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Chapter 21: Exodus
After Aradace had departed, Naruto remembered that much to his discontent, he had completely forgotten marking Nina in his throes of pleasure.
Of course, when she woke up, she eventually noticed the lack of the Uzumaki Jinsei Kizuna Fūin on her body, and assumed the worst. The poor girl had come close to breaking down. She thought that her and Naruto's love was perhaps just a delusion. But thankfully, his mother came to Naruto's rescue and reminded the girl that they need to ingest each other's blood while mating for the bond to form.
Even after the bond had formed Nina had taken a liking to using her lips and teeth on him. The redhead nibbled on him at every opportunity she got. Thankfully, she knew there were some places on the male body she must never bite; she still used her lips though.
This was of course followed by a combined effort of all three redheads to literally fuck Naruto to submission. Sadly, the trio of girls forgot they were dealing with a half demon. By the end of it all, the three girls were blissfully asleep on his bed in a tangled sweaty mess covered and filled with the warmth of someone they love.
The next day Naruto woke up to the wonderful feeling of soft female hands massaging his shoulders.
As he blinked his eyes open, he noted that there was at least one naked girl on top of him and two more were snuggling on his either side. His head meanwhile was resting on something warm and soft.
"I thought you'd be tired after last night. They were really quite rough on you. Weren't they, Naruto-kun?"
Looking up, he found his blond sister giggling.
Naruto returned her grin as he tilted his head, letting her continue the massage. "Why would you say that, Natsumi-nee?"
Even as he inquired about it, he couldn't help but wonder how the fuck she learned how to give massages that good. If she asked him now, he would make her his only wife!
Though that wouldn't mean much, as in that case she would become his only widow. Kasumi, Hitomi, Kushina and Nina will cut his balls off if he left them. He didn't want to know if his demonic healing combined with Kanzen Tentai could help him regenerate that.
'Oh wait. Of course! She's a medic so it's only natural she knows everything about the body's pleasure zones. Hm… this is really nice…'
He snickered as a little bit of drool almost escaped his mouth. He was so going to enjoy it when she's finally ready for him!
A sweet voice interrupted his daydream. "Well… nowadays you guys never use silencing barrier seals or anything… So it's not that hard to miss."
She giggled on noticing his dreamy look. "You aren't thinking any naughty thoughts about your Onee-chan, are you?"
He sputtered, but then shrugged as he decided to answer her honestly. "I'm not as perverted as you may think, but believe it or not I find your massage very sexually stimulating."
He felt her stop, before she grumbled something about how it was supposed to be relaxing.
"Besides, how do you know it's not just a natural reaction to these three?"
He pointedly looked at the three sleeping girl's forms.
Natsumi almost considered using her deadliest attack on him; which she had kept a secret till now. She barely managed to refrain from doing so. "You did not just say that you're responding more to them while you're resting on my lap and enjoying my massage?"
Naruto paled as he heard her question, which she asked in a way-too-sweet tone.
His throat went dry in fear as he squeaked. "Uhm… Well, they are naked…"
For a moment, Natsumi remained silent before her shoulders sagged in defeat. "Huh… You got a point there… But you do feel something from me, right?"
Not wanting to die, Naruto nodded swiftly. "Of course!" It was true anyway.
"Good!" Natsumi chirped.
With a smile, Naruto took hold of her hands and pulled her forward. "Where did you sleep though Natsu-chan? I'm sorry I took all your cuddle buddies away."
A sheepish smirk formed on his face. Naruto knew Natsumi didn't like sleeping alone. She had developed a habit of sleeping while being cuddled tightly by Kushina and Kasumi; but that had been changed to Nina when Naruto had claimed them both. With Nina now sleeping with him too, he was a bit concerned if she felt okay with this setting.
Natsumi giggled softly at her brother. "Don't worry 'bout it. I just came here and cuddled with Kaa-chan after all of you were done doing… you know.
Besides, I'm coming along better with my bloodline now. I don't know if you noticed Naru-kun, but I'm physically more than fifteen now. Just a little more to go… Then problem solved! I can then sleep with you all."
She winked playfully at him.
Naruto grinned at her as he nodded. "That's great, Natsumi-chan."
They were silent for a while as she kept massaging his shoulders, unconsciously getting a bit excited.
"Hey Naruto…"
"Hm…?"
Natsumi bit her lip as she took in a deep breath. Her heart was clenching almost painfully as he smiled at her. "I love you."
Naruto was stunned for a moment before he grinned. "I know… I love you too."
Natsumi shook her head somewhat shamefully, causing Naruto to frown. "What's bothering you Natsumi?"
She didn't meet his eyes and looked away. "I just wanted you to know that I love you. I feel so bad not letting you take me while everyone else has…"
Naruto chuckled. "Peer pressure?"
Natsumi blushed.
A mischievous glint entered his eyes as he smiled coyly. "Don't worry about it, Natsu-chan. I don't love you all just for your bodies, but for what you mean to me. Though admittedly all of you being hot babes is a welcome bonus."
"Me too…?"
"Obviously! You are my sister after all." he exclaimed smugly.
The golden haired girl giggled. "You're just saying that. I know I don't look as good as them. I don't even have our clan's trademark red hair…"
Naruto's face turned serious as he realized her insecurities were real and right there. With trained ease, he got out of the bed pulling Natsumi away from the three sleeping girls before picking her up by her collar and slamming her into the wall.
The girl winced a bit as she looked at her younger brother questioningly, wondering why he was doing this. Did she do something to anger him?
He pushed himself closer against her, stopping just as their lips were merely an inch apart.
Natsumi's mouth parted a bit as she felt his hot breath brush against her. The blond girl closed her eyes without thinking. As she felt her brother's hands grasp the back of her head and his fingers interlock with her golden hair, she savored the feeling of belonging to him and the warmth that seemed to flow through her from his mere touch.
"Do you think any of us care what your hair color is? Do you hate me because I don't have red hair like mom, but blond like that bastard?"
The girl's eyes widened as she realized what her words could have meant. "NO! I would never…"
"Then why… Why would we think you're any less beautiful because of your hair? You look like an angel to me, Natsumi… you are as beautiful as any of them. Don't you ever dare feel like you don't belong with us again!"
Even as she felt his strong hand holding her up firmly by her top, his eyes revealed the pain he felt for her. She could see how much he wanted her to know it didn't matter what she looked like… to him she will always be beautiful.
Tears threatened to flow from her eyes as she slowly nodded. "I'm so sorry…"
His grip tightened on her hair, making her heart throb faster. Almost agonizingly slowly, she felt his lips brush against hers. Sparks flew through her vision as jolts seemed to strike her body; electrifying her and multiplying her excitement. Her arms involuntarily wrapped around his neck and legs around his waist in an attempt to pull him closer, leisurely noticing his hardness pressing against her toned belly.
"Mhm…" For a moment, she felt truly happy.
By the time the three redheads on the fairly large bed had woken up, the two blonds were heavily making out and gasping for breath.
Half of Natsumi's clothes were already discarded. Kasumi idly noted that her twin hadn't bothered dressing up at all.
Even as the three redheads watched the couple make out, none of them interrupted. Nina was still feeling the after effects of the bond formation. While Kasumi and Kushina had quickly recovered due to their skill in regeneration, Nina was highly proficient with only the age control of Kanzen Tentai. As such, she still felt an unnatural rush of energy flowing through her ever since the bond had formed.
Kasumi turned her head around as she felt someone breathe down on her neck, only to come face to face with Kushina. "Kaa-chan?"
Instead of responding to her daughter, Kushina gently kissed her cheek before moving away.
She coughed lightly to gain every occupant's attention.
Natsumi blushed as she finally noticed she was making out with her brother in front of his lovers. "I'm s-sorry… I got carried away!"
The redheads all grinned at her as they settled down on the bed comfortably.
"It's okay," Kushina smiled at her daughter.
Kasumi winked while Nina just smirked. "Hm… we don't mind as long as it's you."
The girl only blushed more. She was confused if she should remove the rest of her clothes as well or put them back on. She felt a bit awkward being the only one wearing clothes. In the end she decided to stay half naked.
"Sochi-kun, do you feel anything… different?" Kushina's voice carried a tone of authority, prompting her son to carefully start observing.
Naruto's face changed from playful to serious as he concentrated. He noted with satisfaction that his bloodline had once again improved and he felt more power flowing through him than usual. He then started checking the state of all the females around him.
Glancing at them he noticed that Kasumi's and Kushina's life marks changed, along with probably his own, though he couldn't see it. They now had intricate designs around the spiral, but the color remained crimson for the entire seal.
With Nina, he noted that the same seal had indeed formed on her neck, and he could feel his connection to her now. But as he looked into Nina's eyes, Naruto had to bite back a gasp.
He frowned as he thought about it. 'They changed? That wasn't what I was expecting…
Do you know of any second level the Byakugan has, Kyū-chan?'
Hitomi remained silent for a while as she tried to remember anything such as an advanced Byakugan, but in the end she came up with a big blank. 'Not that I know of… Sorry.'
Naruto gave her an absent minded nod, already trying to come up with possible theories.
While her eyes were at first lavender in color, which wasn't so odd amongst Hyūga even though pupil less white is more common, now they were violet and closely resembled a standard pair of ocean blue Uzumaki eyes.
Naruto's eyes narrowed in thought. Clearly, something had changed in Nina's byakugan when their life bond formed, assuming the byakugan was still there. It won't be so unexpected if the seal had simply removed her other bloodline.
He wondered if the change might be purely in appearance. Even then, he thought it was nice. He loved her new eyes more, they were prettier.
"Nina-chan, please activate your dōjutsu."
Although curious as to why he would ask her to do so, the redhead obeyed without hesitation.
'Byakugan!'
"Well?"
Others in the room kept on looking expectantly at her to activate the dōjutsu, but nothing seemed to change.
Nina tilted her head in confusion; wondering what else they wanted.
She pouted. "What? I know they don't look very pretty when the veins bulge, but don't you start having second guesses now!"
Naruto grinned as he shook his head. "I hate to lie to those I love, so I'll be honest with you. The veins that appeared when you activate your dōjutsu aren't exactly attractive. But the overall attractiveness of your pretty face easily overwhelms that."
A slight tint of pink appeared on Nina's cheeks at her lover's compliment.
Naruto's face turned more serious then. "But why didn't you do as I said?"
Confusion was written all across Nina's face as Naruto sighed and motioned for his sisters and mother.
"Let's give her a full body exam. Who knows what other side effects having the byakugan had on her…?"
The girls grinned as they closed in on Nina like predators closing in on prey; the poor girl felt a desperate need to Kaiten them away.
Unknown Location
The room was sterile and empty. No scent, no noticeable furniture, no carpets. It had nothing except a simple mat upon which a male figure with long dark brown hair sat in a meditative position.
His eyebrows were clipped short, which used to be a sign of nobility in ancient times. His long dark brown hair and his eyes seemed to be turned up at the corners with markings under them. A silvery white haze surrounded him, covering him with an aura of power as he meditated.
The entire room was made up of giant black rectangular stone slabs. A pair of heavy metallic doors slammed open as a single silhouette was pushed through it.
The person righted herself before standing tall revealing feminine curves and facial features. The graceful figure seemingly glided through the surface of the room as she moved towards the meditating man.
She wore an elaborate kimono and a tiara in her red hair; which was arranged in two identical neatly maintained buns. A diamond mark could be seen on her forehead, along with what appeared to be seal tags in her hair decals. Her pale blue eyes shone with fury as she moved towards the meditating figure.
Without giving any sign of acknowledging her presence, the man opened his eyes to reveal a spiral pattern dōjutsu. "Kneel!"
Without meaning to, and with great reluctance, the girl collapsed on her knees under his pressure.
The man chuckled. "Still furious at me for getting your family killed, Mito-chan?"
The woman gritted her teeth but chose to remain silent, though her eyes shone with burning hate.
He gave another amused chuckle as he looked down at her. "Well, don't blame me. Are you still the same Mito who I loved? Who used to do everything her Onii-chan told her to? You have been very rebellious these last few years."
Mito Uzumaki's eyes watered a bit as her fury returned tenfold. "You, loved? Stop lying you bastard! You said you loved them too, but you killed them all, every last one of them!"
The man merely smiled as if remembering a happy memory. He briefly considered telling her that some of them survived, but it would be more fun to see her hopes getting crushed if he introduced them right before killing them in front of her eyes.
"Ah yes, it was fun doing that too. They were worthy opponents. Too bad the other three villages attacking them had their forces distracted, or they would have been more of a challenge."
Mito gritted her teeth at the open insult to her clan. The man was calling them weak? She grinned at him then and spoke with a slight hint of pride in her voice. "Is that so? If they weren't that much of a challenge to your infinite power, why did you wait till the Kumo-Kiri-Iwa alliance attacked? And then you used them as distraction to back stab your own family when they least expected it? That's what a coward would've done, but I'm not surprised that you're one."
The man's eyes hardened as his right hand formed a half ram seal. "Uzumaki Fūinjutsu: Kurushimi Kutsū!"(Uzumaki Sealing Technique: Agonizing Torment)
An orange spiral seal appeared on Mito's neck before it began to glow red. Within moments Mito was on the floor screaming in anguish and pain as she gasped for air and clawed at her own neck.
The man's face twisted into a gleeful grin as he watched the girl's body thrash in unfathomable agony. He was obviously proud of what he was doing.
After ten minutes, the pain finally stopped. Mito stood up shakily, every nerve of her body protesting against her actions. She glared at the man with as much hate as she could muster, but deep within those eyes there was also the faintest hint of hope.
Hope that he would change back to the kind, gentle caring person he used to be. Hope that all of this was just a nightmare that will be gone when she wakes up.
The same hope that he used every passing day to his advantage.
The girl shook her head as she tried to find the faintest hint of her brother in the creature in front of her. "They taught you everything! They gave you the love of family and you used to be what you were because of them! Why did you kill everyone I ever cared for?"
The man gave a snort as he shook his head in amusement. "Such a naïve little girl you are. That was but a small price I had to pay for achieving the peace my ancestor dreamed about, that you dreamed about…"
Mito's fists clenched as tears spilled down her face.
Paying her no heed, the man declared the words that so haunted her. "The Uzumaki clan was too powerful to be left alive. So I made sure they all perish."
Tense silence followed. After a while, Mito's words came out as mere whispers, but he had no trouble hearing them. "That's it? They were too powerful? They loved you, me! They were my family! You killed your own parents, my parents! Onee-chan, Kaa-sama, Ji-sama and the entire village while they were struggling against the forces of the enemy alliance!
And they were safe till you used their trust in you to deactivate the barrier from the inside! You traitorous piece of filth!"
The man's chuckles turned into maniacal laughter as she continued glaring at him hatefully. "Remind me again who was it that really killed Hashirama, wasn't he your husband?"
He smirked as he saw her flinch. "Didn't you betray your clan's trust too? Sure Hashi-kun was a bit rough on you but you were supposed to be his loving wife, not his killer… traitor.
Father expected better from you, wouldn't he have been ashamed if he knew what you did?"
Tears spilled down her cheeks as the man continued his rant, uncaring of her emotional turmoil.
"You were the one that gave one final push to Madara and Hashirama's rivalry to turn it into a bloodbath. Using your charms to entice the poor Uchiha so badly that he would fight the village leader he knew to be more powerful than him, what a dirty slut you are… Kaa-chan would have committed seppuku just to escape your presence."
Without as much as a twitch of his hand, she was thrown back so hard that the stone wall cracked as her body crashed against it.
As she stood up coughing blood, she heard the bone chilling laughter that she had come to hate so much in the last few decades. The crash against the wall didn't hurt as much as his words.
She had trusted her brother enough to do as he said. She had seduced Madara on his request. It didn't take much effort as the Uchiha was already falling for her. Being something that belonged to his rival, she already had the appeal he needed to take; add her beauty and known prowess as one of the strongest kunoichi to be born and Madara was done for.
She had even finished off her own husband after he was returning from his fight with Madara. Hashirama had loved her with all his heart, even if he had those mood shifts when he tended to be violent. It had still killed a part of her to murder her own husband, but she convinced herself that her brother needed her to do this. 'You told me Hashirama was going to betray Uzushiogakure and attack us… I should've known it was a lie…'
She should have known better. Her brother was always odd. He had dark spiky hair even when both her parents had straight red Uzumaki hair. That alone should have made her consider the fact that maybe he wasn't as trustworthy as every other Uzumaki. 'I still don't know if he's even an Uzumaki… Kaa-chan never told me, she always said he was my Onii-chan and that was that…'
"You're still as beautiful as ever. No wonder Madara fought over you with Hashirama… But you failed me, Mito-chan. Madara is still alive… Not for long though, I'll take care of him myself."
The man nodded to himself before narrowing his eyes at the fallen woman in front of him. "Don't forget that the only reason I didn't end your pitiful existence is because I need you to further my plans. Don't think you will get away with anything just because I need you though…"
With a cruel glint in his eyes, his right hand formed into a half ram seal once more. "Uzumaki Fūinjutsu: Seimei Hiru!"(Uzumaki Sealing Technique: Life Leeching)
The spiral symbol on Mito's neck glowed an angry red before she fell to the floor screaming in unfathomable agony. As she screamed, the man stood up from his place and kneeled down in front of her.
He stroked her smooth tear stained cheek almost lovingly before giving her a jaw shattering slap. Mito coughed bright red blood as her bloodline regeneration mended her bones and tissues back together.
The man smiled as Mito went through the torture his seal induced on her. "Does it feel good Mito-chan? Your bloodline will keep providing me with your vitality and longevity through that seal, and you should be proud to know that in this way you will be helping the coming of world peace. It's only thanks to that seal that I live on as a young man."
Mito couldn't even hear his words as she continue writhing on the floor in pain.
Ignorant of her misery, the man continued. "It's got to hurt when your life force is being sucked out like that. But you are a strong girl who can do it for her Onii-chan, right?
Heh, the seal that Rikudō Sennin designed to share Kanzen Tentai bloodline was bloody genius, too bad I couldn't completely copy or recreate it. Mine has a little painful side effect as I'm not as good in Fūinjutsu. And we didn't make it in the conventional way because having sex with you is just too disgusting for me. Tch…"
He ruefully shook his head as his hands grasped the red haired girl's delicate neck. He roughly hoisted her up, ignoring her anguished cries. "This could all have been avoided if I loved you. But I needed to break all ties with the living to become what I needed to be. But with this new power in my hands, I will soon bring peace… You know how I plan to do that don't you? My way guarantees peace!"
Even through constant pain, Mito's half lidded eyes looked at him in distaste.
"I can't believe I once considered you a part of my family… I hate you!"
Her eyes finally closed as she slipped into unconsciousness, but her body kept twitching in pain every few moments.
"Do whatever you want with her. Keep her on tight leash, use the seal if she doesn't obey you like she should. Actually, use the seal every few hours in any case… just to make sure she knows who's in charge."
A woman with short, dark-brown hair and bright brown eyes stepped out of the shadows. She had two purple rectangular markings on each side of her face and was wearing a long-sleeved black top, a high waist, light purple skirt apron under which she wore shorts; her dark leg stockings stopped at her thighs.
The brown haired girl smirked as she looked at the fallen redhead. "You know I can handle pets. I am from the Inuzuka clan after all. How far can I go with her?"
"Hn, you are free to do anything as long as she doesn't die. The Uzumaki girls are gems for people like us; they can regenerate from nearly any non-fatal injury and live long no matter what you do. So much fun…"
He threw her the redhead thoughtlessly towards the brown haired girl as if he was discarding trash.
"I still don't understand why you let Minato-sensei's family live, Ara-… Nidaime Rikudō-sama."
The man grinned as a dangerous glint entered his eyes. "Heh, them? The boy amuses me, and I can use his eyes. As for the girls… It's the same reason I keep Mito-chan alive. They are very useful.
Be careful with Mito, Rin… Activate the seal at least once every six hours to keep her weak."
The Inuzuka scoffed at her superior's warning. "I can handle her. I'm not as weak as I used to be when I first met you."
The man's eyes narrowed at her. His tone became cold as ice. "I never made a request."
Her previous confidence all but forgotten, the girl nodded meekly. Not wanting to face his wrath.
The man nodded in satisfaction. He would have punished her like Mito, but frankly the redhead was the only one strong enough to survive his hits. "Mito-chan is a lot of things, but despite her fragile appearance right now, she can kill you ten times over without breaking a sweat.
If she was in Konoha Kyūbi wouldn't have been able to blink before Mito could have sealed it. And your so called sensei, the 'strongest' ninja you knew died doing the same thing. Mito would have come out even stronger. Even Hashirama had lost against her in every fight, though it was always only sparring.
The only way you stand a chance against her is through the seal. Here, let me show you, try it."
Rin grinned as she formed the hand sign to activate Mito's seal. 'Rikudō-kun is so cruel. I love it!
He added all his subordinates' chakra signature to Mito's seal. Anyone can make her go through what he did. To think she is his sister… Oh god he's so hot!'
Training Area Forty Four | Forest of Death | Konohagakure
Naruto took a deep breath to inhale the fresh forest air. A smile graced his lips as energy of nature flowed through him.
Tozi was really an outstandingly useful technique, and the only downside was he couldn't use his bloodline for other activities while using it.
He mentally started making a map of various kinds of trees and herbs in the area using his enhanced sense of smell that came from being a demonic entity as well as the connection to his surroundings from his technique.
It was a few days ago that Natsumi had asked him if he could create any kind of tree he wants with his Mokuton, and if so, why did they have to purchase the expensive supplies from the village when they can literally grow them?
That got him thinking. At first he told her he only knew how to make the teak tree; which Hitomi informed him had the strongest wood and was highly resistant to decay, water and other such natural agents even after it dies, making it ideal for Mokuton jutsu.
But Naruto knew if he could change the type of trees he produces, he could not only make Uzushiogakure more self-sustaining, but improve his combat capabilities at the same time.
Different types of wood had different properties depending on the tree it came from, and as such, it will be a great tool in combat.
For example, if his opponent was a fire user, he would expect his wood to burn, not go 'boom' in a huge ass explosion because it was too prone to flames, or maybe not burn at all!
And not to mention the surprise factor. If the enemy saw one of his tree branches snapping on application of a certain amount of force, he will be taken by surprise when the next time they are much more stronger or weaker!
Naruto chuckled. No wonder Hashirama Senju was a formidable opponent that even Kyūbi acknowledged.
Without a second thought, he created five hundred Kage Bunshin and sent them to study the structure of various trees and herbs in the forest. He himself headed back to the compound after canceling Tozi.
Near Nami no Kuni
The clearing was littered with large puddles of water and stone slabs from the clashing of Kakashi and Zabuza's techniques. The entire area was in disarray.
A pink haired girl was lying face down next to a tree with blood flowing from her head while a raven haired boy was watching the scene in front of him with fear evident on his face.
A girl with long black hair was laying on her back in front of the Kiri swordsman. His blade held high before he swung it down.
Ami closed her eyes as she accepted what was coming. 'I'm sorry Kasumi-chan, I couldn't help your family live safely and happily. I hope you can find someone else…'
Just as Zabuza's sword was about to slice through her, an unfamiliar screeching sound filled the air.
A growl and bark was all the warning he got before a flash of light slammed into him.
Zabuza screamed as a hound made up of lightning hit him from nowhere before he even had the chance to comprehend what was going on.
"Raiton Kemono Tōbō no Jutsu!" (Lightening Beast Running Technique!)
"GAAAAAAAH!" 'Kakashi… you bastard…'
His nerves screamed in agony as they were fried from the lightning chakra forcefully pushed into his system. His entire body went numb and he stood there, paralyzed due to the current.
A sound that resembled a thousand birds chirping filled the clearing as the two genin watched in awe; their jōnin sensei stood there with a ball of pure lightning in his hand and fury in his eyes.
"Chidori!"
Kakashi dashed towards his opponent. His anger knew no bounds. Not only was one of his students probably dead, but another was close to being killed as well. He would never forgive this man!
Despite having taken two soldier pills before attacking, Kakashi could feel his vision blurring. He cursed himself for never noticing when those damn demon brothers had poisoned him. But the dose was incredibly small, rather undetectable, and way too inefficient to kill him.
His speed wasn't as good as it used to be, or Zabuza would have been dead with his chidori through his chest by now. Regardless, that was why he had used his lightning hound first, and made his opponent believe he was out of fight to catch him by surprise.
Zabuza, with great effort managed to lift his sword up just in time to intercept the Hatake's attack. He grunted in effort as he felt Kakashi's attack hit his sword. Then to his astonishment and horror, the chidori went through his sword.
Zabuza screamed as the ball of lightning made contact with his skin, burning and electrocuting him.
The two genin and Tazuna were filled with respect and awe towards the man as he showed he deserved the title of an elite jōnin. Meanwhile, a certain Hyōton user was filled with panic when the attack unexpectedly pierced her master's sword. 'No… he can't die like this!'
Haku's heart clenched as the person she cared most about, the one who had fed her when she was starving screamed in pain as his nerves were wrecked with lightning.
Kakashi cursed as he noticed his attack had mostly been absorbed by the sword and the wound was not fatal. He felt like he would collapse any moment now, but he managed to stand. With some effort, he took out his kunai to slice the Kiri swordsman's throat.
Haku sighed in relief as Kakashi's attack died down without delivering a fatal wound like expected. 'This is my chance! I must protect Zabuza-sama before that person kills him!'
Before Kakashi could finish Zabuza off, two senbon flew out of nowhere and stuck in Zabuza's neck; putting an abrupt halt to his screaming and making his body go limp.
Kakashi's eyes widened as he realized he had failed to notice the other presence in the area. 'Shit… In this condition I'm not sure if I can beat even a chūnin level opponent right now!'
But he relaxed a bit as a hunter nin landed in front of him. After a brief exchange of words and checking Zabuza's pulse to make sure he's dead, Kakashi allowed the hunter nin to leave. Not that he had the strength to stop him in his present condition.
After the hunter nin had left with a shunshin, Kakashi popped his third and last soldier pill into his mouth. With every last bit of chakra he had, the copy ninja slammed his hand on the ground.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
In a small puff of smoke, his faithful dog companion Pakkun appeared. "Yo! You look like you just woke up Kakashi. That or you had sex. It wasn't that girl with cracked skull over there, was it? Oh! I smell the same shampoo on her as the one I use!"
Kakashi grunted in pain as he fixed his ninken with a glare. "Pakkun, go to… Konoha, and… get help… fast! Tell Hokage… Team seven needs… backup."
Finally succumbing his injuries, poison, exhaustion and fatigue from soldier pill abuse, Hatake Kakashi collapsed.
Ami shakily got up from her spot, unable to fully believe what just happened. As her eyes darted to the place where her jōnin sensei's face had been demolished by the monster from mist, she noticed that there was a puddle of mud where his body would have been.
'He used a mud clone to escape, then soldier pills to restore some of his energy and then returned to save us.'
The last Uchiha slowly got up to his feet and glared at the shaking bridge builder, who couldn't believe he was alive.
"Lead us to your house Tazuna. Ami, carry Sakura. I will have to carry Kakashi…"
For once, Ami did as the Uchiha said and hoisted Sakura's unconscious form on her back. Though she hated to admit it, Sasuke was physically stronger and would be best suited to carry… drag, their sensei.
"Tazuna-san, please take us to your house. They need medical attention, at least first aid before the back up from Konoha arrives."
Tazuna finally snapped out of his stupor as he heard the girl's voice and nodded quickly. "Follow me!"
Hokage Office | Konoha
A few hours after Pakkun had been dispatched to call for back-up by Kakashi, Sarutobi stood in front of an unmasked ANBU that he knew all too well.
He plastered a grandfatherly smile on his face as he addressed her. "I'm sending your target out of the village for an emergency mission. Have you noticed any suspicious activity from her lately?"
The brown haired girl shook her head without hesitation. "No, Hokage-sama."
She knew people could see right through her innocent eyes and tell when she was lying. There was no way a Kage like Sarutobi wouldn't notice if she was lying. But she was telling the truth. She hadn't noticed any suspicious activity from her target as she was training with Yakumo in the Kurama compound all this time.
The genjutsu she had cast on the compound to fool the Hokage's viewing orb and her illusionary ANBU team had been able to get past everyone till now. But it was only so long she could keep this up before someone noticed.
Sandaime nodded in satisfaction. That was good. With the increasing number of problems that had been coming up lately, he didn't need another one. "Terminate the target before she returns to Konoha. Strike when she's at her weakest. Your strength is her weakness. Strike first, strike hard. Leave the genin alive if possible."
Takane's eyes widened in surprise. He actually ordered one of his best ANBU teams to kill Kushina? "B-but…"
The Sandaime strode from behind his desk and came face to face with his ANBU. Gently cupping her cheek with his hand, he answered her in a soothing elderly voice. "I know it will be hard for you to take the life of a fellow Konoha ninja; but the will of fire has been extinguished in that woman. I don't want her presence endangering the lives of my people any longer.
This hands-off mission is an SS-rank secret. If you are caught, you know what will happen."
Takane sucked in a deep breathe as her eyes were filled with shock. He was going to declare her a traitor if she was caught. She will be publicly executed and disgraced.
"I want your team to engrave ROOT symbols on their masks before you engage. Do I make myself clear?"
With some hesitation, Takane nodded. She had no choice.
Sarutobi smiled as he patted her shoulder. "I'm proud of you Takane-chan. The will of fire burns brightly within you. If you succeed without complications, I will reward you with a promotion to the position of my personal bodyguard."
As Takane bowed and left, a grin crept up on Sarutobi's face. If Takane's ANBU team fights at their full capacity, then combined with Takane's nigh unnoticeable and unbreakable genjutsu Kushina won't be so hard to take down. Genjutsu was her one true weakness after all.
Chuckling, he went back to the one thing he loved most.
Paperwork.
The poor stack of documents seemed to shiver in disgust as the old man made his way to them.
They felt so used and dirty carrying out the will of this manipulative old bastard. They would be happy if they were recycled and made into toilet papers than having to bear this!
Even the fate of being tissues used by masturbating teenage boys seemed better. Though they would prefer if it was some hot girl. Lately rumors have been flowing around in the paper world about this super-hot blue haired chick who is really close with papers. How they wished they were with her…
Sarutobi jumped back in shock from his chair. He could have sworn he just heard his paperwork sigh dreamily! 'I'm not getting old… I'm not getting old…'
Uzumaki Compound
Naruto looked at his elder sister with something akin to astonishment in his expression. "Are you sure about this Natsumi-chan?"
The golden haired girl nodded as she handed him a thin file. "Yes, Nina-chan's dōjutsu changed, but it's still there."
Others in the living room listened silently, including Nina.
"But…"
"I know that the telltale signs of Byakugan activating didn't appear when you told Nina-chan to do it, but I'm just saying what her blood shows me."
Naruto raised his hands in defeat as he turned his gaze on Nina.
"You mean to tell me that when I activated my bloodline nothing changed?" Nina asked in surprise.
Naruto's jaw dropped slightly at her remark. "Y-you didn't notice?"
Nina shook her head as she blushed in embarrassment.
"Someone give her a mirror!"
"You just need her to see her reflection, right?"
Naruto gave his twin a nod as she materialized some water and shaped it in the form of a mirror. It wasn't solid but as long as no one touched it; it was just as good.
Nina couldn't stifle a gasp as she noticed her eyes were no longer lavender, but violet. As she activated her bloodline, everyone paid close attention.
The purple iris expanded a bit, but nothing else changed. Nina carefully observed her surroundings for a few minutes before deactivating her dōjutsu once more.
"It's working fine, and it's draining less chakra than before. I think the vision is now completely three-sixty degree instead of three fifty-nine. I can see twice as far as before, up to twenty miles."
Everyone smiled and nodded in approval, but Naruto's grin was wider than all others. "You can now use your dōjutsu without anyone suspecting anything. Do you realize how useful that can be?"
A million watt grin lit up Kushina's face as a devious plan formed in her head. "That's great! We should make this public, saying that you activated the Uzumaki bloodline and it wiped off your byakugan. That will get those Hyūga off our backs. I don't like the way they keep trying to get one of us for our bloodline."
Naruto ran a hand through his hair as he considered his mother's idea. "Kaa-chan…"
The redhead tilted her head as a questioning gesture. "Yes, sochi-kun?"
"I think you should make our bloodline's ability public. The people are too curious about it and will eventually find out some of our capabilities. We won't be giving out any secrets, just telling them what they already suspect. That should discourage them from looking further into it and satisfy their curiosity. In the long run it's bound to help preserve our secrets."
Kushina thought about it for a while before she reluctantly agreed. "Fine. What do you guys think?"
Natsumi shrugged along with Nina, while Kasumi smirked. "Just tell them our bloodline gives us a slightly better regeneration… They know little about anything else, and our long lives could be mistaken as a direct result of the regeneration; we won't succumb to diseases or wounds."
As the others nodded at the finalization of their plans, the seals of the compound alerted them of an intruder.
Naruto scratched his cheek, slightly annoyed at the interruption. "Huh, let's go see who this unwanted guest is? We can continue our discussion later."
Without a moment of delay, all five of them vanished.
Uzuki Yūgao was lost in her thoughts about a certain redhead as she made her way over to the Uzumaki compound. Her task was to inform them of Hokage's summons, but that wasn't on her mind right now.
Her long violet-purple hair flowed from side to side as she ran towards her destination at full speed. She hadn't bothered putting on her mask as it wasn't needed where she was going. Her glossy reddish purple lips curved into a smile as she drifted through the trees. 'Kushina-sama already knows who wears the cat mask.'
At the age of twenty two, she was eight years younger than Uzumaki Kushina, who was her idol just like she was for countless others. She was a bit jealous that the redhead looked younger than her, but had finally admitted defeat, accepting that the Uzumaki girl was just special.
While Kushina had never taken a genin team, she had taken a certain liking to Yūgao when the purple haired girl foolishly challenged her for a spar. Yūgao was almost ten and chūnin at that time, while Kushina was an ANBU captain. She was off duty at that time for being two months pregnant at eighteen years of age.
Kushina had smiled warmly at her before kicking her ass into next week. Yūgao never smiled cockily again. Nineteen fractured bones, four cracked ribs, a moderately serious concussion and countless cuts and bruises tend to do that.
As months passed by, their friendship developed and Kushina's pregnancy became obvious; but the red head refused to tell who the child's father was. Of course, Yūgao knew. It was obvious. So she didn't push Kushina for an answer.
The Namikaze family was never known for being rich. They were average in both ninja skills as well as financial situation. And their only specialty was their unusual prowess with wind release techniques.
Their numbers had slowly dwindled down till only Namikaze Minato was left.
Then suddenly, the Namikaze had enough money to build a mansion, and their survivor was more skilled in Fūinjutsu than his own teacher. That screamed Uzumaki.
True Minato was a prodigy, but Yūgao suspected a few things. She suspected that the funds acquired from the Uzumaki ruins were used for building the Namikaze mansion. Ninety percent of the fund had gone to the village while ten percent was given to Kushina Uzumaki, as the clan's last living member.
Even that ten percent was a huge amount; enough to construct something as big as the Namikaze mansion.
The fact that Kushina and Minato both lived there cemented her belief.
And then after the fourth hokage had passed away, the compound's ownership was transferred to Kushina Uzumaki, and it became the Uzumaki compound.
Most people had grumbled when they found out their beloved Yondaime's property was given to the 'foreign slut'; but Yūgao didn't think the compound was given to Kushina at all. More like they couldn't take it even if they wanted to. Her theory was cemented when almost every ninja above chūnin rank had been called to try and break the barrier of the cursed compound… and failed.
Yūgao had been fascinated by the sheer capacity of Fūinjutsu from that day on. She even tried learning it! But of course, like thousands others she had failed spectacularly. There was a reason not everyone who had some time on their hands was a seal master.
Even geniuses from Nara clan had their heads spinning when it came to understanding Fūinjutsu. She blushed as her first incident with seals came to her mind. She had created a storage seal for food supplies. In went food, out came pink laced panties.
Of course, they became food after her team member's had dared to laugh at her; she shoved them down their throats. They never laughed at her again.
Her mind drifted back to present as her smile slowly vanished.
Ever since the Kyūbi attack, Kushina had become cold to anyone who wasn't already living with her. Yūgao understood, her friend was betrayed and she was hurt.
But still, the kunoichi hoped that Kushina allowed her a chance to make it up to her somehow.
The purple haired girl was so lost in her thoughts that she never noticed when she breached the perimeter barrier and came within hundred meters of the compound wall.
She came to an abrupt halt as she felt an all too familiar beautiful red sword covered with intricate runes against her throat, and warm breath brush against the back of her neck.
'The Fire Fang… Kushina-sama…'
"What do you want?"
She was given no time to respond as another sword, black as midnight with red edges appeared between her eyes, a fraction of an inch away from her skin. A handsome blond boy she recognized as Kushina's son held the blade, a fierce look in his ocean blue eyes.
Yūgao's eyes widened as she realized how much chakra he seemed to have. The amount of power that radiated from him was simply unnatural for even a jōnin, let alone a genin! Before she could speak, a girl with violet eyes and red hair appeared near her and with a deceptively gentle touch, her body from neck down went limp.
As she collapsed on her knees, Kushina and Naruto resealed their swords and two more girls, a blond and a redhead appeared. Yūgao couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart as she met Kushina's cold blue eyes. Did she not trust her even after all the time they spent together? Not even a bit?
She chocked on her own words as she tried to speak. To her shock, she realized that tears were falling from her chocolate brown eyes. Looking back at Kushina, she felt relief as she saw her mask cracking on seeing her friend cry. "I-I was just here to deliver a message…"
A sob escaped her lips without meaning to. Kushina finally sighed as she moved next to her and picked her up.
"I'm sorry Yūgao-chan… you know we need to be careful in this village…"
Yūgao smiled shyly as she tried to wipe her tears away, only to notice she couldn't move her arms. She looked at the now warm eyes of the crimson haired kunoichi and nodded. "I know, after what the person you trusted most did to you and your family, I would be surprised if you could ever trust another completely. But it still hurts to see you like this Kushina-sama…"
As Nina noticed from their interaction that those two were obviously friends, she reopened Yūgao's tenketsu with an almost inaudible 'sorry'.
"Who is this, Kaa-chan?"
Kushina smiled at her son warmly. "A friend, you can trust her."
She discretely made a few hand signs which Naruto immediately understood.
'Can be a spy, so be on guard. Don't disclose any secrets.'
Naruto gave no visible response, but Kushina knew he understood along with everyone but Yūgao.
"The Hokage asked me to tell you he requests your presence in his office."
Kushina promptly nodded. "Okay, we'll be there shortly. Sorry again for the rather hostile welcome… But you know it's within our rights to defend our clan grounds."
Yūgao smiled at her. "I understand, and don't worry I won't tell anyone to save you some headache."
The purple haired girl looked around at them all, blushing a bit as her eyes fell upon Naruto. She had just realized that all of them were scantily clad. It was as if they had hurriedly put on the clothes before rushing to catch the 'intruder'. That made so many scenarios pop up in Yūgao's head about what they were probably doing before she came; a small bit of blood dribbled down her nose.
She shook her head before setting her hands for shunshin no jutsu. Before leaving she spoke in a hopeful voice. "I hope we can talk again soon, Kushina-sama!"
And in a swirl of leaves, she was gone.
Naruto sighed. Sometimes he got so worried about his mother. Minato's betrayal had left her exceedingly paranoid. Except for her family, Kushina didn't trust anyone, not even slightly.
It was painfully obvious Yūgao cared about Kushina, but his mother assumed she was faking. There was nothing wrong with being careful for a ninja; but Naruto knew that sometimes you need to trust your friends, if only slightly.
He shook his head as he realized that his mother could be right. With people like Sandaime in Konoha, who knew how skilled some of them were in deception? Trusting any of them could cost them their lives.
Still, he didn't like seeing his mother feeling alone or insecure. Kasumi, Natsumi and Nina had noticed this as well and moved in on Kushina, who seemed a bit confused about why everyone was looking at her oddly.
"What? Do I have something on my face?"
Naruto smiled softly at her and decided to not say anything about it to her. She was just being cautious, like they all should be.
The blond boy grinned at her as he answered her. "Yup! You have those delicious red lips I really like."
The redhead blushed a bit. Moving forward he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her close before kissing her lips softly. Kushina closed her eyes in response, not the least bit surprised at his action. They had been acting like newlyweds for quite a while now.
Though she was a bit surprised when Naruto separated from her and she was kissed by Nina and then Kasumi. And then to her shock, Natsumi stepped in front of her and wrapped her arms around her neck before pulling herself up and giving her a soft peck on the lips.
A bit dazed, she barely heard Naruto telling them to get ready to see what the Hokage was up to; she absentmindedly nodded.
As the others left to get dressed and prepared for fighting if needed, Kushina stood there with her mouth open. 'What just happened?'
Hokage Tower | Konoha
"I'm assigning you an A-rank mission to wave country. You are to go back-up team seven."
Four set of eyes widened in shock. Not because they didn't think they couldn't handle it; their reasons were all too different.
Kasumi was worried if Ami was alright. Since Mikoto was now coming with them, they only had Ami and Hinata left to act as spies in Konoha. And she didn't want one of their last two remaining spies to die.
Naruto was worried if someone else was kicking Sasuke's ass. He had thought now that he was Sasuke's kind of sort of dad, that privilege belonged solely to him.
Natsumi was worried about why the Sandaime would send a genin team on an A-rank mission. He should send an ANBU squad or a Jōnin team. Was he going to try something like that assassination attempt on her mother on their team assignment day again?
Kushina couldn't believe Sarutobi was actually sending her team out of the village! She thought he didn't trust them to perhaps just run away once they are a safe distance from Konoha.
Sure she went outside for her S-rank missions; but Sarutobi knew she won't run away leaving her kids in Konoha, so he was safe.
But now that she was going with all three of her kids, the only thing stopping them would be Nina. And Sarutobi didn't know how attached they were to her. So how could he know they won't just leave?
Her eyes narrowed. 'He obviously has something else planned…'
"A Kiri missing-nin attacked Kakashi and his team. He thinks the situation needs more ninja. I want your team to provide him first aid and if the situation calls for it, send a messenger and a medic team will be dispatched.
Oh, and be careful."
Sarutobi gave Kushina a grandfatherly smile. His expression was so soft, trustworthy and comforting that they almost felt safe and comfortable despite knowing his real nature.
Kushina was unnerved from Sarutobi's smile. He obviously had something planned for her. 'Is he going to try and get rid of me in this mission?'
"Make haste now, you're dismissed."
As team eleven left, a victorious smirk stretched across Sarutobi's face. "Only three of you will come back from this mission. And all three of you will be loyal to Konoha like you always should have been. Minato would have been so ashamed of you for what you did with them, Kushina.
But no matter, I won't let you harm Minato's children any more than you already have… They will be what he wanted them to be soon enough."
Chuckling, he went back to the shivering pile of paperwork. He will have just to make sure Danzō got his hands on this mission's details, just to make sure no one gets suspicious of him when the news of ROOT killing Kushina got to them. Poor Danzō always was such a nifty little thing to set all blame on.
Chapter End
Notice: The dōjutsu that Mito's 'brother' has is the same as the one 'Uchiha ancestor' or one of the sons of Rikudō Sennin had. It's like Rinnegan except instead of concentric circles it's a spiral.
All will be explained in due time.
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