[The Land Of Seas]
Naruto got up early the next morning when Neji and Lee shook him up from his sleep. They took a quick bath and met back up with Tenten in the lobby of the inn they were staying at before making their way to the Land of Sea's Feudal Lord who was waiting for them in his palace. While they walked, they passed villagers who were going on about their day. Naruto saw them working on ships near the docks and even fishing boats far out at sea casting out to catch some fish. Before coming, Neji explained to him that fishing was one of the biggest things they actually sold. More than 80% of fish sold to the other lands came from the Land of Seas. Therefore, taking out these pirates was important because it helped a lot of other people, not just the people here.
After about thirty minutes, they arrived at the front gate to the Daimyo's palace. There were Samurai guards stationed to the left and right of the door with one of them stepping forward when he saw them approaching.
"Are you the Ninja from Konoha that our Lord as asked for?" he asked them.
"Yes, I am Neji Hyuuga." Neji answered. "With me are my Teammates Tenten and Rock Lee with the addition of a friend of ours Naruto Uzumaki." he told him.
"His Lordship will be happy to hear that you've arrived on time." he replied. "Please follow me." he asked, turning around and leading them through the front gate.
The Samurai led them into the entrance to the castle after they removed their sandals and put on some Tabi socks that they were instructed to put on. They then followed him through a series of hallways and up several stairways to a pair of sliding double doors made of wood and rice paper. Once they were granted permission to enter, the sliding doors opened, the Samurai bowed and stepped in followed Naruto and his friends following suite. The four of them sat side by side with their legs beneath them. The Sea's Daimyo sat on his chair with a fan closed in one hand. He was a middle aged man with grey hair and a long but neatly trimmed beard that went down to his stomach. He took a few moments to look them over before finally speaking.
"I am grateful that the Hokage has sent you as soon as she did." he began. "The timing couldn't be better because we're running out of options in dealing with these Pirates." he told them.
"We're pleased that we could come as soon as we could your Lordship." replied Neji. "My Team and I will do everything we can within our power to bring these raiders to justice and restore peace to the Land of Seas." he promised.
"Then I hope you're ready for a tough fight. As the Hokage may have told you, the Captain leading these thieves is a Rogue Ninja from Kiri." he replied.
"Yes, she has told us that. May I ask, what can you tell us of this Rokuro?" Neji asked him.
He leaned back in his seat and brought his fan to his other hand, gripping it in his palm. "I have never met the man personally, but I've heard he's had quite an impressive reputation as an Assassin and Strategist. Several times in the past, I've had ships acting as escorts for my trading vessels and even when he was clearly outnumbered, he'd win one upset victory after another. I've lost a lot of very good loyal Sailors and Samurai because of him and hundreds of thousands of Ryo in trading goods to his Pirates. This man must be stopped or the Land of seas will face economic collapse." he explained.
"I understand completely your Lordship." replied Neji. "I promise, my Team will bring an end to his raiding and theft. The Land of Seas' trading network will be restored." he promised.
The Daimyo smiled at that and nodded. "Thank you young man. Your promise has put my mind at ease." he told him before standing to his feet. Neji, Tenten Lee and Naruto bowed when he arose as you're supposed to when a Feudal Lord stands to his feet. "You four may leave if you wish and enjoy what the Land of seas has to offer, but I would like to invite all of you to my home for dinner tonight with my family." he told them.
Neji and everyone were actually surprised by that. "That's very generous of you your Lordship." Neji replied.
"I'll see you this evening then everybody. Good day." he told them, bowing his head to the four Konoha Ninja who bowed even lower as you're supposed to do when a Feudal Lord bows his head.
Once everyone was dismissed, Neji turned his attention to Naruto. "You did very well Naruto. Clearly, our lessons didn't fall on def ears because you handled everything as you were supposed to." he complimented.
Naruto blinked and smiled at that. "Thanks Neji, but I didn't even say anything." he told him.
"Exactly." replied Neji which got on Naruto's nerves.
"Neji, do you know why the Daimyo would invite us to dinner before letting us complete our mission?" Tenten asked the young Hyuuga.
"He has something else he has to tell us, but feels it best to do so in private." he replied. "This dinner is actually a cover for a private talk." he explained.
"How do you know that?" Naruto asked.
"There is very little that can hide from my eyes Naruto." Neji responded. "His body language told me that he has more to tell us about this but had to hold back for now." he told him.
"That is the power of the Hyuuga Clan's Kekkei Genkai!" Lee replied energetically.
"Then I guess that we're having dinner with a Feudel Lord tonight." Naruto said.
"Even if it does have a different purpose, it's still an honor." replied Tenten.
"In the meantime, let's look around and see what else we can learn." Neji instructed.
Naruto smiled and put his hands behind his head. "This would be a good opportunity to look for a gift for Hana-Chan." Naruto said with a grin.
The four of them went their separate ways and agreed to meet up again later, about an hour before dinner with the Daimyo.
[In Another Land Far Off]
In an isolated land to the far northeast was a castle that was carved out of the side of a mountain. It was a dark and grim place with fields of gray dying grass and withered trees all over. On the top floor was the private quarters of the land's Daimyo who was currently busy going over various scrolls in his office. He was a man of a pale white complexion with long raven black hair and onyx grey eyes. He was in his mid forties and his body was covered in intricate crimson red tattoos which were mostly concealed by the white cloths he wore covering them with the exceptions to the ones on his face. While he worked behind his desk, he heard a tapping at the door of his office and looked up, granting permission for entry. A Samurai in black armor entered.
"My Lord." he said from behind his silver mask that covered his face which resembled a skull.
"Captain." replied his master in a calm and smooth voice.
"My Lord, our spies within the Hidden Leaf Village have discovered a very interesting secret." he told him.
"Oh?" he replied, closing his scroll. "What have we revealed?" he asked him.
"Turns out that the story of Minato Namikaze's bloodline dying with him was a lie. He has a Son who has survived and has been living in Konoha to this very day, living under a different name." he told him.
The Daimyo smirked and sat back in his chair with a pleased look. "I figured Konoha would have taken such steps to keep that bloodline a secret. The Hokage has always been on the paranoid side of things." he responded.
"The Sandaime Hokage as been dead now for nearly three years." the Samurai replied. "The Godaime is the one who has revealed it while she spoke with Jiraiya and one of our spies hidden within his own network just tipped us off." he explained.
"And what is the name of Minato's last living Son?" he asked.
"Naruto Uzumaki." the Samurai answered.
"Then here are my orders." he told him. "First, assemble my Specter Black Ops and send for their Captain to my Office, I need to speak with him." he ordered.
"Yes my Lord." the Samurai replied with a nod.
"Second, send an Assassin to kill the Spy in Jiraiya's network who sent this information to me." he told him. "Now that he's served his purpose, I have no further use for him." he added.
"I'll dispatch one of our Shadows immediately." he replied with another nod.
"Lastly." he continued. "I'll need a number of human sacrifices for the ritual I've been preparing for this day. There's a farming village in the Land of Lightning that borders our lands. Kill half the people and clap the rest of them in chains before bringing them to me." he finished.
"I'll assemble of regiment of my most skilled warriors immediately." replied the Samurai who bowed before being dismissed.
Once alone, the Daimyo got up from his chair and looked out the widow over the lands he ruled.
"Soon, the world will kneel before me." he sneered. "The world will know the wrath of Kabuki Seigan." he declared.
[The Land Of Seas]
Naruto was at the market district of the city and checking out various stalls with gifts. He was hoping to find a nice gift for Hana for when he gets home after the mission. Hana got him this really cool jacket he was wearing now and he wanted to get her something just as nice. He loved her and he wanted to show that to her by getting her a present she'd really like. Tenten told him to consider jewelry and although it can be very expensive, he thought she'd be worth it. So far, he's seen various rings, necklaces and earrings and while many of them were very lovely, none of them really cliched with him. He sighed as he kept on shopping because this was getting harder than he thought. He figured he'll move on and find another shop.
'Man, this is getting harder than I thought it would be.' he thought to himself as he walked with his hands in his pockets. 'Maybe Tenten could give me some advice on other ideas for gifts. I mean, maybe Hana-Chan would like something else.' he thought with a smile. 'Come to think of it, she really likes perfume so maybe I can get her a kind she doesn't have yet.' he figured.
Just then, something caught his eye and he looked to see another option at the jewelry stalls. When he saw it, his eyes lit up with delight.
'It's perfect! Hana-Chan will love this!' he cheered to himself. He then turned to the lady who worked the stall. "I'd like to buy this please." he told her, holding up the gift he chose.
The woman smiled as she took a quick look at it. "For a Lady Friend I take it?" she asked.
"Better, she's my Wife." he replied with a smile.
"Then she's a very lucky Woman to have someone like you." she commented before getting ready to make the sale.
Naruto was walking back now, satisfied with the gift he got for Hana. 'Sure was expensive, but Hana-Chan is worth it. Besides, I'm gonna get paid once this mission is over and done and if the worst should come, I can always buy a few lottery tickets and solve that problem.' he thought as he walked, placing the gift he got for Hana in his coat. 'Now I should probably meet back up with Neji, Tenten and Lee.' he figured and soon, he was headed back to meet up with Team Gai.
[Hokage's Office]
Tsunade was currently in her office at the very moment and sharing some sake with Tsume. Tsunade wanted some insight on Inuzuka customs and traditions. She wanted to fully understand what exactly went on between Naruto and Hana when it came to them marrying so quickly. Also, she wanted to make things right between the young new couple but she was still a little embarrassed about what went down between her and Hana. Tsume came when she was called and while sparing the more "Mature" details, she explained that Hana went into heat and that Naruto was in the wrong place and time. But in the end, what started out as an accident became something wonderful which resulted in Naruto and Hana truly falling in love.
"I had no idea members of the Inuzuka Clan could go into heat." said Tsunade, pouring herself another glass.
"It's a carefully guarded secret among us for two reasons." replied Tsume who lifted her glass to her lips for another drink before waiting for the Hokage to pour her another. "The first is other humans don't and we don't want them thinking we're animals simply because our females have a mating cycle." she told her.
"I can understand that." replied Tsunade. "But the other reason?" she asked.
"To protect our Women." she told her. "Like all girls, Inuzukas reach puberty when they're somewhere close to or are entering their early teen years. The first time an Inuzuka girl goes into heat, it's extremely important that her family helps her keep the date a secret so our men don't try to exploit them. an Inuzuka woman should have the right to decide who she wants to court and who she shares herself with, while at the same time not being sought after by men who just wanna get laid." she explained.
Tsunade took another drink of sake before pouring herself another glass then speaking. "Sounds like when Inuzuka women are in heat, it's a very serious time for them huh?" she asked.
"It's at this moment when she's at her most vulnerable." she replied before taking another drink. "When her hormones reach that point, she's constantly needing sex and will go after the first man she's not related to if her drive is strong enough." she told her.
"How do you keep it under control?" Tsunade asked.
"When Inuzuka women go into heat, we have specially made medications and diets to help keep it in check." she replied. "After about a week or so, her cycle ends and it's safe to resume your regular diets or stop taking the meds. It's important because I'm sure the men in Konoha would appreciate it if our women didn't molest anybody only to demand that they take full responsibility afterwards." she told her.
"But I don't understand, why didn't Hana take her meds before this whole thing started?" she asked her.
"Sometimes if Inuzuka women go too long without sex, we can go into heat early." she answered. "Hana's cycle started a week earlier then it was supposed to and as a result, she ran into Naruto while she was needing sex." she told her.
Tsunade sat back and crossed her arms. "To think, I thought she was the one who was taking advantage of him but it was all just the results of Naruto and Hana being in the wrong time and place." she said. "I just have to ask, did you know that the both of them would fall in love in the end?" she asked the Inuzuka Matriarch.
Tsume took another swig of sake before answering. "To be honest, I had no idea." she answered. "It was just as much a leap of faith for me as it was for Hana. As far as I know, he could have had his fun and then cast her aside once he was done but he didn't. And now, I've never seen my Daughter so happy." she smirked.
Tsunade smiled as well. "And how about you? How do you feel about Naruto?" she asked her.
"I've met the kid a few times before when he was much younger." she replied. "He was friends with my Son and would play with him often at the park or the academy. I never would have thought he'd end up courting and marrying Hana in the end, but I like him. He's a good kid and his heart is in the right place and I look forward to getting to know my new Son in law." she told her.
"I'm happy for them." said Tsunade, sitting back in her chair again. "And I wasn't being very understanding or supportive of them either." she added.
"Yeah, Hana told me about her talk with you." replied Tsume.
"I wanna make it up to her and Naruto, I just don't know how to talk with them about it." she confessed. "I can't tell if it's because I'm too embarrassed about what happened or if they'd even want to talk to me about it." she added.
"Hey, you shouldn't have to worry about it anymore." replied Tsume drinking another cup of sake. "Hana's already forgiven you for it and I'm sure Naruto will too. He's very fond of you Tsunade." she told her, getting the Hokage to smile. "Although, if you really wanted to make things up to them, there's a way you can." she added.
"Alright, how?" she asked her.
"Once Naruto gets back from his mission, the Clan is going to throw the both of them a Celebration for their Joining." she replied. "Kinda like a wedding reception, only without the ceremony y'know? Afterwords, Naruto and Hana were hoping to have a Honeymoon together so maybe you could..." she smirked.
Tsunade smiled again. "I suppose I can spare a few weeks for both of them." she answered.
Both ladies would continue chatting and eventually empty another bottle of sake together.
[The Land Of Seas Palace]
Naruto and Gai's team arrived later that night at the Palace of the Daimyo. Once again, everyone took off their shinobi sandals and put on the white tabi socks that were provided for them. Then they followed a servant several flights of stairs and down a hallway to another pair of double sliding doors. The doors were opened and the four of them were permitted to enter. Sitting at a long table was the Daimyo and his wife along with three young ladies who Naruto could only guess were his daughters. Like he was shown, Naruto bowed before entering the room and took the seat assigned to him next to Tenten. Soon, Neji, Lee, Tenten and Naruto were comfortably sitting at the table and once the servants were permitted to leave, the Daimyo addressed his guests.
"Welcome Shinobi, welcome to my home." he greeted. "I hope you had a pleasant day since our last meeting." he said to them.
"The Land of Seas is very nice and the City is wonderful." replied Neji.
"If I may, I understand that you're a Hyuuga." the Daimyo said. "Would happen to know Lord Hiashi Hyuuga?" he asked.
"He's my Uncle." Neji answered.
"Then I am truly glad that you're here." replied the Daimyo with a smile. "We have a decent trading relationship with the Hyuuga Clan and I consider Hiashi-Sama to be an invaluable partner and business associate. Please send him my warm regards once you return to Konoha young man." said the Daimyo.
"I will be sure to tell him as soon as I see him and thank you your Lordship." replied Neji bowing his head in respect.
"And what of your Squad Mates? I don't believe I've had a chance to learn any of your names either." he implied.
Lee brought both his hands up and slammed one fist into the palm on the other hand and smiled. "I am Gai-Sensei's protege and Taijutsu Master, Rock Lee." he declared, introducing himself in his very enthusiastic way he does things.
"Ah, I've met Might Gai once before when he came here on another mission. You're indeed blessed to have such a skilled and powerful man for a mentor." he replied.
Tenten's eye was twitching when she heard him say that. 'The very moment Lee tells Sensei he said that, we'll never hear the end of it.' she complained inwardly.
"And how about you young lady?" the Daimyo asked her.
She straitened up and smiled when the Daimyo addressed her. "My name is Tenten. I'm our team's weapon specialist and Fuinjutsu expert." she told him.
He nodded and then turned his attention to Naruto. "And you?" he asked.
"My name's Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto told him with his bold smile. "I'm filling in as an extra for their team during this mission but I'm actually a part of Team Kakashi back home and I'm also a student to Jiraiya." he said proudly.
The Feudal Lord was pleasantly surprised to hear Jiraiya's name. "You are apprenticed to Jiraiya?" he asked. "The Author of my favorite novel series?" he asked as well.
Naruto raised a brow at that. "You read "Icha Icha"?" he asked him.
"Jiraiya-Sama is undoubtedly one of the most talented writers ever, of course I do." he replied, getting his wife and children to hang their heads in shame with the whole "Seriously Dad?" look on their faces. "Anyway, it's very nice to be speak with you all more casually. Allow me to introduce my family." he continued. "This is my lovely Wife Suzuki and my Beautiful Daughters Sayuki, Miyaki and Misa." he listed off as each of them bowed their heads to Naruto and his friends.
A couple of minutes later, the chefs entered the room and everyone watched as treys of food were being brought in and set out on the table before them. Naruto could smell the amazing aroma of the hot food as each dish was placed down before them and the covers being taken off with the steaming hot food that was presented to them. Naruto saw just about everything that could be offered straight out of the book cook now laid out before them. His brow twitched as he looked over everything and sighed thinking 'Over twenty different dishes and not one bowl of Ramen.' he complained inwardly. The Daimyo then nodded his head, granting permission to his chefs to leave them be. Everyone then took their chopsticks and would begin eating.
After a couple of minutes, the Daimyo decided to break the silence once again. "Now that we have our privacy, I believe now is the time I tell you everything." he began more seriously.
Neji finished swallowing before responding. "I was wondering if there was more to our mission then simply taking down a rogue ninja who was leading a pirate gang." he replied.
"You are very observant young Hyuuga." said the Daimyo. "Yes, I was holding back information on purpose and I'm sorry for having to do so, but I needed to speak with the four of you at a safer time and place. This is why I actually invited the four of you to dinner tonight. I needed to speak with you in a room with only the people I can trust." he explained.
"Are you saying that you can't trust anybody else other than us?" Naruto asked him.
"Actually, there are only two others I can truly trust." he replied, followed by snapping his fingers which alerted the doors on the side of the room to open again. Everyone turned to look and see two more older gentlemen enter the room. One was a Samurai dressed in less casual wear with a Katana at his hip while the other was someone who was dressed in fine clothing of someone who was in a position of importance. "This is my Guard Captain, Soichiro Hasugawa and my Harbor Master Mori." he said, introducing them as they took their own seats at the table with them. "Next to my own Family, these men are the only people I know I can trust." he finished.
"May I ask, why are you in this position?" Tenten asked.
"Rokuro's raids on our ships have been a problem ever since he came one month ago." he answered. "But turning to Konoha Ninja for help wasn't actually our first option. We've actually had some ships acting as escorts for my trading barges with armed Samurai on board. And each and every time, he's sunk all the ships, stole all our goods and killed me people. I've thoroughly went over each and every plan with my Guard Captain and my Harbor Master before they'd relay the plans to their workers and Rokuro has outmaneuvered us each and every time." he explained.
"That does seem really suspicious." Naruto commented.
"I agree, it doesn't sound like an outsider could be doing this well without inside help." said Neji.
"That's exactly what our Lord and I have concluded." said Captain Hasugawa. "There's obviously a security leak and we need to deal with them too, not just Rokuro." he added.
"And I take it that we're here to plan this all out." said Lee.
"Yes." replied the Daimyo. "Not only are we gonna get rid of these pirates, but we're gonna weed out these traitors as well." he told them.
"Any leads?" Neji asked.
"There's no need to look for the spies young Neji." replied the Harbor Master. "The Guard Captain and I have already put a plan together to catch the people responsible for this. We're discussing the plan with all of you here because we need them to think that they still have the upper hand." he told him.
"Alright, then what do we do?" Naruto asked.
Neji, Tenten, Lee and Naruto would plan together on how they would engage Rokuro and his pirates while the Daimyo and his people put together their plan to catch the traitors who've been leaking him this information. Once they had everything planned out, Gai's team was given permission to leave. They all thanked him for the delicious meal and then headed back to the hotel they were staying at. Lee and Neji practiced some sparing while Tenten sorted her scrolls containing her various ninja weapons and tools. Naruto was in his room and reached into his jacket to pull out the tiny box that contained his gift to Hana. He opened it to catch another glimpse and smiled as he watched the pale moonlight glisten off of the shiny metal.
'I really hope you love this Hana-Chan.' he thought to himself as he put it back into his jacket and got ready to go to sleep.
[Konoha]
Hana was currently walking home from work with her boys walking to her left and right. She was in a really good mood that evening. Over the last few days, she's had some nice visits with her mother, had a chance to reconcile with her little brother Kiba, go out and enjoy some quality time with all her friends who've all been awesome in their support for her and her marriage to Naruto. Furthermore, she's also been either visiting or having Anko visit her at her new house and the two would do what they usually did whenever they had a night together. Eat loads of Dango and sweet Red Bean Soup while watching several filthy movies. But there was only one thing that was bothering her. Naruto was away on a mission and she missed him something awful.
Although she didn't really show it, it really bothered her when the Hokage called Naruto away for his mission because it was still so soon after they took their joining and she wanted some more time alone with her new husband and pack mate. Still, she didn't let this get her down. She just promised herself that she was gonna make Naruto's return home something wonderful for him. She's spent several days with her mom now really hitting the cook books. She figured what better way to welcome your husband home from his mission then with a hot and well prepared meal. She just wished now that she knew how to cook ramen like the Ichiraku's could because she knew that ramen was Naruto's favorite food. Still, she knew he'd like what she'd make.
While she walked, one of her boys looked back up and barked at her. "Yeah, I think I'm just gonna call it a night, take a shower and go to bed." she told him. "Today was really rough at the clinic and I would like to get a little more sleep in this time." she told him. Another one then barked up, getting her to turn her attention to him. "No, I haven't heard from Naruto or his team yet so I imagine that they're still on their mission and they will be for several more days." she admitted. The third boy then whine a bit from hearing that. "Yeah, I know and I miss him too." she told him. "But don't worry, Naruto's very strong and I'm sure he'll be back home as soon as he's done. Nothing bad will happen to him on this mission and I know it." she said, getting happy barks from them.
Hana would continue walking and as she did, she then felt that strange presence again. She would stop and turn to take another look behind her. One of her boys started growling lowly too, sensing what she could feel as well. "Yeah, I know but easy boy I feel it too" she told him.
Hana just stood there with her Ninken, waiting for something to happen or someone to approach her. After a couple more moments of dead silence, she thought she felt that strange feeling of someone watching her go so she put away the kunai knife that she had drawn and told her boys to follow her as they headed back home. Hana would make it back home safely and would enter her house, unaware of the lavender colored eyes that were watching her from the shadows.
'Why her?' Hinata asked while hiding in a tree about a hundred feet from the Inuzuka compound. 'Why would Naruto-Kun choose her? I've loved him for so long and yet he chooses her?' she thought to herself as she then dashed out and headed back home.
Ever since she found out that Naruto and Hana were married, it tore her up inside. She'd cry herself to sleep for several days at a time, doing her best to keep all of it a secret from her father and family of course as she wasn't allowed to show any sign of weakness. Once she was done crying, she began watching Hana from a distance. At first, she only felt envy. Over the last few days though, it's building up into a deep seeded hatred from the Inuzuka Heiress. Hinata would now stalk her and watch her from the shadows, all the while hating and cursing the woman who she felt stole the man she loved away from her. Why should Hana have him? She was the one who used to dream of falling in love, getting married and bearing children with Naruto, so why Hana?
All these things she thought as she returned home to her family and clan's compound. Hinata wasn't gonna stand for this. She wasn't gonna let some other woman take Naruto away from her. Hinata was determined to get him back, one way or another. She wasn't going to lose her one and only hope for happiness in life.
[The Land Of Seas]
The next day, Naruto would meet back up with Neji, Tenten and Lee at the docks. The four of them agreed to do one more rundown of the plan before they'd be off to deal with Rokuro. Today was extremely important because not only was their team supposed to either capture or kill Rokuro and his pirate gang, but they were also gonna help the Guard Captain capture the traitors. Timing was everything now and if everything went just right, they'd be saving an entire nation from economic collapse.
"Alright, so let's do the rundown one last time." said Tenten.
"We're Team Shadow." Neji began. "Naruto's gonna use his Kage Bunshin to act as the crew of the trading vessel that will be used to lure the Pirates into attacking. Once they all attack and board the ship, we all spring our own trap, taking out as many of these thieves as we can. The one thing that cannot happen is Rokuro escaping. Once we spring our trap on him, he'll know that we know about his spies and he'll disappear only to reappear and cause havoc once more. Rokuro is known for his strategies and comprehensive thinking and he'll simply change tactics again so that it'll be harder for us to catch him. Today is the day that his raids on the Land of Seas comes to an end. If he escapes, we fail the mission." he warned them.
Naruto then did as he was instructed and conjured up over a hundred different shadow clones which then all preformed the Henge No Jutsu to change their outer appearance to look like sailors and tradesman. Naruto, Neji, Tenten and Lee would take their positions and hide where they'd have to, simply playing the waiting game now for the rogue ninja and his pirates to attack. Naruto had to steel himself for this moment. From what he had learned already, Rokuro was a very skilled and dangerous assassin from Kiri which meant that he was probably gonna have some nasty tricks up his sleeves like Zabuza. Naruto wasn't afraid at all, but he was determined to get back home to Hana safe and sound. He made her that promise.
Within minutes, the ship was off and it was headed in the direction of of the Land of Tea. From here, it would be several days before they'd make port but the whole point was to bait a pirate and his crew. Naruto and his friends from Gai's team were in for a real fight.
[A Secret Island]
On another island several miles away from the Land of Seas and shrouded in mist, there was a hideout where pirates, slavers and all manner of rogues lived. A completely deplorable and lawless place for thieves, murderers, rapists and all other criminals of every stripe to hide from the law. In one mansion, a pirate was heading up the stairs to speak with his captain. He was running very fast and looked excited, like he just couldn't wait to see the look on his captain's face when he hears the news. He runs up and opens the door before coming in.
"Captain." he called out.
In his bed, a man with silver colored hair, pale white skin and onyx colored eyes stirred in his bed before getting back up and sitting on the side. "I hope you've got a pretty damn good reason for waking me up Rat." he growled, bearing his sharpened, almost shark like teeth.
"Sorry for bothering you Captain, but you told me to inform you if another trading vessel had left the ports from the Land of Seas and our spies just said it's a really big one." he told him. "She's huge in fact. Fat and slow." he added.
Rokuro now sneered and stood up to his feet, leaving the two naked ladies he was sharing his bed with still fast asleep. He then walked over to get dressed into his black shinobi uniform with metal wrist guards and shin guards before slinging his Katana over his shoulders and clicking it into place. "Get Takeo and Shinobu." he said after getting dressed. "Tell them to assemble the crew and get ready for another payday." he ordered with a sneer.
"Yes Captain." his crew mate replied before dashing off.
[Author's Notes] So as you guys can probably tell, there's a lot going on now and I'm really excited about doing my first battle scene for this story. I imagine many of you will have some questions regarding some of the new characters I've added to the story as well. Feel free to ask about them if you want, but bear in mind that I don't wanna spoil anything so my answers will be limited.
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