The Delightful Hulkusagi! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon, Ranma ½ and other genres belong their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre story.
Special Note: This one is a short entry, due to other obligations. C&C are welcomed.
Part 29: "Red Moon Rising" (V)
Meanwhile…
"Man, it's boring around here," said the Chunin Kotetsu Hagane (wild hair, bandage over the bridge of the nose). He was sitting in a guard booth at the gate of the Hidden Leaf Village, watching people pass by with his partner.
"Well, that's because that Uzumaki kid is rarely around," said Chunin Izumo Kamizuki (wears a bandanna, has "bangs" covering the right eye). "Personally, though, I rather have a boring village than an exciting one, if it means people are not going to die."
"Well, at the very least, we can check out the girls that pass by-"
"Hello," said a feminine voice.
Kotetsu and Izumo both look up to see a red-haired woman of foreign extraction. She wore what appeared to be a business suit and overcoat, her hair was tied in a bun, and she wore a pair of sunglasses.
"Yes, what can I do for you?" Kotetsu asked with a pleasant smile.
"Yes, I am Dr. Madelyn Pryor, and I specialize in parapsychology," the Red Queen said, in accented Japanese. "My companions and I are visiting the different towns in this areas on a fact-finding assignment on shinobi culture."
"Ma'am, there's no such thing as 'shinobi'," Izumo said, as he repeated the official line. "We do accommodations for martial arts seminars, and we give tours of the local culture."
"Right, my mistake," Red Queen replied. "At the very least, I would like to book reservations to your resort for the evening."
"That can be arranged," Kotetsu said. He then rose from his seat.
"Just go straight down the road to the center of town. The visitor's center will be on your right-hand side. You won't be able to miss it."
"Thank you," Red Queen said, as she bows slightly. She then turns towards her companions.
"Shall we?" the Red Queen said, as they all began to move deeper into town.
A few minutes later, Izumo turns towards Kotetsu.
"Pretty lady, isn't she?" Izumo said.
"That she is, Izumo," Kotetsu said. "It's too bad she and her companions are here for obvious reasons."
"That bad, huh?"
"Remember when Itachi and his companion Kisame rolled in here to go after Naruto?"
"Ah, definitely bad. We better let the Hokage and ANBU know of the situation."
"I think Lady Tsunade is having a meeting Lord Kenshin and the Elders at the moment…"
Meanwhile, a high profile meeting was taking place concerning the life of the last of the Uchiha clan, Sasuke Uchiha, otherwise known as the hero "Bushido" (II).
"…You have to understand, Elders, that what happened to Sasuke, concerning the death of his clan, was unavoidable," Tsunade said. "Lady Rantsu took it upon herself to personally supervise Sasuke and his training in order to placate his inner turmoil."
Elder Danzo (one-eyed old man with salt-and-pepper hair) groused, for reasons other Sasuke being away from the village. He then turns towards Lord Kenshin.
"Lord Kenshin, what do you think?" Danzo asked.
"Hmmm?" Kenshin said, as he snacked on his noodles.
"In regards to the status of Sasuke Uchiha. He originally ran away from the village in an effort to associate himself with a known criminal.
"Well," Kenshin said, as he sets down his bowl. "That 'criminal' is now my mother, the Orochimaruko, so please show some respect. Secondly, Sasuke has been training under her watch on the understanding that his loyalties will always be with the Hidden Leaf Village. And by the way, Sasuke has been coming back here to the village every so often, in order to visit family, like myself, my wife and daughter, and my siblings."
"Speaking of which, knowledge of your family's 'Kekkei Genkai' has been brought to us by Elder Danzo," said Elder Homura Mitokado (gray-haired man, glasses, goatee).
"Ah."
"Why did Lord Ranshin not inform us that the Rantsu clan is a branch clan of the Uchiha clan?" Elder Koharu Utatane (grandmother type).
"The simple matter is that certain individuals in this village tend to have hidden agendas," Kenshin said, as he looks towards Danzo. "I know about the decision concerning the Uchiha clan's fate."
"What?" Tsunade said, as she was taken back. "What's this?"
"The Uchiha clan had made the decision to implement a coup against the leadership of the Hidden Leaf Village," Homura said. "We had convinced Itachi Uchiha that in order for the village to survive, ALL opposition had to be eliminated."
"What gives you the right to make that decision?" Tsunade said with anger in her voice.
"You remember the 'Third Shinobi War', do you not?" Koharu said calmly. "We were still rebuilding from that and Orochimaru's betrayal when we learned of the coup. Your predecessor, the Third Hokage, had tried to negotiate a peaceful settlement with Fugaku Uchiha. But the efforts failed."
"…"
"We had to do something to defend ourselves, since an Uchiha had already attacked the village, by using the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox to do so."
Tsunade turns towards Kenshin.
"What does your father know about this, Lord Kenshin?" Tsunade asked.
"You're going to have to ask my father about the details," Kenshin said. "All I know is that Madera manipulated events to get Danzo to manipulate Itachi into massacring the Uchiha. Since the Uchiha were going to initiate the coup anyway, in order to reclaim its respect, there wasn't anything my father could do, even after warning Fugaku of the consequences of his actions. In other words, all this could have been avoided had there been open dialogue, rather than initiating scheming plans."
Kenshin turns his attention back towards Danzo.
"But the main reason why we don't tell anyone about our bloodline trait is because, well, it's none of your business. We allow Tsunade know because she needs to know, so that she could properly supervise my younger siblings' training while they are shinobi."
"But what about the safety of the village?" Koharu asked.
"I am the Lord of Fire, Elder. Two of my siblings are the Lord of Sound and the Lady of Wind. Before my present gig, I was the Lord of Lightning, while my father was the previous Lord of Fire. So, four of the five most powerful prefectures are linked because of my clan. In fact, there are a lot of Sharingan users, or, at least, have the potential to possess the bloodline trait, are running around because of us. So, you knowing about the Rantsu clan being a branch clan of the Uchiha are pointless.
Danzo grinds his teeth a bit. He was hoping that by eliminating both Itachi and Sasuke with is ROOT would eliminate a known variable from his plans. But if there are many more Sharingan users out there, he might have to postpone his plans to take over the village as Hokage, until something is done to deal with the Rantsu clan…
"Going back to the original purpose of this meeting, I must insist that Sasuke remains 'hands off' for now," Tsunade said. "Sasuke is NOT to be harmed."
"You will do your best to mind your place, Lady Tsunade," Danzo said.
"If you wish to challenge my authority, you may do so," Tsunade said. "However, you will find that my support is greater and more global than yours-"
"Lady Tsunade, Lady Tsunade!" said Shizune as she burst into the conference room.
"Shizune, I'm in a meeting-"
"We have visitors!" Shizune said. "And I don't think they are friendly!"
"Excuse me," Tsunade said, as she stood up. "I have a job to do."
Tsunade bows slightly, and then leaves the room with Shizune.
Kenshin turns towards the Elders. He brought out, from his coat pocket, a bag of-
"'Jelly Belly's', anyone?" Kenshin asked.
This warranted a silent response from the Elders on the Konoha Council.
"…"
Meanwhile, in a nearby park, Naruto, as always, was berating Sasuke for achieving Jonin status, while Sakura was still angry that Sasuke as a "girlfriend".
"I'm telling ya, I'm going to be a Jonin soon," Naruto said. "Just you wait until I complete my training!"
"And you've been saying that for HOW many months now?" Sasuke said, as he was reading his latest required text on being a superhero.
"That's not fair! You get to hang out with martial artists from around the world, that MY parents know."
"Naruto, the reason why I am where I am at, because your Mom promised me to make me stronger, so that I can take on my brother," Sasuke said. "And I achieved my present ranking because I can successfully teach the shinobi arts to those with Genin status, and I served on the Sound Squad at the Hidden Sound Village. Furthermore, my time with the 'Teen Titans' as 'Bushido' allows me to further my experience."
Pause.
"And that is why you, unlike me, are a LOSER."
"We'll SEE about THAT, Sasuke-!"
"Sasuke, speaking of the Teen Titans, are you…seeing that foreigner girl?" Sakura asked.
"What are you talking about…this time?"
"Wonder Girl, of course."
"Eh," Sasuke said with a shrug. "Cassie's previous boyfriend, the third 'Superboy', recently returned from the dead. So, she wants to call things off for now, until she sorts out her feelings."
"Okay," Sakura said with melancholy. However, her "Inner Sakura" was overjoyed upon hearing this.
'Alright!' Inner Sakura yelled with glee. 'She better had dump MY Sasuke! No little goddess is going to take HIM away from me! Cha!'
"Well, I am always here if you need a shoulder to cry on, Sasuke-kun," Sakura said.
"I'm sure…"
"Hey, ya'all!" Renata said, as she and her younger sister Genko approaches the three, who were sitting on a park bench.
Naruto turns towards his twin sister. The only difference between his girl forms and his sister, are his whisker marks on his face. And the fact that Renata was developing into a woman right before everyone's eyes.
It should noted that none dare molest Renata out of fear of incurring the wrath of her father…
"Hey, sis!" Naruto said with a smile.
"Naruto-kun!" Renata said cheerfully.
"Hey," Genko said with a shrug.
"So, you guys ready to go to Ukyo's okonomiyaki shop?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah, I'm hungry," Genko said. "Especially since Yaku STILL hasn't learned how to cook."
Naruto, her sisters, and, occasionally, Sasuke, live at the Rantsu estate, which was in the corner of the village, along the outskirts…
"Then we better make sure we fill up on okonomiyaki then-" Naruto said, before his danger senses took hold of him.
This was not lost on the others.
"What the heck is THAT?" Sakura said, as she brought out her kunai.
Renata turns towards her little sister.
"Genko, get behind us," Renata said, as she tucks her hand into the inside of her long coat.
"Whatever," Genko replied, as she did as she is told, while holding her possessed Teddy Bear named "Maldis".
"Sasuke?" Naruto said, as he stands ready with his erstwhile teammate.
DOOM!
Sasuke observe his surroundings…
"Someone has created an illusion, masking their presence," Sasuke said. He then closes his eyes…
"Renata, behind you!"
"Yah-ta!" Renata yelled, as she turns, flips backwards, as threw a "Windmill Shurinken".
KLAK!
SWISH!
FLIP! FLIP! FLIP! FLIP-!
KLANG!
A six-armed woman, dressed like the mystic warrior Shiva, appears, as she blocks the attack. The throwing weapon then arcs back to be returned to its owner.
KTCH!
"What the heck is she?" Sakura yelled.
"Trouble."
As if on cue, six additional females appear. All, save for one, were dressed in sexy, combat gear; the seventh one was cloaked.
"Not bad, children," said the black clad Red Queen, who looked like a 18th century harlot.
"Who are you, crazy lady?" Naruto said.
"We are…the Sisterhood of Mutants," the Red Queen said. "And we are here for THAT little girl."
"You want my…little sister Genko?"
"Precisely, boy. So, let's not go through all this, and simply hand her over to us."
"You can't come here and do that!" Sakura yelled.
"Let's just kill these rats, take the girl, and be done with it," said a Japanese cybernetic assassin named Lady Deathstrike, as she morphed her hand into claws.
"It will take more than scare tactics than THAT, lady," Naruto said.
"Gee, I was hoping to avoid this," the Red Queen said. She then turns towards the cloaked figure.
"NOW."
SKKREEEEE-FWOOMP!
Naruto and his companions' collective eyes widened, as they see Hulkuruko stand forth. They knew of Ranma's Gammazon form, but they never have seen it…until now.
"Daddy?" Renata said.
"Hulkuruko…SMASH!" the Gammazon screamed like a banshee.
Tbc.
Author's Note: We conclude this story next time. I will do my best to make the conclusion worthwhile.
Next Time: Before the Red Hulkusagi can help her family…she will have to deal with the return of the Gamma Corp's newest recruit: the more-powerful Abominatrix! And then, it's "Team Kakashi versus the Sisterhood", "The Savage Hulkuruko versus the Red Hulkusagi", and the "Red Queen versus...The Orochimaruko"? See you then!
