WolfGear presents: Naruto: Alternate Legacy

Alternate Legacy chapter 7: Change up

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"Thoughts"

Summoning/demon

Summoning/demon thoughts

Jutsu

It was the early morning, very early; the sun had not even begun to peek out over the horizon. Crouching low on the window ledge to Raiko and Naruko's apartment was Tsunade and Jiraiya hell bent on finding out the truth of Raiko's connection to the two. Tsunade suggested they simply knock on the door, but Jiraiya wanted to do things the sneaky way and go through the window, so they flipped a coin. Jiraiya won obviously.

"This is stupid! Why can't we just knock on the damn door?" Tsunade whispered. Going through the window was very common in Konoha, but it looked like they were breaking into to the place.

"We need to know what their hiding, so we sneak in take a quick look through anything that looks useful then come back and confront them." Jiraiya said opening the window. Suddenly a kanji seal appeared on the glass. Jiraiya cringed thinking it was an alarm, but after a moment nothing happened. "Well that was close… AAHAHHAHA"

A tiger appeared out of a poof of smoke and tackled Jiraiya, sending him plummeting to the ground. The sage screamed rolling on the ground as the tiger continued to maul him. "Get it off me! Get it off me! Help for Kami's sake Tsunade!" He yelled as Tsunade jumped down and punched the tiger, making it disappear into smoke. The medic placed her hands on her hips and looked down at her teammate.

"Ready to use the door now," She asked sarcastically.

"Yeah…" Jiraiya replied meekly covered in cuts and bruises, but nothing serious.

They entered the apartment the normal way and stood in front of Raiko's and Naruko's door. Tsunade twisted the knob breaking it off the door by accident. Another sealed appeared and another tiger tackled Jiraiya to the ground and started clawing at him!

"Why me!" Jiraiya pleaded has he struggled with the beast. The door behind him opened and out walked a red eyed Kushina with a spiked baseball bat.

"Shut up!" She screamed swinging the bat, unfortunately for Jiraiya the tiger disappeared leaving him right in the bats bath.

Next a sleepy Minato walked into the hall and looked at the scene before him and yawned. "Little early to start causing trouble Jiraiya sensei, but since you're here and we're awake might as well start breakfast." Minato said ignoring the bleeding form of his sensei like it was normal.

After patching up Jiraiya and having breakfast with plenty of coffee, the two sennin explained the reasons behind their actions. Minato and Kushina looked between the two and pictured Raiko in-between them, yeah it made sense actually. Especially since Tsunade told them about Raiko's Mokuton abilities.

Minato sipped his coffee, "Well I got to say it is very possible. He does look just like you sensei. But you're wasting your time here, Raiko and Naruko left for their early morning training about ten minutes before you got here. The reason they have those security seals up is because Anko is staying with them." He finished thinking back to when Naruko was over the night before chatting excitingly about having Anko stay over. The Strawberry blonde didn't always act her age, course she couldn't be more than 19 years old.

Jiraiya digested the information Minato gave them. Confronting them outside the village would be better in case things got a little crazy.

"Do you know where they train? We really need to get this cleared up," Jiraiya asked.

Kushina answered. "Yeah we know, though you won't like it."

"Why?" Both sennin asked curiously.

"Cause they train in the forest of death." They all gave an involuntary shiver each remembering their own hardships in that hell hole.

Jiraiya looked to Tsunade and shrugged, "We came this far."

Tsunade sighed, "Fine, but the moment a snake fall in my breasts I'm out."

In the 44 training ground aka the forest of death Konoha's most dangerous and rigorous training ground, two certain ninjas were running around like it was a children's park. The two Sennins could hardly believe their eyes as literary hundreds of Naruko shadow clones surrounded a lone Raiko in the middle of the clearing.

Cracking his knuckle against his forehead, Raiko dropped into a stance and waited. "Come on bring it!" He challenged as flood of Naruko's charged the lone ninja. For a second he disappeared entirely beneath bodies. Suddenly the pile of Naruko's was dispelled as Raiko batted them back with his right arm.

"Try this," A Rasengon formed in snow haired nin's hand, but instead of using it the normal way he crushed it in his palm and threw it, creating thousands of mini Rasengons that destroyed the majority of the Naruko clones! "Yeah, say hello to my Rasen Nami!" Raiko cheered blasting another section of shadow clones away.

"That is awesome!" Naruko shouted after Raiko finished destroying the last of the clones. "You got to teach me how to do that!"

Raiko chuckled, he loved seeing Naruko happy. "You bet, but later. You got to get to the hospital or else Tsunade will chew your ass." Somewhere off in the distance they heard something that sounded very close to someone cursing, but shrugged it off as animals making strange noises.

"Alright, I'll stop by the apartment and wake Anko if she isn't already. See you later tonight!" Naruko waved good bye and disappeared.

Raiko sighed happily; he loved the new life they had here in the past. Now though he would have to fight to keep it. "Get the fuck out here and face me like men unless you want a tree truck shoved up your ass." He ordered losing his cheer. This was the Shichidiame talking now.

Jiraiya thought he was talking about him, but kept still as five figures dropped down from the tree tops. All of them wore gear similar to Anbu, but with some slight variations, they were from Danzo's Anbu root unit or NE.

"What is going on here?" The sannin wondered.

"Huh, you guys again? Can't that coward you call boss come here himself? Whatever, I got the same answer for you as last time. No, Naruko and I are not joining your little club of toy soldiers." Slowly tree root broke ground behind the Root ninja. "This would be almost funny considering your group's name. Don't worry I'll let you live, but I can't grantee the animals won't feed off you well you sleep."

The roots wrapped around the Root ninjas' necks slowly cutting off their air passage ways till they fell unconscious. When every last one was uncurious the root returned to the ground. Raiko did a quick check on each of them and made sure they would live. He also poured sake in their mouths and left a few bottles of sake scattered here and there.

"You can come out now Jiraiya." Raiko said leaning against a tree trunk. He removed a scroll from his pouch and pulled a fresh bottle of Sake from the storage seal. "Want some?" He offered the Sage, who gladly accepted the drink. "I'm guessing you're not here out here for a morning walk I take it? Especially since Tsunade was with you."

Jiraiya sipped his drink; it was a very good flavor. "You're a sharp one kid. I want to you to be honest with me man to man. Just who are you?"

Raiko took a gulp of Sake. "Who am I?" He said aloud. "Well, I am Raiko, my name means thunder child. I enjoy sake, being with Naruko, and fighting a good fight. My goal in life is to settle down somewhere and raise a family. Not like I was raised, on the road switching between parents every month. Is that what you wanted to know?"

The Toad sage rubbed his chin as he took another drink. He looked to see Raiko copying the gesture. The young man was down it out of habit and not as a joke to get on his nerves.

"So you know Fūinjutsu? Those were your seals at the apartment right?"

Raiko grinned. "Yeah, my father taught me and Naruko everything we know. Sorry if the tiger's hurt you. My summons can get a little carried away." He chuckled remembering his own mishap with the felines.

"So you can summon tiger? That's a very rare summons. Originally from Kumo I believe." Jiraiya said eyeing Raiko.

"Yeah, stole it from the Raikage. Old man nearly burnt me to a crisp, got the scar on my back to prove it." Raiko laughed remembering the encounter. In truth it was Jiraiya that wanted him to steal the tiger contract as a "birthday present".

The two snow heads laughed heartily. "Good one son!" Jiraiya said patting Raiko on the back.

"Thanks Dad… ah crap!" Raiko cursed realizing his mistake. Two months he's avoided saying those two little words around the two sannin and now he blew it! In retrospect he blames the Sake. "Sorry, about that Jiraiya, it's just me and my old man used to do stuff like this before he died, and look at the time I got to go start training Anko!" He hastily made a break for the trees and leapt out of sight.

"Don't forget we got a Jonin meeting later!" Jiraiya called after him. The Toad sage took another of sake. He would let Raiko of the hook this time, he got the information he needed, plus a bonus. Jiraiya smirked as he summoned a toad to carry the Root Anbu members to the Hokage. There was very little chance that these guys were registered Konoha ninja, finally he would have proof that Danzo was filling his ranks behind the third's back.

He looked in the direction Raiko had gone. Hard to believe he didn't notice earlier how similar they were. It was strange to think of himself as a father, but it was a good feeling. Not he just needed to unravel the rest of the mystery that surrounded the boy.

"That can wait for now," Jiraiya muttered dragging the root ninja towards the Hokage tower. Danzo has been a thorn in the old man's side for years. Maybe deep down the cripple was trying to help Konoha, but they didn't need a separate group of Anbu that would not follow the Kage's orders. They were roots alright, rotten and plaguing the great tree of Konoha, for the future of the village. Sarutobi ordered Jiraiya and several others to expose Danzo and his NE.

Anko yawned finally waking up from her long sleep. Well long for a ninja, six hours was pretty generous in wartime. She stumbled into the living room finding the rest of the apartment empty. Sleepily she entered the kitchen and pulled out a bowl and some cereal for breakfast. Chewing her Shiriken O's she caught with of something that smelled like hazelnut.

Walking over to the counter she stopped a clear pot filled with a black liquid. She grabbed the handle and watched the steam rise out of the pot.

"Wonder what this is?" Anko wondered pulling a tiger shaped mug out of the cupboard. She poured the contents into the mug and replaced the pot on the burner. After letting the hot drink cool for a minute she took a sip. "GAH, it's so bitter!" She recoiled in disgust, but found that she was wide awake now. Taking another sip she felt more energized and it didn't taste as bad the second time.

"No wonder mom always so much liver when she drinks this stuff." Anko muttered now gabbing down the cup. She refilled and spotted a can of sugar next to the coffee pot. "This should make it taste a little sweeter." She smiled pouring the sugar into her cup.

Naruko sighed in relief as she entered the apartment. She had just enough time to wake Anko and grab some of the coffee they started before going to train. Whistling a tone she entered the kitchen and grabbed the pot, only to find it was much lighter than usual.

"What the hell?" Her eyes nearly popped out when she saw that the entire pot was gone! Naruko fell to her knees. "NOOOO that was the last of the hazelnut," She sobbed. The only place you could get hold of hazelnut coffee beans was in the ironically named land of Hazel, which bordered Iwa. A not very welcome place for Konoha Shinobi right now… or ever really.

The clock on the wall said 7:00 am she only had ten minutes to get to the hospital or Tsunade would punish her for being late. Sighing Naruko picked got off the floor and leapt out the window.

Meanwhile Anko was making her way to her and Raiko's meeting spot, and feeling kind of jittery. The purple haired Kunoichi leapt off roof tops laughing like a madwoman, while preforming summersaults and other acrobatic acts. She landed dead center of the bridge. Raiko raised a brow as his student was literally bouncing off the walls.

"Good to see you're so excited this morning Anko. I have a Jonin meeting this afternoon, so we'll be cutting training short today. Course that just means I'll work you harder, so let's work on your chakra control. See that freakily tall tree over there?" Anko nods. "Well I want to you climb it without using your hands. Before you say anything, it is possible."

Raiko focused his chakra allowing it to be visible on his feet for Anko's benefit and then he walked straight up the tree. "Easy right? Use a Kunai to mark your progress and remember to have the right amount; you don't want too little or too much, otherwise you'll fall on your ass."

A hawk flew overhead, screeching a message for all Jonin to assemble at the Hokage tower. "I have to leave, Practice till you reach the top! See you at home!" He said disappearing, leaving Anko to alone.

Inside the Hokage tower the Jonin gathered to meet their leader. Many wondered why they were holding the meeting earlier, but restrained themselves knowing the Hokage would explain in due time. The third entered the room and took his seat, two anbu flanking him.

"Thank you all for coming one such short notice," Sarutobi began. "I know you are all rather busy, so I'll cut right to the chase. Iwa and Kumo's forces are drawing closer to our lands and we need more troops out on the frontlines, so by a 2/3 vote the elder consul has decided that the graduation of the academy students will be moved up tomorrow. I know this is sudden, and I do not feel this is the right course of action, but we do need the man power. Tomorrow all Jonin sensei will go to the academy to claim your students. You will have a month to prepare them and then you will be dispatched to the front. The rest of you will be divided up into teams and half will act as relief units, and the rest will be reserves. That is all!"

The Jonin filed out many muttering about the Hokage's announcement. Sarutobi pulled his hat down to cover his eyes. He was against sending children, even if they are considered adults when they graduate, to their death. He lifted his head and saw that his two new Jonin remained in the room.

"Can I help you Raiko, Naruko?"

"I doubt it," Raiko said leaving the room. "This is a mistake." He said softly, but the third still heard it and agreed.

"Sorry Hokage-sama, Raiko's just cares about his comrades." Naruko bowed. She was on her way to the hospital when she heard the hawk message. "I don't think sending fresh Genin into battle is wise, which is why I would like to ask you if you could allow me to be a Jonin sensei too. I want to do all I can to make sure those Genin survive."

"Your part of the medical staff though, we need all the medics we can get." Sarutobi said, but Naruko cut him off.

"I'm not able to perform medical jutsu anymore." Naruko extended her hand and tried to form a chakra scalpel, instead of a small shape edge, a jagged three foot long blade formed. "I thought I would have more time, before my control went down the drain again, but I guess I'm a faster healer then I thought." She grinned sadly. "As I am right now I would do more harm than good. I didn't tell you this before, but I was the one that hacked of Raiko's arm."

WolfGear's den

Ok I'm going to end it here because this took me at least five rewrites and I need to get this moving. Adding a little to the pot here and there, but I promise to shape and get better chapters out. Kind of shot myself in the foot here having Jiraiya and Tsunade find out about Raiko soon, but they're not stupid, and would think they would have figure it before the two month time skip ended. Anyway enough rant there. I got a something worked out, but Raiko and parents issue is going to fall into the background as preparation for the war moves forward. I guess before I get to far ahead in chapters I should ask you guys if you think I should rewrite 6 and 7 just to make the story flow better.