It was a week after the battle at the bridge and Naruto and his team where on a new mission. According to sources, most of the leaders against the daimyo where going to be having a meeting in a small town to decide their long term battle plans. The Mizukage had order Naruto and his teammates to eliminate them quickly. After that, bring back their war plans to the Mist Village.
Naruto came up with a very interesting idea.
"Welcome to the grand opening of the Wild Flower brothel and strip joint," yelled Naruto in front of a building he had rented. He had used a genjutsu on it to make it appear more like the kind of joint he was claming it to be. "Today only, all people fighting against that asshole daimyo get in FREE!"
That caught everyone's attention. It's a funny thing war. Lots of men together all the time and no women. Being away from the girl you love. What a guy won't do to take the edge off after, I don't know, years of inactivity!
Soon, there was a line at the door as general, sergeants, and soldiers where standing in line. They all caught a glimpse of one of the girls (in reality, Haku) they would be seeing. Naruto was at the front door, checking their id's.
"Son," said one of the general, "aren't you a little young for this?"
"Well, a guys got to start somewhere. I mean, I can't keep traveling around forever," said Naruto with a foxy grin.
"Wait," said another guy, "I know who that is. It's Naruto Uzumaki. He goes around making deliveries from people. Just ask him to get ya something and he will. He helped me out when I needed a new pair of pants."
Naruto chuckled at that. Part of the reason was that he was gland no one knew about his real job. The other was remembering the mission he was assigned at that time. It was a simple espionage mission and the fool gave him every thing he needed and more. No one ever suspected Naruto of being a spy. He was too loud for the job and the fact he was short fooled people into thinking he was younger than he really was.
As the last of the people entered, Naruto closed the door and blotted it shut. He then reached into his jean pocket (he's wearing his civilian outfit) and took out his communicator.
"You two ready," he asked.
"Just about," replied Isaribi.
"Why do I have to do this," cried Haku.
"Because bandages and scales aren't a turn on to most guys," said Naruto. "Now let's start the show." With that, Naruto put away his communicator and went into the main hall.
"Welcome to the grand opening," said Naruto once he got on stage. The men cheered. "Now, meet the lovely Haku!" Naruto then quickly got off stage as the music stared to play.
Haku came out dressed in his pink outfit and twirled on stage. All the perverts where drawn to him, thinking what most people think when they see him. Haku kept dancing for a few moments tell he saw Isaribi give him the signal that everything was all set. He reached into his shirt and got the excitement of all the men. They where surprised when he pulled out a gas mask. A few seconds later they heard a whizzing sound and everything went dark.
It didn't take long for the three of them to check the bodies and find the plans.
Two days later in Leaf, the Hokage was talking to Kakashi about his mission. At the first mention of Naruto, the old man's heart soared. He had believed the boy to be dead, but now he had hope that he would see him once again. That hope dissipated quickly as the story continued when he heard about who had taken in Naruto and the conspiracy of Heero and the council. Then he heard about the death of Heero and Naruto's actions after Zabuza's death.
"It would seem, Kakashi, that there is nothing we can do about the council now."
"What do you mean?"
"We have no proof other than your words. If either boy had come back with you, we could have gotten to the bottom of this."
At this, the jonin was silent. He cursed himself for the fact he was unable to do anything to help Heero. No matter what he had done in his past, he was still a teammate and a Leaf shinobi. Then he remembered what Zabuza had said to him.
"What do you know about the Uzumaki clan," asked Kakashi.
"Well you are too young to remember them," replied the Hokage. "To give you a full understanding of them, we need to go back before the formation of the Five Great Nations. Back then, all villages where small by comparison and some clans roomed free. The Uzumaki clan was one of them. They combined samurai sword skills with the ones of the shinobi. They were also incredible sword smiths, the best anyone could find. Once the formation of the Great Nations began, they decided to stay where they where, in Water country.
At the beginning, they supplied the village with weapons like kunai and shuriken. Then, about a year after the formation of the village, there was an attack on the village by another who desired to take their place. Seven hundred shinobi were about to attack the village but before they reached their target, they where stopped by seven of the stronger members of the Uzumaki clan. These seven took out the army and started the legend of the Seven Shinobi Swordsmen."
"So, how did Naruto get here and what happened to the clan," asked Kakashi.
"Sadly, there was a plague that hit their clan. Very few survived. The last surviving member left the village that held so many of her memories to find a degree of peace. Perhaps she thought it was retribution for all the lives the clan had taken or something to that affect. The only thing I know for sure is that she arrived here shortly before the Kyuubi attacked and was in labor. The rest you already know."
Kakashi nodded.
"So what will we do now about Naruto," asked Kakashi. "We can't let what he did go unpunished."
"I am sorry Kakashi, but he is not a citizen of this village anymore. He is a shinobi of the Mist and fought with a shinobi of the Leaf. We can not punish foreign shinobi. However, I hope to bring him back."
"How," asked Kakashi, his single eye growing big.
"That is my secret. Now you will need a new member for your team."
Two days later, Naruto and friends where just arriving in Mist Village. Despite what people thought of the village, it wasn't half bad. People where starving in the streets and killing each other like blood thirsty monsters. The village was quiet and was designed with canals instead of streets.
As they walked towards the Mizukages tower, they ran accuse the remaining four swordsmen of the village. The first one was Kamatari Honjo, who wielded ogama. Then there was Jakotsu who wielded the Snake Blade. Then there was Zangulus with his Howling Sword. Shigure, with his circular blade, was last.
"Hey there," called out Kamatari. "How did your mission go?"
"Way to easy," said Naruto. "These idiots where so easy a genin could do it."
"I believe that's the reason they sent you," said Shigure in a serious tone.
"Ya," agreed Jakotsu. "You three are still genins. When are you three going to advance?"
"SHUT UP," yelled Naruto as he grabbed his head. "It's not our fault!"
"Naruto is right," said Isaribi. "We have been very busy and have not had time to do the exams. Now if you will excuse us, we have to speak to the Mizukage about the mission."
"Ya we have to go as well," said Zangulus. "See ya around." With that, the four of them left.
"Why can't I get on that team," moaned Naruto as they walked toward the tower. "I'm a good swordsman and they have three openings."
"Naruto," said Haku firmly, "you have to be at least chunin to get on the Seven Shinobi Swordsmen. Just wait for the next time we are free for the exam and we'll do it."
"I don't know what the big deal is," said Isaribi as she leaned closer to Naruto. "If you do that, you'll have less time to spend with me." At this, Naruto's face turned bright red.
They where soon checked into the tower by the guards and where sent into the Mizukages office. The Mizukage was a fat man, to say the least. He made people like Dale the Whale (Monk reference) look skinny. Add to that he was lazy, couldn't leave the office, and wanted to change the traditions of the village like the graduation exam. And people wondered why Zabuza wanted to take over.
"Ah, good you're bad," he said as he put down his pudding. "Now, give me your report."
"The mission was a completed," said Naruto. "Sixty six rebels have been eliminated and we have their battle plans. It also contains information on their hideouts, bases, and other detailed information. We took the liberty of leaving it with the ANBU before we came to see you."
"Very well done," said the Mizukage as he took a bite of a cookie. "Now, I have something to tell you three. Yesterday, I received a message for the Hokage concerning Naruto. He apparently wants to trade for him."
"What," they all cry out.
"Yes, I was surprised by that as well."
"They can't do that," said Naruto. "I am a citizen of this village now. Back there they treated me like shit and now after six years want me back. I don't get it."
There was silence in the room until Haku spoke.
"What is there reason and what are they offering?"
"Glad you asked. The reason is that Naruto was born in there village and thus his citizenship there takes priority. Also, the fact that his mother choose to leave Mist tells them that it was her wish that Naruto not be raised in this village. Now to what they are offering, assistance in this civil war."
"This could save hundreds of lives and end the war in our favor," said Isaribi quietly. She turned to Naruto as saw the look of utter devastation in his eyes. They where once again taking away everything that made him happy and caring nothing about what he felt. Isaribi clenched her fists.
"Now, what with all the long faces," asked the Mizukage. "Do you really think I'll give them Naruto who is the last of the Uzumaki clan? I think not." This news brought smiles to the three genins. "But this does give us an opportunity for a mission I had saved for another team. You see, once it was decided that the Leaf village would hold the next chunin exam, the Cloud came to us with information of an invasion that their spies had discovered. They saw this as a chance to collect something there that they wanted, but can't since the Leaf will be on high alert with them in regard to this. So, they want us to collect it for them."
"What do they want," asked Isaribi. It was Naruto who answered.
"A Hyuga."
"That is correct," said the Mizukage. "They want one female from the main house of the clan so that they can gain the secrets of their blood line limit. If we accept the mission, they will help us and if it is completed they will give us their demon container."
Naruto's eyes grew wide at this information. His emotions where a mix. On one hand, he didn't want to hurt the Hinata. On the other hand, the chance to meet a fellow vessel like himself and have him or her live in the same village was an amazing opportunity.
"They think that a Hyuga is worth that much," asked Haku.
"Well, there are a few other things that they want. Like Naruto giving them lessons in the Gentle Fist style. I think the reason they want this is because they are looking at things down the road. A long term plan if you will. There vessel won't be around forever and they need better insurance for the future."
"Here is your mission," said the Mizukage. "I will inform the Hokage that you will be going using the exam to make up your mind on where you want to live. You will take the chunin exam and wait for the invasion to start. Once it begins, you will abduct a Hyuga and bring her to the Cloud village. Dismissed."
Back with Orochimaru
The snake was about to enter the building once again.
"Are you sure you want to do this," asked Tayuya.
Orochimaru nods and steps into the church…only to burst into flames a second later. He begins to roll around screaming in pain. Tayuya finds some water and splashes it on him.
"Ahhh, it burns," cried Orochimaru.
"Guess I shouldn't have used holy water," she said as she sweat drops.
Later that night Naruto was on top of his family's castle looking at the moon. That's right, castle. It was a design similar to that of other Japanese castles, but a bit smaller. Only five stories tall. But, that's not the point right now is it.
Naruto was on the roof, holding his sword up this one hand next to the moon. His mind was a mix of emotions and old memories that had long since been forgotten. The mission had been issued and he had to do it. But, did he want to? Did he want to stay behind and help in the invasion or stop it? Part of him wanted to see all the people who made his life hell suffer. But, there where people in that village that had never done anything or didn't know any better. Was it right for them to die?
"Hey, you look weird," said Isaribi as she appeared next to him. She sat down next to him and began to hug her legs.
"I just have a lot on my mind," said Naruto as he put down his sword.
"I bet. You're finally going to be able to go home."
"This is my home," said Naruto with a hint of annoyance.
She looked down at her feet of a moment. And let out a sigh. She too had a lot on her mind. She was afraid that Naruto might decide to stay in Leaf and pick up where he left off. She was afraid that she would lose him forever when he saw Hinata again. She decided to voice her concerns.
"So, you'll finally get to see her again."
"Who," he asked.
"Hinata. I can tell that you want to."
"We where friends once," said Naruto with a sigh. "But, a lot can happen in six years. Besides whether or not I want to see her is a mute point. We are assigned to kidnap her and take her to Cloud."
"But," she started but Naruto interrupted her.
"If you are worried that I'll leave you for her your crazy. If there was anything between us, it would never work out. Not after I killed her brother. Besides," he said turning to face her, "she's no where near as cute as you."
She smiled at that and gave him a nice long kiss.
Well, that's done. Just so we are clear, Naruto and his team will be in the exams. Sorry to repeat myself but I don't want any confusion or angry comments. They scare me. Haven't figured out if I should mention Naruto's father (not the 4th sorry). Well, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. Also hope you all like the choices I made of the remaining swordsmen. I wanted variety with the weapons and skills. And to all you people who are sad about Zabuza, I'm sorry (starts to cry) I didn't want to do it. I felt it was the best motivation for Naruto and gang. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
O.K. I'm done.
On another note, there will be another voting. It will be for my next fanfic. I have so many ideas. So please help me decide.
Time travel:
Naruto and Sasuke's fight at the Valley of the End creates a hole in time and space. When Naruto wakes you he is meet with The Legendary Three when they where his age. Naruto X Tsunade
Rin couldn't take losing Obito. She asked the Fourth to seal her away so that she could be alone for a long while. Pity he died and she was left in the Forbidden Scroll till Naruto came along… Naruto/Rin
The future is hell. Two people travel back in time to meet there fathers and prepare them for what is to come. They are Naruto's daughter and Gaara's son. Starts at the beginning of the chunin exams.
Crossovers:
I'm sick of Kyuubi always being sealed in Naruto. What if Ryoko had attacked the village in Ryo-Ohki and was sealed inside Naruto? Naruto/Harem
One day, four strangers enter the Leaf village, completely lost. They where heading west, but got turned around. Then, they meet Naruto and things change for him. Meet him where he returns with the skills and powers he learns for the cast of Saiyuki. No pairing yet.
The final battle takes place in Leaf Village as Sasuke and Naruto fight do decide the future. But, somehow they are sent to another dimension called El Hazard. Can Naruto stop Sasuke from destroying this world like he was doing in theirs?
Please vote and tell me what you think! See you at the exams.
