A Spider meets a Fox
Lets see don't own Naruto and I don't own Spiderman.
FYI This story is originally only going to do the mission to wave arc before stopping for a while and depending on how popular or sucessful it is will determine whether or not I continue beyond that. That and I've only ever watched up to the VOTE battle.
Kakashi groaned as he came to in an unfamiliar room. The bits and pieces of furniture and an unknown woman made him believe that he was in someone's home. He was pretty sure that it wasn't any of the safe houses that the Leaf had since none of his students knew where those were and wouldn't be cleared for that sort of information until they reached Chunnin. He did a quick mental check and recalled the fight he had with Zabuza, and how he had used up nearly all of his chakra to keep the fight away from his students and the client. It was rather humbling that his three gennin had managed to hold a ninja of Zabuza's reputation off so efficiently though even if only for a few minutes. Zabuza who literally had the blood of hundreds on his hands had been outplayed by a few Gennin. If they were already capable of this he wondered just what they would be capable of once they got some serious training done. He exchanged a few words with the woman before lying back down. At this time Tazuna and his students entered the room.
"Sensei," the group said with relief as they quickly all gathered around in a half circle around the Jonnin that had saved all of their lives.
"Report," he ordered weakly turning to Sakura who had situated herself at his side while Peter and Naruto were between himself and the door.
Sakura nodded as she drew out a scroll and handed it to him. "After you collapsed, we relocated to the Bridge Builder's house. The place is on the edge of the city and the rear faces the ocean giving us at least a partial defense from that side. Peter and Naruto checked the perimeter while I went through the house. The building is two stories tall and appears to be one of the more easily defended homes as it does not have to worry about neighbors. The surrounding forest area does make it somewhat difficult to spot approaching enemy though."
"Good, work." Kakahi said as he saw a more detailed report on the scroll complete with a minor diagram of the house and the grounds. Sakura's attention to detail was useful, he might even have her write out the mission reports adding in his observations for a later time. It was something to consider. Not to mention it would be a great way for him to get out of having to do his own paperwork. This mission was already turning into a short story length as it was.
"The house has three occupants." Sakura continued unaware of the thoughts of her sensei had on her work and how to capitalize on its uses. "The old man, his daughter, and a grandson that we've yet to meet." She said ticking off the family members while showing the rooms that each of them had. "Peter and Naruto have taken rooms on the second floor in case they need to move from the roof to elsewhere, your room is on the opposite side of the hall from the Bridge Builder's ,while I have a room near the daughter's quarters. By rooming this way we should have the house suitably defended if an attack were to take place." The girl assured the man.
"Good work, it sounds as if the house is sufficiently covered then." Kakashi complimented the group as it appeared that they had most of the ways in and out of the house either guarded or watched. How long was I out?"
"About four hours." The girl said as she looked him over with concern. "Sensei your Sharrigan is astounding and everything, but if it takes this much out of you then perhaps you shouldn't use it." Sakura looked nervous as she said this to her teacher.
"Sorry, but that is part of what being a ninja is Sakura. It is putting your life on the line for the sake of the mission. I believe we've had this conversation before." Kakashi reminded her, the girl nodded glumly at that. Kakashi sighed as he realized that the true danger of being a ninja was finally becoming clear to her. Everyone had these moments when they realized these facts. Naruto may or may not have it considering how he grew up and Peter was more likely to have them. Still he had to reassure the group and keep them focused until the mission was over. "Besides, I only use it against serious threats such as dangerous ninja like Zabuza. Its why I keep it covered most of the time as well. Were there any injuries amongst the three of you?"
"Nope, we're all fine." Peter assured the Jonnin.
Kakashi nodded as he looked his students over with interest. Peter and Naruto had the advantage of their healing factors to keep them going. However he had studied their abilities in more depth than Peter had and knew that despite what the Abruame believed Naruto did not heal at 10 times the normal rate. It was possible that he had the potential to do that, but in reality he and Naruto healed at about the same rate. The reason that Peter was unaware of this though was because most of the time they were injured at the same time. The Fox only healed Naruto quickly like when the poison struck him if Naruto's life was in danger otherwise it was only the lesser version of the healing power that the boy had. He had seen Naruto get enough cuts to know precisely how well and fast that the boy healed. * If only he had a team of self-healing ninja they would be nearly unstoppable in their missions. If he could figure a way for himself and Sakura to have those sorts of abilities they would be able to do it.
"Well you finished off that eyebrowless assassin, so I suppose it doesn't matter anymore." Tazuna said, finally speaking up.
Kakashi noticed that the man was no longer carrying a bottle, and wondered if it was the fact that he thought himself safe or he was under the watchful eye of his daughter that had convinced him to put a cork in the bottle.
"With him gone most of Gato's men won't be as likely to try anything for a little while." Tazuna said with a smirk.
"What about the boy with the mask?" Sakura questioned.
"Yeah I don't trust that guy. and I'm telling you he was all set to attack if I hadn't called him on it." Peter informed the others while getting an agreeing nod from Naruto about the trustworthiness of the boy.
"He's from the Elite Tracking Unit from the Village Hidden in the Mist." Kakashi reminded the group. "Those masks are only worn by the most elite of Shinobi."
"What is it that they do exactly?" Sakura questioned worriedly.
"The Anbu Black ops or Inferno squad as we call them in Konaha have a very specific mission. They are to hunt down and destroy any and all rogue or missing ninja and either return them to the village or deal with the ninja and their remains." Kakashi told them. "They destroy all traces of the ninja having ever been there. A shinobi's body contains many village secrets that Hidden Villages would not want getting out. Zabuza for all his many faults was once a very high ranking Shinobi to the Land of the Hidden Mist. As the former leader of the Assassination Squad and a former member of the 7 Swordsmen of the Hidden Mists he was one of the best and brightest at the time. Hidden deep within his body are some of Kirigakure's most well kept secrets. In the right hands an enemy could take the body of a ninja and learn all about training, chakra methods, and medicines for a start. Many of these things are well kept village secrets that no other village has access to. Konaha was at one time considered the leading source for medical jutsu and is in fact still one of the greatest despite the loss of some of our best medical minded ninja over the past few years. If enemies were to ever discover the secrets that a village used then it could threaten even more people perhaps even an entire village. For example, if I were to fall in battle someplace and someone studied my Sharrigan then they might use my dojutsu against the village in some way, perhaps even finding some way to copy it's unique abilities. It is the duty of the Trackers or Anbu to make sure that something like this never happens. Their duties are to keep the village secrets safe. When ninja such as Zabuza turn traitor they hunt him down and destroy all the evidence of his passing. That is their sole purpose." Kakashi stopped in his teachings for a moment as he considered every aspect of the battle there was something about the end of it that was bothering him.
"Are you alright sensei?" Naruto questioned worriedly.
"I'm fine Naruto, I'm merely considering some of the thing that have happened in the past couple of days. We have been rather busy." Kakashi pointed out to the group.
"Tell me something that I don't know." Peter shot at the man.
Kakashi ignored the boy as he finally realized what he had missed and wondered how long it would take his students to realize what he had missed. If the fight with Zabuza hadn't tired him out so much he would have seen it earlier. He had been barely standing near the end of his fight with the swordsman though and had missed it despite all of the clues being there. "To finish up what I was saying, Trackers destroy the body on the spot so that there are no mistakes."
"Is that important?" Sakura questioned.
"Think about it," Kakashi said wondering who would get it first. "What did the tracker do with the body?"
"Kind of hard to know since he took off with the corpse." Peter returned.
"Exactly," Kakashi agreed, "but why? Also think of the weapons that he used for taking him out. Throwing or senbon needles. Not exactly the best weapons one could have when killing an opponent in comparison to say a Kunai. The senbon needle in combination with the knowledge of acupuncture that most Anbu receive in order to quickly and efficiently disable an opponent however…" He trailed off hoping that they would get what he was saying."
"Oh please tell me you're joking." Peter said as he finally caught onto what their sensei was alluding to.
"I wish I were." Kakashi returned.
"Someone want to explain to those of us who aren't ninja?" Tazuna demanded of the group. "You completely destroyed that assassin."
"No, I didn't, I injured him quite a bit its true, however most of his injuries were minor or superficial. The last attack of mine was probably the only decent hit in which I managed to hit him with several kunai. However, it was not enough and Zabuza is still very much alive."
"What, but you checked him yourself!" Sakura said in denial, as the various other people in the room looked on in shock.
"Acupuncture as I said before Sakura. With it a person can even simulate death for a short time. Senbon needles are not generally used as killing weapons, they are disabling weapons, which along with the fact that the Tracker Ninja took off with Zabuza gives me all the reason to believe that he is alive." Kakashi explained to the group. "There is also the fact that the next time we encounter him not only will he not be as likely to underestimate you, but he will likely bring his partner with him. We have a few advantages over him though."
"What are those sensei?" Sakura questioned hopefully.
"We have our numbers, and we have a group of more broader thinkers. Naruto and Peter have both proved to be quick thinkers something Zabuza does not appear to be as he has always been the sneak in and sneak out or the direct confrontation type. There is also some things that I can teach you that will help as well."
"What so more training, is that really going to help?" Sakura questioned in disbelief not sure that she wanted to completely rely on the jokesters for a way out. Sure they had managed to do it last time but that could have just been luck. "Maybe you should call for backup." She suggested to the Jonnin.
"No, you have all proved more than capable of dealing with the threat that Zabuza represents. Sakura your aim is good with your kunai, I will help you improve it while we work, Peter can at least hold his own for a few seconds in taijutsu, and Naruto has the ability to swarm him. While individually none of the skills are enough to completely stop him they are enough in combination to get a standoff until I can take him. Even if one or two of you are busy dealing with the tracker ninja the assistance that the other could provide could be the winning strategy.
"What is this extra training going to be sensei?" An eager Naruto questioned.
"Meet me outside and I'll show you. In the end this training will make all of you much stronger ninja." Kakashi assured the group.
"Then what are we waiting for." Naruto said with a smile. "Next time old no brows shows up we'll have a surprise for him that he won't be ready for. Then we'll fix things. Believe It."
"I don't believe it, and neither should you." A small voice said, as a young boy appeared in the doorway and looked at the group of ninja. The group looked the boy over, he was short with overalls and a white hat on that hid his eyes from view unless he was looking at you. The boy's mother reprimanded him for his rudeness but the boy returned back to her. "But mom Gato will just wipe them out when he comes back." The boy explained to her.
"Trust us we've dealt with Gato's type before right Naruto." Peter said cutting his friend off before he said anything. "We'll meet you outside sensei." Peter then frog marched his friend out of the house before he did or said anything.
Kakashi was loaned a pair of crutches after he was sure that the boys were gone. "I would prefer it if you rested some more." The woman said as Sakura got some training supplies that the Jonnin had requested.
"I'll be careful, and after a demonstration I think I'll take a nap outside or something similar." Kakashi assured the woman. "Besides, the sooner we start training the better. Particularly since it's your father that we are preparing ourselves to protect." He reminded her, the woman pursed her lips at this but nodded her head in acceptance.
Once they were out in the forest Kakashi looked his students over with interest. "Alright, now it's time to work on a training regime that will increase your ability to use chakra in greater amounts. This exercise will allow you to focus your power to levels that you may not have even thought possible up until now. Sakura why don't you give us a brief summary of what Chakra is exactly before we start."
"Yes sensei," Sakura said obediently. "Chakra is the elemental life energy that a ninja uses in his jutsu. It's a combination of spiritual and physical power that allows a ninja to manipulate his jutsu. Only by combining the two though can a ninja create a jutsu. Of course you have to use hand signs to focus the power, or else it are unfocused and can go wild causing unexpected and usually devastating effects."
"Very good Sakura." Kakashi told her proudly, "Iruka really did teach you all very well."
"But aren't we already using chakra?" Nauto questioned in confusion.
"Yes, but you can't manipulate it with any degree of mastery yet." Kakashi explained to the trio. "At the moment, you're merely using it without any type of control. Consider it like a water hose while water runs through it that is all it does if you were to put a nozzle on it though you can decide which way it goes or even the amount you put out. With increased control you'll even be able to tell it to be hot or cold. Remember when Zabuza and I were fighting and we each summoned an elemental dragon. He summoned one made of Water, while I summoned one made of Earth. It requires different types of chakra to use those two jutsu's though. Also there is the matter if you use to much or too little chakra making your attacks to strong in which case you lose control of the jutsu or not enough and the jutsu doesn't do anything. What about when you run out of energy because you wasted your power trying to make one special attack? Then your nothing but a target for your enemy."
"So how do we prevent the power waste?" Peter asked as the lecture was starting to make sense to him now that the man was using some scientific terms.
"An intense training method that can either kill you, or make you a better ninja." Kakashi returned to him. "If it is successful though, it will allow you a level of control you only ever dreamed about."
"So what is this super secret, super dangerous training method?" Naruto questioned the Jonnin. "I don't know what it is but I'll show it who's boss. Believe It."
"Climb a tree," Kakashi explained.
"Climb a tree?" The Gennin asked in disbelief, having thought it would be something much more dangerous than what he was suggesting to them."
That's right, but there is a rule you can't use your hands." Kakashi explained to the group.
"Other than Peter I don't think any of us can do that though sensei." Sakura argued.
"Are you so sure?" Kakashi questioned as he hobbled up the trunk of a nearby tree and continued to walk up it he then walked onto the bottom of an overhanging branch.
"No way," Naruto said in awe.
"He's only using his feet," Sakura continued.
Peter leaped from the ground and bounced between the tree's till he was standing alongside of the ninja. "How's it hanging sensei?" He questioned.
"Heh, cute now how about you get back down there." Kakashi suggested to his student.
Peter nodded as he allowed himself to drop to the ground in a splayed out style. "Uh Kakshi sensei?" Peter said as he raised his hand up, slightly embarrassed. "I can't do this exercise, my bloodline allows me to climb a tree without my hands automatically." He informed the older ninja.
"Indeed it does, but only if you're wearing thin soles." The Jonnin reminded his student. If you wear shinobi sandals while doing this exercise then you won't have to worry about your bloodline doing the chakra work for you." Kakashi pointed out to his student who merely opened and closed his mouth in surprise before nodding while the other two members of the team snickered at their teammate. "These exercises will greatly enhance all of your chakra control even if you never use them for anything other than training and are the foundation for other exercises that even your bloodline cannot copy." The Jonnin continued as he looked at his students. "There may also come a time when you don't have the luxury of having thin soled boots either. As ninja we have missions that take us all over the world. What would you do if you were on a mission in the Land of Snow where you need warm weather gear, or perhaps the Land of Earth where the sun beats down on areas for hours superheating the surrounding area?"
"Huh, I hadn't really thought about that." Peter admitted to the ninja.
"As a ninja you must be prepared to fight anytime and anywhere." Kakshi informed the group. "There are some sandals in the training bag that I had Sakura pack for us." The boy nodded and found the basic blue sandals and strapped them on over his boots.
"Focus you chakra towards the soles of your feet and use it to connect to the tree. This is just one of the many uses of chakra."
"But how does this help us fight Zabuza?" Sakura questioned.
"Remember that Zabuza and I spent the first few minutes using minor jutsu against each other it is to help you to maintain your chakra levels in combat situations with that sort of knowledge it will be easier for you to use it and apply it in the upcoming fight. Now we can keep talking about it or you can try it yourselves." Kakashi said as he tossed a kunai at the feet of each of his students. "Mark how high you get with those." He advised them.
The trio nodded as they each found a nearby tree and started. The boys each charged with reckless abandon. Kakashi watched silently as his students each only made it a few steps up the trunks. Naruto fell and landed painfully on his head while Peter landed on his hands. The ninja then turned to see that Sakura had not only managed to climb halfway up her tree, but she was at about twice the height that Kakashi had managed. "Hmm it seems that Sakura has the best control of the group. And here I though tree climbing would have been such a simple task for someone who spends half of their life wall crawling or for someone who says that they're going to the next Hokage. At this rate Peter might want to stop hanging around, and Sakura might want to consider being Hokage. She would be the first female Hokage."
"Yeah, that sounds like a challenge to me." Peter returned to the man. "What do you say Naruto, last one to the top pays the lunch bill for a week?"
"Oh I am so there." Naruto said as the two boys charged the trees again.
Kakashi chuckled as he watched them go. "Sakura, starting from the bottom get to the top and down three times before they manage it the first time and you can pick where we eat after training and missions." Kakashi told the girl.
"A week without ramen?" Sakura said excitedly. "Cha, I am so there!" The girl shouted out as she dropped back to the ground to begin again.
Kakashi chuckled as he watched the group begin training. Who knew that challenges and bribes that cost him nothing could get him so much done? He dropped to the ground he huffed a bit as he was still recovering his chakra and leaned himself against a tree and watched the trio as they worked themselves away. Sakura had quickly worn herself but had managed to get the entire length of the tree 6 times and 2 more times at half the length before her chakra reserves had given out leaving the girl panting. It would be several hours before she could do that again. He rested and read though as he watched his more powerful students go again and again at the trees. They even broke down and begged Sakura for advice on how best to do the training. He had to admit he was proud of them for that, they were learning the benefit of teamwork even in training. There were times that Peter seemed to forget that they were a team and tried to do things on his own, he was glad now was not one of those times though.
The next day Kakashi stayed behind in his room to rest, meditate, and read his books while the boys headed back out to the woods to train. Sakura on the other hand was assigned to guard duty on the off chance that some of Gato's other followers decided to take some sort of action against the Bridge Builder. Sakura's duty was recon mainly though, getting to know all of the various faces that belonged on the bridge and docks. The girl could have easily hidden away out of sight but had instead decided to sit off to the side and watch the men work. After the work was done for the day Tazuna took Sakura to the market to get food. Feeding four extra bodies was cutting into the supplies of the family more than he would like to admit. Still with the bridge only a few days from completion he would be paid by the Wave Damiyo and be able to afford decent food soon.
Sakura's eyes roamed around the store, and she was appalled at the handful of sickly looking items that were placed by themselves in stalls. Most of the goods here would have all fit on the front counter. How was this store even managing to stay open with so few supplies? What was even more surprising was that there was no one inside the place besides the shopkeeper either. When you considered all of the hungry looking people that were wandering te streets outside it made a person wonder.
Tazuna was stacking a few things together when several figures entered the shop driving a man that looked like he had been about to enter with a look. Sakura's eyes widened as she took in the group. They were all well fed muscular figures, and they all had some sort of weapon either strapped on their bodies or in their hands. "Hey boys look, old man Tazuna is back." One of the men said mockingly as they strode over to the Bridge Builder seemingly ignoring Sakura for the moment. "I take it that job of yours turned out alright if your back here old man."
"Whiplash," Tazuna grunted in greeting.
"Awe look guys, he remembered my name." The speaker said with amusement. "We weren't all that sure that you were even going to make it back old man, but I suppose that brat of yours and his mom were happy enough to see you. Some of the boys thought that they would have to keep her company once word of your death got out." The man reached around Tazuna and casually took some money from the till as he spoke. "We were afraid that you weren't going to make it old man. Word is that you pissed some super powerful ninja off and that he swore to kill you for something or other."
"Is that so?" Tazuna growled at the man. "I guess it's fortunate then that you decided not to spread rumors like that around then."
"That it is old man, that it is. Well I suppose now that you back your already back to working on that bridge of yours .I do hope that you can keep up with the work. But then again you've got two strong arms to do the work don't you?" Whiplash questioned mockingly.
Tazuna's hands closed into fists as he tried not to lose his temper. These words for some reason seemed to anger the man more than anything else that had been said or hinted at.
"Just remember the Land of Wave doesn't have any heroes old man." Whiplash said to the old man as he and the other men then headed toward the exit and waltzed out of the store. "Hopes and heroes are the things that dreams are made out of."
"Who were they?" Sakura questioned curiously, once she was sure that they were gone.
"Some of Gato's hired enforcer ninja." Tazuna returned to her his voice barely controlled.
"What, how many ninja does Gato have here then?" Sakura questioned worriedly as the old man led them out. It was one thing to fight just Zabuza and a possible partner, but it sounded like there might be more of them than that. The two stopped in the doorway to see Whiplash and two others leading groups of thugs around the market making money collections. Of the leaders one was a large man easily the tallest man that she had ever laid eyes on. Heck Kakashi's sense's hair would probably only come up to his chest. The man was built like a body builder and had a large hammer strapped to his back. He was dressed in a faded blue gray gi that had obviously seen much better days and had the sleeves ripped out to better show off his muscles. The other was a tall thin man about the height of Kakashi sensei. He had several throwing knives strapped to his arms and legs and a horse bow in his hands. On his back he had a quiver full of arrows. He had slicked back hair and narrow eyes. Finally there was whiplash who was dressed in an expensive looking light weight chain mail armor and mesh uniform. He was about the size of Asuma sensei and had a steel whip coiled at his side.
"Now you see what Gato and his men are doing to our village. Our people live in fear for their lives all the time while Gato's men wander the streets taking whatever and whomever they want." Tazuna said nodding towards a girl being led into an alley. "The only way you get even a small measure of protection is if you pay the protection fees. Those that do not or will not pay usually end up dead or made examples of. This is what our lives have become unless we can finish the bridge. Everything that we are doing is to stop this way of life. It is to remind the people of Wave that we to can have heroes that all we have to do is use the strength of our arms. That Bridge is going to be our symbol of hope and courage. We must restore the spirit of our people, and we cannot let Gato stop us." Sakura nodded her head in agreement even if secretly she was wondering if they stood a chance against so many enemy ninja.
The large man looked down at the pair of them in amusement. "Is this your bodyguard Tazuna?" He questioned with a booming laugh. "A little girl like this has hardly any uses at all."
"True, the next time you want a guard you should get a decent soldier and not children to do the work." The bowman said in a soft silky voice that made Sakura's skin crawl.
"I can take care of myself." Sakura growled as she eyed the group.
"No need to be so confrontational little girl." Whiplash said mockingly, as he came from another side. "Besides you may be able to protect yourself, but if the old man were attacked do you really think that you could keep him safe? The streets here in Wave are perhaps different than the ones that you are used to."
"We'll try to be careful." Tazuna returned to the group.
"See that you do old man it would be a shame for something to happen to the two of you or to your daughter." Whiplash said with a smile before the trio backed away allowing the duo to leave in peace.
Sakura did kept her hands clenched as they moved away from the group so that they would not see how badly they were shaking. Once the pair returned she saw that Naruto and Peter looked rough around the edges but were otherwise fine. "How's the training going?" She questioned them glad for the distraction that they provided for her.
"Well were still nowhere near your level, but we're almost to the height that Kakashi sensei was at the other day." Peter confided in her.
"Really," Sakura said in surprise, "both of you?"
"Yeah, you better believe it." Naruto said happily.
Sakura looked at the two boys with new respect despite neither of them being Saskue-kun they were making obvious leaps and bounds in their developments. Perhaps there was more to the pair of them than she had always thought. She turned to look at her masked teammate. "Peter, I was wondering."
"Yeah?"
"Can you slip into town and find out about the other ninja Gato has there?" Sakura questioned nervously.
"Other ninja?" Peter said turning to look at her in surprise at this new development.
"Yeah, there's evidently a small band of them." Sakura said and explained the confrontation had with the one known as Whiplash.
"I see," Peter said as he rose from his seat. He paused as he got to the doorway. "Tell Kakashi sensei to talk with the Bridge Builder about them I want to find out more about them from another source." With that he slipped into the night. As he walked he had the image of three other figures leading gangs.
"Come on Sakura-Chan, we need to talk with Kakashi ssensei." Naruto said dragging her away with him to Kakashi's room. The pair quickly talked to the silver haired man who nodded his head in understanding of their warnings about thhis new development.
"Yes, I was afraid of something like this happening actually." Kakashi admitted to them. "I believe that Gato has hired either lower ranked ninja or trained fighters of some sort to boost his forces. These are dangerous individuals and should not be approached without caution. I take it Peter has already left"
"Yes Kakashi sensei." Sakura said, now no longer sure why she had told the Abruame Clan boy. It had just seemed like the right thing to do at the moment. She hadn't expected him to storm off into the night looking for answers though. It was like he was a totally different person once he had made his decision. She wondered what her teammate was hoping to accomplish by going out on his own like that though.
"Naruto send Tazuna to me," Kakashi ordered. "I have many questions for him to answer over the matter of other fighters we need to know the complete numbers that we will be facing. I had so hoped that we had earned his trust in the course of our travels and adventures together. It would appear he forgot to mention the strength of Gato's foot soldiers."
"Yes sensei," Naruto said rising to his feet.
As the blonde left Sakura fixed her sensei with piercing look. "Are you sure that you don't want to call for backup now sensei?" She questioned the man hopefully.
"I am sure Sakura," Kakashi assured the girl. "Ah Tazuna come sit, we have much to talk about." He said as Naruto led the old man into the room. The old man sat down and soon began telling the ninja all that he knew of the people Gato had on his payroll. Unfortunately for them he was a Bridge Builder and not a ninja so the amount of useful ninja that he had about their future opponents was useless. All they could do was wait for Peter to return to them with what information he could find.
*(Naruto's healing description. The reason that I changed/altered Naruto's healing is that for one its fairly inconsistent. He healed the poison out of his system after a couple of minutes yet he still had a scratch from Anko's kunai several minutes later. It did appear to have healed though by the time big O sent a summon at him. I figure this means for llife threatening matters the Fox turbo charges the power otherwise he keeps it as low as possible. Fox is a big enough jerk to do something like that in my opinion anyways.)
**(How's that for a nod to Spider-man and a side story of my own?)
