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Kage no Oni
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X+X+X Chapter 14 X+X+X
Scowling, Naruto grabbed the med-nin by the face and tossed him back over to the Banshees with a mental command to loose a Facehugger on him and the other scientists. His Ghosts moved to flank him protectively, but Naruto waved his hand in dismissal. Not quite understanding the situation, the Ghosts obeyed and disappeared in puffs of smoke as they reverse-summoned themselves back to the Hive in Konoha.
"Kuchiyose." Naruto mumbled as he pressed his hand to the ground. In a cloud of smoke, six beings appeared. As it cleared, the forms of six Predaliens were revealed. Not long after capturing the female Half-blood, Naruto had performed the ritual on her with Queen blood and then mated with her. Less then four days later, the female gave birth to nearly three dozen Predaliens. He planned on increasing their numbers as soon as he got back to the hive.
"Due to Danzo's experiments and actions, there are now several dozen rogue Warriors in this base." Naruto stated calmly, though coldly. He was reluctant to give the order, but it was needed. "Before the man's death, Danzo had control over them. They had been the ones responsible for the capture of Dracus and Temari. When we got close to the base, Danzo recalled them all back here and sealed off the entire base just after my clone set off the explosive tags."
One of the Predaliens let out a gutteral clicking sound much like the Full-blooded Yaut'ja. Naruto sighed and then nodded in answer to the being's question.
"Yes, now that Danzo is dead, the Warriors are now out of control and while they may not be able to cause much, if any havoc here, there is the chance of them escaping to any nearby island nations and spreading even further." Naruto explained before pausing. Sighing softly, Naruto gave the order. "You are to kill them on sight. No exceptions. If you find anyone alive in the base that the Banshees hadn't found, you know what to do." Nodding slightly, the six Predaliens took off down seperate corridors, leaving Naruto with the last one.
"Doton: Doryuu Heki." Naruto stated calmly as he placed his hand on the wall, a stone slab rising behind him to seal off the tunnels his Predaliens entered along with his own tunnel. Unsealing an assortment of Predator technology, Naruto started arming himself with a short-barreled rifle-type plasma caster, a number of laser nets and other assorted devices stored in several pouches clipped to the back of his belt, and a power glove on his left forearm with a sat-com installed on it. He then took his personalized gunmetal grey mask, which was like that of a snarling Xenomorph, and put it on.
He also put on a pauldron on his shoulders that didn't interfere with his dorsal tubes. Attaching a pair of plasma casters to the shoulder-mounts, Naruto armed the plasma caster in his hands and shouldered it before moving on. While he could probably hunt down and kill the Xenomorphs in the area on his own, Naruto decided to try something a little different, hence the Predator armor and weaponry.
Switching between visual frequencies, Naruto eventually found one that allowed him to track down his rogue kin. Following the trails left behind by the Xenomorphs, Naruto cautiously made his way through the tunnels, pipes lining the walls and ceilings in this particular sector.
Instincts screaming at him, Naruto rolled forward to duck the clawed swipe of a Warrior before ending in a crouch and turning around, firing a sphere of blue plasma straight into the chest of the same Warrior. As it fell to the floor- dead- and its blood started eating away at the stone, Naruto continued on. Passing by a side tunnel, Naruto tossed a laser net device on the wall, said device activating once he passed by it.
Despite this being the first hunt he had participated in using Predator technology, Naruto had practiced using the weapons and armor along with studying/translating their language- verbal and written- and reverse engineering their technology. Now that he thought about, he had started acting like one in small ways such as starting his own 'trophy collection'. He only had a few skulls, but then again, he had only started about a month ago.
Tossing another laser net to seal off the main tunnel behind him, Naruto came to a stop. In front of him was a large chamber with a sizable pool of water off to one side, which was definitely not man-made. Along the walls were several openings like vents, off-shoot tunnels, side tunnels, etc. What put Naruto on edge, however, was the fact that the walls, ceiling, and floor were covered in resin.
'Shit...They already have the basics of a hive going and if that human was right, there are still a number of unused eggs in the base...along with a single Queen's egg...' Thought Naruto as he pointed his rifle at a Facehugger that lunged at him from a vent above his head, firing and killing it without even looking at it. Cycling through visual frequencies again, Naruto noticed a number of heat signatures in the chamber, all human. They were suspended about half-way up the twenty foot high walls, dead Facehuggers lying below each one.
Arming his rifle and taking aim, Naruto fired a round into the chest of one human, his shoulder cannons loosing salvo after salvo into the chests of other humans. A Chestburster forced its way out of a human female's rib cage, only to be killed a moment later by a burst of plasma.
Just then, Warriors started entering the chamber from the numerous tunnels leading into the room. Luckily, Naruto was able to hold them back long enough for his Predaliens to come barreling through seperate tunnels and aid him in the slaughter of the rogue Xenomorphs. When the room was cleared, Naruto lowered his rifle and gazed upon the dozens of Warrior carcasses, their blood eating away at the resin and stone on the floor and walls.
"Stop fucking with me, Kami..." Naruto grumbled angrily to himself as he folded the barrel of his rifle in half and then folded the stock before holstering it on his left hip. His shoulder cannons swiveled around and deactivated as he stared at the water basin before him. Growling quietly, Naruto tossed a couple laser nets that sealed off all of the tunnels leading into the chamber before turning back to the basin.
Without a second thought, Naruto and his Predaliens dove into the water and started swimming through the flooded tunnel rather quickly. Like the chamber, the walls of the tunnel were coated in resin. Mentally cursing, Naruto spotted a pair of Warriors swimming towards them. Two Predaliens surged forward and quickly broke the necks of both rogues, leaving their corpses to float in the water.
After several minutes, they eventually came upon the exit and found themselves in the middle of a large crater that Naruto figured to be on the coast since there was a large number of underwater tunnels that connected here, most of which being flooded with salt water.
Tossing a laser net down, Naruto sealed off the tunnel he and his dual-breed escorts just came from. Taking a quick look around the area, Naruto found the area to be void of any Xenomorphs. Taking a look in each of the pools of water, he found the tunnels to be the same as the one they came from a minute ago. Sealing them off with laser nets, Naruto placed a tag device- which was set to a certain frequency so as not to alert any Predators on/off planet- in the center of the crater to find it again when he comes back later with reinforcements.
After checking the map on the heads-up display in his mask, Naruto found that he and his Predaliens were nearly twenty miles from Danzo's base. Scowling at that, Naruto returned to the underwater tunnel they had originally gone through, turning off the laser net long enough for him and his Predaliens to get back into the water before reactivating the device.
Doing the same thing with the various other laser nets they came upon, they came to a stop at the earthen barrier Naruto had set up earlier. Activating his power glove, Naruto punched a hole through the six foot thick stone wall before climbing out, the Predaliens following a moment later. Once they were all out, Naruto resealed the barrier, using his chakra to patch up the hole.
As they left the base, Naruto pressed a button on his sat-com before several dozen laser nets activated all across Danzo's base, sealing off several key locations. During his interrogation of the med-nin, Naruto had sent out a number of Kage Bunshin to seal off certain sectors that had already been secured by his Ghosts and Banshees. Dismissing his Predaliens, Naruto made his way over to the hulking form of Dracus, who now sported a number of claw marks all over its body; most of them were just minor scratches with one or two that drew blood.
"I see you weren't hurt too bad, Dracus." Naruto stated calmly as he put his hand on one of the more serious slashes that racked diagonally across Dracus' forehead. It would definitely scar. Dracus hissed softly in reply as it lowered its body enough for Naruto to climb onto it's back and into the harness.
"Let's go back to Konoha. I'll deal with this irritation later." Naruto ordered with a slight growl, referring to the rogue Xenomorphs. While virtually the same, Danzo's interference had messed with the Xenos mental link with Naruto, his Queen and Empress, Haku, and Yugito. Because of that, the rogue Xenomorphs had returned to their original instincts without anyone to control them, two of them to be specific; continue the existence of the hive and kill all threats to the hive.
Naruto scowled from behind his mask as he thought about that. If he didn't act quick, Naruto knew that his work would be for nothing if an outbreak of rogue Xenomorphs occured. Blissfully unaware of the chaos, Temari slept peacefully beside him.
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"The old hag still won't come back, eh?" Naruto asked as he appeared behind Sarutobi, startling the Hokage as the elderly man was doing paper work. Chuckling at that, Naruto walked around and sat down in one of the chairs, propping his feet up on the edge of the desk. Sarutobi gave the teen a flat look at that, but said nothing about it.
"No, she won't even come back to heal Sasuke." Sarutobi answered as he got back to his paper work. Naruto scoffed and leaned back in his chair, smirking.
"Good. That brat deserves it." Naruto commented coldly as he pulled a file out of his cloak and dropped it on top of the Sandaime's desk. "Danzo's dead, but the crippled bastard fucked with my hive. Now these an outbreak of rogue Xenomorphs in the Dark Lands. I just came back to tell you about it and take care of a couple things here in Konoha before going back to finish them off in a few days."
"I see..." Sarutobi trailed off as he opened the file and started looking through it. Among some reports and data sheets were photos of Danzo's little side projects. A couple said side projects being experimentations on Xenomorphs. Luckily, none of them were successful.
"I hear that Akatsuki is on the move." Naruto commented as he gave Sarutobi a serious look.
"Yes. I assume you know what I know, so I'll keep it brief. Akatsuki always travel in pairs, all nine of its members are S-rank criminals, and they are hunting for the Bijuu. Ergo, they are hunting down the jinchuuriki. If Jiraiya doesn't convince Tsunade to come back to Konoha soon, he'll miss the chance to get vital information from his informants all across the continent. As much as I would love to see my student become Godaime, I now know that she is unfit for it after reading your report on that mission." Sarutobi explained as he sighed quietly. "Thats why I'm going to hand the title of Hokage over to you in three years."
"Oh, hell no!" Naruto declared as he shot to his feet. "You know damn well that I belong out on the field of battle! You know I hate being confined and caged! Remember what happened when that one fucker tried putting me in a cage when I was nine?"
Sarutobi went pale and shivered at the thought. Even now, seven years after the fact, they still haven't found every piece of that guy...
"Besides, it's not my dream to be Hokage anymore..." Naruto snarled. "I have no love for this village anymore and you know that. You know damn well that the first chance I get to leave this village for good is the day I disappear."
Sarutobi nodded sadly as Naruto turned and left. The Sandaime knew Naruto could leave at any time, but he also knew that Naruto still had precious people here in the village. Well, himself and her...
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Naruto growled softly as he finished putting his armor back on, leaving the chamber that held the captured Half-blood female. It would only be a few days until his Predalien ranks were doubled. As he walked, a shadowy figure followed behind him, staying in the darkest part of the tunnel.
"...Yes, Our Lord?" The person asked, being the same one that had informed Naruto of Danzo's theivery.
"How go the repairs on the ship?" Naruto growled out in question.
"...Since We found the Half-blood's ship, the need for repairs for the old mothership have been cut down by 50%..." The person paused for a moment. "...The hull is at 79% capacity, the engines are at 82% capacity, weapons systems are at 64% capacity, shield systems are at 48% capacity, and life support systems are at 93% capacity..."
"I see. How long until all systems are at full capacity?"
"...Exactly two years, seven months, three weeks, five days, and 22 hours..."
"Tch. Figures..." Naruto grumbled as he rubbed the back of his neck and stopped walking. "How long until the formula is finished?"
"...Three days and 15 hours after the mothership is fully repaired..."
"God damn it..." Naruto hissed as he sat down on a large stone that just happened to be there. "And what of the ruins in Snow Country?"
"...From what has been translated, the ruins seem to be a temple built thousands of years ago by Yaut'ja..." Naruto rolled his eyes at that, already having guessed that from when he first visited the place after its discovery. "...It also seems to have been used to test young Predators and see if they were fit to become full-fledged hunters..."
"Oh? Explain." Naruto ordered as he cocked an eyebrow.
"...After scanning the structure numerous times at different frequencies, We have discovered that the entire temple is like that of a moving puzzle..." The person paused once more, both of Naruto's eyebrows having risen at that. "...The entire temple was built with hundreds of different mechanisms inside of it meant to move certain parts of the interior in a certain way to construct different pathways..."
"I see. Thank-" Naruto started, but he was interrupted.
"...There is more..." Knowing he now had his King's full attention, the person continued. "...Hidden deep below the temple is a cooler of sorts that contains a cryogenically frozen Queen...When someone enters the temple and steps on a certain pressure plate, the Queen is removed from the cooler and 'thawed' before she starts laying eggs that are then moved to a sacrificial chamber in the upper levels via a conveyor belt where a human sacrifice would await them...At least, that is what would happen back when the temple was actually used by the humans a millenia ago when they worshiped the Yaut'ja..."
Naruto scowled at that. Not only does he have to deal with the rogue Xenomorphs and their Queen, there's the risk of the Queen in the temple being released by accident and her own hive causing issues for him. It would be total chaos and that would leave him with only one option...
"Fuck..." Naruto groaned as he slammed his fist against the wall, causing spider web cracks to spread out from the point of impact and to shake the tunnel slightly. "Gleam what information you can from the temple in two years and seal it off completely. I don't want a fucking flea to make its way into that building. Divert most of your attention on the mothership and the formula. I want them done and fast."
"...As you wish, so shall it be done..." The person vanished into the shadows not unlike Naruto does on occasion. Scowling deeply from behind his mask, Naruto crushed a rock in his hands until it was dust. He did not need this annoyance right now. He was already having trouble with the Xenomorphs in the Dark Lands, but the possibility of them being in Snow Country, too?
If he had to resort to that just to keep them from spreading and completely eliminating all traces of the human race, Naruto would do it...
No matter how much it may hurt him...
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