Chapter 3
It was silent as three figures walked among the forest, these three ninja were none other than Kage Uzumaki, Yoruichi Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki all having proud smiles as they continued on there path to Takigakure to meet up with their old friend Sofuto, who sent a message in the form of a crow summoning, giving them the location of where to meet which was the border of the two countries.
"It's been a while since we've travelled this far isn't it?" questioned Yoruichi as the trio continued walking with Naruto grumbling as he now stood up to Yoruichi's shoulders after being fed proper food, making him grateful to his new family, who at the moment were having a discussion about the current situation of travel.
"I said we should use the Hawks summons to get there faster" said Yoruichi who was getting denied by Kage who kept replying with "They deserve respect in battle, not joy rides". This got Naruto confused at the word "summons", making him speed walk to Kage's left side, tugging on his cloak gently but hard enough to get his cousin's attention halting the trio's journey
"Yes Naruto-Itoko?" questioned Kage as he bobbed down to be at eye level with his cousin.
"What's a summons?" questioned Naruto innocently, making the two smile at his curiosity with Kage standing up and walk a few distance away, biting his thumb and slamming his right hand into the floor with a circle of words spreading from his palm.
"Summoning Jutsu!" declared Kage before he was surrounded by a cloud of smoke, making Naruto worry as he heard a hyena's laugh, making him gulp as he saw the creatures head that had an eyepatch over its left eye and a hat.
"Kage! What is the meaning of this sudden summoning, I was in an important event with the Lion clan!" growled the Hyena as it showed Kage sitting on its neck, chuckling nervously.
"I was just showing my cousin what a summoning was, Mokku inu-San" answered Kage as he dropped down to the floor to show the Hyena Naruto who hid behind Yoruichi until the scowling Hyena's face softened.
"Is he the first surviving member of your family to find?" said Mokku in a soft voice, getting a nod from Kage who had a small smile before the Hyena king approached Yoruichi who had a smile while crossing his arms.
"Well your looking more beautiful Yoru-kun" greeted the hyena before it tilted its head to see Naruto backing away.
"Yeah well, once you grow up, you start to get prettier" said Yoruichi cheerfully, making Kage and Naruto snicker until Yoruichi scowled with a pout thus silencing the two males who hugged each other in fear.
"We never said anything" said Naruto in panic before they ran off as an angry Yoruichi summoned the Monkey summons which instantly became a staff.
"Run like your life depends on it!" yelled Naruto, who sat on Kage's back in fear.
"What does it look like I'm doing!?" retorted Kage as he sped forward, completely missing an oddly dressed man with discolored eyes and little girl with mint green hair as they ran by, making The man blink before turning to see Yoruichi running by until she reversed to look him in the eye, until she smiled while hugging him.
"Sofuto! You're here, now help me hurt my Fiancé and his cousin" greeted Yoruichi before clenching her fist with an evil smile with fire in her eyes, making Fu smirk defiantly as she followed behind Yoruichi, leaving Sofuto in confusion until his pet spiders spoke in a language with clicks, making him shrug.
"I don't know what happened, but she seems hell bent on causing Kage some pain oddly enough" said Sofuto as he walked after the four.
With Fu
'Okay let's see if Sofuto-sensei's training is useful?' thought Fu as she hopped above on the tree branches while following the blonde boy, making her silently giggle playfully as she stood above his panting form, making her smile playfully as Naruto panted while holding his stomach, taking in a large breath before relaxing, peeking around the tree to see Yoruichi chasing Kage.
'He doesn't even know I'm here' Fu mentally laughed, not noticing a really thin ninja wire wrap around the branch she sat on, putting a Kunai back in her pouch until she heard the branch creak, making her turn to see the wire in the sunlight, making her eyes widen as the wire whipped through the tree like it was butter, making her yelp as she fell landing on something soft with her lips, making her open her eyes to see ocean blue eyes blink at her orange ones.
"Well, it seems I sparked up young romance" chuckled a feminine voice, making the two leap up to there feet, both blushing with Fu finding a rock interesting while Naruto whistled until they both froze and looked around, both holding Kunai in their hands in a defensive motion.
"Whose there!?" yelled the duo, making them look at each other and blush, making them look away in embarrassment until they saw a female like figure standing on a branch making them both throw their Kunai, expecting to hear flesh being stabbed… only to hear the sound of wood being impaled.
"HA that never gets old!" laughed the female voice, causing the two to again take fighting stances, scanning the area before they noticed two parts of the forest rustle until two humanoid objects hung from the branches like scarecrows, followed by a third only the duo didn't notice due to it standing behind them.
"Who do you think it is?" questioned Fu, looking at the two wood beings until Sofuto stepped into view, making Fu sigh in relief until he fell backwards and hoisted up.
"God damn it!" yelled Sofuto which made the two children deadpan as he dangled upside down and waved his arms angrily.
"Denzella! Drop this trap Right now!" roared Sofuto before a woman stepped by the duo towards an angry Sofuto, making them blink in surprise as she giggled with Sofuto turning his head and sighed.
"Great to see you to Denzella" sighed Sofuto as the woman kneeled down to show purple lips, fair skin and light blue hair, her attire consisted of a skirt that reached her knees and a light purple skin tight skirt that showed her bust and curves, she wore combat designed boots that had metal plating's at the toes and a small coat with fur at the collar.
"Oh come on buggy, we used to laugh all the time about this little joke" said the woman, standing up straight and bring out a Kunai, swinging it through the rope that allowed Sofuto to fall and land in a crouch, scowling to Denzella who had the smile as he approached her angrily, making them have a stare down until he smirked and gave her a friendly hug with his pet spiders, making the woman smile as she held a spider with light brown skin with a small piece of cloth wrapped around its abdomen with the Kanji 'hunter'.
"Hunty, Oh you're still here its good to see you again" greeted Denzella like a child, making Sofuto sigh while the rest of the spiders slouched down.
"Uh, Sofuto-sensei, whose this?" questioned Fu as she and Naruto approached the two adults cuatiosly, making the woman smirk and turn to Sofuto.
"So, Sofuto-sensei, huh?" questioned Denzella with a smile, making Sofuto glare at her to keep quiet which worked but she kept her smile.
"Well kid to answer your question, my name is Denzella Sunasa, Ex-Shinobi of Sunagakure, at your service" greeted Denzella with a salute, making the two kids blink before they were joined by Yoruichi and a beaten up Kage whose bruises were slowly fading, starting with his right eye that began to be less swollen.
"Now, Little Naruto…" said Yoruichi with a grin as the blonde gulped as she approached cracking her knuckles until a sand barrier halted her advance, followed by Fu and Naruto hugging each other in fear as a puppet dangled behind Yoruichi with a deformed grin as two pair of arms spread out at its side.
"Uh, Yoruichi, don't be alarmed but…" said Kage slowly, only to make her panic by swinging, halting as she saw the puppet which made her skin pale with Kage and Sofuto preparing for what was about to happen.
"Oh shit"
'Oh shit'
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" was all Yoruichi did as she ran to Kage, making him stagger as she hid her face in his chest while the sound of evil mischievous laughter of two voices one male and the other female.
"I must apologize for my siblings immaturity, My name is Sabaku no Gaara, the laughing stock are my brother and sister, Sabaku no Temari and Kankurō, the one behind the woman is Sasori chōkyōshi… our sensei" said a boy from a tree branch above the puppet, he wore a normal black T-shirt, with green shorts and Shinobi sandals, with red hair and the kanji for "love" above his left eye, and on his back was a gorge which held the sand that protected Naruto and Fu.
"Wow, that's so cool" said Fu with a smile, making Gaara, cough while a blush appeared on his cheeks.
"Kankurō, Temari, get down from there and apologize" ordered the teen, making the two older children drop down instantly with tired eyes until they saw an angry Yoruichi.
"A word of warning. "Run"." Said Kage, making the two gulp and run, followed by the puppet and Yoruichi who had a staff in her grasp.
"Sofuto, Sasori, Denzella. Great to see you three again" said Kage as he embraced the three happily, getting hugs himself until he noticed Naruto and Fu standing beside Gaara who had his arm's crossed.
"I see You and Sasori have taken on apprentices Sofuto" said Kage with a smile, making Sasori and Sofuto shrug at his conclusion until he turned back to Naruto and Fu, noticing them stand close to each other.
"Well cousin, you've just met the girl and already you've made a move" Kage all but chuckled as he stepped beside his younger cousin, ruffling the child's hair.
"What are you talking about?" questioned Naruto of which made Kage frown.
"She's standing really close to you, how can you not know she now likes you" said Denzella, making the two blush while the woman smirked mischievously
"Oh this'll be fun" said Denzella while rubbing her hands together until they all heard Temari running to Sasori in fear hiding behind him as Yoruichi returned while dragging an unconscious Kankurō behind her with a beaten face.
"Wow, you didn't need to go all out on him" said Denzella with a chuckle, getting a scowl from the woman until they heard Kankurō groan as he was lifted up by Gaara's sand.
"Any idea when he'll wake up?" questioned Denzella as she poked the teens face, making everyone deadpan as she grew a grin and pulled out a make-up kit.
"Let's give him some make-up" giggled Denzella with the children smiling in agreement.
Land of Iron
it was cold in the land of Iron and like always it was snowing making everything on the floor covered by layers of Snow but one being stood out in a clearing, he sat in a crossed-legged stance with his fists clenched and his breathing controlled surprisingly in this environment, his attire consisted of a fur coat with a hood that had metal plating going up where his spine and ribs were in an exoskeleton design, his pants were a greyish white with bandages wrapped around his knees and ankles and wrists, his eyes were hidden behind goggles that were black with gold linings, his hair was deep grey with small spots running on his sidelines like a Leopards.
He held two Kunai in his sleeve's as he sensed two figures to his right, both male with high level's of Chakra, letting him contemplate on what to do until he heard arguing.
"Why are we in Iron Country!?" yelled one of the men as they came into view in front of the man who sheathed his Kunai in his sleeve's watching the two who stopped showing the height difference.
"Because you lost the MAP, so don't go blaming me for your mistake Rōshi!" growled the taller man who stood in Steam armour that had a furnace on the back and covered the bottom part of his face.
The other man had red hair, moustache and beard which tapered off to a point. He was shown wearing a large headpiece consisting of a three pointed crown-like ridge, he also wore a ring, and a prominent black piece of armour running across his cheeks and the bridge of his nose. He wore a long-sleeved light-red shirt and pants, with mesh-armour shirt and fitted black suit underneath, along with calf-length sandals. Around his waist he wore a brown sash that held a brown armour-like breast plate with a pouch in the front, a brown back plate on the back that is connected to the front with mesh armour, and armoured lapels falling to the sides
"Shut up Han! If it wasn't for me we would have been captured by those Akasuki whatever there called!" growled the man as he glared up at the man until they heard a throat being cleared, making them turn to look and see the man, causing them to take fighting stances.
"Who are you?" demanded the one known as Han, narrowing his eyes as the man lifted his hood back showing a face of many battles.
"My name is Kemono no Senshi (warrior of Beasts)." Said the man as he crossed his arms, focusing his chakra into his muscles which bulged with white fur growing slowly but unnoticed by the two ninja.
"Well Kemono-san, can you go somewhere else because we're too busy to fight" said Rōshi with an annoyed expression, turning back to his fellow Jinchūriki, only to see Kemono between them in an instant with his arms still crossed.
"I can be of great help" offered Kemono while the two leaped back with their Kunai ready for battle, narrowing their eyes.
"Why do you want to help us anyway?" questioned Han, tilting his head to see Kemono's pale grey eyes.
"Because I can sense the demons inside you" said Kemono of which made the duo stiffen at his casual toned voice, making them raise eyebrow as he hadn't moved his head to look at them, making them slowly approach him to see his features, making them blink in surprise as his eyes looked up.
"Holy crap" said Han as Kemono looked up to show his eyes were pitch black with white circles surrounding his iris that were grey.
"Because I and others have a condition like you Jinchūriki" said Kemono
Meanwhile
"ACHOO!"
"Bless you all" said Naruto as the adults that sat around a campfire sneezed, rubbing their noses before resuming their eating, making Kage look at his cousin to see him and Fu sharing their food happily, making him smile with a chuckle, looking to his right to see Sofuto sharpening a Kunai while narrowing his eyes at Naruto, confusing Kage before he moved to his best friends side, nudging him lightly.
"Is there something we should know?" whispered Kage as he caught Sofuto's attention, making him sigh while looking to Fu in worry.
"She looks just like her" said Sofuto softly as Fu giggled with Naruto making funny faces.
"Wait. Are you saying that…" began Kage before he noticed the saddened look on his friends face.
"Yes, The seventh Jinchūriki is my long lost daughter" said Sofuto with his right hand holding the pendant with care like it would break by one touch, making him open it to show an older woman with orange hair smiling with mint green eyes.
"It's just the coloring that's different" joked Kage of which made the two laugh softly until it went silent with everyone else catching up with stories of their lives after separating. Even to the point where Naruto and Gaara spoke like old friends, laughing and giggling in Fu's case, all of which made the adults smile as Denzella taught Kankurō how to move the puppet's more easier.
"You remember that promise you made Akarui, before she died that you'd look for your child…?" questioned Kage of which made Sofuto nod.
"Well I'd say you finally respected that promise, because your daughter is sitting with my little cousin" said Kage, making Sofuto blink back tears of Joy while holding the pendant to his head with a sad smile, chuckling softly before he turned to Kage with a grin.
"Just make sure your cousin doesn't hurt my little girl" he spoke while punching Kage's shoulder, making the teen rub his right arm with a smile.
"I'll have Yoruichi give him the talk when he's older."
And that's a wrap thank you all for reading if your still doing that, please review and feel free to check out my other work, so please enjoy yourselves at whatever time of day or night your at… good bye.