Author: Won't be able to update frequently because I did something to my dominant wrist, which makes it hard to do anything, so just thought I should let you all know with a chapter! don't own Naruto!
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Mukade was not one to fear women. But this girl stopped one of his legs… and her fangs disturbed him. They didn't seem as prominent until now.
She looked up at Mukade, and Mukade stared at her.
Her eyes were a ruby red, gleaming with madness.
She threw the leg back.
The other ninjas appeared. The female straightened. Her face returned to a semi-normal visage.
She didn't want them to see!
Mukade chuckled. "Have you not told them?" he chuckled. "What a monster you are?"
The one dressed in blue seemed to freeze, his eyes widening.
But the female only smiled. "Oh, Mukade," she said in a mocking voice. "Seen yourself in the mirror?"
Mukade growled and attacked.
A bubble sidetracked him as it floated up. Then… "Katsu."
Mukade was thrown out of the side of the building by the force of the explosion.
"Katon: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
He avoided the fireball.
This would be a difficult fight.
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Utakata gazed at Naruto after she used the Katon jutsu.
"You alright?" he asked her.
"He's just a teme," she said in a forced lighthearted tone. She raised her arms, and kikaichu flooded out of them. "C'mon!" She jumped, Utakata right behind her, making handsigns for a suiton jutsu.
"Suiton: Raging waters!" Water poured out of his mouth. The jinchuuriki of the Rokubi also communicated with Saiken.
Lend me some chakra?
Sure. Kinda surprised you asked.
Chakra flooded Utakata's system, and he could sense Naruto changing back into her version.
Both jinchuuriki slammed onto the ground, creating craters. Rubble exploded from where they stood.
"Call her a monster again," Utakata growled. "I dare you, you ass."
"You two are both monsters!" claimed the man-no, he was no longer a man. No longer human.
"Yep," Naruto said, grinning rather disturbingly. "But there's a difference between you and I. I didn't choose this; but I would no longer change it if I had the choice." Naruto cracked her knuckles. "Now, be a good puppet and stay still." A bunshin appeared, and it formed the Rasengan in Naruto's palm. She launched herself too fast for even Utakata to see, and all jinchuuriki had-when enhanced with their bijuu's power-eyesight comparable to the Sharingan, which Saiken said Kurama hated with a passion.
Or just plain hated; Kurama mostly held a deep mistrust against Uchiha, Uchiha Madara in particular.
Naruto held the most powerful of the bijuu, as was seen by the fact that only an Uzumaki from the main line could hold a bijuu.
Utakata watched as Mukade exploded, but it didn't seem to deter him as he reformed.
From rubble.
Utakata knew puppet types; they used chakra strings. Saiken. I need to borrow your eyes.
Okay. Utakata's eyes became like Naruto's Kyuubi-fied eyes, only with one major difference: they were a light purple. And instead of seeing just everything slower, he could see what the Byakugan could… with the exception of the whole 360 degrees-with-one-blindspot-and-everything's-super-bright. His eyes could see chakra and chakra coils.
His eyes turned from Naruto to look up. Hundreds upon hundreds of chakra strings layered everything, leading to one chakra string that connected to the tube that, in turn, connected to the Ryuumyaku tower. Purple chakra raced through it; it was clear that this was the Ryuumyaku's power.
Utakata leapt up. His fingernails lengthened to a degree (nowhere near as sharp as Matatabi's jinchuuriki or Kurama's host, Naruto), but sharp enough to sever the chakra strings.
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"Interesting company you keep, Jiraiya-sama," Aburame Shiki said in the usual Aburame monotone.
"They're amazing," younger-Kakashi said, his eye mostly on Naruto.
Jiraiya hid a smirk as older-Kakashi's face flamed.
Yamato watched with an open mouth. "This is… I thought Naruto was a medic! A calmer person!"
Jiraiya hummed. "You actually probably only know Naruto's blood clone," he informed Yamato. But then he paused. "Actually, scratch that. You know Naruto, just not the face she presents to everyone around her."
"Is she an orphan?" Minato asked after a quiet minute. Utakata leapt into the air.
Jiraiya looked at Minato and Shiki.
"Both pairs of her parents died saving their village."
Minato's eyes dimmed.
"Though her first pair of parents did get to meet her when she was thirteen." Jiraiya smiled again. "I don't even know what summoned them from beyond the grave. History can't be changed, so that's all I'll tell you. Have you read any of my books?" she asked Minato, changing the subject immediately.
"No… Kushina would slaughter me if I read any of your porn novels!"
"Yeah, and if she were still alive, she'd slaughter me…" muttered Kakashi under his breath. Younger-Kakashi didn't react, though Jiraiya had a sneaking suspicion he heard.
"I was talking about one of my lesser-known works," Jiraiya responded with a mental laugh. "Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi. Ask me for a signed copy of it. Promise me that you'll name your kid after the main character."
Jiraiya just loved how much he was screwing with his goddaughter's life.
"I promise," Minato replied. He looked back to the battle. "Do you think we should help them?" he questioned.
"Yeah," Jiraiya nodded. "Mostly because he's going after the Ryuumyaku."
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Naruto watched as the man's chakra replenished, her kikaichu lazily returning to her body. They'd fed on a little too much chakra.
What she wouldn't give to have Shisui or Violet! But they were probably back with Hotaru… wherever Hotaru was.
She scowled. "Mokuton: Ki Torrapu!" A wooden trap caged the puppet. But seconds later, they burst outward, the sheer force of the puppet breaking through it.
Pain laced her body, and Kurama swore in her mind.
You need to rest!
"Utakata!" Utakata was by her side within a second. "I need a moment to rest. Kyuu-"
"I know his name," Utakata interrupted. "Saiken told me. Is the chakra damaging your organs?"
"Hai. I need to rest for a minute." Naruto took a deep breath and coughed. She covered her mouth, but nothing came out.
Utakata nodded.
Naruto sat down for a second.
I'm glad you listened.
So am I, Naruto winced as another wave of pain exploded through her body.
Sorry, the Kyuubi whispered. Just healing the damage fast.
Have I ever thanked you for doing that?
Plenty of times.
Thank you, Kurama.
A few minutes and about five spasms of pain later, Naruto was ready. She inhaled, feeling Kurama's chakra taint her own chakra.
She exploded into action.
"Kuchiyose!" Jiraiya's shout summoned Gamabunta. Gamabunta got down to business. Naruto leapt off his head and stood next to her fathers - Minato, who created a green Rasengan (which Naruto would fawn over later. Her favorite color was still orange, but she also liked the color green), and Shiki, whose kikaichu covered the puppet-man-Chouza, who expanded his hands and slammed them down on the puppet-man like Chouji did when he used his clan's jutsu-and Utakata, who took his own weapon and created bubbles to explode in Mukade's face.
Naruto powered her own Rasengan, but before she could slam it into his face, Naruto was surrounded by chakra-stealing pieces of unfinished armor.
It was being sucked out of her at an alarming rate. She couldn't think - couldn't call on Kurama. Her body relied on chakra.
