Of Bloods and Crypts.

Were Blood one-day flows

And were Crypts shall be filled

Here the Gangs shall fall

Naruto walked alongside Kakashi, alongside Ji, his new master. Ji was short but he wasn't, he was an odd man, he wore all black with many chains, he wore a bandana covering his head that was white. It contrasted with his hair that was a deep red, red like Gaara's hair. Ji was like Gaara, especially the eyes, deep and full of hate and loneliness permanently scarred with some abuse from some time back in his life. Nobody new what Ji's past was but Tsunade said he was to be trusted, but she was hesitant considering all he told her was that he came only to train Naruto and that he had a weapon inside of him that challenged Naruto's little problem, but he was to be trusted.

Sakura walked with them looking around, Sasuke walked also sharpening knives and other such weapons that he carried, he had grown taller than most people his age, about 16, about half a foot taller. Naruto stared dumbly into space thinking about ramen and training, wishing he could make a ramen jitsu.

Suddenly Sakura screamed and jumped in the air with her face pale, like a match on a bomb. Sasuke immediately gathered chakra to his hand, Naruto preparing a clone jitsu, Kakashi raised his protector and Ji kept walking. Naruto looked at Sakuras staring at her eyes and asked the stupidest question, ' what's up?' She pointed at Ji, 'he's a cutter!'

Everyone looked at Ji who stared at the letting blood flow from his wrist onto his ground from his twitching fingers, 'what're you looking at!'… 'Bitches', he said afterwards almost as an after thought.

' What do you mean what!' roared Naruto, 'You've got blood dripping down your arm!' 'SO WHAT! DID YOU HAPPAN TO REALIZE WE ARE BEING FOLLOWED BY 13 NINJAS!'

That shut them up

'Were?' asked Kakashi of all people.

Then a scream rang from Ji's direction.

There was a man lying on the ground staring with his eyes wide and popping out of his head looking into Ji's flint colored eyes, their reflection showing a series of complicated movements performed by one pair of hands. ' VALNIR RI JITSU!' the man screamed and jerked his blood spraying from him showering the group and a small glow that was in the blood that was gathering onto Ji's palm. Ji stared at the man hardly flinching as he was bathed in blood. The group stared in horror as Ji licked his lips and lifted the orb of glowing light the size of a quarter to his chest, he split the orb in half using his will and sent one half plunging into his chest and the other into his head.

Kakashi stared at him somewhat calmly and asked him ' What was that?'

'My jitsu.' He said blood dripping from the tip of his nose 'The jitsu of blood and crypts.'

Kakashi stared at him confused yet knowing, ' Valnir,' he said remembering the incantation. 'I've hear that name before.'

Ji smiled and stared at him, 'He was an alchemist warrior, a necromancer. He began his line of work so that he could revive his wife, his children and his entire family and to kill his brother. Sounds like you almost Sasuke.' He let out a small bark that was a laugh. 'The jitsu is his sorrow, all knew that he was trying to do good, this jitsu is made for revenge for him his family and the thousand of innocent civilians that have died.' ' I am a vessel like Naruto; I am Valnir's vessel and the vessel of many other heroes who died fighting for love. But all those who love and cry must also live and die.'

He stared at Naruto, 'I will not teach you these, but I taught you by showing you what it is.' He smiled, ' now Naruto let me see your seal and I will show you mine.' He said as he took off his jacket revealing his body. A seething mass of muscle and seals, which he wore as a biker, would have tattoos. He was drenched in blood which slowly receded into the seals, as water drained from a sink.

Naruto raised his shirt his eyes wide in horror and fascination. Before anyone could move Ji ran to Naruto, took up horse position and took a witchblade, its glistening black obsidian blade sliced Ji's finger, the hilt glowing from some fire within as it was raised to the sky. The still wet blood from the blade was shining bright as Ji used his palm to send a reeling blow into Naruto's seal as he roared. 'BELOCK RI JITSU'.

Naruto fell to the floor his eyes wide, but with no emotion.

Kakashi sprang at Ji a kunai raised. Ji gently as a mother might take a toy from a child took the kunai from Kakashi, stuffed it in his belt and looked with sad eyes onto the group.

'He will wake up in an hour, don't let him use chakra for about three days or he will not be able to use chakra for about a month more each time he tries. His chakra is used in this spell. I may meet you later but really I don't care about you. See you later midgets.'

Ji smiled as he pivoted on his foot and walked into the forest waving to the mass of ninjas hiding in the bushes.