Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Forgotten Realms and I never will
alright first off sorry for the long absence my computer got a virus and my poor ass just got a new one so all my work got lost and had to rewrite it also had to do a ten page screenplay for a college admission so here ya go
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Chapter 11: New Members
Vel awoke later than he usually did the next day he stalked out of his room to find Haku awake while he clearly heard Naruto snoring in the next room he walked to the fridge and grabbed a bottled water afterwards he sat in a chair facing Haku
"Haku seeing as you are on our team and I feel I can trust you I think you should know that is not what Naruto really looks like"
"How is that possible I can't detect any genjutsu on him"
"He is wearing an ancient mask that completely disguises your physical features using the magic of an ancient banshee it is undetectable the only flaw is its held on by a small strap so its easy for the mask to slip and reveal the true person underneath"
"Why does he wear the mask"
"People from this village tried to kill him constantly you see this village was once beset by a giant fox demon the 4th Hokage couldn't kill the demon seeing as it would return in a century to finish what it started so he sealed the demon in his newborn son knowing that when he died the demon would be trapped within a different plane and thus unable to return to this place for millenia and by then the demon would have been happy to get back to its own plane and forgot about revenge it was his wish that Naruto would be seen as a hero instead people just saw him as the demon in human form"
"Thats very sad"
"It doesn't matter now the demon will be able to return to this plane in a century now that I have ripped his body from Naruto sooner if this village does what I believe it will and I am forced to destroy it"
"What is it you believe this village will do"
"If they ever figure out who Naruto really is they will attempt to kill him and when I kill whoever stands against him they will attempt to kill me"
"So this is why you've been actively recruiting for your mercenary group"
"Always need to have a back-up plan"
They were interrupted by a knocking at the door Vel opened it to find Kakashi standing there
"Yo you and Naruto are to report to the training grounds for your last mission with team 7 tomorrow at sunrise"
"Very well"
"By the way Vel any reason you had the Hokage switch you"
"I have nothing against you Kakashi but a this team plays more to our strengths Naruto and I we exist in shadows they are our strength we are masters of stealth with Haku's ice mirrors and Zabuza's mist this team is perfect for spy and assassination missions"
"I suppose I can understand that"
"Plus you'd have your hands full training the Uchiha as the council asked not to mention I'm guessing you believe you owe it to your old teammate"
"How do you know about..."
"I know everything Kakashi It's a weakness to be under informed remember Kakashi people die but if you grieve for to long you lose everything to your own grief it becomes the cage that holds you and the chains that bind you"
"So you don't grieve for those you lose"
"I do but I don't let their loss hold me down I commit myself to living in their memory I will grow stronger as my father wished and I will continue to live and protect those who mean something to me as my teacher wished in the end grief is needed for only a short time you Kakashi have let your grief over his death overcome you and in doing so you have lost yourself"
"... I have to go I have some thinking to do"
"Naruto and I will be at the training ground tomorrow"
"Alright"
Kakashi walked off as Vel shut the door and walked back to where he was sitting before the interruption he saw Naruto walking out of his room
"Finally up eh Naruto"
"It took alot out of me"
"I know me to but we have more to discuss"
"Like what"
"You now have full access to the chakra of Kyuubi so you will need to learn to control it also when the chakra manifests itself it will be in the form of fox-tails in order to prevent suspicion Jarlaxle gave me this"
Vel pulled out a small circular object out of a bag
"What is it"
"Put simply its a chakra redirector so instead of showing as tails it will show as wings that way we won't have to deal with any dissent among any villagers"
"I see"
"Though with every tail you release you'll lose a bit more control becoming more bloodthirsty and less rational we'll have to work on that"
"Very well when do we start"
"We'll discuss that on a later date for now rest we have our last mission with Team 7 tomorrow"
"Great I really don't like that team that Sasuke's always staring at us with hungry eyes I think he might be gay"
"Bah he believes himself to be an avenger he is nothing but a parasite leaching the talents of others the same with all that damned clan"
"You seem angry Vel"
"Don't worry Naruto I'm just tired"
"All right Vel so what do we do today then?"
"Its a day off so do what you want and while I'm at it take Guen with you"
Vel tossed the statuette to Naruto then proceeded to walk out the door he looked back as he left and yelled at Naruto
"Oh and show Haku around would ya thanks bye"
Vel shut the door behind him while Naruto was trying to answer
"Wait dammit Vel I so hate him"
Naruto turned to Haku and sighed
"Well I suppose there's not much I can do is there"
"I apologize if I'm causing you any inconvenience"
"It's alright I would've probably slept all day anyway and I can tell Vel's worried about me otherwise he wouldn't be surrounding me with my friends"
"I can tell your brother cares for you very much"
"Yeah Vel acts aloof but he's really a big softie"
"So Naruto is it alright if I see your true face"
"Our true faces are buried deep inside waiting for a moment of weakness to show themselves but if you mean my birth face I don't mind"
Naruto removed his mask unaware of the eyes that watched him
"I knew that idiot and his brother were hiding something wait until Kakashi hears about this"
Meanwhile with Vel
"My apologies Naruto but I don't want you involved in this"
Vel sighed
"First up the Aburame clan house they'll be the hardest to convince"
Vel ran off in the direction of the Aburame household after arriving he was stopped by 2 guards
"Business"
"Velg'larns Dalharuk humbly requesting an audience with your clan head"
"Regarding"
"A possible alliance"
"Very well I will inform Master Shibi"
Vel waited for a few moments before the guard returned
"Follow me"
Vel was lead through a series of twisting hallways until they came to a small doorway the guard knocked at the door a quiet voice answered
"Enter"
The guard opened the door and motioned for Vel to go inside Vel entered and stood before Shibi Aburame
"Please be seated"
"Thank you"
Vel sat in front of Shibi
"I am told you have business with me"
"Indeed I do I am here to secure an alliance that will benefit us both"
"And this alliance would be between who as far as I know there are no new clans in Konoha"
"No clan I run a small soldier of fortune group"
"You mean mercenaries"
"If you like that term but really don't we all do the same jobs for the same pay"
"I suppose so you want the Aburame clan to join your group"
"Yes I do I believe your skills would benefit my spy and death squads"
"I suppose you want us to side with you over Konoha"
"That would be individual clan member decisions I simply wish that if a matter involving me comes up in the council you vote with the majority"
"The majority decision would most likely be against you"
"Whatever will be will be"
"And you have most likely brought something with you in an attempt to buy us out"
"Buy out is such an ugly phrase I have simply brought you a gift it is your no matter what happens"
Vel pulled a large storage scroll from his bag and put it down in front of Shibi
"And this is"
"My gift to you summoning contracts spider, wasp, and mantis to name just a few"
"I thank you for the gift and I will consider your offer after all even trees die and it is good to have a back-up plan"
"Well then I will take my leave and hope for a favorable answer very soon"
Vel navigated himself back through the maze of hallways and found himself outside smiling to himself he walked back into town
Vel then visited the Akimichi and Nara households and after some smooth talking and more gift-giving felt certain he had secured more alliances
"Well time to go home I suppose" Vel walked in the door to find Naruto and Haku asleep on the couch Haku had snuggled up to Naruto's chest Vel couldn't help it and fell to the ground clutching his sides Naruto and Haku both woke up once Vel hit the ground they looked at each other and blushed Naruto fell over the side of the couch while Haku quickly scooted to the other side Vel was wheezing from laughing so hard after Vel was finally able to subdue his laughter he pulled himself up from the floor bracing himself on the table
"I'm not gonna ask but Naruto we have dinner with Lord Hyuuga next Thursday"
"Alright Vel"
"Make sure to get something nice to wear can't have you walking around in the same stuff everyday oh and don't worry I won't tell Hinata"
"I hate you Vel"
"Of course you do now do you want to sleep in your room or Haku's"
Haku threw one of the couch cushions at Vel who took it to the face Vel then retreated into his room
Time skip to morning
Vel and Naruto went to the team 7 training grounds to finish their last mission once they arrived Kakashi greeted them
"Yo"
"Wow your here before us thats a surprise"
"Actually I wanted to talk to you and Naruto before the mission"
"Alright what is it"
"Actually lets go somewhere a bit more private"
Kakashi led Naruto and Vel into the trees around the training ground he stopped and turned around
"Sasuke told me he was spying on you yesterday he told me that isn't Naruto's real face"
"Have you told anyone else about this"
"No I wanted to see if what I thought was right"
"Alright before he shows who he really is though I have a question for you if a child has a demon sealed within him does that make the child a demon"
"Thats something I thought about for a long time and I know the answer No that is just plain bullshit spread by people who still want to place blame on something"
"Take it off Naruto"
Naruto removed the mask Kakashi looked at him for a moment before embracing him
"I knew it was you I just knew it your alive oh god I'm so glad your alive oh Naruto"
"Nows not the time for this Kakashi you never know who may be watching I will not allow Naruto to be harmed ever again"
"I know you won't Vel if you ever need anything at all I will be here for Naruto and for you"
Naruto replaced the mask and the three walked out of the woods back to Sasuke and Sakura where Kakashi addressed them all
"Alright todays mission is to find a group of bandits thats been preying on trade caravans"
"Sensei isn't that more of a chuunin mission"
"Well normally yes but all other squads are tied up in missions so its up to us"
Team 7 left from the main gate and proceeded to the area where the bandits struck the most often
"Wow these guys don't care much about stealth there's tracks everywhere"
"They are common bandits hey I got fresh blood here a trail of it"
Team 7 followed the trail and came across several slaughtered bandits
"Hmm someone got here before us"
"Split up and find out if any bandits are alive"
Vel and Naruto headed to the remains of what looked to be a camp top the east and Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke checked the battlefield for any live bandits
"So Vel where's Raikou"
"I had him stay in the village to look after Haku and Zabuza"
"You don't trust them"
"It's Konoha I don't trust after everything they put you through"
"It's alright Vel I probably won't ever forgive them but I don't hold any grudges"
"I don't understand you sometimes"
They arrived at the ruins of the camp Vel decided to check the northern part of the camp while Naruto checked around the entrance Naruto watched his brother leave waiting until he was out of hearing distance
"One of us has to be our light brother you continue doing what you must"
Vel's unnatural hearing picked up what Naruto said
"Heh Everyone has light and darkness brother in order to spare you from those horrors I'll be the darkness"
Vel arrived at another mass of bodies these ones without heads he saw a single man walking around finishing off bandits Vel approached him
"I take it you did this"
The man turned and drew his katana quickly he regarded Vel for a moment and then spoke in a cold emotionless voice
"Are you another weak bandit"
"Weak, no, bandit, no"
"Then you are not of my concern"
"So I take it you killed these men"
"Several of these men were traitors to their village I will be compensated for their heads"
"You killed them all yourself"
"Yes as I said they were weak undeserving of my blade"
"Well maybe I'll be more of a challenge"
"And what do I gain from fighting you"
"Hmm nothing I suppose a challenge if nothing else"
"Very well and if you win"
"I want you to serve me as a member of my mercenary group"
"I hope this will be interesting"
Vel drew his blades and used Charon's Claw to cleave through the ground throwing up a wall of dirt he jumped as he heard movement from the other side of the wall he felt his opponents blade graze his shoe he hit the ground in a roll as the blade cut the point where his neck would've been he turned to regard the wall of dirt again as it settled he saw his opponent was gone he glanced around quickly not seeing him around him he fell into a roll backwards as his opponent came from the sky driving his blade into the ground the man drew his blade out of the ground and rested it on his shoulder
"Is running all you can do"
"You haven't seen anything yet"
This time Vel took the offensive slashing out at the man the man jumped quickly and stood on the edge of Vel's blade kicking off he took a swipe at Vel's head Vel moved his dagger to intercept the blade quickly moving Charon's Claw up to catch it in a scissor move the two stood fighting for a moment before the stranger sliced left knocking the dagger from Vel's grasp
"Fuck"
Vel rolled backwards grabbing a back-up dagger stashed in his boot kicking back towards his opponent and ducking under the blade he buried the dagger in the man's thigh the man looked amused at this point
"Amazing you are the first person in a long time to injure me guess I should stop holding back"
The man smiled wickedly as he ripped the dagger out and threw it at Vel running right behind it kneeing Vel in the gut when he avoided the dagger grabbing him by the collar the man threw Vel in the air jumping after him slashing wildly Vel barely blocked the slashing targeting his vitals while taking superficial cuts along his arms and legs Vel slashed out to counter attack the man kicked off his blade to propel himself upwards while sending Vel back towards the ground the man went into a dive after Vel knocking away Charon's Claw and planting his foot in Vel's solar plexus riding Vel all the way to the ground the man kicked off Vel once they impacted he put his blade at Vel's throat
"You were right you did provide a challenge given time you may be a real opponent"
"Heh you won go ahead kill me"
"Kill you I never wanted to kill you if I did kill you what a waste that would be so I'll make you a deal I'll work for you all you have to do is survive until you are an opponent worthy of me"
"Very well"
The man offered Vel a hand Vel took it and the man lifted him up
"I never got your name after all I need to know who I'm working for"
"Velg'larns Dalharuk and you"
"Suihou"
"Interesting name"
"My father already had heirs he needed no more so he named me after what I was to him, nothing"
"Sorry"
"It's alright the man was a bastard right up until I killed him so how do we do this"
"Just stand right there"
Vel backed up a few steps and blew the silver whistle Jarlaxle had given him a globe of darkness appeared over Suihou and when it disappeared he was gone Vel quickly bandaged up his wounds and walked back to Naruto and the rest of team 7 smiling to himself because he knew he had found his warmaster
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right next up comes the chuunin exams once again sorry about the long wait
