At last! At last! A new chapter!
I'm really sorry about the wait but I got the worse writer's block I ever had with this story... Luckily, I had some inspiration today and was able to type it up!
Please be patient with me because I have a lot of new things to deal with that may slow down my updating... Sorry again...
This time I will do the review thing I do sometimes:
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THE HEE-HO KING
2009-10-23 . chapter 24
"I'm with you why do people hate strong Naruto plus the Teme is way too over powered any way nice chapter keep it up till next time,
Hee-Ho!"
Me: Thank you! Someone who understands me!
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Chewie Cookies
2009-10-24 . chapter 24
"Very nice, though I wonder why Tsunade didn't seem surprised when Naruto indirectly told her his mother is alive? (you have to be alive to be comatose, ne?)
Can't wait till the next chapter! And give Naruto a baby sister at some point, just for the heck of it!
Keep up the good work!"
Me: *sweat drop* haha yeah I forgot about that but I fixed it up before anyone was able to notice... I hope...
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sashu
2009-10-24 . chapter 24
"I will never understand why people care so much about what people whom they may never see ro will never see again care. My personal opinion is if you want naruto to be strong in your story thats your prerogative because its your story. reat chapter by the way really enjoyed it. And go naruto put tsunade in her place like that."
Me: I really don't care what some say, well at least not like that... I did make Naruto strong because I wanted him to be like that... And I did so knowing that there would be people that would get mad over it... So I'll say this once to everyone who reading and hates strong Narutos... I don't give a f*ck if you hate a strong Naruto! I don't hate him for being strong and I'm keeping it that way! I could really careless whether or not you like a strong Naruto and don't need to hear that you hate it... Congratulations if you hate him strong and hate me for making him strong, want a cookie?!
And yeah, Tsunade will learn her place!
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Leaf Ranger
2009-10-24 . chapter 24
"Damn, I forgot how much I disliked Tsuande when they first met her. She really was a bitch. You just made her more so here.
I really hope you do manage to wake them both next chapter. I can't wait a little longer, but you have two chapters to wake them, before I unleash upon you! !
Kidding... I'll use Oni Naruto."
Me: I swear on my life I somewhat paled at this... I was rushing through my mind to come up with a good chapter! I did NOT want to face Leaf Ranger's Oni Naruto... I was barely able to keep up with S. Naruto and I do not want to see an angry Oni Naruto come after me...
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Also, this chapter is a bit longer than usual so bear with me on this... Also, I didn't want to bother my BETA reader with this so there will be a few spelling errors so again, patience...
That's it for now, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 25: Battle with the Sannins...
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
Last time on Naruto of the Immortal Clan...
"Tomorrow's the day..." He said as he stood up and left the bar only to fall unconscious a few minutes after stepping out of it. A shadow stood over him and shook his head. It lifted his arm and put it over their shoulder.
"Jiraiya you old pervert, you owe me." Tsunade said as she dragged Jiraiya back to the hotel they were staying at. 'Tomorrow's the day... the day many lives change for the better... or worse.' She thought.
[*.*.*.*]
Naruto slammed another rasengan into the base of a tree. The tree didn't stand a chance as it was ripped off the ground and annihilated into splinters and sticks no bigger than a toothpick. He fell to his knees, weakened from hours of train and misplaced aggression catching up with him. He looked up at the sky and saw the moon shine brightly over him, almost in a prideful way. It shined on the Earth, allowing Naruto to view the collateral damage he has caused.
The remaining stumps and trees he didn't completely obliterate in a twenty-five feet radius from his previous training session were now nowhere to be seen, instead only trees fifty feet away from him, craters, toothpicks, dust and chunks of Earth poking out of the ground were within eye sight.
Naruto cursed under his breath as he felt his vision blur for the tenth time in the last hour. He was exhausted, his body screaming to rest and his mind to shut down but his will, anger and adrenaline prevented him from sleeping and resting.
He shakily stood and looked around for a new victim to destroy. Seeing nothing left to destroy, Naruto forced his hands to create hand signs and create one hundred shadow clones. Each stood, unmoving and at attention.
Using the first step from his rasengan training, Naruto spun his chakra into hands and compressed it so it stretched out and created a disk. Quickly applying Kyuubi's chakra to his disk to 'spark' a flame in his hands, he flung his hand forward.
"Demon Art: Fire Style: Hell's Disk!" The disk of green flame intensified and changed from green to white in a second before settling on a dark blue. This caught Naruto's interest as the disk decimated more than half of his clones.
Naruto closed his left eye, fell to his left knee and held his ribs as the clones' pain returned to him. The attack inflicts an insane amount of damage to the body part it touches but luckily, since it was only the clones that were hit, the pain wasn't as bad as an actual hit.
He stood up again and made more hand signs, making more clones appear. He counted them, forgetting how many he created and sighed as he counted two hundred and sixty-five. Naruto pulled down his mask and all the chakra the mask hasn't ate up yet was released and refueled his close to empty chakra reserves.
Naruto's body went into shock as his chakra rushed through his body. His face was contorted into one of true pain as his arms and legs stiffen. He felt his chest tighten and his heart race at inhuman speeds. Naruto felt his world blur once again and fell on both knees. A silhouette watched from the distance and stood to walk over to Naruto but stopped when a faint glow of red surrounded Naruto.
Naruto could feel Kyuubi's chakra repair his body and help it adjust to the sudden chakra. Naruto let out a breath of relief and his stretched his arms and legs. He felt better, well physically. He turned around and prepared to make more clones, ready to get rid of his anger through violence and destruction.
The sound of a twig snapping got Naruto's attention and he turned around to where the sound was. He searched around the area, feeling an odd chakra signature near him. Naruto slowly took out two kunais and threw them at the boulder behind him.
The silhouette in the distance gasped, not expecting Naruto to do that.
"Come out, who ever you are. I can sense your chakra since you suck at hiding your chakra." A chuckle was heard as someone moved from behind the boulder that was once part of the Earth. Naruto eyed the new stranger with a critical stare.
It was obvious that this was a guy because he had black hair that reached down to the base of his neck and parallel to ears. He wore dark blue track pants and light blue coat t-shirt with a furry hoodie, similar to Kiba's except it wasn't as thick or baggy. His brown eyes showed happiness and carelessness, similar to how Naruto used to be before his life got complicated.
If he had to guess, Naruto would have to say that this guy was at least seventeen and half an inch away from being six feet. He wasn't bulky but he wasn't thin, he had an athletic body that showed that he didn't just sit on a couch all day.
The mysterious guy rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and smiled.
"I know, I should probably do something about that but I kind of don't care." He said, not noticing Naruto's calculating stare. Naruto walked over to where he put his swords and strapped them on.
'Better safe then sorry...' He thought, sweat dropping at the cliche. He then walked back to where he once stood and made some hand signs.
"You know it's rude to ignore someone." The mysterious guy said, interrupting Naruto before he was able to complete the hand signs, making him sigh.
"It's not exactly polite to not introduce yourself." Naruto retorted.
"I guess you're right but I'm not exactly what you would call 'polite'." The guy said, putting air quotes around 'polite'. Naruto just glared at him. The guy sighed and sat down in the lotus position. "My name's Jyouki... Jyouki Karamagi of the Karamagi Clan." Jyouki said.
"Naruto Uzumaki of the Immortal Clan." Jyouki tilted his head in confusion.
"Immortal... Clan? Sounds odd, where's that clan from?" Jyouki asked curiously.
"It's a clan from the far East. I'm the only member left of the clan." Naruto answered solemnly, remembering his late master/father figure.
"Oh, I know how that feels." Jyouki said sadly. "My clan was wiped out thirteen years ago, about month after Kyuubi attacked that one place..." Jyouki placed a hand under his chin and got into a thinking pose. "I think it was called Konoha."
"Yeah, that's the place." Naruto assured him. Jyouki nodded his head.
"Yeah, well anyways, Kagerougakure no sato [Hidden Heat Haze Village], the place where I'm from, wanted a jinchuuriki of their own after hearing of Konoha's new one. I unfortunately, at the age of four, was chosen to carry the burden of being a human sacrifice. Though since all nine bijuu already had a jinchuuriki of their own, Kagerou decided to use a lesser known tailed beast, the Zero-Tailed Wolf.
"I really have perfect control of its chakra but unfortunately, it comes with a price." Jyouki coughed and spat out some blood.
"A-Are you ok?" Naruto asked in concern.
"Y-Yeah, it's just one of the side effects of having Reibi, my tailed beast, sealed in me. I have the same gains other jinchuuriki get, feral features, immense chakra and stamina, and fast healing abilities. Unfortunately, my idiot family didn't foresee the chances of the sealing going wrong." Naruto was intrigued and yet sad to hear his story.
"What went wrong?" Naruto asked, his curiosity getting the better of him.
"Well, no one's exactly sure but after my tenth birthday, my lungs and other random organs started to die out, only to be brought back by Reibi's chakra. This one seals expert told me that the Reibi was probably very reluctant to be seal in me and thrashed about, messing up a portion of the seal but I can't be too sure."
"You still haven't explained why you're the last of your clan." Naruto said.
"I... I can't really remember... I was so young and simple minded that all I can remember was that I was so wild and usually under Reibi's influence..." Jyouki said vaguely. Naruto knew he was hiding something but he wasn't going to pester him, it wasn't in his place and besides, he barely knew the guy.
"So, what do you want? I mean, why were you sneaking around?" Naruto asked. Jyouki smiled and fell on his back.
"I was wandering around this place and felt an unusual amount of chakra around this area. I wanted to check out who it was and imagine my surprise when I see a kid no older than eleven using high level jutsus." Naruto got an angry tick mark on his head and clenched his fist. He slowly made his towards Jyouki and when he reached him, he hit him over the head.
"Ow." Jyouki whined.
"I'm thirteen ya jerk!" Naruto yelled as he stomped over to his training spot and charged up chakra. "No if don't have anything else to say or do then leave me alone. I'm not in the mood to talk." Jyouki rubbed his head where Naruto hit him and stood up.
He walked over to where Naruto stood and punched his back. Naruto was surprised to say the least but flipped over and landed on his feet before hitting the ground.
"What the-" Naruto wasn't given enough time to finish saying anything as Jyouki appeared in front of him and tried to kick his head. Naruto ducked under his kick and threw his fist forward, aimed for his stomach. Jyouki turned to the side and avoided the hit and clasped both hands together to slam it on top of Naruto's back.
Naruto groaned as the over the head axe punch connected with his back before disappearing in a poof of smoke. Jyouki stood up straight and looked around. He heard the ground under him move and was surprised when Naruto jumped out and connected a mean right hook with his chin.
Jyouki flew back and grunted in pain as he looked up and saw Naruto marching over to him.
"What the hell?" Naruto asked in anger.
"Well I'm bored, you're obviously mad, so how about we have a friendly spar?" Jyouki reasoned. Naruto stopped to register his words.
"Right now?" Naruto asked. Jyouki nodded his head.
"I don't see why not." Naruto thought it over, wondering if it was such a good idea.
"I guess. I don't see the harm in it." Naruto immediately ducked under a roundhouse kick and flipped back when Jyouki's left fist was almost driven into his stomach. After coming into a stop, Naruto charged forward and punched Jyouki's face. Jyouki turned around only to back hand Naruto. Naruto fell but recovered as he used his legs to pushed Jyouki back after he tried to attack him while he was down.
In the distance, hidden by the remaining trees not destroyed by Naruto, Tsunade watched in interest. A few minutes after she had dropped Jiraiya at the hotel, she went in search of Naruto, to watch him train from afar like the previous six nights. She was shocked to find him using an insane amount of chakra right from the start.
In the last two hours she had been watching him, the lowest amount of chakra he used was for a giant fireball. Tsunade hated to admit it but she was thoroughly impressed by Naruto and all the powerful jutsus he had, but she didn't want to lose so she wouldn't let him know she had seen his impressive hour of 'training' as Naruto said to himself once in a while.
Naruto grunted as he willed his body to dodge Jyouki's spinning kick. Naruto tripped on his legs and fell to his knees. He saw Jyouki jump kick his leg out so he closed his eyes. The hit and pain never came as Naruto's opened his eyes to see a panting Jyouki.
"Wow... you're a tough opponent. Where were you when I needed a sparing partner all those years ago." Jyouki joked as he tried to catch his breath. He held his hand out and helped Naruto stand. He then shook his hand and smiled.
"You're not so bad yourself... you actually beat me." Naruto praised.
"Yeah but it's not like you were at full strength to begin with so it doesn't really count." Jyouki told him. Then he let his hand go and sat down to look at the stars. Naruto stood a few feet away as he looked up as well. "So Naruto... why are you out here in a place like this?"
"I was angry and I needed a place to vent out my aggression." Jyouki looked around and chuckled.
"Damn, so you changed the entire landscape? Must be really angry to do that."
"Yeah well, I was really angry and let it get the best of me." Naruto admitted sheepishly.
"That's an understatement." Jyouki coughed, spitting out a bit of blood. "Taste funny... Anyways, I know this is sort of out of the blue but... why are you a ninja?" Naruto looked at him funny while Tsunade actually applied chakra to her ears so she wouldn't miss a word Naruto said. The brat was a very interesting individual and she found it odd that she was actually interested in hearing his answer.
"Why am I a ninja? Why do you ask?"
"No reason, just bored and want to talk." Jyouki told him.
"Well, at first I became a ninja so people could stop messing with me and would look up to me. My childhood wasn't really the best, in fact, it was horrible. Constant beatings from random villagers, belittlement from some of the other kids. I did have fan girls but I'm not sure if that is a good thing... actually, now that I think about it, it has been pretty quiet around ever since I graduated." Naruto mused to himself.
Back in Konoha, all of Naruto's fan girls sighed sadly, missing the masked blond that had snuck into their hearts half a year ago, thinking of a way to see the blond again. Then, in an almost simultaneous instant, all of his fan girls rose from their bed thinking, 'I got it!'
Naruto shuddered, getting the strange feeling that something horrible was going to happen in the near future. He shook off the feeling as he continued to speak.
"Anyways, during the same time I was in the ninja academy, I met this incredible girl that changed my perspective on life and goals I had set. I first wanted to be a ninja so I could be respected and accepted... but I realized that you shouldn't go after power for fame or for respect but so you can protect those you cherish. I know it sounds corny but she really changed me; I'm not sure how I'd be like if she never came into my life."
"Sounds like you're in love." Jyouki teased with a smile. Naruto had a smile that matched Jyouki's as he closed his eyes and let out a deep breath through his nose.
"Sounds about right."
"So what's up with your mask, why do you wear it?" Jyouki randomly asked. Naruto took his mask off and let it rest in his hand.
"I wear it to honor my fallen master, Amir of the Immortal Clan. He was like a father to me, even in the short time we've spent together, training. Also, during the training I traveled a lot and during which I ran into a man who knew a lot about chakra.
"He told me I had a lot and that he had something that would help me control all my chakra. This mask 'eats' up my chakra, helping me control the insane amounts I have. When I take it off, my chakra reserves refill and I let loose a lot of chakra. It helps me practice my chakra control and even expand my chakra reserves every time I take it off." Naruto looked at the mask in his hands before putting it on again.
"I see..." Jyouki said with a thoughtful expression. Jyouki closed his eyes and fell to his back. Naruto joined him as he fell back and looked at the sky. "Hey."
"Yeah?"
"If you're from Konoha, what're doing here? Are you on a mission?" Jyouki asked, not bothering to open his eyes.
"Yeah, I'm here to bring someone back to Konoha." Naruto answered, trying his best to suppress a yawn.
"Oh? Is this person important or are they like some missing nin?"
"You know you ask a lot of questions." Naruto stated. Jyouki shrugged his shoulders, not caring if he said it or not.
"So I've been told."
"The person I need to bring back is very important."
"What happens if you don't bring her back?"
"If she doesn't came back then I'm afraid I'll never be able to be with my girlfriend." Jyouki rose from the ground and looked at Naruto with a questioningly stare.
"Why? Is this person the only one who can free her or something?"
"My girlfriend is in a coma and yes, this person is the only one able to heal her. Unfortunately for me, it's not only my girlfriend, it's also my mom and friend that're in a coma." Naruto continued.
"Damn, that's really... bad." Jyouki said, not really sure about what he should say.
"Yeah I know." Naruto said, closing his eyes. Tsunade had enough spying on Naruto and headed for the her hotel room, making sure that she had a bottle of sake near her. She knew she was in for a night of thinking, cursing both Jiraiya and Naruto for making her think so much.
[*.*.*.*]
Tsunade stared at cold, yellow eyes as they stared back. She felt sickened that she had even considered healing the monster's arms. She shook her head, clearing her head of other thoughts. She came to the meeting spot she and Orochimaru agreed on so she could finish what the Third started; ending the evil that is Orochimaru.
She mentally sighed, still not sure when it was the little brat had changed her mind but it had happened. The sun shined down on both Sannins as a breeze blew passed them. The Tanzaku Castle lay in ruins behind her and she could only guess whose fault that was.
"So, have you decided on what you will do Tsunade?" Orochimaru said with a grin, licking his lips in anticipation. Tsunade inwardly sneered but held her stoic expression.
"Yes, I'll heal your arms..." Orochimaru took a step forward but stopped when he saw Tsunade's hand go up in front of her. "But you have to promise me that you won't attack Konoha." Orochimaru's smile faltered.
"Oh? And what ever for?" He asked, a bit irked by the sudden proposition.
"Just because, now do you want me to heal your arms or not because if you don't agree then you can forget me healing your arms." Tsunade said crossing her arms. Orochimaru scowled but nodded his head.
"Fine." Tsunade uncrossed her arms and walked over to Orochimaru while he did the same. His scowled was replaced with a sinister smile. He was so close to reaching his goals that he could taste it. Tsunade stretched her arms out and her hands glowed with blue chakra.
She was about to make contact with Orochimaru's arms when a kunai made Tsunade and Orochimaru jump back from each other. They both look up and see Kabuto who jumped down from a nearby tree and bowed in front of Orochimaru.
"Kabuto, what is the meaning of this?" Orochimaru asked, peeved that his loyal assistant stopped Tsunade from healing his arms.
"I am sorry Orochimaru-sama but Tsunade wasn't about to heal your arms, she was actually going to kill you through her medical jutsu." Kabuto said in a hurry. Orochimaru looked at Tsunade.
"I see, so you planned on betraying me huh Tsunade?" Orochimaru asked. Tsunade smiled.
"Yeah, I did... I did so I can make sure you don't cause more problems for Konoha." Orochimaru scowled at her words.
"A change of heart I see. Just last week you couldn't care less what happened to our old home." Orochimaru snarled as he said this.
"Well a lot can happen in a week's time." Tsunade snapped forward onto the ground, causing it to shake, make boulders to pop up and rush towards Orochimaru and his loyal assistant. Both jumped out of the way, on top of the fence made of stone behind them.
"Orochimaru-sama, I do not think it is wise to fight in this environment. We have limited space to dodge her monstrous punches and kicks." Kabuto said to his leader.
"I am well aware of that Kabuto." Without another word, Orochimaru body-flickered away from Tsunade, Kabuto following shortly. Tsunade snarled as she saw her prey retreat into the more open spaced part of the area.
"You're not getting away that easily!" She shouted as she went after them as quickly as she could, making her green jacket fly off of her.
Back in the hotel she, Shizune, Naruto and Jiraiya stayed at, Naruto slowly opened the door to the room he and Jiraiya slept in. He didn't want to get caught sneaking in after an all night training session again. Jiraiya had made him train all that day without rest of time for food, instead, simply giving him a ration bar to eat while he ran laps around a village half the size of Konoha.
Naruto absently rubbed his right calf, remembering how long it took Kyuubi to heal the sore muscle. Why Jiraiya made him do that for training all night was beyond him, he was just making sure he didn't get caught again. Though part of him was sure he wouldn't be there, instead in some girl's room doing who knows what.
He stopped dead in his tracks when he heard a moaning sound come from the corner of the room. He scolded himself for not checking and making sure there was no other chakra signature in the room. Rookie mistake on his part.
"Ero-sennin, I can expl-" That was all Naruto was able to say before he saw Shizune hold her head and let out another groan.
"S-Shizune, what're you doing here?" Another groan caught his attention and he looked back to see Jiraiya sprawled under his covers with a huge bump on his head. Naruto pulled down on his head band over his eyes and then grabbed his hair.
"No, no, no Ero-sennin... tell me you didn't!" Naruto shouted as Shizune started to accumulate her thoughts. She then registered what Naruto said and wondered what he meant. It didn't take long seeing as she was in the same room as Jiraiya and both looked worse for wear. He closed were rumpled up and so was Jiraiya's, except his shirt was a bit torn at the hem and the huge bump on his head.
Shizune blushed as she sat up right.
"N-No, no Naruto, it's nothing like that." Jiraiya sat up as well but was still out of it.
"Please explain." Naruto said in a less than enthusiastic tone.
"I-I came in here last night after Tsunade-sama brought home an unconscious Jiraya-sama. She had asked if I had seen you but I said no. She muttered something under her breath after hitting Jiraiya-sama on the head, throwing him to the side and walk up to the door. I had asked something that seemed to upset her and after a minute of arguing, she apparently knocked me unconscious." Shizune explained as vaguely and quickly as she could.
"Apparently." Naruto commented, not missing the fact that she was a bit vague.
"Shizune," A voice filled the room, getting both of Naruto's and Shizune's attention. "where's Tsunade now?" Jiraiya asked as he forced his body to stand. Shizune noticed this and ran to his side, helping him stand while her free hand glowed green and she did a quick scan of his body.
"Jiraiya-sama, you're chakra coils are all messed up. It seems so unbalanced and random, what did you drink last night?" Shizune asked.
"Sake... A lot of it, probably." Naruto mumbled. Lucky for him no one heard him.
"I don't think it was sake that did this to me. Tsunade probably drugged me last night so I wouldn't interfere with her meeting." Shizune's eye widened in realization but Naruto was still out of the loop.
"Meeting? What meeting? Besides meeting us, she also said she ran into..." It was then that Naruto understood. He growled under his mask as he released some of his anger in killing intent. "So she agreed to meet the damn snake." Naruto jumped onto the window sill and was about to jump off but Jiraiya stopped him.
"Hold on brat, you can't go face Orochimaru and expect to win." Jiraiya said in a serious tone. "I know you're angry at him for almost destroying Konoha and killing the old man," Everyone in the room had a pang of pain hit their heart after hearing of the old man's death again. "But rushing into battle is not the way to go."
Naruto had his bangs covering his eyes so no one could see what he was feeling. Shizune looked at him while she tried to remove the drug Tsunade gave him with little success.
"So what do you propose we do?" Naruto finally said.
"We will go after them, just not in a hurry. If she hasn't antagonized Orochimaru yet, then we will the element of surprise on both of them, just in case Tsunade agrees to heal him. If she does end up fighting him... well we'll still have the element of surprise. Now let's go." Naruto nodded and he, Jiraiya and Shizune left the room.
Across in a distant roof, Jyouki hummed to himself as he watched Naruto, Jiraiya and Shizune head for where he saw the other two sannins and a jonin level ninja head for the area near where he and Naruto were last night. He smiled as he watched Naruto involuntarily flinch and support his right leg.
"Yeah, it does seem like he over exerted himself last night with his training. I guess my sparring didn't help." Jyouki stood and walked to the other side of the roof.
"Hmm, what?" Jyouki randomly asked, though it was so quiet and barren that it was improbable that there was another person around to speak to. "Naw, he'll be ok and besides that, he has two sannins with him." Jyouki jumped off the roof and headed for the Land of Waves with a smile.
"And that's beside the point; I'm going to have to meet him again anyways..." Jyouki's smile disappeared and replaced with a frown. "As it is my destiny."
[*.*.*.*]
Orochimaru stopped in the middle of an open grass field, Kabuto landing not too far away. Tsunade appeared a second later, twenty feet away from both of them, not even breathing heavily. Not wanting to give him any breathing room, Tsunade rushed towards Orochimaru, cocking her fist back.
Kabuto moved in between them and tried to touch her shoulder with his hand that glowed with blue chakra. She abandoned her frontal attack to jump out of the way of Kabuto's attack, knowing exactly what he was trying to do.
"So you have some skills in the medical arts, huh brat?" Tsunade rhetorically asked. She smirked and charged again, this time, her own hands glowing with her chakra. Kabuto pushed his glasses up with his index finger and then charged her as well. She ducked under his left punch and kicked him in the solar plex. Kabuto flew back a few feet from the force behind the kick but recovered before he hit the ground.
She charged once more and was able to dodged another one of his attacks and touched his knees and shoulders. He was surprised to lose feeling in his arms and legs for a second before going down. Tsunade didn't stop as she continued to run towards Orochimaru. She jumped in the air and brought her right leg up.
"Legendary Heel Drop!" Tsunade yelled as the jumping axe kick came in contact with Orochimaru's head. She smirked, having thought she rid herself of the snake. A dark chuckle was heard behind her and she froze.
"So close Tsunade-hime but not close enough." Tsunade looked down and saw the Orochimaru she hit was only a mud clone. Orochimaru's tongue then wrapped around her waist and propelled her to the other side of the grass field. Her back slammed into a giant boulder, causing the force behind her to crack the boulder. She fell to her knees and tried to catch her breath. The force of the blow knock the wind out of her.
"What's the matter? Are you tired already?" Orochimaru mocked, Tsunade growled as she willed her body to stand. She charged towards Orochimaru again but stopped when a hand touched her left knee and she fell forward. She recovered into a roll and remained at her knees. She grabbed her knee and looked at it. Nothing seemed wrong but as a medical nin, Tsunade knew better.
Tsunade tried to stand but her right arm moved forward when she tried to move her left leg. Her eyes widened and she looked up to see Kabuto standing smugly over her. He pushed his glasses back with his right index finger with a smirk.
"That is a very interesting jutsu, sadly, I already know of it." He said, adding insult to injury. Tsunade swore as she tried to work out the mechanics in her leg. She was able to rise to her feet but was still a little wobbly. Kabuto chuckled and ran to her. She touched her left elbow, right shoulder and right quadricep. She fell back to the ground and cursed even louder.
"It's a fairly decent jutsu to learn once you get the hang of it. Orochimaru warned me of your Nervous System Rupture Jutsu. By converting your chakra into electricity, you're able to flip your opponent's nervous system signals to any part of the body. It took me a while but I got it down."
"You bastard! How did you find a way to negate that effect?" Tsunade asked as she continued to learn how her body worked.
"Oh I didn't, I just relearned the connection between my thoughts and my limbs." Orochimaru chuckled as he saw Kabuto pick up a still stunned Tsunade.
"Ah, this is wonderful, now you will return with us to Oto and there I will force you to heal me arms." Orochimaru said hungrily. Tsunade glared at her ex-teammate as she was brought closer to him by Kabuto. Tsunade smirked as she was able to figure her body out and punched Kabuto back with a left hook.
Lucky for him, her punch wasn't fully charged like it was before. He skidded to a halt a few feet away and smirked.
"It seems like she still has a little fight left in her." Orochimaru said with amusement. Kabuto quickly takes out a kunai and quicker than she could react, cuts her right shoulder. It wasn't deep but it was deep enough to shed her blood. She gasped in pain and grabbed her shoulder. She froze in fear and recognition. She pulled her hand out of her shoulder and shook in fear at the sight of her blood in her hand.
Memories of failing to save her loved ones replayed in her head over and over again, no sign of stopping in view. She rocked forward and backwards repetitively, trying to stop the memories from playing over again.
Kabuto almost felt sorry for having to use such force on a woman. He picked Tsunade up by her neck and kicked her in the stomach making her rool back.
The key word being 'almost'.
"Pathetic, one of the sannins cowering in the sight of her own blood, truly pathetic. And it's the best medic nin too." Kabuto insulted, making Tsunade feel worse.
"Knock her out Kabuto, so we can leave before that idiot of a teammate can come and save her." Orochimaru commanded, earning a nodded from Kabuto. His right hand glowed with his blue chakra and he casually walked up to Tsunade, ready to knock the sannin out. A strong presence stopped him in his tracks and he became wary of his surroundings.
Kabuto could feel the presence arrive to his spot but could do no more than see blond hair come in contact with his head. His mind shut down as his entire being flew back and rolled on the floor. Orochimaru scowled at the sight of Naruto with an unreadable expression. He was looking at orochimaru but Orochimaru wasn't able to name the expression he saw in his eyes. The best expression he could come with was revenge.
Naruto could feel Kyuubi's rage accumulating in him for what was done to the old man and his mother but it was only a candle in comparison to Naruto's rage. The only reason why he wasn't in his demon cloak was because of his mask and his training.
Amir had warned him of rushing into battle. It was very common for the people in his clan but was also the reason they were wiped out. Naruto could sense the pure evil and strength behind the pale man in front of him. He snarled after being in his presence for longer than a minute and all he wanted to do now was obliterate the man with all his power.
Slowly but surely, Naruto pulled out one of his swords and placed it in his right hand. He placed his right leg in front of his and his left behind him. Separating them by twenty five inches, he dent down a little and placed his left hand on the grip of his other sword, in case the situation needed both swords.
"Naruto, hold on!" Jiraiya yelled as he and Shizune appeared next to a shocked Tsunade, who was still unaware of Naruto's or anyone else's presence. Naruto didn't respond to Jiraiya, just stood as he was without moving an inch. He ducked under the roundhouse kick Kabuto sent to his head and with a flick of his wrist, cut his chest, leaving a decent sized cut on his chest. Naruto flipped back and watched as Kabuto grabbed his chest.
"Not bad." Kabuto said as the cut in his chest started to disappear. Naruto was unfazed by this, but it did peak his interest.
"Not to bad yourself traitor." Naruto spat. He knew Kabuto couldn't be trusted during the Chunnin Exams but he didn't know it was to this extent.
"Ah, I see you know of my betrayal. Sadly, I don't know of you. What is your name?" Kabuto asked as if the earlier fight never happened. Naruto's scowl deepened.
"Dead men have no use information." Naruto stated stoically. Kabuto's smile was replaced with a frown.
"I see." Kabuto moved to attack Naruto again but Naruto just dodged them while simultaneously landing his own strikes. Cut after cut, Kabuto would heal them and act as if they never happened. Blow after blow, Naruto just kept dodging them or blocking them and shrugging them off like fly. Both were getting angered by the others persistence and stubbornness.
While Naruto and Kabuto tried to one up the other, Jiraiya and Orochimaru were at a stand off. Both were handicapped and were at half strength, at best. Neither budged or moved, staring at each other and hating the sight of the other.
Not having the patience to stand around anymore, Jiraiya ran straight for Orochimaru. Orochimaru smirked at the challenge as he charged forward as well. Orochimaru ducked under the right hook Jiraiya threw forward and swept the feet under him.
Jiraiya rolled back as Orochimaru tried to land a jumping axe kick on his chest. Not one for subtle attacks, Jiraiya charged his hand with his chakra and when it was ready, sent a rasengan for Orochimaru's chest. Orochimaru snaked his way around the rasengan and kneed Jiraiya in the stomach.
His vision blurred as the impact of the hit reached his brain and registered it as pain. Jiraiya took a few steps back and almost tripped, the effect of the drug given to him from the previous night still active. Orochimaru didn't stop there, he used his tongue to strangle Jiraiya and throw him away, much like he did to Tsunade earlier.
Jiraiya though saw this coming. He grabbed on to Orochimaru's tongue as he was flung into the air. Orochimaru was surprised as he was lifted off the ground. Jiraiya spun in mid-air and made Orochimaru slam into the ground before he did. The resulting action caused a crater to form and Orochimaru groaned. Without his hands, he wasn't able to use the substitution jutsu or a mud clone. He slowly stood as his knees buckled and his head throbbed with pain.
Naruto was reaching his limit. To be more precise, the limit to his patience. Neither of the two shinobis were able to get the upper hand on the other and it was starting to get to him. Naruto thought the best thing he would do is tire Kabuto until he depleted his chakra reserves and then strike him down. What Naruto hadn't taken into account when making his plan was his impatience.
"You are very skilled with your swords but they will not be enough to stop me. For you see, I am up to par with the legendary Kakashi Hatake of the Sharingan." Kabuto boasted as he tried to cut Naruto's muscle tissue with his chakra scalpel. He expected for Naruto to cower in fear and become a sitting duck. The last thing he expected was exactly what he got. Naruto's eye brightened with new determination and he could see a smile form behind his mask.
"Really now? Then I'm sorry for holding back." Kabuto's eyes were as wide as saucers after hearing this. He was not prepared for Naruto's speed to pick up and his strength to double. Kabuto growled as another cut was healed by his Pre-Healing Jutsu, but this one didn't not heal as quickly as before. If anything, something was blocking his chakra from sealing up the wound. It stung and felt very powerful.
Naruto slashed Kabuto's left forearm with another swing of his sword and jumped back after Kabuto touched his right shoulder for the tenth time. Naruto felt his grip on his sword loosen but thanks to Kyuubi's regenerating powers, his right arm healed and his grip on the sword tightened again.
'Hey kit, now would be a good time to end this wouldn't you think so?' Kyuubi said in his mind. Narurto mentally nodded and suppressed some of Kyuubi's chakra against the blade of his sword. The swords now glowed an eerie red glow as Naruto ran towards Kabuto. Out of nowhere, Naruto's vision blurred and his tripped on his own feet, causing his attention to disappear and the chakra on his sword to disappear.
Taking note of the momentary distraction, Kabuto met Naruto in the middle and connected an uppercut with his chin, making him drop his swords. Naruto took a few steps backwards and before he fell back, Kabuto lightly touched his chest with the chakra scalpel.
Naruto gasped in pain as his heart constricted and the blood stopped flowing. He fell to his knees as he felt the life being sucked out of him. Kabuto smiled as he ran passed Naruto and straight for Tsunade, eager to please his master. His smile was replaced with a scowl when Shizune appeared in front of her master and shot off several senbon needles from a device on her forearm.
Kabuto lazily avoided them and tried to kill Shizune with the chakra scalpel but she was more flexible then she let on. She bent backwards, completely doding the chakra scalpel, sucked in a deep breath and blew out poison. Kabuto covered his face with his left forearm while he jumped out of the cloud of poison.
Determined to keep her master safe, Shizune charged her hands with chakra and ran up to Kabuto to end the fight. She touched his chest and his eyes widened in shock. Unfortunately, the Kabuto she touched melted into mud and fell to the ground. From nowhere, Shizune was knocked unconscious by Kabuto who chopped her neck with his hand.
Kabuto set his sights on Tsunade as he walked up to her. He picked her up by her neck with his left hand and smirked. Tsunade was still in shock but was now aware of her situation. Afraid of her own blood being spilt, all she could do was whimper. Kabuto sneered in her face as he cocked his right fist back, ready to knock the medical sannin out.
Killing intent filled the air as an insane amount of chakra was building up behind Kabuto. He turned around and saw Naruto stand with red chakra surrounding his entire body. Fox ears made of chakra appeared on his head and a chakra tail behind him. His eyes were red with slit pupils and held a new found hatred for the sannin's right-hand man.
"Touch her again and it'll be the last thing you'll do!" A possessed Naruto yelled as Kabuto felt his grip on Tsunade waver and the sound of her body hitting the ground filled the air. Not exactly thinking straight, Kabuto turned on his heel and kick Tsunade in the stomach, launching her back. Naruto growled as he got on all fours.
"I warned you..." Naruto growled in a dangerously low voice. He disappeared and reappeared in front of Kabuto and before he could move, Naruto grabbed Kabuto with a chakra hand and threw him into the air. Naruto jumped into the air after him, appearing over Kabuto. Making short work of hand signs, Naruto made five clones, four of which grabbed on to a different part of Kabuto's body. With a strong heave, all four pushed Kabuto faster to the ground.
The crater Kabuto's body made was a decent sized, seven feet in width, four feet in length. Kabuto groaned as he forced one eye open but soon wish he hadn't. Naruto was falling towards him with break neck speeds but it was what in his hands that scared him.
Perfectly rounded and spinning quickly, a red rasengan waited patiently in Naruto's claw until it came in contact with Kabuto's body. With a quick jab, Naruto let out a feral yell.
"Rasengan!" A huge explosion rocked the Earth, making everyone look away from the blast. When it finally cleared, Only Naruto was seen who had both claws clenched tight. He tilted his head back and let out another growl into the air. He then dropped onto all fours and started to search for the other snake. He spotted Kabuto near him under a boulder and in no condition to continue fighting.
Ignoring him, Naruto spotted Orochimaru heading straight for Tsunade who was unresponsive to him. Naruto growled as he prepared himself to sprint in front of the sannin and block the katana that appeared out of his mouth. His legs numbed and Naruto fell on his face before he was able to run. He looked down and saw Kabuto faintly smiling at him.
Naruto sneered as he kciked Kabuto in the face with his last remaining strength and knocked him out. Naruto looked back up with hopeful eyes but saw that Tsunade only had a half a second left before Orochimaru would kill her.
'Move damn it... MOVE!' Naruto thought as he legs didn't respond to his command. 'I won't lose them... mom, Hinata-chan... even you Baa-chan. I won't let you down!' Naruto internally yelled.
[*.*.*.*]
"You are not worth the trouble you have caused. You will die where you stand!" Orochimaru yelled as he position the Kisangani Sword to pierce Tsunade's heart. Tsunade could do nothing as the blade came closer to its target. A small tear fell down her cheek as she took in her last breath.
The sounds of the blade piercing skin was heard through out the entire area. Blood traveled down the blade as it appeared on the other side of the body. Tsunade's eyes widened at seeing her savior being stabbed through his chest. Orochimaru only scowled that he had missed his heart but was content that he would rid himself of another pest.
"Y-You... bastard. I-I won't let you hurt... T-Tsunade-b-baa-chan..." Naruto said with a tired smirk. Blood flowed out through the hole in his chest and his lips. He coughed up some blood and then firmly held on to the grip of the Kisangani Sword, right over Orochimaru's tongue. He then sparked a fire using Kyuubi's chakra and the green fire suddenly turned blue and badly burned Orochimaru's tongue.
He let out a yell of pain as Orochimaru tried to let go of his sword but Naruto's grip on his tongue and sword prevented him from doing so. Orochimaru, in an act of desperation, kicked Naruto multiple times in the stomach until he let go and fell back. Before he was able to make contact with the ground, Tsunade snapped out of her stupor and rushed toward his side.
When he landed on the ground, Naruto tilted his head back and looked at Tsunade in the eyes.
"So baa-chan... did I i-impress you y-yet?" Naruto asked through the fatigue and pain. Tsunade felt tears shed from her eyes as her hands glowed green from her Healing Jutsu.
"You brat, how could you just use yourself as a shield to protect me? Don't you have a girlfriend back home and a dream to fufill?" Tsunade asked.
"Yeah b-but that d-doesn't mean I should let you d-die. We still h-have the matter of the b-bet." Naruto replied weakly, his vision getting worse with every passing moment. Tsunade momentarily stopped using her healing jutsu to remove her necklace and place it on Naruto.
"Yeah you stupid brat, you managed to impress me." Tsunade said, making Naruto smile and close his eyes.
"That's good, now I can rest easy knowing that you're going to save Hinata-chan and mom." Naruto's breathing relaxed so much so that it almost appeared like it wasn't moving. Tsunade started to panic as she used every amount of her being to help save Naruto. A dark chuckle caught Tsunade's attention and she looked up to see Orochimaru smiling at her.
"First that idiot Jiraiya falls by my hands, now it's the Hokage's son. How wonderful." Orochimar commented with a lick of his lips. Tsunade felt her blood boil and her strength return to her. She stood up after making sure Naruto would survive and faced Orochimaru.
"Shut up!" She yelled but Orochimaru only chukled louder.
"Why should you care what happens to a lowly genin like him. He is just a pawn, common and expendable." Orochimaru said in a mocking tone. Tsunade was looking down so Orochimaru wasn't able to see her expression but still, he didn't like the aura he felt radiating from her.
"This lowly genin has taught me that if you fight for what you believe in, you will never fail in gaining what you want. This lowly genin has showed me the error of my ways." She cracked her knuckles and ran towards Orochimaru. He saw the same determination and look of revenge in her eyes that the blond genin had earlier.
"This lowly genin is part of my village! And as the Fifth Hokage, this lowly genin's health is my responsiblity!" Tsunade yelled.
She grabbed his neck before he was able to stop her and slammed him into the ground. She then proceeded to repetitively punch his torso until it fracture the ground under them. She back up for a second to take a breath but that was enough time for Orochimaru to send the Kisangani Sword towards her chest. Tsunade was able to move out of the way at the last second and the sword went through her shoulder instead of her chest.
With a simple move of his tongue, the sword violently removed itself from Tsunade's shoulder. Tsunade let out a gasp of pain as she grabbed her shoulder to stop the blood from flowing freely. She kept reminding herself that she was fighting for Naruto so she wouldn't go into shock like before.
She positioned her hands on the release sign and felt her chakra concentrate on the diamond on her head.
"Ninja Art: Mitotic Regeneration!" The diamond glowed as and odd tattoo appeared over her forehead. The cut on her shoulder disappeared and she felt replenished, almost as if she had just came out of a spa. With new found speeds, Tsunade quickly appeared behind Orochimaru and backhanded him. He was sent into the distance and Tsunade chased after him.
She was in front of a still moving Orochimaru as she slammed her boot against his chest and drove it into the ground. Still not done with him, Tsunade added even more chakra into her fist as she drove it into Orochimaru's face. The resulting event caused the Earth to shake and Orochimaru's head to disappear into the ground.
Tsunade scowled as Orochimaru dissolved into mud and disappeared.
"As much fun as this reunion was Tsunade, I am sadden to tell you that I cannot stay for much longer." Tsunade turned around to see Orochimaru holding a semi-conscious Kabuto. "Though remember this, Konoha will fall by my hands. Be sure of it."
With that said, Orochimaru and Kabuto started to descend deeper into the ground. Leaving behind an angry Sannin, unconscious Shizune and Naruto and a just waking Jiraiya.
[*.*.*.*]
The sounds of birds chirping in the background started to soothe Naruto as his unconscious mind started to wake up. He hesitantly opened his eyes and saw someone he hadn't expected to see so soon.
"H-Hinata... hime?" Soft lavender eyes stared back into tired cobalt ones. A smile graced Hinata's lips as she got closer to Naruto.
"Hello Naruto-kun." She said in a soft voice that was music to Naruto's ears.
"Hinata-hime, you're awake... I'm so glad." Naruto managed to say through his fatigue. His smile faltered when he saw Hinata shake her head.
"I am sorry Naruto-kun but I am still not awake." She said.
"B-But what do you mean? Then how..." Naruto stopped his barage of questions when hinata placed a delicate and petite finger on his lips.
"Now is not the time for questions. Now is the time to wake up." Hinata stood and Naruto willed himself to do the same. "Please Naruto-kun, wake up, wake up."
"Hinata-hime, what do you mean? Aren't I already awake?" Hinata didn't answer as she brought herself closer to him. She stood on the tips of her toes and her lips were so close to his that he could feel her breath on his lips.
"Just wake up."
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Out in the waking world, Tsunade, Shinzune and Jiraiya stood over Naruto who has yet to wake up. They have been traveling for days now, heading for home and Naruto still hasn't woken up yet.
Having had enough, Tsunade started to tell Naruto to wake up. She knew it was childish to just repeat to wake up to a comatose person but she couldn't care less at the moment.
Naruto's eye slowly fluttered open until his vision wasn't blurred. He looked around and found himself surround by Tsunade, Shizune and Jiraya.
"Hey guys, how's it going?" He asked with a raspy voice. Tsunade rushed by his side and hugged him with such force that Naruto could feel himself losing consciousness again.
"Tsunade-sama, if you don't ease up a bit, I think he'll lose consciousness again." Shizune warned, making Tsunade blush a little and let him go. Naruto started to gasp for air, having the previous air knocked out of him by the super bear hug.
"So brat, how're you feeling?" Jiraiya asked. Naruto was about to answer but Shizune brought him a cup of water. He chugged it all down and thanked Shizune after he ws done with it.
"I've had better days." Naruto answer with his usual demeanor. He then looked at Tsunade. "So are you coming back to Konoha or just continued to gamble away your life at casinos." Naruto asked with a sarcastic tone. Tsunade sighed as she calmed her anger down.
"Yes, I'm coming back to stay... That is if it's ok with you." She said with a semi-sarcastic tone. Naruto smiled even through his exhaustion.
"It's ok as long as your bad habits remain part of your past."
"You better watch your mouth brat or I'll have you and your team perform D-rank missions for a month!" Tsunade threatened as Naruto's smile faded, making everyone crack up in a fit of laughter.
"THAT'S NOT FUNNY!"
"Oink-oink!"
"AH TONTON! WHERE THE HELL DID YOU COME FROM?!"
Now that that's out of the way, Hinata will finally wake up by the next chapter! Aren't you happy?!!! Maybe happy enough to leave a review telling my how much you can't wait for Hinata to wake up? And she will wake up next chapter and if I'm satisfied with the amount of reviews I get, I might even put a lemon in the next chapter... That is a maybe because I might have an idea for a lemon, might not... Depending on what idea I get for the lemon...
I spent the better part of the week working on this and I hope it was worth it... This is porbably one of my longest chapters ever... Sorry I ended it here but I think if I would've went on, some of you would've lost interest and just stopped all together...
Oh yeah, congrats to Mes-012 for actually winning my "Naruto's mask!" contest thing... This person just came out of nowhere and guessed what Naruto's mask was for correctly... ON THE FIRST GUESS TOO! So I let his OC, Jyouki, be in the story... Though he'll come back later, he will be important later on so you don't have to worry about a Rogue OC attacking hinata or anyone else again...
In other news, has anyone read the newest manga of Naruto? If you have, didn't you want to yell "What the hell?!" When Sakura did what she did?
I know I did... She needs to get her sh*t stright before someone does it for her... And what was up with Sai? Didn't he look a bit suspiscious behind that box thing he was hiding behind?
Anyways I have one last favor to ask before I head out and sleep for... *looks at watch* hmm maybe for the next 24 hours... Can everyone check out "The Calm before the Storm" for me? It's my newest story which I adopted from IfakeoutI... He lost interest in it and I really didn't want to see such a good plot go to waste... So please check it out and if you like it please leave a review or something... Thanks for at least hearing me out...
Next Chapter: The Anticipated Event, the Awakening...
Good luck with whatever and if you got a problem with me or one of my stories, please feel free to: Deal with it, Get over it or Choke on it!