Chapter 35 Kurenai's Regret: Enter Yakumo Kurama
I don't own Naruto. Anything I use from the story is the property of its creator Mr. Kishimoto
It's time for the Yakumo Kurama arc everybody. Get ready for some real interesting stuff.
(Land of Vegetables)
To those who knew him well, there were three traits of Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze that stood out besides his status as the jinchuriki of the nine-tailed fox and the current heir to two major clans in the Hidden Leaf Village. The first was a never say die attitude forged from his rough childhood. Because of his status as the jinchuriki of the nine-tailed fox, he was treated horribly by his fellow villagers whether they were shinobi or civilian. He lived in a house that was constantly getting vandalized and the civilians would hike up prices for him to an insane level that would cause most to give in. Naruto never did and now he was a rising star in the village. The second was the uncanny ability to bring out the inner strength in others. People who saw his never say die attitude were motivated by him to be better for it These two traits played a large role in what may have been his most infamous trait; his incredible record of not only completing incredibly difficult missions, but finding lovers during those missions. "Naruto keep going!"
"Oh, I miss your big cock."
"Harder Naruto harder." Three female voices cried out happily. The three voices that called out his name were: Koyuki Kazahana, the current Daimyo of the Land of Snow; Toki the current Ruler of the Land of birds; and finally Haruna the recently installed Daimyo of the Land of Vegetables. A few weeks ago, Naruto was sent on a mission with a group of merchants to the Land of Vegetables that seemed relatively innocent. Haruna was one of those merchants and upon her return dragged Naruto Hinata and Choji into yet another simple C turned A-rank mission. Much like Koyuki and Toki, Haruna's father was assassinated and it was thanks to Naruto's never say die attitude and grit that she was convinced to rule again. It didn't hurt that he was incredibly powerful and with the help of his two teammates killed the men who murdered her father. She asked Naruto to stay on as an advisor, a request that Naruto declined. However, he did send her in the direction of Koyuki and Toki for help since the three women went through a similar situation. When pressed further by Haruna, he admitted that the women were also his lovers and he ultimately enjoyed Haruna just as he did the others. Naturally, Haruna took his advice and reached out to the women and that's why he was back in the Land of Vegetables a few weeks later helping the women to relax before their 'summit' by pounding all three of them into the mattress they were sprawled over. It wasn't a true summit but it was called that so the women could make the trip without any questions from their new advisors.
"Here we go ladies I'm gonna cum inside you" Naruto said happily quickly moving in and out of Haruna's pussy while Toki and Koyuki had shadow clones doing the same for them.
"Cum for us Naruto" the three women said simultaneously and they were treated to yet another Uzumaki creampie. Each woman had one creampie from the real Naruto and two from his spare clones so nobody felt left out.
"That's enough for tonight girls. You have an important meeting tomorrow and you need your rest." Naruto teased having run out of bullets himself since he was dealing with the three Daimyo along with Koyuki's aid Fubuki and his lovers back at the Leaf Village. Even his stamina had limits and because of the many lovers he had, he finally reached his.
"Okay" the three women complained since Naruto did his part. After grabbing his clothes and getting dressed he used the Hirashin to return to his own bedroom and get some well needed sleep. He was lucky that Kurama and Timaeus helped him recover his stamina because he would've been in deep trouble otherwise.
(Scene Skip)
Sleeping in because of his new bout of exhaustion, Naruto didn't leave the mansion until the middle of the day. On his way over to the Hokage's office he noticed a young woman with long brown hair wearing a long pink kimono painting something nearby. For Naruto, it was strange since he hadn't seen the girl in the village before and he had scout clones all over the village to act as another layer of defense. All of the sudden, the bright day became cloudy and a bolt of lightning struck the Hokage's office causing it to catch on fire. Figuring that the Hokage could deal with the fire, Naruto moved to follow the girl figuring that she was behind the attack. He was only following for a few minutes before a group of medical ninja appeared and subdued her along with Yuugao in her ANBU mask allowing Naruto to see the girls light brown eyes. "Seems this girl is something special." Naruto mused since the medical ninja and ANBU wouldn't have been summoned otherwise.
"Sorry Naruto but we'll take care of this one." Yuugao said calmly seeing Naruto approach.
"Of course" Naruto replied before making his way towards Tsunade's office to deliver an unofficial mission report.
(Scene Skip)
As he walked towards the Hokage's office, Naruto was surprised to see Kurenai leaving without her team. 'Wonder what that's about' Naruto thought to himself since the timing was odd. Pushing that thought to the side, Naruto made his way into the office to find Shizune and Sakura helping deal with wet papers, "Seems now's a bad time." Naruto chuckled figuring that he could come back later.
Tsunade was annoyed because of what happened but she figured that a little humor would help, "It is but I'm curious about how the 'summit' is going." Tsunade teased. As Hokage, Tsunade was very familiar with Naruto's three great traits since his never say die attitude was the reason that she was back in the Leaf Village and as Hokage she knew about how hectic his missions were. Missions being labeled incorrectly were a rarity, but Naruto was the proud owner of four of them in his brief time as a ninja and each of them had resulted in a new lover of his.
"Toki and Koyuki are already in the Land of Vegetables and everything's in place for their summit." Naruto reported diligently despite the obvious dig at him.
"I assume that the Daimyo were well taken care of." Tsunade asked sarcastically.
"If by that do you mean I enjoyed each of them yesterday, the answer is yes." Naruto replied cheekily. The only people currently in the room were Sakura and Shizune and as his lovers, or in Sakura's case part time lover he didn't mind discussing his love life. Seeing the small blush on Sakura's face was worth it.
"Are you planning to return later today?" Tsunade wondered since Naruto could easily return because of his Hirashin.
"No because we don't need Iwa getting too suspicious. Koyuki will be fine because of distance and her resources, but Haruna and Toki need to ensure that Iwa is off their back and my presence in the meeting would be a big problem. That's why this isn't an official mission for me." Naruto explained.
Tsunade could appreciate the fact that Naruto savvy enough to realize that he couldn't be seen as a major factor to the three countries alliance, "Excellent. You don't have any missions for today so you're dismissed." Tsunade said calmly.
"Alright" Naruto replied glad that he could get a day off. A part of him was curious about the girl from earlier in the day, but since Yuugao told him everything was fine he would trust her.
(Scene Skip)
Nightfall arrived and Naruto was glad that his day was incredibly simple. Outside of his dine and fuck with Ayame, he didn't do anything important aside from some paperwork. Dinner was the same as usual but Naruto noticed that Hinata was bothered by something. "Is everything okay Hinata?" Naruto said nervously after everyone turned in for the night.
"Kurenai-sensei told us that she's stepping down as our sensei this afternoon." Hinata said on the verge of tears. She held it in all day because she knew that Naruto would worry but she couldn't help it.
"Why would she do that" Naruto wondered. Kurenai was very close to Hinata so he had no clue why she would leave out of nowhere.
"I don't know but it sucks and our team is stuck without her." Hinata cried out. For Naruto this was unacceptable and he was going to do whatever he could to help out.
"Don't worry Hinata. I'll find out what's going on." Naruto said with a determined look on his face before walking over to Hinata and kissing her on the head.
"Okay" Hinata smiled knowing that Naruto would find out what was going on one way or another.
"After dinner though boss. We worked hard on this meal." Naruto's clones teased.
"Sure" Naruto replied before kissing Hinata on the head. Naruto was lucky that the girls agreed on every couple of days having a big clone orgy because he needed to stay focused on what was about to happen tonight.
(Scene Skip)
Naruto made his way over to Kurenai's house in the jonin barracks in order to determine what would cause her to leave Hinata. Admittedly it was risky, since he wasn't as close to Kurenai as he was Asuma Kakashi or Gai but he needed to know for Hinata's sake. Getting into Kurenai's house was relatively easy, which shocked him considering that Kurenai was a jonin and as a result held countless secrets. Arriving at the living room, he quickly realized why it was so simple. "I'm surprised it took you so long to come see me Naruto. Please have a seat" Kurenai said calmly in her typical outfit sitting on gray leather sofa in her living room. Outside of the sofa there was a small table with a single yellow lamp and a matching gray chair.
"So what made you think I'd come visit you?" Naruto asked calmly managing to hide his annoyance at being discovered. Sure she was a jonin but Naruto had stayed ahead of the ANBU in his pranking days. Perhaps all of his relationships were causing him to get rusty.
"Because I just left Team Eight today and we both know you care about Hinata far too much to not find out why." Kurenai said with a smile.
Naruto was relieved that it was simply a case of the situation being predictable. Kurenai knew Hinata well enough to know that she wouldn't be able to hide it from Naruto and that he would do anything for his girls. "If that's all then I guess you won't mind telling me why you left." Naruto chuckled.
"Unfortunately I cannot since this is a private matter and don't even think of using King's Command on me because it won't work." Kurenai replied her words catching Naruto off guard.
"How do you know about that jutsu and just as importantly why do you think it won't work on you." Naruto wondered.
"To answer your first question, I asked Hinata why she was so annoyed with how you were talking to Onoki's granddaughter during the Bikōchū hunt." Kurenai explained causing Naruto to frown since Hinata really wasn't supposed to discuss the jutsu with anybody. "As for your second question, it's because I figured out how the jutsu works and can actively stop it since it's just highly advanced genjutsu."
Kurenai's analysis was spot on but Naruto was certain that she was bluffing since part of what made King's Command so deadly was the fact that you couldn't release it like you could normal genjutsu. It was something he made sure of when Ino was helping him perfect it. However, it wouldn't do either of them any good for him to call her on it, "So if you know why I'm here will you just give me the information I need." Naruto insisted.
"Instead of telling you that, how about I tell you about that girl you saw earlier with Yuugao." Kurenai smiled. The fact that Naruto didn't use King's Command on her was a bit shocking since it was a bluff.
Naruto's eyes widened for a moment before remembering that the two women were friends and if she was connected to the girl in question, how he moved was obvious. "You have my attention." Naruto smiled. This was going to be far more interesting than he thought.
Kurenai took another sip of wine before explaining the truth, "The girl's name is Yakumo Kurama and she's technically the head of the Kurama clan a group of genjutsu users. Before I took on Team Eight she was my apprentice." Kurenai revealed.
Naruto's eyes widened since the rest explained itself. "I'm guessing that the lightning storm bolt was the result of her possessing the ability to turn genjutsu into reality." Naruto deduced. Simple genjutsu wouldn't be enough but if she had some special ability it would explain why medical ninja and ANBU were involved.
"Correct" Kurenai confirmed.
"That still doesn't explain why you left Team Eight." Naruto replied in annoyance leveling a cold glare at Kurenai. He wanted answers and Kurenai wasn't being completely honest.
Kurenai realized that Naruto was just generally looking out for Hinata and gave in to his icy glare. Of course there was also a part of her that was afraid he would use King's Command on her, "I left Team Eight because I'm going to resume teaching her full time so she can learn to control her powers. I failed her last time and I owe it to her to help her again." Kurenai explained.
There was clearly more to it than that and he wasn't going to go away without a fight, "Then how about a deal Kurenai sensei?" Naruto offered.
"Let me guess, if you help me with Yakumo, I return to Team eight." Kurenai smiled folding her arms against her healthy bust to taunt Naruto to see if his offer was genuine or if he was going to use King's Command on her.
"That's right I may not be a master like you but I do know a fair bit about genjutsu myself." Naruto replied glad that negotiations went so smoothly and ignoring Kurenai's clear provocations.
"Alright, but we do this my way. I wouldn't want you sinking your claws into Yakumo like you did Hinata. I've already lost one student to your clutches and I don't want to lose another" Kurenai teased bringing up Naruto's reputation for adding women to his growing harem even when he didn't plan it.
"Spare me" Naruto frowned though things worked out beautifully for him.
(Scene Skip)
The next day, Naruto met with Kurenai before the pair made their way over to the Kurama family's compound. Naruto still wore his typical shinobi outfit though he left Red Fury behind so this was seen as a simple interaction. Naruto sat in the middle of the compound in a seiza with Kurenai next to him in front of Unkai and Yakumo. Just like the day before, Yakumo was in a pink kimono but this time Naruto could see red mesh armor underneath the kimono and he imagined she had pants underneath but couldn't tell because of her being in seiza position. Joining Yakumo was her uncle Unkai an older man with light brown hair that fell over his ears and black eyes. "I expected Kurenai but I definitely didn't expect to see you Naruto." Unkai said calmly. Because of his clan status, Naruto had met Unkai during the few meetings he had to attend and he got along with him relatively well.
"Forgive me for the intrusion Unkai, Kurenai was the teacher of one of my lovers and hearing that she was leaving distressed her. I'm simply here to find out why." Naruto replied calmly. He couldn't help but notice that Yakumo was perfectly calm.
"I see" Unkai frowned which surprised Naruto slightly.
"Excuse me Naruto do you mind leaving Unkai and I alone. You can even talk with Yakumo while you're at it." Kurenai suggested.
"Well I know when I'm not wanted." Naruto replied leaving the room with a smile on his face with Yakumo behind him. Something was clearly wrong and he didn't like it, but he was going to play along.
(Scene Skip)
While Kurenai and Unkai spoke, Naruto was able to relax in the guest room and think about everything that's happened, 'Hey Kurama do you think something's off about Yakumo.' Naruto asked Kyuubi
"Yes there's definitely something off with her. Even the blasted Uchiha aren't able to make genjutsu become real which means that Kurenai is hiding something."
'Yeah I know but the question is what.' Naruto replied mentally.
"Umm Mr. Uzumaki may I ask you a question." Yakumo asked breaking him from his musing.
"Of course Yakumo but please call me Naruto." Naruto said bashfully. It was a rare thing to have somebody his age call him Mr. Uzumaki.
"Would you like me to paint a picture of you?" Yakumo replied calmly as she brought out her art supplies and a blank canvas.
Naruto briefly panicked since there was no telling what she could do with a painting of him. "That's okay Yakumo, you don't have to do it." Naruto said firmly not wanting to offend the young girl.
"Okay" Yakumo replied calmly causing Naruto to relax. Sure he could resist some level of power but what Yakumo did the other day was disturbing and there was no telling what she'd do if she painted a picture of him. While Yakumo painted her picture, Naruto looked at her and he was thinking about doing something really reckless.
"Partner you're not thinking what I'm thinking are you?" Kurama gasped.
'If you mean it's time to investigate Yakumo's head then the answer is yes.' Naruto replied. "Hey Yakumo I'm gonna take a quick nap. Wake me up when Kurenai sensei comes back" Naruto spoke out loud since the young woman was focused on her painting.
"Sure no problem" Yakumo replied nonchalantly.
Seeing that Yakumo wasn't paying attention Naruto started to make the hand signs for the mind transfer jutsu. He asked Ino about it months ago and she didn't see the harm since he had his shadow clones to rely on and he did tell her about his special jutsu.
"Mind transfer jutsu" Naruto whispered and his mind was sent into Yakumo's. This was going to be a dangerous move, but one he had to make. As he collapsed onto the ground he knew that this was going to be very interesting.
(Yakumo's mindscape)
"Well this is different" Naruto admitted as he looked through Yakumo's mindscape. It was a large space with multiple doors that Naruto didn't feel like exploring because they wouldn't be what he needed.
"Not everyone's mind is filled with ramen and sex like yours." Kurama spoke into his head teasing his partner.
"Whatever" Naruto huffed as he continued moving through Yakumo's mindscape. Finally he arrived at a large door in the end and walked through since it was what he needed. Once again it was a large room but this one looked like an empty space with what looked like Yakumo painting in the middle. It was the same painting as before but as Naruto approached her he felt something odd, something different.
"Hello Naruto" the figure in the middle said calmly but as the figure turned towards him, Naruto realized what was wrong. Instead of Yakumo the figure had a demonic face and that was Naruto's cue to scram.
"Gotta go" Naruto said abruptly before vanishing out of the jutsu. Yeah he and Kurenai needed to have a chat since.
(Regular room)
Naruto opened his eyes to find Yakumo was still painting but seemingly unaware of what happened.
'What the heck was that Kurama' Naruto frowned. That demon was unusual and Naruto didn't like it.
"I think it has something to do with why Kurenai left. That creature's signature was a lot like young Yakumo's but different" Timaeus offered.
'So what happened to cause such a change and is that why Kurenai left in the first place.' Naruto thought to himself. Kurama was about to reply, but the door opened revealing Kurenai and Unkai. Both were nervous for some reason.
"It would seem that young Naruto and Ms Yakumo have just been chatting." Unkai said calmly.
"Did I miss something" Naruto frowned. Did Kurenai somehow realize that he went inside her mind?
Unkai chuckled before replying, "Kurenai was just worried because of your habits. I must confess I wouldn't mind if my dear niece was involved with a man like you."
"Stop it Uncle you're embarrassing me." Yakumo blushed clearly aware of that conversation.
"Well it's been fun Yakumo, but I think it's time for me to go." Naruto replied realizing that his time was up and he wouldn't learn anything with his current line of reasoning.
"Will I see you again Naruto" Yakumo asked curiously.
Naruto could've answered this many ways but he chose the one that would serve his purpose, "Yes I think so. We seem to have a lot in common and I want to get to know you better." Naruto replied.
"Good" Yakumo smiled as Naruto left the room with Kurenai. He could sense Kurenai's glare and knew that she got his hint.
"Why don't I come with you Naruto, this is a big compound after all." Kurenai suggested.
"Sure" Naruto replied with a smile. Kurenai and Naruto walked to the edge of the compound of the Kurama clan and when they finally left the compound, Kurenai spoke.
"What did you mean when you said you and Yakumo have a lot in common?" Kurenai wondered.
"You know the answer to that question already don't you Kurenai sensei." Naruto smiled innocently. Granted Kurenai already had a good idea of why he said that and was not happy based on the look on her face.
"Come back with me to my place Naruto. I didn't tell you the full story." Kurenai admitted solemnly. Now there was nothing she could do to hide the truth and she knew it.
(Scene Skip)
With Naruto and Kurenai back at her place it was time to discuss the real story. "How much do you know about the Kurama clan Naruto?" Kurenai wondered as the pair sat down in her living room.
"Only that they're genjutsu specialists" Naruto admitted.
"That's right the Kurama clans bloodline ability gives them incredible mastery over genjutsu. So naturally, as the best user of genjutsu in the village at the time, I was asked to train her in controlling her power."
"Then what's the problem." Naruto frowned. This seemed as simple as it could be.
"Yakumo's power was too great even for me. We tried everything possible and yet we couldn't get it under control. That attack on the Hokage tower was just the tip of the iceberg. She could do things with genjutsu that would make Itachi proud." Kurenai revealed.
Naruto was getting nervous and for good reason. Kurenai was considered the best in the village at genjutsu right now but she paled in comparison to Itachi and that was without his Sharingan. If Yakumo was that good, then she was a major problem. "So what did you do?" Naruto asked fearfully.
"We did the only thing that we could think of at the time, seal her power away and isolate her from most of the clan. She actually lived in a mountainside manor until just recently" Kurenai said regrettably
A part of Naruto was angry because Yakumo's situation was even more like his, "If she managed to escape that means that your plan backfired.
"Yakumo's sealed up power somehow manifested itself into a new identity and it killed her parents before Unkai isolated her from everybody. This was only a few weeks after I left her"
"My god" Naruto gasped.
"Yes and the reason I returned to Yakumo recently was because Unkai fears that the sealed power is starting to exert more and more control over her."
"And you fear that it will take over and that there's no telling what it could do." Naruto replied with his eyes widened. That lightning bolt came out of nowhere and if she could do something simple like that, there was no telling what would happen if she used her powers for more advanced purposes.
"Exactly" Kurenai confirmed.
This was definitely a delicate situation and Naruto was caught between a rock and a hard place. He wanted to help Yakumo but if this demon was as dangerous as he thought, he would have a hard time doing anything without Kurama and Timaeus helping out. "Thanks for telling me the truth Kurenai." Naruto replied.
"Just promise me that you won't get involved anymore. Helping Yakumo is something I need to do for myself." Kurenai replied.
"Deal" Naruto replied. He would let Kurenai take care of things for now.
(Scene Skip)
Nightfall arrived and Naruto was over at Sasame's apartment for a visit. The two ninja were sitting in Sasame's living room in casual clothing since it was a business night more than pleasure. It was a simple area with a few small chairs and a table for working on things but that was enough for her. "What's up Sasame? You asked to see the real me tonight and here I am." Naruto said calmly sitting on one of the chairs.
"Ino mentioned that you ran into Orochimaru during that mission where you saved Isaribi." Sasame said bashfully from another small chair. Admittedly she was out of the loop in regards to some of his missions and she met Isaribi a day ago when Anko stopped by the flower ship when she was working there.
Naruto frowned since he realized what she was after, "Sasame if you're wondering about your brother, I suggest you stop right now." Naruto said coldly.
"But"
"But nothing Sasame, even if your brother was alive, you should know very well what anybody who's been put under Orochimaru's grasp is like." Naruto reminded her harshly. If she knew about the Isaribi mission, she should know about people surrounded by Orochimaru.
"I'm sorry but I had to find out" Sasame said tearfully making Naruto feel bad since he knew how she felt.
"It's not your fault Sasame. I just want you to focus on your future and your new friends instead of your old situation." Naruto said calmly wrapping his arms around her.
"I know but I can't help but wonder if you could've saved Arashi like you did Kotohime." Sasame frowned mentioning Kin's sister another person who was a victim of Orochimaru's actions.
Naruto understood Sasame's frustration but she was missing some major details, "Kotohime is by no means saved Sasame. She's in a cell and her rehabilitation is taking some time." Naruto revealed. Kin was having a hard time dealing with that aspect of her sister's life and whenever she returned from a mission, visiting Kotohime was the first thing she did.
"I know but" Sasame paused all of the sudden as an odd feeling washed over the room.
"Oh Crap! This is!" Naruto said nervously grabbing Sasame before she could be trapped in the genjutsu. "RELEASE" Naruto shouted.
"RELEASE" Sasame followed. "This is bad" Naruto frowned.
"Naruto what's going on?" Sasame said nervously since she didn't know who could do a genjutsu this powerful.
"I need to go" Naruto said firmly. The clan compound was on the other side of the village and if Yakumo's power could reach them from here, something was very wrong.
Sasame noticed the worried look on Naruto's face and understood that he had work to do. "I understand Naruto go be a hero" Sasame smiled.
"Sorry Sasame, I'll make it up to you later" Naruto said bashfully before kissing her on the cheek and using the Hirashin to return to his apartment and grab his clothes for battle. A fight was on their hands and he didn't like it.
(Scene Skip)
A now dressed for combat Naruto quickly made his way towards the Kurama clan home and he was in a hurry.
"There's no doubt the creature you saw was behind what happened." Kurama warned.
"Yes and I think the others realized it too" Timaeus added. Just as his dragon suggested, Ino Tenten and Hinata all appeared next to him along with Karin Kin and Tayuya. Each was ready for battle, though Tayuya had yet to transform.
"What's going on Naruto?" Tayuya said nervously.
"This genjutsu is from a girl named Yakumo Kurama. Short version is that she has extremely powerful genjutsu skills but couldn't control them." Naruto explained calmly.
Hinata frowned for a moment before gasping, "Is she why Kurenai sensei left." Hinata asked nervously.
"Yeah, but there's way more to the story then just that." Naruto replied as they approached the district. Naruto could sense Kurenai fighting against a group of ninja including Unkai which meant that the Kurama clan screwed up big time.
"While I'm curious what the story is, Kurenai sensei is in trouble." Karin spoke up having sensed what was happening due to her powerful sensory abilities.
"We have to hurry" Hinata said nervously worried about her old teacher.
As they increased Naruto quickly looked to the girls and made commands, "Hinata Kin and Tenten. I want you girls to back up Kurenai sensei once we arrive at the Kurama clan compound. Ino Karin and Tayuya, you're going to help me with Yakumo personally. The Kurama clan is skilled with genjutsu so you need to stay focused. Use your dragons to help if it comes to it but do not summon them." Naruto ordered.
"Right" everyone confirmed.
(Kurama clan compound)
Kurenai Yuuhi's day had gone south incredibly quickly and she really shouldn't have been surprised. The meeting with the Kurama clan went well despite Naruto being over and although he managed to keep his hands off Yakumo, Naruto learning about her secret was a problem. Fortunately, she was able to convince the young man to let her handle things and she was back at the Kurama compound later that night to speak with Yakumo herself. The pair was going for a quick walk in the garden catching up on old times and then things went south. Unfortunately for both women, Unkai had the bright idea that instead of sealing Yakumo's power again, they were going to kill her and Yakumo didn't take the assault well. She cast a massive genjutsu that accidentally covered the whole village but the Kurama clan shinobi were able to avoid any damage because they were all incredibly skilled genjutsu users. "Unkai stop this" Kurenai pleaded as she faced off with the ninja who were trying to get to Yakumo and had done so for the last ten minutes. She was tired, battered and bruised but she was holding on.
"I'm sorry Kurenai but Yakumo must die before her power destroys us all" Unkai frowned. Unkai was no slouch in battle but Kurenai was known as the genjutsu mistress for a reason. Nothing they were doing was working and even though there were 10 ninja, Kurenai was holding her own. All of the sudden, six blurs appeared in the middle of their battlefield.
"And I thought I had daddy issues." Hinata chuckled as she appeared in front of her old sensei with a smile on her face. Hinata was there along with Naruto Kin Karin Ino and Tayuya.
"For one thing, that's her uncle and you DO have daddy issues Hinata" Naruto chuckled causing Hinata to pout slightly.
"What are you guys doing here" Kurenai said in shock. She expected Naruto to realize it but the others were a surprise particularly Hinata.
"We were able to trace the large genjutsu to this area and we all met up along the way. Naruto explained why you're here sensei" Hinata smiled. She was glad to know that her sensei was only doing what she thought was right. She may not have liked how it was handled but she would get her answers soon
Kurenai was relieved that she had some proper backup and she would need it. Turning to the leader of the group Naruto she asked, "I'm assuming you have a plan instead of just rushing in to fight."
"Yeah, Hinata Kin and Tenten will help you with these guys. Meanwhile I'll take Tayuya Ino and Karin and deal with Yakumo." Naruto said calmly.
"Got it" Kurenai replied glad for the help.
"Yeah yeah now let's get going already" Tayuya said bluntly.
"Is she always this rude" Ino wondered.
"Yes" Kin and Karin replied simultaneously having grown used to Tayuya's personality since they were teammates.
"That's enough" Unkai roared as he and the other Kurama clan Ninja started making hand signs luckily for them Naruto was already in the process of initiating their escape.
"Hidden Mist Jutsu" Naruto roared as the mist served to temporary blind the Kurama ninja allowing Naruto Ino Tayuya and Karin to find Yakumo. All would be decided very soon.
That's it for Chapter 35 everybody and we're off to a roaring start. Next time, Naruto and his group confront Yakumo while the rest of his girls help Kurenai fend off the Kurama clan. This is about to get very fun.