Authors Note: I received a guest review from a person called cormin12. He (or she) made several comments about this story. I will respond to quite a few of them by saying this: I am not Masaki Kishimoto. This is not Canon. This is Fan Fiction. As such, I can manipulate the Naruto world in whichever manner I please. The Naruto Wikia never says specifically when Uzushiogakure is destroyed, just that it was destroyed during the 'Three Great Shinobi War' Period.

Secondly, I created a civilian council as a plot device. I personally think that it greatly explains the amount of crap that Naruto (or in the case of my story, Naruko) put up with growing up. Once again, Fan Fiction. Artistic Licence. Whichever you prefer.

Finally, Naruko is not going to go all Mary Sue on you with character development, even with Kage Bunshin Training. The development will be in specific areas that she focuses in, but it will be a natural development.

Now this is the Harem, in order of being 'caught' by Naruko: Hinata, Ino, Ten-Ten, Sasame and Sakura. There is another I plan to add, but she is a secret. There is one more space on the Harem and it is your choice. Go to my profile and choose between FemHaku, Isarabi and Kin Tsuchi.

Now, ON TO THE FIC!

Disclaimer: Naruto is not mine. I claim any OC's and original Jutsus. That is it.

"Dattebayo!" -normal speech

'Dobe' -Thoughts

'{Shannaro!}' -Inner Sakura

"Ningen"-Boss Summon/Tailed Beast Speech

'Brat' -Boss Summon/Tailed Beast Thoughts

"Kage Bunshin!" -Ninjutsu/Genjutsu/Taijutsu move.

Chapter 4: Clash! Team 8 vs. Kitsune Killers

Kurenai frowned across the field at Yamanaka Haruo and his two accomplices. The tornado that one used to enter the field was definitely the Tsūga (Tunnelling Fang) taijutsu move of the Inuzuka Clan, whereas the other one was in the ready stance of the Juken (Gentle Fist) taijutsu style of the Hyuuga Clan.

"A Yamanaka, a Hyuuga and an Inuzuka." Anko noted. She was still playing with the kunai in her hands in an unconcerned fashion. Kurenai picked up the message Anko was sending her: Two clans who had suffered almost no casualties on the Day of the Kyuubi and one that had suffered moderate casualties.

'The Inuzuka is probably having his rage and grief at his pack-mates being killed taken advantage of by the other two.' Kurenai thought as she drew a kunai, 'But who is actually pulling the strings here? Haruo? The Hyuuga? Or is it someone else? In any case, we have to take them prisoner to find out what they know and what they have done.'

"Surrender, Haruo. The Hokage knew well in advance that you would attempt to attack us here today." Kurenai called over to the man who had dared attack her team.

Haruo scoffed. "If he had evidence I had done something, I would be in T&I right now."

"Just because he had no evidence does not mean he did nothing to stop you." Kurenai fired back.

At that moment…

"HOWL, MY YOUTH!" bellowed a green blur as it crossed the field and dodged through Naruko's one-girl army, "DYNAMIC ENTRY!"

With a howl of pain, the presumptive Inuzuka was sent flying across the field by a mighty kick to the face that utterly shattered the mask he wore. The green blur responsible then moved on to the Hyuuga.

"Konoha Daisenkō! (Great Leaf Flash!)" The blur roared and turned from a streak of green into a spinning top that sent the Hyuuga flying as well, the mask hiding his identity smashed into pieces from a single, powerful kick. The blur then zoomed over and stopped next to Kurenai.

Finally able to see the true form of the blur, the three-genin kunoichi looked…and then wished they hadn't. The blur was a tall, muscular man in a green spandex leotard. He wore orange legwarmers and a red hitai-ate around his waist acting as a belt for some reason. He also had on a flak jacket that showed he was at least chunin rank.

The freakiest part about the man was his head. He had shiny black hair in a bowl cut and thick eyebrows that seemed to move with a life of their own.

Hinata blanched and was eternally grateful that she was a Hyuuga, and not an Uchiha, at that moment because the Byakugan didn't have any memorisation capability like the Sharingan (Copy Wheel Eye) had.

Ino's internal 'fashion disaster' alarm was ringing at top volume and she immediately forgave Naruko for having worn the orange jumpsuit in the past, as it was nowhere near as horrifyingly awful as the outfit she saw before her right now.

Naruko's face was utterly blank, echoed by her Shadow Clone 'Army-of-One'. She had worn a kill-me-now-orange jumpsuit that made her look like a walking traffic cone and she hadn't looked half as bad as this person did right now. She immediately made a mental note to ask her Ji-chan to ban green spandex leotards from Konoha.

"YOSH! A most youthful day to you all!" the bushy browed man greeted Team 8 in an obnoxiously loud and exuberant voice, "I am glad to see that your youth has not been dampened by these most unyouthful of foes."

"Err…Kurenai-sensei….who is this guy?" Naruko asked, her eyebrow twitching slightly.

"My pardon! How unyouthful of me not to introduce myself!" the green clad man shouted before Kurenai could say anything, "I am known as Konoha's Sublime Green Beast of Prey, Maito Gai! May you be ever youthful, young one!"

"Uh-huh…right." Anko said, her own eyebrow twitching slightly now, "Listen Gai, could you handle the Hyuuga, while me and Nai-chan take care of the Inuzuka?"

"Who will take care of Haruo?" asked Kurenai. Anko gestured to Naruko, Ino and Hinata.

"You can't be serious! He's an assassination specialist!" Kurenai said, red eyes boring into her friends honey brown eyes.

"He's also out numbered kami-knows-how-many to one, Nai-chan." Anko pointed out, gesturing to the horde of Naruko's around them, "And I think Naruko-chan here could keep popping 'em out all day long."

Shifting her stance slightly, she put her game face (read: sadistic) on and looked at the genin. "Alright Gakis. Here is your first A-Rank Mission as a team: capture Yamanaka Haruo alive. Break his arms and legs if you have to, but he has to be alive, got it?"

"Hell yeah! I owe this guy some payback for destroying my old home and making Ino-chan and Hinata-chan hurt each other!" Naruko growled as she drew a kunai.

Ino nodded. "No-one blows up my friends house and gets away with it! Besides, my cheek is still sore from Hinata-chan's backhand."

"G-gomenasai, Ino-chan." Hinata said as she shifted to an aggressive Juken stance, "b-but my stomach is also still sore f-from your kick."

"You owe me some red bean soup and I'll stand you a few at the bakery that makes your favourite cinnamon buns, OK?" In said as she drew a kunai as well.

"Yosh! Kurenai-san, your genin are most youthful!" Gai said exuberantly, "I shall burn my youthful flames to equal theirs or I shall run a hundred laps around Konoha on one hand!"

"Right. Let's just kick their asses already." Anko said as she ran to where the Inuzuka was getting up, swearing like a sailor.

"Indeed. Let us display our Flames of Youth for all to see!" shouted Gai as he ran to intercept the Hyuuga before he could rejoin Haruo.

Kurenai sighed. Oh hell. Looking at her so-new-they-still-squeak team, she read the determination in their faces. "Be careful." was all she said before rushing to join Anko.

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With Gai

"Stand aside. The demon vessel must be slain." the Hyuuga said in a monotone. He was of the Main Family, Gai could see from his unmarked forehead. He was probably in his mid-twenties.

Gai frowned. "This is most unyouthful of you. Young Naruko is not the fox, she is the container of it."

"Indeed." Agreed the Hyuuga, surprising Gai slightly, "I have observed the seal with my Byakugan. It is utterly impossible for the Kyuubi to break out."

"Then why do you do this?" asked Gai as he slid smoothly into his Gōken stance.

"Her very presence corrupts and taints the sanctity of Hinata-sama." The Hyuuga replied, a hint of disgust in his voice. He also slid into his ready stance, that of the Juken.

"Nonsense." Gai said dismissively, "If anything Naruko's presence causes Hinata-sama's youthful flames to reach new heights."

"It would seem we are at an impasse." Observed the Hyuuga as he tensed his body for combat.

"So it would seem." agreed Gai. The air around the two of them was thick and dense, with both chakra and tension.

A solitary leaf fluttered between the two and slowly drifted down to the ground between the two ninja. As it touched the ground, it was ripped into shreds by the clash between the two opposing taijutsu styles.

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With Kurenai and Anko

"Outta the way!" The Inuzuka growled, "I'm gonna rip the fox into pieces and feed them to it which she's still breathing!"

"Hmmm…not imaginative enough." Anko said critically, "It's been done before."

"Anko," Kurenai said with a sweatdrop, "I don't think you should be critiquing him on his torture methods!"

"Y'think?" Anko asked with a pout, "But Nai-chan, everything he suggests is sooo boring! No imagination at all!"

"Oi!" Yelled the Inuzuka, looking offended. Anko ignored him.

Kurenai sighed and looked at the Inuzuka. "Naruko isn't the fox. She is the fox's jailer."

"I don't give a crap!" The Inuzuka snarled back, "If she dies, the fox dies. It's as simple as that."

"Then why isn't your ninken here with you?" Anko asked pointedly, making the brash man flinch, "He refused to come because he knew you were wrong, jackass."

"Tsūga!" The Inuzuka yelled as he attacked.

"Idiot." Anko said as she dodged to the side.

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Back with the Genin and the Naruko Army….

"One chance, Yamanaka Haruo. Surrender." Naruko said flatly.

"Or what? Your little army will prank me to death?" Haruo scoffed dismissively, "You are no kunoichi, demon bitch. You have a couple of tricks, but that doesn't make you a shinobi."

"She's no traitor like you are at least!" Ino shouted at her distant cousin, "She's never attack fellow Konoha Ninja like you did with the Shinranshin no Jutsu (Mind Destruction Jutsu)!"

"You don't know what you're talking about, brat." Haruo growled.

"Illuminate me." Ino challenged him.

Haruo chuckled darkly. "No can do. It's an S-Rank secret, punishable by an extremely painful death if revealed. Besides, I'm a loyal ninja of Konoha."

"Tch. Yeah right!" muttered, Ino, as her mind raced. S-Rank? Naruko had done something that deserved that high a secrecy classification?

"Ino-chan, ignore him." Naruko said firmly. "He's spewing poison because he knows that he's finished, 'loyal ninja of Konoha' or not."

"N-Naruko-chan's right." Hinata said, "W-we should capture him before he tries anymore Yamanaka Clan Jutsu."

"Right." Ino said shaking her head to clear it. What was she thinking, listening to the taunts of the enemy? She gripped the kunai she held in her hand tighter. She was about to charge the traitor to her clan when a Naruko-clone leaned in to whisper into her ear.

"We clones will be the cannon fodder. We are far more easily replaced than you or Hinata-chan." the clone whispered.

A shiver went down her spine as the clone's whispered words tickled her ear. 'What the heck?' she thought with a small blush.

"Alright, first wave: Attack!" Naruko commanded. A hundred clones charged forward at the Yamanaka jonin with a roar.

Haruo beat off clone after clone with punches and kicks. When only a small group remained, he flipped through some handsigns.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu! (Fire Style: Grand Fireball Jutsu!)" He said as he raised his hand to his mouth and shot a fairly large ball of fire at the clones, destroying them.

Naruko stood with her arms crossed and her head cocked to one side, watching the jonin. Finally, she said, "You know, for a jonin, you aren't as…fast…as I would have thought."

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With Gai

The two combatants separated from their clash, the Hyuuga being thrown back by a snap kick to the jaw, while Gai leapt back gracefully to land in his original pose again.

Spitting out some blood, the Hyuuga got to his feet, his eyes narrowed. "Who are you? The Juken is the supreme taijutsu style in all of Konoha, if not the world, yet you dodge my blows as if they were nothing." he said angrily.

"I am Maito Gai, the acknowledged Taijutsu Master of Konoha." Gai said seriously, "I am also Jonin-sensei to the Hyuuga Prodigy, Hyuuga Neiji, thus my knowledge of the Juken surpasses that of any other non-Hyuuga."

"The Branch House whelp." The Hyuuga sneered, "Well, we shall see how you fair when I am using this: Byakugan!"

Settling into a more aggressive stance, the Hyuuga said, "I am Hyuuga Arashi of the Main Family. Prepare to die."

Shaking his head sorrowfully, Gai said, "You are most unyouthful. It seems I must beat some youth into you."

"Try if you can." The Hyuuga said scornfully before the two blurred into motion once again.

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With Anko and Kurenai

When the Inuzuka stopped spinning and landed after his Tsūga, Anko was ready with a favourite technique of hers.

"Sen'eijashu! (Striking Shadow Snakes!)" Anko hissed, thrusting her arm out. Four snakes emerged from her sleeve, wrapped around the Inuzuka and sank their fangs into him.

"AAARRRGGGHHH! Snake Whore!" The Inuzuka snarled, "Tsūga!"

The desperation move worked, shredding the snakes into pieces, but ripped the wounds from the snake fangs open in the process.

"That's it. Keep moving." Anko crooned at the panting man, "The more you move, the faster the venom in your blood will spread."

"You did remember to use non-lethal venom didn't you?" Kurenai asked suspiciously.

"Of course I did Nai-chan!" Anko retorted indignantly, then paused, "At least…I think I did…meh. As long as we get him the antivenin, he'll be fine."

"Damn you!" The Inuzuka roared, "How dare you treat Inuzuka Shippo like this! Tenga!(Cutting Fang!)" He spun vertically this time rather than on his horizontal axis, becoming a giant buzz saw aimed at Anko.

She quickly Kawarimi'd (Substituted) with a nearby branch and was interested to see the branch reduced to so much sawdust.

Turning to Kurenai with a forced smile on her face, Anko said, "Nai-chan, a bit of help here?"

"The things I do for you Anko…" Kurenai sighed as she weaved handsigns.

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Back with Naruko….

Haruo raised an eyebrow, "Say what?"

"Either you're holding back or you plain suck as a jonin." Naruko said insultingly. "You were barely moving faster than my clones and while that fireball was way bigger than anything Sasuke-teme ever did, it was still far from the biggest I've ever seen."

"Who made a bigger Gōkakyū than mine?" Haruo asked, insulted.

"Sandaime-ji-chan." Naruko said. "He took me to his personal training field once as a birthday treat and showed me some of his favourite jutsu. The Gōkakyū was one of them and his was twice the size of yours, at least."

Ino and Hinata looked awed. The Third Hokage was reputed to know every non-Kekkei Genkai Jutsu in Konoha. It was one reason why he was nicknamed 'Hakase' (Professor). To be shown some of his best jutsu was a tremendous honour, and he had done it as a treat for a little girl's birthday?

"Damn brat!" Haruo growled and started to run at the red clad kunoichi.

"Second wave, now!" Naruko commanded. A hundred shadow clones formed up in front of their original and her team and each threw either kunai or shuriken at Haruo, then clapped their hands.

"Futon: Reppūshō no Jutsu! (Wind Style: Gale Palm Jutsu!)" The hundred Shadow Clones chanted, causing a massive blast of wind to erupt from their hands. It swept towards Haruo and impacted on the weapons, speeding them up considerably.

"Shit! Doton: Doryūheki no Jutsu! (Earth Style: Mud Wall Jutsu!)" Haruo yelped in surprise as he slammed his hands on the ground, causing a section of the ground to erupt upwards in front of him just in time to block the incoming rain of metallic death. Haruo gulped when he heard the shuriken and kunai thud into the wall, as well as the fierce wind blowing over the wall.

'That makes two elemental jutsu she's used now, and she used the first one without any handsigns! Where the hell did she learn them?' The jonin thought frantically.

Naruko's team were asking their teammate the same thing.

"Oh, those? Part of my inheritance was a Jutsu Library. Last night, I was up late practicing those two jutsu with a couple of hundred Kage Bunshin, which lets me learn things faster, sorta. Anyway, I only have those two down, so we'll have to get serious now." Naruko said with a slight frown.

"That seemed plenty serious to me." Ino said looking at the earth wall studded with weaponry.

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With Gai

The two battling ninja moved so gracefully that, were it not for the fact that they were trying to do serious harm to one another, it might even be called a work of art.

Kicks were lashed out, only to be dodged or blocked. Punches were countered, jabs were exchanged, all taking place at a speed that most shinobi would find hard to match for any length of time.

The two combatants separated once again, with the Hyuuga looking frustrated.

'How can this be? I cannot close a single one of his tenketsu. It's almost like fighting Hiashi-sama; he knows precisely how I'm going to move even as I decide to do it.' Hyuuga Arashi thought angrily, 'Fine. He leaves me no choice.'

Gai, on the other hand, was enjoying himself immensely. 'Ah, now this is most youthful! A clash of warriors fighting for dominance over the other! I should really challenge my eternal rival to another match soon.'

Elsewhere, Hatake Kakashi shivered as he had a bad feeling Gai was thinking about challenging him to another 'youthful contest'.

"Stubborn, aren't you?" Arashi said as he glared at the spandex-clad ninja.

"I have been called such before by unyouthful people such as you." Gai conceded.

"Humph. You would do well to stand aside now; else you shall not live to regret your defiance." Arashi said pointedly.

"That I doubt." Gai chuckled humourlessly, "Such words have been spoken to me by far more fearsome foes than you, and yet here I stand."

"They were not of the Hyuuga Clan." Arashi said arrogantly. "Now…you are within range of my divination." The Hyuuga adopted a low stance with a hand extended before him and the other arched behind him.

"Jūkenhō: Hakke Rokujūyon Shō! (Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams, Sixty-Four Palms!)" Arashi said coldly as he began the signature attack of the Hyuuga Main Branch…

…..Only for his foe to vanish from his sight! Arashi could not believe it. The man he had been about to trounce with his best technique had simply vanished without a trace! Arashi pushed his Byakugan to the very limit of its range, but found no sign of his opponent anywhere within ten kilometres in any direction, which should be impossible! Only the Yondaime Hokage had ever moved such a distance in less time than it took to blink!

"YOUTH!" Gai roared as he erupted from the ground beneath Arashi and grabbed him around his waist.

"What the-?" Arashi got out before he was thrown to the ground and pinned there.

"Jibun Rūru! (One's Own Rule!)" Gai roared as he head butted the Hyuuga in the stomach.

"If I can't do 100 push-ups in five seconds…Cossack dance time!" The spandex-clad ninja declared. Moving so fast he blurred, pushing up and down with incredible speed, head butting the Hyuuga in the stomach every time he lowered himself.

"VICTORY!" Gai celebrated. He had succeeded in his self-appointed challenge! Then he noticed his 'training partner' staggering to his feet clutching his stomach. Grinning with those shiny teeth of his, he spun in a miniature twister.

"Konoha Seishun Ekusasaizu! (Leaf Youth Exercise!)" Gai yelled enthusiastically as he kicked the still recovering Hyuuga with the full force of his muscles and the centrifugal force of the spin, sending him crashing into a tree, blissfully unconscious.

The spandex clad ninja wiped off the remains of dirt from his jumpsuit. It had been a while since he had used ninjutsu. His Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu (Earth Style: Hidden Mole Jutsu) was the perfect way to sneak up on a Hyuuga. Rather than a perfect sphere as most would believe, the Byakugan only gave them a large 'dome' of sight, most of that directed to the sky and 360-degrees around them, leaving only a small amount of sight beneath the earth, reaching perhaps three feet down at most. A glaring weakness and one that the Branch Family was well aware of. Evidently, The Main Family was unaware of this weakness.

"Hmmm." Gai regarded the defeated form of his opponent with a slight frown, "I may have overdone it just a touch…"

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With Anko and Kurenai

"Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu. (Demonic Illusion: Death Mirage Jutsu.)" Kurenai whispered as she completed her handsigns.

To Shippo, she vanished in a swirl of leaves. He looked around groggily as he felt himself getting weaker. The venom in his body was beginning to affect his body more and more, making his head spin. He had to wrap this up quickly.

Suddenly the world turned red. Blood appeared on the ground, next to dead bodies, ones he recognised easily as they bore the fang-tattoo marks of the Inuzuka on their faces. Shippo looked around in horror, seeing the entire Inuzuka Clan, ninken and all, lying dead around him, cut to pieces.

The shock of his worst fear, the one thing he fervently wished to never see, combined with the venom Anko's snakes had injected into him was too much for him. Shippo's last thought before he fell into unconsciousness was 'I really hate genjutsu, damn it…'

As Inuzuka Shippo collapsed, Kurenai was grateful for the fact. The look of sheer broken despair on his face at whatever it was he saw under the genjutsu's effect had been startlingly bleak. Then again, she had never used this particular genjutsu on an Inuzuka before, so Kurenai supposed that this was useful information.

Anko tied the comatose Inuzuka up with some escape-proof rope she carried around with her on the off chance of something like this happening. The T&I kunoichi grinned at her friend.

"Boy, am I glad that you asked me to help with your genin Nai-chan. I haven't had this much fun in a long time!" Anko said with relish.

Kurenai rolled her eyes. "Only you would find being attacked by two jonin and a chunin with the intent of killing one of your students fun."

Anko looked serious for a moment. "I think they were going to try and kill all of us, Nai-chan. There's no way that the other two gakis would stand by and let their friend's death go un-avenged and you and me would be right there next to 'em, you know that."

Kurenai frowned and conceded the point to her friend. "I suppose.."

She was interrupted by the incoming green blur that was Maito Gai. He appeared with his usual shiny grin and had a beaten and battered Hyuuga in one hand.

"Kami, Gai, don't you think you when just a little overboard on him?" Kurenai said as she massaged her temples to try to stave off the incipient headache she had.

Gai smiled somewhat sheepishly and opened his mouth to say something, when a howling gale of wind blew past the three jonin, staggering them.

"What the hell was that?" asked Anko as she smoothed her ruffled trench coat back into its usual appearance.

"It came from were the children are fighting Haruo." Kurenai said, worry in her voice.

"I am sure they are doing most youthfully well, Kurenai-san!" Gai boomed in his 'nice guy' pose, "Let us go and observe their youthful flames explode!"

"Uh-huh, yeah, whatever." Anko said absently as she tied up the Hyuuga. Not that the guy was going anywhere, as badly beaten as he was. He would need a quick trip to the hospital before he could be interrogated.

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With Naruko and Friends

Haruo decided that enough was enough. The damn demon bitch had made him look stupid in the last two minutes and he was getting worried about his compatriots. He was neither as insular and arrogant as Arashi, nor as stupid and brash as Shippo. He knew who and what Maito Gai was. While he was confident in his own skill enough to face a freshly promoted Jonin and the Snake Whore at once, he was not stupid enough to face an Elite Jonin on top of that.

He just hoped Arashi could hold out until he did what needed to be done. Haruo formed the Tiger Handsign and began gathering and compressing chakra for the jutsu that he hoped would slay the demon bitch for once and for all.

Naruko could feel the chakra being built up by Haruo. There was so much of it that the hairs on the back of her neck were standing up. It wasn't anywhere near Kage level, but it was becoming dense enough that it made up for its lack of quantity with its quality.

"Take Hinata-chan and Ino-chan a safe distance away from here!" Naruko ordered some of her clones, voice sharp with tension.

"No way!" Ino protested, "We're a team! We'll fight this guy together, Naruko!"

Ignoring Ino, Naruko looked at Hinata. "Hinata-chan, what's that guy doing with his chakra?"

Hinata paused then said, "Byakugan!" and looked in the direction Haruo's Doryūheki was and gasped. "H-He's concentrating his chakra-in his lungs. I-I think it's fire-natured!"

"That's why you need to get out of here!" Naruko said to Ino urgently, but she could tell from the set of her jaw that the stubborn Yamanaka wouldn't budge willingly. Nodding to her Shadow Clones, Naruko turned away as Ino and Hinata were bodily picked up and carried away, despite their protests, by several of them.

Just as the group of shadow clones reached the edge of the field, Haruo roared the name of his best jutsu as he used it.

"Katon: Gōryūka no Jutsu! (Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu!)" Came from behind the earth wall before it was blown apart by an enormous ball of flames shaped like a snarling dragon.

It sped at Naruko's location with impressive speed, burning the grass up to three meters away as it passed.

The dragon burned through Shadow Clones as they attempted to block it until it finally reached where Naruko stood impassively, whereupon it exploded on contact with the earth, creating a huge blast that sent heat across the entire field.

"NARUKOOOOO!" Hinata and Ino screamed in horror at having witnessed their teammates burned to a crisp before them. Around them, the mass of Naruko-clones dispersed in puffs of chakra smoke.

The three jonin watching were horrified at the sight of the pyre that was where Naruko once stood.

Haruo, on the other hand, stood up shakily. He had used up far too much chakra using that Katon jutsu and knew he would not get away. Nevertheless, it would be worth it. He had finally done it!

"Aha…ahahahahahahahahaha!" Haruo laughed hysterically, "I did it! The demon bitch is dead! Not even her bones remain! Ahahahahaha!"

Ino and Hinata charged at the man who so ruthlessly slain their teammate and even dared to insult her even in death. Ino tried to kick him, but Haruo caught her leg and threw her away dismissively.

Hinata, who had instinctively activated her Byakugan in her rage, snarled out the traditional start of the 'Hyuuga Final Move' declaration that Arashi had used not five minutes ago, even as she assumed the same position he had.

"You are within range of my divination! Jūkenhō: Hakke Sanjūni Shō! (Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams, Thirty-Two Palms!)" Hinata growled out, making Haruo's eyes widen in surprise. According to the scuttlebutt around town, as well as Arashi, the Hyuuga Heiress was unskilled in the family art and had not been taught anything more than the basic katas as a result.

"Nishō! (Two Palms!)" Yelled Hinata, striking at Haruo's forearms, sealing the tenketsu.

"Yonshō! (Four Palms!)" Two more consecutive strikes across the chest.

"Hachishō! (Eight Palms!)" Four strikes to the abdomen.

"Jūrokushō! (Sixteen Palms!)" Eight strikes to the upper legs and arms.

"Hakke, Sanjūni Shō! (Eight Trigrams, Thirty-Two Palms!)" Hinata screamed as she dealt the last sixteen blows all across the man's body, the sheer force of the chakra blasting him back slightly.

'D-Damn! I can barely feel my arms and legs! I can't channel chakra at all!' Haruo thought angrily as he fell to his knees.

Hinata, panting at the effort, glared at Haruo. "Why…? Why did you kill her?!" she demanded harshly, tears flowing freely. Ino walked up beside her, her own eyes damp with tears, and put a comforting hand on her shoulder

"She deserved to die!" Haruo spat back, "She killed my mother twelve years ago!"

"SHE WAS JUST A BABY THEN, YOU FOOL!" Hinata screeched back, incensed by the man's seeming stupidity. She raised her hand to deliver the final blow, when a loud screaming sound reached her ears. It sounded strangely familiar.

"….AAAAAGGGHHHH! I'mgonnadie, I'mgonnadie!" could be heard across the entire field but, Hinata couldn't see anyone. She jumped when Ino's hand suddenly tightened painfully on her shoulder.

"Look!" The Yamanaka shouted as she pointed at the sky. Hinata whirled around and used the telescopic vision of her Byakugan to zoom in on a rapidly falling dot in the sky.

"Naruko…?" Hinata breathed hopefully.

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With Naruko

Uzumaki Naruko, albeit somewhat burnt and sooty, was perfectly fine. If you could call plummeting to her death from kami-knows-how-high in the sky 'fine'.

'Yeah…really got to work on my chakra control…and on my impulsiveness…before it kills me…if I survive this…' Naruko thought in a surprisingly calm way, even as she screamed her plentiful lungs out, as she thought back to a coupler of minutes ago.

{Flashback}

Naruko had her arms crossed as she watched the incoming fireball that Yamanaka Haruo had fired at her approach. She noted, almost distantly, that such was the heat of the Gōryūka that her clones were being destroyed even as it touched them.

'Well, this is a pickle.' Naruko thought clinically, 'None of my jutsu will work on this thing. Heck, the Reppūshō will just make it worse. It's way too fast and big to dodge either. What should I do here?'

Naruko frowned slightly before she had an idea. 'Wait. Ji-chan told me once that channelling chakra to your limbs makes them much stronger, but you need to have good chakra control or you can rip your muscles and tendons apart.'

Weighing her choices for a split second -Get burned to ash or possibly not be able to move for a while until the damn fox heals her up- Naruko chose the obvious one.

'Here goes nothing!' she thought as the burning hot aura of the powerful jutsu washed over her. Waiting until the last possible second, Naruko squatted, channelled as much chakra to her legs as she could, and then jumped up with all her strength.

She moved in a red blur that none of the others on the field saw as they had been focussing on the Gōryūka before it impacted on where she had been standing. Her chakra was so disturbed by sudden shift that her clones were dispelled. She flew high up into the sky, out of the sensor bubble that detected all things coming into Konoha and up further into the sky.

Her legs burnt with pain beyond anything that Naruko had felt during her training, so she guessed that she had indeed damaged her muscles somewhat.

That could wait until later. The more important thing right now was to stop going higher, or she might die once she came back to earth. She discarded several possible ideas involving Kage Bunshin before hitting on an idea that might work.

"Futon: Reppūshō!" Naruko said, deliberately using more chakra than she needed to use in the jutsu. The result sent her falling back to earth like a cannon shot.

"AAAAAGGGHHHH! I'mgonnadie, I'mgonnadie!" She screamed as the training field came into sight once again.

{Flashback End}

'Maybe I should have tried just the regular amount of chakra.' Naruko thought as she fell further towards the field. Definitely something to think about if this happens again. Naruko peered at the field intently.

Naruko's eyes, while not telescopic like the Byakugan, were still very sharp so she could see the field fairly well by this point, including the people in it. She focussed on the amazing sight of kind, gentle Hinata beat Haruo up with the taijutsu move she had been struggling to learn in secret, so she could impress her father.

She screamed again and saw her teammates turn to look at her. She thought that they had been crying, which was sad. She was certain that Ino was going to kick her ass when she got down, maybe Hinata and Kurenai-sensei as well.

Naruko's eyes widened as she saw Haruo attempt to stand up. He was shaking off the effects of Hinata's Hakke Sanjūni Shō already? That shouldn't be possible. It might not be as strong as the Rokujūyon Shō, but the lesser version was still debilitating enough to disable a jonin-level ninja for at least half an hour, or so Hinata said she had read in the scroll.

Deciding that the how of the matter was unimportant for now, Naruko decided to take the bastard out before he tried to hurt her friends again. Making a pair of shadow clones, she had them throw her feet first at Haruo, followed by a Futon: Reppūshō to speed her up a bit.

"Ino, Hinata, MOVE! NOW!" she roared as she started spinning like an Inuzuka.

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With Hinata and Ino

When Hinata heard Naruko talk to her, she was giddy that she was still alive. When Naruko addressed her without honorifics, she almost fainted. But when Naruko ordered her to move in that tone of voice, she moved without even thinking about it, grabbing Ino and jumping to the side.

She saw Naruko start to spin in a similar fashion to the Inuzuka Clan technique Tsūga and wondered why. Then Naruko's voice resonated over the field.

"Uzumaki Taijutsu Ougi: Uzumaki Tenkyaku! (Uzumaki Taijutsu Secret Technique: Spiral Heaven Kick!)" Was heard by everyone just before the spinning form of Naruko slammed into its target -Yamanaka Haruo, who had just made it to his feet and drawn a kunai.

Totally unprepared for the sudden impact, Haruo was caught in the chest by the kick, which had had it's power increased by the throw of the clones, the Reppūshō and the spin, so it was not surprising that the man was sent flying back across the field to slam into a tree, which cracked under the impact.

Naruko, on the other hand, had kicked off of Haruo just before he slammed into the tree and had landed somewhat awkwardly on the ground. Panting with the exertion, she looked up as her other team members ran over, along with her two senseis and the weird man in spandex.

"H-Hey." Naruko said with a pained smile. Her legs were really sore right now.

"What the hell did you think you were doing?!" Ino shouted at her angrily, fresh tears falling from her eyes as relief made itself known, "You damn well almost died! What were you thinking?!"

"T-That you should have run when I had told you." Naruko said bluntly, a grimace crossing her face as she tried -and failed- to stand up., "If you'd moved as soon as I told you to, I would have been able to do something other than almost die there."

"Brat's got a point." Anko said offhandedly, "In a battle, you should obey the leader without question."

"There was no leader!" Ino protested shrilly. "We're all genin."

"Naruko was the one to do almost all of the fighting and all of the strategy." Anko replied looking at Naruko, who was visibly trembling now, "Right, gaki?"

"I…I guess so." Naruko grunted as she gave up trying to stand and instead flopped on her behind. Her red trench coat was singed at the edge of the bottom, but not much further than that. "I didn't really have an overall strategy other than 'beat him all to hell' though."

"Doesn't matter, you were the leader." Anko said decisively as she turned to regard Ino with hard eyes, "She told you to do something because she sensed the chakra build-up for the Gōryūka. She even had your teammate tell you that a dangerous jutsu was about to be launched at her and you still refused to obey her, meaning she had to waste precious seconds to get you both to safety."

Ino's face paled. "But-"

"No buts. Yes, the brat did something reckless and stupid, but you did something moronic: you let your pride rule in the middle of a battle." Anko said mercilessly.

Kurenai walked over from where she had been securing Haruo. "Alright, that's enough, all of you. We can continue this at a later time. For now, we need to get these three traitors to holding cells and these three genin to hospital."

Naruko paled more than Ino. "Aw no, not hospital!" she whined, "I hate it there!"

"Then you can consider it punishment for doing whatever it is you did that damaged your legs to the point you can barely move." Kurenai told her bluntly.

"I shall take our most unyouthful prisoners to the ANBU." Gai said, doing his 'nice guy' pose yet again, "And Naruko…I shall come to talk to you about that most youthful attack you just performed. You truly are full of the Flames of Youth!"

With those words, he vanished in a Shunshin, taking with him the three trussed up ninja, and leaving behind one horrified Uzumaki Naruko.

"AAARRGGHH!" She yelled, "Hospital and Mr Super Bushy-Brows? Someone kill me now!"

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Next Chapter: En'ō Kago-te, Secrets Revealed

Authors Note: That's it. Read and Review Please!

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Jutsu Lexicon

Any Jutsu with Emboldened names are one I created.

Any Jutsu with their Name in Italic are computer game jutsu that I have borrowed and given a rank. I claim no jutsu so highlighted as my own.

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Tsūga - Tunnelling Fang

Rank: D

Type: Taijutsu, Offensive

Effect: After using the Shikyaku no Jutsu (Four-Legs Jutsu), an Inuzuka spins him/herself into a tornado and inflicts beast-like attacks as they rotate. More effective with a ninken partner.

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DYNAMIC ENTRY

Rank: D

Type: Taijutsu, Offensive

Effect: A jumping kick to the head from a blind spot. Often used after a kunai is thrown as a distraction, it is surprisingly effective against the unwary.

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Konoha Daisenkō - Great Leaf Flash

Rank: High-D

Type: Taijutsu, Offensive, Supplementary

Effect: An extremely swift and powerful lateral kick to the head that will almost certainly send the target flying should it connect.

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Gōken - Strong Fist

Rank: N/A

Type: Taijutsu Style, Offensive

Effect: A taijutsu style used by Maito Gai as his main style. Makes the user more powerful the more he uses it. Only used by shinobi of the physically imposing type. The polar opposite of the Hyuuga Juken.

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Juken - Gentle Fist

Rank: N/A

Type: Taijutsu Style, Offensive

Effect: The taijutsu style used by the Hyuuga Clan and, with the near destruction of the Kaguya Clan of Kirigakure, reputed to be the deadliest taijutsu style in the world. Using their Kekkei Genkai, The Byakugan, to view the chakra network, the user is able to inject their chakra into the chakra system of the opponent wherever they choose. This style is almost useless without the Byakugan. Polar opposite of the Gōken.

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Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu - Fire Style: Grand Fireball Jutsu

Rank: C

Type: Offensive

Effect: A Katon jutsu created by the Uchiha Clan, this jutsu is used as the Rite of Passage into Adulthood among that Clan. It creates either a single large fireball which is launched at the opponent or emits a continuous stream of fire similar to a flamethrower.

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Sen'eijashu - Striking Shadow Snakes

Rank: C

Type: Offensive, Time-Space Ninjutsu

Effect: A sub-variety of the Kuchiyose no Jutsu, this summons up to four snakes from a thrust out limb which then enwrap and bite the target. A snake can even be summoned from the mouth.

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Tenga - Cutting Fang

Rank: C

Type: Taijutsu, Offensive

Effect: A solo version of the Gatenga (Spinning Fangs). In this technique, the Inuzuka rolls forward at incredible speed, inflicting damage with beast like attacks. More effective with a ninken partner.

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Kawarimi no Jutsu - Substitution Jutsu

Rank: E

Type: Supplementary

Effect: A basic Academy level Jutsu. Replaces oneself with another object, generically a log. Unlike the Bunshin no Jutsu, this Jutsu is widely used by almost all ninja.

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Futon: Reppūshō no Jutsu - Wind Style: Gale Palm Jutsu

Rank: C

Type: Offensive, Supplementary

Effect: By clapping their hands, the user unleashes a strong wind capable of knocking down a grown human. Used more for it's effect on speeding up weaponry thrown before this jutsu is used, making them faster and hit harder.

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Doton: Doryūheki no Jutsu - Earth Style: Mud Wall Jutsu

Rank: B

Type: Defensive

Effect: Creates a wall made of earth, either by spitting out mud from the mouth, or by manipulating pre-existing earth. Each wall differs with every user. Resistant to fire and water.

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Jibun Rūru - One's Own Rule

Rank: Mid-C

Type: Offensive, Taijutsu

Effect: An…unusual technique, Jibun Rūru starts off with the user pinning the opponent. They then attempt to achieve 100 push-ups…in less than 5 seconds, head butting the enemy in the stomach or lower back every time he lowers himself to end a push-up. Surprisingly damaging if the head in question is Maito Gai's head.

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Konoha Seishun Ekusasaizu - Leaf Youth Exercise

Rank: C

Type: Taijutsu, Offensive

Effect: By spinning around until their body is a blur, the user adds a great deal of centrifugal force to the roundhouse kick unleashed at the execution point of this technique.

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Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu - Earth Style: Hidden Mole Jutsu

Rank: C

Type: Supplementary

Effect: The user uses his chakra to turn the earth beneath and around them into fine sand, allowing them to swim through it like water. Useful for surprise attacks and trying to get away from foes.

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Magen: Narakumi no Jutsu - Demonic Illusion: Death Mirage Jutsu

Rank: D

Type: Supplementary

Effect: Forces the victim to view the one thing they never, ever want to have to see. Mental trauma depends on the image. In the hands of a genjutsu mistress, this is an extremely effective tool.

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Katon: Gōryūka no Jutsu - Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Jutsu

Rank: B

Type: Offensive, Supplementary

Effect: The user builds up a large amount of chakra and compresses it within themselves. When it is released, it is shaped into a snarling dragon. This jutsu burns so hot that it can create thunderclouds due to rising air currents. Anyone caught by this jutsu is reduced to ashes.

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Jūkenhō: Hakke Sanjūni Shō - Gentle Fist Art: Eight Trigrams, Thirty-Two Palms

Rank: N/A

Type: Offensive, Taijutsu

Effect: A lesser form of the Hyuuga main Branch's signature taijutsu attack, this is still a daunting attack to be on the receiving end of. By striking at thirty-two of the 361 tenketsu, the user seals away some of the target's chakra and makes it somewhat more difficult to move for some time.

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Uzumaki Taijutsu Ougi: Uzumaki Tenkyaku - Uzumaki Taijutsu Secret Technique: Spiral Heaven Kick

Rank: Low-A

Type: Taijutsu, Ninjutsu

Effect: An unusual taijutsu move. This combines the Dynamic Entry, the spinning principle of the Tsūga, Futon: Reppūshō as well as Kage Bunshin. Created by Uzumaki Naruko to deal with Rogue Jonin Yamanaka Haruo. First, the user is thrown feet first at the opponent. Next, the two shadow clones speed the user up with Reppūshō before dispelling. Finally, the user spins around similar to the Tsūga. The total impact from this jutsu is not to be underestimated.