Those Who Endure
Chapter 1: New Generation
Valley of the Kings, Egypt
It was said in ancient times, Egypt was prominent and peaceful but also forsaken with evil everywhere. Its people unknowingly held creatures of darkness within their hearts and if the darkness, left unscathed, will consume its host and drive him/her to commit sins and crimes against one another. However, there was already a solution at the time… a solution that has been since the first Pharaoh's reign.
The High Priests led by the Pharaoh himself used ancient magic and the legendary Millennium Items to summon and control these creatures to uphold the peace throughout Egypt and protect from enemies. When the great Pharaoh named Atem saved the world from the evil entity of darkness, Zorc, he was laid to rest at an undisclosed temple after his death by his loyal followers along with the Millennium Items.
"At least that what the scriptures said anyway."
A lone figure walked through the canyon where it was said and clarified by witness statements from long ago in diaries and photos the legendary duelists, Yugi Muto, Seto Kaiba, Joey Wheeler and their friends, came through this very canyon. The person knew the King of Games once possessed the Millennium Puzzle after watching many of his duels as a child and the last scripture of the Ishtar family stated of the one who solved the puzzle will get a wish and host great power.
"If I'm correct, Yugi must've hosted Pharaoh Atem after he solved it." Wind of breeze brushed against him, knocking the hood that shielded his face from the harmful sun rays. He has blue eyes that matched the sky with hair color reflected like the sun. The boy was fairly young, most likely in his teens but the pair of three whisker-like marks on his cheeks often separated him from others. "This should be it right here."
The teenager turned the corner to find a wall in front of him.
"Eh?" He fell to the ground before noticing something different about it. The boy got up and touched a crack that was unnatural. "Someone closed this up." He rubbed his fingers against each other. "About 30 years ago. Around that time too…"
30 years ago, the Duel Monsters community and the entire world were struck with sorrow as the once King of Games had passed away in his sleep. His grandparents were among the ones who attended the funeral with his mother who was a young infant at the time.
"Come to think of it, there was never any news about Yugi being buried at any cemetery." The boy assumed a thoughtful look before he slapped him-self. "Nah, that can't be right. Come on, Naruto!"
Naruto took a couple steps after what appears to be a dead end until he heard something. He looked down before looking back up, then screamed like a girl as the ground caved in and dropped him below.
"I'M TOO YOUNG TO DIE! I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN KISSED BY A GIRL YET!"
The screaming teenager shouted with flailing arms and anime crocodile tears as he continued to fall towards his doom. When he saw the ground coming in fast, Narut's demeanor changed when he tossed the cloak away and righted him-self as he landed on the ground with no visible discomfort.
"Whew… that was close. Lost my cool there for a second." Naruto said as he wiped away a sweat. Since the cloak was thrown away, he wore a dark orange shirt under a royal blue jacket and dark blue jeans along with Nike running shoes. A black headband with orange tint wrapped around his forehead and a royal blue/orange Battle City Duel Disk from Yugi's time was attached to his left arm like most Duelists around the world back then and now. On his belt was his deck box that held his dueling deck.
The blonde, with a flashlight, walked through the tunnel's tight spaces until he reached a pair of stone doors that held the symbol most prominent across Egypt, including the Millennium Puzzle.
"The Eye of Wdjat." With great strain, Naruto managed to push open the doors and found him-self staring at a lone pathway. He walked slowly to avoid any traps that might be around, but surprisingly, there were none… so far. When Naruto reached the other side of the large room, his foot hit against something hard. "OW!"
Naruto rubbed his stubbed toe with a tear out of his eye. "What was that?" He pointed his flashlight at the object, only to find to drop the item in shock. "No way."
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(Two Hours Later)
Cairo International Airport, Egypt
After getting through security and customs, Naruto took his seat on the airplane and waited for his flight to take off after preparations with the airport. Looking out the window and enjoying the peace, Naruto was content with his adventure and the greatest treasure he will ever cherish forever.
"Who'd thought they would be there?" Naruto asked to himself until he felt his pocket vibrating. He took out his Samsung phone and saw a familiar number before pressing the 'Accept' button. "Hey, Joshua. How are you?"
His parents, Joshua and Misaka Ea, were world-renowned historians and archaeologists across the globe like Maximillion Pegasus years ago. His maternal grandparents had a different job as they were magicians during their and his mother's youth. Needless to say, it was a fun and happy childhood.
It was also them who helped him to get into the six-month program here in Egypt to study and learn more of the Egyptian artifacts.
"Good, good except you keep calling me Joshua. Why don't you call me anymore?!"
Naruto chuckled at his father's reaction. "'cause it's fun."
"Naruto, has your flight left yet?"
"Not yet. I'll probably be there late at night though."
"We'll wait for you until then. Your mother and I have some big news to tell you." Naruto could hear the excitement in Joshua's voice.
"Oh. What?" The other side crackled and shuffled before Naruto heard Misaka's voice. "Mom! Yeah… Uh-huh… No…" Naruto threw his arms up in excitement just as the flight attendant came by to tell him to turn off the phone. "Right. Sorry. Congrats, you two. I'm very happy."
Misika was still on the phone, but he could hear her sobbing through. "Thank you. I know our home will be happier when all of us are here together as a family."
"I'm looking forward to that too. Now I want to get there faster!" Feeling the plane, Naruto knew it was time. "Mom, the plane's about to take off, so I'll be out. I'll call you when we land."
"Okay, bye! I can't wait for you get here! I love you."
"…I love you too. Tell Joshua the same. Bye." Naruto ended the call and relaxed into his seat. "Wonder I should get for them?" He felt his phone vibrate once more and looked at the screen to a number originating from the United States. "Who keeps calling me from there? I don't know anybody and neither does mom or dad."
Naruto ended the call just as the plane began to pick up speed before it fully ascended to the favorable sky that all humans could only dream to fly on their free will.
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(Hours Later)
Tokyo, Japan
Walking through the streets of the metropolitan city, Naruto sniffed the familiar air he's lived in for most of his life. His family lived in Los Angeles at the United States for the first years of his life before moving to Japan where his mother lived during her childhood.
Naruto then noticed something in the glass window of a nearby store before he entered inside and came out with a bag few minutes later. With a jolly to hum, the smiling Naruto walked until he reached the suburbs of the city and stopped at the base of stairs. On top of the small hill stood a traditional Japanese house about two stories tall with two trees on both sides.
As the keys jiggled after turning the lock, Naruto entered the house with a smile. "I'm home! Mom, dad!" Instincts flared as Naruto blocked a flying kick from none other than his smirking father before he counterattacked with a swift uppercut that knocked him away. "Nice try, Joshua."
Joshua was a fair-skinned man with shaggy black hair, brown eyes, a small scar on the bridge of his nose and a moderate frame built for marital arts. He wore the traditional Karate dougi as custom when practicing martials arts as student or master.
"Good to see you didn't slack off on your training."
The father and son entered a comedic fight with basic punches and kicks while shouting Karate yells. Until Joshua knocked over a lamp.
"AAAHHHH!" Naruto and Joshua screamed with horror before a malicious aura made its presence. The shaking males slowly turned around to be smacked by a food ladle. "Sorry mom/Misaka."
With the aura gone, Misaka returned to her normal and caring self. She was a complete beauty with piercing blue eyes like the ocean, her blonde hair tied up in a long ponytail. She was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and sky blue long shirt with a dark blue apron that didn't hide the bump in her stomach.
"Honestly you two." Misaka scolded the kneeling and shamed men. "You'd think you learned your lesson by now."
"Sorry."
"But putting that aside…" Misaka pulled her eldest into a tight hug after six months. "My baby boy's finally here!" Naruto smiled and hugged his mother as well but not tight to avoid hurting her and his sibling.
"Glad to be back, mom." They separated for Naruto to kneel in front of his mother's bump. "Hey there. I can't wait for you to come in…" He looked at his mother who held up six fingers. "Six months."
"Now then, let's eat."
"Yay!"
The reunited family enjoyed dinner to celebrate Naruto's return from the program and it was blissful for the trio to talk about what happened during the six months of separation. As he took another gobble of his ramen along with karaage, Naruto looked at his mother. "So what do you think it's going to be?" He asked, referring to the baby's gender.
"Hopefully she'll be more civilized like her mama." This surprised both her son and husband.
"She?"
"It's a girl? I'm gonna have a sister?!" Naruto's mind went into overprotective mode. "No way am I letting any boy get near her." He declared with absolute.
"Oh Naruto." Misaki said exasperated but chuckled at her son's sudden attitude. She looked at her husband and received a nod before reaching for something under the table. "Naruto." That snapped him out of his protective mode.
"What is it?" He asked before noticing the box in his mother's hand. "Thank you." He received the gift before gently opening it to find something he didn't expect: a metallic oval shape with a horizontal line at the bottom with a chain at the top. "A cartouche…" He said with wonder before reading the Egyptian hieroglyphics on it. His eyes widen as he read, "Atem."
Cartouche were used to enclose a royal name during ancient Egyptian times. There was only one Pharaoh who had that name in history and this is proof of that.
"Is this…" Naruto looked at his parents who nodded. "H-how?"
"A swap meet."
"Eh?"
"That's what I said." Joshua replied. "Your mother was on trip to Egypt when you were young and she wanted to get something for your 6th birthday that time. She noticed it at a stall and couldn't believe the authenticity of the hieroglyphics on the cartouche. She even went to a friend to check it and it was real. And according to…"
"The Ishtar scriptures mentioned of the Pharaoh's existence was connected to the Millennium Items and the cartouche Yugi and his friends had for Atem during their journey." Naruto recited. After all, his family possess the Ishtar scriptures since Yugi Muto's time and kept them safe from the world's sticky fingers.
"Yes. The Ishars, after finally released from their duty to serve the Pharaoh, entrusted to my grandfather who earned their trust to protect the scriptures." Joshua stated. "When it was confirmed, your mother and I decided to give it to you on your 15th birthday as a sign of your growth."
Naruto looked at the cartouche before putting it around his neck. "Thank you, mom. Dad." He embraced them both in a hug.
Then Joshua stood up and walked to the backyard with plenty of room. "Naruto…" Joshua pulled a deck and instantly his son stood on the opposite side with his Duel Disk.
"Let's do this."
"Oh boys." Misaka said with a sigh but she smiled all the same as the boy's Duel Disks activated.
"DUEL!"
Naruto: 4000 LP
Joshua: 4000 LP
"I'll go first!" Joshua drew his sixth card and looked at his hand before making his move. "I summon Skilled White Magician (4/ATK-1700/DEF-1900) in attack mode." A tall man appeared with white robes with matching white shoulder guards, white arm guards and a hood that obscured his eyes. In his right hand was a white staff with a handle in the middle and a small sphere held in place by three prongs at the front.
"I'll place two cards facedown and that ends my turn." Joshua said as two of his facedown cards appeared behind his magician. "What do you got?"
"Okay then. I draw!" Naruto looked at his drew card and made his move. "First I summon Big Shield Gardna in defense mode, then I'll play one facedown and end my turn here."
"That's it? I was expecting more from you."
"You'll see more from me soon." Naruto smiled.
"We'll see then. My move." Joshua drew his card. "First I play Graceful Charity! This allows me to draw three cards as long as I get rid two of them." Naruto watched his father discard his two cards as one of the orbs of the Magician glowed moments later. "Then I Special Summon my Watapon(2/ATK-200/DEF-300) to the field since he was added to my hand by a card effect." A fluffy creature resembling a ball of wool with two antennas and blue eyes appeared next to Skilled White Magician.
"Then I sacrifice him to summon Chaos Command Magician (6/ATK-2400/DEF-1900)!" The fluffy creature disappeared into little star-like particles as the aforementioned monster took its place. It was a man in bronze armor with a cape and gold accents throughout the outfit along with its scepter glimming with power. "Now I activate Pot of Greed which allows me to draw two new cards."
Naruto noticed another one of the White Magician's orbs glowing after the Spell Card was activated. "Then I play another of my Spell Cards: Magicians Unite!" Naruto gulped when he saw this card. "This allows one of my Spellcaster's ATK rise to 3000 whenever I have two of them. Go, attack his monster, Chaos Command Magician!" Joshua declared his monster's order.
Naruto braced him-self as his only defense was obliterated with a bronze/gold beam of power. "However, dad, that Spell Card also left you unable to attack me with your other monster for the rest of this turn!"
"I know, but this also left me to fulfill the requirements." Joshua said with a cheeky grin. Naruto faltered when he saw three orbs on his Magician's robe glowing. "Now I can now sacrifice my Skilled White Magician with the Spell Counters to Tribute Summon my Buster Blader (7/ATK-2600/DEF-2300)!"
Despite seeing the monster for all his life, Naruto was still amazed by the power and appearance of his father's ace. The monster was a warrior clad in blue/purple armor with deep gold accents throughout the upper chest and arms. Attached to its back was its signature weapon: a large sword with an orb on its curve blade and a dragon claw-like cross-guard that was covered with the same orbs and colored gold.
"Cool, pop."
"I know son, but you can't get drawn in by the monsters' appearance. You can look at them after I beat you."
Naruto grumbled after Joshua ended his turn. "My turn! First I play Monster Reborn to bring my Big Shield Gardna…" The reborn monster appeared before him. "Then I summon my Silent Magician LV 4 (4/ATK-1000/DEF-1000) in ATK Mode." A young girl with silver hair that covered her right eye and wore an overall robe over a slim dark blue long-sleeved shirt and sky blue boots. A tri-pointed hat of matching colors sat atop her head as she twirled her silver/blue tri-pronged scepter in front of her. "Then I reveal my facedown card…" Joshua cringed upon the revealed facedown. "Heavy Storm! This destroys all Spell/Trap cards on the field."
As true to its name, a large twister appeared on the field before destroying the facedowns on Joshua's field.
"Next I play Card Destruction! Now we both must discard our hand and redraw the same number of cards." Naruto and Joshua discarded and redrew three cards and four cards, respectively. "But I'm not done yet. Now I play Card of Sanctity! Now we must draw until we hold six cards in our hands."
The father and son did that before the latter went into the next phase of his plan. "Now I activate my Silent Magician's special ability: for every card you draw, my magician gains 500 ATK!" Naruto declared as his father was shocked at this point. He just drew five cards in total due to the combined effects of Card Destruction and Card of Sanctity.
Silent Magician LV 4 (ATK-3500)
"Now Silent Magician, attack his Buster Blader! Silent Burning!" The young magician began to glow with an ethereal white light before it burst from her little body, blinding Joshua as he attempted to block it out. The light only shined brighter until it completely enveloped the two monsters and their duelists.
"Hhm."
"What is it, dad?" Naruto asked despite not seeing his father.
"You made progress, son."
"Huh?"
"When you were growing up and during our past duels, you always rush into things without thinking or any kind of strategy. Now you've shown that just now with your magician. I'm proud." Joshua praised his son who smiled. "Although I have to ask: where did you get that card? You didn't have it in your deck before you left for Egypt."
Naruto answered as the light began to dim. "I found it in a box of junk left by archaeologists at the university. I rummaged through it and found this card and its related cards inside. I asked the professor and he said I could have them since they need a good home. I don't know what he meant by that."
"I see."
The light finally dimmed for the males to see each other and imagine Naruto's surprise when his father's Buster Blader remained on the field. "How? I thought I destroyed your ace with my magician."
"It's easy. When you used your Card Destruction earlier, I had to discard my hand…" Joshua reached for the card he's referring as his Duel Disk ejected it from the graveyard slot. "Including this: my Necro Gardna. I banished this card from my graveyard and thus negated your monster's attack this turn. Good try, but not good enough."
"Damn it!"
"Don't fret, son, the duel isn't over until…"
"The last LP is gone."
With that, the duo continued their duel as Misaki watched them from the second level of their home with a smile. She looked down at her stomach as the mother rubbed it for her second child's arrival in six months.
(Sometime Later)
Naruto laid on his bed with a pouty face. "I still couldn't beat the old man, after all. Oh well, I was close this time though." He looked around his room that still hasn't change since his departure. "I'll be sure to beat him next time!" He declared as his fists clashed together.
His body relaxed upon command as his eyes began to grow heavy every passing second. Damn jetlag. Naruto couldn't fight it any longer and began to sleep.
It was then his dreams took him to the chamber back in Egypt.
-(Flashback Begins)-
"No way." Naruto said as his flashlight shined upon the objects before him. One of which that caught his attention and will most likely stay with him. It read the name of the famous Duelist in the world.
Here Lies Yugi Muto
Hidden Savior to the World
Friends with Close Ones and Pharaoh Atem
Father to Three and Husband to Dancer Mistress Tea
Naruto stumbled when he took a step backward. "This is where he's buried." He directed his light to the right where he found more of the sarcophagus. He saw the names of Joey Wheeler, Tea Gardner, Tristan Taylor and Duke Devlin. "This is where they're all buried, but why?"
That's the million-dollar question. Why? There are many theories going through Naruto's educated mind, but one struck him.
"Privacy. After all they'd done for our world, I'm positive they want to be sleeping peacefully." Naruto's hand tightened. "And I'm disrespecting them by my presence here." He walked in front of Yugi's sarcophagus and noticed the latter's seven cards atop of it. He put his hands together in front of him. "Forgive me, Yugi, for my presence here. I promise to you and your friends and Pharaoh Atem that I will never tell anyone of your burial ground… except my parents since they're like me." He admitted at the end.
A bright light caught Naruto's eyes from his prayer as he looked up to see a tablet with hieroglyphics and drawings of monsters. Atop of the stone tablet were drawings of three monsters. Three powerful monsters who were held by three individuals until collected by one.
The blonde gulped when he recognized them. "Are they…" The light glowed brighter, scaring him. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" He expected to be pulverized or paralyzed by something, but instead he found him-self outside of Cairo. "Eh? I'm alive?" Naruto patted his being to make sure everything's intact. "I'm alive!" He cheered with his arms in the air.
After mentally promising to tell no one other than his parents of his endeavor, Naruto walked towards the city.
-(Flashback Ends)-
"That was crazy though." Naruto opened his eyes after the dream. "I forgot to tell my parents, but it can wait in the morning."
The blonde aspiring historian went back to sleep, not noticing his cartouche and duel deck box glowing intermittently before it ceased.
(The Next Day)
Naruto, after waking up and eating breakfast with his parents and cleaning the house, was about to play video games after notorious studying abroad when his mother and father told him…
"Naruto, why don't you get us food?" asked Misaka. Naruto became confused as he tilted his head.
"Why? We just ate breakfast."
"Are you questioning me, my dear son?" The blonde cringed at his mother's deceptive tone before shaking his head. "I am an expecting mother, so… Now get going."
"The usual then?"
"Yep. Plus, I'm sure they'll be excited to see you again. It's been a while." Joshua commented.
Blinking at the reference, Naruto nodded with a smile. "That's true, so I'll sneak a bite too." His stomach growled despite being full. Naruto kissed his mother's cheek and bumped his father's fist before grabbing his skateboard on the way out.
When the door closed, Joshua wrapped his arm around his pregnant wife's shoulder. "He's grown up." Misaki said with a subtle sadness. "I wish he was still our little boy."
"He will always be our little boy. He will always be our son whether as a kid or an adult." Joshua reassured his wife with a gentle rub of her cheek
"I know."
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"Ah~"
Among the crowded streets and dodging the pedestrians with some board tricks, Naruto glanced around and stopped at a particular spot. A basketball court. The one where he used to play with his childhood friends. He was decent at the game where he might have reign as one of the top players, but it wasn't just the sport for him. Duel Monsters was his passion.
According to his friend, there are players he met in middle school who including him are legends in the basketball world although he's known as a phantom.
"Naruto?" The blonde looked to his left and saw a familiar face. The boy was shorter than him and looked frail at first appearance. He had blue hair and eyes and wore the standard Japanese gakuran; the top piece was black, long sleeved and a standing collar with blue trimmings on the sleeves and vertically in the middle complete with black pants. "Is that really you?"
"Kuroko? That is you!" He grabbed his childhood friend in a headlock and gave him a noogie. "How you've been?!" Naruto asked excitedly.
"Good." Kuroko said politely with some discomfort. "Can you please let go of me? You know I don't like noogies."
"And yet that's why I do it."
"When did you get back?"
"Yesterday."
"I see." Kuroko pulled something out of his backpack and gave it to Naruto. "I know this is a year late since you left, but Happy Birthday."
"Thanks, bud. So what's up?" The two talked about what'd happened after graduation. They were in elementary school before, but attended different middle schools. By the time they reached Naruto's destination, the blonde was furious. "Those creeps! I can't believe they went and did that! Even if I don't know them, I would've kicked their asses!" Naruto declared with a shaking fist.
"Language!" A passing mother scolded him while covering her son's ears.
Naruto flinched and clapped his hands as he apologized. "So sorry. My bad."
"You have no self control, Naruto." Kuroko deadpanned in response.
"Thanks for that."
"You're welcome."
The two friends were about to enter the establishment when a teenager called out to one of them. "Kuroko! There you are!"
"Huh?"
"Oh Kagami."
Naruto looked at Kagami and instantly recognized him as powerful in the basketball world. Taller both him and Kuroko, Kagami has toned deep bright/dark red hair and red eyes, which were pointed and narrow. He was wearing the same gakuran attire like Kuroko except it was unzipped.
"Oi…" Kagami gripped Kuroko's head tightly. "What's the big idea leaving like that, huh?! Coach is already pissed!"
"But practice ended." Kuroko responded in discomfort. "Can you let go of me please?" Kagami complied and Kuroko fixed his hair before gesturing to Naruto. "Kagami, I'd like to meet Naruto Ea. Naruto, this is Kagami Taigami. We go to the same school and play on their basketball team."
"Pleasure." Kagami stretched out a hand. Naruto looked at it before taking it.
"Same here. Which high school do you guys go to?" Naruto asked as the trio entered the restaurant and took their seats at one of the stalls.
"Seiren."
"Didn't that the school opened last year?" Dual nods were his answer. "I see. What will you guys have?" Kuroko and Kagami looked at the menus while Naruto looked around to see the place as lively as the times he came here. "Good to see nothing's changed."
"Well, well, look who it is." A cheery voice called out.
Naruto didn't have to look to see the founder and manager of Restaurant Yukihira, Joichiro Yukihira while his friends did the opposite. Long dark hair swept the back of his head except for a few bangs that hangs over his face and a slight beard on his chin as his green, sharp eyes stared down at them.
"W-what is this feeling?!" Kuroko and Kagami cried inwardly after seeing a malevolent aura around the man.
"Hey Joichiro. How are you?" Naruto greeted the man casually.
Like that, the aura disappeared as it was replaced with a jovial one. "Good, good. How was your studies?" Joichiro asked, getting a 'So-so' gesture from his favorite blonde customer. "So the usual today?"
"Yep, three orders of your karraage to go." Naruto said. Joichiro raised a brow in response. "My mom's pregnant."
"Congrats, man." Joichiro joyously exclaimed while patting the boy on the back. "And you two?" He asked the two basketball players.
The two teammates looked at each other before answering, "We'll have the Beef Stew."
"Coming right up!" The chef left for the kitchen, leaving the trio by themselves.
"So you're going to be a big brother, Naruto. Congratulations." Kuroko said with a small smile.
"Thanks man." Naruto responded happily. It wasn't long until Joichiro came with the boys' orders along with the extra Beef Stew on the go for Misaki. "You are going to love those." Naruto pointed his friends' meals before digging into his meal, Yukihira Style Ramen.
The trio swallowed their first bites and exclaimed loudly. "IT'S HEAVEN!"
"Glad you liked it!"
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Ea Household
"Ah! Man, that was delicious!" Naruto shouted as he skated through his neighborhood after parting ways with Kuroko and Kagami.
Naruto thought about how Joichiro's son, Soma, was doing an errand and wouldn't return in time. Soma was another childhood friend of his like Kuroko and the three of them hung out during elementary school years. Like with his Duel Monsters and Kuroko's basketball, Soma's passion was cooking like his father. Joichiro had a specific style of cooking unlike he's ever seen and he in turn taught it to Soma, although there were mishaps pertaining to the two chefs.
Naruto shuddered as a memory of being a guinea pig to one of Joichiro and Soma's new dishes flashed through his mind. Thankfully the protective wrath that is his mother put an end to that when she caught them trying to feed him squid mixed with peanut butter.
"Ugh!" Naruto was so into his 'almost barking' that he didn't notice the moving trucks outside his home. When he entered the house with the bag of steaming food in his hand. "Mom. Dad, I'm home." As soon as he entered the living room, Naruto was met with the sight of boxes in his living room. "What the- What's going on here?"
Misaki came in and was surprised when her son arrived earlier than expected. "Naruto, you're here early."
"Why are our stuff in boxes?"
"We're moving, son." Joshua answered as he entered the room behind his wife. "Today. Your mother and I accepted teaching jobs at a university a while ago."
Naruto sat on the floor as he registered the news. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Son… all your life, you've always had problems of letting go of things and that includes moving from city to city." Misaki explained as Joshua directed the movers to pick up the last of the boxes into the trucks while Kuroko and Kagami watched from outside. "We're sorry to drop this on you. Especially coming home just yesterday."
"Where?" Naruto asked about the place they're moving to.
"Neo Domino City."
Misaki saw her son's eyes widen and wanted to hug him there, but his eyes told her otherwise. She knew from there, that he wants to be left alone for now. It was always like this with him when Naruto grew up.
"When you're ready, come home. Here's the address." Misaki placed a small paper next to her son's right leg before pecking him on his cheek. "I love you, son."
"… Love you too." Naruto finally said just as his parents left the house.
The day went by as the blonde sulked about moving from his childhood home before he fell asleep. It was the same when his family left Los Angeles when he was a baby. He couldn't blame his parents but himself since his attitude towards this kind of events tends to be a bad habit.
Naruto grabbed the paper along with his Duel Disk his parents left behind for him to take, which is weird. He looked at the clock and saw the time was around 1:00 a.m. in the morning. Neo Domino City is a six-hour drive by car and motorcycle while train takes about four hours from Tokyo, so he'll have to catch the early train.
After locking the door to his house for the last time, Naruto took one last look at the building and sighed deeply. He looked at the paper and noticed something else besides the address of his new home. Naruto turned the paper around and saw new writing on it.
Your second gift is waiting for you in the garage. Take good care of her, son. After all, I attracted your mother with it.
Naruto raised a brow before unlocking the garage and lifting it open. Upon seeing what's inside, the blonde Duelist was surprised to see a motorcycle just sitting there. The entire body resembled the black 1990 Harley Davidson Fat Boy with nine orange streaks on the front formed a fox's head, however it was modified with today's technology. As for his helmet, it was deep orange with royal blue trimming around it
"Dad made me a Duel Runner out of his old motorcycle." Naruto smiled slightly. "I'll treasure it, dad." He pulled the vehicle out of the garage, locked it and returned the keys into one of safe hiding spots around the house before getting on the Davidson. "Wait, where is the key?"
A soft but purring sound rang near his ear, startling Naruto as he looked around for the source, but couldn't do so in the end. When he heard it again, Naruto couldn't help but looked at the small HUD in front of him and saw an outline resembling a Duel Disk. After putting two and two together, Naruto placed his Duel Disk into the compartment just before the Davidson revved up upon activation.
A large smile appeared on his face as Naruto revved the engine before accelerating through the streets with a big "WAHOOO!"
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(Early Morning)
Neo Domino City
"This is awesome!" Naruto declared with glee as his Duel Runner aptly named 'Kurama' accelerated through one of the lanes meant for a Turbo Duel: one of the greatest innovations in the Duel Monsters World.
The lanes were built after an incident happened six months in Neo Domino City, but the details were undisclosed to the public. Although there were witness reports of a giant fiery dragon battling a shadow creature of humungous size.
"Maybe Neo Domino City won't be so bad. After all, this was built around Yugi's hometown."
Suddenly Kurama's alarms went off, prompting Naruto to look at the HUD. It was an incoming Turbo Duelist, but the computer couldn't recognize or the Duelist him-self. His martial arts instincts flared at this point as the unknown and potential danger spoke to him.
"You are not who I'm looking for, but you'll be a good appetizer before the main course."
"Who are you?"
"You don't know? Around these parts, I'm known as Ghost."
Naruto raised a brow, but also noticed the metallic voice. He shook his head as his Duel Disk activated after putting his deck into the slot instead of a wrist dealer. After driving through the lanes into the proper Duel lanes to have their Turbo Duel, Naruto and the unknown Duelists shouted, "DUEL!"
Naruto: 4000 LP
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Ghost: 4000 LP
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"I'll go first. Draw!" Ghost chuckled as he made his move. "First I summon Wise Core (1/ATK-0/DEF-0) in ATK mode and set a card facedown!" An oval shaped and crystal white egg-like monster with gray lines forming an image of shorts appeared next to Ghost. The middle of the 'shell' split horizontally, revealing gold bar-like teeth and a greenish-white orb in the middle of it. "That ends my turn. Show me what you got!"
Naruto had to admit that he was nervous. This was his first Turbo Duel. He'd only watched the Duels on TV with the pros and that douche of Duelist long ago. Jack whatever his name was. But now he has to do the best he can and believe in himself and what his father taught him to do.
"I draw!"
Naruto: 4000 LP
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Ghost: 4000 LP
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After glancing his hand, Naruto picked a card and summoned his monster. "I call Breaker the Magical Warrior (4/ATK-1600/DEF-1000) in ATK mode!" A warrior in crimson armor with gold trimming coursing throughout and Spell counters on the chest-plate, the diamond-like shield and the cross-guard of its sword and the bottom of its slightly crooked hat. "When this card is Normal Summoned, I can place one Spell Counter on it and he gains 300 ATK for that Spell Counter."
Breaker the Magical Warrior (ATK-1900)
"Breaker, attack his Wise Core now! Mana Slash!" The warrior dashed towards the seemingly defenseless monster with its sword over his head. Ghost on the hand wasn't surprised. In fact, he was smiling.
"How predictable! I activate my facedown Labyrinth of Kline. Thanks to this card, my Wise Core is safe from destruction and all Battle Damage is reduced to zero." Breaker was deflected back after making contact with its opponent. "Also as an added bonus, Your Breaker's original ATK and DEF are swapped until your next turn's End Phase."
"What?!"
"Too bad."
Breaker the Magical Warrior (ATK-1000/DEF-1600)
"Damn. I should've destroyed that facedown first." Naruto breathed deeply. "I play two cards facedown and I activate one of them: Raigeki Break! Thanks to this card, all I have to do is discard one card from my hand and I can destroy a card on the field. I choose your Wise Core!"
A reddish-orange lightning sprang from the Trap Card with its victim in sight, although Ghost laughed once more.
"You fool. You just activated my monster's special ability: when it is targeted by a card effect, I can Special Summon five new monsters to take its place in ATK mode." Wise Core disappeared as five new monsters took its place. They had the same color, but different shapes like the limbs of a body. "I Special Summon Machine Emperor Wisel (1/ATK-0/DEF-0), Wisel Top (1/ATK-500/DEF-0), Wisel Attack (1/ATK-1200/DEF-0), Wisel Carrier (1/ATK-800/DEF-600), and Wisel Guard (1/ATK-0/DEF-1200) in DEF mode."
"Five monsters as once?!" Naruto exclaimed.
"But it gets worse for you. Due to Machine Emperor Wisel's special ability, its ATK will be equal to the combined ATK of the other Wisel monsters I just Summoned.
"What?!"
The five monsters began to merge together as one monster and it showed how intimidating it was after completion. The monster was bigger than the Dueling Lane with its large legs that had holes and lines throughout. Its shoulders resembled shields as the right arm was thin up until the wrist and hand were bulky while the left hand wielder a sharp and uneven blade. Its snake-like head with an upwards horn howled as its slit-like eyes focused on its new target.
Machine Lord Emperor (ATK-2500)
"Oh crap." Naruto groaned as things are not looking good for him and his only defense of his LP.
Unbeknownst to him, his cartouche glowed dimly as a translucent shadow figure with a crooked hat leaning forward at the tip and a staff on its right hand appeared above the blonde Duelist. Next to it was another shadowy figure with a scraggy appearance around the size of a beach ball, floating next to its taller companion.
END OF CHAPTER
Well, this is my first Naruto/Yugioh crossover. As you finished reading, this takes place in the 5Ds timeline. I hope you guys enjoy this new story and please review when you are done. I would like some feedback or ideas to make it better. Thank you and have a great summer!