This is the third chapter of The First Abyssal One.
I do not own Claymore or Naruto. Enjoy.

Naruko roared as she grew, and grew, and grew. She felt her power increasing, that incredible power coursing through her. And then it was finished, she had passed her limit and become a full demon.

She looked herself over. She was huge! Probably as large as Kurama-nii-chan. Unlike Kurama-nii-chan, however, she was composed of thousands of red ribbons twisted into various forms. This seemed to be her natural form. However, she knew that, with practice, she'd be able to reshape herself into other forms. The form she was currently in was an adult woman's upper body, composed entirely of ribbons. From her waist down, she spiraled into thousands of ribbons. From her back, around where her tailbone would be if she still had her lower body, nine constructs made from hundreds of ribbons each had the forms of huge tails. She knew that when she looked at her own eyes through a mirror now she'd see only a bright red glow. Kurama-nii-chan had been able to determine that much.

"AAAHHH, it's a monster! Run away!"

She frowned, looking down at the bandits who were starting to run away. That wouldn't do. They were her meal, and she craved guts as Kurama-nii-chan said she would. Her ribbons shot out, at speeds the bandits couldn't even track, and every single one of them got a ribbon through the head.

Shooting out more ribbons, she grabbed the bandits, all ninety-seven of them and started to eat them one by one. They were absolutely delicious, especially the guts. Losing herself, she ate them all.

Thinking of her human form, she wondered how she was going to change back, when the answer literally popped into her head. Instinct of some sort? In any case, she knew how to change back now.

She did so, and was surprised by how tired she felt. She knew that, from now on, she would need to eat at least one human a month or lose power. She wouldn't need to eat anything else. She noted her hair had changed into red. And she was naked. Oh well. Locating her former clothes, which had been shredded beyond recognition, she picked up a scroll she'd packed before this mission started. Unsealing a simple red dress, designed to be easy to strip out of for when she went into her demon form, she put it on. She noted her headband's cloth had been shredded as well, but she'd prepared for that and unsealed a spare cloth. Fastening her headband to it, she put it on.

Then, tired, she staggered to a tree, leaned against it and fell asleep.

Kakashi Hatake woke up, feeling the familiar symptoms of Chakra exhaustion. Every Shinobi of his level had suffered it at least once. He'd be at full fighting strength in about four days, he estimated. Less time if Sakura used the Shosen Jutsu. But for now, he'd need crutches. He was in a bed, and his team wasn't in the room.

"Naruko, Sakura, Sasuke! Come here!"

Sakura ran inside immediately. She'd obviously been close to the door. Worried for him, probably. Sasuke arrived soon after. Naruko, curiously, did not arrive.

"Where is Naruko?"

Sasuke took charge. "She isn't here. When we arrived, she said she had to do something. She told us to give you this letter, and not to open it without your permission under threat of death." With that said, he handed Kakashi a letter. Kakashi frowned. What could his student be doing? Opening the letter, he started to read out loud.

"Kakashi-Sensei, if you are reading this, then I am not back yet. Do not worry for me, I am fine. The reason I went off on my own is to pass my limit. Perhaps you have read about that in my file? In any case, when I pass the limit, I will release a huge amount of Yoki, and my body will adapt. After doing so, I will be stronger than I was before, and be able to use all my Yoki freely. My body will change as well. Do not be surprised if I return with red hair. I could not pass my limit in Konoha because the release of Yoki would have called every single Shinobi in Konoha to my location. I did not wish for that to happen, because passing my limit would mean I would temporarily give in to my instincts. I would probably slaughter everyone who approached. Only jiji and Elite Jonin would be able to stand up to my strength. After passing my limit, I will be exhausted, and probably fall asleep, although I don't know this for certain. I will return once I wake up. Also, I give you permission to tell my teammates about nine. Signed, Naruko."

Kakashi fell silent. He wondered if the Kyuubi was talking to the girl, that she knew this much about the process before undergoing it. He decided it was likely, and would have to ask her about it. He doubted she'd told him everything in the letter.

"Kakashi-Sensei… What did she mean by Yoki? And nine?"

"Hn."

"Alright, gather round. What I'm going to tell you is an S-Class secret punishable by death. Only Hokage-sama, Naruko or someone they have given permission is allowed to tell others. So do not tell anyone. Tell me, Sakura, do you know what happened to the Kyuubi?"

"Yondaime-sama killed it when it attacked Konohagakure."

"Almost correct. However, the Yondaime did not kill it. The Kyuubi was a being of such power that even he could not kill it. Instead, he sealed it. He sealed it in Naruko. I assure you that she is not the Kyuubi, but this has had several effects on her. As you might have noticed, she is very strong, and does not have Chakra, but Yoki. Yoki is demonic energy, the energy the Kyuubi uses. Its main uses are for physical enhancement. It does not lend itself well to Jutsu. This is why she is a Taijutsu specialist."

"She talked about a limit, what is that?"

"I personally do not know all the details, but her file noted that, when she used her Yoki, she could only use a certain percentage. Up to eighty percent could safely be used, and she indicated that more than that would be bad, although she never elaborated. I believe she just did. Now then, Sasuke, can you get me some crutches and Sakura, can you use the Shosen Jutsu to speed up my healing? We're going to train once Sasuke gets back."

"Hai, Kakashi-Sensei."

He sighed, wondering if his student was ever going to stop growing in power. Her strength was already ridiculous for her age. Oh well. At least he'd be able to say he'd trained a legend. And he had no doubt she'd become a legend. Now then. Time for porn! He pointedly ignored Sakura's disapproving stare.

Naruko woke up, feeling full and satisfied. She picked up her kunai pouch and tied it around her waist. Manipulating the ribbons that made up her hair, she shot four of them into the ground, anchored them and launched herself above the treetops. Looking at the sun, she noticed that it was noon. She'd slept the entire night and morning, huh? Lowering herself again, she picked up her own scent trail and followed it back to Tazuna's house. Approaching, she looked at the water. Huh. Her eyes were light blue, the color she knew her father's had been. Having arrived at the door, she knocked. Sakura opened the door.

"Who're you… Oh, Naruko! So your hair really did become red. Where are your clothes. And before you kill me, Kakashi-Sensei allowed us to read the letter!" She said the last part in a fearful tone. Naruko smiled sweetly, disturbing Sakura with how innocent she seemed.

"My old clothes were destroyed by going over the limit. I'd packed this beforehand." And with that, she brushed past Sakura and entered the room, immediately noting Tazuna, Sasuke, Kakashi-Sensei, a woman she didn't know and a boy she didn't know either.

"Sensei! I'm back!"

"Good. Let's go outside, I'd like to speak with you." He said.

"Okay!"

Walking outside, they sat on the pier and dangled their legs.

"So, Naruko. What do you know about the Kyuubi?"

"Oh, I know lots about nii-chan! He told me about all of it, you see. He trained me too."

Kakashi was sure he was going to get a heart-attack the moment she said nii-chan.

"The Kyuubi… Trained you?"

"Yup! He trained me to use Yoki, and he told me about lots of stuff, and the other Biju, but he's dead now…" She sounded a little sad about that. For his part, Kakashi was rather glad. "He died when the seal my father made absorbed the last of his power and converted it into mine."

This day was one bombshell after another. Now she knew about her father?

"You know about your father?"

"Of course! You do know that nii-chan's previous Jinchuriki was my mother, right?"

"Yes, I do know about that. But I wonder, are you going to take revenge on Konoha for what your father did to the Kyuubi?"

"Don't be silly. Jiji, Tenzo-Sensei and Guy-Sensei live in Konoha. Besides, nii-chan always said that I should live for myself and my friends. And my friends are in Konoha."

Kakashi was glad. He knew that she considered those three she named her friends now, and she probably wouldn't abandon Konoha unless all three died or broke off their friendship.

"So what exactly happened when you went over your limit? In what way did you become more powerful?"

"Well, I think I became faster and stronger, but I haven't tested that yet. But the best thing is this!"
Kakashi watched as she took a kunai out of her pouch and held it up. He was surprised when one of the ribbons that made up her hairstyle shot towards it and cut through it. He was honestly surprised. Kunai weren't the hardest of implements, but they were quite strong, and to cut through one those hair-ribbons had to be incredibly sharp. The ribbon had moved extremely quickly as well. He was going to admonish her for her careless waste of implements when he noted that she shot out ten of her hair-ribbons to a nearby tree. He'd been right about them being incredibly fast. The hair-ribbons wrapped around the tree and uprooted it, literally lifting it into the air, with Naruko displaying no signs of strain. His visible eye widened. What an incredibly useful ability!

"Well, Naruko… I must say, that is an extremely useful ability."

"Yup! They're durable too."

"Well, now we're going to train in water-walking. We already did tree-walking in Konoha, so let's start."

"No, Sensei. Going over the limit messed up my control something awful. I probably need to start with the leaf exercise again!" She pouted.

He chuckled slightly, watching as she took a leaf from the tree she was still holding up in the air and stuck it to the back of her hand. Where it promptly shot off and disintegrated. She pouted again.

"Yeah, lots of control… Man, this is no fun at all…"

"Sakura, Sasuke! Come outside."

They walked outside, going bug-eyed as they noticed Naruko still holding up the tree with her hair-ribbons.

"Naruko, you can drop the tree now. Now then, you two. We're going to work on water-walking. To do this, you need to…"

Naruko had mastered the leaf exercise, and Kakashi-Sensei estimated that this was around the time when Zabuza would be healed. So they were headed towards the bridge, leaving Sakura behind to protect Tsunami and Inari. Kakashi-Sensei was proven right when they came to the bridge and a lot of workers were lying around unconscious, with a thick blanket of mist over the bridge. Zabuza and the fake Hunter-nin came out.

"Hoh, Kakashi. I brought my apprentice this time."

"I'll take her! I want to have some fun!" With that, Naruko shot off towards the fake Hunter-nin and Kakashi attacked Zabuza.

"Neh, neh, Hunter-nin-san. Would you mind terribly if I ripped off your arms?" Naruko asked while in a furious Taijutsu exchange in which she obviously held the upper hand.

Haku, alarmed by this and by the fact she was losing, quickly jumped back and formed a few hand-seals.

"Hyoton: Makyo Hyosho!" When she said that, twenty-one mirrors of ice formed in a dome-like shape around Naruko. Stepping into one, Haku appeared in every single mirror, although Naruko's sharp eyes could detect flickers of movement between them.

"Pretty! Neh, is this your best Jutsu?"

"Yes. It is. You will be pierced by senbon from all directions." With that said, Haku started throwing senbon at non-vital areas, but was surprised when Naruko's hair animated, slapping away every single senbon and then shooting out and piercing every single mirror through the middle. Haku, unable to keep moving between mirrors with the hair-ribbons through them, slammed into one at high-speed, leaving a deep cut in her abdomen.

"Neh, Hunter-nin-san. It seems you lose!" And with that, the rest of Naruko's hair-ribbons wrapped around Haku, and Haku was ripped apart, the blood spraying over Naruko and the bridge.

"That was fun!" She turned around and walked towards where she heard Kakashi-Sensei and Zabuza fighting.

"Neh, Zabuza-san, do you have someone else for me to kill? Her technique was pretty, but she died so fast…"

Zabuza was surprised. When he saw the brat engage Haku, he'd been sure Haku would have a good fight on her hands. The girl had given him a challenge, after all. But he had never imagined that Haku would lose when she used her Makyo Hyosho! That simply didn't happen! But, more importantly, the girl killed Haku. And his moment of distraction cost him, Kakashi driving a kunai straight into his right arm, stopping him from using it. Shit! He wasn't half as good with only his left arm, and his Ninjutsu had been disabled!

"Naruko! Help me disable Zabuza!"

"Okay, Sensei!"

And with that, Zabuza saw strips approaching through the mist at high-speed. He tried to evade them, but Kakashi stopped him. They wrapped around his arm, quickly wrapping around the rest of his body.

"And with that, Zabuza Momochi died in a glorious spray of blood!" Naruko said, ripping Zabuza's arms and legs from his body. She giggled. Kakashi was a little disturbed. It wasn't often he witnessed someone die in such a gruesome manner. Mostly he just killed with a kunai to the skull or a Raikiri through the chest. The mist started dispersing, revealing Naruko with barely-noticeable bloodstains on her red clothes and hair.

"Neh, Sensei, this was lots of fun! Can we do it again sometime?"

*clap, clap, clap*

"So the demon of the mist was nothing but a baby demon, was he? Oh well, I never intended to pay him anyway!"

Naruko turned towards the end of the bridge, where a force of around 200 bandits was standing, along with the small –really small- man who'd said that. She was in a good mood, and wanted to kill some more.

"Neh, Sensei, can I kill them?"

"You, kill all of us? Ha! You're just one little girl, there's no way you can..." He didn't say anything else, because a red ribbon was thrust through his forehead. Naruko smiled sweetly, and her ribbon went downward, splitting him in half vertically.

"Yay, let's have some fun!"

And with that, the slaughter commenced. Naruko dashed forward at speeds the bandits could barely register and jumped, landing in the middle of a large cluster of bandits. Extending her hair-ribbons, she spun in a circle, and all the bandits around her fell into pieces. The other bandits, obviously unnerved by this display but still wanting the reward they'd get for killing any of the Shinobi, approached her but were swiftly cut down, some of them gutted like fish, others decapacitated, others had their internal organs crushed by a punch from Naruko and more were simply cut into pieces by the ribbons that spun around Naruko at extreme speeds. After half a minute of slaughter, Naruko completely covered in blood, only Gato was left. Gato stumbled backwards as Naruko slowly approached, smiling sweetly.

"W-wait, please don't kill me! I can give you anything you want, money, power, property, whatever!"

"You broke your word. Die." Serious for once, all of Naruko's hair-ribbons shot forwards at once, piercing him everywhere. Gato died instantly.

Turning around, smiling sweetly again, Naruko skipped towards Kakashi.

"Neh, Kakashi-Sensei, that was fun! Let's do it again sometime!"

Shaking his head, Kakashi turned to Sasuke and Tazuna, both of whom had emptied their stomachs on the bridge and were very pointedly not looking anywhere near the end of the bridge. Sasuke was a little angry that he hadn't gotten to fight at all, but knew better than to argue. He had some self-preservation instincts, after all. And besides, he was growing stronger at a more-than-acceptable rate with Kakashi-Sensei as his teacher. The man really knew what he was doing. He noticed that the entire village was approaching and, upon sighting the site of Naruko's slaughter, promptly all turned around and emptied their stomachs. It was amusing in a morbid way. Tazuna shouted

"Gato is dead!"

And everyone started cheering. With their backs to the Shinobi.

Standing in front of the bridge which had only recently been completed, Team Seven looked on as the bridge was named the Great Uzumaki Bridge, in honor of Naruko, who had killed Gato. It was an awesome name, in Naruko's opinion. Sasuke was quietly jealous that she'd gotten a bridge named after her. Sakura was undecided on how to feel, and Kakashi was proud of his student. And, reflecting on his team, decided it wasn't nearly as dysfunctional as he'd first thought.

"Well then, team. Back to Konoha!"

Well, the end of the wave arc.

As I said in my previous AN, my Kakashi doesn't fuck around with teamwork, because it's actually working pretty well. Naruko is the unofficial leader due to her strength and the fear she inspires in both Sasuke and Sakura. Both of them aren't stupid enough to piss her off, so they follow her lead. Sakura does whatever Sasuke says, and as I'm portraying him, Sasuke is still obsessed with revenge, but he doesn't think about it 24/7. He thinks more about getting strong, and can appreciate the fact this team allows him to grow stronger. And Sakura, with learning to be a medic, is rapidly approaching 'useful, therefore tolerable'. With that, while their teamwork mightn't be a shining example of pure awesome friendship power, it works pretty well. And thus Kakashi teaches more, because he deems them ready. Meaning they already learned water walking, and Sakura's already learned Shosen Jutsu, which is a much more basic technique than in canon here.

What do you think of Naruko's Awakened/demon form? It's intended to be a lot like Riful's.
Rest assured that, against S-rank nins, it won't be as simple as against Haku and Zabuza.

I've already got most of the plot thought up, but I'd really like an answer to this question:

Who should be Naruko's sidekick? I want it to be a big guy, so it's a big guy, tiny girl contrast. He also needs to be weaker than her (Not hard) and obey her. The last one is a big one. I was thinking Jugo, because she can control him, but if anyone wants anyone else to be her sidekick, say so. Also, no Konoha 11, preferably no Konoha Shinobi at all unless you can give me a really good reason.

Constructive criticism would, as usual, be appreciated.