Naruto: The Rabbit Prince.
This Fanfiction is a crossover with The Naruto series, Darkstalkers, Summer Wars featuring: King Kazma, with elements of Watership Down.
Rated: M for violence, blood, swearing, physical combat, mentions of sexual content, murder, and death.
Fair warning, this fanfiction contains the following tags/clichés: Sasuke Bashing, Sakura Bashing, Competent Naruto, Fuinjutsu (not master level) Naruto, Kekkei Genkai (with conditions) Naruto, Potent Chakra Naruto, Adopted Naruto, Lightning Style Naruto, Black Lightning Naruto, Smart (but not genius) Naruto, Rabbit Summons Naruto, Animalistic Naruto, and Good Kaguya.
Pairings: None unless they are adults.
Summary: What if Kaguya wasn't as evil as everyone perceived her to be and the Chakra Fruit drove her mad? What if she had another son that turned out to be her official firstborn that was to be the King of the Rabbit Summons? What if her son adopted Naruto and cared for him as if he was one of their own? And what If Naruto had another Godfather? As Naruto grows into a fine shinobi, he must face the many trials that come with his growth.
Disclaimer: I do not own the following Anime, Books, and Games. Naruto is rightfully owned by Masashi Kishimoto. Darkstalkers is rightfully owned by Capcom. Summer Wars and King Kazma are rightfully owned by Madhouse. Watership Down is rightfully owned by Richard Adams.
Chapter 16: Ambush! The Demons Attack!
Team Seven and their client Tazuna were now walking down a dirt road surrounded by the forest on both sides. They were heading southwest to attain further transportation to Nami no Kuni. Today was perfect. The sky was beautifully clear, barely a cloud in sight.
Sakura turned to Kakashi with a question in mind. "Hey, sensei. Doesn't Nami no Kuni have their own shinobi?"
"No," Kakashi answered. "There are no ninja in that land. In other countries, they have their own shinobi alongside their own unique customs. A small island like Nami no Kuni is naturally protected by the sea, so there's no need for shinobi to be there, much less a village. The five great nations have shinobi villages that occupy a great amount of territory, and they all have leaders that possess the rank of Kage." With that answered, she fell silent.
A few minutes of walking, and nothing seemed to have happened.
Kakashi started talking again to ease the boredom in the air and had his own questions in tow; he was curious about Naruto's other name. Kakashi turned to the young Jinchūriki getting the blonde's attention. "So, Naruto, what kind of name is El-ahrairah? I've never heard that name anywhere before you introduced yourself."
"Well, my family wanted to give me a new identity among them as a Usagigetsu," Naruto answered sincerely.
"I still question the freak rabbit you turned into and how it could be your father. Who could ever love an orphan like you?" Sasuke sneered arrogantly. Sakura then began laughing at the Human Prince. The entire group stopped as the air became tense.
Naruto returned fire with evident amounts of anger lacing his voice. "Just like who could ever love an egotistic dick like you, Uchiha? I think the death of your clan was a blessing for them since they don't have to deal with you anymore." This knocked the Uchiha out of his smug disposition and angered him quickly.
"Enough you two!" Kakashi intervened as he scowled at Sasuke. "You seem to like instigating fights, don't you? We'll see where that gets you when you're dead from your own incompetence. I've had it up to here with your harassment of your teammate, Uchiha!" The Jōnin put his hand above his gravity-defying hair. "If you keep this up, I'll have you suspended." The threat permeated the air.
Kakashi then looked towards Sakura, who seemed to freeze from his gaze. "And you; you just seem to like ganging up on Naruto, do you? I might just have to beat the crap out of both you to get your acts together."
"B-But sensei, N-Naruto-baka got to be a shinobi without having to go to the academy like we did. He's done nothing to earn his right as a ninja," she stuttered, trying to justify her wrongdoings toward her comrade.
The air was full of tension between the two disrespectful Genin and the gray-haired Jōnin, not one of them saying a word.
Do all of them act like this? Tazuna thought. Am I even going to live past this?
"Sakura, Naruto has proven himself capable as a shinobi. May I remind you of last month?" Kakashi said, deathly calm, making the girl sweat. "The Sandaime and Naruto's adoptive father came to an agreement long ago that Naruto was to live and train under them as a part of their clan and return for graduation. So, if you have a problem with it, take it up with the Hokage and try to convince him otherwise."
Kakashi then turned to Naruto, his gaze becoming soft. "So, where did we leave off?"
"My name, and how it's my new identity among my family," Naruto answered, a bit skeptic about the Haruno and Uchiha.
"Alright, does El-ahrairah have any meaning to you other than another identity," asked the Jōnin curiously. He wanted to know his sensei's son a lot more; the life he had lived when he was with the rabbit summons must have meant a lot to the boy.
"My name means 'the Prince with a Thousand Enemies' and 'the Sun'," the Jinchūriki returned joyously. "As one of the first rabbit summoners in two-thousand years, I was given that name due to my early upbringing." His attitude shifted into sadness as he referred to his past, which the cyclops picked up on. With that answered, they continued their journey.
He doesn't even deserve those summons; that name went to a loser, Sakura and Sasuke thought in anger as they grimaced. They could not comprehend how the dobe managed to get a name that was unheard of in the elemental nations that had so much meaning and power behind it. They would never accept their blonde comrade no matter what; to them, the Human Prince was dead weight and a spoiled brat given special treatment.
One hour of traveling later...
The group continued their walk down the dirt road surrounded by the forest, nothing suspicious or foreboding in their path.
Suddenly, Naruto sensed bloodlust not far from them. He then honed in on it with his sensory capabilities to find the enemies in the form of a puddle. This was alarming as they all didn't notice the incoming threat, but Kakashi who did notice from his years of experience.
Two chakra signatures, Naruto urgently concluded. And they're strong.
Naruto made motions to his sensei, who already knew and was sending them to the Uchiha. With three party members sans Sakura ready for the ambush, they prepared themselves. Both of Naruto's claws elongated and started glowing green.
Then, it happened. Two shinobi wearing dark camouflage, black cloaks, metal masks that covered the lower halves of their faces, and metal gauntlets on one of their hands that held claws and bladed chains that linked them together emerged from the puddle. They donned headbands that had Kirigakure's symbol of four waves on it. One threw the other to get around to the other side, all the while their bladed chains wrapped around Kakashi and tore him to shreds. As soon as they killed the Jōnin, they went for the bridgebuilder.
Naruto and Sasuke were quick to react. The Uchiha jumped between the enemies' gauntlets and leaped into the air once more. He threw a kunai and shuriken and nailed one of the enemy's chains to a tree.
Meanwhile, the Human Prince was being charged by the other. The enemy quickly separated from the chain and tried to tear away at the boy, only for Naruto to make a sacrifice and grab the metal claw with his left hand, making him bleed. He then used his own Wind Claw to tear through the opposing nin's torso and giving a Black Lightning-imbued kick to him, knocking him back.
"Ahhhggg!" The Kiri nin screamed as he was sent flying to the tree. He recovered instantly and glared at Naruto. "You son of a bitch!"
The other nin whose chain was nailed to the tree had broken free and went for the bridgebuilder. Surprisingly, Sakura had gotten in front of the old man, pulled a kunai out, and took a defensive stance only for Sasuke to get in the way of the attack, ready to take the fatal blow. However, that didn't happen.
Before Sasuke, Sakura, and Tazuna were torn through, Kakashi appeared in an instant and disabled the enemy shinobi in a flash. He then went for Naruto's opponent was handling and took him out in the same swift manner as the previous. It all happened so quickly that the Genin didn't have any time to process what was going on before Kakashi was now completely visible to them. He had both enemy nin wrung by their necks in his arms.
Everything was now calm and settled. Tazuna actually looked relieved. These kids really protected me!
For the first time on a real mission, Team Seven had got their act together and fended off the nuke-nin. Kakashi stood before them, proud of his team's actions. "Good job, Naruto, Sasuke, and you too Sakura." He then noticed the injury on Naruto's hand and was alarmed. "The claw you grabbed was laced with poison; open the wound to bleed it out!"
"Understood!" Naruto complied. The Human Prince reached into his sleeve with his right hand and created a black crystal kunai. He then pulled it out only to stab his palm deeply to ensure that a good portion of the poison was bled out, surprising everyone that witnessed his bold display.
As soon as that was done, Kakashi's piercing gaze moved to Tazuna, both enemy nin still in hand. "Tazuna..."
"Y-Yes?" the old man stuttered nervously. He knew he was doomed to the horrors that lied ahead.
"We need to talk," Kakashi answered sternly. It looked like something was finally exposed on this mission, and it involved the bridgebuilder's life.
Five minutes later...
Both enemy nin were tied to a tree to make sure they didn't escape until interrogated. The group stood not far off, ready in case they tried to make another attempt on the bridgebuilder.
"These two are Gōzu and Meizu, the Demon Brothers. Former Chūnin from Kirigakure," Kakashi informed his team.
"How did you even know that we were going to attack?" asked Gōzu with a clouded voice behind the metal mask.
"Oh, come on," Kakashi chastised. "A puddle when it hasn't even rained in weeks?" This made the enemy nin's eyes widen. "Not to mention my student noticed you up ahead and gave me signals you could have picked up from observing. Naruto?"
The blonde Jinchūriki took it from there as he rubbed his wounded hand. "I could feel your bloodlust from fifteen meters away. It wasn't hard to pinpoint where you were." This truth bewildered everyone.
Kakashi felt a rush of pride for his student. Sensory types were a rarity and valuable assets when it came to combat and tracking. It was just was another thing that made the Uchiha and Haruno almost see red. The dobe had proved to be more useful as a shinobi with the sensory abilities he had at his disposal. The cyclops glanced back towards the Demon Brothers, who had then dispelled into water.
"Well, that skips interrogation," said Kakashi in a serious tone as he then looked to his team. "This mission has gone from being a C-Rank up to an A-Rank. If we keep going, some or all of us may die."
"But what about Tazuna?" asked Sakura.
"Simple: he'll be left to die," answered Kakashi in a casual tone. He turned to the bridgebuilder, who seemed to be having a heart attack. "Unless he can come clean and tell us why these shinobi were after him, then this mission will end as soon as we reach the docks." Kakashi's gaze became irritable.
Tazuna was sweating out of fear. He knew he had to tell the truth sooner or later. "A-Alright!" He put his hands up in defeat. "I'm being targeted by Gatō."
"Wait a minute," Naruto intervened in bewilderment of the statement. "Gatō of the Gatō company? That one?" This man was well known to the economies of the elemental nations.
"Yes," Tazuna admitted shamefully. "That bastard has ruined Nami and corrupted it in just one year. The people of Nami live in constant fear and can't afford to do simple things like feed their families. When the bridge is complete, it will break Gatō's hold on our nation. That's why I needed ninja to protect me until it was complete."
"Then why didn't you let us know?" asked Kakashi. "You could have negotiated for a team of Anbu and worked out a deal with the Sandaime; he's not that strict since Konoha takes a much more moral path on missions."
"We couldn't afford something of a higher rank mission, I'm sorry," Tazuna apologized somberly. "This was the only way for our people to get help."
Kakashi pondered on this. If we continue, the consequences could be catastrophic. And my team wouldn't be getting any experience or mature in any way if we go back. The Jōnin faced his team. "Do you all still want to go through with this, despite the threat that lies ahead?"
Naruto stepped forward. "After Nami's recovered from Gatō's reign, we could make a few alliances for the benefit of both our nations." This made the bridgebuilder's eyes widen at the prospect, but the Human Prince wasn't finished there. "We need to do this. Not just to prove ourselves or to show our moral standings, but to fight as shinobi of Konoha. And if Konoha's reputation is heightened because of this, the more mission requests we can from clients."
Kakashi then turned to his dark-haired student. "This is my chance to test my strength. I'll be able to show my might as an Uchiha," Sasuke stated proudly.
And finally, Sakura joined in cheerfully. "If they're going, I'm going too."
The cyclops nodded as he looked towards Tazuna. "Alright, then. We'll be heading to Nami with you, and we'll be protecting you until the bridge is finished."
Tazuna took off his hat and bowed in gratitude. "Thank you. Nami no Kuni will forever be in your debt."
Three hours later... In the Afternoon...
Team Seven and their client were now on a small wooden boat that was heading towards their destination. They were being taken there by a ferryman that knew Tazuna and became their means of transportation. There was a fog so thick that it would there be nothing to be seen unless it was close by. The only thing that caught their sight was the incomplete bridge, already standing so tall and mighty, like a beacon of hope.
There was a tunnel up ahead that went right into a small town where the fog had come to a stop as they approached the shore.
"We're lucky that we weren't caught, Tazuna. I leave the rest to you," the gruff ferryman said in a stoic voice as they began to dock.
As soon as they all got off and their means of transport left, they continued their trek towards Tazuna's home. It had a similar dirt road and forest from earlier, but up ahead, there was a lake nearby.
However, all it took to interrupt the peace the group had was the rustling of bushes a few meters away from them as it got their attention. Then a small snowshoe hare jumped out of the bushes and ran directly to Naruto and began nuzzling itself against his foot.
The group was amazed at the rabbit's courage to approach a human as Naruto happily picked up the small mammal and held it to his level. "Hey there, little guy. What are you doing here?"
Tazuna quickly became annoyed. "It's just a rodent."
Naruto ignored the bridgebuilder and adored the small creature while Kakashi was looking at it in skepticism and alarm.
A white coat on a rabbit in spring? Kakashi pondered as his student was busy fawning over the said creature. That would mean it's been raised indoors. Then it's a decoy! Kakashi was snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of a large object whipping through the air as he shouted, "Everyone, get down!"
Everyone ducked as a massive blade about the size of a fully-grown man flew past them and deeply implanted itself into a tree.
THUD!
As everyone recovered, they got the chance to get a good look at their assailant, who now stood on the handle of the blade. It was a man about Kakashi's age. He had a grayish skin tone, wore dark camouflage leg and arm warmers, light blue striped baggy pants, and black shoes. He wore bandages around his face like a mask and his headband sideways, and he appeared shirtless.
Kakashi greeted their new opponent almost as if he was an old associate. "Momochi Zabuza, nukenin from Kirigakure."
The rouge shinobi darkly chuckled at the statement as he spoke in a deep gruff voice, "And if it isn't Kakashi of the Sharingan. I'll keep this quick, I want the old man you've taken as your charge."
The Jōnin raised his hand to grasp the part of his headband that had been covering his left eye. "All of you," he addressed his team without taking his eyes off Zabuza, "Get in position and protect the bridgebuilder. And stay out of this." His word now absolute, Naruto put the rabbit on the ground and joined his team in surrounding Tazuna on all sides with their kunai knives out.
Kakashi then pulled the symbol of his affiliation up, revealing his hidden eye, the Sharingan.
Zabuza looked quite amused. "Finally, I get to see what it's like to face the Sharingan in combat."
Sasuke was mumbling under his breath as he looked down. "The Sharingan comes from my clan—"
"I think it would be best if you didn't reveal the abilities of your clan here, Sasuke," interrupted Naruto. A mist was beginning to set in and enclose on the area.
Zabuza did nothing but keep his eyes on Kakashi as the fog rolled in. "You have a good place in the bingo book, you know? You're labeled 'The Man that has Copied a Thousand Jutsu', 'The Copycat Ninja', or better yet, just 'Kakashi of the Sharingan'." He dislodged the blade went towards the lake. He raised one arm into the air while the other in a handseal, performing ninjutsu.
The water then began to kick up around the nukenin. The fog became thicker and stronger. The air filled with unease and fear for the Genin and bridgebuilder as they all knew that this battle could result in their deaths.
"Hidden Mist Jutsu!"
The fog became so thick that there was little to no visibility. The only thing the entire group could see was each other.
"Everyone watch out," Kakashi advised cautiously as his eyes darted around. "Zabuza is a master of the Silent Killing technique."
"'Silent Killing'?" Sasuke questioned.
"It happens so fast that you're dead before you know it," Kakashi answered sharply. "Keep your guard up." There was no room for error; this mission could end up with all of them being killed.
The mist got even thicker. And the tension in the air was so thick it was hard to breathe.
Then Zabuza spoke, and his voice had sounded through both the blinding mist and into the ears of the Genin as if he was omnipresent, frightening them. "Eight points to choose from: Larynx, lungs, subclavian artery…" Zabuza named one after another. He could end them in just one fell swoop. He then released a powerful Killing Intent, which made the Genin fear for their lives.
Out of everyone in the group, Sasuke was taking this the worst. He looked at the fog that clouded the field. The pressure and fear were getting to him as he was preparing to stab himself with his own kunai.
"Calm down, Sasuke. I won't allow any of you to die on my watch," Kakashi reassured the Uchiha as he looked back. The Jōnin would be willing to die for his team if it meant they lived.
"Don't make promises you can't keep, Kakashi," Zabuza jeered as he appeared to all of them within the stances that encircled Tazuna. With a hidden, confident grin, the nukenin knew he had this in the bag.
Right when Zabuza was about to run them through, Naruto intercepted the nukenin, stabbing him in the stomach with a kunai. The blond glared at the former shinobi as he spoke with a voice dripping with venom, "You may be a master of Silent Killing, but if I can sense you in time, then that's it for your games, Momochi."
Zabuza then dissipated into water much to Naruto's chagrin. It was a Water Clone!
Not more than a second later, Zabuza had run Kakashi through from behind. However, Zabuza wasn't lucky that time; the Jōnin he had supposedly killed pulled the same trick with his own Water Clone, and Kakashi was now behind him with a kunai to his throat. "This ends now."
No, it didn't end there. This was just the beginning. Zabuza had dissipated into the water like the previous, revealing that he was another clone.
The real one came up from behind and once more tried to cut through Kakashi. He ducked under the blade as Zabuza then planted his sword into the ground and took the opportunity to kick the silver-haired Jōnin, sending him into the waters of the lake.
As Kakashi tried to recover, Zabuza appeared was right behind him, flying through a set of hand seals.
"Water Style: Water Prison!"
Kakashi didn't have time to react as he was enveloped in a sphere of water as Zabuza's hand and focus of chakra was the only thing that kept concentration on the prison. He somehow couldn't move or react in any way; he was immobilized.
Now that the Jōnin was out of the way, nothing was keeping Zabuza from his prime objective. He performed half of a hand seal.
"Water Style: Water Clone Jutsu!"
Water then took form from the lake and began to take a human image until it was an exact copy of its creator, scaring the Genin. The clone then made its way toward land.
Kakashi shouted out of fear for his students, "Get out of here while you still can! Zabuza is using all his focus to keep me in here; the clone can't go far from his real body!"
We couldn't run even if we tried, Naruto thought fearfully. The man is a former Jōnin from Kirigakure; he'd just track us down, so we have to fight for all of us to survive. I could try to use Lightning Style, but that would harm Sensei. Wind Style is out of the question, too. Damn it! Naruto took what little moments there were to calm down. Sensei told us that those that break the rules are scum, but those that abandon their comrades are worse. I won't forget that lesson; it's something my family would see as one of their own morals. I could summon Leona...
As Zabuza's clone was about to exit range, Naruto had come to his final decision. Da said to keep my Kekkei Genkai hidden unless it was an emergency, and now's a better time than never, but it's so soon.
Naruto walked forward with his head held high as a confident smile graced his face. Kakashi was bewildered. Did the blonde not hear what he said? "All of you get out of here!"
"There's no point, Sensei!" Naruto shouted as he continued his advancement. "Even if we did run, Zabuza would just track us all down and kill us without a moment's hesitation. I won't abandon my comrade just so he can die in vain."
The Human Prince then bit his thumb to draw blood and flew through a set of hand seals. Upon its completion, he slammed his hand on the ground.
"Summoning Jutsu: Leona!"
A plume of smoke clouded the area around the blonde to reveal a sight that made Naruto gleam with hope and leave everyone in bewilderment.
A familiar female, lion-like Lapine with bulky muscles, towering height, and black Konoha Jōnin attire made herself known to the group. Her familiar deep gruff voice brought a sense of ease to the Human Prince. "El-ahrairah? What's wrong?"
"I need your help, Leona. My sensei's been captured and is about to be killed, and if we don't help him we're dead," Naruto informed her. He kept his eyes on the nukenin, his clone, and his imprisoned sensei, all three of whom were still left in a stupor by the Lapine's appearance. "So, can you help me?"
Leona smiled, not caring about the scene before her. "Of course. Anything for family."
Right when she said that, the Water Clone came in with the massive sword ready to decapitate her. Before that could even happen, Leona grabbed weapon point-blank and stopped it as the duplicate came to a struggle with it. She angrily glared at the clone. "Do you mind, asshole? I'm trying to have a moment with my baby cousin!"
As Leona said that, she punched the Water Clone's face so hard it became distorted until it fell to the ground and dissipated into water.
The Lioness of Lapine turned her head to the original Zabuza and grinned sadistically. "Naru-chan," she said in a singsong voice. "Why don't you take it from here? I'll watch your back."
Naruto nodded. "Alright, but first," he looked towards his teammates and the bridgebuilder as he then went through a set of hand seals that revealed his Kekkei Genkai.
"Crystal Style: Crimson Fruit!"
A pink crystal dome surrounded the remainder of Team Seven. Everyone, sans Naruto and Leona, was left breathless by the display. None of them knew about Crystal Style and its properties as an extraordinary element.
Naruto turned his gaze towards Zabuza and his sensei, now knowing that his teammates would be protected by his jutsu. He then went through hand seals once more and slammed his hand on the ground.
"Crystal Style: Growing Crystal Thorns!"
Red crystals emerged from the earth as if they were trees with jagged branches and rose to be two stories high. Then through the force of Naruto's will, the branches shot towards the lake at a lightning-fast pace, going for their intended target.
Zabuza had to let go of the Water Prison and dodge the oncoming onslaught of sharp thorns that could kill or harm him severely. Kakashi was freed, and now he could pay the nukenin back for all the trouble he put his team through. However, Leona jumped in, ready to engage Zabuza in combat.
The nukenin barely had any time to react as the Lioness had gone on a full-scale assault. She swiped at him with her claws and inflicted deep wounds and then sent a powerful kick to send him flying. Zabuza rebounded, but he was severely wounded.
Before the Lioness of Lapine could finish the job, Kakashi intervened with the wave of the hand to get her attention. "Wait! Let me take it from here, Zabuza is mine!"
Leona just laughed at the Jōnin's determination. "Just make sure I don't have to save you again, okay?"
Kakashi grunted in confirmation as Leona went to join her cousin. He then engaged Zabuza once more. It wasn't long until both shinobi flew through hand seals to perform a jutsu simultaneously.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!"
The water from the lake on both opposing sides had risen into the air and taken the form of a dragon. Both shinobi launched their jutsu towards each other, the clashing water sending a massive wave to the land that surrounded the lake.
Kakashi and Zabuza glared at one another as they began to encircle each other. The nukenin was wondering what capabilities the Sharingan might have and plotted his next attack. Kakashi again went through a set of hand seals that were familiar to the rogue ninja.
"Water Style: Giant Vortex Jutsu!"
A violent current took the shape of a circle in front of Kakashi as it then built speed and cascaded in a massive blast of water that enveloped the nukenin and sent him far crashing into a tree.
Zabuza couldn't move. The force of that jutsu was too much for him. Then four kunai struck his legs and arms, taking away his mobility as Kakashi appeared on the tree branch above him.
The nukenin was at his limits as he could only glare at the silver-haired Jōnin and spoke in a weak voice, "H-How—"
Two throwing needles flew through the air and struck two points on Zabuza's neck, appearing to have killed him.
Everyone turned to see a masked ninja standing on a tree branch not far from Zabuza. The appearance of the ninja was quite androgynous. The masked nin wore a brown pinstriped outfit that stopped at the knees, a green haori with white trimming, a brown sash wrapped around the waist, and light brown sandals with green straps. The person's hair was tied up into a white bun holder, and two locks formed bangs that were held together with small hairpieces. The white mask the shinobi wore was of a Kirigakure Anbu; it held two red waves on it, curved eye holes, and the symbol of the shinobi's affiliation on their forehead.
As everyone observed the new arrival, Naruto had freed Sasuke, Sakura, and Tazuna from the Crimson Fruit with Leona following along. The pink dome shattered and faded away into the air beautifully.
The Anbu bowed and spoke in a soft, calm voice, "Thank you so much. I've been tracking down Momochi for months, and thanks to you, my mission is complete."
Kakashi took no time to investigate Zabuza's corpse and began to feel for any sign of life only to find none. He looked towards the Anbu. He can't be more than my own Genins' age. That's no ordinary shinobi.
Meanwhile, Leona pulled Naruto close to her as she began to growl at the masked ninja, who leaped from the tree to retrieve Zabuza's body. As the nin hoisted the corpse onto their back, they dismissed themselves. "Now, I must take my leave. Farewell."
The Anbu made half a handclap and began to fade away in a swirling vortex of leaves. Kakashi, putting up a strong front, pulled down his headband to cover his Sharingan eye as the Anbu left.
"Alright, everyone, let's get the bridgebuilder to his home." Kakashi then looked to Naruto, who was still being held close by his non-human cousin. "And you, Naruto, have a lot of explaining to do as soon as I regain consciousness," he said, referring to the blonde's Crystal Style.
"Regain consciousness—oh..." Leona was cut off from her question as Kakashi's eyes rolled to the back of his head, and he fell to the ground unconscious, astonishing the Genin and their client. The Lioness of Lapine just shrugged as she went to pick up the Jōnin and hoist him over her shoulder. "Alright, then. Let's get a move on, people."
Sakura became angry and was the first to react to the Lion Lapine's orders. "Wait a minute. Why should I take orders from a freak like you—"
The sound of a sharp slap reverberated around the area. Sakura was knocked to the ground as she held her face, crying in pain as an angered Jinchūriki stood over the pink-haired girl, growling at her threateningly. "Say that about my cousin again, Haruno, and I swear I'll beat the shit out of you!"
"Calm down, El-ahrairah!" ordered Leona. "This is no way for a shinobi to act." Naruto's anger turned to shame as the Lion Lapine looked towards the entirety of the group. "Now, enough with the crap! Let's get the young man to his home." She was referring to the bridgebuilder as Sakura recovered from her ordeal.
"Wait, I'm fifty-nine years old!" Tazuna protested.
Leona snorted. "Then that means you're young to me since I've been around since the Sage of the Six Path's passing." This shocked everyone except Kakashi—who was unconscious—and Naruto. "Now if we're done here, let's move. I'll explain everything later."
The entire group went off to Tazuna's home with the feeling of dread, deep down knowing that this wasn't the end.
I don't have much to say for this chapter since it was canonical and there wasn't much for any meaning. Naruto is too weak to take on a Jōnin level opponent on his own, so I had him summon Leona. Like said back in chapter 14, Leona taught Naruto not to take any crap from anyone; I think his reaction is quite normal since he is a new Genin and pretty young, so he's not going to act automatically mature to the point where he is always going to be the bigger person.
I'm sorry, but I could only alter so much. There are going to be some alterations, you'll see them later on.
Does Naruto seem weak as I'm trying to make him out to be? I'm trying not to make him seem as strong as a Jōnin, just competent.
Hidden Mist Jutsu.
Rank: D.
Class: Supplementary.
This technique is a specialty of Kirigakure ninja. Users fill the air with mist and control its thickness with their chakra, the mouth can also be used to create the fog. Due to the utilization of stealth, this technique is perfect for assassination. However, the user is just as blind as the victim. Sensory types and Byakugan users seem to be capable of countering this technique despite the lost visibility.
Water Style: Water Clone Jutsu.
Rank: C.
Class: Supplementary.
Using water from the surroundings, the user creates one or more copies of themselves. Despite only having only one-tenth of the user's strength, these clones can interact with others and fight on their creator's behalf. There are a variety of uses for this jutsu to be utilized to its full potential.
Water Style: Water Prison Jutsu.
Rank: C.
Class: Supplementary.
Range: Short.
This technique traps a target in a sphere of water; the water can either be drawn from the surroundings or expelled from the user's mouth. Despite being used to capture enemies, it has a variety of uses past keeping the victim alive or drowning them.
Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu.
Rank: B.
Class: Offensive.
Range: All Ranges.
The user manipulates water into the shape of a dragon, which they then direct at a target, dealing significant amounts of damage. Many users will use pre-existing bodies of water for this jutsu, but skilled users can create their own water from their bodies by spitting the dragon from their mouth. If skilled enough, they can create it from the water molecules from the air.
Water Style: Giant Vortex Jutsu.
Rank: A.
Class: Offensive.
Range: Mid to Long.
A large volume of water is directed at the target to deal severe amounts of damage; to manipulate so much water at once requires a great deal of chakra. It is utilized as a vortex that cascades down upon the target with devastating amounts of power. The aftermath to the area around will look as if a natural disaster had occurred.
Silent Killing.
As the name suggests, this technique is simply a soundless method of killing an opponent as quickly as possible with great efficiency under the guise of stealth.
Crystal Style: Crimson Fruit.
Rank: C.
Class: Supplementary.
Range: Short.
The user creates a dome of crystal to surround the target. It is strong against external and internal attacks. Depending on the person, it can be used to protect or imprison the target.
Crystal Style: Growing Crystal Thorns.
Rank: C.
Class: Offensive.
Range: Short to Long.
The user creates a trail or a construct of crystals that can then send vicious spikes towards the opponent in a gruesome display if they were to make contact.
