Makings Of A Miser
Authors Note: I will be re writing a bit of an episode or two. So if you wish to skip that and see it in animation or something you can watch Naruto Shippuden Episode 88 (Ending), and The Beginning of Episode 89. There will be some changes in the latter however so you might want to do both if you want to completely understand the circumstances.
Note to all my fans of other stories or rather story. This is not the end of me writing those stories. I just think that me writing about my favorite character in the Naruto Series (Kakuzu) will help jump start my writing inspiration for fan fiction again.
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I'll say it in the Description and here but nowhere else. I don't own Naruto.
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'thinking'
"talking"
"other sentient being talking in mind ex: Kyuubi"
'Thinking above mentioned being'
"JUTSU"
"Go, Naruto"
"Yosh*" With that simple order from Kakashi, he tightened his headband and began striding towards Kakuzu with determination in his demonically split eyes.
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'That Kid's Going to attack again?' was the question in Kakuzu's mind when he saw Naruto begin to approach him once more. After his last attack Kakuzu thought the kid might try to be a bit more clever with his attacks than that... He wasn't going to count on it being that simple though, and he surely wasn't going to count on the jutsu failing again. 'Just to be safe, I should switch to a long range attack style.'
Putting his plan in action Kakuzu's mouth bulged up considerably and spat out hundreds of more tendrils, forming a massive tentacle from his mouth. He also formed seven more massive tentacles from his back, and shoulders, blowing his headband off revealing jet black hair that would reach to his lower back. And Restitching his arms back together no longer needing the extra range.
As Kakuzu felt the chakra, and strength increase from his new form he barely smirked. He would restock his heart supply with these brats, and cash in the bounties. Then he'd kill that damned Jinchuuriki, consequences be damned.
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Choji, and Ino looked on in horror at Kakuzu's new form, while Yamato mentioned his chakra increase to Kakashi, who was worried about Naruto despite his new jutsu, and training.
While most of his comrades seemed concerned Naruto looked on with even more determination than before, summoning several clones to form a semi circle with him at the middle of it, and began to form his "Fuuton: RasenShuriken" once more.
"It's Ready!" Naruto screamed over the deafening ringing of his new jutsu as he held it over his head, and ordered his clones forward.
As the three Naruto's charged over the massive wood remnants left by Yamato, Kakuzu ran forward to meet them. Before jumping over the diversionary clones and towards the Naruto holding the jutsu in his hand.
"He jumped!" Naruto's allies looked in awe as Kakuzu jumped* in the air, and prepared to smash Naruto.
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'I can ignore the diversionary shadow clones behind me.' Kakuzu thought as he continued to get closer to the real threat. 'I just need to aim for the original. I've nothing to fear if I can smash that jutsu.' With that Kakuzu 'launched' his tendrils at Naruto, kicking up a massive cloud of dust. Right after having heard the cries of his companions before his death. Yes, Revenge was sweet for certain.
Yet Kakuzu still watched as the dust cloud dissipated knowing how tough Jinchuuriki could be to kill, when it finally dispersed Kakuzu was glad to see a corpse impaled several time over
''All right.'... Right before it disappeared into a puff of smoke.
'What! That was a Shadow clone?!' Was the thought going through Kakuzu's head when he heard the familiar sound of the RasenShuriken coming from behind him'Huh?!' As Kakuzu looked behind him he saw the three remaining clones flying through the air towards him, one wielding the mighty jutsu.
'He mixed himself with the diversionary clones!'
"EAT THIS!" Was the only thing that escaped Naruto mouth as he hit Kakuzu with the massive jutsu in the middle of his back sending him fling forward, without control of his flight.
When the jutsu finally detonated after throwing Kakuzu a considerable distance, it created a massive dome of air around Kakuzu, that began to tear his skin, clothes, and remaining masks apart with blades that took full advantage of their numbers and power.
As the masks fell apart and Kakuzu continued to be cut apart, the jutsu came to an epic finally and Kakuzu let out a small scream of pain, completely unable to recognize the fact he was unable to feel his chakra.
As Naruto's peers watched in awe at the power of the jutsu it was Yamato who warned them of the incoming blast. As the four braced themselves for the blast, Naruto collapsed in exhaustion after having finally defeating the Akatsuki member with his new jutsu.
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He had thought that that stupid Jinchuuriki was dead for a single moment. And he was going to die because of it. There was no way out of this situation, and Kakuzu knew it. But how could he have been beaten by some brats barely out of diapers? How could they have beaten him when he had more experience than all of them combined? Numbers were out of the equation, Kakuzu had fought far more ninja at once without having lost more than one heart.
He thought back to when he had been choking the two weaklings. He could have wrung their necks and been done with it. Instead he chose to make them feel the dread of dying, and make them suffer. He thought back to his fight with the cash cow, Hatake. He could have used Jingou* more in their fight to catch him off guard or capture him, like he had when they destroyed his second heart. He saw standing by Hidan idly while they made plans to separate them. So what did it all mean?
He had been complacent. While his enemies had trained and prepared, he had been arguing with Hidan over nothing. While Hatake had adapted and turned the tide of the battle against him and Hidan they had stayed stale with their strategy, because it had worked on everyone else.
For years after his escape from Taki* he had trained to be better than anyone else, because his standards had been raised so much higher by the first Hokage who had soundly thrashed him. But ever since then none had beaten him. Even all his past Akatsuki members had fallen before him. So he had stopped training for the most part more than a decade ago, and even long before that he had lowered his expectations on training.
His pondering ended however as he heard Hatake land by him, despite his great pain Kakuzu managed to speak.
"How could I lose... To young brats like you...?" Kakuzu asked despite having already knowing himself.
"Well, you're someone who fought against the first Hokage... So we may seem like kids to you. But to us you're just a washed up old man. That's why you're near death and groveling at our feet." Kakuzu looked up to Kakashi with his last bit of strength, hoping to feel the rage that had fueled him for the better part of a century, but felt nothing, only cold indifference, as he charged yet another Raikiri Kakashi continued. "One after another a new generation will succeed us." He thrust into Kakuzu's back destroying his last heart and left after a moment of mourning a powerful opponent.
With that it seemed a legend had died, left forgotten by the Konoha ninja who chose to dig Hidan up for information rather than take Kakuzu's dead body. Maybe Kakashi's respect for Kakuzu as a ninja played a role in the decision, maybe Naruto's jutsu destroying every thing that made him a ninja, gave them some pity. Whatever the case they would pay, as Kakuzu swore it the moment he seemed to wake up in a seemingly never ending hallway full with doors. That he would soon come to know as limbo.
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1:Yosh means all right for anyone confused at that
2:It just sounds hilarious and I'm sorry for anyone who had a tense moment ruined by it, I apologize, I just couldn't help myself.
3:The jutsu that gives him the threads basically
4:Hidden Waterfall Village Full name is Takigakure but Im not writing that
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Authors Note: Should I write Something for Perspective switches besides my X thing? Like BlahBlah's Perspective or something like that? Also I didn't feel like the RasenShuriken scene was very powerful compared to the anime or probably the manga. I tried and re wrote it several times but in the end I thought it felt weak, I want to know what you guys think of it though. Also what do you think about the story overall? Do you have any predictions? Or you could do a review without my sneaky way of getting you to! Also if anyone WANTS to proof read this story PM me, I don't need a proof reader, but two minds are better than one, and I don't catch every mistake, probably in fact far from it. Also not sure about my title but we'll see as time goes on.