Push Comes to Shove-Part Two
When Naruto made his way to Suna, he was not in the best of moods considering his return to Konoha generated a lot of negative emotions from past memories. He had come back to Konoha with his mind clearer, more focused, and a better perspective on life. The Toads had taught him everything they had to offer about chakra, including Senjutsu, their fighting style to the point where it was flawless in performing the katas without error. There was only one thing Naruto truly needed that he currently lacking right now in life to make things perfect.
Life experience.
So when word reached Konoha of Suna's Kazekage Sabaku no Gaara had been kidnapped by the Akatsuki, it was only natural that Naruto go to help his friend. A team consisting of Kakashi, Yamato, Temari, Sakura, Sai, and himself had departed to Suna in the hopes they would stop whatever the Akatsuki had planned.
And naturally, they ran into resistance in he form of the Akatsuki. After the group left Suna to find Gaara, the opposition came in the form of two of its members.
In the form of Itachi and Kisame.
Not that Naruto let them stop him from reaching his goals.
"So if it isn't sushi bitch and the silent asshole. Killed any other clans lately? Have you spilled the blood of innocent puppies?" asked Naruto in a mocking tone.
"Look at him Itachi. Three years away with the Sannin and the brat thinks he is hot shit," remarked Kisame while Itachi said nothing.
"Year and a half. I parted ways with that perverted fool when it became clear his way of teaching wasn't teaching at all. Honestly, teaching me to tap into Kyuubi's chakra in order to fight you two better was not one of his better ideas. Its like someone fighting a house fire with toad oil. It doesn't work and makes things worse. So I spent my remaining time training under the Toads themselves," said Naruto while Kisame kept on grinning while Itachi's eyes narrowed slightly.
"So you spent your time with some talking webbed wart makers. Big fucking deal. It still won't help you against us," said Kisame while Naruto grinned viciously.
"If I'm not such a big threat to you, why is Itachi still trying to cast me in a Genjutsu with his eyes like he has with everyone else?" asked Naruto while Itachi's eyes narrowed even more.
"So you found a way to make yourself immune to Genjutsu. Interesting," said Itachi while Naruto suddenly scowled.
"You can stop with the praise Itachi. I know why you two butt buddies are here and its not to insult us or speak small praises at what I do. I also sense you two aren't the real deal. You hide it well, even showing the various abilities one would find in both the real Itachi and Kisame. But Uzumaki sensory perception can see through that weak shit and right now I see two corpses being used as puppets to hold us off while my friend is being killed. So drop the Jutsu and stand aside," said Naruto while "Kisame" grinned.
"Or else what brat?!" demanded "Kisame" before he was suddenly and violently kicked in the midsection by Naruto sending the man flying back well over 200 feet.
'Fast. And strong,' thought "Itachi" while glancing over at "Kisame", who had reverted back to the dead body they obtained for this Jutsu.
"Fun fact about Senjutsu. It can really hurt people when you strike them in a vital bodily area," said Naruto before he glared at "Itachi".
"I am curious, how are you blocking my Sharingan's power?" asked "Itachi" curiously.
"Simple. I'm mixing Senjutsu and the Kyuubi's power through my body in perfect sync. When heading here, I spent that time gathering up as much of it as I could. Mix it just right with what is sealed in my gut and no Genjutsu you have from your shitty eyes can stand in my way. Not even the second level you have in your back pocket," said Naruto with Itachi frowning further.
"So you know," remarked "Itachi" with Naruto scoffing.
"Of course I do. Sasuke basically bragged as much on how an Uchiha gets one of your cursed eyes to that stage. I got further information from the Toads on how it works. It's a good thing I don't consider your brother my best friend or else the bastard might get what he wanted. Aside from killing you of course," said Naruto while "Itachi" frowned further at him.
"You should reconsider. You could learn a lot from him and forming a bond would be for the best," said "Itachi" while Naruto snarled.
"Been there. Done that. What did I get for my efforts? Insults, a broken neck, and two Chidoris to the chest. I think I'll pass on the whole 'friends with the Uchiha' concept. Its not healthy," said Naruto while "Itachi" frowned at him since he needed the two of them to be friends so Sasuke could get the eyes needed to become stronger.
Naruto's resistance to reforming the bond of friendship with Sasuke was hindering the plans of the Uchiha Clan slayer and Itachi didn't like it. He wanted Sasuke to gain the next level of the Sharingan so when both Uchiha fought next, Itachi could give his eyes to Sasuke, and become an Uchiha worthy of ruling over their rebuilt clan.
But Naruto was being difficult and it seemed Sasuke himself had been responsible for causing the damage. The Kyuubi Jinchuriki's time with the Toads had clearly made the boy stronger. Stronger than anyone would most likely prefer him to be in life. Not only that, but the Toads had provided a mentality of where the boy no longer took crap from anyone, and was not as forgiving to someone who hurt him.
Again, it created a problem for Itachi. One he now had to fix in the future, but do it in a discreet manner away from the Akatsuki.
"A pity. No matter. You are only a mean to an end," said "Itachi" while Naruto smirked at him now.
"So are you," said Naruto before he moved faster than even the fake Itachi's eyes could follow and was struck across the face where the eyes were located with the blonde's chakra.
And leave large scar on the face of "Itachi" with enough chakra behind the strike to tear flesh from its body.
And damaging the eyes of the fake body the Uchiha possessed.
A Rasengan to the fake Uchiha's chest and he was down for the count before Naruto used his chakra again to dispel the Genjutsu his team was in. Before they could ask what had happened upon seeing the two unknown bodies around them, Naruto was already heading for where he sensed Gaara's fading life force was located.
A Rasengan to the barrier setup to keep them out did the trick and Naruto entered to see Shukaku being extracted from Gaara. Before the two Akatsuki members sent to retrieve the young Kage could speak, Naruto did something that would shock them, the Konoha team, and the other projected members of the Akatsuki in the room.
Naruto took out tri pronged kunai before throwing them at Deidara and Sasori.
"Oh...," said Deidara with a start since being a former Iwa Nin made him recognize what just happened.
"...shit," finished Sasori before Naruto appeared in a flash, striking with another kunai to Deidara's skull and a Senjutsu enhanced kick to Sasori's side.
Sasori's puppet body shattered into a hundred pieces, but the puppet within the puppet had escaped, if just barely. But before he could do anything, Naruto was in his personal space, putting his fist into Sasori's puppet chest where the blonde sensed was where the remaining anchor of life binding the Puppet Master was placed.
"Any last words before you die?" growled Naruto angrily.
"I do. I know Orochimaru is your enemy. He is mine too. I have a spy within his ranks at nearly the highest level. I was meant to meet up with him in the next two weeks to obtain the Sannin's future movements. I now give you this chance to kill him in my place," said Sasori while Naruto narrowed his eyes at him.
"Location," said Naruto while Sasori whispered it into his ear before Naruto crushed his heart within the puppet body before turning to the still shocked members of the Akatsuki staring back at him.
"The Kyuubi Jinchuriki. We meet at last," remarked Pein from his projection after a long moment of silence while still trying to process the fact the boy used the Yondaime's most feared Jutsu.
He would have to talk to Tobi and Zetsu about that in private.
"And you must be the leader of these assholes What does that make you? Biggest asshole of them all?" remarked Naruto while Pein ignored the insult.
"What? Call me an asshole with you? You are so fucking lucky I'm not there right now kid. I could kill you easily and sacrifice you to Jashin himself!" said Hidan through the projection.
"Am I talking to you? No?! Then shut your mouth and suck rope," said Naruto while the man he insult went on a cursing rant and spewed out more threats while the one next to him let out a chuckle.
All of which Naruto ignored when he went to get a barely alive Gaara. Fortunately, they had gotten there to the point where Shukaku wasn't extracted fully from Gaara and went right back in the red head's body. Acting quickly, Naruto altered the poor excuse for a seal to make it stronger, but also placing some various security measures into it to help prevent a future forced extraction like this one. Once done, Naruto glanced over at the projections still there watching him, and growled at Pein currently staring back at him with narrowed Rinnegan eyes.
"You are only delaying the inevitable. You and every other Jinchuriki will soon be an extension of my Will and bring about a new era of peace through pain," said Pein while Naruto glanced at him before turning to another projection farther back from the rest of the members.
"I'm going to enjoy ripping out your spinal column. I suggest you all get ready for the fight I am going to bring to your doorstep. Because I am not going to hold back and I am going to show you why it is unwise to piss off Uzumaki Naruto!" said Naruto to all of them before he picked up his friend and left without another word to them while ignoring his teammates.
After what he just did, it was clear to them that the Naruto they knew, or thought they knew was no more. This Naruto was geared up for a fight and had no problems with dishing out the beating to those who deserved it.
(Orochimaru's Lair-Sometime Later)
"So, where is the loser? I see a pink haired wannabe for a kunoichi. I see my lazy pervert for a sensei, an unknown and clearly weak Shinobi, but not the loser," commented Sasuke arrogantly while he stared down at his former teammate and sensei.
"Maybe he doesn't think your worth the effort?" commented Kakashi while Yamato was looking around for the Sannin.
The last few hours, if not the past couple of weeks, had been interesting to say the least for them. Or at had been for Kakashi himself when Naruto came back to the village with a whole new feel about him.
When Naruto had finally come back to Konoha, he had changed quite a bit. No longer loud mouthy, boasting, and overall weak like he had been when leaving with Jiraiya. He was calm, serious, and had an aura about him like a storm of sorts was brewing all around his very being. When Kakashi tried to greet him, Naruto just gave him the most serious of looks that made the cycloptic Jounin freeze instantly since it reminded him deeply of his late sensei when serious.
It was in that moment, Kakashi knew Naruto he remembered was no more. Gone was the ramen addict, hyperactive blonde, and his yell of "being Hokage one day" for all to hear. In his place was someone ready for a fight and would gladly dish it out if push came to a possible shove.
When Naruto entered the Hokage's office, Tsunade had wanted to hug Naruto, which was what almost happened if not for the blonde man giving her that same moment look given to Kakashi. He was not back in the village for hugs, kisses, well wishes, or anything else resembling friendship one had among other Shinobi in the same village.
He was here on business. He was back in Konoha to clear away some of his own debts and make others pay theirs to him.
Namely to clear up past failures. One involving Sasuke, Kabuto, Orochimaru, and even the Akatsuki itself. He also made it clear that any such abuse aimed at him in the past and into the future would be met with retribution by people who thought they could get away with it. While Naruto wasn't going to kill anyone, as far as Kakashi and Tsunade knew, the blonde Uzumaki made it clear that people would wish they had died should they test him. He also made it clear that the Toads had helped fix whatever broken mentality or false perception he had regarding his views of Konoha and life in general.
They made it clear that forgiveness was good to give out, but not when it was taken for granted. Not only that, but if they acted smug about it, not only was said forgiveness wasted, the act itself only made the offenders believe they were in the right. Since they were never punished or ignored when the acts of abuse occurred, the people got it in their heads that the cruel actions they performed on Naruto was okay. Even more so when no one called them out on being proven wrong about Naruto in the first place. If no one did that, why feel any remorse at all? Why feel anything bad about abusing the Jinchuriki if no one was going to remind them how the boy didn't do anything to deserve it? The fools could easily argue their abuse kept the boy in check. That they had every right to hurt the boy and would do it again if possible for the same result since no one had punished them from the beginning.
For Naruto, such lines of thought were unacceptable. Actions have consequences and the actions of Konoha on his person were unacceptable. The fact the powers that be did not punish them for their actions and tried to let them "see the light" on their own was foolish since the group mentality would never let a single individual within think otherwise.
In Naruto's mind, in order to fix this, you had to break the group mentality, and target the individual "fragments" of the group mentality before they could reform elsewhere. Make them see that their point of view was not only stupid, but would not go unpunished. In his mind, if they didn't get punished for their past actions, it would only just encourage future generations to be abusive to any Jinchuriki following him.
And Naruto wasn't going to stand for it one way or the other.
When Tsunade tried to talk to him about more personal things, Naruto told her they could wait, and to give him the key to his parents home. The one he should have had from the start, but was denied by the powers that be when younger thanks to the Sandaime, and the power hungry Council. It was clear to those select people in the room, who already knew Naruto's parents that he also knew the truth, and was not happy with anyone who not only knew the truth, but chose not to do anything to help him.
The Toads had been most supportive of him and providing Naruto with the knowledge he needed to know that was kept from him most of his life. They fixed the warped mental view Konoha, the Sandaime, and Jiraiya had given during his time living there. Naturally, they were appalled by some of things the village had done to the boy mentally, as well as the physical aspect of the abuse. It had taken a lot of effort to undo the damage, but the Shadow Clone Jutsu producing thousands of copies each day to focus on ninja training while the real one had his mentality healed was a great counter.
The Toads also suspected the Shadow Clone Jutsu was kept from Naruto from the start, even though it was designed for an Uzumaki with high chakra reserves in the first place. It was also concerning that the Sandaime and Academy instructors had known the boy had such high reserves, yet offered no alternative to the standard Clone Jutsu. Hell, the Academy let Rock Lee graduate from the Academy and the spandex wearing boy had practically NO chakra to begin with. It raised a shit load of questions and speculative answers were all that followed.
Again, the Toads suspected foul play. Even more so when all the instructors told Naruto to "try harder" and "pay more attention in class" despite the fact teachers kicked him out whether Naruto didn't anything to warrant it or not. They didn't tell him anything about chakra control or any other versions of the Clone Jutsu he could use, much less those that were elemental like the Earth or Water Clone Jutsus. Foul play only smelled more likely and more foul the longer the Toads thought about it and made a mental note to "speak" to Jiraiya about this in the off chance the fool knew or considered this outcome.
Still, Tsunade wanted to test his skills in an evaluation. When Naruto asked who would perform the test, the boy unleashed a small...pulse of killer intent throughout the room. It made Tsunade, Shizune, Kakashi, and the hidden ANBU watching everything shiver in fear.
When it came to the evaluation, it was no longer any real surprise to Kakashi that Naruto had grown up so much since the last time he saw him. Hell, Naruto didn't even need the help of Sakura or the super human strength technique Tsunade taught her. The fact that he ignored her the entire time upon his return not withstanding. Of course, Sakura would yell at him in order for the blonde to pay attention to her, but again, Naruto ignored her to focus on the test at hand.
Which was naturally, the fucking bell test. Something which Naruto recalled ended in the unfair treatment of himself being tied to the post at the end. Honestly, Sakura went down from a Genjutsu, and again after seeing Sasuke's head sticking up from the ground. She didn't even try to get the damn bell! So what if he tried to eat the food. Kakashi had also been a prick the entire time and was late both times they first met him. As if it was okay for him to waste their time when they could have done things instead of waiting.
How Kakashi justified his decisions to punish Naruto among other things he did when team 7 was formed, the blonde didn't know. Nor did he care for that matter. Kakashi had wronged him back when they first started out and Naruto intended for the man to pay up with this test.
Fortunately, Kakashi had basically ordered him and Sakura to attack the Jounin with the intent to kill.
Which was why, for his part, Naruto quickly beat Kakashi bloody all on his own within a matter of moments, took the single bell the Jounin had, gave it to a stunned Sakura, and simply left the training field without saying a word.
Only for Jiraiya to appear in front of him with a disapproving frown on his face.
You've changed gaki. But not for the better.
As if you have a right to judge me. After all the shit you pulled.
So you're holding a grudge, is that it? Its not my fault you can't take a few hits physically or otherwise.
We both know this goes well beyond 'a few hits' you fucking waste of space.
So I wasn't there for you growing up. Do you think you're the only one with a Godparent or a parent out there who ignore their obligations. Grow up. I didn't hold your hand back when you were a pathetic gaki and I won't do it now. Also, I have no intention of getting on my knees and begging for your forgiveness regardless of what Tsunade commands.
I don't expect you to hold my hand or beg for my forgiveness. I'm too old for one of them and the other I have none to give. Even if I did wish to forgive you Jiraiya, we both know it would an emotional response wasted on a man who cares more about boobs and butts over his own surrogate family. Is it any wonder the old fart monkey liked Orochimaru far more when it came to teaching the two of you.
Watch it brat. The Sandaime was my sensei and a great man. You may think yourself hot shit now, but I've got a lot more experience and can still kick your ass.
You would think that. But we both know your skills are mediocre at best. When was the last time you trained Jiraiya? And I mean actuallytrained in the Toad katas you were told require to be constantlypracticed? When was the last time you had an actual fight with someone? The answer is simple. Its been a very long time. If I went all out right now against you at your best, I could wipe the floor with you, and still have enough energy left to go on a mission without slowing down.
Tough talk for a brat not even 16 years old yet.
Its not talk. I can back it up right here. Right now. The only reason I don't, is because I am heading to see Hokage for a mission.
Excuses. Excuses. Just like before a year and a half ago. If you really were stronger, you would fight me right now.
I will fight you. Right after I kill Orochimaru and bring Sasuke back a broken man.
You can't kill him Naruto. Orochimaru's too strong. Not to mention Sasuke will decimate you if there is a confrontation. The kid's a prodigy. You're not.
Tell you what Ero-Sennin. After I return from killing your former teammate and bringing back mine, I will fight you. One on one. No holding back. You fight me with everything you've got and I'll bring everything I have to the battle too. Agreed?
Done! I just hope you're ready to admit how outclassed you are against a man of my skills gaki.
And I hope you understand just how stupid you were to neglect me all those years ago after I leave your body broken on the ground. And just so you know...if I see a moment in time where I can kill you...I am taking it. This isn't going to be a simple spar Jiraiya. This is going to be an all out war and I intend to not only win, but see to it you are never the same again as a result! Oh, and one more thing. Your so called sensei wasn't the God of Shinobi. He was the God of Hypocrisy! The Sandaime Hokage was a double standard fool and out of everything he taught you, it was the only skill that the man successfully past down onto you.
I'm warning you brat. Say one more bad word about my sensei and I will kill you right here on the spot!
You tried that already, remember? Throwing me into that endless ravine in the hopes of activating the Kyuubi's chakra. By the way, the Toads think you are an idiot for thinking up such a stupid idea.
It was the fastest way to do it. And if you failed, it was no big deal in my book. As your Godfather, I was entitled to see how you were raised as my Godson, and trained in being a Shinobi.
Does that include how I should die as one or the other?
(Cue long silence)
Did the Toads tell you about the prophecy? All of it?!
Yeah. They did. Its total crap you know. I heard it word for word. Why the Elder Toad told you said prophecy is beyond me. You were not meant to hear it. Much less blab it to the Sandaime. You do know there are rules in place made by Kami regarding prophecies, right? Though I'm not surprised. You were so obsessed with the part focusing on yourself, itself I would be surprised if you actually cared about who you would be training.
Fuck those rules. Fuck Kami. You think I care about such things? Where was Kami and his rules when Madara betrayed Konoha? When Orochimaru betrayed Konoha? When the Fourth Hokage died? When my sensei died? When I lost everything that mattered to ME?! If Kami wasn't going to play by the rule he set, I didn't have to either.
Spare me your so called suffering. You were always a lazy super pervert and leech long before you became a Shinobi. Long before those so called "bad things" happened to you in life. You leeched off my Father and anyone else you could get your claws into for your own benefit. The only reason you didn't dig even deeper into the Fourth was because my Mother saw you for the wretched thing you were and put a stop to it.
Which is exactly why I'm glad she isn't alive here today. Your bitch of a Mother had no business getting between me and my former student. If I wanted to mooch off him, it was my right! She didn't have any right to interfere with how I was interacting with my former student.
Even though she was married to him? My Mother wasn't exactly pleased with you when she overheard a conversation to convince my Father that it was okay to have "piece of kunoichi ass on the side" so if my Mother got too "bitchy", he could always go to another woman for "comfort"? Not to mention, you told my Father how the people of Konoha did not really care for my Mother that much because she was considered a "foreigner", and having a kunoichi from Konoha on the side as a secondary option was more tolerable.
How do you know about that?
Both of my parents each left a piece of their souls in the seal as a failsafe of sorts should it falter from stress and strain. They were very angry with you and Konoha as a whole when I told them about my life. They see your actions as a betrayal of their trust in being a responsible Godparent. When you die, they will being having...words with you on the subject.
Kakashi still shivered at the memory. Especially the last part. The Jounin knew Kushina was a woman you did not cross. Ever! Even Orochimaru, for all his sadistic tendencies, knew pissing the woman off was worse than an angry Tsunade catching Jiraiya peeping on her.
"It seems that the loser has become even more stupid since the last time I saw him," said Sasuke arrogantly before he suddenly gasped in pain and grabbed his neck when feeling an intense burning sensation.
"Or maybe Kakashi is right. I don't see you as a threat or challenge to me anymore," said Naruto behind Sasuke moments later with the Uchiha's eyes widening.
'How did he get behind me without sensing him?' thought Sasuke before he turned around and attempted to cut the blonde in half with his sword.
Or for said Naruto in front of him to explode and sent him flying back down towards the Konoha team below. Or rather that would have happened if not for Naruto coming at him from the right, kneeing him in the rib. This was followed up by one to the left punching Sasuke in the face. Finished off with one surprising the Konoha team by shooting right up from the ground in the lab into the air and delivering a chakra enhanced kick to the Uchiha's spine. After this happened, an army of Naruto Shadow Clones made themselves into a whip, and launched the Naruto at the end to hit Sasuke in the chest to send the still shocked Uchiha back down.
"Not such hot shit now, are you Uchiha. Did Orochimaru spend his time training you to be a proper Shinobi? Or as his personal sex pet?," asked Naruto coldly toward his former teammate struggling to stand from the hits he suffered.
"How...How can you...be this strong?" asked Sasuke while looking up at Naruto with disdain in his eyes.
"Through training. Lots and lots of training. Training day and night. I bloodied my hands, my feet, and even my face to the point where the crimson liquid acted as a second skin. I broke my bones in so many places its not even funny. What I did to you was not even a fraction of what I can do to you Sasuke. The force behind each blow I landed had enough power behind it to rival one of Tsunade's super strength punches. Right now, I believe you have several broken ribs, a badly bruised if not broken spine, and jaw shattered on one side with a few teeth being loose, if not falling out," said Naruto calmly while he raised a hand to stop Sakura from moving to heal the Uchiha.
"I should have killed you at the Valley of the End. To think I spared you on a whim!" said Sasuke while Naruto had the nerve to laugh at him.
At him! An Uchiha! An elite!
"You spared me on a whim? Once again Sasuke, you copy others before doing anything truly original. I spared you first. I could have ripped right through your Chidori with my Rasengan or let my attack rip your face clean off while taking those eyes Orochimaru wanted so badly right out of their sockets. But I held back. I held a lot back. Orders were to use force if you resisted were authorized, but it wasn't lethal force. You however, had no such restraint, and came at me with the intent to kill. You threw everything you had at me and I came back for more. Your victory over me Uchiha was a technicality. Nothing more!" stated Naruto while Sasuke was seething and tried to use his Curse Mark.
Only to find he couldn't.
"My power! The Curse Seal! I can't...I can't use it!" stated Sasuke in shock while he had assumed Naruto had put some kind of suppressor on him.
"You're just realizing that now? I killed Orochimaru and as a result the Curse Seal on you was destroyed before I even made my presence known to your soulless ass. Honestly, you are so arrogant, and smug about yourself that you don't have any sensory awareness for having eyes in the back of your head. Your belief that no one would even dare attack 'the mighty Uchiha Sasuke' from behind is so strong that your awareness a Shinobi should have for such things completely sucks," said Naruto while Sasuke seethed further.
"Impossible! There is no way you are near Orochimaru's level. Or Kabuto's!" exclaimed Sasuke before he winced in pain from trying to push himself and was having a hard time breathing.
"I trained to the point of exhaustion each day Sasuke. With my stamina and chakra, I can train all day into the night. It got to the point where Pa and Ma Toad threatened to halt my training if I didn't get any sleep at night. One point, I was training so hard they caught me sleep training, and had to watch me until they could figure out how to stop it," said Naruto while Sasuke snarled at him.
"You used the Kyuubi for your training, didn't you? Orochimaru already told me all about it. Your dirty little secret. You used its power like a crutch to get stronger. Without it, you are nothing!" exclaimed Sasuke with Naruto scoffing.
"As if you are one to talk. Who used Curse Seal Stage 2 on me at the Valley at the End? Who has the Sharingan? You want to talk about crutches in order to get stronger? Yours is practically in your blood! You copied Lee's Taijutsu for the Chuunin Exams rather then learn how to do it the old fashion way of learning it yourself because you can't do it the old fashion way. And what did it get you? All those fancy moves required having a lot of stamina. You may have copied the forms of his Taijutsu during the month spent training, but you lack the meat behind it. I didn't make that mistake. I can go toe to toe with Maito Gai, Rock Lee, and Kakashi here at the same time all day while barely breaking a sweat. I imagine that's not the case with you Sasuke. I imagine you can barely stand if you were to spar with Orochimaru or Kabuto while going all out," said Naruto while Sasuke spat blood out of his mouth.
"Fuck you!" said Sasuke while Naruto smirked.
"No thanks Sasuke. I'm straight. Unlike you, I don't run away from beautiful women to be with a creepy snake pedophile and his equally creepy butt buddy. When we get back to Konoha, you are going answer for your crimes. You will answer for everything...traitor," said Naruto before he kicked Sasuke right in the face with enough force to knock him out.
"Was that really necessary?" asked Sakura while Naruto glanced at her coldly.
"If you had paid attention to half the things Tsunade should have taught you Sakura, you would know the body language Sasuke was giving off before my arrival clearly showed he was going to kill you all. He would have swooped down, killed you all, and not lost an ounce of sleep over it. Hell, I imagine he would paraded your bodies all over the place for anyone to see in the hopes of pissing me off. Still think it was too much?" said Naruto before he put chakra suppression cuffs on the Uchiha before sealing Sasuke into his one of a kind Prisoner Scroll created so prisoners could be easily transported back home if caught alive.
"You don't have to be so cold Naruto," said Sakura with a frown since she was finally having a conversation with him, but was barely considered civil.
"Well, when you have two assassination Jutsus rammed into your chest, and have your neck broken by a ravine high pile driver, you can judge whether or not the user of such moves deserves to be treated with kid gloves," said commented Naruto before walking away and ignoring the shocked looked from his former teammate.
Naruto couldn't wait to show them off and rub it in everyone's faces what he had made when allowing his mind to think of new things to create.
(Hokage's Office-Sometime Later)
"If I wasn't looking at the proof before my very eyes, I would have thought all of you were meant for an insane asylum," said Tsunade after Naruto took out two scrolls and unsealed one.
The one holding the heads of Orochimaru and Kabuto. Though one head was arguably that of a giant white snake, it was definitely Tsunade's and Jiraiya's old teammate.
"Seeing is believing Tsunade," said Naruto professionally while deciding to no longer called her "Granny" like he use to do.
Not out of respect. No. She didn't have his respect. Not anymore. Not her. Not Jiraiya. Not the late Sandaime. Not Kakashi. None of them did. Especially the adults. They all knew the truth. You have to be pretty fucking blind, deaf, and dumb not to know the truth of who was the boy's Father. Naruto was especially angry at the Inuzuka Clan since he knew they should have been able to tell right away thanks to their sense of smell being enhanced. I mean, all they had to do was smell his scent, and compare it to the memory of his late parents.
As for Tsunade, she had a look of sorrow in her eyes at not being called "Granny" since it was his own weird way to show some measure of respect. While the nickname was in a way a shot at her growing age, it was not meant to be an insult (at least not anymore), and was missing it in some strange way.
"How did you kill him?" asked Tsunade curiously.
"Simple. I pissed him and Kabuto off. I had them make the first move. Wasn't hard. Just had to provoke the one weakness Orochimaru and Kabuto had left," said Naruto like it was the easiest thing in the world.
"What weakness was that?" asked Tsunade curiously with the others listening intently.
"Easy. It was their pride. I attacked and insulted their pride. I insulted the intelligence of Orochimaru first. His so called ability to cheat death and mocked him for fearing it. I called him a 'lowly parasitic worm who wets himself in the presence of the Shinigami'. I also needed to make sure Kabuto didn't try to cool his head so I proceeded to insult him next. I did this by mocking Kabuto for being so loyal to Orochimaru. I also called him Orochimaru's personal butt buddy and liked to have the Sannin's extended tongue and cock slithering up his ass because he didn't have any other purpose in life when it came to serving the Sannin. Naturally, the two didn't take my insults very well and the fact that their pride was being attacked by someone they considered weak was something they couldn't tolerate," said Naruto while there was simply more to it than just insulting the two Missing Nin.
For one, Naruto didn't waste time being flashy with them. He was quick and precise in killing them both. Kabuto died first. Cutting the man's chakra scalpel covered arm off at the elbow, followed by the head with standard ANBU sword he had...acquired from the traitorous, and emotionally stunted Sai had done the job. Naruto had killed Sai because he knew something was off about the pale skinned and emotionally challenged boy. Pa and Ma had taught him well in determining when a person was not who they truly were no matter how hard they tried to hide it.
Sensory awareness kicked ass!
As such, Naruto had interrogated Sai to the point where the boy was a bloody mess. A silent mess, but bloody all the same. It was after Naruto went through Sai's ninja gear did he see the pictures of ANBU without their masks, lists of their names identifying them, and even some of their abilities. All assigned to be given to Orochimaru from the looks of things and a message from one Shimura Danzo of Konoha asking for the two of them to work in taking Tsunade out. The pictures with the identities of the ANBU being a sign of "good faith payment" to Orochimaru and the promise of test subjects if the Sannin helped him become the next Hokage.
All in all, Naruto kept such evidence for later, and killed Sai with his own sword before the Root Nin could even contemplate what happened. The other members of the team didn't know this since they had gone on ahead to scout for Orochimaru's base. When they asked about Sai on the way back to Konoha, he found it was incredibly easy to just lie to them about how Kabuto killed Sai with the chakra scalpel to the chest.
Considering it was how Naruto almost died at one point, it wasn't too hard to believe the story was true since the blonde used his own experience as a reference in the story. This way, the group would believe the story, and make the lie more believable when giving his report. The look of remembrance on Tsunade's face would be seen by Kakashi, Yamato, and Sakura so they wouldn't have any reasons to doubt it. Add the body was dumped off the bridge into the river below during the fighting would make it impossible for them to find Sai's corpse.
Which was actually burned into ashes so there was no chance in Hell of finding it.
As for Orochimaru, he was pissed off that Kabuto was killed so easily, and quickly by Naruto to the point of instantly going all out on the Kyuubi Jinchuriki. Naruto did the same with the area around them being turned into completely different terrain. When Naruto went to four tails, the Sannin had tried to use his sword on him in the hopes the poison in it would end the blonde's life. Only for Naruto to surprise him by grabbing the sword when extended at the last minute, yanked the Sannin forward, and sliced him in half with his claws. Orochimaru was able to recover by reattaching both halves together, but no sooner did he do that, Naruto was on his back, sinking both claws and teeth into the Sannin's body. Sending corrosive, flesh dissolving, Biju chakra into the man, who barely shook the Jinchuriki off of him before shedding his skin like body to save his life.
Only to be met with a Biju bomb, which he tried to shield himself with using the Triple Rashemon Jutsu. It almost didn't work, but the blast was stopped. As for Naruto, he was on the Sannin again before he could quickly recover, and began weakening Orochimaru considerably.
Until finally, Orochimaru had no choice, but the change into his giant White Snake form to combat Naruto in his four tailed state. The battle soon became one of pure skill, agility, wits, and just the right timing mixed in with some raw animalistic fury from both sides.
With the one instance where Naruto grabbed the discarded and forgotten sword (during the battle) Kusanagi near him and sliced the Sannin's head clean off his body. Shortly after, Naruto stabbed the head into the brain for good measure (a couple dozen times to be exact), and burned the large white carcass looking to be made up of multiple tiny snakes to ensure there was no way the Sannin could continue to live.
One sealed up snake head later, the blonde was off to deal with Sasuke's traitorous ass.
"I find that hard to believe Naruto. You're strong. Unbelievably strong. But to take down someone like Orochimaru, much less Kabuto together is difficult to accept," said Tsunade skeptically.
"And yet here we are with the proof sitting on your desk. Oh, one more thing before I forget," said Naruto before he took out a scroll and unsealed it to reveal Sasuke's battered form now in front of the woman's desk.
A kick to the Uchiha's ribs by Naruto and the groan that followed from the beaten body on the groan proved he was still alive.
"ANBU! Take the traitor away. No one is allowed to see him except Ibiki, Anko, and myself until I say otherwise. If anyone else tries to see Uchiha Sasuke, I want you to arrest them," commanded Tsunade with the ANBU nodding and left the room with the Uchiha being carried off.
"When can I get my pay?" asked Naruto with Tsunade sighing since she missed the loud mouth brat who would smile and shout about being Hokage.
She still believed he would be Hokage, but would not have that same caring smile.
Now he was all seriousness. What did he learn during his time away from Konoha and Jiraiya? Did they, her sensei, and Tsunade herself scar him that badly?
"Here is the pay stub for both the completed mission, the bounty for killing Orochimaru and Kabuto, and the retrieval of Uchiha Sasuke. Present that to the bounty pay room and they'll give you the money you deserve," said Tsunade with Naruto took them, but did not smile at her.
"Unlikely. If they are the same idiots who were there three years ago, they still owe me back pay for not providing the appropriate amount of cash from my previous missions when the Sandaime was alive. This includes the bounty for the two Akatsuki members I killed back Suna when rescuing Gaara," said Naruto while Tsunade frowned since she didn't know that.
"Did you tell my sensei about this when he was alive?" asked Tsunade curiously while also making a mental note to pay that section a visit.
"I did. The Sandaime said he would look into it. I waited two weeks for him to fix the problem. He never did. I always assumed it was because there was a lot of red tape on his end considering what I am to people in this village," said Naruto while Tsunade sighed and mentally cursed her late sensei for acting the way he did with the blonde in front of her.
"I'll handle it Naruto. If they give you any trouble, tell them I will be down shortly, and will be looking over everything myself if necessary," said Tsunade with Naruto frowning at her.
"Funny. He said the same thing. Don't bother interfering. I'll handle them myself," said Naruto before leaving with his pay stub.
"What happened to you Naruto? Why are you being so cold? This isn't like you," said Tsunade with Naruto stopping at the door.
"Normally, I wouldn't be like this. But after spending time away from Konoha and been taught things I was denied for years, I felt change was necessary. Why do you care? I would think a mature version of myself would be an improvement over the stupid one you first met three years ago," said Naruto before walking out the door.
"Should we be worried Hokage-sama?" asked Yamato with Tsunade sighed and waved the concern off.
"No. Naruto has a lot of anger in him at the moment. Anger put there by this very village and brought to the surface after being away for so long. If he wants to vent some of the anger out, let him do it. Maybe afterwards, it will open the eyes of these morons down below what it means to abuse a child, and act like it is no big deal simply because said child is a Jinchuriki," said Tsunade before the door opened again and three people she didn't want to see were now in the room looking as serious as ever.
"So it is true. The Jinchuriki killed both Orochimaru and Kabuto," commented Danzo while Tsunade narrowed her eyes at him.
"He has a name Danzo. You would do well to remember that," warned Tsunade, but it was clear the old war hawk didn't care about that right now.
He never did. Asshole!
"Did he explain how it was done?" demanded Koharu while staring at the giant white snake head that was Orochimaru's face.
"He did. But I'm under no obligation to tell you," said Tsunade while all three Elders frowned at her.
"Tsunade, you know it is imperative for us to know these things. First the two Akatsuki members. Now Orochimaru and Kabuto. As members of your Council, we demand that you tell us how strong the Jinchuriki has become!" demanded Homura while Tsunade grit her teeth in anger.
"You demand something from me? You dare say that to my face?! You demand to know the answer to your question? Of me? Your Hokage?!" questioned Tsunade while the old man tried to keep his courage up despite her anger.
"The Jinchuriki is quite powerful Tsunade. Knowledge of what he can do since his time away is crucial in keeping this village's weapon in check," said Danzo while Tsunade was seething at this continued disrespect toward Naruto.
It was bad enough Jiraiya did it and even her when she first met the brat, but these three were clearly going to be disrespectful to Naruto until the day they died. Which she was hoping would be soon!
"He has a name Danzo. If you can't even say his name, don't be in the same room as me or him. In fact, if you can't stand the idea of referring to him by his name, I suggest you simply kill yourself now. No one in this office will disrespect him while I am Hokage," said Tsunade while Danzo scowled and the other two Elders looked shocked.
"Tsunade! You can't be serious?" protested Koharu.
"You want to talk serious? Jiraiya hasn't been training the boy for the last three years. In fact, Jiraiya has proven himself incompetent in that area, and has done it on purpose. It was fortunate that Naruto decided to take the initiative and go to the Toads themselves for training. Unlike my former teammate, they were ready to help get him stronger for the enemy we know is waiting to strike," said Tsunade while the Elders looked even further displeased.
Whether due to Jiraiya neglecting Naruto's training or the fact Naruto got the training he needed to grow stronger was unknown.
"He should have been sent to me for training from the start. I could have molded him properly into a ruthless Shinobi," said Danzo with Tsunade narrowing her eyes.
"There is no question about that last part Danzo. Provided he wasn't a Jinchuriki. But the fact still remains, Naruto being trained like one of your old Root Nin wouldn't work very well for anyone. Jinchuriki need their emotions, and the lack of them will make one weak to the point where they are simply cannon fodder to be used on an enemy. Not only that, but I highly doubt you want to risk Naruto snapping mentally, and pulling an Itachi on an even greater level before we could stop him. Besides, we all know any Shinobi you train, or is conditioned to your Root training is basically programmed to be loyal only to you. We all know the boy would have been used in a coup. to take the position of Hokage from me," said Tsunade with Danzo saying nothing since it was true and just chose not to acknowledge what the woman accused him of doing being fact.
Danzo would have made the boy his loyal pawn and used him in a coup to take Konoha from his old rival or the woman in front of him. Not that he would admit it outright. Let the woman in the Hokage's seat accuse him of possibly snagging the Kyuubi Jinchuriki for his own purposes. His silence spoke nothing, yet everything to Tsunade, but without proof, it was just her spouting off nonsense. Which worked fine for him since it made the woman look inadequate in being Hokage.
"What does Jiraiya have to say on the subject of the...boy?" asked Homura curiously while he changed the subject back to the village's Jinchuriki.
"What do you think? He is acting like an angry man-child about it. Naruto resents him for the lack of training received from the beginning and knows Jiraiya did it deliberately. Not only that, but I imagine the Toads told Naruto quite a few things that no one ever thought would be revealed to him until much later in life. Certain things we would rather take to our grave before letting see the light of day," commented Tsunade while the Elders now had a look of fear on them.
Even Danzo.
"They wouldn't dare! Hiruzen forbid the boy from learning anything until he was ready!" exclaimed Koharu while Tsunade scowled at her.
"And when would this sense of readiness be determined Koharu? When we were all on our death beds? When Naruto himself was old, gray haired, and too weak to do anything if he felt like it? Besides, sensei only forbid Konoha Shinobi from telling him. The Toad Summons do not fall into that category. He is also their summoner and therefore have the right to tell him things we would not," said Tsunade while none of the three Elders liked this one bit.
"His mind needs to be wiped or suppressed of these things," stated Danzo immediately while the others agreed.
"No! I forbid it. Naruto knows what he knows and that's fine. He should have known the things he does now from the start. Sensei made the wrong choice on how to raise Naruto in Konoha. He let the village treat the boy like a punching bag in order for them to vent out their frustrations and damn near stunted the boy's growth and potential beyond repair. We all know that if my Grandfather, Granduncle, and Grandmother were here they would have piled a lot of bodies in the middle of the village square for what this place has done to him. And don't bother denying it! I know enough about the issue to know that all three of you helped in its very orchestration. You are all just as guilty as he was when alive and even more so to let it continue," said Tsunade while knowing these three had the pull in Konoha's own government to make it happen.
To say otherwise would insult everyone's intelligence in this room.
"We did what was best for Konoha. Such potential had to either be stunted, controlled, or both to the point where the...boy could not attack us. Hiruzen understood this and decided to let things play out. Whether or not it went against the wishes of the Fourth Hokage was irrelevant. The needs of the village as a whole outweighed the wishes of the select few," said Homura while Tsunade scowled.
"Says the 'select few' who preyed on the fears of the whole village to get what they had wanted from the start. Says the people in front of me who are afraid to actually make the selfless sacrificial play to ensure Konoha lives to see the next day. You three are a bunch of sniveling cowards, who throw away the true patriots of this village just to sit in your cushy seats of power while judging others for the work they do," said Tsunade while the Elders made scowling faces at her to indicate she was not only right, but they hated being called out on it.
"So what will you do now Tsunade?" asked Danzo curiously while wondering what she had planned to do about the village's weapon.
"It is Hokage-sama to you Danzo. If you can't call me by my title, I suggest you not come to anymore Council meetings, and officially retire from all service. As to your question, I will let Naruto do as he wishes. If anyone tries to fuck with him from now on, it will be their own damn fault if he finally decides to smash their stupid faces through a wall or two," said Tsunade while the Elders didn't like her answer at all.
"So you condone him lashing out at Konoha? At its people? At us?" asked Homura while Tsunade scowled.
"Yes. I do. As to what I do not condone Homura-san, is people in this village, which my Grandfather built, trying to hurt Naruto, and thinking they can get away with it. This village needs a wake up call, if not a kick in the ass. Who better to kick it than Naruto?" said Tsunade with the Elders grimacing.
They really didn't like her decision now.
"The people will not stand for this Hokage-sama," warned Homura while Tsunade glared at him.
"If they are looking for someone to blame on the issue when Naruto starts beating people bloody, they can either look in the fucking mirror, OR they can turn their anger out on the three of you for setting this in motion from the start. Take your pick," said Tsunade while giving those three a choice knowing the people would come bitching to them first before they went to her.
Either have these old buzzards turn the blame on the people for hating Naruto since his birth? OR accept the blame, the hate, and anger of the mob that would no doubt form as a result of their machinations which brought about its conception?
Either way...she didn't give a shit and something told her neither would Naruto if he were here in her position.
(A/N: YAY! Another chapter. I know I said this would be a two-shot fic, but it grew on me again so chances are it will be a three shot fic. At least! I blame my mind and how it writes things. Don't worry for those of you wondering what will happen with Jiraiya. He will get the beating the man rightfully deserves. And don't want to hear anyone saying he didn't deserve it. The man doesn't see his Godson once in 12 years and when he does train him in something, it nearly kills Naruto. Not to mention the entire 3 year training trip was a bunch of crap! Focusing on bringing out Kurama's chakra by force and for when Naruto will eventually fight the Akatsuki?! With two members hunting him having the ability to negate the Biju's chakra if used no less? Hell, Naruto learned more from Ma and Pa when at the mountain than he ever did from Jiraiya. But that's just me and my beliefs. Until next time...PEACE!)