Author's Note
I disclaim all anime and movie references. In this chapter's episode of the After Show, the song Psychosocial is performed. This song is done by Slipknot. I take no credit in the writing of the song or anything else about it. I also take no credit for any references to jokes from the shows Metalacolypse, The Simpsons, and Robot Chicken. (If you've seen the shows, you'll know where the jokes on the After Show come from.)
Chapter Twenty Five
Early the next morning, the Akatsuki were meeting to discuss what they had first shoved off to the side; the Locus Horde. Their holograms appeared around a fire inside a hidden cavern. They were all concerned after hearing that Konoha was almost destroyed last night. Zetsu was the only one who saw the whole event with his own eyes.
"Zetsu, did you really see the whole event with your own eyes? We need to know everything." Itachi said.
"I did but I don't know how to summarize it." Zetsu answered. He was still horrified after what he saw. A feeling that no one would think could happen to an Akatsuki member.
"If you could put everything into one sentence about what you felt about that night, what would it be?" Deidara asked. "I got some things I have to mention too."
"You won't believe what Deidara-sempai and I saw!" Tobi said in an excited and whimsical tone like a child wanting to let out a secret.
"Wait till later Tobi! We need to hear what Zetsu has to say!" Kakuzu barked. "That and Hidan and I can't waste too much time, we could lose track of the Two Tailed."
"Okay, if I could put everything I experienced that night into one sentence it would be this." Zetsu said with an exhale. "I shit my pants after I witnessed the mayhem that happened last night."
"My god, what happened!? It sounds as if you witnessed hell on earth." Hidan said in shock. Zetsu always seemed to be the laid back one and for him to want to shit his pants after seeing something happen meant that it was something serious.
"They had an entire army of Locusts attack Konohagakure, blew it half way to hell with fire arms that I've never heard of, and they unleashed a ravenous swarm of insects on the village!" Zetsu said as he remembered how he had to hide away from the Kryll. "The insects were all controlled by one man, the Locust general called RAAM. He doesn't control them like the Aburame clan does and he's definitely stronger than them."
"Wow, me and Tobi didn't see anything compared to what you saw." Deidara said.
"OH! Let me tell them sempai! It was so cool!" Tobi said while clapping his hands.
"Silence Tobi!" Pain said. He was beginning to worry about this new adversary. "What did you see Deidara?"
"What year is it?" Deidara asked.
"1998 and the seventh of the third month if I'm correct." Itachi answered. "What does this have to do with anything?"
"Dinosaurs are extinct right?" Deidara asked.
"Of course they are. I've lived for several years and even I know that." Kakuzu answered. He and the rest of the Akatsuki, except Tobi, were confused about what Deidara was talking about.
"Well, Tobi and I were on our way past the Hidden Rain Village in search of the Three Tailed Baiju when suddenly we spotted a massive dinosaur like creature walking out of the earth with some sort of plow and carriage being pulled behind it. There were Locusts riding its back and there was some sort of mine nearby. I would have gone up closer but I didn't want to be seen by the other weird flying creatures in the air." Deidara said. "Apparently they are mining something now. I don't know what it is but it reeks to high heaven. Also, the Locusts have a very bad taste in music. They had two large stone pillars coming out of the ground and some horrible music that was nothing but screaming, loud drums, and damn electric guitars. I'm an artist and I know and appreciate the quality of classical music; this shit that the Locusts listen to shows how low music has become in modern times. I'm surprised the whole damn Rain Village didn't come out and complain."
"They did the same thing last night! They had two stone pillars come out of the ground and play this weird music with electric guitars and screaming!" Zetsu said. "It was very chaotic. I didn't think that they would go that far to intimidate their enemy."
"These people sound like a bunch of freaks to me." Hidan said. "But I would still start to worry now. If they can do all this then who knows what that could mean for us."
"I agree. If anyone spots a Horde leader or sees any Locust activity going on, investigate it and tell me immediately after you find out." Pain said. He was afraid of the new born threat. But he wasn't ready to make a direct attack on them yet. "The Tailed Beasts find them either way but for now let's make the Horde our priority. We can't risk them getting in the way of our plans."
"You can't be serious. We've come too far in our hunt to go after the Locust Horde now." Itachi said.
"How can we gather all of the Baiju if they cease to exist? If the Horde kills one with either their guns or their war creatures then everything we worked for will go up in smoke." Pain said. "Find them while you continue to hunt for the Tailed Beasts. Don't engage them though. If we draw negative attention to ourselves by upsetting the Horde then our organization will have to go to war against the entire Hollow. Worse, if they begin to investigate us because we upset them then they could turn to Orochimaru for help and he would exploit all of our secrets."
"No doubt that bastard is already looking into the Horde. I wouldn't be surprised if he makes a move on them soon." Kisame said. The Akatsuki ended their hologram technique and continued on their business. They were unaware that what they continued to push to the side was now becoming a violent storm that would throw the world of ninjas into chaos and mayhem.
Back in the Leaf Village, Hinata woke up and walked out after breakfast. She looked around to see what had happened around her home that night. Suddenly someone jumped out and knocked her over in attempt to scare her. It was Naruto who was laughing hysterically.
"Ouch! Naruto, what was that for!?" Hinata asked as she got back up.
"Come on Hinata-hime! I'm just trying to have some fun!" Naruto said.
"Don't be so rough. I had a rough night last night." Hinata said. She didn't want to tell him about what she saw last night when he was fighting that beast.
"You, I, and the whole damn village had a hard night last night princess." Naruto said as he walked with Hinata. "We had our asses handed to us on a silver platter."
Hinata didn't understand why Naruto was acting the way he was. It was strange. She noticed the collapsed houses and debris on the road. It was a horrible scene.
"I can't believe what happened last night. This is horrible." Hinata said.
"Had they killed me it would have been merciful. Now I have to live to see this little village bitch and complain about how things didn't work out and that it's this guy's fault and that person's irresponsibility that caused the village to fall." Naruto said as he shrugged his shoulders. "That old bag Tsunade must being going senile like those two skeletons she calls her council advisors. If this shit is happening then she needs to kick the bucket soon. Maybe the Horde will fill her with lead one of these days."
"Naruto that's a horrible thing to say!" Hinata said. She couldn't believe what Naruto was saying. He never talked like this. This was way outside of his character. "Why would you say that about Konoha and the Hokage!?"
"Why are you so uptight today princess? Are you having your period or something?" Naruto asked while laughing at his sexist remark. "Why can't you relax?"
"Naruto what is going on!?" Hinata said as she stopped and glared at Naruto. She was not going to take his behavior anymore. "You're not acting like yourself! I won't take anymore of you or this fowl language!"
Suddenly Naruto's hands became claws and he grabbed Hinata by the shoulders while digging them deep into her flesh while he pinned her to a wall. He then looked at her with red eyes and his voice became Nazo's voice.
"Why so serious Hinata-hime? Didn't you have fun last night?" Naruto asked with a wicked smile of sharp teeth. Hinata's heart began to race and her eyes became filled with fear. Naruto drew a kunai and pressed it against her face while holding her against the wall by her throat. "Do you need help smiling? I can fix that right here and now Hinata-hime."
"No! It can't be!" Hinata screamed as she looked into Naruto's horrible red eyes. Naruto was a demon! He was Nazo! "No! Leave me alone!"
Naruto let out Nazo's hysterical laugh with a mouth full of sharp teeth as he tightened his grip on her throat. Hinata screamed for help but no one was near and no one could hear her. She was trapped; Hinata was going to die!
Hinata woke up in her bed covered in sweat and gasping for breath. She touched her throat, no one was choking her. Hinata felt her face; no one had pressed a blade against it. She was safe. Hinata couldn't believe that she would dream something like that about Naruto; he would never hurt her would he? Hinata was afraid of him now; after what she saw, she wasn't sure if she knew Naruto anymore. She hated this feeling. After seeing Naruto covered in that ghastly red chakra she didn't know what to think anymore. Hinata wanted to see him today, but she wasn't sure is she should confront him right away about what she had seen. Hinata didn't like the idea, but maybe it would be best to avoid Naruto today; just until she thought over everything. She could use the day to prepare for the upcoming Commemoration Festival for when the Village was rebuilt after the Kyubi attacked. Her father may have burned her kimono that she had hidden but she had saved up enough money just in case of this emergency. Hinata got ready for the day and left to help repair the village.
Back in the center of the village where the damage was the worst from RAAM's battle with Hiashi, Naruto was helping rebuild the buildings that had been destroyed by the wicked general. While his doppelgangers were busy helping the other villagers, his real self had just ran into Konohamaru and his squad who were also working hard to repair the raided village.
"Good morning Konohamaru. How are you and the rest of your squad doing after last night?" Naruto asked.
"Fine I guess. I was almost crushed by a Mauler and eaten by a pack of Wretches last night but I guess I'm fine." Konohamaru said. He still had the screech of the Wretches ringing in his head.
"Udon, you don't look too good. Didn't you sleep last night?" Naruto asked as he noticed the dark bags underneath the boy's eyes.
"I couldn't sleep. I was having nightmares about Locusts last night." Udon said as he sniffed the mucus dripping out of his nose. He usually had allergies but this time it seemed like he had a cold. Not surprised after what happened last night and not being able to sleep.
"I've been having nightmares ever since I heard about them and their leader Nazo!" Moegi said. She was the first to cry when she saw the Wretches last night. "I'm afraid that they'll never go away."
"Don't worry, the village and probably all five of the Five Great Nations will work together to stop these people! You'll be safe Moegi." Naruto said with a comforting smile. "I bet Tsunade and the others are coming up with a plan right now to stop the Horde."
Suddenly a Jonin moving some debris moved over a rock revealing a dead Ticker with its explosives still intact on its back.
"Oh shit! We have a Ticker!" The Jonin shouted as he dropped the rock he had picked up and jumped back. The rock hit the Ticker and an explosion went off throwing everyone into a panic. The Genin dropped the boards they were carrying and their tools as they heard the explosion.
"That's bound to happen now and then, don't worry." Naruto said to the kids. "You guys wouldn't have happened to have seen Hinata Hyuga anywhere would you?"
"No, can't say that we have." Konohamaru said. "Why? What do you need her for?"
"I need to talk to her about something." Naruto said trying hard not to blush.
"You look like you're hiding something. What is it? Why do you really want to see Hinata?" Moegi asked.
"Well, I, it's, um, I don't know what to say." Naruto said. He was switching personalities again as he looked down and began to rub the back of his head. His shy side had come out. "I don't want to talk about it right now."
"Whatever. I wonder if Sakura knows about this." Konohamaru said with a laugh as he and his teammates picked up the supplies they had dropped.
"What!? Get out of here!" Naruto said with an angry look. He didn't want to hear Sakura's name after the fit she threw last night and the crap she was giving Hinata. Konohamaru and his squad moved on.
"Oh yeah, I saw Kakashi return to the Village this morning. He said that he needs to see you right away after he reports back to Tsunade." Udon said to Naruto before he and his squad left. Naruto was both glad and upset. This meant that he could get back to his training but it also meant that he would not be able to meet Hinata today. He hated not being able to see her after everything that had happened last night.
In Tsunade's office that morning, things were not going well for her as Koharu and Homura were lecturing her about her failure to stop the Horde last night.
"I couldn't count the number of ashes put into the catacombs built where those stone pillars from last night stood. There were so many because you failed to handle this properly Tsunade-hime." Koharu said looking angry at Tsunade. She didn't totally agree with how Tsunade ruled the village but she couldn't stand what had happened under Tsunade's watch. "Unexpected or not, you should have known more about the Horde when this happened."
"How was I supposed to know that our undercover spies were enemy spies incognito!? There was nothing that could have been done when those insects called the Kryll came out! The enemy is ahead of us in every way!" Tsunade shouted. Her blood was boiling. Suddenly Hiashi entered the room.
"There has been enough blood spilled because of me. Head of the Hyuga Main Branch or not, I will not stand by and let the Locust Horde devastate Konohagakure any longer." Hiashi said as he walked in on a cane. He was still injured from last night and his walking had been temporarily impaired. "I am willing to give up my life for the safety of this village. I will die to save it."
"You think that if you die that Nazo will really stop killing people?" Tsunade asked. She couldn't believe what Hiashi was saying. "Once you're gone, the Horde will go after the Nara, Yamanaka, Akimichi, Aburame, Inuzuka, and all the other standing clans in this village. You can't give in Hiashi!"
"What is more important Tsunade? The entire Leaf Village or your pride?" Koharu asked. "This may be our only way to save the village and possibly the entire Land of Fire. The feudal lord and the rest of the royals of the land want this to end soon. They are already willing to release the criminals that we brought in long ago and they are willing to give into terrorist demands for the safety of the entire nation."
"This is not a matter of my pride it's a matter of survival or having the entire Fire Country be taken over by the Locust Horde!" Tsunade said. "If we give into Nazo's demands then he will only cause more destruction to get more out of us! The other four Great Nations will follow in our president and give in too!"
"We don't have much of a choice Tsunade. Unless we stop these attacks now, then Konohagakure as we know it could cease to exist." Homura said. "Hiashi, I'm sorry that you have to do this for our sake and the sake of the entire village. We will make sure that your family is informed and understand."
"Thank you." Hiashi said as he began to reflect on his life. Suddenly Danzo entered the room with a shady smile; he was up to something.
"Pardon my interruption, but I have something that might interest all of you." Danzo said as he laid down two large envelopes containing photos from the Hollow. "Unlike Tsunade's spies, mine were able to infiltrate the Hollow, the name given to the area where the Locust keep their strong hold called Nexus."
The elders looked at the photos and saw more beasts in the Horde's arsenal and more of their weapons. There were also photos the Locusts encountered last night and some that they hadn't seen before. Koharu and Homura were impressed. Tsunade glared at Danzo who took joy in seeing Tsunade being made a fool of in front of the council.
"They have flying beasts called Reavers which have mounted guns on their backs, the crab like ones are called Seeders which fire off the explosive jelly fish like monsters called Nemacysts, the spider like creatures are called Corpsers, the large reptile like beasts with the mounted guns are called Brumaks, and they are all currently being used for the purpose of mining somewhere in the world."
"Well done Danzo." Homura said with a smile as he looked at the photos taken so clearly. "This can better prepare us for the next time the Horde attacks us."
"Hopefully now you can spare Hiashi's life." Danzo said as he looked at Hiashi who didn't know what to say or think. He sensed that Danzo was trying to do something too.
"Yes, we can now and now we have more knowledge on the Locust Horde." Koharu said as she looked at Tsunade as if she had slacked off at her job and left it to Danzo to actually help the village. Tsunade was furious. "Hiashi you are free to go. Tsunade, we need to talk with Danzo alone now. You are free to leave and return to overseeing the reconstruction of the village."
"You know, I could have these to you earlier had I not been captured by the Anbu. That is why I was out in the woods in the first place that one night." Danzo said with a smile. Tsunade bared her teeth at him before she left. She could stand the way He was belittling her and making her look like a fool. Tsunade returned to her office. "Perhaps being Hokage is getting to the First's granddaughter."
Tsunade barged into her office where Shizune, Kakashi, and Jiraiya stood. Shizune had brought reports about last night, Kakashi and Jiraiya had just returned from their missions. Tsunade took her seat and began to think about what had just happened back with the councilors.
"Damn that Danzo and those old farts making a fool out of me and questioning my overseeing of the village!" Tsunade shouted. "What can you tell me that I don't already know!?"
"Well, I did find out that the Akatsuki are on the move again. If that's still important." Kakashi said with no signs of upset feelings from Tsunade's barking. "But from the sound of things, it sounds like the Horde has become a bigger concern now."
"Now that you mention the grubs, I managed to get a look at some mine that they're digging in a small country near the Hidden Rain Village." Jiraiya said as he laid an envelope filled with pictures from the mine on Tsunade's desk. Tsunade looked at them and saw that they were mining some bright yellow, lava like substance from the earth. There were fumes coming off of the substance and it was kept in special drums. It was very strange. "I'm assuming that this is what they call Imulsion."
"Is this really Jiraiya or another spy from the Locust Horde that is trying to make me lower my guard?" Tsunade asked as she looked Jiraiya or at least the man in front of her claiming to be Jiraiya, in the eyes with suspicion. "How can I tell that you are who you say you are?"
"Oh, I can think of some ways." Jiraiya said with a perverted smile. His mind began to fill with several fantasies. Tsunade was more than sure that this was Jiraiya.
"No thanks! I'm now more than positive it's you Jiraiya!" Tsunade said. She should have seen this coming.
"In all seriousness Lady Tsunade, we need to do something about the Locust Horde." Shizune said. She was now more than worried about the Horde's next move. "I got some reports by Brain here too. And it's really weird."
"What do you mean?" Tsunade asked. She couldn't think of how the Horde could get any weirder.
"An autopsy was done on some of the Locust bodies taken from the battle last night and these men have been identified." Shizune said as she laid Brain's report in front of her. "Apparently these men are from the Water Country's Asylum for the Mentally Ill and Psychopathic. These other grubs are former patients from the Fire Country's Asylum; they all had mental problems that made them paranoid and skitsophrenic. Brain says that this is most likely the kinds of minds that Nazo and the other Horde leaders attract.
"So basically we're fighting an army of freaks. Just like the leaders." Tsunade said. She hated the Locusts; she didn't care what their origins were. She just wanted them dead.
"The monks on the other hand are exiles from Buddhist and Shinto temples from all over the world. They all had conflicting and revolutionary beliefs about their faith. They all were found wearing these strange insignia necklaces along with some sort of numbering tag which was found on all the Locusts." Shizune pointed out. "It seems that they changed their religion and followed whatever religion their leaders follow."
"What does this mean? All that I see is that the Locusts have a spiritual side which apparently doesn't play a big enough role in their lives if they're going to mass murder people." Tsunade said.
"That and some of the sane Locusts that aren't from the various asylums were somehow cheated or out casted from their homes for whatever reasons they weren't accepted." Shizune said. "Whether it was deformities, ideas, jealousy of power, cruelty from others, and several other reasons."
"I don't understand Shizune. What are you and Brain trying to say to me? What does this have to say about the Horde's psychological state?" Tsunade asked. She was tired of Shizune not answering her. "What does this have to do with the Horde?"
"I think what Shizune and Brain are trying to tell you are that the Locust Horde leaders fight for a cause; they're not selfish or completely heartless villains. They are trying to help those who they somehow feel connected too. The Horde is trying to accomplish something not for them but for those who they feel have suffered like they did." Jiraiya said. "I heard about Inagojo's speech; she isn't doing this in total cold blood."
Tsunade never would have thought of that. She always thought that people like Nazo were like Orochimaru; low lives that used and hurt people for their own sick pleasures. It was like Chishiki had told her, not all criminal minds were the same. The minds of the Horde leaders just got more complicated. Tsunade began to discuss what had been presented to her with the people who were in the room right now to begin coming up with a new strategy. They were completely oblivious to what they were doing again which always lead to their near defeats with the Horde; they were scheming. As the people back in Tsunade's office began scheming on stopping the Horde, there was a conspiracy scheme going on in the other room.
"I see, so you are willing to accept me if anything should happen?" Danzo asked.
"I know it is too early to be thinking of such things but with the Horde on the loose along with the Akatsuki, we will need a leader soon and fast should anything happen to our present Hokage." Homura said.
"It is fine. I must be on my way; there are other things I must attend to." Danzo said as he stood up, took a bow and left. He was now more than sure that his position as the next Hokage was secure.
Things at the KSTF were hectic; officers were storming through the building trying to make repairs, file reports, and trying to negotiate with the messengers from the feudal lord. Hao, who was now sitting in his cell with his head dropping in despair, was put into a restraining jacket so he would not try to kill himself again. He had tried to in the middle of the night but unfortunately for him a medic was present in the department and his life was saved. He was now doomed to be hunted down and tortured to death by the mob and the Horde. Suddenly a thirteen year old boy had walked into the building looking for his father, Saiban Hosoku.
"Dad, are you here?" The boy cried out. He found his father at a desk with his hands on his head in frustration.
"Shin, you came. How are you doing today?" Saiban said now feeling better now that his son was here. He was extremely grateful to know that he, his daughter Hoshi, and wife were alive after last night. He gave his son a hug but he could tell that he was worried like the rest of his family. "You should be helping your mother and sister. Why are you here?"
Shinnosuke Hosoku was the thirteen year old son of Saiban and an accomplished Genin. He loved his family and was the best son anyone could ask for. He tried hard to be like his father and protect his sister and mother. You wouldn't find a nicer kid in Konoha. Though he was beginning to feel doubt in his father's determination to stop the mob's last resort; the Locust Horde. He was beginning to doubt that his father could catch the criminals this time.
"Dad, I'm beginning to agree with mom on this subject. You need to let the Horde go; you're going to get killed if you mess with them any longer." Shin said. He was worried about his family.
"Shin, we've come too far to just give in to these terrorists. I can't quit knowing that the Locust Horde has taken the lives of so many people close to us." Saiban said. Shin, of all people, was the last one he wanted to lose hope. "Shin, remember this; the night is darkest before the dawn. I can assure you that the dawn is coming. It may not be me that stops it all but someone will. Someone from Konoha will catch these mad men."
"You promise?" Shin asked. His father had never lied to him and he wasn't going to abandon his trust in his father because of his doubt in him.
"I promise. I know that there is a way to stop the Horde. You just have to have faith in me and the village." Saiban said as he looked Shin in the eyes with a look of confidence that burned into Shin's spirit and reassured him.
"Right! Mom got me worried. But still though, don't do anything that will get you killed." Shin said. "We're all very worried about you dad."
"Don't worry. I know something now about Nazo that I think most people are ignoring." Saiban said.
"What would that be?" Shin asked.
"He's unpredictable. So we need to be unpredictable." Saiban said. Shin left to help with the village repairs when he heard another Genin call his name. He said good bye to his father and continued to help his village recover. Saiban watched thinking that his son would one day have to up hold and continue his confidence and fighting spirit. Saiban heard his name get called over and got back to work. Things were complicated and everyone was unable to get in family time.
Back with Hinata who was now finished with her work, she began to look at the clothing stores that weren't destroyed. Suddenly she heard someone call her over. It was Moe, a servant from home.
"Hinata, come here. There are some people from home that want to talk to you." Moe called quietly to Hinata who approached her.
"What is it Moe?" Hinata asked. She noticed that Kou and several other servants and maids from the Hyuga household had come with Moe.
"Look Hinata, we know that your father has been 'unfair' with you and your boyfriend." Kou said. Hinata began to blush.
"Don't tell everyone about Naruto and I being together yet! If my father finds out he'll go insane!" Hinata said.
"We support you Hinata and we dislike how your father is treating Naruto." Another servant said. "Hiashi informed all of us to not allow you to go out the night of the festival in fear that you would go after Naruto and we want to help you sneak out tomorrow night."
"Oh thank all of you so much!" Hinata said with a great amount of joy in her voice. Finally people were beginning to see the good in Naruto that she saw. Or at least the good she hoped that she knew.
"We'll show you were you can hide all of your belongings for that night so you can get ready without your father knowing." Moe said with a smile. Hinata was a sweet girl. She hated to see her so persecuted by her father because of the boy she chose to be her boyfriend. Moe and the other household servants didn't care that Naruto was a Jinchuriki; he was still a good person who had saved Hinata twice and brought her so much happiness. "Your secret will be safe with us and we will make sure that your father won't be able to follow you."
"What are you going to do to him? Please don't hurt him." Hinata said. She was upset with her father but she didn't have any ill will towards him.
"Don't worry. Nothing will happen to your father that will put him in any more pain than he is already in." Moe said with a smile. "Now let's hurry! You don't have much time and we want you to look your best for Naruto tomorrow night!"
"Oh thank you Moe! Thank you everyone!" Hinata said as she threw her arms around Moe in gratitude. At last she had allies in her relationship. "Alright, let's go!"
Hinata went through the village with a majority of the female servants at her home to find something suiting for her tomorrow night. The stores were slightly low in stock of kimonos due to the raid but Hinata found one that resembled the one her father burned. It was a blue kimono with flower images on it. Hinata was so beautiful in it; one might mistake her for being princess Kaguya of the Moon.
"You look gorgeous Hinata-chan!" One servant said. She was excited for Hinata.
"Thank you very much! I couldn't do this without you." Hinata said with a smile. She was going to make Naruto melt tomorrow night! After buying the kimono, the women left to find some pins to put Hinata's hair up in. Her one silk ribbon she wore to the reunion party was still blood soaked from when she used to cover Naruto's gunshot wound. After hours of searching, trying on, and watching the budget Hinata set, a clerk was able to find a set that matched Hinata's kimono perfectly.
"There, you look like a princess in these! These pins are used by the finest geishas in the Land of Fire." The clerk said as he put them into Hinata's hair. Her long hair was put into delicate folds and made her appear very elegant. "Since your lord Hiashi's daughter and by far the sweetest little thing I've ever seen, I'll sell them to you thirty percent off!"
"Thank you very much! That is so kind of you!" Hinata said to the clerk with a bow. Her luck was changing; everything seemed to be heading in the way of success. It was like a fairytale in the making. After paying for the pins, Hinata and her ever supportive servants left to show her where she would be keeping her things. Hinata was lead to a large tree with a wide open hollow in it about two miles away from her home and close to the village.
"I found this tree a long time ago and I always thought that it would be of use some day." Kou said. "There is a dry spot and a container here to make sure that your kimono doesn't get wet for any reason."
"There is also a spot for you to keep your shoes and anything else you might need for tomorrow night." Moe said. She was so happy for Hinata right now. "You'll win his heart for sure Hinata! You'll make Naruto so proud to have you as his girlfriend!"
"Don't encourage Hinata to be like some sort of prize Moe." One servant said. "Naruto should love Hinata for who she is; not just for her good looks."
"He does love me for who I am. Don't worry; Naruto isn't that kind of person." Hinata said with a smile. "I love him for who he is too. I've decided that I want to get closer to him and that I don't want to keep our relationship so secret anymore; we know each other so well now that we don't have to feel embarrassed about it."
"I'm so happy for you Hinata. You've grown up to be such a kind, beautiful, gentle, and intelligent young woman." One maid said. "If only your mother were alive to see you now. She would be so proud of how you've matured in these last three years."
"She can see me, from heaven." Hinata said. She had strong faith in that.
"Also Hinata, I put some extra things in that tree for you should you need anything." Kou said. He had an expression of awkwardness on his face as if he felt uncomfortable with what he had bought. Hinata noticed a bag in the tree hollow.
"Thank you Kou." Hinata said with a smile. She didn't understand why Kou had the expression he did. She looked through the bag and found deodorant, breath mints, and some things that Hinata wasn't sure how to feel towards. Hinata found a small book called "From Quite Girl to Girl About Town: How to Come Out of Your Shell and Assert Yourself For that Special Someone." Hinata also found a very small package of make-up.
"I'm a male. I don't know anything about these things. I was only trying to help. It was the first thing that came to mind. I'm sorry. Please don't look at me like some sort of creep or weirdo; I don't know what to do in these situations." Kou said with a red face. He was very embarrassed at the moment. He wished a sniper would take him out now because everyone was looking at him weird. "I know you've changed Hinata but I wanted to make sure you weren't too shy or quite tomorrow. I don't know how you will be but you never know if you'll go back into your shy state. It was the only thing that I could think of buying you. The sales people looked at me like I was a creeper or some sort fruit cake. Please just let me go on this."
"Thanks Kou. I don't think any different of you." Hinata said. She did feel like Kou was trying to get her to make herself out to be a whore but she knew in her heart that this only an attempt to help her. Hinata was now certain of how clueless Kou was about the opposite sex. The other servants and maids looked at Kou and got the same idea; he was trying to make Hinata look like a tramp for tomorrow so she would assert herself. Hinata began to pack her belongings into the tree hollow with the help of the other women there. "Thank you, all of you. I couldn't have done this without your help. I know that my night with Naruto will be a success because of your help."
Hinata and her allies in romance headed home. It was late, the village was almost completely rebuilt, and Hinata needed rest if she wanted to be ready for the festival tomorrow. While Hinata was returning home, Naruto was studying up on his dating skills with the book Sai gave him. He was incredibly nervous and he didn't know what he was supposed to do now that he decided to take his relationship with Hinata further and to end the secret of the two of them being together. This would be his only night sleeping at home; starting tomorrow, he would have to stay at the designated area for his training with Kakashi and Yamato.
"Okay, how do I show my appreciation for my girlfriend without looking or acting like a dunce?" Naruto asked himself as he flipped through the book Sai gave him until he found what he was looking for and began to read aloud to himself. "I'm probably showing a side of me that is a total opposite of my usual attitude or outside character. I need the guts to compliment the person special to me in any way possible without fear of rejection or embarrassment. I should pamper her in some way; I need to lose any macho attitudes and become passive. I need to be a sweet heart to my sweet heart."
Naruto was a bit confused. He didn't know exactly what the book meant but he had to give it a try. He wanted to show Hinata how he really felt. Naruto turned out his light and went to sleep. He had a big day tomorrow.
Hinata stood by her window looking out at the night sky. She noticed that there was a red moon out tonight. At first she thought it was beautiful until her memory flashed back to the night she saw Naruto wrapped in that horrible red chakra. A chill ran down Hinata's spine; she was still scared by what she had seen. Would Naruto tell her soon? She wanted to know. It bothered her that Naruto would keep something like that to himself.
"I can't think about it. I need to trust Naruto." Hinata thought to herself. She went to bed and quickly fell asleep from all the excitement she had today. She knew that tomorrow night would be a night to remember.
Hinata was dreaming, she was running in the darkness, prepared for a mission. She heard whipping noises and strange tongues in the air. She couldn't see where they were coming from and she couldn't tell by sense of hearing because of the many echoes.
"What is going on? Show yourself!" Hinata shouted into the darkness in fear. Suddenly she heard painful grunts from nearby. "Who's there?"
Hinata turned around and saw Naruto down on one knee being whipped by what seemed to be invisible arms. She could see the hands wielding the whips but there were no bodies attached to them. Naruto was in pain, his back was bleeding, and wicked laughter filled the air as the invisible attackers continued to beat him.
"This pain, this suffering, it's all criminal." Naruto said. Hinata couldn't stand what she was seeing. She had to help him!
"Leave him alone! Don't hurt him!" Hinata shouted at the attackers as she ran up and threw her arms around Naruto to protect him. The attackers stopped and so did the laughter. "Naruto, I'm so glad I found you! I don't want you to have to suffer like that again all alone."
"Thank you Hinata." Naruto said with a tone of relief. Hinata felt him tight; she didn't want her dearest to be hurt.
"It's alright Naruto." Hinata said with a smile as she closed her eyes in relaxation. Suddenly, Naruto's body became hot, Hinata looked at him and saw that the red chakra from before had covered his body. Naruto stood up, spun around, and grabbed Hinata by the throat lifting her off the ground. The upper part of his face was Nazo's mask, his face had the same hideous scars, he had fangs and claws, his lips were black, his teeth were sharp and his eyes were red. He was a monster again!
"Yes, thank you Hinata." Naruto said in his own voice only with an evil tone to it. He had become wicked. Naruto then drew the same knife Nazo did the night of the reunion party. He pressed it against her face and gave Hinata a wicked smile. "I'm SO happy to have you here with me."
"Naruto, what is going on?" Hinata asked frightened. She looked over his shoulder and saw that he had killed Hanabi, her father, Kakashi, Sakura, Kiba, Shino, Tsunade, and everyone else that were precious to her and him. "Why? Why did you do this Naruto?"
"Oh don't worry. I'm just being me." Naruto said as he took the knife away from Hinata's face and licked it with a demonic tongue. "I'm just good old BLOOD THIRSTY ME!"
"No, you're not Naruto." Hinata said as tears began to well up in her eyes. "Give him back. Give him back to me."
"What's wrong Hinata? You look nervous? Is it the scars? They're not that bad!" Naruto said with a smile as he pointed his knife at the scars on his face. Hinata struggled to free herself but fear and Naruto's grasp on her throat prevented her from escaping. "I did this for you! Because you make me so happy, I want to be able to smile all the time when you're around! You don't mind do you?"
"Give me back Naruto." Hinata said as her tears began to well up even more. This wasn't the boy she loved.
"Come on Hinata, they're only scars." Naruto said as his smile disappeared. His tone changed to a hurt one. "You still love me right?"
"Give him back! You're not Naruto!" Hinata cried as tears poured down her face.
"I'm still me! You don't have to be afraid!" Naruto said in an even more hurt tone like when Nazo told her about when his wife left him. "I am Naruto! I'm the one you care about! I don't care about anything hideous about you! I AM YOUR NARUTO!"
"GIVE ME BACK NARUTO YOU MONSTER!" Hinata cried with tears pouring down her face. Why was this happening? What happened to the boy she admired and fell in love with? "You're not the Naruto I know and love! Give him back!!"
Naruto let out a sigh and dropped his knife arm. He then looked Hinata in the eyes with a sick sense of rage and murderous intent. He then began to smile with a mouth full of sharp teeth as he stuck his knife in Hinata's mouth and pressed it against her cheek. Hinata's heart began to race as she felt the blade begin to dig into her flesh.
"You know what; this look doesn't suit me by myself." Naruto said with his evil tone back. He tightened his grip on Hinata's throat and she began to cry again. "I need someone to stand by me with the same look. We can be a pair!"
"No, no, no." Hinata said shaking her head and crying. She couldn't take it. She tried to look away but she couldn't.
"Let's put a smile on that face of yours!" Naruto said as he let out a wicked laughter as he sliced through Hinata's cheek. Hinata screamed in agony and pain, squirming around in mid air, but there was nothing she could do.
Hinata woke up the next morning holding her face, covered in sweat, and gasping for breath. She began to cry. Why didn't she trust Naruto anymore? Why was she so afraid of him now? How could just that one time seeing him in that horrible form scare her so much? Hinata hated this feeling; this feeling of fear that Naruto was going to hurt her. He seemed like Nazo now; he was a human by appearance but a monster within! Hinata wanted to believe that it wasn't true. She wanted to trust and love him again! She didn't want to be afraid anymore! Why was everything not going according to plan? Hinata sobbed silently to herself; she didn't want anyone to hear her or think that something was wrong. Now more than ever, Hinata wished her mother was there to help her. She didn't know what to do.
"Mom, what should I do? I love Naruto but I can't get over this fear I have for him." Hinata prayed. "I want to believe that he's still that same, sweet, warm hearted and strong person I admired for so long. Please, if you can hear from paradise, give me the strength to see this to the end. I don't want to lose him after coming so far."
Hinata did her usual morning routine and left for the village. When she arrived, she noticed that almost the entire village was completely rebuilt and people were decorating for the festival. Hinata was glad that it could still go on. Hinata looked around and saw Naruto's back; he wasn't aware that she was near. Hinata wanted to approach him but she was too scared after her nightmares; what if he really did try to kill her? Hinata pressed her hands against her heart as it began to race; Naruto was turning his head to look behind his back.
"Please, don't be what I think it is." Hinata thought to herself. She was expecting the same red eyes as before.
"What is this?" Naruto thought to himself as he began to look back. He felt the presence of Hinata; a taste that reminded him of her had filled the air.
Hinata's heart raced faster and faster until she saw Naruto's face. He didn't have Nazo's scars! He had the same gentle blue eyes! He looked so kind hearted and handsome! It was the Naruto she knew and loved! Hinata ran into Naruto's arms with joy; Naruto was the same person. Her faith in who he was had returned; he wasn't Nazo. He was Naruto Uzamaki, the boy she loved.
"Hinata, what's wrong? You act like you haven't seen me in a year." Naruto said as he held her tight. He felt the same joy. "I'm so sorry I didn't come to see you earlier. Kakashi sensei returned yesterday and he's resuming my training. I swear, I would have come sooner. There's so much I want to talk to you about."
"I need to talk to you too." Hinata said with a warm smile. Her love was here to stay. "When the Locusts attacked a second time and we were separated for most of the night, I was afraid something might happen to us before we got a chance to know each other better."
"I was thinking the same thing." Naruto said. He wanted her to know who he was before he could tell her his awful secret; she had to know that he was the Jinchuriki of the Kyubi soon. If she were to find out without knowing who he really was, she might reject him; he would be alone again. "I wanted to be there to protect you Hinata. I really did. But when Sora began talking like those ninjas from the Fire Temple about Konoha needing one king, I thought that I had to stop him first. You were my first priority Hinata; I just didn't know what to do."
"It's okay Naruto. I tried to search for you but the Horde prevented me from finding you." Hinata lied. She found him but she didn't want him to know that she saw him transform. "Naruto, I don't want to act like our relationship is something we have to hide like we're ashamed of it anymore."
"I'm not ashamed Hinata. I'm just worried about you father finding out getting in the way." Naruto said.
"We'll worry about him later. Right now I want you to know that I'm ready to get closer to you; I'm not afraid to tell people we're together anymore." Hinata said as she put her hand behind his head and looked deep into his eyes. "Naruto, I want to be your girlfriend. I'm not afraid to admit it or tell anyone. You have become so close and precious to me."
Before Naruto could say anything, Hinata brought his face closer and kissed him. She felt the warmth of his breath, the sweet taste that filled his lips, the blood circulating through him from the heart that had become one with hers, and the joy he had become over whelmed with. The two were unaware that Sakura had just appeared when the two had kissed. Sakura's rage had reached its pinnacle; she was now watching that little bitch Hinata kiss Naruto and steal him away from her! Sakura was carrying a basket of medical supplies with her and she threw it in a tantrum as she screamed and stomped off in fury. The couple didn't hear her because she was too far away to be heard; it was better that way.
"Thank you Hinata." Naruto said as he wrapped his arms around Hinata tightly with tearing eyes feeling a joy he hadn't felt ever since the day Iruka acknowledged him. This joy was so much more and so much more meaningful! Naruto for the first time, finally after so many hard and cold years, he felt the warm embrace of love! He wasn't alone anymore! He knew who he was; a good person that wasn't a demon like so many had made him out to be! Hinata had filled the hole that for so long lay in his heart. She had given him a place to belong. Naruto swore from that moment foreword to always be faithful to Hinata. This was real love, not something fake. He was never going to give her up, let her down, or hurt her. She had proven to him that he was a good, loving human being. "You have made me happier than anyone or anything ever has in my entire life! You've taken away all the loneliness I've bottled up for so long! I know who I am now because of what you have done for me. I'm never going to let you down Hinata. You are my guardian angel! You've shown me that I am human! I'm not a demon as so many have told me! Thank you so much for loving me! You are the most precious person in my life now and I'll be there for you always!"
Naruto cried deep tears of joy as Hinata held him even tighter feeling the same joy. She was so happy that Naruto was at long last happy. He knew that he was the person that she loved, he wasn't a monster. Naruto sobbed with tears of joy as he buried his face in Hinata's hair and felt the warmth of her embrace. Hinata had a small tear of joy build in her eye. Naruto meant what he said, she knew him that well. She would be always faithful too; she wouldn't go back on her word just like Naruto. The two kissed again with so much more passion as they became wrapped in the miracle of love. However, another group was approaching the couple.
"You know, I bet if we just followed the bastards down their own tunnels we could find that Nazo bastard and the other Horde leaders." Kiba said to Shino who was walking with him and Akamaru into the village. Suddenly Shino stopped and pointed towards something wide eyed. "Hey, are you listening to me Shino?"
"Ah, ah, eh, ah." Shino couldn't speak he was so awe struck. Kiba looked to see what he was pointing at and his heart stopped when he saw the most unlikely sight of all; HINATA WAS KISSING THAT BAKA NARUTO!!!!!
"WHAT!? HOW IS THIS HAPPENING!? WHY!?" Kiba shouted in disbelief and shock. Hinata Hyuga, the shy girl he had trained and almost grew up with, was kissing the blonde dunce that kicked his ass back when they were kids at the Chunin exams and spent three years with one of the Sainin; Naruto Uzamaki! "NOOO! THAT BAKA NARUTO HAS JUST TAKEN THE HEART OF THE GODDESS OF KONOHA!!!"
Naruto and Hinata looked each other in the eyes until they heard someone shouting while charging at them.
"NO! You mean to say that the guy you met, the person you admired so much, was this baka!" Kiba shouted as he pointed at Naruto in shock and playful jealousy. "I never would have guessed! Naruto I'm gonna kill you!"
"Damn it Kiba! Do you have to ruin the moment!?" Naruto asked as he wiped his eyes.
"YES! Damn it yes! You stole the village angel! The hottest girl in the village Hinata!" Kiba said as he began to strangle Naruto. Hinata and Shino tried to pull Kiba off of Naruto. "How could you do this!?"
"Calm down Kiba!" Shino said as he finally got Kiba to let Naruto go. "We understand you're jealous."
"What the hell Kiba!? Can't I be with Naruto in peace!?" Hinata asked as she punched him the face for strangling Naruto. She wasn't going to let anyone hurt Naruto. "He's my boyfriend now! I won't let you hurt him!"
"Why couldn't you tell Shino and I first!? It would have softened the blow so much!" Kiba said as he got up. "Fine, I'm sorry Naruto. But still though, you are the luckiest son of a bitch in the Leaf Village for having Hinata Hyuga as your girlfriend!"
"It's alright. I guess I should expect this." Naruto said as he rubbed the back of his head feeling a bit passive. It was the effect Hinata had on him kicking in. He didn't feel like he had to make a point after Kiba strangled him.
Back with Sakura, she was running to the woods in a rage. Suddenly she ran into Ino who was making her way to the village.
"Are you alright Sakura? You look infuriated?" Ino asked. She was afraid to ask anything else. Sakura was pissed.
"You know that feeling you get when you feel like you've known someone their entire life and then someone goes and takes that person away? WELL THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE!!!!" Sakura screamed with her face turning red and heat coming off her body from her now boiling blood.
"Yikes! Okay! My god, what happened?" Ino asked now feeling a bit frightened by Sakura's anger.
"Go ask that whore Hinata!" Sakura shouted as she ran off in angry tears. She couldn't take it!
"Oh my god! I have to see this!" Ino said once Sakura left. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. Hinata was Naruto's girlfriend! She then ran off to the village to see while Sakura ran into the woods and threw the biggest tantrum.
"AARRGH! FUCK!!!!FFFFFFFUUUUUCCCKKKK!!!!!!" Sakura screamed as she pounded the ground causing a tremor and then ripped a tree out of the ground and threw it off into the horizon. Sakura continued to beat the earth until everything was destroyed. "I HATE HER! I HATE HER!!!!!"
Sakura was only getting started. She then began to hurl boulders off in random directions while stomping the bedrock beneath her into gravel. She kicked down trees, she cursed at the top of her lungs, she punched large stones that were either lying around or that appeared from her tremors. Sakura was madder than a hornet. She began to think about Sasuke, how much he meant to her, how she loved him, when he left her all alone, and how now she was without love. Naruto was finding it while she had lost it. They both cared about Sasuke but why did she have to be the one without support during this time? Why was she the one who was alone now when Naruto had just found a way to fill the void? Sakura began to cry. She hurt so much on the inside. She had no one to hold her, love her, or ease the pain. Naruto found someone who could and now she had to suffer alone.
"It's not fair, it's not fair, it's not fair." Sakura sobbed as she placed her arm against a tree and fell to her knees in tears. "IT'S NOT FAIR!!!!!!!!!"
Sakura couldn't suffer alone like this. She wouldn't! If she was going to suffer while Sasuke was gone then so was Naruto! They both would until he came back! Hinata had nothing to do with this. She had to leave. Sakura was going to make her leave and take Naruto from her. It would break Naruto's heart but then she would be the one to heal the pain, not Hinata. Hinata would be the one to suffer while she and Naruto healed in each other's embrace. That's the way should be, that's the way Sakura was going to make it!
"I'm ending this. Tonight, I'm ending this." Sakura said as she rose up with rage in her eyes. "I'm going to end this! HINATA WILL NOT HAVE HIM! NOT WHILE I'M ALL ALONE! NARUTO WILL COME BACK TO ME EVEN IF I HAVE TO KILL HER! TONIGHT I END THAT BITCH'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ONE WHO LOVED ME FIRST!!!!"
Author's Note
During the after show, the video featuring the song Psychosocial will be sung in script format. Italics show lyrics sung by Nazo and (lyrics in parenthesis are lyrics sung by Akumu and Inagojo.) Normal text is for actions and words. Enjoy!
After Show Messages
DB99: (Standing on the set with three men who look like him with shirts labeled "Me", "Myself", and "I".) Hello everyone. Before I begin, I would like to apologize to two of my subscribers. Toa Naruto and Kage Bijuu, I'm sorry that I couldn't interview you two this chapter. You see, when I wrote the chapter and I mentioned that Deidara and Tobi saw the Locusts mining, my writers Me, Myself, and I came up to me with a script for the After Show and it was the only thing that could fit with what had happened in the chapter. I promise to get both of you in my next two chapters.
I: Don't worry, you two will be on soon.
DB99: Without further ado, let's begin the show! (Writers walk off set and audience applauds.) These men are the muscle of the Horde and their leaders wouldn't be where they are now without them. So please welcome four of the men who make Nazo, Akumu and Inagojo's mischief possible, the Locusts! (Four Drones walk on to the set.)
Drone 1: Oh my god! I'm on the After Show! I can't believe it! (He and the other Drones jump for joy.)
DB99: Anybody you guys would like to thank before we start?
Drone 1: I'd like to thank Inagojo for pushing me hard!
Drone 2: I'd like to thank my parents even though they threw me in an asylum!
Drone 3: I'd like to thank Satan. (Makes devil sign.) WOO! SATAN!
Drone 4: I'd like to thank my grandma *sniff who couldn't be here today!
DB99: Don't get to emotional! I have enough crazy stuff happen on here! So, tell us some things about the Horde leaders that we don't know. Like, where did they get the orange prison jumpsuits?
Drone 3: Despite the fact that they look like they're from prison, the jumpsuits worn by the Horde leaders are actually custom made. Akumu and Inagojo got their original concepts in prison in the Land of Stones. Nazo got his concept in the Water Country's Asylum for the Insane.
DB99: (Speaking to Drone 2) You said that you were in an asylum. Was it the same one as Nazo?
Drone 2: Yes, I was his inmate. He was the only other person who could see and hear the leprechaun. (Leprechaun appears on Drone 2's shoulder. Only he and dragonbeast99 can see him.) Sometimes the leprechaun tells me to burn things.
DB99: Yeah, sometimes he tells me that too. (Leprechaun jumps over to dragonbeast99's shoulder.) Where did they learn how to play the music like they do? The song they played during the invasion of Konoha, I have to admit, was PRETTY metal!
Drone 3: Back when the three of them were growing up in the Whirlpool Village Orphanage, they found an old building where people had stored a bunch of junk and while digging through it they found some instruments and taught themselves in their spare time. They did get guitar lessons from an old man in the village but he only lived long enough to teach them the basics. After that, they practiced and became the most metal band in the Hollow!
DB99: Inagojo doesn't seem like the type of person who would do death metal let alone any form of rock music. Why is she in on it?
Drone 1: Well, she did have experience with vocals and piano before all of this. When she moved to the Whirlpool Village she got into a new instrument, drums, since she wanted some way to join in on Nazo and Akumu's fun. She likes metal because it is insane, soothing to yet stirring for inner madness, and it is pretty true to life with all of its mayhem. She says that it helps her be more aware of bad karma.
DB99: What about the masks? When did they start wearing those?
Drone 4: They always had to wear protective masks back in the Whirlpool Village's labs. After the country fell and they began doing odd jobs, Nazo found his old mask and started playing with it to see what he could do with it. That's how he got his first mask. When he was hired to do an assassination of someone, he wore it as protection and for disguise. The dreadlocks and stitches were made to scar people. Akumu liked the idea and he convinced Inagojo to play along. And that's how they started wearing masks! It really gives a dramatic effect to when they perform.
DB99: What about this Trinity of Worms? What is this religion that a couple of you guys follow?
Drone 1: The Trinity of Worms is a monism faith which is also polytheistic. Inagojo is the one who brought the faith to us. The basic idea is that the world was created in a Big Bang like way in which three prime deities expanded outward creating the universe until they locked into three ways which bond all reality to one thing, the Trinity. The deities, their names to sacred to be pronounced, took the form of worms and continued to move in a cyclical motion which keeps the world and cosmos in motion. After that, several other gods and goddesses were born and they created all life in the universe. These deities that may be called by name point to the divine and help us escape the illusion of life so that we may reach moksha, release from the rebirth of this world to become one with the source of our being.
DB99: I see. So it's basically polytheistic monism with supreme deities that are beyond your worship and you work to become one with them again. Also, what were you guys listening to in the mine next to the Rain Village?
Drone 2: Oh! You are going to love this! (Screen comes down and camera zooms in to go to video camera.) We tapped this from the cameras we had in the mine to make our own video while we worked!
(Video camera comes on. Flying angle as the camera looks down into the mine. Camera goes inside showing a Locust jumping up while whipping his head back. Lands on a large pipe and starts playing air guitar while music begins to play. Camera goes around the mine showing other Locusts standing on top of equipment while playing air guitar. Other Locusts drumming on oil drums and others banging their heads while they are riding elevators and Brumaks. Song begins.)
Nazo: EEERRRRAH! I did my time, and I want out! So effusive… fade. It doesn't cut, (Locusts continue to play air guitar and act up while listening and working) the soul is not so vibrant. The reckoning, the sickening packaging, subversion Pseudo-sacrosanct perversion! Go drill your desserts, go dig your graves! Then fill your mouth with all the money you will save! Sinking in, getting smaller again. I'm done, it has begun. I'm not the only one.
Locusts: (Singing along with Horde leaders in sync with music) And the reign will kill us all, we throw ourselves against the wall (Locusts throw themselves against the wall and throw their hands up in the air). But no one else can see, the preservation of the martyr in me.
Locust Captain: What kind of order do we want men!?
Locusts: (Sing in sync with the leaders while throwing their fists up into the air) Psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial!
Nazo: Oh, there are cracks, in the road we lay (Brumak stomps its foot and crushes ground) from where the temple fell. The secrets gone mad! This is nothing new, but would we kill it all (Locusts burn the flags of the Five Great Nations)? The hate was all we had (Locusts begin to cheer)! Who needs another mess? We could start over. Just look me in the eyes and say I'm wrong (Locust Captain jumps on top of crane, points to his eyes and then starts beating his chest as he shouts out to the other Locusts to rile them up)! Now there's only emptiness (Locust put empty oil drum up to camera blackening it out for a short moment), venomous insipid(Camera goes to the bubbling Imulsion which splashes in front of the camera). I think we're done. I'm not the only one!
Locusts: (Sing in sync with the music) And the reign will kill us all, we throw ourselves against the wall(Locusts throw themselves against the walls of the mine and jump off them on to lifting cranes and the backs of Brumaks). But no one else can see, the preservation of the martyr in me.
Locust Captain: What is our law!?
Locusts: (Singing in sync with music while throwing their fists up into the air) Psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial, psychosocial!
Locust Captain: Shout out for our fallen comrades!
Locusts: (Singing in sync with music, some take long strides on their air guitars) The limits of the dead! The limits of the dead! The limits of the dead!
Nazo: Fake anti-fascist lie(PSYCHOSOCIAL!), I tried to tell you(PSYCHOSOCIAL!), but your (PSYCHOSOCIAL!) purple hearts are given out(PSYCHOSOCIAL!). Can't stop the killing idea(PSYCHOSOCIAL!) if it's hunting season(PSYCHOSOCIAL!). Is this what you want(PSYCHOSOCIAL!)? I'm not the only one!
Locusts: (Singing in sync with the music) And the reign will kill us all (Melt emblems of the Five Great Nations) we throw ourselves against the wall( Locusts swing from ropes and crash into walls). But no one else can see, the preservation of the martyr in me. And the reign will kill us all(Locusts pretend to hang selves and slit their throats) we throw ourselves against the wall(Locusts fall back against walls, equipment, cranes, lifts, and Brumaks). But no one else can see, the preservation of the martyr in me.
(Camera goes outside of the mine and into the air where the Locusts riding the Reavers are cheering and waving their fists in the air.)
Locust Reaver Elite: What is our limit!?
Locusts: (Singing in sync with the music) The limits of the dead! The limits of the dead!
(Camera goes quickly over the rest of the mine then it goes back to the After Show where the audience is applauding.)
DB99: Now that was a show!
Drone 3: We always get some sort of music while we work! We didn't even rehearse any of that! It just came to us while we listened! If you over look the death part of being in the Horde, working for Nazo and the others rocks!
DB99: It looks like it! I can't wait to see what you guys do next!
Health Inspector: (Walks on to set) Are you dragonbeast99?
DB99: Yes, may I help you?
Health Inspector: I'm afraid your fan fiction is going to be canceled. You've had too many massacres in it and you haven't disposed of the bodies properly.
DB99: What!? I've disposed of them properly! Their away from the stage crew, characters, and staff! What could I have possibly done wrong!?
Health Inspector: (Pulls out a sign warrant against him.) You have been flushing the bodies through the plumbing of the After Show set! The water is contaminated with disease and parasites!
DB99: There's nothing wrong with that. (Drones agree.)
Health Inspector: What could possibly be alright with that!?
DB99: It's metal. (Drones agree that it's metal.)
Health Inspector: Is it metal that your plumbing is filled with disease!?
DB99: Yeah, that's metal. (Drones agree.)
Health Inspector: Is it metal that the contamination is coming from all the people who have died in your story and have flushed through the plumbing!?
DB99: Yeah, that's super metal. (Drones agree that it's super metal.)
Health Inspector: IS IT METAL THAT YOU DON'T EVEN CARE!?
DB99: Yeah! That makes it even more metal! (Drones agree.)
Drone 1: That is the most metal thing I've heard all day.
Health Inspector: *Sighs. (Dragonbeast99 takes his warrant and tears it up.) What are you doing!?
DB99: I got enough to worry about right now! I don't need you bastards telling me what to do! Now get out of here! I gotta finish this show! (Health Inspector pulled off set by cane.) Alright, my final question for you guys. Who would you say is the one who is in charge of the Horde? Who is the biggest boss? Who has the most influence?
Drones: (Simultaneously answer) Inagojo.
DB99: You answered pretty quickly.
Drone 2: Inagojo is the queen bee in the Hollow. You don't mess with her.
Drone 4: Yeah, she can get scary when she's mad.
DB99: Yikes! I better make sure she gets a good first appearance then to Konoha. Thanks for coming on guys! Thanks for reading everyone! Sorry again to Toa Naruto and Kage Biju, I'll interview you soon! Stay tuned! Things are gonna be intense and the next chapter will probably make you scream!
Akumu: (Walks onto set) Wait a minute, this isn't fair! Nazo got to be on more than me!
DB99: Well that's because Nazo was on when he wasn't supposed to be on. And you weren't supposed to be on this episode either. My writers, my scripts, my rules Akumu.
Akumu: Well now we're gonna play by my rules. Heads, you get to keep your brains inside your head! (Flips coin.)
DB99: No way! I'm getting out of here! (Drones hold him back.)
Akumu: (Coin lands on heads.) Fine, you deserve a worse punishment. (Shots gun up at a sprinkler. Bloody water pours down on dragonbeast99.)
DB99: AH! GROSS! It feels like Brumak just blew its nose on me!