Naruto: Dark Beginnings

A/N: Not much to say other than sorry for the long delay between chapters. Things are getting a little crazy as I approach my final set of exams so updates will be a bit all over the show for a while. The OC submission has been extended until the next few chapters (seeing as I don't actually know the date where the chapter involving The Company is released they appear in the 2nd Arc although characters may be mention in the Company Archives omake, even characters that won't appear in the actual story may be mentioned here). Send any OCs via PM not in a review, thank you. More details on my profile page.

Oh someone said that Naruto using the Golden Chakra state would be Kage level. Keep into account that the one in the manga is a Nine Tailed cloak, Naruto in this can only use one tail so is effectively fighting at 1/9th strength and he is not very good at controlling the chakra, forcing him to rely on it to boost his speed. He can make basic hands that can perform handseals and carry weapons but only when he is calm. If his emotions are running wild he is unable to use the cloak as anything other than a speed and strength boost. He doesn't move as fast as the nine tailed version and can only use short bursts of speed.


Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. As if you didn't already know that.

STORY STARTS HERE


Arc 1: The Bloody Mist
Chapter 2: Pay attention, it may save your life.

Land of Water, Central Swampland, Sometime around Mid-day

Three figures were walking through thick mist carefully walking to avoid falling into one of the many hidden pools that surrounded the boggy swampland of central Water. They were all cloaked and walked slowly, continuously checking for anyone who was stalking them. The smallest of the group tripped over her cloak and landed in a puddle and was quickly helped up by one of the others. Some distance from the three a lone bandit stared using his natural abilities as a sensor to track them in the mist.

"Easy pickings," Raiga the bandit muttered as he watched the three refugees walking through the swampland. Ever since his entire band had been slaughtered by a blonde haired man proclaiming himself a hero, Raiga had been struggling to earn a living and it showed. He was wearing muddy black leather armour and had a filthy black bandana hiding his bald head. His narrow eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep and he had severe bags under his eyes. His sword was blunted and grimy and its sheath was little more than a bundle of leather hastily stitched together.

He had been stalking this group for several hours now, trying to work out the best plan of attack. There two smaller figures appeared to be female and the remaining figure was quite broad and carried a sword on his back. Clearly he had to be eliminated then maybe Raiga could have a little fun with the two girls before he killed them and took all their clothes and money. He would leave their bodies for the rats or whatever scum came across them first. It had been far too long since he had enjoyed the feel of a woman beneath him. When his group had been at the height of its power they had raided bloodline villagers every other day and had plenty of women desperate to protect their young ones and prepared to submit to whatever twisted fantasies the bandits could come up with. As he was now he couldn't even afford the fair of a cheap prostitute.

If one were to look back on what was about to happen to said bandit, they could summarise it in one phrase. Karma's a bitch. As a sensor he really should have sensed the chakra levels of the three or even just the aura of power the man emitted, but the bandit was blinded by his greed.

Raiga crept ahead of the group and hid in a rare patch of greenery including several small bushes and lay waiting for the group to pass so he could leap out and ambush them. As they approach Raiga felt his heart quicken and began to sweat. This was the first time he had ever attacked a group without a twelve man group in his favour. He began to realise that the swordsman may be a better fighter than him. After all as a bandit Raiga had no formal training beyond 'here's a sword, stick the pointy end in the other person' so that meant a fair fight was out of the window. He would have to take the smallest figure hostage.

With a grin he waited until the group was almost right next to him before snatching the small girl and demanding, "Lay down your weapons or I'll kill the little bitch!"

"Huh?" A deep voiced sounded as the tallest of the three turned to face the bandit. The fog suddenly wasn't thick enough for the bandit as he realised the man weighed at least twice as much as the bandit himself.

"Will you please release her?" The second figure had a kind voice and the lust within Raiga flared. He would have that girl crying his name.

"No chance sweetie. But maybe we could work something out." Raiga grinned lustfully.

The mist seemed to be thinning as the silhouettes became more defined. The cloaked figures of the two stood before him revealed only their eyes as black scarves covered the mouths of the refugees. Both had brown eyes and whilst the smaller figure had a kindness in them, the taller of the figures had eyes that looked disinterested with the whole situation.

"I want to play," The young girl in his arms tilted her head.

"Go ahead," The man grunted.

"Yay!" The girl clapped her hand then held out a hand. A scythe appeared from nowhere.

"What the hell?" Raiga kicked the girl away from him as she tried to cut him open with the scythe causing her to fall face first into the muddy ground.

"You got mud all over yourself," the taller girl scolded the little one gently.

"I'll tell you what," The male growled. "If you tell us where the hell we are and the nearest way to Fort Freedom, I won't kill you."

Raiga was suddenly struck by killing intent from the man who picked the little girl up by the scruff of her cloak. The girl seemed oblivious to this and was slashing wildly in front of herself to try and hit the bandit.

"You're walking the wrong way," Raiga gasped out. "It is six hours travel in the opposite direction."

"I told you we were going the wrong way," The middle member of the group sighed as she turned to the man.

"Fair enough," The man let go of the little girl who charged the bandit.

Raiga tried to move but the killing intent from the taller man kept him pinned as the triple bladed scythe bit into his chest. "You promised to let me live." He coughed out as blood filled his lungs.

"No," The man's eyes showed humour, "I just said I wouldn't kill you."

"Bastard," Raiga grunted before succumbing to his death.

"So we turn around then?" Haku turned to Zabuza ignoring the sounds of flesh being sliced from behind her.

"I guess," Zabuza sighed heavily. "And Ardot, put that head down, you don't know where it has been."

"Aww…" Ardot dropped Raiga's now severed head and gave it a kick where it soared through the air. "You never let me keep any of my toys." She pouted. "I want Narnar."

"We are going to meet him," Haku smiled to herself at the thought of being with the bright blonde again.

Ardot nodded fiercely, scythe vanishing into whatever dimensional space it occupied when not in use. Ardot knew she had to keep an eye on her Narnar. She loved him but so did everyone else he ever met apparently. It was Ardot's duty to make sure her Narnar's attention was fully where it belonged: On her.

Land of Water, Fort Freedom, sometime in the afternoon

Naruto yawned loudly as he woke. He found himself lying naked in a large bed, with fur quilts. He got out of bed and looked around groggily, trying to piece together the events of last night. As he took a step forward he felt a sharp pain in his head and realised his mouth tasted foul.

The room was quite extravagantly furnished with the fur bed, several large wooden cupboards and wardrobes. It was completely made of stone but a burning fire in a fireplace filled the room with warmth. Several torches illuminated the room although there were only slits for windows. There was also a writing desk with an expensive looking chair, on which his clothes were neatly folded. He went over ignoring the thudding in his skull and picked up his clothes. They were warm and smelt of flowers. Someone had cleaned them.

He pulled on his underwear and grey cargo pants before fitting his metal plate shin guards noting that the metal appeared to have been cleaned but not polished to help prevent it shining. His shirt was missing although there was a fishnet vest and a white and grey camouflaged shirt with long sleeves instead. With a shrug he put them on and reattached the metal chest plate. He noticed his supply of kunai and explosive notes were missing although his sword was in its sheath on the desk, not that he ever used it (much to Zabuza's displeasure). With a shrug he strapped the kodachi to his back and walked over to the door.

"Well… where the hell am I?" Naruto muttered as he closed his eyes, trying to ignore the thudding of his headache. He could remember coming back to the Fort with Mei (and constantly exchanging flirtatious comments with her) then he underwent several tests and passed them before they had a celebratory drink with everyone in the fort. "How much did I drink?" He muttered as he opened the door.

'Roughly enough to kill a lesser man, you don't want to know how much chakra it took to stop you from kicking the bucket. Be glad all you have is a hangover.' Kurama's voiced sounding in Naruto's head causing him to flinch.

"Why didn't anyone stop me?" Naruto groaned as he opened the door leading into a large, stone corridor with torches flickering. Glancing to both sides, Naruto turned right heading towards the noise.

'You claimed you had a bloodline that made you immune to alcohol poisoning. Since I was preventing you from actually getting drunk they believed you.'

"Can't you get rid of this hangover?" Naruto muttered as he approached another door.

'If I did would you learn anything from this?' Kurama responded.

Naruto rolled his eyes as he opened the door and found himself overlooking a large hall. There were three hundred or so people racing around getting equipment and hastily strapping armour on. Naruto walked down a set of stairs and ran over to the nearest man.

"What is going on here?" Naruto asked.

"Huh?" The figure turned to face the blonde. "Ah, Uzumaki-san you are awake. We have reports of a loyalist force approaching us." The man looked at Naruto through one eye, the other was covered. "Terumi-sama requested your presence as soon as possible. She is somewhere in here."

Naruto nodded and glanced around the large stone room. There was a set of desks where Naruto saw Mei's familiar hair and could practically feel the hatred of the Choujoro guy. With a smirk he walked over to them, sliding through the mass of people.

"I heard you were looking for me," Naruto smiled as he approached a tired looking Mei.

"Nice of you to join us," Choujoro snapped, "The alarm sounded three hours ago."

"And I slept through it?" Naruto raised an eyebrow, "That is out of character for me."

"You did drink a fair bit," Mei smiled at the boy. "And you fell asleep as soon as you hit the pillows."

"Wait a second, if I was with you went I fell to sleep then why was I naked?" Naruto blinked, "Did you strip me naked?"

Choujoro flushed red with rage and was about to yell at Naruto when Mei cut him off.

"Yes, your clothes were filthy. I had to bathe you and have your clothes washed." Mei responded in an offhand way.

"What?" Naruto blushed earning a barking laugh from Mei.

"No I had some maids clean your clothes and you." Mei responded. "You're kind of cute when you're embarrassed." She teased.

"So some complete strangers saw me naked," Naruto sighed, "Shame. I wish it was you."

"Not complete strangers, one of our newest members, Yuki I believe her name is, seemed to be quite insistent that she be the one to bathe you as a thank you for services previously rendered. And from what I've heard you have nothing to be ashamed off." Mei smiled innocently as Naruto quickly felt his blush returning. "I'm told you have quite an impressive piece of equipment. I'm kind of interested in seeing if the rumours are true."

Taken aback by Mei's comment, Naruto quickly rallied and counter attacked, "Well if you want to see my equipment for yourself you have but to ask."

"I might just do that," Mei winked at Naruto before a cough from Choujoro interrupted their banter. "Oh right, the situation."

"I can fill him in, there is no need for you to bother with him," Choujoro's glare never left Naruto's face.

"Very well," Mei nodded and stood up, "I will gather the first squad."

Choujoro watched Mei go with a blissful smile that quickly turned back into an angry glare as he returned his attention to Naruto. "We have reason to believe a force of five to six hundred Mist Nin is approaching."

"Where does he get all these men from?" Naruto sighed.

"The majority are actually low ranked missing Nin from other countries," Choujoro admitted. "But what they lack in skill the make up for in numbers. We haven't the supplies for a siege so we must ensure that the Loyalists don't discover our locations."

"I'm pretty sure that the enemy knows you occupy Fort Freedom and Fort 'WNIL'." Naruto scratched his head, "Zabuza said there were large forces moving on those targets. There was another as well but I forget what it is called."

"Yes," Choujoro nodded, "But the fact is the Mizukage doesn't know we occupy this fort. He thinks we are like bandits, hiding in the mist."

"I see," Naruto nodded. "But wouldn't any competent military ruler recognise the forts as a likely base?"

"The Mizukage doesn't believe that the garrisons at the forts can be over powered. Plus we keep sending falsified documents bearing the correct seals from each fort to ensure that he doesn't suspect a thing."

"Even so you would expect him to send agents to confirm things." Naruto scowled. "I can't help but feel that the Mizukage isn't taking this civil war seriously."

Choujoro scowled. "I have to admit he isn't handling the situation well," He suddenly brightened, "Which is why Mei-sama should be the Mizukage. She is the one who will lead mist to glory."

'Hero worship,' Kurama idly noted.

'Indeed,' Naruto thought back, 'That explains his hatred for me at least. He probably has it bad for her.'

"Anyway," Choujoro snapped out of whatever fantasy he was imagining and glared at Naruto again, "You are to stay here and man the defences whilst I lead the second company. You will be serving under Ao, that's the man with the eye patch you were talking with earlier. Understood?"

"Yeah," Naruto rubbed his forehead, "Anything else?"

"No," Choujoro walked away yelling orders to the men around him. Naruto noted that the majority of the Nin left behind were children and elderly.

"Most of them aren't even Ninja," Ao commented noting where Naruto was staring. "That's why they are left behind. This war has taken a lot from many innocents."

"I know," Naruto nodded at the man, impressed by his ability to sneak up on the blonde, "That's why I'm here, to end this war and protect those who can't protect themselves."

'He wasn't sneaking you were just too distracted by your hangover to sense him moron,' Kurama chuckled.

"Tch," Ao grunted with a half-smile on his face, "You youngsters are always going around trying to change the world. In my youth we followed orders and did what we were told. Usually that's a good thing but looking at what the Mizukage has ordered, maybe questioning the world isn't such a bad thing."

"How many men have Mei and Choujoro taken?" Naruto asked as the remaining people finished getting ready.

"About a hundred ninja each, a good number of them are veterans." Ao sighed. "And please call her Terumi-sama."

"Right," Naruto waved dismissively, "So they have roughly two hundred Nin, and they are attacking a squad of 600?"

"They will ambush them and wipe out roughly a hundred in skirmishes. Then they will lure the enemy into traps and more ambushes and before you know it they have a hundred left and our forces clean them up. It isn't the first time a force this size has been dangerously close."

"So the Mizukage has lost entire armies and doesn't think to increase their strength or at least personally visit the area?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Some of us veterans think like you are now," Ao admitted. "There is something very wrong here. Not only is the Mizukage killing of bloodline users who greatly improve our nations strength but he is letting the few remaining loyalist forces get completely wiped out. It's almost as if he wants the Mist to fall or at least be too weak to resist an invasion."

"You think he is collaborating with another village?" Naruto scowled, "But what for? He has all the money and power he needs as a Kage."

"Who knows? He claims that we with bloodlines are 'devil tainted'. Hah," Ao spat, "Rich coming from a monster like him. Then again considering what he is, it isn't that much of a surprise that he enjoys seeing the people who serve him die."

"I have heard very little about the Mizukage," Naruto admitted. "Do you think he enjoys seeing his forces crushed?"

"Well he is a demon, a Jinchuuriki," Ao snorted. "Most of us reckon he has lost his mind to the demon within. That's why you can't trust a Jinchuuriki."

"Is that so?" Naruto responded distantly.

Ao picked up on Naruto's mood change but missed the reason, "Don't worry about having to fight one of those freaks, there are only nine in the world. The two in the mist are the Mizukage and another one who has cut off all ties to Mist and wonders throughout the nation doing what he pleases, the bastard." Ao growled, "As if we needed more proof Jinchuuriki are all bastards, here we are in need of one in order to save mist and he is off gallivanting around. Sorry," Ao realised he was ranting, "But I just don't get along with the demon possessed freaks."

'This guy has no idea what he is talking about,' Kurama commented idly. "Beat some sense into him."

'If I do that though I am proving him right," Naruto sighed, 'Being a hero is never easy, besides Zabuza told me to keep my status secret.'

Ao climbed onto a table a cleared his throat getting the attention of everyone in the room. "Alright, I want you all in your positions. Remember if you sight any hostile send a messenger. You are to focus on spotting any enemy and in the event of a considerable force discovering our location; you are to assist civilian personnel in evacuating the base. Remember the future of the land lies with the people not with buildings like this."

There was a ragged cheer and the hall emptied leaving Naruto and Ao.

"Come on boy," Ao nodded to Naruto, "We are in the central observation area. If they see anybody it's up to us to deal with them, not that Terumi-sama or Choujoro will let any get here."

Land of Water, Some tavern somewhere

"I hate mist," Jiraiya grumbled as he nursed a beer. His attempts to find Naruto were considerably hampered by the fact he couldn't even find where the Zabuza was. The entire country was blanketed by an unnatural mist that made Jiraiya nervous. It seemed to move and swirl like some sort of chakra field, although using mist as a medium for a chakra network was unheard of and it would give the user the ability to know exactly where everyone in mist was. If it was used by the Loyalist forces there would be no way any Rebels could evade detection. Besides the Chakra required to pull off such a jutsu is beyond even most Jinchuuriki so it was unlikely anyone could be doing that.

Jiraiya peered at the others in the tavern. All of them looked poor and tired and were speaking quietly, as if afraid that if they spoke too loud they would bring disaster on themselves. The morale of the entire nation was rock bottom. Jiraiya seriously considered petitioning Sarutobi to invade. There was no way that the pathetic forces Jiraiya had already defeated on his way into mist would stand a chance against the full might of Konoha. Hell Jiraiya reckoned just him and Tsunade could bring the village of Mist to its knees due to the complete lack of skill the Mist seemed to have.

Finishing his drink, Jiraiya paid his bill and left without a word. The mist seemed to swallow him as he walked outside, reducing his vision to rough silhouettes and shadows moving in the background. He glanced around and set off quickly, heading in the direction his sources had said the village could be found. Although it was likely in this weather that he could be within twenty metres of the damn place and not see it.

He walked to the inn where he was spending his nights waiting for his agents to get in touch with him, hoping that they had more luck than he did. All he had learned is that the mist had gotten a lot thicker since the civil war started and made travelling outside your village dangerous. Many villages had gone silent, presumed destroyed by either bandits or the loyalist forces, although some of the rumours suggested the Mizukage was hiring bandits to attack possible Rebel controlled villagers.

As he entered the small wooden building and nodded a greeting to the toothless old crone clad in faded rags who ran the building, he felt a sudden chill in his bones.

"I have a really bad feeling," Jiraiya muttered as he entered the cupboard that served as his room and sat down on the bundle of rags that served as a futon. With a sigh he pulled out a picture from his clothes. On it was the reason he was in Water in the first place. A beaming youth with whisker marks who was clutching a toy toad. "Stay safe Naruto," He muttered as he hid the picture, "I'm almost there."

Land of Water, Orochimaru's Hideout

Guren scowled as the fools around her placed sheet after sheet of Intel at her feet. They were all low level missing Nin that had accepted service to Orochimaru in order to receive experimental treatments to improve their skills. All of them were fools into thinking her Lord had need for such weaklings. They had been brainwashed and were now completely loyal to her master and ran a small Intel collection station concealed in one of the many dingy little villages that dotted the Land of Water. The small wooden shack was rotting in places and didn't feel like the kind of place for highly classified data to be stored; of course that was probably the whole idea.

The Ninja were all covered in rags with no uniform and no identifying features (Orochimaru had seen to that). They all spoke in the same droning voice and kept the eyes on the floor.

"This is the last location of the one you seek," One of the Nin handed a scroll to Guren who took it and read it.

"I see… this Fort Venture?" Guren looked at the map of Mist. "It is nine hours travel through some of the mistiest areas, although it is relatively far from the warzones. It appears to be in the ignored area of Mist where Bandits have always been in control."

"That is correct my lady," Another missing Nin handed another scroll to her, "It is believed that he is hiding from the Loyalists although data suggests he has no reason to assist the Rebels at this time."

"I see," Guren nodded as she stood up. "Then I will visit this Fort and collect my lord's prize."

"All hail Orochimaru-sama," The small group of missing Nin droned as she left.

Land of Water, Mizukage's Personal Quarters, Late Night

The torches flickering in the room showed the fine wooden floors and beautiful tapestries depicting the bloody history of the Village hidden in the Mist. It showed the Sanbi's first appearance after the vessel in which the Shodaime Hokage had sealed it in broke during its transferal to Mist. It showed the first Jinchuuriki and her horrible death due to Mist's lack of understanding in the sealing arts and the fate of every Kage since the village's founding. None of them died in their beds.

The torches also showed two figures. One wore a cloak and orange swirls mask and was pacing and muttering. The other wore the ceremonial robes of a Kage and was sat staring into space.

"Well isn't this interesting," The cloaked figure muttered. "Konoha forces, one of the Sannin, in Mist. Maybe they plan to invade. About damn time," He growled. "I swear I couldn't do anymore to make Mist an easy target, although I was hoping Kumo would invade." The man sighed. "That would present me with the ideal opportunity to capture two more Jinchuuriki." At this the cloaked figure turned to face the silent figure. "But Konoha could be useful. Maybe they can tell me just what became of the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki, seeing as he has vanished from all of my sources." The silent figure made no response, "Oh well," The cloaked figure clapped his hands and looked out of the window at the village hidden in the Mist. "Worst case scenario I have to use Pain and his band of misfits to capture Kumo's Jinchuuriki."

He turned to face the other inhabitant of the room who was sat staring into space blindly. "How can I serve you my master?" He tonelessly responded.

"Well my little minion," The cloaked figure clapped his hands. "I think this rebellion has really run its course. What we need now is a big finisher, you know wipe out the resistance and the majority of your forces. Leave yourself wide open for Konoha's invasion. You should probably make an appearance and get badly wounded. Then return to me so I can remove the Sanbi and leave in time to watch the fireworks from a safe distance. Now go off and do whatever it is you do." The cloak figure seemed to distort and vanish into a single spot.

The Mizukage stood up and rang a bell.

"You called My Kage," A tall man wearing the standard flak jacket and navy blue cargo pants of the Mist Loyalist forces appeared and bowed his head.

"Gather my forces. I will lead the attack on the rebels," The Mizukage spoke. "The main force is at Fort Freedom."

"As you wish my lord, it will take some time for the necessary supplies and units to become available." The Nin bowed his head.

"Then send the cannon fodder to probe their defences," The Mizukage tonelessly muttered. "Send the failures and the weaklings."

"As you wish, the remaining four hundred missing Nin we hired and academy students we awarded a war time promotion will be sent to test their defences. With any luck they may arrive in time to reinforce the first batch we sent there. The Mist will be strong once again by purging the weak blood and the tainted blood. " The Nin bowed before vanishing in a swirl of water.


The Company Archives

Mist Observation File #24c (Author: Code Name Prophet)

Loyalist Morale

It is interesting to note the mental state of the Loyalist forces. It seems to be viewed that if you died doing your duty then you are clearly too weak to be a true ninja and the village is better off for having you dead. It is apparently a way of dealing with the insanely large loss rates compared to the rebels and surprisingly seemed to work, especially amongst the few elites remaining with the Loyalists, leading to surprisingly high morale. Even in the lower ranks there is a desire to be useful to the village. Agents believe there may be a powerful Genjutsu at work there. In fact it is said that the mist seems to carry a strange Chakra presence about it. 1st Class Genjutsu specialist Merc. Lui Tanaka recommended for investigation into possible Genjutsu effects. Captured Mist subjects seemed to have a strange seal array on them. Recommend handing seals over to 2nd Class Support Merc. Hikari Tengoku.

Future Operations in the Mist Theatre

Rebels may need some assistance as the war enters its final stages and the mass numbers of the Loyalists start to wear away at the rebels. Strategic analysis suggests that Loyalist victory will severely limit possible operations in the future whereas assisting the rebels could lead to a profitable future agreement. Recommend sending two high ranked combat specialists (0 Class Support Merc. Prophet and 1st Class Assault Merc. Tatsumi Kousei preferential) with additional support as the missions require.

Suspension of Current Operations in the Mist Theatre

All Intel teams have withdrawn following the supposed full mobilisation of the Mist Forces. Some deep cover agents have remained in place for protection purposes. Unit Snow has infiltrated Rebel main command in order to ensure accurate observations on subject: Naruto Uzumaki (See Observation Files Marked *Blonde Boy) Combat teams are recommended to extract some of the more valuable assets. Recommend posting general mission parameters to all members. Hopefully most of them will actually take the mission even if it is the company that has to pay for it.


Not Much action in this chapter and it feels a little like filler except it does somewhat advance the plot… kind of. Not that pleased with this chapter for several reasons (probably because it took too long to actually release but still… there seems to be something missing :/) Also mentioned a few OCs that were submitted in the company Archives bit. They may (or may not) appear later on depending on how things go.

The next chapter will have a fair bit more.


A little bit of Maths that explains the power of the Bijuu in my story.

For Bijuu power I am using the formula of Strength of Bijuu = Tails Squared. (E.g. Ichibi = 1 Nibi = 4 Sanbi = 9 Yonbi = 16 etc. up to Hachibi = 64 Kyuubi = 81 with the exception of Jyuubi = 300) Note this is raw strength not Agility and experience and so on.

In comparison the RBS of Humans: Average Genin = 0.0001, Average Chuunin = 0.002, Average Jounin = 0.05, Average Kage* = 0.5 +

(*Kage of a Non-Major Village. Major Village Kage tend to be around 1+)

This would make sense of the Shodaime Hokage's decision to give Bijuu away.

Sand received the Ichibi (Total Bijuu Strength 1), Rock received Yonbi and Gobi (TBS: 16 + 25 = 41), Mist received Sanbi and Rokubi (TBS: 9 + 36 = 45) and Kumo received Nibi and Hachibi (TBS: 4 + 64 = 68) leaving Konoha with Kyuubi (TBS: 81) and Waterfall with Shicibi (TBS: 49) giving the illusion that the Hokage was sharing power, whilst retaining the largest power. Of course this is assuming that the Jinchuuriki were able to call upon the full power of the Bijuu. Giving a theoretical strength of:

Konoha: 81 (150 w/ Waterfall Allies)
Kumo: 68
Mist: 45
Iwa: 41
Suna: 1 (Deliberately kept weakest to force Alliance with Konoha)


This is merely how I have decided things will be in this story. This may or may not be canon.