Pain of War
Chapter 1
Rain fell to the earth; splattering to the ground like a nuclear explosion. Spreading into trillions of tiny droplets, seeping into the concrete surface. A man stood atop a building, his orange hair matting against his scalp. Clad in black robes with crimson clouds scattered about the piece of cloth. " Our goal will soon become reality" stated a woman with bluish hair standing behind him. She had a blue paper rose in her hair and wore the same clothes as her companion.
" there are only three left. Shukoku the sand spirit, the infamous Hachibi of the hidden cloud, and the young Kyubi." He closed his eyes for a moment as he said this, then turned around and walked past her." what will we do know?" She asked.
" Soon, the world will know pain" his simple answer left her slightly dazed for she did not know what her instructions were to be. She was left alone in the rain, a tear threatening to fall from her mesmerizing golden eyes . " what has befallen you, Nagato?"
Two Shinobi were traveling through the forest, a forest that brought nostalgia to them both. One was a man around the age of 55; the other a young man of 15. "Hey Pervy sage!" Bellowed the young teen." how many times do I have to tell you? The name is Jiraiya, not 'Pervy sage'." Retorted the older man." yeah whatever. I was just thinking, what will you do after we get to the village? I mean, are you leaving?" The young boy hung his head low as he said this. " Sigh, Naruto; you know I can't be with you forever right? I'll probably report back to Tsunade then Maybe do some more research" He said the last part as he picked his looked at his mentor, trying to decipher the meaning of his words. Then it came to him." You mean go spy on more women and get in more trouble over that lame excuse of a book don't ya!" Yelled Naruto with a steel finger pointed at the perv." wha..! What do you mean lame excuse for a book? I'll have you know that this is the best selling piece of literature on the planet!" Jiraiya said as he pulled Naruto into a head lock.
After a while they reached the gates of the Leaf and stared at it for a good while. " so we're finally back" Naruto said as he started walking forward. Jiraiya stood still, he looked at Naruto with a sense of pride. 'He sure has grown' he thought. His mind started to wander, first to when he,Tsunade, and Orochimaru were the students of the third, then to when he was told of the child of prophesy, and finally to when he met those three children in the hidden rain. Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato.'Ha! Why am I standing here thinking of the past like some dying old man, pathetic'. He laughed out loud and closed his eyes. " hey Pervy sage, what he hell are you doing? Come on damn it." Naruto yelled about a hundred meters away. He woke from his reminiscing in realization and started scratching the back of his head." Sorry, I got lost on the path of life" he hurried over to Naruto's location and patted him on the shoulder. " come on, we should get going." As Jiraiya walked ahead Naruto stood there for a second in confusion then took off after the older man."Don't tell me you're gonna start that shit too!"Nothing in the village had changed. There were still children running in the streets playing ninja and even all the shops as well as their owners were just as he had left them two years ago. Naruto looked up and saw a pole about 20 feet high and decided to climb it. When he got to the top the first thing he saw was the Hokage monument. He noticed that there was a new addition just for the fifth. He raised his arms and yelled" Hell yeah! It's good to be there was a familiar pink haired kunoichi with a parcel underneath her left arm. " I better get this to lady Tsunade quickly" she said to herself. She hered a shout of hell yeah and looked up in disbelief. " Naruto? Is that really you Naruto?" She shouted from looked down and saw his old teammate and crush. " hey Sakura, what's up?" He jumped down and landed right next to her."What's up? What do you mean what's up? That's all you have to say after all of this time?" She asked a little aniod. " yeah it has been forever hasn't it hehehe." He chuckled as he scratched the back of his head; smiling ear to ear. 'As nieve as ever, but I bet he's gotten a lot stronger' Sakura thought as she dropped her angered expression and smiled. When Naruto opened his eyes he saw Sakura in some sort of pose, probably trying to show off her breasts. " so, do you think I've changed at all?" She asked with a slight blush. Naruto inspected her for a few seconds then said" no not at all. You haven't changed a bit Sakura." He finished with a smile. Next thing he knew, he was on the ground 30 feet away all bloodied and beaten. Sakura was shaking her fist and growling with anger. 'Kid never learns does he?' Jiraiya thought as he finished with a sigh.
" So, you think you've gotten stronger." Tsunade stated more than asked. " Hell yeah, I worked my butt off and gained tons of strength, ya know!" Naruto stated confidently as he bumped his hand and fist slug princess looked to Jiraiya for confirmation. " it's true, you won't even recognize him. I trained him after all" he said as he puffed out his chest and pointed a thumb towards it. "Good then, lets test out those new skills of yours Naruto. Your opponent should be arriving soon" 'Opponent?' Naruto thought 'who would that be?' " Yo" said a voice in the direction of the window. Naruto looked over and saw a familiar face . . er, mask.