A/N: good evening everyone! So, I'm about to be on a break here, so I wanted to get this chapter out before then. I hope you enjoy it!
By the way, to those of you who said that the story was not as good as it could be, I appreciate that. Lets me know that you guys are being honest. In order to make this story as good as it can be, I need that honesty, I'm glad that a lot of you find it a good read, but I want to make it better!
What Happens Now?
Chapter 11
Imminent Danger
Naruto sat on top of a high, snow capped mountain, meditating. The cold winds blew across him, causing his black cloak and hood to flap in the chilly air. This did not seem to bother him in the least, however. If one looked closely, they would see that his eyes were scrunched shut tightly.
Naruto was currently struggling with his inner torment. Not only the torment of his own life, but also the torment of his people's last moments. The unnecessary invasion that had literally ruined hundreds of lives, many of them children. He was attempting to rein in all of the rage and hatred he was feeling towards Kumo and the other villages that were responsible for Uzu's destruction, but he was fighting a losing battle.
The only thing he knew for sure right now, was that he wanted blood. Lots of it.
Now.
He could almost feel the souls of Uzushiogakure crying at him from the afterlife, begging him to avenge their deaths. He wasn't sure if thats what it really was, but it sure did feel like it.
He became aware of another presence that had suddenly appeared close to him.
"Leave me alone right now," he said.
"I can help you though," Mileena said to him.
"All you want is to reclaim your throne so that you can rule your people," he replied to her. "I needed your help. You needed mine. As of now, that still stands. It is because of that reason alone you are still here and not where you came from."
"Did you forget that I helped you back there with those bandits, those lowly humans?" Mileena said to him with a bit of heat in her voice.
"Did you forget that you attacked me not too long before that?" he reminded her. She didn't say anything after that, knowing full well that he was right.
"As of right now," he continued, "I have no other reason to believe that you are only with me to reclaim your throne. You have yet proven yourself to think or feel anything other than that. People help each other all the time with different things, but that doesnt mean that they arent doing it for their own benefit. Besides…right now, there's nothing you can do to help right now anyway."
"I know you intend to kill the bastards responsible for killing your family," Mileena said to him. "I would be glad to help if you wish."
By this point, naruto was just getting irritated. He slowly stood up and faced her, saying "Clearly, you don't understand. Lets look at it from your perspective, from your side of the story."
Mileena looked at him, slightly confused. He then began to explain, "From what I gathered when I rescued you from your dungeon or prison, you were clearly overthrown from you position of power. Eventually, you will have a chance at revenge, a chance at your own self preservation, a chance at your own self fulfillment. Am I correct?"
Mileena couldn't fault him for saying that, he had hit the nail on the head with every point that he had made to her.
Knowing that he was getting to her, he continued.
"Now, imagine someone trying to get in your way and taking that opportunity away from you."
"I would kill them first!" Mileena snarled.
"Exactly," Naruto told her. "Just as you getting to them and ending them would be your self fulfillment, this is mine. Only, this is simply a small piece of it. My goal is not only to rebuild my ancestor's home, but to avenge their fruitless deaths as well. I appreciate the offer of help, I really do. However, this is something I must do myself."
Naruto looked to the sky and watched the snow float through the sky without a care in the world.
"It's time."
….…
A, the fourth Raikage, was sitting in his chair looking at the six older men in front of him. Each one of them were in their late sixties, but, still keeping themselves as fit as a shinobi, they looked no older than forty five at most. They all had long gray hair, but they kept their facial hair to a minimum. Each one had the thousand yard stare. Knowing the wars and battles that they knew and took part in, its no wonder why they had that look on their faces. They each wore longer, light gray robes, signifying that they were an important part of Kumo, especially when it came to military tactics and history. One could say that they were the "elders" of the village system and its operations.
"Raikage sama," one of them asked, "Please explain to us why we have been summoned here on such short notice."
"Yes," another one of them said. "Even though you are the Raikage, it is still rude to pull away your elders from their families."
"Silence," A said to them. "You six have been summoned here for a very important reason, and it will soon be revealed to you."
"What do you mean, Raikage sama?" the last one asked. He had a suspicious look on his face, showing that he knew that something was up.
He wanted to know what it was.
"Raikage sama," he demanded, "I want to know why you have summoned us here, now. Is the village in danger?"
The Raikage sighed in defeat. He should have known that they would have suspected that much. After all, they werent ever called into situations like this unless the village was endangered, like his father did before him. Even then, he had only summoned them twice in all his years of leadership.
So, using that logic, of course they were going to suspect that something was wrong. The Raikage wanted this to be short, sweet, and done, but noooo…the damned elders always had to be so damned smart.
Why couldn't he have a dumb one for once? It would certainly make his job a hell of a lot easier.
"Unfortunately, yes," A replied to the elder.
All six of the elders instantly became on alert and were ready to go over battle plans.
"Tell us what we must do, Raikage sama. We will do whatever we can do to protect our home, just as we have done in the past."
It was then that Naruto, clad in his black cloak and armor, appeared in between the Raikage and the six elders. Snow was still on his outfit, he used one of his hands and brushed it off, the snow splashing on the ground and quickly melting. A saw the determined look in the armored ninja's eyes.
He knew that no matter what, he was either going to lose these elders, or his village would be razed to the ground.
Blood would be shed either way.
"I take it they are all here?" Naruto asked A in a no nonsense voice. A nodded in confirmation.
Naruto narrowed his eyes at him and looked in the Raikage's eyes. He noticed the fourth Raikage's eyes shift just a little to the left.
"I'll ask you one more time, Raikage sama," Naruto spat out, "…is…everyone…here?"
A narrowed his own eyes in defiance towards the blond.
"I told you boy, yes! Everyone is here!"
"Then where is the seventh one?"
A was dumbfounded.
How did he know that there were seven of these guys?! A thought to himself. Has he been watching my ANBU? Has he been watching my village?! I made sure that everything was as simple and covert as possible! How the hell did he find out?!
"Just in case you were wondering how I knew that you were lying," Naruto said with venom in his voice, "I have Sage Mode, remember?"
Dammit! The Raikage thought. I cant believe I didn't think of that. I couldn't hide these guys even if I tried my best!
Naruto took out a kunai and tossed it in the shadows to the left of the Raikage's office. A sickening squelch was heard, and the hidden elder fell to the floor, the thrown kunai buried hilt deep in between his eyes.
"What is the meaning of this?!" on of the elders cried out.
"You have assaulted of us, you must die!"
"How dare you, boy! You will suffer!"
"SILENCE!" the Raikage roared. All the elders looked at their leader in confusion. A sat down in his chair, rubbing his temples in irritation.
"I didn't summon you old fools, Naruto did."
"This…this boy…cant summon the likes of us!" one of the elders said. "He is not even of our village! Did you even allow this, Raikage sama?!"
Naruto, shaking with rage, said through grit teeth behind his mask, said to them, "Shut…up."
One of the elders looked at him and smirked. He walked forward with confidence and squared off with Naruto and said to the black clad nin, "Boy, I know who you are. Naruto Uzumaki, the Hero of the World. The one who saved us all from Kaguya. From Madara. Well…I don't care! Because clearly you don't know who I am! I am Elder Teshou, the wisest elder of Kumo! You may have led the Elemental Nations as a whole into salvation, but I myself have made Kumogakure what it is today through blood, sweat, and tears! Your skill and sacrifice are absolutely nothing compared to mine! I led this great village to victory in every war we have been in, and it was I who brought us to victory over the famed Uzumaki…clan…"
Thats when it dawned on the elder. Naruto wasn't here because the Raikage summoned him or anything else.
He was here for them.
"So…the last remaining Uzumaki has come for vengeance…" Elder Teshou said mockingly.
"You killed them all…out of fear! For no fucking valid reason AT ALL!" Naruto yelled at the end.
Teshou laughed as the rest of the elders grinned in amusement.
"No reason?" Teshou said to him. "The Uzumaki Clan posed a serious threat to all of the villages, they were that skilled. And that threat would have been more than a simple threat, it would have been an imminent danger, had we not taken them out first!"
Naruto drew his sword and said to them in fury, "And now you ARE in imminent danger you piece of shit!"
Elder Teshou charged forward at first, hoping to quell this threat before it got out of hand too quickly. He wasn't expecting to stare at a Rinnegan eye.
"AMATERASU!"
Teshou suddenly burst into black flames. Stumbling back, he desperately tried to put the flames out, but he only succeeded in spreading them on his body further and faster.
Within seconds, the famed elder Teshou was nothing but ashes on the ground.
Naruto looked at the remaining five elders who stared at him in shock.
"Now…its YOUR turn!"
In a burst of speed, the closest elder soon found a sword buried I his gut hilt-deep. Naruto pressed down on the handle to cause maximum pain to the elder. The older man screamed in pain when Naruto yanked the blade out none too gently, causing the old man's blood to spray out everywhere. He fell to his knees, trying his best to stop the bleeding to no avail. A second later, his head rolled on the ground, eyes wide in terror.
The last four elders charged at Naruto inside of the Raikage's office. Naruto ducked under one kunai thrust , cutting off the offending hand. He jumped over one of the elders trying to trip him, and as he came down, he stomped on that elder's ankle, breaking the bone completely. Regaining his balance, Naruto then simultaneously ducked and turned around, swinging his sword in a wide and horizontal arc. The swing immediately cut one of the elders who were too close, cutting him in half. The elder stumbled forward a few feet before his top half just fell off and onto the floor in a bloody heap.
Turning back to the elder who had a broken ankle, Naruto thrust his sword in that elder's face, killing him instantly. His body convulsed for a second, then remained still.
The last two elders kept their distance, eyeing Naruto cautiously. They both pulled out two kunai and channeled lightning chakra into their blades. They crouched into a ready stance, preparing for their own fights with the young blonde.
Apparently they had forgotten how fast he was. The elder on the left had instantly found his throat pierced by the blade of the black clad ninja. Naruto twisted his sword to the side and then yanked his blade out from the side, halfway decapitating that elder. The last one tried to cut Naruto down with his lightning covered kunai.
Naruto had to give him credit, the elder for his age was particularly fast. He must have been know for his unmatched speed back in his prime.
Too bad he made Naruto his enemy when he aided in the attack and destruction of Uzu.
Naruto easily dodged and weaved between each thrust and slice like they were nothing. To mock the elder even further, Naruto backed off a little, flicked the blood off of his sword and sheathed it, then crossed his arms.
"I wont even need my weapons to kill you," Naruto said to the elder, seeing that he was angering the elder, he decided to press his buttons further.
"I'm sure you were fast back in your day. However…you probably werent fast enough for your wife, were you?"
"What are you talking about, boy?!" the elder asked, clearly agitated at the Narutos jibe.
"so, you're not only a slow fuck, but also dumb also?" Naruto deduced. "No wonder why your woman left you. You're dumb and you suck in bed."
"I'LL KILL YOU BOOOYYYYY!" the elder said as he charged forward.
Naruto pulled out a tag and, charging forward in a burst of speed, placed it on the elder's chest and then backed off.
"You're too easy to rile up," Naruto said to him. "You know, you all destroyed Uzu out of fear of their sealing expertise. Its funny to die by the very thing you were so afraid of."
"What are you tal-"
"FUUIN!"
The elder stopped in mid sentence, feeling an extreme pain in his chest. He looked down and screamed in unbearable agony as his chest and stomach were absorbed in to the seal. His arms, head, and legs, no longer having a torso to support them, fell to the ground in a bloody heap.
"Pathetic," Naruto said.
"Fucking great," the Raikage grumbled. "Now my office and floor is covered in blood. Are you happy now?!"
Naruto looked at the Raikage with a piercing stare. He closed his eyes…
"Limbo…"
Then looked at the Raikage with the Rinnegan as he yelled out,
"Hengoku!"
A, the Fourth Raikage, felt like the gods above had punched him with their divine anger behind it. The blow was so powerful that it knocked him out of his Raikage Tower and into the village below.
Naruto looked at the hole in the wall in which the Lightning Shadow flew out of. He smirked to himself and said, "Now I am."
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A/N: there you go guys! What'd you think? Let me know what you think should happen in the next chapter! Also…
What is Mileena trying to get at? Will she stay with her nature, and betray anyone just to fulfill her own goals, or will she actually change for the better?
What about Harley Quinn? She changed when the Joker died…will she change again once she meets Naruto?
And will Batman ever quit with his new found obsession of arresting Naruto? Will even be able to?
Let me know what you think should happen next. Remember folks, YOU HAVE A HAND IN HOW THIS PLAYS OUT AS WELL!
Until next time, Roku out.
