Chapter 3! thank you for your reviews, I am glad you like my story
Not regular update, even more irregular than usual so have patience with this one, please.
Pairing: Naru/Shizuka (it will Later become Naru/Shizuka/Samui/Tenten)
" You bastard" - demon talking / jutsu
"Let's finish this" - dialogue
" Can it get any worse? " - during flashback/ thoughts
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Jojo's bizarre adventure or whatever I will use here in this fic and I don't get money either, I do this for free and the pleasure to write alone
Chapter 3: The princess and the Stand User -
Konoha – Hokage Tower – Entrance Door -
Both Jounin and apprentice were sitting on a bench outside the Hokage Tower talking and waiting for their Team to return from another D-Rank mission inside Konoha, and as always they were staying "out" of that so to let them work freely on their Teamwork.
The fact that the D-rank kind of missions were absolutely mind-numbingly boring and tedious was not a factor...they were just doing their job as sensei leaving to the trio of students doing the whole thing by themselves with the occasional lecture and suggestion told through the radio they had around their neck.
"Soon Jiraiya-san will return for some other help in your training, how are things going with him?" Kakashi asked turning the page of his favourite 'artistically pervert' book.
"Not bad actually, he still spend most of the time peeping on women, but in the rare pauses where he teach me he is kinda good as a teacher" the blond answered
"At least he gives you some pointers for us to work on" the other said sighing
"You all are still adamant on having me hiding my being the Yondaime's son? We have confirmed that the Tsukikage knows about it" Naruto said
"He personally knows, the rest of Iwa and the other villages don't, we can't risk them discovering it, not until I am ABSOLUTELY sure you are ready in case they decide to try something at least" Kakashi answered
"If you say so" the boy said shrugging.
"..."
"..."
"So, I was wondering" Naruto said casually
"What, Otouto?" Kakashi asked with his nose still buried in his precious Icha-Icha
"We have this Team since four weeks...almost five..." Naruto kept saying
"Uh-hu" the other muttered nodding
"Don't you think that MAYBE we can risk asking for an Higher Rank?" the blond then said
"I don't know...Sasuke is showing a good potential while Kiba is getting along well in his Clan Techniques...I am worried about Sakura though" Kakashi said scratching his chin
"I think we are starting to break her out of the 'Fan girl' stage most girl have at her age instead" Naruto said
"Her Age? She is not a lot younger than you" Kakashi countered
"But I am not a girl" the boy answered
"And by the way, having her wear a jacket you touched with Killer Queen and then threat her to make it explode so to make her run faster is not what people call 'Good Incentive' you know?" Kakashi then said
"But you have to admit that her times and overall speed are getting a lot better thanks to that" Naruto answered
"But the parent's complaints about our 'Teaching Methods' are also piling-up" Kakashi said
"Details..." the blond answered with a dismissive way of his hand.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Sure they are taking a lot of time to catch that cat..." Kakashi said momentarily lowering his book to check the time
"A little bit too much...should we check on them?"
"Do you think we should? I was getting to a nice part" the masked adult said
"The Tayuki/Hamaki scene at the bath-house?" Naruto asked
"You shouldn't read Icha-Icha, Kurenai would have my balls nailed over her door if she finds out" Kakashi answered
"I won't tell, even if I find it insulting to the women everywhere the way Jiraiya-san portrayed them" the masked blond said
"She ruined you...FINE! Let's check on those three cute Gennin" the Jounin said snapping his book closed with a sigh.
"We have our duty as Sensei, Niisan...unfortunately we can't skip on them" the Jojo answered with a sigh himself (Jojo- Junior Jounin)
"Pakkun?" Kakashi asked
"BetterAerosmith, we are dealing with a cat, summoning a dog may be a bad idea" Naruto said opening his arms wide, moving from the right hand towards the left one the Air-plane Stand used the arms and shoulders to take speed and fly off, a little screen floating in front of Naruto's left eye showing a radar.
"Where?" the other asked
"I am looking for three big traces and two smaller ones, isolated...and the village is pretty big, remember that I have only a 10 metres range with this Stand, I'll tell you once I find five signals matching them" the blond answered as the two Sensei moved towards the last known position of their Team.
"Okay-okay, I would have been happy even with just an 'I don't know' kind of answer"
Some time later – woods – Team 7 VS the Cat -
"I am so gonna kick sensei's ass for taking this mission" Kiba said growling, hardly restraining Akamaru from ripping the trapped cat to shreds
"Which one? The Jounin that gave you the Electrified Kancho or the 'Junior Jounin' that can make everything he even barely touch explode?" Sakura asked huffing, hissing at some scratches on her face that were burning like fire.
"Can make everything explode...above other things" Sasuke added while covering few of his scratches with bandages
"Above other things" the pinkette said correcting herself
"Both" Kiba answered sticking his nose up in the air
"That Electrified Kancho has a name" Kakashi said in indignation from the top of a tree
"Yep, the Tsurai Sennen Goroshi no jutsu, MY invention! Told you that adding the chidori to that technique would have been a cool idea" Naruto said proudly from near him. (Tsurai Sennen Goroshi – Painful One Thousand Years of Death technique)
"But if you miscalculate the power behind the Lightning part you risk frying the target"
"Details, besides, there is Death in its name, it's not there for sport" Naruto countered
"Actually, it was named like that because it sounded cool" Kakashi answered
"You are talking about MY ass! I couldn't sit for a week!" Kiba screeched
"But your prostate was in perfect conditions after that!" Naruto answered cheerfully
"Crazy bastard" the Inuzuka boy muttered
"Small talking aside, I see that you caught the cat, GOOD JOB!" Kakashi said giving to the three the thumbs up
"The cat? The DEMON cat you mean, sensei!" Sasuke said glaring at the feline
"Details..." Naruto answered
"Come on, let's go back so we can see if there is some more interesting mission for us" the Masked Jounin said
"Yeah...like painting a fence, that was SOOO COOL" Naruto said sarcastically
"Sarcasms is not what a professional shinobi would use, otouto" the other answered
"Det..."
"Say Details again and I will ram a Raikiri down your throat" Kakashi said interrupting him
"Spoil-sport" the blond muttered pouting.
Konoha – Mission Center – Hokage Tower -
"Here we are, another useless mission accomplished, before I start using Broken Arrow to cause mayhem, can we have something more...I don't know...exciting for a change?" the Stand User asked after giving the cat to the rightful owner.
"And what kind of mayhem will you cause, let's hear" Hiruzen asked challengingly
"Oh, the usual: back up sewers, reverse street signs and steal everyone's left shoe" he answered shrugging
"Why only the left one?" Kakashi asked
"It's annoying losing it" the blond said
"I MAY have one C-rank still free to take but!" Hiruzen said showing a scroll
"But?" Kiba asked
"But one of you will need to take it away from my hands" the Hokage answered smirking
"That's easy" Naruto said grinning
"The World can't be used" the old man answered rapidly
"The what?" Sakura asked
"Naruto-kun knows what I am talking about" Hiruzen answered
"Mou, it's not fair!" the blond said whining
"Sochi, there is always Star Platinum...three seconds is still enough" Kushina said from the seal
"FINE! I'll do it your way! Star Platinum!" Naruto said grinning, the green haired Stand appearing near him
"Brute strength then? I am not too old to teach you some...where is the scroll?!" Hiruzen said smirking before noticing that the mission disappeared from his hands
"He is absurdly fast and can do that trick too, even if for only three seconds" the boy answered with a wide smile, showing the scroll in his hand
"DAMN IT!" the old man said crossing his arms "Fine...let the bridge builder enter" he then said
(TO ALL THE CANON HATERS, BEFORE OPENING YOUR MOUTHS PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING LINE! I am diverging from Canon here!)
"Hi there! I am the Great Tazuna! Greatest builder ever lived! Where is my escort?" the old man yelled upon entering
"Son? Can you check that man? He is hiding something" Minato asked after seeing the man tensing momentarily at seeing Team 7 saluting him.
"As you wish" Naruto answered
"Brats? Really? I pay good money and you give me a bunch of kids?" the man asked with raised eyebrows
"Can you look at me for an instant?" Naruto asked
"For what? What do you need?" the drunkard said getting closer
"Just checking something...Heaven's Door!" the blond said taking out a pen and incredibly drawing in the air, forming the face of the stand.
"What the..." Tazuna said as his face opened like a book, creeping out the presents in the room, excluding Hiruzen and the Jounin instructors that knew of that Stand.
"WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING!?" Kiba screamed pointing at the old man
"Your young sensei is just checking if the client is saying the truth...or at least he usually do that when in doubts about someone's honesty" Kakashi answered with an eye-smile
"Hoy, Jiji! Better send some ANBU to Wave instead of us!" Naruto said after reading a little
"Why?" Hiruzen asked turning serious
"Apparently the old drunkard here had not enough money to pay for an Higher Rank instead of a C, the whole village is being harassed by the Gato Shipments Inc. for a bridge he is building and apparently two Nuke-nins matching the Demon Brothers descriptions had be seen in the general area near the village" Naruto answered
"The Demon Brothers? We will check for known affiliations then, just in case. Good job! Why you checked?" Hiruizen said nodding, watching as Tazuna's face returned to normal
"I am becoming paranoid, if I don't know someone I have to restrain myself from reading" the blond answered with an half-lie since he was REALLY becoming paranoid since he discovered how to use that stand.
"I see, we will talk about this later, as for now take the rest of the day free, I'll see if there is something else for you to do tomorrow" the Hokage answered
"As you wish, Hokage-sama" Kakashi said guiding the others outside
"Now...my Dear Tazuna...please tell me the WHOLE truth, I don't like having MY shinobi risk their life because you felt the need to lie, especially Clan heirs (and Naruto) of all people" Hiruzen said glaring at the bridge builder
"Well...you see" Tazuna tried to say before the ANBU surrounded him, making him fall silent with a whimper.
What followed, paying methods talks aside, will be a "verbal chewing" worth of legends that will leave the bridge builder in tears.
Konoha – outside the Hokage Tower -
"That was amazing, you can see what people think while doing that?" Kiba asked
"What they think, what they know, who they are and if I watch deeply enough I can even see what they dreamed" Naruto answered
"Awesome!" the Inuzuka boy said in wonder
"What now, sensei?" Sakura asked
"We will train a little and then see if we can ask some Team about accompanying them" Kakashi answered
"Namely black-mailing them into accepting our request to accompany them" the blond Sensei said grinning
"That was indeed the hidden meaning...I can see Gai coming here...got anything on him?" the masked Jounin asked
"I have something, wanna try it now?" Naruto said
"Sounds good to me, hey there, Gai!" Kakashi said waving at the Taijutsu fanatic and his Team
Both he and Naruto chuckling at how the 'serious kunoichi' Tenten in his Team had subtly preened once seeing the bond waving at her.
"Someone has a fan" Kakashi muttered smirking
"At least she is a cutie" Naruto answered, purposely ignoring Sasuke's growling.
"MY ETERNAL RIVAL! I am happy to see you in such a wonderful mood!" Gai said saluting the man
"I am, especially since you just offered me to accompany you in your Team's next mission" Kakashi answered with a sinister gleam in his eyes
"What? I am sorry, my dear friend and rival, but the only mission I have outside the village is a B-Rank and your Team may be not ready enough for it" Gai answered shaking his head
"Hair-gel, Gai? What were you at the time? Twenty? Twenty-five at least?" Naruto said casually
"W-W-W-What do y-y-you m-m-m-mean, Na-naruto-kun?" the now deathly pale man asked shaking, his Team and Team 7 watching the scene curiously.
"I am talking about this...it's just a copy, I have over a thousand copies of it at ready just in case of need" the blond answered giving a picture to the man.
Usually a shinobi or kunoichi never live past their fifty years, sixty at most (excluding the legendary ones like Hiruzen, The Sannin Trio, the Tsukikage Onoki or the Raikage A and so on) due to their choice of career, that's why for a ninja the 'Midlife Crisis' curiously enough struck around the Twenty-Five/Thirty years mark.
Said picture showed a younger Maito Gai dressed in what could have been defined as "Fashionable Clothes" showing that had he renounced to the green spandex he would have been a 'chick-magnet' to use an old Inuzuka saying, he was even sporting a spiky hair-style thanks to some Hair-gel and NORMAL eyebrows.
It was a wonder why he had to regress into his eye-pain-inducing style.
"Where...where did you get this?" Gai asked trembling
"During those three months you disappeared I got worried about my "Uncle Gai" so I used one of my Stands to track you down, it was by pure luck that I managed to come by a camera before your return" Naruto answered smirking
"Gai-sensei? What wrong? Is that picture showing something un-youthful?" Rock Lee, a boy resembling Gai's mini-me, asked
"Nothing wrong, my students...we will have Team 7 join us for our mission apparently" the Taijutsu master said sighing in defeat, destroying the picture in tiny pieces before dropping his head in defeat.
"We don't need them, completing this mission by myself is my faaAAAAAAAAH!" Neji Hyuuga tried saying before the ghostly hand of Broken Arrow didn't interrupt him by taking an hold of his pants, forcefully pulling the back up in a tremendous wedgie, showing the fine print of the Hyuuga Clan Symbol on his boxers.
"Otouto..." Kakashi said looking at the blond intently
"Sorry, but his Fate Speech usually gives me an headache, I just wanted him to stop" Naruto answered letting the boy go
"I would have liked a 'shut up' instead of this...it would have had the same result" Neji answered in a falsetto voice.
"But not the same impact, when should we be ready, Gai?" Naruto asked
"Tomorrow at dawn, it will be a long journey, so pack whatever you think you may need for a three-weeks-long mission" Gai answered
"What are we supposed to do?" Kakashi asked curious
"Apparently the young apprentice of Nadeshiko village's Leader is being harassed by an unknown stalker, the girl will be protected by the royal guards while we will investigate on this mysterious individual, we only know that he is a man, we are not supposed to come near the princess at all" Gai answered
"Nadeshiko village? That place is not exactly friendly towards men...the actual Leader is said to have an habit of 'collecting' men's...treasures when someone try to challenge her" Kakashi said gulping
"That's why it's considered a B-rank, not everyone want to venture there and risk getting captured by those kunoichi, especially since any, and I mean ANY, men usually saw there is considered a pervert of the worst kind"
"Like Jiraiya-san?" Naruto asked
"No, just Jiraiya-san's name there is considered Taboo with death penalty for whoever even just MENTION his existence, even he stays as far as possible from the place" Gai answered
"Yikes" Naruto said shivering
"Then I fear that we won't be well received there" Kakashi said sighing
"You, Kiba and Sasuke maybe, Naruto-san is clean so they shouldn't have problems" Tenten said simply
"Clean?" Neji asked curious
"He was cleansed, he has not that horrid aura of perversion that usual covers the shinobi of this village" the bun haired girl answered
"Yeah, Naruto-sensei doesn't feel lecherous when I look at him" Sakura said nodding
"But-but...he was reading Icha-Icha yesterday!" Kakashi said offended
"Really?" Tenten asked
"Yeah, too much smut for my tastes, I prefer real girls, even if I still have to find the perfect one" Naruto answered
"See? No perversion" Sakura said triumphant
"I don't get it" Kiba said scratching his head
"Imagine it as a Bloodline every girl or woman has, we can detect a pervert just by looking at him, every man alive is one no matter how young or old, but we can feel how much he is one, if the level of Perversion is 'too high' he is a Pig that can only see women as objects" Tenten explained
"And while Gai-san is at a 'Normal Level' Kakashi-sensei is as bright as the Sun itself in comparison...Jiraiya-san...well, he is so 'Out of Scale' that we can't even give him a proper measurement" Sakura said
"And Naruto-sensei?" Sasuke asked offended, he was feeling insulted at being considered a pervert just because born with a penis.
"He is...'Flat'...nothing, not even a spark, that's why the female population of Konoha trust him, he is not a pervert, a Rarity if I can say" Tenten answered
"And what if he enters in the female side of the bath-house?" Kiba asked
"Hey! I would never do such things!" Naruto said in rage
"He would have certainly used the wrong door because distracted, not to spy on women" Sakura said
"And if someone sees him with a collection of stolen panties?" Kakashi asked
"Probably put there to frame him" Tenten said
"Screw this, I will just call bullshit on this whole farce" Kiba said groaning
"Whatever, let's go Team. Some training and then me and Naruto will help you getting ready for tomorrow" Kakashi said as the two Team parted ways
"Kurenai ruined you" the man muttered sadly
"You are just jealous because I learned how to not make a woman angry by just breathing near her" Naruto answered grinning
"Being a little pervert is perfectly natural" the other countered
"Not when it costs you a beating from an angry female horde"
"Sadly true, so you are not a pervert?" Kakashi said sighing
"No, Kurenai-neechan tried, but in the end I trained myself into hiding my being pervert, she knew that since even woman can be lecherous I would have never been saved completely, like this I will have the occasion to show that I am NOT a chauvinistic pig while at the same time she believes that I was cured" Naruto answered
"That's better, I don't want a monk as a little brother" the masked Jounin said nodding.
Two days later – Forest near Nadeshiko Village – night -
Nadeshiko No Sato, little wonder of female greatness, was located near the Land of Water, the families of this village were organized through matrilineality and showing a population of ONLY kunoichi without even the littlest spark of male presence, one of their costumes had the women from this village venturing outside so to find "Suitable" men strong enough to defeat them, defeat resulting in those men being taken to the village to marry the kunoichi they defeated.
In other words, before fighting a Kunoichi from Nadeshiko is important to remember that if you lose the others will assault you and probably kill you depending on how you acted during the fight, if you win instead you are FORCED back in their village to marry the one you defeated, and if not "strong enough" basically treated like an "Housewife" free only to cook, clean and breed new kunoichi.
Not a "win-win" situation, that's for sure.
"...The village is positioned upon the lightly forested top of three massive and steep hills standing in a line, with two bridges spanning the gorges between them...The hills are situated within a lush forested valley in a mountainous region, in terms of construction, the village seems to be similar to a stronghold or palace with numerous walls, towers and brickwork being dominant features for the lovers of ancient architecture...sounds like the right place" Kakashi said reading from a traveling guide
"Isn't it counterproductive to have Traveling Guides talking about an Hidden Ninja village?" Naruto asked curious
"When your culture ask you to hunt down men and subjected them to enslavement you need always new ways to attract them in the area otherwise the new generations will learn to avoid the place" Kakashi answered
"I don't like this place, I feel observed" Kiba said as Akamaru moved closer to him
"We ARE being watched" Neji said looking around with his Byakugan
"Otouto?" Kakashi asked looking around with narrowed eyes
"Already on it, I touched few things while we were tree-jumping" the masked blond answered
"Be ready to make them explode, we will use them as distraction"
"Lee, Tenten, stick close and scan the surroundings" Gai said looking in front of him
"We are here under request of your Leader, we come from Konoha to help resolving your problems with the man harassing the princess" Naruto said walking forward
With a subtle Swish sound an arrow was shoot at him, Broken Arrow's hand surfacing to stop the projectile an inch from the boy's eye.
"Interesting technique, man" a female voice said as three women walked down the trees
The apparent leader was a long-haired brunette wearing a chaste body-armour with a star on her hitai-ate and a single shoulder guard covered in spikes, a smirk appeared on her face as others joined her to surround the group from Konoha.
"Thank you, I train hard" Naruto answered nodding
"We would like to obtain entrance to your village" Kakashi said with raised hands to show he was unarmed
"Sharingan no Kakashi, you are famous even here" the group Leader said with narrowed eyes
"Kimiko-sama...the boy is clean" one of the others said jerking her head towards Naruto
"Yes, I can see that, that is not normal" Kimiko answered getting closer to the blond
"You are hiding something, every man is a pervert, EVERYONE" she then said grabbing Naruto's collar
"Being hostile to the ones coming to help you is not nice" the Stand User answered smiling innocently
"We will let the girls in your group pass but not you, we don't need dead weights" Kimiko said sneering
"Kakashi-niisan? Do you mind if I answer to that?" the boy asked unconcerned
"...Sigh! Just a 'tap' Naruto, we are here to help, not to make new enemies for Konoha" Kakashi answered sighing
"A Tap? What are you talking about, man?" one of the women on the trees said glaring at him
"We are here to help but do not force our hands though, we may like to see ourselves as gentlemen, but we know that a Kunoichi is perfectly able to kill a man so we are not afraid to hit, better alive and considered jerks for hitting a woman than dead and seen as good guys.." Kakashi answered shrugging
"You are trying to say that you can defeat us?" one of the youngest of the group said openly laughing
"I really want to see that happen" Kimiko said grinning savagely
"Otouto, you first" Kakashi said sighing again, Gai near him stiffening imperceptibility
"Him? He is just a kid" Kimiko said looking at the still smiling Naruto
"A kid? Miss, I may still be an High-Chuunin as a shinobi, but I excel in things COMPLETELY different from ninja techniques" Naruto answered grinning
"Different things? Like what? Whining?" Kimiko said laughing
"No, this...Broken Arrow" the blond said as the Spectral Cloak phased out of his body
"What the!?" the Woman said with wide eyes
"Crazy Diamond" Naruto said as the Stand shifted into a more humanoid form to Flick Kimiko on the nose, making her head shot back in a spray of blood as few teeth were seen flying away accompanied by the Crunch! Of her nose breaking.
"DAMN YOU! You dare hit her!?" one of the other said moving to launch a kunai
"What are you saying? She is fine" the blond answered smirking as he got free from her grasp
"What!?" the others turned to watch as Kimiko moved away her hands, showing that her face was perfectly fine.
"Hehehe! Crazy Diamond can restore whatever it touches, the instant Naruto attacked her the Stand healed the wounds immediately after those formed, like that she felt the pain but no traces were left behind, Ibiki loves that one in particular because he can torture a prisoner over and over without worrying about making too much damages since he can heal the victim in an instant" Kakashi explained to the others with a whisper and a proud smile on his face.
"Awesome!" Kiba yelled with star-like eyes while watching his young sensei dust his clothes.
"How did you do that? I could taste my blood up until an instant ago" Kimiko asked taking a cautious step back.
"It's my fighting style, the Stand Style Summoning Technique to be precise" Naruto answered as he disappeared from in front of her to reappear near Kakashi
"You okay?" the masked Jounin asked concerned
"Yes, nothing I couldn't face thanks to the surprise factor, but I don't feel at ease right now" the blond answered looking at the forces around them
"I know, stay close to me, we will face this together" Kakashi said nodding, revealing his Sharingan to show that he won't hold back should they attack
"You are fast, boy, What's your name?" Kimiko asked
"I am Naruto Uzumaki Hatake, Jojo of Konoha" the boy answered
"The 'young Jounin' people are talking about...you are indeed an interesting boy, drop the stances, we will escort inside the village, but don't try anything funny or we won't hesitate to attack you" Kimiko said motioning to the rest of the women with her to lower their weapons.
"Good, please lead the way, we are just here to help" Kakashi said lowering his hitai-ate to cover his eye.
"Follow me" Kimiko ordered as the group started moving towards the village
"Are you okay?" Tenten asked nearing Naruto
"Yes, it's just that Crazy Diamond has an exceptional strength, I had problems keeping him restrained enough to not splatter her head around the forest floor, I usually use that kind of power to fight and go all-out, not for demonstration so it's a little 'stressing' to hold back" the boy answered sighing
"Don't worry, we are all here if you need us, we'll help you and your Team" the girl answered smiling at him, giving his shoulder a gentle squeeze.
"Thank you" the blond answered smiling
"Tenten, you shouldn't associate with..." Neji started saying
"With what, Hyuuga?" Sasuke said narrowing his eyes at the boy
"I was talking with my Team-mate, Uchiha" Neji answered glaring back
"Is either you two stopping or me beating to a pulp the both of you to drag your sorry ass to the village" Naruto said glaring at the two, Broken Arrow hovering behind him to further intimidate the two.
"Sorry, sensei" Sasuke said nodding
"As you wish, Uzumaki-san" Neji said scoffing in annoyance
"That mouth of yours will bring you troubles one day" Kiba said shaking his head
"Ignore him, sensei. Let's focus on the mission" Sakura said
"They are right, otouto...we'll both have occasions for teaching him manners once back in Konoha, you out-rank him after all" Kakashi said with an evil gleam in his eye, making the Hyuuga boy sweat bullets.
"I can't wait" Naruto answered with a dark smirk
Some time later – Nadeshiko Village – T/I department -
"You weren't expecting us to bring you inside the palace, right?" one of the guards said smirking
"Not actually, but being directly imprisoned was a surprise though" Gai answered calmly.
He, Kakashi and Naruto were being held in a cell in front of the one with their Team, chakra suppressors on the group's wrists.
"The girls can come, Shazaku-sama accepted their presence, the men will wait here" Kimiko said walking in the room
"Sensei?" Sakura asked as her handcuffs were being removed
"Don't worry, we can take care of ourselves" Naruto answered smiling
"Come with me" one of the guards said escorting Tenten and Sakura out with Kimiko covering their backs.
"Not so mighty now, eh?" a tall woman said getting closer to the cell, sneering at Naruto
"I am here to help your village, and yet, here you are treating me like a criminal just because I am a male...this is my Team's first mission outside the village...you WON'T keep my student away from me, I have the DUTY of protect her until she is ready to become an independent kunoichi" the masked blond said with narrowed eyes
"She will do fine, she doesn't need a MAN to protect her, even if you are not a pervert like those two with you, you are still a man, meaning we can't trust you" she answered
"You don't get it then? I WILL go out of this cell and protect my Team, you have no say in this" Naruto answered growling
"Otouto..." Kakashi whispered shaking his head
"I don't care, Kakashi! They don't want our help? FINE! but Sakura, Sasuke and Kiba are MY responsibility and I won't let some frosty, bigoted Hags to stop me" Naruto snapped angrily
"Hag!? How dare you!" the woman said moving to grab the boy
"Did they tell you that I specialize in a different kind of things other than shinobi techniques? I admit I am seriously lacking in that department, but my Stand had always helped evening things out" Naruto said smirking, taking off his mask to drink a mouthful of water from the plate in their cell
"So what? Those cuffs will stop any power you have" the woman answered with the other three with her openly laughing.
"Why you people always do the same mistake? You should never challenge him in proving you wrong" Kakashi said sighing in despair
"What?" the woman said before Naruto spat out the water he drank, a Claw moving to grab her face to pull her towards the cell.
"That's Geb, the Water Stand...unless you free us I fear my otouto will drown her" Kakashi explained as the Stand moved to imprison the woman's head in a bubble of water
"Sango!" one of the other guards said while helping her, her hands moving through the water without taking it away from the trapped girl's head.
"Free her this instant! Do it or I'll kill the others!" one of the other guards said pointing a Kunai on Neji's throat
"Fine...I already have the keys so I don't need her" Naruto said smirking as a second claw of water opened his cell and the boys' one.
"WHAT!?" the now free girl said before being tackled by Kakashi
"Sound the Al.."the woman near her tried saying before Gai didn't knock her out
"Sleep well" Naruto said kicking the third guard while Sasuke, Kiba and Lee attacked the one keeping Neji hostage.
"Good job, any idea about how to take those off?" Kiba asked rising his hands
"They don't have the keys with them...smart move" Neji said checking one of the guards.
"Yosh! We shall break those then?" Lee asked trying to tear them to pieces with strength alone
"Naruto, do you mind?" Kakashi said presenting his handcuffs
"Hai!" the boy said grinning, using Geb to tear off the suppressor
"Good thing that the cuffs only block the chakra going OUT of the system" Kakashi said scratching his wrist.
"What do you mean?" Neji asked
"Part of the Stand abilities of Naruto use the Spiritual part of the Chakra, we learned that using Chakra-suppressing seals or handcuffs (like in this case) doesn't stop the Stands from being summoned since they use the chakra directly from inside his core, so as long as his body have Chakra inside he can still use them" Kakashi explained as the last guard was thrown in their cells
"And the Juken?" Sasuke asked
"We are not sure about that, but since an Hyuuga can only close the tenketsu maybe the fact that he still have a Chakra Core will still let him use the Stand after being hit" the Scarecrow answered
"What now, Sensei?" Lee asked
"Let's reclaim our equipment and see if we can reach the others, I am not at ease knowing that Tenten is out there alone" Gai answered
"Sensei? Can you use Heaven's Door on them? Maybe they know how to reach their Leader" Kiba asked
"Good idea, let's see what those bastards know" Naruto said grinning
Nadeshiko Village – Leader's palace – some time later -
"Thank you for calling us here, Shazaku-sama" Sakura said bowing
"Don't worry, I was the one to request your village help in protecting my apprentice, I am also sorry for how your Teammates and sensei are treated, but please understand that the women here don't trust men in general, I had to imprison them to keep things quiet" Shazaku answered.
She had green eyes and chin-length hair that covered her ears and framed her face, even if her hair were now almost completely grey she was still showing a great strength behind her eyes, she was a fairly tall woman of curvaceous built, she was wearing a form-fitting outfit with a long-sleeve on her left side and sleeveless on the right under a loose fitting kimono.
"I am more worried of how Naruto-sensei will react actually" Sakura said
"What do you mean?" Shazaku asked curious
"He is very protective of us and this is our first mission outside Konoha, while we were coming here he also stressed the fact that we should NEVER split up without him or Kakashi-sensei coming with us" the pinkette answered
"He seems like a very protective instructor, but don't worry, I am sure that my guards will help him tranquilize, we are safe here" the Leader answered with a caring smile.
"Ehm...is not that I don't think that we are not safe here..." Sakura said nervously scratching the back of her neck
"What's the problem then?" Shazaku said curious
"Well...I don't think that You will be safe if Naruto-sensei start thinking that me and Tenten are in danger" the girl answered
"Why you say so? I admit that they used chakra-suppressors, unfortunately giving a bad impression, but we will soon free them once the details of the mission are cleared" the Woman answered
"THAT may be a problem then..." Tenten said sighing
"Why?" one of the guards asked
"ORA-ORA-ORA-ORA!" a distorted scream was heard as the doors flew out of their hinges, making several guards fly inside the room unconscious with their weapons broken
"STOP HIM!" the Captain of the guards outside screamed in fear.
"THE WORLD!" Naruto yelled in answer, sending the remaining guards flying inside as the rest of Team 7 and 10 entered the room.
"Sensei!" Sakura said watching the two masked sensei of her Team enter and move to cover her from the Leader, Sasuke and Kiba flanking her side
"You okay, Sakura-chan?" Kiba asked worried
"Yes...Shazaku-sama said that you would have been freed once cleared the details of the mission" Sakura answered
"Well, sorry, but they clearly stated that since we were men and dead weight, we would have been inside those cells until the end of the mission, and I am not going to let you have a solo mission, yet" Naruto answered glaring at the Leader
"STAND DOWN!" Shazaku bellowed to the guards making them lower their weapons
"Is that true?" she then asked to Kimiko
"Shazaku-sama, they are men, we don't need them! We can fight our battles!" Kimiko answered
"So it was you...let them go, I will talk to everyone of them" the woman said sighing
"But...but..." Kimiko said
"Silence! all of this happened because of us, we have part of the blame! please understand, Kakashi-san, I did what I thought was best to maintain the women of the village calm about your presence here, I wasn't expecting them to act like that" the Leader said bowing slightly.
"It's all okay, Shazaku-sama, my apprentice is just worried for his Team and having one of them out of his sight in stranger territory had him worried" Kakashi answered
"It's comprehensible, you boy have an extraordinary talent for fighting and you care for the Team they entrusted you with, but now please understand that we have reason to not trust men and we acted to protect our village" Shazaku said
"I understand, Shakazu-sama and I am sorry for your guards...and the door...but it's my first Team and I don't want to risk their lives at our first mission" Naruto answered bowing
"Excuses accepted, pity for the door though" Shazaku said nodding, sighing in displeasure as she watched the ruins.
"While I repair it, Niisan, please try to understand what we are supposed to do" Naruto said moving towards the door
"My apprentice, Shizuka, lately is being target of a man's attentions, Kokuyō is a puppet master that had already challenged her fifteen times and I fear he is planning something" Shazaku said
"What do you mean?" Gai asked
"At every puppet she destroyed a bolt remained stuck in her body, I fear that this may be the signal that Kokuyō is trying to do something worst than just fight her." the woman answered
"Can I see them? I can easily tear those away and heal the resulting wound" Naruto said walking away from the completely repaired wall and door.
"THAT WAS FAST!" the guards yelled as one with bulged-out eyes
"You sure?" Shazaku asked with a raised eyebrow
"I can heal a lot of nasty wounds, even re-attach lose limbs, consider it way for me to excuse for my attack" Naruto said scratching his neck
"Go call Shizuka, we will test his words, but understand that if something happen to her your WHOLE group will be held responsible and die" Shazaku said with narrowed eyes.
"I trust my little brother, Shazaku-sama" Kakashi said with an eye-smile.
"Did you call me?" a girl said entering the room few minutes later.
"Ah, Shizuka! This boy said that he will be able to take out those bolts" Shazaku said smiling at her apprentice.
Shizuka was a fair-skinned girl of average height, she had green eyes and waist-length black hair in a hime-style cut tied in a high ponytail with short bangs and chin-length strands framing her face, she was wearing a black forehead protector and a form-fitting kunoichi uniform grey-coloured with a right shoulder-guard, grey gloves, and opening in her shirt which revealed some cleavage.
"Nice to meet you, Shizuka-san, I am Naruto" Naruto said bowing with a wide smile
"Are you sure to be able to take this thing away?" She asked showing a normal-looking arm
"I can't see them" Kiba said narrowing his eyes as to try and see better
"We noticed that after a fight between Shizuka and Kokuyō a fragment of his puppet entered her body, upon further inspection we managed to have a seal appear in the general area the fragment entered, since it came from a puppet we called it bolt" the medic-nin accompanying the girl said
"I see, can you show me the seal?" Naruto asked nearing Shizuka with slow steps to show his lack of ill intent.
"Here" the medic said drawing few seals on the girl's arm, a blood red mark with four petals on a circular background appeared on her wrist.
"What do you think, otouto?" Kakashi asked
"Can I examine it?" Naruto asked
"Go ahead" Shizuka said nodding and presenting her hand.
"I don't know, Kakashi...it's more complex than what it looks like...the Pervert is only recently teaching me Fuijutsu and this is above my current level...I can only say that it's incomplete in some ways, I don't know how many of those seals Kokuyō will need to implant on her to make it activate but for now they are dormant" Naruto answered with a little red tinge on his cheeks as his fingers kept moving along the seal with a feather-light touch.
"Yes...the idea is kind of uncomfortable I admit...you sure you can't see more in it? I don't mind you watching" Shizuka asked with a similar blush and a slight tremble in her voice.
"Shizuka? I think that Naruto-san saw enough instead" Shazaku said with a tiny smile
"Uh? AH! O-Of course! Sorry if I took so long" the blond boy said jumping back, trying to recompose himself.
"No-no! Y-you just tried to help, you thought we were talking about 'real' bolts that's why you proposed your help, right?" Shizuka asked nervously
"Uh-hu! If it was some piece of metal I would have been able to do something, but Seals are a different matter, Ero-sennin did not teach me a lot yet so I am only a 'beginner' in this art" Naruto answered nodding
"Ero-sennin?" the girl asked
"Yeah...Ji..The Toad Sage of Konoha" Naruto answered, catching himself from saying a name he knew was NOT appreciated there.
"Jiraiya-san? You are his student?" Shazaku asked curious, leaning forward with a strange glint in her eyes
"Well, he is MY apprentice, but Jir..." Kakashi said clasping his hands in front of his mouth
"Say his name, I am not troubled by it" Shazaku said
"Jiraiya helped me whenever I wasn't able to teach Naruto myself, he promised that he would have trained him further again in the future, so yes...one may describe my otouto as Jiraiya's apprentice, why?" the masked man asked
"WONDERFUL! I have an old situation on going with the old pervert, Shizuka? Do you mind fighting against Naruto-san?" Shuzaku said with a strange light in her eyes and a twisted smirk.
"ME!?" Shizuka said pointing at herself
"HER!?" Naruto said at the same time.
"I am sorry, but I don't think that Shizuka-san should be used to avenge whatever dirty act that old pervert did to you, it's not my fault if he is a pig!" the boy said rising his hands
"It's more like a bet actually, can I count on you to resolve it?" Shuzaku said smiling
"Okay...I guess..." Naruto said sighing
"But...but..." Shizuka stammered looking at her mentor
"You know the story behind this, Shizuka, and something tells me that you don't mind actually, as I am certain that HE won't mind either at the end" Shazaku whispered smirking
"You can't be certain of that" the girl whispered back
"I have a certain sixth sense for certain things" the woman answered
"Tomorrow, while my apprentice fights against Naruto-san my guards will help you determine how to stop Kokuyō from bothering her ever again" the Leader said
"As you wish, Shazaku-sama" Gai said bowing
"Me and my Team will sleep outside the village so to not disturb the population" Kakashi said
"We will do that too, like that we will watch each-other's back" Tenten said
"No, you all will be my guests, I think that I too have to apologize for someone's" Shuzaku said momentarily glaring at Kimiko "lack of manners" she then finished saying
"Thank you, Shazaku-sama" Naruto said bowing.
The next day – Nadeshiko village – training ground -
"Waaaah!" Naruto yelped as Shizuka's punch launched him back, a wide grin on his face as he cleaned the blood from his mouth.
"Not bad" the blond said happily
"You too are good, Naruto-san" Shizuka answered panting.
Both were fighting with tooth and nail to see who was the best, Naruto not using the Stands to make things fair but silently cursing himself for forgetting his ninja training because of Broken Arrow.
"Drop the formalities, I don't like that" Naruto said smiling
"As you wish, Naruto" the girl said nodding
"Shall we continue?" the boy asked
"Already on it! Nadeshiko-Ryū: Kōha Senkaigiri (Nadeshiko-Style: Hardliner Revolving Cut) the girl answered from the sky as she moved into a flying-kick, her leg covered in wind chakra
"GUAH!" as the kick connected the masked blond's body erupted into smoke obfuscating her view
"A clone!? When?" Shizuka said surprised as Naruto's hands sprung out form under her to grab her ankles
"Doton: Shinjū Zanshu no Jutsu !" (Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique) the boy yelled as Shizuka ended with her body completely underground and only the head out
"Nice jutsu" she said
"I can teach you if you want, Shizune-chan!" Naruto answered smirking
"I'll count on that, Naruto-kun" she answered taking her head too under and making the terrain explode with a burst of wind, a tiny smile on her face at his blushing
"This is not over yet! Taiju Kage-bushin no jutsu (Massive Shadow Clone technique)" the boy countered with a crossed hand-seal, covering the whole training ground in black-jumpsuit-wearing blonds
"That's a lot of clones..." Shizuka muttered in awe
"I have chakra to spare, ATTACK!" one of the Narutoes said as the mass attacked the girl
"It's not enough! Ressenpou! (Great Whirlwind!)" inhaling deeply the girl unleashed an huge stream of wind that rapidly destroyed the Shadow Clones Army and greatly damaged the area in front of her
"Where is he?" she asked seeing no one around
"BEHIND YOU! Rasengan!" Naruto yelled as he showed himself out from being henge-ed like one of the rocks lifted from her attack
"TOO SLOW! Nadeshiko-Ryū: Kōha Reppūken (Nadeshiko-Style: Hardliner Gale Fist )" Shizuka said covering her hand in wind and punching the spiraling sphere, the two jutsu clashing in a shock-wave of power
"Good wind manipulation, I am a Wind Element too" Naruto said smirking before going poof
"Another clone!?" Shizuka said with wide eyes as the rocks around her turned into other clones that latched to her arms and legs blocking her
"If there is a jutsu I love to experiment with that is the shadow clone jutsu, RASENGAN!" the real Naruto yelled moving towards the girl with another jutsu in his hand
"Aaaah!" the girl screamed as the technique reached her, launching her back after dispelling the clones with the backlash of energy.
"You okay?" he asked watching her staying unmoving
"...HEY! You okay?" the blond asked again getting closer
"I GOT YOU!" Shizuka yelled getting up to grab the boy and launching him back
"That was pretty dirty" Naruto said moaning, scratching his head where it had met the floor
"So is turning clones to rocks to hide them in plain view" the girl answered panting
"Damn, you are good" the boy said smirking
"You are not half-bad either, for what I got from the others you kinda slacked off in training" Shizuka answered
"It's not slacking off, but more likely me over-using some side techniques and not focusing a lot on my shinobi training, without my Stand-style I am an high-chuunin shinobi" Naruto answered awkwardly
"But still, you are fairly unpredictable, that Clone charge was impressive" the girl answered smiling
"Thank you, I like to think outside the box" the boy answered puffing out his chest making her laugh
"Someone like you I think not even know where is the box to begin with, but I am really curious about your other techniques, the guards talked about a great speed and frightening water control" she said curious
"It's only the beginning, I can cover an HUGE variety of ability with Broken Arrow" Naruto said with the Stand briefly appearing near him to wave at her.
"Then why you didn't use it during our fight?" Shizuka asked
"I wanted this to be a fair fight, shinobi techniques only, some of the abilities of my Stand would have make it unbalanced" Naruto answered
"Thank you then, it shows you are a boy of honor" she said smiling
"MARRY HER! SHE IS A WONDERFUL GIRL! AND PRETTY TOO!" Kushina yelled from the seal
"Aren't they too young for that?" Minato asked her
"SCREW WAITING! I WANT GRANDKIDS!" the woman answered
"MOOM!" the blond bellowed at her, making her take out her tongue in answer
"Are you okay?" Shizuka asked getting closer, her voice full of concern
"Y-Yeah...I am fine..."the boy answered with a nervous laugh
"You are hiding something" she answered with narrowed eyes
"Of course it's something I won't tell" he answered crossing his arms
"Even if I ask nicely?" she asked
"Personal problems, don't worry, I can take care of that" Naruto answered
"What a cute couple! Really, had I not some plans for little Shizuka I would have excused myself to let the two of you talk some more" a voice said tauntingly
"Kokuyō!" Shizuka said with narrowed eyes
"Him? How did he come here without the others noticing?" Naruto asked moving at the girl side
"I know this village well, I did not just fight her, but I also learned how to move without being noticed" the man answered.
Kokuyō had long brown hair that framed his angular face and dark eyes with square-rimmed glasses, a light pink shirt with a purple waistcoat over it and a pair of white trousers and brown shoes.
"You are challenging her again and again in hope to win and marry her, you are kinda the persistent fan aren't you?" Naruto asked
"A fan? I am not doing this out of Love, this village needs a new Leader, and I need Shizuka to marry me in order to achieve that, nothing more and nothing less" Kokuyō answered unsealing a bulky humanoid puppet which torso he then entered to maneuver from inside.
"Selfish bastard, as if the other women of the village will let you do that!" Shizuka said glaring at him
"It's your village's law, girl! They will have no choice in that! This place needs to change, it's stagnant, immobile! Like that it will never achieve greatness, with me instead, it will become something far greater! I just need you to admit defeat and marry me, Shizuka, I don't care if I will have to FORCE YOU!" Kokuyō said in a distorted voice as a rain of sen-bon were launched from the puppet's right arm.
"Dodge!" Shizuka yelled as the two split up to evade the attack.
"Eh! I was having a nice fight but you had to ruin it, now you force me to kick your ass!" Naruto said charging forward
"Stand down, brat! Me and her need some alone time, Hahahaha!" Kokuyō said as the left arm of the puppet was shot towards the blond, the Stand appearing near him to grab the appendage.
"GO!" the boy said launching the whole thing towards Shizuka
"Nadeshiko-Ryū: Kōha Reppūken (Nadeshiko-Style: Hardliner Gale Fist )" the girl answered punching the puppet, tearing the right half to pieces with her wind-covered fist
"ARGH! Damn you!" the puppet user said as he flew back
"That's strange...it shouldn't be this easy" Naruto muttered nearing her
"What do you mean?" the girl asked
"He seems like planning to lose...he is not putting on a good fight" the blond answered
"That's true, our fights usually last a very short time" Shizuka said nodding
"There you are!" Kokuyō yelled as a stream of fire erupted from his puppet's mouth
"The World!" Naruto yelled as he grabbed Shizuka, both disappearing from view before reappearing few metres away
"WHAT!?" the man yelled in surprise
"W-What happened?" the girl asked surprised
"I used The World, it's a Stand that give me the ability to stop time, I can do that for Ten seconds only, but I am trying to see if it can become more" Naruto answered
"S-Stop the time?!" Shizuka said with wide eyes
"I told you, had I used those abilities the fight won't have been fair" the blond said as the two split again to evade the puppet fist as it jumped on them
"You won't stop me!" Kokuyō said shooting again his fist towards Shizune
"Too slow!" Shizuka said dodging the fist, running on the chain to deliver a kick to the puppet's head, destroying it and making Kokuyō stumble back in surprise
"Not bad, but you can do better, I am still here!" he said with a pleasured tone
"He WANTS to lose!? Could it be...Shizuka! Stop!" Naruto said grabbing her arm to take her away from the kick the puppet was trying to deliver.
"I know that, but if I don't fight he will be declared the winner and if I win another bolt will enter my body, in either case he may win in the end" Shizuka said bitterly
"I understand that, listen, whatever he planned he WANTS you to keep winning, whatever ritual he is preparing apparently needs a certain number of seals being moved on your body, meaning that it has something to do with controlling you otherwise even by marrying him you would have resisted every plan he has for the village, those seals will probably stop you from going against him" Naruto said nodding
"Any idea then? Because I don't know what to do" the girl said as the two kept dodging the needles and the kunais the puppet kept shooting at them.
"Stand still! It won't hurt me at all! Hahaha!" Kokuyō taunted laughing
"I'll help you defeat him" Naruto said
"WHAT!? But the will drive another bolt in my body! We can't know if that will be the last one he needs!" Shizuka said
"I know, we need to do this, once defeated we will restrain him and have him tell us how to remove those seals" the blond answered
"You think he will tell us?" she asked
"I will read those information myself, don't worry, he won't be able to keep the secret at all" he answered smirking
"Read?" Shizuka asked curious
"DODGE!" Naruto yelled pushing her away as the puppet's fist once again moved towards them.
"COME BACK HERE!" the man said trying to grab Shizuka
"The Fool!" the blond said summoning the wheeled Stand in front of her
"Get out of my way, boy!" Kokuyō said swatting away the Stand.
As the puppet's hand hit the Stand it exploded into sand, trapping the appendage and crushing it to pieces
"WHAT?! It can manipulate sand?"
"The Fool IS the sand, physical attacks won't work! GO SHIZUKA!" Naruto yelled as the girl charged forward
"Here I am!" she said as Star Platinum helped her jumping high
"Take this! Nadeshiko-Ryū: Kōha Senkaigiri (Nadeshiko-Style: Hardliner Revolving Cut)" Shizuka said as her flying-kick nailed the huge puppet on the stomach, her leg moving through the front, hitting Kokuyō and making the man shoot out from the back of his creation, tumbling on the floor painfully
"AGH!" the man groaned as he slowly got on his feet while clutching his stomach in pain.
"NARUTO!" Kakashi yelled as he and the others joined the scene
"SHIZUKA-SAMA!" Kimiko yelled as she and several guards reached the area
"We have found several traces suggesting Kokuyō's presence here, we were right apparently" Gai said
"Ugh...You...won't stop me" Kokuyō said trying to run away
"I don't think so" Kakashi said grabbing the fleeing man and knocking him unconscious
"Good, now if you excuse me, I have some seals to remove" Naruto said happily
"You know how to do that?" one of the guards asked
"Sensei will know that soon" Kiba said smirking
"Needs some help, sensei?" Sasuke asked
"Yes, you and Kiba keep his head up, Sakura? Can you please tie him up? Block his hands just in case" the blond asked
"HAI!" the three answered moving to comply
"Shizuka-sama? Are you okay?" Kimiko asked nearing the girl
"Yes, I am fine, Naruto helped me in the fight" she answered
"Did you win?" the woman then asked
"As for ninja techniques I am slightly superior..." Shizuka admitted
"WONDERFUL!" Kimiko answered happily
"But I still have to admit my defeat all the same" the girl then said
"WHAT!?" the other yelled with wide eyes
"Wait! What do you mean? Why you say I won?" Naruto asked surprised
"I may have a strong array of jutsu that I use with my fighting style, but I have not the same stamina nor a sheer quantity of chakra to match yours, should a fight between us move on mere endurance I don't think I would last as long as you...and I don't have The World to help me either" Shizuka admitted
"He is fairly unpredictable too" Sasuke said
"That too" she added
"The Stand? That's why I don't use them during our fight, they give me an advantage too big" Naruto countered
"But you should have use them, in a real fight to death one is not supposed to hold back, those abilities makes you a fearsome warrior, and the little display I saw convinced me, I admit defeat" Shizuka said shaking her head.
"I...I don't want to force you into anything" the boy said in discomfort
"Don't worry, I am sure that the Bet Shazaku-sama had with the Pervert Hermit is not contemplated in our laws!" Kimiko said rapidly
"Let's go back to the palace, I want those seals removed from me" Shizuka said walking towards Kokuyō to drag him back
Nadeshiko Village – Palace – Some time later -
"Good job in capturing Kokuyō, the guards said that you are now certain to be able to remove the bolts, right?" Shazaku asked with an happy smile on her face
"That's right! An instant for me to read the idiot and we will proceed" the blond answered waking the tied man up
"Where...where am I?" he asked once his eyes were opened again
"Stay still, this will be your Trial, you'll help me remove those seals from Shizuka-chan's body and then face whatever punishment Shazaku-sama will cast on you" Naruto said, the others looking curiously at Kakashi as he snorted at 'Trial'
"I won't talk" Kokuyō said defiantly
"And you don't have to, I'll help myself" Naruto answered smirking, opening his face like a book
"Disgusting..." Neji said looking away
"It's paper, can't see where is the problem" Tenten said shrugging, snorting at the others' horrified faces
"Is still someone's face being opened" Kimiko answered gulping
"Incredible" Shizuka said as she watched from Naruto's shoulder as he turned page
"HERE IT IS!" the boy said happily
"It's called Hyakku Kugutsu Tamashibari (Hundred Puppet Soul Binding)...it activates after having the target destroy ninety-nine puppets, with each puppet driving a "bolt" into the target, the destruction of the hundredth puppet will then allow the user to effectively take full control of a person's body in a similar manner to the Puppet Performance: Skillful Achievement with a Human Body technique without the victim's cooperation, it may cause pain to the victim since it makes a body to act against the mind's will" Naruto said reading
"So that was his plan, he kept challenging Shizuka all this time so to implant the Ninety-nine seals on her, had he won he would have simply married her, but this was the easiest way to win AND have her act as he wanted, stopping her from interfering with his plans" Shazaku said glaring at the bound man.
"I know how those are implanted, I should be able to understand how to remove them now by following his knowledge" Naruto said copying down every detail from Kokuyō in order to understand how the ritual worked.
"Take all the time you need, can't have those ruining your future bride's body, right?" Shazaku said smirking
"Yeah, it would be a pain...sorry, what did you say?" a strangely calm Naruto asked looking at the old woman
"I was hoping for a scream of 'What' actually, you heard me, you defeated her, as per our laws you MUST marry her...or die a most painful death" the Leader said with a calm smile
"I taught him how to control himself in dire situations...and we were told that since the fight came from a Bet then your laws won't have been in effect" Kakashi said trying to shake the stone-cold Naruto that by now had momentarily stopped breathing.
"You were told? Kimiko should really stop spreading false news, no Kakashi-san, since Shizuka has confirmed her defeat she WILL marry him, maybe in the future since they are still young, but they are now engaged" Shazaku answered
"I CAN'T!" the blond yelled once recovered enough
"Why not?" Shizuka asked curious
"It's not fair, YOU have to choose who to marry, you can't let a law decide that for you" he answered
"It's not an immediate thing...let's know each other better at least, if we see that it can't work then we will find another solution" she answered
"Okay...I can accept that...but I will need to return to Konoha, how can we know each other at distance?" Naruto asked
"I fear that you won't be able to return to your village, you'll have to stay here" Shazaku said sadly
"WHAT!?" both Naruto and Kakashi yelled at the same time, the grey-haired man uncovering his Sharingan and moving in front of Naruto
"You are not going to keep him here" Kakashi said with narrowed eyes
"It's either that or him being killed" Kimiko said as she and the others moved to ready their weapons
"Over my dead body" Kakashi said glaring at her
"It was a given" the woman answered glaring back
"STAND DOWN!" Shazaku yelled
"Kakashi-san! Those are the laws since the birth of our village, nor you or me have ANY say in this, this is how things works here" the woman said
"You..."
"Niisan..." Naruto said sadly
"I am sorry, I should have imagined that the law would have had effect in your fight, I am sorry" Kakshi said hugging him
"It's my fault too...take...take care of Team 7 for me too okay?" Naruto said hugging him back
"Sensei..." Sakura said sniffing
"Put it like that, it's not cool to be forced to marry a babe, I'll miss ya sensei" Kiba said with Akamaru whining sadly from his coat
"I'll find a way to come visit, sensei" Sasuke said with a fierce look in his eyes
"Thank you" the blond said nodding
"It was nice to have a mission with you, Naruto-kun" Gai said with a pained expression, Rock Lee crying his eyes out behind him
"You are not force to accept, you can use your summons to just run away with us" Tenten tried saying
"It would be useless, I would just bring new problems to Konoha and a diplomatic accident between the two villages" Naruto said
"Can I keep my Hitai-ate at least?" the boy asked to Shazaku
"Of course, I would not force you to throw away all your memories about your home, I am sorry, but our Laws can't be broken" the woman answered nodding
"Stay well, Otouto, I'll have Kurenai and Anko bring you something from us...I'll write you everyday so you'll know about the Team's progresses" Kakashi said sighing
"I'll count on that, niisan" Naruto said waving at the retreating group of Konoha
"Come with me, I'll show you where we will live" Shizuka said guiding him in the palace, a pained expression on her face.
"Thank you" the boy answered sighing
Konoha – a week later – Kakashi's apartment -
"HE IS GONE! YOU BASTARD LEFT THAT BITCH TRAP HIM! It's a week and we still can't have news about him!" Anko screamed while shaking Kakashi, Kurenai behind her growling and waiting for her turn to rip him to shreds, the two were once again punishing him for what happened in Nadeshiko.
The apartment was now back into being a bare two-room construction since there was not a Stand empowering it, Jiraiya was in a corner nursing his jaw after Hiruzen had given HIS answer at the news of Naruto being forced to remain in Nadeshiko Village, both men felt lucky the Hokage had not pressed for execution, or AT LEAST for public castigation.
"I didn't know Shazaku would have remembered about our bet..." the Toad Sage muttered while counting how many teeth his sensei knocked out with his punch.
"SHUT UP! This is also your fault! You bet about your apprentice beating hers KNOWING that if a male defeat a kunoichi of their village he then is FORCED to marry the defeated girl!" Kurenai bellowed silencing him
"I had no choice, they would have killed him" the two-black-eyes sporting Kakashi said
"Fine then! I'll go call Yugao and Hana, we'll have a rescue mission in Nadeshiko, they won't suspect a Team of women to go there kidnapping Naruto" Anko said walking towards the door
"It may spring a war with their village since the bitch trapping Naru-chan is the future Leader of the Village...better pack some extra weapons" Kurenai said letting Kakashi go
"I...I'll come too" the man said
"NO, YOU WON'T! You made enough damages as it is!" the Genjutsu Mistress said as the apartment got bigger and more luxurious, the walls trembling as if made of water and expanding.
"That...that's Strength! It means..." Kakashi said with wide eyes
"HEYA, NIISAN! Did you miss me?" Naruto yelled entering, a wide smile on his face
"OTOUTO!" Kakashi yelled running towards him with watering eyes, the scene appearing as if happening at slow-motion with a sparkling and floral background.
His happiness interrupted by Anko grabbing the back of his jacket to throw him away so that she and Kurenai could crush the boy into an hug.
"WELCOME BACK!" both women said happily, checking him for possible injuries and preening his spiky hair a little
"That was...my touching moment..." Kakashi whined from the body-imprint he left in the far wall.
"Why you are here? We were told they forced you to stay there" Kurenai asked worried
"Well, me and Shizuka-chan talked a little, so..." the blond answered scratching the back of his neck
"So? You ran away? Good job, don't let a bitch tie you down without fighting" Anko said smirking
"She is not a bitch, and well, the truth is kinda different" Naruto answered as Shizuka entered the apartment
"We eloped" the girl said smiling
"That's soo romantic!" Kurenai said
"That's a tragedy instead! they may try to take her back" Jiraiya said from his corner, a gentle drop-kick on his temple from Anko silenced him
"Tomorrow we will ask for a bigger apartment and for Officially enlisting Shizuka here...hoping that Hokage-sama won't chew my head off once entering in his office that is" Kakashi said groaning
"Do you think that they will be mad?" Kurenai asked
"The villagers probably, but I suspect that Shazaku-sama already knew we would have tried" Naruto said
"Why you say that?" Kakashi asked
"The main door was open and no guards were around" Shizuka answered
"Ah..." the masked Jounin said surprised.
Nadeshiko Village – in the Meantime -
"She is gone! Shizuka-sama is gone!" one of the guards said in horror
"How could her disappearance have escaped you! You were supposed to guard her!" Kimiko said glaring at the guard
"That is most unfortunate" Shazaku said with an half convinced tone, an elder near her chuckling slightly
"It must have been that boy! He kidnapped her!" Kimiko said growling
"You really need to find a man yourself, Kimiko, your nervousness will ruin you" Shazaku said with a calm tone
"How can you be so calm, Shazaku-sama?!" the woman asked disbelievingly
"I think the two were probably planning to run away since Naruto-san's Team left, I can't blame her, she always had a good heart and seeing him being separated from his Team and Village must have been an heavy weight for her conscience" Shazaku answered simply
"We need to bring her back! We will kill the boy and" Kimiko said
"SILENCE!" the Elder said silencing the woman
"Shazaku-sama! Elder Kuchi! Kokuyō is dead!" another guard said entering the room
"What happened?" the Elder asked
"I was bringing him some water when he managed to grab me to run away, once out of the cell something killed him!" the woman answered
"Be more clear" Shazaku said
"it was a large, cloaked humanoid figure with a strange, metallic head bound in a turban, it grabbed Kokuyō's face and pulled out something from his body...I-I think that maybe it was his soul or something like that because it was a transparent copy of him..." the guard answered
"Then?" Kuchi the Elder asked
"Then it opened its mouth, it had a Kunai in place of the tongue and pierced Kokuyō's skull with it, killing him instantly" she answered
"That most have been Black Sabbath Naruto-san said would have appeared should Kokuyō have tried to escape" Shazaku said sighing
"What now?" Kimiko asked
"Kokuyō was supposed to be executed tomorrow in front of the whole village, we will say he tried to escape and we killed him" Shazaku answered
"And about the boy and Shizuka-sama?" Kimiko asked
"He helped us a lot, we should try and talk him into returning here with Shizuka instead of killing him" Shazaku said smirking
"Yes, it may take a while tough, both you and us Elders are SOOO occupied as of late, we barely have any free time" the Elder said smirking, her tone dripping FAKE annoyance
"That's true, who knows when we would be able to approach the two then" the Leader said with a FAKE sigh
"Konoha is also SOO far away...maybe you should start training a new possible candidate for the position, like Tadai, she and Shizuka share the same ideal about our village and even have the same calm approach to things" Kuchi said
"Luckily the girl was also studying in case something like this happened, I will take her as my new apprentice, just in case we can't convince Shizuka to come back of course" Shazaku said smirking
"Just in case..." the elder said with a similar smirk as she left the room
"But! But!" Kimiko sputtered in confusion
"Let the matter drop, she made her choice, we can only accept" Shazaku said
"I...I...Sigh! As you wish...Shazaku-sama" Kimiko said sighing in defeat and leaving to join the other guards for the security rounds.
"I just hope you will be happy, Shizuka, our doors will always be open for you and the boy, just follow your instinct, I know you will go far" the Leader said looking towards Konoha with a wide smile.
End of the chapter
I couldn't do better, nor in the fights (any suggestion to make them better is really appreciated) nor in Shizuka leaving the Village, I wanted the pairing to start and this was the best I could come up with, sorry if it was a let down, but I usually do things with the Pairing already started, creating a 'convincing' starting point is more difficult, hope you enjoyed.
SHOULD I GIVE TO SHIZUKA (AND LATER TENTEN AND SAMUI TOO LATER) A STAND? PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
