Tale of Tails and Feathers
Chapter 36: Rescue Mission report... failure
"Damn it... Why did he had to go so far away! Even with this manner of transport (shadows) is to slow... he is using either a transformation jutsu, or he is using a barrier jutsu" Shinta said as he concentrated on Jiraiya's shadow.
Then, in a flash...
"I got it! His shadow!" Shinta said as he concentrated on Jiraiya's shadow
"I lost him... DAMN IT!!" Whats is going on here?!" Shinta yelled in frustration
"I got a lock of... a frog? WAIT! Is a summoning toad! I got his location!" Shinta yelled
"Everyone hold on thigh!" Shinta said as he used quiet a bit of his power to transport the team...
They reached the forest a couple of hours away from the hidden village
"Damn it... I got a bad feeling about this" Shinta said as they all ran up destroying any defenses in the way
"Jiraiya hold on... we are coming for you"
--With Jiraiya and Pain--
"Well... this is unexpected... there are 3 Pain(s) but how can this be?" Jiraiya
Jiraiya managed to fend off Pain's attack but was unable to attack him... his jutsus where either swallowed up by one of the 3 Pain's in play
(Author notes: Jiraiya is on his sage mode now)
"so... any plans on how to take these bozos?" the elder frog asked
"I think we could do a genjutsu dear, but Jiraiya-chan was never strong on those" the old lady frog said
"Well we still got that powerfull genjutsu" the old man frog said
"AH HELL NO!.. I aint singing no duet at my age" the old lady frog said at each side of Jiraiya's ears
"I wish they did not yell right on my ears" Jiraiya thought
"But what do you mean... duet?" Jiraiya asked
"We both have to sing..and harmonize our voices so that the genjutsu can come forth... but because is a voiced jutsu... the enemy will be able to find us fairly quickly" The old man frog said
"I got a plan" Jiraiya said
The 3 Pains then found Jiraiya... who managed to separate them in the corridors... and noticed their abilities
"The large one eats the jutsus... the other one sends images trought his eyes to the original... and then he is able to plan his moves accordingly... it is ingenious... better than the byakugan or sharingan" Jiraiya muttered as he used a fire jutsu on the Pain with the camera-like vision
he then used taijutsu on the ninjutsu eater Pain but was clobered from behind by another Pain
Jiraiya then was literally flattened... it was a frog shadow technique... then...resonating among the pipes among the walls
"Over there" Pain said as they followed the sound
Then they all stopped... they heads spun like crazy
"Genjutsu!? But Jiraya does not know any of them" Pain said
"You should never underestimate your opponents" Jiraiya said as he impaled all of the Pains in there... effectively killing them
Jiraiya then walked away... glad to have this over... only to be impaled by none other than another Pain... and the Pains that he had "killed" had very much come to live once more
"We are the six paths of Pain, we are god" the six Pain(s) said in unison
They attacked Jiraiya who managed to temporarily retreat... thought some of the weapons where stuck on him
"Urhggh... my chakra is running out of control!" Jiraiya said as he fell to the floor. One of the Pain(s) managed to pass trough his barrier... and was half dead
"This guy!" Jiraiya said in realisation
Flashback to Jiraiya's youth 20-30 years ago
The same man as it was dying attacked Jiraiya in the past... he managed to kill him and put a scar on his forehead
back
"Those guys... they are... the same... from that time long ago.
I must confirm it myself" Jiraiya thought as he left the protective barrier
"Jiraiya are you insane!?" We stand no chance... they will kill you" the old toad said
"I need you to do me a favor" Jiraiya said
9 minutes later
Shinta and his rescue team arrived... only to see Pain finishing Jiraiya
"JIRAIYA-SENSEIIIII!!" Shinta yelled... the 6 Pains then turned their attention to Shinta
Shinta's body was convulsing... it was having spasms... his body was shivering like crazy
"Everyone stand away! He is dangerous" Urd said
"I don't get it?! What is so dangerous about him right now?" Orphen said
A violent maelstrom of youki then flew from Shinta's body... his eyes turned dead... they still had the demon eyes on... but they looked lifeless... empty orbs of Saphire with smoldering hate and icy coldness. His body was covered in a shroud of darkness
"I am going to kill you" Shinta said in a monotonous voice as he walked towards Pain(s)
He then begun to run...fast... faster... faster
"I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!" Shinta then roared as he charged to Pain
"You cannot defeat a god" Pain said
"Oh dear... oh my, this is most troublesome" Urd said
"Care to explain?" Kenshin asked
"You know how you where as a battousai correct? Well to Shinta he was as strong as you but as a normal person... however because of his 'strange' spiritual nature... his youki conflicts with this reiatsu and chakra and chi... but it only happened once.. when a god put him in an illusion... at first he was happy... then he begun to cry, then his energies begun to conflict with each other creating an imbalance in his body turning him into a feral version of himself, this got worse when he absorbed Kurogane at their final fight" Urd said
"He is the only being in existence who was able to disable 12 troops of Valkyries before being subdued" Urd said
"who managed to subdue him?" Kenshin asked
"Belive it or not, my two sisters... even if they are not combat oriented their love and feelings towards him broken trough his hatred... though he was unable to remember what had happened" Urd said
"Shinta right now is traumatized by the lost of someone dear to him... the old coot might been the biggest pervert in the history of this or any world... but he was a wonderful teacher to him and Naruto, both of them became strong, and he built the foundations to Shinta's and Naruto's growth, Shinta now is on something akin to the sage mode Jiraiya used before being killed... but his is much more... should we say... potent? The only drawback is that he can only use taijutsu on this mode" Urd said
"But that is not to say he can't be more than a handful as you will see" Urd said as she pointed down where Shinta was
"Kill... hurt packmember... destroy..." Shinta growled as he rushed towards Pain who dodged
Or so he though
A straight left went right to his face... then fluently an inverted axle kick went to Pain's (number 2) face
The other Pain (number 5) Managed to block the attack but he was immediately hit with another hit with another punch following the trajectory of the first... hiding behind the shadow of the first...
The goddess gang back away from the fight
"Uhmm... that fist... is that the Meotode?" (the marriage hands) Nagi asked
"Yeah... but that is very potent for its simplistic nature of that..." Orphen said
Back to Pain and Shinta
"Shoutou yokogan men uchi" Shinta said as he hit with a cross hit (crossing his arms while using his hands as swords)
"Tanba" Shinta threw Pain (number 3) with a back throw
"I will kill you.. the so called god... and I will personally bring your soul to my kingdom for your torture" Shinta said as his eyes begun to glow
"Fool... I am immortal" Pain said as the other Pains charged...
"HAAAAAA!!" Shinta yelled as his power pressure threw all the Pain's away
Back to the Goddesses team
"Sis... for the love of life... you must take Shinta away... strong as he is right now he is no match for him in his current mental state" Urd pleaded
Belldandy and Skuld both jumped down to sooth the pain in Shinta's heart
"Why can't you help them?" Nagi asked
"My love is... selfish..." Urd said looking downcast
They saw as both Belldandy and Skuld begun to sing...
The song was sweet and managed to calm down the storm in Shinta's mind and heart... Pain however too the chance to attack
"Amber shield form my fingertips!" Orphen cried out to protect the goddesses
the wind around them compressed to form a defensive wall around them all... Orphen jumped in and grabbed the goddesses and Shinta
"I dance in thee, mansion of heaven!" Orphen called out as he teleported with the goddesses and Shinta.
"J-Jiraiya" Shinta said as he was brought half conscious to the group
"We must retire" Kenshin said as he saw a large mob of ninja approching
"I dance in thee, mansion of heaven!" Orphen said as he teleported the whole group to Konoha (I dance in thee, mansion of heaven! Is a magic spell used to teleport, however the caster must know his target location)
They managed to teleport to Konoha, however Shinta was still semi conscious... comatose from seeing such shocking image
"TSUNADE!!" Orphen yelled as he kicked open the doors to her office
"Orphen... if this is not serious I am gonna stomp you" Tsunade said
"Is about Jiraiya... he, Tsunade, I really don't know how to say this... Jiraiya... he is dead... Shinta, he witnesses his death, and is now comatose... for overuse of his berseker state" Orphen said
"Jiraiya... he is dead?" Tsunade said... not believing what she just heard
"I am sorry" Orphen said bowing as he retired, to let Tsunade grief
The hokage tower vibrated all day as Tsunade begun destroying everything in her path... all missions where canceled that day
Shinta was later admitted to the Yamanaka's household for mental treatment for a while... Shinta would be out of commission for at least a month
"Shinta-kun... what has happened to you?" Ino said as she tended to Shinta's needs
Inoichi patted his daughter shoulder as he saw a strong warrior lay on bed from seeing his beloved teacher fall to the hands of a warrior who fancies himself a god
"You better heal fast, because if yo make my princess cry I won't forgive you" Inoichi said
"Darling... you must not be to hard on him... remember though hehe is still a kid... he has time and time again proved himself that he loves his friends... and he has had a soft spot for Ino for a long time, he had studied under Jiraiya and has become the heir to the throne in hell" Inoichi's wife said
"This guy... he stolen my princess heart" Inoichi sai
"And is a good thing, I know you had your sights on having the Uchiha... but this boy, his heart is pure... and his love is true, can't you let him in? I remember when you did not mind him helping n the flower shop" Inoichi's wife said
"That was when he was just a snotty brat...ah... I guess you are right... he was and still is a hard worker... and the flowers grew better with him around... even "our flower"... our little flower" Inoichi said
"She has grown into quiet a woman hasn't she? She has left all that fangirl's stuff... she has matured and become an exceptional kunoichi... so I think is time you taught her more of the clan's techniques" Inoichi's wife said
"True... but I must first give him a treatment... he needs to come out as soon as possible... I heard Sasuke has gotten a letter of challenge from his older brother" Inoichi said
Crash
"Shinta... you are awake" Ino said
"Where...no... how long?" Shinta said... Inoichi was standing in front of him
"A whole week young man, you better be darn grateful to both my daughter and wife" Inoichi said
Shinta then slowly and surely begun to kneel down
"Shinta-kun... you are a prince... why are you?" both daughter and mom said
"Because...I am a prince... a prince shows gratitude... but before that... I am your friend... you took me in, in my time of need... I can only do this" Shinta said as he bowed into the floor
"Thank you for taking care of me... my kitsune clan will not forget this... please take this as a token of my gratitude" Shinta said as he took a silver coin from his jacket
"This coin allows the user to transport to my kingdom... is has no limit usage so you can come over and be pamepered and taken care for on your stay... you can bring up to 3 people with you... so use it whenever you want... and now... to what you had said... Sasuke... where is he?" Shinta asked
"Naruto's team is after them... they found out a lead... but shouldn't you stay and rest?" Inoichi then said a bit worried
"My structure is different from normals beings... like Naruto I heal fast... but due do my otherworldly qualities my healing is even faster" Shinta said
"not your body... your mind" Inoichi said
"I managed to block what happened on a deep part of my memory... I want to keep it locked up, until I meet with that person..." Shinta said
"uhmm... revenge?" Inoichi said
"Yes...I wish to finish my master's job..." Shinta said
"Until we see each other Ino-chan" he said whispering at her ears... making her legs tremble
"Oh? That kid has some moves..." Inoichi said as he saw Shinta leave
"OI!! WAIT... THAT WAS MY DAUGHTER YOU USED THAT YOU!!" Inoichi yelled as his daughter fall into the sofa
"Demonic Technique: Demon fox summoning!" Shinta said as he slammed his hands to the ground
a huge 5 tailed demonic fox appeared...
"I am Zorro... the gobi kitsune... what is your command young heir?" Zorro asked
"look for my brother's scent... follow it and if he using Kage bunshin... sense his chakra while hiding yours... that Karin chick that travels with Sasuke is excellent at chakra sensory" Shinta said
"But... would it be better if I used youky?" Zorro asked
"Excellent idea" Shinta said as he mounted Zorro
"We must hurry... this time I must not be late!!" Shinta said as Zorro galloped at high speed
"Master... I sensed a powerful chakra signature... what the!?it can't be..." Zorro said
"Explain?" Shinta said
"The person who was responsible for your uncle's imprisonment and Naruto's hell like life... he is the only one to be able to "control" Kyuubi's power... and set him loose on Konoha" Zorro said
"But something is odd" Zorro added
"What is it?" Shinta asked
"His chakra fades in and out... like he is phasing trought in and out of existance" Zorro said
"I don't care... he is one to take after Pain... but before... we need to search for Sasuke" Shinta said
"Sasuke... I am coming for you" Shinta said as he rode on Zorro
End chapter 36
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