Dawn Traveler
A.N This is another old story. Not part of this story.
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Life had never been fine and dandy for one Uzumaki Naruto but it seems even the dream world was rejecting him.
His life filled with constant rejection, Naruto was filled with dejection. The strong spirit barely held onto the life embers instead of burning strong so that he would grow.
He had become a joke to attract attention since he didn't know why they avoided him. Something was much better than nothing and the dreams were his solace but even they had failed him.
Naruto was just a 12 year old boy in the last year of his academics before he became a fully fledged ninja.
Now he was standing in a cave, inside a different body when he was supposed to be sleeping.
'What happened? Where am I?
Why is this dream so clear?
And do I really want to be someone else?' Naruto thought as he saw the sword in his hand and a torch. He could feel the difference in strength and realized the body was weaker, which confused him since he couldn't imagine being weaker.
'Who are the ones beside me?' Naruto mused as he moved forward slowly but like always, he was cautious and his senses were tuned to the environment. He kept his eyes and ears on people, waiting for them to acknowledge him and it helped strengthen his senses.
"Be careful" Naruto shouted as he turned around and threw the sword like a kunai at an incoming monster
Naruto was used to targeting the core points so it hit the humanoid monster in the chest. The sword impaled the green beast to the ground, giving the girl that was about to assaulted the chance to blast the rest with a fire ball.
But there is still one left and it had dagger, Naruto hadn't stopped moving and kicked it in the face. The force of the kick snapped its tiny neck but Naruto could still hear more.
"Retreat, there are too many" Naruto muttered, he was feeling scared as his body was feeling fatigue from the tension and lack of light
The three girls looked at him, the one with the glasses looked around, "We can do this, they are just goblins. Are you scared already?"
The girl with long black hair in a ponytail that was the fighter of the group also showed confidence, "We can do this, don't worry. Did Priestess affect you?"
The priestess had a fright and agreed with Naruto but the other two were sure of themselves.
"We are already too late." Naruto was not one to leave others behind and to him this was a dream, and these people were his friends. He would never let them go.
Naruto picked up the daggers as they were much better than the sword and dashed forward to fight, he killed the goblins like flies. They were flexible but Naruto was used to such movements and he could easily follow them.
The girls also fought without a problem but then a big problem appeared a giant goblin and goblin archers.
"Target its face, blind it with fire." Naruto screamed as he parried an arrow but in this enclosed space it cut his skin, causing him to bleed.
He felt the pain, the fatigue building up. The dream was like a nightmare and he didn't want to see the girls die, they were his companions.
Naruto dashed forward and used the wall as leverage to jump onto the big goblin from the side while slashing with the dagger, following that he jumped away while giving it a kick in the neck.
As Naruto was falling, he saw a fireball hit the goblin in the face causing it massive burns and didn't let the opportunity slip as he threw daggers at it.
Any weapon on the ground could be used so he utilized the rusted daggers and short swords of the fallen goblins.
"It's over" Naruto muttered in a fatigued tone after a while, his body was screaming for rest and air. He was bleeding many cuts as he had been unable to dodge efficiently because of his lack of skills and speed along with the enclosed space.
His eyes felt heavy and Naruto fell to his knees trying to catch his breath but he knew that was death was closing in.
'I am poisoned.'
The Priestess saw that he was in pain and hurried to his side as the girls were saved from the damage.
"Don't panic, I will heal you." She said and Naruto could see kindness in her that almost brought him to tears as she was acknowledged his presence
Naruto nodded and relaxed as he was enveloped in the magic but it was too soon and he heard the footsteps.
"Someone is coming" Naruto muttered and pushed to his feet, getting into a defensive position, ready to throw a dagger
Naruto and the others relaxed as they saw it was a man in silver armor with a torch coming towards them in slow but steady steps.
The man looked around the battlefield and towards them, "You did well."
The man said and Naruto felt happy at the praise, he felt a sense of accomplishment. As Naruto looked at him, the man walked to him and poured some liquid on his cuts.
"Poison" The man said and bandaged the cuts, after which he walked deeper into the cave
"Who was that?"
"He should be the person appointed by the guild to show us around. I believe they called him the Goblin Slayer." The Rookie Mage answered as she walked to Naruto
"Goblin Slayer" Naruto muttered in curious tone, he was the first person to have praised him so Naruto was very curious
'But this is all just a dream or is it?' Naruto thought before his eyes closed
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Naruto fell of the bed and hit his head on the floor, "Damn"
Naruto felt drowsy and stood up from the ground, putting his blanket back onto the bed.
He looked at the time and saw that it was 6 am, 2 hours earlier than the academy timing.
Naruto stretched his arms and felt that his body was completely awake so he decided to get ready and just roam the city.
'What was that dream? Was it all the games, I played?' Naruto questioned as he showered and ate his breakfast
The dream was too realistic and he could remember it clearly.
'The pain was so real and the smell so disgusting. Maybe it is my bloodline to have realistic dreams, where I can train or something.' Naruto mused as he jumped over the buildings; he wasn't in the mood to meet the citizens of Konoha
He was feeling happy and it would ruin it with the constant rejection.
His feet led him to the training area, which was empty at the moment and he remembered his failed attempts at dodging and the lack of martial skills.
'If there were two of them, I would have died. If it was little bit faster I would have died. I need to increase my speed and evasiveness along with learning how to kill with my bare hands.' Naruto thought and wondered where he could learn that from
'I can ask Iruka sensei or Grandpa.' Naruto decided and moved towards the Hokage office
Chapter
Naruto rushed to the Hokage Office and wasn't stopped by the secretary, which meant the old man was free.
"Old man, I want your help" Naruto said as he opened the door
"I am not passing you" Hiruzen replied as he turned towards him while smoking from his pipe
"Damn but that's alright. I want your advice on how to become faster, how to get better at dodging and where to learn hand to hand combat of higher level." Naruto said in a excited tone as he looked at him expectantly, which melted his old heart
'I can't believe Minato's son has to come to me for such things. I have truly failed them.' Hiruzen thought as he looked at Naruto and found a weak and fragile child. Even among the young ones, Naruto was the weakest of the clan children.
"You can train with weights to increase speed and strength. For dodging, you will need assistance of a partner that will throw things at you and fight you. In the fight just focus on dodging and slowly you will grow in this part.
I don't want to do this but the person who can help you is named Might Gai so look for him. He will help you with all this but know that you cannot escape him once you accept the deal." Hiruzen put his hands on Naruto's shoulders and said in a serious tone
"I understand but I need to do this." Naruto replied seriously as he remembered the fear and the tension which had almost caused his heart to pop
"Then good luck, child and come if you need help. Remember to find friends, Konoha is big and there must be people who will accept you.
Or you can just hang out with this old man and the Ichiraku that you love; we are your friends and family." Hiruzen said as he pated Naruto's head
"I will do my best" Naruto replied with a smile and left in a hurry. Hiruzen's words reminded him that he was not lonely, he still had the old man and the Ichiraku's that actually cared for him unlike the children of his age that barely interacted with him.
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Naruto asked the only person that would answer him, Teuchi Ichiraku. Naruto asked him about the location where he could find Gai and was told to find them in training area 14.
This was on the outskirts of the village, closer to the wall and the forest. Naruto ran along forgetting about school, which would start in half an hour.
On the way, Naruto came across ninjas running over walls. He found it very interesting and planned to ask Might Gai or Hiruzen.
'Why did I not ask about this before?' Naruto wondered why he never asked to be taught this when it was so common among ninja, a basic skill.
'I must have been blinded by cool jutsu's.' Naruto thought as he found his target
Might Gai was wearing his usual green spandex and was instructing his team on the current training procedures.
"Teacher, we have a guest." Neji Hyuga commented as his eyes found Naruto that was looking at them, fidgeting.
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Girl's of the wild world:
It was a troublesome day for one Song Jae Gu. His life was harsh since the day his mother abandoned him and his siblings but he endured.
Life never become easier and he worked harder to struggle against it. He supported his siblings and went to school.
Luckily he found a high school that gave him free education and was at the top in his country and one of the top in the world.
Unfortunately it wasn't a normal school but a girls school a year prior and focused on martial arts while Jae Gu didn't like to fight.
He was an unlucky child and life was never fair as he came across his bully on the street.
Jae Gu like usual followed along and was cornered into an area without people and between two houses.
"Hey, why do you look like you have seen a monster? Do I look so ugly to you?" The boy with red hair spoke in a rude tone as he pushed Jae Gu against the wall
"Speak up, worker Song."
But Jae Gu said nothing and just looked at him pitifully.
"This guy is really a pussy and poor. Let's just leave before we can in trouble with the school."
"Please do not do this, my siblings are here." Jae Gu muttered
"I understand since I have siblings to"
Jae Gu looked at him expectantly but the boy smiled like a devil.
"Take off your pants and you can leave."
Jae Gu felt humiliated and frustrated as his siblings were just waiting nearby and could come here, and get hurt.
His mind went blank and his body moved without his control.
"Damn, where am I now?" Naruto muttered as he looked around and found three guys looking at him aggressively
"Are you guys trying to bully me?"
"Worker Song, have you gone insane." The red head replied as he saw the unusual reaction from Jae Gu and tried to push him again but Naruto moved in and punched him in the face
"Shit that hurt. Damn this body is weak, even worse than last time." Naruto commented as he kicked the red head in the stomach. He had already accepted the dreams as something real in some way and didn't want to try death so he did his best to win any fight he got in
"Do you want to try?" Naruto said as he jumped back as the guy kicked at him while the other one helped the red head
"I do not like bullying so apologize and walk away." Naruto muttered but the guys decided they were good with ganging on him so Naruto picked up stones from the ground and threw at their legs
"Fucking shit"
"Blood hell"
They screamed in pain from the attacks and Naruto finished it off by giving them some good punches to the face.
"Next time, I won't be so nice." Naruto muttered as he walked away and as he was about to leave the alley, he woke up
"Man, I wanted to see what was beyond the street. The place looked similar to Konoha unlike the cave last time."
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On the other hand Jae Gu was panicking as he thought about the situation, which was so illogical.
'Do I have separate personalities or was I possessed?'
"Big brother was so cool. Can I fight like that?" His little brother hugged his leg and asked
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Chapter
Girls of the wild world:
'Do I have separate personalities or was I possessed?'
"Big brother was so cool. Can I fight like that?" His little brother hugged his leg and asked
Jae Gu looked at his siblings and smiled as he felt happy and proud. Their smiles and words meant everything to him, and they strengthened his resolve to train.
'I cannot rely on such a thing. What if the personality doesn't wake up like the rest of my life. I need their help.' Jae Gu thought about the girls that stalked him from school
"Hey Jae Gu, what a coincidence?"
Just as he was thinking about them, the girls appeared and for the first time he decided to face them honestly.
"I need your help"
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Naruto world:
"Man, I wanted to see what was beyond the street. The place looked similar to Konoha unlike the cave last time." Naruto complained as his desire to see more of the world had been denied
He saw the sun light through the window blinds and jumped off the bed. Naruto was surprised at the nimbleness and strength of his body as he had been run to the ground by Gai Yesterday, and beaten by his students like piñata.
"I never thought my body could this fast." Naruto muttered in amazement as he had thought he would at least have some muscle pain from the workout and the bruises
The knowledge excited him and brought him extreme joy, 'I can train without worry now and soon I will surpass everyone as I heal while they don't.'
Naruto was lost in his thoughts and laughed like a maniac.
"Shut the fuck up, some of us work in the night."
Naruto heard the complaining and stopped as he looked around cautiously.
"Phew, no one is coming to break down the door." Naruto said as he went towards the washroom
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"Naruto, where were you yesterday?" Iruka asked in concerned tone. He was Naruto's teacher at the academy and sympathized with him as he was also an orphan
He also did pranks to hide his pain and so Naruto was a lot like him. His disappearance without any noise concerned him.
"Sorry sensei, I was training with this guy with huge eyebrows and his students." Naruto replied with a smile as he hugged Iruka, he wanted to let his important people know that they were important to him
Iruka was surprised at this gesture and it stopped him from shouting at him about missing classes.
"Next time don't miss classes, these will build up your foundation for everything you will learn later." Iruka said as he patted his head
"Okay" Naruto answered seriously as he thought about the feeling of loss from Jae Gu at not knowing how to earn, not having a skill set. It had made him think outside of the fighting. What if he became crippled then who will support him. The old man will not live forever nor will anyone else, and being a burden on others was not acceptable.
'I can't believe Might Gai could change him so much. I guess he is good influence sometimes.' Iruka thought as he looked at Naruto, who ran into class
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Naruto entered the class and his habit was about to kick in when he saw Sakura's expression. He finally understood, she disliked him and was annoyed by his presence.
'It really feel painful that guy must have suffered a lot.' Naruto thought of Jae Gu and looked around the room before his eyes zoomed onto Shino Aburame, a loner
He walked into the class and sat down beside him, "Hello, I hope you don't mind."
Naruto felt that his word choice was becoming much smoother; it seems he was also being helped by the other worlds other than the experience.
'So I should be able to use a sword at an amateur level.'
"I don't mind" Shino replied, he was kind of surprised as nobody liked sitting beside him except Kiba who had other friends to occupy him most of the time
"Great" Naruto replied with a smile as he sat up straight and focused on the class as it was about geography
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"Hey, what's up Lee" Naruto called out as he was leaving the academy after receiving some advice on chakra control exercise as the leaf sticking one didn't work for him and he learned that he had enormous chakra
He was delighted and then brought down because it meant he couldn't do anything small and needed to break his back on chakra control exercise.
"Just finished another mission and my blood is still boiling for some action. Do you want to spar and stroke the flames of youth together?" Lee was excited like always and Naruto would run the other way in a normal situation but he needed Lee as he was a good fighter and analyst
"Of course but go easier on me, I can't follow your speed."
"Naruto, I cannot do that as it will be bad for you. It is better for you to get used to this speed and it will force you to improve otherwise you will lag behind as that is a defeatist attitude." Lee replied as he was still wearing his weights during the fight while Naruto took them off through most of the spars
"Okay, your words hold more weight so I will listen." Naruto said with a smile, he didn't mind following the order as the other party was more learned than him
"Then to the training ground 8, we go" Lee announced as he raced away while Naruto followed behind
And as expected, Naruto was beaten so badly that not even Hinata would recognize his face. He was knocked unconscious within an hour of sparring but his stamina and drive impressed Lee.
The pain and the tension of the fight drained stamina at a fast rate so most beginners couldn't even last 10 minutes.
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Percy Jackson World:
The night was a time when most of the romantic scenes happened and they were also the time when tragedy struck the most.
Percy Jackson used to be a normal child with some issues but one day he found out those were the result of being a demi child, a son of an Olympian. His mind worked differently and he was delicious meat for monsters that held grudges and just wanted to have him for dinner.
He was running for his life towards a camp for his kind, guided by a goat man and following along was his poor mother. He was scared and terrified for their lives as the giant beast bellowed behind them and plowed through the trees.
"Now we are talking." Percy saw his body stop and move without his consent
'Move dammit, WHAT'S HAPPENING?' Percy screamed as his body turned around
Naruto was all smiles as he unsheathed the blade called riptide, he had seen this monster in games and was just excited. It was slow and that strength wasn't much in his eyes, if he had his real body this would be a joke.
"Minotaur, you should not have left the maze." Naruto shouted to the astonishment of the goat man called Grover and Percy's mother
"Percy" They both screamed as Naruto dashed forward and dodged the sweep of its large hands by ducking and slashing at the beast
The blade was magical and Naruto felt no resistance as it tore the beast's right leg off, causing it to roar in pain and fall from the unstable footing.
Naruto took the chance and slashed its head off, these were things taught at the academy but Naruto knew most would never utilize it as theory and practice was different. Naruto didn't think he would ever fight in such a manner as he cared for life and not end humans but monsters were fair game.
He didn't mind breaking peoples body and crippling them but he would never take a headshot that's what he believed.
"That was really disappointing. I should have throw sword away when it cut too easily." Naruto complained with a smile at his achievement, now he could brag that he defeated a Minotaur
"Percy, are you okay?" Sally Jackson rushed to her son and hugged him
Naruto froze as the woman hugged him, her voice and warmth had his heart beating fast. He felt some unknown emotions in his heart and tears dropped from his eyes.
"Percy, are you hurt?"
"I am okay." Naruto replied as he shook his head
"Miss Jackson get away from him, he isn't Percy." Grover warned as a centaur joined him
"I am a friend that helps those in need. Percy needed my help so I have taken this body for a short time, I should be leaving soon.
Goat man, you look freaky. You too horseman. I hope I can explore your world later." Naruto said as he woke up as he was about to continue his words
"What just happened? What happened to me?" Percy looked at Grover
"I don't know, never heard of such a possession." Grover replied as he looked towards the Centaur