DISCLAIMER!: I DON'T OWN NARUTO! Thought you'd know by now...
(A/N): Sup guys time for chapter 28!
Well anyway, TO THE STORY!
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Chapter 28: C Rank
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Cole nodded and said, "ALRIGHT! LEVIATHAN FINISH THIS OFF!" Out of the ground a whip of water formed and snatched the rod out of Isobu. As soon as the chakra receiver was removed purple chains formed around Isobu and the Geto Mazo appeared behind it. The chains forced the demon into the statue and it disappeared.
"HAHA we did-" Cole's victory was cut short when he felt the chakra exhaustion catch up with him. "S-shit," was the last thing he said as he fell unconscious.
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. . . .Konoha. . . .
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At the front gates of Konoha three Genin were eagerly waiting for their Jonin sensei. Naruto leaded against the gate reading a book on Fuinjutsu while Sakura paced angrily mumbling death threats about Kakashi. Sasuke was just doing his normal thing and looking off into the distance plotting all the different ways he could kill Itachi.
After a while Sakura's pacing got on Naruto's nerves. "Haven't you learned yet that Kakashi-niisan is always late!? Why do you still get angry?" He asked in a annoyed tone. Sakura stopped pacing to sneer at Naruto for yelling at her. She honestly didn't have anything against him. It was just he just had this way of getting under her skin, and the fact that her 'Sasuke-kun' seemed to not like him very much. She continued to glare at him and was about to yell something when there sensei showed up in a swirl of leaves.
"YOU'RE LATE!" Sakura screeched. Kakashi chuckled sheepishly and Naruto just sighed. Sasuke continued to brood. "Well you see, I got lost on the way and ran into a little old lady who needed help crossing several streets and-"
"LIAR!" Sakura interrupted. Kakashi just brushed her off and started checking over their gear. Inspecting them on how they packed for their first out of village mission. While he was checking Sakura's things, Naruto just sadly looked at his sensei and older brother figure. About a week ago he had gotten curious as to why his sensei was always late to everything and decided to tale him.
He found out that Kakashi spent more than what could be considered a healthy amount of time in front of the Hero's Monument. For an hour Kakashi just stared at the stone, softly mumbling to himself. That night Naruto went to his mother and asked why Kakashi spent so much time in front of the monument. She said it wasn't really her place to say this but she eventually explained Kakashi's past and what happened to his team.
Naruto was broken out of his daydream when Kakashi asked his to show his gear.
Sasuke and Sakura had noticed that Naruto didn't have a backpack with him and were curious as to why. They also noticed that underneath his trench coat that he had on several belts that each held a few scrolls.
Naruto took a scroll from each belt and unrolled them for Kakashi to inspect.
"In this scroll I have a months supply of food and in this one is completely filled with water. I have two scrolls for kunai and shuriken, so about two hundred each, and one scroll with a two person tent and standard survival equipment. And finally I have an assortment of seals placed on my body and clothes to store other weapons and items. I also have six empty scrolls to use for storage in case I come across anything of interest."
Kakashi let out an impressed 'huh'. "Alright, a little on the over prepared side but all in all, that's a pretty good stock of equipment. You two could learn a thing or two from this," he said to the other two Genin. "Also, when we get back, Naruto I want you to give these two a book on Fuinjutsu basics so they can learn how to use storage seal."
"Hai, sensei."
"Alright team, lets move out. The land of Iron is about a two day trip so lets be quick about it."
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The first day of travel went by quietly. Literally. No more was said between the group of Genin then what was needed. Sakura didn't even try to constantly beg the Uchiha for affection. There was a sense of tension in Naruto's two other teammates. Maybe it was because it was their first time out of the village of the fact that they were nervous that they would be fighting in their first life or death fight tomorrow. Naruto didn't know, nor did he care. He was just happy for the piece and quiet so he could continue reading his book on Fuinjutsu.
Well, it wasn't so much a book as it was notes. It was his birth fathers notes on the Hiraishin. Now, Naruto wasn't stupid. He didn't bring the actual notes with him. He transfer the notes into a book and placed a seal on it. Now, the only way you could read the contents of the book was for Naruto to pump his specific chakra into the seal (Much like Kabuto's ninja info cards).
They decided to stop for the night and switch to their winter gear for the next day. Even at the boarder between the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron the temperature was below freezing all year round.
The Land of Iron was known for three things. It's famous Samurai. It's abundant amount of Chakra Iron. And for its year round winters.
Naruto now wore basically the same outfit but his trench coat was now white and had a brown fur lining with a hood and sleeves. He used chakra to keep the rest of himself warm while his two teammates needed to bundle up a little more. Sakura wore a pink coat and white snow boots and Sasuke and Kakashi wore the standard shinobi winter attire of a cloak and normal clothes underneath.
"Alright team from here on were nearing hostile territory," Kakashi said. "The bandit camp is suppose to be near the boarder and they have been terrorizing a nearby town. Our job is to dispose of the Bandits by any means necessary. Even if they cross the boarder we have permission to pursue. This mission won't be complete until we have taken every Bandit into custody or until they are all dead. It's your call if you want to take them alive or dead. It's also allowed to take whatever spoils of war you find. You ready?"
His three Genin nodded and they made off for their target.
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In a snow covered forested area. Two men stood outside a campsite.
"Hey it's time to switch shifts." A hefty looking man said.
"Ah, alright. Man my legs are killin' me." Said a tall and lanky man. "I can't believe we got stuck with watchin' the damn camp while everybody else got to go have fun in that village."
The larger male scoffed. "Well we just gotta get good at poker 'den right?"
"Heh, I guess your right. Whens boss supose' to get back anyway?"
"I think in a hour or so."
"Ah that's good."
"Why?"
"Cuz we gotta take him down that's why."
"What do you me-" The hefty man was cut off when the lanky one punched him in the gut hard enough to knock him out. "It means, we have a job to do," Kakashi said as he dropped his Henge. He checked over the radio and said, "This is mask. You guys get that? We have an hour before things get harry. Whiskers, set some seals to let us know if anyone is close. Brood and Pinky start setting some traps and search the place for any information on this 'Boss'."
Three voices came over the radio at the same time, "Hai, Sensei."
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About forty minutes passed before Naruto felt someone cross over his seals. He reached for his radio. "This is Whiskers. Show time. About forty of them. But...ah, Sensei. I'm getting some pretty high chakra levels from three of them."
Kakashi heard this and got a serious look. It wasn't that uncommon for a rouge ninja or two to start a bandit gang, or join one. But for Naruto to admit their chakra levels were high was...worrying. "This is Mask. Good work Whiskers. Brood, Pinky I want you two stay hidden and wait till the traps are set off before engaging the targets. Whiskers I want you to assist me in...handling the three high signatures."
The three gave a chorus of 'Hia Sensie'. And a few seconds later Naruto was next to Kakashi. "So," he asked. "How high we talking?"
"Two have Chunin level chakra while one has a little less than you do, Kakashi-niisan." Naruto replied, not taking his eyes off of where the traps were in the camp.
Kakashi thought for a moment. "Ok," he started. "I want you to handle the two Chunin level ones. Also I want you to make about fifty clones to help Sasuke and Sakura after the traps go off. Lead the two away from the rest and handle them. I'll take the better of the three."
Naruto nodded and they waited for the strike to engage their targets.
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On their way back the twins, Dokan and Kirigaku, were conversing about the raid they just went on. They both wore samurai like armor that was red and had fresh blood covering parts of it. They also wielded two swords each.
"Did you see that fuckers head fly into that other guy? I swear he shit himself before I cut him in half." Dokan said giving a disturbing chuckle. Kirigaku openly laughed and agreed. They were just behind with the rest of the raiding party when their older brother stopped them.
"Yo, Ginji, what's up?" Kirigaku asked. Ginji wore similar armor, but his was black and he wielded a Naginata instead of a sword. "Somethin's off." He said with a gruff voice. They watched as the others of their party walk right into a trap.
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The exploding seals did their job as the group of bandits walked into the camp. Sadly it wasn't enough to take them all out. There were still thirty bandits left when Sasuke engaged. "Katon: Gogakyu no Jutsu!" The fireball caught three of the bandits and he continued to engage the rest in physical combat. Sakura stayed back throwing kunai and shuriken at open opponents while fifty Naruto's entered the site.
"Shit!" Ginji said. "Fuckin' shinobi! Dokan! Kirigaku! Lets show them what the Ronin Brothers can do!"
"YEAH!" both of the twins replied.
They started to head to the battle when they were cut of by a tall man with one eye covered and a short kid in a trench coat. The taller of the two said, "Sorry, but we'll be your opponents."
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(A/N): YEEEAAHHHH! Chap done!
Kinda happy with myself that this ones a little longer. I noticed that my chapters have been pretty short recently and I'm sorry about that :'(
But anyway, remember to REVIEW! And as always, I'll see ya next time!
