The Elementalist Swordsman
By: Darksider82
Beta: Winged Seer Wolf
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"Chat and spells"
Thoughts
Jutsu
(Speaking is parsletongue)
(Tailed beast thoughts)
XXIX
Last time on Elementalist Swordsman
"Enter!" Came the soothing but stern order.
Gulping down the fear and raising a mask of indifferance Neville pushed the doors open.
"Don't come any closer Longbottom-San...That is if you favour your life." Came the order from the middle of the room. Neville looked and behind an impressive oaken desk sat a woman that Neville quickly deduced as the leader or someone very close to the leader.
He bowed quickly and fully "To whom am I speaking?" He asked clearly across the room, completely aware of the secret but not so secret humanoid shadows that were hidden in the room.
"These are bodyguards, don't blame her for doubling the security after the Ministers fuck up." Thought Neville as he waited for a response.
Tsunade was shocked, this new intruder had manners. He seemed to be trustworthy at least according to Harry, who was leaning against the wall only slightly concealed.
"You are speaking to Senju Tsunade, Godaime Hokage of Konohagakure..." Seeing the guests confused expression "Tsunade Senju and the leader of the Village Hidden in the Leaves...Please come forward fifteen paces."
Neville did as instructed and stood behind the seat, Tsunade again was impressed at his manners "Will you not sit?" She asked curiously.
"Unless given permission by the boss of the company or head of the village or civilisation is given I would like to stand...My grandmother Longbottom Augusta the proxy head of the Longobottom clan would kill me for disrespecting traditions." Replied Neville cooly, he may have insecurites of his own but he knew for some reason that this woman was impressed at his actions.
"Please take a seat Longbottom-san and please call me Tsunade. I have heard many things about you from a subordinate of mine. Hatake-Uchiha-Potter Harry front and centre." She called into the notso empty office.
Harry dropped his genjutsu and knelt at Tsunade's feet "Your will Lady Tsunade?" He quickly rose when Tsunade gave him the gesture and he nodded politely to Neville.
"Now to buisness Longbottom-san..." Tsunade began only for Neville to interrupt.
"Lady Tsunade, forgive me if I sound discourteous but if you give me permission to speak your first name, you have the permission to speak mine as well." Tsunade grinned and broke the steely facade.
"Agreed, now Neville-san how can Konoha be of service?" She asked.
"Lady Tsunade, You have probably met an advance party of mages and they didn't leave the best impression judging by the security...I'm a sensor and have just awakened my chakra. Anyhow besides the point, my world the wizarding world which Harry is a part of albeit grudingly is in deep shit." Responded Neville.
"How deep shit is deep shit?" Asked Tsunade this was beginning to sound alot like the Wave mission.
"Innocents are being murdered and raped non-stop. Ministry is corrupt, far to corrupt to personnify. And the only opposition is a twinkly eyed, candy sucking possibly perverted headmaster who prefers to give second chances when none should be given. Also said headmaster will never part with beneficial infomation until the use has passed and orders to incapacitate instead of attack.
I'm asking because I see no hope for the world. I'm not asking you to help me save the wizarding world..." He trailed off not knowing how to proceed.
"...But to make it lessy shitty and fucked up than it already is and give those who want a new start a chance to get out?" Commented Harry calmly and Nevilled nodded.
"That's going to be expensive, very expensive." Said Tsunade gravely, Neville snorted.
"I know, thats why I came prepared. I have several items in my bag that could help us organise a contract." Neville said before pulling out a solid gold coin and some weighing scales.
Neville dropped the coin on the weighing scale and pulled a wallet full of Ryo. "One, two, three." Neville began as he added ryo to the counter balance. Neville reached "One hundred and fiftyfive." When the scaled levelled out.
"155,000ryo equilent to one gold galleon." Pointed Neville and Tsunade's eyes widened at the sheer amount of ryo to one coin.
"Neville-san with that money you could afford a low A-rank which is a squad of experienced chunin or middle rank ninja and jonin or elite ninja." Replied Tsunade.
"Techinically jonin are veteran ninja, we leave the elite jonin title to those who are in the bingo books." Harry commented causing Tsunade to glower at him.
"What is the ranking you're willing to give this suicide mission?" Asked Neville curiously.
It didn't take a second for Tsunade to decide "An Omega mission. An Omega class is guaranteed suicide but should you come back promotions are guaranteed. But the price is expensive, for just buying the mission is ten thousand million ryo and then your team or teams of shinobi is another twenty million and finding any..." Tsunade was cut off.
"Any asshole who is DESPERATE to perform a suicide mission. Considering you came here for me most likely sign me up. Tsunade-sama, its your job to tell Shi-shi-hime why I may not be coming home." Finished Harry fixing the busty hokage an Uchiha stare.
Unknown to Harry, Shizune just entered the office when she heard "Tsunade-sama, its your job to tell Shi-shi-hime why I may not be coming home."
"Whats this you not coming home koi?" She asked sweetly causing Harry and Neville to see the shape of the shinigami surrounding her.
"Harry-chan has volunteered himself for an Omega mission." Explained Tsunade and for the first time Neville saw Harry visibly whimper.
"Sign me up as well. I'm not letting him get himself blown up without a chance to continue the family." Growled Shizune.
Neville pulled out a travel bag and rooted through it before pulling out a briefcase which had the words eleven thousand million on the tag. "That's for mission, anyone who wants to sign up and for Harry specifically." Said Neville calmly before adding "Plus bounties of any Death Eater they take."
Tsunade held out her hand which Neville shook and kissed. "Harry, Shizune teach Neville how to manipulate his chakra from what I can sense due to being a Senju he has more chakra than most of the jonin and only slightly more than Kakashi."
Harry nodded and whistled only to be slammed face first into the floor the moment they cleared the office. "Thats for signing up on a suicide mission without talking to me. Oh and you're sleeping on the sofa for a month." Growled Shizune. Harry whimpered again.
"Hell hath no fury like woman scorned. When woman scorned no shield have protecteth properties from thy rage." Quoted Neville causing Shizune to blush and Harry to groan.
"I'm sorry what was that? Shizune, I think he said that beating didn't hurt." Shizune glowered at her downed boyfriend.
"Three months and no complaints." She growled. Nevilled snickered before pulling Harry to his feet, as Neville pulled he grabbed Harry's left arm.
"Harry? What's up with your left arm?" He asked curiously as Harry concentrated and flushed his yokai through his body forcing it to heal his injuries.
"In a fight with a massive demonic fox and I screwed around with a suicide jutsu, got off clean with this arm and a twelve year coma." Harry replied clicking his neck. "...Now lets get you started on training and finding you a suicide squad."
It turned out Neville was a very quick learner, after five mishaps on the tree walking exercise he had almost got it down pat. That was until Harry decided to introduce Neville to Gai and Rock Lee.
Was that unfair? Yes. Cruel? Definitely. Why? It got results. These were the facts that Harry had floating through his mind the moment he sent poor Neville to his metaphorical doom,
Meanwhile Neville was plotting his sweet revenge on his friend. "I am going to make you pay. You bastard." He thought as Gai and Lee had him funneling chakra into his hands and feet and made him repetitively punch the thick oaken log in front of him.
Meanwhile Shizune had entered the jonin lounge, a large room where tokubetsu and elites all mingled as equals. "Ooh looky here guys, the princess of Konoha's apprentice is here all alone...Where's that retard of a boyfriend?" Jeered one of the tokubetsu jonin.
"Shira, shut up. Shizune's probably here because her boyfriend has gone done something stupid again." Said a fresh faced Uzuki Yugao who lounged with her head in Gekko's lap and her flak vest opened slightly.
"Harry needs a bunch of us...Omega mission." Shizune murmured to Yugao whose eyes widened.
"I'm in, Gekko is in, Genma, Raido, Asuma, Kakashi and Gai for definite along with you as the core team we can get it done." Announced Yugao, pulling herself and her boyfriend to their feet before grabbing the rest of the named personel.
Back in her office, Tsunade looked over the reports of the various missions that Naruto's generation of shinobi had done since the exams. One thing stood out of all the ones Naruto had been on he had performed outstandingly.
"That boy deserves a promotion..." Her thoughts were disturbed by a knocking on the door revealing Shizune and band of other tokubetsu's and elites. "Lady Tsunade these are a few of the more willing volunteers for the mission."
"Hime, I'll join as well." Said a very familiar voice. Tsunade grinned as Jiraiya had thrown his weight in, the toad sannin, was always a traveller and if their was a chance to bring back new discoveries then who was she to try and bind him.
"Impressive selection, however I believe you could do with some genin and chunin...Now go, pack I'll dispatch the ANBU for the genin and chunin I believe are prepared and deserve this chance." Ordered Tsunade.
By now Harry had rendevouzed with everyone in the tower to catch the end of Tsunade's speech. "My lady, why are we taking GENIN and CHUNIN on a SUICIDE mission?" Protested Harry.
"Do not think to question my motifs and reasons Harry-san. I am sending them because I feel they deserve it."
Harry nodded, bowed and left with a dissaparation.
It took a week to get Neville mastering the basics of the Goken and mastering the tree walking and capable in the water walking exercise and mastered the goken jab, cross face, front kick, side kick and reverse spinning heel kick.
Neville couldn't help but be surprised at what the week's worth of torture sorry training had done to him. He had lost all of the baby fat that he had been covered in before he arrived. He was now 5'11 as opposed to his 5'7 and had visible muscle. He wasn't pumped like a weight shifter but they were muscles of someone who trained intensely.
Everyone assembled in the Hokage's office, the party consisted of Harry, Shizune, Asuma, Kakashi, Yugao, Gekko, Raido, Genma, Neji, Hinata, Kiba, Shino, Naruto, the current Ino-Shika-Cho trio, Anko and Ibiki and Jiriaya. "I've sent word to the other hidden camps in Hi no Kuni so we can shore up on our defences here...Also you are going to be supported by a contingent of Suna shinobi."
The group nodded as Neville took charge, he briefed the group on the traditions, situation and the most likely jutsu, creatures and factions within the wizarding world they were going to be meeting. "All I can say is thankyou for allowing this contract Lady Tsunade and I will try to bring everyone back safe."
"Neville don't worry, Shinobi know we live and die by missions some of us may die but we may not. We knew the risks the moment it was announced that it was a suicide mission. Anyway moveout." He ordered and the shinobi contingent left the office via the window, door and shunshin.
"Do they ever learn to use doors?" Growled Tsunade mentally. Then the door opened and the elders entered accompanied by seven more shinobi, the arrogance given off almost made Tsunade wish her treacherous team mate had experimented on them.
"We heard that you were sending out our mst experienced jonin without our consent along with the boy. As a result of that we along with seventy percent of the entire council have decided to send these fine shinobi along as well." Announced Danzo.
Tsunade saw by looking at them that they were only on the mission for the chance to get Shizune, prestige, money and an impressive resume. "Very well, get your stuff and catch up...Tell Harry, that you were sent by the council."
One of the jonin smirked "He'll be honoured to have some of the councils finest." With that they left in a mass shunshin. Seeing their mission of mischief and manipulations done the adivsors left.
"Want me to get sorted on the memoirs Tsunade-shisho?" Asked a quiet Sakura. Sakura had been offered a chance to go on the Omega mission but turned it down because she would have been a 'reliability' according to her.
Tsunade had taken pity on her and had decided to test her patience to see if she would be willing to become her apprentice. Though Sakura would have to ask Tsunader herself.
It had taken two and half days to get to the meeting point, where nods and briefings were given much to Harry's distaste of repeating information. His mood soured when the 'meddlers messengers' turned up with orders to join the mission did Harry finally speak.
"Warzone, avoid everything, touch nothing unless specified. Not looking after you if you disobey. Capiche?" He growled flaring KI getting them to nod frantically. No-one in Konoha was mad enough to take on the multi-aliased elite jonin.
"Here we go...Off to hell the hard way." Harry muttered as he saw a massive ferry materialise out on to the dunes.
