Pride Hunter

AN: Yay, my first Naruto fan fic, and it's a crossover to! Please be kind. Just as a note I did a lot of research on not only on the AVP/Predator/Aliens series but on Naruto as well, so be warned, there might be some spoilers. This will primarily be and action adventure with a dash of romance, so don't worry if the first chapter seems a bit tame, once I put out the second chapter, you'll be begging for more! Note: The predator language I get from the comics and books, I have my translations set up as Word(Number)with the translation being at the bottom of the page as so (Number) Word -language -Translation/notes

Yes, this will be Naruto/Hinata, so if you don't like that paring, then stop reading now, I don't want to deal with Naru/Hina haters, I am open to other parings though. P.S. Flames will be used to ignite my farts P.S.S. If you have any questions about predator helmet styles, language, equipment, whatever, check my profile for links. P.S.S.S. I need a beta, so if you fell up to the challenge, shoot me a PM!

2nd AN: did a little chapter editing, will do the same for CH 2 before starting on CH3

Disclamer: Fox owns Predator/Alien/AVP, Kishimoto owns Naruto, I own the the OC's

Pride Hunter

Chapter 1: let the hunt begin

The massive vessel waited, hiding in the shadow of the planets' moon, unseen, undetected. The planet wasn't very impressive, it didn't have rings or multiple moons of different shapes and color, the planet's atmosphere wasn't even an odd shade. In Rei'dak's opinion, that made it perfect. The small blue/green planet was just the right distance from its sun to support water in liquid form and thus life; and it had only one normal moon; in other words it was a perfectly normal planet to hunt on. And the target of the hunt? Humans. But not normal humans. While they looked like every other human in the galaxy, these humans seemed to possessed special abilities.

Long range scans with the ships Gkinmaru(1) had shown that while the humans' society was considered average for their race, their military technology was very primitive despite the numerous war and confrontations that they had. The Elders deemed this worthy of investigation and ordered a full squadron of probes be sent down to take readings, what they found astonished the entire clan.

The humans of this planet could be divided into two groups, the regular humans, who were just like any other human in the galaxy being just plain average, and the special group, which were (from what the probes could gather) called Shinobi. It was the Shinobi that astonished the hunters of the clan the most. Some of them could breath fire, others could force the very elements to do their bidding, commanding the water or earth or the very air that they breathed to attack or defend or do other unique and amazing things. Some of the Shinobi seem to posses abilities even greater than others: one was observed growing out and using his own bones as weapons, others were shaped or acted weirdly; like spiders, sharks, or dogs. The Shinobi also seemed to possess superior senses, strength, speed, and agility, some even managing to leap through the trees faster than any experienced Yautja(2) could when on the hunt. The most interesting of the Shinobi powers was the ability to assume the shape of others in a puff of smoke, which would be an excellent challenge to any warrior on the hunt. Even some of the wild life seemed to posses the Shinobi abilities, appearing in a puff of smoke, some even as large as a Man'daca clan ship!

All in all the response was unanimous; these 'Shinobi' would be a worthy challenge and make fine trophies for any hunter deemed worthy. The disagreement came on who would be the first to claim the great honor of hunting these Pyode Amedha(3). Some wanted the great elders to lead the hunt, some of the Young Blood wanted to test themselves against the Shinobi before taking their Kainde Amedha Chiva(4), in the end it was Rei'dak who was chosen to be the first to hunt. He was chosen from many reasons, the first being that he was the son of the head elder and an honored hunter. The second reason was his record; no other Young Blood could claim to have slayed a Kainde Amedha Queen on his Kainde Amedha Chiva and not be lying, so he had the a rare talent (that or a lot of dumb luck). The third and final reason was his rather 'unique' heritage, which would grant him an advantage against his prey, and, if need be, communicating with them.

Reidak took a deep breath, exhaling slowly to calm his nerves. Such thoughts as those were unworthy of an honored hunter such as his self! Continuing the breathing exercise that his mother taught him in order to clam himself, he cleared his mind of the nervous thoughts. His mind wandered to thoughts that were much more satisfying, thoughts of his most treasured possessions. For the overwhelming majority of his clan (and Yautja in general) their many trophies were their most treasured and most honored possessions. But Rei'dak was no ordinary Yautja, instead his most treasured possessions he carried with him on the hunt. All young blooded hunters were trained in the art of using the combi-stick, but Rei'dak didn't posses one, no instead he possessed an elder staff. Removing the staff from its holster on his belt, he activated it and the staff extended to nearly four times its original, compact, length; but that wasn't all it did, it also extended two pairs of wicked, Ki'cti-pa(5) like blades from the staffs midsection/handle. It was viewed more as symbol of status that an actual weapon used in combat, but minor alterations in the training of the standard combi-stick had allowed him to master and subsequently use it in no time, not to mention Rei'dak's personal pet peeve about not using a weapon as it was intended was put to rest.

He had received it after his father, and the rest of the clan for that matter, had viewed the footage of his rather amazing Kainde Amedha Chiva, along with his combat, and subsequent victory over the Kainde Amedha Queen. The memory of that battle was forever ingrained in his mind; the Queen was in a circular, domed chamber. The roof of the chamber held stalactites of many different sizes, while the outer edge of the chamber was lined with numerous pillars, the space in-between the pillars was too small for the queen to fit through, making it the perfect "safe zone". This safe zone, along with the stalactites allowed him to turn the tide of battle in his favor, using the pillars and under-charged shots from his plasma-caster to bring the stalactites down on top of her as she tried to kill him, until finally she was hurt enough for him to deliver the killing blow. That killing blow consisted of him knocking down the largest stalactite and literally nailing the bitch to the floor, killing her.

Collapsing his staff and placing it back in its slot on the back of his belt, and withdrew from the scabbard on his left side his most honored of trophies and most scared of weapons. From a distance, one might mistake the weapon he now held in his hands to be a black H'sai-de, a sword with a scythe-like blade extending from the handle. But once again, like Rei'dak him self, his was a one of a kind; the handle was the standard two-handed handle of the H'sai-de, but the blade was none other than the massive, arm-long tail stinger of the very Xeno Queen he had slayed, the stinger had been sharpened and coated with a special resin that would keep it sharp for generations to come. The queens' head was too messed up and too large for him to take with him, so instead he took the tail stinger, and he was glad he did, for, of all the hunters of his clan, he was one of the few who mastered wielding the H'sai-de blade.

He quickly sheathed his H'sai-de and, after grabbing his celtic styled biomask/helmet, proceeded to the drop pod launch bay were, without a doubt, his father would be waiting to send him off. Sure enough, after Rei'dak stepped off the power lift and into the drop pod launch bay, there was his father, standing in front of his drop pod. His father was far past his hunting prime, and thus he controlled the clan not through brute strength, but through wisdom. His father was about eight feet tall, average for a Yautja of his age, his face dotted with piercings and tattoos, along with the bristle like filaments of an aged Yautja adorning his crest. He was decked out in his usual battle armor while the long red cape of his position hung proudly on his shoulders, his ceremonial Bio-helmet held at his side. Rei'dak dropped to one knee, alerting his father of his presence, for trying to sneak up on a Yautja, even a young one, could have dire consequences. His fathers turned to face his son, the pride burning in his yellow eyes, his voice was deep and coarse when he spoke, a heavy accent hanging onto each word.

"Ah, my son, so you have arrived. I came to give you some parting words of advice," at this point his fathers mandibles shifted into what could be best described as a Yautja smile, "but knowing you, you would all ready know it. You make me proud to be your father, Rei'dak, and this hunt may be the first of many, if your mother were alive today, she would be very proud of you."

Rei'daks' shoulders dropped slightly, as did his fathers' smile, despite the fact that she had died honorably, her passing had hurt both of them. She was strong and full of honor; she would always be the first on the hunt, despite the others' prejudice simply because she was female or because of her race. When she died, she was happy; she had given it her all, had a strong son and had won the recognition of many among the clan. Rei'dak felt his father place his hand on his shoulder.

"She would be very proud of you, Rei'dak, as am I. I was honored to have her as my life mate, and even more honored to call you my son, now" said Yomtakre, Rei'daks' father, as he pulled himself back up to full height, "Now go forth, claim new trophies from this hunt, and fight with honor in the name of our clan, Quetzalcoatl!"

The massive Jag'd'ja atoll mother ship glided silently towards the semi-peaceful planet. Dropping its cloak, the Agramemnon rolled so its belly faced the planet and launched a single drop pod before engaging its cloak once again. Had anyone had a telescope pointed at the area of space it occupied when it was visible, they would have seen its artistically designed hull, with its many brilliant running lights, the long pointed nose, the curved tail like engine covering, and the two massive 'outrigger' vanes that aided the massive vessel in maneuvering.

The drop pod that the Agramemnon launched was just as artistically designed as the Jag'd'ja atoll mothership as well. The pod looked more organic then mechanical; the long hollow 'stem' that housed the hunter and anti-grav generators designed to not only to cushion the landing but to also ensure that the hunter riding aboard wasn't too shaken up; a thin neck connecting to a bulbous aft section that housed not only the launch thrusters that propelled the drop pod away from the mother ship, but the micro thrusters needed to ensure that the landing was precisely on target, and the drag flaps necessary to slow the pod down enough to ensure that the poor hunter inside didn't get turned into a carbon-based pile of mush on the floor. As the drop pod reached its desired speed, three petal-like drag flaps opened up and locked into place, increasing its drag and lowering its terminal velocity all in one go. As the pod began to slow down, Rei'dak took one last look at the last sensor readout of his hunting ground, a walled city at the base of a cliff, and on that cliff was carved three massive faces.

Konoha didn't know it, but it was about to be host to the galaxies ultimate predator. Let the hunt begin.

1 Gkinmaru – Predator language – ship based sensors

2 Yautja – Predator language – the name for the predator race

3 Pyode Amedha – Predator language – soft meat, in other words humans

4 Kainde Amedha Chiva – Predator language – Hard meat trial, the manhood trial for Yautja

5 Ki'cti-pa – Predator language – wristblades