Yo, I'm back with a very late update for the story here. I'm sorry for not updating, but I kinda got sidetracked with other stories that I have. I also had massive writers block for this chapter since I wasn't sure how I should do it. But now I got an update here, so hopefully for those who like this story will like this chapter. This chapter is more of a filler giving a background on Soren Namikaze. Now, this chapter includes strong violence, language and blood. Viewer Discretion is advised. Read and Review when done please!
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Bold- Inner Sakura/Kyuubi/Jutsu
Italics-Thoughts/Letters/Flashbacks
CaptainPrice: Oh man, what the hell happened?
Naruto: Well you went batshit crazy after I opened Pandora's Box.
CaptainPrice: Oh yeah, now that gives me a reason to kill you. (Cocks his M16A4)
Naruto: Awe, fuck!
Namikaze Soren was walking back from the Hokage's office. Minato had finished giving him a mission rating on how he did. Although he was proud, he felt as though he could've done more to help his team. His boots made a loud thump with each step he took as he descended the stairs from his uncle's office. The Chunin sighed to himself as he exited the tower. Maybe some food would help him relax.
He walked to the Akimichi BBQ and Grill to get some of his favorite food. As he entered, he saw his female teammate, Ayane, enter behind him. She wrapped her arms around him and nuzzled her face into his neck. Soren blushed a little at the unexpected intimacy and lowered his head in embarrassment.
"You seem a little on edge, Soren," Ayane said, releasing her hold on him.
"I feel fine. I just have a lot on my mind right now." Soren replied.
"Like what?"
"The mission we finished. I feel as though I could have done more."
"Soren, you were the one who pretty much carried the team on the mission. Why are you convinced you could have done more?"
"I want to make Jonin very badly, Ayane."
"We all do, but we just made Chunin a couple months ago. Take it easy and slow down a little. The rank isn't going anywhere, Soren."
"I guess you're right…"
The two of them sat down in their booth and ordered their food. Soren pulled his sheath from his back and rested it against the wall. The guard of his sword was ominous looking. The guard was made in the shape of a skull. The eyes of the skull were glowing dark blue and wisps exited the eyes whenever it was swung. Soren himself was given the nickname, "Death's Harbinger" by the shinobi of his village because he was a natural born killer. He lived up to the nickname after it was given to him by killing over five-hundred enemy ninja throughout all of his missions.
Soren would occasionally find himself staring at Ayane. He had always liked her the most out of all the girls in their Genin class back in the academy. She leaned forward a little to grab some ribs and smirked as she gave Soren an eyeful of cleavage. His face turned scarlet when she did that which made her give a catlike grin.
"Why, Namikaze Soren, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were looking at my breasts," Ayane teased, as she squeezed one of the large mounds.
His face turned a deeper shade of red and some blood trickled from his nose. That was one of the things Hyuuga Ayane did best. She knew how to tease him by using her body. Ayane began doing this daily after Soren had accidently walked in on her changing in one of the hotels they were staying at on one of their various missions.
"I could say the same for you. You were rubbing your hands all over my chest before we sat down here." Soren smirked.
Now it was Ayane's turn to blush cherry red. No matter what she did, Soren somehow managed to turn a perverted remark right back to her. She didn't mind it at all. In fact, it was a bit of a turn on for her. Soren was about to take a bite out of his shredded chicken sandwich, but was stopped when Ayane pulled him into a forceful kiss.
"Ayane?" Soren asked.
"You, me, house, now!" Ayane whispered with authority.
Soren and Ayane stumbled to Soren's apartment due to their intense make-out session. He was currently holding Ayane up against the door to his apartment. Ayane ran her hands through his wild hair as they were in a powerful lip lock. Soren was about to open the door, but stopped when he heard someone say his name.
"Namikaze-San." The man's voice said.
Soren growled in annoyance at the sudden intrusion between him and his girlfriend.
"Fucking cockblock!" Soren thought.
Soren set Ayane down and gave her an apologetic look before turning to the man. When his eyes landed on the man, he became angry. It was one of those special ANBU that worked for Danzo. The mask was a Bear, which made him growl since this was the same guy who talked to him last time.
"What the hell do you want?" Soren spat.
"Watch your tone, Namikaze-San. Danzo requests your presence in his office in ten minutes." Bear replied.
"Tell you what. How about I cut you into tiny bits and send you in a box back to your master?"
"This isn't a suggestion, Namikaze-San. You're going to go to see Danzo whether you like it or not."
"What part of, 'I don't want to join your damn ROOT Division!' doesn't he understand?"
"Namikaze-San, this is your last warning. If you don't come quietly, I'll subdue you and escort you to Danzo personally."
Soren pulled out his blade and pointed it at Bear. Bear shook his head and pulled out his tanto. Bear vanished and appeared in front of Soren with a quick slash. Soren barely managed to parry the attack due to its incredible speed.
"Shit, his movements are going to be faster than mine with that blade!" Soren thought.
He ducked under a slash and did a 180 degree turn swinging his blade at Bear. Bear backflipped over the fatal cut and slashed down on Soren's blade. Soren blocked the attack and thrust a kick into Bear's chest. Bear skidded back and noticed Soren wasn't standing in front of him. His eyes scanned the area and he found Soren standing behind him looking down the road. There was a small click as Soren sheathed his blade and Bear sprayed blood from his stomach and mouth.
"You bastard…" Bear gagged.
"You attacked first. That was your own fault. My father is one of the best swordsmen in Konoha and he taught me everything he knew. So you signed your demise when you attacked me." Soren replied.
Bear coughed up some more blood and fell to the ground. Blood pooled around his corpse as it hit the ground with a sickening thud. Soren walked back to Ayane and grabbed her hand. The two of them entered Soren's apartment, leaving the dying ROOT member in the road. However, unknown to them, there was another ROOT member watching the entire skirmish from the shadows. The ROOT member shunshined away to Danzo's chambers.
"Danzo-Sama's not going to like this." Thought the ROOT member.
Danzo was currently shaking with fury from the ROOT member's report. Soren took out one of his best ROOT ANBU in less than a minute. This is why he wanted Soren in ROOT. The boy was one of the strongest Chunin in the village, and if he could just train him properly, he could be one of the best Jonin in no time. Danzo snapped his fingers and summoned five ROOT ANBU.
"I want you all to go bring Namikaze Soren here within the night. It's come to my attention from one of you that his girlfriend is one of his most precious people. Take her hostage and force him to come here. That brat is joining ROOT whether he likes it or not." Danzo ordered, slamming his hands on his desk.
"Hai, Danzo-Sama." The ROOT members chorused.
Soren looked down at Ayane, who was currently cuddled into his chest sleeping. He brushed a strand of her hair out of her face and leaned back against his pillow. Ayane gave a moan as he moved away from her grip to get a drink of water.
"Soren, come back to bed," Ayane said giving him a tired grin.
"I'll be back shortly. I'm going to get some water to rehydrate myself after our little session." Soren replied.
Ayane blushed then gave a giggle before laying her head down on the pillow. Soren walked into his kitchen and filled a glass with some water. He gulped it down and shuddered at the cool feeling that went through his body. Setting the empty glass down Soren was about to use the bathroom, but stopped after feeling multiple chakra signatures. He immediately went on guard and began to search the dark rooms of his apartments.
As he was about to stop, he heard Ayane scream. He shunshined into his room to see that Ayane was missing. His eyes fell upon a small note that rested on the pillow of his bed. He snatched it and began to read it.
I warned you about consequences for not taking up my offer, Soren. If you want Ayane unharmed, come to my office and agree to join ROOT. If you do this, I'll let her go and I can train you to become the best Jonin in the village. –Danzo
Soren's hand trembled with barely controlled rage. That old fuck was going so far as to kidnap his girlfriend and hold her for ransom until he joined ROOT. There was no way in hell Soren would let Danzo get through this night unscathed. He quickly put on his clothes and flak jacket. Picking up all the essentials he would need to get through this night the way he wanted.
He strapped his blade to his back and fixed shuriken and kunai he had in their respective pouches. After placing some special explosive seal charges in a scroll, he placed it in his breast pocket. Once he took care of Danzo and his ROOT parasites, he would level the building they were in, consequences be damned. Soren shunshined out of his apartment and to Danzo's hideout.
Soren stood in front of a small compound on the far west side of Konoha. He didn't see any ROOT members outside and couldn't sense them either. He took the initiative and quickly planted some of the demolition seals on the main structures of the compound. When he was finished, he checked off each of the charges. One on each corner of the building, five on the roof, now all he had to do was plant them inside the house.
He entered through the doors of the compound looking impassive, when he really was angry beyond belief. Two ROOT members appeared in front of him. He couldn't tell, but he was pretty sure they were smirking at him. One of the ROOT members stepped forward and held out his hand.
"Namikaze-San, we ask that you give us your blade before you continue to Danzo-Sama's chambers."
Soren growled and handed the ROOT member his blade. The ROOT member took the blade and they led Soren to the conference room. If they turned back temporarily, they would have seen the grin on Soren's face. Shit would hit the fan when Soren found the opportunity to attack. The three of them entered the chamber to see Danzo sitting in front of his desk. He had a triumphant smirk spread across his face. This made Soren angrier seeing the arrogant man thinking he won. The ROOT member gave him a shove telling him to keep moving.
"You will die first." Soren thought with a glare.
"Ah, Soren, good to see you came." Danzo said.
"Like I had a choice in the matter. You kidnapped my girlfriend to get me to come here you sick bastard!" Soren retorted.
"Watch your tongue, boy!"
"And you watch yours."
"Are you threatening me, Namikaze-San?"
"Quite possibly. I'll stop if you bring Ayane in here so I can make sure you don't try anything."
Danzo growled but waved his hand as a signal to his ANBU. Two ROOT members entered the room dragging a bound Ayane. Soren's eyes narrowed dangerously as he saw the way they had her held.
"Tell your ANBU to get their fucking hands off Ayane, now!" Soren sneered.
"Very well." Danzo replied.
The ROOT members released Ayane but kept their eyes on her. Danzo pushed a sheet of paper to Soren and handed him a pen. Soren picked up the pen and began to fill out all the information on him on the sheet. When he reached the bottom of the form, he had to give his signature to show he signed it.
"Before I sign this, cut Ayane free and let her stand by me." Soren spoke.
"I already gave you enough requests, Namikaze. Sign the form and I'll let her go and you're free to go as well." Danzo replied with barely controlled anger.
Soren didn't trust Danzo for one second. He looked down at the form and stared at the last line for his signature, pondering whether to start his plan now or wait until Danzo least expected it. He signed the form and noticed Danzo grin widely out of the corner of his eye.
"Yeah, keep on grinning you shithead. This will be the last time you'll do it!" Soren thought.
Soren set the pen down on the paper and pushed it back to Danzo. Danzo gazed over the form and nodded. He folded the paper and tucked it in his robes. The ROOT members let Ayane walk over to Soren, waiting for the order. If Soren had been paying attention to Danzo for just a second longer, he would have been able to stop the attack. Danzo nodded at Ayane and one of the ROOT members nodded. Just as Ayane was within arm's length of Soren, the ROOT member drove his blade through Ayame's back, making it exit through her stomach.
"NO!" Soren yelled, catching Ayane as she fell to the ground.
"This is your first test, Namikaze-San. You must sever all ties you have to your precious people. It is a lie that having people to protect makes you stronger. All it does is make you a fool!" Danzo said, glaring down at him.
"And that gives you the right to kill an unarmed shinobi when you give them your word about not attacking them?"
"Shinobi lie, that's what they do!"
"Danzo…"
"Get up and stop your sniveling! Rat, Goat, take care of the Hyuuga."
"Danzo, I'm going to kill you here and now!"
Soren snapped his fingers and his blade in Goat's hand exploded in a loud bang and a bright flash of white light. Everyone in the room was stunned when the sword did that. Soren used his opportunity and pulled out his boot knife and jammed it through Goat's jaw. He then stabbed Rat through the back of the neck. He turned to see Danzo stumbling to the chamber's exit in terror.
"Kill him!" Danzo barked, running out the door and up the stairs.
Ten ROOT ANBU appeared in front of the door to protect Danzo. Soren pulled out many exploding kunai and performed a Kage-Bunshin, summoning fifty clones. All of them threw the exploding kunai tags in the room and Soren threw another flashbang kunai. He didn't have time to deal with these guys. The flashbang exploded blinding everyone in the room and the barrage of kunai exploded when they were just slightly behind all the ROOT ANBU.
Soren shunshined to the doors and began to climb the spiral staircase Danzo retreated up. As he ascended, he would occasionally come across a ROOT member. He made quick work of them with his shunshin and continued his climb up the stairs. Soren finally came to a sealed door and stamped an explosive tag on it. The tag exploded, reducing the door to splinters. He ran through the door using the cloud of dust for cover from ROOT members. Soren dropped another exploding tag on the ground to kill any unsuspecting ROOT ANBU.
The tag exploded and Soren relished in hearing the many cries of agony from the ROOT ANBU that got hit in the explosion. He continued his brutal assault through the compound, killing anyone that got in his way to get to Danzo. As he killed one ROOT member after another, he couldn't help but wonder. What kind of shinobi would be so careless to throw their life away for a cowardly old man who hides behind his men? He couldn't help but pity the emotionless ROOT ANBU that Danzo commanded, but he couldn't help but hate them either.
Soren reached the top floor of the compound and found himself staring at another sealed door. Like before, he placed another explosive tag on the door. The door blew open and he entered the room, blade at the ready. His eyes darted for every corner of the room to find the cowardly man.
"I know you're here, Danzo. Come out and fight you cowardly son of a bitch!" Soren roared.
"I'm very impressed, Namikaze-San. You managed to fight your way to the top of the compound through all of my stationed ANBU and you don't even look winded." Danzo said.
Soren saw a figure appear in front of the window. The moonlight illuminated the figure to show Danzo holding two blades. He narrowed his eyes and readied himself. Danzo was known for being the best swordsmen in the Sandaime's age group. He kept his cool, he should have the advantage of this fight because of the age gap, but he decided not to take Danzo lightly. Danzo vanished and Soren swerved out of the way just in time.
Danzo had just missed decapitating Soren from his blade. He growled in anger when Soren dodged but attacked again. This time, Soren parried the attack and kicked at his chest. Danzo crossed his blades to block Soren's kick, but due to his age, it didn't help him much. His guard was weak and it was broken when Soren drove his foot all the way through. Danzo skidded back and blazed through handsigns.
"Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!" Danzo bellowed.
A wall of fire shot at Soren which turned into a phoenix. Soren didn't have time to dodge, so he did the next best thing. He channeled chakra into his blade and swung upward. Soren sliced the fire phoenix in half, causing it to shoot into two different directions. One shot to the wall the other landed on a nearby chair, igniting a fire. Soren was now able to see clearly and managed to spot Danzo dashing to him.
Soren quickly made a Bunshin and ran at Danzo. Both of them slashed at Danzo to gain the advantage. Danzo parried the Bunshin's attack and cut it with a quick slash. The Bunshin burst into smoke and Soren slashed at Danzo. His aim was true when Danzo's right arm landed on the ground with a thump. Danzo cried out in agony as his arm was cut off, leaving a bloody stub. Soren grabbed Danzo's left wrist and gave a quick bend in the opposite direction.
There was a crack as Danzo's wrist broke from the stress and he dropped his other blade. Danzo gave another cry of pain but didn't get a break from Soren. Soren continued his assault and began hammering punches into Danzo's body. Many punches hit him in the ribs, stomach and the face. Danzo was bleeding profusely from the wounds inflicted on him by the enraged Chunin.
"I'm not done with you, Danzo. I'm going to make sure you suffer from these injuries for the rest of your fucking life!" Soren hissed.
He picked up Danzo and slammed his face into the wall. Danzo's nose broke from the brutal attack, spraying blood all of his face. Right now, he was in too much pain to even cry in pain anymore. Soren then pulled out a kunai and pressed the tip under Danzo's right eye. This made Danzo quiver in fear from the incoming pain. Soren slowly cut around Danzo's eye, before plunging his finger into the socket and pulling out the eye itself. This made Danzo scream the loudest he had all night.
Soren crushed the eye in his hand reducing it to white milky goo. He decided to finish this now. He brought Danzo's head back and slammed it into the wall as hard as he could. Blood trickled out of his ear, signaling a cracked skull. Finally having enough, Soren dropped him to the ground, his face dangerously close the nearing fire. He quickly pulled out the remaining explosive tags and planted them around the room to get the perfect collapse.
With the tags planted, Soren dashed out of the room and bolted down the stairs as fast as he could. He entered the main chamber where he signed the form and looked around. The corpses of the ten ROOT ANBU lay on the ground, many of them missing some limbs. Soren picked up Ayane to find she was still alive. He scooped her up in his arms and ran out the front doors. He looked back at the compound with a glare and snapped his finger. The snap echoed around the deserted courtyard and there was a thunderous explosion. The tags exploded around the structure of the house making it shower debris all over the area. The building gave a loud creaking groan and collapsed into a massive pile of rubble.
"Burn in hell, Danzo." Soren spat.
Soren entered the hospital a few minutes later. He managed to slow the bleeding on Ayane's stomach from the gaping wound. No one was at the service desk and this made him growl in frustration. Where the hell was the lazy intern?
"Medic! I need a medic here, now!" Soren yelled.
Hurried footsteps came and some doctors and nurses came over to Soren. They noticed Ayane and immediately got a stretcher. Soren gently set Ayane down on the stretcher and the medics rolled her out of sight. He stood there alone for a while, but it felt like an eternity as he watched Ayane being carried away by the medics. A door closed, breaking Soren from his trance. He felt tears fall from his eyes. He failed to protect Ayane, he sat there regretting on signing the paper.
"I knew I should've just attacked right there before I signed!" Soren hissed.
He shunshined back to his apartment and planted some more explosive tags around the complex. As he finished placing the last tag on a timed detonation, he pulled out his knife. After killing a Council member and almost forty ROOT ANBU, he would most likely be hunted down and executed. So he decided to fake his death to make it seem like he was murdered. Soren created a Bunshin and had it bring out the Bear's corpse. He took a deep breath and pushed down on his knife with as much force as he could. There was a loud crunch and Soren screamed in agony as he cut off his left ring finger. He wrapped a cloth around his hand to stop the blood from trailing all over the place.
A small puddle of blood covered the floor and Soren carefully placed his finger in the puddle of blood. He placed the knife in Bear's hand after coating it with his blood. Soren slung his bag over his shoulder and made sure he wasn't forgetting anything. Confirming everything was in place, he shunshined to the front gate of Konoha. He departed the gate and continued until he reached the hill that overlooked the city a mile away. Looking at his watch, he counted down until the charges in his house would explode and draw the attention of everybody in the city.
"Three, two, one…" Soren muttered.
Soren saw a giant ball of fire appear in the city before being enshrouded with thick black smoke. He sighed and turned on his heel to begin running towards a nearby town. As he ran, he thought about his family, his team, and his friends. But above all, he thought about how Ayane's reaction would be about his alleged death. He knew Ayane would be a mess and prayed to Kami that she would forgive him when he would see her again. It would be very unlikely, but he prayed she wouldn't hate him for what he did.
"I'm sorry, Ayane." Soren whispered.
Okay, now I know this is late guys, but I kinda lost interest in this story. I read it and I realized I fucked up and made a lot of mistakes. I will eventually rectify them, but for now I'm going to finish this story as quick as I can. This story will be split into 2 separate books. This story will end shortly after the Sasuke Retrieval Mission. Anyway, I don't know when I'll update again for this story, but bear with me here alright guys? I'd appreciate it. As always read and review when done please. See you next time- CaptainPrice
P.S.: Please give my other stories a read besides this one, I'd appreciate it a lot.
CaptainPrice: Man, I didn't think the M16A4 was that strong.
Naruto: You shot me right through my ass!
CaptainPrice: You brought it on yourself.
Shane: He's got a point, dude.
Naruto: You know what? I fucking hate you all.
