Captain Blues: Ahoy-hoy! I am back with a brand new chapter to Forged in Hellfire: Lost Soul Reborn. Yep, it about time for the SS ProtoBreakman to set port in this fic. Admittedly, I am very nervous considering this and Reaper's Blood: Final Mix is Rain's baby so I hope I do him justice. So, after bing playing every single Mortal Kombat which has me worn out, let's stop grandstanding and hot-dogging and get back to it.


Forged in Hellfire: Lost Soul Reborn
Chapter Forty–Three: Thundering Frost! Blades Clash in the Hidden Leaf


Icy Cell
Samui Vs Frost

An ice covered fist collided into stomach as Samui bowled over from the solid blow that Frost had just delivered. Samui took two steps back and fell to one knee and panted. "Come on," Frost said as her icy blue eyes stared down at the woman. "That can't be all you have, can it?"

The battle between Frost and Samui had been pretty even. Mostly due to Samui's due to studying her opponent.

She was brash.

Ill-tempered.

Arrogant.

And crude.

But most of all, her skill was not a threat, even with her abilities in using ice.

Samui stood tall and rolled her neck with a faint grin. "I could do this all day," Samui answered coolly.

Frost's eyebrow quickly rose and fell as a grin formed on her face and she marched forward and threw a right jab, followed by left one at Samui's head but the blonde leaned back to avoid both before kicked Frost's knee back, took a left step forward, twisted her body and landed a left elbow to Frost's right cheek then took a right step forward and landed a right hook.

Frost stumbled from the left elbow and outright fell to the right hook, which sent her down to her right knee but she quickly recovered and blocked the knee to her face and pushed it back then placed her hand to the ground and propelled herself forward with an ice push and slammed into Samui, which sent her into the air behind Frost.

Frost ceased her ice push then twisted around and cupped her hands in front of her and sent out an ice beam towards the falling Samui.

Samui suddenly flickered out with a small spark of lightning then reappeared to the right of Frost and attempted it high kick but Frost blocked it with her right forearm and smirked before she turned to the right, her left foot becoming encased in ice, and delivered a crushing kick to Samui's mid-section, with caused her to gasp out in pain.

"I think that that was two ribs? Or maybe three?" Frost taunted before she placed her left foot down only to whip it up and attempt to land a blow to Samui's face but the older woman ducked it and pulled out a kunai and stabbed Frost in the side before she wrenched her arm forward and cut through Frost's side before she rolled away to the other side of the cage.

Behind her, Frost fell to the one knee as she held her left side with her hands and began to freeze the wound. "For an older chick, you're tough," Frost panted out.

"You're pretty cool yourself," Samui responded as she tightened the modified flak jacket around her torso.

"But that ain't enough…Your ass is mine and your body belongs to me," Frost panted out.

Samui chuckled and said "Sorry, I think someone already has dibs on it and you're them. Forgive me."

Frost chuckled and stood up as she formed an icicle in her hand that was as long as a kodachi. "I will get that body. Lord Kronika, she promised me a body suitable to my skills and after killing that Shirai Ryu Dog, I earned it."

"Kronika…Such a cool name," Jōnin responded before she stood up as well. "Unfortunately, it happening."

"It's happening. Over your dead body!" Frost shouted as she launched the icicle towards Samui, who turned around while also removing her Tantō and launched it towards Frost and quickly formed three hand seals as she dashed to her.

Frost formed and ice kunai and reflected it into the air but just as she was going to taunt, Samui stabbed her in the gut with her left hand while her right one was in the air.

"Raiton: Hiraishin (Lightning Style: Lightning Rod)," Samui said as a powerful bolt of electricity slammed into her stretched right hand, which traveled through her body, transferring the electricity to the body of Frost, who wailed in agony from the attack.

"Your ice is impressive. Unfortunately…." Samui removed her hand grabbed her Tantō. "A Chūnin in skill will never triumph against a born and bred Jōnin. Raiton: Raimei Kakushu (Lightning Style: Thundering Beheading)," And with those last words, her and a flash of lightning through Frost's neck, Frost's head tumbled to the ground and her body fell to the ground.

"And that is why I'm the leader," Samui said coolly as she twirled her Tantō and sheathed it immediately, she felt a pulse in her chest.

"What the?" Samui questioned before another pulse. The world began to grow colder as her began to becoming a chilling blue. Another pulse sent her to her knees as a rush of information filled her mind regarding the abilities and past of the fallen cryomancer and through this rush information, Samui understood what had happened and what was happening..

She had defeated Frost and because of that, her half of her soul and won out and gained all of the experience of Frost. Including her ability to control ice…

But why in the hell did it hurt so damn much?!

Samui let out a screamed as spikes of ice rose around her before the world seemingly shattered like ice.


Konohagakure no Sato
Uzumaki Naruto Vs ANBU Neko

Naruto sat on the roof of apartment meditating.

After a particularly long day, he just wanted to rest his mind before he curled next to Haku and go to sleep.

He would always blame Takahashi Kenshi for his love of mediating.

But as he begin to enter that familiar trance, he heard something behind him. He opened his eyes and immediately rolled to the left to avoid the lunge of a sword. Naruto reached to his back and removed his Kubikiri Hōchō from his back, the large blade practically glowing in the moonlight.

"Come to finish what you started?" Naruto questioned as he stood up and faced the masked kunoichi.

"I've come to test your skill," Neko said as she stood aside.

"Name your terms," Naruto questioned.

"First to draw blood. The winner gets the sword," Neko said.

Naruto let out a harsh laugh. "Alright then kitty cat, come fight me and maybe I'll after I draw the first blood."

"The Kubikiri Hōchō belongs to me after you bleed," Neko said as she dashed forward and swung her blade downward, while Naruto swung his upwards, which caused their blades to collide, causing sparks to fly.

The two broke the clash and Naruto twisted his body to perform a wide swing to force Neko back and when she did dash backwards, he stopped and shouted "Get over here!" A hellfire spear shot out from his wrist and nearly stabbed into Neko but she sliced it off and dashed forward.

Naruto stabbed his large blade into the roof to block the lunge of her blade then leapt up and performed a roundhouse kick to her face, which sent her soaring off of the roof. Naruto yanked up his sword and leapt off the roof after her.

Naruto landed on the ground and immediately twisted his body and blocked the lunge of her sword that was aimed at his head and pushed her back into a narrow alleyway.

Neither of them were going to be able to use their swords here.

Naruto stabbed the blade behind him and pulled out two kunai and spun them before a burst of flame covered them both. Neko sheathed her blade and pulled out two kunai of her own and Naruto quickly advanced and lunged the right kunai at her chest but she blocked it with her left kunai and attempted back-to-back lunges at Naruto's head.

Naruto leaned back to avoid the first one then blocked the second one with his own kunai before stepped forward and lunged his left kunai at her head to which Neko blocked it with her arm guard, which caused sparks to fly before she kicked his leg.

Naruto's left leg skidded back from the kick but he retaliated with a whip of his leg and nailed her in the stomach before he twisted his body, bent his right leg then outstretched it to kick Neko's mask, which caused her to stumble back.

He then proceeded to use that same leg to attempt a kick to her chest, stomach and shoulder but she blocked each strike with her forearm before she twisted her body and aimed an axe-kick to his head but Naruto used his own forearm to block then dashed forward and tackled her off her feet, ran through the alley to the other side of his building and slammed her to the ground.

Neko's body immediately changed into a trashcan, which he quickly turned around and tossed it at his opponent, only for Neko to slice through it with her sword but unfortunately for her, a flame covered fist filled her vision.

Neko only had a second to toss her kunai at him before she punched hard enough to shatter her mask, which sent her skidding back, which revealed her cold brown eyes and admittedly beautiful face.

Naruto narrowed his eyes as Neko panted but then he smirked as blood dripped down her forehead.

"I win," Naruto said.

"It's a draw," She countered.

Naruto tilted his head in confusion before he felt blood fall down his left cheek.

She lifted up her kunai, which held his blood on it. "You're good, but not that good," she said with a smirk as she tossed the kunai to the ground and stood upright. "We're far from done Uzumaki. I will be fighting you again."

"Anytime, anyplace," Naruto responded.

And for a moment, a faint smile appeared on her face and Naruto could see a beautiful woman instead of a cold blooded killer.

And with a swirl of leaves, she vanished.

"I could smell the lust coming off of her. It seems you did more than match her skill, Naruto-kun,"Kyūbi said.

"Hmph…As I told her. Anytime, anyplace," Naruto responded before he disappeared with a flourish of hellfire.

In the distance, Uzuki Yūgao watched him vanish with a smile.

"Hm…I can't wait to fight you again Uzumaki Naruto…And next time, maybe I'll put more at stake…."


Village of Hisako
Samui

Samui awoken looking very confused.

She was encased in ice.

Above her, Omoi, Kakashi and Gai stood outside of the ice, each of their faces telling her a story of curiosity, concern and confusion in that order. She placed a hand on the ice and it shattered, allowing her to lean up from the bed and said "What a cool place…" She then looked to Omoi and said "How strange…You must be Kuai Liang but you're also Omoi."

"And you are only just Samui…" Omoi said. "How?"

"I defeated Frost. I gained everything from her. Her memories, her abilities…But enough about that. This Kronika…We need to stop her."

"Who is Kronika?" Kakashi asked.

"The one who has planned all of this…The one who intends to erase all of us…." Samui glanced up at the moon in the sky and said "And the one who intends on resetting this timeline…"


Captain Blues: So this chapter is a short one because this is an introduction chapter for both myself and for this next arc. This Mini-arc will be a "Welcome home" arc for Naruto and the gang and that will seamlessly go into the Chūnin Exams.

This was also my way of incorporating Uzuki Yūgao into this harem with Haku, Hinata, Anko, Sakura and Samui because that was one of Rain's last requests is to include her. But now I have a question.

Ino Yamanaka.

Rain was building a strong friendship between her and Shino but he was never going to get her with him, there was some sort of teasing but he confirmed that was not going to happen so I'm sticking by that. He also had the same plan with the Tayuya/Ino teasing. So Shino, you will not be getting this blonde girl…However, you and another kunoichi from Kumo is getting that right.

Shino: And who will that be?

Captain Blues: Hmm…Mabui hands down.

Shino: *Intense blush* Well…I think that is a suitable mate.

Captain Blues: So Shino is definitely getting a rather cute girl. So again, that leaves Ino. Who are her choices? That's pretty simple.

Naruto

Tayuya.

Those are the two choices. Does Naruto get Lucky number 7 or does Tayuya get her own mini-harem with Ino and Fū? I'll leave it up to you.

Also! I have made two Naruto fics of my own. Blue-Eyed Avarice and Ansatsuken. With the latter being a "Rival" to this one.

Ansatsuken Naruto: I look forward to our battle Nii-san

Hellfire Naruto: As do I, little brother.

Avarice Naruto: Oh waa, waa, it's always about you two. Sorry but I'm going to claim this ship and all aboard it as mine!

Captain Blues: The hell you are! Anyway, enough of my hot-dogging and grandstanding. Time to leave port and set sail. See you all again!