Ultraman Maelstrom
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Ultraman, or Godzilla but my own OC Kaiju. All rights belong to TAHO, and I would like to make a big shout out for SpikedTankedmaster300 for helping with some of the scenes and character descriptions.
"Talking"
"SHOUTING"
"Thinking/Telepathy"
"Demonic/Alien"
"SHOUTING"
"Demonic/Alien Telepathy"
"SHOUTING"
"Mixed voice"
"SHOUTING"
Ultraman Maelstrom Opening 1: V1 – New World by Twill.
A strong windstorm is seen with dark thunderclouds before it turned to the ground and it some of it caved into the ground to form the words Ultraman Maelstrom, before it exploded with the music starting to play.
It changed to show Team-7 with Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, and Belial standing on the top of the Hokagē monument. Naruto has his arms crossed in front of his chest with his mantel flowing in the wind all the while having a fox like smirk, Sasuke has his hands in his pants pockets with his own smirk, Sakura has her left arm behind her back and holding her right arm as she smiles. Kakashi has his own hand in their pockets with his usual eye smile, while Belial has a vicious grin on his face while his own mental flowed in the wind.
~Beyond the skies.~
It the changed to Team-8 doing their regular routine of training with Kurenai watching them closely, and Team- 10 can be seen at a restaurant eating the food there. While Team-9 can be seen doing their own training.
~Beyond the sea.~
While Hiruzen can be seen looking out the window in Hokagē's office while smoking his tabaco, while in the cemetery Kushina with Mito and Menma can be seen paying their respects to a gravestone with flowers placed there and a couple of scented sticks slightly burning.
~A bit of uneasiness.~
Konohamaru with Udon, and Moegi are seen being trained by Ebisu at a privet training ground. It then showed the land of light with the Ultra-Brothers, New generation, and father of Ultra with Mother of Ultra standing there with Ultraman King they're all looking towards the sky of their home world, before it changed to show the Ultimate Force Zero on an asteroid looking in the same direction.
~Can become hope!~
Before it switched back to Team-7 with Kushina, Mito, and Menma as they're standing in what appears to be a battlefield with their weapons drown. Naruto has his Alpha-Battlenizer out, while Sasuke has his katana, with Sakura dual wielding two Kunai in reverse grip, Kakashi has one out and is doing a hand sign, with Belial wielding the Giga-Battlenizer. Kushina with her sword out, and both Mito and Mena have either a Kunai or Shuriken out.
~As I walk.~
In front of them are three large shadowy figures, the first one on the right has a sinister light-blue arura with light-blue eyes and seven light-blue gems on the chest that go straight across. The second on the left is covered in a blood red arura and has bright blood-red ovel eyes with an equal blood-red V shaped gem and glowing red markings. The last one in the middle is covered in a very sinister dark-purple with red narrowed eyes and a small dark purple gem on the forehead and a larger one on the chest.
~On this Earth.~
It then showed a large army of Kaiju and Seijin that seems to be their fallowers, all doing their own signature pose and roars to their shared enemy.
~What sort of encounters…~
It then changed to show Naruto transforming with the spectral avatars of Ultraman and Ultraman Belial appears before they merged with Naruto to make Ultraman Maelstrom in his Primitive form, while Belial transformed into his Ultra self while their surrounded by a vortex of red-n-purple energy. Before Maelstrom is surrounded by both the spectral avatars of Ultraseven and Ultraman Leo before they merged into him before he transformed into Solid-Burning with Belial with spectral forms of Five King and Zogu Second Form before they merging into him as he transformed into Chimeraberos.
~…Am I here to find?~
Maelstrom is then surrounded by the spectral avatars of both Ultraman Hikari and Ultraman Cosmos before they merged with him and he turned into Acro-Smasher, while Belial is then surrounded by both spectral forms of Zetton and Bemstar before they merged with him and he then turned into Bemzeed. Maelstrom is then surrounded by both spectral forms of Ultraman Zero and Father Of Ultra before they merged with and transformed him into Magnificent, while Belial is then surrounded by both spectral forms of King-Joe and Galactron before they merged with him and formed King-Galactron
~Although my thoughts are scattered.~
Maelstrom is the surrounded by both spectral forms of both father of Ultra and Ultraman Belial before they merged with him and transformed into Dandit-Truth, while Belial is surrounded by the spectral form of Gomora and Tyrant before they merged with him to form Strong-Gomorant. Maelstrom then is Surrounded by both spectral forms of Ultraman Leo and Astra before they merged with him to form Le-Over Fist, while Belial is then surrounded by the spectral forms of Astron and Bemular before they merged with him to form Burning-Bemstra.
~I hold back stirring heart.~
Finally Maelstrom is then surrounded by the spectral forms of both Ultraman and Shining Ultraman Zero before they merged into him and transformed him into Shining Mystic with his Alpha Battlenizer in hand, while Belial is surrounded by both Dark Lugiel and Empera Seijin before they merged with him and transformed him into Belial Atrocious with the Giga-Battlenizer in hand before they both flew towards the audience.
~And believe in the future enveloped by your voice.~
Belial Atrocious can be seen tearing through various different Kaiju with his Giga-Battlenizer before he shoved it into the ground and fired his Atros Burst as it swept past all the Kaiju before they all exploded while Belial Atrocious stood there in a pose.
~Our journey.~
While Maelstrom: Shining-Mystic charged at another large group of Kaiju as he used the blades on his forearms to slice and dismember them before he used his finishing move, the Spacium Star Drive and destroyed all of them before doing his own pose.
~Has only just begun.~
Team-7 can then be seen battling a small group of Seijin, Kakashi can be seen with his Sharingan eye open as he did a bunch of different techniques, before he used his Lightning Blade to finish off the last one, he was facing.
~Connecting to unknown extent.~
Sasuke is seen taking on three of them as he used a katana blade to slash through two of them before he then channeled Lightning into his blade and went to finish off the last one.
~Our bonds.~
Sakura is seen using a brawler style, while channeling Chakra into her fists and feet, causing a lot of damage to the Seijin she's facing, before delivering a very powerful right hook to the last one she's facing.
~And dreams to each other.~
Naruto is seen with Belial as they worked with great teamwork as they used either their signature weapon or their own techniques to fight off a larger group of Seijins. Before they used their Spacium beams to finished them off.
~The hearts who assemble as one!~
It then cuts to show three figures covered in three different auras, one is covered in a light blue energy with a male body shape and has ovel blue eyes and a small blue orb on their chest. the other has a light gold aura with a feminine body shape and their eyes looking similar to Maelstrom only instead of red, their eyes have a bright silver and a small cylinder gem on their chest that glows a bright blue. The last figure is covered in three different colors in their aura, it's a mixture of Red, Blue, and gold with a feminine body shape, they have narrow white glowing eyes and a bright blue orb on their chest.
~Will give us the strength to fight!~
It then cuts to show Team seven jumping of the Kagē monument and land in front of the Kagē building before they all stood in their own pose.
~And overcome the darkness!~
Before the camera pulled back to reveal everyone in front of the Kagē building, Naruto then transformed into Maelstrom before firing his Wreaking burst and the Title card appeared as the song ends.
~To what lies beyond tomorrow.~
Chapter 4: The Escort to Wave, and Demon of the Mist.
It's been a month since Belial joined Team-7 as second Sensei, and during the time he's been able to get Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to work together like well-oiled machine. Not only that, but he was also able to teach them the basics such as the tree walking exercise and water walking. He also made sure Kakashi did his part in teaching them, if he didn't... well let's just say Kakashi would be having an everlasting nightmares that even he couldn't tell if it was real or not.
During the time Sasuke was able to get his Sharingan halfway through maturity thanks to both Kakashi teaching him how to use it both in and out of battle and Belial showing him how to fight without it, when he asked why Belial simply said you can't always count on the Sharingan to save his ass every time and only use it when the situation calls for it. They also found that Sasuke has shown to have good swordsmanship with a katana, so Kakashi was able to get a hold of one made with Chakra conducting metal.
As for Sakura, to show that she is serious in her currier as a Kunoichi she went to her mother for tips on how to improve herself. Her mother showed her the way by telling her she couldn't keep dieting or she'll never get anywhere as a Kunoichi, she even had her mother cut her hair to a shoulder length because she realized the all a Shinobi had to do was hold her by her hair and that'd be it for her. Sakura has shown to be able to perform the healing palm jutsu with great skill, though there's only one person who could take her skills further, but the chance of finding her were almost zero.
Even then Hiruzen could tell by how they do on D-Rank missions, this further cemented his decision of putting Belial on Team-7, much to his own relief.
Also the relationship between Naruto and Hinata has been improving greatly, the improvement can be seen in Hinata the most for she's no longer stuttering when she's around just Naruto. It also gave Naruto more reason to get stronger in both his ninja carrier and his training as an Ultra, for that reason he asked Belial to step up his Ultra training to the point knew how to use his skills in human form.
And as so Team-7 were currently on a mission, another D-Rank.
Finding the pet cat of the fire Daimyo's wife, Madame Shijini. Tora, considering how many times this cat runs away Naruto made a mental note to show her how you should treat a cat.
"This is crimson Avenger, I am in position." Sasuke said with his Sharingan active to give him a better chance of catching that call from hell. 'Love these codenames." He finished
"Cherry blossom, I am too position." Sakura said with her new haircut.
"Maelstrom fox, ready." Naruto said.
"Dark warrior, ditto." Belial said while smirking at the codename.
"Tardy Scarecrow, ready. I hate you, Naruto." Kakashi said with his eye-brow twitching at the codename, everyone ells either chuckled or laughed at his expense.
"Yeah, yeah love you to." Naruto said in good humor before spotting their quarry sprinting by. "Crimson she's going your way." He called out over the radio.
Sasuke sprinted out trying to grab the brown cat with a red ribbon and a line going down its forehead with three crossing it with amber colored eyes.
He tried but couldn't catch it at every attempt, Sakura then tried and couldn't catch it either as said cat ran off.
"Naruto it's heading your way, Naruto?" Sasuke said as he found the cat laying in Naruto's arms purring as he scratched it behind the ears.
"Hey guys." Naruto said as the cat continued to purr.
"You and animals I swear." Sasuke said with a sweat drop at the scene.
"Yep, it's her. Red ribbon on the right ear." Sakura said in confirmation.
(Later at the Hokagē building)
They arrived in the Kagē's office where Naruto gave Tora to her owner and sent her off with ways to treat Tora better. They shouldn't have any more Tora missions.
"Impressive work Naruto, your ways with animals never disappoints. Now for the next D-rank-" Hiruzen as he was about to give their next mission.
"No! No more D-ranks!" Sasuke interrupted surprising everyone.
"I have to agree with Sasuke, we are getting tired of these d-ranks." Sakura said explaining their collective thoughts.
"Yeah, come on gramps give us a C-rank. Please?" Naruto said as Iruka who was in the mission granting room with them rubbed his forehead.
"Naruto, you have to -" Iruka started.
"Iruka, please. Naruto why do you believe that you are capable of doing a C-rank with your team?" Hiruzen interrupted.
This surprised Naruto from the sudden question, he thought that the Hokagē would ask either Kakashi or Belial not himself.
"M-my team? Why are you asking me?" Naruto said in surprised.
"Because I believe you are the one who has matured the most and I want to hear your reason for thinking the three of you are ready for a C rank." Hiruzen explained.
Naruto thought on this for a moment before answering.
"Well, I'd say that we have completed a fair amount of D-rank missions and that our teamwork has become sound. Although Sakura is not as strong as me or Sasuke she still brings something to the team. Me and Sasuke have great teamwork, Belial-Sensei even has commented that we each know the others move before the other does it." Naruto said.
'Just like their mother's.' Kakashi thought with a sweat drop, remembering the times he's seen them work together and compared it to their children, they were so similar that it was scary for him.
Belial smiled at them as he wore his headband, although he didn't make it a headband as he used a black strap for it and made it like a belt around his waist.
"Besides how am I supposed to show the true me if all I do is help lazy people?" Naruto said further.
"We can't show our skills using these types of missions." Sasuke said in agreement.
"Hmm, I do believe I have something for you. C-Rank, bridge builder in need of protection, returning home. Bring him in." Hiruzen said.
The doors open then Belial and Naruto cover their noses as they can smell nothing but alcohol that was harming their heightened senses of smell. Sasuke and Sakura soon joined as they couldn't stand the smell either, Kakashi though kept a straight face even though he's also effected.
A man with a grey chin beard that was connected to his mustache that had a black shirt with a grey belt and grey pants with a backpack on him with a rag around his neck and a strap wrapped on his forehead.
"What the? I asked for ninja not brats!" The man said as he chugs his beer with some dripping down his chin. The man then adjusted his glasses. "I asked for ninja, not a bubblegum haired girl, somewhat broody looking kid, and a kid who can't decide what color he wants his hair." He said rudely.
Suddenly the bottom of his beer glass was sliced, the liquid never touching the floor as it was collected in the bottom half and the man was met with three kunai at his neck making him gasp and shudder.
"Believe we're ninja now?" Sasuke said to prove a point.
"Okay, that's more like it. My name is Tazuna." Naruto said as he looked in Naruto's direction who gagged as he smelled his breath and turned a little green.
"In case you don't mind I'm going over here, your breath reeks of alcohol." Naruto said calmly before walking away.
Sasuke picked up both halves of the glass through them away and joined Naruto along with Sakura fallowing suit.
"Am I getting the one eyed scarecrow and the steroid guy?" Tazuna said as he looked at Hiruzen who nodded as he smoked his pipe. "Ahh, now that's protection!" He said smiling.
"I am a master bridge builder, and I need to return to my country, Wave. I am building a bridge there that will change our world. I expect you all to get me there safely even if it means giving up your lives. Think you can handle that?" Tazuna said while still smiling.
Naruto put his hand in his chin in thought, as something didn't add up but kept it to himself.
"Hey gramps, I request that Team 8 come and aid us on our mission. Since they are a tracking team they will be perfect in alerting us of enemies coming our way." Naruto said.
"Why, don't think you can handle it?" Hiruzen said with a teasing smirk.
"There's going in, and there's going in smart." Naruto answered, though as the saying goes the eyes are the window to the soul as he stared at him.
Hiruzen noticed this and instantly saw what he discreetly implying, he thought to himself for a moment before breathing out a puff of smoke.
"Request accepted. I will inform Kurenai's team to meet you at the village gates." Hiruzen said.
Naruto nodded as they went to their homes to pack.
Something of which that doesn't take long for a seal user like himself,
"Hey Belial, if I wanted to control a Kaiju, which I can considering thanks to your energy making me a Reionics, how do I get it?" Naruto asked.
"You use a Battlenizer. Why thought of your first Kaiju?" Belial answered as Naruto loaded up the riser and some capsules.
"Not really." Naruto said as he finished sealing the things he will need during the mission.
"Well, just in case here." Belial said as he pulled out an original Battlenizer with three empty slots. 'I had Airgu create this last night." He finished.
"Thank you, Belial-sensei." Naruto said before excepting it, the moment he grabbed hold of it the blue paint instantly changed to a dark-orange. This surprised him for a moment before he just shrugged and pocket it.
Naruto and Belial then continued to walked together to the gates and began hearing Sasuke and Kiba arguing.
"And I say Gandar could win, the snail thing can make blizzards instantly." Kiba said.
"And I said Birdon would win, it's called the Volcanic Bird, and then it has that deadly poison." Sasuke said
"I see someone took your advice on the Kaiju information." Belial said to Naruto gaining everyone's attention.
"Hey, Naruto, you're a Kaiju professor, maybe you can help settle this. Who'd win in a fight, Gandar vs Birdon? I say Gandar and he says Birdon." Kiba said.
"Well I would say Birdon could win considering it is the volcanic bird Kaiju it has fire breath along with a high body temperature and it's poison. Most likely I'd say that Birdon would win." Naruto instantly answered.
"Ha!" Sasuke laughed as Kiba had a rain cloud over his head.
"I didn't pay for Kaiju nerds, I paid for ninja!" Tazuna said.
"Oh, shut up already! Geez." Kiba snapped back.
"First time out of the village, I'm kind of excited. I've always read about things in books and scrolls and now I get to experience it." Naruto said.
"Yeah well this is real life not a book." Kakashi said.
"Yeah, yeah." Naruto said as he waved him off, this made Kakashi's eyebrow twitch in irritation.
"Are we just going to stand here, or are we going to hit the road?" Tazuna said being at tad too impatient for Naruto's taste.
"Listen here, you asked for our protection, so how's about stop being such a pain or well just let you walk home alone," Sakura said in irritation.
Tazuna gasped in in slight fear at that, Naruto noticed how he reacted and adds this to his mental ongoing list of suspicions towards Tazuna.
"Of course considering we already agreed to it we can't decline it now." Kakashi said.
"He's right, we are now supposed to protect Mr. Tazuna." Kurenai said, even though even she had to admit that this man for some reason was grinding her gears in a bad way.
"So we cannot allow any harm to fall to him as we take him home." Shino said logically.
"Let's go! Standing around here doing nothing, won't get us anywhere!" Naruto said without realizing he said he said almost exactly the same thing as Geed would before transforming.
"Hmph, like my son always said." Belial said before he had a small frown and looked to the sky. 'My son.' He thought solemnly.
Naruto realized what he said and decided to pull out his harmonica.
"I'll play us some music to pass the time," Naruto said as the group began walking and he played his harmonica.
(Play Gai's Orbnica-Theme)
Kakashi raised an eyebrow seeing the nine tailed fox on it but shrugged it off as something that didn't matter for he just chalk it up as him learning his "burden".
Belial looked distant as Sasuke decided to break the ice, shockingly to everyone but his team.
"Hey Belial, what was your son like? You talk about him a lot," Sasuke asked.
"His name is Riku, he's a great kid. He lives very far away, and I miss him." Belial said though in all honesty to him it is better to stay away from Earth for now till he's ready to face him again, hopefully it doesn't result in them fighting it out.
"Why don't you message him?" Sakura said not understanding what the problem is.
"Too far away." Belial said simply before continuing. 'My son is someone with great potential. A great warrior, humph, most of the time. Anyways, I have done things in the past that I have regretted. I guess you can say he helped snap me out of it with help from Naruto. But now, I just don't have the strength to face him." He finished.
"I-I know some day you will be able to reconnect with him." Hinata said with her stuttering much less than before, ever since her and Naruto's date she's been a little bit more confident in herself; evident that she's beginning to lose her stutter.
"I see you began to lose your stutter, Hinata." Sakura said with a smile.
"Yeah she has ever since she became Naruto's girlfriend." Kiba said while trying to make sure Akamaru didn't fall off his head as Naruto's music putting the pup to sleep.
Hinata blushed but Naruto nudged her making her smile.
"Hey Tazuna, doesn't your country the Hidden Wave Village have any ninja?" Sakura asked for she's not familiar with Wave.
"Some villages don't have ninja, Sakura." Shino said.
Kakashi went on a long speech about the 5 great nations and the Kagē but nobody was paying attention as they were too busy listening to Naruto's music.
"Hey, don't ignore me!" Kakashi exclaimed with a tick mark.
"You forgot one. UzuKagē, something my grandmother was, and my great grandfather before her and so on." Naruto said as he stopped playing his harmonica for a moment.
"Yes, that may be but the title of that is meaningless compared to the five great nations." Kakashi said before the mask wearing ninja flinched as he suddenly felt a great amount of Killer intent.
Kakashi turned and saw Naruto with an aura of pure rage and killer intent that seemed to affect everyone, all except Belial of course.
"What was that you just said?" Naruto growled getting in Kakashi's face, which wasn't that much of a challenge since he's grown thanks to Belial.
"Don't ever talk down about Uzu, or the UzuKagē or the Uzumaki clan! My grandmother gave her life to make sure my mom could come here to start over, so don't EVER insult the name UzuKagē!" Naruto said as he kept on walking a head.
"Naruto!" Hinata called out before going after him.
'Good grief! He's a Kushina Jr.' Kakashi thought as he breathed in relief.
"Why did you go there?" Sasuke said with his arms crossed and a look basically saying 'really?'.
"Well how was I supposed to know he'd do that!?" Kakashi said with his hands up in a surrender fashion.
"Jerk." Sakura simply said as she lost more respect for the man, the two then went after him as well him.
'Geez, could they be any more like their mother's!?' He thought as he remembered Kushina's team always stood up for one another in everything. 'No wonder only Tsunade could teach such a team.' He thought with a sweat drop.
"Gah, this is going to be a long trip." Kakashi said while massaging his temple as Belial laughed at the man's plight as they continued on their way.
The group after, Hinata calmed Naruto down, kept going as she held onto his arm with a smile as did he.
They passed a puddle, suddenly Naruto, stopped and quit playing his harmonica.
He suddenly whipped around throwing his hand out throwing an explosive kunai that hit the puddle and exploded then two people jumped out of the smoke.
Then the two shot clawed gauntlets connected by shuriken chains and wrapped them around Kakashi and Kurenai and pulled leaving behind tons of blood as they were torn apart.
"Kakashi-Sensei! Kurenai-Sensei!" Kiba said in terror thinking they've been killed.
"Sakura, the chain!" Sasuke called out.
"Got it!" She said before jumping up and getting the shuriken chains stuck in her kunai.
"Sasuke!" Naruto said jumping up.
"Gotcha!" Sasuke said following suit.
The two assailants who wore some kind of weird breathing mask and one had a single horn over his headband while the other had 2. They had a clawed gauntlet on opposite arms one being on his right while the other had on the left.
"What the - oh shit!" Said one as they were heading straight for Naruto and Sasuke who kicked the them in the face causing them to go flying backwards but with their chains being stuck they spun around the tree before they slammed into one another
Naruto and Sasuke land back on the ground as team 7 grins in victory, they hear clapping as Kakashi, Kurenai and Belial.
"Amazing work, Belial's aid has really helped your compatibility between one another. But then again knowing that your mother's all were the same way it must come off as something inherited." Kakashi said.
"Hey, Kakashi-Sensei, did you know our mother's used to be in a team together or did you just choose us off randomly?" Sakura said with narrowed eyes, same with Naruto and Sasuke.
Kakashi was caught off by the question before Belial put his hand over his mouth.
"Stop before you dig yourself a deeper grave." He simply said to him.
"Kurenai-Sensei, but -substitution jutsu." Kiba groaned as he just now noticed the two destroyed logs.
"Now we tie them up and look at Kiba's hand." Naruto said before getting to work on securing the prisoners.
"Huh?" Kiba said before he raised his right hand and saw it had a cut and he was bleeding.
"Stop! Before you start moving around know that these are the demon brothers from the hidden mist, Gozu and Meizu. They coat their gauntlets in poison. Luckily, I know some medical jutsu so I should be able to stop the poison." Naruto said.
Everyone but Belial, Sasuke, and Sakura looked at him in surprise.
"What? Mom was taught medical jutsu by Tsunade and like I've said before you'd be amazed by what people throw away in the Leaf." Naruto answered the unspoken question as he removed the shuriken chains from the unconscious brothers and used his own ropes to tie them to a tree before pulling out an injector that was filled with a black liquid.
"Naruto what are you doing?" Kakashi asked not liking the looks of the black liquid.
"Giving the two some encouragement to answer our questions. Speaking of which we are going to have a talk, Mr. Tazuna." Naruto said as he injected the liquid into the mist ninjas necks.
'1. Need to remind the Hokagē to monitor what is being thrown away in the village and 2, maybe I shouldn't have allowed Naruto to learn interrogation techniques.' Kakashi thought.
Naruto walked over to Kiba holding a kunai, this of course made Kiba to start freaking out.
"H-hey what are you doing?!" Kiba asked while backing up.
"I have to use this to get the poison out, then I start the healing." Naruto said plainly as if talking about the weather.
"Like hell! I'm not letting you stab me!" Kiba said as started to back up even more.
"Either you do it like this, or I do it with you chained down." Naruto said as he stood still trying to get him to cooperate.
"Screw you!" Kiba exclaimed stubbornly.
"Fine then." Naruto said before making a hand sign as chains made of pure Chakra came from his body and they wrapped around Kiba while keeping his hand out and still.
"H-h-hey!" Kiba exclaimed in shock before he fell over.
"I gave you the chance to do it the easy way, but you chose not to." Naruto said before getting close enough to start extracting the poison. 'Now, hold still." Naruto finished.
Kiba whimpered as the kunai drew closer as Akamaru covered his eyes with his paws.
Suddenly we hear Kiba's scream so loud the birds around them fly away as we see Naruto's hands glow green signifying he's using the healing jutsu.
"Even if it's healing, it stings!" Kiba complained.
"Hang in there, you'll be okay." Hinata said to comfort her teammate.
"Hey, thanks Hinata, you know - OWWW! Would it kill you to be a little bit more careful?!" Kiba shouted.
"Don't flirt with my girl." Naruto mumbled.
"What was that?!" Kiba exclaimed.
"Nothing, ya big baby." Naruto said as he continued the healing.
Kakashi looked and saw the wound on Kiba's hand was closed within minutes.
'To have this level of chakra control without going through the techniques such as water walking and tree walking. You really are a chip off the old block. This truly is the new generation of the Uzu-Uchi-Haru formation.' Kakashi thought.
"There now bandages." Naruto said as he didn't even turn around as he raised his hand and turned it around to catch a bandage roll Sakura tossed him.
"How do you all work together so well? Over a month ago, you all couldn't stand each other." Kiba questioned, having a hard time understanding what happened during that.
"Because they are friends, and the new Uzu-Uchi-Haru formation. A formation that was held previously by the all kunoichi team taught by the Sannin Tsunade Senju. Their mothers, Kushina Uzumaki, Mikoto Uchiha and Mebuki Haruno. The trio had gone and faced some of the most dangerous people and creatures ever, they even gone up against the 7 swordsman of the hidden mist village and came out unscathed. Hey Naruto, dating back wasn't there a Uzumaki married to the first Hokagē?" Shino said.
"Yeah, that was my great, great grandmother. I guess you can say I'm of the Uzumaki and Senju clans." Naruto said, happy to know that there are people who still know both the Uz-Uchi-Haru and of the first Hokagē's wife.
"Wrappings secure and tightened to not allow the wound to reopen, restraints on the enemies secure, now let's get some answers." Sasuke said as he pulled out some water and tossed some of it on the hidden mist ninja.
They coughed and shook their heads.
"Huh, what's going - ow my head hurts." Meizu groaned.
"Your head hurts? My head hurts". Gozu groaned as well.
"That tends to happen when two people's heads slam into each other." Sasuke said.
Naruto walked forward twirling the injector as he crouched in front of them.
"How did you know we were there?" Meizu questioned trying to figure how they knew.
"Please, a puddle on a clear day, when it hasn't rained in weeks?" Kakashi plainly said, the two tied Shinobi dropped their heads at that stupid blunder.
"Now tell me you two, have you ever heard of the Volcanic bird Kaiju Birdon?" Naruto said while flipping a small tube of a clear liquid between the fingers of his right hand.
"Yeah, what about it?" Gozu said not catching what the Genin was getting at.
"Did you know their poison is one of the most dangerous poisons in all of Elementia? Why just a drop could kill half of a village I believe." Naruto said.
"Naruto, you didn't!" Kakashi exclaimed as he understood now what he was saying.
"Naruto, Birdon don't have an antidote to their poison, when introduced in high enough quantity. How are we supposed to get information if they're dead?!" Sakura exclaimed at what he did.
"Well then they'd better speak up. Because I'd say they have 10 to 15 minutes at most." Naruto said, this caused them to Shinobi in question to panic at the implication.
"Okay, okay we were after the bridge builder!" They said at the same time
"Thank you." Naruto as he stood up and walked away.
"Hey! We told you what you wanted to know, so give us the antidote!" Meizu shouted not wanting to die by a Kaiju's poison.
"Huh? I don't have it, there never was one." Naruto said.
"WHAT?!" Everyone exclaimed in shock, except Belial who already figured out what he did.
"There wasn't an antidote because they haven't been poisoned, I just injected them with some black ink, they'll feel woozy for a few days, but they'll be fine." Naruto said while walking back towards the two brothers.
"YOU TRICKED US!" They shouted comically.
"Got that right." Naruto said as he knocked them out again.
"Now that we got it from them. Now we talk." Naruto said looking at Tazuna.
"God, Naruto don't do that, please." Sasuke said as he really thought Naruto poisoned them.
"Mr. Tazuna you specifically asked for standard protection meaning you'd have us watch out for robbers or highway men, you never said anything about other ninja coming for you, hunting you down.. That would fall under the ranks of a B rank. Luckily, Naruto had thought ahead thinking something would happen and he was right, so we don't need to worry about going in alone. But the fact that you lied to us makes this unacceptable." Said Kurenai
You had to have your reasons for lying, to us. Lucky for you Naruto knows some medical jutsu to care for Kiba, otherwise this conversation would be going in a completely different direction." Said Kakashi.
"We should go back. I -" Kiba started.
"So you're going to chicken out the moment things get rough, mutt?" Naruto interrupted.
"What did you call me?" Kiba growled out, he hates being called a 'mutt'.
"We are ninja, unexpected things happening on missions is a part of life, how you adapt to that change shows strength. So are you going to get scared the minute things change and run with your tail between legs like a scaredy cat? Or are you going to face those unexpected things and fight them like a man?" Naruto said.
Sasuke and Sakura stand with him and nod in agreement.
"You guys can go back but we're staying." Sasuke said with Sakura nodding again.
'I've said it once and I'll say it again, just like their mothers. It's actually starting to get very scary.' Kakashi thought with a sweat drop.
"When you put it like that, then fine we're staying." Kiba said with newfound confidence, with Akamaru jumping back on his while barking in agreement.
"Besides if Hinata's not going to leave than we're not, considering she's been glued to your side the entire time." Shino said while adjusting his shades.
Hinata blushed with embarrassment at that as Naruto shrugged not bothered by that remark.
"So what? Got a problem?" Naruto question.
Shino sweated a bit.
"Uh... no." He answered.
"Good, now let's move." Naruto said, they all then continued on to their destination.
Tazuna showed them to the boat man who brought him to the mainland
"Thank goodness you are alright. I see you got help." The boat man said.
"Yes, now we go home." Tazuna said as everyone managed to fit onto the boat as the man pushed off and they went right into a dense fog.
"This fog is as thick as pea soup, you can't see anything." Kiba said trying to see ahead of them.
"The bridge isn't far now. We are nearing our destination, the land of waves." The boat man said.
Note that they are all whispering as the boatman doesn't have the motor going as they need to be quiet.
They see the bridge coming into view that it had construction vehicles and tools up on the unfinished bridge.
"It's huge!" Kiba exclaimed before everyone shushed him. 'Sorry" he then whispered.
"Mr. Tazuna before we reach the pier I need to ask you something. These men that are after you, I need to know why, if you don't tell us I'm afraid we will have to end this mission when we drop you ashore." Kakashi said.
"Okay, I have no choice but to tell you, no I want to tell you the truth. As you've made clear this is above the average scopes of the original mission, the one who seeks my death, is a short man who casts a very long and deadly shadow." Tazuna said.
"Who is it?" Kurenai asked wanting to know the name same Kakashi.
"You two know him, or at least you've heard his name. He is one of the wealthiest men in the world, the shipping magnet, Gato." Tazuna said
"Gato, of Gato transport? He's a business leader everyone knows him." Kakashi clarified making sure it's the same Gato they're talking about, Tazuna nods yes while the six Genin were listening in with interest.
"Gato is a very powerful tycoon from a famous company that is true. But underneath the surface using the same methods he uses to take over businesses and nations, he sells drugs and contraband using gangs and ninja. It was 1 year ago that he set his eyes on the land of waves, using his vast wealth and resources he took complete control over our transport and shipping. Any that try to stand up to him simply disappears. In an Island nation, he who controls the sea controls everything." Tazuna explained.
"So that's why he's trying to kill you, with that bridge connecting to the mainland you can escape him." Belial said, Tazuna nods.
"And I'm guessing that your nation doesn't have much money, that's why you could only afford a C rank. But why didn't you just tell the truth, I'm sure gramps would've done something." Naruto said.
"Gramps? Oh you mean your Kagē. I was afraid that if I didn't have the right amount of money he'd simply reject the request." Tazuna said.
"Then clearly you've never met the Leaf's Kagē before." Sasuke said.
"Before you bring up your family, know that we are staying on mission, I am the copycat ninja and Kurenai is the Leaf village's greatest genjutsu user, and Belial is possibly the most powerful being in the village besides the Hokagē. So that's three Jonin guarding you. Pair that with six Genin with three of them showing amazing teamwork skills, I'm sure we can handle anything Gato throws at us." Kakashi said, this caused both Team-7 and Belial to groan at this.
"Don't jinx us now." Belial while rubbing his forehead, Kakashi just sat there as he realized he that he just did.
Thank you but what was that about your Kagē?" Said Tazuna.
"The Hokagē is a very kindhearted man, if you had told him the truth he would've came to a understanding with you and probably would've done this for free or at least take the current payment instead. Konoha is known for being very compassionate and helping those in need. It's been that way since the first Hokagē." Sasuke said.
"I see, I apologize for not speaking the truth when I should have. I hope you can forgive me." Tazuna said with a bow in apology.
"Water under the bridge, literally." Naruto joked as Sasuke and Sakura chuckle a little with the other Genin, Hinata just held onto Naruto's arm as this happened.
Belial noticed this.
"She may have become braver, but we still need to work on herself confidence. Don't you think?" Belial said through the link he and Naruto have.
Naruto gave him a silent nod As he looked at Hinata.
"I love her, and I don't want her to continue looking to me for strength she needs to find her own inner strength and stand on her own." Naruto said back through the link.
They arrived in the hidden Wave as the boatman went through a tunnel and dropped them off. after saying their thanks they went on their way to Tazuna's home.
Kiba growled as Naruto walked in front of him as he went at the same speed.
'I'm not going to let you show me up again!' Kiba thought, before he sniffed the air as he threw a kunai into the bushes.
Naruto shook his head as he reached into the bushes pulling out a snowy white rabbit that is currently scared shitless.
"There, there." Naruto said as he started to pet it, the rabbit went from scared shitless to happy and relaxed as Naruto petted it.
"Aww, Kiba you idiot! Why'd you attack a bunny?" Sakura said before hitting him on the head with Akamaru jumping ship to avoid being hit.
"Ow, but I thought it was an enemy," Kiba said while rubbing his head.
'Wait, this is a white rabbit a winter coated one. This means it's been kept as a pet otherwise it's coat wouldn't be white.' Naruto thought, his eyes along with Kakashi's, Kurenai's, and Sasuke's as they realized it too, Belial caught on, but he just stood there as he isn't worried.
"EVERYONE DOWN!" Kakashi shouted as everyone but Belial ducked down.
The tanned skinned behemoth of a man simply put his right hand out and caught a very large sword without looking, the huge blade in question had black and grey patterned handle and the blade itself was ridiculously big as the part near the handle was curved and there was a hole near the end and the blade was curved at the end.
"That blade, it's the Kubikiribōchō, the decapitating carving knife! Wielded by the member of the seven hidden mist ninja, Zabuza Momochi, the demon of the mist." Naruto said in recognition.
"Ah, I see I have a fan. It's great knowing ones work is appreciated by some." A voice said.
Suddenly someone appeared on a branch clapping.
"Very impressive. Not many have the strength to hold Kubikiribōchō, my Decapitating carving knife." The man said.
Belial raised an eyebrow at him as he looked at the sword he was holding.
'Is it heavy? Feels like a feather to me, let's see this guy try holding the giga Battlenizer and then we'll talk.' Belial thought before speaking. "First meetings often merit introductions." Belial said.
"Ah yes of course, like the kid said I am Zabuza Momochi, rogue ninja of the hidden mist, the demon of the mist, at your service." Zabuza said as he gave them a mocking bow.
"Demon? Naw I've seen scarier things and seen my fair share of demons. Try standing face to face with a Kaiju like I have then we'll talk, and I was 3-5 years old when I met two. A Golza and a Gandar." Naruto said as he got back up, followed by everyone ell's.
"Lots of Kaiju tend to not attack children Naruto, they don't see them as a threat, this is different." Sasuke said as remembered what the book said.
"Somebody's been catching up on their reading." Said Naruto with a smirk.
"A wise man once said, "A ninja must be prepared for anything." Sasuke said recalling Naruto saying that to him as he gave a smirk back at him.
"Oi, you dropped this." Said Belial as he flipped the blade to make it face Zabuza as he held it like on holds a spear ready to throw it before he launched it at Zabuza who quickly got out of the way as he spread his legs to two branches above him as he almost lost his life and his manhood, Zabuza sighed as he dropped down and grabbed his sword.
"Impressive, steroid man." Zabuza said as he jump on the branch next the sword and pulled it out.
"I am Belial Yami, these are my compatriots the genjutsu mistress Kurenai and Kakashi of the Sharingan." Belial said, of course both Kakashi and Kurenai are surprised of how he knew their titles.
"How did you know... Damn it, Naruto, how many files did you read?!" Kakashi exclaimed as he figured Naruto told him, they really had to up security in the Leaf.
"Kakashi of the Sharingan?" Sasuke questioned, because that would explain how he knew so much about his bloodline, for he thought Kakashi must see the Sharingan in action a few times.
"Secrets out, but for this fight I will need it," Kakashi said as he lifted the headband off his eye to show a scar over the left eye and it showed a half evolved Sharingan!
"Hmm, I'd wager his original eye either A was damaged and replaced or B he replaced it with a Uchiha's eye." Sakura said as she got a good look at it.
'Okay, their brains are starting to scare me.' Kakashi thought.
"Three Jonin for me? And I thought today was going to be a bad day." Zabuza said as he shouldered his weapon.
"2 Jonin, one look and I can tell you're going to bore me. I'll leave them to you and my apprentice and his teammates." Belial said as started to walk over to a nearby tree.
"Belial, what are you thinking?!" Kurenai called in shock of what she just heard.
"That A you can handle this creep and B that these three can kick his ass after all their mothers did." Belial explained as he jumped onto a branch leaned against said tree.
"Mothers?... Wait, you three look familiar, you sure we haven't met? Have I killed someone in front of you?" Zabuza said as he was trying to remember something.
"Never met you before but our moms did. Names Naruto Uzumaki, that's Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno." Naruto said.
Suddenly Zabuza stopped as he dropped his head, and the shadows were over his eyes.
"Kushina Uzumaki... Mikoto Uchiha... Mebuki Haruno... those three..." Zabuza said slowly as he seemed to be on the brink of snapping from rage as he growled and seethed. "I MADE A VOW TO ERADICATE THOSE THREE!" He yelled out in pure rage, as his eyes are showed to have gained a demonic tint in them.
The area was filled with killing intent that at one point would've been too much for the team 7 Genin but now they are able to shrug it off after training with Belial. Hinata, Kiba and Shino on the other hand, were not.
"They humiliated us seven swordsman! Made us look like amateurish fools! They took away my eyebrows!" Zabuza exclaimed as he pointed out the said spot where the eyebrows are supposed to be.
"Yeah that's sounds like something my mom would do." Naruto said while scratching the back of his head.
While Sasuke and Sakura chuckled along with the others.
"I made a vow for revenge. When I heard Kushina and Mikoto were dead that made me angry knowing they didn't die by my hands. When I heard Mebuki retired I was even angrier. But now the hand of fate have turned in my favor. I will take great pleasure in slaughtering their brats." Zabuza said as he readied his weapon.
"You'll have to get past me first." Kakashi said taking a stance.
"And me." Kurenai said as she did the same.
"And me, should I feel like stepping in." Belial said.
"Gladly. And this way I finally get to the Sharingan up close. That Mikoto lady never used hers, which makes me angry." Zabuza said.
"You got too much anger, ever thought about having some relaxation time, like I don't know getting laid or something?" Naruto said.
Some of the others chuckled as Hinata blushed
Zabuza growled as he made a hand sign.
"Water style: Hidden mist jutsu." Zabuza said as the fog got even thicker
"Everyone double triangle formation around Tazuna!" Naruto called out.
Hinata, Shino and Kiba with Akamaru formed a triangle around Tazuna while a couple feet in front of them in the spaces of the triangle were Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura.
"Eight points" Zabuza said from somewhere within the mist.
"Huh?" Kiba questioned.
Larynx, spine, lungs, liver, jugular, subclavian artery, kidneys, heart, now which shall be my kill point?" Zabuza asked himself, Naruto's ear twitched as he smirked.
"Impressive, knowing you memorized those spots on the human body. But too bad your brain isn't as big as your MOUTH!" Naruto said as he went through hand signs as he turned right at Tazuna. "Wind Style: Air Bullets!" He fired balls of air as time seemed to slow as Sasuke tackled Tazuna down as Zabuza was right there reading his sword when he noticed the jutsu coming at him.
He used the sword as a shield, but he was blown away as his feet skid across the ground kicking the dirt up as his back hit a tree.
"So you have impressive hearing enough to find me. I'll remember to keep my mouth shut." Zabuza said as the mist came back stronger.
"Back in formation!" Naruto said, in a quick thing of speed he and Sasuke seemed to just blur back into their position.
"They're so fast." Kiba said in shock.
Naruto focused to find the sound as his sight wasn't going to help and Sasuke's Sharingan wasn't that much as he hasn't trained with it for long.
He heard no footsteps showing this man was truly a master assassin, being able to move without making a sound.
He heard no sounds of breathing also a proven skill of Zabuza's work.
But he did hear something.
'Ba-Bum, Ba-Bum, Ba-Bum'
He smirked again, Sasuke and Sakura looked back at him as did Kurenai's team as Naruto pointed his fingers at 6:00, Kurenai's team turned but he shook his head doing the point again showing they were facing the wrong direction, the opposite 12:00.
He then held up 5 fingers, then his feet shuffled. Sasuke and Sakura nodded as Sakura pulled out a explosive kunai.
She threw it as it went off and Zabuza was in the air followed by Sasuke and Naruto.
"Wind Style: Air bullets!/ Fire style: dragon flame bombs!" Naruto/Sasuke said in unison, asSasuke unleashed flames that looked to become the heads of dragons while Naruto unleashed the bullets of wind that boosted the flames and made them bigger and stronger. "Conjoined jutsu: Dragon blazing grenades!" They finished.
Zabuza again had to use his giant sword as a shield to protect himself as he was blasted into the lake.
The trio prepared to do more but Kakashi stopped them.
"No! I said we'd handle this." He said with the look in his eyes told them that there was no room for arguing
"Says the guy who just sat there as we attacked him." Naruto said as Sasuke and Sakura nodded
"Now, if you want Tazuna you'll have to go through us." Kakashi said
"Screw the old man, he may be the paycheck, but those three brats are the pleasure!" Zabuza said.
Kiba growled as he was raring for some action, but Naruto saw this and knew if he didn't do some.
"Stay in formation, Kiba!" Said Naruto
"Grr, come on! We can take him!"
"No you can't, we are to stay back and protect Tazuna."
"But..."
"Don't make me repeat myself or I will come back there and beat your ass!" Naruto called out as he looked back at him.
Kiba was little unnerved by the look in his eyes so he stayed put, for now.
Belial just surveyed from a tree branch
"Why doesn't he do anything?" Kiba questioned.
"Because Belial would destroy some of the area and possibly kill Tazuna in the process." Naruto said simply.
Kakashi charged in and slammed his kunai right into Zabuza but instead of blood water came out,
"A water clone, behind you Kakashi-Sensei!" Naruto said.
Kakashi turned around just as the Zabuza he stabbed turned into water
"Die!"
Zabuza sliced Kakashi in half but then both halves became water.
"He copied my water clone? Even through the mist he saw it?" Zabuza said impressed.
"Don't move."
Kakashi stood behind him with a kunai to his neck.
"Now it's over." Kakashi said
"Hmph, copying my mist jutsu then using it to copy my water clone. You're good -" He said Kakashi saw behind him another Zabuza that was ready mid swing and quickly ducked as Zabuza sliced his water clone. "But not good enough!" The original said before chuckling as he jumped in the water.
"Why is he, oh no! Kakashi, Kurenai, get out of the water!" Naruto called out ah figured out what Zabuza is up to.
Everyone looked at him confused as Kurenai and Kakashi realized what he was getting at.
"The water..." Kakashi trailed
"It's not normal water!" Kurenai finished for him as Zabuza appeared behind them.
"Water Prison jutsu!"
The water below the two Jonin's feet rose up and trapped them in water spheres.
"Damn it!" Naruto said.
"So much for the great Kakashi and Kurenai, falling for my trap so easily." Zabuza said as he laughed, keeping his arms in the spheres.
"If his hands are occupied, then he's vulnerable!" Kiba growled.
"No, he's not. Now he's going to make a water clone and then he'll send them to attack us." Naruto said knowing what the Mist-shinobi was up to.
"Hmph, I see you're the brains of this little group, yes that's exactly what I'm going to do. How'd you know that the water clone is the one jutsu in my arsenal I don't have to make the hand sign for?" Zabuza asked as a water clone of himself rose up from the water.
"Why else would you risk using that jutsu on them both?" Naruto replied back.
"Hmm, I see, now. If I kill you first then the others will fall." Zabuza said.
"Like I'll make it that easy."
Naruto put his hand out as Belial tossed him the giga Battlenizer and he catches it.
"A stick. He has a big ass sword, and your plan is to fight him with a stick?!" Kiba shouted.
"This 'stick' has never been broken, no being alive has ever broken it and I know what I'm doing. Just keep back and I'll keep you safe." Naruto said back.
"Grr, I don't need you to protect me!" Kiba said.
"I was talking to Hinata."
Kiba growls in frustration as Sasuke and Sakura chuckled a bit.
'He's not wrong, the giga Battlenizer I used on Earth was simply a copy, this is the real deal.' Belial thought as he watched on.
"Watch, I can take him, let's go Akamaru!" Kiba said and Akamaru barked in reply as if to say 'alright', Kiba then made some hand signs. "Manbeast clone jutsu!" He called out and Akamaru was then enveloped in a plume of smoke only for it to fade way and reveal a second Kiba in his place, the two then charged.
"No, you idiot!" Sasuke called out knowing how this would end.
"Get back here!" Sakura shouted.
"Fang over Fang!" Kiba called out before both he and Akamaru spun becoming like drills as they charged.
"Hmph, brat." Zabuza said as the clone tilted his head dodging Kiba's attack before leaning to the side dodging Akamaru, as they came back around Zabuza reached for his sword and was preparing for a slash forcing them to make a quick maneuver around the sword causing them to mess up and roll across the dirt.
"Did you honestly think I've never gone up against a member of the Inuzuka clan before?" Zabuza said.
Kiba goes forward but Naruto grabbed him by his hood stopping him and pulling him back.
"Let me go, I can take him!" Kiba said.
Naruto put a hand on his shoulder.
"Clearly you can't."
Kiba pushes the hand off and glares at Naruto.
"I'm not going to let you -" Kiba was silenced as Naruto gave him a quick chop to the neck knocking him out as he caught him.
"Sorry about that, you'll forgive me, hopefully." Naruto said before placing him with Hinata and Shino.
"Naruto, do you really think you can take him?" Hinata asked looking up at her boyfriend.
"Me, yeah. But with them absolutely, now don't you worry that pretty little face of yours, babe." Naruto said as he stood up and got between Sasuke and Sakura with the same look on their faces.
"You got balls kid, I'll give you that. Knocking out a team member like that." Zabuza said impressed that the Uzumaki had it in him.
"I don't like him that much but if I let you kill him, his sister and his mother would kill me and Akamaru would never forgive me, can't have that." Naruto said shouldering the Giga-Battlenizer.
"Besides were not your average ninja." Sakura said with confidence in her voice.
"Oh?"
"We're the newest generation of the Uzu-Uchi-Haru formation, so don't look down on us." Sasuke said
"Sakura, sorry about this, but you're gonna have to take Kiba's place in guarding Tazuna." Naruto said.
Sakura glanced at him before nodding and backing off not taking her eyes of Zabuza.
"More fun for us." Sasuke said glancing at Naruto as the two smirk.
"Let's go wild." Naruto said as the two fist bump.
"You talk too much."
Suddenly Zabuza was on them as Sasuke pushes Naruto out of the way taking the hit.
"Gonna take the hits for your friend? Fine!" Zabuza said as he slams his elbow into Sasuke making him hack up blood.
"Sasuke!" Sakura called out in worry.
Naruto growled in anger as did Kakashi even though he has limited air inside the water sphere. Zabuza put his foot down on Sasuke and began twisting it as he had a hand on his sword.
"Your mother was a pain, nearly impossible to land a blow but I think I'll take out that frustration on you considering you volunteered." Zabuza said as he continued.
"Leave him alone! Shadow clone jutsu!" Naruto said as he made at least 30 clones.
"Just like that Kushina, being able to make a lot of shadow clones." Zabuza said looking at them all knowing what was to fallow.
They all charged at him and piled up on him. Sasuke then rolled out of the way as Zabuza roared as he flung all the clones off of himself, Sasuke glanced back as Naruto was sliding across the ground catching a collapsed Fuma shuriken and tossed it over to Sasuke who caught it, Sasuke smirks as he twists and takes a stand as he opens it up.
"Fuma Shuriken: Windmill of shadows!" He called out.
"A shuriken?" Shino questioned not sure what they were up to.
"Do you honestly think a shuriken can stop me?" Zabuza said clearly not impressed.
Sasuke simply jumped up and threw it.
The water clone watched as swerved around going for the real Zabuza
Zabuza growled as he was forced to stop the jutsu holding Kurenai to catch it, while Kurenai jumped away and joined her team.
"So you forced me to let one go but -"
Zabuza was shocked as another fuma shuriken was going at him.
"A second one in the first's shadow? The shadow shuriken jutsu." He said.
Zabuza jumped over it.
"I told you brats -"
Zabuza stopped seeing Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto's smirks
The second shuriken suddenly poofed and its place was Naruto who threw a kunai.
"Eat this, asshole!"
Zabuza was forced to release the jutsu on Kakashi, however the kunai grazed his cheek making blood drop.
"WHY YOU!" Zabuza roared as he made the shuriken he caught begin to spin as he prepared to throw it.
CLANG
Zabuza turned to see a soaked Kakashi stopping the shuriken with his hand as Naruto flipped himself and landed on the water.
"I thought I told you."
Kakashi raises his head to look at Zabuza with a hardened glare.
"Your fight's with me."
"That was an excellent plan, Naruto. You've really grown, haven't you?" Kakashi said.
Naruto chuckled as he grinned.
"Considering Sakura had to protect Tazuna, I had to rethink the plan a little. Sure I know I could've taken him myself, but he did everything just according to my plan." Naruto said.
"What was that brat?" Zabuza said lowly.
"See I could've matched you, but you were right, if I got taken down then the others would've probably fell as well though I can definitely say Sakura and Sasuke could give you a run for your money. See I may be strong but against that sword it'd probably kill me with one slash. So not only did I get you to attack but forced you to let them go or else risk getting struck with the shuriken or kunai. Only a Jonin or someone with a great plan can take down another Jonin like you." Naruto explained.
"Worked to perfection just like you told us." Sasuke said.
"You tricked me?!" Zabuza exclaimed with anger that a mere Genin could trick him. Him! Zabuza the demon from the hidden mist tricked by a brat!
"Wasn't hard, every move you made went according to my plan, and you fell for it, hook, line and sinker."
"Oh, I am to enjoy tearing you apart!" Zabuza said.
'He came up with a strategy all in mere seconds and they knew about it? How? He didn't speak. Is their teamwork that great?' Kurenai thought as she looked at Naruto. 'Just like their mothers.' She smiled in afterthought.
"See, when Naruto threw me his shuriken I knew it wasn't a real one, so I had to use one of my own to fool you. Zabuza Momochi, one of the seven swordsman tricked by some Genin, that must hurt." Sasuke mocked as he smirked.
"Hey Scarecrow, how's about hurrying this up? I'm getting hungry and bored, so bored I think I'll join in." Belial said as he helped Kurenai out of the water.
"Belial-sama, you join, and you just might kill Tazuna by accident!" Naruto called out.
"Kid, I thought I said stop calling me that." Belial muttered.
"Enough talking!" Zabuza said as he folded up the shuriken to add more weight however Kakashi bats it away knocking it out of his hand and fall into the water.
The two then separated before the two began making hand signs at the same time and speed.
Naruto then recognizes the jutsu they're going to do and quickly ran back to shore before they finished.
They stop at one.
"Water style: Water Dragon Jutsu!" They called out, and from the water behind them burst forth two large dragons made of water with a set glowing yellow eyes.
While everyone was impressed, Naruto somewhat wasn't as Belial wasn't impressed at all as he simply raised an eyebrow at the display.
The two charged at each but Kakashi gasps as Zabuza turns and is met with a glowing red fist delivered by Belial.
Zabuza groaned as he bounced across the water before skidding back onto his feet.
"Times up." Belial said, shocking those who haven't seen his speed before.
"All this has bored me to hell, and I am ending this now." Belial said as he rolled his neck popping the joints as a dark aura surrounded him, causing those who haven't felt it before to start shake in both fear and respect.
"Belial." Kurenai said as she was sweating from the dark feeling.
"So strong." Kakashi said as he too started to sweat from the pressure.
"This feeling, it's as if I'm starring directly at Death." Shino said as his insect colony were making a ruckus telling him to not engage this man.
"Such power..." Hinata said in amazement.
Tazuna didn't say anything for he didn't trust his own voice at the moment, even Zabuza had to admit that this man's aura was terrifying. As for Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were used to the amount of power Belial was letting off, so they weren't as shocked. But before Belial could do anything Naruto appeared next to him and placed a hand on his arm getting his attention and causing the dark aura to dissipate.
"Belial, we may need him." Naruto said shocking everyone present, including Zabuza himself at the blonde's statement.
"What?" Belial questioned, before everyone else, except Zabuza, repeated the same thing completely lost.
"Look Zabuza is a pretty dangerous shinobi, I will admit, but him working for a man like Gato doesn't make sense, knowing him from the bingo books he would've just killed the guy rather than listening to a word the guy would say." Naruto explained.
Zabuza leaned his head down and looked at Naruto knowing that the kid hit the nail on the head sort of speak.
"What are you saying, my apprentice?" Belial asked.
"I'm saying there's something more going on here. There has to be, so let's capture him and get some answers." Naruto finished.
Kakashi and Kurenai looked down in thought as Naruto made a fair point. Belial slightly nodded his head seeing that Naruto made his case.
"Okay."
"Do you honestly think you can handle me, muscle man?" Zabuza said.
"Oh, you talking to me?" Belial said.
"Is there any other bald headed men with weird tattoos and black skin around here?"
"You have no idea who you're messing with! Belial has the strength that rivals that the first Hokagē, there's only been two people in existence to ever give him a real fight, his rival named Zero and his son, Riku!" Naruto said.
"Hmph, I'd say this Riku must not be much. Sounds like a loser."
Suddenly the very air felt heavy, like really heavy.
"Did you just insult my son, in front of me?"
Zabuza blinked and was met with a furious Belial who's eyes were glowing magma-red and foot to his face, Zabuza was sent rolling and bouncing across the lake and through trees before landing against one and getting Kunai thrown at him to keep him in place.
"Damn." Sasuke said impressed at the feat.
Belial approached Zabuza when suddenly two senbon were sent into Zabuza's neck
They looked as a person in a mask was on a branch before appearing next to Zabuza's body. It appeared to be a hunter ninja from the hidden mist If the mask was an indicator. Naruto walked up to Zabuza's body with the masked person not interfering in his approach, he bent down and took Zabuza's wrist to feel for a pulse, only for there to be none.
"I'm not feeling a pulse." Naruto announced before he stood back up.
"Thank you, I've been hunting Zabuza for some time." The person said with their voice being filtered by the mask.
"You're welcome, well, what are you waiting for, aren't you going to get rid of the body?" Naruto said as he gestured to said 'body'.
"That's what I'm going to do." The hunter said before picking up said body and vanishing with it.
"They're gone." Naruto said after sniffing the air.
"They'll be back, both of them." Belial said as Naruto handed him the Giga-Battlenizer.
Belial glanced back as he watched Kakashi just drop, he moved like a blur as he caught Kakashi before said man hit the water.
"Guess you used more chakra than I thought." Belial said.
Belial used the one hand he used to halt him from falling and tossed Kakashi onto his shoulder.
"I got scarecrow, who's got dog boy?" Belial said.
"Not it!" Naruto called out as the others followed.
Kurenai groaned as she picked Kiba up.
"You sure you wanna do that?" Naruto asked.
"Why?" Kurenai asked.
"Don't really trust Kiba, especially around women." Naruto replied with a shrug.
"Whatever, someone carry him, let's move." Belial said impatiently.
"Follow me, I'll take you to my house." Tazuna said.
Everyone then started to fallow Tazuna to his home, but as they were about leave the area
...Ba-bump...
Naruto lifted his head as he sensed something a keened to a heartbeat, he glanced at Belial who nodded before said blonde vanished at high speed.
"Hey, where's he going?" Kurenai asked with an raised eyebrow.
"Naruto can take care of himself, I felt something just as he did, and he went to investigate." Belial answered.
Kurenai nodded while Hinata looked worried.
"Don't worry Hinata, Naruto didn't come all this way just to die, he's better than that." Sasuke told her making her nod as she followed.
(Meanwhile)
Naruto was moving with great speed through the trees as he followed the senses granted by his new Reionics powers.
'A Kaiju, but it's different than any I've felt before. This could be the one, my first Kaiju!' He thought.
Naruto landed on a beach and looked around, it wasn't long before he spotted a cave as the waves crashed against it, he jumped from the branch and began to walked up to it before looking inside seeing an oddly shaped rock.
"There you are." He said to himself.
Naruto took out his Battlenizer and pointed it at the rock as a red light came from it as the stone began to crack, Green skin began to be seen, showing it wasn't stone, but a Kaiju encased in stone
Naruto was surprised as from the stone came... is a saurian like creature with the main colors being green, and gold. The former covering the four basic limbs arms, legs, and sides of the tail, while the latter is covering the upper and lower parts of the scaled tail: and the sails on its back. It has two silver hooks, one for each arm as both its hands, and one of its weapons with a pair of smaller looking hooks for toes on its feet, the Kaiju's red cycloptic visor seems to stare into one's soul as it glowed with energy ready to be fired with a small circular visor above it. It has two other unique features where one is smaller compared to the other which is silver spikes running down from the top of its head, down the back, and to the tip of the tail. The last feature is what appears to be a saw blades sticking out of the creatures stomach...almost as if it has a nasty surprise in store. Its metal beak is hiding the sadistic grin on its face ready for battle, as its metal mandibles clank in anticipation. The kaiju is called Gigan and this one stood at least 55 Meters.
At least that's the picture of the creature that came to Naruto's mind. But the Gigan before him was hurt like hell. It was just sick to see.
It's visor eye was cracked, it was missing an arm and was missing two of its sails. It was covered in cuts, bruises, and marks that Naruto knew came from shackles. It's right arm blade was broken and it's left leg had a large cut which prevent the Kaiju from standing up and putting pressure on it. And its head horns were broken.
Naruto was sad as nothing should be like this, neither man nor Kaiju.
"A Gigan?" Naruto muttered sadly as he did not expecting to seeing one on Elm let alone in this kind of condition.
'A Terranian? Ooh, you got a good one, kid.' Belial said using their psychic link, as he can also see it.
'So how does this work? I just point it at it, and it goes in? I swear this feels like Pokémon.' Naruto sent back.
'How do you even know what that is?'
'Airgu had a lot of data about Earth.'
'Just point your Battlenizer at it to capture it, and since this one is damaged it will take a while before it's either restored or upgraded.'
Naruto closed his eyes and pointed his Battlenizer at the Gigan before it began to glow orange before going into the device.
"Welcome to the family, we'll become good friends." Naruto told the Gigan as it roared weakly from the device.
Naruto then put his Battlenizer away before he followed Belial's energy and found Tazuna's house as he entered.
"I'm back!" Naruto said announcing himself to everyone in the building, only to ducked as he dodge Kiba lunging at him.
"Morning to you too, sleeping beauty." Naruto said.
Kiba growled as he went at Naruto again only for Naruto's mantle he was wearing to wrap around him.
"Well, nice to know the seals work." Naruto said, Sasuke walks up over hearing this.
"Seals?" Sasuke asked while watching Kiba attempt and fail to get free from Naruto's mantle.
"Basically lets my chakra flow into the thing, it makes it move like this." Naruto replied as he also watched with slight amusement. 'Well actually Kurama's chakra flows through it, allowing him manipulate it and allowing him to defend me.' He thought, he then heard said fox's snicker through their link.
"You knocked me out!" Kiba exclaimed in anger as he continued to struggle.
"I saved your life." Naruto replied back at him, Belial walks in.
"Enough! Naruto, drop him." Belial said, even though he found it slightly funny as well seeing Kiba being put on metaphorical leash as it were.
Naruto smirked as he unraveled Kiba causing him to drop onto the floor, Kiba groans as he picks himself up. Kurenai walks in after hearing the commotion.
"Kakashi's awake." Kurenai said before motioning them to fallow her.
The group went upstairs seeing everyone ells present and Kakashi sitting up from his futon reading his book, though Naruto didn't do anything to said book for he figured Kakashi would need it for a coping mechanism.
"Yo." Kakashi said lazily without looking away from his book.
"Figured you'd be out for at least a day." Naruto said know that having a Sharingan implanted in his left eye would consume much of his Chakra unless it was covered by his headband.
"I probably would've if I used anymore chakra." Kakashi replied as he closed his book and turned to them.
"Now I got good news, and I got bad news."
"What's the good news?" Hinata asked.
"The good news is that we're going to up your training." Said Kurenai.
"The bad news?" Kiba asked.
"Zabuza's still alive isn't he?" Naruto asked,
"Yes."
The others besides the squad leaders and Sasuke and Sakura gasped loudly.
(Meanwhile at an unknown location in the forest.)
In the forest we see the masked ninja from before standing over Zabuza's body reaching for the needles.
When suddenly his left arm shot up and grabbed the arm before using the other to tear the needles out of his neck.
"That fucking hurt." Zabuza said while rubbing said spot on his neck.
"You shouldn't have done that, any wrong -"
"Thanks Haku, for getting me out of there." Zabuza said.
The masked ninja now confirmed to be named Haku leaned back in surprise as Zabuza rarely thanked anyone for anything.
"That... thing that I fought. Could've killed me with the flick of his wrist. I didn't stand a chance." Zabuza said in slight fear for he's never encountered anyone like this 'Belial. 'And take that stupid mask off, already." He said.
Haku removed the mask to reveal a very beautiful feminine face.
"God you're a cruel woman, one wrong placement of those needles and I probably would be paralyzed for life." Zabuza said with a smirk under his mask.
"I learned from the best." She said smiling, she drops her smiles and looks at him. 'They were powerful Shinobi, perhaps we can -" She started.
"No, we stay with the original plan." He interrupted before seeing the look on her face. 'Don't worry about Gato, he'd have to get past me to get to you, when we get paid then you can do whatever you want to him. I know it's hard to stomach the things he does but just wait, we'll get our chance." Zabuza said, even though she didn't show it. Haku is glade to know that they'll kill that midget bastard.
(Meanwhile back with the others)
"You can't be serious, how?!" Kiba shouted in shock as he was given a brief summary of what happened after Naruto knocked him out.
"Reading medical books and some weapons looking into needles, I found that if the body is struck by them in the right way, you can make it seem like your victim is dead, a false death. Whoever that hunter was really knew how to use needles, but I figured that it seemed too convenient just as Belial was going to capture him, he or she shows up and seemingly 'kills' Zabuza without going by the book of the hunternin's and burn his body on sight." Naruto explained, once again shocking everyone but Belial of his knowledge.
"And they say reading doesn't get you anywhere." Kurenai said impressed of the blondes thorough explanation.
"But what are we going to do? If that hunter and Zabuza are working together, how are we going to take them? Besides Naruto's group, we aren't properly trained to handle a ninja like Zabuza." Shino said.
"We begin training, as Zabuza recovers we'll use the time to train as Tazuna works on his bridge, with us helping from time to time." Kakashi said.
Belial rolls his necks popping the joints in his neck.
"Let's get to work then." Belial says as Team-7 nods with a determined look as does team-8.