"Damn that Naraku! Where did he disappear to?!" asks Miroku
"He probably went into hiding because you and Naruto broke through his barrier." said Sango
"But we're talking about Naraku. It can't be only that." said Shippo
"Maybe!" said Inuyasha
"What is it, Inuyasha?!" asks Kagome
"Maybe Naraku is luring us in the direction of the miasma and has laid a trap." said Inuyasha
"A Trap? He did all kinds of traps until now." asks Naruto
"If we keep going and get close to Naraku, you think he'll do something?" asks Kagome
"Maybe…" said Naruto as he sensed a group of demons' aura. Inuyasha and the other saw the demons are flying in the sky heading the different direction.
"Demons?" asks Inuyasha
"The demons are flying different direction." said Kagome
"No…" said Naruto as he's in Sennin mode and sensed the demons are chasing wolf. "Kagome, hop on my back!"
"What?! Something wrong?!" asks Kagome
"Ayame is in trouble!" said Naruto
XXX
"Great elder!" said wolfman
"Grandpa!" said Ayame as she rushed to him and carried him up.
"S-sorry… I'm just a bit tired." said wolf elder
"Grandpa! Hang on!" said Ayame.
"They're closing in on us!" said wolfman
"I'll be a decoy and attract the demons. Make your escape during that time." said brown wolf
"But then, you'll…!" said Ayame as she sensed unfamiliar aura is heading her direction. "He's here!"
"Who's here?" asks brown wolf.
"They're here!" said wolf man as he saw a group of demons is charging to Ayame and the others. However, there was a sacred arrow shot group of demons.
"That arrow! Couldn't be…" said Ayame.
"Ayame!" yells Naruto as he and his friends have arrived on time to save Ayame and the others.
"Naruto-sama!" said Ayame surprised.
"It's Ayame!" said Shippo
"No doubt about that!" said Miroku
"She's the Wolf-Demon girl who detested you!" said Sango
"Ayame, what happen to your mountain?" asks Naruto
"The ogre came after us, so we ran." said Ayame
"Ogre?" asks Kagome
"An ogre who devours demons." said Ayame
"What?!" asks Naruto
"An ogre who devours demons?" asks Inuyasha
"No time to explain. Naruto-sama…" said Ayame.
"Please call me Naruto." said Naruto
"Naruto, can you help my grandpa?" asks Ayame
Naruto nodded as he went to white wolf elder. He bends down and used his Six Path power to heal his body.
"He's okay. We need to find somewhere place to stay and safe." said Naruto
XXX
Inside the cave
"A specter?" asks Kagome
"Probably it's neither demon nor human." said Ayame
"It came from the northeast." said wolf elder
"Northeast?" asks Miroku
"Miroku, isn't that you just say…" said Naruto
"Yeah, it from the direction of the ox-tiger." said Miroku
"In no time at all, it devoured the demons, spirits and ogres that lived in the mountain. Then it descended to our borders." said Ayame
"Many of our friends were devoured." said Wolf elder.
"The Wolf-Demon tribe isn't such a weak tribe, right?" asks Sango
"It's very Small Mountain. I've been there and trained with Ayame, but…" said Naruto
"The specter." said Ayame
"Is there such an ogre?" asks Shippo
"It's said since ancient times, that dead men who carried grudges and transformed without ever letting go of their hatred are ogres." Said Miroku
"Who is capable of resurrecting such an extraordinary ogre… who would devour demons?"
"It's gotta be Naraku." said Naruto
"Yeah." said Inuyasha
"I must go and take the Great Elder and the remaining Wolf-Demons to safety. But…" said Ayame
Naruto stood up and did cross fingers.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" he said as he summoned a clone of himself is stand next to him. "My clone will escort you guys to safety."
"And if we ever see Koga, we'll tell him that you were able to escape. Don't worry." said Kagome
"Thank you, Naruto and Kagome!" said Ayame
After the Great Elder and the others have been recovered, Ayame and the others were going to leave.
"Be careful!" yells Kagome
"Take care!" said Naruto
"Listen up! The specter smells of dead people and graveyard dirt." said Ayame
"Smells of dead people?" asks Naruto
XXX
A group of wolves are attack to ogre man. His hair is spikey blue. He wears a red skirt with white timing on the bottom. He has a yellow sash tied like a belt around his waist. He wears blue chest pads as a form of armor on his shoulders he has two black pads.
"Don't touch my wolves!" yells Koga
"Is it you… the one who has the Shikon fragment? I'm taking it and your life." said Kyokotsu
"L-Look at that huge body!" said Ginta
"Huh! So you're the specter? You smell! You're neither human nor demon! You smell of dead bodies and graveyard dirt!" yells Koga
"So I still smell? It's been some time since I emerged from my grave."
"He didn't blink on his eye!" said Ginta
"Is he really specter?" asks Hakkaku
"I'll have to eat more and put on muscles. You over there, the muscular one… You can become part of Kyokotsu's flesh!" said Kyokotsu
"Damn you, ugly bastard!" said Koga as he drop kick to Kyokotsu's face and made him fell down on the ground. "You also reek with the smell of my comrades!"
"I see… Your leg, huh? You have a shard of the Shikon in your leg." said Kyokotsu
"Kyokotsu, you say? Just what are you?!" asks Koga
"Just what am I, you say? I'm human, what else?" asks Kyokotsu
"No way!" thought Hakkaku
"Impossible!" thought Ginta
"So you're an average Joe who emerged alive from the grave?!" asks Koga
"Thanks to his Shikon fragment. I feel much better than when I was alive." said Kyokotsu
"Hey! How did you get a hold of that?!" asks Koga
"Why ask? You're only gonna end up as my meal anyway!" said Kyokotsu as he slammed his hand into Koga, but he dodged his slam by jumping.
"Think you can capture me with such clumsy moves?!" asks Koga
"Here's what pesky guys like you get." said Kyokotsu as he grabbed the weapon Flail out from the ground and tossed it at Koga. Koga dodged the Flail.
"Where're you aiming? Aim straight!" asks Koga as he's running while Kyokotsu tosses the Flail at him. He jumped into the air and broke the Flail by a kick. However, Koga sees Kyokotsu's hand slammed him into his face.
"Koga!" yells Ginta
"Hah! Where're you hitting?" asks Koga as he stood next Kyokotsu's face, so he grabbed his face and twisted it over by using his speed. Kyokotsu fell down on the ground and he's dead.
"H-He did it!" said Hakkaku.
"Amazing!" said Ginta
"Ha! Serves him right." said Koga as he's walking away from Kyokotsu, but his back got punch by Kyokotsu.
"And you think you beat me?" asks Kyokotsu as he picked up Flail and whip on Koga with the chain. Koga dodged the chain by rolling to the left.
"Why you!" yells Koga
"Koga! Before you!" yells Ayame
Koga got grabbed by Kyokotsu's hand and lift him up in midair.
"Leave him alone!" yells Ayame as she jumped into the air and wind kick to cut Kyokotsu's hand off. Kyokotsu's hand let Koga off and fell down on the ground.
"Koga, are you okay?!" asks Ayame as she's helping Koga up, but she sees Kyokotsu's another hand about to grab her, but…
"Fuuton Kazekiri no Jutsu!" as the wind blade cuts Kyokotsu's hand off. Naruto has appeared and in front of Ayame and Koga.
"Naruto-sama!" said Ayame
Kyokotsu put wound arm on his both hand and restore his hands back.
"Who the hell are you?!" he said as he looking at the blond ninja with toad eyes.
"It's Naruto! You're the one who killed wolves!" said Naruto as he ran up on Kyokotsu's arm and jumped kick to his face. Kyokotsu fell down, but he withstand by touching on the ground. He slammed his hand into Naruto, but he blocked it.
"I caught you!" said Naruto
"What?!" asks Kyokotsu in shocked.
"He blocked it!" said Ginta and Hakkaku
Naruto grabbed Kyokotsu's hand and lifted him into the air. He threw Kyokotsu on the ground. Koga and the others' face were amazed.
"Senpou…" said Naruto as he's in the air and made two Rasengan on his both hands. The left one is the blue flame chakra. The right one is the boil chakra. "Odama Bijuu Rasenrengan!" as he slammed into Kyokotsu's body. It made a huge explosion.
"It's over… Now, they can finally rest in peace." said Ayame.
There was a Saimyosho grabbed Shikon out of Kyokotsu's body and flew away.
XXX
"Band of Seven?" asks Naruto
"Yeah, they came here from the eastern province. They were seven mercenaries. I heard that they came from the dead." said Miroku
"Naruto, do you think they..." said Kagome
"Yeah, Shikon..." said Naruto as he sensed dead people. "Inuyasha."
"Yeah, I sensed bloody people." said Inuyasha as he and Naruto are running where their sense are.
They saw a group of men were dead by one man. He wears pink clothes and wear sandals. His hair look like pony tail.
"These are the warriors from the crossroads earlier…" said Miroku
"They were slain by that one person?" asks Kagome
"Could you be…Naruto?" asks Jakotsu
"What?!" asks Inuyasha
"Hey, how do you know my name?!" asks Naruto
"S-So cute!" said Jakotsu
"What?" asks Naruto
"I love those whiskers!" said Jakotsu
"Who are you?!" asks Naruto
"You don't smell like a living person. Just of dead bodies and graveyard soil." said Inuyasha
"Hmm…" said Jakotsu
"Naruto. Inuyasha, could he be…?" asks Miroku
"Yeah, he is same as Kyokotsu that I killed him." said Naruto
"Oh… You're the one who killed Kyokotsu." said Jakotsu
"Yeah, I killed him." said Naruto
"And also the villagers were talking about you. That some disgusting specter appeared from his grave." said Inuyasha
"A group of seven evil men who loved to kill. Mercenaries who were later hunted down and beheaded." said Miroku
"You must be one of the Band of Seven!" said Naruto
"Naruto is cute, but you're pretty sexy yourself." said Jakotsu
Kagome is stepping away from Naruto, Inuyasha, and Miroku when she heard Jakotsu.
"Is he gay?" asks Kurama
"Can I suck him up with my Kazaana?" asks Miroku
"Sure." said Naruto and Inuyasha
"Wait! He has a Shikon fragment." said Kagome
"Huh?" asks Inuyasha
"Maybe he revived through the power of the fragment." said Kagome
"It must be Naraku." said Naruto as he walked toward to Jakotsu and draws his Furyunoha. "Where is Naraku?!"
"Hmm… You got an interesting sword. Which is stronger? My sword or your?!" asks Jakotsu as he swing his sword; create the blades zig-zagged back and forth unpredictably as they moved forward to Naruto.
Naruto blocks the blades away from him and dodged it.
"What kind of sword is that?!" his thought
Jakotsu did the swings again to Naruto. Naruto blocks the blades, but the blade is bending and hits his shoulder.
"Naruto!" said Kagome
"Hold on! I'm coming!" said Inuyasha as he draws Tetsusaiga and blocked Jakotsu's blade to help Naruto.
"Thank you." said Naruto
"Damn it, you interferer!" said Jakotsu
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" yells Naruto as he summoned 10 clones of himself and charges to Jakotsu.
Jakotsu excited how Naruto created the clones of him.
"Wow! They're so cute!" he yells as he used the blades zig-zagged to kill all the clones. When the white smoke is cleared, Naruto came out of the ground and uppercut to Jakotsu's jaw.
"So cold!" said Jakotsu as he touched his own jaw.
"Shut up! Did Naraku gave you Shikon?!" asks Inuyasha
"I guess he has no choice…" said Naruto as he sees black smoke coming from the hill and send someone using it.
"Mukotsu, huh? Interfering! Naruto, better make your get away." said Jakotsu as he ran away.
"What was that about?" thought Naruto as he and Inuyasha jumped away from the black smoke.
"It's poison smoke." said Sango
"Where is this poison coming from?" asks Miroku
"I sensed a person is at the hill, but it gone." said Naruto
XXX
"That Jakotsu!" said Inuyasha
"He isn't far away. I can still sense him." said Naruto
"You'll go after him?" said Miroku
"Yeah, I have to." said Naruto
"But Inuyasha… What do think of that poison smoke?" asks Miroku
"Like I say, someone is on the hill and used poison smoke. It seem Jakotsu knows something." said Naruto
"Yeah. Maybe it's another one of the Band of Seven." said Inuyasha
"Another specter appeared?" asks Kagome
"Hey, Inuyasha, Miroku, you guys stay and protect Kagome and Sango." said Naruto
"Alright!" said Inuyasha
XXX
"Oh! Kagome! A well." said Shippo
"Uh-huh! Let's replenish our water." said Kagome as she saw a woman is laying by the well.
"Huh? Someone's on the ground." said Shippo as he rushed to a woman. "This is terrible!"
"Are you alright?" asks Kagome as she checks on woman's pulse. "She's dead." as she turned around and saw lots of people were dead.
"Kagome! Let's hurry and get away from here!" said Shippo
"Uh-huh!" said Kagome as she stepped back, but she heard someone laugh. She saw a poison smoke like before. "Poison smoke!"
"You can't get away from Mukotsu's poison." said Mukotsu
Kagome started to bend down and her body can't move.
"Kagome, hang on!" said Shippo
"You're the one who has the Shikon fragment." said Mukotsu
"Kagome! Kagome!" said Shippo
"Run away! Shippo…" said Kagome
"No, I won't!" said Shippo
"Don't worry. I won't kill you right away. This poison will paralyze your body, but your mind will be alert until the very end. It's my special toxin. Unfortunately, it has no effect on demons." said Mukotsu
"Don't you dare lay a hand on Kagome!" yells Shippo as he charged to Mukotsu, but Mukotsu spit out the poison from his mouth. Shippo got lost unconscious.
XXX
"Jakotsu is close!" said Naruto as he sensed Jakotsu's scent is closer. He saw Jakotsu is waiting for him.
"Hey! Naruto!" said Jakotsu
"Jakotsu, what is your plan!?" asks Naruto
"You followed my scent, didn't you? So I didn't go too far. I want to fight you." said Jakotsu
Naruto draws his Furyunoha and said, "Bring it!"
XXX
At the house
"We're surrounded by a poison barrier. No one can come to help. But what a beauty! I'm so fortunate. I get to marry such a pretty girl." said Mukotsu as the poison surround the house.
"I can't move… Naruto…" thought Kagome
Naruto's face became shocked that he heard Kagome's voice in his head. Her voice sounds like she's in trouble.
"Why are you standing there?!" asks Jakotsu as he's attacking Naruto.
Naruto dodged the Jakotsu's sword as the blades zig-zagged to hit him, but he used the Yellow Flash to dodge it.
"Kokou! Boil!" said Naruto
"Got it!" said Kokuou
Jakotsu saw Naruto started to boil out of his body. Naruto made huge smoke, so that he can escape from Jakotsu and rescue Kagome. He's running as fast as he can. He knows that Kagome's life is in danger.
"Naruto, where are you going?!" asks Kurama
"Kagome is in trouble!" said Naruto as he transformed into Bijuu mode and ran very fast to rescue Kagome.
XXX
"I'm not perfect, but please be good to me! Good, good. Now then, dance for me in celebration." said Mukotsu
"Just what is he up to? If only I can get a hold of that Shikon fragment." thought Kagome
"Such a fine bride. A fine bride indeed. Next, some sake…" said Mukotsu
"Kagome!" said Sango as she and the others crashed the house.
"How dare you touch her!?" yells Inuyasha
"Don't interrupt my ceremony!" said Mukotsu as he spread the poison out.
"Leave him to me!" said Sango as she used her mask and blocked the smoke with Hiraikotsu, but something went wrong with her.
"A repellant mask won't work. This also enters the body through the eyes and skin." said Mukotsu
"Damn it…" said Sango as she and the others fell down on the ground.
Kirara is charging to Mukotsu, but Mukotsu spit out poison smoke from his mouth.
"That was easy. Although it doesn't affect me at all. I'm so used to the poison already." said Mukotsu as his throat got stabbed by Kagome's chopstick.
"I did it…!" thought Kagome as she got punch by Mukotsu.
"Stupid girl!" said Mukotsu
"It didn't work!" thought Kagome
"You too? Does my face repel you, too? Is that why you reject me?!" asks Mukotsu
"What are you saying?! I despised you even before I saw your face!" asks Kagome
"Unforgivable! You hurt my feelings! I don't want you for a wife anymore!" said Mukotsu as he chokes Kagome's neck.
At that moment, Naruto broke through the house with his Bijuu mode and saw Mukotsu is choking Kagome.
"Handoff of her!" yells Naruto as he punched to Mukotsu and sent to the tree. He used the tail to smash the house, so that the poison smoke can air out. He checked on Kagome. She has poison on her.
Naruto's face is angry now how dirty Mukotsu treated Kagome like a slave.
"Damn that brat. I should kill him right now." said Mukotsu as he stood up, but he saw Naruto is in front of him with Rasengan.
"Pevy man! Die!" yells Naruto as he stretches out his chakra arm and hits Mukotsu with Rasengan.
Naruto rushed to Kagome and carried her up.
"Kagome! Kagome! Are you alright?!" asks Naruto in worried.
Kagome slowly opened her eyes and looked at Naruto.
"Naruto… I'm alright. Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango protected me." said Kagome.
Naruto used his Six Path power to get rid of the Kagome's poison. He did the others, but it takes a time to recover it.
"Naruto, how was it?" asks Shippo
"They're fine, but they need more rest. We need to find a safe place." said Naruto as he carried Kagome on his back, but he saw Sesshomaru. "Sesshomaru, I have no time to fight you."
"I didn't come here to fight you. I want to know Naraku is near." said Sesshomaru
Naruto didn't answer Sesshomaru.
"Answer me, Naruto. Where is Naraku?" asks Sesshomaru
"I don't know, but the specter that I killed him that he has Shikon fragment. Naraku must have close by." said Naruto as he's ready to fight Sesshomaru.
"That's all I need to hear." said Sesshomaru as he walked away from Naruto and the others.
Naruto turned off his Bijuu mode and glad that Sesshomaru didn't fight with him.
"Shippo, Kirara, let's go." He said
XXX
"What?! What do you mean?!" asks Shippo
"The Seven of Bond are going to after us." said Naruto
"Then what are we going to do?! Kagome and the others haven't been recover!" said Shippo
"That's why we need to find a safe place for them, so they can rest." said Naruto as he stopped and sensed someone at the other lake.
"What's wrong, Naruto?" asks Shippo.
Naruto looked closely something shiny over there. It was three saw discs heading toward to Naruto, Shippo, and Kirara.
"What's that?!" asks Shippo
"Kirara! Shippo, get down!" yells Naruto as they dock down as the three saw disc went above and sent back to someone. "The Band of Seven… Kirara, follow me!" as he and Kirara ran to the forest, but Naruto saw a mortar bullets in the sky. The bullets are scattered out then lots of bullets are going to hit the forest.
"Kirara! Hold on!" said Naruto as he touched on Kirara then he used the Yellow Flash to dodge the mortar.
Naruto and Kirara are in the cave, but Naruto sensed specter is coming closer.
"Shippo, stay here and watch over them." said Naruto
"What're you going to do?" asks Shippo
"I'm going to stop a specter." said Naruto as he ran out of the cave and saw a specter.
It was some kind of robot guy. He has red hair and one eye on the left has the blue mark on it. The metal has covered the right eye. He has armor and shoulder armor with three spikes. His left arm is some kind of metal pike spear.
"Naruto!" said the robot
"You look like a robot." said Naruto
"I'm called Ginkotsu!" said Ginkotsu
"So, you're one of Band of Seven. Looks like I have to kill you!" said Naruto as he rushed to Ginkotsu and draws his Furyunoha.
Ginkotsu launch the five saw discs from his back. Naruto deflects those saw disc by hitting them.
"Kirara! Take them somewhere safe!" he yells as Kirara nodded and went back to the cave. She has Kagome and the others on her back. She flew away as Shippo is yelling Naruto's name.
"Shippo, I'm counting on you!" said Naruto
XXX
After Naruto defeat Ginkotsu, he is at the monk temple where he sensed Kagome's scent. He went to the backyard and saw a monk is digging the grave.
"Perchance, are you Naruto? I have been waiting for you." asks Renkotsu
"How do you know my name?" asks Naruto
"Your friend told me about you." said Renkotsu
"Naruto, I don't trust this guy." said Kurama as he feels evil aura about Renkotsu.
"I know that, but I need to know where my friend." thought Naruto.
"Naruto, do you want to see your friends?" asks Renkotsu
"Yes, please!" said Naruto.
Naruto is following the monk where his friends are.
"Kagome!" he said as he went checked on Kagome to make sure she's alright. He sensed her life is alright, but he felt evil aura behind him like Kurama saying.
"You're being pursued?" asks Renkotsu
"Who are you?" asks Naruto
"As you can see... I am the monk of this temple." said Renkotsu
"And it just you." said Naruto
"Yes, I'm the only survivor. I was so frightened, I hid myself behind the Buddha statue." said Renkotsu
Naruto saw Shippo and Kirara were sleeping. They must be tired, but something doesn't feel right.
"Hey, monk." said Naruto
"What is it?" asks Renkotsu
"How do you know my name? I told my friend not to tell anyone about my name." said Naruto
"You must misunderstand. Your friend got here and told me about your…" said Renkotsu as he sees a thrown kunai at him. He dodged it.
"That's dodged wasn't any else! I know who you are! You're one of the Band of Seven!" said Naruto as he draws his Furyunoha.
"Not bad… kid." said Renkotsu as the purple mark appeared on his face. "I'm Renkotsu."
Naruto is ready his fighting stand. He swing his Furyunoha, creates wind blades at Renkotsu. Renkotsu dodged the wind blades by jumped and landed on the ground. He ran away from Naruto.
"Hold it!" yells Naruto as he went after Renkotsu. He saw Renkotsu is on the stair, so he used the wind slash to stop him.
"Damn it!" said Renkotsu as he turned around at Naruto.
"It's over, Renkotsu!" said Naruto as he's about to charge to Renkotsu, but there was a chain wrapped around his body. "What?!" as he looked back and saw Ginkotsu is the one who used the chain.
"You're dead!" yells Renkotsu as he threw the string around Naruto and used the fire on him. "Hehehe! It's over!"
"Youton Chakra mode!" yells Naruto as his body goes lava and melted the chain down.
Ginkotsu and Renkotsu were shocked that Naruto's body went into lava. Naruto first rushed to Ginkotsu and created Rasengan.
"Take this! Youton Rasengan!" he yells as he smashed into Ginkotsu's chest and sent him to the forest. He turned off his Youton Chakra mode.
"I-I can't believe he resists my fire..." thought Renkotsu
After Naruto destroyed Ginkotsu, he turned at Renkotsu and saw his sweat drop.
"You're next." said Naruto as he raised his right arm up and created Lava Rasenshuriken.
Renkotsu has a bad feeling about Naruto's special move. He can't run away from his special attack.
"Shit! I can't run away from that!" his thought
"Youton Rasenshuriken!" yells Naruto as he threw Youton Rasenshuriken at Renkotsu, but it went passed by him. The Youton Rasenshuriken made a huge explosion. If it hit on Renkotsu, he wouldn't die. "You're not even worthy opponent." said Naruto as he walked back to the temple.
Renkotsu started to get mad how Naruto told him that he's weak.
"That bitch! How dare he missed me lightly?!" his thought.
XXX
A day later.
Kagome is finally wake up and her poison is gone. She's in the cave. She turned to the right and saw Inuyasha and the others are resting, but where's Naruto. She got up and saw Naruto is guarding for her and the others in the night.
"Naruto." Kagome said as she sees Naruto is about to fall down on the ground, so she ran to Naruto and caught him on time. Naruto collapsed head first into Kagome's laps.
"Kagome…" said Naruto while he's sleeping and has the dream about her.
"He's sleeping because he protected us from the enemy." thought Kagome gently wrapped her arms around Naruto's head and let him sleep on her laps. "Thank you, Naruto."