A/N – Hey guys this chapter marks the beginning of the third arc in this story; Finding 17 Tails. I would like to give a shout out to Lockdown00 and Rose Tiger for some ideas and permission to use their characters in the future.
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Chapter 11: Revelation –
The Land of Rivers –
Naruto, Hinata, Kakashi and Sakura were leaping through the trees of The Land of Rivers, the Sun had gone down and they were looking for a suitable place to set up camp for the night. Team Gai had gone to The Land of Earth to finish their mission.
"Kakashi-sensei, there is a clearing about 600m ahead. It is a good place to set up camp." Hinata informed, with her Byakugan active.
"Good, ok once we reach the clearing; Naruto you and some clones go and collect some firewood, Sakura collect some water from a nearby river, Hinata I want you to use your Byakugan to search the area for any unknown assailants and I will set up the camp." Kakashi ordered, to the nodding of each of the teens as their order was given.
After a minute they arrived at the clearing. Once they all arrived Naruto made the Tiger seal and 3 clones poofed into existence. Once the clones were made each one and the original jumped off in different directions to collect the firewood.
Sakura turned to Hinata. "Hinata, where is the nearest river?" Sakura asked.
Hinata looked around for a few sends then turned back to Sakura. "The closet river to us is east of here about one mile." Hinata answered as she pointed to the east.
Sakura nodded and jumped in that direction and head to the river with a canteen for the water. Hinata then continued to survey the area while Kakashi started to set up the camp, creating a fire pit and unsealed a cooking pot, he then began to set up his tent.
After 20 minutes, Naruto, his clones and Sakura arrived back at the camp with the water and firewood. Naruto put some of the firewood in the fire pit in the shape of a Tipi and took a step back. He started to weave hand sign. "Fire Style: Flaming Palm!" A small stream of fire came out of Narutos' hand and set the campfire alight.
After the flame was alight Kakashi pulled out some food and took the canteen Sakura filled and put the water into the pot to boil. Once the water boiled Kakashi then put in the food to cook. After it was cooked then sat down to eat.
After they were finished they just did their own thing; Naruto was making some leaves dance around his hand and modelled different animals, Hinata was sat next to him; with her head leaning on his shoulder watching the leaves with amazement as he manipulated them, Sakura was checking her weapon supply and Kakashi had his nose in the infamous orange book.
After an hour Kakashi stood up and looked at the team. "Ok time for bed. I will take first watch of the night for 2 hours, then Sakura for 2 hours, the Hinata for 2 hours and finally Naruto for the last 2 hours." Kakashi said, again to the nod of the teens.
The teens then all stood up and went into their respective tents for the night; until they were waken for their shift. As Kakashi sat in place of the camp where he could keep an eye out for anything out of the ordinary and continued to read his orange book.
6 Hours Later –
Hinata had just finished her shift and was blushing as she unzipped Narutos' tent, it got worse when she saw Naruto asleep in just his boxers. She steeled her nerves and walked into the tent and shock Narutos' shoulder.
After being shock a few times Naruto woke up and saw Hinata. "Morning Hina-hime." Naruto said as he sat up and rubbed the sleep out of his eye.
"G-g-good m-morning N-Naruto-kun." Hinata said, as her blush and stutter got worse when Naruto stretched and showed off the fruit of his hard work and training.
Naruto saw her out of the corner of his eye and decided to have some fun. "Gee, Hina-hime I never knew you were a pervert. Kami, I feel so embarrassed with you looking at me like a piece of meat." Naruto said as he faked the embarrassment in his voice.
"N-no I-I..." Hinata couldn't finish her sentence as she fainted, standing up.
Naruto laughed at the scene and stood up and laid Hinata down on his make-shift bed. He watched as Hinata smelled the pillow and a smile appeared on her lips as she snuggled in to the pillow more. "She is so beautiful." Naruto said to himself as he put on his clothes and Camo Cloak and walked out of the tent and sat on a boulder near the fire and stared at the stars.
"Kit I need to talk to you. Get in here." Kurama said, through the mental link, with urgency in his voice.
'One sec.' Naruto replied, as he made the Tiger seal and 8 clones poofed into existence. "I need you lot to take a point on the compass and watch over the camp. If anything is out of the ordinary, dispel yourself straight away." Naruto ordered to which the clones nodded and took up their positions and henged into the environment.
Naruto then sat in the Lotus position and let himself go into his mindscape.
Narutos' Mindscape –
Naruto opened his eyes to see the Fox laid down in a clearing of a luscious, green forest. Naruto took a quick look around.
"I see you had decided to stay in my Wood Style realm." Naruto said and a chair emerged from the ground and Naruto sat in to, facing Kurama and leaning in.
"Of course, out of your six realms this is the most peaceful." Kurama replied.
"So I'm guessing you like life inside my mind little seal."
"Yes. But that's beside the point of why I told you to come. I have something to tell you about this whole crisis that is happening."
"We know what is happening, though? The Akatsuki and a person claiming to be Madara are capturing and sealing all nine of the Biju to, what we think, revive the Juubi for some reason."
"Yes that is true but there is something more."
"Ok what?"
"I have memories from back when I was part of The Shinju, which shouldn't be possible. But anyway it has to do with the Juubi, two legendary heroes and the Zero-Tails."
Hearing the last name perked Narutos' interest as when he heard Juubi and two legendary heroes he just thought of the battle between the beast and the Otsutsuki brothers. "What does the Zero-Tails have to do with anything; I thought it wasn't a real Biju?"
"I thought it wasn't until you and Sasuke destroyed the temple. I started to think of why it thought it was a Biju. The when I felt the energy of the Gedo Statue in that cave my memories unlocked."
"Ok go on."
"Ok, you know that The Shinju was the first thing to have chakra and it let Kaguya Otsutsuki eat the fruit. But tried it tried to kill Father and Uncle by transforming into the Juubi."
To this info Naruto nodded.
"Well what I remember is that Shinju was not the first and full form. It had a full creature form."
"Yeah the Juubi."
"No, the Juubi is not complete either. You see The Shinju was created when this beast was sealed away and so was the Zero-Tails."
Narutos' eyes widened to this. "What?"
"Yes the Zero-Tails was a part of it but it doesn't remember and just fed off the negative emotions of humans and tried to gain power. The beast that was the full form was called The Ether. It was defeated by a couple who had a mystic power. They sacrificed themselves to seal The Ether as The Shinju and wipe the memory of the Zero-Tails so it wouldn't try to merge with it again."
Naruto took about 30 seconds to digest this information. Once he did he looked at Kurama. "Ok that is something new but how does this affect us. Sasuke and I destroyed the Zero-Tails when we brought down the temple."
"Yes you may have but remember a Biju can reform after a while and there is the chance it didn't die and I think when it came in contact with me its memories started to unlock as I was part of its missing piece."
"Fuck you're right. This is bad. We have to warn the other Biju about this, but I don't know where they all are. I know Gyūki, Matatabi are in Kumogakure and Chōmei is in Takigakure. Shukaku is sealed. Isobu won't reform for a while yet since the Mizukage was killed. Its Son Goku, Kokuo and Saiken I haven't heard about from the Ranger Corp." Naruto said, he then looked up at Kurama. "Can you sense them?"
"No, I could only sense Shukaku because of the extraction and because he allowed me to. Son, Kokuo and Saiken are blocking any of us from finding them." Kurama replied with his head down.
"Oh ok. Well once I get back I will ask Obaa-chan if I can go and warn Gyūki, Matatabi and Chōmei." Naruto said. Suddenly his eyes widened as he got the memories from the 8 clones. "Looks like the rest are awake so I have to go."
"Wait Kit." Kurama shouted, to which Naruto turned around.
"Yeah?"
"You still going to do that thing?"
"Yeah I'll do it before we leave to warn the others." Naruto said with a smile and faded from his mindscape, leaving Kurama to look on with a smile on his face.
"Thank you kit." Kurama said before he lay his head back down and went to sleep.
Camp Site –
Naruto opened his eyes and looked around to see Kakashi, Sakura and Hinata eating. He got up, jumped off the boulder and walked to the camp. Once there he sat down next to Hinata and leaned into her ear and whispered. "I hope you enjoyed the show and the bed."
To this Hinata flashed 50 shades of red and looked away from Naruto. To which he just laughed and ate his food.
After the team ate they packed put the camp. "Kakashi-sensei how long till we get home?" Naruto asked.
"We should be home about mid-afternoon. Why?" Kakashi asked.
"I just want to get home as fast as I can." Naruto replied.
Kakashi, seeing that he wouldn't get a proper answer, dropped the topic and the team jumped in the direction of Konoha.
Konohas' North Gate –
It was mid-afternoon and Kiba, Akamaru and Shino were on guard duty for today.
"I'm so bored." Kiba complained as he, repeatedly, hit his head on the desk, as Akamaru barked in agreement.
"Every Chunin has to do this Kiba." Shino replied.
"I know, doesn't mean I have to like it."
Just as Kiba finished his sentence Kakashi, Naruto, Hinata and Sakura landed at the gate.
"Hey guys." Naruto waved.
"Yo Naruto, Hinata Sakura and Kakashi-sensei." Kiba replied and Shino just gave a head nod.
The team signed in and rushed to Tsunades' office.
Tsunades' Office –
Tsunade was doing, in her opinion, the best job in the world; sitting on the couch drink tea or sake and having Shadow Clones do all her Hokage paperwork for her. 'My grandson is a fucking genius to have Shadow Clones do the paperwork. If I could I would promote him just for that.' She thought as a knock came at the door. She groaned as she got up and sat in the chair; behind her desk. "Come in!" She shouted.
In response the door opened to reveal Shizune, Kakashi, Naruto, Hinata and Sakura. "Rescue Team reporting in." Kakashi said.
"Good. I have already got your written report, but I would like to hear it from you and your opinion on the mission." Tsunade said.
So the team recounted the mission to Tsunade and the festival but Naruto left out the part about the conversation with Kurama for now. Naruto then took out a scroll and put it on the desk and unrolled it to reveal a storage seal. He placed his hand on the storage seal and released it. What was released was, in Tsunades opinion, the greatest sight she had ever seen. Unsealed were 50 bottle of Suna Sake, the best sake on the continent.
"I thought I would get you these for all the birthdays I have missed over the years and because I got given them but I'm not too keen on it." Naruto said.
Tsunade response was to jump out her seat and envelope Naruto a bone crushing hug. "I have the best grandson. He makes my work easy and gets me the best sake in the continent, which will last me a year."
"Also here." Naruto pulled out an order booklet. Tsunade took it, confused. "That is the order booklet for the place that makes the sake you have a lifetimes supply." Naruto informed her.
To this she was just speechless. Then an idea came to her head. "I was going to give you this if Kakashi, Sakura and Hinata gave me a positive review of you on this mission, but screw it." Tsunade started as she went into her draw and pulled out a chunin vest and chucked it at Naruto who caught it. "For giving me this booklet, the sake and getting a good field report you are now a Chunin of Konoha." Tsunade said with a smile.
Naruto had the biggest grin on his face but it then disappeared. "I don't have to wear this do I?" He asked.
"No, only in war." Tsunade replied confused.
"Good as I wouldn't want to mess up my sexy attire." He said as he laughed, but no-one else did as they just rolled their eyes. Naruto looked at each of them then back at Tsunade and said. "You bunch of haters."
