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Chapter Summary: The invasion has finally ended and we open the chapter with the funeral for those that gave their lives during the invasion. However, with death comes new life and hope as some chosen Genin are selected to help lead the new generation. Mograine is finally introduced to the civialians and shinobi. Not only that, but the council comes back for round two and Naruto and Jiraiya begin their search for Tsunade.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto or World of Warcraft. I DO however own the OCs (Grimes, Gaz, Mac, Walter, Ryuzaki), the story and the idea of the story itself!
Bold- Jutsu/Death Knight Attacks/Kyuubi speaking/Scourge/Inner Sakura
Italic- Thoughts/Letters/Flashbacks
Three days had passed since the failed invasion of Suna and Oto resulting in casualties. Konoha's shinobi forces had taken a bit of a hit from the assault. Konoha had lost the lives of fifty shinobi and they currently had over ninety wounded. But it was thanks to those shinobi that all of Konoha's civilians were alive. Many of the rookie genin were still in the hospital and recovering from their injuries. However, the medical staff of Konoha was not at the best strength. Many of the medic nin did their best, but some of the injuries were out of their league to heal and they were understaffed. The only person who would be able to help some of these unfortunate shinobi was Tsunade of the Sanin, but her whereabouts were unknown.
Grimes Wallcroft just happened to be among the unlucky injured shinobi. Apparently the paper bomb that hit him in the stadium damaged his leg so badly the medics couldn't heal the damage. Until a medic that had skills that was with the level of Tsunade, he was not allowed to be on active duty. The doctor's had given him a crutch to walk with along with some pain killer drugs much to his annoyance. He looked at the bright side though and was thankful none of his comrades he was familiar with was sharing the same fate as him. Most of the people that held position in the stadium suffered from minor injuries and chakra exhaustion. All of them had been treated and were now leaving today to head to the memorial service for the fallen shinobi in the village square.
Grimes walked up to the front desk of the hospital to restock on his pain killers since the doctors only gave him a few to last a couple days and told him to get some more should the pain continue. The nurse at the desk found his prescription medication and handed it to him. Thanking her, he turned around to see Kurenai talking with Anko a few feet away. He began to walk towards them and accidently dropped the bottle of medication. The bottle rolled towards Kurenai and came to a rest at her feet. She noticed the bottle and turned to see Grimes looking at it sadly.
"I can get if for you, Grimes," Kurenai said bending down to pick up the medication.
She walked over to him and handed him the medication. He took the medication and pocketed it.
"Thanks for that," Grimes said with a grin.
"You two love birds ready to go?" Anko asked.
The pair of them blushed and sent glares at Anko who was grinning widely. Anko waved and dashed out the front door before either could give chase. Grimes and Kurenai exited the hospital after their eccentric friend and began to head to the village square.
All the shinobi and civilians stood in front of a stage in the village square. On the stage there was a long table with photos of all the fallen shinobi going across. One by one people walked on to the stage to place a flower to honor the fallen. The last ones up were Naruto, Gaz, Mac and Grimes. After each of them placed their flower, Grimes lined all of them up in front of the photos. When that happened, the four of them brought their right hands to the tip of their eyebrows in a salute.
"Order arms!" Grimes said.
The Death Knight's arms snapped back down and they awaited the next command. They executed a right face and marched off the stage and back into the audience. Once everyone had paid their respects, Hiruzen and Darion walked on to the stage. Whispers broke out in the crowd at seeing the newcomer standing beside their Hokage.
"We are here to provide a memorial to those who bravely gave their lives so that Konoha would stand to see another day. Let us not look at this day as a day of sadness, but a day of remembrance and honor to those who fought to keep the will of fire alive!" Hiruzen spoke.
The crowd applauded as Hiruzen said his bit. They stopped when he raised his hand to have them. Hiruzen turned to Darion and motioned for him to step forward.
"I want you to meet then man who helped me in my fight against Orochimaru. He is the leader of the faction known as 'The Knights of the Ebon Blade'. The man beside me here is Darion Mograine and I would like you all to welcome him." Hiruzen continued.
Everyone hesitated for a moment but began to clap again as Darion stepped forward and gave a small wave. He wasn't really one for recognition since he preferred not to be known for his actions unless it was absolutely necessary to be known. He stepped back and looked at Hiruzen who nodded at him.
"I would like to take the time to announce some important matters. The first is to acknowledge certain shinobi for their actions during the invasion. So when I say your name, come up on stage to receive your award." Hiruzen began.
He cleared his throat and motioned for Ibiki to come forward holding a dusty chest. Many murmurs broke through the crowd as people realized what the awards were. The last time any awards were given was during the Third Great Shinobi War. To think that some shinobi earned these awards from the invasion was a bit of a shock to them since the awards were only given out during large-scale warfare.
"The first award to be given out is the Nidaime Service Medal, given to those who have shed blood in service to their village. At this time, I would like the following people to come up and receive this medal. Akamichi Chouji, Aburame Shino, Zara Ashwing, Mac Compton, Hatake Kakashi, Higurashi Tenten, Hyuuga Hinata, Hyuuga Neji, Inuzuka Kiba, Nara Shikamaru, Sarutobi Asuma, Uzumaki Naruto, Grimes Wallcroft, Yuhi Kurenai, and Gaz Zanovich." Hiruzen announced.
Each of them went up as ordered and stood in a line. Ibiki walked down, pinning the award on each of their clothes. Hinata felt pride sweep through her body as Ibiki pinned the award on her. She looked into the crowd and noticed her father standing nearby and he had a smile on his face, showing he was very proud of her for her actions. Once Ibiki was done, each of them walked off the stage and back to their original spots. Hiruzen stepped forward again and Ibiki was now holding a red chest.
"Now, the final award is the second highest award for shinobi ranks. And we are very lucky to have the recipient alive to earn it since the beginning of the Third Great Shinobi War. Same method as before, when I say your name come up and have it placed on you. At this time I would like Gaz Zanovich to come up on stage to receive the Shodaime Medal of Valor." Hiruzen said, grinning at Gaz's face.
Gaz stood still in shock. He blinked a couple of times and felt Grimes' hand on his shoulder. He looked up and saw Grimes beaming down at him. Gaz shook his head and slowly made his way up to the stage. His legs felt like rubber and his heartbeat increased as he grew closer to the stage. Once he stood on the stage, he turned around as Ibiki pinned the medal on his chest. The audience broke into applause again, along with whistles and cheers from his friends. He walked off the stage and back to his teammates who clapped him on the back and ruffled his hair. Ibiki pulled out three folded Chunin flak vests and nodded at the Hokage to show he was ready to move on.
"Now for our second order of business, I am going to announce the promotion of the selected Genin from the Chunin Exams to earn their vests. When I say their names, I ask the audience to hold their applause to the end and to respect the decision I made. The promotions were only given to those who have shown they have the skills to be Chunin." Hiruzen announced.
"At this time, I would like Nara Shikamaru, Ryuzaki Sanderson and Uzumaki Naruto to come up to the stage."
Naruto's heart skipped a beat when he heard his name. He was slowly becoming the ninja wanted to be. He hurried up to the stage with Shikamaru following him from behind. Ryuzaki was already on stage and waiting for the two of them. Naruto, Shikamaru and Ryuzaki stood shoulder to shoulder and looked at the village in front of them. Each of them had their own facial expression. Naruto was grinning broadly, Shikamaru looked bored, and Ryuzaki looked passive. Obviously he was one who was able to act professional regardless of the cause. Ibiki stopped in front of each of them distributing them a green flak vest. They slowly put the jackets on and the audience applauded again.
Darion stepped forward by Hiruzen and nodded at him. Hiruzen nodded back and cleared his throat before looking at the crowd again.
"Highlord Mograine is going to finish this ceremony with promotions of his own," Hiruzen said turning to Darion again.
"Thank you, Hiruzen." Darion replied. "As all of you are now aware, I am in charge of a certain faction known as the Ebon Blade. My men are known as Death Knights, and I currently have five of them in the village at this time. Two are here on stage, and the other three are in the crowd. I ask that you all congratulate three of them that will be promoted here today. They have proven they are more than capable of leading men into battle. I want Gaz Zanovich and Mac Compton to join Uzumaki Naruto up here on the stage for their promotion."
Mac and Gaz one again made their way through the audience and to the stage. When the two of them filed beside Naruto, Darion motioned for Grimes to come up on stage as well. Zara ended up supporting Grimes up the stairs with his lack of mobility much to his embarrassment. Zara and Grimes stood on either side of Darion while he pulled out his blade. Naruto, Gaz and Mac kneeled down awaiting their acknowledgement. Darion walked over to Naruto first.
"Corporal Uzumaki. For your leadership and tactics with your squad during these past few months and the Icecrown training, I have deemed it fit to grant you the rank of an officer. As of now, I promote you to First Lieutenant." Darion said, tapping Naruto on each shoulder with his blade.
Naruto's eyes widened and he almost choked in shock. This didn't go unnoticed by Darion who smirked at his blond friend.
'That's for putting the itching powder in my clothes you cheeky bastard.' Darion thought.
Zara walked up to Naruto holding a silver vertical pin. She pinned the insignia on his flak vest and saluted him. Naruto saluted Zara back before kneeling back down again. Darion walked to Gaz next and stood in front of him.
"Private First Class Zanovich. After hearing of your tactics and mission execution during the invasion, I have decided to give you a different rank than I originally assigned you. I hereby promote you to Staff Sergeant," Darion said, tapping each of his shoulders.
Gaz stood up and saluted Darion and Zara after she gave him the insignia patch to be sewn on his clothes as well as the pin. She pinned the insignia on his chest alongside his Medal of Valor. He kneeled down and felt a grin spread across his face. He only wished his father could see him now. It suddenly came to him that he had basically accomplished his goal that he told his team a few months back.
/Flashback/
Team Seven turned to Gaz as his turn came up for the introduction. He nodded and looked at everyone in front of him. After telling them his name, likes, dislikes and hobbies his dream came up.
"My dream is to be great soldier just like my dad!" Gaz said, clenching his fist.
/Flashback End/
He felt a couple of tears trickle down his face. His dream had become a reality and he felt a rush of pride fill his body. Gaz looked up at the clear sky and gave a small smile.
"I did it, dad. I did it!" Gaz muttered.
Mac and Naruto heard Gaz say this and smiled. They knew Gaz was touchy about his family. The fact he was crying at accomplishing a goal that he made to himself in honor to his father proved that. Naruto and Mac each put a hand on his shoulder and gave a gentle pat.
"Your old man would be proud, Zano." Naruto whispered.
Gaz nodded and looked down at the stage again. Darion moved over to Mac and waited tapped his shoulders.
"Private Compton. I believe after assisting Sergeant Zanovich during the invasion, you too have earned the rank of an NCO. I now promote you to Staff Sergeant as well." Darion said.
Mac stood up and saluted Darion who saluted back. Darion sheathed his blade and stepped away as Zara handed Mac his patch and pinned his insignia on him as well. Mac saluted Zara and she saluted back. She gave a smirk and ruffled Mac's hair before walking to stand beside Grimes again.
"Hiruzen, I am finished now. I think it would be proper if you ended the ceremony." Darion said.
Sarutobi nodded and looked at the crowd in front of him.
"This concludes the ceremony. Please offer the fallen prayers and pray for their families as well," Sarutobi said bowing his head to offer a prayer.
Each person in the audience gave a prayer and slowly they left the village square. When the square cleared, the only people remaining were the rookie nine, their Jounin senseis, Darion, Zara and Hiruzen. Naruto, Mac and Gaz were being congratulated by the other genin, excluding Sakura and Sasuke who just glared at them. Ino and Choji were congratulating Shikamaru who tried waving it off saying it was just more demanding and troublesome.
"Man, you can bitch about anything can't you?" Ryuzaki asked, looking at Shikamaru.
"Don't even get me started." Shikamaru replied.
Ryuzaku smirked and gave a playful slap to the back of Shikamaru's head. He rubbed it in slight pain with an irritated look on his face. Ryuzaki shrugged at him as though he was saying, "You were asking for it with that comment." Zara looked at Shikamaru with disappointment at his lack of appreciation. She was about to grab his ear and lecture him but stopped when she heard sensed a group of people coming towards them. Sure enough the elders Danzou, Koharu, and Homura stood in front of them with two ROOT Anbu. She narrowed her eyes at the five newcomers in suspicion. Hiruzen was glaring in anger when he noticed the ROOT Anbu before shifting his glare to Danzou. Danzou noticed this but didn't show any emotion as Hiruzen glared at him.
"Hiruzen, we would like to have a word with you," Homura said looking at him through his glasses.
"About what?" Hiruzen asked.
"It's only for a select few to hear." Koharu replied.
"And who would that be?"
"You, Highlord Mograine, and Uzumaki Naruto." Danzou replied.
"Why does Naruto need to be present?" Grimes asked.
"That's none of your concern, Wallcroft."
"The hell it isn't!"
"Mind your tone, Wallcroft."
"If you think I'm going to let you talk to Naruto without me being present, you've got another thing coming.
Danzou remained impassive on the outside, but on the inside he was furious. The man before him was really beginning to become a thorn in his side. If he could separate him from Naruto, he could attempt to put his plan into motion. He decided to knock Grimes down a couple pegs and smirked briefly. Danzou moved his finger a little bit and signaled his Root Anbu to attack.
Grimes noticed Danzou move his finger and immediately had his hand on his knife. He gave a quick slash to his left, cutting the Root Anbu across the chest. While he managed to defend himself against the first, his injury prevented him from moving to block the second Anbu. The Anbu pressed a pressure point in his arm, making him drop his knife. He then sunk his fist in Grimes' stomach, kicked out his cane, and kicked him at the side of his wounded leg. Grimes let out a cry of pain and landed on his side, his hands holding his leg.
"You son of a bitch!" Grimes yelled through grit teeth.
Darion, not willing to tolerate the attack quickly summoned his blade and held out his hand. A purple arm shot out, grabbed the Anbu by the neck and pulled him towards Darion. As the Anbu was in striking distance, Darion drove his blade forward and stabbed the Anbu through the mask. He kicked the corpse off his blade and turned towards Danzou, his eyes glowing neon blue.
"I will not tolerate you attacking one of my soldiers. The next time you do that, I'll kill you," Darion said with sincerity.
Hiruzen had vanished and appeared beside the first Anbu and stabbed a kunai into his kidneys. The Anbu gave a loud cry in pain before falling to the ground in a heap. Hiruzen turned his steel gaze towards the elders but mainly on Danzou.
"Danzou, I told you to disband ROOT years ago. We will discuss this in the council chambers today. And should any of your Anbu attack another shinobi from our village or an allied village, I will not hesitate to execute you for treason!" Hiruzen said, barely holding his rage.
"Very well." Danzou replied.
The elders turned around and began to walk towards the Hokage's Tower for the meeting. Darion, Hiruzen and Naruto were following close behind. Naruto was glaring at Danzou's back the whole time as they walked. Darion and Hiruzen were doing the same thing and they were currently wondering what exactly was going to be brought up during the meeting. Hiruzen's main priority was to put Danzou's ROOT out of commission once and for all during this meeting, consequences be damned.
Hiruzen took his seat by the elders while Darion sat with the shinobi council. Naruto took a seat beside Darion and ignored the glares he was receiving from the civilian council. After Naruto sat down, Hiruzen cleared his throat to speak.
"It has come to my attention that this meeting was called for by the elders and civilians. I ask that we bring up the issues they have first. After that is out of the way, I'm going to bring up something that needs to be addressed." Hiruzen said.
"Please bring up the first topic," Homura said turning to the civilians.
"We want to know why that boy was promoted to Chunin instead of Uchiha Sasuke!" shouted a merchant.
"Uchiha Sasuke has shown he is not ready to become a Chunin. He showed up late to his match, he disobeyed an order by a commanding officer, and he is too unstable." Shikaku stated.
"Shikaku is correct about this. Besides, unlike Sasuke, Naruto was on time for his match. He also showed tactics, strength and loyalty. Those are the main qualities I look for in a shinobi and that is why he was promoted over Sasuke." Hiruzen said sending a glare at the merchant.
The merchant sat down in defeat knowing the Hokage's judgment was final. He glared at Naruto in hatred but he just received a grin and a cheerful wave.
"Please bring up the next order of business," Koharu announced looking over at the civilians.
"We are aware that Highlord Mograine there is in charge over Grimes Wallcroft. And we would like him to have Grimes train Uchiha Sasuke in necromancy like he has for his students," Haruno Lina said looking at Darion.
"Let me ask you something," Darion said looking at the pink haired woman before him.
"Fine."
"Why is it you don't have the clan heads train Sasuke?"
"Because their clan techniques belong to them and their teachings don't belong to anyone outside their clans."
"Right, so what makes our necromancy so special then? Our necromancy is basically our clan techniques for our soldiers. Why should I give that spoiled brat any of our power? I've already witnessed his impatience and arrogance. I will not train that boy in any art of necromancy. Besides, he doesn't have the strength to use it. If he were to try and learn necromancy it would kill him."
"Then why can those three brats from Wallcroft's team use it?"
"I would really advise you not to insult my soldiers unless you want to invoke my wrath and that is something you do not want to be on the receiving end of. And the reason why they can use necromancy is because they have the ability to balance the power and they use it for the right reason. To protect their friends and to destroy the scourge, that's it."
"Sasuke needs that power just as much as they do!"
"What that little insect needs is an attitude adjustment. I will not force Grimes to teach that maggot anything in necromancy. This argument you're giving me resides in military affairs. Civilians have no say in military power. Think about this next time before you demand the leader of an allied faction something!"
Lina's cheeks flushed red and she sat down in her chair. Darion shook his head and pinched the bridge of his nose. He could feel the headache coming on now. Inuzuka Tsume was looking at Darion with interest and smirked a little bit. Her respect for Darion rose when he defended himself from Lina's foolish attempt to get the Uchiha power through the civilian's demand.
"Mograine-sama, just out of curiosity, would you be willing to teach any other shinobi necromancy?" Tsume asked.
"Honestly, I would rather not. But depending on circumstances that may be coming up soon there is a possibility that I will let certain shinobi learn it." Darion replied.
Tsume nodded and Danzou took the chance to speak.
"Hiruzen, may I speak about my order of business?" Danzou asked.
"When you address me you will call me Hokage-sama, Danzou!" Hiruzen said with obvious anger.
"My apologies, Hokage-sama."
"Continue."
"Mograine-san, may I offer a request?"
"Depends on what you're about to ask me. At this rate I'm in a position to decline any request you have for me after your men attacked one of my soldiers," Darion replied with narrowed eyes.
"What I wanted to ask was if you wanted to make any of your current soldiers stronger." Danzo continued.
"Danzou, that's enough! You are not taking any of Grimes' students!" Hiruzen barked.
"Hokage-sama, what exactly is Danzou trying to imply? Does it have anything to do with those Anbu that attacked Grimes earlier?" Darion asked.
"As a matter of fact, it does have to do with those Anbu. Those Anbu that attacked Grimes earlier were Danzou's special Anbu known as ROOT. And the reason why I became furious with him before the meeting is because he was supposed to have disbanded them years ago. Apparently he blew it off and continued on with it in secret. I had ordered ROOT to be disbanded because of what he did to train them."
"And what exactly did he do?"
"He basically turns them into mindless obedient dogs and uses them to do his dirty work."
"I see."
"Hokage-sama, as I've told you before, I train the shinobi in my ROOT for Konoha's best interests." Danzou replied.
Darion for his part knew he was already going to decline Danzou's proposition before he knew what it was. Now that he heard what Hiruzen said, he was definitely not going to trust the man before him.
"Danzou, I decline your request," Darion said, taking a swig from his hipflask.
"Mograine-san, I can help prepare your men for this upcoming war with the scourge." Danzou replied.
"And my answer remains the same. If it means I lose the minds of my men, who are basically my remaining family, I will not allow you to train them."
Danzou gripped his cane roughly to the point in shook in his hand. He quietly sat back down in his chair and took a deep breath.
"Very well, Mograine-san. But if you ever change your mind, you are welcome to talk to me," Danzou spoke calmly.
Hiruzen decided to take the opportunity and end the meeting. He now knew he would have to keep a very close eye on Danzou, especially since he wanted to get one of the death knights under his command. If his hunch was correct his main target was Naruto because of the Kyuubi being sealed inside of him. If he couldn't get Naruto, his next option would most likely be Gaz because of the Bloodreaper.
"We will continue this meeting another day. Danzou, I want to speak with you in my office after I finish talking with Naruto and Highlord Mograine," Hiruzen said, his eyes never leaving Danzou's.
"Very well, Hokage-sama." Danzou replied.
Hiruzen, Darion and Naruto exited the council chambers and began to walk to Hiruzen's office. None of them decided to speak just in case they were being tailed by one of Danzou's ROOT Anbu. When the three of them entered the office, Hiruzen shut the door and placed a silencing seal over it. He lit his pipe and sat at his desk. Naruto lounged in the chair in front of the desk while Darion stood with his arms crossed.
"Mograine-dono, I believe that Danzou may have been lying about training all of your soldiers," Hiruzen spoke, breaking the silence.
"How so?" Darion asked.
"This is just a hunch I had. But I think he's only looking for those with extraordinary strength or power. And if I'm right, he was referring to Naruto and Gaz."
"What makes you think that?"
"Well you know that Naruto has the Kyuubi sealed inside of him already, and you told me just the other day about Gaz's power with the Bloodreaper. I'm not sure if Danzou got wind of that information, but I think we should assume that he has. He wants anything with incredible power under his control because he can then probably use it to start a rebellion against me."
"Wait, slow down a second. Why would he want to rebel against you?" Naruto asked.
"Danzou and I go way back, Naruto-kun. We were rivals in our younger days and that rivalry grew stronger as we grew older. It was back before I became Hokage that Danzou decided to try and become Hokage as well. He didn't agree with my ideals and he wanted to be Hokage so as to keep Konoha the way it was back with the Shodaime Hokage. And when I became Hokage, he slipped into the shadows and started ROOT. I've had my suspicions about a rebellion because it started the night you were born."
"What does that have to do with anything?
"After the Kyuubi was sealed inside of you Naruto, both the shinobi and civilian councils had their opinions on what should happen to you. Many civilians called for your death out of fear and the shinobi council wanted to keep you protected by adopting you into one of the clans. That's when Danzou suggested the idea of raising you and I couldn't let that happen. He would have turned you into a weapon and many of the civilians were for his idea. So I denied it and that led to the decision with you being raised in the orphanage. The elders didn't want you in any clan and since I wouldn't let the villagers kill you, that was the end result."
Naruto ran his hands through his hair at the information and sighed heavily. Hiruzen's story about Danzou obviously overwhelmed him. Darion turned to Hiruzen and cleared his throat.
"So what's your plan to keep him in check?" Darion asked.
"I believe I can answer that," said a familiar voice.
Jiraiya entered the room via the window. He leaned against the wall and crossed his arms.
"Ah, Jiraiya, there you are!" Hiruzen greeted.
"Yeah, I'm here now, but I think we should tell him the plan." Jiraiya replied.
"So what is this plan exactly?" Naruto asked.
"We plan to bring back my old teammate, Tsunade."
"How's that going to help?"
"She's going to become the new Hokage."
"What? But I thought that…"
"I'm getting too old for this, Naruto-kun. During my fight with Orochimaru it made me realize that I'm not fit for this job anymore. If anything, Tsunade will definitely stop Danzou from making any moves," Hiruzen said, leaning back in his chair.
"Is there any particular reason it has to be her?" Darion asked.
"She's the granddaughter of the Shodaime Hokage and the grandniece of the Nidaime Hokage."
"Ah, and with her continuing your ideals and with the blood in her veins she'll have a lot of support." Darion finished.
"Precisely."
"So how do we find her?" Naruto asked.
"That's why I'm here, gaki. You and I are going to go look for her." Jiraiya replied.
"Okay, so you're dragging me on a mission to find this lady. What exactly is in it for me?" Naruto inquired.
"Well, if you don't want to go and learn a new jutsu on the way I can just take the Uchiha with me."
"That was low, Jiraiya." Hiruzen laughed.
"Okay, I'm in. When do we leave?" Naruto replied.
"Meet me at the gate in an hour, gaki. Don't be late."
Jiraiya exited through the window and Naruto followed shortly after. Darion took a seat in front of Hiruzen's desk and released a sigh. He really could go for some whiskey right now. Hiruzen cleared his throat to gain Darion's attention.
"So what do you want to do, Darion?" Hiruzen asked.
"I would like to ask you to have some of your top Anbu watching Danzou. The last thing I need is for him to try and get his hands on my soldiers," Darion said, shaking his hipflask.
"I can do that."
"Sounds good, Hokage-Sama."
"Why don't you go take a walk around the village before we continue our discussion? I still need to talk with Danzou."
"Very well. I'll be back in a couple hours."
Darion got up and exited the room. His head was aching and the only cure he had for it was whiskey.
Naruto arrived at the gates right on time. He was pretty excited that he was going on his first mission as a Chunin and he was going to learn a new jutsu. Grimes told him that he should enjoy the mission while he could because when Tsunade finished patching him up they were going back to hardcore training. Since he couldn't train any of them at the moment, Zara decided to pick up the roll as temporary sensei and train Gaz and Mac while Naruto was away. He was broken out of his thoughts as Jiraiya appeared beside him.
"Ready to go?" Jiraiya asked.
"Let's do this." Naruto replied.
The pair of them exited the village and began heading to a nearby town. There were rumors about a busty blonde haired woman gambling in the town so that was their first destination.
Nightfall came in Konoha and Danzou was currently walking down the hall of his hidden compound. He had just come back from his meeting with Hiruzen and he was not happy at all. Hiruzen had told Danzou that he was keeping a solid eye on him and that should he see any signs of ROOT operations he was going to be executed for treason.
He entered his office and closed the door behind him. Many seals activated as his door closed and he limped to his desk. Just as he was about to sit down, he felt the air around him becoming very cold. He could see his breath in and the flames of the lit candles were frozen. Danzou felt a presence behind him and it was very strong and sinister. The sheer power that the presence behind him was displaying was unbearable. He slowly turned around to search the dark room, only to find two neon wisp like eyes glowing brightly. Finally gathering his voice, he spoke up.
"Wh-who are you?" Danzou gasped.
"My name is of no importance." The voice replied.
Danzou made a hand sign to summon his hidden ROOT Anbu. Five Anbu appeared beside Danzou and stood ready to defend him.
"I'm not here to fight. If I was, you would be dead by now." The voice stated.
Danzou made another sign and his Anbu jumped at the entity before them. The being just chuckled and held out its hands and instantly froze all the ROOT Anbu in place. It proceeded by pressing its hands to the ground and muttering an incantation. The ground shook and one by one, each of Danzou's Anbu was pulled into the ground by some undead creatures. Danzou was petrified with fear at the power of the being in front of him.
"What do you want with me?" Danzou asked.
"I think you and I can help each other." The voice replied.
"How so?"
"I give you the power of necromancy."
"What do I have to do in return?"
"Nothing yet, but when I find something of use for you to do then I'll let you know. So what do you say, Shimura Danzou?"
"I accept."
The entity before Danzou gave a malevolent grin before placing its hand on Danzou's head.
"Good."
Alright guys, that's the chapter. Remember to leave a review as always. And I'm sorry if this chapter was boring because of the insane amount of dialogue. So like I said, you can expect a new chapter with another two or two and a half weeks. I just ask you are patient because I've gotten PMs from other readers threatening me to update or they'll quit reading and some have gotten mad because it takes time for me to do it and I apparently don't meet the deadline they have scheduled for me.
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