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Yo, this is the next chapter of Naruto: Jedi or Sith. Now, I recently received a review that was not the least bit pleasant toward my story. I don't want to say who, because they know damn well just who they are. If they have a problem with my story, then they should complain to someone who gives a damn, because I know I don't.
Also, I was asked to add a list of the harem, here it is; Ahsoka, Shaak Ti, Aayla, Riyo, and Barriss. That's the harem, it may increase by season three or four with some Naruto girls, but until then, this is it.
Oh, also, I'm nearing the battle of Ryloth, where should Naruto be in that one, with Anakin and Ahsoka, with Obi-wan, or with Mace? Either one is a great episode, but Naruto can't be in three places, their is a limit to how long his clones last you know. As much as I think it would be awesome to read about Naruto using his wickedly amazing starfighter, I think I'll put him on the field with Obi-Wan.
Now, this chapter is where Naruto, Ahsoka, and Anakin fight Kakuzu. Also, what will happen when Naruto and Riyo talk about what she said? Guess you'll all read and find out.
Chapter 11: Conversations and Suspicions
(Republic Cruiser: Hallway)
Naruto is seen running down the hallway with a blushing Riyo in his arms. Naruto was looking for Anakin and Ahsoka, knowing that if he delt with Hidan, then they're having to fight his partner Kakuzu. Though, Naruto was also trying to think of a way to fight the odd ninja. After all, he was obviously smarter and stronger then his partner and that's what made him more dangerous.
'How can we fight a guy like him? He could take on my clones and kill them without effort. He's not to be taken lightly.' Naruto thought as he ran, while Riyo was having her own thoughts.
'Naruto's holding in his arms! I can't believe it! He's so handsome, strong, and skilled. This is something I've dreamed of. M-Maybe one day, I'll find myself like this again, but in a wedd- What am I thinking!? He's a Jedi! But…' Riyo's thoughts trailed off as she stared at Naruto.
Naruto noticed from the corner of his eye how Riyo looked at him and decided to talk to her about what she said later. He had to find his friends first before it was too late. He knew that Shinobi could kill a Jedi, but one Shinobi alone against three Jedi, that might even the odds. Still, Naruto had never faced someone like Kakuzu before. It's not like people with tentacles coming out of their bodies was a normal thing to see, not to mention separate their limbs from their bodies but still control them.
Naruto then got the memories of is clone, which was killed by some masked beasts that came out of Kakuzu's body. At this, Naruto was surprised before he ran faster.
'Damn, if I don't hurry, Anakin and Ahsoka will die. I need to get to the hangar, now!' Naruto yelled in his mind.
(Republic Cruiser: Hangar)
Naruto, Anakin, and Ahsoka were pushed back into the hangar by Kakuzu and his beasts that seem to have the elements of fire and wind. Anakin and Ahsoka though watched in surprise as one of masks opened its mouth and fired a fireball at Naruto and destroyed him. Kakuzu narrowed his eyes at this before speaking.
"So, that was only a shadow clone? Hmm, I guess that means the kid made one for you guys so you could distract me while he went to save the senator? I've got to give the little punk some credit, that was a smart strategy." Kakuzu stated before smiling sinisterly under his mask. "Still, I had a feeling he would try this, so I left him with a little surprise."
"What?" Anakin and Ahsoka said in unison.
(Republic Cruiser: Hallway)
Naruto was running before something broke out of the wall next to him, forcing the blonde to jump back and stare at what it was. It was one of those mask beasts he saw in his clones memories, only this one had a bird shaped mask with light blue crescent markings on the cheeks. At the sight of it, Naruto and Riyo sweat.
"W-What is that thing?" Riyo asked in fear.
"I don't know, but I can tell you that it's not on our side." Naruto answered before jumping, just as the creature hit the ground in front of them.
Just as Naruto landed, he jumped out of the way of another masked beast. This one was different then the other, as it had a demon like mask with a yellow nose.
"Not good. I don't know what these things are, but I know that there part of that Kakuzu guys body." Naruto said as he stared at the beasts in front of him and Riyo.
"What? How is that even possible?" Riyo asked surprised.
"Know idea, but I can tell you that their powerful just from looking at them." Naruto answered.
Just then, the mask with the yellow marking opened it's mouth and shot lightning right at the two, forcing Naruto to jump around a corner.
'Great. First this guy has tentacles inside of him, now he's got beasts in him that can fight independently? These Akatsuki guys just get weirder and weirder.' Naruto thought as he looked around the corner, seeing that the beasts were walking towards them.
Naruto then put Riyo down, much to her disappointment, and made a clone of himself.
"Riyo, I want you my clone to get to the hangar, but stay out of sight. I'll deal with these things." Naruto stated.
Riyo was about to go, but stopped before turning and kissing Naruto on the cheek, making him blush.
"Don't die." Riyo whispered in his ear before running off with the clone, who gave the real Naruto a thumbs up.
"Whoa, two women in two days? I must be doing something right if so many women want me." Naruto said before creating several more clones and sending some of them down a hallway while him and some more went down another, just as the beasts came around corner and separated to chase the Naruto's.
(Republic Cruiser: Hangar)
Anakin and Ahsoka were staring down Kakuzu and his beasts, both sides waiting for the other to make a move. Kakuzu started it by having his beasts run at the two Jedi. Anakin and Ahsoka slashed the beasts, but they only reformed. The fire beast tried to hit Anakin, but rolled under it before slashing out its leg, causing it to. He then ran at Kakuzu. Kakuzu dodged Anakin's attacks before hitting his lightsaber out of his hand. Anakin then tried to hit Kakuzu, but when he did, he pulled it back in pain before Kakuzu knocked him away with a kick.
Ahsoka for her part was dodging and slashing at the wind beast, but it was hard to attack it when the thing floated or reformed every time.
'Things would be so much easier if Naruto was here.' Ahsoka thought, just before jumping out of the way of a wind attack, which left a perfect hole in the floor.
Ahsoka then used the Force to throw some nearby crates at the beast, knocking it away. However, the other beast had gotten back up and was walking towards her downed master. Anakin quickly Force pulled his lightsaber towards him and ignited it in time and tried to cut down the beast, only for it to float overhead and open its mouth to fire. Anakin quickly rolled out of the way, the fireball just barely missing him.
"That one was too close for comfort." Anakin stated, panting heavily.
"Heheh, well you two are certainly intersting, but I wonder, just how long will you be able to fight until you exhaust yourselves?" Kakuzu questioned.
"Master, this isn't looking good. We need to find away to attack this guy without getting caught in his tentacles." Ahsoka said as she eyed the Akatsuki member.
Meanwhile, Riyo and the Naruto shadow clone arrived in the hangar, but Naruto quickly pushed her behind some crates as he watched Kakuzu form a hand sign. In that moment, the wind beast opened its mouth, putting everyone on guard.
"Wind Style: Pressure Damage!" Kakuzu yelled, making the wind beast unleash a powerful wind attack that could rival that of a miniature tornado.
Everything and everyone in the hangar was blown back by the very powerful wind. The Naruto clone covered Riyo as they hit the wall, dispelling him while Riyo stayed low to the ground. Anakin and Ahsoka tried to stay standing, but only got blown back and hit the wall behind them. After the attack was done, the hangar looked as though it had just been through the mother of all storms. Kakuzu looked around and saw that the Jedi were knocked out after hitting the wall, debris all around their unconscious forms.
"That takes care of that. Now to finish you off." Kakuzu stated as he walked toward them, not even noticing that Riyo was getting up.
As she was trying to stand, Riyo saw that Kakuzu was about kill Anakin and Ahsoka. So, thinking on her feet, she quickly grabbed a nearby blaster and aimed at Kakuzu, who was now standing over the Jedi.
"Earth Style: Earth Spear." Kakuzu stated as his arm turned brown and pulled it back for a punch, aimed right for Anakin's head. "Now die."
Just as Kakuzu was bringing his fist down, a blast came out of nowhere and hit him in the shoulder, forcing him to hold his arm in pain before turning to Riyo in anger.
"Well, considering you're here, I can only assume that the Nine-Tails defeated Hidan. Though, since I don't see him, I guess that means he's dealing with my other beasts?" Kakuzu questioned before he and Riyo heard a noise and looked to see Kakuzu's beasts enter the hangar with a chard Naruto in their hands. "Speak of the devil."
"No." Riyo whispered to herself as she watched the beasts drop Naruto on the ground.
She was about to run to him, but was pushed to the ground by the fire beast, which was threatening to burn her to a crisp. Riyo could only watch as Kakuzu walked toward Naruto, the other three beasts surrounding him. Kakuzu picked up Naruto by the collar of his clothing and held him face to face.
"Heh, looks like you lost kid and you're now in the Akatsuki's hands. Though, I wish that I could kill you for that attack you used on me. Oh well, I guess that I'll have to use these three for my frustration." Kakuzu stated as he turned towards a scared Riyo and a now waking Anakin and Ahsoka, who also saw what was happening before the earth beast stood over them.
However, what happened next surprised Kakuzu, his beasts, the Jedi, and Riyo. Naruto exploded right in Kakuzu's hand. When the smoke cleared, Kakuzu was on the ground, badly burned, but still alive.
"W-What the hell?" Kakuzu said in shock after being blown up before he and everyone else heard laughing and turned to the earth beast.
The beast only exploded into smoke before it cleared, revealing a smiling Naruto. At this, everyone was surprised, especially Kakuzu.
"What? But how?" Kakuzu questioned.
"Heh, simple. I separated your beasts from each other in order to give me an advantage. I knew that I couldn't attack you head on, so I decided to attack you indirectly. You see, I already took care of one of your beasts. I knew attacking the lightning one was too risky, so I went with the one that couldn't use any jutsu since this ship is nothing but metal." Naruto explained. "After I killed it, I created an explosion clone, got back together with your lightning beast, and made it look as though you captured me. Since you just got blown up, I think it's safe to say that my plan worked."
"Damn you." Kakuzu stated in anger.
'Whoa, that was a smart plan. He attacked him indirectly while his guard was down. I gotta watch out for Naruto.' Anakin thought as he and Ahsoka got to their feet.
'That was amazing! Naruto, you're definitely not a normal person and like it!' Ahsoka and Riyo mentally yelled.
Just then, the fire beast turned toward Naruto and fired a fireball at the blonde. Kakuzu was dealing with chakra exhaustion, that blast caused more damage then he thought and he was forced to use up a large amount of chakra just to heal his body. With what little chakra he had, he directed the lightning beast to float overhead, aimed right at Naruto, Anakin, and Ahsoka. However, he made the fire beast pick up Riyo and throw her at the group, which forced Naruto to catch her and slide back.
"Lightning Style: False Darkness!" Kakuzu yelled, making the lightning beast shoot a giant lightening attack right at the three.
At this, Anakin, and Ahsoka did the only thing they could. They raised the hands and used the Force to try and stop the lightning. However, they were having a hard time doing so with how powerful the attack was. Because of this, Naruto did the only thing he could. He put down Riyo, jumped in front of Anakin and Ahsoka, much to their surprise, and caught the lightening in his hands and started absorbing it, screaming in pain as he did so. After the lightning ended, Naruto was breathing heavily while Kakuzu ran on to his ship, his beasts all following him while the ship rose.
"This isn't over Jedi! I might have failed to capture you boy, but that doesn't mean you've won! Once I've replenished my hearts, I'll be back!" Kakuzu yelled as the doors to his ship closed and he flew off.
"Naruto, are you okay? How did you you do that?" Ahsoka asked as Naruto caught his breath.
"Remember… I used to be… a Sith. Sooner or later… I learned to absorb… Force lightning. Though, it still hurt. This on the other hand… was different. I can barely… stay conscious… right… now." Naruto panted out before he started falling toward the ground, only to be caught by Ahsoka and Anakin and passing out.
(Jedi Temple: Halls of Healing)
Naruto is seen on a medical bed with Jedi Knight Rig Nema standing over him with a data pad in hand. After Naruto had blacked out, Anakin and Ahsoka had brought him back to the temple after dropping Riyo off at the Senate Building. As soon as they arrived, Naruto was taken to the Halls of Healing for medical attention. Now, he was being looked over by Rig Nema, who was curious about the fact that he seemed perfectly healthy. Normally, she would think that this was nothing for her to worry about, but he wasn't healthy a few minutes ago when he was brought in. So, she decided to run some tests on his blood and see just what was the cause of his fast healing capabilities.
'Hmmm, interesting. I've never seen anyone who's blood was like this before.' Rig thought as she read over the results of Naruto's blood test.
Indeed, the blondes blood was not like other people's. His blood was strong enough to literally destroy any illness that entered his body or make his body immune to it.
As Rig was reading over Naruto's blood work, Ahsoka and Aayla entered to check on Naruto.
"How is he Master Nema?" Ahsoka asked worriedly as she looked at her unconscious crush.
"He's actually doing much better, but has yet to wake up. Though, I'm more curious as to how he's able to heal faster then anyone else, even without a bacta tank. After looking over his blood test, it shows that he is more or less capable of building an immunity to diseases faster then anyone I've ever met before in my life." Rig stated, surprising the two.
"How is that possible?" Aayla questioned as she looked at Naruto's unconscious form as Ahsoka put her hand on his.
"I have no idea." Rig answered, none of them knowing that Naruto was wide awake in his mind.
(Naruto's Mindscape)
"Kit, I said not to come back here near deaths doorstep." Kurama stated as he stared down at his jailer.
"Oh shut up! It's not like I had much choice in the matter! It was either try to absorb the lightening or die!" Naruto yelled as he crossed his arms.
"You could've died either way you idiot! Lucky for you that I protected your body from too much internal damage. The amount of lightening you absorbed was enough to destroy a persons nervous system and fry your internal organs." Kurama said with a sigh.
"Good to know, but why else did you bring me here? I can feel that you're thinking about something important." Naruto said, making Kurama rub his chin in thought.
"Well,… it's two things really. That Kakuzu guy that escaped and Chancellor Palpatine." Kurama answered, making narrow his eyes at the mention of both characters.
"Well then, let's start with Kakuzu." Naruto stated, getting a nod from Kurama.
"Okay, firstly, he was no pushover. No, he was much more powerful then his partner Hidan and much more smarter too. I think we both noticed that his beasts each had different elements, so my theory is that he has all five elements at his disposal." Kurama stated, shocking Naruto.
"What? How is that even possible?" Naruto asked, never before hearing of such a thing.
"I'm not sure, but I have once heard of a jutsu from his home village that allowed a person to live longer then anyone else and gain incredible power from the five elements fire, wind, lightning, earth, and water. This is a forbidden jutsu though, because in order to use it, you must take multiple hearts." Kurama explained, disgusting Naruto.
"That's sick, but it does explain how he is so strong and how he can use all five elements. Thanks Kurama, this info will come in handy." Naruto said before his eyes narrowed. "Now, about Palpatine."
"Yes, the Chancellor. You and I both know that he's hiding something. I haven't the slightest idea what, but what I do know is that he suppressing something. I don't want to say what without being completely sure, but I think that Palpatine is involved in this war in more ways then just being the leader of the Republic. What I'm getting at is that Palpatine is somehow in control of not only the Republic, but also the Separatist Alliance." Kurama explained, making Naruto think.
"You might be right, but from what you're saying, it sounds like you're implying that he is not Palpatine… but Darth Sidious." Naruto said, making Kurama nod. "Even so, we don't know that for certain. He could be Sidious, but even if he was and I killed him, then the entire Republic world stop it nothing to hunt me down and bring me to justice. I can't kill him without proof or because of a theory."
"Indeed, and you can't just shout out to people who he is because I doubt that anyone would believe you. For now, try to keep under his radar and search for proof." Kurama Instructed.
"I'll try it, reluctently. Ask for proof, just how or where should I start? It's not like he would keep something about him being Sith just laying around." Naruto asked, making Kurama look to the side.
"Well…" Kurama began, while rubbing the back of his head.
"What?" Naruto asked, knowing that the fox had an idea.
"Well kit, I can think of someone who could possibly help you in that matter. Though, you might not like it." Kurama answered, making Naruto cross his arms.
"If you're talking about Dooku then forget it. It'll be a cold day in Hell before I ask that guy for help, let alone speak to him." Naruto stated firmly.
"Kit, whether you like or not, he is the only one that has ever spoken to or gotten close to his master and more then likely knows who he is. Now, unless you can talk to the dead, I doubt that Darth Maul is going to be any help." Kurama said, trying to convince his jailer. "Besides, unless you get proof of who Sidious is, you won't be able to stop him. Just imagine what will happen if you don't. Imagine what will happen to the galaxy. Imagine what will happen to your girls."
After hearing his companions words, Naruto did imagine all of the horrible things that he pointed out that could happen and clenched his.
"Fine then. If I can get proof that Palpatine is the Sith that the Jedi have been looking for, we can bring him to justice and finally end this war." Naruto said with determination.
"Yes, but you can't just face him if he is Sidious. You know the Jedi are ignorant because of their ways, but you are stronger then any of them. However, in your current condition, you may not win. Sidious has had years more experience then you, which means that you need to get stronger." Kurama stated, making Naruto nod.
"Yes, but in order to do that, I need to go… home. Thanks for the information Kurama, I'll use it well." Naruto said.
"You're welcome kit. Also, when you see that senator again, don't be surprised if she starts acting different around you. I mean, you did save her from every girls worst nightmare and from being a hostage." Kurama said, making Naruto blush.
"Um, right. I'll keep that in mind. Bye Kurama." Naruto said before disappearing.
"Heh, for just a moment, I thought I saw the brats father when he was his age and Kushina thanked him for saving her from Kumo." Kurama said to himself before lowering his head in shame. "I'm sorry Kushina, Minato."
(Outside Naruto's Mindscape)
Naruto's eyes opened and came face to face with Ahsoka, Aayla, and a woman he didn't reconize. Ahsoka looked him in worry before before he smiled at her.
"Hey Ahsoka, did I miss anything?" Naruto asked, making the Togruta padawan sigh in relief.
"Naruto, I was so worried about you. What were you thinking?" Ahsoka asked, making the blonde smirk at her.
"What can I say? I've got a hero complex that forces me to save beautiful damsels in distress." Naruto said, making Ahsoka's whole face turn redder then a cherry before Naruto just now heard the words that came out of his mouth. "Gaaahhh! What in the hell is with my big mouth!?"
'Beautiful? Beautiful! Naruto called me beautiful!' Ahsoka mentally yelled as a chibi version of her held its blushing cheeks in happiness.
'No fair, why does Ahsoka get called beautiful and I'm ignored?! Wait, why am I getting jealous? I'm a few years older then both of them. Though, it still would've been nice to be called beautiful as well.' Aayla thought, doing her best not to glare at Ahsoka.
"Well, I see that you have a way with words Uzamaki." Rig stated, drawing their attention.
"Sorry, but who are you?" Naruto asked.
"Rig Nema, it's a pleasure to meet you Uzamaki." Rig introduced.
"You too, but Naruto is just fine. I'm not one for labels." Naruto said, getting a nod from the medic.
(Jedi Temple: Hallway)
Later, after Naruto had thanked Rig for looking after his health, he, Ahsoka, and Aayla left. As they're walking, Ahsoka and Aayla notice the far off look in Naruto's eyes and decided to speak.
"Hey Naruto, is everything okay?" Ahsoka asked.
"Ya, I'm fine. It's just that I'm thanking about that Kakuzu guy. His partner wasn't anything, but he on the other hand was smarter and stronger." Naruto answered, not telling them that Palpatine being a Sith was on his mind as well.
"That reminds me, are all of the shinobi from your world as powerful as him? Me and my master didn't stand a chance against him." Ahsoka said, remembering how that wind beast and lightning beast almost killed them.
"Ahsoka, Aayla, I'll be honest with you and not sugarcoat it. Almost anyone from my world could take on a Jedi or possibly even a Sith and kill them. A genin could easily fight a padawan, a chunin could take a Jedi Knight, and without a doubt a jounin can fight and kill a master." Naruto explained, scaring the hell out of both Ahsoka and Aayla.
"That is frightening to think about. To think that your people can take a Jedi of any caliber is unbelievable." Aayla said with fear in her voice.
"So, what rank were you when you left your world?" Ahsoka asked, getting a grin from her blonde crush.
"I was a genin." Naruto answered simply, making the two Jedi's eyes widen in shock.
"What!? But you could easily go toe to toe with my master. He told me how you could've killed him on the Malevolence!" Ahsoka yelled in surprise.
"Yes, and Shaak Ti told us how you could use a technique that you could have killed her with had those Acklay not attacked! She made it clear that she didn't want to be on the other end of your attack!" Aayla yelled, just as surprised.
"Heh, well that's because I've had three years worth of training and in that amount of time I improved my ninjutsu and taijutsu. I even learned to combine my rasengan with the Force to make it stronger and the same with my shadow clones to make them tougher and last longer when they get attacked." Naruto stated proudly.
Ahsoka and Aayla had both wondered about Naruto's home since they met him. Now though, they were curious to know more. At this thought, they both had an idea and turned to Naruto.
"Naruto, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you show us your home sometime?" Ahsoka asked sweetly.
"Yes, and let us see what you and your people are like. I'm sure you'd enjoy the company." Aayla said, unconsciously pushing out her bust.
"Um… well… y-you see… I'm not really sure." Naruto said with a huge blush on his face at their attempt.
"Please." Ahsoka and Aayla said in unison with mans most powerful weakness, the puppy eye jutsu.
Naruto tried to resist, he truly did, but even he couldn't resist them. Not to mention that Kurama was begging him to say yes. Though, Naruto thought he was being pervy, it sounded more like he was pleading with a squeaky voice. So, Naruto slumped his shoulders and gave them his answer.
"Okay, you can come." Naruto said, making both smile, even though on the inside they were screaming in excitement.
As they're walking again, Ahsoka and Aayla turned and look at the screen winking and holding up peace signs.
"We win." They say in unison before turning back to Naruto.
As they're walking, Barriss and Luminara are seen nearby, though, the early is watching Naruto as he walks away. At this, Luminara decided to speak.
"You know Barriss, I understand that you have hidden feelings for Naruto." Luminara said, making her padawan turn to her in surprise.
"No, no Master, it's nothing like that, I swear. I just think he's interesting, that's all." Barriss said quickly, making Luminara smile at her.
"Barriss, calm down. I'm not mad. Do not get me wrong, I believe in the Jedi Code, but after hearing about Naruto's point of view on it, I can see how the code does make us blind to what truly matters. So, do not be afraid of your emotians Barriss, they will make you stronger, you just need to learn how to keep them under control. I'm just proud that you developed feelings for boys." Luminara explained, making her padawan smile at her.
"Thank you Master, but how do I talk to him? I've never felt like the way I do now toward anyone, especially Naruto." Barriss asked, not sure how Naruto would react to her feelings toward him.
"Hmm, the only advice I can give you is to just be yourself, walk up to him, and talk with him. He might like you the same way, but every time he looks at you, you walk away and hide from him. You need to control your shyness or he'll thank that you're afraid of him because of what he used to be." Luminara answered, making Barriss nod.
"Okay, I will Master. Thank you for the advice." Barriss said before walking away with newly found happiness in her heart.
"Aw, young love. It reminds me of when I was still a padawan." Luminara said before walking away herself.
To Be Continued…
Sorry it took so long to get this one, it's not easy to make a chapter randomly like this. On a brighter note, the next chapter involves Naruto, Obi-Wan, Anakin, Dooku, and the pirates. Not gonna lie, I'm not a big fan of these episodes, though I think they were just so Hondo can make his debut into Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Speaking of the greedy yet honorable pirate captain, he and Naruto are going to know each other right off the bat. It has to do when Naruto was still in his Sith training. Anyway, read, review, and no flames!
