Hearts Beating as One
Naruto/Tenten
"Speech and Jutsu!"
"Thoughts"
Bijuu
(Flashbacks and locations)
After the initial Rasengan-Chidori Clash. Let's observe
"NARUTO!" Screamed a heavily alien looking Sasuke. His skin was grey, with two mutated hand like wings protruding from his back. His nose was more of a blackened smudge and his yellow eyes glistened an animalistic yellow. In his hand was black, chirping thriving mass of lightning. It was known as the 'Kuro Chidori' or Black One Thousand Birds or even the Wailing Chidori.
"SASUKE!" Screamed Naruto. His bright kill me, now orange jumpsuit was covered in cuts, stains, soaked in sweat and furthermore he was encased in a bright crimson and bubbling cloak of chakra. In his hand a purple looking orb of chakra was stabilised and rotating in many different ways.
"CHIDORI!"
"RASENGAN!"
The two techniques clashed. In that instance two shields of chakra billowed into existence. One blue and the other red as the two A-rank jutsu collided.
The chakra begin to mix and become a vivid purple and it began to arch out, over and around them in purple tails which rapid twisted, turned, twitched, convulsed and coalesced into a massive purple orb of solid chakra.
Deep in the middle of it a Jinchuriki empowered Naruto and a Curse Level 2 Marked Sasuke growled and snarled as they heaved their jutsu against one another. Suddenly Naruto gave out, he had a direct bead on Sasuke's chest. He had been ordered to bring Sasuke back and that typically meant alive. Sasuke had no restraints.
Sasuke's lightning covered fist caught Naruto in the stomach. Naruto stopped his attack, before he snarled and launched a yokai claw which shredded the forehead protector.
The orb of chakra expanded and turned black and began to expand. It drilled into the waterfall and the cliff face behind it. As it touched the water it began to cause violent waves and the water from the waterfall cascaded around it.
The heat emitted from the chakra orbs caused storm clouds to gather. Suddenly water began to flow upwards and down the waterfall defying gravity as thunder boomed and lightning crackled.
Deep in the centre of the orb a purple light appeared only to be replaced by a white one, cracks appeared in the black orb illuminated by the white light and suddenly the chakra orb exploded.
Sasuke was on the ground not breathing or moving. Sasuke looked at his friend's corpse, tears welling in his eyes. Sasuke dropped his forehead protector and scrambled out of the Valley and away.
(Kakashi)
Kakashi forced more chakra into muscles and his already ground eating stride, increased. God the strain was incredible, Kakashi kicked himself. He needed to get back into shape.
He looked up and he saw the black clouds, his heart sank. He could feel the chakra building. He forced more chakra into his legs and he was almost at the speed he used when he was in ANBU.
"Please don't let me be too late. I am sorry Naruto. So sorry. I was given Sasuke to prevent him from leaving. Man I fucked this up." The cyclopean shinobi thought and eventually he cleared the forest to find the landscape had change.
Pakkun and Kakashi landed together. Pakkun sniffed "He's gone Kakashi. Scent says not too far. You have a choice though…Naruto or the One who did this?"
Kakashi said nothing but made his way over to his other male student. With tenderness and care that came from looking after Naruto from his days in the ANBU. He carried Naruto up the cliff and was soon enough rushing back towards Konoha.
Kakashi sighed, he hated using this technique but to save his student "Kaimon Kai!" The Mental Gate opened and Kakashi began to sprint. He had failed Naruto, twice and he wasn't going to make it a third time.
(Tsunade)
Tsunade sighed. She had just managed to stabilise one Hyuga Neji. He had arrived with a wound that punched straight through the young genins chest just clipping his lung.
If it wasn't for the fact that Tsunade had been reaching into the ANBU Medical Corps and Medical Corps for combat medics to retrieve the genin or the corpses. Furthermore she had sent Chunin and Jonin all over the village to find Kakashi Hatake.
"Tsunade-Sama, one Akimichi Hanzo is here."
Tsunade pulled off her medical scrub hat and turned to the Akimichi "Have you found Kakashi yet?"
Hanzo possessed the frame of an Akimichi but none of the fat. However he was able to manipulate the Earth to create his own version of the Akimichi Hidenjutsu. "No Tsunade-Sama, we've checked everywhere. We even checked the red light district. We have no idea where he is."
Tsunade sighed, she couldn't be annoyed at the bad news. She did send Hanzo and his team, Chunin Team 21 to scour the village for the cyclopean Jonin.
"You are dismissed, send me Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai."
The two Jonin appeared as Tsunade pulled on her green Haori "Report? Where is Hatake Kakashi?"
"Mission successful." The two Jonin said. Tsunade nodded "And your comrade?"
Asuma paused, his hand going for a cigarette before stopping "You sent Nara Shikamaru after Uchiha Sasuke correct? I overheard your mission briefing of him."
Tsunade stopped "Kakashi must have gone after his two pupils…Remind to rake him over hot coals when he comes back."
"TSUNADE-SAMA! MASSIVE CHAKRA SURGE AND MOVEMENT!" A Chunin said collapsing into the room. He wasn't one that Tsunade was familiar with.
"Who are you?"
"Tenachi, Barrier Corps."
Tsunade and nodded "Chakra…this…way…high…speed. Hatake…Kakashi…and…Him."
Tsunade's eyes hardened "When you say Him you mean…"
"Uzumaki Naruto. I'm not a fan of what he contains alright and I don't like him much either. I CAN TELL between warden and jailer thank you very much Tsunade-Sama."
"Then why the dislike of him?" Asked Asuma.
"He nearly compromised the detection barriers back when he was eight or so…I like the fact he showed us we had weaknesses, the ANBU love him for it. But we hate him for the manner in which he does it and the fact that none of us can catch him."
Tsunade nodded "How many people are like this?"
The Barrier-nin shrugged "Quite a lot…But since the invasion and we saw Uzumaki Naruto running all over the place our view on him changed…He's a comrade. We won't drink with him soon but we don't hate him."
(Kakashi)
Kakashi skidded to a stop as he shut the first of the eight inner gates. "Kakashi! Where were you? What happened? We'll cover the sign in."
The words were blurred and out of focus. He was exhausted, he was embarrassed. This was more proof that he needed to get back into shape, he managed to move with surprising grace and uninterrupted, maybe that was because of the ANBU or his ninken, he didn't remember summoning them but he slowly but surely made his way to the hospital.
"We won't heal…" Stated a medic who happened to be free. The medic screamed as one of the ANBU grabbed him and vanished in a pillar of smoke.
"Someone get Tsunade-Sama, tell her that Hatake Kakashi and Uzumaki Naruto are back." Growled Bear.
The ANBU were given an animal mask based on their personalities and skills. Bear for instance was built like an outside privy or 'brick outhouse'. His skill with Doton and rock hard muscles made him exceptionally hard to move. He was also very slow in taijutsu, very easy to evade but if he caught you well there was saying 'holes big enough for Akimichi' suited him aptly. He also possessed a jutsu called the 'Kiretsu no Jutsu' or 'Crab Hand technique'. It was a simple technique that allowed the user to grab a weapon and hold it effectively to be used in combat.
However, this technique was learnt by a shinobi who would become known as 'Kani' or Crab. Crab got his name by learning and abusing this technique to the point where he could grab a tree branch and use it as either a staff, club, spear or even a tree. More than one person had called 'give him…he's good with…'. Crab gained notoriety when he had grabbed the stool the Sandaime Hokage was going to sit on and used to decorate and Iwa-nins face. Unfortunately nothing could be gathered from the shinobi after such an effective technique.
Bear turned to Crab who nodded and vanished over to the Hokage Tower. However, he shouldn't have gone as Tsunade appeared out of Hospital Ward with Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai.
"Hatake Kakashi…just where have you been?" Growled the busty Hokage.
"Retrieving of trying to retrieve both of my students…Although, the one I trained was undeserving…That's another cross for me to bare." Kakashi mumbled placing Naruto onto a bed.
Tsunade and Shizune wheeled him into surgery and began to set to work, although not much was needed. The internal bleeding and fractures from taking and delivering chakra enhanced blows had majorly healed up, and the entry and exit wounds were still healing and there was the blood loss as well.
After three hours of surgery, nothing too taxing but just arduous and laborious, Naruto had been wheeled out and put in his own room.
(Naruto and Mindscape)
The sound of water woke Naruto. The blonde found himself in a discoloured and flooding sewer. Naruto found himself on his back, gingerly Naruto sat up.
He willed himself not to yelp at the freezing water. He got up and he found himself in front of a pair of massive iron gates with a label in the middle.
"So the worthless ningen has appeared." A deep rumbling bass voice rumbled.
Naruto looked up and found himself looking into deep red eyes, the eyes on their own made Naruto pale and almost shit himself. "Kyu…Kyuubi." He panted.
The red eyes slowly revealed a maw full of teeth and was suddenly coated in red chakra. Before Naruto could react the chakra wrapped around Naruto and like a human grabbing a dog by the scruff of its neck effortlessly hoisted Naruto up.
"Pathetic…that is what you are."
Naruto gulped "What do you want?" He gasped as the chakra encompassed him.
"Freedom…remove the seal. Set me free." Rumbled the Kyuubi.
Naruto shook his head "Never."
"What if I gave you…power? Power…to…bring your friend back? Power to get that even more pathetic pink haired monstrosity. Yes I know about her, every thought, feeling, success, and failure and more, I feel. I know you ningen and you make me sick."
Naruto snarled and the red chakra suddenly ripped itself from him and reappeared "You're in my body and you pay rent."
"Impressive…marginally…" The fox growled letting Naruto go.
"Aside from the fact that you're weaker than Shukaku's container is embarrassing…I will not allow that."
"But I can't and I won't let you out. Don't forget that the village hates me."
The Kyuubi chuckled "I know. Thanks to them they have made be pretty powerful…You're stuck here until I choose to release you…What would you do if I gave you my chakra? Do not lie."
"Get stronger, protect my true few allies and bring Sasuke back…" Declared Naruto.
"Path…" Began the Kyuubi,
"In a body bag. Him, Orochimaru and Kabuto as well."
"Okay…Why?"
"If you didn't notice the Last Uchiha DROVE his CHIDORI into my chest…TWICE! So Sasuke dies for that. Orochimaru dies because he killed one of the few people who gave shit about me…at least, I hope he did…As for Kabuto…He dies because…simply because."
"Two righteous murders and one senseless…Maybe you won't be so pathetic after all. I'll give you three of my tails of chakra ningen. Learn to use them. I'll be watching."
Naruto bolted up right. As he sat up he noticed that Shikamaru was in the room along with Kiba, Akamaru and Sakura. "What's going on?"
"Where's Sasuke? Did you bring him back?" Demanded Sakura. Naruto's eyes hardened and he struggled to pull off his hospital gown. He grabbed the Drip Bag and pulled himself out of bed revealing two monstrous scars.
"These are the curtesy of your precious Uchiha, Sakura." Naruto growled as he increased his killing intent.
Sakura's eyes glassed over, she burst into tears and fled from the room "That's going to bite me in the ass."
"Naruto…this is troublesome but can you put some clothes on." Naruto blushed and pulled on his gown again.
Naruto did so and Shikamaru pulled out a pen and paper "I need to know precisely about what occurred after the squad disintegrated to fight Orochimaru's Sound Ninja Four."
Naruto sighed "There was a fifth. You saw him. Silver hair, two red dots on his forehead and piercing green and bloodshot eyes. Called himself Kaguya Kimimaro. He possessed a bloodline that allowed him to manipulate his bones. He snatched the container with Sasuke in and vanished. I got to a clearing, he had set the container down and Sasuke had just appeared from it and ran off. He blocked me, we fought. He kept mowing my clones down before I could do anything and then Lee caught up with me. Lee managed to hold off Kimimaro so I could chase after Sasuke."
Shikamaru nodded "That corroborates what Lee told me. Now what happened after?"
Naruto sighed and told him everything. Naruto explained Sasuke let him beat the crap out of him before they began to fight in earnest and that it climaxed with Sasuke running him through with a Chidori whilst blocking the second one with a Rasengan.
Shikamaru nodded "Kiba…leave us." Kiba looked at the two.
"Why?"
"You're not privy to S-rank secrets. I'm not but I have suspicions and thus I need to go into further detail."
Kiba slouched off.
Shikamaru turned back to Naruto "You left out going into Bijuu-modo didn't you?"
Naruto nodded "Sasuke snapped my neck when he piledrived me into the river, the cloak brought me back. It brought me back after he ran me through with the Chidori. We fought some more, I don't remember it. I remember when Sasuke used his Kuro Chidori and I clashed it with my Vermillion Rasengan."
Shikamaru chuckled at the name "Sounds more apt. I'd prefer putting that in my report rather than Kyubi Rasengan."
Shikamaru nodded "We've been pulled in front of a court martial. Anything I need to be worried about?"
"Expect heavy bias, informalities and manipulation of facts. No-one likes me because of you know…"
"Mendouske."
"Mendouske, in deed."