Hello! God, this story is just so much fun to write! I love making Naruto a sadistic badass. Anyway, this chapter is the start of the wave mission, which will probably take anywhere from one to three chapters. Also in this chapter, everybody's favorite vixen finally gets some fresh air! By the way, just so you know, I really suck at making up names, so I mostly borrow from other anime. Anyway, let's get started.
"The only way of finding the limits of the possible if by going beyond them into the impossible."
It had been a long month for Naruto and his team, and the constant D-rank missions had not made the time pass any quicker. On the bright side, however, they had finally managed to reach the quota of thirty D-ranks to be able to accept a C-rank. So now they stood in the Missions office, demanding a C-rank.
Iruka, however, had other ideas.
"No way! You three barely graduated a month ago. There's no way you three could be ready." He shouted. All four members of Team Seven, plus Aizen glared at Iruka. Kakashi spoke up first. "Iruka, you obviously haven't heard about how Naruto almost killed me without so much as breaking a sweat, have you?" Iruka looked at him confusedly. "Ehh…Wha…?" Naruto spoke up next. "Not to mention the fact that I literally have an army of angels and vampires I can summon at will." Aizen added in, "Don't forget dragons!" Naruto nodded. "Exactly." Kakashi said, "I pity the bandit that tries to attack this team." Aizen added, "Even most ninja wouldn't be a problem."
Iruka raised a hand to stop them. "Alright, alright. Geez, are you guys trying to get a C-rank, or an S-rank? Here." He handed them a scroll. "Your mission is to escort a bridge builder to Nami no Kuni and protect him while he finishes building his bridge. Tazuna-san, you may enter."
The door opened, and an old man who smelled of sake and carried a sake bottle (surprise, surprise) entered the room and said, "Are these the people guarding me? Why does that one have a duck on his head? Is that pink thing coming too?" he said in a drunken slur. Naruto and Aizen began laughing hysterically. Sasuke said, "I swear to God, if one more person says that…"
Naruto grinned and said, "I like this old geezer." Tazuna left to get his stuff, and the Genin were instructed to meet back at the gate in an hour.
An hour and a half later, and Kakashi still hadn't shown up. Sakura, of course, hadn't stopped complaining. Naruto had started talking to Kyuubi to block out Sakura's voice. Over the past month Naruto and Kyuubi had become friends. Most nights, Naruto would retreat into his mindscape and hang out with Kyuubi. Inside his mind, they did all sorts of things. Basketball, soccer, hockey, you name it. If it was competitive, they would play.
One thing Naruto had learned about Kyuubi: she was a shameless flirt. One night, she had suggested they play strip poker. When Naruto pointed out that she was barely wearing anything as it was, she just winked. Naruto's blush took an hour to fade. Occasionally, however, Naruto would catch her staring at him while blushing out of the corner of his eye. He wondered why.
'Hey, Kyuu. We finally got a C-rank. You're almost out of there.' He thought to her. 'Kick ass! I can't wait to get out of this place!' she replied. 'So, have you thought about what you want to do once you get out?' Naruto asked. "Err, not exactly, no. But I'll think of something.'
Back outside his mind, Naruto noticed Kakashi strolling up, his nose buried in his book. "Yo." He greeted casually. Sakura screamed at him, as usual, and they made their way down the road away from Konoha.
As they were walking, Sakura asked Tazuna, "So, Tazuna-san. Do they have ninja in your country?" Naruto answered for him, "No, Sakura. If they did, he would have hired them. Now shut up, and don't ask stupid questions."
They continued along the road for a while, until Naruto noticed a puddle by the side of the road. He looked at Kakashi, and saw that he had noticed it too. As they neared the puddle, Naruto quickly drew his sword and stabbed then puddle. Out of it came two men wearing gauntlets that were attached by a chain of shuriken. One of the men was bleeding from a stab wound in his shoulder.
They quickly rushed at the group, but were stopped by Naruto slashing at them with his katana. They growled at him, trying to intimidate him. Naruto just pulled out his gun, shooting the injured one in the heart and killing him. The other one released the chain from his gauntlet and rushed at Naruto, shouting, "I'll kill you for that!" The man jumped up in the air, trying to slash at Naruto from above, but this was what Naruto was waiting for. When the man came down, he was impaled in the gut by Naruto's sword. Naruto leaned in to whisper in the man's ear. "Now you die." Naruto quickly plunged his fangs into the screaming man's neck, drinking his blood until there was none left. Naruto could feel his body coursing with strength, and felt the man's memories enter his mind. When he finished, the man was just a dry husk.
Naruto walked over to the corpse of the other man, and repeated the process. When he finished, the blood that was on his face, and that had run down his chin was seemingly absorbed into his skin. "Ah, that was refreshing." He licked the blood from his sword, before turning back towards his team, who were looking at him in horror. "What? I told you I was half vampire." He sheathed his sword and walked back to his team.
Sakura looked at him with fear. "Y-you were serious?" Naruto rolled his eyes. "Duh. It's ironic how the truth is often more unbelievable than lies, don't you think?" Sakura continued staring at him. "We all thought you were joking. Those wings are…real? You're really not human?" Naruto nodded. "That's right! Isn't that great?"
Sakura looked to the two dried corpses sitting at the side of the road, her face pale. "You…you killed them." Naruto gave her a hard look. "That's what ninja do, Sakura. We kill people. If you don't kill your enemy, then they'll sure as hell kill you." She nodded, giving one last look to the two bodies.
Kakashi cleared his throat. "If we could please get back to the pressing matter? Regardless of how easily they were defeated, those were Chunin level nuke-nin from Kiri. That bumps this mission up to at least a B-rank. Can you tell me why there are ninja after you, Tazuna?"
Tazuna sighed, and began to explain. "Well, you see, my about a year ago, a man named Gato came to my country, and started taking control of all trade in and out of the country. Now, he controls everything, and the people are suffering. Even the Daimyo can't do anything. But this bridge I'm working on would connect us to the mainland and save our country. But Gato doesn't want that. He likes being in control. You see, he may be a legitimate businessman on the surface, but his company is a front for all kinds of illegal activity. Drugs, smuggling, human trafficking, you name it. He makes an example of anyone who dares to speak against him, and the people are afraid for their lives. He's tried several times to sabotage my bridge, so I had to hire ninjas to fight the ones he sent after me. Please, will you help me and my country?" (Yeah, I used the same explanation from my other story. Big whoop, wanna fight about it?)
Kakashi looked to his team. "It's up to you. Do you want to continue, or go back?" "I'm going, regardless of your decisions." Naruto said. He and Aizen walked over to stand next to Tazuna. Tazuna laughed. "I have the vampire and the dragon on my side, you guys could probably head back." He joked.
Sasuke also walked over to Tazuna. "I'm going." He said. Sakura, of course, followed Sasuke without hesitation. Kakashi eye smiled. "Well then, Tazuna. It looks like the mission proceeds." Tazuna sighed in relief. "Thank you all very much." They were about to continue, when Naruto walked back over to the two corpses. He cut their heads off, burning their bodies. He sealed their heads in a scroll he got from seemingly nowhere, and walked back to his team.
Kakashi looked at him funny. "Where'd you get that scroll from? I know you weren't carrying it with you." Naruto shrugged. "Shadow storage."
"What does that mean?" Kakashi asked. Naruto simply held up the scroll and dropped it into the shadow if a tree. Instead of hitting the ground, it seemed to fall through the shadow, vanishing. Everybody's eyes widened. "Now that's cool." Tazuna said. Naruto grinned. "I can store anything I want, and I can recall it from any shadow."
They all continued walking down the road, with nothing eventful happening until they came to sea. There was a man with a boat there waiting for them, and they all piled into the boat. They began to quickly move away from the shore. When they got closer to the island, however, they had to cut the engines so as to not be spotted. After a while, they were able to see a large bridge to their side. They all marveled at how large it was, Tazuna looking at it with pride.
Eventually, they made it to the shore, stepping off the boat. Tazuna thanked the man, who quickly rowed away. They continued down the road a ways, until Sasuke suddenly threw a kunai into the bushes. Naruto looked over to see what Sasuke hit, to see a small rabbit lying dead, a kunai in its head. He narrowed his eyes. "A white rabbit, in summer?" he walked back to his team, when suddenly, Kakashi yelled, "Get down!"
Naruto turned to see a giant zanbatou spinning through the air towards him. Quickly, he drew his sword, the blade glowing brightly as he did. The blade changed in mid swing into a giant Zanbatou, seven feet long and pure black, with a single glowing red vein along the length of the blade. The blade was straight, and double-edged. On one side of the blade, at the tip, it had spikes running down for about a foot, angling back towards is wrist. Each of these spikes was colored red.
When Naruto completed his swing, the sword had changed into that zanbatou, knocking the other one away from him. Naruto whistled appreciatively, running his fingers along the razor-sharp blade. He tossed the sword in the air, catching it like it weighed nothing. He grinned evilly to himself. The other zanbatou had been knocked into a tree, and a strange looking man suddenly appeared standing on it.
Kakashi narrowed his eyes at the man. "Momochi Zabuza, Demon of the Bloody Mist. A-rank Jounin level nuke-nin of Kiri." Zabuza laughed sinisterly. "So, the great Sharingan Kakashi has heard of me, eh? I'm flattered. Hand over the old man. And you can leave."
As Kakashi was about to fight him, Naruto stepped in his way. "This one's mine, Kakashi." He said darkly. Knowing better than to argue with him when he got like this, Kakashi just stepped back as Naruto faced Zabuza.
As they stood apart from each other, Naruto suddenly swung his sword horizontally, sending a black wave of destructive energy at Zabuza. Zabuza's eyes widened as he jumped over the wave. He saw three more coming towards him quickly, followed by Naruto. After dodging the waves, He had to deal with Naruto, who was swinging his zanbatou with such force, that it hurt to block. As Zabuza dodged a slash that would have taken his head off, he was suddenly covered by a large shadow. Looking up, he saw Aizen swooping down on him from above.
The large dragon tried to grab Zabuza in his claws as he passed by, but missed. Zabuza retreated to the surface of the lake, hoping to get an advantage, but Naruto just kept bombarding him with long range attacks. Figuring that he was safe as long as he could dodge these attacks, he was surprised to see Naruto flex his wings and jump into the sky. His blood ran cold as he saw Naruto swooping down on him, eyes glowing like fire, with his large Zanbatou poised to strike. Naruto fell down from above, crashing into Zabuza and creating a huge splash of water.
The force of the slash nearly severed Zabuza's right arm, breaking his left arm completely, and throwing Zabuza back against a tree. He looked at Naruto with fear in his eyes. "Who…who are you?" he asked with a trembling voice. Naruto looked at him, his eyes still burning. "I am the one who walks between the light and the shadow. I am the master of night and day! I am THE HALF-NIGHT KING!" He roared in a demonic voice. He swung his Zanbatou, intending to finish Zabuza, but was surprised when he was seemingly killed by several senbon in his neck.
From nowhere appeared a young boy in a hunter-nin mask, crouching next to Zabuza's body. He said, "Thank you for weakening him. I have been looking for an opportunity to take him out for a while now." The boy grabbed Zabuza and vanished. Naruto simply sheathed his sword, which had returned to a katana, and strolled back to his team, who were once again completely stunned.
Naruto looked to Kakashi and said, "Zabuza is still alive. A hunter-nin is supposed to destroy the body on site, cutting off the head. Also, the placement of those senbon couldn't have killed him. However, with the state of disrepair I left him in, I doubt he'll be troubling us further. His arm will most likely have to be amputated."
Kakashi looked at him funny. "How do you know all that?" Naruto rolled his eyes. "I do a lot of reading. Yami Bunshin are very useful in gathering information." Kakashi just nodded, not really knowing what that meant.
They looked at Tazuna, and Kakashi asked, "Is your home near here?" Tazuna nodded. "Yeah, just down the road." He replied. They all followed him as he lead he way.
Soon, they came to a house near the water. It wasn't too big, only two stories, but it looked nice enough. They entered the house with Tazuna leading the way. He called out, "I'm home!" A young woman with long black hair entered the room and hugged Tazuna. She bowed to the ninja and said, "Thank you for bringing my father home. My name is Tsunami, I'm Tazuna's daughter."
Kakashi eye smiled and said, "No problem."
After eating dinner with Tazuna and his family, the ninja all prepared to go to bed. Except Naruto, of course. As Sasuke, who he was bunking with, crawled into his bed, and proceeded to snore loudly, Naruto hopped out the window, spreading his wings and taking off into the night.
Naruto flew several miles away from the house; to a place where he was sure the chakra output would not be felt. He created several Yami Bunshin to begin setting up the complex seal he had been studying. 'You ready for this, Kyuu?' he asked. 'Yeah, I'm ready. I just have one question. Will my new body be demon, or human?'
Naruto answered, 'Demon. It is going to be created out of youki, after all. Okay, it's time to get started!' he formed a strange seal with his hands, reaching inside himself to pull out Kyuubi's youki. The complex seal he was standing in the middle of began to glow brightly. As he grunted with the exertion of pulling out more and more youki, it began to take shape in the middle of the seal. The large ball of youki was distinctly human shaped, and noticeably female.
The mass of youki began to glow brightly as Naruto felt the seal take effect. Letting go of the Youki, he saw it swirl around the form, before condensing on the glowing shape. Finally, it stopped. In the center of the seal stood Kyuubi in her human form, completely naked. Naruto's seal was a complex pattern around her neck, preventing her from harming him.
Finally, she opened her eyes. Naruto suddenly felt himself get tackled by Kyuubi, who was sobbing into his chest, thanking him over and over. He grabbed him by the head and kissed him on the lips, her tongue diving eagerly into his mouth. They lay on the grass for a while, making out, before Kyuubi finally released him.
She got to her feet, forming clothes out of her youki. She wore a black T-shirt with a red flame on the front, stretched tight against her chest. Her pants were baggy and black like Naruto's. However, her feet were bare.
Naruto, who was suffering blood loss from having a naked, and very beautiful woman make out with him, got slowly to his feet, the blood on his face being absorbed back into his skin. Kyuubi looked at him while smiling and said, "Hot damn, it feels good to be free!"
Naruto chuckled. "I'll say." He scooped Kyuubi up into his arms, and jumped into the air, flying back towards the house. Having nothing else to do, they just laid down on the roof, staring at the stars. Naruto looked at Kyuubi. "So, what are you gonna do now?" he asked. Kyuubi shrugged. "Just stick with you, I guess. Although I don't think the Hokage will allow me back in the village."
Naruto nodded. "You have a point. However, if I adopt you into my clan, then there's nothing they could do to you." Kyuubi looked at him. "What do you mean?" Naruto chuckled. "Allow me to explain."
(Flashback)
It was about a week after Academy graduation, And Naruto had been summoned to the Hokage's office. He stood before Sarutobi's desk, glaring at him with his arms crossed. "You wanted something?" he asked.
Sarutobi gave Naruto a smile. "Naruto, I realize that what I did was wrong. I should have told you about your family. I was just too paranoid that the secret would get out. I thought I was protecting you, when in reality I was only hurting you. Please accept my sincere apologies. In order to mend the broken trust, I want to give you a peace offering, of sorts."
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "What kind of peace offering?" Sarutobi handed him a scroll. Naruto opened it, reading what was inside. His eyes widened. "Full privileges of a clan head, as well as a seat on the council when I make Chunin?" Sarutobi smiled at him. "That means that anybody you adopt into your clan will be safe from the reach of the council. I only ask that you wait to reveal your heritage until you make Chunin." Naruto looked at him. "Fine then. I'll accept your apology." The two of them then shook hands.
(Flashback end)
Kyuubi looked happy. "So when we return to the village, I'll be safe?" Naruto nodded. Kyuubi squealed and hugged him. "Bitchin!" A light seemed to go off above her head. "Shit! I almost forgot!" She leapt down to the ground, and with a wave of her hand, opened a glowing portal of red swirling energy. She reached inside, pulling out a strange looking sword. She considered it for a moment, before tossing it away. She pulled out dozens more weapons, looking at each before rejecting it and tossing it away. Finally she exclaimed, "Aha!" and pulled out one final weapon.
It was a long whip, made from red leather with spikes along the length of it. Kyuubi channeled some of her youki into it, and the whip burst into flames. She twirled it above her head before wrapping it around the trunk of a tree and yanking. The whip cut through the tree easily, toppling it. Kyuubi cut the stream of youki to it, extinguishing the flames, before wrapping the whip up and hanging it at her waist.
She grinned. "Damn, it feels good to have my old weapon back." She snapped her fingers, and all of the other weapons went flying back into the portal, and it closed. She turned to Naruto, grinning viciously. "Come on. We're gonna spar." Naruto matched her grin. "Alright, but I wont be holding back." "Bring it!" Kyuubi shouted. The two of them charged at each other, wreaking a path of destruction through the forest the entire night.
The next dayAfter seven straight hours of fighting, the two of them had collapsed from exhaustion in the forest. They were forced to call it a draw, and were now making their way through the destroyed forest. While walking back, they spotted a building, hidden in the forest. Naruto grinned. 'I had planned on finding them later, but now is as good a time as ever.'
He told Kyuubi to wait outside, and snuck up to the building.
Inside the buildingHaku sat in a chair, watching as Zabuza moved in his sleep. He had developed an infection in his wounds, and had been asleep for hours now. Haku had no idea how to treat him, and frankly, he was scared. He was scared of his teacher and father figure dying. He was scared of being left all alone, being chased by hunter-nin his whole life.
As he moved to wipe the sweat from Zabuza's brow, he heard a voice behind him. "Zabuza's not looking very well." He quickly turned, senbon in hand, to see the silver haired boy who had put Zabuza in his current state. He growled in anger. "What do you want? Come to finish us off?"
Naruto raised a hand to calm him. "No, nothing like that. I came to offer you a deal." The two of them heard someone speak, "What kind of deal?" Haku turned to zee Zabuza with his eyes open, sitting up partway in his bed. "Zabuza-sama!" Haku yelled, rushing to his side. Zabuza waved him off, focusing on Naruto. Naruto replied, "I will heal your wounds, under the condition that you agree to join me and return to Konoha with me."
Zabuza looked at him, considering the offer. "You can really heal my wounds? What about my arm?" "I assure you, the arm will be no problem to fix." Naruto replied. Zabuza thought it over some more. "What about Haku? Where does he fit into this?" Naruto answered, "He will come with us, and receive the same gift I'm giving to you." Zabuza raised his eyebrows. "Gift?" Naruto smirked. "You'll see." Zabuza sighed, before nodding. "Fine. Heal my wounds, give us your gift or whatever, and we'll join you." Haku nodded as well, consenting to the plan.
Naruto grinned. "Excellent. This will be easier if you go back to sleep first." Zabuza nodded, and closed his eyes. Soon, he was asleep. Naruto leaned down, peeling the bandages away from Zabuza's neck, before sinking his fangs into the soft flesh. Naruto's canines were hollow, allowing Naruto to transfer his venom via bite. The interesting part about vampire venom was that it took a specific amount to change someone into a vampire. Too much venom, and someone would go into cardiac arrest and die. To little, and they would only be left with a superior regeneration ability and a tendency to get sunburns. So, Naruto had to be careful in measuring the amount of venom he pumped into Zabuza's bloodstream.
When Naruto stepped away from Zabuza, he could see steam rising from his body. Haku noticed it too. "What's that steam?" He asked. Naruto answered, "That is his body fighting off the infection and repairing his wounds. See? You can already see it taking effect." Haku looked closely at Zabuza's wounds, and saw that Naruto was right. He could already see many of Zabuza's smaller wounds closing before his eyes.
"Wow. That's amazing." Haku commented. Naruto nodded. "Yes, vampiric regeneration really is amazing. There was once a vampire named Alucard who could regenerate his entire body from a puddle of blood." Haku looked at him, alarmed. "Wait, vampire?"
Naruto nodded. "Yes. I am actually half angel, half vampire. That's where the wings come from." Haku nodded. "Oh, I was wondering about those. So, you turned Zabuza-sama into a vampire?" "Yes. And now, it's your turn. Do you want to be asleep? It will take longer, but you won't feel any pain." Haku shook his head. "No. I'll stay awake. Do you think you could tell me a little about vampires? I mean, like abilities and things."
Naruto rubbed his chin for a moment. "Well, lets see…Increased mental capacity, senses, strength, speed, agility, and reflexes, control over shadows, and, to a certain extent, wind, rapid regeneration, extremely high pain threshold, and the ability to absorb the souls and memories of the people whose blood you drink. Although you have to kill them to absorb their souls. You can also summon the souls out to fight with you. Also, extremely long life while retaining youth and vitality. Nobody knows how long a vampire can live, really. There are also several other abilities that vampires can have, but they take centuries, and thousands of souls to develop."
Haku looked impressed. "What about weaknesses?" "Hmm…I don't really know. The whole 'aversion to sunlight' thing is just a myth. Vampires just tend to have antisocial personalities towards humans. Although, prolonged exposure to sunlight does cause headaches, and occasionally nausea. But they don't burst into flames of anything. Same with garlic, silver, and holy water. That's all bullshit. One thing you need to know, though. When a vampire is 'killed', so to speak, they may consume one of the souls inside their body to fully heal themselves. This isn't true immortality, as they can still die if killed enough times. There is some debate about this however, as the vampire I told you about earlier, Alucard, was once able to heal himself after all the souls inside his body had been used up."
Haku looked at him. "What happened to this Alucard person?" he asked. Naruto replied, "He and the leader of the angels, Abbadon, killed each other in battle. You see, up until four years ago, there had been a centuries-long war going on between the angels, and the vampires. The war was ended, and a truce formed due to the creation of a hybrid of the two races, which was me. The souls of both Abbadon and Alucard were absorbed into my own, giving me their power, which I have not yet fully unlocked. It seems oddly poetic, the strongest vampire in history, and the strongest angel in history, killing each other in battle only to be joined together to create me, bringing peace."
Haku nodded in agreement. "So, what kind of angelic abilities do you have?" he questioned. "Well, flight, obviously. Control over light, and fire to a smaller extent, the ability to heal others, and the ability to judge someone's soul at death, absolving them of their sins or condemning them. We also can tell how long someone has to live. I have also heard that Abbadon performed some incredible miracles in his life. Other than that, it's the same increased mental capacity, senses, strength, speed, agility, reflexes, pain threshold, regeneration, and long life as vampires. Any more questions?"
Haku nodded. "One, actually. Those other vampiric abilities you spoke of, have any vampires ever managed to achieve them?" Naruto nodded. "Yes, quite a few of the older vampires have those abilities. However, none are as strong as Alucard was, and since his soul is a part of me, I will eventually inherit his power. I have no idea how to go about doing that, though."
Haku stood up. "Alright. I'm ready to begin the transformation." Naruto nodded and moved over to Haku, leaning in to his neck. He sank his fangs in and pumped the appropriate amount of venom into the bloodstream. Haku clenched his fists in concentration. It felt like fire running through his veins. The venom reached his heart, and he let out a gasp. He collapsed to his knees as he felt the change taking hold. His heartbeat became steadily slower as his body began to change. His eyes changed to a deep red. His teeth became fangs and his nails became claws. His hair became several shades lighter, leaving it a gray color. His skin became pale and his muscles became more dense and compacted. As the change completed, Haku felt his heart beat one last time, before stopping forever.
He slowly got to his feet, taking in his surroundings with his new senses. He could see every detail on every surface, his eyes following movement with ease, and illuminating the darkness. He could hear the entire forest, every creature, and he could smell their blood, knowing exactly where to find them. He could even feel the subtle changes in air currents around him. "You didn't mention everything would be this…vivid." He said. He noticed that his voice sounded deeper than before. He looked in a nearby mirror and saw that his features looked much more masculine. He let his hair down, letting it fall about his head and face, and found that he liked the way it looked. It was a little longer than shoulder length, and was a few shades lighter than black. He removed his feminine looking clothing, creating new clothing from the shadows. He now wore pants and boots like Naruto, but with a deep red vest, left open to show his muscles. He created a pair of gauntlets that protected his forearms and hands, but left his fingers and palms uncovered. They also had slots for senbon on them. All in all, he looked completely different
"Much better." He said with a smirk. He turned to Naruto. "How do I look? He asked. Naruto grinned. "Vampiric. Also, less like a chick." They heard a groaning sound from beside them, and turned to see Zabuza sitting up. He had gone through similar physical changes to Haku. He had the same eye color as Haku, but his hair had stayed black. It had grown a little longer, though.
He stood up, taking in his surroundings with his new senses. He looked at Haku, his eyes widening. "Haku? What the hell happened to you?" He looked in the mirror. "And to me, for that matter?"
Haku explained to Zabuza everything that Naruto had told him, and when he finished, Zabuza was impressed. "Damn, kid." He said to Naruto. "You weren't kidding when you said it wouldn't be a problem, were you? Judging by the light, it's been like, what, forty minutes?" Zabuza picked up his zanbatou and twirled it around, marveling at how light it was to him now.
Naruto got a sinking feeling in his gut. He had forgotten about Kyuubi. He leaned his head out the window, signaling to Kyuubi that she could come inside. She entered the house, glaring at Naruto. "What the hell were you thinking, leaving me out there for so long?" she demanded. Naruto just gestured to the two new vampires and said, "These two will be joining us." Kyuubi just nodded in understanding, while Naruto cheered on the inside. 'I can't believe that worked!' he thought.
Naruto reached into a shadow, pulling out several blood packs. He handed them to Haku and Zabuza, saying, "Here. These will hold you over for now. Fresh blood is better, however. I would recommend going into the forest to hunt some animals. Don't bother with the meat, you can't eat regular food anymore." He focused some energy, and the moon on the back of his right hand began to glow purple.
In front of Naruto appeared a tall woman. She was wearing Victorian style clothing underneath a long red duster. Her blonde hair was covered by a red fedora with a wide, floppy brim, and she wore round, yellow tinted sunglasses over her red eyes. She carried a large gun at her side. She bowed to Naruto saying, "My Lord. How may I serve you?"
Naruto replied, "Hello, Seras. I need you to watch over these two newborns for the next week and help them get used to their new abilities. I trust you are up to the task?" Seras nodded, saying, "Of course, my Lord." Naruto bid them all farewell and melted away into smoke with Kyuubi.
Back at Tazuna's house, Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke were eating breakfast and wondering where Naruto had gone off to, when he and a girl suddenly appeared in the room. Kakashi looked at Kyuubi. "Whose this, Naruto?" he asked. Naruto replied, "A girl I recently adopted into my clan. If you didn't know I had a clan, then that's probably because it isn't any of your business, and you should stop asking. If you want to know more, talk to the Hokage. He then sat down at the table, grabbing a piece of bacon. "All you need to know is that her name is Kyuu, and she's coming with us back to Konoha."
Kakashi just shook his head, knowing he wasn't going to get any more information. "Whatever. Hey, I need a favor. I've never been too good at splitting my attention between people; so training a team kinda sucks for me. Do you think you could help me out by showing Sakura a few things while I help Sasuke?" Naruto thought to himself. 'Hmm, this could be a great chance to break Sakura of her fangirl mindset, as well as make her a bit less useless to the team.' Naruto nodded. "Fine. But you owe me one." Naruto created some Yami bunshin and sent them off to practice the Rasengan. He had actually mastered it already, but still, it never hurt to practice.
Kakashi lead them into a clearing a ways into the forest, one of the ones that wasn't destroyed, and lead Sasuke off to the side, leaving Sakura with Naruto. Sakura looked at the winged boy nervously, wondering what kind of training he was going to have her do. She nearly jumped when he spoke to her. "Alright, what I'm gonna have you do first is an exercise called tree walking. This exercise involves focusing chakra to the bottom of your feet, and keeping it there. This allows you to stick to any surface. Watch." He demonstrated the technique on a nearby tree, walking up it and standing underneath a branch. "As you can see, this skill also allows you to hang upside down."
He dropped down, and motioned for Sakura to try. "It's easier if you walk." He advised. "Place one foot on the tree at a time, until you can find the correct amount of chakra to use." Sakura walked up to the tree, placing one foot after another on the tree. She managed to make it to the top without falling. However, she seemed to run out of chakra, and fell off the tree. She fell towards the ground screaming, but several black tendrils shot out of the shadows and caught her, setting her on the ground. She sighed in relief.
"How did I do?" she asked. "You have good chakra control, but low reserves. I have something I want you to take." He pulled out a small blue pill, handing it to Sakura. "That is a pill invented by vampires for God knows what purpose. It forcibly expands the chakra coils of a human, doubling, or even tripling their chakra reserves. I have no idea why vampires would invent something like this. Probably an accidental discovery. Anyways, I want you to take this. There will be some pain, but it will be worth it."
Sakura took the pill uncertainly, putting it in her mouth and swallowing. Immediately, she felt pain coursing throughout her entire body, as if something was pushing outwards from inside her. As quickly as it began, the pain faded. She could feel the chakra inside her, more than she had ever had.
"Looks like your chakra tripled. The excellent thing about these pills is that they allow you to keep your previous level of control over your chakra. Now, we can move on to other things. Here. Channel your chakra into this." He handed her a small, square piece of paper. "This will tell you what your elemental affinity is." Sakura accepted the paper, putting chakra into it. Half of the paper got wet, and half crumbled to dust.
Sakura looked at the paper. "That means I have earth and water, right?" she asked. Naruto nodded. "Yes. Hold on a minute, I have something here…" he retrieved two scrolls from his shadow, handing them to Sakura. "These scrolls contain a few Doton and Suiton jutsu. Nothing above C-rank, but still useful in a fight if you apply them correctly. There is also one other jutsu I want to show you. This is called the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. It allows you to create physical copies of your self that send whatever knowledge they gain back to you when they dispel. They are useful for training, if you have the chakra to make them. I'd say you have enough chakra to make about…five, and still have enough to train with."
Naruto showed her the hand sign for the jutsu, and she activated it, producing five solid clones. He nodded in approval before handing Sakura a third scroll. "This is a taijutsu scroll. It contains an old style called the Hidden Fist, which is a good style for you because physical strength is not necessary. The style relies on pressure points, and using an enemy's strength against them. Study it while the clones read the jutsu scrolls. Oh, and another thing. While you don't need freakish strength to use this style, I would still recommend putting on some muscle. That means stop dieting and worrying about your looks. And for the love of God, get a haircut." Sakura was about to protest, but he interrupted her. "Think of it this way. Sasuke will never love you if you're weak. Besides, I hear he likes short hair."
Sakura's eyes widened as she quickly drew a kunai and slashed off her long hair. She and her clones quickly opened the scrolls and began reading. After reading about the taijutsu style, she quickly began practicing the basic stances, while her clones poured over the jutsu scrolls.
Naruto sweatdropped. 'Not exactly what I was expecting, but oh well.' He shrugged and went to check on his Yami Bunshin, wondering what Sasuke was being taught.
Meanwhile, with SasukeSasuke fell off of the tree for what had to be the hundredth time. He kicked at it in frustration. "Fucking tree!" he yelled. As he kicked it, a branch fell off of the tree, hitting him in the head.
I've said it once, and I'll say it again: I love writing this story! I felt like I packed to much stuff into the last chapter, so I tried to slow it down in this one. I know it seems like Naruto let Kyuubi off easy by letting her out, but he felt it was smarter to have a powerful ally, than to have an enemy stuck in his gut. Chapter three, coming soon. Keep those reviews rolling!
Don't Fear the Reaper,
Kumo no Shinigami