for incognito situations. The next box contained a black spiked dagger. It had a nebula design running down the flat side of the blade. On the handle were three strings that had a blue, white, and pink crystal bead on each of them. The beads and the blade itself were enchanted as well. The blade had a freezing enchantment. The blue bead had an enchantment that elongates the blade to 5 times its normal length. The white bead had a magic draining enchantment, and the pink bead had a emotional poison effect that made the target its used on become overcome by powerful emotions. The name of the dagger was Shadowmaker. The last gift was a scroll that would sent and receive messages from another sister scroll in Canterlot so they could stay in touch. With all of that done Taka began to set up for his departure. ------ "Are you sure about this Taka? this is going to be a very long endeavor. The world has dangers not even we know about." Celestia said as her sun set and Lunas moon raised. A small smile came to the humans face as he faced her. "Of course. I don't think I could rest well knowing so many out there are suffering when I have the power to help them." He responded in a sage like manner. With that he hugged the sisters goodbye and walked off under the moonlight. ------ Shining Armor couldn't believe it! That furless freak embarrassed him not only in front of his soldiers, but in front of his marefriend as well! Most of the other guards awoke by this point and were helping Cadence get him and the other guard out of their predicament. All the while the captain of the royal guard was red in the face for two reasons. In anger at that freak and embarrassment at his situation. Right now though he couldn't think with the sudden heat from in front of his face. Apparently his current "friend" has awoken and is in serious trouble when they get out. Well... Might as well add a sex tag and warning. > The Night After (CLOP) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING! - CLOP (Canterlot Castle - Lunas Bedroom) Taka had left in the dead of night. Nopony heard or saw him leave. Luna in her room sat on her new bed. The room had a winter theme, with icy white walls and chandeliers, and snowy looking furniture. All in all very similar to her room back at the old castle. Apart from that it was empty and had none of the memories of her old room in the old castle. Though she liked it that way. As she entered the room she lied down on her new bed. Thinking about the strange creature that came into the world. What was the Nightmare trying to use him for. What would have happened if he listened to her. It would have been absolutely devastating! Though she would have seen his muscles flex mo- 'NO! Don't think like that!' She screamed out in her head. No matter what she tried, she could not get him out of her head. The thought of him being with her, getting in close, taking her. These thought filled her mind. She wanted nothing more than to accept such an offer. She started to feel herself getting wet. Hot steamy thoughts raced through her mind. Before she knew it she was on her bed playing with her breasts. rubbing around her fully erect nipples. She started teasing herself as a light moan escaped her mouth. She closed her eyes and imagined him lightly sucking on her nipples and rubbing her clit. She reached down and started rubbing around her clit with a passion, not even entering and she felt like she was going to blow. The image of Taka licking and lapping her filled her mind as another moan escaped her mouth. After what felt like days of heated torture she finally slipped a finger in, and then another, and another. Instantly she moaned louder as she brought one of her large breasts her mouth and began sucking her own nipple. Meanwhile her marehood was getting filled with her fingers and soon with a large push in squirted all over the rest of the bed. She lay there, exhausted and warm with the image of her now crush. Opening her eyes, she was sad not to see him there. "One day. Maybe we can make that dream a reality." She thought out loud. (Road from Canterlot - Taka) Taka felt something pull from the back of his mind, and towards the moon. He looked up to see its hue glow ever so slightly brighter. Not thinking much of it he continued down the road to the nearby village of Ponyville. > The Neglect > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Theme ------ (Ponyville - Outskirts) Ponyville Population - 1,119 and 1 Pinkie Pie Taka looked at the generic sign and confusing population counter. This was his first stop on his journey and he could already tell that it'll be worthy of One Piece levels of weird. Passing the sign he walked through the rolling hills outside the large village (town? city?), and merely admired the landscape. The light green grass and wide variety of flowers along the road made it feel very welcoming. As he came close to the actual areas of the village he put up his hood to avoid attention. The princesses never told anyone about his existence, so it could cause a mass panic if he entered with nothing covering his face. As he walked throughout the village he noticed many of the ponies acting friendly with him. He noticed them waving and giving him casual greetings as he passed. Although he didn't respond he admired their friendliness despite him showing no skin. During his walk into the village proper he thought about the places he stopped to train at along the way. The main and biggest addition to his arsenal was a iron sand gorge. Much like Gaaras sand it was infused with his chakra and therefore much easier for him to control. Another thing he added was a small set of nin and genjutsu he created while testing on rabid animals he came across. The best by far was that he recreated the Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu, and got it to the point where he could use it with only 3 hand seals. Though it wasn't as effective when he did this. Another ninjutsu he added was the Henge which he used to blend in when coming across small caravans. Although he hadn't gotten it to the point to where it would be physical or last through a stay in a village, so the cloak will have to do for now. His genjutsu included two of his own creation. The Ninja Art: Freezing Shockwave, and the Ninja art: Mind Storage are techniques he created on accident. The Freezing Shockwave he created by forcing tendrils of his chakra directly into the mind of his opponents and freezing them in place. While the Mind Storage can temporarily place his mind into the background of another creatures mind, allowing for subtle and unseen manipulation. "CRYSTAL GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE MONSTER!" Suddenly a blue blur raced past him and was quickly followed by a group of royal guards. As he looked on he heard the ponies mutter about the 'nuisance' and 'monster' under their breath. Taka quickly followed after them and leapt up to a tall building by reinforcing his legs with chakra. When he reached the top of the building he created 80 Shadow Clones and had them speed search throughout the city. He had a strange but familiar feeling about this monster. It was a feeling he felt close to his heart, and he was going to find the cause. (Ponyville - Alleyway) She couldn't believe it! She did it AND escaped the guards in broad daylight! Mayor Mares reelection billboard looked hilarious and stupid! She really got one over on the mayor. As Crystal cackled happily over her victory, Taka approached her sitting behind the dumpster in the dead end alley. As he approached his steps made Crystal quickly shut up. Quickly and clumsily the filly pulled out a home made smoke bomb and readied it. She knew it had to one of the royal guards. How else could they had found her. She readied herself and jumped out of her cover. She quickly threw the smoke bomb and grey smoke quickly filled the area. In the assumed confusion she attempted to make her escape, but she was quickly grabbed by the end of her tail and held up by it. She squirmed and punched wildly, but it didn't hurt or distract her captor and only made the grip on her tail worse. Meanwhile Taka got a good look at the 'little monster'. She was an orange pegasus with a bright red and yellow mane that alternated in a swirling pattern that continued down to the end of her tail. She was wearing a black to small shirt and loose turquoise jean jacket. Around her neck was a pair of engineers goggles that hung like an apple. She wore orange pants that matched her bright fur. As she finally ran out of energy she looked up at him with a pout. Taka looked at her with a smirk, though he still had his hood on so she couldn't see it. "You have a lot of confidence and spunk little filly." He spoke with a little humor in his words. "DON'T CALL ME A FILLY! ONE DAY I'LL BE THE GREATEST CAPTAIN OF THE ROYAL GAURD!" She screamed at him. This caused a tick mark to form on his head. Instead of simply responding he smacked the filly on the head in an overly dramatic fashion. "YOU DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT BEING A ROYAL GAURD LET ALONE A CAPTAIN!" He screamed out in annoyance. He didn't know everything about the positions in this world but he knew the important parts of being a leader of any group, mainly due to having some of the Kazekages memories. "FINE! If you know so much then teach me to be a royal guard!" She pouted with her arms crossed. Taka dropped her as she let out an 'oof' and jumped up to the nearby roof. He looked around the village and saw a deep tropical forest in the distance. He pointed off towards it and looked down to the filly. She looked up at him with a confused face. "Meet me outside that forest tomorrow at the crack of dawn. We will train there." He said as the fillies eyes widened. "We can't go there! That's the Everfree forest!" She yelled out in fear, thought Taka just got annoyed. "Either be there or you wont be getting any training from me." He said with a small growl and simply left the filly there. Fear and curiosity spiraling within her heart. Crystal heard a loud cough and turned to see a group of royal guards standing there with inpatient frowns on their faces. "Oh hey guys. Nice weather we're having right." She said sheepishly rubbing the back of her neck. ------ Outro Theme > The Training > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Theme ------ (Everfree - Dawn) Taka sat up on a tree branch while reading a book. He had gotten a room at an in the previous day using some bits he got from the princesses. The night he kept his mind on how to teach Crystal. If what he thought was true about her, then he'll be teaching her many things. It was then that he heard a slight rustle in a nearby tree behind him. A loud 'POP' was heard and smoke surrounded him and a loud battle cry was heard and Crystal jumped into the smoke. Quickly the smoke dispersed and Taka was carrying Crystal with both arms behind her back as he held Shadowmaker to her neck. "You probably shouldn't use a battle cry when trying to be stealthy. It'll get you killed in battle." Taka said to the struggling Crystal. Today she was wearing a familiar pair of jacket and pants. She still had the goggles around her neck and wore a pouch on her left leg. "Yeah yeah. You're just lucky I showed up at all. What if I had school today?" She said with a smug lade back smirk. Taka responded with a smirk of his own though it couldn't be seen under his hood. "But isn't it the middle of a break for you? How would you have school if it's not until fall?" Taka said which caused a tick mark to appear on Crystals head. Thrashing around more she eventually tired out and Taka dropped her to the ground with a 'thud'. "So what is it that you could possibly teach me that I don't already know?" She said while rubbing he back where she landed. Taka said nothing and instead just weaved 8 and signs and ended on the tiger seal. "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" Taka said as a ball of flames shot upwards towards the sky, piercing the canopy of the forest above them. Meanwhile Crystal watched the gold and orange flames with wonder. It was something that only dragons were thought to do, but here was a normal stallion (to her knowledge) doing so with such little effort. As soon as the flames died down Crystal started to ask a whole group of questions that blended together as time went on. Instead of responding Taka simply closed her muzzle with his thumb and index finger. "I'll teach you that at some point, but for now I want you to get rid of those baggy cloths and do 100 push ups, sit ups, squats, and 10 mile run as a warm up ok." He said making Crystals eyes go wide as she went to do just that. (Time Skip - 2 Hours) Crystal was panting. She lay there after doing the difficult warm up. AND IT WAS ONLY THE WARM UP! She looked up to see Taka unveil Samehada and point it at her. "What we will be doing for the rest of the day is survival training. Well for you it's that, but for me it's target practice. I'll give you a 10 second head start." He said making Crystal gulp audibly. She then ran further into the forest screaming as Taka laughed psychotically. (Time Skip - 18 Hours) Crystal at this point had passed out under a tree and Taka was carrying her out of the forest in a bridal position. As he walked into the village he heard many of the ponies muttering about the 'demons child' and 'monsters brat'. Along the way he came across a small shack with a lovely aroma permeating the air around it. Looking up he saw the sign with the words 'Long Tongs Ramen Shop' in big bold letters. Before walking in he put up a Henge and strolled in. His Henge was that of a light brown stallion with a dark blue mane. He was kindly greeted by a black maned, grey furred mare he presumed to be Long Tongs. Once she saw Crystal she scowled at Taka with a mighty not well hidden rage. "Did you do that to her?" She growled as the ladle in her hand shook. "She was with me for training, and lets just say that the first day was pretty hard on her." He said as the mare raised an eyebrow. "You're training her? Why?" She said with bewilderment. "Because she reminds me of someone who I once knew, so I thought I'd give her a helping hand up the metaphorical ladder." He said sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck. "Oh! Well why didn't you say so! My name is Long Tongs and welcome to the family shop." She said, her mood taking a complete 180. It was then that the smell of ramen worked its way into Crystals nose. Instantly she jumped out of Takas hold and sat in a stool. Her mouth visibly watering from the aroma alone. "Looks like somepony loves their ramen now don't they." Taka said, noticing the incredible similarities between the two. "Yeah! It's my favorite food! Tongs can I have a bowl please?" She said with excitement. (Time skip - 30 Minutes) Taka got tired of listening to Crystal scarf down her ramen despite Tongs constant scolding. "So you seem to have quite the reputation around here. Care to tell me why that is." Crystal simply pointed her chopsticks at him with a smirk. "They're just jealous that I'm so much more awesome than them! I'm at least 20% cooler than all of them! Even Rainbow Dash pales in comparison to my sheer awesomeness." She said, showing a huge ego. Taka simply let his water down on the table and looked at her. "That's not what I meant. I've heard many of the villages residence call you the 'demons child' or 'monsters brat'." He said as Crystals smile dropped in an instant. She than started picking at the remains of her ramen while propping her head on her hand. "It's because of my mom. She was a bandit leader that tried to ravage Ponyville while Princess Celestia was in Griffonstone." She said with a hint of anger. Taka however was intrigued. "How come she didn't succeed?" He asked, not helping her mood. "The then captain of the guard Golden Wings killed her in an epic battle, resulting in both of their deaths. After that they found me at her camp. I've been here ever since." She said still poking her ramen. "That reminds me of another story I knew of." He said, getting both mares attention." There was once a village called Konoha, that was attacked by a beast called the Kyuubi. It was a giant fox with nine tails, each one strong enough to destroy a mountain with one strike. The 4th Hokage fought the Kyuubi toe to toe, but due to the nature of the Kyuubi he couldn't defeat it." "Why is that?" Crystal said, the story intriguing her. "The Kyuubi is made of pure energy, and when it 'dies' its energy simply disperses into nature. Only to reform at a later date. Therefore the Hokage found another way to beat it. By sealing it into his own son." He said, making the mares eyes widen. "The child was named Naruto Uzumaki, and he had the sins of the Kyuubi placed on his shoulders. As he grew older though he gained friends and allies, And he even became the 7th Hokage after saving the world from a threat bigger than even the Kyuubi." He said as Crystals eyes widened with hope. "Well it's decided then." She said standing on her stool, making both of the other ponies (well one pony and one ultra powerful super kage man person) look up with a raised eyebrow. "I'll take up the name Naruto, And be even greater than Golden Wings!" She said pumping her fist in the air, before falling backwards on her but. Taka and Tongs simply laughed. The name Naruto will live on to this world as well. Taka thought with a smile. ------ Outro Theme > Corruption > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Theme ------ It has been 3 months since Naruto AKA Crystal began training with her new sensei Taka, and today she's going to be learning her first jutsu. After he explained what it was she had constantly wondered what amazing things she could do with them. As she walked into their standard training ground she was greeted by a new sight. Instead of Taka siting on the tree branch like he usually did he stood across from a Shadow Clone with scattered weaponry on the ground. It stood there with a knife at the ready while Taka had a strange orb in his hand and knife in the other. Suddenly they charged at each other and Taka threw his knife at the clone. The clone sidestepped and raised his knife at the original. Quickly Taka jumped over his clone and rammed the orb into the clones back, driving him into the dirt and shattering the ground around them. The clone then dispersed while Taka stood there looking intensely at his palm, where a dot with 3 commas surrounding it. Taka heard Naruto approaching and turned to meet her. She had grown 3 whole inches to bring her to an incredible 4'11, quite tall for a 13 year old. Although she didn't come up to Takas height. Today she's wearing a Chinese styled shirt with skin tight leggings. "So sensei, are we going to do the usual, or are we going to try something new." She said with a twinkle in her eye. Over the 3 months Narutos physical capabilities soared. She could fly at half Mach speed for extremely long periods of time, and for a short time keep up with and overpower multiples of Takas clones. Overall she would be at Sasukes level of strength and taijutsu skill during the second half of the Chunin Exam. "Today we'll be learning something new." He said which caused Naruto to be filled with excitement. She could barely stand still as she looked at Taka with hopeful eyes. "Today you will be learning the Shadow Clone Jutsu." He said as Naruto became even more excited. She started to say 'yes' over and over again until Taka pinched her muzzle shut. "The first thing you have to do, is imagine a second one of you poofing into existence. Then you feel your chakra and expel it into that form, like so." He said while performing the jutsu. A clone of Taka poofed into existence next to him as he kept explaining it to Naruto. Naruto spent the next 5 hours repeating the process until 'poof' a clone appeared next to her as they both celebrated. "Good job Naruto. You've learned the Shadow Clone Jutsu. How about we end early today and pick up again tomorrow." He said with a proud smile. Naruto stars still in her eyes quickly ran off with her clone to do some pranking. (Time Skip - 9 Hours) Taka walked down the empty street under the moonlight. He thought about Naruto and how strong she could be if she continued to grow as she is. It was truly a scary thought. He was brought out of those thoughts when he heard talking and shushing. He quickly ang quietly snuck to a corner and peeked around it. In the alley was a group of 10 guards meeting about something. Taka leaned closer around the corner to hear better. "Okay so it's agreed that we kill that little demon before she gets strong enough to do any damage. Then we'll throw her body into the Everfree to make it seemed like she died by a timber wolf attack." Said the leader with an insane grin. Takas eyes quickly widened at this, and instantly shot off to a nearby rooftop. There he created 100 Shadow Clones who shot off in all directions to find Naruto. While the real Taka went to the only place besides Long Tongs he knew she could be, the Everfree forest. (The Everfree Forest - 10 minutes later) Naruto sat there on the ground, exhausted by her training. She then heard rustling in the bushes and turned to see what it was. Taka quickly ran out of the bushes and sighed at seeing Naruto. "Sensei, what's wrong? You look like you've seen a demon." She said with a concerned face. Taka began to open his mouth to speak, but the sound of thrown weapons cut him off. He then hit Naruto in the stomach sending her into a tree as he was pelted by throwing knifes and even a few spears. "SENSEI!" Naruto screamed in shock. Taka raised his and indicated her to run. She did so as the guards came out of hiding, all of them with an insane grin on their face. "So there's a demon lover here. That should be fixed when we kill the demon." The leader said with a strait face. Taka quickly jumped up and chased after Naruto, the guards following suit. ------ Naruto jumped from tree to tree as she heard the screaming and shouting of orders. She looked down and saw the guards setting up a trebuchet before firing. Naruto quickly turned around and performed some hand seals. "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" She yelled before shooting a ball of flames at the trebuchet, completely destroying it. As soon as she landed she charged and punched 9 of the guards, before getting stabbed in the spine from behind. With a 'poof' the young girl changed to a human Taka, the stab wound moving down to his left hip. The leader looked down at him with a demonic grin, his sword raised above his head. "Looks like I'll be getting rid of 2 demons tonight." He said before beginning to bring his sword down. "NO!!" A young yell came as the real Naruto came out and kicked the leader in the face, all while doing a sick dab. Wordlessly Naruto brought her hands to the familiar hand sign and over 1000 Shadow Clones 'poofed' into existence. (Literally 20 Seconds Later) The leader laid there beaten half to death as Naruto stood there, sweating furiously. While she looked down at him another guard that had been previously nocked out picked up the sword the leader had dropped, and delivered a fatal blow to Narutos side with a 'SHNK'. She fell to the ground, losing blood fast. "YOU MONSTER! RASENGAN!" Yelled Taka as he slammed the raging ball of chakra into the guards face, killing him. He quickly ran over and picked up Naruto, and raced towards the hospital. Before leaving the forest, Naruto looked up at Taka with glazed and cloudy eyes, blood beginning to leak from her mouth, and said one word before falling into the void of sleep. "Daddy." ------ Outro Theme > (Side Chapter) Golden Wings Vs. Red Crystal > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Theme ------ (Ponyville - 13 years ago) Explosions rocked throughout the village. The battle cries of royal guards and bandits echoed and filled the smoke filled air. The mangled bodies of many of their comrades littered the battlefield as they continues to fight, filled with adrenaline. Golden Wings stood in a field, staring down Red Crystal, the leader of the bandits. She had blood red fur with a black mane. Unlike most of the bandits she was a unicorn, around her neck was the infamous alicorn amulet. Her mane and tail were shaven off and a tight battle kimono stretched across her body. On her back was a short black crystal spear and battle fan. "Red Crystal! Why are you doing this!? Why would you betray us like this!? Didn't you care?" He said with an angry voice. "Why... Is that all you're going to ask? I'm doing this because I want to! To have a challenge! To know what it feels like to be alive! Now show me!" She said with an insane grin. She pulled her weapons off her back and fired a beam at Golden Wings, who rolled out of the way while removing his own broadsword from his side. Golden quickly jumped forward and thrust towards Red, who blocked it with the fan in her left hand. Golden then flew up to avoid getting hit by another beam before using a nearby cloud to shoot lightning bolts at Red, which she blocked with her fan. "Good Golden... MAKE ME FEEL ALIVE! MAKE MY HEART DANCE WITH OUR ART un!" She screamed with a sadistic smile, still blocking lightning bolts. Golden landed on the ground and began to blitz Red, only for her to continue smiling while dodging and blocking his attacks. Ending with an upwards slash he managed to cut Reds shoulder as her eyes grew wider as well as her smile. "This is what I want. This makes me so happy. I almost don't want it to end." She said before the amulet began to glow. She laughed as she grew slightly in size and her weapons glowed. Suddenly she disappeared and reappeared behind Golden as numerus bloody and fatal cuts appeared across his body. The worst was his wings which were completely gone and on the ground. "That was fun darling, but now nopony can stop my glorious conquest." She said with a calm voice, cleaning her weapons on her fur. Suddenly 'SHNK' echoed across the field. Reds eyes widened in shock as she felt pain rack across her body. She shakily looked down, and saw Goldens sword had gone strait threw her. She then looked behind her to see Golden there with determination In his eyes. "Impossible... How?" She asked with a hint of fear. Suddenly the wings on the ground dispersed into dozens of yellow birds that flew off into the sky. Red looked up to see that Goldens wings were still intact, though he still had many fatal wounds. Golden removed his sword from Red, and both fell to the ground. Red looked at Golden Wings one last time, before the light faded from her eyes. Golden Wings looked up to the mare in the moon before thinking his last thought. 'I'm sorry... Crystal Am-' He thought as he faded from life. (Bandit Camp - 2 Hours Later) "We found something!" One of the guards yelled to the commander. They hurried inside Red Crystals tent to find an orange filly crying her eyes out. They looked down and saw a nametag on the basket. Crystal Amber ------ Outro Intro > A Small Revelation and A Smaller Adventure > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Song ------ It was late at night at the Ponyville hospital, and not a whole lot was happening. Most of the patients were asleep by this point and the day time doctors had already left. Most of the staff were siting in the lobby either playing cards or reading books they either owned or borrowed from the library. Though it would be quickly interrupted by the doors bursting open, catching the attention of everyone present. In the doorway was Taka holding a bleeding Naruto. While all were shocked at his appearance a few took notice of Naruto and quickly took her to be healed. A few others took noticed of this and moved to help, but stopped when they saw who they were helping. Instead just looking down at the child with looks of disgust and anger. Taka noticed this and simply ignored them, opting to sit in a chair. Taka then remembered his wound, and noticed he felt no pain. He reached down to where it was and felt bear skin underneath his cloths. Confused by this he once again ignored the strange phenomenon and began thinking about Naruto. She called him daddy. HEY HEY HEY! GET YOUR MIND OUTA THE GUTTERS YOU DIRTY MINDED FOALS! SHE'S 13! He thought about why she would call him that. They had spent a very long time training and talking. He then thought about one moment in particular. (Flashback no Jutsu) Naruto was running threw the forest as Taka and his clones were right on her tail. She attempted to use her wings to fly over the canopy, but her tail was grabbed by a clone and she was quickly floored and pinned by a group of clones. "Damn it. I don't think I'll ever get to your level." She said half heartedly while trying to regain her breath. The clones dispersed and the real Taka sat next to Naruto. "So... Any particular reason you want to be the captain of the royal guard?" He asked making Naruto eyes fill with determination as she nearly jumped into a siting position. "To become acknowledged by everypony." She said bright eyed, until she heard Takas response. "HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!" This caused Naruto to pout angerly. "What's so funny!?" She said while hitting him in the shoulder. Taka started to calmed down and rubbed his shoulder. "Well your reason completely goes against the way you becomes a leader of any sort." He said with a small smirk, at which Naruto gave a questioning look. "No one becomes a leader to be acknowledged, the acknowledged become leaders." He said making Narutos eyes widen in realization. Shortly afterwards they made their way out of the forest. All the while Naruto looked at Taka with respect and happiness. (Flashback no Jutsu - Kai) Taka brought a hand to his forehead as he recalled the events. That was probably where it started. He looked around and listened in to the talking going on. He heard one in particular that made his blood boil. "She deserved what she got." Instantly Taka jumped up and grabbed the staff member by the throat, causing him to start choking. This action caused everyone around them to jump up in shock. "Don't you dare say things like that! She's lived her whole life an orphan! She's been hurt by countless ponies who hate her just because of who her mother was! And do you want to know why she acts and foolish and ignorant as she does!? It's because it's the only way anyone will give her attention other than glares and talking behind her back! And what's worse is all that gits her is trouble! So shut up and think for once you brain dead snakes!" He said throwing the staff member into the wall. After that he walked out the door to angry to be anything but a hinderance. As he left he suddenly remembered he dropped his disguise. He quickly pulled up his hood and ran into an alley. Quickly after doing that he pulled up his Henge and leapt onto the roof next to him. He then laid down and rested, all while thinking about his hurt student. (Time Skip - (I don't fuckin know! Fuck it! I'm just tellin ya'll the time) 8:30 AM) Taka was walking down the main street to look for something to help his injured student. He probably would have found something quickly, but the entire town was empty. He continued walking when he heard a voice. "Hide! Before she finds you!" Taka looked over to see the poofy pink pony from his first day. HEY! Why not use my name!? Do you not like me? To be completely honest I don't and can't be bothered to remember if I introduced you originally so I'm just gonna do it in this sub arc. Okie dokie loki! Taka simply shrugged and walked into the gingerbread looking store. Inside was the entire entourage from the Nightmare Moon debacle. Taka quickly listened into the pink pony as she started singing about an 'Evil Enchantress'. Curios he looked out the window he saw a cloaked figure standing in the street, pawing on the ground with her right hoof. Rolling his eyes he simply started walking towards the door. Only for an orange hand to grab his shoulder before reaching it. "Hold on there partner. I can't let ya'll leave with that evil witch runnin about." The orange mare said in a southern accent. Taka tuned and gave her a look of annoyed indifference when out of the corner of his eye he saw a yellow filly with a red mane and tail sneak out the back entrance. "Well if we're in so much danger. Maybe you should keep an eye on the filly." He said making all the ponies present (Apart from the purple one) to start freaking out and start making accusations about the 'witch' when they couldn't find the filly. This caused Taka to frown in disappointment and slight anger at their xenophobic actions, but he wasn't going to say anything or even do anything about it. As he remembered how he lost his cool at the hospital, he didn't want a repeat occurrence. He simply followed the group as they went out to search for the filly he over heard had the name 'Apple Bloom'. ------ Outro Theme > The Zebra > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Theme ------ (POV - 3rd Taka) I followed the mares as they approached the edge of the Everfree forest. Not even hesitating they continued in while I silently created a Shadow Clone to follow them, meanwhile I would continue to watch them from further away. Pretty soon the group caught up to Apple Bloom while she was speaking to the unhooded zebra in front of her. He watched in interest as the group (in particular the orange mare) continued to threaten the zebra if she came back. The zebra in question looked down at where they were standing and looked back at them with a hint of worry and fear in her eyes. "Be wary ponyfolk, for those leaves of blue are not a joke!" She said as turned around and left into the forest, all the while the group of gathered ponies continued to threaten her, making Taka feel sympathetic to the zebra for the treatment she has to put up with. He then thought about what she said and looked towards the ground the ponies were standing on. I was a bed of blue flowers he read about in the Canterlot library before he left, Poison Joke. He cast His Ninja Art: Mind Storage Jutsu on his Shadow Clone where he relayed said information, making the clone look down where his eyes widened in realization. Although he was a clone thus it wouldn't effect him, the ponies around him weren't. That means that the effects of the Poison Joke would effect them by the next day. As the ponies scattered to continue with their days Taka dispelled his clone and made 9 more. They then turned to him to receive their instructions. "Alright, we all know that those ponies stood in Poison Joke and that it could be dangerous. You 6 will split up and keep an eye on each of them incase the effects are violent. You three will go into the Everfree disguised as regular ponies. From there you will find that zebra and get her help in creating the cure for the Poison Jokes effects." The clones saluted and quickly moved to complete their tasks. This would be a dangerous and delicate progress depending on the effects of the Poison Joke on those ponies. While the usual jokes the flower plays on ponies were mostly silly and not all that dangerous. Occasionally the plant could randomly mutate into the seemingly identical but much more dangerous Choking Joke, whose effects are much more dangerous and can even be lethal in some cases. The first recorded instance of this variant was when a scout party early in Equestrias history Camped on a bed of this mutant evil. The next day all except for one scout tuned into pony shaped pears, while the lone scout that wasn't turned into a fruit was turned into a rotting zombie! Unfortunately the cure for the affliction wasn't discovered until the zombie scout completely rotted away, and the pear ponies suffered severe brain damage to the point to where they couldn't even move. Unfortunately Taka didn't know the cures formula, but he did know that the ingredients where in the Everfree forest, therefore he decided to seek out the zebra. If anyone had to deal with Poison and Choking Joke long enough to know the cure by heart, it would be her. (Time Skip - 1 day) (Time - Morning) Taka awoke on the roof of the Golden Oaks Library when 2 of his clones in the Everfree suddenly dispersed. Luckily the zebra (now known as Zecora) was already working on the remedy for the Poison Joke. With the help from the clones they were already done and the last clone and Zecora were waiting at her home for the effected ponies. Suddenly more memories came to him as the effected ponies gathered in the library below. He then jumped down onto the ground and walked in the library. Where he was met by a small dragon making up names for the six ponies in front of him. "Harity." 1 "Spitty Pie." 1 "Rainbow Crash." 4 "Flutterguy." 5 "Appleteeny." 7 "And uhhh… I got nothin', I mean what can you do with Twilight Sparkle." He said as said pony looked at him angerly. Taka felt a shift in the air behind him and shot his hand out, grabbing the back of Apple Blooms shirt. "Don't think you're sneaking out like that again young filly." He said making her flinch. This caught the attention of the gathered ponies, more so the shrunken orange mare. "Wher' the hay did ya' think ya'll were goin Apple Bloom." She said in a high pitch voice as Apple Bloom started to sweat as she pulled her collar. She finally broke and sighed under her (sisters) stare. "Ah was gonna go to Zecora to see if she had a cure for this." She said shocking everyone (except Taka) as the orange mare started yelling at her for thinking of getting help from the 'witch'. "You know she has a point." Taka said making everyone look at him. He sighed before deciding to continue. "This affliction you have been experiencing isn't because of a curse. It's caused by a plant called Poison Joke, which grows in the Everfree. Zecora lives in the Everfree, meaning she has to deal with this kind of stuff on a daily bases, meaning if there's any cure. She'll know it. In fact, it makes even more sense since she gave us a warning about it earlier." He said as all the ponies presents eyes widened like dinner plates, all the while Apple Bloom just face palmed at their lack of logic. "I know the way to her home, just follow me and this problem will be solved." Taka said as the walked off again towards the imposing forest. Though the dragon stayed behind to think of joke names for Twilight. (Time Skip - 20 Minutes) As the group continued into the forest a long and awkward silence fell over them until Twilight decided to break it. "How did you know about Poison Joke, and why didn't you say something earlier about it." She said, bringing all eyes on him. "Because I studied in Canterlot for a while and read about it in a book at the royal library." He said, shocking everyone. "But how, I've read every book there and never have I ever seen anything about Poison joke." She said which earned an internal scoff from Taka. "I read it in Supernaturals: Natural Remedies and Cure-Alls That Are Simply Super." He stated simply to which Twilight had a slight look of shock. "Yeah, now I remember. Not only is it the only book there that I never read, but Spike mentioned it in suggestion for a cure for our problem." She said as a matter of factly. "I guess that should tell you not to judge something based on first appearances." He said, earning a giggle from Apple Bloom and an awkward chuckle from everyone else. A few minutes later the group reached Zecoras hut where she sat on a rocking chair writing in a notebook next to a large tub filled with the cure. What no one knew but Zecora and Taka was that the tub was actually the last Shadow Clone under a Henge. (Time Skip - 3 hours) Taka walked back towards the hospital with a huge blush on his face. When the clone dispelled he got EVERY SINGLE DETAIL of the mares sitting on him. Their flanks, backs, and even the yellow pegasus when she placed he double f cup breasts on the edge. He then started to imagine them in more erotic positions, and then quickly suppressed and banished those thoughts to the deepest corners of any hell he could imagine. Though it left him with a small nosebleed. Before he could continue to punish his mind he saw someone walk out the doors. Standing in front of him was Naruto. ------ Outro Theme > Leaving Ponyville > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro Theme ------ (P.O.V. - 1st Taka) I looked at the fully healed Naruto with saucer like eyes. 'There's no way she could have healed that qui- wait magic, forgot about that' Her expression had both happiness and a bit of apprehensiveness. It was as if she wanted to say something, but some small piece of fear kept her from saying it. She inhaled multiple times but always stopped before she could say the first word. Taka simply sighed and held out his hand. Naruto eyed the extended hand a bit before hesitantly grabbing it. Taka then pulled her onto his shoulders and quietly took off to their training field in the Everfree forest. ------ When they arrived Naruto quickly jumped off of Takas shoulders and glared at him for a short while. She eventually sat down leaning on a nearby tree, still giving him the stink eye. "Nurse Redheart told me that a strange furless ape brought me into the hospital the other night. Do you know who it was?" Naruto said in a monotone voice, as it was more of a statement than it was a question. Taka sighed and took a seat on the dirt, crossing his arms. He then dispelled the Henge, earning a shocked gasp from Naruto. "I am what is called a Human. A race of hyperintelligent, ape like creatures that are known for creating great nations and settling the uncontrollable forces and locations of the world." Taka began in a calm and deep voice, immediately catching Narutos attention. "We inhabit nearly the entirety of our world, and when we grew tired and bored, so instead of finding stories to tell, we began creating them to tell to each other for entertainment. One of these stories, was Naruto." He said, as he opened his eyes to a wide eyed Naruto. She looked down, hiding her eyes from him. "It was a story about an abused child who became the strongest hero in the world, it was one I always enjoyed watching, and seeing you in such a similar situation made me want to see what would happen." He said with a sad smile. "Is that all this is to you... a story, an experiment, a lie!" She looked up to meet his gaze, tears in her eyes. "AM I A JOKE TO YOU!? A NOVELTY FOR YOU TO JUST USE UP AND THROW AWAY?! AM I-" She was then stopped by Taka grabbing her shoulders, and pulling her into a hug, shocking the pegasus. She then cried into Takas cloak, all the while questioning herself and him. Eventually her crying died down and Taka let go of her. He then kneeled and met her at eye level. "At first I wanted to know that. But then I wanted to know who you are, to see how you act and to see your morals. I hated the fact that you were hated for such a mindless reason. So I took you under my wing, to make you into a hero, ready to save the world should it need saving. But overtime I came to see you as something more than that. When you defeated all of those guards I worried for you, when you were hurt I prayed for your safety, and even now I beg for your forgiveness. You have become vital to my very being. Someone... Someone who I've come to see as my own daughter." He ended, a single sad, yet prideful tear sliding down his face. All the while Narutos sad and puffy eyes widened from the speech. After a long period of silence, Naruto jumped into Taka with a huge hug. As she cried once again, but this time it wasn't because of sadness and anger, but happiness that she has the father she always hoped for, as she fell asleep within the warm hug. ------ That night deep within the Canterlot library, Shining Armor sat at a table covered in half opened books. Ever since he was humiliated by that creature he had thrown himself into training and research, to the point to where he started ignoring and avoiding his friends, family, and even marefriend. His half dead sleep depraved eyes widened in shock as he quickly stood up from his chair. He continued to look at the summon and spell described on the page with fear. ------ Shinobi - He who walks in the shadows Shinobi are powerful creatures only summoned by alicorns or beings of similar magical power, as they exist in their own plane of reality, all with different rules and powers to our own. As such their powers, called 'Jutsus' are not effected by normal anti-magical weapons or abilities, and they must be specifically outfitted for the Jutsus themselves. These Shinobi can range from building busters to mountain busters depending on their own strength and the Jutsu used. This makes the Shinobi frightening warriors. ------ "If this is true, and a Shinobi is truly here. Then this goes beyond pride, and into a threat to possibly all of Equestria." Shining Armor said into the darkness, staring at the page with a determined face. ------ Outro Theme > Taking some time off > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey so I'm going to be putting this story on a hiatus for now, no real reason other than time. I will be coming back and the chapter I was working on for this is already partially done, I just want to take time off this story for a bit until I find the time.