Okay as promised, here's the next chapter. This is broken into two parts. Part one is 15 pages long so yeah. Please Read and Review. I will accept flames just don't be too harsh. I also would like to say I'm surprised at the amount of hits. So thanks to anyone, who has glanced or read the story this far. So without further delay, I present you with the next chapter. Enjoy!
Bold- Inner Sakura/Kyuubi
Italics-Thoughts/Flashbacks
I do not own Naruto or any other nintendo products. I do own the OC's and the idea of the story. My OC's you hear me?! Mine!
Naruto and his team were standing in the Hokage's office after completing another d-ranked mission, which involved catching one Tora the cat. Naruto glared hatefully at Tora as it was being hugged to death by the fire lords wife.
"Oh Tora I'm so glad you're okay!" the woman said squeezing the cat. She walked out of the room hugging Tora to oblivion. Naruto smirked evilly, and let out an evil chuckle that made everyone shiver.
"Heh. That cat's lucky it didn't have to answer to me. If it was my choice I'd of stabbed it in the face and walked away" Naruto sneered. Everyone in the room sweatdropped at Naruto's statement. Sarutobi cleared his throat gathering team sevens attention.
"Good job team seven. Your next mission is, clearing out a basement, painting a fence, taking down three hornets nests and" Sarutobi spoke as a cry of sadness came from outside the door.
"No! Tora come back!" the fire lord mistress cried.
"And catching Tora the cat" Sarutobi finished. Naruto had enough and looked at the Hokage with anger.
"Okay. That's it. We've done many D-ranked missions! Come on old man give us a C-ranked or something!" Naruto yelled. Kakashi sighed and turned a page in his book.
"Naruto-baka! Don't talk to Hokage-sama like that!" Sakura yelled. She was surprised when the Hokage laughed and looked at the team.
"Well you're in luck Naruto-kun.We have one C-ranked mission available" Sarutobi said folding his hands under his chin. Naruto cheered pumping his fist into the air.
"What?! Hokage-sama they need more experience before they can do a C-Ranked mission!" Iruka yelled. Sarutobi waved his hand motioning for Iruka to shut up and his mind was made. Iruka sighed in defeat.
"Send the client in!" Sarutobi called. The door opened as a man in his late fifties entered the room swaying slightly with a bottle of sake in his hand.
"What the? Hey I asked for ninja, not snot nosed brats! The blond kid with the sword doesn't even look capable!" the man yelled. The man began to raise the bottle to take another swig before it snatched out of his hands. Naruto stood in front of the man with the bottle in his hand. He glared angrily at the man.
"I suggest you watch what you say, you old fart" Naruto said drinking the rest of the contents out of the bottle. Everyone looked at Naruto as he drank the rest of the contents out of the bottle wide eyed.
"Ah, vodka. My relief, my savior, my death. Is there anything it can't do?" Naruto asked throwing the bottle in the garbage bin. (AN: I got that quote from a friend of mine from school)
"Naruto-baka! You're too underage and immature to drink that!" Sakura yelled as she threw a punch at Naruto. She was taken aback as Naruto caught her punch and glared at her. Sakura flinched as Naruto looked at her.
"Don't ever, do that again. Get it!?" Naruto spat angrily. Sakura was shocked, she thought Naruto would have taken the punch like always and start whining, but this was something she didn't expect.
"Got it" Sakura squeaked.
"Good" Naruto said dropping her fist.
"I'll be waiting at the gate so we can begin the mission" Naruto said as he shunshined out of sight.
Team seven and Tazuna the bridge builder arrived at the gate an hour after the debriefing to find Naruto strumming a guitar. He was looking at a piece of paper which had the notes printed on them. Naruto finished the last strum of the song and dismissed his guitar and paper. He stood up picked up his bag and walked over to the group. Naruto fastened his bag on his shoulder and yawned.
"We ready to go?" asked Naruto. The group nodded and walked out of the village gates. Naruto and Sasuke walked in front of the group, while Sakura, Kakashi, and Tazuna were behind the pair of them. Kakashi smirked and thought about teasing Naruto about last night.
"So, Naruto. Who was the girl you were with last night?" Kakashi asked smiling as the blond twitched at his remark. Sasuke and Sakura turned their eyes on Naruto in surprise. Since when did the dobe get a girlfriend?
"It wasn't like that you bastard" Naruto hissed back at Kakashi. That only urged Kakashi to continue.
"Oh? Then how explain the way she stood up for you?" Kakashi asked.
"God I hate you" Naruto whimpered. Kakashi laughed and continued teasing.
"You should ask her out again Naruto. Maybe you can even get a kiss" Kakashi laughed. Naruto had enough, he shunshined in front of Kakashi and had a kunai pointing at his crotch.
"You know. If I wasn't a Konoha shinobi. I'd take this knife out of it's holster and shove it right up your ass you piece of shit" Naruto spat venomly.
Kakashi gulped and mentaly grabbed his crotch. He decided to shut up and pulled out his orange book. Sasuke was amused at the scene between Naruto and Kakashi, and had to restrain himself from laughing.
An hour went by since they left the village and the group came across a puddle. This caught Naruto's and Kakashi's attention.
"Wow, that's just sad. A puddle in the middle of the road and it hasn't rained in weeks. Not to mention it's too hot outside" Naruto muttered. Kakashi evaluated the squads performance. Naruto caught it just like he did, but Sakura and Sasuke didn't spare it a glance. Kakashi walked in front of the group and pretended not to notice it. Just as the group passed the puddle, two ninja ran up behind them with a chain weapon. They appeared in front of Kakashi and wrapped their chain around his body immobilizing him.
"What the?!" Kakashi asked surprised.
"One down!" said one of the ninja. The pair of them pulled the chain and Kakashi was torn to shreds wiped off the face of the earth. Sakura screamed as she saw the remains of 'Kakashi'. The ninjas ran at Naruto. Naruto looked scared, but if one looked closely they would see the smirk on his face.
"Two down!" said the other ninja. The chains shot at Naruto and almost wrapped around his body. Naruto quickly released his knife and pinned the chain to the tree immobilizing the two shinobi. He unsheathed his sword and held it tightly in his right hand as he pulled out a boot knife with his left. The two shinobi broke out of the tree and charged Naruto. One slung a dagger at him. Naruto parried the attack and delivered a back fist to the shinobi's head. The shinobi staggered and were kicked by Sasuke. The pair of shinobi ran at Sakura and Tazuna. Sakura was shaking holding a kunai with both hands as the shinobi came at her.
There came a pop as Kakashi appeared holding the two knocked out shinobi in a headlock.
"Good work team!" Kakashi praised.
"Sensei!" Sakura sighed in relief at the sight of her sensei.
Kakashi looked at the team and evaluated the fight. Sasuke did well, no surprise there. Sakura, who was scared did manage to guard Tazuna. But Naruto surprised him the most. He expected Naruto to do poorly, but was the exact opposite. Kakashi tied the two shinobi to the tree and rounded on Tazuna.
"Tazuna-san. You have some explaining to do" Kakashi spoke his arms crossed. Tazuna told team seven the sob story about the land of waves.
"Well Tazuna-san, I must say I'm disappointed in you. This mission is high A-ranked at the most maybe even an S-ranked" Kakashi said. Tazuna bowed his head.
"Maybe we should just quit the mission, it's out of our league" Sakura said hopelessly. Kakashi was about to open his mouth but Naruto beet him to it.
"No. I'm not stopping this mission. We accepted it, so I'm going to complete it by myself if I have to" Naruto said walking down the road. Sasuke followed Naruto showing he had the same intentions. Kakashi sighed and motioned for Sakura and Tazuna to continue the mission.
It was around noon by the time they entered the border of the wave country. Team seven walked towards the harbor that was still a few miles away. Suddenly an evil chuckle made everyone stop cold. The sky had vanished behind dark storm clouds and lightning flashed. Naruto had a bead of sweat roll down the side of his face. He gulped and reached for his sword. Kakashi was about to ask Naruto what he was doing, but then a dark voice spoke.
"It's been a while Naru-chan" the voice cooed.
Naruto growled and unsheathed his sword and held it at the ready. He glanced around trying to find the direction the laughter came from. The other members of team seven tried to walk towards Naruto but a barrier of light enclosed around him. Naruto knew this fight was going to be between himself and the enemy. He closed his eyes and began to focus his senses to detect any oncoming attacks.
Naruto felt something coming at him from behind fast. Naruto sidestepped to the left and turned around. He pulled out his knife and held it in his left hand. The voice chuckled as black flames appeared in front of Naruto. He shielded his eyes as the flames erupted from the ground. The flames vanished and a jet black figure appeared in front of Naruto. Team seven gasped, the dark figure was. Naruto? This had to be some kind of sick joke that Naruto was playing on them.
"Naruto you've had your fun now lets go" Kakashi said.
Naruto stood rooted to the spot. The other Naruto turned to team seven and they gasped. It was Naruto, but this one they could tell was evil. Maybe it was the blood red eyes on the other Naruto? No. It was the fact that Naruto wasn't playing a joke.
"I'm sorry to say this, but Naru-chan isn't playing around" the Naruto clone said as it turned around to face Naruto.
The evil Naruto had a wicked grin on his face and held his hands out. Two blades appeared in the clones hands and were being held at the ready.
"Surprised to see me, Naru-chan?" the clone asked with a grin. Naruto growled and held his blades at the ready.
"How? How are you still alive? I sealed you away!" Naruto asked angrily. The clone laughed evilly.
"You did. But your anger and hate brought me back. And for that I thank you Naru-chan" the clone laughed.
"Thats a lie! You don't exist anymore!" Naruto yelled.
"But I am you Naru-chan. I'm your dark side!" the clone sneered. Naruto clenched his sword tighter.
"But I'm not whole yet. I need to kill you to become full!" the clone jeered. Naruto decided to ask one more question before he would defend himself.
"He resurrected you didn't he?" Naruto asked. The clone laughed and nodded.
"But enough talk Naru-chan. This time I will succeed in the fight!" the clone shouted.
Rain began to fall and a crack of thunder boomed. Dark Naruto ran at Naruto quickly. Naruto's eyes narrowed and prepared to do the helm splitter. Dark Naruto brought one blade down at Naruto's head. Naruto parried the attack with his kunai and caused Dark Naruto to stagger back. Naruto lept into the air the tip of his blade cutting the top of Dark Naruto's head. Dark Naruto swayed slightly as Naruto unleashed four slashes. Dark Naruto flipped backward away from Naruto. Dark Naruto chuckled.
"You've gotten a lot stronger Naru-chan" the clone said.
"What are his intentions?" Naruto asked his evil self.
"I don't know, I wasn't given full detail. I was told to kill you and take your body" the clone replied.
Dark Naruto did a jump strike at Naruto who was shocked.
"How did you do that?! Only my ex-sensei and I can" Naruto shouted surprised.
"I'm you Naru-chan. I know all your jutsu's, attacks, life, everything" Dark Naruto said.
Naruto growled as he slashed his sword at Dark Naruto. Dark Naruto brought a slash to meet with Naruto's. Dark Naruto kicked Naruto in the chest and slashed at Naruto's left hand. Naruto's knife shattered to pieces as the blade connected to it. The force of the blow made Naruto stagger back.
On the sidelines, team seven watched as Naruto, and Dark Naruto exchanged attacks.
"What the hell is going on?" Kakashi asked himself.
Lightning flashed again and thunder echoed around the woods. Naruto and Dark Naruto separated after five minutes clashing swords. Dark Naruto grasped the hilt of his remaining sword with both hands since Naruto destroyed his other sword. Dark Naruto ran at Naruto. Naruto took the chance and did a jump slash as both blades connected. Dark Naruto and Naruto were pushing against each others blades trying to overpower the other. Rain was making the ground muddy and slick. Dark Naruto was grinning at Naruto madly and began overpowering Naruto.
"You have hate. You have anger. But you don't use them" Dark Naruto mocked.
Naruto met Dark Naruto's gaze and grit his teeth. He pushed back quickly making Dark Naruto stagger. Naruto delivered a punch across Dark Naruto's face. They charged at each other again swords clashing and ringing around the woods. Their blades connected again, Naruto took the chance and pushed his blade to the left. Naruto grabbed the hilt of Dark Naruto's sword and used his free hand to cut off Dark Naruto's hands.
Dark Naruto gasped and fell to his knees looking at his stubs where his hands were. Naruto caught Dark Naruto's blade as it fell back to the ground and held both swords at Dark Naruto's neck like an open pair of scissors. Naruto glared down at his evil self and had a shit eating smirk on his face. Naruto twitched as a voice entered his head.
"Good Naruto-kun. Good!" came the voice. The voice laughed but stopped shortly and sighed.
"Kill him" the voice ordered. Naruto shook his head and said aloud.
"I shouldn't" Naruto said. This caused surprised looks of team seven and Dark Naruto.
"Do it!" the voice commanded. Dark Naruto looked up at Naruto and gulped. Naruto released a breath and swung the swords. Dark Naruto fell to the ground, head severed from his body. Naruto dropped his clones blade and sheathed his own. The voice came out so everyone could hear it.
"You did well Naruto-kun" the voice spoke emotionlessly. Team seven and Tazuna looked around glancing try to find the voice. The turned to Naruto and gasped. There was a shadowed head who's face couldn't be seen as because it was covered by darkness. Naruto's face was lowered so only his bangs were showing. Naruto shook his head.
"Yeah, but. I shouldn't have done that" Naruto said trembling.
"He was too dangerous to be kept alive Naruto-kun" the voice spoke. Naruto nodded slowly. The shadowed figure started to laugh a coldly.
"Well take this as a present for your victory Naruto-kun" the voice said as he vanished. Naruto looked up and saw Dark Naruto's body turn to a black mist. Surprised by the sight Naruto stumbled back. Two red eyes appeared in the mist as Dark Naruto's laugh echoed around the area.
"What the hell? That's not possible!" Naruto shouted furiously. Naruto was now backing up crawling. The mist shot at Naruto who couldn't get up in time.
"Naruto!" Kakashi yelled. The mist dove into Naruto's forehead and vanished. Naruto screamed in pain and clutched his head which was pulsing something fierce.
The barriers faded away as team seven and Tazuna ran up to Naruto with worry. Naruto was breathing heavily one hand clutching the grass and one clutching his pained head. Kakashi approached Naruto slowly and put his hand on Naruto's shoulder.
"Naruto. You alright?" asked Kakashi with concern. Naruto panted and nodded slowly.
"Dobe. What the hell was that?" asked Sasuke in a demanding tone.
"Glad to see you too teme" Naruto muttered.
"Baka don't insult Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled angrily forgetting the concern she had for the blond.
"Shut up" Naruto spat. Sakura winced at his icy tone of voice and closed her mouth.
"I don't want to hear it. I just fought that thing and I'm not in the mood for a lecture so don't talk to me right now!" Naruto said angrily standing up.
"Naruto are you sure you-" Kakashi asked but Naruto glared at him.
"I said I'm fine! Now lets go!" Naruto shouted turning around and walking ahead.
Team seven and Tazuna stood there shocked at Naruto's reaction. Sakura was angry that Naruto didn't listen to her and spoke to her poorly. Sasuke was fuming mad that the dobe didn't answer his question. Kakashi was concerned about Naruto but decided to investigate later. Tazuna was scared of the blond boy so he didn't say anything.
Team seven followed behind a now very pissed off Naruto. Naruto heightened his senses a little bit and began to calm down in case more enemy were coming. The group came to the harbor a short while later and walked up the dock to an anchored boat. They climbed into the boat as Kakashi began to row. Naruto sat there clutching his head. The boat came through the mist and the team seven looked at the massive bridge in awe.
"Wow it's huge!" Naruto said forgetting his headache. But it bounced back as he talked. Naruto winced and clutched his head again.
The boat came to a halt as it came to the dock. Team seven and Tazuna climbed out and walked down the road. Naruto heightened his senses further which caused his head to hurt more.
The group walked down the road that led from the dock for about 10 minutes before Naruto stopped holding his hand up. Naruto glanced at the corner of his eyes and felt a presense in the bush. Naruto's hand inched towards a kunai slowly while keeping his gaze on the bush.
"There!" Naruto exclaimed. He threw the kunai through the bush as a thump was heard as the kunai punctured the tree. Naruto's teammates jumped at his sudden action. Sakura angry at Naruto's action decided to lecture him.
"Naruto you baka! Don't scare us like that!" Sakura screamed. Naruto ignored her and walked to the bush. Sakura was a little disappointed at Naruto's action. He just completely ignored her not even sparing her a glance. Naruto uncovered the presense in the bush to find. A rabbit? Naruto knew something was wrong right there."Naruto-baka! Look what you did to that poor rabbit!" Sakura yelled. Naruto stood up quickly and reached for his sword.
"Shut-up Sakura. A rabbit shouldn't have triggered my senses" Naruto hissed. Kakashi noticed this too. Naruto was right, the enemy must have used Kawarimi with the rabbit.
"Everyone stay alert somethings not right here" Kakashi said heightening his senses.
"Lets keep moving and stay on your toes" Naruto said holding his blade for quick usage. Not even five minutes passed before Kakashi's senses went haywire. There was a large heavy object coming at them from behind fast.
"Duck!" Kakashi shouted. Kakashi pulled Tazuna down to the ground while Sasuke and Sakura lay flat on the ground. Eveyone made it except.
"Naruto!" Kakashi yelled quickly. Naruto still holding his head turned around as a giant blade pierced his stomach pinning him to the tree. His eyes widened as he lowered his head, he coughed out some blood and died.
A masked shinobi wearing black cargo pants and a bandaged mask stood on a tree branch above Naruto. Team seven looked in horror as their teammate was pinned to the tree dead. Sasuke stared in shock, his rival was terminated in seconds. Kakashi clenched his fists angrily as he glared at the masked shinobi. Sakura cried and shook with horror. Kakashi was looking at the shinobi on the tree and spoke.
"Momochi Zabuza, demon of the hidden mist village" Kakashi said with venom.
"Hatake Kakashi, the copy ninja" Zabuza spoke looking down at Kakashi.
"So I get the honor of killing you then?" Kakashi asked. Zabuza laughed coldly.
"Well I feel so honored to fight the Sharingan warrior" Zabuza replied. Sasuke looked at his teacher confused.
"He's not an Uchiha. How can he have the Sharingan?!" Sasuke muttered surprised. Kakashi lifted his headband as his left eye held the blazing Sharingan. Zabuza chuckled and was about to jump down when everyone heard a familiar voice.
"Damn-it! That was even more painful than the time I killed that crazy dragon" came the voice of Naruto. Team seven, Tazuna, and Zabuza looked at Naruto.
Zabuza froze as he saw Naruto.
"I-Ike?" Zabuza asked in shock. Naruto looked up at him and smirked.
"No. He's my cousin, I'm Naruto" Naruto said. Naruto slapped his head. That wasn't supposed to come out. Zabuza's eyes widened then he smirked.
"Is he now? The famous Konoha swordsman, is your cousin?" Zabuza asked. Naruto knowing he couldn't hide it anymore nodded. He grasped the hilt of Zabuza's blade and pulled it out of his stomach wincing.
Finally the blade was out of Naruto's stomach and he stabbed it into the ground. Naruto's injury healed quickly in front of eveyone. Zabuza narrowed his eyes at him. Naruto walked back over to his shocked teammates and faced Zabuza again. Zabuza pulled his sword out of the ground and pointed it at Naruto.
"You! Fight me! No jutsu's, genjutsu's, tai jutsu, just kenjutsu" Zabuza stated. Naruto stepped forward pulling out his sword and knife looking at Zabuza.
"Oh! And I don't want interfering" Zabuza stated as he made quick handsigns. A chamber of water enclosed Naruto and Zabuza. Sasuke was pissed.
"Hey! Why are you fighting the dobe!? I'm the rookie of the year in my village and an Uchiha! Fight me!" Sasuke yelled. Zabuza glared at Sasuke.
"This kid was trained by the legendary swordsman of Konoha. I want to fight him so shut up you little brat!" Zabuza spat.
Naruto stood at the ready as Zabuza charged at him. Naruto parried the attack and jumped to the side. He slashed at Zabuza's side but Zabuza blocked it. Zabuza chopped down over Naruto who blocked it easily. Their blades clashed again as they tried to overpower the other. Zabuza won the fight without much trouble and managed to make Naruto stagger backward. Naruto dropped his defense. Zabuza took the opportunity and lunged a stab at Naruto. Naruto avoided the stab but was met with a kick to the stomach. Naruto back-flipped and landed a few feet away. Zabuza had to admit this kid had about S-ranked in skill with blades.
Zabuza jumped at Naruto. Naruto rolled around to Zabuza's rear and spun up in the air with a slash. Zabuza winced as the blade cut across his back. He smirked at Naruto who was smirking back.
"I hate to admit it kid. But you are at least S-ranked or higher with blades" Zabuza complimented. Sasuke was fuming, the dobe shouldn't have that power it should belong to an Uchiha! Kakashi, Sakura, and Tazuna were watching the fight in awe. Naruto was taking on an S-ranked nuke nin of the village hidden in the mist. Sakura was in awe.
'How dare that man fight the baka! He should fight Sasuke-kun!" Sakura thought with anger.
Naruto and Zabuza clashed swords again. Naruto was losing energy, he wouldn't be able to continue much longer.
"I've got only one shot at this" Naruto muttered. Naruto overpowered Zabuza and charged his blade with as much energy as he could muster. Zabuza took the chance to strike, Naruto smirked.
"Hook. Line. And sinker" Naruto whispered. Zabuza's blade was about to make contact with Naruto's skull but what happened next suprised him. Naruto gave a powerful battle cry and released the energy from his sword.
"Great Hero's Spin!!" Naruto cried as he spun around. The sword had a red ring follow the blade as it went around. Zabuza brought his blade up to block. To his horror the attack broke his guard. Zabuza took the attack to his chest and was dazed. Naruto unleashed another spin attack and deliver three quick slashes to Zabuza's chest. Zabuza was blasted off his feet and landed prostrate on the ground. Naruto jumped in the air to do the final blow but Zabuza had other plans. Zabuza swung his sword at Naruto's. As the blades connected there was a clatter. Naruto's blade had been broken in half. Naruto's eyes widened in surprise. Zabuza kicked Naruto in the chest launching him toward the water barrier. Time slowed down for Naruto as he saw Zabuza running at him. He blacked out and heard an angelic voice spoke.
"Brave one. Do not give up hope. You must win this fight!" Naruto wondered where the voice was coming from but decided to listen.
"You are the only one who can save the shinobi world. Take this blade and use it" there was a crack as Naruto felt an object appear in his outstretched hand.
"Wh-who are you?" Naruto asked. There was a brief silence.
"I will reveal myself when you complete this mission Naruto-kun. Now finish this fight!" back in reality Zabuza was about to finish Naruto while he was airborne.
Naruto's eyes snapped open and he felt intense energy flow through his body. Zabuza swung down at Naruto, who suddenly parried it with a large two-handed sword. The blade had a jet black hilt with a six foot long silver blade. Zabuza's eyes widened in shock.
"What the hell?! Where did that sword come from?!" Zabuza exclaimed. Naruto's power began to leak out of his body, it appeared in a rainbow glow. Naruto brought his blade up and met Zabuza's. The power from Naruto's blade was making Zabuza nervous. Naruto countered Zabuza's attack and delivered a punch into his chest. Zabuza slid back from the power gasping for air. He looked up and saw Naruto twirl his sword and held it high. Naruto shot at Zabuza with amazing speed.
"Move! Damn-it, move!" Zabuza shouted. No good, Zabuza was petrified from the attack. His eyes widened as Naruto drove his blade through his stomach.
"Devil's Stinger!" Naruto shouted.
"Awe shit" Zabuza said as he was blasted into the air. Zabuza went soaring through the water barrier causing it to disperse and slammed into a tree. Naruto stood hunched over clutching his head in pain and breathing heavily. Zabuza slid down the tree and reached the bottom landing on his feet. He walked forward a little bit and fell face forward onto the ground. Naruto fell back and landed on his side looking at Zabuza.
"I can't fight anymore I used all my energy" Naruto muttered. Naruto's eyes widened in horror as Zabuza stood up gingerly. Zabuza fell down to one knee using his sword for support to stay in a squat. He was panting heavily looking at Naruto with amazement. Zabuza smiled and then laughed.
"Excellent! You, kid, impress me! You are by far one of the most challenging opponents I've ever fought!" Zabuza said while laughing. Zabuza stood up still using his sword for support.
"Lets do that again sometime! You entertain me kid! I might just put you in my bingo book" Zabuza said trembling. Zabuza walked over to Naruto gingerly using his sword as a crutch. He squatted down to look at Naruto.
"What's your name kid?" Zabuza asked looking at Naruto. Naruto was having trouble trying not to blackout.
"Naruto Uzumaki. The future Hokage!" Naruto gasped. Zabuza nodded and patted Naruto on the back. He stood up and began to walk away.
"Next time we meet Uzumaki. I will defeat and kill you" Zabuza said. Suddenly three senbon needles punctured Zabuza's neck. His eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell to the ground with a thud.
A hunter nin dropped down in front of the group.
"Looks like he won't be able to keep his promise. I believe you win the fight" the Hunter said picking up Zabuza's corpse.
"I'm going to take him back to the village hidden in the mist and gain my bounty. Farewell!" said the Hunter nin vanishing into the trees.
Team seven and Tazuna ran over to Naruto who still lay on the ground. Kakashi reached him first. He squatted down to see Naruto's face. Only to find Naruto had passed out from using too much energy. Kakashi picked Naruto up and slung him over his shoulder like a sack of potatos. He ruffled Naruto's hair and smiled.
"Good job knuckle head" Kakashi whispered.
"Sasuke pick up Naruto's blade" Kakashi ordered. Sasuke smirked and picked up his blade.
"I can use this and find that man who trained the dobe, and order him to train me!" Sasuke cackled.
"You will do no such thing teme!" a voice spat. Sasuke looked up and saw Naruto looking at him from Kakashi's shoulder.
"I'm keeping this sword dobe it's mine now!" Sasuke said arrogantly. That did it. Naruto jumped off Kakashi's shoulder and snatched his blade from Sasuke.
"I don't see your name on it ass wipe and it's mine. So" Naruto trailed off. Naruto blew a raspberry and made a rude hand jesture.
"Jog on" Naruto said strapping his sword to his back. Sakura decided to yell at Naruto for insulting her crush.
"You baka! Sasuke should have that sword he's an Uchiha. You're a nobody!" Sakura yelled. The next thing they knew Naruto turned around to face the group with dark red eyes like Dark Naruto and let out a massive wave of killer intent.
"I suggest you watch what you say Haruno. So shut the fuck up!" Naruto yelled. Only it wasn't Naruto's voice it was Dark Naruto's voice. Sakura fell to her knees from the killer intent that was sent at her and felt tears build up in her eyes. Naruto's eyes turned back to their normal ocean blue. He clutched his head and grunted.
"Shit! So that's what his intention was!" Naruto bellowed.
"Whoa, slow down there Naruto, what do you mean?" Kakashi asked. Naruto told Kakashi about when Dark Naruto went into his head after the fight. Kakashi's eyes widened.
"Naruto, we need to get him out of there. If he comes into contact with 'it' you may no longer be in control" Kakashi said seriously. Naruto shook his head.
"No sensei it won't work. He's tried it. And when he did it almost killed me. And he would need my body alive to control it" Naruto said. Kakashi nodded and they continued to Tazuna's house.
Naruto and the gang arrived at Tazuna's house at sundown. A woman in her early twenties was at the door to greet them.
"Father you're home!" the woman said opening the door to the house. Tazuna hugged the woman and then sat down at the table. Naruto looked at the woman and decided to have some fun.
"And who is this beautiful miss?" Naruto asked sending the woman a wink. The woman blushed a little as he winked at her. Tazuna twitched as he saw the event unfold.
"That's my daughter, Tsunami. Out of your league" Tazuna spoke. Naruto smirked.
"We'll see about that" Naruto said kissing Tsunami's hand. This gave multiple reactions, Tazuna fainting, Sakura's anger, Sasuke and Kakashi shooked their heads with a smirk.
"Pleasure to meet you Tsu-chan" Naruto said with a grin.
"Pleasure to meet you too Naruto-kun" Tsunami stammered. Sakura came up and tried to deliver a punch on the top of Naruto's head. Naruto caught her fist and glared at her.
"What did I say about you trying to hit me?!" Naruto hissed venomly. Sakura gulped and sat down at the table. Since Sakura killed the mood Naruto decided to stop and eat dinner. He caught some glares Tsunami was giving Sakura. Naruto inwardly chuckled at this and continued to enjoy his meal. That was until Tazuna brought up the question he wanted to avoid.
"Hey kid. Earlier today with Zabuza. How are you still alive?!" Tazuna asked with awe. This caused everyone to turn their attention to Naruto who sighed.
"I do not wish to answer that question" Naruto said calmly sipping his water. Sasuke was angry that the dobe wasn't saying anything.
"Answer the question dobe! I'm an Uchiha, and you will do as I say!" Sasuke shouted. This caused Naruto to raise his eyebrows in amusement.
"What part of I don't want to talk about it, can't you get through that thick skull of yours?" Naruto asked bitterly his hand shaking.
"Baka! Just answer Sasuke-kun!" Sakura shrieked trying to support Sasuke. There was a shatter as the glass that Naruto was holding obliterated in his hand causing it to bleed. Naruto looked up at Sasuke and Sakura growling angrily.
"Okay, thats it" Naruto spat.
"Would you shut your mouth for five god damn minutes?! Do you ever stop talking?! Ever since this team started, you've chattered endlessly! Give it a fucking rest!" Naruto yelled with rage.
Everyone in the room was looking at Naruto with wide eyes shocked at his reaction.
"If you want to know why so fucking bad. Fine. I'm the jailer for the nine tailed fox Kyuubi no Kitsune!" Naruto yelled.
"All my life I've been shunned for something I couldn't control! Do you know what the hell that feels like?!" Naruto yelled louder his voice cracking.
"Dobe we-" Sasuke began but Naruto yelled over his voice.
"I didn't have a family! Everyone hated me! Calling me a demon every day! Not having any friends! I was afraid of being murdered by the villagers!" Naruto roared.
"I hated everyone for that! If it wasn't for the old man, I would be dead by now! I was so depressed I tried to kill myself five times!" everyone was looking at the blond in horror of what he was saying.
"But the damn fox won't let me die! Because if I die, it dies! If it wasn't for my cousin and my ex sensei I would have lost my mind!" Naruto screamed.
"So there you go! A look into the life of Uzumaki Naruto! You think you've got it bad Sasuke? People in Konoha kiss the ground you walk on!"
"So do me a favor and shut the fuck up! Don't talk to me from here on out! I'm to pissed at both of you to even be in your pressense!" Naruto yelled picking up his sword and walking out the door.
"All I ever wanted in life was to be happy! But as long as I live I'm cursed. Only death will save me from this hell!" and with that Naruto slammed the door to the house so hard it shattered the window.
There was silence, all that was heard were the crickets chirping sadly. Sasuke and Sakura were still shocked at what happened just now. Sasuke was surprised but didn't care, it's not like Naruto had to relive seeing people he cared about being killed.
"K-Kakashi-sensei. Is what Naruto said true?" Sakura asked. Kakashi looked at her sadly and nodded.
"Yes. Everything he said is true. But do not fear Naruto, he and Kyuubi will always be two individuals. You two must see that, unlike those idiot villagers" Kakashi said sadly.
"So he is a demon!" Sakura thought glaring after Naruto.
Team seven sat around the house until it was around midnight, Naruto still hadn't returned. Team seven was worried about their teammate but decided to go to bed and look for him in the morning.
Naruto meanwhile was in the woods two miles away from Tazuna's house destroying trees with his sword in rage. He swung his sword against a fully grown tree. The tree snapped and fell to the ground with a crashing thud. Naruto panted heavily sweating badly. He started to slash at another tree but he felt exhaustion creeping up on him. Naruto cursed as he fell face forward onto the grassy floor. Before he closed his eyes he noticed someone with brown combat boots walking towards him.
Naruto awoke as light fell on his face. He opened his eyes and found himself covered with a blanket. A fire was crackling to his left and had some food cooking on it. Naruto groaned and sat up rubbing his eyes. A voice then spoke from behind him.
"Oh, good you're awake!"
Naruto turned around and felt his jaw drop. In front of him stood a man with spikey blue hair, wearing a black headband, grey cargo pants, blue shirt, red cape, brown shoulder pad, and a large two handed sword on his back.
"Ike!" Naruto shouted in surprise and grinned. Ike grinned back at him.
"Hey Naruto. Long time no see" Ike said ruffling Naruto's hair. The pair of them laughed. Ike's face turned concerned as he looked at Naruto.
"Hey Naruto, what are you doing this far away from your teammates?" Ike asked. Naruto's eyes widened, he completely forgot he was with his teammates.
"I had a bit of an argument with them" Naruto said sadly.
"What happened?" Ike asked. Naruto sighed and told him about the incident with Dark Naruto, the fight with Zabuza, and up to the argument at Tazuna's house. Ike was pissed at the two teammates. He sighed and put his hand to his head. Ike thought long and hard before he spoke again.
"Okay Naruto, this is the plan" Ike said looking at his cousin. Naruto looked up and listened.
"I will stay with you and your team for the rest of this mission and help you train with your sword" Naruto cheered that Ike was going to be able to spend some time with him. Ike grinned as he watched his cousin bouncing up and down.
Ike and Naruto entered Tazuna's house to see everyone at the table eating breakfast. Kakashi looked up his eye widened and he dropped his book.
Sasuke and Sakura turned to look at what their sensei was looking at and they too had a shocked look on their faces. Naruto was standing next to a man with spikey blue hair.
"Naruto. Why is Ike here?" Kakashi asked. Ike grinned at Kakashi.
"Hey Kakashi! Long time no see" Ike laughed. Sasuke looked at the man standing next to Naruto. So this is the guy who trained the dobe, thought Sasuke.
"Naruto-baka where the hell were you?!" Sakura shrieked. Naruto and Ike clutched their ears from Sakura's outburst. Naruto ignored her as he and Ike sat down by Kakashi. Sasuke looked at Ike as he was talking to Kakashi. Ike noticed Sasuke's stare.
"Yes, can I help you?" Ike asked.
"Train me!" Sasuke demanded. Ike raised an eyebrow at him and decided to play a game.
"I'll train you if you solve this riddle. The answer is the answer to your demand" Ike said smirking. Naruto smirked knowing what his cousin was about to do.
"Okay here's your question" Ike said folding his hands over his mouth.
"Can sheep be milked?" Sasuke smirked, he already won.
"No" Sasuke said. Ike laughed which made Sasuke mad.
"What the hell is so funny?!" Sasuke shouted.
"Well there's your answer" Ike said chuckling. Sasuke thought about the question and his face turned into a look of pure rage.
"Why the hell not?! I'm an Uchiha one of the elite! I demand you train me!" Sasuke yelled. Ike glared at Sasuke and let out a lot of killing intent. Sasuke flinched but regained composure.
"I'm sorry. I don't train arrogant dicks like yourself" Ike said bitterly. Sasuke got angered even more.
"Why did you train that loser! He's a nobody! He's weak and a dobe!" That did it. Ike moved so fast he had Sasuke pinned to the wall by the neck his sword against Sasuke's neck.
"Enough! If you insult my cousin again, you will be in hell by the time I'm through with you!" Ike spat. Sasuke gulped.
"Another reason I won't train you is because you don't have a sword. And I want to train my cousin. And don't bother trying to copy the techniques with the Sharingan it won't work" Sasuke was furious. He, an Uchiha, had been denied training. Ike dropped Sasuke and sat back down.
"Kakashi. I'm going to train Naruto for the time being. He already know's every chakra control exersise" Kakashi nodded.
"Okay but I want you both to stay in sight so I can see you" Kakashi agreed. Ike nodded.
"Naruto lets get started" Ike said standing up and grabbing his sword.
"Okay Ike-sensei" Naruto said. Ike twitched, he hated being called sensei, it made him feel old.
"Just call me Ike, Naruto. You're my cousin so don't say sensei" Ike laughed.
"You just don't want me to say sensei, because it makes you feel old" Naruto replied. Ike growled
"I fucking hate you sometimes" Ike said. Naruto laughed and followed Ike out the door.
Team seven arrived at a clearing where Naruto and Ike were practicing a new kenjutsu attack. Kakashi turned to Sasuke and Sakura with a smile.
"Well your training is to, climb trees" Kakashi said with his eye smile.
"But sensei how is that training?" Sakura asked. Kakashi sighed and walked up to the tree.
"The goal is to focus your chakra into your feet and walk up the tree without your hands" Kakashi instructed. Kakashi clasped his hands together and his face had a focusing look. He opened his eye and walked up the tree. Sakura and Sasuke were looking in awe at the trick. Kakashi threw two kunai down to the pair of them. The kunai made a thud at their feet.
"Take a kunai and cut the tree if you feel you're losing your control" Kakashi said as he jumped down from the towering tree.
Ike stood in front of Naruto holding his two handed blade with one hand.
"Okay Naruto, I am now going to teach you three new moves for your sword" Ike said turning to Naruto. Naruto nodded in excitement.
"Cool! So what are you teaching me first?" Naruto asked. Ike smiled at his cousin for wanting to learn so much.
"The first move I'm going to teach you is the 'Quick Draw" Ike said walking to a 20 foot range away from the tree in front of him. Naruto kept his eye on Ike.
"The goal is to channel energy into your sword. The when you filled your energy into the attack you'll see a reflection of light from the tip of your sword"
Ike crossed his arms, his right arm holding his sword while his left one open and to the side. Ike squated slightly and closed his eyes. Naruto watched as Ike's body began to shake slightly. There came a humming sound from Ike as he built up his power. Then Naruto saw the twinkle of light at the tip of Ike's blade. Naruto kept his eyes open so he wouldn't blink and miss the attack. Ike then vanished from sight and appeared on the side of the tree he was in front of. Naruto's eyes widened. Ike moved in a flash so quick it was impossible to block.
There came a crack as the tree that Ike was standing by split in half and fell to the ground with an echoing thud. Ike turned and smirked at Naruto who had his jaw dropped. Ike then walked over and sat by Naruto.
"Okay Naruto, now you try" Ike said opening his canteen and taking a drink of water. Naruto nodded and walked to the same spot Ike was. Ike stabbed his sword into the ground and folded his hands under his chin.
"Now, take it step by step" Ike instructed. Naruto obeyed and got into the same stance Ike was in earlier. He watched as Naruto closed his eyes and began to focus energy into the sword. Ike heard the humming coming from Naruto and smiled. A twinkle of light came on the tip of Naruto's sword. Naruto's eyes snapped open and he released the attack. He vanished quicker than Ike and appeared on the side of another tree on the opposite end of the clearing. Ike grinned at his cousin.
"Nice! Good job Naruto!" Ike praised. Naruto chuckled and scratched the back of his head sheepishly. Ike beckoned Naruto over to him.
"I'm surprised Naruto. I wouldn't have been surprised if you hadn't succeeded the first time. But you proved me wrong buddy" Ike said clapping Naruto on the back.
Ike stood up and pulled his blade out of the ground.
"Okay Naruto these next two moves are going to be more difficult" Ike said walking only five feet away from Naruto. Naruto kept his eyes on Ike to watch the technique for the next move.
"This time I'm going to show you 'Aether" Ike stood up straight and closed his eyes.
"You want to be able to throw your sword into the air and leap up to catch it. Then when It's coming down you grab the hilt and do three flips in the air landing with a crash" Ike continued. Naruto watched as Ike stood upright and held his blade tightly in his right hand. Ike then tossed his blade into the air. He leaped into the air and caught the hilt of his blade with both hands. Ike gave a battle cry as he did three flips before hitting the ground with a vibrating crash. Naruto watched in awe.
"You are awesome. You know that right?" Naruto asked. Ike laughed and walked over to Naruto and sat down. Naruto stood up and walked over to where Ike stood. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Just like before, Naruto performed Aether without a problem. Ike was proud of his cousin but knew the last move he was going to teach him was a bitch.
Ike walked in front of Naruto and faced him.
"Naruto this last move I'm about to teach you is extremely powerful and is hard as hell to learn" Ike said looking him in the eye.
"I see. But let's hear what you have to say" Naruto answered stroking his chin. Ike sweatdropped at the scene. It would have made sense if Naruto had some hair on his chin for him to do that.
"This next move is called the 'Great Aether" Ike said cracking his bones. Naruto leaned closer to see the technique.
"Hey can you make a shadow clone with flesh and blood? I'll need a target to use for this to work" Ike asked. Naruto nodded and summoned a shadow clone. Ike beckoned the shadow clone over to him. The clone walked over and stood in front of Ike.
"Now Naruto this move takes a lot of energy. And depending on your stamina, it can only be used a certain amount of times" Ike said seriously. Naruto nodded.
"You need to focus all your energy into your body. Then you will glow with your chakra aura. Then you start the attack by swinging your sword upward" Ike began to glow with blue chakra and slashed his sword upward. The clone was launched off the ground and remained spinning in the air. Ike leaped off the ground and began inflicting heavy strikes and kicks on the clone. The move was so strong that every time Ike landed an attack it sent shock waves around the woods causing it to shake.
Naruto was in awe at his cousins attack. Not only was he staying airborne in place but he was unleashing insane power on the clone.
"Great Aether!" Ike roared finishing the last strike. Ike and the clone still airborne. He clasped the hilt of his sword with both hands and brought one final slash into the clones stomach. Ike and the clone fell to the ground and landed with an explosion. Dust, dirt, grass, and bits of tree erupted from the ground. Naruto looked up to see his clone shoot out of the dust over the trees and saw it explode in the distance.
Ike walked back over to Naruto.
"Okay Naruto, summon a clone and try to do the attack" Ike instructed. Naruto nodded and stood up shaking slightly. He summoned a clone and ordered it to stay in front of him. The clone walked over and stood next to the crater left from Ike's attack. Naruto focused his chakra and energy into his body and looked at his clone with a smirk. He ran at his clone and slashed upward with his sword.
Team seven decided to take a break and spy on Naruto's training. Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi walked over and hid in a tree onlooking the field. They saw a crater with smoke rising from the ground. The three of them were surprised at the size of the crater. But what caught their attention was Naruto glowing with blue chakra. Kakashi's eye widened as he saw Naruto summon the insane amount of chakra.
Team seven looked as Naruto dashed at his clone and slashed his sword upward. The sword hit the clone sending it airborne and causing it to stay in place thirty feet above the ground. Naruto leaped up to meet his clone and began to hit the clone with slashes with the sword and some kicks now and then. The group was in awe watching the attack. Not only was Naruto doing a devastating attack, but every hit or slash he inflicted on his clone caused the ground and trees to shake with the insane power. They were brought back to reality with Naruto's voice.
"Great Aether!" Naruto roared as he finished the last slash. Naruto then brought the sword back with both hands and slammed down on his clones stomach. They fell to the ground and the field exploded leaving another crater. A geyser of fire erupted from the area Naruto landed. The clone shot into the sky and exploded. The dust, smoke, and debris from the ground and trees were still thick. Finally after a minute the smoke cleared and they saw Naruto in a kneeling position with his blade tip in the ground while he was holding it with two hands.
Team seven was in awe at the attack. Sasuke was pissed. Naruto was learning that power from Ike and he wasn't.
"Damn" Kakashi said with awe.
"Show off" Sakura muttured.
"I should be learning that! I'm an Uchiha! Why the hell does the dobe get that power? I deserve it" Sasuke spat.
"If I had to rank that attack, it would be an SS-ranked" Kakashi whispered. Team seven walked back to Tazuna's house, it was now sundown and both Sasuke and Sakura mastered the tree climbing.
Ike sat there both impressed and jealous. Naruto had mastered the Great Aether in one day. It took Ike a year to do it.
"Excellent work Naruto!" Ike cheered clapping Naruto on the back. Naruto tried to stand up but fell to his knees.
"Ike do you think you can help me back to Tazuna's house? That attack took a lot of my energy" Naruto asked sheepishly. Ike nodded at wrapped Naruto's arm around his shoulder and helped him back to Tazuna's house.
Okay that's the end of part 1. And again, please Read and Review.
If you're wondering some things I'll point them out.
The person who sent Dark Naruto after Naruto was Ganondorf. Although he won't show up in the story until later.
Dark Naruto is inside Naruto's mind and will be attempting to take control a lot later in the story.
The WoW crossovers start in the next chapter. The crossover is mainly because of the weapons that are in the story.
CaptainPrice: I hope you enjoyed the slight Brawl crossover because of the 'Great Aether'
Naruto: I cetainly did!
CaptainPrice: What the?! Would you get out of here!
Naruto: CaptainPrice does not own me, nintendo, or WoW.
Sasuke: I demand you make me more powerful CaptainPrice!
CaptainPrice: Yeah, I got a better idea. (Pulls up Dragnuv)
CaptainPrice: How about on the count of three you get out of here, and I won't blow your head off?
Sasuke: Eek!! (Starts Running)
CaptainPrice: Hey! You come back here you little emo!
Till next time CaptainPrice out for now, 'Gone Emo Hunting' next chapter coming out soon. Most likely tomorrow, I would like some reviews.
