Here is chapter 29. How fast is Naruto gonna kill Orochimaru? A really good question. Since Orochimaru's a snake, I plan on having several encounters but not kill him yet, he'll be dead eventually, I haven't actually planned the way or when he dies yet, so everyone, including myself, will just have to see where the story goes.
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A week had passed after the invasion ended, with all the visitors that weren't enemies gone back to their villages. For some unknown reason, Danzo was not found during this time, nor were any of his 'secret' Ne Anbu seen, excluding Sai. Though after the week ended, the old war hawk suddenly came back and said he was taking shelter in his personal bunker for situations like this. Nobody bought it but didn't call him on his bluff though.
Suna had surrendered, but Hiruzen seeing that their Kazekage had been killed and the whole village was tricked by Orochimaru, gave the Sand village light conditions, being money and three high A-rank jutsu of theirs. The civilian council protested, wanting to get more money but was shot down. The alliance between the two villages still maintained though, even though Ay was against this, he knew the pros of doing that. Speaking of Suna, Gaara had gotten closer to his sensei and siblings, his sudden change shocking the village and even saved one boy who fell from one of the few trees in Suna. This made the village start to accept the Jinchurikii.
Enough about that, the village was returning to what it was, a really huge feat given it was only a week after the huge battles. People now saw Naruto differently, well, besides the Haruno family. Everyone accepted his heritage now, plus he had played a massive part at saving the village with his summons. Though unfortunately, to the horror of Naruto's girls and himself, this had caused the birth of the new NFC, Naruto Fan Club.
Speaking of fan clubs, the girls' existing ones had increased greatly since they too played a big part in defending the village, saving civilians from crossfire while fighting the enemies. Fortunately, Naruto had clones at every corner to hold back the fanboys and the girls always being with Naruto, also holding back the fangirls, though the girls had it easier than Naruto. Kasumi had also gotten to know every girl in Naruto's 'harem', becoming somewhat an elder sister figure to them, including Tayuya, whom Kasumi had written off as a future harem sister.
Tayuya had fitted in quite well, the redhead happy to see her half-sister and lived in the Namikaze Compound with Naruto, Kin, Samui and Yugito. Though she was surprised when she saw Naruto's Kekkei Genkai, and told them about two girls (Cough*Lacus*Cough*Cagali*Cough) Naruto told Hiruzen about this and the old Hokage decided he would send the boy on a mission soon.
Now though, Naruto was removing the contents of Tayuya's Cursed Mark at the compound, though they weren't replacing it with Kasumi's chakra but with Tayuya's own chakra since the former Oto kunoichi didn't want to rely on others, no matter how tempting it was.
Kasumi finished killing the snake instantly after she entered the seal, returning to her own seal afterwards. The bijuu said, "Its done Naruto-kun, she just needs to fill it with her own chakra and it can hold any amount." Naruto nodded and looked at Tayuya, "Tayuya, Orochimaru's influence is gone, you just need to fill it, and it can any amount."
Tayuya smiled slightly, "Thanks, Naruto." Naruto simply nodded as Kin hugged her half-sister before turning to Naruto, "Arrigatou, Naruto-kun!" Naruto smiled, "I'm all for messing with the snake, no matter who it is." Then the compound seals alerted Naruto of an Anbu standing outside. The last time an Anbu came, he went inside the compound and as a result got shocked by the barrier seals, and after that any Anbu sent waited outside the main gate.
Naruto went to find the girls and spotted Samui, Yugito, Kin and Tayuya chatting in the gardens. He said, "Girls, we're needed at the Hokage's office now." The girls nodded and Naruto proceeded to Hiraishin them to the Hokage's Office, making those present in the office jump at the sudden flash and arrival of the five shinobi. Naruto then noticed that Hinata, Tsuki, Haku and just about every rookie he knew were there.
Hiruzen grew a tickmark, "Don't do that again, Naruto!" Jiraiya nodded, "Yeah Gaki, you nearly gave me a heart attack!" Naruto merely chuckled while the other snickered at the two oldest men in the office. Naruto then asked, "So why did you call us here?"
Hiruzen smiled, "Well, to the Gennin first, I've seen the reports other ninja gave me, and I'm really impressed by all of you. As such, I've decided to promote all of you to Chunnin, besides you Naruto." Everyone smiled at that but they looked at Naruto worriedly, especially the girls. Naruto stared at his surrogate grandfather, searching for any signs of deceit. He found none.
Then Hiruzen's smile grew wider, "Congratulations, Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto. You are now one of the few Jounin under twenty." Everyone smiled at that statement and Naruto beamed at his surrogate grandfather. Hiruzen then handed all of the newly promoted ninja their vests, "The vests, you can choose to wear them if you want or just keep them. I don't really care about those vests since the records already state you're chunnin but they do provide protection. That's all I called you here, so you're dismissed. But not Naruto, Kin, Tayuya, Hinata and Tsuki."
The rest left while the aforementioned five stayed in the office, Haku, Samui and Yugito giving Naruto a kiss before they went out. The two Tsuchi sisters had wondered why the Hokage called them since they hadn't received confirmation of being instated as Konoha ninja, but they'd find out now.
Hiruzen smiled, "Tsuchi Kin, Tsuchi Tayuya. Due to the fact that you're both former Oto kunoichi, Konoha's enemy, it was a bit hard to instate you two as Konoha ninja, but I've got it done. So, on this day forward, you two, Tsuchi Kin, Tsuchi Tayuya, are now Konoha Kunoichi. " He handed the girls their headbands, which Kin wore on her forehead while Tayuya hung it around her neck like Hinata.
Hiruzen's face then turned serious and said before anyone could say or do anything, "Now, Naruto, Hinata, Tsuki, Kin, Tayuya, I'm sending the five of you, along with Jiraiya on a mission to retrieve my wayward student Senju Tsunade. The reason is I'm naming her the Godaime Hokage, I'm simply too old now." Jiraiya chuckled, "And who was the one who said that old age wouldn't hinder him?"
Hiruzen glared at Jiraiya who wisely shut up. The old Sarutobi then continued, "Truthfully I'd name Naruto the next Hokage, but you're young, so you'll have to wait. Plus you're Jounin now. And regarding those two girls who might be your clansmen, we'll be going to find them soon, after we're done with Tsunade becoming Hokage." Naruto nodded.
Jiraiya then said, "Okay, now that's done, meet me at the gates in an hour, I'm gonna do some research now." Jiraiya then jumped out of the window. Naruto turned to Hinata and Tsuki, "You girls might wanna tell Hitomi-sama about this." Hinata and Tsuki stared at their boyfriend confused, the Hyuga Heiress asking, "Why?"
Naruto shrugged, "Well, you know Icha-icha? Jiraiya's the author, and his so called research involves peeping at hotsprings." Hinata and Tsuki nodded, though inside they had similar thoughts, 'I never knew Jiraiya-sama peeped at hotsprings for that. Though maybe that's how he got such great details. But sorry Naruto-kun, Jiraiya-sama has to do what he does.' Unknown to the poor blonde, Hinata, Tsuki and Haku, like most of the Hyuga clan, had a secret stash of Icha-icha, including Hitomi and Hiashi, though they didn't like how he got the details.
Soon, the five went back to their homes, Hinata and Tsuki to the Hyuga Compound while Naruto, Kin and Tayuya went back to the Namikaze Compound. As Kin and Tayuya went to pack from whatever little stuff they currently had, Naruto took one of his standard mission seal packs, consisting of a hundred ramen cups, a tent, spare clothes and more than enough shuriken, kunai, sealing ink, soldier pills and a brush.
Naruto then stashed the scroll in his weapons pouch before he walked around the compound. Samui and Yugito were most likely celebrating there promotion with Anko and Haku since he didn't see any of them. He then waited at the compound gates for Kin and Tayuya as he went into his mindscape.
Inside his mind, he saw Kasumi sitting beside a pond with her legs in it, splashing water as she hummed. Naruto sometimes wondered how could Kasumi act like that but filed it out as another weird thing about girls.
Naruto walked to her as she turned to him, assaulting him with a passionate kiss, dominating his mouth as she did, not that he didn't fight back, but he stood no chance against the bijuu. They parted as Kasumi asked, "So, Naruto-kun, what brings you here?" Naruto smiled at her, "What, I can't come here just to see you? Sure we can talk through the link but I like seeing you."
Kasumi blushed before she smiled seductively, "Oh? So you like seeing my body?" Naruto blushed and looked away. Kasumi giggled, "Just kidding." 'Though I wouldn't mind.' she thought. Naruto then said, "I'm curious though, why do you stay in the seal? I mean yeah, when we're on missions you stay in the seal, but even in the village you don't come out often."
Kasumi smiled, happy that Naruto cared for her, "I basically radiate chakra, anyone, even civilians would now who I am and it'd be a beacon saying that I'm here. Plus I like it here, its free of pollution, unlike some places in the real world. Though on this mission I think I'd come out." Naruto stared at her blankly, "You just wanna scare Jiraiya don't you?"
Kasumi just smiled cutely at her mate. Naruto sighed, hiding the fact that her smile just made his heart skip a beat, "What did you do to scare every guy though? I mean everyone is looking nervous at my seal! No one did that even though they knew you're in here in the past." Kasumi smiled again, "Well, when Orochimaru used that copy of your bloodline, also tampering with death, I got mad and tried to kill him, but I guess the KI I unleashed was too much."
Naruto smiled stiffly, "I-I see." Kasumi then said, "Well, it looks like Kin and Tayuya are done, you should go. I'll come out later after we leave the village." Naruto nodded and kissed the bijuu before he left the mindscape, leaving Kasumi to continue what she was doing before.
Outside, Naruto smiled as he saw Kin and Tayuya, "Kin-chan, Tayuya, you girls ready?" The girls nodded, Kin said, "Yeah." Then Naruto noticed the two girls carrying bags and asked, "You girls wanna seal those bags in scrolls?" He held out two spare scrolls.
The girls immediately nodded and took the scrolls, sealing their bags in. Tayuya and Kin smiled/beamed at the blonde, Kin hugging him as she said, "You're a life saver Naruto-kun. You know how much those bags weight?" Tayuya nodded in agreement. Naruto sweatdropped, "Surely those bags aren't that heavy with the standard packs right?"
Kin and Tayuya smiled awkwardly as Naruto stared at the sisters, shaking his head before he said, "Okay, lets move, we don't wanna keep that pervert waiting."
They then set off for the gates, reaching in a minute to see Hinata and Tsuki taking what seemed to be books from Jiraiya before the two Hyuga/Hyuga-Uchiha quickly hid them away, confusing the blonde, but not the two sisters and Kasumi, as the Tsuchi sisters smiled knowingly at the two.
Jiraiya then said, "You sure know how to pick them Naruto." Naruto glared at his godfather, "If you dare do anything to them." Jiraiya laughed and raised his arms in a surrendering manner, "Chill, I have standards you know? I don't go for girls below 25." Naruto merely glared at his godfather before he said, "Lets go, you have info on Tsunade right?"
Jiraiya laughed, "Of course! According to my intel, Tsunade was last seen heading in Tanzaku Gai's direction, so we'll go there, but we'll stop if at a village or camp out if it gets late." Naruto nodded, "That's fine." Jiraiya nodded, "Good, lets go." The six then departed, Hinata and Tsuki happy that they finally got Jiraiya's signature on their favorite books, coincidentally both about female dominance and a harem. As they left, they didn't notice a plant like figure sink into the ground after watching them move.
As they walked after a distance from the village, Naruto asked, "So, Kasumi-chan, you coming out?" Kasumi nodded and red chakra seeped from the blonde's seal, forming the figure of Kasumi. Jiraiya jumped and inched away as Kasumi said, "Hi girls, Jiraiya, Naruto-kun." Jiraiya smiled nervously, still terrified of the Kyuubi, after all, who wouldn't, after seeing her almost cripple Konoha in one night, then get angry, causing four Kage level shinobi, three potentially surpassing that level to run away, Jiraiya didn't wanna take any chances.
Naruto then said, enjoying the scared face of Jiraiya, " Kasumi-chan's coming out for the mission, that's fine right?" Jiraiya nodded, not missing the look from the bijuu and the girls, "S-sure, she can take care of herself after all." Kasumi smiled as Naruto grinned.
They then continued moving. Some time later, they noticed several shadows moving around the trees. They wanted to face palm seeing that there was one fucking bijuu, one Kage level Sannin, one near low Kage level shinobi and four high chunnin to low Jounin level kunoichi. Those bandits/rogue shinobi were seriously having a death wish.
Then they appeared surrounding them, the apparent leader, pointing his poorly made sword at them in a weak manner, said, "You two, surrender your money and the women and we'll let you live." Jiraiya facepalmed while the girls all glared at him. Naruto however was a different story.
The blonde growled, "You can't even hold a sword right, and you dare demand we give you our money and my future wives?!" The girls blushed, Hinata, Tsuki, Kin and Kasumi at him announcing them to be his future wives while Tayuya blushed because of Naruto's dominating aura. The bandits all paled as Naruto glowed and transformed into Exia Dark Matter, his dark body glowing menacingly.
Needless to say the others didn't need to move an inch. Naruto held his Brinicle Blade and Prominence Blade and blurred around the bandits, freezing/igniting them as he passed, and all of them dropped dead. Jiraiya whistled, "Nice touch Gaki, though you held back." Naruto grinned, "Why go all out and waste energy, when you can kill them just as quick at a weaker level?"
Jiraiya blinked and chuckled, "True." Then the girls, besides Tayuya, jumped on Naruto's back. Hinata said, "Thank you, Naruto-kun, you saved us from those bad bandits." Tsuki nodded, "You looked so hot just now!" Kin said, "You even killed them so quickly for us!" Kasumi smiled and said seductively, "I think we need to reward you for protecting us."
Tayuya sweatdropped, a strange feeling rising in her, as she looked at the scene. Jiraiya however, was scribbling silently and furiously in his notepad, "Oh the details! I sense a new book coming! First Minato, then Naruto, they're giving me so much info! Like father like son!" But before he could finish, the pad burst into flames, the Sannin noticing Naruto holding his left hand that wasn't bound to the girls' hug, before he started to sulk at a corner.
Meanwhile, in an unknown location, nine figures stood on nine platforms. The leader, with purple eyes and several rings (Rinnegan) said, "According to Zetsu, Orochimaru's attempt at attacking Konoha failed and the Kyubi Jinchurikii is now out of the village with the Gamma Sannin Jiraiya."
Silence. Then the leader continued, "As such, Kisame, Itachi, you two are to scout them and see if you can bring the Kyubi back. Don't risk it though, we don't really need the Kyubi until we have all eight." Itachi and Kisame nodded, the Uchiha asked, "Is there anyone else with them?" Info was half the battle after all, and seeing they had Zetsu, why not use the info.
The plant like man, the white part of him anyway, said, "Hmm, it seems that four girls are with him, two former Oto kunoichi, one Hyuga and the last Uchiha in Konoha." Itachi nodded, thinking, 'So Tsuki-chan is with them, I hope I can talk to her, I've missed my sister.' The leader nodded, "Okay, anymore questions?"
On another platform, one figure wielding a scythe asked rudely, "Yeah, can we go?" The leader nodded, "Not the kinda question I was referring to, but yes, you're all dismissed." The nine figures then vanished out of sight as if they were never there.
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Done, so next up, Tsunade Retrieval Arc and more Kaijuu with Orochimaru beat ups! And I'm quite surprised that the Ultraman Kaijuu summons got good reviews. Keep up with the reviews please.
