Naruto: The Dragonoid's Legacy
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The sun blazed overhead as Naruto Uzumaki collapsed onto the grass, chest heaving, sweat pouring down his face.
"Come on, Naruto! Is that all you've got?" Jiraiya called out, standing with his arms crossed, barely looking winded. "We've only been at this for two weeks! You've got two more weeks until the finals, and right now, that Hyuga kid would wipe the floor with you!"
"Shut up... old man..." Naruto gasped between breaths. "I'm... trying..."
It was true. For the past two weeks in this remote training ground deep in the Forest of Death, Jiraiya had been pushing him harder than anyone ever had. Tree climbing, water walking, chakra control exercises, taijutsu drills, and studying the Sharingan's movements to prepare for his match against Neji Hyuga. But something felt... wrong.
No matter how hard he trained, Naruto felt like there was something dormant inside him. Something beyond the Kyuubi. Something that made his skin tingle and his chakra feel... incomplete.
"Alright, kid. Take five," Jiraiya sighed, pulling out one of his questionable orange books. "But after this, we're working on that summoning technique again. You need to—"
**CRACK!**
Thunder roared across the cloudless sky.
Both Jiraiya and Naruto's heads snapped upward. The air itself seemed to distort, reality warping like heat waves above the training ground. A rift—no, a *tear* in space—began to form, crackling with pink and gold energy.
"What the—" Jiraiya's hand immediately went to a kunai. "Naruto, get back!"
But Naruto couldn't move. The energy radiating from the tear resonated with something deep in his soul. His body felt hot, burning from the inside out. The seal on his stomach began to glow beneath his orange jacket.
*"Finally..."* a voice echoed from everywhere and nowhere. It wasn't the Kyuubi's deep, malevolent growl. This voice was feminine, young, and filled with boundless excitement. *"I've found you! My successor! My adorable little descendant!"*
"Who's there?!" Naruto shouted, clutching his stomach as the burning intensified.
From the tear emerged a sphere of pure, concentrated energy—pink and gold, swirling with what looked like galaxies and stars. It pulsed with so much power that even Jiraiya, one of the Legendary Sannin, took an involuntary step backward.
"Naruto, don't touch—!"
Too late.
The sphere shot forward like a bullet, slamming directly into Naruto's chest. The boy screamed as his body was lifted off the ground, suspended in the air by pure energy. The seal on his stomach blazed brighter than the sun itself.
"**NARUTO!**" Jiraiya lunged forward, but a barrier of pink energy repelled him, sending him skidding backward.
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**Inside Naruto's Mindscape**
Naruto found himself standing in the familiar sewer-like corridor of his mindscape, but something was different. The walls were glowing pink and gold instead of their usual dank gray. And ahead of him, instead of the Kyuubi's cage, stood... a girl?
She looked young—maybe early teens—with long pink hair tied in twin tails, bright golden eyes, and a massive grin on her face. She wore a black dress with pink accents, and behind her, massive dragon wings spread out, crackling with energy. Power radiated from her in waves that made even the Kyuubi's chakra feel tame.
"**Wahaha!** There you are!" the girl cheered, floating over to Naruto with childlike excitement. "Isn't this exciting? I finally found you!"
"W-Who are you?!" Naruto demanded, though he couldn't help but feel strangely comfortable around her despite the overwhelming power. "And what did you do to me?!"
"Me? I'm Milim Nava! The Destroyer! The Dragonoid! One of the oldest and strongest Demon Lords!" She puffed out her chest proudly. "And YOU are my super-duper-distant descendant!"
"Your WHAT?!"
"Well, technically, you carry a fragment of my original essence from waaaay back," Milim explained, floating in circles around the confused blonde. "Dimensions apart, timelines separated, blah blah blah—boring stuff! What matters is that I've been watching you, and I think you're PERFECT!"
"Perfect for what?!"
Milim's grin widened, showing sharp fangs. "To inherit my power, of course! You've got spirit, determination, and that same never-give-up attitude I had when I was young! Plus, you're fun! So I'm giving you my blessing—my power, my species, a bit of my personality!" She booped him on the nose. "Welcome to the family, little dragonoid!"
"Wait, wait, wait—" Naruto held up his hands. "I don't understand any of this! Dragonoid? Demon Lord? What are you—"
"**ENOUGH TALK!**" Milim's voice boomed with authority, her eyes glowing. "The transfer has already begun! Your body is evolving as we speak! Human, Jinchuuriki, and now Dragonoid! Aren't you lucky? You're gonna be SO STRONG! Wahaha!"
She placed her hand on Naruto's chest, right over his heart.
"Listen carefully, little one. My power comes with responsibility. Protect what you love. Destroy what threatens it. And most importantly—" Her grin returned, mischievous and wild, "—Have fun! Life's too short to be boring! Now wake up and show that old pervert what a TRUE Demon Lord can do!"
"Wait! I still don't—!"
**"AWAKEN, MY HEIR!"**
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**Outside**
The barrier exploded outward in a shockwave that flattened trees for a hundred meters. Jiraiya shielded his eyes as pink and gold light flooded the training ground.
When the light faded, Naruto stood in a crater, but he wasn't the same.
His hair had grown slightly longer, with pink highlights streaking through the blonde. His eyes had changed from blue to a bright, glowing gold with pink slitted pupils. Small, translucent horns protruded from his temples, and his canines had sharpened into fangs. But most dramatically, a pair of magnificent dragon wings—pink with gold accents—had sprouted from his back, crackling with energy.
The boy—no, the *dragonoid*—looked at his hands in wonder, feeling power beyond anything he'd ever imagined coursing through his veins.
"Whoa..." Naruto breathed. Then, a massive grin split his face—wild, excited, and just a bit dangerous. "WAHAHA! This is AMAZING! I feel incredible! Like I could punch a mountain!"
"Naruto?" Jiraiya approached cautiously. "What happened to you?"
Naruto turned to face his teacher, and Jiraiya felt his breath catch. The killing intent—no, the sheer *presence*—radiating from the boy was on par with the strongest beings he'd ever encountered. This wasn't just the Kyuubi's chakra. This was something entirely different.
"I don't really get it all yet, Pervy Sage," Naruto said, his new golden eyes gleaming with excitement, "but I think I just got a REALLY awesome power-up! Something about being a dragonoid? And inheriting some super strong demon lord's power?" He looked at his clawed hands. "This is so cool!"
Then, without warning, Naruto launched himself into the air with his new wings, whooping with joy as he soared through the sky.
"NARUTO, GET DOWN HERE!" Jiraiya yelled. "We need to figure out what just happened!"
"But flyiiiiing!" Naruto called back, doing a barrel roll.
Jiraiya sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. Something told him that the Chunin Exam finals were about to get a LOT more interesting.
And somewhere in Konoha, the Sandaime Hokage's crystal ball flickered with pink and gold energy before going dark, leaving the old man very, very concerned.
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**To Be Continued...**
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*Author's Note: And so begins Naruto's journey as a Dragonoid! How will Konoha react? What about the Kyuubi inside him? And most importantly—how will Neji Hyuga handle fighting someone with Milim Nava's power? Stay tuned!*