Chapter 26 Current

The Emerging Darkness

Disclaimer: Read the previous chapters

Helltanz's notes: I'm thinking about combing some of the smaller chapters already posted if that's possible. This chapter's weird. I apologise for some reason I haven't been able to post new documents so I couldn't post new chapters. I've decided that unless there is a sudden change in voting the Group name will be Tsubasa no Yami, Wings of Darkness.

Chapter begin

Naruto ducked under Tenten's attack. "Your Guard still needs improving Panda… along with everything else." Naruto's palm connected with Tenten's stomach, the girl doubled over. Naruto sighed "Lets start again. You are really disappointing. Your barely above what the others were years ago even with their weights on, and I'm letting you fight with yours off.. Your not going to get any better at this rate so you might as well put them back on."

Tenten's movements were even more sluggish now.

Naruto fist connected with Tenten's face. Tenten attempted to kick Naruto, followed by a series of punches. Naruto grabbed her hand and tossed her into a tree.

"Damn it try harder fight as if your life depends on it. To live that is the heart of existence." Admonished Naruto as Tenten stood up. Tenten charged again, Naruto slammed his knee into her stomach causing her to cough up blood. Naruto hand glowed green, the Kazama grabbed Tenten's face. All of her injuries and bruises healed as the green chakra spread over her body. "Lets start ninjutsu practice, I suppose we'll skip genjutsu practice, seeing as how you have a mission tomorrow, I would hate to further burden Lee-kun and Neji-kun with your weakness but then again Lee-kun is the only one truly stronger than you Neji-kun just has a lot of untapped potential."

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The next day

Team Gai, minus their jonin sensei, were ambushed by a team of 4 cloud ninja.

"Well, well, a Hyuga, No way we will let this opportunity escape us."

Tenten ended up fighting a higher chunin level opponent, while Neji and Lee were both fighting mid jonin level ninja.

Lee and Neji received a serious beating, and were near death, when chakra erupted from Tenten.

'One day your teammates will depend on your strength' Naruto word's flashed through her mind 'are you going to let your so called friends die, Panda." Whispered Naruto's voice in her mind. Tenten executed a series of hand seals. "Futon: Tsubasa no Mai." The first cloud ninja was sliced apart by the swirling wings of wind.

The second shinobi charged as the jutsu was released only to be impaled on flurry of sharp objects.

Tenten punched the last cloud ninja her fist going straight through the older kunioichi's chest, which felt like it was made of clouds.

"My, my feisty little girl your kinda cute too.". Tenten tried to pull away from the other Kunioichi. "You'd make a nice pet I'd bet."

"Back off Panda's mine" roared Naruto knocking Tenten away from the foreign ninja.

"How dare you, you chauvinist pig."

"Gay abominations, you all need to die." Naruto let loose a blast of Chakra killing the last ninja from the hidden village of the cloud. "Panda you killed two out of three however your let your emotions get the better of you and charged recklessly not knowing what your enemy was capable of." Stated Naruto.

"You sent us on this mission and you knew the cloud were here." Accused Tenten.

Naruto waved off the accusation "Kumo is so easy to trick especially with them in the middle of a civil war, each faction scrambles for an advantage against the others. Sengoku Jidai, the age of the country at war. Anyway I was nearby returning from a mission from cloud." Naruto walked over to Neji and Lee and healed them both, before waking them up.

"Ah greetings Naruto-kun it is a most youthful day is it not. I am filled with the flames of youth to see you my friend in such good health."

"Hello Naruto-san." Greeted Neji.

"Yosh did you see how Ten-chan defeated those cloud ninja we must strive harder to increase our flames of youth. Yes Neji-kun."

"Naruto-san why are you here?"

"My own mission also involved dealing with the Kumo ninja. As I'm sure you are all aware Kaminari no Kuni is now in the midst of a full fledged civil war, so the other shinobi nations are having to be extra careful and ensure no cloud factions are operating with in their borders, also we are having an increase of mission do to cloud's civil war. Well since it's so dangerous I shall be accompanying you on your mission to Kaze no Kuni."

"How did you know Naruto-kun?"

"I'm ANBU remember."

Kaze no Kuni, Sunagakure no Sato

Naruto had in fact organized the mission team Gai was assigned, which was to deliver a package to a corporation that Naruto secretly owned, that was based in Suna. The mission was primarily arranged Tenten's progress, what better way than to insure she was fighting real enemies, the second purpose was that Naruto would accompany the group and viola a perfect chance to check on Gaara and meet with Deidara and Sasori, of course given the developing relationship between Temari and Shikamaru would present similar opportunities, however Naruto saw no reason to risk his subordinates personal life.

Naruto, Tenten, Lee and Neji entered the Kazekage tower.

"Kazama Naruto welcome to Suna."

"Thank you Gaara-kun, congratulations are in order I believe on your becoming Kazekage."

"Thank you."

Deidara and Sasori watched the true leader of Akatsuki curious as to what his presence meant, Gaara had allowed the two missing nin to remain in the village given that their mission was to protect him, and unknowingly due to the Oni juin Naruto had given him in the forest of death during the chunin exam

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"Hey." Naruto greeted the other two members of the Akatsuki. "How are your doing?"

"We're fine, yeah."

"Has their been a change in the mission status."

"No Sasori-kun no change is made, yet." Stated Naruto "Be alert though Orochimaru may be attempting to gain the remaining Jinchurii the seal I bestowed upon Gaara-kun sometime earlier should protect him to some extent however be alert this is a critical time for the organization we are now beginning operation Hino, no mistakes can be made."

"We understand."

"Got it yeah."

Kaze no Kuni, Sunagakure no Sato, Gaara's room

Naruto appeared beside the sleeping red haired demon vessel, and proceeded to make some minor changes to Gaara's Oni Juin.

The next day Team Gai plus Naruto began the return trip to Konoha, after saying good bye to the sand siblings.

End Chapter

Helltanz's notes: Poll question how strong should I make Iruka, who knows what Hino means.

Jutsu list

Futon: Tsubasa no Mai: Wind style wings of Happiness swirling wing shaped emanations of chakra form from the user when they come in contact with a substance the slice into it.