Chapter 4: The Bloody Chunin Exam Finale!
After Naruko took the scroll from Jiraiya, she made her way back to the compound and got to work on memorizing the scroll and all of its' contents before she finally broke down all the main points and finally got the last configuration after ten solid hours of hard work.
She copied the hakke fuin key on her arm as she lifted her shirt, forcing chakra into the seal before twisting it right as, inside her mindscape, the seal on the massive tree which replaced the gate that used to be a part the cage holding the Kyuubi started to undo. Then Naruko felt a massive pain overwhelm all of her senses, making her pass out on the ground.
The last thing she could hear was the sound of Kyoka and Kurama calling out to her, but their words were too jumbled for her to make out.
[An Hour Later]
Naruko couldn't help the groan that spilled out of her mouth before her ears picked up a pair of laughs distinctively different from each other and she slowly opened her eyes to find herself lying on a hard chest before looking up to see a handsome face, belonging only to a battle-harden prince of an ancient land with three whisker marks on each cheek and dark, burning red eyes staring at her.
"Hello Kit," He purred as all nine tails flicked out behind him
She grinned at him as she nuzzled into his chest, "It worked! It worked! You're free! But, Kyo-"
"Mou...It takes you so long to ask about me as well?" Kyoka pouted as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
She couldn't help herself as she felt her cheeks heat up against her will, she was trapped between two handsome men. Although one was a manifestation of a sword and the other was a demon, but that was beside the point.
"Both of you are out? Not that I'm not happy about that, it's just-"
"You were expecting a massive 50-story tall kitsune to be destroying the village by now?"
"Not that I wouldn't mind that, other than those who deserve to live..."
Kurama tightened the grip he had around her and said, "As much as the thought of striking terror into the hearts of everyone here would be arousing as it would be pleasing. I would need my body to reform first and I wouldn't have my freedom if it wasn't for you. I wouldn't allow the person who released me to die and as I told you, you're mine and aren't allowed to die."
Naruko could only laugh before she was pulled back into Kyoka's arms, making Kurama frown before tugging her back, making the three fall to the ground as the two men wrapped their arms around Naruto and growled at each other.
Naruko could only sigh, catching their attention, making them grin at each other before the two both kissed her cheeks, making her flush again as she growled, "What is this? Make Naruko blush like a cherry day?"
"Now, my dear Lady..."
"- that's going to be every day from now on."
"Bastards. I'm not a spoiled brat that wishes to be pampered!"
"Of course not-"
"You are our princess that we just so happen to spoil as much as we want."
Naruko had no replies to that and just sighed in slight reluctance as she conceded to the both of them, much to their grinning as she thought, 'I'm not getting much sleep am I?'
Two voices rang in her mind, "No/No."
[With Hiruzen]
He was doing paperwork until a knock on his door rang out and his secretary peaked her head through the door and said, "A woman and her two sons need to speak with you, sir."
Hiruzen placed his pen down and said, "Tell them to come in."
She nodded and opened the door, allowing Kushina, Shizuo, and Akira to enter his office, making him frown as he leaned forward as his secretary immediately closed the door.
"Kushina..."
She gave a half-smile, "Old Monkey."
Shizuo and Akira made way to sit on the couch, knowing their mother would explain things and they would get to see their sister soon enough.
"Don't be coy, Kushina. You have a lot of nerve you know that?"
"This coming from the man who kept my daughter away from me, all these years."
"The very same daughter you left behind as you run off to do Kami knows what?"
Kushina snapped, "I didn't leave her behind!"
Hiruzen snorted, "Whatever helps you sleep at night, now what do you want?"
She slammed her fist on his desk and yelled, "I deserve-"
He growled back, "Nothing. You deserve nothing. You have no idea of the hell that Naruko has gone through. What she has done in order to survive. You, who ran away from her responsibilities as a mother to love and protect her, left her in my hands as you packed up and left. And you have two more children, it seems faithfulness is not a part of your character after all, are you sure you are an Uzumaki?"
He avoided the slap that Kushina intended to give him as his face became shadowed over as his killing intent quickly filled the office before he saw the two boys struggling to stay awake and he pulled back the reigns of his temper. For now.
The two stared at each other before Kushina relented as she sneered at him, "I will get her back."
The older man wanted to spit but refused to as he took to slowly lighting his pipe and said, "In your dreams, maybe. Regardless, I take it you are here to watch the chunin exams?"
Kushina took an emotionless stance as stated, "Yes, we will be staying at Minato's-"
"No, you won't. You will be staying at the Golden Leaf Hotel and you have no right to complain. That house is Naruko's right and hers alone."
Kushina was twitching as she wanted to ring his neck and gave the older man a cold glare that would have frozen the entire room, but Hiruzen wasn't unnerved in the slightest.
"Come on, Akira, Shizuo, we are leaving."
"Yes, mother," Shizou stated softly
"Yes, yes," Akira stated with his hands behind his head
"Before you go Kushina..." He said making her stop as she held her hand on the doorknob.
"Don't expect Naruko to be forgiving as you heard. You left her here for no apparent reason and she is pining to have your head on a stake and if you do anything she may just leave you in pieces or brain-dead. Not that you don't deserve such a thing."
Kushina growled as she crushed the doorknob in her grip and nearly ripped the door off its' hinges as she stormed out with her two sons in tow.
Hiruzen shook his head, as he knew things were only going to get more hectic as he leaned back in his chair, looked up at the ceiling and whispered, "I'm getting too old for this shit."
[With Kushina]
Her sons managed to calm her down so her hair didn't split into their usual nine parts whenever she got enraged to scare the populace as she checked into the Golden Leaf Hotel with little hassle and had her sons stay in their rooms as she made to explore the village.
She made her way to her and Minato's favorite restaurant, but before she could enter, she was nailed with a frying pan right in the face, making her stumble back more from the shock then the pan as Ayame came storming out, wielding four knives in each hand.
"H-How dare you...How dare you show you damn face here?! After everything you have done!"
"Wha-Who are-"
"Kushina. What are you doing here?" Teuchi said coldly
"Teuchi, its' me. Your favorite customer!"
"No, my favorite customer was the Fourth, Minato Namikaze and now his only child, Naruko."
Kushina rubbed her nose as she whispered, "Teuchi..."
"Please leave my resturant...and don't darken my doorstep again."
He then turned around and entered his restaurant to complete another batch for Naruko as Ayame gave her a dirty glare before following after her father, leaving Kushina to pick herself up.
She took a deep breath and made her way back to the hotel where her sons were staying at as she thought, 'Just a bit longer. Soon, Naruko I will have you in my arms and everything will be right again when I make it up for leaving you all those years ago.'
[Chunin Exams]
The stands were filled with people from around the Elemental Nations along with all of the Kages, multiple people were taking bets on who would win, most were picking the obvious choices, both others were placing bets in random ways in hopes of snatching some big cash. A dull roar rumbled the stadium as excitement was in the air over the soon to be upcoming battles.
All previous winners from last month's third phase had arrived and were standing in the middle of the arena as people sized them up.
Kamui Tsuki
Kankuro of Suna
Naruko Sosuke
Gaara of Suna
Neji Hyuuga
Temari of Suna
Dania Culta
Chouji Akimichi
Those that have lost were in the stands watching the proceedings.
Shikamaru was sighing as he leaned back in his seat, just waiting for Chouji's battle but kept a close eye on Naruko who gave him an unnerving grin that forced him to look away.
Ino was raging at not being able to find Naruko over the month-long break but was seething over the fact that Naruko was a lot more developed than her and the way she pulled off her outfit was not helping her self-esteem in the slightest.
'I'll get you Naruko. You can count on that,' She thought, frowning at the sunshine blonde who looked bored as could be as she stood next to Gaara who had his arms crossed over his chest.
Tenten was standing next to Lee who placed a hand on her shoulder in comfort as he gave a Good Guy smile and said, "Don't worry Tenten, we will be able to enter the chunin exams again next year and pass and if we don't I will do a hundred-"
She stopped listening to his rambling, but appreciated the gesture as she waited for him to stop talking before she said, "Who do you think will win, Neji is plenty strong?"
"Yes. But there are a lot of strong opponents as well. Maybe they will give him a challenge."
The bun-haired weapon-wielding kunoichi nodded and gave Neji a thumbs up for good luck along with Lee who he acknowledged...Barely.
Sasuke was standing beside Kakashi and Sakura who knew he was in a bad mood as he was grinding his teeth at Naruko who gave him a smug grin, before turning attention away from the last Uchiha.
He then made a small, vile grin as he patted his pants pocket as he had something that would allow him to compete and then he would get what he rightfully deserves.
'Soon, dobe. Soon you will learn your place under my foot and you should have stayed where you belong, in my shadow. No matter, even if you are strong, then I will just have you as a pet and any children we have, I'll just tear out their eyes and make them pets as well so the future members of my clan will never have to worry about being blind.'
Sakura was livid but hid her anger from Naruko. She was still smarting over what that bastard, as she refused to call that maniac a doctor did to her. But at least she got all of her teeth back.
Hinata sighed softly as she looked at Naruko who didn't even spare her a glance as she thought, 'Oh Naruko, just you wait. Soon, I will make you see me.'
Kiba was sulking as he thought, 'It should be me down there, not tubby. Urgh...As if the last month filled with taunts from Hana and mom wasn't bad enough, the dobe is down there as well. Who knew she had such a hot body underneath that fugly jumpsuit?'
Shino was observing the upcoming fighters, but mostly Naruko with silent contemplation.
Kristopher was leaning against the wall, watching his team as Dania waved at him to where he waved back.
Kushina was sitting in the upper stands with her sons as she looked at her daughter with a smile, 'You've grown so big and look so beautiful. You look just like Minato.'
Shizou softly asked, "Is that..."
"Yes, Shizou. That's your sister, down there."
Akira grinned, "I can't wait to meet her!"
Shizou blushed, "She's beautiful..."
"Now that everyone has arrived, will Kamui and Kankuro of Suna please step forward, the rest of you go to the stands."
As they did, the two stared each other down before he raised his hand and yelled, "Fight!"
[Present]
Kamui Tsuki vs. Kankuro of Suna
Kankuro brought out his puppet as Kamui got into a fighting stance as two waited for the other to attack before Kankuro attacked first, bringing out the hidden blades within the arms of the puppet, making Kamui avoid the wild, but calculated swings of the controlled puppet.
Kamui frowned as he danced around the swings, before managing to find an opening and gave the Suna ninja a palm strike to the chest, forcing him away and making him cough up blood. He growled and lashed out sending a barrage of senbons to keep Kamui at bay.
The vermillion-red head growled as he was forced to keep his distance, but knew it was only a matter of time before Kankuro had to stop his attack.
'This shit has dragged on long enough,' Kamui snarled
Kankuro couldn't keep up the onslaught and that was when Kamu viciously laid into him, literally beating him unconscious, before smashing him into the wall, making him fall to the floor, barely breathing, but alive.
Hayate raised his hand and said, "That's enough. The winner is Kamui Tsuki!"
Cheers filled the stadium as Naruko clapped herself, 'Vicious and unrelenting. He's a taijutsu specialist I know that much, but makes me wonder what else he hasn't shown yet?'
"Another chosen mate?" Kurama asked
'Maybe...He's certainly got the moxie for it. I'll wait and see. Especially since he has to face up to you. And if can handle knowing that you are a part of me is a big factor in deciding whether or not he is going to be let into my circle.'
"Good choice, my Lady. It's better to wait and see."
'Besides as of now, I have you two and that sates me enough.'
Her attention was brought back to the arena where Kamui blew a kiss at her, making her eyes widen before she smirked at him and made his way back to his team. Their eyes never leaving each other.
The gesture wasn't lost on anyone and it made it several people very livid.
[With Kushina & her sons]
Kushina's eye was twitching over the audacity of the brat, blowing a kiss at her baby girl and how could Naruko like him, especially considering how brutal he was to the Suna ninja.
'She should be disgusted, not interested. My baby girl is not going to be dating a brute like him.'
Akira was frowning, but didn't say anything, while Shizou was fuming over the fact that someone that wasn't him blew a kiss at his future wife, 'That rat bastard.'
[In the Stands]
Sakura was scared, keeping her eye on the demon ninja, but wondered, 'Why the hell did he blow a kiss at Naruko?'
Ino was fuming over the air kiss as she was gritting her teeth, 'That should have been mine! I have been trying to get his attention for days, yet he doesn't even so much as notice me. He blows a kiss at frumpy Naruko of all people!'
Shikamaru shook his head, 'Troublesome, way too troublesome to deal with.'
Sasuke was frowning as he glanced at Naruko who kept her eyes on the arena before he squinted his eyes as he knew he would get his chance.
'Soon...' He thought.
Yakumo had a bit of a frown on her face before she glanced at the board which swirled with names and she paled, along with several other people.
Hayate shouted, "Will Naruko Sosuke and Gaara of Suna please enter the arena?"
Naruko Sosuke vs. Gaara of Suna
The two jumped down and faced each other, neither of them saying anything as tension started to build up.
"Ready?" He asked once
Two simple nods were the pair's only form of response that they heard him.
"Fight!" He shouted, before quickly moving out of the way.
Good thing he did too, considering that Naruko just tackled Gaara from his position and would have slammed him into the wall if he didn't manipulate his sand to form a tendril to grab her by the leg and toss her away.
She flipped in the air to land safely on the ground, before avoiding Gaara's bullets, he knew he couldn't allow her to attack him, especially considering that he was one, while she was nine.
Naruko then created ten shadow clones and made to attack Gaara who could only avoid them, before lashing out with his sand, dispelling them before hitting the wall, busting a water pipe in the wall, making Naruko grin as plans formed in her head as she tore at the wall, making a massive hole.
She cut the pipe in two and manipulated the water inside to lash out at Gaara, forcing him back and soaking him to the bone.
He spat out a mouthful of water as he let out a snarl, his eyes slowly morphing into Shukaku's.
Gaara decided to take the fight to the sky, making Naruko grin before she manipulated the water to circle around Gaara and jumped to meet him face to face as they two containers lashed at each other, trying to make the other fall.
Naruko sending multiple water shots towards Gaara who managed to avoid them or block them at the cost of chipping away at his sand. Gaara sent sand bullets trying to pierce multiple holes through Naruko only for her to either avoid them or enter the water.
The two containers were locked in a stalemate as the entire stadium was silent as they watched the battle between the two as most of Konoha was in shock over the supposed dead last of her class. The Rookies were in either stupified or in heavy contemplation.
In the Kage Booth, Hiruzen was grinning up a massive storm as he thought, 'That's my student. You can do it, Naruko.'
Orochimaru, hidden in his Suna kage disguise commented, "Your genin is something else, Hokage-sama. I have never seen anyone push Gaara this far."
Hiruzen grinned, "She truly is..."
Onoki was hiding a snarl as he watched the blonde genin dance around Gaara's attacks and felt that she roused memories, he had barely stopped having nightmares about.
Mei, the Mizukage was grinning at the show and wondered if she could give the girl any pointers.
Ay, the Raikage was enjoying the battle and was on the edge of his seat.
Back to the battle, Gaara had enough of her dancing around him and lashed out with his sand, disrupting the water prison entrapping him, forcing her to release it as the water fell the ground with a splash.
Naruko made a platform of chakra to stand on as she continued to stare Gaara down.
He flipped through multiple handsigns as people prepared to start the invasion, but Orochimaru told them to halt as he wanted to see how it played out.
Naruko chuckled as her eyes turned red as Gaara finished the handsigns before she called out to Hayate, "Unless you want to be sandwiched between two demons, I suggest you take cover in the stands."
Hayate took her warning to heart, he wasn't going to risk being killed in a genin match as Naruko lifted her shirt where the seal was and forced chakra into it as Gaara released all of his chakra and sand, the chakra output created a bright light, making everyone cover their eyes and when the light and smoke finally dimmed down, people where scared shitless. As they should have been.
Because right in the middle of the arena were the Ichibi and the Kyuubi.
People couldn't scream nor move as the two demons stared each other down.
"Neh, Kyu, how does it feel being out?"
Kyuubi turned to the stands where the civilians who were mostly apart of the attacks on Naruko and grinned, making them tremble so much that it actually caused a low rumble to appear in the stands, "Great, kit. Never better."
Shukaku growled and lashed out at Kurama who frowned as he expected witty banter as he growled, "Hang on tight, kit."
"Right," She shouted as Kurama tackled Shukaku, the two demons rolling around, snarling before a voice that Kurama knew wasn't Shukaku's rang out, "How dare you, attack me! I'm immortal!"
"You..." Kurama muttered, knowing damn well the person talking wasn't his brother, not that he would admit it.
"Any plans, Kyu?" Naruko stated, looking at the snarling demon
'Wake him up. I'll take care of things from there.'
'On it. Brace yourself Kyoka!'
"Of course."
Naruko pulled out her katana as Kurama dealt with the rampaging Shukaku before she jumped off Kurama's head to stab through Gaara's chest, forcing her chakra into the blade. Gaara's eyes snapped awake as Shukaku stood still, making Kurama release him.
A foul spirit made itself known, a corrupted monk who tried to take over Naruko's body before being rejected, shocking him allowing her the opportunity to slash the corrupted spirit in half and banished from the mortal plane down to hell if the spirit's horrified screams were of any indication.
Shukaku stumbled around before falling, but Naruko managed to pull Gaara out of the sand before he could fall as well.
Naruto made her way down as Kurama took a sitting position as the sand cleared and it showed Shukaku in his human form as he was wearing a sandy battle kimono, his hair was a mixture of blond and brown with tan skin and dark and golden eyes.
"Ugh, that hurt...That really hurt," He groaned as he shook off the sand, making everyone look at the sand demon in shock.
Gaara groaned in Naruko's arms as she smiled, "Hello, sleepy. How was your nap?"
He snorted, "The nap was fine. The wake-up call was just horrible."
She couldn't help but laugh, bringing Shukaku's attention towards them as he took Gaara into his arms, before saying, "Thank you. For getting rid of that bastard priest."
"Shu?" Gaara whispered
"Yeah, pup. It's me for real this time," He grinned
Gaara relaxed in his arms before Kurama took on his human form as well, shocking most of Konoha as Naruko cleaned the blood of Kyoka, before kissing the blade and placing him back in his scabbard.
"Do you surrender?"
"Yeah, yeah. I'm catching up all the sleep that I've missed!" Shukaku shouted in joy
Kurama rolled his eyes, making Naruko laugh, "Now, now, Kyu. You know how annoyed you get when you can't sleep either."
Hayate made his way to the front, although the two demons could see he was trembling, albeit barely.
"Mou, we're scaring him. Oh well, back to the stands," Shukaku grinned before jumping to the area designated for the Suna ninjas and made himself a bed to sleep on with Gaara next to him snoring away.
"Call it, Hayate-san."
"W-winner is Naruko Sosuke!"
People couldn't even cheer due to the fear of the Kyuubi that was now out in the open and could easily rip them apart before Hiruzen stood up and shouted, "There will be a one-hour break. Do as you wish and then come back here."
As if his words were breaking a spell on them, many people rushed out of the arena, making Kurama, Naruko, and Hiruzen roll their eyes.
"Come on, kit. It will be boring just standing around all day."
"Hmph," She huffed before Kurama took her and the two vanished, leaving all of the Rookies in shock.
They couldn't even speak, Kakashi knew his life was over. He wanted to scream that it was an illusion, but it wasn't.
Naruko and the Kyuubi were two separate beings.
He spent most of his time, trying to kill her, break her, and make her life a living hell.
He was trash.
Kushina was pale as a sheet and she was trembling, she couldn't believe it. She didn't want to, but she knew the fox's voice from her time as a container. The beast was free and in some type of mutual agreement with her daughter.
Kamui, couldn't deny that he was shocked, but still didn't mind that she was a container. He knew a kunai from a damn scroll, he wasn't stupid.
An hour has passed and people had just come back from resting or puking and considering their life choices as Naruko and Kurama made their way back to the stands.
He shifted into his smaller fox form and snuggled into her shirt. As people stared at her, she coldly commented, "What?"
They quickly turned to look at the arena in a cold sweat, making her grin as she leaned against the railing as she scratched Kurama's ears.
Hayate, looking less pale than before said, "Will Neji Hyuuga and Temari of Suna please enter the arena?"
Neji Hyuuga vs. Temari of Suna
The two opponents make their way down, although Temari glanced at her baby brother who was curling up next to the demon that had plagued her village in slight confusion before making her way down via her fan. Neji made his way down after glancing at Naruko who was nuzzling against Kurama.
"Ready?"
Temari stated, "Yes."
Neji nodded and Hayate shouted, "Fight!"
Temari knew she had to end the match quickly and before Neji could start talking about fate and how she would lose, she let out a blast of wind, slamming him into the wall, but he didn't break anything like Hinata did.
He snarled at her and made to attack her, but Temari swings her fan to the sky and shouted, "Wind Release: Great Task of the Dragon!"
Neji barely managed to avoid it, but it was a feint to where Temari, after placing a token of blood on her fan shouted, "Summoning: Quick Beheading Dance!"
A one-eyed sickle-holding weasel lashed out at Neji who tried to defend himself against the onslaught with his heavenly spin, but the wind pressure was too much for his technique to take and he was slashed in every direction, leaving him in a heap of blood.
Temari closed her fan as she said, "Call it, he's not getting up."
Hayate announced, "The winner is Temari of Suna!"
As people clapped for them, Hayate said, "Will Dania Culta and Chouji Akimichi please enter the arena?"
Dania Culta vs. Chouji Akimichi
Dania jumps down as Chouji took the stairs and they stood across from each other and got into a stance.
"Ready?"
"Yes!" The two shout
"Fight!" He announced before moving back
Chouji stood firm in his stance as Dania slowly pulled out her knives and Chouji made to attack her knowing that her using her knives could spell the end for him as he tried to roll her over with his Human Bullet jutsu, but she just avoided him.
'He has a large form and he is fast but not at my level,' She thought as she tightened her grip on her knives before making a trap as Chouji tried to hit her, before becoming dizzy from using his jutsu too much before finding himself between the thighs of Dania and the feeling of ninja wire digging into his arms.
"Now, Husky. What do you say?"
Chouji was blushing like mad as he said, "I surrender."
Dania grinned as Hayate announced, "The winner is Dania Culta!"
She removed her wire from Chouji with ease and said, "See you around."
Chouji made his way back to the stands, still with a blush on his face as Shikamaru grinned at him before he grumbled, "It's not funny."
As Dania left the arena, Hayate was going to call out the next pair of fighters before, Sasuke made his way down, multiple people to converse while several other jounins and Naruko herself were wondering, 'What the hell is he doing?'
Sasuke was smirking as Hayate glanced at the Hokage confused until Sasuke spoke in a pompous voice, "I am here with a pardon from the civilian council that allows me to fight. Who I wish to fight is Naruko Uzumaki!"
Naruko glanced at Hiruzen who wanted nothing more than to slam his face against the wall before Sasuke caught her attention, "So dobe, come down and prepare to be beaten into the dirt by yours truly."
"Fuck off, Uchiha. You aren't worth the effort. And it's Sosuke, shithead."
Before he could shout his indignation over her rejecting him, Hiruzen stood up and made his appearance as he said, "Genin Uchiha, go back to the stands. You lost your match a month ago."
Sasuke growled at him before Hiruzen let out a sliver of his killing intent cracking the ground and several of the walls surrounding the arena, cowing him and several others as he said, "Don't growl at me, Genin. A paper signed by civilians isn't enough to convince me to allow you to fight even if you won last month. Get back to the stands or I will ban you from the chunin exams and all forms of promotion until all of your age group are jounins."
The civilians tried to boo his order, before he coldly glared at them, making a few of them whimper as Naruko grinned, 'You still got it, Gramps. Glad to see you still have that spine.'
Sasuke sulked back to the stands, sneering at where the civilian council was staying as they apologetically looked at him before he scowled at their silent pleas for forgiveness.
Sakura tried to comfort him, before she growled at Naruko, forgetting that the Kyuubi was out and what she did to her a month early, she was about to scream at her before Naruko grabbed her throat and started to slowly choke her.
She finally passed out with a nosebleed and Naruko tossed her through a wall, almost to the likeness of a rag doll and Naruko brought her attention to the arena as people watched the scene with either various states of horror, shock, or interest.
Hayate coughed into his hand and said, "Will Kamui Tsuki and Temari of Suna please enter the arena!"
Kamui Tsuki vs. Temari of Suna
The two entered as Kamui cracked his knuckles as Temari rolled her shoulders, preparing to blow the demon ninja away.
"Ready?"
"Yes!" Temari shouted
"Hm-hm~," Kamui hummed
"Fight!" Hayate announced before moving back as the two attacked each other.
Temari lashed out with her fan, releasing multiple gusts of wind that tore up the ground, but Kamui avoided them with ease.
The vermillion-haired ninja slowly cornered Temari, before managing to land a crippling blow at her side, making the sound of broken ribs ring out through the arena, making her cough up some blood and grit her teeth, making him smile at her.
She lashed out with her Weasel-sickle-wielding jutsu, but what shocked her was him performing a counter with the whisper of his technique couldn't be heard over the roaring winds.
His technique forcefully dispelled her weasel, before she felt herself curl in as she looked down and saw his fist buried in her stomach. He mercifully finished her off with a palm strike to the chin.
When she fell, he turned to Hayate and said, "Call it. She's not getting up."
Hayate nodded, "The winner is Kamui Tsuki!"
Medics lifted Temari to the medical ward as he made his way back to the stands, smiling at Naruko who smirked in turn.
Hayate announced, "Will Naruko Sosuke and Dania Culta please come down?"
Naruko Sosuke vs. Dania Culta
Kurama jumped out of her shirt and rested on the railing and the two jumped into the arena with a grin as they knew the battle would be fun and they stood across from each other.
"Ready?"
"Yes~," The two grinned as Naruko pulled her katana that was literally humming with anticipation as Dania pulled out eight knives, held between each finger.
"Fight!" Hayate said, before the moving back.
The two lashed out at each other, the sounds of metal hitting steel, rang out through the arena, the two blurred from view so that only the higher level ninjas could see them.
Naruko felt her blood boil, it was amazing, finding someone who could nearly match her in speed while holding back, the clang of metal and steel continued to ring like church bells before the two stopped and kicked each other away, creating some distance.
Naruko's outfit was torn to ribbons with small cuts on her body, while Dania wasn't any better with her shirt not converted to a makeshift bra and her shorts now turned into spats didn't help her.
Dania decided to stop playing around and unleashed the full fury of her knives, making use of her speed and trapping Naruko in a mess of razor-sharp ninja wire and knives and had two at her neck as she said, "Surrender."
Naruko just smiled at her and said, "Sorry, dear. But I can't do that and you can't force me to surrender when I'm not in front of you."
Her eyebrows furrowed before she felt a hand bury itself into her side with enough force to tear it off along with a katana placed right under her neck as she whispered in a sweet tone, "You surrender, or I will make your death drawn out and slow."
Dania dropped her knives as the Naruko in front of her shattered like glass as her ninja wire fell to the floor.
"I surrender," She sighed in a frustrated tone
Naruko gave a small smile, "Good girl."
Hayate said, "The winner is Naruko Sosuke!"
Cheers came, although they were mostly subdued due to the Kyuubi.
As the two made their way into the stands, a ten-minute break was given as Naruto stretched to the likeness of a cat as Kurama made his way forward and rested on top of her head.
As people came to confront Naruko, Yakumo came forward and hugged her, making her raise an eyebrow and everyone else to whisper and comment.
"You scared me. I could barely see you until the end," She whispered softly
Naruko ran her hand through her hair, minding her braid, "My apologies."
"And you're covered in cuts, no less."
"Which will fade in several moments," She commented and just as she said it, her cuts faded.
She pouted a bit before she smiled, "I'm glad you are okay."
"I'm happy that you are among the few that give a shit, but you sure? Especially for the demon girl?"
She frowned at her before pulling her into a kiss, making her and Kurama's eyes widen before releasing her, "That was payback for the other day. And the proof that I don't care. Besides, you are not the demon who is so clearly on your head. I know the difference between a kunai and a scroll. Along with the fact that you treated me more like a person than anyone in my family had in a long time so you are perfect in my book."
Naruko grinned, "So there is a rebel in that princess exterior of yours. How lovely."
Before Yakumo could reply, a cough caught their attention and it was Hayate who said, "If the both of you are done. The ten minutes are over and we have the final match."
"Mou, fine, be safe, princess," She softly replied, before pinching her butt, making Yakumo yelp with glee before she found Kurama in her hands. The genjutsu princess just smiled and made to scratch his ears as she made her way back to her seat. People moving out of her way as she walked.
"Finally, the last match, will Kamui Tsuki and Naruko Sosuke please enter the arena?"
Naruko Sosuke vs. Kamui Tsuki
The two made their way down as they looked at their opponent with anticipation as Hayate said, "Ready?"
The two nodded as Naruko readied her katana as Kamui got into a stance.
"Fight!" He shouted before moving back.
Before either of them could attack each other, an explosion rang through the arena as a genjutsu fell over the stadium. Naruko shook off the genjutsu with the use of Kyoka and saw a massive purple cube surround the Kage box.
Naruko frowned as she made her way towards it and found herself around the group of ABNUs.
"Brat, get out of here," A dog-masked ABNU growled
She ignored him and yelled, "Kyu, get over here!"
The fox appeared before her in a swirl of flames before shifting into his human form.
"Yo, kit."
"I need to get in there. I'm not having Gramps die on me, just yet," She growled, looking at the flame-like barrier with hate.
A dark pink-haired girl shouted, "Like hell, you can blondie!"
"Kyuubi~?"
"I love fucking up people's plans," He grinned before he literally tore a hole in the barrier, big enough for the both of them to go through before it closed just as an ABNU came to enter the hole and was painfully burnt to a crisp.
"Lovely."
"Right?"
"Naruko?" Hiruzen asked, his eyes still on his traitorous student.
"Yo, Gramps. I see you could use some help."
"Naruko Uzumaki, or should I say Sosuke? Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why would ever help the village that has scorned you for so long?"
"One, I ain't helping the shit villagers. I'm helping one of the few people who were in my corner since the beginning. Second, how am I going to leave them in a pile of their own piss and shit if they are all killed by you and your forces? I call fucking dibs."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, "If that's how you want to play it, fine."
The traitorous sannin then summoned the First Hokage, Second Hokage, and Fourth Hokage.
Hiruzen cursed as he prepared himself as Naruko took in the sight of her father, shrugging his shoulders as if he just woke up from a nap.
The elder blond Hokage opened his eyes and immediately recognized the girl in front of him, "Naruko? Is that you?"
She couldn't speak and just nodded as Hiruzen chatted a bit with the First and Second Hokages before Orochimaru pulled out three kunais said, "Enough of the miserable chatter. All three of you are under my control."
While he brought the First and Second under his control, when he tried to do the same to Minato, he was tossed away, nearly hitting the flame barrier.
"What the hell?"
"Now Orochimaru, you are supposed to be smarter than that? I gave my soul to the Death God and due to that, I am under his control. Now shush, I want to talk to my daughter."
Minato wrapped her up in a crushing hug before he noticed the red-haired man beside her and said, "Who are you?"
Kurama grinned, "Now, now, don't tell me you don't remember me? Let me give you a hint, though," He then uncurled his tail and split them into nine parts.
His eyes widened, "Kyuubi."
"That's my title~, don't wear it out," He grinned
"Regardless, of the Kyuubi being out, how are you? Were you treated as I asked? Where's Kushina, did she die as well or did she raise you with Tsunade and Jiraiya?"
Naruko frowned and said, "Dad...The answer to all of your questions is no."
He frowned, "What do you mean?"
Kyuubi grinned, "I can answer that," making Minato frown as he looked at the demon he sealed into his daughter, "What do you mean?"
"Your village that you died protecting has been trying their hardest to kill your only daughter. Your wife, my previous container abandoned her. Your student hated her and blames her for your death. Your teacher chooses to pleasure himself and Tsunade chooses to drink her sorrows away."
"No..." He whispered
Kyuubi put his hands on her shoulders, "Wish to see?"
"Show me."
Kyuubi pressed a finger towards his head, showing all of the memories and experiences that Naruko had gone through that he witnessed, before pulling his hand back.
Minato looked at the ground, his hands clenched as the subtle grinding of his teeth rang out before he let out one of the vilest killing intents Naruko ever cared to witness and she lightly gasped when she saw his eyes were nearly black from hate. But it was not directed at her. No, it was directed at Konoha. The killing intent was so much that it caused the fighting below them to stop as they looked at the purple flame-like barrier.
He slowly looked at the ABNU who wanted to flee as he stated, "How fucking dare you. How dare all of you. To my own daughter. I should have let the Kyuubi destroy the village and taken my daughter far away from this shithole!"
"Regardless, Minato, I still have both the First and Second under my control!"
Minato just smiled before he disappeared in a flash before reappearing, the bodies of both the First and Second Hokages turning to neatly cut pieces and the kunais used to control them crumbled to dust.
Orochimaru looked at Minato in dawning horror, who just grinned at him, "There is a reason why Hiruzen chose me to lead instead of you. I'm simply...better than you."
The traitorous snake sannin was shocked shitless before Minato turned to Hiruzen and asked, "Are the other Kages a part of the invasion?"
Hiruzen looked at them before saying, "No."
"Very well. But it gives me the chance of using my real jutsu."
"You mean your Flying Thunder God jutsu? The one that killed over three-hundred Iwa ninjas?"
He gave a light chuckle as he stared directly at Onoki and said a statement that would haunt him and all who heard it, "That...was the prototype of my real jutsu."
Minato then raised his arm and snapped his fingers, destroying the barrier with a flash of lightning before clapping his hands and slamming them down to the roof of the Kage Box, creating a massive whirlwind that circled around the two as the wind tore most of the Sound Four apart.
Orochimaru decided then to cut his losses and leave his forces to die, making Naruko tut in shame, 'Miserable coward.'
"Now, Naruko, I want you to watch and learn," He grinned as a massive storm settled over Konoha, terrifying the Iwa ninjas who recalled the storm or descriptions of the same storm over their slaughter before he grinned at everyone before he vanished with a yellow flash and that...was when the screams appeared.
Naruko watched in awe as red started to cover everything and everyone, people were terrified and they had a right to be just before Minato appeared before Naruko with a soft smile.
Naruko couldn't really help the blush on her face as she hugged Minato, "That was awesome, dad."
His smile turned into a grin before she turned her attention toward Hiruzen was leaning against his bo-staff, "Come on, Gramps. Let's get you some help."
She then took him to the hospital leaving Minato alone with the ABNU who trembled at the sight of him as he sneered at them, "Get to work."
"Yes, sir!" They shouted before immediately vanishing as Minato went to be with his daughter, ignoring the stare of longing Kushina looked at him with.
As Naruko was resting beside Hiruzen as Kurama was relaxing on her head as Kyoka in his scabbard was resting on her lap. When the door opened, she opened her eyes and they widened when she saw Minato was still here.
"How?"
He smiled, "Death allowed me to stay for the moment until I'm ordered back, he considered it a present for sacrificing my life for a pure reason. I would like to spend the rest of my time with you."
Naruko gave a slightly watery smile and said, "I would like that."
Kurama huffed before he jumped off Naruko's head, taking Kyoka with his tail and said, "Enjoy, kit."
Minato watched the fox leave the room before taking his daughter's hand and they two left after saying goodbye to Hiruzen.
Kurama and Kyoka both in their human forms watched them and he said, "Let's give the kit some privacy."
Kyoka smiled, "Of course. Want to get drunk?"
"You're on," He grinned as the two vanished to lay waste to the bars around the Fire Country.
The two just chatted, making their way around the village, people staying out of their way, knowing that they fucked up big time with Naruko and a rumor was floating around that she was the Fourth's daughter. Some people refused to believe it, but then one brave (ergo: stupid) villager decided to take it upon himself to verify the rumor to see if the demon brat had him under her spell.
"Lord Hokage, you shouldn't associate yourself with such filth. That thing is not worthy of breathing the same air as you and-"
Minato smacked him away, sending him into a building as people rushed to check on him, "Miserable idiots. I can't believe I gave my life for this...Come on."
Naruko smirked, "Of course. Where are we going?"
"To my favorite restaurant, Ramen Ichiraku."
When the two entered, they heard Teuchi arguing with a civilian who gave the chef a nasty smirk as the two picked up on their conversation, "When the Fourth comes he will tear this place down and you demon lovers will have nowhere to run."
Naruko growled and before punching the bastard in the head from behind, making him fall to the ground, as both Ayame and Teuchi in relief, "Naruko..."
Teuchi then froze as he looked at the young man before him, "Hey Teuchi. It's been awhile, hasn't it?"
"Minato...It's you..." He whispered, tearing up
"Of course, but only for a little bit, I'm glad you are one of the few who actually followed through protecting my daughter."
He nodded, "Of course. Even if she wasn't, I wasn't going to leave a child starving while others would. My father would skin me, place my ass on a plate and make me eat it."
He gave a light laugh, "He always did make that threat to the both of us if we fucked up his business."
"Come inside, I know your daughter must be impatient."
"Damn straight, she is!" Naruko's voice rang out, making the two laugh, before entering the warm restaurant.
After chatting for a bit and devouring several bowls of ramen, Minato was listening to Naruko who was in the middle of a story before an ABNU came forward, "Hokage-sama, the council requires your presence."
Minato slowly looked at him, "You think I give a shit because?"
The ABNU was going to piss himself from fear, before Naruko placed a hand on his arm, "Just go, Dad. They'll be relentless if you don't and it's better to just get over it."
He growled before he sighed as he kissed his daughter's forehead and made off with the ABNU as she paid for the meal and made her way back to the Namikaze compound.
[Council Chambers]
He flashed into the room, making everyone fall silent as they stared at the emotionless face of their savior as he said, "You all better have a good reason for cutting into my time with my daughter or else I'll repaint this entire room with your blood."
Ending it! I am ending it! I hope all of you like it! The next chapter will be a doozy, I'll tell you that much, let me tell you, Minato will be causing a shit ton of damage and I feel that Minato even though he is one of the calmest and restrained ninjas in Konoha and in the Naruto-verse, he could easily become a monster to those who pissed him off. To those who say, Minato wouldn't do this, you need to realize what you are reading and let me ask you, if you trusted your loved ones to take care of your daughter or your son and they didn't and fucked up like Kakashi, Tsunade, Jiraiya, Kushina, and the villagers did, wouldn't you be livid as hell?
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