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The Power of Naruto Uzumaki
After Naruto had woken up he continued with the same routine he'd made up since he'd come back to the village following his two and a half-year absence. Since then he'd taken the bell test with Kakashi alone, although Sakura had insisted that she assist him he had declined, to test the skills he'd been working on since he was away from the village. He'd passed of course but it almost cost the Jounin his life, and defeated Akatsuki member Sasori.
Kakashi had been able to survive some of Naruto's most deadly ninjutsu twice, because of his mangekyo sharingan. From what Sasuke had told him, each mangekyo sharingan had a special ability. Kurama said Kakashi's sharingan had an ability called Kamui, a space-time technique that allowed him to suck jutsu to another area.
Kakashi had suffered from chakra exhaustion due to his overuse of the ability in one day. He would have died had it not been for the immediate medical help of Tsunade. Due to the Hokage's help, his injuries were dealt with and he was released from the hospital earlier this moth. Kakashi proved himself to be a formidable opponent.
Sasori was a different story all together. Naruto had provided enough proof about why he should have gone with Chiyo baa-sama that Kakashi was forced to let him help her fight Sasori. He'd done this so he could get away from the watchful eyes of Kakashi and Sakura, so when he fought nothing would find its way back to Tsunade.
Sasori had proven himself to be quite versatile in combat. He had forced Chiyo baa-sama to flee, to sacrifice herself for Gaara after Sasori had proven that he wasn't the grandson that she knew before. After she left, Naruto was able to battle the Shinobi without holding anything back. After he had defeated Sasori, he had found out some interesting things about the shinobi, and ultimately decided to ask the him if he would join Atasozo and their cause. It took some negotiating but he had succeeded in acquiring him.
As Naruto finished with his breakfast, he made a shadow clone, to go in place of him, to meet with Neji at the Hyuga compound. One of the things he did regularly since he came back to Konoha, was Meditate with Neji. It allowed him to calm his mind and grasp better control of his emotions. Since he had fought with Kakashi, he had decided to recruit Neji into Atasozo. In return Naruto removed his birdcage seal for him. It wasn't too hard considering the knowledge of seals he had picked up on in his time away from Konoha.
After the shadow clone had left the apartment, he had decided go to the market to pick up some supplies he'd need for the day.
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After arriving at he Southern Hideout their attempt at recruiting Karin was a failure. She had bluntly stated that she had not interest in join Sasuke and his team. Before they left they released all the prisoners, stating that there was no further use for them to be locked up in cages. With that they were now nearing the Northern Hideout.
"I was wondering, where are you from?" Suigetsu asked looking at Akuma. It was something he began to wonder about shortly after meeting him. He hadn't said that much about himself.
"I'm from Kumogakure. I am the heir to the nearly extinct Kaeru clan, distant relatives of the Kaguya clan. Most of us are known for our kekkei genkai, Oshonokaizen. It allows us to manipulate and morph our body and spirit to anything of our liking, although we can't permanently stay in that form. We're considered demons due to our use of it. Most of my clansmen died due battling with the Enerugi clan over territory that wasn't ours to begin with. In the end we made a truce, and are now working towards rebuilding our clans. It was a stupid civil war that cost us valuable shinobi." He finished with a distant look in his eyes.
"We're here." Sasuke said slowing down his pace.
"Where's the guards? Akuma asked looking around for one. Just as he was finished a guy in a blue uniform came crawling towards them asking for help. As if on que, a red creƤture came crashing through a wall from within the building.
"There's been a riot from the prisoners." Sasuke voiced answering the question that everyone had been wondering about.
"So how are we supposed find Jugo, if he's even still here?" Suigetsu asked.
"We're going to have to split up." Akuma said earnestly.
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As Naruto finished meditating with Neji he said his thanks, and left the Hyuga compound, careful not to be seen by anybody. He was already under the watchful eyes of Anbu, it would be worse to have the Hyuga getting suspicious too. After he left he made his way towards upper Konoha to deliver something, of need to one of his comrades.
As he entered the Kurama Clan compound he was met by none other than their heiress, Yakumo Kurama. Of the many Shinobi that had joined Atasozo cause, Yakumo would become one of their best shinobi, with the information he was about to give her. After making it to her room Naruto began to talk.
"Yakumo-chan I came over today to give you some scrolls that I recieved during the last mission I had recieved. The first scroll contains information of Sasori's Kugutsu techniques. I had retrieved it with the hope that you would use it as a form of Ninjutsu, due to your weakened state." Naruto said handing over the scrolls.
"The second scroll contains the copies of his puppets, I wanted to notify you that the puppet of himself will be hard to use due to the fact that it was meant to be controlled from the inside."
"Thank you Naruto-kun, I will study over it as soon as possible."Yakumo said as a smile made its way onto her face.
Council Meeting
As Danzo joined the joined rest of the council members, he immediately expressed his annoyance of having leave what he was attending to, to rush to an unscheduled council meeting. To his surprise not only were all the Clan heads attending the meeting but also, the clan heirs attending the meeting, although he wouldn't say that it was something he disliked, but thought they should practice more to educate the next generation with inviting them to meetings every once in a while.
"What is the meaning of this Tsunade?" He growled as he took his seat next to the rest of the council members.
After everybody took their seat, Tsunade began to discuss the topic of discussion.
"To answer the question that most of you are wondering about, I've gathered everybody together today due to a potential threat, that may lead to the destruction of the Hidden Leaf village, that can't be left unattended. As I am sure you've all noticed since the arrival of Uzumaki Naruto, he hasn't seemed to be himself and at times may seem like a different person in all. The reason why all the clan heirs are present, is due to their closeness to Naruto.
"Although it's true that most of us has seen Naruto grow up before our very eyes, he's become increasingly darker since his return from training with Jiraiya-san. Due to the power he contains within himself, he will continuously pose a threat to Konoha, if he's unable to control it. Which is why until we, the council, are proven differently, Naruto Uzumaki must constantly be watched." Tsunade finished in a hardened tone.
Everyone began to voice their opinion of Naruto, but were quickly silenced by Tsunade.
"I'm going to tell all important information. This is an S-rank secret, and if information of this is leaked, you will be punishable with the penalty of death." Tsunade warned, causing the atmosphere within the room to change immediately.
"This power that Naruto carries within his body is the Kyubi, otherwise known as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. After the Kyubi attacked the village, it was sealed into Naruto, shortly after he was born, by the Yondaime Hokage. This is why Naruto faced discrimination from the villagers, and why he received the attention of the Sandaime Hokage." Tsunade explained.
"So you're just expecting us to believe that this demon is living inside of Naruto?!" Kiba exclaimed incredulously.
"Kiba, shut up, you're not only embarrassing yourself but us as a clan!" Tsume said glaring daggers at the boy.
"Some of you may have seen this when you attended the academy. I want you all to use this information to try and get closer to Naruto, to be there for him in his time of need." Tsunade finished. "That marks the end of this meeting, you are excused as we the council must discuss other matters. Team Kakashi and Team Kurenai, you need to get ready for your mission. You're scheduled to leave in 3 hours." Tsunade said dismissing everyone from the meeting.
That marks the end of chapter 2! I decided to add a bit about Akuma's character so that you would be able to understand what's happening in the a few of the chapters. My next update should be around Friday, so until then.:)
