Chapter 8

In an alternate storyline, Ultron killed all of the Avengers except Tony, Vision, and the Hulk. This is the one I'm using for the reference below.

Last Time:

"Come on, show us how you've grown!" Natalya finished as she loaded a small revolver in her hand.

Now:

Naruto looked at the three legends standing before him as he rose to his feet. He wiped a bit of saliva trailing from his mouth, a side effect from the kick. "Damn, you guys really pulled out all the stops." He remarked off handedly and unsealed his standard katana from his shoulder. "Any chance of this being a fair fight?" Naruto asked with a smirk. He was replied by Captain throwing his shield towards him as Natalya charged forward. "Guess not."

Naruto quickly jumped backwards to avoid the shield, but was put on the defensive as Natalya attacked him. She went through a series of strikes to his body, but he managed to avoid all of them. She stomped her foot on the ground and released the retractable blade. She then followed up with a kick to Naruto's face, which he managed to catch. Before Natalya could retaliate, Naruto kicked her supporting foot out from under her and slammed her into the ground.

He reached for a kunai to end it with, but was slammed into by Captain America and was sent sprawling into the ground. Hawkeye took this opportunity and fired an arrow with an attached bomb towards Naruto. Naruto jumped to his feet and threw the kunai towards the incoming arrow, then began a chain of hand seals. " Shadow Kunai Technique!" He yelled as the slim kunai multiplied into dozens. As soon as both of the projectiles collided, a large explosion shook the clearing.

'Damn it, these guys aren't holding anything back.' Naruto thought as he took cover behind a large boulder and took out his two guns. As the smoke cleared, Natalya again tried to rush him, only to be stopped by the hail of bullets aimed at her. She quickly turned and took refuge with Cap and his shield. As soon as she counted 34 bullets, she jumped out and rushed his defense with Cap, only to find him .. gone?

"Shit!" She yelled as she raised her hands to block an incoming kick. While her arms absorbed most of the impact, She was still sent flying a few feet away as Naruto went toe to toe with Cap. Cap began the encounter by throwing a hook towards Naruto's head, only for him to duck under the hook and deliver a brutal kick to Caps knee. Before cap could stabilize himself, Naruto grabbed his head and slammed it into his knee.

He unsealed his Katana and aimed the death strike, only to go on the defense as Hawkeye charged him with a sword of his own. "Come on brat!" Hawkeye yelled as he slashed at Naruto, but Naruto just kept backing up slowly and parrying the oncoming blows. As soon as Hawkeye sent a slash to Naruto's neck, Naruto ducked under him and slashed at his leg, cutting it clean off. Hawkeye stumbled and fell, but before Naruto could kill him, Natalya wrapped her legs around Naruto's neck and threw him.

As Naruto slowly got up, he looked to see Natalya standing there, ready for the final face off. HE sealed his sword and adjusted his gloves. "Come on!" Naruto yelled as Natalya ran to him and threw a hook followed by jab then a straight and finished it with a kick to Naruto's face. Naruto caught the leg and before she could react, brought it down on his knee. Natalya screamed in pain as her leg shattered. She slowly got up and aimed her weapon at him, only to find him gone.

She swiftly scanned the area in hopes of finding him, until she felt a strong grip on her arm. She turned to see a kick aimed to her head and leaned back to dodge it, but was surprise when it stopped a few inches after passing her head. She watched as the kick was brought back and the leg wrapped around her neck. She felt as the other leg swept her feet out from under her, sending them both to the ground.

Naruto was in holding her in an intricate looking lock, putting her in a kneeling position with his leg around her neck and her head facing upwards. Without a single hand seal, a shadow clone appeared and performed a downward kick to her face, snapping her neck and ending the robots life. As Naruto got up, Cap and Hawkeye stared at him. He had just beaten Natalya in her own fighting style. Cap was a bit shell-shocked at seeing his wife die yet again. First at the hands of Ultron, now at the hands of Naruto.

He managed to snap out of it in time to see Naruto and Hawkeye fighting with swords. While Hawkeye was a clear weapons master, Naruto had always had a knack for weapons. Naruto grinned as he began channeling Wind Chakra into the sword and slashed at Hawkeye's, cutting it in half. Hawkeye quickly grabbed his bow and used the sharpened ends to retaliate against Naruto's sword. "Looks like you finally took my advice." Naruto remarked off handedly as he looked at the sharpened edges of Hawkeye's bow. "A good teacher learns from his students." Hawkeye returned as he ducked under Naruto's slash.

Naruto grinned and charged at Hawkeye, completely running past the downwards slash Hawkeye tried to get him with. With one swift backwards slash, Naruto buried his sword into Hawkeye's chest. He turned and pulled the sword upwards, opening a good portion of Hawkeye's chest. As the robot fell to the floor lifeless, Naruto's senses went haywire. He did a series of backflips to avoid a series of bullet aimed right at him. As he landed, he looked up to see Cap holding Natalya's gun and his Shield.

"You didn't forget about me did you?" Cap asked angrily, a fire burning in his robotic eyes. Naruto scratched the back of his head and laughed nervously. "Maybe…" He said and began running. Cap wasted no time and began firing the bullets left in the chamber at him. As soon as the bullets ran out, Cap tossed the gun to the ground. He looked around carefully, only to see an Arrow headed towards him. As soon as it landed, it exploded, sending cap off his feet.

'What the hell! I thought Hawkeye didn't teach him how to make detonating arrows.' Cap thought as he tried to get up, his confused brain trying to make sense of what just happened. As soon as he got to his feet, a large boot impacted with his head and sent him back down. Cap looked up to see Naruto over him, bow and arrow in hand Naruto quickly let an arrow loose and watched it dig itself into the stomach of the robot. A few seconds later, one final explosion shook the Forest as the Robot was scattered to hundreds of tiny pieces.

Naruto grimaced as he walked up to Tony and Jarvis. "Good job kid!" Tony said as he patted the boy on the back. "This isn't a time to celebrate. I just killed them for no good reason… I don't deserve to be par of the Avengers." Naruto said grimly as he walked towards the entrance to the bunker, only to be stopped by an arm on his shoulder. He turned to see Natalya, Cap, and Hawkeye standing there, unharmed.

"You guys are alive! But how!" Naruto asked, tears of joy forming in his eyes. "Please, those were just robot units. So long as our memory banks remain and there is a capable robot, we won't be leaving you alone." Natalya said as she hugged a now sobbing Naruto. She smiled as she saw his reaction. This was what finished his trials. Despite the fight and trials, he was able to do what needed to be done. And he didn't kill without emotion, but rather mourned the dead, despite they were enemies.

Despite the inhumane levels of training Naruto took part in, he still retained the one thing every Avenger should have. His Humanity. "Hey kid, hand me that box you retrieved." Tony said. Naruto nodded as he wiped away the tears running down his cheeks and made his way towards the group with Natalya. He unsealed the box and handed it to Tony, who in turn handed it to Cap.

"Congratulations Naruto." Cap began as he tool out a belt buckle with the Avengers insignia on it and another avenger A that looked like it could be clipped to his vest. "You have been through 8 long years of training, but have more than proven yourself of being worthy of being an Avenger. Today, you officially join our ranks as the first Avenger in 500 years. Codename: Maelstrom." Captain finished. "But why Maelstrom?" Naruto asked with a smile.

"Because you somehow managed to suck in everything we taught you and made it your own. You mastered the teachings and improved them to such an extent that we were beaten by what we taught you." Natalya finished with a small smile on her face. "And as custom dictates, I now pass my assassin name onto you. From now on, in infiltration, information, and assassination, you will be known as the new Black Widow." Naruto smiled as he hugged each of them. "Thanks guys.. you have no idea what this means to me.."