Story: Master to a Monster
Chapter 4: Meeting with Old Friend's
Author's Notes
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Seems most of you are enjoying a more embarrased and tsundere Alucard. I figured since my Alucard had been a female her whole existence, her personality would be different then canon Alucards. But don't worry, she'll still act like the Alucard you all know and love when death and blood is involved.
Anyways, enough of my ass kissing, let's move on to the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own Hellsing ultimate, Naruto, or any other miscellaneous anime that I may decide to include later down the line. The only thing I claim to own are my ideas and original characters.
Warning: This story will at times contain strong adult themes such as gore, racism, violence, swearing, torture, and possibly implications of rape, necrophilia, blood fetishes, and many more disturbing things. You have been warned.
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People can be disgusting creatures, truly they can. War, death, violence, rape, the amount of atrocities humans commit are as numerous as they are despicable. Sometimes, humans are more monstrous than even monsters themselves.
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As Naruto, Walter, and Alucard were driving back to Alucard's mansion, Naruto spotted something out of the corner of his eye, or rather someone. He turned to make sure what he saw wasn't an illusion, and wasn't disappointed when he saw a familiar cloaked figure wearing a straw hat that covered their face.
" Alucard, stop the car and let me out. Take Walter home, get him situated then return to this location in three hours, I have some old friends to talk to." Naruto said as he began opening his door to get out.
" Alright Master, be careful. Perhaps I or Walter should go with you?" She suggested as she took a look at the surrounding town, it looked far too shady for her liking.
" Calm down Alucard, i'm armed now and we are in Neutral territory. You know Mifune does not allow the churches to enter this section, and even if they wanted to try and capture me, Mifune has a no violence policy here. Even Konoha fears the wrath of the Iron Samurai and it's subjects." Naruto said as he began walking away from the car towards the cloaked figure.
The figure made a 'follow me' motion with their hand before they started walking. Naruto followed them without a moment's hesitation. Soon they walked into a dark alley, before stopping at a rather inconspicuous door.
" It's been some time hasn't it… Itachi Nii-san?" Naruto asked with a smirk as the cloaked figure removed the hat that covered his face. He wore a small, almost unnoticeable smile as he looked into Naruto's eyes.
" It has indeed Naruto-kun. We have all missed you very much. But I think Sasuke has been the most anxious to see you after your last spar." Itachi said in Monotone, his usual voice Naruto noted.
" Ah yes, I whooped his ass before I left didn't I? He was always a sore loser, i'd have thought you'd have made him less of an asshole after all this time." Naruto said as his smirk only widened at the thought of fighting Sasuke again.
" Ah, it's not easy breaking someone of their habits Naruto-kun, you should know, it took me six whole month's to get you off that ramen addiction, and I have a nagging feeling I still didn't completely erase it." Itachi spoke with a tired voice as Naruto gave him a victory sign with a banner above his head held by a chibi Naruto that read 'Ramen is the food of the God's' waving proudly in the wind.
" Perhaps we should get inside, don't want to keep them waiting too long do we?" Itachi spoke with slight exasperation of his surrogate brothers addiction to ramen. Naruto nodded with a slight smile as Itachi opened the door and they walked in, only for Naruto to promptly get drop kicked right back outside by an irate Sasuke.
" And where the fuck have you been for the past three year's asshole! I haven't been able to pay you back for that spar since you left. Stand up and fight ya Blonde asshole!" Sasuke said with an angered look on his face while dropping into a fighting stance. Naruto quickly got back onto his feet as he also took on a stance.
" You're the asshole you fucking Teme! Not even back for three fucking Minutes and you're already trying to fight me!" Naruto said as they began charging at each other.
" You humiliated me then left! I spent a long time getting prepared to kick your ass!" Sasuke said as he they both threw a punch that would have impacted perfectly against each other, if Itachi hadn't grabbed both of their arms and flipped them to the ground.
" I swear you're both idiots. Shut up, stop fighting and follow me to Leader-sama so that Naruto can speak with him. I assume since you decided to follow me you've finally started?" Itachi asked as he began leading them to Leader-sama.
" Oh course, i've started building my forces and I wanted to make sure that he was still on board for when the time comes." Naruto said seriously as they stopped at a larger than Normal door.
" Sasuke, we will be waiting outside, Naruto has important things to discuss with Leader-sama." Itachi said in an authoritative tone before gesturing for Naruto to go in. Naruto nodded to the both of them before stepping inside leaving the two Uchiha brothers alone.
" Damnit! Nii-san better finish quick, he still owes me a rematch." Sasuke said with a huff and frown as Itachi smirked.
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" So, you have returned." Drawled a rather hoarse voice as Naruto walked inside. The first thing he noticed was a rather familiar red haired man laying on a bed, looking as sickly as he always did. Their was a blue haired woman by his side, taking care of him as she always did.
" Oh course, I had to at some point… Uncle Nagato." Naruto said with a slight smile as he approached the sickly man, garnering a smile from said man and the blue haired woman by his side.
" Konan, could you leave us be for awhile? I have much catching up to do with my Naru-chan." Nagato asked the blue haired woman before coughing rather heavily. Konan looked worried but slowly nodded and left the room. Nagato smiled in her direction until she had fully left the room before turning his smile onto Naruto.
" I'm assuming that if you are here, then your plan's are close to starting?" Nagato asked with a slight wheeze.
" Yes, I have recently come across two rather skilled allies. Walter C. Dornez the Angel of Death and the legendary Alucard have come under my service." Naruto replied rather fondly as he thought of Alucard.
" Seems my adorable little nephew has found a girlfriend. Treat her well, always remember that a happy waifu equals a happy laifu." He said in a far too serious tone as Naruto sweatdropped.
" If I didn't know any better uncle, i'd think you were stupid." Naruto replied as his sweatdrop grew when Nagato appeared to have been physically struck by Naruto's words… Literally! A giant block of cement with the word stupid on it had hit him in the head!
" Do not mistake my wisdom for stupidity you heathenous child!" Nagato screamed jokingly before breaking into a fit of coughs. Naruto was quick to rush to his side to help support him as he coughed for a few minutes. Nagato slowly stopped coughing and gained a more serious look in his face.
" Im soon to leave this world Naruto, I can feel my death approaching. I'm going to be leaving the organization in Konan's capable hands with instructions to follow you. The Akatsuki was created to help you destroy the churches of England. Even if i'm no longer here i'm going to make sure that's what we do. You will always have our support." Nagato spoke with sorrowful eyes. He didn't want to leave his Nephew, but he knew his time was coming to a close. Naruto shed a few tears as he slowly hugged his uncle.
" I'll make them regret their sins uncle. I promise on my honor that they will all regret the pain they have brought to this world." Naruto spoke with a fire in his eyes. He would make sure that they payed, not only for his revenge, but for the promise he had just made to his uncle.
" I know you will Naruto, we all do. That's why we followed you in the first place." Nagato spoke with a certain fondness after seeing that look in Naruto's eyes. He still remembered when he first saw that look.
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" Damn, sometimes I wish I had just stayed in Kiri territory, this Konoha section is overrun
with thugs." Nagato said as he had just finished beating a small group of three men who had tried to assault him for his wallet. He began to walk out of the alley before he heard a soft whimper from deeper in. He turned around and walked to the end of the alley where he saw a small blond boy sleeping in a box wearing ragged clothes that would barely fit his small form if they weren't ripped to such a point that the barely clung to his figure. The boy looked to be about ten years old and was tossing and turning in his sleep, seemingly having a nightmare. He held a slightly larger than normal pocket knife to his chest, as if it were a lifeline.
Nagato couldn't stand looking at this as it brought back memories of his own childhood, having been a homeless orphan himself. He slowly nudged the boy trying to wake him up, his response was a punch to the face that made him fall to the ground. He slowly rubbed his check where the brat had punched him and looked back up to see the boy in a poor fighting stance with the pocked knife held in a reverse grip at the ready.
" Who are you?! Are you one of them?! I won't go back! I won't damnit, i'll kill you before you can take me back to them!" The blond boy questioned in rapid succession not giving Nagato a chance to respond before he rushed him blade in hand trying to slice him in a crazed frenzy.
" Calm down boy, I don't even know who you are! Stop trying to stab me with that damn knife and we can talk this out." Nagato said as he dodged and danced around the blade. Naruto didn't seem to take this well as his strikes only increased in pace as he put his heart into trying to kill the man who he thought was trying to take him back to Orochimaru.
" You won't take me back. No. No! NO! I won't go back to them, I won't go back to Konoha!" Naruto said as his thrusts became even more berserk than the already were and he ignored all reason only trying to escape. Nagato heard what he said and realised what this child was afraid of, they were in Konoha territory after all. Nagato grabbed the hand that was holding the blade and brought the boy into a hug. He struggled for awhile but eventually relented and began to cry.
" Calm down boy. I'm no friend of Konoha's, I won't take you back to them. I'll keep you safe child." Nagato said in his best attempt at comforting the child in his arms. Something about this child made him want to protect him, something deep inside him wanted to protect this child with all his might.
" You promise?" The child asked as he slowly brought his head up to look at the stranger he had attacked. Nagato watched as the child brought his head up and opened his eyes, only to be brought into a state of shock as he looked into the those eyes. So much sorrow, so much pain. So much anger, betrayal and most prominent of all... Hate. So much hate in this young child's eyes. His will to protect and shield him only grew stronger as he looked into those deep oceans of blue.
" Yes, I promise." He said with conviction as he gave the child before him a smile, one that resembled a smile a father might give his son. Naruto nodded as he snuggled into the man's shirt, enjoying the warmth he gave off.
" What's your name child?" Nagato asked him as he lifted the child, deciding he'd take him home. This child was to be his responsibility now. The boy yawned as he laid his head on the crook of Nagato's neck.
" Naruto Uzumaki, what's your name Mister?" Naruto asked sleepily as he began falling into unconsciousness, but not before hearing a few final words.
" You can call me Uncle Nagato, little Naruto." Nagato said before noticing the boy had fallen asleep. He chuckled as he could already hear the scolding he was going to get from Konan and Yahiko.
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Nagato was a bit nervous of what his friend's were going to say about his new charge. Would they be mad? Or would they accept it and take the boy as one of their own? He wasn't sure but he was definitely worried. He didn't want this to cause a rift in his friendship. He decided to get rid of such thoughts. His friends had been orphans too, they would gladly accept the boy.
With those things in mind to calm him down he came out of his thoughts and began to pay more attention to his surroundings. He noticed a lot of policemen and firemen rushing around in the direction of his home. He calmly reasoned with himself that it was just a coincidence and that the place they were going could be anywhere. But slowly that thought crumbled as he began to notice the police converging on his road, from this distance he could see the fire. He could see his house on fire.
He shifted Naruto to a piggy back position and sprinted off to his burning house in a blind panic, praying that no one was harmed. As he approached the house he noticed his friend Konan behind the police line watching as the her life burned down. He approached her laid the sleeping Naruto beside her, and turned to her.
" Where is Yahiko?" Nagato asked quickly looking around for his other friend as he began to panic slightly. There was no way Yahiko was still inside, right?
" He's still in their, they can't get inside." She got out in between soft cries. Nagato looked back to the house with a determined look on his face.
" Watch after that boy Konan, he is very important to me. I'm going to save Yahiko." Nagato said to Konan as he began sprinting toward their home. She nodded as she grabbed the sleeping boy and cried into his messy golden hair as she watched her friend jump into the fire. She prayed he came back unharmed with Yahiko.
" Damnit, I know Yahiko is in here somewhere, lazy bastard never leaves the house." Nagato said as he traversed the burning home dodging burning debris along the way.
" Not in the living room, not in the kitchen, only place left is his room." He said as he began to feel the side effects of breathing in the smoke. He coughed hoarsely as he continued to the stairs. As he reached the stairs, his hope of getting Yahiko out were dashed. The whole staircase was caved in and on fire. He slowly but surely worked up his courage as he began using pieces of the wall that were sticking out to climb his way to Yahiko. He slowly and with much pain made it to the top, but the price was heavy.
" Damnit, I burnt my fucking hands to a crisp." Nagato said as he tried and failed to ease the pain. He ignored it as he walked to Yahiko's room, what he saw would scar him forever. Their laying on his bed was Yahiko, it seemed he had fallen asleep with his back facing the door. When Nagato approached him to wake the dumb bastard up he flipped his body over to see a truly horrifying sight. Yahiko was mutilated beyond repair, his face was completely ripped off showing nothing but bloody muscle and bone. He had the symbol of Konoha carved into his chest with a Knife stabbed into his stomach, a small note attached.
" No one will defy God's chosen few! We are the order amongst the chaos Heathens such as these people create. Let these Kiri heathens be an example of what Konoha will do to those that defy them! With regards, the Fourth Head Priest of Konoha." The note read. So that was it? Those fuckers did this to his friends to set a fucking example! He was going to destroy those bastards! But first, he had to get his friend's body out of here, he deserved a proper burial, not some premature cremation.
He took two shirts out of Yahiko's dresser so he could wrap his burnt hands and hopefully ease the pain. After wrapping his hands he picked up his friend's body after taking out the knife and pocketing the note. He slowly carried his heavy friend out of the room before stopping at the stairs, now how the fuck was he gonna do this? He couldn't think of anything practical but the fire was getting stronger and spreading faster, he didn't have time to think about it! So he jumped to the bottom.
It wasn't a graceful landing and it hurt like hell, but he'd live. As he made his way through the house his lungs began to hurt and he coughed continuously, he should've grabbed one of those oxygen masks before jumping in here. He eventually made it to the front door but it was blocked by flaming debris. He turned around in hopes of finding another escape route, but the flames seemed to have caught up to him and surrounded him.
" Looks like the end my friend, wish I could've been their for Konan and the kid. She's a good woman, she'll take care of him." He said as he laid Yahiko's body down, and sat back to back with it.
" Not yet old friend, you still have much to do in this world." He heard someone… No... Yahiko say! He turned to his friends body and could see an ethereal version of his face smiling at him. It slowly disappeared as he heard a large amount of yelling and grunting from behind the debris blocking the front door. Suddenly the debris was knocked out of the way and a few men rushed in to pick up Nagato and Yahiko's body. They were rushed out quickly and laid down as Konan and the now awake Naruto rushed over to him.
Naruto quickly took notice of the symbol etched into Yahiko's body and lowered his head. Nagato looked at him in amazement as the temperature of the area seemed to decrease as Naruto's hair overshadowed his eyes. He quickly brought his head up and looked into Nagato's eyes with a burning conviction that Nagato had never seen before.
" They won't hurt anyone anymore... I won't let them! I will make Konoha burn for their sins. I will make them burn for this man, for all those whose lives they have ruined!" Naruto said with a fire in his eyes and raging fury in his soul. Nagato was taken aback by his determination, this child would accomplish this goal. And Nagato was going to help him in whatever way he could.
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They had taken Naruto in after that. They moved to the neutral zone ruled by the crime lord Mifune, leader of the Iron Samurai mob. This was the only truly safe place as Konoha was a no go, the other zones would kill them because of their temporary citizenship in the Konoha district. And if they tried to return to Kiri territory, they would be hunted down and executed as traitors since they had abandoned that ass backwards organisation and fled to Konoha territory.
" Go now Naruto. I wish to rest and I can feel that the others are anxious to see you. Please send Konan back in on your way out, I need to give her the instructions for when I pass." Nagato said before coughing, that damn fire had really ruined his lungs.
" Of course Uncle." Naruto said before walking to the door and exiting. Soon enough Konan stepped back in.
" Come here konan we have much to talk about." Nagato said with a solemn tone as he prepared to make his dearest friend his successor.
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" Did your meeting with Leader-sama go well Naruto-kun?" Itachi asked as Naruto finished telling Konan that Nagato wished to see her. Naruto turned back with a sad smile.
" Yes, uncle and I had a short conversation. You'll learn all about it soon enough." Naruto said cryptically.
" Damn bastard, stop speaking in riddles! Ya know what, I don't care! Just fight me." Sasuke started off mad and ended infuriated. Seems he was as temperamental as ever.
" Now Sasuke, don't antagonize Naruto-kun so much. We owe him our lives after all." Itachi said in a scolding tone to his younger brother.
" Damnit, you're gonna hold that over my head forever aren't you Itachi?" Sasuke questioned in annoyance.
" You should be more grateful to Naruto-kun, without him, we would be nothing but nameless corpses." Itachi said seriously, causing sasuke to form a frown on his face. Itachi still remembered the night Naruto had saved them.
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It was a cold soundless night in the Konoha sector of England. Not a single sound could be heard for blocks. The Konoha forces had ensured that every civilian would be out of the way tonight. Things between the Uchiha family and Konoha hadn't been going well. They were suspects of aiding or harbouring the madman who had single handedly destroyed half of Konoha's forces by summoning the Kyuubi no Kitsune, after all he used the patented Uchiha sharingan seal to control it. The order thought it too much of a coincidence that the attacker was an Uchiha, and like the paranoid people they were, they ordered the total execution of the whole Uchiha family.
Suddenly the silence of the night was broken as a young black haired man ran through the streets with a black bundle in his arms. He looked heavily injured but seemed to be ignoring it in favor of running as he was being chased by three men in the Konoha uniform. He turned back to get a quick look to see if they were gaining on him when he stumbled and fell to the ground. This was it, he was dead. But he'd be damned if he let them kill his brother! He discreetly pushed the bundle into a nearby alley hoping they wouldn't see it, but that wasn't to be as one of them noticed him moving the bundle and ran over to him.
" Come on now Itachi, really thought you could hide anything from us? Really think we're that dumb? I'm disappointed in you, what kind of prodigy goes down this easy? Now lets see what you got there." The man said as he kicked Itachi away and grabbed the bundle from the ground and unfolded it to see a young black haired boy. The man chuckled as he held the boy by his collar and looked to Itachi.
" Risking your life for a brat eh? Doesn't seem like something a cold guy like you would do. Oh well, maybe if I cut him up a little you'll fight back." He said as he held his standard issue Katana up to the boy's face. The boy could only stare at the blade in fear as the man slowly brought it closer and closer to his neck.
" Sasuke! Don't touch him you piece of filth!" Itachi screamed as he rushed the man. The man threw sasuke to the side as his partners came to his side to combat the rushing Uchiha.
" Good, I always wanted to try my hand at you Itachi, i'm gonna enjoy killing you." The man said as he and his partners began to rush at Itachi to begin the battle, but it wasn't meant to be as faster than the eye can see a hail of throwing knives were buried deep in the chest's of the three Konoha soldiers. They stopped in their tracks to look in shock and horror at the knives buried to the hilt in them before their eyes rolled back and the fell to the ground, dead
" Looks like you two could use some help escaping." Itachi heard a voice say from above. He looked up to see a blonde boy a bit older than Sasuke standing on top of a building holding a handful of throwing knives.
" Who are you, and why would you help us?" Itachi asked the boy cautiously. He didn't know who this boy was or what he was up to but if his answer didn't satisfy Itachi, he would die.
" Just a guy who hates Konoha and needs more allies. Names Naruto Uzumaki, leader of the Akatsuki organization. And i'd like you to join me in exchange for me helping you get the fuck outta here." The boy stated with a grin.
" Akatsuki? You mean the Anti-religion terrorist group?" Itachi asked in slight confusion of what the leader of such an organization was doing here, and why this blonde boy was the leader of a terrorist group in the first place. Was this some sort of ploy?
" I wouldn't really call us a terrorist group, more like liberators. I want corrupt religious organizations like Konoha to burn under my boot heel, but I need strong soldiers like you to help me make that dream a reality. So what's it gonna be Itachi?" Naruto said with a grin. Itachi contemplated his options for but a moment before nodding picking up his unconscious brother and bowing below Naruto.
" Then I shall help you make your dreams a reality Leader-sama, all I ask is that my brothers safety is insured." Itachi said as Naruto smirked even harder. He began to chuckle as he started walking away gesturing Itachi to follow him.
" I'll make sure your brother is safe." Naruto said as they began the trek back to the Akatsuki base.
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Naruto insisted that Itachi never call him Leader in front of anyone but Nagato and Konan as they were the only other two who knew that he was the true leader of the organization with Nagato as its figurehead. So in private he was Leader-sama and in public he was Naruto-kun.
" Naruto-kun come along, the others wish to see you." Itachi said as he began walking off. Naruto turned to him and began walking with him, leaving a fuming Sasuke behind screaming obscenities.
" Oh yeah, almost forgot to see the other guys. Wonder how everyone has changed?" Naruto said as he walked next to Itachi in comfortable silence. They eventually came to a door with the word 'Lounge' written across the front of it. Naruto quickly opened the door and stepped inside before unholstering his pistols and taking shots at a rather odd looking metal steampunk mechanation that looked vaguely similar to a human construct. Naturally the bullets bounced off but that didn't stop the person inside from screaming in a high pitched girly scream.
Naruto began rolling on the floor while laughing as the person inside pulled a lever letting him out of his machine. He promptly got out, walked over to Naruto, and smacked him across the face.
" That wasn't funny Naruto, the echo inside Hiruko from the bullets is much louder than the actual gunshot asshole!" Said an average height redheaded teen, he looked rather young and wore the standard black cloak of the akatsuki with painted black fingernails.
" I don't care, it's always fun to fuck with you while you're in Hiruko. Such an easy target." Naruto said still laughing at Sasori's expense. Sasori's face began to burn red in anger before he started to calm down, but someone wanted him to stay angry as another blonde haired androgynous looking man with his hair in a ponytail began rolling on the floor laughing next to Naruto.
" Naruto my man, I haven't seen Sasori that jumpy in a long time." Said the blond guy with the ponytail. Naruto just kept laughing as Sasori got angrier and angrier.
" Thats enough Deidara, Sasori looks like he's about to blow a fuse." Commented a rather tall man who had a slightly blue complexion with spiky blue hair that pointed upwards. He had beady black eyes that resembled a shark, with a huge bandaged sword wrapped in bandages on his back. He also wore the standard Akatsuki cloak. Following him was a much shorter young man with neck length silver hair and a pair of glasses, he had a smirk on his face that looked to have been molded onto him that was almost hidden by his fully zipped Akatsuki cloak.
" Yes leave poor puppet boy alone before he begins another temper tantrum." The silver haired man said with his smirk still in place. Sasori turned to the two newcomers with a righteous fury as he assaulted them screaming the whole time. This only served to increase Naruto and Deidara's laughter.
" Who you calling puppet boy four eyes! And you better shut the fuck up shark face!" Sasori screamed as he beat the shit out of them with the arm of a puppet he got from… where the fuck did that come from? He pulled it out of nowhere!
" Ugh, let Kisame and Kabuto go Sasori, all this noise is beginning to give me a headache, and the cultist over here isn't making it any better." Said a very tan older man who had long dark hair that cascaded down his back and light green eyes. He also wore the Akatsuki cloak but he kept his open revealing his extremely scarred body. He was sitting next to another rather pale man who had Neck length slicked back silver hair and wore his Akatsuki cloak around his waist showing off his toned with a huge three bladed scythe on his back.
" Shut the fuck up Kakuzu ya fucking creep, many worship Jashin-sama respectfully. My religion isn't a fucking cult ya dipshit." The silver haired man said as he pointed his scythe at Kakuzu in a threatening manner.
" Whatever you say Hidan." Kakuzu said in a 'no shits given' sort of way, obviously not buying a word of what Hidan had said. Hidan growled at Kakuzu before assaulting him. Eventually the tussle between Sasori, Kisame, and Kabuto met with the fight between Kakuzu and Hidan, which lead to an all out brawl between the five.
Naruto and Deidara were still in the corner laughing as the joke never seemed to end. They slowly stopped laughing, looked at each… and grinned before jumping into the pile up leading to a seven man free for all frenzy! Itachi sat at the sidelines sweat dropping as Sasuke ran into the room complaining about how they had started fighting without him before jumping into the fray. Even Itachi was eventually pulled into the brawl when a stray shoe knocked his precious pocky out of his hand and onto the floor.
" Dear God it's good to be back!" Naruto said as he clocked Kisame.
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Eventually the brawl ended with Itachi standing on top of a pile of beaten Akatsuki members yelling at them for hurting his poor pocky! Soon the Akatsuki members had calmed down and sat in a circle looking to Naruto waiting for him to speak. While Naruto may have thought he fooled most of them into believing that Nagato was the boss, everyone in the group could see who really pulled the strings. Naruto had collected them all, Naruto had created their goal, Naruto had managed their jobs, thought up their plans. There was no way Nagato was the real leader.
Naruto slowly looked at all of them as his eyes gained a steely aspect that hadn't previously been their. This caused everyone to straighten themselves in front of their leader, ready to be given orders like the obedient soldiers they were.
" We'll be moving out soon. The plan is coming together and support for the Akatsuki has grown and i've been working overtime to gain new allies. I'd estimate that we will be ready for our first major attack in a maximum of two years, and a minimum of two months. I'm thinking one year even if we are ready sooner. I need you all training and helping each other improve. I don't want a single fucking casualty got it?" Naruto said with a look on his face that dared anyone to disagree.
" Yes sir!" They all said in a near perfect unison. Naruto smiled and nodded as he headed for the door to leave.
" Where are you going Naruto-sama." Kabuto asked as Naruto was walking out the door. Naruto didn't even stop for a moment as he kept walking to the door. He stopped right before he walked out and turned to face his friends.
" I have more recruiting to do, and friends waiting for my return. I'll be seeing you all soon." Naruto responded casually as he walked out the door and left the building.
" Leader-sama has matured so much since we last saw him, he's like a different person… I love it!" Kisame said in excitement, deciding he had made the right choice in pledging allegiance to him.
" Leader-sama has indeed changed very much. I can't wait for this battle! In fact, i'm going to train now, anyone wish to join me?" The normally stoic Kakuzu said in a rare moment of excitement. Everyone in the room stood up to follow Kakuzu to the training grounds, they had training to do. Leader-sama said no casualties, and no one felt like disobeying him.
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Nagato watched Naruto step out of the building through a small monitor by his bedside that was connected to a camera outside the base to check who was trying to gain entry. He smiled looking at the boy he helped Nurture into the young man he saw before him.
" He's a fine man Konan, nothing can stop that boy when he puts his mind to something, makes me wish I could move again so that I could challenge him to a spar. Im sure he'd have given me a run for my money even in my prime." Nagato said in a wistful sort of way.
" I still can't believe that's our little Naru-chan, he's all grown up Nagato. What am I supposed to do now that I can't coddle him?" Konan asked crying tears only mother's cry when their children leave the nest.
" Support him as best you can Konan, he's still… our… darling little Naru-chan." Nagato said in a short rasp before his eyes began to lose color and he fell back against his pillow with a smile on his face. He laughed a little before his chest stopped moving… it would never move again.
" Nagato… Nagato?.. Nagato!" Konan screamed as she cried her heart out. Her last friend had left this world, now all she had was her precious little Naru-chan. She wiped her tears and steeled her resolve. Naruto was all she had left now and she needed to be their for him, just as Nagato wanted.
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" What is this, why am I… crying?" Naruto asked himself as he noticed that tears had started to flow from his eyes. He wiped the tears, somehow, he knew what was wrong. Nagato was gone. But he would not cry, he would persevere, for Nagato.
He heard a soft whimpering coming from further down the alley. Normally he would ignore such a thing but something deep inside him forced him to check it out. He walked down the alley toward the whimpering when he saw a young white haired boy, crying in his sleep. He looked to be about six years old and wore some of the most ragged clothes Naruto had ever seen. He continued to cry as he tossed and turned on the cold ground. Naruto slowly approached the boy and grabbed him, singing him a small lullaby. Naruto barely noticed when the child began to open his eyes.
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Vergil was having a rough day, he hadn't been able to steal any food from the local vendors as they had become aware of his tricks and tactics, leaving him with an empty stomach. And to top it off he had been caught in the attempt and beaten by the owner of the fruit cart he had tried to steal from. He didn't think his day could get any worse but when he returned to his home, which happened to be a rather large box in a back alley, his home was gone! It seemed the owner of the box took it to the landfills. After hours of searching he finally found a slightly cleaner alley to sleep in and crashed.
When he awoke it was to the face and voice of an Angel, there could be no other explanation for a being that appeared so heavenly! The angel was a blonde man in a white gold trimmed tuxedo. He looked up into the Angel's eyes and smiled. Seems he died and went to heaven afterall. And all those store vendors said he was going to hell, serves'em right! He was a good boy, even the lord himself thought so!
" Are you an Angel mister?" Vergil asked with his kindest possible tone, best to not get kicked out of heaven when he just got here afterall. He saw the blond Angel laugh before looking into his eyes.
" I'm no Angel child, merely a man with a soft spot for orphans, but perhaps I can be your Angel for today. How would you like a nice warm home? I can give you a proper upbringing, and even a mother and father, how about it kid?" The blonde man asked him.
" Really?! You promise?" Vergil asked in excitement. If the man really could give him all those things, then he surely was an Angel disguised as a man!
" Oh course child, what is your name?" The blond man asked as he picked him up. He began to play on his Angels shoulder as they walked out of the alley.
" I was told by the orphanage people that my name is Vergil. What's your name mister Angel?" Vergil asked the blond Angel in disguise as he chuckled.
" My name is Naruto, but you can just call me Dad." He said warmly giving Vergil the warmest smile he had ever received. Vergil merely cried as the blond Angel rubbed his back soothingly.
" I know son… I know all too well." Naruto said with a frown.
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Alucard missed her Master, very much. She didn't know that being away from Master would cause such a fierce reaction in her. She spent Millennia without a Master, being away from her Master for a mere three hours shouldn't be this difficult! She took a rather sharp turn and speed up desperately wishing to be by Masters side again.
She stopped in the exact same place she had let her Master out before looking around, where could Master be? She soon found him smiling at a young boy that was sitting on his shoulder. Who was that boy? He soon noticed her sitting parked and began walking to her. He looked up to the boy and pointed at her before saying something, what was he saying damnit?
Was her Master some sort of pedophile? Were the signs she got off him all wrong? She began to bite her upper lip in worry while thinking of all the things that could be wrong. Was she not what her Master wanted her to be? She could change!
" Hey Alucard! I hope you don't mind but I found this little one sleeping in an alley and offered to take him in. I'm gonna be his father from this day on. I was wondering if you could do me one little favor?" He asked as she released a breath. He had just decided to take the boy in, thank goodness! Her Master wasn't some kinda weirdo afterall. She turned her crimson eyes to look at her Master. He gave her a soft smile as the boy on his shoulder looked a little shy and afraid for some reason.
" What do you need of me Master?" She asked as his smile brightened just a bit. He looked to the boy on his shoulder before setting him down on the ground and giving him a reassuring look.
" I was wondering if you'd like to be his Mother?" Naruto asked as he stared at her with an inquisitive look. Alucard was extremely surprised by his question, not expecting anything of the sort. The boy took her look as a negative response and turned away before Alucard broke out of her shock and looked to him kindly.
" I will gladly accept Master. But perhaps you should take a woman on a date before asking her to be a Mother." She said ending with a harsh look at him. He merely nodded not used to that sort of look from anyone.
" A date it is then." She said with a bit of happiness as Vergil hoped into the backseat and Naruto took shotgun. As they began driving Vergil looked to the two Adults, no, his parents in the front seat and smile.
" Do you want to say something Vergil? Don't be afraid to speak up." Naruto asked his son as he noticed the smile on his face and the inquisitive look in his eye.
" You two like each other right? It's almost like I have a real mom and dad… Could you do something for me?.. I never knew if my parents loved me so…" Vergil began but quit before he finished berating himself for how stupid he probably sounded. But Naruto knew what he meant and brought his hand to the backseat and ruffled his hair. Vergil growled at him before seeing a wide smile on his Dad's face.
" I promise to love you from now till the end of time, ok?" Naruto said with a thumbs up. Vergil could only cry again as this man was surely his guardian Angel sent from heaven. Alucard watched the scene unfold with a warm smile as Naruto comforted the child.
" About that date Master, I was thinking of going out to an Expensive sushi place and…" She trailed on and on forever. Naruto's eyes widened as he sweatdropped and could only ask himself what he had gotten himself into? In any case, perhaps a date with Alucard wouldn't be so bad, he wouldn't deny that he had felt an attraction to her since they first met. Perhaps they could be happy together? Eh, he'd stew on it later. For now he needed to keep Alucards attention on the road and deal with his crying son in the backseat. He could only sigh as he realised his day wasn't going to get any easier.
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So? How was it? I think I did pretty good this chapter, but I wanna know if you guys agree. Hope the grammar was fine.
So a lot happened this chapter, I hope everyone enjoyed the Naruto angles i'm trying to Include. It takes a lot of my day planning and then finding the correct way to write it, but i'm officially addicted to writing.
Lot's of Allies introduced now. Seems naruto is more powerful and well connected than we thought.
I don't know why but I felt the need to add in that sly romance bit at the end their. I was planning to do the Vergil thing since the beginning, but i felt that was such a perfect moment to add fluff and get a true romantic relationship started. No regrets.
I originally planned for Vergil to be ten years old, but went with a younger age for a more cute and less jaded character and I felt the age change helped me write the scene better. I had this whole fight between Naruto and vergil planned that got thrown out the window, lol.
I really enjoyed writing the Nagato backstory the most this chapter, not gonna lie, I felt that I played that scene rather well and was very proud of myself afterwards.
Less dark this chapter and more of a lighter tone but the dark will pick up later when lots of fighting and shit happens, so expect more light hearted chapters for a good while.
Next chapter will be coming your way Next sunday or earlier if I stockpile on chapters and feel like releasing as new one.
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