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Chapter 10
XxXRecapXxX
Kamuy got hit by Naruto in his Golden Fox form and went flying. Teo shouted. Naruto's wings immediately manifested as a Bright Yellow, and before he flew off to intercept Kamuy.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes, while Jiraiya and Kushina's eyes widened. "It can't be..." He started.
"But how?" Kushina asked.
"What are you talking about?" Dart asked.
"That streak... it's almost as if..."
"But it couldn't be! I don't even know how he did it!" Jiraiya shouted.
"I don't either, but there are no seals to..."
"What's going on?" Haschel asked.
"One word." Sasuke said.
"500 dead." Kushina continued.
"And it translates to...
XxXNow to begin the chapter!XxX
"Flying Thunder God Technique." Jiraiya finished. "The Hiraishin."
"It was his father's move. No one could ever figure out how the hell he did it." Kushina added. "Not even me."
Jiraiya's eyes darted along the Yellow Streak that went around the area, turning, not on a dime like he should, but rather in somewhat gradual curves. "But something's not right. Hiraishin could make an entire flash, and turn on a dime. And yet Naruto doesn't look like he can."
Sasuke watched Naruto and didn't say a word, until an idea hit him. 'Could it be?' "Jiraiya, do you have one of the Kunai with the same seal the Yondaime used with you? I have an idea, and we'd need Naruto to get to the Kunai in order to test it out." Naruto had just landed a deep gash in Kamuy's left front leg, before he crashed into the ground and dug towards the group, as the hunters were coming their way. Sasuke managed to get next to Kamuy, without interference from the barrier. "Jiraiya! Throw the Kunai towards Naruto!"
"What? But that would..."
"Just do it!" Jiraiya already had a 3-pronged Kunai that looked somewhat worn out at Naruto. Kushina was about to shout about that, before Sasuke shouted once more. "Naruto! Head towards the Kunai, and try to catch it!"
Naruto and the streak veered slightly off course, and the streak left the moment he grabbed it, allowing him to slow down enough to land properly. "Sasuke..."
"Now's not the time. Shana!"
"Right." She came up to Kamuy who was at Death's Door. The White Silver Dragoon Spirit started glowing, before Kamuy appeared as a small kitten compared to what he was before. Teo ran up to him. "Kamuy!" They snuggled up to each other.
The only hunter there watched the scene with a small smile. "It appears as though you managed to capture and get rid of the threat." He stated, as Naruto looked at him.
"Why didn't you act when you could've?" Naruto asked.
"You had it handled. I didn't need to. Kamuy isn't a threat anymore, thus making the threat eliminated, without any lives lost. That's the important thing."
Naruto nodded. "Can I trust you to get Teo home? Kamuy as well, both alive and unharmed."
"Of course."
They all nodded, while Naruto and the group walked through the forest on the way towards Deningrad. Rose stopped for a second. "I have something else to take care of first. Don't wait up for me. I'll meet you in Deningrad." Rose jumped over the chasm nearby and looked at them. "Naruto, this is something I have to do alone, unfortunately."
Naruto nodded, and Rose walked off on the other side. Meru spoke up as well. "I just remembered, I have someone in the area I need to talk to. I'll meet you guys in Deningrad." She ran off back down the path they came down. None of them noticed that Naruto had already left them, and a note was behind Sasuke's headband. Kushina plucked it, and read it.
Don't wait up for me. I'll meet you in Deningrad as well. I memorized a travel map in Furni. I know the main roads, and will see you there.
Promise
Naruto
She looked at the others. "Well, it looks like Naruto won't be joining us here either. Question is, did he go with Rose, or Meru?"
"I'd place my bet with Rose." Haschel pointed out. "He probably only wants some alone time with her."
"I'm betting on Meru." Sasuke stated in an "I know something you don't" voice. "In fact, I'll stake 200 Gold that he just left to follow Meru."
"I'll take that bet." Haschel stated. "Any other takers?"
"I've got 10 Gold that says he went with Meru."
"90 that he's on his own." Dart bet.
"I will bet 900 gold that Naruto is with Meru, and Meru doesn't even know it." Kongol stated. "I also think he has Kage Bunshin out with Rose."
Kushina shook her head. "I'm not betting."
"Neither am I." Jiraiya pointed out. "Though if you ask me, I'm thinking he's with Meru."
They all nodded and walked off, Shana the only one wondering something. 'Naruto is probably with both of them. I wouldn't be surprised if he was.'
Needless to say, she was right. For 200 yards behind Rose was a Kage Bunshin of Naruto, while the original was tailing Meru, and she didn't even realize it.
-Neet, hours later-
The ruins were filled with snow. Rose shook her head, realizing that it was her fault Neet was like this. She walked further in towards where Town Square used to be, and found a Memorial stone with 2 Knights of Millie Seseau, and what seemed to a blind girl in purple clothing.
"Halt! State your business?" One of the knights stated as Rose approached.
The blind girl stood up and turn her head towards Rose. "It is fine. She means no harm." She stated.
Rose walked up to the memorial, and kneeled a bit. "You came bearing sadness... why?"
Rose didn't look at her. "I believe you would know, miss." she replied. "I have much to atone for, and little to live for."
The girl seemed in thought. "Your soul is not tainted. What would you need to atone for?"
Rose didn't answer at first. "You are Luanna, are you not? A survivor of the attack on Neet?"
"Yes, I am. I am paying my respects." The girl, Luanna stated. "And what about you? It is the first time I have ever seen someone whose heart is as clouded as yours."
"It isn't that my heart is clouded." Rose stated. "I had to destroy it. To protect the world, I had to give up everything I knew was life. I had to kill so many..."
Luanna then saw what she was saying, and held out a hand. "Put your hand I mine, and think about why you would come here. Maybe I can help."
Rose sighed, and did just that, remembering the attack on Neet. Luanna was surprised that she had the exact memory of the Black Monster, and every action he took during attack. Even when the Black Monster spared her. Luanna then broke the contact. "Are you..."
"I had to. I didn't want to... and now I regret not seeing my mistake, or another way. I came..."
"To apologize?" Luanna asked.
"Yes. I did too much wrong, thinking it was right." Rose continued to look at the memorial. 2 names stuck out.
Zieg Feld and Claire Feld.
Then the clincher. Dart Feld. "There also seems to be a mistake here."
"What do you mean?" Luanna asked. Rose signaled a knight forward, and pointed at a name. Dart's in particular. "He's alive. I know he is."
"How could he be?" The knight asked.
"He's on his way to Deningrad now. I've been traveling alongside him for a while now. He is the bearer of a Dragoon Spirit, as am I."
"I heard the Dragoons were assembling, but I didn't think it would be true."
"It is. I hold the Dark Element. Dart holds the Fire Element. We have all 7, and are currently trying to avert a major crisis. The same one I've been trying to prevent for who cares how long." Rose stated.
Luanna nodded. "She is telling the truth. What is your name, miss?"
"Rose."
"Well Rose, would you like to escort me back to Deningrad? Perhaps you can meet up with your friends there."
"Sister Luanna..."
"She can protect me just fine. She is a Dragoon after all." Rose was about to agree before she turned her head. "Naruto, what are you doing here?"
Naruto just appeared in front of them, instantly putting the Knights on guard. "Making sure you were okay."
"I didn't need an escort."
"I know that." Naruto replied. "I did it... because I wanted to. Besides, that's why boss sent me."
Rose blinked a few times. "Kage Bunshin?"
"Kage Bunshin." Naruto repeated. "Boss is currently following Meru. She left right after you did, and he left without the others noticing. Hard to do with Kushina and Jiraiya, you know? We did leave a message behind Sasuke's headband, though." Naruto then made a handsign, before a Kage Bunshin popped up, and then poofed out. "Boss knows, and will see you there. Luanna... there may be 4 survivors from the Attack on Neet. There are 2 confirmed, but 2 that are unconfirmed. You are a confirmed survivor."
She nodded, before she was instantly hit with a lot of pain. She started shivering. "Are you okay?" He asked, before grabbing her hand. She saw several images. She saw his childhood, his time as a Shinobi, what he did, what was done, everything. Even the final battle in the Valley of the End. She stopped shaking, but was on her hands and knees. "Luanna!" He was a little frantic.
"How..." She gasped out, panting. Naruto was confused, but still worried for her safety.
"What do you..."
"How are you still sane?" She nearly screamed, surprising everyone there.
"Uh... am I missing something?" Naruto asked.
"I saw it... Your life... how can you possibly be sane after all of that?" She questioned him. "No human could be as sane as you appear. No human could take all that and just smile. How?"
Naruto then got what she was saying... "You saw it all? Everything?" Luanna nodded. "Even the good parts?" She shook her head. "It's those few good parts. Those select few people in my life. Accepting the Insanity was easy with them there. I only appear sane... When in reality, I don't even care whether I'm truly insane or not. As long as I can protect what's precious to me, I don't care how far I have to go. I will protect them. It is for them I accept the insanity. It is for them, that I shrug it off as nothing. Nothing is too good for my precious people."
Luanna looked at him, though her eyes were closed. "You are... Naruto Uzumaki... Wait, I remember now. 3 days after the Black Monster destroyed Neet... You have big things ahead. Dangerous things."
"My life has always been on the keen edge of a blade. It's nothing new."
"No... Bijuu. Moon. Those two words are connected, and they both have to deal with you. That's all I can remember."
Naruto went through Kurama's memories. "I see... Kyuu no Bijuu. They were once one, while the body was sealed in the Moon where I come from by the Rokudo Sennin, while the power was split into 9 and Became the Kyuu no Bijuu. I really have to thank Kurama for his memories. There's a lot of legends I can confirm with them."
Luanna nodded slightly. "Alright, shouldn't we be getting to Deningrad? Unless you have respects to pay here."
"No... I'm done with my side. Let's get going." Luanna stated, before Naruto looked at Rose.
"Rose?" She stood up.
"I'm good... For now. I seriously hope your right, though. Zieg and Claire... I really hope they're alive like you think."
Naruto nodded. "Everything we've found so far points to yes. But we can't say it's a fact unless the proof clearly says it is. We need to find Claire, and this is likely to be when they come to take us to her."
Just then several wolves appeared. They had strange grey fur. "Why are you here?"
Naruto spoke in Yoko tongue. "The other 2 aren't here yet. I'll be coming back with the entire group. That Strawberry Wolf. I really hope her real name is Claire Feld. Which reminds me... did she have memory loss for the last 18 human years?"
"You are the one, alright. And how did you find that out?"
"Dying soul. His name was Gehrich. He last saw her 4 human years ago. He's got it down to Millie Seseau, and possible Memory loss."
"she does. We had gotten word of you looking for her with a man named Haschel, which she fainted when it was mentioned. She remembers the hell he put her through, and a few things, but not much is good. She doesn't believe he is truly searching for her, and definitely not for the last 20 years."
"Well, he has. I think I have also met her son."
"Dart Feld?" Naruto nodded. "Didn't remember much. Only fires, Black Monster, and a cave."
Naruto nodded again. "I'll be back with Dart Feld and her father, since that much seems to be confirmed. He already told me he made a mistake by pushing her too hard when she was younger. He realizes it was his fault she left, and the same with Gehrich. He doesn't wish to make her return to Rogue, and openly stated as such. The moment her realized what he did wrong he left Rogue on a search. Hasn't been home since. But don't take my word for it. Wait for me to return, with both of them. She can decide the truth from there."
The wolf nodded. "Get going. Do not return without them here."
Naruto sighed. "I'll try not to. But I can't make any guarantees I won't."
"Honest. Good trait."
Naruto nodded, before turning to the others. "I think we should go now." They all nodded and walked towards the end of the ruined village.
-rocky landscape-
Meru came out of a portal in a rock wall. There was a rocky landscape with a forest nearby. She walked forward towards a Wingly Teleporter. She went through and ended up on a small peninsula, before she walked into the forest.
Naruto had came through the portal and hid his massive Chakra stores, before jumping over and landing on the Peninsula, and walking after her.
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There was a swamplike area, with a few giant trees. Several Winglies looked at Meru as if she were the plague. "What are you doing here, traitor?"
"I came looking for 4 people. My parents, Guaraha, and Ancestor Blano." Meru stated, unaware that Naruto was listening in.
'She knows my grandfather?' He thought.
"You have no right to be here after what you did!" one of the Winglies charged up a spell.
"Look! If I didn't come looking for Ancestor Blano, I wouldn't be able to face a friend of mine that..." The spell was launched but she didn't dodge it.
She didn't have. She saw the Pink shield around her. She turned around and saw Naruto right there. "Meru, as much as I appreciate the fact you're trying to help me find my grandfather, you don't have to get yourself killed over it. We have a duty, after all."
"Naruto... you followed me?"
"I followed both of you." Naruto replied. "But I'm the original. However..." He looked at the one that used the spell, who was shocked. "I think you should apologize at once. You claim to be superior to humans? Don't attack your own fucking kind!"
"You led a human here?" Someone shouted, before Naruto made his wings appear. They were a Deep Sea Blue color again.
"Would I be a human if I have wings like this?" Naruto questioned. They all shut up after that.
Just then someone else appeared. "Who are you? Why are you here?"
"Ancestor Blano!" Meru shouted.
Naruto glanced at Meru and then the one that appeared. "You are Blano?"
"Naruto, show some respect!" Meru shouted.
"I'll show it when it's earned." Naruto retorted, looking around. He met the eyes of everyone there. "From what I see, the people here are just like the Hyuuga Clan back home. A bunch of arrogant humans, that live in the past, base their power off of a name, and arrogance. A lot of it, at that... I can see a few slight exceptions, and one extreme exception... Wow, that IS the Hyuuga clan." He looked at Meru. "And to think that you're the Extreme exception. Just like Hinata for the Hyuuga Clan."
"You dare compare us to..."
"I compare you because it fits." Naruto cut off the Wingly. "I don't care if what you say is different. You call yourself better? Lose the fucking arrogance! Power is not gained through a name, and living in the past will get you killed when someone that's actually far more powerful than you actually wants to kill you. I'll be completely honest. Human's are better than you are."
The majority of them bristled. "If you find the need to kill me, we should take it elsewhere. Let's see what the outcome of a Half-Wingly Half-Human and a Full-blood Wingly is."
This shocked everyone there, and gave the most radical beings pause. Blano floated towards Naruto. "Who are you to claim Half-blood status?"
"Where I'm from, Winglies don't exist. They never did. No legend, no power, no nothing. There are no records of them for the last 30,000 years, which was the start of the Demon Wars then. I was born in another dimension by a Full-blood Wingly named Minato Namikaze."
Blano then put a hand on Naruto's shoulder, in which he slightly tensed. "Tell me... did this Minato look like you?"
Naruto nodded, his eyes never leaving Blano's. "What of it?"
Blano then hugged Naruto. "He... really is alive. My son lived this long." Naruto's stance went from tense and ready for a fight to a more "WTF? Why is he hugging me?" composure.
"My father died 13, almost 14 years ago. The day I was born." Naruto said, quietly.
"He at least lived to 23... And he had a child... I have a grandchild." Blano said, softly, before releasing Naruto. "This boy is my grandson! Treat him with respect!"
The response was unanimous. "WHAT?"
Naruto didn't even flinch. "Does it ever get that loud around here, or does it get louder?" he asked.
"It rarely gets that loud. But you must tell me. How did you survive as long as you did in a place where there are no Winglies?"
Naruto looked at Blano. "Well... I think that's for a more private setting. Not out here."
Meru looked at him. "Are you sure? I really want to know what your life was like before you ended up in Serdio."
"Meru... I don't think you'd want to know. Trust me. You'd go on a killing spree if you came with me and you knew. I don't want that to happen. It would make you no better than them. That's why I haven't gone back to kill them, and I don't plan to."
"How bad did you have it?" Blano asked, somewhat scared of the answer.
Naruto made the wings appear in a Bright Yellow Color. "There's a lot to say, and I don't like most of it. And before you say anything, the fact that Winglies didn't exist there means it's not of matter of racism. Fair warning." Blano and Naruto flew up to the highest enclave and went into Blano's chambers.
And so, Naruto began to explain what his life was like, the reason it was like that, and that he understood the reasons for what they did. This went on for hours. A few Winglies came in, somewhat curious, Meru included. When he finally finished, there was an audience of about 50 Winglies, plus Meru and Blano. "And that's when I ended up in Serdio. And all that, because of the fear of something they never understood."
"And you want to return there?" Meru asked. "Are you... nevermind. I don't even have to ask that question."
"Yes, and thank you for pointing that one out."
"Are you insane?" One of the Winglies nearby shouted.
"Apparently, someone else asks the same question. Yes, I am insane. Yes, I am crazy. It's in my mother's genetics. You got a problem with that?" Naruto asked. The man quickly shut up.
"Why do you wish to protect them when they did all of that?" Blano asked, curious as well.
"Because if I simply tried to kill them, I'm only making myself out to be what they think I am. A monster. A Demon. Someone who would kill them without a second thought. Even I will admit it is tempting to do so. However, I don't because that means I gave in. That means I gave up. That means that I became what they said I was. I chose to become Hokage so I could protect them, even if they wanted me dead. Konohagakure is my home. For the select few that truly cared about me, especially those that have already put their life on the line for me, I will protect them. I doubt the current Hokage would mind if I left, considering my childhood. Any other human would."
"And yet you don't..." Blano started. "You are truly better than them. Maybe not in strength of muscle, but strength of will." he looked at the others, who were touched, pissed, and even one with Pity in their eyes. Naruto managed to catch that one and point her out. "I don't want pity. I never liked it. In fact, the only thing I hate worse than pity is arrogance."
"How did you pick up on that?" Meru asked.
"Meru... you don't want to know." Naruto stated. "There are times I really wish I didn't know."
Several of the Winglies crowded around him then and started a giant hug around him.
Naruto then went poof, confusing all of them. Meru then looked up and behind her. "Nice switch."
They all looked where she was looking to find Naruto upside down on the ceiling. "Kage Bunshin and Kawarimi. Great for getting out of Anko's Breast Tackle. Good thing I prepare for things I have no idea are coming." Naruto then dropped from the ceiling, didn't project his wings, and landed on his feet in a crouch. "It helps from time to time, you know?"
They were all disappointed. "However, I can tell that you guys are seeing something. Think over what I said, and think about what you've done thus far. Something tells me I'll be coming back sometime soon. I will see what you come up with in that time. Meru?" She walked up to him, as he put a hand on her shoulder. They both disappeared. No one sensed any magic.
"Ancestor..."
"He is right. It is time we corrected our mistakes. Humans have 2 sides, and we have been hiding in fear our entire lives from one of them. He raised far too many good points, and obviously speaks from experience. I am tempted to go there and destroy them myself." Blano stated.
"Then we should..."
"We shall not. Naruto is right. If we do what they did 11,000 years ago, we are worse than humans. We shall not stoop to their level. We should act as the better man, and not fight when it is only pointless bloodshed." Blano stated. "It is time we start to learn just what it is that drives him, and let it drive us. He is better than we are. His wisdom is far beyond our own."
This gave them all pause. "What if we went with him when he returned? If he ever returns, of course." A male asked.
"Guaraha, given what he said, he would be well within his rights if he didn't return. However, given what he has said, he will go back. And I think he would like a true blood family... these clans can also be of some use to that idea as well."
Guaraha nodded. "I was thinking on that... over there, his father, your son, went by Namikaze as his Clan name. I think we should all adopt that name, and go with him there. We are blood. We should act like a family. Clans are families. As such, we should consider ourselves as such as well."
"And the bloodlines would be the Wingly bloodline." One of the others stated. "That is the name of our race, after all. If we do this, we should call it such."
All but a select few agreed. There were two extreme radical thinkers, and they wanted to eliminate Naruto:
The Bardel Brothers.
They didn't say anything, but their thoughts were clear as day for 3 beings in the room... all of them were Kage Bunshin of Naruto, even though they looked like flies. And one of them dispelled to let Naruto know of their reaction.
XxX
Near the portal, Naruto gave a small smirk, somewhat scaring Meru. "What's wrong?"
"Gramps... I hope you know what you're doing. I really do." Naruto stated, before looking back at the tower, which was still in sight. "Let's get going Meru. We've got 2 people that probably want to kill me."
She was a little surprised, but then remembered what was going on, and nodded as they left through the portal.
XxX
Dart and the group walked into Deningrad. "So Dart..."
"I figure we should find someone that would know where the Moon Mirror is."
"That would be Queen Theresa here. She would know, if no one else." Kushina pointed out. It was at that point, Rose came up to them, with 2 Knights, a girl, and Naruto.
"Kaa-san?" Naruto asked, drawing their attention. "I didn't think we'd get here that fast."
"Alright who bet that he was with Rose?" Kushina asked.
"Wait... you bet on where I went, didn't you?" Naruto asked. Everyone nodded. "Who here would bet I was a Kage Bunshin, and I really went with Meru, though she didn't realize it until she was attacked and I revealed myself?"
Kongol raised his hand. The others were a little surprised. "Sochi, what are you saying?"
"Exactly what happened." Naruto replied with a small grin. "Boss is already on his way, after all."
Everyone that made a bet, sans Kongol, groaned and gave their bets to him. Kongol then walked to Naruto. "You get half of my winnings. It only fair."
Another Naruto immediately appeared next to them all, Meru right next to him. "So, what's up?"
The Kage Bunshin nodded and dispelled. Naruto's eyes glazed over for a few seconds, before he blinked. "Oh... Kongol, keep it. I still got far too much to go off of. Seriously I could melt Gold pieces and make armor for Kongol, and then pay to have it made, and STILL have money left over."
Everyone examined Kongol. A knight was curious. "What kind of armor?"
"Full body Platemail, helmet like yours, Greaves, gauntlets, the whole shebang. No Axe though." Naruto pointed out. They all went wide eyed at the description. "Then again, that's only if it were done right the first time."
Everybody was silent. "Damn, gaki. You really have that much?"
Naruto was silent. "3,987,760 gold, to be exact." They all were quiet at that. "So, how was Dart's leadership?"
"Pretty good." Kushina stated. "Not at your level, but still he's got the makings of a leader. It's just the experience he needs."
Naruto nodded and held out a hand. "Dart... I told you so." Dart shook his hand.
"It's not easy, you know?"
"I know. Then again, I'm aiming to be the leader of my home. I needed the practice." Naruto admitted.
"Well, good luck with that. You'll need it." Dart stated.
"Thanks, man." They all looked at Luanna and Rose. Rose then turned to Luanna. "Do you think we can speak to Queen Theresa about something?"
"Rose... I saw what you've done, and the fact that you regret it all is good. I think it would be a good idea to let you talk to her. About why you came here."
"You said that one Dart Feld shouldn't be on the Memorial, and that he was on his way here." A Knight stated.
Dart looked at Rose. "They put me on a memorial?" He sounded confused. "I'm not dead, regardless of what they say."
The knights looked at Dart. "You are Dart Feld?"
"Yeah. I'm also a survivor of the attack on Neet." Dart added. "I heard that there was another one. Three others, actually."
Luanna looked towards. "He speaks the truth. You really did live through that terrible day. But they didn't find a single body. You must have been just a kid, though."
"I was only 5 years old at the time. My parents and I made it out... but my father... he went back, and my mother followed him, after telling me to stay put. I did... not like I could do anything else."
Luanna nodded. "We should go see Queen Theresa. She'll want to meet you, being a survivor of Neet."
They all nodded and went together as a group. They came up to the castle, and Naruto took in the sights. "Quick question... how do you manage to keep the palace on a tilt?" He asked.
"It's leftover Magic from the Dragon Campaign." Luanna stated. "It's still there for now."
Naruto nodded. "I can sense that much. I can pick up Gigantos Energy... but Wingly Magic is the thickest, followed by a hint of Dragon Blood."
"You can sense that from here?"
"Of course." Naruto replied with a smile. "After all I could pick him up from Volcano Villude when he was right next to Fletz. From this distance, picking it up is easy as pie. Speaking of..." Naruto pulled a pie from... somewhere. "Rhubarb pie, anyone?"
Jiraiya raised a hand, before getting the pie in his face. Everyone else saw this and laughed, even a few witnesses that didn't even know them. The knights gave a small chuckle. "You can't beat the classics." Naruto stated with a small chuckle. Jiraiya wiped it off of his face.
"You really plan on doing that to the Queen?"
"No." Naruto replied. "I figured I'd better get it out of my system now, instead of doing something in there I might regret. And another thing..." He held up a handsign, that immediately put all the group on guard.
"Kai!" Naruto said as smoke went off over near the church.
"What did you..."
"Relax, it's just paint!" Naruto told them. "Wash it with alcohol, if you have enough... unless you want to keep the new paintjob. If you're all for it, then by all means."
A knight ran up to them. "Sir! There's appears to be a new mural after a blast of smoke. It would seem to be the final battle of the Dragon Campaign, but there is no way to know for sure."
"You like what you saw?" Naruto asked, earning a nod. "Willing to keep it there?"
"Of course! The details are far more exact than anything anywhere else!"
Naruto then looked at the other Knights. "I have a feeling the new paintjob is fine with the owners."
"Of course it is... did you do that?"
Naruto nodded. "Thank you for your detailed mural. How did you get that specific?"
"Ever hear of reincarnation?" Naruto asked. "A warrior during that time... I have his memories. I know what happened... In detail. And by the way, what I had put there wasn't the final battle. It was the first battle with all 7 Dragoons. The Battle of Long Block is what we called it... I don't know why. It was probably because it was near a glacier, but I don't know."
"Long Block?" Rose asked. "Oh, that one?" Naruto nodded. "It went on for 28 days, and we held the defense. It was Fort Magrad, unless you forgot that one. After a defense like that, they retreated."
"Oh yeah. I remember that one... I called it Battle of the Fucking Fliers. Too much flying shit, you know?"
Rose nodded. "You have a point there... still Long Block was chosen because of the Long Defense. That's about it."
"How does she know about it?"
"Similar reason to my own." Naruto stated. "Needless to say she has memories of that time as well."
The knights nodded. Luanna realized the truth. 'She was really there. Not reincarnation.'
They made their way into the palace, and went up several flights of stairs. They soon found themselves in front of a 40-something year old woman, that looked more like she was in her 30s. There was also a blonde in a white blouse with dark brown stripes. Kushina recognized her immediately. "Miranda?"
"Wait... I remember you." The girl stated. "You never gave me your name."
"I was in a bit of a hurry at the time." Kushina stated, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly.
"Please tell me that is not genetic as well." Naruto stated.
"What part?" Kushina asked.
"Scratching the back of your head. I do that too."
"God I hope not." Kushina looked back at Miranda. "My name is Kushina Uzumaki."
"Miranda, you know her?"
"She helped me out a bit while I was younger. What was it? 10 years ago?"
"That would be about right." Kushina nodded. "I see you made it really far with the little amount of Gold I gave you back then."
"It lasted me 2 days. I managed to get a job, and Queen Theresa took me in a few weeks afterwards, thinking I shouldn't be working there."
"Wait... Red Devil?" Queen Theresa asked, earning a nod from the Kunoichi. "I see. After you took care of that bandit camp on your own, you never really returned for your pay."
"I found them as they were doing... indecent things." Kushina stated. "Because of that, I didn't care about the pay anymore. I just wanted to kill the bastards. That had just given me a much better reason to do so."
"I see." Theresa looked at Luanna. "Luanna, sweetie. Did you come in with them?"
"Yes, I did. They're all good... if a bit insane."
"Insane?"
Naruto walked forward a bit, and kneeled on his left leg. "Your majesty, we need to know if the Moon Mirror is safe at this point. There is someone that is currently trying to release the God of Detruction from the Moon That Never Sets. They already have the Moon Gem, and though we're keeping them from getting the Moon Dagger, there is no reason they won't be after the Moon Mirror. Their gatherer will do anything he possibly can to gather all 3. If he gets 2, then it will only mean more trouble for us when trying to stop them."
Theresa shook her head. "You are asking to take the Moon Mirror yourself."
"No your majesty. I am not. If I were, I'd be blunt about it." Naruto admitted.
"He speaks the truth." Luanna stated.
"I'm sorry Luanna, but if he has one, then what is there to make me believe he won't use it himself."
"He is siding with the Dragoons of old. I believe they are all here, as well?"
Naruto nodded. "We have all 7 Dragoons, The Red Devil, Flying Snake, Toad Master, and myself, the Golden Fox. Our goal is to stop them from releasing the God of Destruction."
Luanna nodded. "Why is it you believe him so easily, Luanna? I know you can sense another person's heart, but for you to trust him this much..."
"I have no reason to lie, your majesty." Naruto admitted. "It's not like I can gain anything out of it. I can tell you are already suspicious of me. It's nothing new to me. I was hated throughout my entire childhood for a reason beyond my control."
"Surely you had someone there..."
"He didn't. I saw it myself."
Naruto thumbed at Luanna. "She openly asked how I had any semblance of sanity with my childhood. And I told her why. The select few that care about me despite the reason others hated me helps me accept the insanity that is life."
Luanna managed to walk towards naruto without any guidance, shocking Miranda. "Luanna."
"It's okay." She said as she managed to stop right next to Naruto. "It's like I can see him, even though I'm blind."
'Blind... Wait, medical Ninjutsu.' Sasuke thought. "Kushina, do you think Medical Ninjutsu could cure her blindness?"
"It would depend on the reason she went blind." Kushina stated. "And also, how long ago she went blind."
Theresa sighed. "Kushina... You didn't tell me you were a medic."
"You never asked. Besides, Naruto here is my son." Kushina put a hand on his shoulder.
"Your son? Is he as skilled as you are?"
"If you ask me... He's better than I am. And he can only continue to get better with time. I mean, he's barely 14 years old."
"Uh... my birthday was October 10th. Should be in about a month now. That'll be my 14th birthday."
"Sorry, Sochi."
"Don't worry. You weren't there the first 13 years, and I know you regret not even knowing I was alive at the time. All things considered, I don't really mind."
Luanna knew that was a lie, but she didn't say anything on it. She only frowned a bit, though Miranda noticed.
Naruto then tensed up, and looked towards his right, and a little up. "Oh no..."
Rose immediately looked into the same direction, sensing it as well. "You've got to be kidding me."
"What are you two picking up that we're not?" Kushina asked, before she felt the KI. "What could possibly emit that much Killing Intent? It's much worse than a Pissed off Bijuu!"
"Mom, that's an understatement." Naruto stated, on his guard. 'Feyrbrand, Regole, any ideas?'
"What you're sensing... Taking cover is useless." Feyrbrand stated.
"Useless is a fucking understatement! That's the Divine Dragon!" Regole shouted.
Naruto immediately turned to Shana. "I hope you can make a barrier to protect everyone in the palace, Shana. We're going to fucking need it with what's coming." He stated.
"What do you mean?"
"It's a Dragon. That I much can tell. But it's far more powerful than..." Rose started.
"Regole and Feyrbrand combined." Naruto cut her off. "It's the King of Dragons. The Divine Dragon."
Everyone's eyes widened. "How do you..."
"I've got a mental link with 2 Dragons, who can sense everything I can. I think I should know a thing or two on which dragon is which." Naruto interrupted her. "Get ready! 6 miles and closing fast!"
Shana immediately started Glowing. "Spirit Barrier!" She shouted as the glow encase the palace."
Naruto then charged up a lot of Chakra. "Energy shield!" He then shouted as a pink shield covered the room, with his hands palm up, arms to the sky.
Everyone but Meru was wondering what he was doing. "Naruto, let me help you!"
"No! I'm the only one that knows how it's done! I can't teach you now, because that would mean that I would have to take this one down and leaving the Queen of Millie Seseau in more danger!"
Sasuke didn't even listen, as he released a lot of chakra, and did the same. "Chakura no tate!"There was a smaller blue shield around Theresa. Kushina did a few handseals as well, before releasing her Chakra. "Chakura no tate!" she shouted as Miranda and Meru, who somehow got next to each other were covered with a Light Blue shield.
Jiraiya did the same, and put his around the others which were in another group... aside from Rose who was covered in a small black sphere.
-outside-
There was a giant dragon that was flying above Deningrad. It was a large Dragon with several indentations in the chest, six wings, and 6 small eyes, surrounding a seventh larger eye. There was also a giant cannon partially protruding from it's back.
It flew around, using the Backdraft to do damage to the city. There wasn't any lasting damage as he went off to a far away mountain and roared.
-back inside of the crystal palace-
In the throne room, Naruto and his friends released the barriers around the room, Sasuke and Kushina partially exhausted. Naruto wasn't even winded, but Jiraiya fell on his butt. "Phew. That was tiring."
"I hope this doesn't sound like gloating, but I'm glad I have enough Chakra to stay awake for 2 weeks and 1 day, after 9 hours of being underwater, dragging 2 unconscious friends to an island." Naruto stated. "I'm really appreciating Kurama's gift to me. His chakra was a godsend."
"Not everyone has the reserves you do, dobe." Sasuke ground out. "Damn... That is one hard to make barrier."
"It gets easier the more you use it." Naruto admitted. "Then again, I don't know the handsign chain for it. I never did. Energy Shield protected Meru and myself from 5 simultaneous spells. Most of which were level 5, though they were too weak to be considered such."
"You... you protected me... Why?" Theresa asked.
Naruto sighed. "Permission to speak freely?" Theresa nodded. "Alright. I could've just let you die there, and everyone else as well. But what would that accomplish? Nothing, that's what. If I did let you die, even though he wasn't actively attacking, then the others would be that much closer to where the Moon Mirror is. Besides, even if I didn't have the exact location. If I was in the area, I'd be able to sense it out easily. I'd just have to go searching and I'd find it sooner or later. If they manage to get all 3, then the world is on the path of destruction, and there is little anyone can do to stop it. Believe it or not, if they do manage to get the Moon Mirror before we do, and then chase us, I will need to come up with a Bat-shit insane plan by MY standards, to stop the release of the God of Destruction."
"Your standards?" Theresa asked, thoroughly confused. Naruto turned to the Dragoons and his friends. "You guys remember Kazas and Hellena, correct?"
Everyone but Meru nodded. "That would be a tame plan compared to what I'd have to come up with for this." Everyone that knew what he meant, meaning the Dragoons aside from Meru, and the Shinobi, paled more than Orochimaru. "Yeah. It'll be that insane."
"Just how bad could it be?" Miranda questioned, a little ticked off.
Kushina looked at Miranda. "Pray that you never fall under his list of revenge targets. I only know of 2, and those two are getting worse than the chopping block."
"That's an understatement." Dart stated. "I've seen when he gets vengeance on his mind, and what happens to the one that provokes it." He shivered, and Luanna felt his fear.
"What happened?" She asked.
"Trust me... Madara and Orochimaru are going to wish they were dead before I'm done with them... Unlike with Mappy, in which I prevented his death for a short time... regardless of the fact that he would've died at least 730 times before I launched a giant Fireball towards him, those two, I won't need to. Especially that snake. He's hard enough to kill anyway. I can keep pounding his body until he has to grow a new one, and then pound that one with equal strength. When I finally find out I've done enough, he'll be completely incinerated. Not unlike Mappy... just with a bigger ball."
This sent all the Dragoons into shivers.
THUD
Everyone looked at Sasuke, who was twitching on the ground. Meru ran to his side, while Kushina checked him out with Medical Ninjutsu. "What, exactly, did you do to him?"
"Oh... I used a giant ball of fire, about 32 feet in diameter. Why?" Naruto asked, like it was a common occurrence. Jiraiya passed out, the blood drained from his face. Kushina looked at him, as did everyone else... aside from Meru who was still focused on Sasuke, for some oddball reason.
"Sasuke will be fine. He'll just need a few hours of rest." Kushina stated, as she started looking at Jiraiya. "How the hell did Jiraiya lose that much blood?"
"I don't know... it wasn't a Perverted Rocket, that's for sure. Unless..." Naruto looked around at everyone. "No, it wasn't. There isn't anyone here that would be able to produce that much Blood loss."
"Perverted..." Miranda started.
"Rocket?" Theresa finished. Both of them were confused.
Luanna looked at Naruto. "You remember what I did to Ebisu in front of Konohamaru?" Naruto asked, earning a nod. "That's a Perverted Rocket."
"Oh... and you did that to knock him out, right?"
"Yeah... his reaction was what I meant."
"I know what you meant. That Harem no Jutsu looks stupid for what you're supposed to do... but it does come in handy. Especially considering I once caught an Orange book in that circle office."
"Which reminds me... Mom, Jiji used to read Icha Icha in the Hokage's Office. Thought you should know." Naruto stated.
"You're kidding me..."
"Nope. I saw the first 5 volumes in the bottom right drawer when I was 8. He was out of the office at the time. He didn't lose my respect... but it did confuse me... a lot. Now at least I know what it was I was looking at. And I have to say I'm extremely disgusted by it."
"What was so bad about it?" Rose asked.
"Smut, smut and more smut." Naruto stated. "There's no semblance of a plot at all, no character development, no story... I could go on about everything that thing doesn't have. It's fucking smut, about one page of relaxation, and then back to the smut."
"You actually read them?" Kushina asked, wide eyed.
"And I regret doing so, too. I may respect him as a shinobi... but he's no good as a father, he's a self-proclaimed Super Pervert... by the way, you should be careful with him around." Naruto told the girls in the room that didn't know. "He tends to peek on hot springs and calls it research... it's a wonder why he hasn't done so yet, though. And he has almost no talent as a true writer. Icha Icha doesn't make the cut as a true writer, because the populace is divided. I mean, I could do better than he did."
They all agreed with that. "Anyway, what are we supposed to do about the Divine Dragon? I'm at a loss here." Theresa asked.
"We should attack it ourselves." The head Knight suggested, only to get punched by Miranda.
"You're an idiot! It's the fucking Divine Dragon! There's more to the thing than you think!"
Naruto raised a finger. "I have a pretty good idea for that." Everyone turned to him.
"Is it insane?"
"Compared to Kazas? Not really. If Kazas was a 5, then this is about a 4.8." Naruto replied. "I think you should let us handle this one."
"The Divine Dragon is not an easy target." Rose pointed out. "What makes you think we can do anything to it?"
"Rose, there were two weapons the Winglies used in the Dragon Campaign. Lloyd has one... the other one was sealed in Kadessa after the final battle, to keep the Divine Dragon contained. Time may have weakened the seal, like all seals, but..."
"You're really considering using the Dragon Block Staff?"
"Crazy, I know. But remember who we have on our side." Naruto retorted.
Rose looked around. "You really think we could handle it? I'd say it's crazy altogether."
"And what happens when it comes to a group of Dragoons, and 2 EX-Jinchuuriki that also happens to be from a family that literally attracts Insanity? Then there's Sasuke, who could figure out everything Lloyd was doing back in Lohan, and Jiraiya... who can basically be a damn near powerful force on his own. He took out little over 100 soldiers in Kazas."
Rose thought for a moment. "You've got a point there. But the Dragon Block Staff will also severely weaken Dragoons."
"Ah, but that's where the kicker comes in. It weakens Dragoons, sure. But what if we don't transform into Dragoons? Shana has been working on controlling her power without the power of a Dragoon. I have been working on my spells for a while, as well. I've nearly mastered Fire Element, as well. That would mean both Wind and Fire, plus 1 Light, which I can't use against him. The only other spell, minus the Non-element Spells and barriers, is the Aura Pulse of Darkness, which I can't use here." Naruto pointed out.
Rose thought for a moment. "It may be our best shot."
"This is... beyond crazy." Theresa stated. "And for some reason, I feel like it could work."
"Your majesty, you couldn't seriously be thinking..."
"Miranda. Go with them. This concerns Millie Seseau, as well as all of them. They may be our only hope." Theresa stated. "You are the envoy for Millie Seseau. Remember that."
Miranda nodded. "Yes, milady." She then turned to the others, before the White Silver Dragoon Spirit glowed again, and left Shana. It stopped in front of Miranda. "What is this?"
Naruto looked at Shana, and then at Miranda. "Miranda... I think the White Silver Dragoon Spirit wants you to take care of it from now on... And I didn't think it would happen unless Shana were dead."
Rose looked at Shana in sorrow. "She was a great Dragoon. She did earn my respect."
"Wait... I'm still coming along."
"Shana... You're staying here." Dart stated. "Without the power of the White Silver Dragon..."
"Dart! I'm not staying! I'm not going to sit around here and wait until you get back. I'm not a kid anymore!"
Naruto raised a hand, released a bit of Chakra, and then no one heard either of them anymore, though they could clearly tell they were shouting at each other. Everyone noticed that no one could hear them.
"What happened?" Miranda asked.
"Sound Barrier. We can't hear them while they argue." Naruto stated. "It's probably best."
"What makes you say that?" Theresa asked.
"I had a strange but familiar feeling. Sasuke would know it as the Haruno Banshee." Sasuke's eyes immediately shot open, and he was on guard, his Dancing Dagger ready. "Relax Sasuke. Sakura's not in a 50 miles radius of our position."
Sasuke looked at Naruto. His face clearly stated, "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure. I know Kakashi's Chakra Signature, and Sakura's as well. Kakashi may have more Chakra, but Sakura's is far more defined." Naruto continued. Sasuke put his weapon away.
"Sorry."
"I'm not really surprised you'd be that hostile at that point. I mean, I once heard she was planning to rape you on a mission. Luckily, I sent word to have one of 2 people to break her of her fangirlism."
"Who did you ask?"
"Sasuke, Rose... the second Proctor of the Chuunin Exams." Naruto stated. They both shivered a bit. "Well... if you ask me, Anko is the nicer choice. The other one was Gai."
Sasuke paled, and passed out... again. "Sasuke!" Meru shouted.
"What's wrong with him?"
"You ever see an Illusion that no one can break? Even the best Illusionist around can't do a thing about it?"
"They must not be that good." Miranda stated.
Dart and Shana were still arguing.
"You'd be surprised. Kurenai Yuuhi is our Home's Genjutsu specialist. Second only to an S-rank Rogue, Itachi Uchiha... who by the way was granted a return home due to the clan slaying happening on orders."
"Clan Slaying?" Miranda asked. "You mean he murdered an entire family?" Sasuke was unconscious at this point.
"At this point, there are 3 Uchiha alive right now. One is Sasuke. He happens to be passed out right there. Itachi Uchiha, the one that was called the Clan Slayer for killing the entire Uchiha Clan, aside from his brother, who is, again, right there. Then there is one that goes by the name Tobi. He's the apparent leader of Akatsuki, who are after 9 beings of immense power called the Kyuu no bijuu, or Nine Tailed Beasts. I know the name of two of them, and each one has a different amount of tails. There is Shukaku, the one tailed badger, Ichibi no Tanuki. The Kurama, whom I used to have sealed within me, the Nine Tailed Fox Demon, Kyuubi no Yoko. The Nibi, though I don't know the name of the Bijuu form, went by Olivia in a past life. Kurama went by Korallo in a past life. And those two happen to have been participants and friends in the Dragon Campaign. They were on the Human side, though neither of them were Dragoons."
"So, we've got a previous warrior in the Dragon Campaign, 7 Dragoons..."
"We'll be fine." Naruto pulled out Dragon Horn and unsheathed it. "Korallo had this made all those years ago from the armor of a dead Dragoon after the final battle. He gave it to me before his untimely demise. He was there for me when I was a kid and no one else was, and even though he's gone now, he is still with me in this blade. His blade. And then there's this." He pulled out Korallo's spirit. "This is where his soul is now. His last request was actually twofold, and it ties into my father's request at the time. With this two items, I intend to eat ramen, and kick ass. And I'm all out of Ramen."
"Okay. You want to spar while we wait for them to settle down?" Rose asked, pointing at Dart and Shana. Shana then gave off a loud screech, though only Naruto heard it through the barrier. Dart finally threw his head down.
Naruto then took down the barrier. "I take it you won that argument, Shana?" She nodded with a smile. "So, how come I could hear that last scream?"
Shana looked around. "What do you mean? And how come the windows didn't even crack?"
"There's a reason we didn't hear the entire argument. However, I'm surprised that your little screech at the end was heard by me... through a sound barrier. I can't even hear Sakura's Banshee screech through that!"
"How bad is it?"
"Let me put it to you this way. You could probably scream at this tower, and make it stand straight up, before leaning the other way." Naruto stated. "It would do so just to get away from the noise."
Shana threw her head down. "Sorry."
"So, you're coming with?" Naruto asked, earning a sad nod. "Alright. Mom, you, Jiraiya and Sasuke should stay here."
"Why? We're going to need all the forces we can get for this."
"Working on the why. This gut feeling is not necessarily a good thing. Someone released the Divine Dragon for a reason. Someone wants to control it. We have to get rid of it before they do."
They all nodded, but Kushina was saddened. "Sochi..."
"Mom... you don't have the insane stamina I do. You may have experience, but we haven't actually fought against an actual dragon without you getting knocked out in one hit. That was Feyrbrand. Regole, we didn't really fight. She joined us. We've got 2 Dragons on our side. I doubt I'll be able to get a third from this fight, but if I can, I'd welcome it. It's not exactly easy to pull this off. If Sasuke were in peak condition, then I wouldn't worry much about him. He's got the Sharingan and is the Flying Snake. Jiraiya may be the Toad Sage, but you need to remember, the cost of Summoning is twice as much Chakra here as it is back home. He wouldn't be able to provide much help right now, and someone needs to be able to protect Queen Theresa in case someone else comes for her. Remember, if Diaz manages to get the Moon Mirror before we do, we've basically got everything lost by then. You know this. I know this. We cant rely on his stupidity, regardless of us being Shinobi."
"Wait." Theresa stated. "If you manage to stop the Divine Dragon, I will gladly lead you to the Moon Mirror. You have my word as Queen."
"But your majesty..."
"But nothing." She interrupted the knight. "If they can do something that no one could do in 11,000 years, then what could we do to stop them if they tried to force us to tell them? Consider this a test of sorts. If they succeed, they get the Moon Mirror. If they fail, they don't. It is that simple."
"Yes, your majesty."
"Alright, I guess we're going with my plan." Naruto stated. "Unless anyone has a better one?" No one spoke. "Alright. Mom, once Sasuke and Jiraiya are good to go, head to the Mountain of Mortal Dragon. Keep an eye out for anyone, Wingly or Human. There is no guarantee that Lloyd didn't release the Divine Dragon, and is just now realizing that he can't control it. Do NOT engage until we get there. Understand?"
"Like I'm stupid enough to do that." Kushina retorted with a scoff.
"I hope not... you know, what I really hope is that I didn't inherit my old stupidity from somewhere." Naruto pointed out. "Let's get moving guys." Naruto and the Dragoons all walked out of the Room, along with Shana.
Kushina didn't notice, though she seemed in thought. Then her eyes widened, "YOU'RE... Where did they go?" She asked, from a pissed off voice to confused.
"They left as you were in thought." Theresa stated.
"Oh... Oh well. I should probably send a message to Zior. Still need to figure out how things have gone since we left Tiberoa."
"You are familiar enough with Zior to call him such?"
"Of course I am. I saved his eldest twice, mainly due to being in the area, but still... he still feels like he owes me. Now, with my son's help, we managed to stop them from getting the Moon Dagger to this Diaz, and no, he's not the original. I don't even think he's siding with the human race. My son has permission from Zior, and his two daughters to hold on to the Moon Dagger. They'd have to pry it from his cold dead hands before they get it, and if it's still sealed when they kill him... the Moon Dagger is lost forever."
"Do you think he would kill himself, just to end it all?" Theresa asked.
"I hope not."
"No." Luanna stated. "He's wouldn't do so to end it all. He would do so... to protect everything."
"That's his father, through and through." Kushina admitted. "He's like me when it comes to his mind. But like his father, he has the personality to lead anyone into a fight with little chance of survival, and win with minimal losses. If he's got both of us in him as much as I've seen, I might as well head for the hills if he gets pissed. Especially if it's at me."
"How bad could it be?" Theresa asked, slightly disbelieving.
"Mappy is a good example." Sasuke got out, slightly awake. "Where's Naruto?"
"Probably went to get the Dragon Block Staff."
"Does he even know where it is?"
"Kadessa, but that place would be destroyed, wouldn't it?" Theresa asked.
"No... just ruined." Sasuke stated. "I wouldn't be surprised if it was standing to this day, but is nothing more than a ruined mess. And if that's the case, they'd need to find a Wingly Camp. One that could get them there."
"But the Winglies are extinct." A knight pointed out.
"No, they're not." Sasuke stated. "Naruto is a Half-blood Wingly, the other half is human. His father was the Wingly, and gave his life to save countless humans. Meru is a full-blood Wingly, and a Dragoon. The Winglies are out there. It's a damn guarantee for the truth. The only question is... where do we look?"
"I don't know." Kushina admitted. "Wait, didn't Naruto find that wall in the Evergreen Forest? The one that seemed to block out his Chakra Sense at first?"
"You think that's the entrance to one?"
"More than likely."
"Wouldn't be surprised if it were." Jiraiya groaned as he sat up. "The blonde gaki is a maelstrom of power and impossibility. If he wants to do something he'll do it. There's no doubt about it."
"What set you off?" Kushina questioned.
"That he used that much fire on the guy. I pictured what happened, and I must say... it scares the shit out of me."
"and the Blood loss?"
"This is gonna sound crazy, but Tsunade chalked it up to not perving for too long. It's happened once before. A total of 13 months, and I lost blood from no Perving. And they say perverts lose more blood than others. Apparently, it's the truth, whether they're perving or not. You were in the academy at that point."
"Tsunade put that on you?"
"That's what she said, and she's the doctor. Not me. I didn't get it then, and I still don't get it. If you want to know what it is, then ask her. She called it NPS, No Perversion Syndrome."
"Don't tell me Naruto will..."
"Not likely. On the bright side, I managed something most would love to claim. Add something new into the medical books. I guess you could call it a type of withdrawal symptoms for perversion, but I couldn't tell you."
Kushina sighed, as did everyone else. "Alright, did she tell how to get rid of the blood loss effect? I don't think a blood Pill will do much."
"I wish a Blood Pill could help. But what I need isn't something you'd like, and you'd probably kill me if it were done to certain people."
Kushina blinked a few times, realizing what he needed. She grabbed his shoulder and they both Shunshin'ed out.
-Clearing-
Kushina and Jiraiya were in a grassy meadow, though there was a light covering of snow on the ground. "Alright, I have a feeling I know exactly what it is you need, and I don't like it one bit."
"I know you wouldn't. But really, all things considered, it has to be able to get my blood pumping enough to basically kickstart the entire circulatory system. It was the only time that Tsunade actually stripped bare in front of me. It knocked me out, sure. But my blood levels were fine afterwards. She didn't like it, and I sure as hell know you wouldn't."
Kushina sighed. "I know I'm going to hate this later on. Remind me to drink myself to sleep tonight. I'll need it."
Jiraiya's eyes went wide. "You mean..."
"Just a moment, Jiraiya. This isn't free you know?" Kushina warned.
"I know it isn't... but I don't know how I could pay for something like this."
"Write a sequel." At Jiraiya's confused look, she elaborated. "The Tale of a Gutsy Shinobi. It needs a sequel."
"I lost the muse for that one decades ago. How am I supposed to write a sequel?" Jiraiya questioned, before something else occurred in his mind. "Actually... now that I think on it, there is something else I could do in those regards. A tale of the adventures here. The Dragoons, and the Shinobi. The names will have to change... but if I use Naruto for this one as well... It could very well act as a sequel."
Kushina looked at him for a moment and nodded. "That'll work. Now..." Jiraiya immediately made a Kage Bunshin and sent it off with a note pad. "What are you doing?"
"Getting started on the story. If this one sells more than Icha Icha's first 3 volumes, I'll pay for Naruto's food for an entire year." Jiraiya stated.
LIME... Or is it a lemon? I don't know which.
Kushina was a little surprised, but it didn't show. She nodded, and then started taking off her top. Given the fact what she was wearing was more of a battle kimono, she undid the straps over her shoulders first, and then the belt around her waist. The top just simply fell apart in two pieces, the front and back on opposite sides of her body on the ground. There was a Crimson shirt on, but it didn't hug her curves completely. She took that off next, and did it slowly. Jiraiya's blood was starting to pump again, almost to acceptable levels.
What she had on at that point was a small red Miniskirt, Dark grey leggings underneath it, and a Black lace bra. She undid a small clasp at her left hip, and the skirt fell to the ground immediately. Jiraiya had refused to blink, realizing that she was deliberately teasing him.
Off to the side, the Kage Bunshin completely ignored what was going on with Kushina, and was furiously writing down several ideas as to what happened before all of this.
She sat down on a small rock, and pulled the leggings off slowly, teasing Jiraiya at this point. Out of the corner of her eye, she realized he was getting hard. 'Oh... he's already got a boner, huh? Let's kick it up a notch, eh? I'm not going to stop, until he gets a Perverted Rocket.' She ended up thinking. After the leggings were completely off, she walked up to him in her bra, and a matching set of panties. Her hips were swaying like a complete seductress. His eyes followed the movements, as if entranced.
His hands were trembling. 'No... must not give in... to... basic... instincts...' He was trying hard to resist everything his body wanted. His blood rate had gotten pretty high. Higher than it should've gone.
And she was enjoying every second of it. "What's wrong, Ji-rai-ya-kun?" She asked, in the most sensual voice she could muster.
'Must... not... Minato's wife... can't... give in...'
"Surely you wouldn't want to deny something like this," she started rubbing his penis, which shook at the touch. "Would you?"
'Must... resist...'
She put her hips right next to his, for the final touch. That was almost Jiraiya's limit. He was about to say, "Fuck it, I'm fucking you right now." the only thing holding him back was his student Minato. He couldn't fuck his wife into submission.
She then took his right hand, and put it on the bra clasp on her back, and got him to unhook it. The bra fell to the ground. "I... I can't..."
"Can't... what, Ji-rai-ya-kun?" She asked, her voice still seducing you.
"I can't do it..." His head was down, he couldn't bear to look at her. "I can't betray Minato like that... Looking at you topless may have been a good feeling... but I can't look at your bare breasts. It would be an insult to Minato. Something that I, regrettably have done."
Kushina was surprised at his strength of will. 'I'm actually kind of shocked at this. Jiraiya, the self proclaimed Super Pervert, outright refusing to look at a pair of bare breasts... I'll be honest, I didn't think this would happen.'
"Are you sure?" She asked. "After all, it is cold out here. Perhaps you could warm them up."
"That would require touching them, which is even more of an insult." Jiraiya stated, his voice saddened. "I can't, in good conscience, do anything to how you are now. Even if you try to force me to do so, it would be an insult to him on my part. If it were anyone else... I would've gone ahead and say Fuck it, but not you. I just can't. I'm sorry if you feel like you did this for no reason."
Kushina's eye twitched a bit. 'You have got to be kidding me... He's afraid of insulting Minato when he's already dead? What am I saying? Jiraiya was like a father to Mina-kun. Is it possible that it was a mutual feeling?' "You feel as though he's your son, right?" Jiraiya nodded. "I see." she paused and grabbed his pants, before pulling them down to reveal his boxers, and she pulled them down to reveal his... 'HOLY SHIT! THAT'S A HUGE COCK!' was Kushina's only thought.
"W-what are you doing?" He nearly shouted.
"What I think should've been done a while back. I applaud your will to remain loyal to Minato, instead of following your perverted side. So... as a gift from us both, I'll do this for you. This... you've earned." She put his cock between her bare breasts, and began tittyfucking him. He felt it all, and released far too quickly.
He had been holding it back for a while, after all. "Is that all?"
"I... I held back a little too much?" he replied, though it sounded like a question.
"Well then, I'll continue for a while." She continued doing so, until he managed to cum again, and she then licked his member clean.
It's over! Come on out pussies!
After 32 seconds, Kushina was completely dressed, and cleaned of all scents. Jiraiya was as well. "Why did she do that? I can't believe I fucking did that..." He muttered.
She heard him say that, and sighed. "Jiraiya, you earned that. Don't ever think otherwise. Believe me, if you didn't earn that, I wouldn't have done anything of the sort. And this does NOT reach Naruto's ears. If he ever caught what happened here, he would go ape shit on you. Neither of us want that."
"I know." he then noticed a bird, and threw a kunai at it, killing it immediately as it tried flying off.
"Why did you do that?"
"Naruto can understand birds. If the word got out through animals, he would still find out, you know?" Jiraiya replied.
Little did he know a small ferret was hiding underground, and both heard and saw the entire thing... and it just so happened to be a Kage Bunshin of Naruto that was somehow conveniently placed in an area. 'Boss is not going to be happy about this.'
"I gained his respect once. I don't want to tarnish that respect, or break whatever trust I managed to get from him. As much as I would want to tell him... If I did, I know he would try to kill me... and I'd let him do just that. Even if I did earn it in your point of view, I shouldn't have let that happen." Jiraiya's voice was sad.
'Now that I think about it, I think boss could forgive him.'
"I'll try to break the news to him. At least you couldn't have gotten me pregnant just now. I think he'd pass out if you did." Kushina admitted.
"And then he'd try to kill me twice as bad as before. Although... why did you continue? I'm positive it would've been enough after you lost the skirt. So why bother to continue?"
"Believe it or not, I was going for the Perverted Rocket."
Jiraiya blinked, and KBN was a little surprised. "If his Harem no Jutsu can't do that, what makes you think that you could? No offense."
"Wait... his Harem no Jutsu couldn't give you a perverted rocket?" Kushina asked, her eyes wide.
"No... I lost a slight amount of blood, sure. But I didn't even pass out... I'm tempted to teach him the Bunshin Daibakuha to use when we get back... but at the same time I know I'd be chosen as a target for it as well. Believe it or not, I don't want a repeat of that... even if it was enjoyable, I doubt I could stand it a second time. I"ll have to be able to do something perverted, but I know you're off limits... I"m also putting Rose and Meru off limits. Rose because of how close she is to Naruto... and Meru because, in a way, Meru and Naruto are related. They are both of Wingly blood. They're family... Shana and Miranda, on the other hand... I'd put them as free game. Shana is likely to end up with Dart, and by the way Miranda acts, I'd say she grows up alone for a while. Unless she can find someone like... You know what? I'm going to outright say it. She and Gai might actually make a good match up."
"How so?"
Jiraiya explained what he saw in Miranda, and what Gai had become. "If Gai manages to tone down his voice, he and Miranda would be damn near perfect for each other."
Kushina thought for a few moments. "You have a point there. You ever consider being a matchmaker?"
"Yes."
"And?"
"I'm not doing it. When I retire, I'll be a writer full time. Being a matchmaker may be a good thing for most, I don't think I really need to tell others who to go out with. And I highly doubt she would listen to me anyway, so it's kind of pointless if I told her about him."
"Alright, I'll give you that. We should be heading back. I just hope you don't fall prey to the NPS again. If he does manage to figure it out, we'd have to let him know about why it started in the first place, and the only thing that seemed to work the last time it happened."
"Keep in mind that she actually did try a Blood Replenishing pill. 9 of them in rapid succession. I think you should know something about that part... My blood didn't replenish. It went down even further. If he ever becomes as big of a pervert as I am, then he'd have to worry about it. Other than that, he wouldn't have to worry about it happening to him... and if he wants to know the truth of the only other time it happened, he should just ask Tsunade."
KBN's eyes widened. 'My god! If that can't do anything like that... he said Baa-chan would know about it. Boss will have to check it out.' Jiraiya and Kushina left in a Shunshin. 'Now that they're gone, boss will REALLY want to know about this.' KBN dispelled.
-Evergreen Forest edge-
Naruto stopped in his tracks, causing Dart to look at him, and his shocked face. "what are you..."
Naruto immediately pulled out a scroll, wrote down a message for Tsunade, and then drew blood, while closing the scroll. "Summoning Jutsu!" Gamakichi appeared.
"Bro? What's up?"
"Take this message to Hokage-sama. Tell her I said it is a class 13 in MY terms. And I'd need a response as soon as fucking possible." Naruto stated, his voice both scared and serious at once.
"Wait... Your class 13?" Naruto nodded. "You're kidding me." He shook his head. "And she knows about it?"
"I gave her my code book about a month before the retrieval mission. If she doesn't remember, then tell her to check it and figure out just how serious it is."
Gamakichi nodded, took the scroll and poofed out. "Class 13?" Dart questioned.
"Trust me, Dart. You don't want to be apart of MY class 13. Jiraiya is skating on thin ice as it is. The only thing that's even keeping him alive right now, and not dead by my hands is that someone else can confirm it. If it is confirmed, then he'll be fine. If not, he's dead. There's no question about it."
"But I thought he was your godfather?" Shana pointed out.
"With what he did... let's just hope his story checks out. If not... all hell's going to break loose."
-Konohagakure, Hokage's office-
Gamakichi poofed into the Hokage's office. "Tsunade, Naruto called for his Class 13. It has something to do with this scroll."
Tsunade's eyes widened. "Who did what?"
"I don't know. He didn't explain." Tsunade immediately took the scroll and opened it. She read it over 3 times, and sighed.
"I see... I didn't think he'd actually have to go through it again. Alright, I'll write up a reply. Just hang on." Tsunade wrote up another message, and gave it to Gamakichi.
"Oh, and tell him there's the result of his request regarding Sakura. 2 months was enough."
The toad nodded and poofed out with the message.
-with Naruto-
Naruto was coming up to the entrance to Wingly territory. Gamakichi popped up on his head. "Kichi..."
"She wrote down a message." Naruto took the scroll and read it.
Naruto,
I'm extremely surprised he put you ahead of his peeping habits there. I'll let you know right now, it really DID happen before. 9 Blood Replenishing Pills only made his blood levels lower, not go back up.
While I don't like what had to happen, that's the only time he's ever seen me in the nude. It hasn't happened since, even when I was drunk off my ass, and I didn't think he'd go long enough for it to happen again. When you see him, punch him in the stomach, for being such an idiot for allowing it to happen again.
By the way, 2 months, 1 week, and 3 days is how long it took Anko to break Sakura of her fangirl habits. She's not emotionless, but she's serious about becoming a Kunoichi now... would you believe she actually went to Gai for help in Taijutsu? She's got me for Medical Ninjutsu, Gai for Taijutsu and body conditioning, and Kurenai has been helping her in Genjutsu.
She's on the path to becoming a true Kunoichi, and her skills as a Medical Ninja are superb. Unlike most Medical Ninja, myself included, healing a civilian with no Ninja training whatsoever is hard. She can do so with utmost ease. She'll surpass me one day if she keeps her pace up.
Oh, and she had been put in a false death state 3 times, her parents complained all 3 times, too. Still, I think I gave her the nicer Choice. Gai is far too eccentric for her.
Anyway, I'm glad that you've made so much progress, and make sure Jiraiya knows not to get stupid enough to let it happen again. That should NEVER happen again, and I severely hope it doesn't.
By the way, Sakura has also refused to take the Chuunin Exams until you and Sasuke return.
Good luck with whatever it is you're doing.
Something tells me you'll need it.
Tsunade
P.S. Tell Kushina I'm proud of what she did, and even prouder of what Jiraiya managed to pull out of his ass, but don't let Jiraiya know about that one. I probably would've done the same thing if he managed to do that. Thought you should know.
Naruto sighed. "Thanks Kichi."
"So, what happened that was so bad?"
"The Class 13 is off, and Jiraiya is safe." Naruto stated, his voice calm. "Though he's still going to get punched in the ribs. Hokage's Orders."
"You mind elaborating on what happened?" Haschel asked.
Naruto looked at Gamakichi. "Head to Jiraiya next. Tell him there was a Kage Bunshin of me underground near where they were at. I heard the whole thing, and saw 90% of it. His punishment will be after the Divine Dragon is taken care of."
"Ouch dude. Does he know your rankings?"
"If he does... let him know a class 13 was called because of his actions. And not the Hokage had let me know if it was true or not."
"Sure thing. He's going to be a little scared for the time being."
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Alright, for some of you who would want to know, I know the question appeared in a few minds.
Well, this Omake will answer some, if not all of the questions.
Kamuy Aftermath
Naruto and his group were walking through the forest. Kushina was right next to him. "How did you manage to pull of the Hiraishin? I couldn't even figure it out."
"Well... There was more Chakra in my Wings than I normally put in them. They turned a bright yellow, and increased my speed. I couldn't see jack shit until I started using Kurama's eyes. The streak that followed me was just wings leaving a trail behind me. It was hard to turn at first, I'll admit. I think that's why he needed seals. To allow for a smaller turning radius. A safety net, of sorts. It allows him to stop, and then continue in an entirely different direction."
"So... The seals wouldn't act as a tracer?"
"I'm not entirely sure. It may have a sensory seal somewhere in it, that allow him to know when someone is in the general vicinity of the Kunai, and he just goes straight to it."
"What about when he went from the front lines with Iwa all the way to the Hokage's Office in mere seconds?" Jiraiya asked.
"That... I'm not entirely sure. But it could be that he started off with the Hiraishin, and switched it to a Wingly Teleport, before returning to the Hiraishin. It is possible, after all."
"You really think it's that simple?" Sasuke asked.
"You never know, you know? It would take a lot of experimentation to figure out how he did everything he did. However, the Hiraishin is apparently part of a Bloodline. It uses the wings of a Wingly, after all."
"And what if it isn't the Hiraishin?" Kushina asked.
"We won't know until we figure out how he did every action he used it to do. If they are all within Wingly limitations, then it's simple as that. It's a Wingly Bloodline. If not, well, we'll work it out from there."
This caused all of them to give some thought to the matter. Naruto was a little glad for the lack of questions, but knew it would only last for so long.
"How did you know it would happen?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto paused for a second. "You know, I have no idea."
Meru gave off a small giggle, as did Rose.
They continued walking, until they reached a gorge to their left, and separated.
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Alright, does that answer the question on How he used the Hiraishin?
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