(Chapter 10: Uprooted)
It was the middle of summer as things were going great for Naruto since his best friend in Tenten had been faring quite well as a genin granted it wasn't her ideal one since it was the twin physical anomalies that were Rock Lee and Might Guy who she swore would have been father and son by how similar they acted. Yet despite that she found the spandex clad teen to simply be the equivalent of someone who had Naruto's optimism just ramped up to 23 if it were a volume setting something of which while comforting was grating but she couldn't complain.
There was also the fact that Kiba had been a great help to him lately and why is it that you might ask well it would be because the two of them due to their familial arrangements decided that once they graduated. They'd live together as roommates considering that through use of shadow clones Naruto and Kiba had copied down various Inuzuka jutsu and taijutsu which wasn't exactly hard to do considering that not even the Chunin of the Inuzuka could stop the lone wolf of their clan.
(Naruto's house, July 15th 995 S.E, 5:25 Pm)
It was 25 minutes after 5 in the afternoon as Kiba had got done helping Naruto redesign his house to fit more in line with the Viking houses of old just fit more into modern design and had done so thanks to him and Kiba abusing shadow clones. Now the two teenagers were sharing a mug of ale that Kiba had made for them since it turns out that if he didn't make it as a shinobi then he could damn well open up a brewery.
"I'll tell you one thing Kiba if you can't get your headband then you could definitely make a killing in the liquor department." Naruto spoke congratulating Kiba on making very good liquor
"Well thanks Naruto after all its like you said about the Vikings. That they always needed a plan B in case being a warrior fails and I figured that why not try and make it in the alcohol business." Kiba responded as he brought over another mug of ale for him and Naruto
"Then I say that all we need to do now is just market this stuff and then we'll be loaded for sure." Naruto spoke as he drank out of his large mug
"Agreed since I ain't gonna rely on the pack of stupid dogs that's my clan for finances which is why I'm making sure that this stuff will make a killing when I have it all good to go." Kiba spoke in refusal to have to ever rely on his clan for money at all
"Well when do you want to start getting this stuff out there?" Naruto questioned wondering when Kiba would get all this out here
"How about for when we both make it to the Chunin Exams that way we'll be able to market it to as many people as possible especially since there will be a lot of people coming in from all over. Which means that it'll up the amount of money we can make by a whole fucking lot." Kiba told him knowing that would be the best time to do so in the village
"That's a great idea Kiba and sounds fantastic considering that not only will we make Chunin but also make an complete assload of money!" Naruto chirped in excitement of the fact that soon enough they'd be stinking rich
"Not to mention the fact that we can use the proceeds to continue fixing up the house considering we've still got a way to go before it." Kiba stated as the interior of the living room they were in was decent enough
With it being forest green with thick black trim with murals of Thor and Tyr depicted in epic battle against the frost giants. For the halls were made of solid reinforced oak painted black with on one side was a blood red dire wolf and the other a vermillion scarlet lion with wooden benches lined with the bear pelts of the ones from the Forest of Death and overhead were the fireplace was; was a stone carving of Muninn so realistic that it looked to be a alive.
"I know but hey at least it's looking like something pretty freaking great." Naruto replied as he took a drink out of his mug
"Fair enough." Kiba replied as Akamaru came barking around
"Huh hey is it me or has Akamaru been getting bigger?" Naruto asked as Kiba's dog had soon grown to be nearly the height of his knee
"Oh yeah now that you mention it Akamaru is almost as big as Hana's mutts." Kiba spoke as he fished out of his pocket some bear meat he had with him for when he took Akamaru hunting in the Forest of Death
"At this rate he'll be big as a horse." Naruto remarked jovially as the large pup of a dog tore away at slab of meat
"Who knows in a couple years you'll be able to ride him into battle, since that would be fucking epic." Naruto added as Kiba imagined himself riding on Akamaru like a majestic direwolf of a steed
"That would be amazing not to mention it'd look majestic. As just you wait buddy you're gonna be big and strong enough to show everyone just how much of apex predator you really are." Kiba spoke rubbing Akamaru's head who barked happily for the ninken was proud to serve and be around his master
"Still now that you've started joining me for times in the Forest of Death we've been getting stronger a lot quicker than what I thought would be normal." Naruto spoke considering that together they've grown immensely strong in the times they went survival training in the deadly forest
Because together the duo had grown immensely strong becoming low jounin tier at this point and knew that by graduation due to their workhorse ethic of improving themselves they knew they'd make solid Jounin status of power.
"Yep as soon enough all this hard work is gonna pay itself off when we get our headbands and then soon enough we'll be making this house really start looking like home." Kiba spoke up considering that once they started going on missions together that soon enough they would be able to make the necessary money to really start making this place come together
"Especially for when we make Chunin since that means we get to not only bring glory to the viking name, but more importantly we'll have all we need to really start living the good life." Kiba added knowing that soon enough they'd be living the good life of women, booze and battle
"Agreed as it's only a matter time before you and I are standing on top of the world Kiba. Because together we're gonna be dominating everything in our path and make the name of the Vikings synonymous with glorious battle." Naruto spoke considering that he would bring the warrior people of the viking back into the fold once more
"Rest assured that I'll be right there with you. Considering that whenever a battle comes around Naruto you can be certain I'll be there with you as your war hound ready to tear out the throats of our enemies." Kiba promised him considering that they were in this together and that he would always do what he could to have Naruto's back
"Thanks Kiba I appreciate since if there is one person in this village I can count on to have my back at every turn then it's you. For that's something I appreciate extremely especially since you're helping me with everything this house included." Naruto thanked Kiba for his friendship and his helping him out with the house
"There's no need for thanks at all Naruto after all this would've happened anyways considering that you're more like family to me than my own clan who treats me like a bastard. Since we may not be brother by blood, but we're brothers by combat and hard work and that's what counts to me more than the dogs of my clan." Kiba spoke since he treasured and valued Naruto more so than the Inuzuka clan since their bond was what he had craved since growing up
"Well suffice to say Kiba this is gonna be looking like a good couple of years ahead for us I can just see it now because first step is our new home nearing its completion. Then soon enough everything across the lands being ours for the taking since that's the life I see for us in the future." Naruto spoke his voice brimming with it's ever usual brand of potent confidence that had hints of avarice sprinkled across it to really bring his point home
"And I'll be with you every step of the way." Kiba spoke as they clinked mugs of ale knowing that their future of glory and battle was set for them and all they had to do now was claim it
(Hokage Residence, 5 days later, July 20th 995 S.E, 11:49 Pm)
Asura was asleep however, he wasn't dreaming peacefully as one might think instead he was in his mindscape for unlike his sister who was all for harnessing the power of the Nine Tails. Asura however, abhorred and despised it which is why even against the words and advice of Jiraiya and his parents he refused to even use a single iota of its power seeing it as a cheap and easily corruptible path to power he wouldn't partake in.
Asura was in his mindscape which was a valley of tall green grass, almost mountainous hills and plateaus with tall oak trees dotting the area ever so often as the sky was a cloudless crystal blue with the sun a golden orange. As he stood before his half of the Nine Tails which was that of the Yang half that ever since he began training had been trying to tempt him into using its malevolent power, but he always refused its offers, but now that it knew of Naruto's strength and martial might it tried even more so to tempt him.
"Why do you still try to sway me to your side when you know that all of these attempts have failed so many times before?" Asura questioned considering that at every turn he rebuffed its attempts to try and have him use its power
"I thought that you'd want to use my power; especially since that sister of yours had agreed almost instantly to using my other half's power to get your brother back. After all I thought you'd do the same since you Uzumaki value family and loved ones just as much as those wretched Uchiha." Yang Kyuubi spoke as the great tailed beast had been restrained by numerous pitch black chains with large spikes on each link with the one around its neck like a collar having the seal that kept it within Asura
"Remember you damned furball I'm only half Uzumaki. Because granted I value people close to me and would want nothing more than to protect them however, I know that the paths to power to protect come at a cost. Which is why I know better than to trust you than Rangiku because the cost to your power is a price too high because I know what your power does to people since by nature your corrupting and manipulative. So spare me the semantics of wanting to give me the power to protect something I know is non existent because it won't work." Asura spoke for he wouldn't be so easily swayed by the massive kitsune because is will of mind and moral code wouldn't allow it
"Besides any power you have to offer me I can gain on my own, so quit trying to puppeteer me into controlling me since it will not work." Asura stated for he wouldn't be corrupted by any attempts the tailed beast had to try and manipulate him through promises of power
"Not even if it will help you too surpass Naruto?" Yang Kyuubi questioned as Asura's eyes narrowed at him
"Just what are you insinuating." Asura spoke wondering what the tailed beast was getting at
"I know that more than anything you envy the fact that your brother has gotten so much stronger than you. Because I can feel the negative emotions you have in your heart when your around him the jealousy, the anger and the hatred of the fact that despite you being trained by your villages elite. That you are still inferior to him in strength and power." Yang Kyuubi spoke as Asura knew he couldn't find it in him to refute the tailed beasts words
"Because you can deny it all you want but, I know that inside you it burns you up inside at the fact that despite all of your training. That you still can't measure up to your brother's might." Yang Kyuubi further added as Asura cursed the fact that he couldn't argue back that the kitsune within him was wrong
Especially since by all accounts it was right that he was envious and in some capacity hated Naruto for the fact that he was stronger than him when all his life he was trained to be this powerful chosen one that was prophesied to bring peace to the world. Yet his brother who had been neglected by his now former family and had no real formal training had managed to surpass him by such a widening margin that it made him aggravated to where if he could he'd kill a man on the spot in a moment of blind fury.
"Be that as it may you're right about me being envious of him and his strength." Asura admitted bitterly to that fact
"Which is why you need my power if you want to close the gap between you and him and ever hope to surpass him then you will take my power." Yang Kyuubi spoke as tendrils of carmine colored chakra snaked their way towards Asura
"However, I know something you don't." Asura told the massive kitsune as the malevolent chakra began to surround him
"Really and what is that exactly?" Yang Kyuubi questioned
"That I don't need to be as strong as Naruto to get to where I need to be, since I can gain strength without you, you damned fox." Asura told the tailed beast as the malevolent chakra soon dispersed as his eyes held complete resolution in them
"You really think that you can get anywhere without me?! Because you need my power if you ever want to accomplish bringing the peace that toad has prophesied or becoming a clan head like you so want. For you need my power whether or not you want to admit!" Yang Kyuubi exclaimed as soon enough after saying that the chains binding it tightened and constricted around its body
"Never do I ever need you in capacity because let's get one thing straight because I want you to look me in the eye when I tell this to you." Asura spoke as he had the chains constricting the great beast force its head down to eye level so that its crimson eyes were looking back at Asura's
"You are inconsequential to me do you understand that. Because all you are is a hindrance to my growth as a person and as a warrior an unwelcome burden if you will which is why I will never ever use your power at all because you have that little value to me. Since you're a corrupter and manipulator that would betray me the first moment it gets than ever commit to a partnership which is why I see right through you. And as it stands I will forget about and ignore you because you are that inconsequentially meaningless to me." Asura spoke as the great kitsune before him let out an almost deafening snarl of rage at being talked down to in such a manner
"How dare you talk to me that way do you know who I am you insignificant little monkey?! I'm the Nine Tailed Fox, as with a swing of my tails I can cause tsunamis and with a mere roar I can cause the earth to shake and you dare talk down to me! I should impale you on my claws right here and now and devour your soul!" Yang Kyuubi roared in fury as Asura's expression remained undeterred
"I know of what you can do however, that was before you let an old man past his prime seal you in me and now your my prisoner and believe me I'm going to make sure your sentence is a long one. Especially since I will live my life without using your power because I don't need you at all in my life. Besides once I figure out this seal more I'm going to tighten it so that I never have to hear you again or feel the taint of your chakra near me." Asura told it as he got up and close to its face
"Besides since you know me so well you already know that I have plans to make sure that even if I die you won't be getting out for a very long time." Asura added as the massive kitsune whipped its tails fiercely about knowing what was implied
"You wouldn't dare." Yang Kyuubi spoke
"Do you really think I won't because remember something very well. That you are nothing short of being a complete burden to me and I can't think of a better way than to make sure you never fuck with anything again. Is to make sure that once I have the mechanics all figured out that you'll be in your own permanent prison cell of my own making as think of this way you'll be all alone just like you've wanted." Asura told his half of the Kyuubi
"Because if there is one thing you will ever have made clear to you is this. Don't you ever try to piss me off because the moment you even try to put a single iota of your chakra into my system to corrupt me. Then I'll show you that I may not be as strong as you, but I'll make every second here inside me make hell seem like heaven instead, because I'm not one to be toyed with at all." Asura stated as he glared right back at his half of the strongest of the tailed beasts to show that he would be taken completely serious
"You'll regret this because sooner or later you'll require my power and when that happens you'll be drowning in it I'll see to that soon enough."Yang Kyuubi retorted in a fanged sneer towards the red haired son of the Hokage
"Just remember your place in the pecking order of things in that you are at the very and I do mean very bottom of that order. Because as long as you are within me I better not hear one single word of you trying to get me to use that damned power of yours because otherwise…." Asura trailed off before Yang Kyuubi roared in pain as the spikes on the chains that bound it soon pierced their way into its flesh and nearly into bone
"I swear I'll make you regret this." Yang Kyuubi gritted out in pain and rage as Asura merely scoffed at the tailed beasts words
"Tell it to someone who'd actually give a damn about any meaningless threats you have to spout out like nonsense because I for one don't care at all. Now then if there is nothing else for you to prattle on about then I'll be taking my leave and just remember that you will never overtake me." Asura said as he soon left his mindscape as the angered tailed beast could only remain bound and bleeding as it seethed with pure unadulterated fury with one though ever present in its mind
"One day soon you will fall to me and either I'll escape you and become whole again; to wreak havoc on that village that blond bastard and Uzumaki whore protect." Yang Kyuubi thought as like its yin counterpart a certain Viking came to mind
"Or perhaps if all else fails I can soon enough have a new host to prove my supremacy and destroy this pathetic village. Since if there is one thing that bastard child of theirs has over these two runts its power that I should've been apart of instead of being caged here." Yang Kyuubi spoke as like its Yin counterpart saw that Naruto's strength and might surpassed that of either Asura or Rangiku and knew that he was an ideal host to have
(2 weeks later, Konoha, August 5th 995 S.E, 12:25 Pm)
It was a sunny day of which today would be Danzo's execution with him having been found unanimously guilty of numerous crimes that had gone on that if not stopped soon would've had them in what would equate to the 4th Shinobi World War due to the fact the amount of kidnappings, murders and extortions of important figures in prominent shinobi villages would've made war imminent.
However, in the 25 minutes of what would've been Danzo's execution that not even a minute into it went to hell with ROOT shinobi in the upper hundreds and an assortment of Orochimaru's ninja and experiments that numbered in the lower end of the mid hundreds that had been ordered to not where their headbands by the Snake Sannin. For he didn't want his village to be found out; so soon came forth causing rapid pandemonium of the betraying warhawk who was given snake summons albeit very few to enhance the chaos.
"Um Kiba do you know what the fuck is going on here?" Naruto questioned as he used his warhammer to cave in a skeletal looking experiments head in
"You tell me since one minute things are going just peachy with me getting groceries and then the next minute this shit is happening." Kiba spoke spitting out a sound Chunin's windpipe
"Anyways what happened to Tenten I thought she'd be right with you fighting it out since the two of you are practically attached at the hip?" Kiba asked as a ROOT Anbu tried to sneak up on him only for Akamaru to start to savage maul him
"I ran into her earlier and right now she's making sure that no one gets to the civilians and so far I'd say she's holding up pretty well." Naruto responded having seen her use her new Kusarigama to help the other Chunin and special Jounin defend against the invading forces
"Well any suggestions on where to go?" Kiba asked as he saw Naruto using his warhammer like a baseball bat to shatter a Sound Jounin's spine
"We find Sasuke and I have a feeling on where he's at." Naruto spoke as he felt lightning chakra being built up
With that in mind they tracked Sasuke down and saw him having the Uchiha children and elderly go to the base of the Military Police Force as he used a variant of the Chidori to shoot senbon needles from it to incapacitate his enemies leaving them wide open for a quick kill with him continuing to do this until all of them were safe inside.
"Took you guys long enough considering that I've just been here defending my family and all from the forces of a slithering snake and a treacherous hawk." Sasuke stated as he put away his sabre once the seals activated
"Hey we had to fight our way through to get to you which mind you was a fucking hassle mind you." Kiba responded as Sasuke rolled his eyes at the Inuzuka's brash behavior
"Still nevertheless it seems as though this will be a long day ahead of us." Sasuke responded as they went away knowing that the day was far from over
"You've got that right considering I feel about 2 dozen chakra signatures coming after us all high Chunin or borderline elite jounin." Naruto told them having sensed a cluster of chakra signatures tailing after them
"Well we can take them on just fine, besides if we're gonna be on a genin team together when we graduate then we might as well fight like one." Kiba stated as Akamaru barked in agreement
"Huh you know what I hate to say this by agree with Kiba besides we can just think of this as our first unofficial mission as a genin team." Sasuke spoke in agreement activating his twin tomoe Sharingan as he looked at Naruto
"What do you say Naruto you want lead us on our mission?" Sasuke asked as Naruto gave a large grin
"Alright team let's show these traitors what happens when you mess with our home." Naruto spoke as the trio headed off to the Forest of Death after all it was where they would have the home field advantage
With that in mind our trio soon landed within the Forest of Death ready to face the now 30 adversaries with them being soon surrounded by one half of them being ROOT Anbu the other Sound ninja ready to capture the trio.
"You three are to come with us on orders of Lord Danzo and Orochimaru, as resistance isn't advised." A Root Anbu stated as they were surrounded
"Well here's my rebuttal." Naruto spoke sending chakra into the runes on his arm
With that in mind a powerful shockwave blasted apart the tree said ROOT Anbu was on and had with him and his compatriot been blown to bits for in that moment all hell broke loose as the remaining contingency ran after them. However, they didn't account for the fact that they'd be more akin to fighting rookie Jounin and secondly the fact that they didn't account for being on top of fighting the makeshift trio the deadly beasts within.
"Come on show us what you're all capable of!" Naruto exclaimed as he lopped off the arms of a Sound ninja and punched him into the jaws of a mountain lion that tore him apart
"Anyone else want some because I got plenty of it?!" Naruto questioned as he went into the fray against two more of his enemies as the melee continued
"Let's see how you handle this you damn brat; Lightning Release: Depth Charge." A sound ninja intoned as he fired a powerful blast of lightning at Naruto that struck Naruto dead center of the chest
"Lightning Release: Thunderbolt." A ROOT Anbu spoke as a bolt of electricity followed soon after
"What in the hell that should've killed him." The sound ninja thought in surprise seeing Naruto get back up good as new
"Huh well that apparently amounted to nothing." Naruto spoke as for some reason he felt a boost in reserves and suddenly felt his reflexes rise
"That being said let's continue with our scheduled massacre." Naruto responded as he rushed after the two lightning release users
With the two firing off another round of Lightning based jutsu only for it to cause Naruto to speed up and his reserves to still increase further as the mark from Odin's boon glowed an electric blue before he swung his great axe down upon the ROOT Anbu and result was not only cut in half vertically but also a omnidirectional pulse of lightning erupted ripping apart the ground. Causing the Sound ninja to Naruto's right to be violently electrocuted and soon start to seizure into a twitching mess before Naruto ended her suffering by cutting her head off.
Meanwhile while Naruto was busy lopping off limbs Sasuke was engaged against a trio of ROOT Anbu and so far was winning by using his Sharingan to predict their movements and subvert and exploit every opening for immediate and lethal retaliation.
"For drones of that warhawk that are supposed to have been protecting Konoha you sure are doing a bad job when you can't even beat a teenager." Sasuke stated having ducked under a tanto strike to impale the centermost of the Anbu in the throat and slicing it outwards and tearing through the jugular vein
"You will learn the error of saying things against Lord Danzo when you've been re-educated." One of the ROOT Anbu responded trying to get in a counter against the Uchiha crusader
"For you will bow to Lord Danzo and see that his way is the only way." Another ROOT Anbu spoke as Sasuke was in a bladelock with the two
"I bow to no one as your master is nothing but, a pretender grasping at something that doesn't belong to him." Sasuke retorted breaking off the bladelock against them
"Then you will learn the hard way of resisting him." The first ROOT Anbu spoke as the ROOT Anbu went in for a kick at Sasuke only for him to have dodge out of the way as a tree came toppling down
"Are you fucking kidding me right now, are you trying to squash me?!" Sasuke questioned as he saw Kiba and Akamaru savagely fighting against a few Sound ninja who were amped up on curse mark power
"I'm sorry but if you'd like to help fight these roided up pricks then please feel free to jump in. Otherwise shut up and hit the deck!" Kiba retorted as Sasuke had to drop to a low crouch with a jet of pressurized water and a torrent of mud came spewing towards Sasuke
"Fucking mutt and piss off." Sasuke thought as he went into his clan's signature jutsu and retaliated with a fireball the size of a horse
The result was flaming debris exploding at the epicenter that forced the two ROOT Anbu to evade it however, this allowed Sasuke to use this as a diversion to unleash Chidori Senbon upon them with them managing to get out of the way with the exception of the 2nd Anbu who was caught in the legs. With him trying to form hand signs to retaliate with a jutsu but to no avail considering that Sasuke cut off his hands and then proceeded to impale him through the head.
Sasuke soon engaged the last remaining one in combat with his morningstar which wasn't that hard to do considering that while they were weaving through handsigns Sasuke shattered said ANBU's kneecap like glass before bashing their skulls in like they nothing. He then proceeded to take out the Sound jounin preparing to ambush him via using one of his newer Chidori variants the Chidori Spear that impaled said jounin through the upper spinal cord and the voltage frying her brain.
"Remember that you owe one for saving your ass." Sasuke spoke before Kiba jumped over him and used his feral strength and enhanced speed to claw out a Sound chunin's windpipe and carotid artery
"And now we're even for me saving your ass not once." Kiba spoke before then launching himself after an on rushing ROOT Anbu armed with a katana whose face he reduced to a bloodied mess of a skull that had deep furrows in them
"Besides I'd say that I'm doing pretty freaking well right now." Kiba added as he used Passing Fang two dismember two Sound Chunin
"Hey I'd say I'm keeping up just fine if you don't mind me saying." Sasuke retorted as he impaled his sabre through the back of a ROOT Anbu's mouth and having several inches of darksteel pierce out the top of their heads
"The real question is where is Naruto in all of this?" Kiba wondered before they saw the twin halves of a Sound Jounin crash inches before them
"You guys were asking about me?" Naruto asked as he brought his axe down on the jounin that was trying to crawl away splitting her skull in twain
"Anyways I'm a finish up here and see how Tenten is holding up." Naruto told the two of them as he went through handsigns for a jutsu
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!" Naruto exclaimed as he fired out a compressed sphere of wind that soon exploded into a tornado like mass of shredding winds that killed the remaining 5 of the force sent to kidnap them
"Since when in the hell did you learn wind jutsu.?" Sasuke questioned as to when his rival learned wind release
"I got bored while I was in recovery and found out that my main affinity was wind and decided to in my spare time learn and brush on a few." Naruto answered back like it was nothing special
"Anyways I'll leave you guys to deal with what's coming your way as it shouldn't be too hard so have fun." Naruto told the two of them as he bounded off wards to help out Tenten as Kiba and Sasuke soon found themselves beset upon by 3 jounin level chakra signatures that Sasuke recognized as being tainted by curse mark chakra and cursed at Naruto
"I'm so gonna get you back for this Naruto." Sasuke thought as he readied his sabre for action
Meanwhile Naruto was having the time of his life as the shinobi who were fighting soon took sight of Naruto hacking his way through any ninja or experiment from Orochimaru like a buzzsaw using his great strength to hack and bisect anything that got within range. As by the time Naruto got to Tenten who was masterfully shooting down any opposition in her crosshairs he was covered in blood as he towered over Tenten who was briefly taken aback by his blood covered appearance that made him look like the berserkers of old.
"Uh Naruto are you alright?" Tenten asked as Naruto stuck his great axe in the ground
"Of course I am; if anything I feel fantastic." Naruto answered back seeing a wounded Tenten who had a gut wound that had been cauterized and a few scrapes that were bleeding as well as the fact that her forehead was bleeding evident by the cracked headband
"Just to ask what exactly hurt you and how exactly can I make sure it doesn't get back up again?" Naruto asked with a protective amount of steel and wrath in his voice
"Don't worry I'll be fine it's just that I've been fighting against ROOT Anbu however, one of those ninja that I think Orochimaru experimented on." Tenten spoke as she had used an explosive arrow to knock the mutated ninja back
"Well that makes sense but, I have to ask where is your reinforcements that were backing you up?" Naruto asked before he heard loud thuds and warped groaning noises
"It's into that thing." Tenten pointed to the monstrosity
"That thing was a ninja?" Naruto asked in shock and somewhat abject horror
"Yeah he drank something weird and the next thing I knew he turned into that thing." Tenten spoke pointing to what used to be a Sound Jounin
Standing before them was a 8 and a half foot tall being who looked like a stereotypical oni with dark red skin, foot devil horns jutting out of it's skull, an exaggerated musculature that left it bare chested and its pants a ragged and scorched loincloth. Yet what drew Naruto's attention was the fact that cracks across its skin that pulsed like magma as jagged spikes made of obsidian jutted out from its broad back.
"Well then Naruto any bright ideas since I'm open to suggestions?" Tenten asked as she nocked another arrow
"Yeah just provide me with cover fire and I'll do the rest and jump in when you see a good enough chance." Naruto spoke switching to use his claymore
With that in mind he charged after the mutated monster whose bulky right became a spiky mass of obsidian that sprouted from it as a makeshift shield and club that clanged loudly as darksteel bit into its dark red skin nearly sawing through the obsidian makeshift armor with the darksteel getting closer and closer to its flesh. Yet this didn't deter Naruto who soon countered a punch to his right with a slash that nearly cut off its left hand making it roar in pain at its bloodied fingers and nearly severed fingers. For Naruto soon had to jump onto a roof considering that the oni like creature soon breathed out a stream of boiling hot magma that landed upon the ground with a boiling hiss that seared at the concrete.
"Alright then mental note this thing has fucking magma powers for some reason." Naruto thought as the oni like creature roared before going charging after Naruto
"But then again thank Tenten for being a great shot." Naruto spoke seeing a arrow pierce through it's thigh as unknown to the mutated ninja the arrowhead had been doused in a cytotoxin evident by causing it's thigh to necrotize
"Don't worry Naruto I've got your back." Tenten assured him as she soon loosed two arrows with serrated arrowheads that found their home in the mutated ninja's right forearm
"I know I can always count on you to have my back." Naruto spoke using this moment of distraction to cleave through the monsters midsection and nearly hitting internal organs
"Yeah since someone needs to watch your back." Tenten remarked as she had to use two arrows to kill off two ROOT Anbu that would've ambushed him
With that in mind Naruto went into a brute force fueled offensive taking advantage against the monster who tried to use the obsidian covering it's muscular arms bludgeon and shred Naruto into submission it failed for Naruto kept up a stalwart defense with its blows never striking out against him due to his ironclad like defensive and counters. With slashes soon appearing on the mutated ninja that breathed out a plume of lava yet as it did so Tenten lashed out by shooting 3 more arrows one laced with a cytotoxin that grazed its left lung and the other 2 neurotoxin arrows that hit his shoulder and back respectively.
Naruto soon parried a stream of lava barreling towards him with a concussive shockwave that parried the molten lava and deflected it enough to where it was split in half to the sides allowing for Naruto to leap into the air and despite the mutated ninja bringing his obsidian covered arm to bash Naruto into the ground like a club. The young vikings claymore held true using his great strength lopped off the arm that sprayed out boiling hot blood that Tenten using her final arrow shot a serrated arrow that got it right in the left eye halfway blinding it as it stumbled about with Tenten putting away her bow and empty quiver in favor of her nodachi sword.
"Huh well this is a surprise never thought we'd be tag teaming so soon." Naruto remarked seeing Tenten out with her nodachi
"What's wrong afraid you can't keep up?" Tenten shot back as Naruto let out a short laugh
"Please if anything I'd leave you in the dust." Naruto countered as both got into their respective sword stances
"Well then put your money where your mouth is and let's kill this thing." Tenten retorted as the one armed and half blind monster roared drawing their attention
"Alright then let's see what your A-Game really looks like then." Naruto spoke charging after the mutated ninja like a madman
"That's my dork alright." Tenten thought dashing in after him as support
With that in mind Naruto and Tenten went in after the mutated ninja whose lava powers extended to forcing a thick several foot long tendril vulcanised rubber and obsidian to grow out of his bloodied stump that was the color flesh and dripped with blood as he swung it at the two. Only for Tenten to front flip over it and Naruto parrying the tendril as the mutated oni like creature was fighting an uphill battle due to the fact the cytotoxin and neurotoxins from Tenten' was arrows were due to its attacking of our teenage duo causing it to spread faster and faster throughout its body evident by how it gradually getting slower and the parts of its body beginning to necrotise.
With Naruto and Tenten acting as a sword and shield combo with Naruto being the shield by providing a stalwart defense to protect him and Tenten from the blows of the oni like creature before them while Tenten acted as the sword launching swift stabs, thrusts and swings at the monsters that accumulated at a rapid pace. Truly the two were a combination that despite their relative youth they were working as though in mental synchronization where when Naruto blocked and parried each blow that fell upon them Tenten immediately followed up with an almost blitzkrieg fast offensive of stabs, cuts and thrusts.
"Man this thing isn't as hard as I'd thought to beat." Tenten spoke as Naruto used a concussive shockwave to parry a glob of lava that would've come melted them on the spot
"That's because I softened him up for you, so no need to thank me unless its over some barbecue and roast after this." Naruto cheekily retorted as he blocked a strike with the creature's tendril that tried to impale Tenten
"Oh please I did the important stuff with my arrows loosening this thing up." Tenten spoke as she cartwheeled out of the way from a glob of lava and retaliated by lopping off two feet of the tendril
"Alright I'll admit that you're a kickass archer and all but still I'd like to think that I've pulled a good deal of the weight here." Naruto responded jumping into the air and slicing off its right arm at the shoulder
"And you have but with that being said let's continue killing this thing and probably call it a day after this." Tenten spoke as she saw the oni like creature began to stagger and weaken from the toxins within it
"You can call it a day, but after this I'm go around the village and help finish off any stragglers the warhawk left behind." Naruto remarked as he went back to trying to tear the creature apart
"Well it is Naruto after all so I should've seen that one coming from a mile away." Tenten said under her breath
That in mind the duo took advantage of the mutated ninjas' weakening state with Naruto proceeding to use its weakening state to stab at it's left thigh the wide blade cutting through its femoral artery and part of its thick femur. With it roaring as poisoned blood began to spurt out of the wound as it nearly toppled over from the wound to its leg that bled at a rapidly pace before it roared out a stream of lava in anger yet Naruto parried with a concussive shockwave powerful enough to crush two of its ribs and send it stumbling back into a building.
Tenten soon switched to her kusarigama and had the chain lengthen before spinning it around rapidly before throwing it in a horizontal arc and the result was the jagged blade sawing into its stomach as it bellowed loudly in agonizing pain. Before its body began soon fall over to both toxins in its body having spread at a rapid rate considering all the moving around it did to try a crush Tenten and Naruto sped up the process of which the toxins in its body began to take effect with large pockets of its flesh having necrotised because of it.
With that in mind Tenten yanked out the blade from its stomach causing a jagged tear to form in its flesh as its insides began to spill out onto the pavement as it roared in pain before Naruto ran upwards and fired out a shockwave that sent it upwards into the air. Tenten then used her kusarigama chains to send it back down to earth as Naruto jumped after it and like a guillotine his claymore lopped off its head as its corpse landed towards the ground turning back into a regular sized man with a shocked expression.
"Well that takes care of everything." Tenten stated having been tired of constantly defending against mutated ninja and ROOT Anbu
"Yeah well what are you gonna do now since things look like they're winding down?" Naruto stated seeing that some of the invading ninja were taking the time to retreat
"Probably go see if our store was hit any. And I can already guess what your gonna do by the look on your face" Tenten told him as Naruto cracked his neck since the teenager had not completely satiated his bloodthirst
"Just promise me you won't get too carried away alright." Tenten spoke since despite Naruto being extraordinarily physically stronger than his class she still genuinely worried about his safety and wellbeing
"Don't worry I'll be fine and I'll see you later since I've got stragglers to hunt down since no one gets away from me. And remember Tenten that once this is all over we're going out to eat as it'll be dumplings on me when I get back." Naruto responded as with an almost guttural roar he leapt off to pick off those retreating and dismember them
"And that right there is my best friend who's a battle maniac. I swear sometimes Naruto acts more trouble than he's worth with how trigger happy he gets." Tenten said under her breath as she saw Naruto continue onwards with his warpath evident by him switching into his warhammer and using it to smash in a running ROOT Anbu's head like paste
"Then again when you have a friend like him its hard not to be on his side….damn him for being such a lovable bastard its not fair how he does it." Tenten thought as she watched Naruto go off into the distance and use his warhammer to play whack a mole against the retreating enemies who got within his line of sight
(1 week later, August 12th 995 S.E, 3:45 Pm, Hokage Tower)
It was a week after Danzo's betrayal of the village with it having been found out by the ones who were interrogated that the ROOT Anbu who were in the distraction for Danzo to escape was just the beginning with their being ROOT cells that spread halfway across the nation. However, what surprised him was the fact that in all of this Naruto had been present throughout all of that and from Anko told him had managed to kill nearly 100 men out 1,390 present.
"This is enlightening to hear this of what Naruto's done, for not even a genin and he's already killed more than what I did at that age." Minato spoke at what he'd heard of Naruto doing during Danzo's betrayal
"I'm not exaggerating any of this at all Lord Hokage since not only did he from from what one of my summons witnessed in the Forest of Death help Kiba Inuzuka and Sasuke Uchiha. Fight against 30 men by themselves but they did so with a teamwork that to put it simply no other genin team shows except for that of the prior Ino-Shika-Cho combo." Anko responded back with the fact her most trusted summon who had been accompanied by a shadow clone to assist Naruto and her comrades in case anything went wrong had went wrong
And clearly that wasn't the case since the trio of boys had shown teamwork and skill that would put any current genin team to shame with their skill on the field and synergy with each other being beyond that of anything seen. For Anko knew that their teamwork was one of which that was from the fact that Naruto was the centerpiece in all of this with it being an ironclad synergy between them fueled by friendship and rivalry that seemed to be damn well unbreakable as she knew that if given a chance then they'd make one of the best genin squads of their generation.
"This is quite interesting to know and it makes the fact of having a genin team put together much more easier which does remind me of something." Minato responded before tossing Anko her own jonin vest
"Lord Hokage does this mean what I think it means?" Anko asked in shock of what was in her hands
"Yes it does Anko since with your help during what people are calling the Shimura Rebellion and throughout your service over the years. I think this is overdue and you've proved well enough that you've got more than enough to be a full fledged jonin." Minato responded since he felt that despite her eccentric nature that she has more than earned it
"Thank you I promise I won't let you down." Anko told the Yellow Flash with pride that she finally earned her own jounin vest
"It's no problem and thank you for giving me your report on what happened with Naruto you're dismissed." Minato spoke as Anko was practically elated over her promotion
"Oh man I can't wait to tell Kurenai!" Anko thought excited over her new promotion
"Anyways sensei what did you want to talk about?" Minato asked as Jiraiya came out of hiding from his camouflage jutsu
"So you don't think that any of what's been happening with Naruto is strange at all." Jiraiya spoke up in thinking of Naruto's rapid growth and change of behavior
"I don't really have a choice in the matter considering that he's denounced himself from our family." Minato responded dejectedly at the fact that Naruto had severed all ties to the family and had now started the process of moving out
"But you've seen the way he's acted and you don't think that raises any red flags that something is going on with him. For no one in Naruto's circumstance should be able to rise in power that quickly as there has to be something going on that we don't know about." Jiraiya spoke considering that Naruto's aggression and bloodthirst was through the roof
"Why should I question it exactly considering that he hasn't done anything to anyone. Besides its too late for me to be invested in his life considering that as I previously mentioned I and Kushina are exempt from that." Minato responded knowing that he couldn't really be involved in Naruto's life due to him legally removing himself from the equation
"Besides the fact of the matter is that I can't really do anything. Since what's the harm in him acting the way he does since he isn't hurting anyone or the twins." Minato added
"Well that's the thing Minato your daughter I'd watch her around Naruto if I were you." Jiraiya warned his student
"What exactly is wrong with Rangiku is it about the seal?" Minato asked wondering where this leading too
"I have reason to believe that she's not only made contact with the Nine Tails but also that its manipulating her into doing something with Naruto. For what I don't know however, for her own safety and to an extent Naruto's I'd try to keep them together and near each other." Jiraiya responded having seen that physically and mentally the tailed beast was starting to take its hold upon the young woman
"What proof do you have of this sensei, because this isn't a matter to take lightly at all?" Minato questioned the toad sage as to where this was all headed
"It's the fact that during her training these past few weeks I had one of the Uchiha's accompany me to see if my findings were true and they noted something particular about her chakra. Which was that her chakra had very potent trace amounts of its chakra in her system to the point where just her getting angry at something causes it to flare up." Jiraiya remarked noting how just by her getting angry over something the tailed beast chakra inside her immediately flares to the surface like steel towards a magnet
"Which is why due to the Nine Tails from what I'm able to gather of them being more greatly tied to her emotional state more so than with Kushina or even Lady Mito during the time of the First Hokage. I think it would be imperative to make sure she doesn't get angry at all otherwise well I can assume the fact that you already know her temperament. So just imagine what happens if she goes out on an actual mission where Naruto is concerned and one of her teammates gets injured." Jiraiya explained as he could see Minato putting two and two together of what he was getting at
Since if just anger over something not going her way the first few times would cause her to draw on the tailed beasts chakra to nearly force the initial state of the what jinchuuriki went into when drawing upon the power of a tailed beast. Then Naruto or Asura or even one of her teammates out on missions that would get injured against an enemy that was overwhelming them would no doubt go into a berserk fury that was armored in the caustic chakra cloak of the Nine Tailed Fox something that Minato knew from personal experience was a great danger.
"This is bad however, you are right about one thing that something has to be done. Since if Rangiku's anger gets out of control on a mission then it could spell disaster. But I get what your saying sensei since it ever since Naruto's removal of himself from the family and more importantly renouncing himself from being a clan heir and from that of the Uzumaki clan we can do nothing. Since all of what he did was so legally binding that this goes back to the time of the 1st Hokage meaning that what Naruto did was ironclad." Minato spoke putting his hands over his head feeling stress and pressure weighing down on him in terms of his family
"You'll figure it out Minato as out of all my students you've known best what to do in a situation." Jiraiya spoke in an attempt to cheer up his student
"Thank you sensei however, in this case that helps out very little since from the prophecy to the recent rebellion and now the potential for my own daughter to be a ticking time bomb. I feel like my hair's going grey already and I haven't even hit 50 yet I swear is this how the 3rd felt wearing this hat." Minato lamented over his current situation that made him feel like he was aging almost 15 years from how much is going on at this point
"I don't however, good luck with Rangiku since if I were you I'd consider tightening up that seal on her because the more time goes on with her. The more I feel the Nine Tails is going to either get her into something she can't get out of or turn her something that you'll have to kill." Jiraiya told him with a hint of foreboding in his voice that sent chills up the 4th Hokage's spine
"You really don't think that it'll have to come to her being killed won't you sensei, as I'm sure she's strong enough to not do something that would lead to that?" Minato questioned as he wanted to believe in his heart that Rangiku wouldn't go down that path
"The Nine Tails is a manipulative creature Minato and it'll do anything to seek out revenge against the one thing that imprisoned it. And I can't think of a better way of revenge than by it manipulating your daughter into forcing you into either indirectly or directly killing her off therefore if I were you Minato. I'd keep a close eye on Rangiku and tighten up that seal before something bad happens that you can't stop." Jiraiya told Minato who let out a somber sigh
"Don't worry sensei I'll figure out something since I won't let that happen; especially since my family has been through enough already." Minato replied in a voice a solemn mix of determination and somberness in it
"Well good to see that your spirit hasn't completely burned out. And that's really all I have came here to talk about and I'll keep you posted about Rangiku and on Danzo. Since knowing that warhawk he won't stay down for long since the man was never one to take things lying down quietly with this rebellion being proof of it." Jiraiya responded knowing for a fact that Danzo wouldn't be down for long and soon enough he'd be back in action
"Thank you for telling me all of this. You may go and please don't go near the hot springs as it may still be in repairs but I'd rather Kushina not be you to a pulp again." Minato warned Jiraiya
"Oh relax nothing is gonna happen at all, as ye have so little faith in me." Jiraiya responded before disappearing off in a shunshin to more than likely do research
"What am I to do now as I swear with everything that's happening it feels like the years to come are gonna be the longest in my life I just feel it, but more than that." Minato thought to himself before looking at the picture of his family
"No matter what happens my family is going to face the roughest times of its life that much is certain. The question is can it stay together or fall apart." Minato said under his breath feeling as though he were practically crumbling from the pressures around him since in this moment he knew one thing being a Hokage at this moment sucked
So then with Naruto now moving into his new home with Kiba as his roommate and the Shimura Rebellion having permanently changed things in the village in pertaining to the old warhawk. The true question is what will change further along the road for Konoha well you'll just have to find all this out in the next new chapters of Revival of the Mighty Norsemen.
And cut things there and hope you guys enjoyed things here with this chapter as a lot happened here that I hoped you guys liked and with that being said let's get onto what's happened shall we.
First up we've got Naruto and Kiba moving into their new house which I'd liked doing for the fact that why not have Kiba move in with Naruto as a roommate considering that both at this point are distant from their family. Therefore it would make since for them to move into together that and we also get and also insight to some of their plans for later on in the story that I can't wait to get into.
Following that up we've got the part between Asura and his half of the Nine Tails which to me was a lot of fun writing out because I got to show how different things are between Rangiku and Asura's halves of their tailed beasts are with Rangiku being more trusting of her Nine Tails and Asura the very opposite. Especially since Asura knows that the Nine Tails is a deceitful creature that because of its long standing history with the Uzumaki and especially once again being sealed again that it'll do anything to manipulate either him or Rangiku into getting its revenge and at the end we also saw that if it can't get to either one of them it'll go bigger in terms of for Naruto himself.
Next up we've got what I dub the Shimura Rebellion which I hoped you guys like since it's sort of my first time writing these types of scenes and I wanted to at least make sure I gave everyone their own chance to shine since I wanted Naruto, Sasuke, Tenten and Kiba to have their own spotlight to show just how much they've grown up to this point.
Following that we've got the conversation that was mainly between Minato and Jiraiya in pertaining to Rangiku and what's going on with her and as we can see from this it's looking to get very bad for the future of the story. Since her half of the Nine Tails is manipulating her into using more of its power and listening to its words more and more then she runs the risk of being a walking time bomb since we've seen how fast things can get out of control when jinchuuriki can get their emotions out of control in the case of Gaara and when Naruto went berserk against Pein.
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With all that being said this is Pravus666 signing out until next time with next chapter being that of Tenten's first mission outside the village with Team Guy, so stay tuned for all of that.
Part 1 Theme Song: Twilight of the Thunder God by Amon Amarth
Random End Song: Roots Bloody Roots by Sepultura