Underverse
Frozen Tundra
She released the arrow with her breath and closed her eyes. If I'm doing what's right for my family and clan, why does it hurt so much? She thought not wanting to see the arrow strike.
The arrow's path was straight and true. Mica didn't see it coming and with the potion in his system, he wouldn't be able to use vunla to sense it or his wind to block it with his chakra blocked as well.
Micahamaru sucked in air and cursed himself for not bringing any herbs or potions with him from the tent. He was exhausted, and where the sling stones had struck he could feel the muscles tightening up.
He heard something on the wind and turned seeing the arrow nearly upon him.
I've got nothing left. He thought.
This is how it ends. I'm sorry Naruto. I won't be there for you any more. Mica closed his golden eyes and waited for the end, his right hand holding the Hanzo sword in weary fingers, his left arm useless.
I couldn't move right now if I tried. Mica thought, the feathers of the fletching of the arrow making a soft zipping sound in the air as it came closer. Everything was in slow motion.
SNAP-HISS
Mica opened his eyes to see Naruto standing there with the two chakra blades activated and the arrow smoldering on the ground at his feet.
Naruto? Mica thought seeing the changes in his brother.
Kami…nine tails… the silver haired teen thought.
"WHAT…ARE YOU DOING?" Naruto growled as he stood there with the wind blowing his hair, his blue eyes were locked on Nami who seemed frozen on the spot.
Mica slumped to his knees, his hand using the Hanzo sword bracing him from completely collapsing, using the sword to do that much.
"You okay little dragon?" Kyu asked hovering next to him.
"Peachy with a slice of keen." Mica said, even his tongue felt like lead.
Kyu chuckled. "No, your not. Buy you will be. Relax." Mica felt his master reach out and the Vunla enhanced suggestion, he drifted off to sleep on his knees.
Naruto wasn't looking. His eyes were blazing as he looked at the women before him. "WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING?"
Nami swallowed. The blond had changed. He was Kitsune now. And she could feel his killing intent, she was surprised it wasn't melting the snow and ice around them with its heat.
"Nami Ishii." Kyu addressed her. "You attacked my apprentice, even after we helped you, why?"
Nami swallowed. She didn't like the spirit, but right now she was concerned with the blond looking at her in rage.
"And speak trade tongue, as we know you know it."
Nami lowered her eyes. "The Hanzo sword." She said softly. "My clan needs it. It was a symbol…a gift…"
"Bullshit. If the sword really meant that much to your nomadic tribe, you all would have entered the Spider Swamp and fought to retrieve it. Or post a bounty for it." Kyu said.
"WE COULDN'T!" Nami yelled. She looked up at Kyuubi. "Do you realize how many other tribes would have gone out of their way to try and find and steal it?"
"Girl, I know what a Hanzo sword means. You have no say in the matter. It chose to be wielded by that boy there."
One of the other girls said something in Mydeh.
"No child. It wasn't just because he was there. You all know that a Hanzo sword will kill an unworthy person that tries to wield it."
Nami felt ashamed. She knew that. Her grandmother had explained it to her when she was little. But the thought of her grandfather's blade being found had given her tunnel vision and when she'd told the council, they too had become insistent on regaining the blade.
"Micahamaru Melwasu is a fine wielder for the Hanzo sword. Live with it, or die trying to take it." Kyu said.
Naruto's Mekrd'cypan blades were drawing the eyes of the other women.
"Zate?" one of them asked.
"What do you think child." Kyu answered in basic. He could have spoken with them in Mydeh. He swore once they were all done with this he was going to force the language down both kits throats.
Nami approached, and Naruto growled raising both chakra blades into a defensive stance.
Kits learned the Shoden defense…when? Kyu thought.
"I…I want to see if he's alright." Nami asked as her sisters were conversing.
"Why should you care?" Naruto growled. "You just tried to kill him."
"I didn't want to…"
"Let her over." Kyu ordered. As Nami approached she stopped before the shade. "Give him the antidote to the blocker you gave him."
Nami nodded and pulled out a vial and showed the label to Kyu who looked and nodded.
A warning growl stopped her in her tracks.
"Naruto. Let her tend him." Kyu said.
Naruto looked at Kyuubi as if he was insane, but the fox had a look in his eyes and Naruto knew something was up.
Damned fox, what are you doing now? Naruto thought deactivating the blades, but keeping them in his hands.
"Aqlica sa Mund Kyuubi."
Kyu and Naruto turned to see one of the other women approach. Her eyes were down and the blond hair was short and spiked.
"Can you speak trade tongue?" Kyu asked.
The girl shook her head. "E lyh ihtancdyt ed rufejen." (translations at the end)
Kyu sighed. "What is it you want?"
"Du ybumukewa." The girl said.
"And what do you think is worth you and your clan attacking my apprentice?" Kyu asked raising his shadowed eyebrow and crossing his arms.
The girl seemed at a loss. Her eyes searched for an answer and she saw her clan sister kneeling next to the sword bearer.
"E keja oui so lmyu cecdan Nami." The woman speaks.
Kyuubi laughs his ass off in his mind, but shows nothing to the nomad. "And why would I want her?"
The nomadic woman looked for a way to make things right. The Demon lord could return to the capital and demand the Elemental Empress to put her people to death for this.
"Cra'd syga y kuut syda." She said.
Kyu laughed out loud at this. "So you'd give away the girl, just like that?"
"Ed fuimt syga yh ymmeyhla padfaah uin lmyh yht ouin Gedchihac."
Kyuubi looked at her. "Mica isn't a Kitsune."
"Ra ec ouin Byty." The nomadic woman said. her eyes were watching Nami, how the girl seemed lost in thought while watching the sleeping teen. She saw the girl make no attempt to grab the Hanzo sword at all. She'd noticed during the fight how the archer's arrows came close, but never once touched the silver haired demon spawn.
"True, he is one of my apprentices. But tying him to a marriage with a woman that tried to kill him, I don't think would be a good thing."
The nomad woman felt fear clutch her heart. "However." Kyuubi said and motioned for Naruto to listen as well. "I will take her. If they wed, fine, but should she try and steal the sword or kill him, then the wrath of the Kitsune's will be upon you. The girl is his to do as he pleases."
"Master?" Naruto asked in surprise, but Kyu held up a hand. "Tell her and leave. we have things to do and places to go."
The Nomad woman nodded eagerly. She'd thought the whole thing would have been a bad idea from the start. She would tell the council what had happened and hope her clan sister would be well with her new people.
"Nami," She said and motioned for her to follow her away to speak.
Naruto watched them walk off towards the others. "You know he's going to be pissed at you, right?"
Kyu chuckled. "I think it will be fun watching him with a permanent girlfriend. It'll keep him on his toes."
Naruto sighed. "What are you planning fox?"
"Me?" Kyu asked innocently. "What makes you think I'm planning anything kit?"
"Because you have that look in your eyes."
"The girl is infatuated with our dragonling. And as Mica gets older he will need a mate beside him that is strong. Ishii is strong, and from good stock. Her family was truly blessed by Hanzo. He doesn't just give those swords out to anyone."
"So it is hers rightfully?" Naruto asked, his eyes watching the group as they talked. Nami didn't seem pleased with what they were saying to her.
"No. The sword chose Mica as its wielder as I said. and in time, he will pass it on down in his family."
Naruto slipped one of the handles away and used his free hand to scratch the back of his neck. "I don't like this. Your going to be forcing him into contact with the girl who just tried to kill him."
"Kit, look around. The whole area is wrecked. Mica held back. Granted his chakra and vunla were blocked, but look at the nomads. A few cuts and bruises. He went out of his way not to harm them."
"We need to get him out of the cold until he wakes up." Naruto said and Kyu nodded using the vunla to levitate Mica and his sword and head back towards the tent.
"When she is done she will join us kit. Come on. We need to bury that rune blade you have as well."
Naruto nodded. "Can't we sell it?" he asked.
"You really want a blade that eats chakra out and about in the world?" Kyu asked in surprise.
"No. it was bad enough Itachi's partner…Kisame has one…but I don't think it's a rune sword."
"Oh, it's a rune blade. But the Akatsuki warped it. Bet if you look at the hilt you'll see runes etched in the blade that only allow it to feed on chakra that it bites into with those saw teeth it has." Kyu counters as he lays Mica on his bedroll and using vunla feeds the fire till the shelter is toasty warm.
"Speaking of Akatsuki…you believe Itachi's on our side?" Naruto asked.
Kyuubi sighed. Naruto had told him all that Hinata had told him in the dreamscape.
"Its possible kit. He never actually attacked you."
"But to kill his clan…to protect me…an orphan…" Naruto was still in shock about Hinata liking him. Itachi being on their side as a spy.
"But that does explain some things. How Jiraiya knew they were at the hotel so quickly."
"And how Itachi and him didn't fight and how he allowed that window to be blown open." Kyu continued.
"How quickly he cleaned up Itachi's black fire." Naruto said as he sat.
The tent flap opened and Nami entered. She looked uncertain and sad. Naruto noticed how her eyes went to Mica.
Maybe the old fox does know what he's talking about. The blond nine tail thought as he watched her go to her knees and put her bow before her.
"What is thy bidding….Master." she said, her voice low and soft.
AN:
A trip back to Solet Anu, and then off to Konoha.
Translations:
Aqlica sa mund Kyuubi / Excuse me lord Kyuubi
E lyh ihtancdyt ed rufejen / I can understand it however
Du ybumukewa / To apologize
E keja oui so lmyu cecdan Nami / I give you my clan sister Nami
Cra't syga y kuut syda / She'd make a good mate
Ed fuimt syga yh ymmeyhla padfaah uin lmyh yht ouin Gedcihac. / It would make an alliance between our clan and your Kitsunes
Ra ec ouin byty / He is your apprentice.