Sandaime Mizukage
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Chapter 4--Chief Executive of Kirigakure
At a table in one of Kirigakure finest buildings, sat seven men and three women. At the head of the table sat Namikaze Kazama Naruto, the Sandaime Mizukage, and his two Black Ops guardians on either side of him. Down the left row sat Mishima Kurosai, the leader of Trade and Commerce for Kiri. He was a short man, with a goatee and high cheekbones. He was about forty-five years old.
Across from him sat the Ambassador, who was none other than Hyouga Tsunami, one of the Sannin of Kirigakure, and Naruto's former student. She was a woman with a medium build, about five and a half foot tall, with brown hair that just reached her shoulders and hazel eyes. She wore a black battle kimono and had a rather large shuriken strapped to her back. Her black eyeliner fixed her green gaze with a piercing glare towards Kurosai.
"Kurosai-dono, are you saying that the public is completely unaware of the projects being completed in Area 13?" Tsunami asked icily, her eyes fixing onto his black ones.
"Yes, Tsunami-sama, the DNA transfer from the Shodai Mizukage to the genin ninja is almost complete. We must not let the general public know of the secret facility."
"Kurosai, the projects at Area 13 are deadly to those injected with the DNA of the Founding Mizukage, yes?"
"Hai Mizukage-sama. But we are making a vaccine for those who experience the early symptoms of rejecting the DNA."
A ninja that sat on the right side of Kurosai spoke up. "The quality of our ninja is slipping. We must gain more recruits. It is foolish to even think that this DNA will be able to save us from Sesshourou in time!"
Naruto whipped his
head around to the man. "Silence! It has been a year and
Sesshourou and the Akatsuki have not attacked yet! Kirigakure is
prospering because of the changes that we have brought to Mizu no
Kuni!"
Uchiha Mikoto spoke up from next to Tsunami. "With
all due respect, Mizukage-sama, Itachi-kun has not seen any members
of the Akatsuki while he traveled through Hi no Kuni and Kaze no
Kuni. I think that--"
The door to the meeting room burst open, followed by a Kiri Jounin. "Mizukage-sama, two Akatsuki members have breached the gates!"
Tsunami, still in her place at the table, remained calm and collected. "What did they look like?"
"One had long black hair and pale skin. The other had a hunched back and a large scorpion-like tail behind him."
Naruto sighed. "Akasuna no Sasori and Orochimaru."
Tsunami rose. "I will deal with them. Mizukage-sama, are you going to stay here?"
"Yes...yes I will," he said gently. "Mikoto and Tsunami will halt the Akatsuki from getting any closer to the Mizukage Tower. Nashida and Raika alert the village to a code red and have the Jounin escort the village women and children and the elderly to Area 13."
'Why am I doing this?' Tsunami thought as she used her chakra to run towards the enemy.
At that moment, a huge snake head came up from the ground. Tsunami grabbed Mikoto and jumped upwards.
"Ninpou: Hikage no Shuriken!" Niyumi formed handseals and hurled the large shuriken. It formed flames around the steel edges and decapitated the snake. As they landed a long poison tipped tail attacked from above.
"Ninpou: Shuriken Kaeri!" The shuriken returned just in time to bat the tail away and land in Tsunami's grasp.
Orochimaru and Sasori landed in front of Tsunami and Mikoto, Orochimaru forming handseals for a kinjutsu. But before he could complete it, Tsunami moved in with a forward swipe with her closed Windmill Shuriken, making it into a sword-like weapon. Orochimaru leapt backwards, effectively evading Tsunami's swipe. Sasori shed his Akatsuki cloak and crouched on all fours on the ground.
Tsunami gasped, opening her shuriken like a fan. She looked around for Mikoto and saw that she was trying to go toe to toe with Orochimaru. Orochimaru however was just toying with her.
Sasori began to shoot thousands of needles out of his mouth at Tsunami. Tsunami began to press chakra evenly into the shuriken; spreading it apart and making it rotate at a fast pace, effectively serving as a shield that deflected the incoming Senbon. Eventually Sasori, who was running out of Senbon, stopped his advance.
However, Sasori blew a large pod from his wooden arm and as it came down from the air, various needles sprayed out from it. Tsunami's eyes widened.
She formed a series of short handseals and called out a Jutsu. "Suiton: Suijinheki!"
The wall of water formed around her and protected her against the onslaught of Senbon. After the large pod was grounded, the needles stopped and Tsunami released her chakra.
'It takes a lot of chakra to hold that Jutsu for that long,' she thought to herself.
Sasori then decided to rush at her with his tail pointed in her direction. Tsunami smiled to herself.
'Game over!'
"Ninpou: Shuriken Kaeri!" The shuriken returned just in time to cut Sasori's tail in two. Sasori's frame then burst into pieces as a figure draped in black shot up through 'his' skull.
Mikoto gasped as another figure appeared from behind her and Orochimaru, who were locked in a stalemate, with Orochimaru slowly gaining the upper hand.
The figure dressed in black coughed softly. "Sesshomaru-kun, I never expected you to show up..."
"Sesshomaru, you're a traitor!" Tsunami snarled, raising her shuriken, but a hand stopped her.
The Sandaime Mizukage stood beside her, his hand blocking the shuriken. Naruto turned to Sesshomaru and looked at him with disdain.
"Well then, Naruto-sensei, what business do you have here?" Sesshomaru asked, his eyes glittering.
"I am here to ensure the safety of my ninja, as that is my job," he retorted, adjusting his hat.
Sesshomaru giggled quietly. "I am sure that the Sannin could handle herself. It is you I am worried about, Sandaime-sama," he choked out, his golden eyes glittering.
"You forget that I was a former Sannin of Konoha, yes?" Naruto asked quietly, taking out a familiar three-pronged kunai.
Sesshomaru's eyes widened to the point that they almost looked like donuts.
Chocolate donuts...yummy...
Sesshomaru shivered in fear. The Sandaime Mizukage wasn't supposed to be this strong. He looked at the figure that was draped in black and turned to 'it'.
"Sasori-san, we should leave immediately! Mizukage-sensei is too strong to fight right now!"
The figure revealed itself to be Sasori's true form. "Yes...Kirigakure has gotten stronger over the past year. Perhaps we should get Kisame to show up next time," he said, pulling his 'fingers' back and pulling the puppet that served as his outer shell along with him.
The three notorious villains disappeared in a large plume of smoke.
Naruto sighed. "More paperwork for me..."
Tsunami went over to Mikoto and hugged her silently. She sighed, "You did well Mikoto-san. Let's get you back to your son now, shall we?"
Mikoto nodded dumbly, wiping the sweat from her brow. Her voice was hollow and shaky as she replied, "H-Hai Tsunami-sama."
Naruto walked over quietly. "Sasuke-kun should not be notified of these events, as he has experienced enough mental trauma when the Uchiha Clan genocide was committed. You must also not tell him anything of Sesshomaru, as he has stated that he wants to kill the one responsible for the destruction of his Clan."
Mikoto nodded slowly, and then shook her head. "Mizukage-sama, what am I supposed to tell him?"
Naruto sighed and removed his hat. "Tell him that you were leading a mission and you got scraped up. He will believe that...you may tell him the truth when he is older."
Mikoto's eyes widened at the thought of lying to her son, but she realized it was for the best and disappeared with Tsunami in a swirl of mist.
Naruto looked up at the misty sky and sighed heavily. Then he narrowed his eyes to the clouds appearing above.
'We have survived this battle, but this looks like the calm before the storm. Can Kirigakure withstand another attack?'
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A/N: Hopefully I will just continue with the story, and the elders of the Kirigakure Council will be introduced in the next chapter! Enjoy!
Translations:
Ninpou: Hikage no Shuriken--Ninja Art: Fire Shadow Shuriken
Ninpou: Shuriken Kaeri--Ninja Art: Shuriken Return
Suiton: Suijinheki--Water Style: Great Waterfall Wall