Chapter 17: Battle for Oto
The fifth and Third regiments moved quickly through the forests of Hi no Kuni many men checked and double checked their weaponry in the dark making sure they were fully prepared for the fighting ahead. From Naruto's understanding Oto wasn't just one village but a collection of multiple underground bases and the regiments were to crack this nut.
"Kitsune Give command of your platoon to your second in command Anbu squad Ro has orders to assist Taka… We will be joined by Anbu squad So." Itachi informed naruto by whispering into his ear.
Nodding Naruto signalled for his second in command A Nara man by the name of Yuji. Sighing he moved up alongside the teen probably muttering about how troublesome it was.
"I've been assigned a separate mission from our platoon. I want you to take control of the platoon till I arrive back with you guys. You know the plan and targets. I wish you luck." Naruto whispered to the man who simply waved his hand in understanding.
It took another four or so hours of traveling in the night for the regiments to arrive at the border. Signalling for his officers to meet with him, A small ring formed around Kakashi who simply smiled.
"Alright I'm sure everyone knows the drill already but first dawn is arriving which means we're late. Everyone has their orders. I hope to see you all soon." He said to them before he turned around to the clearing. Naruto in the meantime returned to the platoon giving his yuji his orders before he changed into his anbu gear.
Standing in front of the main forces Anbu Squads Ro and So were ready to begin their operation; both Squads had 6 members. Kakashi stood with them staring out at Oto before he turned to everyone pulling out a group of Tri-pronged Kunai which Naruto recognized immediately.
"Minato-Sensei has given each one of us a Kunai in case we need immediate reinforcements and to only use these in dire circumstances." Kakashi told the group as he handed out the kunai. Two pairs of sharingan flared to life barely visible underneath the anbu masks.
"Alright let's move out." Weasel ordered the Anbu squads who promptly took off moving quickly over Rice fields. Naruto felt exposed and watched moving over the rather open terrain of Oto. Ignoring it he focused on Weasle and Okami who conversed to themselves quietly. Okami was the leader of anbu squad So and Naruto recognized as shisui who he hadn't seen in a long time.
There was another anbu who had caught Naruto's eye; he had a Neko mask similar to the Neko in Squad Ro, however he radiated a weird power.
"Kitsune focus up, we're almost there." Neko whispered to the teen who turned to the purple hair anbu and nodded.
Weasel brought the two squads to a halt near a cropping of rocks motioning for the other Neko to come forward. Nodding he formed a ram hand seal before the dirt caved downwards forming a passageway.
Motioning to the squads they jumped down the hole landing softly as the anbu held his ear to a wall before he opened the walls to a small underground base. The two squads took to different sides of the hallway weapons at the ready.
Naruto clutched his katana tightly as Weasle and Okami signaled to each other with sign language of the anbu. Satisfied their actions were set the two motioned their squads in different directions both of them running off into the darkness.
Squad ro came to a T intersection causing them to split up in their designated pairs with. Neko going with a kuma masked anbu, a buta(pig) masked anbu with tokage(lizard) and finally kitsune with weasel.
Checking door after door the two quietly dealt with the Oto shinobi who were sleeping. While they were sure Orochimaru had prepared for an invasion they thought he wouldn't be expecting konoha shinobi this deep in his territory already.
Coming to the last door at the end of the hallway, Weasel slowly opened the door as Kitsune prepared his sword dripping his blood. Checking inside they were greeted by a pair of sharingan.
"About time you made it here… I was wondering when backup would arrive." Sasuke's voice said in the darkness before he stepped out revealing Sasuke already donning his Anbu uniform complete with a Taka mask.
"We don't have much time before-" whatever sasuke was about to say was cut off by rumbling deep within the base.
"Shit it's too late follow me!" Taka shouted as he brushed past Weasle and Kitsune who quickly fell in behind their fellow anbu member. The only thing could be heard was their sandals hitting the ground followed by the occasional rumble.
'Naruto-kun I feel a familiar presence… two familiar presences besides my student… Be Careful my boy.' Hiruzens voice said within the seal causing Naruto to frown under his mask.
As they grew closer to the source of the rumbling within the base metal clanging against metal could be heard as well before they arrived in a large hall. Okami and the second Neko stood off against orochimaru who laughed maniacally.
"Well just my luck not only is there one Uchiha but three as well and the jinchuuriki of konoha!" Orochimaru shouted while laughing the hall was rather large, kept up by several pillars some of which were already destroyed by the battle. The rest of squad So laid dead or dying already taken out by orochimaru more than likely.
"We're here to take you in orochimaru whether that's dead or alive is up to you." Itachi's voice rang out emotionlessly.
"And to top it all off my old experiment seems to have returned as well. How have you been, is it tenzo now?" Orochimaru asked, ignoring Itachi. The anbu operatives stood off against Orochimaru who tsked.
"My my no words I suppose that it is the perfect shinobi and anbu operative but it's so dull." Orochimaru said as snakes shot from his arm faster than the shinobi present could react, knocking their masks off before retreating back to orochimaru.
"Now you are free of the sin of never speaking while under a mask." Orochimaru said toying with the shinobi present.
"It's too late orochimaru the wars over as we speak Shinobi from Konoha Iwa and Kumo are destroying each and every one of your bases just give up and face your trial." Shisui ordered orochimaru who laughed once again.
"Over? I don't think so." Orochimaru shouted before he sped through handseals his hand landing on the ground as three coffins began to rise. However the third one failed causing orochimaru to tsk once again.
The two coffins that did rise were marked with one and two the third one had the symbol for three on it.
'Naruto… you are in trouble, get out of there!' Hiruzen shouted as the realization of what was about to happen dawned on them. 'Orochimaru has just used a kinjutsu Kuchiyose: Edo Tensei(Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation)'Hiruzen explained as the coffins dropped open to reveal two men the konoha shinobi recognized almost immediately.
The first man was tall with tanned skin and dark eyes. He had waist-length black hair typically styled in a centre-parted fringe that framed his face. He dark red armour worn over a simple black suit with sandals. This armour was constructed from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards along his body; each collar of his shoulder guards bore the Senju symbol. He was Hashirama Senju the shodai hokage and founder of konoha.
The second man was a fair-skinned man with silver, shaggy hair and red eyes. He had three red markings on his face, one under each of his eyes and one on his chin. He wore blue armour with a distinctive white fur collar over a simple black suit. This armour was constructed from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards along his body. Beneath his shoulder armour he wore two extra shoulder guards on each arm. This clothing was accompanied by sandals and a happuri which was engraved with konoha's emblem. He was Tobirama Senju the nidaime hokage of konoha.
"Where are we… who are you?" Hashirama asked to look at the konoha shinobi as they stepped out of the coffin orochimaru laughing maniacally as a look of fear spread across the faces of the konoha shinobi.
"They looked like members of Anbu… or at least similar to what Anbu looked like." Tobirama said as he looked at his hands. "Ah I see we have been summoned from the land of the dead. It seems we will be fighting konoha shinobi… We apologize in advance." Tobirama said, staring at the eyes of the three uchiha present.
"Ironic called upon to fight Uchiha even when konoha still seems to be around its quite sad." Hashirama said as orochimaru finally stabbed the talisman into the heads of the once dead hokage.
'To think orochimaru would go this far…' Hiruzen commented sadly. As the dead hokage faced off against the konoha shinobi.
"It appears we've lost control of our actions… show us what you can do."Tobirama said simply as he clasped his hands together a condensed jet of water shooting from his mouth towards the konoha anbu only for a wall of wood to form in front of them.
"Oh wood release are you one of my descendants?" Hashirama asked as he jumped to the top of the wall throwing a large barrage of kunai at the anbu making them split up.
"No I am not, I am a bi product of orochimaru's experiments, the one who summoned you." Tenzo explained causing Tobirama to frown.
"Orochimaru? Wasn't that Sarus student?" Tobirama asked, having just been around to see Hiruzen's students when they were still young. Tobirama pounced on shisui going for an overhead kunai slash which was blocked by a tanto bringing the man to his knees.
A wood pillar burst from the ground knocking Tobimaru away from shisui.
"Oh tenzo always ruining the fun too early." Orochimaru said as he went through a series of hand seals before a mud dragon raised from the ground shooting towards tenzo.
Seeing this the man cursed jumping out of his original spot as the dragon crashed into his last location destroying the floor. Sasuke quickly moved towards orochimaru drawing his katana as orochimaru hissed drawing a sword from his mouth. Blocking a strike from sasuke he retaliated with a kick to the stomach forcing Itachi to a different part of the cave.
(With Naruto and Itachi)
Hashirama slashed at Naruto with a Kunai which the boy blocked with his sword with a grunt.
"Who is the current Hokage?" Hashirama asked as he pushed Naruto slowly to a knee, his katana shaking. Itachi quickly acted, throwing Kunai at hashirama causing the dead man to jump away from them.
"That would be my father Minato Namikaze the yondaime hokage." Naruto informed the legendary shinobi as he charged forward jumping up at delivering an overhead slash which hashirama knocked away with his katana. Moving to stab the boy, his actions were blocked by Itachi moving in front of Naruto, his own kunai clanging with hashiramas.
"Minato Namikaze? The yondaime? What happened to Hiruzen?" He asked as he delivered a strong kick to Itachis gut sending him flying back hitting Naruto as they slid to a halt.
"He passed away 13 years ago now Hashirama-sama but he lived a very long life." Itachi answered between huffs and Naruto and Itachi stood tiredly facing off against the founder of their village.
"I'm afraid we're going to need to call Minato-sama here." Itachi said as he quickly pulled out the tri-pronged katana, throwing it to the ground.
"Aren't you… supposed to throw that at me?" Hashirama was confused by the actions of Itachi. However the man was quickly flung forward not towards Itachi and Naruto necessarily but towards the kunai.
"How dare you bring that wretched man here!" Orochimaru's voice snarled.
"Your fight is with me Orochimaru." Sasuke said drawing the focus of orochimaru once more as he nearly slashed the snake sanins head off.
Naruto moved in front of the kunai punching the kage in the face which seemed to do nothing. Naruto gulped as hashirama laughed before delivering a strong punch to Naruto's gut raising his feet off the floor and causing him to spit.
"You have a lot of strength Naruto-kun right?" Hashirama asked as Naruto was sent flying into the wall. Itachi cursed as Naruto slowly got out of the wall, his Sharingan spinning wildly into that weird shape Naruto had seen before.
Hashirama prepared to charge forward once again however he was stopped by a yellow flash appearing next to Itachi.
"Sorry I'm not… Hashirama-sama?" Minato asked, getting a good look of the man in disbelief.
"Sorry but who are you?" Hashirama asked confused, causing Minato to grin happily.
"Why I'm Minato Namikaze." He said, causing Hashirama to look baffled.
"Your the yondaime?" Hashirama asked as Minato simply nodded an affirmative.
"It seems you've been summoned back here huh? I apologize Hashirama-sama." Minato said before becoming serious, drawing his kunai from his pouch.
"Naruto help, Sasuke me and Minato-sama have it from here." Itachi ordered Naruto nodded hopping off to join Sasuke. As Minato quickly began to draw a seal finishing it quickly. Pulling out a grouping of kunai Minato quickly threw them all around the large hall.
"Please give it your all Minato." Hashirama said before charging once more towards Itachi and Minato.
(Shisui and Tenzo)
Shisui held Tobirama at bay with his tanto his sharingan spinning wildly within his eyes which Tobirama stared unflinchingly into.
"How has the Uchiha clan fared since I have passed?" Tobirama asked as he was given a strong kick by tanzo sending him skidding back blocking a slash from tenzo. Grabbing his arm he threw him into Shisui who caught the man before rushing forward striking out with his tanto.
"Not well a few years ago we were massacred by a masked man not many uchiha lived." Shisui informed the man who frowned.
"We may have been enemies once but no clan deserves that." He said as he elbowed Shisui in the face kicking him into a pillar destroying it. Wood rushed up around Tobirama entrapping him as Tobirama sighed.
"You may be good with Mokuton but you are no hashirama." He said before he let out a burst of chakra destroying the wood around him before he blew out another condensed stream of water. Shisui landed between the two his hands on the ground as a mud wall was raised up taking the brunt of the damage.
Tobirama watched unimpressed as wood shot from the wall in an attempt to skewer the man as he ducked, weaved and twisted his body out of the way of the advancing pillars, throwing himself onto the top wood pillar. Running down it he pulled out two kunai which spun upon his fingers before he threw them at the two anbu.
The kunai moved fast as the anbu scrambled to dodge Shisui taking a cut to his cheek and tenzo was hit in his arm. Before Tenzo could react Tobimaru was on him going to stab the man in the head only to be grabbed by an arm of green chakra.
"Oh susanoo huh?" Tobirama said, looking at the forming protective jutsu of the sharingan. He tried to escape only to be thrown into the wall with a large crash with shisui dropping the susanoo shushining in front of tobirama kicking him farther into the wall.
A wall of wood formed in the opening trapping tobirama inside or so it seemed as the wood was once again blasted away by tobirama who climbed out of the hole.
"I will admit I underestimated you two but it will take more than that to beat me." He said getting back into his stance his wounds were already healing. Once again shisui and Tobimaru charged at each other engaging in a taijutsu battle.
(With Naruto and sasuke)
"Rasengan!" Naruto shouted, shoving the swirling ball of chakra towards Orochimaru who simply chuckled, kicking his hand causing the teen to fly away destroying another pillar.
"Chidori!" Sasuke shouted from behind Orochimaru shoving his hand into the sanin who gasped before turning into mud.
"No no no sasuke-kun." Orochimaru said stabbing his Kusanagi into orochimaru who gasped before he turned into a log. A kunai flew through the smoke hitting Orochimaru in the throat courtesy of Naruto. Orochimaru looked confused as he gargled on blood before turning into mud once more.
"He's just toying with us at this point." Sasuke said frustrated as he landed next to Naruto.
"I know but we can at least hold him off till Hashirama and Tobimaru are sealed away." Naruto said to Sasuke as Orochimaru laughed behind them.
"You think you can just hold me off?" He asked resting his head on sasuke's shoulder only for it to be sliced off and turned to mud.
"I can do this all day." Orochimaru said with a cackle a large gust of wind blew their way causing the two to fly through a pillar. Before they could react, Orochimaru was on them going to stab Naruto in the head who promptly pushed himself off the ground pushing himself away landing on his feet away from the sanin.
Naruto quickly ran through a series of hand seals as Orochimaru engaged Sasuke the two locked in a battle of kenjutsu. Seeing Naruto was ready Sasuke used all his strength to knock orochimaru off balance.
"Raiton: Raijū Tsuiga(Lightning Release: Lightning Beast Tracking Fang)!" Naruto shouted a rather large fox of lightning forming from his hand charging Orochimaru. Orochimaru jumped away from the beast however he was surprised when it changed course charging the man from the rear, biting into his neck.
Roaring in pain orochimaru crumbled to dust rather than the melting that his normal mud clones had done to this point.
"My my what a dangerous technique you have there." Orochimaru said from behind Naruto hearing a slice from behind Naruto rolled to the ground twisting his body and kicking orochimaru in the gut who simply grabbed the foot. Pulling himself up he slammed his head into orochimarus who simply grinned.
"You shouldn't have done that Naruto." He said stabbing Naruto in the gut who gasped before he was discarded to the ground. Sasuke watched in slow motion as Naruto fell to the ground with a thud holding his gut in pain.
"Naruto!" Sasuke shouted as he charged forward, quickly blocking Orochimaru's attempt to finish naruto off by stabbing the teen in the heart.
"Amaterasu!" Sasuke shouted as orochimaru was engulfed in a black flame, blood leaking down from his eye. The orochimaru before them was once again turned to mud
"Ah just like your brother you have awoken the Mangekyō Sharingan I am quite impressed." He said as Naruto slowly and shakily stood up.
"Dobe what are you doing?" Sasuke was surprised to see Naruto awake, much less standing. His confusion only grew noticing the stab wound had disappeared only replaced by a whole in his clothing.
"We'll talk about it later." Naruto huffed out before steeling himself once more. "I'm getting tired of all these clones." Naruto said as he formed a familiar hand seal an entire platoon of Narutos formed at once.
"You should know clones will never beat me." Orochimaru said unimpressed, leaving the shadow cast by one of the pillars. "But maybe they will amuse me."
(Minato and Itachi)
Minato flashed from kunai to kunai barely dodging wood spikes attempting to impale him as Itachi slashed back with his fully formed susanoo.
"You really are something else to use Tobirama's jutsu in such a way it's quite impressive." Hashirama said his eyes catching Naruto getting stabbed which Minato spotted as well stopping for a moment. He was rewarded with a spike to the side causing Hashirama to sigh.
"Minato-san you have to keep your focus on the fight here if you're going to seal us away." Hashirama warned as Minato stole one last glance at his son.
"I know Hashirama-sama." He said with a sigh before spotting his chance he flashed forward planting the seal on hashirama's back flashing away. Jumping back from another spike of wood Minato formed a Snake seal.
"Fuin!" Minato shouted as a seal matrix began to spread across Hashirama's body causing the man to give a soft smile.
"You fought well Minato-san I am happy to see the will of fire still burns brightly in not just you but all the shinobi present here. Please look after the village for me." He said before he was wrapped up in a barrier of cotton. Turning to Shisui and Tobirama's fight he threw a kunai behind the nidaime hokage quickly planting a seal on the man's back.
Getting pushed forward the man turned to face Minato as wood wrapped quickly around the man holding him back as Minato repeated the sealing process, a seal matrix wrapping itself around the dead hokage.
"I see you use my old jutsu well, I'm impressed. I am proud of the shinobi that konoha has in this time, good luck Minato." Tobirama said before being sealed away as well.
The four shinobi appeared next to Naruto and Sasuke as soon as orochimaru finished the last clone off.
"Sorry we're so late Taichou we were held up by finishing off the remaining Oto nin in the base." Neko said as the remainder of Anbu Squad Ro appeared.
"Surrender Orochimaru, your luck has run out." Minato said, holding a kunai at the ready as orochimaru cursed.
"Surrender? Surrender! I am not yet done. I am Orochimaru of the Sannin, one of the greatest shinobi in the elemental nations! MY war is not even close to done yet I will destroy konoha and the other great villages I will kill-" Whatever the snake sannin was going to say was cut off as a hand of lighting was shoved through his back blood spurting from the wound.
"Sorry I'm late Minato-sensei Oto gave up more of a fight than expected." Kakashi said pulling his hand out of orochimaru who stumbled forward before falling to the ground gasping and pulling at the ground. Kakashi's clothes were ruffled up with a few slash marks on his jounin vest but otherwise he was fine.
The anbu began to retrieve their discarded masks when sasuke felt a pain in his shoulder holding it tightly, the curse mark flaring to life.
"Sasuke?" Naruto asked holding his Anbu mask staring at the teen confused before a large white beast began to emerge from the curse mark blasting the roof off the base revealing the evening sun.
All the shinobi hopped from the collapsing cave as they took a long look at the monstrosity before them. It was a white eight headed serpent with orochimaru in the mouth of the middle head.
"I will not lose here, not to the likes of you!" Orochimaru shouted enraged as Sasuke huffed sweat dripping off his brow supported by naruto.
"I will deal with this. Susanoo!" Itachi shouted his Susanoo forming once more a strange blade forming in its hands before it was stabbed into the snake who began to laugh.
"I will take more than that to beat me! Kukuku!" Orochimaru laughed out before he was sucked into the sword. "The Totsuka no Tsurugi? How is that even possible! Curse you itachi I want you damned you to hell!" Orochimaru shouted as he was sucked into the chakra blade.
Itachi's susanoo dropped as panted from the exhaustion however he stood mostly tall, his sharingan turning back to his normal eyes.
'I am sorry I failed you orochimaru please forgive me wherever you wind up for failing as your sensei.' Hiruzen said within the seal his voice filled with remorse.
"You guys did well tonight Shisui I'm sorry about your squad, they were good shinobi." Minato said, clasping his hand onto Shisui's shoulder who had returned his mask to his rightful place.
"Sasuke we don't have long before he must begin phase two. I am truly sorry." Minato said before he turned to the teen. "Make your goodbyes now I will try to arrange for you to return to the village under cover." Minato said as the teen nodded the rest of the shinobi left to find anything within the caverns of orochimaru's old base leaving just Itachi Naruto and Sasuke.
"I won't be long sasuke but please know I love you otuto. I noticed you awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan. Be careful over use of it can cause blindness unless we trade eyes… We will do that at some point but not today." Itachi said, poking the teens forehead before he moved to join the search party.
"So dobe you did well today." Sasuke said, turning to face the sun that was beginning to set already. "But you should have been wounded or even killed by the stab to the gut." He said while many of the higher ups knew that Naruto was a jinchuriki it was a highly kept secret.
Even at the battle of kiri the cover story was given that they needed naruto with the large summons of the toads to face off yagura. Not that it would be a jinchuriki against a jinchuuriki and well another jinchuuriki .
"... It's hard to explain." Naruto said standing next to the teen as he two stared at the sunset reminded of the visits to his father's head. "I hold the Kyuubi no Kitsune. I am a jinchuriki." He said after some thought.
"Well that wasn't at all hard to explain dobe." Sasuke said with a small chuckle. "Don't worry you're still the same old dobe to me as before." Sasuke said as Naruto felt a weight lifted off his shoulders.
"It now makes sense why Minato-sama wanted you to know about the akatsuki… It kinda connects all the dots for me now. Plus your birthday lines up with the Kyuubi attack huh? I guess its kinda obvious." Sasuke said with a shrug as naruto playfully smacked his shoulder.
"No need to analyze it so much… Sasuke I hope you stay safe. I know we'll see each other again." Naruto said turning to the uchiha as the two fist bumped before sasuke turned heading off and away from the base. Naruto watched sasuke as he fled into the wild to make his own name.
"Don't worry Naruto he'll be fine." Was the last thing Naruto heard before he collapsed from exhaustion. He was promptly caught by Minato who checked his vitals, sighing seeing he was just experiencing chakra exhaustion.
The return home this time was more exburerent though Naruto missed it passed out in the hospital. It felt like all of konoha was out in force celebrating in the streets the official end of the war with the regiments marching victoriously through the streets.
All the regiments were recalled home and off what used to be the front lines which crumbled rather quickly without orochimaru. Konoha flags were waved happily in the streets or hung off balconies. The men were greeted home as heroes receiving love and congratulations. Fireworks were launched well into the morning as everyone celebrated. Not just here but in all the great five villages. The mood in the minor nations was much more sour while the great five didn't occupy or destroy their villages much of their manpower was gone.
They had fought against Konoha expecting a quick victory only to be caught up in the next great shinobi war thanks to Orochimaru. A war they were nowhere near prepared for or wanted. But they were let off lightly all things considered seeing as they had lost no land. Taki also was in a sour mood having lost a lot of people to the invasion of oto but they were happy the war was over so they could focus on the refugees.
Hashirama and Tobimarus bodies were recovered or well sealed away within a secret center of konoha. A small memorial was also held for the 3,000 shinobi konoha had lost in the course of the war. 2,201 of which came from the siege of kiri which was the bloodiest part of the war for all sides. All in all 13,000 shinobi had died in the allied forces and almost 20,000 shinobi had died on the side of oto with the minor shinobi villages almost completely crushed.
After Three days of rest Naruto awoke with a start to find a room filled with flowers breathing heavily he rubbed his eyes sitting against the bed frame of his hospital bed.
"So you're finally awake you dumbass you had us all worried." Temari's voice spoke up before kissing the blonde on the lips. "Don't ever do that again." Temari said as she buried her face into naruto's chest.
"So you the tree fucker is finally alive." Kurostuchi said, offering a smug smirk to her husband.
"It would appear so." Yugito purred out from across the room placing a glass of water on the end table. Naruto smiled at her taking the glass and drinking it quickly his throat felt coarse and rough. The water helped to sooth it a little bit as it felt weak from no use.
"The gaki is finally awake huh?" Jiraiya's voice boomed out from the window which he slipped in through. "You can have him all to yourself soon I need a word with him." He said all his normal playfulness was gone.
The three girls looked to themselves before they nodded leaving to the hall a privacy seal quickly popping up in the room.
"Ero-sennin." Naruto simply caused Jiriya to sigh and roll his eyes before he sat on the bed.
"You did well against orochimaru, most people would place you at a B rank shinobi at the very least… Hell just being a jounin proves this but you're nowhere near as strong as you should be." Jiriya stated simply which caused Naruto to frown and turn to the man.
"What are you saying jiraiya?" He was confused by the man's words. First he was saying he was strong and now he's not?
"What I'm saying is the akatsuki is made up of S class level Nukenin which means they are on a completely different level then you are right now. They aren't even close to being able to make a move for another 3 and a half years maybe at the latest. I've talked with Minato and Kushina and they agree with me so we're going on a training trip just me and you." He finished with a large smile. Naruto just looked at the man confused before he grinned.
"Does that mean you're going to teach me a bunch of really awesome jutsu?" Naruto asked as he WAS still 13 after all even if he had just fought in a war.
"Something like that get some rest we leave in a week. And no you can't bring along your wives." Jiriya said, ruffling Naruto's hair before leaving out the window from which he came.
The privacy seal dropped allowed the three wives to come back in and dot on naruto all of them were busy with the war. By the end of the day Naruto was discharged, returning home and falling back asleep much to the chagrin of kushina.
The week passed by rather quickly far too quickly for everyone's liking as they tried to spend time with Naruto. He even went out of his way to spend time with konohamaru who he hadn't seen since the start of the chunin exams. The boy was quickly growing into his own promising naruto who would protect Konoha till his Nii-san returned.
And like that the week had passed by as Naruto and Jiryia stood at the front gates.
"Please write Naru-chan I'm going to miss you." Kushina said dotting over Naruto making sure he had everything.
"I'm going to miss you Nii-chan!" Aiko shouted as she ran into Naruto who picked her up giving her a tight hug kissing her forehead.
"I'll be back soon Kaito. I want you to grow to be big and strong with konohamaru." He said crouching to his level, poking his forehead. "And Mito I hope to see you soon." He said with a bright smile as the girl sniffled before hugging the blonde.
Returning the hug, Naruto stood up as Mikoto and Itachi arrived, simply greeting the teen.
"Don't worry we'll have a spot in Anbu squad Ro when you return." Itachi whispered into Naruto's ear as he clasped the teens hand.
"We'll all miss you Naru-chan." Mikoto said with her motherly smile which Naruto returned with a smile of his own. Finally he came to his wives who smiled proudly.
"Don't worry about us Naruto-kun just make sure to write to us." Temari said as she pecked him on the lips and everyone else gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"I think it's time he got going." Minato said, hugging his son. "I know you'll get stronger."
"I will Tou-san." Naruto said returning the hug before stepping away from Jiraiya giving a wave. "Ja-nee!" He shouted as the two began to walk down the road and out of site.
"So where are we going first Ero-sannin?" Naruto asked as Jiriya grew a tick mark on his forward knocking the teen over the head.
"We're going wherever I say we're going! And stop calling me Ero-Sannin!" Jiriya shouted before the two laughed continuing their way down the road wherever it took them.
And just like that Part 1 is over and we move onto shippuden and the war and its arc is over. I feel like there's a lot more story to be told from within it with some time gaps needing to be filled. This will mostly happen with flashbacks and the repercussions of the war will be felt for the rest of the story. I know it was only 4 chapters but that is the longest arc yet and I'm trying to make them(the arcs) longer and stretch them out more.
Don't worry Orochimaru isn't dead… dead he still has a role to play and perhaps we'll see Hashirama and Tobirama again. I tried to make the numbers of dead realistic and I THINK I did a good job. We'll have one or maybe two chapters on Naruto and Jiraiya's travels as a small interlude into Shippuden. I'm also probably going to put this story on a slight bit of a back burner as I want to work on a Shinobi among shinobi a little bit as I feel that story has been neglected.
Anyways thank everyone for over 300 follows and nearly 300 favs! Its time for something I haven't done in a while to respond to reviews!
First off I want to thank Clevermind619 for you're reviews of the early chapters. I do plan on going back and fixing them eventually when I have a chance.
Biginferno: I thought about adding Tayuya but I decided against it for another reason that will be explained later on as we have not seen the last of her.
Felipe potter Medrado: I really liked your suggestion and i figured I should add a scene with her in this chapter. As for Obito and Kakashi, you'll just have to wait and see.
Football78: While its true B could have most likely killed yagura quickly them being connected happened rather early into the fight which allowed them to learn about him being controlled. It's all part of the plan! I just need a little bit more TIMMMME! I'VE GOT A PLAN JUST GIVE ME TIME
Sorry sorry I got a little to into RDR2 lately anyways yeah I want to return to responding reviews I just need more stuff to respond to so if you leave a cool review expect a cool cat response.
If you've liked the story so far please fav and follow and leave a review for another cool cats response!... I need to stop finishing chapters when I'm exhausted anyways!
Naruto uzumaki-namikaze101 out!