Disclaimer: Disclaiming the obvious; Naruto isn't owned by me, only this storyline and oc's
Jutsu: Ninpo: Darkness approaches
Normal speech: "We strike together now, for the will of fire."
Demon/Summon or Fusion speech: "And at dawns first light we kill!"
Human Thinking: 'All who would harm our friends.'
Demon or Inner beings thoughts: 'May kami have mercy on their souls!'
Flashback: Because I shall not!
Author: "And all who would stop us prepare to be sent straight to hell!"
Warning! This Chapter contains violent and disturbing content, some may find parts to be too disturbing or even downright dark, viewer discretion is advised this whole chapter is under warning!
(Recap for the last chapter)
'So I made it barely' Naruto thought as the man licked his blade.
"Nice to meet you boy, I'm known as Kaijuu, kaminari; and I can't wait to kill you!" the man then shot forth and stabbed the real Naruto with his blade.
"Haaaa, GYAAA" Naruto cried out as the man smirked and twisted it making the hole bigger.
"The fun is just getting started" and slipped the blade out before going for his head.
"Damn" the clone said as he blocked it for the original and knocked him back a bit.
"let's go boss come on" he said as Naruto coughed up blood and did his best to looked forward.
"Ye-yes we can't lose, even to this monster" he growled "Let's go, Monster against Monster!" and the boys charged into the room to attack this demon as Kaijuu threw his glasses.
"As you wish!" and shot forward against the duo determined to exterminate the life from the boy.
And blood flew…
(Chapter 24: Battle for wave part 4)
(Konoha)
"Seems like it's been forever since Naruto was home last" Momo thought as she returned to their place of residence with a pair of paper bags that she set on the counter and set some water to boil.
Naruto had sent her a message via bird almost a week ago to let her know everything was fine; however a week was way too long for her and she felt very antsy.
"He'll be home soon I hope…" she finished putting things away before pulling out a small backpack and set it on the table. "I bet it will really surprise Naruto when I let him know I am at the ninja academy now, the first few days have been kind of boring though." She then put her remaining items in said bag before hearing the water pot whistle.
"Maybe this tea will help me calm down" she thought as she sat down with a glass and blew into it before taking a sip. "…Is the tea stick up on its end a good sign or a bad one?" she tried to remember as she looked to the photo of Naruto on the small cracked hearth above the broken chimney; she had gotten this photo made of him with no small expense, money? No it was a picture booth, you put 200 yen in and it popped out four photos the problem was Naruto didn't like evidence of himself in his own home. Either that or he was afraid of cameras or something. She had found the frame along with two others that now framed herself and of Ichiraku ramen shop laying near some trash cans by the road on her way to the park one day.
As she looked to the photo a sudden chill rushed through her as the tea glass cracked in her hand and the photo of Naruto suddenly fell off the hearth face down. She put the glass down and picked up the photo to notice a tear through Naruto's face and chest.
'…That's not a good sign' she thought as fear of the unknown rippled through her heart like the rush of a wave along, nearing the coastline ready to strike.
'…Naruto-kun please be safe… kami please look after him, he's all I have…'
(Elsewhere in Konoha)
"I can't believe we got away with that" Konohamaru said in gasps as they barely evaded a pair of Chunin charged with kicking their ass for the "art" on the walls of the Hyuga complex.
"We need more practice if we can only barely get away from two Chunin that don't exercise very much" Udon said as he wiped his nose with a tissue.
"So what's the next plan?" Moegi asked as Konohamaru and Udon looked up at her in surprise.
"You mean you want to continue?"
"Of course, I'm getting pumped thinking about new challenges we can do, do you think Naruto-kun can join us?" she asked as Udon turned his head sideways.
"What's with the Kun reference, we call him "Boss" or "Boss man" or sometimes "super awesome master of epic awesomeness!" Konohamaru yelled out as the two boys fist pumped the air as Moegi turned pink.
"Ohh ok, Boss it is!" she said as the trio went for more paint…
'…cripes I met him only once and now I'm thinking about him a lot… I'm nuts!...hmmm "Master of epic"…'
They ran down an alleyway as a cat was heard mauling at some unfortunate man's face.
(North)
"Wait a moment, I think I recognize this chakra" a clone said as another agreed.
"Feels like whoever was there when we fought Zabuza, I totally forgot about that"
"Think it could be his friend?" a third asked.
"I'll find out, you guys head that way with Sakura and the others, I sense Gai and sensei on the way." The first said as the other two agree.
After trying several keys one fit and he forced the door open to reveal a girl wrapped multiple times in chains in nothing but a pair of panties. As he came in the room the girl moved a bit and looked up to see her visitor.
'He's that…' she was immediately broken free from the wall by the clone.
"You must be Zabuza's friend" The clone said as her eyes went wider before narrowing a bit.
"Have you come to torture information out of me?" she asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"Not really sure why I would need to do something like that, he asked me to help you while he held back sir "sews too much."
"How can I believe you?" The girl asked as Naruto sighed.
"I'm breaking you out of a castle you know I'm not part of, and such, not really sure what you think I'd get out of this." The clone said as he looked up. "Well… he said "Go get my tool" or some such and called me a brat."
"Sounds like him" the girl said as she nodded and got up slowly "My name… is Haku."
"Nice to meet you Haku, I'm Naruto, well a clone of him anyway, but anything we say he'll know when I fade."
'…Very intelligent for a clone' Haku thought 'well I wanted to know more about him so this is probably the best chance I will get.'
She then noticed the clone's face had gone red.
"…Is something wrong?" she asked.
"Hey, need a set of clothes in here!" the clone said as he closed his eyes and turned around as to not look.
'...Crap I forgot I was naked, well… at least he is modest' she thought a bit embarrassed that she had been caught naked.
A clone arrived with an outfit that looked much like a blanket.
"Sorry about this, it's the only thing we've got left." The clone apologized.
"More than enough, thank you Naruto-san" she nodded as the clone took a smaller key and removed the chains completely from her before leaving. Haku put on the blanket like outfit…thing and the two with the rest went up the stairs to find Kurenai and Gai along with a few others.
"It seems you found more than I Naruto-san, your youth burns brightly to have survived that fall and still move so fast, we've just gotten these youthful people out and were coming back for you." Gai said sensing Naruto from a distance.
Naruto was immediately nabbed by Kurenai who was almost to tears after seeing him alive and safe.
"Naruto, I'm so glad you're ok!" she said as she grabbed him in an uncharacteristic way.
"Graaah, I'm ok sensei let go or I'll"
Poof!
The clone disappeared.
"…Well there are still four of us" another clone said as he came up the stairs with Sakura in hand. "Ms. Tsunami, Tazuna, Inari good to see you three are safe. He said with a nod.
"Yes, this nice gentleman saved us" Tsunami said as Gai rubbed his head as he shined his teeth.
"That's good, I've got this group here, and the other clones should have more" he said as another group came up with more of Gato's prisoners.
"We caught up it seems" the leader clone of the new group said as one carrying Ino stepped up.
"Ino!" Kurenai ran over to check the girl.
"Sensei!" Ino cried out as Kurenai took her from the clone.
"I was so scared!" Ino said as she grabbed onto Kurenai like a child to her mother.
The clone quickly left the two to help the rest of the group out into the sunlight.
"Are you hurt?" Kurenai asked as Ino held tighter.
"They, they almost… If Naruto hadn't come they would have…"
"Shhhh it's ok Ino it's ok" Kurenai said as she consoled the girl.
"I'm so glad Naruto is here" Ino cried softly.
"Me too" Kurenai said as she looked up to see a Naruto taking another smaller girl and putting her on his back.
"Well it looks like we were slow" a voice said as more people came out along with a few more Naruto's and Anko.
"Miss me Kure-chan?" Anko said with a grin.
"Anko… Yes I was really worried" Kurenai said as Anko rubbed a Naruto's hair messing it up. "Cutey here busted me out and we busted some balls on the way here." She said with a snake like grin from ear to ear.
"Looks like the boss and his crew are the last to come out." A clone said as he looked around.
"Regardless we have to get these people out" a clone said as they all began to get them away from the dungeon that all agreed couldn't be done faster…
(Konoha)
"The Detachment has been sent Hokage-sama" Danzo said "They were on rout when signaled and will arrive in wave sometime this afternoon.
"I can only hope it's not too late" Tsunade said as she braced her head up with her hands.
"Indeed, I still cannot figure out how they managed to get past our defenses and scouts." Danzo wasn't happy.
"…Was it an inside job?" Tsunade asked as Danzo sighed and rubbed his one visible eye.
"I hope not, but to be sure, permission to run a search over those assigned to the area the past few weeks?"
"Permission granted, have all personnel verify, if a person is suspicious have him watched."
"And if they run?"
"Try to bring them back alive for questioning, but if not possible… make sure they don't leave."
"Understood."
As Danzo made his leave Tsunade rubbed her temples as Shizune came in.
"Lady Tsunade, I can't find Baamata-san, she's gone."
"…Damn it finally cornered the old bat and now she's gone again… I need a drink."
(Kakashi and crew)
"Well it looks like they're safe." Kakashi said as they caught up to the prisoners and Naruto's.
"Where is Zabuza-sama?" Haku asked as Kakashi pointed to the man who was leaning against the wall.
"Well there you are" Zabuza said as Haku ran over to him.
"Zabuza-sama… I… I failed as your-"
"Enough Haku, we're deal with that later" Zabuza said as he put his sword on his back.
"How did it go against…" a clone asked as Zabuza sighed.
"Little bastard ran, I'll get him for his bullshit another time." the swordsman said.
"We need to get the good folks of wave back home" Naruto said as they mass assembled into a large group from the towers.
"How do you want to do thi-"
Poof!
Most of the clones suddenly gave out at once.
"Run out of chakra?" Zabuza asked as the three remaining clones shook their heads.
"No…" One said as he looked down for a minute before turning to the other two and they gave him a solemn look before they nodded.
"…Let's get them out" a remaining Naruto said as Kakashi nodded but suspected something was wrong.
In a hurried manner they group was escorted back to the village.
During the walk the girl found with Ino stretched a bit in Naruto's arms.
"Getting a bit cramped?" he asked as she shook her head.
"I was getting sleepy, it's really comfortable in your arms… I mean!" she started blushing.
"I guess when strapped down to a table even being carried will feel better." He said with a smile.
'He really is cute, just like Ino said.'
"Ummm… My name is Suiryū, Natsumi; I'm a servant to the temple… in training, here in wave, might I ask your name sir?"
"No sir needed lady Suiryū, My name is Uzumaki Naruto, pleased to meet you." He said as she smiled.
"It's an honor to meet you"
"The pleasure is mine"
She then started to talk with him, or tried to; she for whatever reason had problems speaking.
"So where is the rest of them? Kiba asked, you said you have another group coming."
"…I do" a Naruto said as they nodded to each other again and the one with Natsumi brought her over to Anko.
"Please take her Anko-san"
"Is she too heavy?" she asked.
"No… but I need to head after the others…"
"Bahh fine it's not a problem come here kid" and she snatched the girl from Naruto, to her disappointment.
The three turned to Kurenai and the first two left, headed back for the fort.
"Sensei… The last group will arrive soon" he said as Kakashi narrowed his visible eye.
"Naruto did that happen because…"
"…Yah, so I'm headed back, they should be here soon so have fun getting them back." He said with a smile and looked over at Ino and sending Kakashi a pair of ANBU signals that caught his attention before taking a breath and leaving.
"…What did he mean?" Kurenai asked worried, and what did he say?"
"Let's get them to the village first" Kakashi said in a serious voice.
'I wonder what they were talking about?" Ino wondered along with Kurenai, but on they went back to the village…
(The Real Naruto)
'…Mmmmmhhh, wha…
What is… that sound?"
Hinata woke up from being attacked by the man and slowly looked over and saw a deja vu horror.
Naruto being impaled by her attacker, she was unable to move or call out as she watched him twist the blade or even when he nearly lost his head, saved only by his clone.
"Ye-yes we can't lose, even to this monster" she heard Naruto "Let's go, Monster against Monster!"
"As you wish!" the man said as they charged each other.
One Naruto swung a little high, as the man came in low, the other came in low but the man was too quick and sent both of them into the wall.
"He's fast" one said as the other charged again only to be sent into the hallway.
"Come little mouse, let me show you how a cat does it." He laughed as they two exchanged blows.
The second Naruto ran back into the room and slid for Kaijuu's legs.
"Too simple!" The man laughed as he stomped on the Naruto's head, only for it to explode and create a cloud of dust and debris.
"Why you little son of a bitch!" the man said angrily as he swung at the Naruto he found in the dust. "Didn't help much did it?"
"Ohh it did plenty" Naruto said as it cleared and the man saw two Naruto's again.
"…So you made another clone, how creative" he said with a smirk before shooting foreword and impaling the clone dispersing it; he then grabbed the other and smashed him into the wall before sending a current of electricity through him.
"GhhYUUURA" Naruto said as the man laughed and dropped him.
"Well it looks like that's it little boy, so I'll give you a nice treat before you die, I'll let you watch as I mount your little friend."
He then went over to Hinata and climbed on top "this'll be fun, hahahaha scream for me!" he said as the Naruto in the rubble grinned a bit.
"What's so funny boy, like seeing your friend become my fucktoy?" he said as Naruto's eyes rolled up inside his head.
"No Dumbass…" he said as he closed his eyes and was still.
"Meh" he said as he grabbed back onto Hinata "We'll just you and me know!"
And "Hinata" grinned and latched on.
"What the fu-!"
!
BOOOOM!
"Hinata" Exploded frying the man to a crisp.
The fallen Naruto grinned a bit "Looks…like you hung… your own noose" he said before seeing the man stand up, not in good shape but still alive somehow.
"YOU little mother fucker! I'll kill you!" he said as he charged Naruto.
"Well you got 3, 2, 1, sorry but here is a consolation prize" and with that Naruto exploded as well.
"DAMNNNNN ITTTT ALLLLL!" the man roared, being fooled not once, but twice by this… brat.
"I know I hit the real one, when did he… of course, I sent him into the hall and then he set this up with smoke… clever to think of that on the fly… still I'll kill you little brat!" he then ran out of the room in pursuit of the blond haired boy.
(With Naruto)
"Boss you ok?" a clone said as the real Naruto and a tag along of four Naruto's followed him.
"No, I'm spent… I can't take another blow like that right now or I won't make it." He said trying to patch himself up before they felt the menacing chakra behind them.
"We'll slow him down boss" the four said as Naruto nodded and they stayed behind.
"Tags!"
"Got them"
Blow it up!
Booom!
They caved in the area to stop him.
…
"He's coming through" a clone said.
…
"Henge!" two said as they become pebbles, one went into a clones hand while the other landed on the ground.
"Got you little bastard!" Kaijuu said as he burst through killing the first clone.
The second clone punched at the man, but the man backed up and all the clone got was the tip of his shirt.
"Nice try jackass" he said finishing off the clone.
"Now!"
Boom!
The pebble exploded covering the man with debris.
"Nice try kid but I have electricity to block your attack." He said as he took no damage.
"I'll kill that bastard!" he continued pursuit.
(Naruto again)
"…Well that went well" Naruto said as he ran up into the light.
"On top of a tower… good as place as any." He said as he created a new clone.
"Take her back safely" he said handing Hinata off, who unknown to him was conscious, just paralyzed.
"…And you?" the clone asked already knowing the answer.
"… This place will be as good of place as any to finish this" Naruto said as the clone lowered his head.
"So…"
"Yes… this will be our final mission it seems, he's too strong for me even with the luck I've had."
"I see…"
"I can give you as much time as I can, get her to the others and dispel so I know you made it… that way I can put the last little bit I have left into making this our funeral ground."
"…Got it"
The clone then left leaving Naruto to himself… for the next 9 seconds.
'No… please no… please body move, I have to go back, move- Naruto!' try as she might Hinata wasn't able to move…
"Another annoying brat copy!" Kaijuu said as he shot forth.
"Let's find out!" Naruto said as he released his remaining chakra and returned attack.
"You're the real one! Ahahahahahahah, die you fucking maggot!" he roared as he punched for Naruto's head.
"You first!" Naruto yelled back as he readied a handsign with one hand. Futon: Kūki-bashira
Naruto said as a blast came from below and struck Kaijuu in the chest sending them across the tower top.
"Cheeky little faggot!" he said as three new Naruto's came up the wall.
"Glad we made it boss" one said.
"Ok guys… full on with this one, use it all!"
"Roger!"
They prepared a defensive stance as the man charged those brave four head on, bringing a cloak of electricity with him.
(Kakashi and the others)
"Quickly, into the village!" Kakashi said rushing the group in. "There are more ninja on the way to attack and this is the best place to be safe!"
"Naruto isn't back yet" Kurenai said as she put Ino who now felt strong enough to stand, down.
"…He'll be here with your last member soon" Kakashi said as Kurenai glared at him.
"What are you not telling me Kakashi?" she demanded. "I know Naruto used ANBU signs to tell you something, what was it?"
"… He requested I not say." Kakashi said as he lowered his head band slightly.
"Hey look; there he is!" Sakura said pointing to a figure coming toward them with something in tow.
"Naruto, Hinata!" Kurenai said as Naruto landed near her quite out of breath. "Where were you? The others you got made it here fifteen minutes ago!"
Gasping for air the clone smiled grimly "Take… her" he handed Kurenai the girl and collapsed exhausted. "There… is about thirty… more ninja coming… saw them before I left… be… ready" and the clone breathed his last before vanishing from existence.
"He… wasn't the real Naruto?" Kurenai muttered with the girl in tow "Wha… where is he?" she then looked at Hinata and noticed her inability to move. "A freezing genjutsu…" Kai!
She broke the jutsu on the girl and Hinata began to breath properly again.
"Hinata are you hurt?" she asked as Hinata struggled to get out of her arms.
"Let me go sensei… Naruto!" she screamed as she got out of her hands, only to collapse after only a pair of steps.
"What is it? Where is he?" Kurenai asked as Hinata faced her.
"He's going to die! He's going to Die!"
(Naruto)
"And then there were three!" Kaijuu laughed as a Naruto took untold amounts of electric damage before vanishing.
"Surround him!" a Naruto said as the three made a triangle around him.
'so she is safe… I'll take as many kumo nin with me as I can.' The Naruto's then began a jutsu.
"What's the plan now little boy?" Kaijuu asked as Naruto smirked.
"Operation finished the last of you, only thirty or so of you remain and in the next two minutes that will drop down to about 1"
"You… You killed the rest? Hahahahaha… I'll gut you like a fish!" Kaijuu roared and send out two blasts finishing off two of them while charging the last!
"Heh, I'll die on my own terms thanks asshole, I was working on this jutsu to use as a trump card and I think it's perfected enough to deal with you: Mokuton Kashiwagi no Shinzo!"
Naruto said as Kaijuu appeared by Naruto and put his hand through him again.
"Too slow brat I win!"
Naruto only looked up at the man as a small explosion on Kaijuu's stomach disrupted his chakra long enough to grab him.
"When did… a henged clone! But he should have died from my use earlier!" Kaijuu was stunned.
"That was an electric clone… he took less damage by your attacks just to set up for something like this." Naruto grabbed up the kumo ninja's arm and onto his body.
"Tell me… you feel lucky… do yah… punk?" Naruto said as his chakra turned lighter with a light greenish added to it. "I figure we have about a five percent chance each to live from this… let's see if you have a devils luck!" holding the man down a tree formed around them, engulfing both of them inside it's trunk.
"Damn you!" Kaijuu roared as his last visions are of the blond haired young ninja with a victory smile…"
Katon: Modoru no Hai!
(The others)
"We have to move faster!" Kurenai screamed as she ran through the trees determined to get to Naruto before it was too late.
"This is as fast as we can go" Kakashi said as he tripped over something in a bush; a body.
"Well well… found Asuma it seems… fool is drunk asleep" Kakashi said ashamed the man held the same rank as himself currently.
"Leave him, Naruto!" she said as Hinata and Ino caught up. "Girls, go back!"
"Not without Naruto-kun!" both said, Hinata surprisingly just as loudly as Ino.
As they came to the clearing they saw a group of enemy Ninja… with Naruto's chasing them.
"Run for it, they fucking explode!" a ninja said before a clone hopped on his back and exploded.
As they made it halfway more clones henged as pebbles and stones returned to their shape and sandwiched them in and mass exploded.
"BOOM!"
As the dust cleared, only five or six remained… which then were easily finished by Kakashi and Kurenai.
"Se…Sensei! Looo- Look!" Hinata said pointing to the tower in the distance.
They all saw something at the top of the north tower that seemed to grow…
"What on earth!" Kakashi said alarmed "Is…that a tree?"
"A Tree ninjutsu! Is that even possible?" Ino asked as Kakashi took step back.
"Only the First Hokage himself had the ability to do such… is that really a tree?" he asked himself as it began to turn red as the sun set behind it…
And then went bright red.
"What on-"
DABOOOOOOOOOOSHHHHHH!
The "Tree" Exploded and became as bright as a sun momentarily before vanishing from existence.
"Naruto!" Hinata screamed into the distance.
"We have to get up there!" Kurenai said as they ran to the tower…
(Tower)
Kurenai carried both girls as they four scaled up the walls and came to the top…
"What on earth happened?" Kakashi asked himself.
"It had gotten so hot the stones themselves looked warped.
Fearing for the worst they looked around until Kakashi pointed to a burnt carcass on the ground.
"That's an enemy there…" he said as Hinata noticed the glasses nearby.
"He… he's the one who Naruto was fighting..." she said scared as Kakashi took the glasses and studied them.
"These belonged to Kaijuu… an advanced high A ranked ninja who is known for his strength… I'm not even sure I could have taken him down without dying" Kakashi gripped the glasses, Kaijuu was known for his demonic like strength and raw power, Naruto had gained some respect from the man as taking him down would have taken someone of at least his own strength.
"Where is Naruto-kun?" Ino asked as Hinata saw something… and fell on her rear as her eyes clouded.
"…Na…"
Looking over they saw a grizzly setting.
What appeared to be a burned body lying in a small pool of caked blood that had been baked into the stone.
…
The body had a damaged chain shirt with black ragged pants.
…
And burned blond hair.
"…No…no…pl-please no…" Kurenai slowly walked over to the body of her student as Ino and Hinata, unable to look anymore held each other… unable to cry from the shock as Kakashi lowered his head in respect.
Slowly, Kurenai picked up the body and felt no life within it; she began to cry.
"Naruto!"
The shock broken the girls were there in less than a second.
"Please no, Naruto-kun don't… don't go!" Hinata cried as Ino pleaded with the Divine.
"Kami please… please don't take Naruto-kun!" Ino was unable to see from her own tears.
"Ka… Kakashi… you know a lot of ninjutsu… is… is there anything…"
"I… I'm sorry Kurenai… I know of nothing that can bring back the dead…" Kakashi said slowly.
'Not once…not once could I help you… not once could I behave like your sensei… not once did I…' Kurenai felt weaker than ever before.
"…Its times like this that a ninja feels powerless I know… I didn't know Naruto… up till our last mission have I ever talked with him before… but he seemed like a boy with much potential." Kakashi said.
"How… how could he die?" Kurenai asked as she held his body close to her, "Why…"
Several moments of silence past as Naruto was brought back to the village.
(The village)
As Naruto was slowly brought through the village many people cried; Sakura was shattered, Choji no longer felt hungry, Shikamaru was unable to think, Sasuke was impassive as he watched from the side, Kiba in a rare moment had neither anything to say or do, Shino lowered his head in respect, Neji said nothing as Lee and Gai cried and "Youth" and "Flames" while Tenten cried a bit seeing such a kind person no longer among them, Natsumi started crying as Haku and Zabuza looked at the blonds body.
"…The kid would have been big" Zabuza said lowering his sword.
"He was a very kind and unselfish person" Haku said sadly.
"…Little bastard went and played hero forgetting about our fight" Zabuza growled.
"I wish I could have learned more about him, he seemed like someone who would have understood me."
"Us both" Zabuza said surprising Haku as they looked on.
"Dear no!" Tsunami cried as she buried her face in her father's chest as Inari grabbed onto her pants leg.
They were free it seems… at a terrible price.
(Konoha)
"The rain started so suddenly" Tsunade said as Shizune brought her a small bottle of something. "It's small" she complained as Shizune sighed.
"It's still day Ma'am."
(Fifteen minutes later)
"Still nothing on where that old bat went?" Tsunade asked as Shizune sighed.
"No ma'am"
"Damn it, at this rate I'll learn more about him by just asking him"
"Why didn't you in the first place?"
"He might not know everything and it's no fun."
Sigh…
(The wave Village)
"So… he's really gone?" Sakura asked quietly as she watched his still form move slightly in the breeze.
"…Yes" Anko said sadly as she had just returned from the other side of the village.
As they watched over him along with much of the village a warm breeze ran through the village.
…Not…his…time…to…go… the wind seemed to howl as it died down; the light rain that had fallen died down as the sun slowly set.
"He is bweeding" a little girl no older than 2 said as she pointed at the person on the ground.
"When Anko looked closer she noticed what the small was talking about.
"Ummm guys?" she asked the still upset Kurenai and her two students; "Naruto is breathing!"
"…NANI!" they along with other cried out as everyone surrounded the fallen ninja, who may not have "fallen" just yet…
(Epilogue of book one)
(A full week has past)
(Wave village)
"…uhhhh…"
…
"Where… am… I…?" Naruto asked as he weakly moved slightly in what seemed to be a bed…
…Covered in wrapping and bandages again.
'Well… I'm alive I guess… or hell is a weird place… shit freaking bandages again… freaking bed… freaking headache… can't move any limbs… yep, seems I'm still alive…'
The sound of a door was heard and several footsteps were heard.
"…Will he wake up soon sensei?" a voice was heard that was recognized as Ino said.
"… I really hope so" another said (Kurenai)
"It's all my fault… I was so weak" Hinata said crying again.
"Hinata…" Kurenai said sadly.
Hinata then went to his body and continued to cry.
"…Naruto-kun please… please come back to us" she said as she took his covered hand into hers.
"… You know tears hurt through bandages" a voice said alarming the trio.
Looking to his face they saw his eyes, only part of the way open… but very much awake.
"Naruto-kun!" Naruto was tackled by Hinata and Ino while Kurenai was right behind.
"Well, well… looks like the gaki is awake" Anko said as she came into the room. "How you feeling kid?"
"Ohh, wonderful" Naruto said as Anko smirked.
"You gave us quite a scare there."
"…I'm assuming I got him?"
"Yah… he won't be getting up again" Anko said as Naruto sighed.
"…What about Gato?"
"Yeah… he got away it seems, but he's busted; news of this will spread and he'll lose most of his power and business."
"…I see"
"Naruto, kami I was so worried" Kurenai said as she gently reached down and joined the other two in their embrace.
"... Can't breathe!" Naruto gasped as Anko laughed.
"Deal with it like a man, they can't hear you at all, they have to thank their "Hero," and you know I just might join them."
She then joined them on the bed, giving the boy the time of his life, and nearly strangling what little he had out as Kakashi came to the door with Sakura (who joined in) and sighed.
"Kid's a real enigma" he said as Zabuza and Haku came up behind him.
"…we're leaving for now Hatake, now that we know the kid's fine"
"Sure you don't want to stay? I'm sure he'd like to talk with you."
"He'll see us soon enough, but for the moment we're going to jet; make sure the kid knows he'll see us and probably sooner than he wants as well."
"…Until we meet again Naruto-san" Haku said as they left.
"You know, you can stay you know."
"You said we will see him again Zabuza-sama; and I'm unsure what to say to him when we do anyway."
"Well… you could ask him if he wants to give you a kid or two."
"NANI!"
"Hah, your face is so red, so totally fun! I know you like the kid and to be honest I do to… not in that way of course."
The two left, a crazed laughing man with his face wrapped and a young girl whose red face could have rivaled that of even a Hyuga.
(Konoha)
"Wave has been successfully cleared of all Kumo ninja and is on the way to recovery, promising full support to the leaf for services rendered." Shizune said happily as she picked up her pet pig tonton.
"Yes this report looks very good; I heard the fight was over by the time that detachment made it over."
"Yes Ma'am… well I've heard a rumor that Naruto has been named their hero now."
Tsunade spat out sake in a 160 degree radius.
"Seriously?"
"Yes Ma'am; I'm sure it will make sense in the reports."
Turning to the window Tsunade stood up and with her hands behind her back stared up at the open skyline past the faces of her predecessors.
"Uzumaki… Naruto… who in the world are you?"
(To be continued in the second Act)
Dictionary:
Futon: Kūki-bashira: Air pillar (B ranked wind Ninjutsu)
Mokuton Kashiwagi no Shinzo: Heart of an Oak (? Ranked ninjutsu)
Katon: Modoru no Hai: Return to ash (? Ranked ninjutsu)
Nani: What?
Notes:
My Apologies for the long wait; work got crazy and I've been in charge of things I honestly thought were out of my league: still, here is a long chapter to make up for it.
As book one has been finished (Minus redoing the first 8 chapters a bit to fix things) book two may take a bit to start; and as Promised "Chasing a boy through the wind" will be my next target after so long, many of you have send pleas to return to it and I feel like a real dick for not updating; that being said I shall continue.
Comments, questions and reviews are all greatly appreciated (and Act 2 will be under the same name, so don't worry.)
Ja ne all and thanks for being here to read.
Tuaoa_Morristofoxy-sama