Naruto Shippuden The Beast Within
Chapter 1 The Return of the Two Dearly Missed Chuunin
It was a nice summer day in the Village Hidden in the Leaves. It was also a very quiet day in the Village Hidden in the Leaves. It had been 3 years since Naruto and Hinata left with Jiraiya of the Sannin. They were due back any day now, but they were a few days behind schedule so people who cared were actually a bit worried. People like Tsunade Senju, Shizune, Kakashi Hatake, Asuma Sarutobi, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kurenai Yuhi, Might Guy, and the other members of the former Konoha 12. Former due to Sasuke going rogue, and the anguish of it drove Naruto into unlocking his Mangekyo Sharingan, which in turn unlocked Hinata's Mangekyo Sharingan. Everything was somewhat peaceful due to them being gone. The Eternal Gate Guardians, Izumo and Kotetsu, were sleeping when they felt 15 powerful chakra signitures coming their way. They instantly awoke and saw 14 people in hooded robes followed closely by Jiraiya of the Sannin. They immediately signalled an ANBU to get the Hokage, Tsunade Senju. When she arrived She saw Hinata, Naruto, Minato, Kushina, her grandfather; Hashirama Senju, her grandmother; Mito Uzumaki Senju, her great-uncle; Tobirama Senju, Hanzo the Salamander, the 3rd Raikage; A, The 2nd Tsuchikage; M u, an brown headed man with the Sharingan that she's never seen before, another man she never seen before yet gave off the same vibe as both her grandfather and Naruto, 2 people that seemed familiar to her, and Jiraiya.
"Hmmm? Ah Tsunade... How good to see you. How is little Nawaki doing?" one of the two people asked and that was when she recognized them. They were Waizu and Yugama Uzumaki, Naruto's grandparents.
"He's not among us anymore unfortunately." Tsunade said sadly.
"Oh no... My apologies for that was mighty rude of me to ask." Yugama apologized.
"No No... It is quite alright... It happened more than 20 years ago." Tsunade replied to her apology with quite a bit of humbleness.
"Hmmm? I sense my blood coursing through her veins as well... Is she any relation to you Hashirama?" the one man asked.
"Yes great ancestor... she is my grandaughter." Hashirama answered him.
"Ummm... Grandfather... Who is this?" Tsunade asked.
"My name is Asura Otsutsuki. I am the the beginning of both the Senju and the Uzumaki Clans. This is my older brother, Indra Otsutsuki. He began what is known today as the Uchiha CLan." Asura introduced.
"Hello." Indra politely said although it was obvious he didn't want to be there.
"I see... Wait... Otsutsuki? As in Hagoromo Otsutsuki? The Sage of Six Paths?" Tsunade asked.
"Yes that is correct. He was our father. Hmmm? Ah! I see some discendants of Uncle Hamura are still around! That is good to know!" Asura said as he spotted Hiashi walking up to give his daughter a hug.
"Hmmm? Hamura? I'm afraid I do not know anyone by that name." Hiashi said confused.
"Hamura Otsutsuki was the fraternal twin brother of Hagoromo Otsutsuki and was the first person, besides our grandmother, to use the Byakugan. So if you look at it this way, The Hyuuga CLan, the Senju Clan, The Uzumaki Clan, and the Uchiha Clan all have the same ancestor, and are therefor related. No matter how much I wish it were not so." Indra said making his brother look at him in shock before laughing and saying,"Taht's the most I've heard you speak that much in years brother! The last time I heard you talk that much was when you called our father's teachings cowardly and that it would never cause the world to find peace and that your ninjutsu would make the world find peace and harmony together instead."
Indra growled before Hinata glared at him making him turn away and shut up real quick.
"Never piss off my wife." Naruto told him wisely.
"...Wife?" Hiashi asked before finally noticing the ring on Hinata's hand.
"Don't worry we agreed to have a proper ceremony here in the village just for my family and his as well." Hinata said smiling.
"My little girl is married and I wasn't there to walk her down the isle." Hiashi cried off to the side in the fedal position making everyone sweat drop at his antics.
"Is that really the guy I was on a team with for 2 years and signed a Marriage contract with to marry the two of you together?" Minato asked worrying for his friend's mental health.
"Unfortunately. He's been like this ever since Hanabi graduated from the Academy, discovered boys... and girls... don't ask." Tsunade commanded.
"That's alright... I'll ask her myself." Hinata said alongside Kushina, and Mito.
Tsunade nodded before telling them that due to their absence she had to rearrange the teams and the only team left was Kakashi's team between just the two of them and they smiled and said that it was alright cause that's exactly what they wanted. Soon after that they left and walked through the village. Some of the villagers glared at Naruto and the moment they saw the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Hokage they thought that they were dreaming, but then they saw Hanzo the Salamander, A, Mu, The Red Death, and Mito, they thought that they were having a bad dream. When one person vocalized their wish that the 4th Hokage would kill the demon, that dream became a nightmare. Especially when Minato put a Hiraishin Kunai into the man's skull and then asked in a loud and menacing voice,"Anyone else wants to even dare to ask me to kill my son?"
When noone spoke up he scoffed before continuing on their way. When they arrived at the Hyuuga complex, the Hyuuga elders were there and they said,"Ah, young Hinata Hyuuga... we the council have decided to put the Caged Bird Seal upon you for leaving your heiress duties for 3 years."
Hinata looked around and then turned to Naruto and asked in an innocent voice,"I don't see a Hinata Hyuuga, do you Mr. Namikaze?"
Naruto smirked before replying,"No I do not Mrs. Namikaze."
The Hyuuga council were confused before noticing the ring on Hinata's finger they glared and said,"You will come with us now to recieve the Caged Bird Seal. If you refuse We will have the entire Hyuuga Clan come after you."
"Did you realize that when you threaten her, you also threaten not only me, but our Paths as well?" Naruto asked glaring at the elder and unleashed his Killing Intent upon the elder.
"Are you threatening me? An elder of the Hyuuga Clan?" the elder asked.
"You're threatening my daughter-in-law with a seal that has no business in being practiced." Kushina said glaring at the elder and unleashed her Killing Intent at him.
"Silence wench. YOu have no place in meddling in Hyuuga affairs." the elder said only to die on the spot when Hiashi walked forward and hit the man on the forehead with a Gentle Fist Strike.
"Anyone else want to insult not only the 4th Hokage's wife, but the mother of my son-in-law as was signed off on by me?" Hiashi asked glaring at the rest of the elders with his Byakugan blazing.
"Hiashi! You are out of line attacking and Killing a member of the Hyuuga Council!" one of the Elders shouted only for Hinata to appear in the middle of the group with her Rinnegan blazing true and she said,"Shinra Tensei."
The results were quite effective as the elders were thrown to opposite corners of the property and knocked out from the backlash of being forcibly launched at point blank range.
"Now then... Naruto, Mom, Auntie Mito, do You think with Dad, and Ero-Sannin here along side the 3 of you then we can get rid of the Caged Bird Seal?" Hinata asked.
Mito and Kushina smiled and said,"We should be able to do it."
"I know we can do it Hinata-hime." Naruto said smiling lovingly at his wife.
Hinata smiled lovingly back at him and then they set to work on removing the Caged Bird Seal of every member of the Branch Family before the elders awoke. Soon though, the entire Konoha 10 were there to witness them work to relieve the Branch Family of their Caged Bird Seals. Neji immediately walked forward when he saw what they were doing and removed his head band and Naruto smiled at him and removed the Caged Bird Seal from his head immediately before turning when he heard groaning.
"That's the last of them." Mito said to them.
"Good... Cause the elders are waking up from their little nap that Hinata-hime put them in." Naruto said as the Branch Family stood firm beside them as a display to the elders.
When the elders regrouped and saw the Branch Family with them they frowned before trying to activate the seal only to see that the seal was not working. Neji looked to Hinata and asked,"Hinata-sama, may I be the one to show them why it does not work?"
"Yes you may Neji-nii-kun." Hinata said smiling at the man she viewed as an older brother.
Neji stepped forward and removed his head band to display his clear forehead to the elders making them gasp in shock and realization.
"We are no longer under the control of the Caged Bird Seal, and therefor no longer under your control either, elders. You will surrender now to the Head of the Clan, Hiashi-sama, or face the consequences." Neji informed them.
"We are the elders of the Hyuuga Clan. We know what is best for the Clan and there are no consequences for us as we are at the top of the command here in the Hyuuga Clan." the elder said.
"Now hold up... what word did you just say three times besides the words we, Are, and the?" Naruto asked.
The elders looked at him in confusion.
"Clan... You said the word Clan 3 times and as the Head of the Hyuuga Clan, Hiashi is naturally the top in the chain of command and yet, you all say that he was out of line? YOU all have some nerve to speak the way that you do." Kushina answered and insulted.
"We will not be insulted by a lowly no named we-" an elder began before Hiashi, Minato, Kushina, Naruto, and Hinata began to kill them all.
Soon the Hyuuga Elders were no more with the exception of the one who came out and saw that the others were dead and he sighed before saying,"I told them that this would be the outcome of this, but did they listen, nooo! 'What would you know you old fool? You produced an heir that produced such a weak and useless heiress.' Senile old fools is what they are. My granddaughter was anything but weak and useless. SHe was strong willed and quite useful if you just "used" her in the right way like I have. I let her decide who she wanted to be with and look she brought us her betrothed, the son of Minato Namikaze, the 4th Hokage and Kushina Uzumaki, the Red Death. Both were SB-Rank ninjas in their day and now they're probably even stronger due to the Rinnegan in their eyes."
"Grandfather!" Hinata said happily running up to him and gave him a hug.
"Hello my lovely grand daughter. Now are you going to finally introduce this old man to his grandson-in-law?" the old man asked.
"Yes, sir. Grandfather, this is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze, my husband." Hinata introduced.
"Hello! My name is Hiatora Hyuuga. I was the nephew of Harumi that makes you and I 2nd cousins." Hiatora Hyuuga.
"That makes Hinata and I are 4th cousins." Naruto realized.
Hiatora nodded his head firmly with a happy smile on his face.
"Luckily for the two of you that it is legal for the two of you to get married. The law states that relatives from 3rd cousins and beyond have too diluted Gene Pools and can therefor get married. If the two of you were any closer than that then the law would prevent the two of you to get married." Tsunade said as she and the rest of the Konoha 11 recovered from witnessing the feats that were displayed before them.
"Alright you guys report to my office in one hour. I will need to have the two of you tested without your paths to be certain on your level of skills before we send the two of you out on any missions."
Naruto and Hinata nodded before heading next door to the Namikaze Mansion and then they unpacked before showering, eating, and then they left for the Hokage's Office for their test.
Naruto and Hinata walked hand in hand to the Hokage's Office, the civilians making their hate for Naruto known by glaring at him, but not making the same mistake as the one civilian did when he wished that the 4th Hokage would kill Naruto, at least... not verbally anyway. When they arrived they saw Kakashi Hatake standing there and Naruto tossed him the new Icha Icha book much to Kakashi's glee. Tsunade however rained on his parade when she told him to immediately test the two of them so that she can know what the two of them were capable of.
Kakashi sighed sadly, but nodded before he told them to meet him at Training Ground 27 in 5 minutes before leaving in a swirl of leaves.
Naruto grinned at Hinata before leaving in a flash of yellow making Tsunade's eyes widen at the sight of the infamous Hiraishin no Jutsu, created by her great uncle and reused by Naruto's father, Minato Namikaze. Hinata looked at Tsunade before giggling and she faded into nothing making Tsunade's eyes widen even further as she wondered what type of Teleportation Jutsu she used. She called Shizune and Sakura into her office. When they arrived they vanished in a swirl of leaves just as Kakashi held up the two bells.
"Your mission is to retrieve these two bells from me. You are to come at me with the intent to kill me or else you will ultimately fail. Are the two of you ready? Oh and no Paths allowed. We already know how powerful most of your Paths are, but we aren't here to test them, but to test you." Kakashi said.
Naruto and Hinata nodded before settling into their Taijutsu stances. Hinata into her Gentle Step Taijutsu style and Naruto into the Crimson Whirlpool Taijutsu stance. Kakashi setteled into the Barking Dog Taijutsu stance.
"Begin!" Kakashi shouted as he ran at them only for them to vansih.
He looked around only to be launched back by a Punch from Naruto surprising him only to feel his chakra points to begin being shut down and he turned only to see another Naruto using the Gentle Fist with his Byakugan active. He then felt an arrow pierce his shoulder and he turned where it came from and he saw Hinata there with a long bow, calmly sniping at him. He then felt antoher painful punch and saw yet another Naruto, this one with the Sharingan active. When he looked at the original he saw the Rinnegan active in his eyes, but then he saw the Sharingan using Naruto warp and then began to punch, kick, and utterly beat him to an inch of his life within ten seconds and no matter what he tried, he could not hit him.
"Tenkei." Naruto muttered smirking as all the hits that he was dealt then began to throb before he fell unconscious.
When he awoke he felt like he had been ran over by 30 horse drawn carriages.
"What happened?" Kakashi asked.
"I used Tenkei on you. Tenkei is a space-time ninjutsu that warps me at just 0.0000000000001% lower than the speed of light and then makes me completely intangible for 10 seconds flat. After those 10 seconds are over, any damage I inflict upon you is then multiplied by over 100,000 and usually my opponents die, but I went easy on you Kakashi-sensei due to the fact that I didn't want to kill you." Naruto said as he and Hinata held up 2 bells and Kakashi passed them making Tsunade wonder how she could actually get a feel for their power.
"Honestly I'd Rank the two of you at least SA-Rank if not a bit higher. Did the two of you ever release your seals?" Kakashi asked making the two of them shake their heads in the negative making Kakashi wonder just how powerful they had become.
Just then a Konoha messenger came forward and informed her that the Kazekage had been captured by the Akatsuki.
Naruto's ears twitched before he and Hinata looked at each other and nodded.
"Alright... Team 7, your mission is to retrieve the Kazekage. Get going." Tsunade said to them.
Naruto and Hinata vanished in a flash of yellow.
They reappeared at the North Gate when Kakashi appeared wearing a pack and then they left with Jiraiya standing there with their Paths.
"Naruto and Hinata... I heard about the Kazekage... Don't use that Jutsu. Also I'll be sending your Paths with you under a Genjutsu Seal so noone will be able to tell that it was them, except a Fuuinjutsu Master would be able to identify and subtly undo the seal for just them, but Suna had no Fuuinjutsu Masters. Fuuinjutsu Experts maybe, but Master Class? Nope. Still, keep an eye out because their Fuuinjutsu Experts could catch a lucky break still and be able to identify the Seal and if they do, it would be quite elementary to be able to apply the Anti-Genjutsu Seal upon themselves and then be able to see through it." Jiraiya informed them.
Naruto and Hinata nodded their heads before leaving.
Few Hours Later
They met up with Temari and there she led them to the Hidden Sand Village where they found out that not only was the Kazekage, her youngest brother Gaara, kidnapped but his elder brother, Kankuro tried to save him, failed, and now was badly poisoned.
Naruto glanced at Hinata only for her to nod and head towards Kankuro's room where she then began to heal his body of all the Poison within his system. She had help of both Mito and Kushina as they worked tiredlessly to heal Kankuro. When he awoke for a few moments he informed them that one of the people that kidnapped Gaara was none other than Sasori of the Red Sand. Chiyo, who had walked in at that moment was surprised that her grandson was not only still alive, but that he was one of the culprits behind this. He handed them a piece of Sasori's robe that Black Ant had held unto the entire time and then Kakashi summoned his Ninja Hounds and had them sniff the robe scrap and then they ran off, tracking the scent. Chiyo tried attacking Kakshi only for Naruto to appear behind her with his Katana poised and ready to slice her head off and he asked calmly,"What were you about to do to Kakashi-sensei?"
"Stand down Naruto... She mistook me for someone else. I'm sorry ma'am... But I am not the White Fang of the Leaf, But I appreciate the compliment as he was my father." Kakashi said apologetically.
"His son? Of course! No wonder you look so young! I was just fooling around!" Chiyo said before she began to laugh nervously.
Naruto nodded before sheathing his Katana and soon they heard howling in the distance which meant that the Ninja hounds had found the trail and Pakkun would be there soon to lead them. Naruto and Hinata got up and together they walked alongside their Paths and Kakashi to the Village border when Chiyo said that she would come with them and Naruto looked at her before sighing and said,"If you slow us down old lady, We'll leave you behind."
Chiyo scoffed before they leapt off however, she was not left behind too far as she kept behind Kakashi however Naruto and Hinata were quite a ways up front.
Soon they leapt into a clearing where Itachi was standing and Naruto looked at him before sighing.
"Come on. Even I know that you aren't the real Itachi Uchiha!" Hinata shouted.
Itachi looked at them and said calmly,"Kakashi Hatake... Hinata Hyuuga... Naruto Uzumaki... you will come with me." before pointing at Naruto who responded immediately by activating his Sharingan, surprising Itachi slightly before he remembered that it was part of his profile that he was a descendent of Uchiha blood as well as Hyuuga, Uzumaki, and Namikaze.
"I see that you are not willing to come quietly so I guess we'll have to do this the hard way." Itachi said as his eyes activated... somehow.
(A/N: Seriously! It wasn't the real Itachi Uchiha and it wasn't Sasuke or Obito! So how on earth did that disguised guy have the Sharingan? It is impossible and shouldn't have been aired, but then again I guess that they wanted to keep us in suspence by making us think that it was Itachi when it really wasn't.)
"Seriously! Stop acting like you're him. We can tell that you really aren't the real Itachi Uchiha!" Naruto shouted at him unconsciously channeling more chakra into his eyes and morphed them into the Mangekyo Sharingan. Hinata seeing this sighed before morphing her eyes in a different form of the Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Tenkei." Naruto muttered as he vanished instantly leaving behind a Black Rose.
Itachi looked around for him before he finally saw him in front of him with his fist firmly implanted into his stomach and when he tried to counter, his leg went right through him and Naruto continued on with a 3 punch and 4 kick combo before he made a Rasengan and he went to hit him with it only for Itachi to substitute at the last second and then feel his chakra network begin to get shut down by Hinata who was still glaring at him with her Mangekyo Sharingan.
"My Mangekyo has the unique ability to look into my memory and see where your Chakra Points are located and displays them in my mind and then redirects my movements to automatically hit them." Hinata commented as she began to go even faster with her strikes.
Itachi was quite overwhelmed making it painfully obvious that he was indeed not the real Itachi and was therefor an imposter.
At the ten second mark however the hits that he recieved from Naruto began to increase in their throbbing to the point that he died. When he did, the Jutsu covering him dropped to reveal a Sand Ninja that had allowed Sasori and Deidara to get in and kidnap the Kazekage. Naruto took one look at him before he buried him in an unmarked grave.
"I may not know what happened to of made you turn on your Kazekage, but I do know that you deserve better than the Akatsuki... I wish you a happy afterlife." Naruto said as he finished and then turned towards South West and leapt off with Hinata, Kakashi, and Chiyo close behind him.