Son Goku

by wAvybone

An alien baby is sent to Earth for protection from an all out war and extermination of his race, but ends up on a planet that's equally dangerous. Will this baby end up shaking the balance in the great ninja nations, or end up dying like the rest of his race?

37. Training Days

37

"Goku's its time to wake up."

One eyelid cracked open and Son Goku wasn't greeted by the morning sun, no it was completely black outside. It got even darker once K blocked his view by stepping over and standing tall in front of the couch he was sleeping on. The boy rubbed at his eyes and started to slowly sit up, "What time is it?"

"It's three o'clock in the morning."

Goku didn't get a chance to take the cover off slowly like he wanted; instead K yanked it off and threw a fresh set of clothes in his face. The saiyan boy caught them fast enough that he wasn't hit with the surprise weights that were mixed in with his new training gear. It was a green gi with an orange belt, and a pair of brown boots that had the capsule corps insignia stitched into them. He looked at it with a raised brow, "Why green?"

"Bulma chose the colors," K informed his student and turned his back as said girl entered the room with bags under her eyes and a cup of tea. She was stirring it slowly as she quietly sat down on the bed and rolled her eyes at the Limitless K.

"I made the damn boots too, give me some credit, K," Bulma took a sip and nearly spit out the tea after realizing how hot it was. Her two younger roommates Mao and Chi-Chi stirred in their sleep, so she tried to remain quiet. "They're better than the ugly ass sandals everyone wears," The teenage girl crossed her legs and now took a satisfied sip from her tea as she continued to explain her genius. "They offer better support, protection, and durability than standard shinobi sandals. K I can make you a pair too, I'll just need some cash." Bulma held her hand out expectantly and K turned away from her.

"You'll be working out nonstop for the next two weeks," Goku had already changed into his new outfit, and was currently kicking the air to test out his new boots. K walked up to the window of the hotel room and opened it, letting in a cool breeze of the night air. His leg was already halfway out of the window when he said, "Be at the ninth training ground in thirty minutes. If you're late, you will have to do ten thousand push ups."

K leapt out of the window and disappeared from sight, while Goku was stuck with his jaw nearly touching the floor, "I don't even know where that is!" Goku ran across the room and leapt out of the window, but suddenly plummeted to the ground once he realized how much weight he had just added onto his body. He hit the ground with a thud, and the only sound that followed that was Bulma saying 'good luck Goku~' and then shutting the window.

Goku pushed himself off of the ground and groaned in pain, almost breaking his back after hitting the ground from the third floor of the hotel. K had woken him up at ungodly hours to train, added more weight than he could count to slow him down, and told he had thirty minutes to navigate through a village he had never been to before. What a way to start off training.

His head turned to the right when he heard voices getting louder as they approached.

"WAKING UP AT THREE IN THE MORNING TO RUN ONE HUNDRED LAPS AROUND KONOHA IS SUCH A YOUTHFUL IDEA GAI-SENSEI!"

"IF WE WAKE UP EARLIER, WE CAN ENGAGE IN MORE YOUTHFUL ACTIVITIES AND BECOME EVEN STRONGER THAN OUR ETERNAL RIVALS. MORE TIME SPENT WORKING IS TIME WELL SPENT," Gai shouted back to his ecstatic student.

"WE SHOULD WAKE UP AT TWO THEN, GAI-SENSEI!"

"SUCH A GREAT IDEA LEE!"

"GAI-SENSEI!"

"LEE!"

"GAI-SEN-"

A voice cut into their youthful conversation, "Do either of you know where to find the ninth training ground?"

Both green clad men skidded to a halt and locked eyes with Son Goku, who was also wearing a green clad outfit, and any well trained shinobi could see weights on a fellow shinobis body. It was like they found their missing link, "YES, WE'RE ACTUALLY HEADED THERE RIGHT NOW. WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US IN OUR REMAINING FOURTY SEVEN LAPS IN OUR QUEST TO THE TRAINING GROUNDS?" Gai asked with a shining smile.

"Um…"

"YOU'RE RIGHT, WE WILL START OVER AND DO ALL ONE HUNDRED LAPS TOGETHER!" Rock Lee yelled out and pulled Goku into his embrace. Both men burst into tears of joy and suddenly took off running, with Goku still in tow.

Goku was almost dragged across the ground until he had no choice but to keep pace with the green juggernauts of Konoha. He didn't know his way around and they did. How long would a hundred laps around Konoha even take? It wasn't that big of village right?

Right?

XxX

(5:00 AM – 9th Training Ground)

After running for two straight hours with Gai and Rock Lee around Konoha, they finally stopped on what was technically the 101st lap at the training ground. The sun was starting to come up, and Son Goku collapsed on the ground; right at the feet of his sensei. He was breathing heavily, while the Konoha duo were still standing tall with smiles on their faces.

"You're late," K stated flatly, "Ten thousand push ups."

"Bu-But!" Goku lifted his head up to see K glaring at him and rested his head back in the dirt.

"DON'T WORRY GOKU-KUN, THE FIRST ONE THOUSAND GO BY THE FASTEST!" Rock Lee dropped down to the ground held himself in a position to start working out until Goku was ready to begin, and Gai did the same.

"I enlisted some Konoha help to get you in shape," K said as he continued to glare at his student until the boy slowly got into a push up position. "I offered them money, but they said helping a fellow budding youth was all the compensation they needed." The black haired man turned from Goku and went to find a log to sit on top of, "You may begin."

"ONE!"

"TWO!"

"THREE!"

"FOUR!"

Gai and Rock Lee kept going back and forth while Goku continued to push himself up and down in silence. He was already exhausted and now he would be stuck doing this for the next few hours. Things started to seem blurry as the monotonous work out of ten thousand push ups dragged on and on and he could barely think straight. It felt like he was going for hours and it also seemed like Gai and Rock Lee were only getting louder as time went on.

"ONE HUNDRED!"

Wait, what? He had only done one hundred push ups? How long were they already working, and how long would this take?

"It's only been three minutes, Goku." K saw the distress in the boy's eyes and it nearly made him smile, but that would be out of character.

Rock Lee held the count, while Gai announced, "I THINK WE SHOULD PICK UP THE PACE. LET'S GO MY YOUTHFUL STUDENTS!"

K folded his arms over each other and watched in silent glee. This was going to be a great day.

XxX

(Elsewhere In Konoha)

With no true place to call home, Jirou returned to the only place he did know in the village. There was now a great tree in a random training ground that stood tall over Konoha, and he was the one to create it. He walked up with his hands stuffed in his pockets and he quietly strolled up to the tree, and his eyes slowly shifted downward.

He had been released from the hospital and was left to roam the village until the council came up with a concrete plan for him. The boy knew he would probably be admitted into the academy before he knew it, so he would soak up the last free days he had left. His mind had been wandering, and some lingering feeling brought him back to this very field to figure something out.

His mind found some type of ease returning, but it was almost like he could hear voices in his head telling him to dig deeper, so dig he did. Jirou placed his hands on the tree and the wood started to shift and tear apart on its own after reacting to his chakra. A hole opened up and Jirou slowly stepped in, and lowered himself into it.

After all the boys that were abducted that night in Konoha were retrieved, the entry way that led to the hidden root base was covered once again by the base of the giant tree, and apparently only he could get back in. He was brought back to the night, being held in the tank along with Naruto and Sasuke, but he remembered it differently. There were a few different point of views he remembered it from.

As he entered the base, those memories began flooding back. His life used to be simple as an orphan in Konoha, and then an old man offered him a chance that no one else did; and that was have a family. In hindsight, Jirou realized that Shimura Danzo meant something completely different, but he wasn't lying to him. He grew up with no family to call his own, surname to identify with and possibly find relatives. It was only him.

The old man would always come and visit the orphanage for one reason or another, and finally he approached him. Danzo told an even younger Jirou that he could have family in every clan, all he had to do was follow him, and an eager orphan child would never turn that down. From that point on, he was adopted by the man and taken under his wing. For the last six years, he remembered nothing but emotional conditioning, gruesome training, and countless experiments that even a child would know to be inhumane.

Jirou's hand traced across the walls of the base in silence, but once he felt someone stalking behind him; he stopped, "Come out."

"I understand," Sai emerged from the shadows and surprisingly got down on one knee before Jirou. "It is nice to see you're in good health, Danzo-sama."

The younger boy turned around quickly to stare at Sai with hardened eyes, "I'm not Danzo." His blue eyes widened when he saw more people filtering into the hallway, taking a knee just like Sai had done. They were all bowing out of respect for him, but why? He gnashed his teeth together and backed away from all of the root ninja, "I'm not Danzo!" He yelled to clarify his earlier point. He turned around and ran down the hallway with tears streaming from his eyes.

The entire crowd of shinobi looked on in silence when Jirou suddenly buckled to the ground and held his hands on his head, the only noise in the hallway were his silent, muffled sobs. All members were conditioned to follow every order, and wouldn't dare speak out against their new leader. They would wait until he was stable and follow his command, whatever it may be.

'The conditioning was no good.'

'This is no way to behave, Jirou.'

'Get yourself together, child.'

'You are the leader of root now.'

"Get out of my head!" Jirou yelled and smashed his fist against the ground. He kept doing it repeatedly, the floor starting to crack under the pressure of his hits. Voices kept ringing through his head, and he couldn't tell if they were fresh memories, or literal people talking to him in real time. Either way, he didn't like it. He pushed himself off of the ground and continued to stumble forward.

"Danzo-sama," One of the root members called out and Jirou's head snapped in the person's direction. His eyes were full of emotions as he turned back around and charged down the hall, to the bowing platoon of Root members. "What are our orders?"

"Why do you keep calling me Danzo?" Jirou held back his tears, biting his lip as he did so. He was so confused, so now he just wanted answers, "Why do you think I'm the leader now?"

"Because, that's what you told us," Sai spoke up and Jirou's skin crawled. "Danzo-sama did not die, you are Danzo."

Jirou stared at his hands with deep thought. He knew Sai wasn't lying, Sai couldn't lie, but he still didn't want to believe him. Danzo was dead, he had been the one to kill him, and that was what he kept telling himself under his breath. Finally he shook his head off all the negative thoughts and looked over the platoon with a frown, "Your first order..." He bit his lip and looked at all the expressionless Root ninja waiting for him to continue, "Collect all the information on Project Cell in this base and bring it to me."

All of the members disappeared into the shadows, save for one. Sai was still on his knee before Jirou, looking up slowly. His dark eyes meeting Jirou's blue orbs and there was a moment of silence. No words needed to be said; at least that's what Sai thought. Danzo had debriefed him of what would happen after Jirou was set free, and what his orders were. The rest of Root was the only ones who still needed instruction.

"You're still here, why?" Jirou asked with a furrowed brow.

"You know why, there's no use in pretending."

The boy groaned as he walked past Sai, "Follow me. We still have work to do." Sai slowly got up and walked behind his younger counterpart, "There's another person just like me out there, we need to find him." Jirou had this burning sensation in his body, like there was something missing from him, and he needed to fill it. He didn't know what it was, but he had a feeling that said person would have the answers he needed.

Sai nodded his head, "And how do you plan to find this person, Dan-" Jirou's head turned and he looked at Sai sternly through the side of his eye, "Jirou-sama?"

"Project Cell, it has all the answers."

XxX

(10:00 AM – 9th Training Ground)

"TEN THOUSAND!"

Goku dropped to the ground, breathing heavily, while the Green Beasts of Konoha jumped up and high fived each other. The blazing hot summer sun was fully shining on the field, the birds were chirping, and Rock Lee was yelling praises to his sensei for a job well done. For anyone else, this was a typical morning in Konoha, but Goku on the other hand had never been worked so hard in his life, even during his days training with Son Gohan. What made things worse was it was still the start of the day.

"What more do you need us to do, K-san?" Gai turned to look at the stoic man sitting on top of a log. "We have ten more exercises planned for Goku-kun we can start on!"

"That won't be necessary," K pushed himself off of the log and went to scramble the beyond tired child off of the ground. "We'll take a break for two hours and then return."

"VERY WELL THEN, WE WILL SEE YOU IN EXACTLY TWO HOURS!" Gai and Rock Lee took off back in the direction of the village, leaving Goku and K to their own devices.

Goku sat up and looked at K with a smile, "We're finally taking a break?"

"No."

The saiyan frowned a bit but eventually laughed at how exhausted he was, "Ok then, what's ne-"

A giant scroll dropped onto the ground and started unraveling itself. Goku looked up from the scroll to see K pointing a kunai to his face, "Take this, sign your name in blood." The man crouched down and pointed at where he wanted Goku to sign, and watched silently as Goku did so without asking him what was going on. Once the boy was done, he handed the kunai back to his sensei, "This is a summoning contract, it will be apart of your training."

"Oooh, what kind of animal will I be able to summon?" Goku suddenly jumped up with glee and looked between the contract and his sensei. "A Dragon, Panda, Gorilla, Shark!?"

"There will be no animals," K rolled up the scroll and it disappeared into a poof of smoke. Luckily Goku didn't even read anything on the scroll, so there would still be a mystery, and also an incentive. "You'll soon find out."

"I'm hungry, K-sensei," Goku leaned back on his hand and rubbed on his stomach with the other. His gut grumbled out loud right after to further prove his point, and he looked up to K with hopeful eyes. The boy grinned, "We need to get some food!"

"I suppose," K walked off and Goku got up to run after his sensei. The boy covered the ground he had put between them quickly, and he could see that Goku was getting used to the weights. Sometimes Goku didn't realize how truly talented he was, and he would use to his advantage. K led them back to the village that was just now starting to pick up. Shop owners and civilians were roaming the streets as they got their day started.

Goku's mouth was watering as they got closer to some restaurants that were just now opening their doors. His eyes shifted between barbecue joints, to the ramen bar, and all the other spots, but when his eyes returned to K's figure he was entering a secluded Smoothie Bar. Goku's stomach grumbled and he had no choice but to follow and nearly puked when his nose caught a whiff of the horrible smells inside of it.

The saiyan boy pinched his nose, "It smells terrible in here!"

"Nice to see you too, kid," A man with a wide grin on his face came from the back of the bar with a towel thrown over his shoulder. His clothes were off-white and heavily stained with different ingredients, and combined to make a disgusting personal odor. He clapped his hands together and laughed when he saw the stoic man standing before him, "Second time this week, welcome back, Genji!"

"My name is K," Goku's sensei corrected and looked to the menu. "Prepare two special Kale smoothies." K ignored the simple mistake and turned to look at his distraught looking student. He shook his head as the owner of the bar walked off to make the smoothies for them, "Don't be foolish, Goku, you're on a diet." He went to sit down in one of the dirty chairs, unfazed by the poorly kept establishment.

"I thought we would eat something filling like ribs, chicken, you know?" Goku asked with a frown and groaned when K shut his eyes to tune his student out.

"After this, you won't want to eat," K told Goku as he waited.

The owner walked back out with two plastic cups that were overflowing with thick green liquid. He placed a lid on top of them to try and stuff the contents in and it started to spill down the sides of the cup. The man stabbed their straws through the lids and held them out to his two customers, "Here ya go, K! Have a good day, sorry for the mix up!"

"Dude, you're so weird."

Three teenagers entered the bar, one of them being Goku's opponent in the finals. 19 walked up to the counter while the twins lagged behind, "How many times are we going to come here, 19, these smoothies are disgusting." Lazuli complained to her teammate, not even noticing Goku in the vicinity.

"Great," Goku looked at the smoothie with a wrinkled brow as he fiddled with the straw to see how it looked.

"I'll have the cottage cheese smoothie with coconut oil and spinach," 19 ordered as the man walked off to make said smoothie.

"You're going to drink that?" Goku asked with a look of distaste on his face, not even bringing himself to sip on the smoothie he had forced into his hand.

"He's been doing all kinds of weird stuff lately," Lapis said as he sat down on the dirty seat and cupped his cheek in his hand. The boy grinned though, "I think he's gearing up to kick your ass though, so I won't say anything else about it."

"I've been training since three in the morning, I'm not losing," Goku said confidently.

19 turned away from the counter, "I will not be going easy on you, boy."

"That's enough," K grabbed Goku by the collar and dragged him out of bar. He walked him to the end of the street and let go of him. "Drink."

Goku looked at the cup warily, but looked up to see K full-on glaring at him. The boy hastily placed his lips on the straw and his stomach turned as he gulped down the thick green smoothie. Disgusting was hardly the word to describe the blend of unknown ingredients, "Gah! You like this stuff?"

"No," K said simply as he tossed away his empty cup into a nearby trash can. "Finish."

The saiyan lifted up the lid and forced himself to drink the rest. With one more harsh swallow, he was done, and his sensei was right; he didn't want to eat anything else. As disgusting as it was, his body was starting to feel refreshed and energized. His taste buds on the other hand felt terrible, "What now?"

"Be back at the training field in an hour," K said as he disappeared in a crackle of electricity.

An hour break, just what he needed. Goku tossed the smoothie into the trashcan and watched in silence as the trio of Oto genin left the bar in the opposite direction of him. He took a deep breath and outstretched his arms as he exhaled. He knew the moment he stepped foot on that training field once more; it was time to get back to work.

Once the Oto genin were out of ear shot, and K was definitely out of sight, another newcomer made themselves known, "Goku." The saiyan boy turned around to see a tired looking blonde with heavy bags under his eyes. He had ditched the Akatsuki uniform and settled for a plain outfit to roam the village in.

"N," Goku said in awe when he realized he was finally talking to the 'rogue' genin from his graduating class.

"Dude, we need to talk."

XxX

(Uchiha Compound)

The large man walked through the halls, his face covered by a shemagh. He wore a tan cloak, and had pointed green ears sticking through the top of his face cover. The green creature was getting closer to the low rumblings of conversation coming from another room. He slid the door open to see other men dressed similarly to him drinking tea and looking out the window at the abandoned compound.

"Drum, join us," One the men said, patting an open space next to him.

"Majunior, Tambourine, Piano," He bowed respectfully to his brother and sat down with them. Drum accepted the cup of tea offered to him by his family and quietly sipped, "I assume things are going well."

"Sentries are currently being planted around the village," Majunior said as he picked up a remote that was sitting on the tabletop. With a simple click of a button, the opposite facing wall separated and a screen came out of it. There were red dots moving across the screen, while some were stationary, "Thanks to Shimura, the Hokage's attention is split." He set the remote down and grinned.

"Silly human, has no idea his village is being infiltrated," Tambourine had wings protruding from his back, which was hard to hide. When it was time to enter the village, a simple henge would suffice, but he rarely needed to disguise himself. "I say we act sooner than later while we have the upper hand!"

"Don't get ahead of yourself, the Hokage knows something is going on, he just doesn't know what." Majunior snapped at his brother as he pointed at the screen. "Everything will happen in due time, we still have a business to run. The shinobi won't think anything of us as long as we're their simple neighborhood drug dealer, and I'd like to keep it that way."

The door slid open and killed the argument that was brewing. Another cloaked member of their family came in dragging a fresh dead body, a trail of blood leaking from the body as he dropped the masked shinobi to the floor, "First of many." He said in a light hearted tone and smiled underneath his shemagh, "Shall I dispose of his body?"

"Yes, send someone back to take his place," Majunior shooed the subordinate away like an irritating dog. The body was dragged out of the room, "Be sure to clean up your mess too." He sipped away at his tea as if it would wipe away the sudden distaste in his mouth. The youngest member of the cartel looked up to the screen of sentries being set in place.

Piano's fingers drummed on the tabletop, smirking while he looked at his young counterpart, "Another inside source in Konoha's ANBU, eventually it will be ours."

"It was foolish to assume they wouldn't do routine scans of this compound," Majunior mumbled, "It's no coincidence though; they're definitely on to us."

"Are you suggesting we move?" Drum asked with a raised brow.

"No, just keep attention away from here for now. All I need is four more weeks," Majunior stated simply and stood up from the table.

"That's a long time; won't the Uchiha boy be back soon?" Piano asked with a hint of glee in his voice.

Majunior left his brother with some assuring words before he left the room, "It will all be over by the time he arrives."

XxX

(Hi No Kuni)

Tights sat in the yard of a safe house watching Naruto and Sasuke try hard to pop the rubber balls given to them by Jiraiya. Said man had yet to make an appearance at the place he told her to meet him at. As of right now, she was playing baby sitter to two genin who she had never met before. They hardly needed watching, too focused on popping the ball to do much else.

After sitting in the same spot for hours, Tights finally opened her mouth, "Hey kids, where did you say your Jiraiya-sensei went?"

Sasuke merely grunted and Naruto barely looked up either.

"I'm talking to you!" Tights stood up and pouted as she approached the two teenagers, snatching the rubber balls out of their hands. Two simultaneous yells of annoyance made her grin, "Ready to answer me now?"

"Can I ride your mechanical bird thing?" Naruto pointed at the giant machine resting on the roof of the safe house.

Tights huffed and placed her hands on his hips, 'Nothing like your dad.' She dropped the rubber balls at the their feet, but before they could get their hands on them again; she snapped in their faces, "I'll let you ride it, sure, but only if you tell me where Jiraiya is." Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other and then shrugged. Their child like curiosity influenced their decision, "Well?"

"You've got a deal, lady," Sasuke stood up and started walking toward the safe house. "He went into town this morning, said he was having brunch with an old lady friend."

"My name is Tights, kid," Tights turned to look at the giant mechanical bird and started digging in her pockets. "You can take turns, but you have to ride with me." The woman pulled out a remote and with a simple click the bird lifted its head and its red eyes came to life. She pointed at Naruto, "You asked first, so you get the first ride. Let's go, Naruto."

"You know my name?" He asked with an arched brow, but still ran excitedly and jumped onto the roof top.

"Yeah, and I know Sasuke," She jumped onto the roof as well. Both of them jumped onto the back of the bird and Tights pointed at the raven haired Uchiha, "You stay put until I get back. If Jiraiya returns, don't let that bastard go anywhere, okay?"

"Understood," Sasuke waved her off and went to return to his rubber ball. He still needed to practice.

The bird started flapping its wings and took off into the sky at high speeds. Naruto couldn't keep his mouth closed he was in so much awe as they tore through the skies. His blue eyes were looking down, filled with amazement, "Ha! Everything looks so small!" Naruto used his chakra to stick to the metal surface as he stood up and extended his arms, "I'm the Hokage of the world!"

"Sit down!" Tights yanked Naruto down, and the clumsy boy lost his footing and her expression was full of horror when she saw her little companion freefalling toward the ground. Jiraiya would kill her if she let Naruto turn into a smear against the ground, so she directed her machine to swoop down and save him. Air was blown in her face during the sudden nose dive and the bird opened its mouth to catch Naruto.

There was a loud yelp of pain as the machine bit down to secure Naruto's body, but other than that he would live to see another day, and that was all that mattered. Tights wiped away a bead of sweat, "Are you stupid!? You could have died! YOU ALMOST DIED!"

"That was awesome, let's do it again!" Naruto yelled out in excitement.

"NO!"

The mechanical bird started cawing loudly out of the blue and took on its auto-pilot feature. Tights banged on its head, but it kept going in the direction of the town that was nearby. At first she was going to override whatever command it had given itself, but when she saw the giant plume of smoke coming from the civilian village she understood what was happening. It was the only town near their safe house, and she would probably find Jiraiya there.

As it was known to do, once they were directly over said village the bird dropped them out of the air and flew off in the opposite direction. Tights grabbed Naruto and hugged him close to her body as she reached for another device on her waist. She pulled out what looked to be a gun and fired it at a tall building. A grappling hook shot out as they swung over the village and smashed against the side of the building.

"Gosh, I hate that thing!" Tights complained as her body ached all over.

Naruto looked around with a hint of worry, the entire village covered in smoke, "What's going on, Tights-chan!?"

"I don't kn—" The entire building was starting to come crashing down, a man was sent flying through it. She leapt from the side of the building to a lower rooftop and her and Naruto rolled across the ground. "Somebody's getting thrown around like a rag doll." It was hard to see through the smoke cloud, but she could at least see a giant figure about to pounce down on them.

A giant hand weaved through the cloud of smoke and smacked said figure away from them, "Hop on!" Tights grabbed Naruto by his collar and they jumped into the summon animal's open palm. "Jiraiya's in trouble right now, some guys from a group called Akatsuki are giving him a run for his money!"

It was a toad that had saved them, and Tights looked around, "Where is Jiraiya then?"

The older man dropped out of the sky as if it were on cue, "The Great Toad Sage is right here!" He said with a lot of pride in his voice. "You two need to get the hell out of here, right now!"

"Wait, you're staying!?" Naruto yelled at the man and he nodded.

"There's no way I'm letting these lunatics step foot in Konoha," Jiraiya said in a defensive tone and pointed at Tights. "Take Naruto and leave!" He ordered sternly, and she knew when he was serious by the way he was speaking.

A giant blast of wind made the smoke dissipate and revealed a tall man standing on the roof top adjacent to them. A black mask covered the bottom half of his face, while a white hood covered his hair. He wore a black cloak with red clouds embroidered into it, "No can do. I'm taking the alien and the Jinchuriki; they can turn a nice profit." Two black creatures landed on the rooftop and stood next to him and he rolled his neck, "Now, shall we pick up where we left off?"

"Alien?" Naruto looked at Jiraiya for answers.

"Not now kid, things are serious," Jiraiya shooed him and Tights away, "Go back to the safe house and prepare to leave, hopefully I'll be there soon."

"Don't be so ready to die, Jiraiya," The man said with a laugh. "Now, where's the alien?"

Jiraiya pointed behind the man with a smile, as a deceptively small figure had a huge boulder hoisted over his head and threw it at one of the creatures, sending it flying across the town, "I will be captive to no one!" The short boy had a light blue head and a purple scalp, wearing a tight uniform from his home planet.

The man sent his other creature flying at the boy, "Don't get too big for your britches patrol man." He never broke eye contact with Jiraiya, since he was the real threat right now.

"We don't have to do this, Kakuzu!" Jiraiya yelled at the man.

"Yes, yes we do."

XxX

I've been binge watching Young Justice, god that series is so fucking great. I'm not going to lie, that's why I haven't been updating as frequently. Blame Netflix, Netflix is most definitely the devil.