A Jinchuuriki's Tale Ch 37: Demands

(Italics: Thoughts / Flashbacks / Dream sequence. Bold: Title and Kyubi's / Demon's / Inner Characters's Speech. Underline: Time Skips)

Tsunade finished her bottle of Sake, savoring every single drop of the bitter-sweet liquor before trashing the empty bottle. Tsunade was worried, Ino's mission shouldn't have taken this long to complete due to how low the level of the assignment was. If something did happen to Ino the most logical conclusion was Naruto's enemies had discovered Ino's past relationship with the young Jinchuuriki and as such used her as a hostage in order to force Naruto to give in to their masters demands, whatever they may be. Tsunade knew Naruto and the depth of his feeling for Ino. Tsunade also knew how far Naruto would go to save the life of a loved one… And with those thoughts in mind Naruto was truly the only one capable of completing this mission successfully.

A split second later three ANBU members appeared before Tsunade, all of them on one knee in a respective bow. "Lady Hokage we found a note with a meeting location and list of demands." The ANBU from the middle said as he presented a scroll to Tsunade. The Fifth Hokage immediately rose to her feet and literally snatched the scroll from the ANBU's hands, quickly reading it. A moment later a knock sounded from the outside of Tsunade's office door. "Come in!" Tsunade called out as she shifted her vision from the list in her hand to the office door. While this was happening three ANBU accompanying Naruto entered the room. "We have brought him as requested Lady Hokage." The ANBU in the center of the three said.

"Very well you are dismissed." Tsunade replied. The three ANBU members vanished instantly without a trace in response to the Hokage's dismissal. "You wanted to see me Tsunade?" Naruto asked casually, a genuine look of curiosity written across his facial expression. Without a single word Tsunade handed Naruto the note she had received only moments before his arrival. Naruto read it, quickening his pace when he realized who had written the letter and what they had in their possession to get his interest. "I'm leaving immediately." Naruto said to Tsunade, throwing her window hinges apart as he leapt through the open windowsill, leaping from roof top to roof top. Naruto quickly gathered chakra in the soles of his feet as he dashed in a burst of speed, the mass amount of physical energy sending him flying over the walls of Konoha.

While in mid-air Naruto quickly performed a few hand signs. Naruto quickly bit down on his thumb, using his blood he forged a strange looking symbol on a Kunai, drawing on a little bit of the fox's energy as he threw the Kunai Knife with inhuman strength in the direction he wanted to be in. Naruto style! Instant Teleportation Jutsu! Naruto thought to himself as he vanished in an enormous burst of chakra-enhanced speed. I'm coming Ino… Naruto thought to himself as he felt the Jutsu coming into effect, a rush of wind surrounding him for approximately thirty seconds before he landed on his feet at the location of his Kunai, something his father gave him with his inheritance, along with the knowledge of the Teleportation Jutsu.

"Did you send the message?" A dark and mysterious voice said. The words came from an enormous figure three times as tall as the average man and twice an average man's width. Every inch of the figure's body wrapped in bandages with incomprehensible symbols places on every bandage. "Yes master at your request we demanded a meeting alone with him at a location south of Konoha to negotiate the hostage's life." The center of the five cloak figures said as all of them bowed respectfully to their lord. "Good now let us be on our way to begin the... Negotiations..." The enormous figure said as he rose from his throne, walking out the exit with his five very capable body-guards. Ino's frozen form captured in the crystallized merging of elemental energies as the largest of the five cloaked figures carried her on his back seemingly effortlessly.

Two Hours Later...

Naruto stood in an open plain, his guard up as he waited for his father's enemies. A split second later a burst of accelerated wind filled the surrounding area, the black traveling cloak Naruto wore fluttered violently as a result. When the wind died down one enormous, inhuman figure appeared, five cloaked figures surrounding him in a ring of protection. The largest of these five body-guards placed a multi-colored crystal on the ground in front of him, Naruto's eyes widening as he saw Ino's lifeless image within the crystal. "Don't worry she's merely in a hibernated state, she won't die... That is if you fulfill my demands..." A dark and mysterious voice said.

The words came from the enormous figure in the center of the five cloaked figures. Every inch of the man's body wrapped in bandages with incomprehensible symbols places on every bandage. "What do you want?" Naruto calmly stated, letting his rage and anger die down as much as he could. "I want you to remove this accursed seal your father placed on me years ago. My battle is not with you child you are just Minato's one and only son and thus are the only one alive capable of removing the seal from my body. Do as I ask and I shall spare both yours and the hostage's life, try anything though and the girl is good as dead I assure you. You have one minute to come up with a satisfying answer." The enormous figure stated.

"I'll do it." Naruto said in a strong tone, lacking any doubt or hesitation. "Then come closer and do it..." The enormous figure stated as he began to unravel his bandages. Naruto moved closer, his eyes widening in surprise and astonishment on the man's condition. The same symbols on every one of his bandages looked like they were tattooed to his very body. Naruto instantly recognized it as a complex seal illustrated in his family scroll... Naruto wasn't sure he had what it took but he had to try... For Ino...

A/N: DL555 back with a new chapter, thanks for reading and review if you care! Peace! - DemonicLove555