The Love That Pain Can Bring
AN: So, one out of five rapists are dead, Naruto is being kidnapped, and Hiashi is a dick. Explanation of hiatus at the bottom (please at least read the bolded text in the bottom AN). That said, let's rock this bitch!
Chapter Seven: The Escape
{Last Chapter}
Naruto gritted his teeth. 'Dammit, he's right. Hinata, I'm gonna save you, even if it's the last thing I do.' "Ok, but you have to promise that you will NEVER do anything to Hinata or ANY of my other friends." Kurohyou relaxed. 'I love it when a plan comes together.' "We can manage that." was all Naruto heard before he saw black. Before slipping completely into unconsciousness, he felt the cold, soft dirt smash into his face.
2:00 am
As they reached the gates of Konoha, they were stopped by two guards. Overhead, a falcon was seen flying around the gate. Kurohyou was busy trying to explain why they had an unconscious child with them when said falcon swooped down in front of the Chunin guards. The falcon's eyes turned from black to bright green before the guards stood still, barely breathing.
As the falcon transformed into Taka, [1] everyone smiled at his handiwork. They walked past the guards and out into the cold night. Once they got past the Konoha Chakra Barrier, [2] they all thanked Taka for getting them out of that bad situation. "The Medusa Jutsu, [3] haha gets them every time. Good thing they will forget about us when it wears off." "That's why we keep you around." Taka turned to Kurohyou with a smirk on his face. "Really, is that so? I always assumed you kept me around for my good looks and charming personality." Kurohyou, as well as Suzuki and Jakkaru, stared at the man briefly, then continued walking. "Geez, tough crowd." And off they went into the night...
6:00 am
"Signs of a fight...a BIG one." Kakashi, Pakkun, and a few Anbu were surveying the area around the training grounds. A villager reported the disturbance early in the morning, and by the time someone had investigated, the culprits were gone. Well...one of them was still there in the form of a dead body. With a random rogue ninja found dead in the village, a more prominent team was quickly called together to find out just what the hell was going on in Konoha.
"Did you find out who did this?" Kakashi turned to the voice. It was the man who reported the disturbance. The man was Boris, the number one pig farmer in not only Konoha, but the world. "We're still investigating, but once we know we'll tell you." "Good. Because this man", he pointed at Hokkyokuguma, "and whoever he was fighting are directly responsible for the death of three of my pigs. Do you realize how much food is dependent on my pigs?" Boris continued ranting and raving to one of the Anbu present, but he was mostly ignored. 'Claw marks on the victim's body...a summoning jutsu? Ninja hound? No. The scent is familiar...' It finally dawned on Kakashi. "Naruto."
Transition to Villians
They finally made it. They reached their hideout in the Final Valley, a secret cave behind the waterfall. They found a hole about the size of a thirteen year old (which Naruto made when he fought Sasuke). All they did was made it bigger. They needed a place to let things blow over before heading back to the Land of Sound (or the Land of Rice Paddies to everyone who wasn't in the loop about Orochimaru and what he's been doing). For now, this would be a great base of operations near the Hidden Leaf Village. As Suzuki opened the scroll, Kurohyou placed Naruto on the ground sitting up. "Ok." Suzuki started, "This is how you do the seal. It requires no hand signs but you have to read the scroll so I'll do the jutsu." Ten minutes later, Suzuki got up and walked towards the unconscious boy. "I hope this works." And with that he bit Naruto on the side of the neck. The boy's body writhed in excruciating pain.
After a minute had passed, Naruto's fits stopped. At this point Suzuki stood up, wiping sweat from his brow. "It's done. Only time will tell if this will be effective. While we don't have the curse mark seal formula from Orochimaru, that test subject we found had enough of the formula in it to make a less potent version. Luckily, this means that the brat won't gain any powers from it. He should wake up in about three days, give or take."
Hokage Tower
"So we have a dead missing-ninja who doubles as a rapist, who was part of a group of other rapists called the Jakkaru Gang, and a missing jinchuriki? Is that the situation Kakashi?" Kakashi could hear the lack of emotion in her voice as she looked down at a small stack of papers containing files on the various Jakkaru Gang members. "Yes Hokage. But now we know who infiltrated the village, and judging by when it happened, they couldn't have gotten too far." Tsunade poured herself a glass of sake and took a generous gulp. Shizune opened her mouth to object but she knew better than to question her friend when something this serious was happening. With a little bit of liquor flowing through her system (poison-free now as the Jakkaru Gang's chakra was finally dissolved fully). "Search around the village for more clues. I'll set up a tracking unit to head towards the Land of Rice Paddies. Dismissed."
Konoha Gates
The tracking team consisted of five people: Tsume Inuzuka for her heightened smell and hearing, Shikaku Nara for his high IQ level and ability to apply his intellect on the battlefield so effectively, an Anbu named Tora, after the devil cat that the Genin have to chase, an Anbu named Jackrabbit, and Hiashi Hyuga for his Byuakugan's heightened sight.
"Ok, listen up. There's a reason that two sensory ninja are with us instead of the usual one. Five high-ranking missing-ninja snuck into the village a few days ago. It turns out it was the Jakkaru Gang. The reason is unknown but given their record we can assume they were kidnapping someone either for human trafficking or for their own pleasure. This morning one of them, a newer member, was found dead. The cause was determined to be that of Naruto Uzumaki. No one can find Naruto now, and Naruto is not someone who is particularly hard to find, which leads us to believe these people may have captured him. Given his jinchuriki status, it's vital that we make sure Naruto is rescued, otherwise the Nine-Tails could be freed. Capturing of the rogue ninja is preferable but if they must be killed then do not hesitate. The files on the Jakkaru Gang suggest a base somewhere towards the Hidden Sound village in the Land of Rice Paddies, so we'll be heading towards the Final Valley. We won't venture off past the Fire Nation border, but seeing as how the altercation between Naruto and the enemy took place somewhat recently, they couldn't have gotten far. Let's move out!"
Hearing Shikaku's speech made Hiashi uneasy, though he'd never show it. Luckily, they had no idea that he was involved, but he knew that finding Naruto would do him in. He was determined to not let that happen, even if he had to kill the kid.
The trail led them through all of the battle sites from the Sasuke Retrieval mission. Tora stopped at the Choji site. "Wow, this huge fight, and a Genin won it?" Shikaku responded "I know of the Akimichi's pills. He took a big risk using them, but it was the smart decision. Choza raised a fine boy..."
After finding no clues, they continued on. As they reached Neji's battle site, Hiashi look at the destruction around him. "359 degrees and he let Orochimaru's lackey find his one weak-spot..." Tora was astonished. "But he still won..." Hiashi didn't seem to have heard him. "Let's keep going."
Tsume stopping at her son's battle site. 'Good job Kiba, I'm glad to call you my son.' Shikaku stopped at his son's battle site. Tora commented "Must have been a really tough situation for Shikamaru to run out of ideas. Hell, we might have had a little trouble with her then." Shikaku pondered on this.
'He's right. This must have been really bad for HIM to get into such a bind. It's a shame that the mission was a failure, but at least he wasn't hurt too bad...' No clues, and on they went. They reached the Lee/Gaara battle site. Tsume spoke up. "I think we're getting closer. There's really strong scent of Naruto here." They continued the journey, as Shikaku was still lost in thought. 'I should spend more time with Shikamaru, don't want him to think that his old man is troublesome.'
"The Final Valley" Tora said in awe. Tsume announced to the group "The smell is even stronger here. We should look around for clues." Off in the distance, behind a waterfall, four ninja were sweating bullets. Taka reported "Oh shit, they sent a tracking team on us! Two Anbu, a Nara, an Inuzuka, and that same fucking Hyuga."
Suzuki tried to calm him down. "It's ok, this area is masked by a powerful jutsu, plus our scents are masked." Taka poked a hole in his logic. "Really? What about the Hyuga, this jutsu doesn't mask the Byuakugan you FUCKING IDIOT!" Kurohyou, being the leader, decided to lead. "Relax, we can take them if it comes to that. The only real issues will be the Nara and the Hyuga. Speaking of the Hyuga, he SHOULD honor our deal. But if not, be ready to fight."
As the teams broke up, Hiashi discovered the waterfall hideout with his Byuakugan. Jakkaru released the jutsu blocking the entrance briefly, allowing Hiashi to enter. "I know what you're up to Hyuga, you and the rest of the ninja out there are part of a tracking team sent to find and capture us. If you say ANYTHING about us being here, you and your whole clan are going up for auction!" Hiashi smirked as he saw the unconscious body of a teen wearing bright orange clothes in the corner. "Do you take me for a fool? If I brought the brat back, he would squeal on me for treason. Not only would I get kicked off of the council, I would either get exiled from the clan with a curse seal placed on me, or, the more likely scenario, I would likely be put to death." He stepped closer. "Also, don't mistake the Hyugas as a bunch of push-overs. It'd be a fatal mistake."
Having said his piece, he turned turned to walk away. Before exiting the waterfall cavern base, which was open thanks to Jakkaru releasing the seal again momentarily, Hiashi stopped, looking back briefly at Naruto. "Make him suffer greatly." With those last words, Hiashi returned to his squad. Jakkaru redid the Barrier Jutsu. "Any news?" Shikaku asked the group. With no response, he muttered under his breath "Troublesome."
Later
Naruto's eyes slowly fluttered open as he looked up into a dimly lit lightbulb barely illuminating the room, blinding himself temporarily. Instinctively, he groaned and held his hand up to shield his eyes. As he did so, he felt a deep pain shoot across his entire arm. The sudden movement and noise coming from Naruto alerted those around him. Taka approached the blonde leisurely. "Well well well, mornin' Sleeping Beauty. You have a looong day ahead of you kid, so get your ass up!" At this point, Naruto leaned himself up against the wall, breathing heavily. 'Why am I hurting so bad? Shouldn't the fox have healed me up by now?' Once Taka got within distance, he tried to rip off Naruto's jacket. When Naruto knocked his hand away, Taka kneed him in the stomach, making him cringe to the ground. Coughing up blood, Kurohyou spoke calmly "Every single time you resist and do something stupid like that, one of us will inflict pain on you. You WILL comply, otherwise Hinata is not the only bitch we will be taking back here with us." Naruto stared him directly in the eyes and could tell that Kurohyou wasn't lying. So, as he went back to staring at the ground, he lowered his guard. "And so it begins..." Jakkaru said with a Cheshire smile forming on his face.
AN: Another down. It's been almost 3 months since an update, which is totally unacceptable. This is due to the holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fallout 4, etc). I'm in college too. All of November was busy college-wise, which sucked. Winter semester just started, so expect delays as college = pain in the ass. I'm also doing more classes this time around (I won't bore you with why), so I'm gonna say that the story is going on hiatus until at least mid-March. This is to say I could possibly update but don't expect it. If you're curious how far I am on a chapter, check the top of my profile for a percentage on how close the chapter is to being finished, which I update every time I make progress. Anyway, the story...
I originally planned to cut most of chapter seven (which I did, as it was originally around 3.5k-4k words) and add to chapter eight for a longer chapter. I was trying to make it work but...they need to be separate. This chapter was a bit filler-y to set-up some stuff for the next few chapters. The next chapter will be much better (it's my personal favorite out of what I've written so far).
Sorry for the wait, I'll try to finish chapter eight as soon as I can, and keep being awesome everyone!
- FoxFang7
[1] Falcon transformation. Unlike a normal transformation, this one is completely unique as it can not be dispelled by anybody else but Taka himself. He basically becomes a real live falcon that can use certain jutsu and think like he does in human form. He can communicate with normal falcons as well.
[2] Konoha Chakra Barrier. A barrier system made completely of chakra that senses when people are in it's range. Used to make sure that nobody gets into Konoha without them knowing. Only certain ninja are assigned to this position and taught the jutsu to activate the barrier. The alcohol is still in affect so the barrier is rendered useless to the Jakkaru Gang.
[3] Medusa Jutsu. Only Taka knows it as it's a family bloodline thing. His eyes turn bright green, like Medusa's eyes turn when she freezes people. They will freeze in place (minus the stone effect) and when they come to in five minutes they will forget what happened in the moments before the jutsu took place.
