Hey! Sorry for the long update! As I promised, here is the good fun. I have fun writing it.
~ Breaking the habit: Hatred awakens ~
Gin, Byakuya and Rangiku decided to spend their day off catching up their daily lives in a sake bar, typical of a certain strawberry-blonde woman. After their reunion in the bar, Byakuya had to return a document to his captain and decided to head to Naruto's new house along with Gin and Rangiku. The strawberry-blonde was surprised that her friends were quite closed to their captain. "So, do you two often hang out in taichou's house?"
Gin chuckled. "Yeah. Basically, we go there sometimes for training or just killing time by talking nonsenses."
"You're the one who talks nonsenses most of the time." Byakuya scoffed.
"Look who's talking, Bya-Bya."
An angry tick formed on the Kuchiki heir's forehead. "Stop calling me that, you idiot!"
Rangiku smacked Gin's head lightly. "You never change, haven't you? Always rubbing people off the wrong way."
"Isn't that why you like me?" Gin whispered suggestively.
"W-Who will like you!" Rangiku desperately tried to hide her fluster.
"You can't lie to me! I know Ran-chan inside out-"
"Hey, look!" Byakuya pointed a finger at the opened gate of Naruto's house. "It's fairly uncommon for captain to leave his door open in the middle of the night."
"Who knows?" Gin scratched the back of his head. "Perhaps, he decides to jog every street in Seireitei and while he's at it, he helps clean the garbage for others as well and leaves everybody's door open in the process. That's right! He probably got too excited in opening people's door he decides to open his door as well! Right, that's what happened. Taichou is officially the door-kicker of the month in Soul Society! Case closed!"
"What a ridiculous hypothesis." Rangiku sweat dropped.
The Kuchiki heir sighed. "I think I'm just going to leave the document in his letterbox then."
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"W-What the fuck just happened?" Naruto surveyed the surrounding in a mixture of annoyance, frustration and… more annoyance. "That was some fucked-up shit! One moment we're in our house's doorstep, and then we ended up in this damn forest! What is going on! Is this a sick prank? What is happening!"
Yoruichi pondered as she studied the tenebrous forest. "Hmm… I have a theory."
Arching a brow, the blonde gave a cue for his wife to continue. "Go ahead."
"Simple. We're sucked by a portal which transports us from our world to another dimension. So, we're basically not in our world."
Naruto arched a sceptic brow. "You serious? That's absurd."
"Oh! I don't see you coming up a-"
At that moment, a shuriken, in an abnormal massive size, soared towards the blonde. Reacting to stimulated impulse, Naruto halted the charging shuriken by grabbing the weapon with his bare hands in precise timing while keeping his eyes leisurely at his lover. Exhaling a tired breath, the blonde threw the shuriken aside and yawned. "Why the hell did they manufacture a giant shuriken for?"
Yoruichi was in a dazed stupor as she caught sight of something considered anomalous to reality. Trying to gain attention from Yoruichi, Naruto waved his hands in front of his wife fervently. "Hey… honey? You there? What's wrong?"
"L-Look." Yoruichi pointed to a direction, in which the blonde turned his focus to a tree before them and widened his eyes.
Standing not far from them, was an exact replica of Naruto, except in a much younger form who was shivering in unknown trepidation. "Is… is that one of my fans? He looks just like me! I think he wants my autograph."
The Shihouin queen sweat dropped. "No…"
Beckoning the child towards them, Yoruichi spoke in a soft, rather benevolent tone. "We mean you no harm, boy. Come here, we won't hurt you."
Naruto.Y (I shall call him Naruto Yamamoto to avoid confusion) crossed his hands. "Can he even see us?"
The child, wearing an unsightly orange jumpsuit, took a sloppy step forward and muttered. "I-I'm Naruto Uzumaki. I think… I summon the two of you by those scrolls I was trying to learn. M-Mizuki-sensei told me that if I take these scrolls and learn, I can pass my exam! I-I even learned the Kage Bushin no Jutsu!"
Upon hearing the child's name, Yoruichi and Naruto's eyes almost popped out from their eyes sockets. Regaining their mental bearing, the blonde captain queried warily. "He can see us? Wait a sec, what's your name again, kid?"
"Naruto Uzumaki. G-Got a problem with that?"
"Damn right I have a problem! Because I'm the true Na- mmph!" Yoruichi clamped her husband's mouth before he could finish his statement and pulled him away.
Releasing her clutch, the Shihouin queen whispered in irritation. "What's the matter with you! You shouldn't tell him your true identity that easily! We're in a place that we're unfamiliar with!"
"What's wrong with telling him my true identity? Firstly, we look like identical twins. There's no way anybody can't tell by our looks. Secondly, there can always be two Naruto in this world, right? I'll just fake a lie, saying I'm his…uh… long-lost relative! Or it is just so coincidence that somebody in this HUGE wide world who shares a freaking same look as me, as well as my name and surname and... my likes in orange."
The queen rolled her eyes. "Like hell somebody will believe you."
"You'll never know if you don't try, right?"
Suddenly, a barrage of kunai flew towards the pair. Unfazed with the assault, Naruto.Y released a portion of his spiritual pressure; the kunais paused and vibrated aggressively in the atmosphere as they were slammed by the pressure and eventually fell harmlessly to the ground. "Looks like we're unwanted here. Come out now, I can feel you there!"
A figure landed before them and sneered. "Give me the scroll, Uzumaki!"
"Never! Y-You lie to me! You hurt Iruka-sensei!"
"Fuck that wimp! Be a good boy and give me the scroll, now!."
An civil idea formulated in his mind, the blonde captain intruded the heated conversation. "Hey! Er… I don't know what all this is about but… can we settle this in peace? Let's resolve this with a diplomatic solution, okay?"
Mizuki stared at the man in curiosity. "You look just like the demon. Judging by those disgusting whisker marks on your cheeks, you must be a demon spawn!"
Naruto.Y quirked a smirk and sighed. "They do give me a 'demon' moniker when I'm in the battlefield but… I'm no demon spawn. Hate to break this to you but, that child isn't a demon spawn either."
Mizuki simply scoffed. "What makes you so sure about that? Let me tell you this classified secret that all adults in Konoha are forbid to disclose…"
A man with a pony tail on his hair emerged from the darkest domain of the forest, clutching his wounded chest painfully and screamed. "No… Mizuki! You cannot-"
"This child IS THE HOST OF THE NINE-TAIL FOX!" Mizuki laughed hysterically. "That's right! The nine-tail fox lives in this brat's soul!"
Yoruichi swirled her sight to her husband and was horrified with her lover's sudden frigid, rather distantly impassive expression. "No… I've seen this face before. He only does that when he starts slaughtering ruthlessly in the battlefield. Wait a minute; if that child is the jinchuuriki of the nine-tail fox, and then Naruto-kun…I see…The puzzle has been solved! We've entered to another dimension where another Naruto-kun exists! And that means my theory is right! Wait a sec, it also means that this dimension has another me as well!"
"I see…" Naruto.Y spoke stoically. "So, this child is me after all. The only difference is he survives what happen when we're five."
Fearing for the worst, the Shihouin queen held her husband's hand tightly. "Naruto-kun…"
"I'm fine… don't worry about me. You're Mizuki, right?"
"Yeah, that's right."
Naruto.Y smiled sinisterly. "That's all the information I need."
In an instant, the blonde captain vanished into a charging air blast and reappeared behind Mizuki, sheathing his sword which was coated with blood while murmuring silently. "Fujin Hyogatsu: First style, Oni Giri." (Demon slash)
Subsequently, Mizuki vomited blood as his body received a total of nine fatal slashes and collapsed to the cold earth, his blood gradually formed a puddle of crimson liquid on the surface of the unforgiving soil.
"Never try to hurt those you can't kill. A lesson you get to learn after death. Truly pitiful." The blonde captain's voice echoed solemnly throughout the forest. "This world is filled with sinners. I must exterminate them to bring peace and justice to the world… I must…"
The Shihouin queen, unwilling to allow her lover fell into the abyssal depth of despair, ran towards Naruto.Y and embraced him from his back. "Naruto-kun… please stop! You're scaring me!"
Yoruichi twirled her husband around to face her as she whispered in a smoothing tone. "Remember that one time you went to investigate Rukongai's corrupted district? You lost your mind and starts massacring whoever stood before you. You even try to kill Kensei and Shinji, your best friends, who try to stop you from your madness! Don't let your sorrow consumes you, Naruto-kun. C-Come back to me…"
The cold sapphire eyes that lurked an aura of calamity gradually regained conscious. Drawing out a long breathe, Naruto.Y managed to subdue the vicious side of him and lowered his head in regret. "I-I'm sorry… you're not suppose to see… that."
"It's alright. Just… don't do that again. Who knows what will happen if you release all your power at once?"
The blonde captain turned and gazed at the younger version of him. "Hey, you! Naruto, right? Come over here a sec."
The boy was both amazed and frightened over the entity that had similar appearance of him. The man, wearing a white haori along with a black kimono underneath, was able to slay Mizuki in a speed unparallel to any human's capability; he didn't even catch a glimpse of when or how the man drew his sword. Mizuki's life was vanquished in the hand of somebody who looked identical to him and that fact intrigued him deeply.
"Oi, kid! We're not going to harm you, alright? I only kill trashes like him so don't worry if I'm going to kill you or not. Do as what I say and come here."
Nodding dumbly, the boy sped towards Naruto.Y. "W-What is it?"
The blonde captain squatted down beside his younger replica and sighed. "Listen, kid. I know life is hard for you… but I understand, and only I can understand your pain. I understand the grief you're suffering. I know… that every year during your birthday, they… abuse you. I can relate to your pain because I've suffered and experienced the same thing you've gone through. It's hell… I know. It's tormenting to know that humanity only judge others by mere misconception and false beliefs but…"
Naruto widened his eyes, stupefied that somebody claimed to know his pain as much as he did. "No! I… will change that. I'll be the greatest Hokage so nobody will dare to look down on me!"
It was nostalgic; almost as if a tidal wave of forgotten memories resurfaced in Naruto.Y's mind. "I know you will. Even if the whole world despises you, I will always believe you. For you, Naruto Uzumaki, will be the greatest Hokage in this world… definitely."
"Y-You… believe in me?"
"That's right." Somehow, tears started to cascade down the blonde captain's cheeks. "Even if everybody says you're weak… even if everybody hates you… even if everybody glares at you with nothing but hatred in their eyes, I will always have faith in you."
"B-But why? Why will you believe a nobody like me? I know Oji-chan cares for me, but deep down in his heart, he doubts my skills. Everybody does!"
"But not me."
Naruto sniffed, his years of sealed sadness erupted. "W-Why n-not?"
"Because I'm you."
The younger blonde widened his eyes in confusion. "I don't understand…"
Naruto.Y clenched his fist tightly. "Remember the incident that happens when we're five?"
Yoruichi was silent; she never knew how exactly her husband died; after all, she was born in Soul Society. Besides, the man she loved, who masked a visage of unbreakable façade, never shattered the will of living and always retained an attitude of optimism. "Naruto-kun… I have never seen you like this before. Is this the hidden side of you that you never show to anybody? Is this the past you lock so tightly in your heart that even I'm prohibit to see? The fragile side of you?"
The younger blonde nodded. "I-I was… crucified and almost burned to death… by the villagers after I was thrown out… by the orphanage."
The Shihouin queen gasped.
"You're strong, kid, because you've survive that incident."
"W-What do you mean?"
"I didn't survive, kid. It all makes sense now. Yo-chan is right after all. We came from an alternative universe by the summoning techniques you have performed. In another words, you are stronger than me… you have much more potential than me." Naruto.Y wiped his flowing tears away and forced a light laugh. "Even enduring the tortures from the villagers, do you hate them for what they have done to you? Answer me honestly…"
Yoruichi was abolishing all of her murderous thoughts of creating a wide-scaled carnage in whatever village that had made her husband and the child's life miserable; instead, she suppressed her rage by clenching her fists firmly. "And I thought my life sucks when I was a child. Naruto-kun's life is beyond imagination… I don't know who in this universe can go through all of that they've been through and didn't go insane. They don't deserve such a horrible life…"
The younger blonde replied in slight hesitation. "I… I do feel angry at them for attacking me but… I… I know they must've suffered as well when… the fox attacked Konoha. I… don't hate them for what they've done but… I rather endure all this pain than having somebody else to endure it all for me."
"For someone your age to say these kind of things…" The blonde captain ruffled the younger blonde in a similar fashion of how Genryusai used to when Naruto.Y was young. "I'm proud of you, kid. I really do. I-"
At that moment, a few entities landed to the ground before them. "Naruto! Are you alright? I have received message from Iruka-san that Mizuki is trying to hurt you and… and… who are those people?"
"Oji-san! These two saved my life!" Naruto ran to his surrogate grandfather's side.
The blonde captain's golden fringes casted a disturbing shadow over his cerulean eyes as he stood up gradually. "Unfortunately, I'm not as noble as my younger self…"
Yoruichi's heart raced in fear as she was perturbed by her lover's statement laced with a tone of unemotional and merciless intent. "Naruto-kun… no!"
"I cannot forgive them for what they have done! Never! I'll kill all of you! Rage of the heavenly storm!" Naruto.Y's eyes emitted a menacing blue, his grip held tightly on the hilt of his sword as his spiritual pressure erupted in tremendous intensity by sheer rage.
Preventing an imminent catastrophe for occuring, Yoruichi dug her pocket and pulled out a syringe. Without allowing a moment of delay, the Shihouin queen jabbed the injection into her husband's hand, plunging the liquid into Naruto.Y's veins. "Wake up, Naruto-kun! Don't let your anger consumes you! You're never a reckless person! Come back to your senses, Naruto-kun! Come back to me! I need you!"
The audiences were unable to move due to the spiritual pressure pinning them in their spot. Never once felt this ungodly power before, Sarutobi staggered weakly. "I-Impossible… this is no chakra! …What supernatural is this? T-This gravity force… is unreal!"
Jerking the syringe out from Naruto.Y's hand, Yoruichi panted. "Luckily, Unohana-san passed me this medicine to suppress Naruto-kun's rage after what happened during the Rukongai district incident. If Naruto-kun flipped, nobody can stop him… except his grandfather."
Tranquillity replacing his pent-up wrath, Naruto.Y coughed painfully. "W-What is this… Yo-chan?"
"It's a medicine your grandmother made exclusive for you. She tells me to inject it into you if you… go berserk one day. I'm s-sorry… H-How are you feeling?"
Controlling the rampaging reiatsu within him, Naruto.Y channelled his fierce power into a serene state. Eventually, the blonde captain regained both his mental and physical states. "I felt like someone just throw a mountain at me. My head hurts... I've never been this angry before… is it because of Kyubi's influence?"
Yoruichi sighed. "I don't really know… perhaps because this realm of life contains two different Kyubi therefore…"
"I'm being controlled by him." Naruto.Y finished the sentence while his breathe laboured.
"H-Hold on a sec, what do you mean by two Kyubi in this realm of life? Who're you and what is your intention? You don't dress like a ninja or a samurai… who are you?" Sarutobi queried in worriment; it had been a while since he felt such fear in his aged heart.
"We have much to discuss." The blonde captain stated monotonously.
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"I'm sorry that I've threatened to kill you but… I believe somehow, my tenant was able to surpass my mental barrier and controlled me." Naruto deadpanned. "But if you wish for me to bow before you, you might as well kill me instead. I will not bow before the likes of you, lest showing respect."
Sarutobi sighed. "So… you're from another universe which Naruto accidentally summoned? And the both of you are … soul reapers?"
"Exactly." Yoruichi beamed, trying to enlighten the dusky ambience in the spacious room in which the walls were soundproof hence, their confidential conversation would not be leaked to the general populous. "You don't need to believe us. We only ask to train little Naru-chan and a place to stay temporary. Until we find a solution to our problem, we will stay to aid Naru-chan's growth and development. We have learned that little Naru-chan is living in an old apartment so it will be great if he moves in with us."
"It is not I who can make those decisions. The councils-"
"They can KISS my ass!" The blonde captain roared, causing Sarutobi to wince fearfully. "I don't give a shit if the councils blame you. I don't care if you are but a useless figure head that can't even make decisions yourself. And I certainly don't give a flying crap if the councils forbid our demands! That's right. We're not requesting anything from you. We're demanding; that means we get what we want, whenever we want, however we want and nobody can do anything about it! Unless… all of you wish to die, that is. I will definitely comply with that…wish."
Naruto.Y's iniquitous smirk sent chill to Sarutobi's spine. Yoruichi, in the other hand, pinched her lover's hand before laughing nervously at the Hokage. "S-Sorry… he hasn't recover yet… just give him some time to cool down and we'll talk some serious business. Right now, we simply need nice accommodation; if you fail to permit such simple request…."
Leaving the threat hanging, the old Hokage gulped; a woman's wrath was equivalent to hell and assaying his past experiences, it was always best not to provoke the paramount elite of the female race. "Of course. I'll arrange a place for you to stay but I cannot promise you that young Naruto could be sent under… I'm sorry but I didn't catch your names."
"Yamamoto Shihouin Yoruichi." The Shihouin queen smiled.
"Yamamoto Uzumaki Naruto." Naruto.Y folded his arms. "And I want my birthrights. Who are my parents before I died?"
"I-I cannot tell you."
The blonde captain drew his sword. "Then you WILL die…"
"Please! You don't understand! Y-Your birthrights… your parents… they're not alive anymore. That's all I can say."
Perceiving sincerity from the old Hokage's words, Naruto sheathed his blade and scanned the room, only to notice a photograph of a man who had an appearance identical to him. "Who's he?"
"He…is Namikaze Minato. The Yondaime Hokage. He is responsible in sealing the Kyubi into… you."
Yoruichi arched a brow. "And he died afterwards?"
Sarutobi only nodded in sadness. After a deep contemplation, Naruto decided to test a devised theory.
"I see… so he is my father, isn't he?" The Hokage's facial expression had given Naruto.Y's the undeniable truth.
"He did all that to protect the village. If you're him, what would you do, Naruto?" The old Hokage exclaimed. "He watches his wife, your mother, died in childbirth and personally seals a demon into his own son… how would that feel if you've experienced whatever he has experienced? Will you abandon your own country for the sake of your family or will you sacrifice yourself for the betterment of the world? "
The blonde captain clenched his fist tightly. "I won't blame him for sealing Kyubi into me… but how can you destroy a boy's childhood so easily?"
"Do you really think watching your younger self suffering in the streets is something I enjoy? It pains me to know that I'm only a guardian of the village and not a leader who can make decisions as easily as you think!"
"Then change! Do something!" Naruto argued.
"The civilian councils hold the majority rights to the public. We ninjas are beings who are trained to protect this village, nothing more, nothing less. The true leader of this country is the Damiyo."
"Let me speak with to this Damiyo so he or she can allocate the power differences in this village."
"The Damiyo only-"
"You have a week to arrange a meet." Naruto interrupted. "By the way, I've read through the Yondaime Hokage's files just now. Surprisingly, he owns a fortune estimated to worth more than half of this pitiful village and you keep it all away from the kid? I want my younger self, Naruto Uzumaki, to inherit all of our father's heritance immediately."
"You must not do that. Your father-"
"Has countless of enemies in Iwagakure but with my presence in this village, rest ensure that nobody can hurt my younger self. Besides, Yo-chan is here. Her power is more than enough to destroy this village in a single day so I believe her qualification as my younger self's guardian is certainly feasible. What do you think, Sarutobi-san?"
"Are you certain so?" Sarutobi narrowed his eyes, doubting the elder blonde's exaggeration.
"You sound as if our skills are not worthy enough yet. Very well, you can arrange a date where my wife can showcase her skills to you. It will be pleasant if the battle can commence in an arena where the entire villagers can witness. Three minutes are more than enough for her." Naruto.Y strolled towards the old Hokage and whispered darkly. "After all, she's the second strongest female shinigami in our world. It will be an insult to us if your men are weak."
Sarutobi widened his eyes; what mess had he ended himself with? "How do you define… weak?"
Naruto.Y disregarded the old Hokage's question and continued. "Please send somebody to escort my wife to our new house. Inform either me or her regarding the date of her battle. And before I go, you will call me, Namikaze Arashi, from now on. My full name shall not be revealed to this world. I am but Naruto's distant relative who travel from my village to Konohagakure with my beloved wife; if anybody inquires, this is the information you will give. That is all." Naruto spoke silently before ambling towards his wife and accompanied her to the ground level of the Hokage tower.
Sarutobi collapsed onto his chair and massaged his temples. "That Naruto is much more powerful than I've expected. I hope young Naruto will not hold such hatred in his heart and forgive the villagers."
Without hesitation, the Hokage pressed a button underneath his desk. "Call in Cat and Snake."
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"Yugao, Anko, you may remove your mask."
The two ANBU obliged their orders and removed their mask. In a blink of an eye, their masked puffed into white smokes and disappeared from existence.
"What is the new mission, Hokage-sama?"
Sarutobi sighed. "You are to serve as Namikaze Arashi and Namikaze Yoruichi's bodyguards and escorts."
The two, though trained to be emotionally reserved, were stunned to hear the surname once more.
Yugao was interested in the mission.
"Namikaze?" Cat asked. "Isn't that the clan Yondaime-sama belonged to? Last I heard, the prestigious clan was extinct along with Yondaime-sama. Are they really survivors?"
"Do not question the order. Just do as what you're told. To tell you the truth, even I hold no liberty to tell you any further. There will be an announcement to be made tomorrow. A match will be held to confirm their strength and identities. If they're from the Namikaze clans, then there proficiency in stealth, speed and agility must be beyond average shinobi." Sarutobi lied smoothly, not even showing the slightest hint of deception.
"Very well sir. When are we assigned to meet them?"
"Now. They're waiting for you downstairs. Bring them to the Namikaze compound. I've already sent several men to clean that place up. By the time the two of you have escorted them there, the men should have finished their work."
"Yes sir." The two ANBU saluted.
"Oh, one more thing. There is no need to wear your mask for this particular mission. The duration of it is unknown, therefore, you two will act as the Namikaze's personal body guards. Your friends and relatives, if somehow know briefly of what your mission is about, shall be silenced at all cost. This mission is classified as S-Class mission or beyond. Do not underestimate both of them, especially Na…uh… Arashi-san. I believe his power is on par or stronger than mine when I was in my prime. From the reports I gather, he is able to obliterate Mizuki like child's play. Do your best not to anger him, please?"
"Y-Yes sir!"
Before the two kunoichis left, the old Hokage stopped them with a scrutinising gaze. "Before I forget, the two of you are to send reports of their doing secretly, understand?"
"We know what to do." Anko assured. "Say, is this Arashi-san cute?"
Sarutobi rolled his eyes. "Dismissed!"
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"What's wrong with you today?" Yoruichi rubbed the scar on Arashi's hand in which the Shihouin queen forcefully injected with the syringe previously. "You're not behaving like you normally will be! The Naruto-kun I know isn't rude-"
"You don't understand…"
"Try me." Yoruichi gave a confident look.
"Humans are destructive beings. They are cunning and cruel. They use their family members, their friends, and their comrades for their own beneficial goods! Scums! All of them. They don't deserve any of my respect. They're flawed, murderous!" Naruto instantly realised that he had rehearsed what his future self had once said to him but kept his shock inwardly.
"Are we so different?"
"We…." Arashi wasn't able to conjure a divine answer. "I fail to see another side of them."
"You will." Yoruichi snuggled her head on her husband's broad chest and sighed blissfully. "Don't you think that our arrival might be fate's doing? Perhaps, fate wants to prove you wrong."
The blonde captain wrapped his hands around his lover's waist. "We'll see. Anyway, I'm sorry that I issue a challenge for you prior discussing it with you. I'm just... paranoid that the despicable people here might come to our premise and stir troubles. Once the match is over, your victory will warn those pussies not to mess with the super-duper awesome Yo-chan!"
Yoruichi giggled. "I know I'm awesome. You don't need to apologise though. I'll always trust your judgements. But, do you trust my abilities?"
"Of course. You're second only to Baa-chan in Soul Society."
"And in terms of beauty?"
"Who else will it be other than the strongest, bravest, the most beautiful Yamamoto Shihouin Yoruichi."
The Shihouin queen meowed seductively. "You and that sweet tongue of yours."
A loud cough was heard, causing Naruto to look over his wife's shoulder. "Yes, may I help you?"
"We're your bodyguards and escorts, sir." Anko winked flirtatiously. "But I can tell that you don't need any. You must be Arashi-sama. I'm Mitarashi Anko. This is my partner, Uzuki Yugao."
Yugao bowed in utmost politeness. "It's a pleasure to meet you. Yoruichi-sama. Arashi-sama."
"Arashi-sama…" The coquette temptress, Anko, spoke in a tone of lascivious intent. "We might need your protection instead…"
To her surprise, Arashi's expression was firm, his unwavering attitude showed no sign of being seduced by Anko. His pair of sapphire eyes remained dispassionate and calm as he studied the two female ANBU analytically; being studied under Arashi's stern glances sent chills up the two kunoichis' spine. "Very well, escort my wife to the compound. I will like to have a stroll before returning to our new accommodation. Let no harm befall on Yo-chan."
"Understood." Yugao bowed, unwilling to show her blush to her new master. Inwardly, she was surprised to know that a man at his calibre was faithful to his wife in an unspeakable, or rather, unbelievable degree.
"Naru- I mean… Arashi-kun, do you remember our little oath?"
Arashi rolled his eyes and sighed in frustration as he recited his wife's personal rules. "No drinking, no smoking and no finding trouble; casual flirting is permitted, but no intense activity. Failure to meet the requirement will be... castrated by you. Gotcha."
Delivering a quick peck on his wife's moist lips, the blonde captain dissipated into a gentle breeze, startling the two ANBU in the process.
An awkward silence intruded before Yoruichi twisted around and faced her new escorts with a decisive smile adorning on her features. "Say, do any of you realise that the three of us have purple hair? How about a game of tag? Winner of the game will be the most awesome purple-head in this village. What do you say? Who is up to the challenge?"
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"So, this is Konoha, huh?" Arashi studied the streets. As he surveyed various stores' signage insouciantly, he came across a bookstore. "Interesting. Do ninja village sell books in the middle of a night? Maybe that's one of the perks living in a village filled with ninjas."
The blonde stepped into the shop; the bell ranged, symbolising the alert of his arrival. The storekeeper, aware of the formalities his customer was emanating, greeted in excitement. "Welcome! Please have a look at our range of books!"
"You sell books at night?"
The storekeeper arched a brow. "You must be new here. With that katana strapped on your waist, you must be a samurai, aren't you?"
Arashi simply shrugged.
"Well, in a ninja village, some stores opened 24/7. Mine is one of those stores. You see, most ninjas work at night and sleep at day so someone must open business for them as well."
"I see. May I know where I can find books regarding about history."
"Walk down the hallway of my library and turn left in the second corner."
"Thanks." The blonde nodded before departing for his designated destination. As he reached the shelves, a title caught his full attention. Immediately, Arashi grabbed the spine of the book and pulled it out before muttering the title. "Massacre of the Uchiha Clan."
The shinigami flipped a few pages and had an avid read. The book's content stated several plausible theological ideologies behind the mystery of the carnage that happened in the Uchiha clan a few years ago. Media deliberately tried to seize information but was told that it was Uchiha Itachi, a child prodigy, who slaughtered mindlessly that night. One theory claimed that the young Itachi was betrothed to somebody he detested; in an untamed rage, he massacre the whole clan and eloped with his secret lover.
"Ridiculous." Arashi chuckled before placing the book back into the shelf.
"Books are knowledge. Knowledge equals power. But sometimes, some knowledge is considered… trash." The blonde captain spoke to no one but himself.
"It varies in opinion." A feminine voice murmured. "Everything has both aspects of positivity and negativity. If your circumscribed mind strongly believes that something has no positive aspects, then it has no positive aspects. If one is obligated to see the grey nature of life, then one can understand life meaningfully."
"Are you a philosopher?"
"Nope." The female wearing a green vest with a pony tail tied behind her head offered a hand. "I'm Inuzuka Hana. And I'm a vet."
"I'm Namikaze Arashi." The blonde captain shook her hand with a comely smile. "I'm a… physician. Surgeon to be more precise."
"Really!" Hana cheered. "We must have a lot in common. Say, what do you specialise?
"Cardiovascular. I'm a cardiac surgeon. My grandmother is a doctor so she used to teach me the arts of acupuncture and some other medical arts. She tends to force me to remember every medical herbs and their advantageous and disadvantageous usages. Somehow, it becomes my interest in becoming a medical practitioner." The blonde smiled and took cognition of the vet's blushing cheeks. Nevertheless, he wasn't lying about his alternative profession as a doctor. "So, what do you do beside nursing pets?"
"Vets are rare in villages. I take care of almost all of the ninken in this village and various animals in the wildlife. I'm a part-time kunoichi though." Hana snuck a glance at her wristwatch and gasped. "Oh no! I'm late! Mom is so going to kill me. I gotta go. Hop by my clinic sometimes. It's just down the streets! See ya, Arashi-kun."
"Farewell. We will meet again soon."
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(Canon universe of Naruto: Court of pure souls)
"All of you have finally arrived." Genryusai slammed his staff onto the woodened ground. "It has come to my attention that currently, in the world of the living, there are two mysterious reiatsu signatures wandering in Konohagakure, a village that trains their younglings to become ninjas. What's truly strange about this incident is that, Shihouin Yoruichi's reiatsu is detected. Reports gather that one of the mysterious entities' reiatsu is completely identical to Shihouin taichou. Can you explain this perplexing situation, Shihouin taichou?"
Yoruichi arched a confused brow. "Me? In the world of the living? I was in my office the whole day doing those disgusting paperwork!"
"Then how do you explain somebody as if a doppelganger self of you in the world of the living?"
The female Shihouin leader shrugged nonchalantly. "Beats me. I'll like to know what's going on as well."
The captain commander eyed the captain of the second division in cautions before continuing his report. "Although that entity possesses the same reiatsu signature with Yoruichi taichou, the chairman of the science and research department, Kisuke Urahara, notices that that particular entity contains a slightly higher reiatsu level compares to Yoruichi taichou."
Everybody muttered with the captains next to them as the news were heard. Love, captain of the seventh division, stroked his chin. "Having reiatsu higher than a captain level shinigami? And stronger than Shihouin taichou? That's unheard of."
"That's not what I'm worried of." Genryusai exclaimed.
Jushiro took a step forward. "Are you worried of the second individual that you haven't spoken of? Is he or she a potential threat?"
"Yes. Between the two reiatsu signatures, the one beside the reiatsu signature that is identical to Yoruichi is considered beyond dangerous if he or she decides to attack Soul Society."
Everybody gasped.
Yoruichi asked hastily. "What is it? How strong is that guy?"
"That individual has twice the amount of reiatsu a captain-level shinigami should have." Urahara voiced out the information, leading the captains in a panic state. "Right now, the only man in this world who possesses that much reiatsu is none other than Yamamoto sotaichou. They are not a threat yet, but if provoked, we're unsure the consequence."
Shinji scratched his head in frustration. "Nonetheless, it doesn't mean we should ignore those two and allow them to walk Earth casually. I suggest sending somebody to investigate this problem."
"Then it shall be done. Shihouin Yoruichi, captain of the second division. You're hereby appointed in this mission with your lieutenant to the world of the living and find out their intention. Do not attack, provoke or intercept their plans. Only one who has reiatsu twice the amount of a captain-level shinigami can fight one who has that much reiatsu. In this court, only I'm qualified to battle that entity, unfortunately. Once the intention is cleared, report back as soon as possible! Meeting adjourn!"
Yoruichi bowed in acceptance before walking to her squad barracks, preparing for her next vehement mission.
Omake: Yoruichi and her sprinting adventures!
Anko and Yugao were panting anxiously. They were the village's elites, the nightmare of their enemies and the supreme authority enforcers of Konoha, yet they were beaten in a childish game of... tag!
"Unbelievable, she totally kicks our asses! Son of a bitch!" Anko wiped off the sweats from her forehead, still desperately trying to ease her exhaustion.
"Son of a bitch! She totally kicks our asses! This is blasphemy!" Yugao collapsed onto the ground.
Yoruichi, on the other hand, was beaming in joy. "Yay! So, do the two of you admit your inferiority and accept your sweet defeat? Am I not the greatest purple-head in this village?"
"H-How... d-did you outrun u-us, Yoru... ichi-sama!" Anko queried as she hadn't recovered.
"Yeah... you just d-disappear! L-Like a flash!" Yugao tilted her head with sparkles of admirations in her eyes.
"That is for me to know and for you to never find out." Yoruichi laughed manically. In the midst of her shining glory, she accidentally woke up her neighbours. The Hyugas weren't happy the next morning and the Uchihas had recurring nightmares of a female demon, which had glistening violet hair and a pair of evil sunglow eyes, wrecking havoc in Konoha.
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YES! The world is in deep shit now.
Stay tune to the next episode: Yoruichi vs Yoruichi: It's like world destruction.
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