Enter Now Naruto's World: The Zannen(Children of Regret) Part 6
Mission In The Water Country Pt. IV
The Zannen fight their way through Mist ninja heading to toward the Water Temple. They make it half-way and hear the Pelican scream in agonizing pain. Janet stops to gasp momentarily and almost gets her head chopped off.
Shinobi focus!,..screams Akio sensei. The objective is right in front of us,..fight with purpose!
The Zannen fight their way down a long stone path with water on either side from which Mist ninja keep attacking from!
I'M TIRED OF THIS!,..says Daisy,..."POM!"
Daisy Drummond the one called "Shadow-Dancer" summons the diamond sword she retrieved at the Earth Country Mission. She begins to hack and mow down the Mist Ninja that constantly attack!
OH my God!,...Dancer!,...proclaims Sheila
(Nick is also astonished at Daisy)
My God Dancer,.. STOP!,..screams Janet
Then how are we supposed to stop these guys!,..responds Daisy.
Gerard!,...says Akio sensei
Sure!,..says Gerard. Earthstyle: Mudwall!
C'mon!,..how long's that gonna hold!,..retorts Daisy.
!Long Enough!,...says Bone out of nowhere. I thought you'd have these doors open by now!
You look like we need to get inside quick!,..says Nick.
Yeah we do! says Bone. The Pelican is dead and his two goons are coming, and those guys are very strong! They are also not so right in the head!,...NOW YOU!,..The girl that can do water jutsu!,..can you do a water cannon jutsu?
No!,.. replies Sheila,...I can do waterbullets.
That will not do! can you do a water dragon jutsu?,..says Bone.
NO!
What!? replies Bone,...I've been hearing about the Magnificent Leaf Ninja and their Outworlder Children whom possess galactic power! Tssk! what CAN you do!?
I can do water prison jutsu,...um,..ah, Waterwall,..and,...
THAT! says Bone,..Waterwall is just a water wave going up!,..do that!
Um Hello,..more ninja are coming!,... proclaims Janet
Water Wave NOW!,..screams Bone.
It won't be enough!,... says Sheila
Just give it all you've got!,... replies Bone.
You'll do fine,..proclaims Akio sensei while doing handsigns
CHOMP!
One of those huge mudskipper Piranha jumped out the water, from one side of the path to the other side and swallowed Akio whole.
What! NO SENSEI! HOLY SH*T!,...says Vinny.
Then a deep gruff voice speaks:
Such fowl language!,..Bone!, what kind of company are you keeping these days! Allow me to help you all by putting you out of your misery, by ending your lives! Bwahahahahaha!
The Mist begins to rise to the point where you cannot see the hand in front of your face.
Bone begins to speak:
Young leaf girl, if you do not want to die here in this mist, you will ramp up your waterwall with all you got!
I,..I can't,..I,...
He's coming in fast!,..says Bone.,...ONE!
I,..OK,..OK! says Sheila
She's choking!,...says Janet.
NO she's not!,..syas Bine doing handsigns.,...TWO!
He's on us!,..Gerard Mudwall!
With what Nick!,..we're on a 3 foot wide path with water on either side!
THREE! WATER CANNON JUTSU!
She's no good! You all DIE NOW! HAAAAAAA!
Just then Vincent Marko lets out a huge plume of HOT Steam,..knocking back all the mist ninja including the pelican's two top assassins.
That will do just fine!,..says Bone. Leaf girl!,..NOW!
Got it Waterstyle waterwall,..water release: Waterwave!
Hold!,...Hold!,...HOLD!,...now focus!
You got it!,...the gates are opening!,..says Nick
It's not enough.,... says Janet
they're coming and Vinn can't do what he did before,..says Gerard.
I got this! chakra release: ultimate channel jutsu
Akio crawled out from the water and used his immense Uzumaki Chakra to channel into Sheila whose waterwave decimates her shark statue and blows the colossal water temple doors open
Everyone in now! screams Bone,..the doors won't stay open for long!
All the konoha ninja run into the water temple palace
Wow Sheila!,..I thought you broke it,..proclaims Gerard.
If you claim to be Mizukage, why are you afraid of those two ninja? Aren't Kage supposed to be the strongest!?,..taunts Janet.
Young girl!,...being Kage isn't just being strong! You have to be smart as well! True!,..I am stronger than them, all of you , but no need to take a chance against really efficient and bloodthirsty ninja. Those two are true shinobi, they kill with no thought, no feelings! Once I have what I came for, I will unite my country and all will be as it was! They will fall in line or die!
Ok!,...that's a nice story, but how do we find the room with the gems?,...says Nick
Stop!,..we're being watched!,..says Bone.
What is it?,..says Janet.
Water Monks!,..replies Bone.
Where's the gems of the Akatsuki!?,..says Nick.
Deep beneath the palace,..the East wing, but to get there you have to go to the upper most holies!
Seriously!,...what?,.cries Sheila
Ninja are Stealthy,..everything is hidden,..says Akio
Nothing is easy in this world!,..Damn!,..says Gerard
No it is not!,..this is also where we part ways Zannen of the leaf!
What?,..says Janet.
When I activate the water stairs,..move up to the holies, an DO NOT STOP!,..we get one chance,...says Bone
Where are you going,..replies Sheila
To get what I came for, don't worry about me! When you get to the upper most holies,.use your water bullets to open the water elevator that will bring you down to the east wing cellar. Do not dally , go straight to the treasure room, get what you came for then leave immediately.
Why the haste!,..what're we dealing with,..says Sheila,..I feel like you're leaving something out!
Just make it quick!,...Your'e Leaf ninja!,..it should be a piece of cake,..1,2,3! Go!
Bone does handsigns creating a powerful waterdragon jutsu. The water monks attack. Bone directs the waterdragon jutsu into a hole in the palace temple floor.
He missed!,..proclaims Janets.
They're attacking!,... says Rob
Rob fry em!,..screams Nick!
No! there's water everywhere!,..replies Akio
There!,...the stairs is up!,..says Bone
Bone's jutsu opened a huge hole in the palace floor out of which a set of stairs made entirely of water eminates. It goes all the way up to a ledge that seems to lead to a room.
There's too many of them, they won't let us up the stairs!,..says Sheila.
Akio Sensei screams out,..Zanne stand strong, you want to go home don't you!
The Zannen begin to break loose a melee of jutsu and taijutsu attacks, but no matter how hard they fight more Monks appear
Bone! cries Janet,...How do we get past theses guys!?
Sigh! It can't be helped ,...I can't get past them either!,..says Bone to himself. SUMMONING JUTSU!
"POOOOM!"
GLUUUUUUUUUUUUBBBBBBBBB!,..ROOAAAAAAAAARRR!
BONE YOU FOOL!,..I told you to never summon me where there is no water! Says the giant Man-of-War Jellyfish summon.
Gad-D*amn, that's one F*cking huge jellyfish! says Vinny.
I need your help old friend!,..says Bone
I don't play games!
I know you don't Patton!,..besides there is water everywhere, please put down these water temple monks, but do not harm the leaf ninja. Mr. Patton,..I am almost at full achievement!,...Now please put them down!
So be it! bellows the huge summon.
Patton lights up in a colorful ripple formation, then shoots his many tendrils at every watertemple Monk,..paralyzing each one.
It is done!,..says the huge summon
"POM!"
The summon is gone
I'm gone too!,..good luck!,...says Bone as he races down the water stairs.
Zannen!,.. up the Stairs move, and stay alert. this is what we came for!,..cries Akio.
The Zannen reach the upper level of the water Temple palace. there is beautiful Marble everywhere, and water shooting up like huge pillars, as if they were holding up the entire temple. The back palace room has a large round table off to the side is what looks to be a door with the hidden Mist symbol on it.
That must be it!,..Sheila go for it!,..says Akio.
I'm on it!,..Waterstyle: water bullets!
As soon as Sheila hit the door with her jutsu thecircular door swings around revealing an opening.
Do we?,..do we jump in,..says Janet softly
Wait! Something's happening!,... says Gerard.
Here comes our ride!,..says Akio
The Water comes up rushing, then stops at floor level where the Zannen are standing.
It's the elevator that Bone guy was talking about,..replies Vinny
Remember Zannen!,..He said , get in, Get what we came for, and get out,..no excuses!,..retorts Akio,..Let's go!
The Zannen go down the water elevator for what seems like for ever until they reach the bottom. Akio lights up the intricate torch system and the entire bottom cellar lights up.
There!,..see it,..all the way on the other side!,..says akio
It's a straight shot all the way to the other side of the lower cellar of the Water Temple. it's a huge area, like an empty underground warehouse. on the opposite side of the entrance is is a round open room.
IT'S EMPTY!,..screams Janet. I'm getting tired of this!
Janet! Wow,..you usually don't talk much!,..what's going on?! replies nick
You gotta admit, this sucks! says Rob,..We are no closer to getting home, then when we first got here!
Not to mention!,..it's likely we got tricked,..replies Gerard.
!,..Daisy broods.
What does this mean?,..says Vincent sadly
It means we're not going home!,..says Sheila
,.And our Elite ninja over here never noticed we were being tricked!,..tsck! GOD!,..says Janet tauntingly
O.K. saddle up Zannen!,..let's get out of here!,..says Akio
Now hold on,..we've barely looked around!,.. says Nick
We don't have time!,..says Akio,...Let's go!
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
The ground begins to shake
What was that!?,.. says Vinn
The Ground shook!,..says Gerard
Grumbling vicious animal noises come from the holes in the walls of the large room.
Something's in those walls!,..screams Sheila
There's water coming out as well,..says Gerard
Akio says gruffly,..let's go Zannen!,..move now!
Shoom,.Boom,..Shoom
The open area that was clear is now starting to rapidly close off as walls begin to come up from the floor and move from the sides as well,.with the roaring sound of large unknown animals moving closer to where the Zannen are.
We've waited too long,..it's a barricade!,..says Akio
Look there's an opening,..says Janet.
Quick Run!,..says Nick.
BOOM!
The Zannen now have to run through a Maze of walls that have appeared and get separated from each other as walls go up and down moving in and out!
What's happening!?,.screams Janet.
BOOM!
I think this lower level is a trap, designed to lock in interlopers, but the walls are getting stuck for some reason!,..says Akio. This might be our only hope of getting out of here!
Akio Sensei is correct. The Cellar was originally a trap made by Akatsuki,.designed to capture and kill anyone who tried to invade the treasure room,..but on the west side cellar of the Water Temple, incidents have occurred that have caused the Zannen's present predicament
About 15 minutes ago!
Gotta Move!,..says bone. Time is of the essence!
Bone goes down to the lower level just west of where the Zannen have arrived. Bone descends down to what is a maze of waterwalls. Bone summons a huge scroll. The scroll is full of powerful water element chakra. It causes the maze of waterwalls to drop revealing a room on the other end, or a large open area. Two huge sharks made of marble spout water out of their mouths like pillars, shooting water up through holes in the ceiling. A small tunnel between the two sharks lead to a chamber. Within the chamber are 7 marble pillars. all seven of the 3 ft. tall pillars have water shooting upward from them. 3 out of the 7 pillars with shooting water have weird looking weapons in the water. the Water is guarding the swords. Bone closely examines each one of the artifacts. Using a water element chakra focus jutsu, he puts his hand in the middle water column of the 3, and pulls out what looks to be a Katana handle. As it is pulled all the way out, a blade appears as solid metal.
Amazing!,..says Bone I finally have it! The Water Sword!
The Watersword is known to be able to go from liquid to solid at a whim making it hard to block, probably made to contrast other swords similar in nature! But as Bone picks up the sword with admiration, he finds he is not alone. Two other Mist ninja have infiltrated the Temple chambers!
You didn't think you were the only one who has the ability to become Mizukage did you!?,..says one of the two ninja.
Huro, and Hakira!,..says Bone. The pelican's dogs!
Slick words from the pelican's unwanted bastard brother!,..replies Hakira. Bwahahahaha!
What's with the look!,... says the other ninja called Huro. You think we would let a peon like you become the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist?
Hakira chimes in,..Little Bone!,..awe no quick comeback little Boney of the Matterun Clan!
Bone is infuriated and lunges at both the rogue ninja with the water sword, which is growing powerful in Bone's hands because of the immense chakra Bone is releasing into it. One slice, two slice,..3,..4 and Bone has made short work of his two former comrades.
"POM!" They were clones! They appear behind Bone and are pulling out the 2 remaining Monstrous swords.
1st is the Fish Bone
Bwahahahaha,..laughs Hakira. Bone you fool! Once again you lose! Only an idiot would pick the weakest of the 3 legendary Mist Swords!
The Fish Bone is sword made of a fish with bones that look and have the density of metal. the bones are also Poisonous. A strike from thsi sword is most likely going to be fatal. Only a strong ninja can wield it or die.
Huro chimes in,...I will be the one who becomes Mizukage, no one else fit!
Huro has pulled out the beast of a sword. It is called the Croc's Head. It literally has the head of a crocodile for a blade. When used as a sword the teeth stick out sideways for cutting power. When Chakra is infused it opens it's mouth like a crocodile head and bites to destroy whatever is in it's grasp!
Yeah right!,..proclaims Hakira,...I shall be Mizukage!,.but one thing we can agree on is,... neither of us wants this lowlife turd to become Mizukage,...come Huro! Let us kill the last of the mighty Matterun Clan!
The 3 begin to slice and hack at each other, crushing all the Marble pillars one by one making their way back up to the main hall, but not before destroying and shaking up the whole entire lower level of the Temple.
Back on the East side of the lower cellar of the Temple the Zannen are trapped in different sections. Separated by stone walls that are trying to enclose them forever, but keep getting stuck. They move open, then close due to the ruckus caused by Bone, Huro, and Hakira. Akio is with Gerard who are the closest to the exit out, next is Nick and Sheila trapped together, then Rob and Dancer, then Last is Janet and Vincent, because they tried to linger, looking for the gem that would get them back to the USA.
Help!,Help!,.screams Janet
Are we gonna die!? replies, Vincent
Can you guys hear me!?,...screams Akio from the other end.
No one answers! Nick angered by the separation, pops up a clone who helps him create a really dense rasengan. Nick begins to run toward the wall in the direction of the exit,..but he is grabbed by his collar. He comically fumbles back trying to control and dissipate the immense chakra ball.
WHAT DA CRAP,..is wrong with you!?,..why would you stop me? says Nick in frustration!
I don't want to die down here!,..replies Sheila
Neither do I, that's why i was trying to,...
No genius!,..says Sheila cutting off Nick. We're way down beneath this old Temple and I don't wanna get buried down here by that powerful "jutsu" of yours!,..GET IT!
Ok, ok,..says Nick.,..but I can't just,..
Just what?,..live?,...all this is not your fault!,.so stop!
What are you talking about?,..replies Nick
Hmphf!,...yeah you may be thick, but you're not that thick! You know what I'm talking about!
Nick's demeanor changes to a more sadden one.
Sheila,you shouldn't talk about things you don't know anything about!,..replies Nick
What "do" I know?,..I know we all have been forced to grow up faster than we should in the forsaken world! You can't keep think about "her" like that!
I couldn't even save her! You don't know! You don't know what she went through! What she did for me! How she was there for me!,..How could you know what it's like!,..."YOU'RE!,..
WHITE!?,..says Sheila emphatically.
RICH!,..replies Nick,..you don't know what it's like to be poor!
!,...sigh!,...I'm not rich! Yes the school we went to had a lot of rich kids, but to them, I was poor!
Huh?,..replies Nick
Look!,..all these kids look to us to help them get back home,,...shiii,..i don't know how that even happened,..but the thing is i know I can't do this alone! I tell you what!,..I'll be your new friend, and protector! says Sheila,.. You watch my back, and I'll watch yours,..deal?
Hmphf!,..DEAL!,..says Nick with a more relaxed happy look
Now let's get outta here! says Sheila
In the next wall Dancer grows impatient
This is bull, I'm not gonna die in this sh*tty world!
You've been quiet this whole time Daisy,..and this is what you say now,..responds Rob.,...FOCUS!
Foget you Rob,..I'm not gonna die!,..I'm not gonna die!
Cruuuumble,ruuuuuumble,..ruuuuuuumble,..the Temple is falling apart. The wals that are holding the Zannen back from the exit move in and out up and down. With timing the Zannen move forward leaping over and moving around the maze of walls. Janet and Vincent notice more trouble.
Something's happening!,..says Vinny,...What's that!?
It's,..it's water!,...replies Janet. and,.something's alive,..they're moving toward us,...MOVE VINN!
Akio and Gerard are at the elevator. Nick and Sheila re one wall back, and next to them are Rob and Daisy. Janet and Vincent are way back and screaming for help! Their Cries can be faintly heard when the walls move.
What's that ,..I hear screams says Daisy
That's Janet and Vinny,..says Rob. We gotta save them!
We who?,..as soon as this wall moves again I'm gone! replies Daisy
Rob with a really pissed look on his face, lights up with electrical chakra all over
You fool this place is practically all water!
I can't hold back anymore!,.. responds Rob
Ruuuuumble,ruuuuuumble,ruuuuuumble-The walls move again, giving an opening
I'm gone!,...says Daisy
Rob concentrates all that's within him to crack through the wall behind him. ZIP,zip,zip,..BOOM!-Rob manages to break through the wall. the whole place is shaking and the walls move again, and Janet and Vinny come running through with ravenous growl's behind them.
RUN,RUN!,..they're coming! they're coming!
What's coming replies Rob
GRRRRRRRRRRRRAOOOAHH! SLAM! The walls shut and slam before what was coming could get to Rob, Janet, and Vincent
What was that?,...
We don't know, but they're big and sound hungry!
ruuuuuumble,ruuuumble,ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble, the whole Temple shakes again violently and the walls partially open again.
By now everyone is at the elevator that leads up and out except for Rob, Vinn, and Janet.
Go now ,..screams Rob,...the water keeps me from using my electric strike, but if we run we can beat these animals out of here!
The three shuffle and hustle, jumping over and running around the walls.
I hear them!,..just around this wall,..says Janet
Cruuuuumble,ruuuuuuuuuuuumble,ruuuuuuuuumble,,..SLAM!
The last wall between the others and Rob, Janet, and Vincent comes down hard with only a little space of an opening at the top.
Vin you might be small enough!,..try to get through the top!,..says Rob.
I't no use,..says Janet. It's not enough space!
Those things!,..I can hear them coming,..says Vinn
Get in the elevator all of you,..i will try to get them out,..says Akio
I can try to get them out with an Earth style jutsu,..says Gerard
No!,..replies Sheila. This place is too unstable
She's Right!,..you guys gotta leave us and get out of here,..says Rob
Nick is charging up a rasengan,..I will not leave them here to die!
ARE YOU CRAZY!,..says Daisy while grabbing Nicks arm. Don't do that or we'll all die!,...we got to go NOW!
Sheila get them out of here now!,..says Rob
Start up the Elevator Sheila!,..now!,..says Akio
GROOOOWL,..GRRRRROOAAAH!
THEY'RE COMING!,..says Vinny
JUST GO!,..says Rob!
DON'T LEAVE US!,..says Janet!
CRUUUUUUUMBLE,RUUUUUUMBLE,, CRUUUUUUUMBLE
the whole bottom shakes more violently then ever. The Walls do not move as the ceiling begins to fall and cave in. Akio does handsigns to try to save the 3 but is knocked back by the shaking
It's ok,..go!,..says Rob
There is nothing we can do for them!,..it's now or never!,..says Daisy
(That damn ShadowDancer!,..says Janet to herself)
Akio jumps into the water elevator just before a huge chunk of the ceiling falls on him,..separating them even more.
Akio screams out!...WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOUR SACRIFICE!,..NEVER!
SHEILA!,..screams Daisy
Waterstyle: Water Bullets!
Sheila shoots water at the walls of the circular tube,..and water immediately pushes Akio,Gerard, Nick,Sheila, and Daisy up to the upper holies which is now on the main level. They got to the top just in time to see Bone, Hakira, and Huro fighting outside the Temple, then off into the deep forest of the Hidden Mist. The Temple Monks are also running out of the Temple screaming to each other:
Get out the Temple has been defiled and is collapsing!
The Zannen watch from the outside as the Temple totally collapses in on itself into a mountain of rubble
YOU BASTARD!,..Nick rushes at Akio sensei. You knew this was a fool's trip. You're worst than Nobody Sensei,..a bunch of clueless, useless mercenaries!
Oh stop it Nick!,..It had to be done!,..says Daisy
Dancer!,..Don't talk to me!
Nick!,..calm down!,..says Sheila
This ninja is supposed to be an Elite, but he had no problem leading us into this death trap without a decent strategy! YOU CAN'T TELL ME HE DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN,..AND ALL FOR "NOTHING!"
Sheila grabs and hugs Nick from behind as Nick angrily holds back tears
SIGH!,..YES! I knew,..we all knew,...but unlike many others back at the leaf village I too share the desire to see you go home. I've seen many a war! I've seen the pain that Nobody Sensei goes through because of the loss of the idea of Home.,...I do know Pain...
Just then!,...CRUUUUUUUUUMBLE,RUUUUUMBLE,.."BOOM!""FIIIIIIIIIIIIIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!" "GUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH!" A water geyser shoots up from the center of the rubble,..ejecting Rob, Janet, Vincent, and some huge dead piranha-mudskippers! The rest are astounded.
Sheila says,..You guys are ok,..how did you?
YEEESSS!,..says Nick
How did you get out of there!,..says Gerard
Rob replies,...This lady here is a genius,..and this young buck here is a prodigy!
Let's go home Zannen!,...says Akio
Seriously how did you guys escape that?,..says Gerard
Steam my man!,..STEAM!,..replies Rob. We found one of those geyser holes in what was left of the ceiling,..and built up steam,..with all that water and my lightning covering to keep us safe,..we just shot up like a rocket, and it was all the idea of this one! She saved our lives!
Sheila is thinking(Wow!,..she's not just a mouth) Way to go Janet!
Great!,..can we walk and talk!,..says Akio Sensei
Good to see you guys made it! says Daisy
everyone goes silent.
Look I'm just trying to be,...
Janet replies,...Oh just shut up Dancer,..OUCH!,..what is this?
Holy crap,..is this,..c'mon,...c'mon,..aaaaaaaaaaaaaargh AHH!
Daisy pulls from the rubble a huge sword that looks like a giant "old-style" can opener,..when a low gasping, voice says from the rubble. It's one of the Water Temple Monks:
That is the fabled "CRESCENT MOON SWORD",..cough,cough,...very powerful,..wielded by the pure in heart it is a cough blessing,..but wielded,..cough by the evil,..it,...it becomes a horrible tool of, of, ...of mass destruction. I can feel my life slipping from me so I cannot fight you for it. It was the real reason we monks protected the Temple. Please,...cough!,..leaf ninja take care of that Sword, the ninja here in the mist are unworthy of it anyway!,..Cooooough! Take it foreigners!,...cough, and never return!
Ok,..With that being said,..the docks are 2 days away from where we are now,..if we rush!,...says Akio,.. "I" plan to make the next boat, if you guys wanna stick around this god-awful place you're welcome to it!
shoom,shoom,shoom,shoom,shoom,shoom,shoom! The Zannen zip off heading towards the docks of the Water country to catch the last boat bound for the Leaf Village. Daisy takes one last look at the dead Water Temple Monk,..seals away her new trophy,..then darts off after the rest!
This ends the Zannen's Campaign to the Land of Water!
As always if you want to know what these characters look like go to KrazeeShocksee on youtube, or to my page. Still working on artwork to put up soon! Take care!
*next up is the mini-chronicles
