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The black, demonic Berserk Fuhrer sniffed the lovely, gentle flowers.
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~Thoughts~
'I hate you, AvaDe, you bat-shit loco, manipulative son of a bitch!'
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"All your base are belong to us!"
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~Zoid-Speech~
"You're avenger status is pissing me off, Uchiha Sasuke!
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~Organoid-Speech~
"I'll drown myself in sulfuric acid before I Gattai with a Molga!"
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~Demonic/Enhanced Speech~
"I hate Molgas!"
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Hello, and welcome to Hell!
Just kidding, it's me, your favorite AvatarofDeath13, the one and only... Er, well I just messed up big time there, stupid introductions…
First, to prove my identity: KISHIMOTO YOU FRIGGIN ROCK!!!!! Making the Rikudou Sennin out as the Juubi Jinchuuriki, he proved one of my biggest fucking theories, I feel like doing the Macarena!
Anyways, I need more people to suggest Zoids, otherwise I'll have to take time away from writing and shift it towards planning, and nobody likes to read plans of the story and which aren't part of the story!
I'm going to also start working on some new scripts for new stories, and if you have any suggestions for stories, be sure to mention them in the Fanfic Idea Forum I set up! And now we get to what everyone wants to see, the next chapter!
But first, the addressing of the latest reviews!
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Tech-nin: Congratulations, you're the first to actually pay attention to that little tidbit I mentioned! You now have one Madness Ticket saved in your name!
Outkast000: Well, it's out, and I re-edited the first and second chapter so that it's easier to distinguish and know where the separate sections are!
lopno: Well, you have the second chapter out, and as for the Organoids of all the Jinchuuriki? They will basically be the same position as Kyu is with Naruto and they will be the same animals as the canon Bijuu, although their friendliness towards anyone other than their ward will vary (like for example, Ichi will be very wary of anyone besides Gaara, and will act violently towards them if needed.)
Also, in regards to the things taught to Naruto by Orochimaru and Itachi, I never said they only taught him stealth. I said they were the only ninja that were capable of finding Naruto when he didn't want to be found. And with the latest fight that Naruto has taken part in, you should understand why only ninja as exceptional as Orochimaru and Itachi are able to match him. He won't be beating every S-Rank ninja he fights, but he will be strong enough to put up a very good fight and not get his ass handed entirely to him!
HolyMage Mouto: Well, I'm not saying anything in regards to the Deathsaurer, and as for the six bodies thing… I'm not going to do that, for this story it would make Naruto too overpowered, but I will include some aspect of that into this story, just not as like having Naruto piloting six or seven Zoids at once.
That holds true for Pein as well, trust me he'll be every bit the badass he was portrayed in the manga/anime, but he'll also be a lot less full of himself to the point that he doesn't consider other options in how he thinks things. It's kind like the small and subtle but noticeable change I made to Orochimaru and later on Itachi.
Raidentensho: Sorry, no Jiraiya this chapter, but I'll be thinking of how to include the lovable pervert soon!
Bakuto Masaki: Thanks, and I would really appreciate that, especially because I have grand plans for Naruto's group and I could use a couple of original people to spice up the story. They're not just going to be the Nine Jinchuuriki, they'll just be the heads of a larger and more expansive organization like the Akatsuki.
I would especially appreciate OC's that would be directly subordinated to one of the Jinchuuriki's, like let's say someone whom works as part of Gaara's 'division.' Just remember to not go overboard in giving everyone the strongest Zoids ever created, unique and unused Zoids are alright, just that I don't want everyone piloting Blade Ligers or Genobreakers…
crimsonkyuubi: Thanks, I really do draw inspiration from reviews like this, s I consider myself a master of the unconventional.
RockBane: Oh man, I'm really glad I took the extra time to work on that! I'm not working to make everyone boring and flat in dimension and personality, and I also grow tired of certain stereotypes or clichés, especially in fanfiction.
I like Danzo, in my opinion he has the right approach in how to deal with things, and in my opinion he's treated as an evil character because nobody actually tries to either see things form his perspective, or if beyond all his questionable acts there is some good in what he does.
So I made a Danzo that has the war hawk mindset, but is in general a lot more agreeable and friendly. Also, he will be one of Naruto's contacts within Konoha, as Danzo will realize that his beloved village has to either shape up or suffer the eventual end from either it's own internal collapse from the corrupt councilors or complete annihilation from it's innumerable enemies.
red eyes infernoryuu kaiser: Nice name. Anyways, I appreciate the advice and the suggestions. I'll see whether they can work out in being included or not, and I hope to see more suggestions in the future from you!
roshane: Thanks… that's it. Short reviews, short responses, that's my motto! :P
Fallen-Ryu: Here is your update! Like I said, account issues prevented me from being able to update! And how Naruto's Zoid could compare in the future, like I tell everyone else: only the future can tell.
mr. uroboros: Thank you and thank you I like doing crossovers! XD
Arsenel: Once again, it's reviewers like you that makes me wonder why everyone else can't be a bit more objective and critical! I mean, reviewing is meant to make an opinion and to help adapt the quality or a written work, so what's the point of reviewing if there isn't anything to point out that I did especially well in or that I could improve on!
I always wondered why Orochimaru would be the way he is, and I suddenly conceived a small but radical idea, and then I ran to Venezuela with it! And this was the result!
The thing I mentioned, the Inertia System, is a practical counter to having a more powerful Charged Particle Cannon. Now, until Naruto starts training with a certain leader of a certain organization, he will avoid using it at all, if not as a last resort. It's way too dangerous to just use like any other weapon.
As for Naruto's skill, no he won't be beating everyone and their Kage, but he will be exceptionally skilled for his age, and he will continue to grow more powerful and skilled as time goes on. Trust me, he won't be able to beat even Orochimaru yet, although he would put up a better fight than most Elite Jonin or Anbu squads could manage to produce, as being in a similar level and being on the same level are two entirely different things!
And just a reminder, Naruto is not a ninja because of incompetence but because his graduations were intentionally sabotaged and denied to prevent him from ever becoming a ninja. And he has been acknowledged as being a bigger prodigy than Itachi himself, and this was before his Rinnegan activation.
The attaining of a Zoid that he can actually Bio-Gattai with, combined with his pre-existing skill and newly activated Doujutsu, all provide an actually feasible advantage that allows Naruto to be able to beat Anbu senseless, and that was only possible because the Kumo Anbu had been somewhat tired and irritable in having to chase a Jinchuuriki on a wild goose chase, and they had been unprepared for an interloper… especially one of Naruto's caliber.
AvatarofDeath13: Thank you for your reminder! I also apologize for your issues and problems, and hope you eventually find your balance in life. I find your comments and explanations very informative, and hope to see even greater works from yourself! Kudos to you! XD [I just had to do it!]
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Anyways, here we go with the next chapter! So cue the disclaimer time!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or Zoids, they belong to their respective owners!
Private Disclaimer: I will see if, in the future ferrets will not be mistaken for rats, like everyone I know does way too often! Seriously, a ferret is too friggin big to be a damned rat, people!
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The storm clouds that blanketed the sky and cast a gloomy shadow over a village did nothing to lessen the incredible sight of the village itself when seen from a high-altitude, and in fact only served to magnify the majesty that the village seemed to possess. Unlike most ninja villages, which were expansive low-level constructs, the Village Hidden in the Rain could not say they were particularly large… in terms of the amount of land the village took up.
However, the large metropolis known as Amegakure was not recognized or revered for it's size, and why should they have to… when it was primarily composed of buildings and constructs that dwarfed the size of the tallest landmarks of the other hidden villages, natural or manmade. With the dull grey of the buildings and pipes that composed more than 80% of the visible village, coupled with the solemn atmosphere and unending torrential rains, Amegakure looked to be more of some impregnable fortress than a simple ninja village.
Which made perfect sense, seeing that was the main intention of the designers than helped plan and construct until it now became what one would presently see, a place that looked like every one of it's citizen was as paranoid as a superstitious conspiracy theorizing dictator… which also wasn't too far off a description.
You would also be suspicious, if your village also sat in the middle of the land between the other major Hidden Villages, had served as the battleground for all three Great Ninja Wars, and existed with the threat of such ninja villages on each and every single compass direction. That suspicion was uniform and the reason why Amegakure was still standing… and also why it had more civil wars than all the other Hidden Villages combined, and would more than likely continue to hold that 'prestigious' title for years to come…
Or it would have went down that path, had the current and recently-risen leader of Amegakure taken charge, and while it appeared to have not changed at all on the outside, on the inside Amegakure had experienced more change in the last decade than most other villages had experienced since their founding, all through the efforts of the new Amekage, a man revered by the populace as a God, the one known as Pein. From his current position, the Amekage - Pein himself - could watch and observe the entire village from to of the gargantuan building that was so large that two large Zoids could stand on the balcony and have more than enough room to walk around in.
The individual known as Pein and the revered leader of Amegakure was an intimidating individual, but not in the normal sense of scary or dangerous. For one, he was not overtly large or muscular, yes he appeared somewhat lithe and strong, but not to suggest that his power lied in sheer brute strength. He didn't have any bizarre appendages like horns, tails, or wings, which dispelled all those rumors about him being some sort of creature. And he didn't have anything of note about his body, well anything that would suggest he had something covered by his black cloak with red clouds on it, so it wasn't likely that he was trying to hiding. All this and many would wonder how he could stand out if he didn't seem to possess inhuman characteristics, however his appearance nonetheless would catch many an eye despite initial belief.
For one, you often didn't see a man with red hair, much less hair that was spiked up and in random fashion in a style that only Namikazes could often claim, and many who knew Pein before he became Pein, would recall him having long straight red hair and thus be surprised. To those who truly knew him, Pein took that hair style I homage to his deceased best friend, the one whom originally inspired him to fight and eventually defeat Hanzo to begin with.
Also, the man had seemed to have gone crazy with using piercings, as his nose, lips, and ears all had at least two of them, and he had many more on various parts of his body that were hidden by his cloak, which served to intensify his image. The exotic look was completed with his eyes, a silvery-purple pattern of concentric circles that perfectly matched the ones used just recently by another spiky-haired male.
Only the current company of Pein - that took the form of an amber-eyed blue-haired busty woman, wearing the same cloak design as her male companion, and with an origami flower in her hair, knew Pein personally. To everyone else you might as well answer what is the true meaning of life if asked what you believed Pein to be, which eventually led to his status in Amegakure as a God.
That was just how he wanted it to be, the unknown element of who he was only added to his mystique and strengthened his following among the villagers of Ame. After all, if you couldn't give a unknown powerful man a name, a face, an identity, but you know they are there still, could you really say they are a man? That only fueled their belief in him as a God, and that was what separated him from all the previous rulers of Ame: while they had the fear of their subjects, Pein held the faith of his subjects, and it was often faith that gave people the extra push needed to make sacrifices to ultimately further themselves.
Although even had to admit: this secrecy was starting to wear, even on him. The intentional isolation that he chose, while giving him an even more Godlike standing amongst his people, did leave him unbearably lonely and yearning something engaging, as even Gods grow bored sometime. Add to the fact hat in reality, besides his 'benefactor' whom didn't really make for a good conversation partner, and with his subordinates often too busy on missions he personally assigned, Pein really only had two people he could often talk and relate with, and the other was usually spying for him like he was now.
The blue-haired woman, known as Konan by Pein, God's Angel or Angel for short by the people of Ame, knew this for a fact, sure Pein never said anything about it, and he never showed anything to hint at it, but she knew Pein, sitting with him on the nose of their Zoids on top of the tallest building in Amegakure was a common habit of theirs, and very rarely were words spoken between them.
After all, they knew each other to the point where words were no longer needed to be heard and expressions no longer needed to be seen, as they could always tell exactly what the other was thinking, having been the only ones whom knew each other's pasts, the only knows whom knew Pein's past.
Pein's origins were a mystery, his appearance was a mystery, his powers were a mystery, everything about the man was a mystery, and speculation of everything about Pein was and to this day still is the most common subject of gossip and debate within the village within recent years. Unlike in the past, the villagers of Ame could now talk freely, no longer did they have to fear speaking out of turn, as the God of Rain only acted against those whom went against him in battle, which became another piece of firewood the proverbial flame of Pein's Godhood.
Inside of Amegakure, Pein was Ame and Pei was God, outside of Ame the world was still stuck in the past, as many still believed Salamander Hanzo to be Ame's current ruler. But that was why Pein made the only unquestionable rule being that nobody could speak a word about Ame outside of it, this made so that news of Ame remained known only to the people of Ame. The world believed Ame to still be in civil war, when in reality the latest civil war of the Hidden Rain had ended year ago, with the death of it's former ruler and the victory of the rebelling force, and the one whom had pulled the assassination took over, Pein himself.
Now, that in itself does not sound like an unusual tale, especially where everyone lived in a world of ninja and Zoids and where the Latin saying 'Memento Mori' was not just a philosophy, it was a way of life. The circumstances surrounding the takeover and it's background, however, are the subject of concern… for were it not for the lockdown on Amegakure that ensured not a word left the village, the Village Hidden in the Rain would more than likely rise above Konoha itself among the other villages as the most dangerous village producing Shinobi and Kunoichi in the present.
To understand this, note that Amegakure was for a long time the site of more war and death than any other village to date, it was accurately described best in the saying, 'Amegakure should be the major village and not Kiri. Bloody Mist? Ha, it's nothing compared to a village that bleeds as much as it rains, where every single day the people wage Civil War, and where every man, woman, and child, civilian or ninja, is required by law to carry at least one kunai hidden on their person at all times!'
The previous leader of Ame was renown by all the villages for being one of the most powerful ninja to ever walk the Earth: Sanshouo no Hanzou, a man that many claimed could stand on a equal footing with the likes of wandering legends like Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama. It was he whom granted the three students of Hiruzen Sarutobi the title of Densetsu no Sannin… after he had beaten them in the midst of their primes and spared them in return for going by that title.
Hanzo was also a man whom represented the pinnacle of how suspicious an Ame ninja could become, to describe it best… Hanzo was to paranoia as Uchiha are to insanity. The man ruled with an iron fist and had anyone whom challenged his authority in any way whatsoever killed, be they child or elder, and then he had their families and friends killed to make an example of them. For once Ame was almost free of the chaos that become a constant part of their lives… but only because they feared for themselves, for everyone they knew cared for, and they above all else feared Hanzo himself, and because nobody alive had the power or motive to bring down the tyrant nobody tried to rebel.
So when another civil war started, Hanzo showed his true colors by doing unspeakable acts, for example often the rebels captured were publicly tortured in front of the entire village, in full view of children, and many times he didn't even bother to interrogate them while torturing his captives. All in all, it showed Hanzo was just a rather merciless dictator, and not a very good leader like most would be lead to believe, but he would more than likely remain in power for years to come.
Then one day, from out of hammerspace appeared a man whom many claimed to be a the only one among the rebels whom had a good chance at killing Hanzo, having never lost a single fight from the moment he began to learn to utilize his chakra, and bearing a Kekkei Genkai that was said to have only existed in legend, this man named Pein was seen by the rebels as a God. As the story goes, Hanzo wasn't impressed and disregarded the rumors, and then one day he came back from a battle barely alive, with the rumors stating he fought against Pein and his comrades.
Take a time skip for a year or two, Hanzo eventually falls in battle to Pein and now Pein rules Amegakure, and he begins a different approach to ruling Amegakure. Having just killed Ame's tyrant of a ruler and giving the arrogant family and friends of Hanzo a taste of their own medicine by doing to them what Hanzo did to many of the families of friends of any one-person whom went against him. Of course, you also would get brownie points among the citizens of any village if you had the power to simply make the rain that had never once left Ame, spontaneously stop.
Within years, Ame was now in it's current favorable position, and with the other villages having their heads so far up their asses that they could only see all the shit they've been creating, it was time for Ame to come out of it's own gloomy shadow. But… where would that leave Pein? What happened after all was said and done, what would Pein have to look forward to if hr were to achieve the dreams of his best friend… and more importantly, how in the hell was the plan that Pein's benefactor going to work?!
Seriously, anyone with half a brain would figure out it is, in some form (whether it be financial, economical, multiracial, or simply good old physical) suicide to attempt to forcibly infiltrate the villages, capture each Jinchuuriki, extract their Bijuu Zoid (thus killing a potentially powerful ally), seal their Bijuu's into the Gedou Mazou statue, fire the new super weapon at the other villages, and then somehow expect peace to come? A gerbil could up with a better plan than that!
Sure, the Jinchuuriki would be a powerful asset to possess, and in Pein's opinion it was actually a complete waste to simply kill them when they could convince them to join his cause: why dissect a bunch of good quality pre-made weapons that did work, just to take a gamble towards making a super weapon that might not even work, much less fulfill their goals of world peace? And besides, the Jinchuuriki were the ultimate examples of pain, they above anyone else would understand and sympathize with his philosophy and his motives, and thinking about it they had the most to gain from a utopian world free from violence.
Which was why Pein had given his subordinate and spy master, Zetsu, take a secret mission assigned by him, on top of the mission to observe and track the Jinchuuriki's motions by their lunatic of a shadow leader: Zetsu was to 'lay out dirty laundry', which in code meant that he was to find any possible means to push the village far enough so as to anger the Jinchuuriki's, and thus prompt them to leaving. Once they left, Pein could come in and offer them sanctity and a place in his world when he established the goddamn peace that idiots like Hanzo purposely made impossible to achieve in their attempts to further themselves as warriors.
They would either accept and join together, or at the very least promise neutrality or a variable alliance to one other, he'd at the very least prefer a Jinchuuriki whom won't interfere versus a Jinchuuriki facing off against him, and really: what did a Jinchuuriki have to gain by letting the world remain as it was, a world where their name was synonymous with hate, fear, and loathing?
So into his own musings, Pein nearly missed the sudden de-cloaking of the Zoid in front of him, the one that he knew belonged to his spy master and other frequent companion Zetsu, and intrigued by the arrival of a man whom many would believe was suffering from multiple identity crisis (as a dark skinned man, a fair skinned man, and a Venus fly trap), "Zetsu… you are earlier than expected. What is so urgent that you had to report to me ahead of schedule?'
The look given to him by the former Kusagakure ninja set him on edge, as it was almost unheard of for both of Zetsu's halves to have the same expression and line of thought, and for both of them to be this serious and solemn, either this was something like the next season of Icha Icha Paradise issues were coming out earlier than expected, or something bad like Kakuzu killing yet another of his partners… did the bounty hunter know how hard and costly it was to find and recruit decent ninja to fulfill his purposes, and yet he always complained about us wasting money… filthy hypocrite…
"Pein-sama, we found something that we felt was too incredible to not inform you of immediately." came the simultaneous response from both of Zetsu's halves, which actually made Pein stiffen and give the plant-like spy his full undivided attention. The next thing that was spoken sent him for a loop, "We discovered another bearer of your Kekkei Genkai."
"What?!", was the only thing Pein could immediately response with, and for good reason, after all Pein had for a long time believed that he alone was the remaining bearer of his Kekkei Genkai, the Doujutsu that belonged to the very first Ninja, the one whom founded the basis for the Zoid-Ninja partnership, and he voiced his thoughts as such, "This had better not be another one of your attempts to get me to lighten up, Zetsu!"
The serious look did not falter one bit from the face of the former Grass nin, and he continued with an even more startling discovery when he made his way over to Pein and handed him a couple of photos, adding, "And from what you can see here, it's an even bigger stunnerwhen you identifyjust whom sharesyour Doujutsu withyou…"
The photos that Pein observed fell from his hands, stupefied beyond belief -only made more significant knowing that Pein was harder to surprise than a lethargic Gojulas - and when Konan took a glimpse at whatever would have made even Pein shocked, gasped and reacted in a similar manner when she saw the image of a spiky blond-haired boy of around thirteen years of age - with what looked like whisker marks on his face and the silvery-purple concentric rings that the crimson-haired Amekage next to her possessed.
The boy looked to be carrying an unconscious long blonde-haired girl of around 16, whom also seemed to have some strange presence to herself, into a cave, being followed by two Zoids of the same Zoid Type as Pein's Zoid, as well as two small mechanical beings too small to be Zoids. The first one was a masculine crimson nine-tailed fox with black tribal markings, and accompanying it by it's side was a feminine violet two-tailed cat with similar black tribal markings, and both could only be Organoids.
It appeared that the new bearer of Pein's legendary Kekkei Genkai, was none other than the Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Yoko, Uzumaki Naruto, and it seemed he had found himself the companionship of his fellow Jinchuuriki of the Nibi no Bakaneko, Nii Yugito.
For the next few minutes, both Konan and Zetsu watched as Pein seemed to contemplate something with incredible effort, both sensing that his thought processes were running a mile a minute as he tried to find out what he should do from here, and then Konan held her breath as she immediately picked up on Pein's decision before he showed any indication of his doing so, and Zetsu was treated to the bizarre sight of a smirking Pein, the next words he anticipated as being a milestone in their organization's story.
The vibe and expression of absolution that Pein seemed to possess, was in fact the very same fearful yet inspiring one that his fellow Doujutsu bearer adopted when he came to an ultimatum, and his words full of conviction said, "Zetsu… I believe it's best if I introduce myself to my recently revealed relative… don't you think so?"
Somewhere in the middle of Water Country, a black-haired man with a orange spiral mask inexplicably experienced a bone-chilling sensation that coursed throughout his body, and he asked himself, "…why do I suddenly I get the feeling that I'm going to have to deal with something worse than one subordinate wielder of the Samsara Eye in the near future?"
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The rocking of a chair could be heard inside the house of one Nii Asuka, as she smiled while telling the many adventures of her husband to her only child: her four-year old daughter, Nii Yugito. Going back on it, life was hard for a single mother like Asuka to raise her daughter by herself, especially seeing as Yugito was by ill fortune a Jinchuuriki, and the circumstances surrounding her daughter becoming one left little Yugito the subject of ire by a large portion of their home in Kumogakure.
Luckily for Asuka, she had the support and protection of her brother-in-laws, and ergo Yugito's uncles, the Godaime Raikage and Kirabi, as well as an unofficial watchdog over Yugito when she was unable to be with her, although watchcat was more appropriate.
The Organoid Nii had played the largest role in turning what could have possibly become an extremely harsh life for Asuka into an only slightly challenging ordeal. For Asuka Nii, the former Bijuu now turned Organoid had become a blessing in disguise, automatically and unconditionally protecting, guiding, and nurturing Yugito when and where Asuka could not, thus becoming something like a big sister to the otherwise socially-inept girl.
"Kaa-san, what was tou-san like?" was the innocent yet heart wrenching question asked by the blonde Jinchuuriki, whom looked up from her mother's lap to express her curiosity in learning more of the hero that her father was.
Asuka, however, had to use all her willpower not to break down at the unfairness of it all, how Yugito was forced to accept a burden not even two hours after she was born, and how her loving husband was no longer part of the world of the living. It was cruel fate that Asuka's husband, Nii Shinji and the former Yondaime Raikage, had been forced to sacrifice his own life to use Yugito as the vessel to turn Nibi into the Organoid Nii, all because of the foolish error of his former clan.
Trembling at the thought that her daughter, by all rights should know about the man that helped conceive ,and thus make her birth possible, the iron-clad will of the former Anbu Captain that was Nii Asuka finally crumbled, as she relented to her daughter's simple yet painful request.
With a heavy sigh, Asuka resigned herself to ignoring the ache she started to experience in reawakening forgotten memories, and thereby remembering what she had lost, and then finally began to tell Yugito a heavily-edited version of the story centering around a young boy who grew up as Yotsuki Shinji, and later became the man Nii Shinji that she loved and married, "…fine, pay attention Yugi-chan as I probably won't repeat this story again. I'll tell you… about that moronic gladiator that stole my heart, the heroic fool that was your father, my darling Shinji-baka…"
Shinji shared one large similarity with his younger brothers the [now] Godaime Raikage and Kirabi, whom was a Jinchuuriki himself: the three of them detested their family - the Yotsuki Clan. They were the ones whom had originally offered Kirabi as a willing - on the behalf of his and their father - vessel to seal the surprisingly docile Hachibi, and it seemed one Jinchuuriki within the Yotsuki wasn't enough to satisfy the selfish clan.
Thus sprung the origins that lead to the idea of capturing and then using another Bijuu to create yet another Jinchuuriki for Kumo and specifically the Yotsuki Clan. While originally the decision of whether it was right or not to pursue such a selfish and uncaring ambition was arranged to be contested, the debate was eventually brushed aside after the Council's learning that Kumo's rival, Sunagakure had already used the Bijuu known as the Ichibi to create their own living weapon, and they were already on their second Ichibi Jinchuuriki.
During this time, when Asuka finally started to consider Shinji a potential love interest, she soon learned there was a lot more to being Yotsuki Shinji than just a simple warrior, he had another part of his life in being the clan heir and prodigy of the Yotsuki Clan, and she learned just how much pressure and loathing Shinji had for the clan, save his two younger brothers.
This abhorring of the clan grew to an all-time high when Shinji and his brothers learned by mistake that the Council and their Yotsuki clan cohorts actually managed to successfully defeat and contain the Nibi, which at the moment was sealed into a statue.
Unlike his younger brothers, Shinji went from overly spiteful to beyond livid, his hate surpassing that of anything Asuka had witnessed, hell Asuka had abused and mooched off of Shinji for years and he had never shown such a degree and capacity to hate.
The unspoken rage Shinji felt towards his father and clan head, Yotsuki Gendo, as well as the arrogant crones of their clan in their attempts to create another living weapon, reached the dreaded point of no return, and then and there Shinji finally decided he had enough. Asuka herself, whom had just recently started to date and fall for the blonde future Raikage, was beyond impressed that Shinji did something that very few clan ninjas in history have had the balls to do: Shinji exiled himself from the Yotsuki Clan, casting aside his relations to his horrid clan and even his own last name.
Suffice to say, the only Yotsuki clan members that didn't adopt a look of utter-constipation in their expressions when that indignity reared it's head were Shinji's younger brothers, whom had actually needed to be taken to the hospital after laughing so hard that they nearly hyperventilated. They stayed in the hospital for a week after letting the true humorous irony sink in, after all the prodigious Clan Heir of the Yotsuki Clan and future Yondaime Raikage had just up and left the clan, and now their prick of a father Gendo was in the proverbial canoe approaching the waterfall.
A month after his breakaway from the clan, Shinji and Asuka, whom had been dating for some time before that, had finally tied the knot, the only decent Yotsuki that attended being Shinji's two younger brothers, and to cement his separation from the clan that he despised, Shinji had taken Asuka's last name instead of the traditional wife taking on the husbands last name.
Not even two months after that did Shinji announce that Asuka was officially pregnant with Yugito, and Asuka had to admit: the time she was pregnant was some of the most fun she had ever had in her life. Being an ex-Shinobi, Asuka didn't have as much trouble as a civilian would in dealing with the side effects of pregnancy, but during that time Shinji had become her proverbial slave, and it didn't help that he was naturally very obedient towards her.
Hell, she never expected Shinji to take her seriously when she said he wasn't allowed to so much as look at another women, and had to be abstained from rolling on the ground laughing and chastised that she was still pregnant with Yugito by her doting brother-in-law Kirabi, whom wasn't able to compose himself that much better upon seeing Shinji wearing a veil over his eyes to avoid looking at women.
Sure it wasn't the first time Shinji had exhibited that strange habit of walking around with some form of blindfold, but the jubilate Kirabi wasn't used to seeing his brother take orders from Asuka like a regular Genin does from the Raikage, and this was considering that Shinji was the Raikage! Although, upon thinking about it, to this very day Asuka had yet to learn the answer as to how Shinji was able to walk around as blind as a bat at times, and yet still manage to never bump into anything.
Getting back on track, life for the recently appointed Yondaime Hokage and retired Anbu Captain had reached the pinnacle of perfection… until the day of Yugito's birth. Of course it isn't fair to blame the deaths of the villagers and Shinji's death on Yugito, when really it was those damn power-hungry Yotsuki buzzards and that heartless bastard Gendo that were the ones responsible for releasing Nibi upon the village and forcing Nii Shinji to give his life for his village!
The night of Yugito's birth also marked the day that the Yotsuki Clan would seal the Nibi into a lesser-important Yotsuki member's child, when something went wrong. The official story of what happened was: the Nibi broke free due to a disruption in the sealing array, before going on a rampage. The real story however was: the Yotsuki clan members intentionally screwed up the sealing in the exact manner in which it was reported, knowing the Bijuu would be released and driven so mad that it wouldn't even recall that they were the ones responsible for screwing around with her.
The Yotsuki clan's agenda became all too obvious to Asuka in retrospect, as not only had Yugito become the unlucky Jinchuuriki, but Shinji had died and left the spot of Raikage vacant. Thus, the slime balls had managed to create a weapon, extract vengeance upon their former clan heir, and create a huge power vacuum that could be filled up, all in one foul stroke.
It was only thanks to Shinji's annoying habit of being totally prepared to the point of being utterly ridiculous, that Yugito had not ended up becoming Kumo's living weapon. Having expected such an underhanded maneuver from the Yotsuki, Shinji had secretly nominated his younger brother (the one who didn't rap) to become Godaime Hokage in the case of his untimely death, before a proper candidate could be chosen.
And like his brother Kirabi, the Godaime was none too pleased with his clan and having to go to their older brother's funeral, and had basically threatened to have the Yotsuki clan 'purged of it's filth', which when translated basically stated that they would do everything in their power to wipe out every 'unfavorable' in their clan.
This was again repeated when the Yotsuki tried to use various unsuccessful methods to gain control and guardianship over Yugito, and when they couldn't do anything about that, they followed a tactic that Konoha was unknowingly to all famous for: poisoning the village and it's citizens against Yugito by playing on their fears and spreading disgusting lies that made Yugito out to be some sort of demon in the form of a four-year old girl.
Having already finished the end of the story of her husband, Asuka was pulled out of her thoughts when she registered the tugging of her kimono that signified that Yugito wanted to get her attention. Noticing the sleepy look on her daughter's face, Asuka chuckled, knowing that she would be ready to fall asleep anytime now, only made more obvious when Nii silently strode into the room, as if sensing that her bonded partner would be going to bed shortly. Asuka's musings were cut short yet again, when she realized her daughter had yet to ask whatever question it was that seemed to keep her from drifting off into sleep, and asked, "Oh, what is it my little Yugi-Chan."
Boy was she surprised when Yugito gave her a serious look… well the most serious look that an adorable four-year old girl bearing a catlike-demeanor could manage to scrounge up, and asked, "Do you think I will find someone like you found Tou-san?"
Taking a moment to ponder what brought something like this up, Asuka finally decided to answer her truthfully, and stated, "Well Yugi-chan, I can't honestly say, but if an 'oban' like me could find someone as unique and selfless as your father, you stand a good chance of having the same happen to you. A very good chance, considering that strangely my family line is known for having the incredible luck of finding those diamonds in the rough, but that's only after a life of hardship."
"Usually, and excuse my language but I can't rewords this without it losing it's meaning, in regards to our finding that 'jewel' among garbage the family saying goes, 'the crappier your life, the bigger your payout.' Knowing the horror of a life you're going to have, no matter how many times I die inside imagining what you'll go through, I'm nevertheless content knowing that the man whose going to win your heart is more than likely going to be a God among men."
Grinning at her daughter, Asuka prepared to hand her over to Nii to put to bed, when one last question was issued forth from and left to be answered for Yugito, "How will I know it's him, kaa-san?"
Extorting a giggle from her daughter at her silly thinking pose, Asuka finally answered with no small amount of warmth, "You'll know it's him by the instinct that runs in our family, it's never failed my ancestors and it hasn't failed me. When you find that all your troubles go away just by being around him, when he manages to make every bad dream you have go away, when he makes you believe no matter how old you are that there is such a thing as a knight in shining armor, when you feel complete with him, that's your guy."
The quiet, "I love you, kaa-san…" was the last thing Yugito said before falling asleep, contenting in snuggling into the warmth and security that her mother's body brought to the girl., and the kiss on her forehead that followed with an, "I love you too, musume…" It would only be realized later by her, but that was the last time she ever had anyone say they loved her, as the next night… marked the death of Nii Asuka from an assassin secretly hired by the Yotsuki clan elders, and the beginning of Yugito's hell.
The first sound that Yugito awoke to was the sound of the pitter-patter of feet against a hard rocky surface, a sound that seemed to echo around her, and before even gaining even some semblance of awareness in her other senses Yugito deduced she was in a cave of sorts. It was part of her training, and that of all Shinobi, that when captured to first get a semblance of one's surroundings above all else, as otherwise it would be pointless to try to escape if they had no idea of what kind of place they were being kept in…
And suddenly with the thought of being captured came the realization that she was being chased in order to be captured and brainwashed into being an obedient Jinchuuriki slut that sucked off the bastard councilors. Still unable to see, she started to lose her cool and panic, and when the pitter-patter of feet came closer to her, Yugito recognized the sounds as being that of metal against the cavern floor.
'The sound is familiar… it's definitely something metal, it's moving in a mechanized manner… and it's a quadruped?!' was the first thought that came to Yugito's mind, the next being, 'Nii!' She proceeded to jump and blindly glomp the feline Organoid, but immediately noticed something wrong. 'Wait… Nii isn't as tall or broad as what I'm holding, Nii doesn't have a muzzle as far as I remember…' And when her sight started to come back, the first thing Yugito could make out were nine waving objects that resembled… 'And I'm definitely sure that Nii doesn't have nine tails!'
The first response that Yugito made, upon her sight restoring and seeing a crimson-red fox Organoid with black tribal markings similar in design and pattern to the yellow marking that covered Nii's body, was to shriek and jump back, instinctively reaching for a kunai in her ninja pouch… which surprisingly was still there, and hadn't been tampered with in the slightest.
'Hm… what kind of idiot managed to capture me, and more importantly how in the nine hells did I manage to get caught? And whose stupid enough to not check their targets after capturing them for weapons and tools?!', was the irritating thoughts that plagued Yugito's mind, and to her relief it seems as if her surprised yell had not gone unnoticed, as Nii flashed into the area in a manner not unlike the Lightning Saix sent to… and there Yugito collapsed onto one knee, overcome by a sudden wave of nausea as memories surged into her mind, unintentionally answering a lot of the questions surrounding her ending up in this situation.
"Yugito-chan, are you alright?!", was the first spoken concern made by the Organoid Nii in her language that only those fluent in the language of Organoid tongue or Organoid-Speak for short could understand, otherwise all that one would hear are sounds pertaining to grunts and growls of that Organoid's species. For most individuals, an Organoid was believed incapable of using speech, to another Organoid or a Jinchuuriki, however, they spoke as clear as if it was a human speaking to another human.
Seeing as Organoid-Speak to Zoid-Speak is like comparing Old World English to Modern Slang, it comes to no surprise that even most Zoids have difficulty understanding Organoids, only made more difficult since only a small minority of pilots are actually decent in Zoid-speak, this barrier between languages was a key factor in Organoids being misunderstood, often being seen as tense and threatening when in actuality they could have been just asking one's opinion of the weather for all one knew.
But getting back to the present, the contented sigh that Yugito gave reassured Nii that she was fine, and then she immediately turned to the source of Yugito's distress, and did something totally out of character…
She whacked the head of the fox Organoid with both of her tails, scolding him in a manner not unlike how a wife would admonish their husband after forgetting to get their wife something on the grocery list, "You idiot! Didn't I warn you, at least three times already, that scaring Yugito-chan when she just wakes up from Chakra exhaustion is the worst thing you could do?! But noooooo, you just have to do things your way and ignore my instructions, are all Organoids as ignorant as you, or are you just that one special case?!"
Yugito was even more surprised when the Organoid fox rolled his eyes in a dismissive manner, and spoke in a suave manner that did nothing to hide his amusement, "Tch! You know what Naggy McBitch Moan? All I hear is you running your mouth, rolling complaint after complaint like they're going out of style, and do you actually offer a solution to our problems, or did it get lost somewhere in that storm of insults and cheap jibes you keep shooting at me?! And need I remind you, that when I offered to let you be the one to wait for her to wake up, you started mumbling about checking up on that Geno Hydra to make sure Naruto-kun didn't fry it's system, when all he said he was going to do was do an assessment on the damage to your damn partner's Zoid!"
The chuckling that came somewhere from the shadows drew Yugito's attention away from the bickering… well they pretty much fought like a couple if not a married one, and while it didn't bear any malicious intent other than the jeering amusement directed at the fox Organoid's misfortune, whom Yugito presumed to be the partner of this man, and was caught off guard when the voice spoke in a cool, mesmeric tone.
"Hehehe… and here I thought only Anko-nee-chan could manage to drive Kyu up the wall, and most certainly not to this degree… but where are my manners, may I know the name of the one whom I saved, Jinchuuriki-san?", and from the shadows in a methodical gait strode none other than the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki himself, but to Yugito this individual meant something entirely different.
'H-he…he's t-th… he's the one… from my dream! He's the one who saved me from those Anbu!', and so shocked was she that she couldn't control her next action: she flung herself at him, breaking his impassive expression with a hint of surprise for one small second, before hugging and thanking him over and over with her face pressed into his chest, muttering incoherable gibberish… and Naruto was reminded all to well that she would have most likely been raped like he had, were it not for his coincidental presence in the area…
So Naruto simply laid there, rubbing the back of the older blonde-haired female as her mutterings began to slow down and decrease in volume, until they stopped altogether, and she managed to make a small smile that only hinted to how lucky she felt, and even Naruto had to admit that she did look cute with her current expression… although that led to him growing a small blush on his face, realizing that he had a female, a very hot female he might add, all but attached to his torso, and even if he wasn't a pervert, he was still a guy.
Yugito noticed this as well, having begun a similar train of thought once her temporary mania had dissipated, and gently released her grip on Naruto, before backing away and facing away from him, to hide her own blush. Not wanting to lose face in front of the man, young though he may be - but a man in her eyes nonetheless - Yugito meekly explained, "S-sorry about that, it's just that I was… I mean I never realized just how horrifying the threat of rape could mean to someone like me."
The only reply was small, knowing smile and a slight nod, and Naruto calmly answered, "I understand, more than you might expect. I reacted the same exact way afterwards, except I had actually be…" was as far as Naruto went, before he immediately realized what he had said, and cut off his line of thought before too much was said. He didn't want her to know that he had been less fortunate in facing a potential rapist…
For Yugito, enough was said, and she nearly gasped at what Naruto had unwittingly insinuated, only made more apparent upon recalling Naruto's words when facing the Anbu that were chasing her.
"I know exactly what you were planning to doing to this Jinchuuriki, I myself have been subjected to rape before. So if you believe for even one second that I'm going to allow another one of my kind to suffer the same as I have, you have more screws loose than even the villagers back home from Konoha!"
The revelation that the one of front of her, the one whom had saved her from being raped, had in fact fallen victim to said unforgivable act, caused Yugito to freeze in utter shock, no shock wasn't even close to describing just how she felt right now at this moment, in fact there were too many words to describe how she felt seemed to go on and on. Despondent, thunderstruck, aghast, overwhelmed, crestfallen, the list just kept going and going, and the riot that was her emotions was slowly ebbing away the dam that she had created, to prevent what she felt was coming from happening.
And it was all for naught, as the overload of information concerning her company's cruel life - which was so horrible that he had in fact been raped - became too much for Yugito's apathy, for most of her life following her mother's death Yugito had all but killed her ability to feel emotions, and now it seemed the years of repressed emotions had accumulated and were now all trying to catch up in a mere few seconds.
Yugito struggled with all her might, she fought as hard as she could to repress the coming tears that were brought to the surface, but it became a moot pint as it was too late: for the first time since the death of her mother, Yugito began to cry.
It was only a few tears here and there, only a small trickle rolling off Yugito's face and which was barely noticeable, however that trickle grew and grew until Yugito was [unsuccessfully] holding back the river of tears with her hands - and then and there: Yugito knew that she had to try to find someway to stop it, less she succumb in her frail state to her own emotional hurricane.
In response, her instincts promoting the stability of her sanity and her self-preservation - honed by years of emotional negligence and suppression - worked so that Yugito would find some way out of the endless depression she would unknowingly sink into.
Not unlike a supercomputer - one on crack and speed, that is - Yugito's mind processed with a surprising gusto choices and outcomes, trying desperately to find some way to calm herself down, and after subconsciously calculating each and every possible solution and finding none that didn't ultimately end with Yugito killing herself, reluctantly decided to go with the - until this very point - unused failsafe integrated into every female in response to a traumatic experience: latching onto the closest source of support, that would hopefully know how to deal with this situation.
And seeing as the closest one in her sights was Naruto, like a machine Yugito's mind began to work furiously towards prolonging her existence, which it did by manually making Naruto priority number one.
In a manner similar yet completely different to one Hyuuga Hinata, Naruto became the light and purpose of Yugito's existence, he would be her main purpose for fighting for her life and avoiding premature death, as of now the spiky blond-hair man with metallic silver eyes known as Naruto was now Yugito's God in every sense of the word. It was a strange process, and surprisingly to anyone whom learned it: it wasn't the first time someone broke down and changed to this extreme.
As a matter of fact, another blue-haired woman had gone through a similar transformation with a similarly radical outlook, and ironically her person of reverence also came to be seen as a God in her eyes, and even more ironic was that both of these 'Gods' shared common traits: exotic spiky hair, cold expression, a certain Zoid-type class that they piloted, and the ability to change their eyes to that mysterious rippling pattern of silvery-purple concentric circles.
But unlike the Hyuuga heiress and even more similar to the blue-haired devout of a God, the former of whom sought to be one with the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki so as to become stronger while Yugito's ambitions paralleled the latter's in that their intentions revolved around: it was the reverse scenario, where the devout would seek to grow stronger, to ultimately be with her God.
It would seem incredible to most how Yugito's mind worked and just somehow changed her own views in life so as to established Naruto as her goal of life and purpose of power, and all of this was done in less than one minute, all because of her moment of weakness brought upon by one Jinchuuriki's lament for another.
With her priorities now set, the 'new' Yugito awakened, and her first thought was a disgusting one: the amount of pain that Naruto had suffered as a result of his life. As a result, once again Yugito become distraught with grief, the sad irony of it all being that she changed to avoid doing such a thing… only to end up going through said thing regardless.
Yugito found herself in her fellow Jinchuuriki's arms, looking up into his eyes to see if she was right or wrong in crying for him, only to nearly explode from a wave of emotional agony after looking into the male blonde's eyes, and collapse on her knees.
In that one glance, Yugito saw and recognized the desire to cry - just like she was doing presently - deep within Naruto's eyes, but that desire was nothing more than a hollow shell, a ghostly remnant left over from the years of torment composed of fear and pain brought upon him by the villagers, and by which had prompted Naruto to steel his heart to the point that his ability to cry and shed tears had become completely inert.
That became the final piece needed to shatter the chains that encased her emotional, for Nii Yugito it became too much for her to bear the fact that someone like this man could suffer so much and still find reason, so she fell to her knees and began crying uncontrollably.
During all this, it seemed that Nii and Kyu silenced their bickering upon seeing their bonded meet face-to-face, and noticed the physical and emotional interaction between their partners, and a silent message was relayed between then when they faced one another, and they left the two human sacrifices to lie in the comfort of each other.
For the fox and cat Organoid reached the same epiphany: these two were kindred spirits, the only ones whom could truly comprehend and understand one another. It became perfectly clear as they watched them both, as in their moment time seemed to lag, until it reached a slothful crawl.
For the next few minutes Yugito cried for two: for herself and for her fellow Jinchuuriki, whom had become traumatized to the point that he had become borderline immune to pain and unable to cry, Yugito wept for them both to last for what seemed to last a lifetime.
That lifetime turned into an eternity, when Yugito felt Naruto's hand brush a stray bang from her forehead, only to look her over with a knowing smirk that immediately dispelled all of her troubles, uplifted her spirits, and held her on the edge with anticipation as she watched him lick his lips and then lean forward…
It was a gentle yet electrifying kiss that erased every negative feeling and instilled a state of enlightenment for Nii Yugito, something between a gentle touch of pure innocence, and a voracious embrace of sinful lust. Having her first kiss being something tantamount to a mini-orgasm thus spoiled Yugito, she would never have eyes for any other male other than the one she was locked in passion with, only cementing Yugito's devotion towards Naruto. The words of her mother had come true, she was right in every sense of her prediction as now she would be blessed with a God shouldering even more pain than herself, that would end her suffering and bring her fulfillment…
However, despite the bliss Yugito was experiencing, the euphoria ended when the kiss did, and with the thought surrounding Naruto's role in helping her, came the straw that broke the camel's back. It all came to a head for Yugito: every bit of doubt and self-loathing that had been banished by that kiss came rushing back in a tidal wave, and now incensed by the concern of the one attempting to take her pain away.
What had been intended by Naruto as a distraction to take her attention away from whatever was easting away at her, a gesture off good intentions composed of the little amount of love and affection - every single scare bit of it that he managed to still hold onto in all honesty - only served to worsen Yugito's condition, as she began to cry with despair into the same spot on Naruto's she had earlier squealed in glee during their initial interaction..
'I'm despicable!', came Yugito's first reminder that she could also speak - albeit mentally - after doing nothing but think and feel, 'It's not fair! Why should I find happiness and peace in my God's embrace, when he himself as a mortal has endured horrors that even the Shinigami would go insane from?!'
Why made her so special for him to put her over himself, when right in front of her was a boy whom had only eight people in his entire village whom actually gave a damn if he lived to see the next tomorrow! That was eight people, eight in a village boasting a population numbering over ten thousand strong, all of whom - besides the aforementioned eight exceptions - were either vengeful extremists crying for his blood, apathetic fools whom sought to keep their distance from him, or naïve children whom adopted either of the first two policies towards Naruto.
In contrast to that kind of existence, her life was grand and lovely with very little to complain about, as Naruto had almost everybody in his world against him in a village that had terrorized him and contained him within said hell for all of his life.
Whereas for Yugito, her 'hell sentence' was much lighter in comparison, as the source of her bane was only a small minority of her village, the list of her offenders being just: the corrupt councilors, the Yotsuki clan members that weren't nice to her like Kirabi and the Raikage, the few assassins that were usually killed before coming with three meters of her, or the sparse few people whom had lost loved ones in the Nibi's accidental release and sealing, and a large portion of the Kumo Anbu corps.
While Naruto could count the number of people that genuinely cared for him with just both hands, Yugito had not only the Raikage, but she had Kirabi; his apprentices Samui, Omoi, and Karui; friendly Jonin like Shi, Jei, and Darui, Chunins and Genins that saw past her Jinchuuriki status, the Yotsuki clan members that were of the same opinion s the Raikage and Kirabi, and the civilians that weren't so foolish as to believe all the bullshit that the 'demon-haters' rambled about.
She felt sick, having believed herself condemned to the worst life that anyone had lived for quite some time, believing that truly the entire world hated her, but now before her was the challenge to that claim, no it was the true bearer of the title of 'Fate's Greatest Victim' that was with her, and he was trying to make her feel better. So far into her craze Yugito was, that she spontaneously reached towards her tool pouch in an attempt to take her own life.
'I am not worthy!', was repeated over and over while doing this, as in her mind she had failed to serve and protect her God, her Naruto, from the unholy heretics of the unholy Village Hidden in the Leaves, so it was only fair that she take her own life to repent for her incompetence.
But before she could even grab the first kunai in her pouch, Yugito heard a sigh of reluctance and then felt Naruto's index and middle fingers press together against her forehead. Suddenly, her temporary suicidal insanity came to a grinding halt, a void that soon filled itself as she was then inexplicably overcome by a strong desire to lie down and fall asleep in Naruto's arms, and despite her protests against showing weakness in front of her God her emotions had left her too weak to fight off the drowsiness with sheer willpower. As her eyes started to close, she felt something being put onto her, and the last thing she heard was the spark of a flame and Naruto saying, "Rest, my angel…"
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When Yugito finally came to, surprised that she had actually managed to fall asleep, she then blushed in embarrassment as she noticed that she had slept lying in the arms of her fellow Jinchuuriki and now God. She couldn't complain however, as despite her lack of a bed and a proper room to sleep in coupled with her erratic sleeping patterns, Yugito had never felt so refreshed and alive as she did now. Upon checking her surroundings - like she had done the first time waking up in this cave - Yugito noticed that they were not the only ones to follow the suggestion of sleeping together.
Yugito was at first surprised, and then highly amused at the sight of her feline Organoid, Nii, subconsciously snuggling into the side of her God's own vulpine Organoid, Kyuu, with both of their tails wrapping around their bodies to function as a makeshift blanket for themselves, chuckling and thinking, 'They truly do act like a married couple, spatting like archenemies when awake, and cuddling like honeymooners when asleep…'
She was also surprised, and elated, by the position that the Zoids had taken, sure Yugito hadn't seen any interaction between her and her God's Zoids, it was evident that there had been something going on during either her unconsciousness or her sleep, as a little bit away from the entrance of the cave and poised to face any possible intruders, was her own Geno Hydra and Naruto's Des Genosaurer.
'They're adorable!' was in her opinion the most appropriate term for her to accurately describe them, what with how her own Geno Hydra had her head draped over the nape of the Des Genosaurer's neck, and the Des Genosaurer's right X-Breaker placed over the back of his Zoid companion, in the same position as one would wrap one arm around their lover when camping in a tent.
Most people forgot that Zoids were mechanical life-forms, and not like the emotionless computers and mechanical devices that people incorrectly assumed them to be. 'Seriously, if swords and animals could talk and feel like humans do, isn't it also a possibility for Zoids to be no exception as well?', Yugito asked herself. And like human, Zoids did fall in love and mate, which was how new Zoids were produced.
It was still a mystery how the process worked, as you could never directly see Zoid's having sex or walk around pregnant - which many attributed to their known secrecy - although you could infer it from the way Zoids behaved when in love or having a newborn on the way.
Usually a Zoid in love would often get distracted and mess up in situations where normally they were flawless in execution when longing for another Zoid, or they would show such ferocity and vigor in their performance that jaws would drop when together with another Zoid.
Finding a Zoid 'couple' with a baby Zoid on the way was even more challenging to do, as a pregnant Zoid mother would not physically show anything like an abnormally large belly or a sudden drop in performance, but even the most violent and active female Zoids would inexplicably become reluctant to battle and prefer to do as little as possible, as well as suddenly consume excessive quantities of energy and chakra (when Bio-Gattaied) after becoming pregnant.
A male Zoid that learns of their impending fatherhood also do a complete 180, as originally they might act rather unconcerned and lazy as well as being very reasonable and understanding, only to pull a Hyde when expecting, suddenly they become as protective and supportive to their mates as allowed; often seeking to be as close to their Zoid mate for as long as possible and also getting everything they need, and at the same time exhibiting a habit of being as paranoid as fuck, sometimes even resorting to rampaging if anyone, Zoid or pilot alike, approached their mate without his knowing and approval.
When a baby Zoid is born, most can't tell the difference between them and any other Zoid, as sure they might be slightly smaller than the adults and not look anything too different (except in certain cases of naturally born Zoids like Naruto's Des Genosaurer, whom actually managed to inherit some of the fixed weapons of his Zoid parents and looked only in base appearance as another Genosaurer would), newborn Zoids were almost as helpless as human and animal newborns.
They did not know the many things required to fight, fend, and forge for themselves, their fixed weapons were underdeveloped and weak [in comparison to their parents], and more often than not had trouble just simply not tripping on their own feet/paws. But usually Zoids born naturally could become more potentially powerful than one synthesized in a Zoid lab, and cross-breeding different Zoid species within the same type (and thus were compatible mates) produced Zoids that either carried strengths from both parents and/or eliminated weaknesses that their parents possessed.
Looking to the Hydra and Des, and then looking at Kyuu and Nii, Yugito pondered, 'Hm… I wonder, if Zoids can reproduce, does that mean Organoids can too?' The sudden image of Kyuu and Nii, surrounded by a frolicking young Organoid kits and kittens, nearly caused Yugito to squeal out loud in excitement, 'It would be wonderful… Hydra and Des having a little one, Kyuu and Nii with their own litter, and me and Naruto-ousama…'
Yugito sighed in contentedness as she imagined one day a vision of herself with her God and a young boy that looked just like him, all happy just like the way she used to daydream of how her family might have been with herself, her mother Asuka, and her father Shinji. Resigning herself to sleep in her now favorite spot - within her God's warm embrace - Yugito mentally declared to herself, 'Naruto-ousama, I will stay at your side and bend to your whims, even if you become a monster… I will follow you faithfully and happily to the very end . Like the Angel that stays by the side of her God when descending into the cascading infernos of hell, I too will follow you through in whatever you plan for this world, I have no room for regrets or doubt, for I see your power is absolute. Henceforth, I am your protector, your lover, your messenger, I am your Angel!'
The last thoughts of our Nibi Jinchuuriki were actually spoken, and they left on a foreboding note that hinted at what was to come, "I shall see… your retribution be done, for it is the will of God."
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And there we go!
Sorry I took longer than I promised, I had problems getting onto my account because some idiot that I know whom I share the computer with, cleared the passwords and auto complete forms saved in my CPU's database, and I also found out that they had somehow deleted a lot of the work I had done for this chapter and a couple of my new story scripts. So it was back to the drawing board for me.
I wanted to explore an interaction like that of Pein's and Konan's, since I find that kind of relationship funny… if not incredibly kinky, cause it would be very interesting to see Naruto and Yugito do a similar thing.
Also, Naruto and Pein will be addressed by their respective 'Angel' as 'Naruto-ousama' and 'Pein-ousama' instead of the traditional 'sama' honorific. In my opinion, a God would have a different if not an even higher addressing or form of respect, and the 'ousama' implies someone of having greater importance than one whom would normally be referred to in the traditional tone.
So that's it for now, I'll get right to work on the next chapter, I have some catching up to do!
AvatarofDeath13, over and out!