The Orange Whirlwind
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Back after a long ass absence but lets not play catch up lets get this party started!!!
(Update Jan. 23, 2010)
Chapter 6: The Jonin Exams Begin!!!
"You all have your targets, your new team, and your destination. You'll leave in the morning. Dismissed!" Tsunade ordered the young group.
It had been an entire month since Kiba's party, and now everyone except Neji was participating in the Jonin Exam. This exam is a little different from the Chunin one. First off there were new teams formed so they had to come up with a new strategy that fits their new team. Second they were to leave the village and head to a destination where the exam would take place. Each team were to kill an A-ranked missing nin from the leaf who would be near the destination point. Third there weren't gonna be any big crowds, preliminaries, proctors, or championships. This was make it or break it, playing for keeps, they had to prove they were ready to become full fledge shinobi.
The teams for this year were Team 1: Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Ino Yamanaka. Team 2: Sakura Haruno, Lia Hitamora, and Hinata Hyuga. Team 3: Shikamaru Nara, Shino Aburame, and Kiba Inuzuka. Team 4: Rock Lee, Choji Akimichi, and TenTen.
Now Naruto was currently laying on his bed staring up at the ceiling.
"Why the hell did she have to be on our team!" Naruto thought angrily as he remembered what he and Lia had endured in the past month.
He released a deep breath then got to began packing for tomorrow.
~ Yamanaka Residence ~
"I wonder if Naruto-kun is still mad at me. *sighs* I really wish I hadn't got drunk that night *sighs* I miss him so much." Ino thought sadly while she finish up her packing.
~ Sasuke's Apartment ~
"This isn't gonna be good for teamwork, Naruto won't even look at Ino let alone work with her. I gotta think of something or else we're gonna fail." Sasuke thought while he meditated.
~ The Next Morning ~
Team one were scheduled to meet up at the village's main gates. So far all were present except for their team leader Sasuke. Ino could practically fell the anger rolling off Naruto in waves. While Naruto could sense the other blonde's uneasiness. Then with an evil grin he began to release some of Kyubi's killer intent. Ino's body began shake and she then collapsed to the ground. She felt like all the air in her body was being pulled from her person. That's when she heard her liberator, when she looked up she saw Sasuke appear with a frown.
"NARUTO!!" Yelled the young sharingan wielder.
"Hmm you say something Sasu-teme?" Naruto said looking at his friend with cold crimson orbs.
Sasuke activated his sharingan and matched Naruto's cold stare. The blond male scoffed then turned to began his sprint to their destination. The young Uchiha sighed as deactivated his sharingan. He looked towards Ino who was on the ground taking deep breaths.
"Ino if you don't mind I'd like to get to the Valley of the End before tomorrow." Sasuke told her.
"Yea Yea… and that's know way to talk to a lady. I'm gonna have to tell sakura not to give you any for a month." Ino said with a grin.
"You do that and I'll electrocute your ass with a chidori." Sasuke said with a evil gleam in his eye and they proceeded to follow after Naruto.
~ 2 Hours Later ~
The team had stopped off to go over their battle plans so the mission would go accordantly.
"Okay our target is Higano Kurosei, Male, Age: 53, and Ex-root member. He is being held at the valley by a squad of four Anbu until we arrive. Now this guy has a lifetime of battle experience. On top of that we know nothing about his abilities except that he uses wind and lightning jutsu. So we'll have to be careful and bide our time, or he'll kick our ass for sure. Now lets review the plans once more before head out." Explained Sasuke.
~ Elsewhere at the Valley ~
Higano stood over the slain Anbu squad with bloody hands.
"These dumb pricks thought they could actually restrain me." Higano stated coldly.
He close his eyes then seconds later a creepy smile crept across his face.
"So Tsunade sent Namikaze and Uchiha after me , and the other one is… a Yamanaka. An insect compared to me but oh well." Higano said and his eyes suddenly flashed a golden color.
~ Back with Team 1 ~
Naruto and the others were staring in awe at the damage Temari cause when she fought Tayuya.
"Damn whoever Mari fought against got fucked up." Ino said wide eyed.
"Uh-huh…" Sasuke mumbled dumbly.
Naruto then jumped into the trees and sprinted towards the valley again. Ten minutes back into their journey Sasuke knew he had to fix things. You could cut the tension between those two with a knife. So he jumped down to the forest floor where he leaned against a tree. His two blond teammates jumped down as well, and stared at him waiting for him to say something.
"Come on what is it Sasuke-kun?" Asked Ino.
"You two need to fix whatever problem you have now. Because I'll be goddamned if I fail because of your bullshit." Sasuke told them.
"Tch" Naruto went to lean on the opposite tree in front of Sasuke.
"Well actually… I was thinking about this since yesterday. Naruto-kun… can we at least be friends?" Ino asked desperately.
"Fuck no! Because of you me and Lia had to spend two weeks in a genjutsu. It made us continuously experience our worst nightmare! If you had kept your fucking mouth shut, and not attacked me Lia's Gobi wouldn't have emerged!" Naruto shouted and his eyes turned into their deathly crimson color.
Ino gasped at the sheer ferocity in those eyes, but then she saw the tears began to pour out of his eyes.
"You… you don't know what its like to have to watch everyone you care about… no everyone you love… be slaughtered by the thing you're trying to protect them from. We had to experience that for two weeks straight." Naruto said to her while he silently cried.
Ino felt tears stream down her own cheeks as she stared into Naruto's teary red irises.
"Naruto I'm so--" Ino was cut off mid apology by a green scaled claw impaling her chest.
Naruto and Sasuke stood rooted to their spots. With horrified expressions they watched Ino slowly descend to the ground
"INOOO!!!" Yelled naruto as he and Sasuke ran to her side.
"You two brats were taking too long so I figured I'd give you a little push. Maybe now you'll pick up the pace hahahahaha!!" Higano's voice echoed throughout the forest.
Naruto held Ino close to his chest and her blood began to stain his jacket. His sobs then started to turn into angry growls and it was worrying Sasuke.
"Kyubi can you take care of Ino for me?" Sasuke was wondering what the hell his friend was taking about. Then a man wearing an all red business suit about Kakashi's age with fiery red hair, blood red eyes appeared next to naruto.
Yea I got her Kit now go and whup that motherfucker." Kyubi told him and both teens took off at insane speeds.
~ Valley of the End ~
"Wow they're moving pretty fast there." No more than second after Higano finished his sentence, he had to duck a claw swipe from a pissed off two-tailed naruto.
The older man spun and kicked naruto into cliff face then the sound of birds caught his attention. He turned to see sasuke bearing down on him with a chidori. Sasuke lunged his arm forward but his attack was blocked by green scaled tail. He was then smack away by another tail hitting in the face. Naruto's chakra arm extended from the rubble, but Higano leaned to the side and caught the chakra appendage. He then threw Naruto who crash into Sasuke and they landed in the river.
"Lightning Style: Furious Static!" Higano simply submerged his index finger in the water and electrocuted everything within the water.
"These brats bring shame to their families." Higano said shaking his head.
"Who the hell… are you calling brat… you old geezer!" Shouted naruto as he climbed on top of the water with three tails thrashing wildly behind him.
Sasuke was next to climb out and he knelt down on one knee trying to catch his breath. Then he noticed Higano's appearance. The older male's hair was no longer grey. Now it was long and dark green. Next he stared at his now vicious gold eyes, the green scales that covered his entire torso and arms. Finally his eyes landed on the six tails swirling behind him. Naruto noticed as well and one word ran through both of theirs heads… Jinchuriki.
Sasuke stood up sharingan blazing and naruto crouched down on all fours.
"So you're the Rokubi Jinchuriki huh." Said Sasuke drawing his katana.
Higano looked at Sasuke then busted out laughing.
"Give me a break… heaven forbid… if I was ever that weak. Thanks to a little experiment by those bastards Danzo, Orochimaru, and Gentobu Uchiha. I was made into something that surpasses all existing Bijuu and jinchuriki." The old man stated then his body began to pulsate.
Sasuke's eyes widened at the mention of his grandfather that he hadn't seen since he was three.
Naruto's eyes narrowed as he watched Higano complete his transformation. His dark green hair grew to the ground, green and silver scales covered his entire body, his fangs and claws became gold, two wings sprouted form his back, three long horns grew from his head, and finally four more tails appeared behind him. With one mighty roar he sent the two teen flying backwards. Sasuke flew into the cliff wall and Naruto sank back in the river.
"They thought I died in the that experiment after they implanted the artificial bijuu. Little did they know I survived, and you insult me by referring to me as the fucking six tails! Don't make me laugh I am the goddamned Juubi Jinchuriki.
"Naruto we have to… what the hell where did he go?" Sasuke looked all around for his friend then saw the bubbles in the river.
"Shit… Naruto you better not drown on me!" Sasuke thought and he stood up with a chidori charged katana. "Come on you bastard this is for Ino!" Yelled Sasuke and then shot forward at the older jinchuriki.
~ With Kyubi and ino ~
Ino groaned and her turquoise eyes fluttered open to see a fiery redhead sitting in the tree above her. Kyubi on the other hand was deep in thought staring towards the direction of the valley. He could feel Higano's terrible chakra all the way from here. But he was also worried about that other chakra that was beginning to emerge.
"Hey you didn't you hear me calling you?" Ino asked appearing on the branch in front of Kyubi.
"No my mind was somewhere else." Kyubi told her.
Ino noted that his eyes were like Naruto's when he used the fox's chakra but dismissed it.
"Who are you and where are Naruto and Sasuke-kun?" Asked the young blond.
"I'm a close of friend of Naruto… he asked me to look after you. As for their whereabouts they are fighting at the Valley of the End." kyubi explained going back to staring towards the valley like he was watching the fight.
"Last thing I remember was that horrible pain in my chest. Also… I could have sworn I heard Naruto call my name. Oh my god… did I die? I can't believe it mom and dad are gonna freak when they find out." Ino was brought out of her ranting mode when she heard Kyubi's voice.
"Why did you allow Naruto to take you on that date before he left?" Kyubi asked still staring toward the valley.
"Well… at first it started off as a bet with forehead. Then as the night progressed I grew to like Naruto… a lot. But it doesn't matter now cuz he hates me… *sigh* boy did I fuck up." Ino said as she looked down sadly.
"Do you remember how nervous he was at the beginning? He was tripping over himself, acting all shy, blushing, stuttering, mumbling. I don't think that Hyuga girl could have done a better job herself. But then he loosened up and you two had so much fun. Then came time to walk you home, and his exact thoughts were that he didn't want this night to end. Because he knew once he did it would be back to being alone in that tiny apartment.
Having friends is one thing but having someone to love you is a different story. Anyway when you arrived at your house you invited him in. The boy damn near short circuited, and for those next two hours you gave naruto the love he desperately deserved. The only way you knew that would heal him is because you read his mind. You were the first person to love him in that special way that only a mate can. Do you really think he would just throw you away like that?" Kyubi's words struck a chord in Ino's heart.
Tears began to stream down her silk skin, and with a hopeful smile she made up her mind. She would heal naruto all over again no matter what.
~ Back at the Valley of the End ~
Higano stood atop Madara's head with a badly battered Sasuke in his clawed grasp. With a sickening smirk he held the young Uchiha over the edge.
"Well ya little brat its been fun but now you can go join your friend… AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER!!!" With that final decree he threw Sasuke to his death.
"Goodbye Sakura… Naruto… even you Itachi." Sasuke thought as he plummeted to his doom.
Sasuke braced himself for the impact but it never came and wondered if he was still falling. When he opened his eyes he saw the water mere inches from his nose.
"Damn Sasu-teme that fucker really did a number on you." Sasuke looked to his right to see a four-tailed Naruto holding him up.
Sasuke was speechless his friend now looked like a miniature Kyubi and he was just talking like nothing had happened.
"Dude what the fuck happened to you? No wait scratch that where the hell you been!?" Sasuke yelled at the mini me kyubi.
His answer was being dropped in the river. Higano frowned as he watched from above when he blinked and Naruto was gone. The younger jinchuriki appeared behind him and grabbed two of his tail then slammed him into the statue's face. The Kyubi jinchuriki jumped into the air and gathered a compressed chakra burst. At 50% he fired his attack which drove Higano all the way down through the statue. When the smoke cleared all that was left was the one foot of Madara's statue.
"I never liked that statue anyway." Naruto said watching Higano twitch.
Naruto knew he was far from done so with an earth shaking roar he descended down upon Higano. The jinchuriki battle was fast and powerful. All you could see was a bright flash of light then a crater appeared in that spot. Sasuke brought him self up on top of the water and tried to follow the fight with his sharingan.
"You've gotten hella strong Naruto but I haven't just been fucking Sakura for two years. I also got a little surprise." Thought Sasuke and then he activated his heaven seal mark.
Both jinchurikis stopped and turned to look at the blinding white light. Naruto knew what was about to happen but something was off. This wasn't like the last time they were here in the Valley of the End.
Sasuke's skin got a little lighter, his hair lengthened and turned white, the black cross was replaced by a light blue cross that rested of his forehead, his body took on an ethereal glow, while his creepy hand wings were replaced by a pair of pure white chakra wings, and finally his sharingan turned sky blue with white tomoes. When his transformation was done he hovered above the water with a confident smirk.
"In the words of a certain friends of mine… LET'S GO WILD!!" Shouted sasuke.
They we go folks the season premiere of The Orange Whirlwind. Leave me a review so I'll know that you guys want more.