Tale of Tails and Feathers
Chapter 35 Reunion
The moon was high on the sky… it looked like a ball irradiating white light on the earth… the light shone as two men where ridding on the open road…
They stopped to rest… they took out their sleeping bags….
While dreaming… the moon turned red… from the floor… and from nowhere… the air broke like it was crystals, revealing many demons that transported from nowhere…
The two men jumped out each holding one gun… shooting the demons using acrobatic moves… the younger looking man… with long white mane with black streaks impaled a demon with a demonic looking sword as the taller older men with short white haired companion and disappeared only to reappear over a second demon and slice him in half
The younger of the two pulled two swords… one with a hilt that looked like a wing… and another sword with a hilt that looked like a foxtail… and the blade was pure black with a long line of red running trough the middle
He cutted and slashed trough the abominations of spawn of Lucifer… Many of them fell to their blades and hail of lead
A high-five was exchanged between the two men… the second and younger one sheeted his twin swords… while the taller and older one sheeted his sword Force Edge… the sword his father … the Dark Knight left as a momento
"So… we are 5 hrs away from Konoha…. Do you want to make a grand entrance or do you want to make a subtle one?" Asked the older one
"I like the first rather than the latter…. Besides… we are never one to keep a low profile…. After all we are half demons and stand out a lot because of our hair" said the younger one
The older one revved his motorcycle and speed off along with the young one…
(Somewhere in the Country of Rain)
"So… this is the Rain country… I seams that it was very easy to get in" Jiraiya said "Or so one would I think…" Jiraiya said
(On a High Tower on the Country of Rain)
"Someone has disrupted my rain… whoever it is… is very good" The leader of Akatsuki said… Pain
Alongside a female from Akatsuki was seating nearby "Do you wish me to find him?"
Pain said to do so as she used her paper jutsu as she divided herself into many small pieces of papers
(Somewhere in Rain)
"I am telling you we had a very long rain these year lately" a Shinobi said
"That is true… but it's only natural… many of our shinobies are scouting out there and we need something to monitor" said a second Shinobi
"But seriously I need a good warm sake" said the first Shinobi
"Yeah… but we're on the sublevels… the shops are on the higher levels…" said the second shinobi
They walked and saw a sign "Grand opening… all you can eat and booze"
They came in and found the bartender who was an old but gentleman looking man… who served them some warm sake
"Gentlemen today you are in for a treat… because of our grand opening you get a special service" said the bartender
"Oh really?" said the shinobies expecting some free booze
Instead an explosion revealing the bartender to be none other than Jiraiya
The shinobies where taken aback by that "WHO ARE YOU?!" yelled
"I am the one who's going to do the asking around here…and I have a lot of questions" Jiraiya said
The restaurant then turned into a huge frog that begun to shrink and jumped into a lake
The inside of the store changed into something grotesque
"Damn you… where are we?" said the first shinobi
"Inside the belly of my frog" Jiraiya said
"You… you are that sanin?" Said the second shinobi
"I thought I told you… I am doing the asking around here" Jiraiya said as he pulled a feather
"You…what are you gonna do with that feather?" said the second shinobi
"It's for tickling if you don't want to get tickled to death you better answer my questions like a good boy," Jiraiya said
"Now…about pain" Jiraiya said
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"WHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH" the first shinobi roared with laughter
"Here… now spill it! Tell me everything you know about Pain" Jiraiya said
The first shinobi was laughing and holding back his information
"Don't give in!" said the second shinobi imprisoned in the wall of flesh
"I will… hahahah never pfht my… fellow… hahaha" the first shinobi holded back
"Uhmmm… you are a little tougher than I expected…seems this calls for my secret weapon" Jiraiya
"If you don't give me anything… I will use my jutsu to… turn you into a frog" Jiraiya said (A/N kaeru ni kaeru [frog and [turn into are homophonous… that means they sound the same in Japanese)
The captive shinobies just stared blankly
… Jiraiya caught on… and decided to just use the jutsu
"Ninja art: Frog transformation jutsu" Jiraiya said as he touched the first shinobi on the forehead
POOF!
From the smog a frog appear… the first shinobi exclaimed "You!!! How could you sink so low!?"
"And… you are next" Jiraiya said as he slowly approached the second nin
"Pain-sama resides within the tallest of the western towers… or so they say" said the shinobi while sweating
"Oh? What's this? Seams like you betrayed your comrades quite easily…uh?" Jiraiya said mockingly
The shinobi blushed in shame….
"But whatever… what did you mean ort so they say?" Jiraiya said
"The thing is… nobody really knows all that much about Pain-sama" said the shinobi
"and by that you mean?" Jiraiya said to make the shinobi elaborate
"It's said that his blood is that of the Fuuma-clan… but no one knows exactly what he looks like and there's even those who suggest he doesn't truly exist" said the shinobi
"Ah…but just from strolling about in this city… almost everyone mentioned his name with the outmost respect… don't trifle with me now!" Jiraiya said
"In this city Pain-sama is effectively a god…whether he physically exists or not isn't the issue… he looks over and protects us at all times. Events of celebration… speeches, decrees… every one of his words are transmitted trough proxy," said the shinobi
"But he is the leader right? Why would he conceal his identity?" Jiraiya asked
"For moments like this obviously" said the shinobi
"Fair enough" Said Jiraiya
"You… you are not part of the remnants of the former amagakure are you? Who are you?" asked the shinobi
"That's not of your concern… but tell me, just what do you mean by "Remnants of the former amagakure"? Jiraiya asked
"Heh… you really don't know anything, do you? An outsider huh… Until just a short time ago the remnant faction would infiltrate us at every chance they got, looking to kill Pain-sama… of course such worries are behind us… if someone could hope to sneack and blend in here, it'd be a lucky outsider, such as yourself" said the shinobi
"No more worries? And that would mean just what? I have been told that you are in the middle of a civil war" Jiraiya said
"I'd expect as much… this country is quite isolationistic… here… I'll tell you… this civil war is over and we won!" said the shinobi
"and that's the reason Pain-sama is a legend… he destroyed amagakure… all by himself" said the shinobi
Jiraiya's eye widened…
"Impossible" Jiraiya said "Regardless of how strong this Pain may be… Amagakure's leader "Salamader Hanzou" is renowned to the point that every shinobi everywhere will recognize the name…"
"That's right… and possessing not only immense power, hanzou was highly cautious, approaching his side being a great feat in itself personal guards were stationed right by him in 24 hour rotations and security was to the point that even children were searched before meeting him" said the shinobi
"and just how was Hanzou killed? What are Pain's abilities?" asked Jiraiya
"I already told you… we don't know anything!" said the shinobi
Jiraiya then had a flash back… back when the 3 of them Jiraiya, Tsunade and Orochimaru where together as a team on the great shinobi wars
(FLASHBACK)
Jiraiya was being helped by Tsunade to stand up while Orochimaru was wobbling from dizziness while many shinnobies of the leaf lay dead or unconscious on the battle-field
"This battle… in all likelihood will end in Konoha's victory… I'll spare your lives" Hanzou said
"I don't need your mercy!! I can still fight" yelled Jiraiya
"Jiraiya Don't" Tsunade told him to keep quiet
"The three of you are strong… even within this strife, you survived… I Hanzou will hereby honor you as the "sanin of Konoha" in exchang of your lives, you shall refer to yourselves as such" said Hanzou
END FLASH BACK
"I can't believe it… how could Hanzou have been beaten by a single man…" Jiraiya said
"Hehehehe…This is a God we are talking about… his jutsu are quite fearsome, but the true horror of Pain-sama is not in his jutsu" the shinobi said
Jiraiya looked at him confused
"The true horror lies in his strong and ruthless… heart of blades" said the shinobi
Jiraiya grew more confused at that statement
"Those who might threaten his ideals are crushed without remorse… he did not only kill Hanzou himself, but also after murdering his parents, wife and children, he extended his terror to all of Hanzou's relatives and friends even their babies… and then… after burning all their houses, he turned to the clients of the village that maintained conections, killing all… everything was reduced to nothing" said the shinobi
Jiraiya was appaled at the ruthlessness that Pain was
"it was judment" finished the shinobi "exactly like that of a God"
"A god uh?" Jiraiya said
"exactly" said the shinobi
Jiraiya nodeed…
"Well then, what is it this God of yours trying to do? Low ranking as you may be, you should at least know something, right?" Jiraiya asked
"It's the work of a God. How could we ever hope to know?" said the shinobi
"I see… then enough with your God… how 'bout you tell me something related to Akatsuki?" Jiraiya said
"… no can do… don't know what that is" said the shinobi
Jiraiya sighted
"Note your arms and legs… I've got them restrained so you can't move, but that's not all… I'm also monitoring your pulse. That means when you lie, I know immediately" Jiraiya said
he put his hand up "Now spill it, anything and everything! If you don't you'll be dinning flies and other swamp bugs for the rest of your life" Jiraiya said
"Ugh… Go ahead and make me a frog or whatever I'm not telling you one more damned thing! Even us underlings have our pride!! That of a shinobi!" yelled the shinobi "I don't have anything else to tell to an outsider who doesn't know a thing of our country!!"
a moment of pause
"Heh… lowly as you are, still a shinobi uh… very well… interrogation doesn't fir my personality well anyhow. Our talk will end here but I'll have you stay here for the time being perhaps I will get the rest of my information from that God of yours" Jiraiya said as he walked to a wall of flesh that opened… and closed after Jiraiya passed through
(On the road)
"Here we are… time to make a big entrance" said the taller figure
Using a tree as a plataform the motorcycle reveed to the air… but due to the lack of nitrox… the bike was….
"Awww Shit! We are gonna crash to the gate!" The tallest one said
The shorter one pulled two swords… a red one and a blue and both generated fire (the red one) and air (the blue one)
"JET STREAM!!!" Yelled the shorter one
With that a Stream of fire and air made the motorcycle even faster… able to jumped the gate… and alert a few dozens of shinobies on patrol
"Hold Identify yourself" the shinobies said…
Then… from the trees…
"Shinta…. Shinta-san?! Is you! Is good to see you!" said someone from the trees
The one mentioned took his cloak off…
"Neji…. My good friend, how are you?" Shinta said revealing his white long mane
"Did you try to make an entrance like the first one?" Neji said smirking
"Yeah… but you ruined for me Neji" Shinta said pouting a little
"But the other one… that one we don't know" Neji said
"The name is Dante punk… remember it" said the alluded one
"Dante is it… am sorry but you are hereby ordered to relinquish your weapons to us" Neji said
"No can do…" said Dante… "you might kill yourself with them"
Neji then went over to attack "Neji!!! Don't…" Shinta yelled
Dante sighted… and snapped his fingers…
Everything slowed down to nothing… only Shinta and Dante moved at normal speed… while the rest just lay frozen in time
Dante pulled Neji's hitae ate and tied his feet with it
Dante snapped his finger…. And Neji tripped over…
"Neji he has special authorization by the hokage… and if you'll excuse us… we need to see her right away" said Shinta with a polite bow
(Hokage tower)
Knock knock knock
crash
"oops... my bad" a voice said
"You baka hannyo… you don't even know the meaning of the word restrain do you?" said a voice
"Res…train… never heard of it"
"OMG you are so stupid…." Said the other
"Who goes there?!" shouted a familiar female voice
cought cought
"Sorry Tsunade-hime… the idiot here kicked the door… and made it blow up… how it happened is beyond me" said a voice
"Eh? Can it be?" said the female voice
The debris and smoke cleared out revealing none other then Shinta and his master Dante
"Yo! Tsunade-hime, Shizune-chan, I am back from training" Shinta said
"Wellcome back… chuunin Shinta Urashima" Tsunade said
"are there any news on Akatsu…. Wait… why is there no women screaming pervert? Tsunade… where is Jiraiya?" Shinta said
Tsunade then explained to him the situation
"Understood… then Shinta Urashima requests a S class mission with the help of non shinobi operatives to infiltrate and help Jiraiya against possible Akatsuki attacks… and to be put, momentarily, on the bingo book to make it look like a deserter and bring no political troubles to the leaf" Shinta said
Tsunade thought of it… the idea Shinta gave was brilliant
"The situation is grave… so because of that I will comply… hereby you are to be considered a traitor and you are to act as one… tell none even Naruto or Sakura about it and bring a team of the non-shinobi members… thought I got a good idea who they might be" Tsunade said smiling
(somewhere in Konoha)
"Oi Kenshin" said Sagara Sanosuke…. "Did you felt that cold air rushing up your spine?"
"that I did Sanosuke" Kenshin said
End Chapter 35