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It begins, chapter seven of The Rising begins. For those who didn't see what I put on my last update, I'll tell you. I said that from now on I will give shout outs and honorable mentions to the readers that have stayed constant with giving me reviews; and if those readers have any stories that aren't doing too well I'm going to give mention to stories as well. To put it simple: You give me reviews; then I give you reviews, shout outs and honorable mentions. A good deal, if I do say so myself. At the end of this chapter I will post the names of those loyal readers who always left reviews and their stories. (If they have any.) This way if I get a hit on my story page then someone might look at one of the names that I put up there and decide to go on that story page. Thank you.
OK so on with the business. Naruto has just been defeated by the hands of Marlucia and saved by Lark. In this chapter I plan to jump back into the Zabuza/Kakashi fight, just to let you know what happens. This won't be there only I plan to have them fight at least one more time and when that happens, a certain demon of the mist might or might not die, depending on what happens. The second fight will occur at least a chapter or two from now. Be ready to leave some reviews for me. Just in case any of you were wondering, as if it wasn't already obvious, Marlucia is based off of Marluxia from Kingdom hearts.
Now on with the story… I guess.
Enjoy mutha fuckas
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Sacred Mark of the Rising Kekkei Genkai
They fight, he recovers, and they walk alone.
Naruto woke to the sound of yells and screams. His head was throbbing; and he could barely feel his own fingers. The sound of swords clashing reverberated throughout his head or what he thought was his head. Upon further inspection he noticed that he was lying along the wall of a long dark hallway; at the end of it was an open door; tiny rays of light shined through it. Naruto realized that the sounds of battle came from within that room.
He stood up and gave his head a hard rubdown. "Damn; what the hell happened to me? Where the hell am I?" He wasn't really asking anyone but it didn't hurt to try.
"What the hell's going on in there?" he asked blatantly into the air. The sounds of battle he heard from within the room intrigued him, not only did he not know where he was, but he didn't know who was even in the room. Not knowing what to do or even where to go Naruto continued to look at the half open door. Suddenly a blast of air pushed the door open; making it violently swing back and forth making loud crashes of mahogany against the rigged cement. A harsh demonic roar emanated from within the room; there was something weird about the roar, something strangely nostalgic.
"Kyuubi" Naruto finally came around to the conclusion that he was supposed to go to that door; he was being called to that door, summoned by his inner demon. But technically Kyuubi wasn't even a demon; he was just a devolved form of a human.
Slowly Naruto staggered toward the room, hanging along the damp walls all the way. The roars grew louder and faster. They blew past his face in rhythmic pulses, each of them leaving the message: come here. He expected to see a huge fox staring down at him, but when he walked into the room he saw nothing but the slick red hair of Kyuubi shining bright from the light.
Kyuubi sat, not even looking at Naruto, staring at a huge flat screen TV. He rested comfortably on a red plushy recliner couched which he made great use of. Naruto was standing in a giant loft.
"Naruto-kun, it is so great of you to join me." Naruto snuffed wan walked past him, taking a seat in another recliner directly next to Kyuubi's. He sank into the chair and let its soft plushy fabric and material massage his sore body. "Shut up." Was all that Naruto said in reply.
Kyuubi gave a slight chuckle.
"What's so funny?" Naruto said, his anger was obvious from his tone. It wasn't Kyuubi's fault that he was mad; he just got his ass handed to him by a Saiki member, at that moment he should have been mad. No, fuck that, he had the right to be mad. Naruto cast a quick glance at Kyuubi but quickly turned his gaze back to the battle on the television screen.
"What movie is this?" Naruto quizzically scan the screen up and down, he knew he saw this movie before but he couldn't put his finger on what the name was.
"It's called Rebellion of the seven samurai." Kyuubi responded. Naruto then remembered, he saw the movie not too long ago. It was a story of seven legendary samurai, great warriors but because of their great they were hunted down and exterminated. One survived, he vowed revenge against those who killed his comrades but in the end ended up resting in the dirt, with the rest of his comrades. It was a movie that spoke to Naruto for some reason, he didn't know why, it just did.
"Kyuubi, I lost to him. He could have killed me." Naruto sunk deeper into the plushy chair, trying to seek refuge in its nurturing material. Kyuubi locked his eyes on Naruto; he felt what the boy was trying to say. "He could have killed me." Naruto repeated, this time his voice was laced with doubt. "I don't think I can beat them!" His voice had escalated to a harsh yell.
Kyuubi placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder; he felt the fear causing Naruto's body to rock back and forth so violently. "You can beat them, trust me." Kyuubi brought his free hand to Naruto's face, which he looked at quizzically. "Just use this next time." At the tip of Kyuubi's finger a dim metallic light formed, it expanded and flowed down to the middle of his arm, it flowed with belittled viscosity, like thin liquid metal and solidified. The metal grew, getting thicker around his arm and the metal lacing his fingers grew into sharp-tip claws. A gauntlet was forming on Kyuubi's arm.
"The gauntlets that I took from those Oni brothers. What did you do?" The once faulty gauntlets had been transformed. They were smaller, thinner, and adorned with intricate little patterns that resembled dozens of tiny dragons flying along its shined and polished metal surface.
"What did you do?" Kyuubi chuckled.
"Let's just say...- I messed with them a little, they're called the dragon gauntlets."
"Cool name." (Don't you say anything bad about the name or else!)
"Thank you; I thought that you needed a weapon to fight with so I made some minor adjustments. Light weight and durable metal, more flexibility within the finger slots and a kick ass paint job."
Naruto observed his new weapon and quickly swiped it from Kyuubi. With a deft motion he slipped it on, feeling the gauntlets soft inner lining as it caressed his hand.
"Perfect fit… hey by the way how did you get your hands on the material to make these?" Kyuubi tapped the gauntlet's surface, creating a distant ping. In a matter of second the metal began to slowly evaporate. "You made it out of chakra, and through me being in direct contact with the scroll I was carrying them with you were able to mold them to your will." Kyuubi responded with a nod of confirmation. His new killing tools allowed for him to lighten up his mood; true he did feel better but he still felt a little sour from the beating he just received. Nevertheless he felt a little better. A familiar pressure made its way to his shoulder, it was Kyuubi's hand.
"Now, go forth and return to where you should be." With a smile on his face Naruto stood up and walked back to the door from whence he came in, he stopped before walking out. Kyuubi had turned back to his movie.
"Kyuubi, about that name; I'd rather call them the Spitfire Gauntlets." Kyuubi just waved him of, signaling for him to do so with the gauntlets as he himself willed. Naruto chuckled aloud, and left Kyuubi alone with the soft click of the door closing being the last sound he heard Naruto make.
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Kakashi currently had the upper hand, Momochi Zabuza was finished. It was his time to leave this earth, so said Kakashi's Sharingan. He currently had the Ex Nin pinned up against a tree, he was drenched from the Suiton jutsu he just hit him with and was panting from fatigue.
"How, how is it that you can tell what I'm doing before I do it. Can you tell the future or something?" Zabuza said in a very battle withered voice. His massive sword stood erect in the ground twenty meters from where the two Jounin were positioned. Kakashi leaned in closer to Zabuza, giving him a closer view of his Sharingan.
"Yes I can see the future, and I can see that nothing but death waits in your future." He held a kunai to his throat, applying a little pressure so that he could draw blood. "Who are you working for?" Zabuza looked at him with weak eyes.
"G-Gato, I work for Gato he's the one pulling the strings." Kakashi narrowed his eyes, hoping to ferret out any other information. "It's the truth." Kakashi removed the blade from his throat, and placed it to Zabuza's heart. He pressed into his exposed flesh, making Zabuza utter an annoyed grunt.
"You're a nuke Nin you deserve to die, and I'll be the one to make sure you're labeled as deceased on my bingo book." Kakashi's threat didn't seem to completely drill its way into Zabuza's head, for by Kakashi could see through Zabuza's mask, the ex-nin of Kirigakure no Sato was smiling. Laughter ensued shortly after. What was so damn funny, he was going to die and he's laughing!
"Laugh it up Momochi; it'll be your last." He cocked back and raised his weapon above his head. He could hear his own breathing, he was tired and his body could have used some rest. Zabuza's laughter grew even louder, into a maniacal cackle.
"Do it Kakashi, kill me!" He yelled; his haggard face was lined with sweat at the forehead. Zabuza had gone to the point where death was the only option and his only source of freedom. As it seemed to Kakashi; Momochi Zabuza would and wanted to die.
"Have it your way, time…to die!" The kunai swiftly cut through the air, guided by Kakashi's hand and sure to hit its mark. But the strike dell short, Kakashi had stopped right before plunging the blade of his weapon directly into Zabuza's heart. He turned back to look at Tazuna and his two students.
Sasuke and Sakura stood on looking in the distance waiting for their sensei to kill Zabuza. Tazuna stood in between them, the shaking in his knees had stopped for he was no longer afraid; he knew Kakashi would kill Zabuza. There was something odd about them though, Sakura was still shaking as expected but it was to his surprise that Sasuke was also doing the same.
The proud Uchiha was shaking in his trousers but not from the amount of killing intent Kakashi and Zabuza pumped out but from what he saw in his sensei's eye.
"Sharingan" He quickly muttered. "He has the Sharingan… but how is that possible?" The crown bloodline of the Uchiha's was possessed by someone other than an Uchiha! What was the point of it belonging to the Uchihas if other people would somehow get their hands on it?
Sakura turned to her crush, making an attempt to ask him what was the matter and wrapped her arms around his arm. Unfortunately for her he shoved her to the ground without so much as a single glance.
"S-Sasuke-kun what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing's wrong!" He yelled back her, causing to back away and keep some distance from her furious crush. It was pretty clear what the problem really was. Kakashi had the crown jewel of the Uchiha and Sasuke had become frustrated over the fact that a person who wasn't an Uchiha obtained it while he himself had no idea how to even activate it. He took pity on the raven haired boy; he understood most of his confusion.
The cyclopean jounin made an attempt to slide his headband back over his eye but before he could finish the task he heard a voice of in the distance.
"Suiton: Mizurappa!" (Water release: Violent Water Wave) Before Kakashi could react he was hit by a powerful jet of water sending him a few meters away from Zabuza. Judging by how far he went and the power of the jutsu that hit him was, Kakashi suspected that whoever assaulted him was either really weak or really far away.
"Kakashi-sensei" Sakura screamed trying to run to where he was. He stuck is hand out signaling for her to stop. "But, you're…"
"Don't come any closer, protect Tazuna no matter what!" She stopped at the sound of his voice.
"O-Ok" she replied walking back to Tazuna and taking her prior defensive position.
Kakashi stood up, wiping himself off. He looked over at Zabuza who had not moved since Kakashi had removed the kunai's blade from his throat. From Kakashi's perspective it looked as if Zabuza was currently immobilized from any further movement, probably dead, it was probably the four senbon needles protruding from his abdomen, leg, neck, and chest that gave it away. Small trickles of blood exited from his tiny wounds, fatal shots, yup he was dead.
Still he averted his attention to whoever cast the jutsu. Panting heavily, he looked for the culprit. He saw a boy wearing a blue and brown battle kimono; he wore sandals and his face, adorned with a mask that matched that of a tracker-Nin's.
"Who are you?"
"That need not be of your concern; I am nothing but a simple tracker Nin. Here for the bounty on this man's head." He pointed toward Zabuza's limp and battered body, said nuke Nin's eyes had already rolled back in his head, and he ceased to breath. "So please let me take him and I shall be of no trouble to you." The boy spoke in a gentle tone, it sounded peaceful and almost serene. He obviously didn't want to get into any altercations with them.
Odd for a tracker Nin, they were, most of the time, known for their devastating ruthlessness and stealth on the battlefield. Normally a tracker ninja would go in and kill their target along with witnesses without saying a word to them or them even noticing.
But this one was an anomaly among tracker Nin, this boy actually talked to the witnesses of his targets death, which was allowed by their code.
"Fine, you may leave with the body, I'll let you handle this from here on in." He gave a curt bow before disappearing in a flash of mist and reappearing before Zabuza's dead body. He hoisted his body on his back, flung his arm over his own shoulder. The boy stood there for what seemed like forever, like he was thanking Kakashi for not killing Zabuza when he had the chance.
The sun cast a delightful ray of light upon both Kakashi and the tracker nin; it bathed them in the most florescent glow of yellow and white, the moment looked as if it was scripted like in a movie; it was far too surreal to be real. It was not until a small shadow cast itself upon the tracker Nin did the amazing moment cease to exist. Kakashi looked to see what made the shadow, only to see Naruto in the air coming straight down on the small tracker Nin.
"Katon: Kobushi Dai no jutsu! (Fire release: Great palm technique) With an open flaming palm Naruto came crashing down on the young boy, attempting to kill him instantly. His plan was foiled for the boy dodged at the last second; he jumped into trees and disappeared. The impact of Naruto's jutsu created a huge crater, scattering dust and debris everywhere.
"Who was that girl?" Naruto asked. Kakashi lifted his eyebrow; his other eyebrow was now cleverly concealed by his Hita-ate. "Who was she?" He asked again.
"Girl, what girl that tracker Nin was a boy." Naruto moved his head back a little bit.
"No Naruto that was a boy." This time Naruto put his finger to his chin while furrowing his eyebrow. He then shook his head and chuckled.
"Kakashi-sensei I know that that was a girl, I know a girl when I see one." At this moment he was walking out of his own crater. He dusted the small blotches of dirt off of his black pants as if he wanted to remove the very fabric from his leg. "Damn this is going to stain he said not paying enough to Sakura who was currently trying to talk to him. Every time she got in his face he would ignore her and turn the other way, but finally he submitted to her repeated ranting and spoke to her.
"What do you want?" He said. The rest of their team had gathered in a circle, waiting for them to finish. "Well." She paused for a moment, stuck in some sort of temporary daze then spoke.
"Naruto-san where were you and how come your clothes are all ripped and dirty?" Naruto cringed at her question; it brought back memories of his fight with Marlucia; the real reason his clothes were so marred and crumpled. He looked away but she followed his gaze, getting in his face and urging him to tell her.
"It's from that last jutsu I did." She shook her head and closed her eyes making a distinct…'mmm' sound.
"No that can't be it your clothes are to cut up for that!"
"Just leave me alone."
"But…I just want to know about…" Naruto then fixed on her a piercing glare that made her back up with a scared yelp. He didn't need this annoying pink haired thing bothering him at the moment.
"Zabuza had an associate; just leave me alone, you're so annoying!" Sakura went wide eyed; her eyes were as wide as saucers at the moment. She dropped her head; it was the exact thing Sasuke always said to her, 'annoying'. Maybe she really was annoying, the matter was too much for her to handle. She hung her head down low and retreated away from Naruto and joined the rest of the team.
"You ready to go?" Naruto confirmed it with a nod walked over to his team. "Let's not waste any time we have to get to our destination before sundown." They took a couple of moments to recuperate from the effects of the battle. Each of them took several breaths to clear minds.
"Let's go." Kakashi said.
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Zabuza was laid down on a soft plush couch by the tracker Nin youth that 'killed' him. The senbon still stuck out from his now paling flesh. He took off his mask, revealing that he was actually a she. She was a girl with brown eyes and delicate facial features. She knelt down next to where Zabuza lay, still and rigid and gently picked out each of the senbon she had embedded in his skin. She removed all four with expert precision and skill.
Instantly the ex Nin sprang to life, and reanimated himself, and the first thing he did was open his mouth and gasp for air while at the same time waving his arms around and about in an attempt to grasp at whatever he could find.
"WHAT... H-Haku?" He had to switch between gasping, coughing and talking while trying to communicate with his black haired pupil. He lay on his back and tilted his head to the side in order to get a better view of the small girl who ended his life and in turn saved it. "Is it over, Haku?" She nodded back to him, making her hair fall in front of her and frame her face.
"Yes, Zabuza-sama, we're currently in your hideout." He tilted his head back to its original upright position, his eye now facing the direction of the ceiling. Zabuza suddenly lifted up one of his barely visible eyebrows, correct Zabuza had eyebrows.
"What about those Konoha shinobi?" His breathing increased rapidly. Haku smiled and uttered a little chuckle. With the little strength that he had hoisted himself up in order to get to eye level with Haku. "Well what about them?"
"They know not a thing, as far as I'm concerned they think you're dead and I'm just a simple tracker Nin." He sighed and shifted his position slightly; he instantly keeled over clutching his ribs in pain. This was followed by a series of intense grunts and cries of agony. Haku couldn't help but have have empathy for her surrogate father.
"Z-Zabuza-sama, please don't move to much, you're body is still too damaged for you to make such drastic movements!" Persuaded by Haku's concerned words Zabuza took heed to her advice and lay back down. He rubbed the small nick in his skin that senbon left, unnoticeable scar that he wouldn't mind bearing. A harsh crash came from the doorway; both Zabuza and Haku snapped their heads toward the sound. Another series of bangs and crashes hit the door again; it was followed by a rather raspy voice yelling out his name.
"Oh, what now?", he said mustering up enough strength to move his hand and message the side of his neck. He shifted yet again waved his hand; giving Haku his permission to open the door. Her face looked rather concerned, it seemed like she didn't want anyone to intrude on Zabuza's healing time. Still Haku stood up and walked to the door; her blue kimono brushing the ground as she walked. This Kimono was different from the former battle Kimono that she donned onto herself before, this one was much longer. She cracked the door open an inch; letting a ray of light run past the entrance of doorway, and much to his displeasure hitting Zabuza in the face.
"Zabuza, you dunce!", A small man burst through the door, knocking Haku down, and rushed forth to Zabuza's vulnerable body. His shaggy gray hair moved around and about, for he constantly moved while he swore at the injured nuke nin. He was incredibly short and look to be in his mid fifties, his full height while standing up was only about a foot above Zabuza's bed, enough for him to see the small man's haggard face. Most people would say that he was short, COMPASSIONATE people would say that he was height challenged.
He was followed in by two other men, most likely bandits, for their attire fit the part. They came in not noticing Haku and closed the door; devilish grins were on their faces. They walked up and stood behind their leader; they stood behind this man and aimed their swords at Zabuza. In the background Haku stay quiet, silent and hidden. This man was Gato.
"Zabuza, you failed. You're truly an idiot, I've never seen such incompetence before in my life. Remember I'm paying you to kill that bridge builder!" He visage appeared black against the light shining though the open doorway, giving him a dark and feral appearance. It made him seem more intimidating than he really was. Zabuza held an impassive expression on his face, an enigmatic veil draped over face in order to hide his true feelings. Gato brought his face close to Zabuza's and held it steady saying, "Well what do you have to say for yourself?"
The ex mizu nin narrowed his eyes and gave a straight forward growl, telling Gato to back off or else.
"Oh you want to play tough, do you? I know you're injured right know so how about you play tough with my guys back here?" He thrust a chubby finger back toward his two lackeys. They pulled up their sleeves trying to show off their minuscule 'muscle', which Zabuza just laughed at.
"Let's get this straight little man." Zabuza thrust his hand out, ignoring the pain in his arm and grabbed Gato by the neck and left him virtually suspended in the air. He shook and struggled to free himself from Zabuza's insane grip. His two henchmen tried to free him but their actions were stopped by Haku who suddenly appeared behind them wielding a set of three senbon in both her hands and pressed the prickly blades against both their necks. She uttered two simple words: "don't move."
"Nice work Haku-chan, keep them like that." Zabuza said. Haku smiled displaying a slight blush, further proving her attachment to Zabuza. Zabuza returned his gaze to Gato and while still holding him up he shifted positions and sat upright yet again, cringing all they way.
Through clenched teeth Gato said: "Damn you". Zabuza admired the man's courage under pressure.
"I don't work for you Gato, so I suggest that you leave at once, as a matter of fact let me help you with that!" Zabuza slowly stood up, shaking the pain off of him and walk over to an open window, with all his might he cast the small man out of the window but quickly pulled back so that he would realize that Zabuza was serious. Gato's limbs vibrated violently while he was suspended in the air, only hanging on to Zabuza's right arm.
The room grew silent, all that could be heard was the shaky breathing Gato periodically gave out. On a tree directly parallel to them sat three crows, the messengers of death. They wailed in anticipation, waiting for a possible meal. "What do you want from me, anything, I'll pay you"! Gato jammed his hand into the pocket of his gray coat and pulled out several bills of money, he waved in Zabuza's face in an attempt to free himself.
Zabuza's lips curled into a crescent smile, although it could not be seen the look in his eyes spoke for itself. No longer did he want money, he didn't need that, he was already well financed as it was. Instead he wanted something else, Zabuza wanted power and he already had a way to obtain it.
His grip on Gato's neck increased causing the small tyrant to go into a series of chokes, gags, and gurgles. "I have no use for your money; I work a different organization now, much more worth my while than your petty and insignificant desires. No money, No assistance, all I require is power!" Zabuza's pale skin flashed with a onset of heat, his veins bulged out of his forehead and his eyes, once dull and cold became fiery and passionate. Gato forced his fear down his throat and dared to speak again.
"But, I can't die." Zabuza laughed.
"This world needs you no more than I do." Gato's eyebrow shifted to an upward position. "I'll spare for now, but not without any pain." He dropped his gaze below to a small lake that rested calmly beneath them, a drop that loomed on being one hundred feet above ground was sure to leave Gato maimed for quite awhile.
Gato shook his head left and right, and sprung his hands up, conjoining them in a prayer-like fashion. Zabuza could hear the loud clatter of his teeth crashing into each other. "Please, let me go I promise that I won't return, just let me go!" Gato instantly held his tongue from further spitting out unwanted words. He had just agreed to his own pain, and tried to make up for it by clenching his mouth shut with his own hand.
"Well If you say so, I'll let you go." Zabuza's eyebrows narrowed to particular angle that gave his eyes a slanted cat-like impression. He loosened his grip, letting Gato slip through his finger just a bit. Gato's girlish yelp ensued. His pleading became frantic, now he waved his arms about; he had even resorted to striking Zabuza's arm.
On a final word Zabuza said: "Good bye Gato" and released his grip, letting Gato cascade down in the water below. "Maybe I should have warned him that the water was shallow... Oops." What followed was the terrified and fading wail of Gato followed by a brief splash. It sounded like one of those roadrunner cartoons.
Haku chuckled at the faint sound of Gato hitting the water, her expression was childish and one of innocence. "What are you laughing at, you bitch?" Her expression instantly changed as she lifted her nose in a snobby fashion.
"Zabuza-sama what should I do with these two nuisances?" She asked, hoping he would allow her to kill them.
"Kill them." Her face beamed with a malevolent smile, much different from the cute and innocent smiled she expressed mere seconds ago. Zabuza also smiled under the guise of his facial bandages when he heard the sound of metal entering flesh followed by two loud thumps on the floor. "Get rid of them, I don't to have that disgusting smell intrude on my rest." He made his way to the bed he once laid on repeated his previous action by sprawling himself on top of it. With a satisfactory sigh he closed his eyes, slipping into the world of dreams and began planning on ways to exact his revenge on a certain copy Nin.
(Border of Nami no Kuni) (Wave country)
Team seven and Tazuna now rested in small boat; they were currently gliding across the water. The giant unfinished bridge loomed over them as a human loom over any insect. The bridge was big to say the least. Naruto spoke in a low whisper, a gentle breeze blowing in their wake.
"So this is the bridge everyone has been talking about." He said, He looked over and noticed Tazuna's massive smile. Now sober he was able to enjoy the partial fruit of his labor, it was obvious that the man took pride in his work.
"This is quite impressive, a perfect way of communication with Hi no Kuni." Kakashi added. He currently had his Sharingan covered. Sasuke stared fervently at Kakashi through narrow eyelids whilst Sakura did the same to him, her gaze struck Naruto as a bit more perverted as usual. It continued on like this for at least several more minutes. Naruto leaned on the edge of the boat, letting his head lay of the edge so that the cool refreshing droplets of water could sooth his pounding headache.
They all felt the boat come to an abrupt stop when it hit the shore followed by the rocking motion Tazuna created when he stepped out of the boat. "Welcome to Wave country."
Naruto brought his head above the boat's edge so that he could see the master bridged builder, despite being in the thick fog that settled over the water's surface, Naruto could still see Tazuna. He spoke out: "Since you made it here I'm guessing that our mission is over and we will take our leave."
"Not quite Naruto." Kakashi said, he held he stomach where one of Zabuza's blows had made contact with his skin. "I'm still injured and it seems as though I don't have enough energy to travel that distance again. Not to mention that you yourself have your own injuries that should be tended to."
Naruto shook his head with his eyes closed. "I don't need it, I'm a fast healer if you know what I mean." Kakashi knew very well that Naruto spoke of Kyuubi, needless to say, in order for him to keep the secret and settle any suspicions as to why he healed so fast, Kakashi would have to keep Naruto in Nami for at least a day before they set off again. Not to mention that he didn't have an ancient nine-tailed demon fox inside of him that could tend to his injuries for him.
There was a brief pause before Naruto understood what Kakashi meant and he nodded his head in agreement, saying: "Fine, we'll rest for some time before we set off again."
"Well, then come on then." Tazuna interrupted with a smile. "Let me show you where you'll be resting." They filed out of the boat, followed Tazuna. From the shore he led them through the heart of the town. While there Sakura had noticed that it was in shambles, little kids looking for food on the streets, their markets barely had food for one person let alone a whole town. It was a sight that perturbed all of them greatly, even Naruto who would shudder every time he gazed upon the sad and hope deprived faces of the town's inhabitants. But It disturbed Tazuna the most, his head hung low the entire time.
After what seemed like an ocean of faces They made their way on to a secluded section of the town, near the harbor of the town. There a fairly large house stood near the edge of Harbor. Its suburban design gave team seven and Kakashi an awkward feeling inside. It looked so different from their houses, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura followed Tazuna to the front of the door. They noticed that the loud creaks of the floorboard meant that the wooden boardwalk was old.
Tazuna twisted the knob and pushed open the door with an uncontrollable screech. The wood in the door was just as dusty and old as the boardwalk. The sound could be compared to a banshee's shriek, or one of Sakura's lowest screams.
The house was cozy, it was much nicer on the inside than on the outside. It had a warm feel to it, old fashioned but it wasn't what one would expect after seeing the unattractive outside of the house. That was just the living room.
There was a woman sitting at the table in the back, her facial expression was one of anxiety. She constantly shifted in the seat and bit her nails. Only until Tazuna tapped on the shoulder did she jump up and recognize him.
"OH, thank goodness that you're home." She held her hand to her noticeable bosom. She leaned in embracing Tazuna, and not letting go until Kakashi coughed. "Oh and who might you be?" She scanned them from left to right with her jet black eyes and her matching hair waved from side to side as she did so, like smooth black smooth black tendrils of water being pushed by the wind.
Tazuna extended a demonstrating hand toward Kakashi and his team. "These are the Ninja from Konoha that escorted me here, and they went through quite a lot to do it as well." Her lips curled into a warm smile and she gave them a curt bow.
"Thank you for returning him, I don't know what I would do without him." Kakashi waved the matter off, simply saying to her that it was nothing. "I'm Tsunami, Tazuna's daughter, and I sincerely give you my thanks. Won't you please tell me your names; I would like to know the names of the shinobi who helped bring my father safely back home."
Kakashi was first to speak up. "Hatake Kakashi."
Then Naruto. "Na-... Uzumaki Naruto." Whew, dodged that bullet! He thought as he just barely stopped himself from saying his real last name.
"Uchiha Sasuke." Like always he had his hands in his pockets, trying to keep up his cool guy visage.
"Haruno Sakura". She said her name fast and without hesitation, not even taking her eyes off of Tsunami for even a second. Maybe she was jealous of Tsunami's lustrous hair... who knows? They all bowed at once, in perfect unison, it looked routine.
It was after everyone had introduced themselves that a knock sounded at the door.
"Come in." Tsunami said. The door opened with another discordant screech and in stepped someone that Naruto did not need to see. A sense of Nostalgia surged through Naruto's body when he saw who it was at the door. His eyes were wide.
...So were her eyes. This girl, he remembered her remembered her blonde hair, and her green eyes. Her stable stature and delicate features, he remembered it all perfectly.
"Y-You...what are you doing here?" Anger flashed through him as well as her. Everyone else in the house, who had gone to sit on the couch looked on, all of them had one eyebrow lifted.
'Blond hair' Naruto thought.
'Blond hair' she thought as well. Both their hands curled into tight balls.
'Green eyes, check.'
'Blue eyes, check.'
'Six whisker marks on his either side of his cheeks'
'Two tendrils of her hair pinned back, resembling horns.'
'Has a dangerous aura.'
'Has murderous killing intent.'
"Namikaze Naruto!"
"Larxene Leones!" They both said this in unison, causing everyone else to utter a unified 'huh'.
"What, have you come to finish hunting me down?" Naruto clenched his teeth as he slid into his taijutsu stance." Larxene smiled, but it quickly reversed itself into a furious snarl.
"I could say the same for you, you bastard!" It was funny Naruto really was a bastard. They stood silent for a moment; all that could be heard was the ominous howl of the wind. Naruto's eyes flashed and a ring of orange formed around his pupils. He could hear the loud thumping of his own heart, or maybe it was Larxene's.
"Excuse me" Tsunami said interrupting Naruto and Larxene's little stare down. "But do you two know each other?" Naruto stopped for a moment, then it hit him. As much as he wanted to He couldn't fight Larxene here, unless he wanted to destroy the place. So he improvised.
With a smile Naruto turned around and faced Tsunami. "Yeah, you could say that she's a friend of mine." Tsunami giggled and rest her hands on her lap.
"Well, I had no idea. It turns out that Larxene here is actually the daughter of my father's brother. In short, she's my cousin." Tsunami pointed at Larxene, with one of her slender fingers and waved it up and down. "She showed up at my door step just yesterday."
Naruto turned back to Larxene, who had gone to putting on a fake smile as well. He touched his chin. "Really, very interesting." He gave her a stark stare.
"Well, Naruto-kun, I would like for us to catch up a little bit. Is that alright with you Tsunami-san?" Tsunami nodded, giving Larxene a smile of approval. She fluttered her hand at them, urging them to get out and 'catch up'. "Well Naruto-kun shall we go?"
He agreed, maintaining his fake smile and the two of them left though the front door. The door closed with a loud bang and when on the outside the two of them disappeared in a flash of speed, both of them not wanting to waste anytime.
"They make a good match, don't you think?" She said two Kakashi, who simply rubbed the back of his head, responding with a simple: "yeah". He shifted his gaze toward the window again and looked out into the distance at the deteriorating town. His eyes narrowed.
'Those were fake smiles' He thought to himself and sighed heavily. 'Wait, did she just say Namikaze?'
(random beach shore)
Naruto and Larxene stood on the cool sand of a beach far from Tazuna's seaside home. The sun was setting in the horizon, taking with it its valuable light. It rays sunk away from the ground, forced away by the pursuing darkness, with the setting of the sun it was now dusk.
Over the horizon twilight appeared and the sounds of the waves crashing against the damp sand filled the air; the mist that was there before had retreated back into the open water. The giant unfinished bridge hung over them shrouding them in a veil of darkness, like a dark blanket cast above them. Their fight would be in the shadows.
"Before we start tell me, what are you doing here?" Her back was against the bridge, turning her body into a petite silhouette of rage and spitefulness. Both their chakra signatures spiked and the air was thick with the foul presence of intent killing intent.
"I'm on a mission, I'm supposed to be here." His hands were jammed in his pockets and his head cocked off to the side, facing the water. A cloud shifted from it's place, letting a bit of lunar light hit Naruto and giving his unruly blond hair a glossy appearance like the surface of a polished blade. "But since you are here..." His voice trailed off arrogantly and he gave her a smile to match his voice. " -I guess that I can continue my interrogation."
"Really now." Larxene thrust her open palm into the air. " Five minutes, this'll take five minutes, last time I underestimated you and held back but now I'll kill you!" She withdrew her arm and placed it on the sand, her pale fingers burying themselves into the shifting sand. She outstretched her legs, putting one farther out than the other, and arched her back as if she was about to compete in a race.
"Ready" She said. Naruto raised a comical eyebrow at her ready stance but shrugged it off as nothing and slid into his own fighting stance. In matched silence, looking angrily into one anothers eyes and when the light of the first appeared they both lunged for each other. Plowing directly into each other with a barrage of quick-paced punches, kicks, and lunges.
"Not bad" Said Naruto as he ducked a wide sweep kick directly over his head and with a pivot of his right foot spun and rammed is shin into her ribs, sending her flying several feet away, near the quickening tide. "But it's not good either." He wiped his nose with his thumb in a snobby fashion, extending to her a smirk that simply oozed out his confidence.
The match had just began and already Naruto was getting the best of her. It seemed too easy. Naruto's thoughts were proved correct when he felt his hair stand on end; Larxene's chakra spiked and she drew a kunai. She disappeared in a flash.
A blistering pain erupted from his left arm, he looked down and noticed that he was bleeding and Larxene was nowhere to be found. Naruto spun around only to meet Larxene's foot.
"Namikaze!" She screamed before hitting Naruto in the face. The shock of the kick racked his entire body. "Die!" She followed up with a round of high speed taijutsu; some blows were blocked, others dodged, and some weren't even close to making contact. Larxene was furious and had taken to assaulting Naruto with a seemingly never-ending chain of taijutsu.
Naruto dodged left, and was then kick in the face causing him to stumble backwards. "How do you like that? I hope that wasn't too much for you, Namikaze!" She said giving him the same smirk he had only moments ago given her.
"Boy you really do like saying my last name a lot, just shut up already!" Naruto faded from her vision and reappeared behind her. He grabbed her, locking both her arms into a full nelson submission. "Got you." She tried to break free of his grasp but couldn't.
"Now what do you plan to do?" They stood there for what seemed like an eternity until Naruto said: "This".
A clone burst out of the sand in front of her, he laughed maniacally, an exact copy of his master. With a snap of his jaw, Naruto's clone suddenly stopped laughing and began to rapidly punch Larxene in her stomach, then moving up to her face, then dropping back down to her stomach. She coughed blood and grunted from every strike let loose upon her body. But suddenly he stopped.
The Naruto that stood was holding he down, the real Naruto, asked her: "How do you like it, a nice, skull shattering punch to the face, or would you rather have the real me snap your neck, killing you instantly?" The Naruto clone that had ceased pummeling her body had his arm cocked back, ready to give the final blow.
They both began laughing.
"Shut up."
They continued.
"Shut up."
Still both Narutos continued to laugh.
"I said shut up!" A dangerous aura enveloped her body, it was black, but unlike Naruto had expected it to be, it wasn't evil it was just an aura of anger. Larxene outstretched her hands and sent both Naruto and his clone tumbling twenty feet away.
"Damn, she blew me back, but that didn't feel like chakra, it felt like something different." He reluctantly rose to his feet and smirked at Larxene.
She growled in anger and disappeared, taking with her a stream of sand that flowed to the right. Following the direction of the sand Naruto jumped back and dodged Larxene's left hook. She threw out another punch, which Naruto caught.
Through narrow eyelids and gritted teeth Larxene said: "Damn you Naruto!" He laughed but his grin faded as she broke out of his grip and gave him a solid blow to his abdomen, followed by kick to the face. Naruto's vision went blurry from the impact and through the blackened corner of his eye he saw Larxene press her fingers to the ground yet again.
Sensing danger Naruto jumped into the air to avoid any ground attacks that she would try. "Damn it!" He said as he began to make hand signs in mid-air, working through each seal, being careful not to slip up. The frigid air of the night stung his lungs as he inhaled, invading into his chest and ferreting out every soft spot of his inner body.
"Fuuton Ninpou: Kamikaze!" (Wind release ninja arts: Hair wind) From Naruto mouth came a cold funnel of air, spinning at such a rate that it howled like a wolf. Larxene did not falter or run, she stood her ground and much to Naruto's surprise her shadow began to change, it expanded and swallowed her whole; moving her out of the way of danger.
'She sank into her shadow, she's a shadow user!' Naruto thought, then his eyes widened. Any icy chill ran through his back and he felt it run rapidly in his body. Larxene had somehow appeared behind him and stabbed him; he stared in amazement when he looked down and witnessed a solid spear of dark energy protruding out of his stomach. He let out a roar of pain and spun in the air, and blew wind but there was nobody. Where he thought Larxene was, in reality she wasn't. Before he fell to the ground he saw that she was back to her original position, as if she never moved at all.
Shakily standing up Naruto staggered two his feet and brushed himself free of dirt and anything else that would dirty his jacket. He hadn't expected an attack so mysterious, it was something he had never seen. "What was that, is it some kind of jutsu?" He smiled a little bit from his great interest in Larxene's seemingly new ability.
Once again the area became silent, letting only the waves speak out with a sound that was like the dull roar of a lion. Larxene was standing now, her fingers no longer groping in the sand and to Naruto's relief her shadow reverted back to its original form, a bulky resemblance of her small form that lingering on the ground. The way angle of light that the moon shone on her caused Larxene's shadow to stretch out to her left, like a flat, silent, and deadly pet waiting to do its master's bidding.
"Members of the Saiki have what you would call special weapons, all of us have chosen them ourselves and they have done the same by choosing us as their wielder." Larxene said while plucking at a loose strand of hair that flew down her face. "They can be anything from something as simple as a sword to something as complex as power over an element." Naruto's mind instantly drifted toward Marlucia and his mastery of the element, water.
"Then what's yours?" He said; after giving it several pokes Naruto painfully pulled out the shadowy spear from his body, not unscathed though. The spear burned his hand, it felt like he had put his hand directly on a bed of hot coals. "I would like to know before we continue." Larxene eyelids slid down, her eyes half open with her full eyelashes enhancing the emerald green color of her eyes accompanied by the magnificent shine of the moon.
"My power, is my shadow, weird. It seemed that my own weapon resided withing myself." Naruto grunted with pain but continued to listen to Larxene speak. "I just got it, but it doesn't matter now, seeing as how I can't be with the organization anymore." Her eyes widened, she had said too much so she covered her mouth with her own hands. At least Naruto now knew the reason she was at Tazuna's, she was kicked out of the Saiki and fled to this place. It was probably her only choice, an organization such as the Saiki probably wouldn't let her live if wasn't part of it and still knew about it.
Naruto drew his hand to his chin, winced and said: "So you were kicked out and this is your only place of shelter..." He waited her to respond. After a few moments her shadow became disfigured and lunged at him, still attached to her. It struck him in the shoulder.
"So what!" Another shadow tendril hit him directly parallel to the first one. "I don't care, all I want to do is get rid of you, I can't stand the sight your smug face!" Naruto looked up at her, perpetuating onto his face a crazed smile, he bared his teeth to her and his eyes were open wide, with a solid ring of orange encircling each of his pupils.
He latched on to one of the shadows impaling his body, and with the sound of sizzling flesh he slid it out of his skin, soon followed by the next spear. He held onto both of them with all of his strength. All though it did not show on his face, Naruto's palms were burning and seething with intense pain. "Then if your out of the Saiki, why do you still want me dead. Stop! Don't answer that, I'll do it for you." He tossed the shadows away and they retracted back to Larxene.
Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath he extended his hand toward the water. "I learned how to do some more tricks with my Geostigma, tell me if you like them. 'rise'. Instantly a glistening wave of water rose from the tide near Larxene, drawing her attention toward the hulking mass of water. In the brief moment that Larxene looked away Naruto ran up and stuck Larxene on her side. On instinct Larxene grabbed Naruto's arm and pulled him in, giving him a headbutt to the face.
Naruto felt his bruised flesh, feeling his nose. Laced with a thin coat of crimson blood were his fingers. He growled and stomped on the ground, the sand underneath it erupted in a huge torrent of dust, blowing her away, it contorted and funneled and spun. 'Reverse' The funnel stopped for a moment, suspending Larxene in mid-air for a small amount of seconds and reversed its rotation sucking her back toward him.
"It's over." His arched out his hand; from his palm came a spark of a flame, it grew bigger, crackling with thunderous howls. "Katon: Kobushi Dai no jutsu!" (Fire release: Great palm technique). In an attempt to save herself, Larxene spun with the clockwise motion of the funnel, in a drill-like fashion; she aimed her attack for Naruto.
"No use.." He grabbed her foot and drew upon the power of the Geostigma, stopping the flow of air. ".. it's too late now Larxene. I'll show you what happens when you oppose me!" He slammed his palm into Larxene, the result: A huge explosion that scattered sand everywhere. There was no doubt that a sound like that would attract some of the local citizens. The sand shrouded the clear moonlight, casting upon the chilly air a hue of hazy white and brown and making the air visible . Everything went black for Naruto.
Not knowing where he was he felt around for the ground, and a sense of falling overwhelmed him. When he opened his eyes a bit he gasped; there was no ground for him to feel. He noticed that he was falling in nothing, a realm of darkness where he could see nothing but darkness.
It was cold, colder than it was on the beach where he and Larxene fought. He inspected himself, nothing was out of place and he was in one piece. What this place was, he didn't know. "Maybe I'm dead" He said to himself, "Maybe this is the dark gateway to hell, I know this can't be the road to heaven." He laughed at his little observation and leaned his head over to the right. There he saw Larxene's body cascading down with him, unconscious and bruised. On her abdomen was a terrible burn where Naruto had struck her; alive she was but her condition was worsening. Her falling form resembled an eagle shot down in flight.
"She did this."Kyuubi said to Naruto through their mental link. He was a little taken by surprise when he heard the sudden sound of Kyuubi's voice. "She said that her weapon was her own shadow was her weapon, she was wrong."
'Wrong, then what's her weapon?' Naruto rested his hands behind his head and outstretched his legs, as if sitting on a couch. He grunted and waited for Kyuubi to respond.
"Larxene is in fact more important than she realizes. It is not her shadow that she weilds but it is in fact the power of this place, the shadow realm, that gives her her power. She unknowingly chose her shadow as her weapon and in turn it wasn't her shadow but in fact all shadows that chose her as their master. She may be of some use to us Naruto, I think It wouldn't be wise to kill her."
Naruto took into mind what Kyuubi said, the blond girl was special, he couldn't deny it. The entire shadow realm wouldn't just choose a person to be its master unless that person would be important in the near or distant future. Never taking his eyes off her, he thought of some of the possible outcomes and consequences that he might face if he were to let Larxene live, they weren't all too good. Still, she would be a powerful asset to have around, all he needed to do was keep her around long enough for him to trust her.
'I don't know Kyuubi, she might end up trying to betray me if I let her join me. What happenes then, huh? I can't just take her with me.' Naruto felt a rapid vibration in the back of his head, like the buzzing of a thousand beetles in his ears. It irritated his highly sensitive sense of hearing.
I do know, let her live." With a huff Naruto conceded defeat, Kyuubi made a little sense. He would just have let her tag along for now. He reached out to pull her in, but retreated back in case of the scenario that Larxene was playing possum. After a momentary paused he grabbed her arm and drew her limp body in closer to him; hoisting in a bridal style embrace.
'I still don't see why I shouldn't just kill her, at least tell me. I know that I can use her to get info on the Saiki but.." He looked down at her with a raised eyebrow. "..she look as if she knows a whole lot, otherwise she wouldn't have gotten herself disbanded from the organization.' Kyuubi sighed with a deep demonic voice. He explained to Naruto the various reasons that she could be useful, some of which made Naruto's cheeks flush with a hot red hue. The end result was the sight of Naruto's face in a concentrated expression, cold sweat laced his forehead and vein, that imitated the appearance of a river, stuck out on his forehead.
'Well those are good reasons as well, some better than others. But still I not to sure.'
"Trust me Naruto-kun, it will work out, and this gives you a reason to be away from your team." After some thought Naruto came to an unexpected conclusion; he would take her back with him, back to Konoha. After he giving it much thought, he knew that it was a logical choice and a the moment he had settled to looking at her, with a confused gaze.
She was breathing but her chest was shaky and fluttered, by Naruto's observation her condition was stable. "Why do I always end up with a burden that I can't just toss away?" He said to himself shaking his head. It was after a few seconds when his vision faltered, inducing onto him a stark dizziness. It made him feel as if he had just been caught in the path of a tornado. "My head, damn, it must be this realm, it's not natural..." His sense of elevation left him and a new feeling overwhelmed his body, he felt heavy. No longer did Naruto have a feeling of weightlessness but rather a feeling of gravity.
He noticed that he was standing, on sand and judging by the hot walls of sand that surrounded him, he was in a hole. He looked down, witnessing Larxene's impassive expression, her face was dirtied by the dust that floated in the air like steam. 'What now?' He asked Kyuubi. 'How am I going to explain this to everyone?' Naruto placed Larxene on top pf the soft sand and examined her body.
"She's really fucked up." He said.
"Naruto Let me help her." Naruto nodded. Kyuubi instructed him to placed his hand on her, at first Naruto thought of it as Kyuubi trying to get him to 'touch' her but he was wrong. As he did as he did so his arm was engulfed by a warm sensation, red chakra seeped through his skin and into hers . Soon the demonic chakra covered both of them, and he could heal both of their bodies healing at a rapid rate.
'What is this Kyuubi?' His eyes were now closed taking in the radiant and warm feeling of his inner demon. He felt his wounds closing up; flesh repairing himself, and briuised skin returning to its original luster. He could feel through Kyuubi's chakra, that Larxene's wounds were healing as well. His finger jerked, twitching from the utter delight that came with healing via Kyuubi's chakra.
"My chakra, I have extended it so that our supernatural healing ability will not only heal you but this girl as well. Listen place your finger tip onto on of her open wounds."Naruto did as instructed and placed his finger on one off the still exposed area's of flesh. It began to glow, and like a jolt of electricity a red spark of chakra ran down his finger and into her body.
'What was that?'
"An extra precaution, to insure that while she accompanies us, Larxene here won't try to strike you down."
"Wow, that's ingenious." Kyuubi explained how his chakra would give Larxene a painful jolt if she would ever try to kill him, the action of the chakra was controlled by Kyuubi and the end result of being shocked by demon chakra would be painful. Ingenious indeed.
The red chakra dissipated and Larxene eye trembled and she began to stir. Naruto quickly cut off his mental link with Kyuubi before she was fully conscious. Her eyelids slowly cracked open and she moaned from the dull pain in her head, and she let out an exasperated sigh from lips.
She wore an impassive expression on her face, she looked calm and at peace. "My wounds, their gone, did you do it?" Naruto pressed his lips against each other making a rigid line with them. He cocked his head to the side.
"Yeah, you could say it was me." He leaned back and went into a crossed legged lotus position. "No need to thank me, all I need to do is tell me what I need to know."
She cast her impassive gaze toward the sky; Naruto wondered how she could be so emotional at times then go back to holding the enigmatic facial expression that she held at that very moment. "I wasn't going to thank you" She said. "Why did you heal me, I'm your enemy? You should have killed me when you had the chance." Larxene shifted in the sand. "What's your reason for keeping me alive?"
"Simple, I want you to join me." Her eyes widened and she swallowed as if she was choking on something.
"Why would I do that?"
"Because you have nowhere else to go besides this place, and I think you would be a valuable asser to have around." Her lips pressed against each other in a sour scowl.
"No, I won't go anywhere. It's your fault I'm here in the first place, if it wasn't for you I would still be in the Saiki!" Her voice had risen and her tone was fragile and unguarded.
"But here's the big picture, you're not anymore and I'm giving you a chance to start over, become a nin of Konoha and live a better life. I know your brother would want it for you." Larxene let out a sharp gasp, she slowly moved head in order to look at Naruto.
"My brother, how do you know him? Tell me and don't you dare lie to me!"
"You're in no position to make any demands." Naruto figured he could use this to his advantage, it would aid in convincing her to join. He explained to Larxene almost everything that occurred after he first defeated her, well everything that dealt with the Saiki. He told her of the fight with Marlucia, his defeat and how Lark saved him. He also told her what Lark said to him, how he told Naruto to protect her. The whole time she wore a delicate expression on her face; Naruto looked at her, her face a visage of various emotions. Anger, contempt, and maybe even hope. Hard lines creased her forehead.
Then she said: " What if I say no, what happens then." Naruto produced a deep sigh from his chest. He placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Then you will never be able to live your life alone in peace. As long as you are alive and have some connection to the Saiki you won't be able to stop moving."
"They think that I'm dead so it wouldn't make a difference."
"Your brother didn't think you were dead. What makes you think that anybody else did?" Her expression grew pensive as she lay there with her mouth open in deep thought. Larxene was quiet for a moment; this was something she hadn't expected. What she expected was an all out battle to the death with Naruto. Instead she got an invitation back to Konoha.
She didn't really know what to do, a part of her wanted to say no, that much she knew. But on the other hand after hearing that her brother personally requested for him to protect her, surprisingly, a part of her wanted to go with him. She knew what the right choice was, she knew what she had to do.
"Now, will you join me?" He extended his hand out to her. Larxene looked at it for a while. SAY YES ALREADY!
She took his hand and they both helped each other up. After a short little gasp Larxene replied: "No." Naruto's eyebrow lifted and his upper lip was raised in a tilted state of shock.
'No, what do you mean no?" Larxene use Naruto to pull herself up.
"If what you say is true, that my brother requested for me to stay with you have to prove yourself to me" She lifted a finger at Naruto, waving it back and forth. "If I can be of some use to you then you should be of some use to me. So prove to me why I should come with you then, and only then, will I go back with you and your team to Konoha." Naruto growled, a single vein bulged on his head, pulsating in sync with his own heartbeat.
The dry air made him repeatedly lick his lips. He gazed at the black sky, the stars painted it like hundreds of tiny little bugs on a wide open field of air. After a deep sigh he bowed his head down. "Fine, have it your way, I'll prove to it to you." The waves crashing on the shore caused thin mist to hit both Larxene and Naruto while the were in the hole. It was an indicator that the tide was coming in.
"Looks like it is high tide" Larxene said.
"Then let's leave."
"Whatever; but how are we going to explain this." She pointed to their tattered clothing. They simply looked a mess. Horrible. Naruto scratched his head and squinted his eyes, He cleared his throat.
"Uhhhh-...... I got it!" He snapped his fingers. "We'll just sneak in. It should be easy, agreed." She confired his asumption by nodding.
"Then let's go." With that they both jumped out of the hole; Naruto used his Geostigma to mend the ravage sand to its original state. After that they left in a burst of speed, heading back to Tazuna's home, both of them hoping that Naruto's plan would work.
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Finally I'm done; so sorry about the insane wait. Actually I don't know why I didn't get it out faster, I just didn't have the time to write Like I did in the summer when I first started this story. So any way It's complete, the turning point of the story. Will Larxene Join and go to Konoha or will she decline or remain loyal to the Saiki, who knows. Only time will tell.
Anyway the next chapter is going to be good, I won't say anything about it you'll just have to wait for it. Hopefully it won't be as long as a wait as this one was.
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