So here it is. Yes I deleted the old Battlefield coz I didn't like it so here is the new one.
Disclaimer: I'm Australian so I obviously don't own Naruto. I do own Kaiyo and always will.
B A T T L E F I E L D
"Wow! That's the sailing ship you ordered?" I heard Naruto ask and I sniggered, shifting the pack on my bag.
"Actually Naruto, try the one next to it." I called, walking towards them. The blonde ninja turned around and I swear his jaw hit the ground. I giggled and pointed. He slowly pivoted and his jaw dropped even further as I joined the group, nodding at Yamato.
"Aw man, that's a piece of crap." He moaned.
"It's a top secret mission. A big ship would attract attention right?" Yamato asked. "It's better to go to the island like this." I cocked an eyebrow as Gai looked around.
"I don't see any of the seamen." He remarked. I rubbed my neck sheepishly and glanced at the three Chunin with us, grimacing.
"About that…" One said. "They refused to set sail into the open sea." Gai turned on him.
"Don't tell me you were stingy on the pay." He said, annoyed. The Chunin shook his head.
"It's not that." He stammered, looking at the others to back him up, and Gai sighed.
"Tell me. I won't get upset." He said calmly. The guys looked at each other and shrugged.
"Um, well, they say there's a monster out there," One said. "And it attacks any boat that tries to set sail." I blinked and glanced out at the water.
"A monster?" I asked. The Chunin nodded and shrugged. I glanced at Yamato and he nodded. Gai grinned suddenly and I casually stepped back as he pumped his fists.
"Alright! We have our first obstacle of the mission!" He shouted. I blinked and took another step back as he whirled on us.
"We shall need a boat and a rower!" He ordered, pointing at Yamato. The Wood User shook his head and scooted next to me, dragging Naruto with him, as the three Chunin stepped back as well. I sniggered as Aoba sighed and headed towards the rental building.
Five minutes later, Aoba and Gai are heading towards the bay outlet and I stood next to Naruto as the small boat floated further out.
"I don't know if it was good for Gai to make such a promise." Yamato said. I snorted and Naruto laughed.
"He'll be fine. Look, he's even doing warm up exercises." He said, pointing to the boat where I could dimly see Gai moving up and down on the side of the boat. Not the best thing to be doing on a boat but it is Gai. Suddenly, the water exploded in front of the small boat and something gleamed through the water.
"Is that a sword?" I shouted as the massive fish crashed back into the water. The fin of it appeared above the surface and it headed straight for the flimsy boat, smashing it into pieces. I saw Aoba and Gai straighten up form where they landed before one of them leapt away whilst the other…
"Yeeowww!" I winced as the blade of the thing pierced Gai's behind, sending him into the air. Suddenly, it turned tail and headed for Aoba. I dropped my pack and leapt onto the water, running towards the fight, when a spear hit the fish just before it sliced Gai and Aoba. My eyes followed the rope to see a small boat with an overeager fisherman holding on. The fish smashed into the boat, sending the man flying into the air.
"Damnit. Why do people always act so recklessly?" I muttered, just as an orange blur shot past, collecting the fisherman and landing in front of Gai and Aoba. I skidded to a stop next to them, pulling Gai up, just as the fisherman introduced himself.
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto, a shinobi of Konoha." Naruto said. "Leave the rest to me pal." He said as the swordfish appeared again, heading straight for us. Naruto blinked and glanced down.
"I can't do handsigns like this!" He shrieked as the blade came up. "What do I do?" I swore quietly and started to make handsigns.
"Wood Style: Giant Forest!" A mess of winding wood formed a sudden barrier between Naruto and the blade. The Blade slammed into the wood and pulled back, taking the wood with it, repeatedly. Naruto yelled something just as I formed my last handsign.
"Water Style: Water Wave Palm!" I said, crouching down, as a jet of water knocked into the fish.
"Scattering Crows Jutsu!" From behind Aoba, crows flew towards the fish, flying at its eyes as he grabbed my wrist and leapt back, running towards the mainland.
"Why would there be a Summoning Animal in a spot like that?" Naruto asked. I pulled my headband off, setting it flat to dry and untied my hair, running a hand through the damp strands.
"Maybe it survived the Third Shinobi War?" Aoba guessed, staring at the floor. I shook my hair out.
"Either way, it's no wonder the fisherman are scared." I said, trying to get the knots out of the end. The door to the cabin opened and Yusuke, the fisherman Naruto rescued, entered.
"That thing has been here for fifteen years." He said, moving further in. I exhaled and gave up on my hair, just letting it fall around my shoulders.
"Normally, when the shinobi it is contracted with dies, the animal returns to its own world." Aoba noted. Yusuke sat down, busying himself with his rope.
"But why was that one acting up?" Naruto asked, confused. I smoothed out my headband.
"Maybe, for that animal, the war hasn't ended." Aoba said. Yusuke scoffed, wrapping his rope around his arm.
"Your shinobi wars are annoying." He said. "Because of that thing, all the cowardly seamen refuse to go to sea anymore." I bristled and Yamato shot me a look, clearly telling me to back down.
"What were you thinking, doing something that dangerous?" Naruto asked. I nodded and stretched my legs out.
"A fisherman's job is to catch fish." Yusuke replied simply. "I thought I was gonna get rid of him, once and for all, only to have you interfere." I gritted my teeth but stayed quiet, feeling Yamato's glare on me, but Naruto wasn't so quiet.
"If I hadn't have saved you, you'd be fish food right now!" He retorted angrily, standing up as Yusuke scoffed. "You should just leave that thing to us and stop acting so recklessly." Yusuke sniffed and hung his rope up on a hook.
"Shut up. If anyone's gonna beat that thing it's gonna be me, Yusuke." The fisherman snapped, punching the wall. "I'm not asking for much. If I had a stronger boat that could deal with that marlin's blows," I blinked. So it was a marlin, not a swordfish.
"And an internal combustion engine to match the speed and a fishing rod that had a lure and won't snap." He stared out the window and Naruto blinked, muttering something about asking for a lot.
"Why do you want the marlin so badly?" I asked, resting my arm on my knee. Yusuke paused, staring at a photo above my head and I shifted, seeing a young Yusuke next to what I think was his father. I winced and glanced back at Yusuke.
"I'm sorry." I murmured at the same time Naruto said, "Is that your dad?" Yusuke nodded, staring at the photograph.
"We're dead serious about fighting that fish." He said. "A guy who would lose isn't worthy of being called a father or son!" He gritted his teeth and turned around, leaving out the front door.