Naruto Lost Mission: Mystery of the Kekkei Genkai Village
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto… if I did, names of places and characters would be easier to spell.
Some notes, I do not know Japanese terms like san and stuff so, in the interest of not accidentally offending my readers, I'm sticking to normal English.
This story takes place after the Find Tsunade Arc but before Sasuke deserts the village.
Chapter 1: Mission: Escort the Merchant.
Kakashi was late again. Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, were becoming impatient.
"Where is he!? He got me up at 8 in the morning! He should at least have the decency to show up!" The kid in the orange jumpsuit shouted
"Be quiet! You're giving me a headache!" Sakura said as she clunked him in the head for the millionth time that week. Naruto moaned in pain.
"I need a long vacation….." Sasuke muttered as he tried to ignore Naruto's rambling and Sakura's yelling.
Kakashi finally appeared. As usual he was reading his perverted "novel." It was a new issue this time.
"Hi. Sorry I'm late. I ran into an old friend." Kakashi lied casually. He was late because he was waiting in the line at the adult book store. Sakura and Sasuke figured this out instantly but, Naruto bought the lie.
"What's the mission sensei?" he said as he ran up to him.
"We'll be escorting-"He was cut off by Naruto.
"We have to do ANOTHER escort mission? Can't we do anything else?"
"It's better than walking dogs…. Seriously though, you make us wait here while you buy smut and tell us we have to do another escort mission?" Sasuke asked
"As I was saying, we'll be escorting this man's caravan through the mountains"
A man in a red robe, sandals, and a hat came up. He had a grey beard and green eyes.
"I'm Edymion. My caravan will be delivering goods to the Paradise Peninsula."
Team 7 instantly got interested at the word 'paradise'. Kakashi chuckled at the fact that they both predicted that would happen.
"Why is it called that?" Naruto asked.
"We all know about the Great War. During this time many villages employed ninjas with a Kekkei Genkai to give them an edge in battle. After the war……"
"They were persecuted by others out of fear." Naruto said as he recalled Haku's story.
Kakashi was slightly shocked he knew this. So was Sakura.
"That sums it up. In order to escape this persecution, several clans fled to an isolated peninsula. They found it was fertile and they could grow many types of crops. The mountains made it hard for trespassers to enter. The people were able to live peacefully without fear of persecution. That is why they called it "Paradise." With everyone having a bloodline trait, it is no surprise that people there could master different types of Kekkei Genkai," Edymion explained.
"You mean people there have mastery of more than one Kekkei Genkai?" Sasuke asked. Kakashi nodded.
"Those must be some powerful ninja," Naruto said.
"Obviously….. So what powers do they have?" Sakura asked.
"It would seem your sensei has done well in teaching you the value of pre-mission intelligence. Well I'll start explaining. The most powerful clans are the Ukato, the Akari, and the Kuras. There are many others but these are the founding families. The Ukato people can use their chakra walk on air. Some can go higher than the tallest trees. The Akari can summon creatures from their drawings. The often carry cards with pictures on them for easy carrying. The Kuras are able to make protective shields out of chakra." Edymion stated as the kids listened with interest.
Sasuke thought for a moment.
"Why would they need merchants if they have all that stuff? For that matter, if they're so powerful, why do they need us?" Sasuke asked.
"In the past ten years, they've opened themselves to tourism. So they need more materials in massive quantities. So massive that it will take more than one ninja team to guard the caravan. As for your second question, recently, there have been some strange occurrences on the mountain path. Many merchants have gone missing. So I'm taking extra precautions."
The rest of the Rookie Nine and their respective senseies showed up. All of them had been briefed by the caravan workers. Ino and Sakura resumed their rivalry over Sasuke's affections. Shikamaru and Chouji were talking. Naruto wanted to show his moves to Sakura who, predictably, told him to bug off. Hinata was trying to get the courage to talk to Naruto. Sasuke and Shino were standing around trying to ignore the fangirls and the loudmouth. Kiba and Akamaru were talking in their own way. The senseis were talking about their pupils. Edymion interrupted.
"Listen up! This is a long trip. I suggest you get some reading material or something."
Everyone went to get things to do for the trip. Naruto went to the book store. Sakura was there.
"Naruto, you better not be stalking me." Sakura said darkly.
"I'm not! I'm buying books! I swear!" He said frantically as he showed various editions of The Ninja Detective series. Sakura was shocked. "Why is everyone shocked when I do or say something remotely smart?" he asked as Sakura ran for the door.
Back at the gates, everyone was ready. They all left, heading for the Kekkei Genkai Village. They were in shock that Naruto was reading.
So the first chapter is complete. If you're wondering why I didn't have Naruto say "Believe it!" every ten words is because I didn't want to deface MY fanfic the way the English dub people (in cooperation with the Devil) defaced the anime.
Speaking of anime, I'm going to give you a preview of the next chapter like every anime.
Next chapter: The Rookie Nine run into a strange and extremely powerful ninja. Can the ninjas take him on? Find out in Chapter 2.