C2, Stay Your Blade From The Flesh of an Innocent

"Talking." 'Thoughts.'

XX

Tsunade was at this time trying to tackle the hardest opponent that any other Kage had ever faced, the Bloody Paperwork and it was not only winning but as if it had come from hell itself.

Right at this moment in time Shizune had just entered the room much to her Mentor's dismay and brought in another stack of paperwork with what looked like a smirk upon her face as she set it down getting the older woman's attention, "Here is some more work for you My Lady!"

The younger woman had not taken the banishment of Naruko as well as the Hokage had hoped despite telling her what the true purpose behind everything was, unfortunately things have not gone as planned and a certain pervert had not been seen or heard form for almost 7 months now which had her absolutely worried.

Right at this moment as if Jiraiya had heard her thoughts he then walked through the front door of her office which surprised her since he almost always came through her window, this was a clear indication that something had happened.

The old pervert watched as Shizune left the office with a look of disdain upon her face at the two of them and he had a feeling that things between them had not been patched up quite yet.

As soon as the door was closed however Tsunade instantly turned on her old teammate with a look of fury, "What the hell has been going on you old pervert, I expected to have an update on the situation months ago."

"Hey don't blame this on me Princess, as I recall I said this was a very very bad idea that you set in motion!" He said to her in his own defense.

"Don't even get me started on that ok, but your hear now so let me know what's been going on." She asked him only to receive a rather how should we say an un forthcoming kind of a look.

"I can't find her at all, she just vanished okay." he said to her.

Tsunade then got up from her seat with a look of fury upon her face that was even more aggressive to the point that fire was visible in her pupils, "How long?"

He however gave her a rather surprised look as he then scratched the back of his head and knew he just had to get this out since even he was still trying to wrap his head around, "Yeah it's a bit weird okay, first off about a month after she disappeared from the village the Toads then completely lost track of her in every way shape and form and have not been able during all of this time to find a single trace of her anywhere even in a pocket dimension."

Tsunade simply raised one of her eyebrows up and gave him a rather surprised look which told him simply 'get to the point.'

"So for the next three months they've tried to figure out everything they could about where she could've gone, that's when they came across some very old journals thanks to another animal clans records which said that the only thing that's even similar to what happened to her happened to... Well the Sage of the Six Paths."

Now this did get her attention, "What are you talking about?"

"Yeah I didn't quite get it either, then they explained to me that many many years ago during his time he discovered a strange kind of orb or sphere of some kind and then disappeared from our world altogether for a certain number of time... When he returned he was more powerful than anything ever before seen and was then able to defeat the 10 Tales."

Tsunade then walked around the table and stood in front of him and then looked him right in the eyes still finding it hard to believe what she'd been told, "Are you telling me that she found this thing?"

"Yes she found it all right, the problem is that they had no idea where she's gone and what she's done... However she is back now, they also said that when she came back it seemed like she was more powerful for some reason or she brought something with her from this world." He said to her as he noticed her trying to come to grips.

"You could have just used a seal to go to this world and bring her back?" She asked.

"Not this time, she completely left not only this world but this plane of existence for another and I have no idea how much time has passed for her but I know this much trying to find her is going to be very difficult if not impossible." He then walked over and looked out upon the village as he spoke once more.

"Plus since she doesn't know anything about our real plan if she goes after them, it could put everything in danger you should have made sure that she knew everything instead of what we did."

"We'll worry about that later, in the meantime we just need to find her and contain her for the moment so that nothing else goes wrong... After all if this plan works everything will work out just fine in the end, just do your job and find her."

"Trust me I don't think it's going to be that easy Princess, if we go after her she and we try to contain her against her will she might just hurt us back without knowing why we did it and this is a dangerous game to be playing."

"It's the only one we have at this time, now get back to work and find her!"

XX

Journal Entry 1

It is been more than four days since my return and already I feel that wounds that have been inflicted upon me thinks my former home have reopened and begun to fester, while in Paris I could forget about the past and simply move forward now that is no longer an option.

My pain both emotional and physical have only gotten worse as I began to rebuild my homeland once more and of course tending to the dead.

Not far away there's a small bit of land large enough to hold all the bodies I have discovered with dignity and a proper burial, and yet not all of them will be buried here in such a manner or at all.

These are the bodies of those who are responsible for the loss of life in the first place and while I do feel a bit of rage just looking at their bodies I will agree to still give them last rites but not like my Klansman.

A simple grave is all that they deserve and it will not be marked, this may seem cold but with what I have seen and they have done they do not deserve any better, I found children with weapons still embedded in their bodies many of them too young to even put up a fight or to be a threat.

And while I handle all of the macabre things that will put this land at ease and peace I also discovered the great wealth of my clan and realized they had plans for the future when the conflict was finally over, it is a shame that did not come to pass.

Among these many surprises was also my clans personal summoning contract, and much to my own surprise it was with the Eagles.

Part of me wishes to remain here where I can hide here and away from the world, but I know that is not an option as the world needs all the help it can get as well as my own kind.

All throughout the lands there are those like me who's been made into Jinchuriki to keep the balance of power not caring for our own well-being in the process, and yet now with this new threat I often wonder how many of my own kind must suffer and die to preserve their desire and power.

And yet I know whoever is responsible not only for hunting us but setting chaos loose upon the lands must be put an end to as soon as possible, I know what fear can do to the hearts of men and women as I have seen it firsthand and in the ruins of my own homeland.

I will now leave my homeland not only to see this world but also to make a difference, my first stop will be the Land of Waves and from there on the Land of Spring after that I'll see where the wind will take me.

End of Journal Entry One.

Naruko then closed her new journal and placed it in one of her many seals to conceal much of her equipment and supplies, she then looked out upon the land of her ancestors observing her clones cleaning up the the rubble that still littered the land.

She then walked up to the lead clone, "How many do you have at this moment?"

"More than enough to continue for a week straight, you don't need to worry about us you know." The clone said trying to reassure her.

Naruko could not help but feel apprehensive as she desperately wanted to stay and fix things here but new there was still much to do elsewhere, "I know but there are so many things I wanted to do here, still this land will rise once more and it will just take time."

"Then I would say get started, the land will still be here when you get back." The clone said with a smile hoping to lift her creators spirits a tiny bit.

Naruko could only let out a laugh at hearing this not in her head and began walking away toward a clearing big enough for her summoning, once there she performed the necessary hand signs and used her chakra to summoning a rather large Eagle.

The large raptor gave her a slight bow and lowered itself so she could get on his back without any kind of trouble, as soon as she was comfortable Eagle immediately took off like a bolt of lightning high into the air eventually becoming one with the sky itself.

The large Eagle known as Toulon became curious of the destination and had admitted to himself that he'd become quite fond of one of the few remaining Uzumaki's left alive and also had to admit he found these Assassins quite interesting as they were in some ways much more dangerous and honorable than even many of the most powerful ninjas of the present day.

He had been quite surprised when she had simply summoned him to learn as much as she could not only about his clan as well as her own and what they did together so long ago, at the same time he tried to learn as much as he could about the world she had spent so long in and the Assassins which inhabited this unique world.

he found the fact that they modeled some of their attire tactics and even attacks after that of an Eagle's and found it quite unique and even found it quite interesting that when her mentor had begun her training in the ways of the Assassins he had called it 'Walking the Eagles Path.

He even found the unique ability she had been given by this other worldly woman quite fitting as indeed befitting to that of an Eagle, he had even observed her practicing her skills so she would not become rusty and observed that much like his own kind they preferred to stay high and strike with lightning efficiency and relied heavily upon stealth something which most ninjas of this time did not bother to even comprehend.

And yet if forced into a corner they could fight with a lethality he had never seen before and realized it would take many years or even decades before this world could properly prepare for this kind of threat as many would not survive an encounter, most Shinobi of this day and age relied on trickery and their Jutsu's to win a fight or end a threat.

And many of them became famous because of this no longer working in the shadows should been there first major advantage, without that advantage knowledge become known of them and those people use that knowledge to a deadly result.

And yet some ninjas who could not even use a Jutsu to save their lives could be even more dangerous, wall it was extremely rare but it did happen from time to time.

The Uzumaki's may have been well known for their longevity and their seals but they were also feared because what people did not know of them, and that is why so many people would try to invade the island and for those who did they would paid for with their lives.

For every life and bit of land they took the invaders had paid a heavy price and the sheer amount life's taken that day, by the time it was over and done every single person who had been directly involved in the invasion had become a corpse upon the sand.

The invaders thought they knew everything and in the end they paid a heavy price for it, Toulon could not help but let out a laugh that was both filled with happiness and sadness over what happened because of so many people he had known for so long and yet knew they had not gone down without a fight and still left a great deal of fear in those who heard the name Uzumaki.

Now he knew the name to be feared even more as well is a new station that would bring some level of stability to the land that had been lacking for so long, Whirlpool and Wave were not that far apart and could easily be traversed by a boat however one had to know how to get through the whirlpools themselves or be thrown into the water.

The invaders had paid a heavy price just trying to get to the island in the first place, he had been one of the many summoner's who had attacked the ships during that battle and still had a few scars to prove it and had been a rather surprised that the invaders had not expected the air attack.

Toulon glided gracefully above the island looking for a good landing spot and got his first look at the bridge that had his summoner's name upon it and admitted that while the bridge was rather simple in its static it was however highly functional and and could take whatever mother nature could dish out at it within reason of course.

"I'm impressed little Eagle, to have something that impressive with your name upon it." he said to her as they glided over the bridge getting many people's attention as they had never seen a bird of prey that large before.

She on the other hand could not help but let out a laugh, "Trust me that's not the most impressive part, the fact it was made by a drunk old man is even more impressive if you ask me."

The old eagle could only let out a laugh at that, "Hopefully I'll get to meet him then, I also have to admit I'm interested in the ship you want built."

"What you want me to name it after you when I finally get it built?" she asked him.

"Maybe, but that choice is yours Little Eagle I'm just happy your clan is not dead." He said in all honesty.

"My clan has a long way to go Toulon, right now it is only me and I am single drop... A single tear that is all and left."

"You may be a single drop my young Eagle, but I have seen a single drop become a river and then a raging flood of change... You will become that flood and bring hope back to these lands, at least that's what I believe." He said to her as they touched down upon the ground surprising many people.

As she hit the ground and rose to her full height she then looked him right in the eyes, "Maybe, but right now I'm still just a drop and that might actually be even more dangerous if you get my drift."

He couldn't help but laugh at that comment, "I have a feeling you're right, but don't be a stranger as I have grown quite accustomed to our little talks."

She could not help but laugh at that comment as she waved goodbye to him and watched him return to which he had come, she then began to walk towards the village and its local shipping dock knowing that she could easily get a boat ride to the Land of Spring knowing it was only a day away by ship.

Virtually everyone was keeping a close eye on her wondering if she was a potential threat to their village, after what happened with the little midget she was happy to see them taking things very seriously.

As she continued to walk through the town on the way to the docs she noticed the old man about to enter a small bar and decided to see his reaction to her new appearance, "It's a little early to be drinking you old drunk?"

The old man in question also known as Tazuna the master bridgebuilder who immediately stopped what he was doing and turned back to see a young woman rather unique looking clothing with a hood upon her head walking up to him.

In a joking manner he said, "It's five somewhere young lady."

It took the old drunk just a few seconds to notice certain features about this young woman and then his eyes widened in shock, "Naruko is that you?"

Much to his surprise she simply did a small bow she pulled her hood off the top of her head to reveal her face in all its glory, her hair was now in a single ponytail that was not very long with two small braided parts going down the sides of her face at about her ears.

That part of her hair style had been picked up from Connor as well as the help of his wife who simply went by the name of Dobby, the two of them had helped her maintain this style.

Connor had told her that this is how he kept his own personal hairstyle for many years and that it worked for both men and women among his tribe, unfortunately for her it also had the unintended side effect of the attracting many young man to her even more than normal.

The old drunk however was so surprised by her physical appearance that he could not help but put his hand on her shoulder to see if she was indeed real, seeing that his curiosity was satisfied he could not help but wonder what happened, "How can this be you look so much older than you should be?"

Naruko then turned her head to look at the bar, "Do they have any good food in there?"

"Well it is more than just a bar." the old drunk said.

Naruko gave him a smile that threatened to rip her face open from how big it had become, "Good, I haven't had a meal in a while."

The small group then entered the bar and set down at one of the tables, one of the waiters then walked up with the set of drinks for the men knowing that they were regulars but decided to take the order of the young lady who was sitting with them, "What would you like to drink my lady?"

"Just some tea for the moment, I'd also like to see a menu if that's possible?" she asked him.

"It will be right up my lady and usual for you gentlemen?" he asked them only to receive a nod of the head and went to perform their work but motion for another waiter to immediately send the menu to the young woman so she could possibly order her food by the time he brought her tea to her.

It did not take long for the menu to be in her hands and by the time the waiter returned she simply ordered a few things she had not had an almost 6 long years, the old drunk could not help but wanting his curiosity satisfied, "So what happened to you?"

She took a sip of her tea and then spoke, "Well a great deal has happened to me but I have to ask has anyone been looking for me or certain individuals that that seem to be nosing around if you get my point?"

Almost everyone seemed to nod their head knowing that there have been one or two encounters with individuals like this, "Yeah there have been a few run-ins with people like that, there was a old pervert with white long hair that came looking for you, no one told him anything but there's been one or two people coming and going with been asking questions as well."

She couldn't help but let out a curse in French, "It figures that they would come looking for me, but the question is why?"

"I don't know kid, but they seem pretty desperate if you ask me."

Naruko could only nod her head as the first order of their food arrived was placed in front of them, she couldn't help but literally pick up the plate and breathe in the aroma of food, "Sweet and Sour Pork, it's been so long."

She then put the plate back on the table and picked up her chopsticks moving them about to get the feeling of how to use them properly as it had been some time since she had last used this eating utensil, thankfully it was like riding a bike and she was able to easily grab one of her favorite foods preparing to eat it.

Unfortunately before she could even put it in her mouth one of the villagers ran in shouting at the top of his lungs that there was trouble at the dock, everyone in the bar instantly became concerned they had a feeling the knew who this was.

She then put her food down and looked at the waiter and spoke, "I'll be right back, don't throw it away."

The man nodded his head as she put her hood back on and left the bar with a rather sour disposition, much to the townspeople shocked they watched as she literally free ran up the side of a nearby building and began running atop the roof tops.

Tazuna and many of the villagers were now running towards the docks hoping that nothing was wrong only to be greeted with a terrible site, a large ship was docked and on it was several dozen mercenaries all armed to the teeth.

As the villagers began to surround this area the mercenaries only let out a cruel laugh as they took a good look at everyone who was present, unbeknownst to them Naruko began to study her surroundings looking for all the openings so she could take them all out at once.

Her thoughts were only temporarily interrupted with the presence of someone else now standing beside her, however this was someone she knew quite well, "It's been a while Haku, how have you been?"

The young woman in question was also now kneeling down upon the roof to keep herself as small of a target as possible as they both observed the Mercenaries realizing that some of them were in fact some of the same Mercenaries who had once worked for Goto, it was obvious they had returned to exact some kind of revenge.

Haku had been keeping an eye on things but had to admit that she had been totally surprised by what Naruko had told her and the old bridge builders family 7 months ago about her banishment because of her failed mission, Haku had always had a bad feeling regarding the Uchiha.

When Naruko had arrived and told them what happened it just reinforced the young ice users feelings on the matter, she had been thought killed and hoped to keep it that way so she could finally live in peace.

Now that hope for the future was being threatened, Haku was still trying to come to grips with the fact that her friend looked and sounded much older than she should be.

"What happened to you Naruko?" she asked hoping for an answer.

"It's a long story, better told at a another time I think." She said noticing Haku also nodding her head as they turned back to what was happening below.

Tazuna walked forward with several villagers directly behind him with each one of them carrying a tool or weapon, the leader of the Mercenaries then walked forward with a terrible grin upon his face, "You people think you're free, you are not not yet anyways... Because you took our meal ticket you all have what we want, money and if we have to sell you all into slavery so be it!"

Tazuna at this point picked up a large hammer and keeping them in a loose grip so he could swing at a moments notice, "Try it and your a dead man, we beat you once we can do it again!"

"And just how many people are going to die this time old man, case I can assure you that we will kill as many of you as he can before we leave." The leaders said hoping to scare them.

To illustrate this point he then grabbed a woman and her child began to forcibly drag them back to his ship, Naruko had by this point seen enough and quickly developed a strategy as she made over 50 clones and sent to various spots.

"Stay here and watch the show, when this is over will have a good talk and a meal." Haku could only nod as she watched her friend maneuver with grace from the top of the buildings into the crowds without anyone even noticing she was there.

The leader had become frustrated with the woman who kept trying to not only break out of his grip but also trying to keep a hold of her child, the mercenary leader became agitated and ultimately punched her in the face sending her crashing to the ground and took hold of the boy with extreme force.

This only made the crowd more agitated however before any of them could do anything a single woman wearing a strange set of clothing with a hood upon her face walked out of the crowd heading right for him.

The leader could not help but admire her well-developed body with a grin and attitude it was driven more by last then by intelligence, he threw the child to the ground who then quickly got up and ran to his mother holding on for dear life.

The boy watched as the woman who seems like an angel of mercy to them but to a ninja looked the angel of death to the Mercenaries and walked with a certain type of grace and determination the boy had never seen before, a katana was strapped to her back through a unique piece of armor with a long black trenchcoat and had a hood connect to it which conceals her identity and much of her facial features.

The Mercenary leader then unsheathed his sword but was not planning to go for a kill shot as he knew this beauty could fetch quite a price, however Naruko had faced far superior opponents then this piece of trash and quickly performed a simple duck and a twist of her body as her Mentor had once shown her.

In the twist she unleashed her left wrist blade and upon the upward motion in a fluid motion she made a simple slashing motion at the leaders throat, the Mercenary had no time to register any of her movements until he felt the searing pain in his throat and felt air and blood enter his throat from the new wound unable to stop the influx of either and began to choke upon his own bodily fluid.

The young woman was not done as she then quickly formed a backwards kick into his head sending him into the dirt, after this she then simply began to walk towards the remaining Mercenaries who were now getting into a defensive position hoping to keep this strange ninja at bay.

Naruko took a quick look at them and then unsealed one of her more interesting weapons that her Mentor had given her, the Guillotine Gun which had proven itself a potent weapon in the right hands.

In hers it was a lethal weapon like none other, she gave them Mercenaries a menacing smile as she leveled the mortar round at them and pulled the trigger with the simple movement of her finger.

The sound of thunder was heard as the shot then landed directly in the middle of the Mercenaries and then detonated, shocked expressions and the chaos that soon ensued was for the lack of a better word priceless.

The rest of the Mercenaries who had been on the ship also began to come running off knowing that they were all going to be needed to take this village, Naruko steered them down like a predator savoring the meal to come and made a one handed Jester that made them even more angry.

Before any of them could even comprehend their own fate her clones began to drop down from the buildings landing on many of them ending their lives in the process, Naruko then used the confusion and ran in with a lethal efficiency that only an Assassin would possess.

Despite the Guillotine Guns size it could be a rather effective weapon both able to withstand attacks as well as able to inflict them even when it not have a mortar round loaded in the chamber, and right at that moment she was making an excellent case for its lethality.

She ducked under one one mercenaries wild swing and brought the guillotine gun into a backwards slashing motion which was then embedded in the back of the Mercenary skull ending his life, with one quick motion and a surprising amount of strength for one of her size she quickly and forcibly removed the Guillotine Gun from his skull and brought it into a wide swing which was then embedded into another Mercenaries chest.

She then quickly noticed one Mercenary running towards the woman and her child and again the sound of thunder reigned through the area as the back of the man's skull literally exploded in a spray of blood and bone as well as brain matter as his lifeless body then hit the ground face first and no longer moved.

Everyone saw that a strange Assassin had another weapon in her hand which she then put back into a holster and literally ripped the large weapon out of the corpse it had been so forcefully put in just a minute ago.

By this time there are only three Mercenaries left, they never saw the ice mirrors forming behind them, with one quick motion Haku had embedded her needles in the back of their skulls ending their lives in the process the third one was not share the same fate.

Before he could even react to this new threat, he felt a shearing pain go through his kneecap only to feel the lower part of the leg missing from his body and force it was now sending him crashing to the ground, he looked up only to see Naruko raising the Guillotine Gun high in the air and then bringing it crashing down upon his body.

The very second he felt unimaginable amounts pain through his neck could no longer feel his body at all, it took just a couple of seconds for his life to fade from his head as he completely died lying on the ground missing a head and a leg.

The young Assassin then looked to ship and made several hand gestures which the clones then took and then ran to the ship overrunning it in the process a few more screams were heard in the process but when it was done there were other sounds, and several people were being brought up who had been caged like animals so they could be sold.

The villagers immediately began to get certain supplies and called for the doctor to help these people as they were going to need it, the old drunk could not help but let out a sigh he didn't even know he was holding in.

He then looked to Naruko who had resealed her weapon and began walking back towards the bar, "The clones will cleanup you old drunk but I'm really hungry, after that we will have a long talk back at your house about where I've been and what's been done."

He couldn't help but nod his head as he watched her go, she gave the young boy a simple nod of the head in a smile as his mother held onto him for dear life.

Haku was also wondering what happened as she had never seen anyone this effective at killing except for war veterans, but almost every ninja in this day and age relied on their Jutsu's more and more.

And yet here was someone who only use a small portion of her overall power and was able to win a victory for the most unbelievable odds, for some reason she felt a new age had just dawned and things were going to change.

However one person in the crowd was shocked at what he had just seen with his own eyes and wounded if his spymaster would want to hear about this as soon as possible.

End of C2.

Character theme song,

Naruko, Birth By 30 Seconds to Mars

Development Diary,

well I can definitely say that I had to do a lot of work on this chapter, unfortunately it was a rush job in all honesty and I didn't catch all of the mistakes.

Unfortunately I have done a few of these and it's not something I'm proud to admit to, at the same time I also checked chapter 3 to see what kind of damage I might have to repair there but was happy to see only a few mistakes here and there.

this particular chapter was kind of a building step the future of the story so it was one of the ones I really felt I had to fix and soon, this was the chapter that really showed her as an Assassin as to the true beginning of her German as the first chapter was just a kind of recap about what happened to to her in the other world.

Plus when I start to do the editing work I noticed I had put a development diary in as well and you really hit home this was a rush job and is one of the reasons it wasn't as good as it could have been and for that I am sorry, plus ischemia chance to also see if I had left anything out and I made a few small changes here and there.

I'll be checking the other chapters and making some correction here and there, please read and review.