Just a note, what's in Bold Italics like this, is Casana narrating her flashback.
But yeah, we're finally here! Naruto and friends finally learn his name! And can do something about it. Ohhh, who knows what will come next?
Also, Karin fans, you see that I killed her off in the last chapter. It was NOT to spite any of you. Yes, I do dislike her a lot, so in a way that was kind of my reflection on that, but I also wanted Jason to kill a Naruto character. I just couldn't think of who. He may kill someone else, if it comes up. We'll see. So please don't yell and whine and complain about Karin being dead. GET OVER IT. It's a FANFIC. So relax, okay? Don't complain, show some respect.
Trust me, I've read my share of fanfictions that have characters I liked die, and yes, although it saddened me, I just moved on and didn't complain to them. It fit the stories, too.
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"Hey...I remember you! You're that girl, Casana!" Naruto exclaimed in surprise. "You were that girl that came and asked Teah-nee-chan for help!"
"...You joined the Akatsuki..." Teah uttered, the most shocked.
"That's not important right now." Casana said firmly. "And as much as this might hurt both of us, I want to help you catch this guy. I've been in hiding here, and I followed him around the village. I saw him commit those murders, and I knew this was the same guy who caused havoc in Konoha. ...I know everything about him."
"How do we know we can trust you?" Sakura asked, suspicious.
Casana smiled. "Because I'm the only one who knows who he is. I'm a Kusabana with the inherited bloodline trait, the Nentougan. I'm after him, anyway."
"The ability to people's minds and sense their brain waves from a distance." Sakura confirmed.
"Okay, so until we take care of him, we'll team up?" Naruto said.
The brunette nodded. "Yes. We'll put our differences aside for now, and help each other. But you can't breathe a word of this to anyone. We'll take care of him ourselves. Don't worry, our strengths alone will work."
"Fine, okay. So who is this guy?" Teah wanted to know.
They all sat at the table in Naruto's Hotel room, and Casana cleared her throat before speaking.
"His name is Jason Voorhees. He's from the United States. He drowned in Camp Crystal Lake back in 1957 when he was 11 years old, because the counselors weren't paying attention. And somehow, he came back from the dead and killed anyone who came back to the camp. His mother, Pamela, killed all the counselors of the camp one year later, and since then no one has survived when they tried to re-open the camp. He and his mother have a very close relationship, and always relied on one another. The children of the camp always made fun and tried to hurt Jason because of his bulbous head and other deformities in his face. You see, he has a very severe mental condition, also. I forget the name of it, but it involves having too much liquid inside his brain."
"Hydrocephalus." Teah confirmed. "That would explain the size of his head, and the fact he doesn't speak."
"What's Hydro...whatever that word just was?" Naruto asked curiously.
"It's a mental condition otherwise known as 'water on the brain', which kind of means exactly what the title pertains, the brain is filled with too much liquid and it causes many imbalances, and also known to cause mental retardation."
"That's not all." Casana continued. "I'm suspecting foul play is involved, but his mind is very hard to read, because of his condition. But apparently, his mother told him to come here to the Five Shinobi Countries and kill people here, mostly 'naughty' teenagers. I really don't understand that, because we're thousands of miles away from Camp Crystal Lake, and he lurks there and kills anyone who trespasses, along with immoral standards. And now all of a sudden he's here, and Pamela somehow knew about us, which doesn't make sense to me because no one in the rest of the world knows, unless they need to. And also, his mother was killed a long time ago back in 1980, a counselor took her machete and sliced off her head. Apparently Jason saw this and swore revenge."
"...Wow...poor guy." Naruto murmured. "I gotta say, a part of me feels bad for him."
"I know." Teah agreed. "His past sure explains a lot of things."
"That's just it." Casana sighed. "But there's something else that leads me to suspect he's being tricked. Because soon after he was contacted by his supposed dead mother, he suddenly ended up in Konoha. No history of going by boat or plane, not that he'd be able to, anyway. So I think he's not here on his own accord. Someone brought him here, and are controlling him like a puppet. Plus, I saw him disappear right before my eyes, like he walked into an invisible door or something. I didn't understand it, since he isn't of us ninja, but I think someone's doing that for him."
"What happened?" Sakura asked.
Flashback
"No....no..." Casana uttered behind her mouth as she watched him die. "No...!"
Jason paused, peering around the park as he could've sworn he heard something, or a small voice. He couldn't tell. Pulling the machete out from his fallen victim, Jason walked a few steps around some trees, looking around for the source of the noise. Someone was out there, he knew it.
He killed my...partner, Deidara. That's why I'm after him, otherwise I wouldn't have even bothered in the first place. So while I was hiding, I decided to read his mind and find out who he was.
"N...Nentougan...." Casana uttered under her breath, making a hand seal.
Her eyes flashed bright pink, and his mind became an open book. She saw it all, his life, his victims dying, his mother, everything.
She stepped forward to get a better look at him in the shadows, but a twig snapped under her foot, making a really loud noise. Jason immediately snapped his gaze toward her, but Casana quickly dematerialized her body into vines, wrapping around the tree like she hadn't even been there.
Marching over to the spot where she once stood, Jason looked around, cautious, and then retreated as he could see no one was there.
I managed to hide myself in time before he saw me. I saw why he was here and why he killed people the way he did, but I had to know more. Something just didn't seem right at all about this. So I followed him for a while, until he disappeared.
End of Flashback
"So that's what we're dealing with..." Naruto murmured. "We've got this guy Jason to go after."
"Right. But...then again, he's not completely responsible. He didn't come here on his own accord." Casana said. "I realize now we can't really just kill him."
"But why?!" Naruto stood right up. "We have to, he killed all those people and your partner! Don't you want him dead?!"
"Yes, and no." Casana said calmly. "But he can't die. He has some kind of an immortality. But Jason isn't the main problem we're dealing with. It's whoever is controlling him. I don't know what they're planning, but I'm sure as hell it's not any good."
"You can say that again. So, if we find Jason, we'll find his puppet master." Teah said. "We'll have to go find him."
"Right!" Naruto agreed.
"Glad you're seeing it my way." Casana said. "We'll head out in a little while, because during the day is too risky."
"How will we find him? He's probably several kilometres away!" Sakura reminded them. "So far it's been hard to even try to track him down."
"We're going to go see the spirit in the village's spring, of course." Casana said, getting up. "The great spirits of light that watch over the great Shinobi Countries all reside in springs located around their respective villages. They watch over everything, so if anyone knows where to find Jason, she will."
"Wow, I didn't even know there were spirits!" Naruto uttered in surprise. "But why didn't you go see the spirit in the first place?"
"I was on my way, but then I heard you guys were in town, and since you two are vessels of the demons we're after, I was intrigued. So when I found out you were all looking for Jason, who met the description, I figured to give you guys a hand." She smiled.
"That's convenient." Teah remarked. "Okay, so where is the spirit's spring?"
"Outside the village borders in the back, follow me."
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"Did you see who did this?" Sasuke demanded.
Suigetsu quickly shook his head. "No, honest I didn't! I just went looking around for her and I found her body here, like this!"
Juugo studied Karin's body apprehensively, inspecting her wounds. "Well, we know it was a very sharp weapon that cut her in the throat. And it had to have been done fast enough before Karin could attack."
Sighing heavily, Sasuke stood up and ran a hand through his hair. He needed Karin for her abilities, but now that she was dead, the team was broken up a bit, and he couldn't use her abilities like he planned.
"...We will find the one who killed her, and get our revenge." Sasuke said in a low voice. "Let's go."
Obediently without question, Juugo and Suigetsu followed after him out of the forest.
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"HELP!!! OH GOD SOMEONE HELP!!!" The teenage boy ran as quick as he could, the bag of hard drugs falling from his pocket as he went.
Jason chased after him, and then swiftly threw his machete at the running boy. It struck him in the back of the head and he fell to the ground, instantly dead. Going over to the fallen boy, Jason grabbed the handle, placing his foot on the corpse's back for leverage, and pulled it back out.
"Jason....Jason, my dear, special boy..."
Hearing the voice of his mother, Jason whipped around in surprise. He wasn't expecting to see her so suddenly, and in such a new place, too. Pamela, or rather, a genjutsu, stood a few feet away from him.
"Jason, there are very naughty people on your trail....go to them, and let them know you're not to be messed with! Go Jason, let them know what real fear tastes like! Wait for them...they will come to you, Jason."
A little confused at the sudden change of pace, Jason gave a slow nod in understanding, despite he didn't know some words his mother said. But never in his life, or afterlife, would he disobey his mother.
After a moment, Pamela was gone again. This still made Jason confused, wondering why she was always disappearing like that. But he trudged off near the border of the village to hide, until these people came. Whoever they were.
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"Here it is." Casana said, leading the group to a beautiful oasis spring. It was tucked away behind the village walls. "No one really knows about it, or even care to, since a lot of the time they tend to use their own resources to find things and all. But the spirits are here, if needed."
"Wow, amazing!" Naruto exclaimed. "So, how does this work?"
"Just watch. O Great Spirit Suna, watcher of the Wind Country's very own Village of the Sand, hear my words and arise!"
The spring seemed to light up as the water glowed with a luminous light, and so did the rocks and trees surrounding it. An orb of light then rose up from the water and a shape surrounded it, taking the form of a woman wearing the traditional garb of the village, and holding the orb. Her entire body seemed to be made of light, but it didn't hurt to look at it. They all stared with great amazement, not having expected anything like this.
"The one you seek...lies to the North of here...the Earth Country..." Suna gestured her arm toward the north. "Go there, and you shall come to the one you seek. But beware...for the dark ones now hunt you."
"Wait, what do you mean dark ones?" Sakura asked, feeling uneasy about this all of a sudden.
"You will soon see, child...now go, and make haste." The spirit said, and then faded away.
It was silent for a few minutes among the group, until Naruto couldn't take it any longer and turned to the girls.
"Well ladies, you heard her! Let's go to the Earth Country and go find our man!"
"Okay snook, we'll go right now." Teah teased affectionately, ruffling his hair playfully, making Naruto scowl and pout. "C'mon, we better hurry."
Sakura and Casana both nodded and they then headed north to go and reach the Earth Country. With great speed, since they all had to hurry.
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"Boss, they're on Jason's trail." Himetsu announced. "Shall we proceed as planned, sir?"
Fujisaki chuckled evilly. "Of course, Himetsu...they'll meet halfway, just as planned... Heh heh...things are going quite well.... I think I'll let Jason have a little...fun with them, before we soon kidnap the Princess..."
"Boss, we have a report! Sasuke Uchiha and the remainder of his team are also on search for Jason!" Mokira's voice came on the ball.
"Is that right?" Fujisaki raised an eyebrow and snickered. "Well well...so he's committed a little crime on them too, I see. Keep an eye on them, Mokira...this could be good. We'll handle him, soon enough."
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Not far from the borders of the Earth Country, Sasuke, Juugo, and Suigetsu were wandering about, considering their options of where they could start in searching for their target. It was difficult, they knew, since apparently the perpetrator had left no traces, other than Karin, and had no signs of chakra, either. It was proving to be far more difficult than they'd expected.
"So yeah, what're we gonna do then?" Suigetsu wanted to know.
"Would you shut up and let me think?!" Sasuke yelled in frustration. "I don't know yet!" He sighed, and then perked up as something came to his senses. He looked toward the distance, apprehensively, and yet a little surprised.
"What's wrong, Sasuke?" Juugo questioned.
".....Teah...." Sasuke mumbled under his breath, so the other two wouldn't hear. But Suigetsu heard him.
"Teah? Who's she? ...Oh wait! You mean that cousin o' yours you're always thinking about? Ha! Won't this be a family reunion! Sooo...want me to kill her?" He put his hand on Zabuza's sword that he'd taken.
Sasuke's eyes flashed with the Sharingan and he grabbed Suigetsu by the wrist, glaring hard at him. "If you even so much as lay a filthy hand on her, I swear you will regret it." It was a promise, not a threat. "And secondly, she's not alone. Naruto is with her, and so is Sakura. And there's someone else...someone who's chakra is quite powerful, intriguing. So don't you do a thing until I say so."
Growling, Suigetsu wrenched his arm away. "Stupid Sasuke, you never let me have any fun."
"You will in time, Suigetsu." Sasuke rolled his eyes. "...Perhaps, we should see what they're up to."
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As they walked, Teah suddenly paused and looked down at her necklace, the one of the Uchiha crest. It was blinking with a red glow. Frowning, she stared at it with surprise. She stopped in her tracks.
"Teah-nee-chan? What's wrong?" Naruto asked, suddenly stopping.
"...Either Sasuke or Itachi is nearby." Teah said. "My necklace blinks when there is either danger or another Uchiha nearby. It blinks red when an Uchiha is nearby, and white if it's danger."
"What?! Sasuke or Itachi?!" Naruto gasped.
Casana gasped. "Oh no...if it's Itachi, he'll find me out and report to the Leader. Oh shit..."
"But if it's Sasuke, maybe we can..." Sakura's voice trailed off.
"Damn, this could be a great opportunity to bring him back! But we gotta...ugh! Darn it all! What are we going to do!?" Naruto cried.
"We're going to have to find way to see who this is without them finding us, and if worse comes to worse, we'll have to be more elusive." Casana said, and turned around to keep going, but bumped into something big, hard, but too soft to be a tree. And they weren't even in a forest.
She looked up, and saw a pair of droopy brown eyes staring down at her from behind the holes of a Hockey mask.
