Naruto (United): A new chapter has come forth! Bring it o-
*A portal appears and two figures emerge. One and Ashen-Gray haired girl with emerald green eyes and another with platinum blond hair with blue fox slit eyes*
White Fox: Ciri? Where are we?
Ashen One: Hell if I know. Hey, that blond looks like you.
White Fox: Hm? So he does…
Naruto (United): *blinks* W-Who are you?
White Fox: I am the White Fox of Kaer Morhen. I'm looking for work hunting monsters and the like.
Ciri: Names Ciri. I have no qualms about you knowing who I am. Tell me, where are we?
Naruto (United):...I need to get Hellfire-Nii…
United I Stand
Chapter Fourteen: Welcome to Sebungēto
Team Eleven had been walking down the dirt road for three hours and Anko was enjoying herself. While she would normally loathe the travel, her three little brats were pretty nice to talk to. It also helped that she was getting to know the three well.
Naruko was the carefree one. Laid-back, trusting and cheerful.
Menma was the cynical one. Didn't seem to trust easily and was a little bitter but there was a heart inside of him.
And Naruto…Goofy, perverted and his humor lined up with hers.
She also noticed how much the three liked to sing. She didn't think anything of it at first but as they traveled, she heard them sing two songs and they weren't bad at it either.
All and all, she had a good group.
Hard to believe they came from the same one person.
"Oh, soul dried up loneliness…" Naruko began singing with a smile, her hands behind her back as she walked beside Naruto and Anko. "Right now, let courage bloom,"
"Out of the sleepless, worried dawn…A new me has been born," Naruto sang along, his hands on the back of his head with his eyes closed. "Just like a red rose blooming in the dark earth."
"Everyone is a soldier, fighting with themselves," Menma added on, his hands in his pockets, a small grin on his face. "Overcome suffering and looking for tomorrow,"
"I'm a soldier fighting to protect you." Naruko sang out.
"Love is the power to give birth to miracles," Naruto sang
"I'm a soldier," Menma finished.
"Whoo!" Anko clapped repeatedly before she asked "What were you guys singing?"
"Red Rose in the Darkness ~ Romantic Soldier," Naruko answered.
"It sounded nice," Anko said. "Nice singing voices. I noticed that you guys sing often. How come?"
"Well, I guess it's a habit we took up back when we were OG Naruto," Menma explained. Anko waited for him to continue but her face dropped when he remained silent after that.
"You can't just leave it at that," Anko said.
"The rest is more personal," Naruko said apologetically. "Sorry Anko-sensei."
"It's fine. Who knows, I might start singing along, depending on the song," Anko said as she slipped her hands into her coat pockets. She happened to look to her side to see Naruto studying her with a critical look.
"What's up Naruto?" Anko asked.
"Hmm…I've been thinking on trying to perfect the Oiroke no Jutsu," Naruto answered thoughtfully.
"Seriously?" Menma asked.
Naruto made a face, which Anko strangely thought was adorable on him, before he replied "Yeah. I mean think about it. That jutsu is a Pervert Killer: Rank A on its own. If we can perfect it, it could even bring down a god level shinobi."
"That's extreme," Naruko said. "Besides, what threats are you thinking we'll face?"
"In this world? Who knows? All I know is that we need to be prepared. Besides…" Naruto's serious expression turned lecherous. "Anko-sensei has the perfect body to learn from."
"Oh do I?" Anko asked coyly.
"Yes you do," Naruto replied.
"This is…" Menma couldn't even finish.
"Wow Naruto," Naruko said. "You really want to try to perfect that jutsu and use Anko-sensei as a templete?"
"What? Is that a bad idea?!" Naruto said. "I mean look at her. Her bust, her curves, her smile with the dimples!"
"I have dimples?" Anko asked with surprise, a little flattered.
"Not to mention the tone. I mean she is wearing mesh but even I could see abs!" Naruto continued. "She is a fucking stud of a woman. A perfect mixture of beauty and danger. She would perfect to sculpt a perfected Oiroke no Jutsu from."
"Wow, how long have you been observing me?" Anko asked with a large grin.
"Since I first saw you," Naruto admitted with a grin of his own. "I mean, unlike Menma or Naruko, I can see and notice beauty and skill in front of me."
Anko was impressed. She understood Naruto's reason for wanting to perfect the infamous technique Iruka often ranted about during their weekly card game with Hana, Hayate, Yugao, Kakashi, Kurenai, Asuma and Gai.
She used the very same method when it came to making people unsuspecting of her, especially when she was undercover. But it was also nice to hear that he paid attention to her and noticed her beauty and toned form.
"Tell you what? On this mission, I'll assist you on perfecting that infamous jutsu," Anko told him with a wink and was rewarded with a smirk and red cheeks from the blond.
"Thank you sensei," Naruto told her genuinely.
Anko ruffled his hair before she leaned close and whispered "Also, don't think I won't make you pay for keeping your eyes on me and not on the mission at hand…."
Naruto gulped before he gave her grin and held out his wrists to her. "I'll take any punishment from you."
Anko couldn't stop herself from laughing.
Out of the three, Naruto was quickly becoming her favorite.
Night had fallen and Team Eleven had finally reached the village where Team Eight had been sent.
Sebungēto.
It was a fairly large village, with all of buildings, from houses to businesses, were made with sparkling white cement blocks with gold-colored glass etched into the walls in various areas with a pale gold tiled roofs.
The ground also had cement blocks made of the same sparkling white stone and gold glass within it and with the moon high in the air, the pale gold glass that was in the various buildings and ground caused the city to glitter.
It was…a nice sight to see after being on the road for nearly twelve hours straight walking.
"Come on team, let's find a hotel," Anko said with a tired grin. "I bet that is where we will find Team Ten."
The Uzumaki Trio nodded and began to walk.
'I still can't believe she said yes,' Naruto thought with a small smirk. 'This jutsu will go from Iruka-killer to Kage killer in no time!'
"You seriously want to use that attack on the Hokage?" Menma questioned within their mind-link.
'The Hokage is a pervert,' Naruto countered. 'We already knew this when we saw Icha-Icha paradise in his desk draw…If we can make this jutsu powerful enough, it can catch him off guard and we can strike using that opening.'
"But still…I doubt someone as powerful as the Hokage would be caught unaware by that jutsu," Naruko muttered thoughtfully within the link.
'I think he will…Call it a hunch but If we perfect it, even a god will be susceptible to it….' Naruto thought with a serious tone.
"Man, we are playing a dangerous game…" Naruko muttered with concern.
'I know…But he wronged us. He needs to pay for it,' Naruto thought with narrowed eyes and a venomous tone, unaware of the blue flames that flickered briefly within his eyes. 'And I intend to see it thought.'
As the team walked through the village of Sebungēto, Naruto couldn't help but notice the various citizens. Most of them were dark-skinned with green eyes and black hair and all wore somewhat see-through clothing and while they all smiled and nodded at him whenever his eyes met theirs, there was an underlying fear within them.
"You guys see this too?" Menma questioned.
"They're afraid…" Naruko said with worry.
'Something isn't right…' Naruto thought.
After ten minutes of searching, Team Eleven finally found the hotel and ventured inside to the help desk, where a tired looking young man stood.
The young man was tall and thin with pale golden eyes and brown hair that reaches to his shoulders with a side parting that let a large portion of his bangs cover the left side of his face.
He wore a long, light blue kimono adorned with a small emblem of three bubbles on the back, and a pair of grey pants underneath, with an orange sash. The kimono hung loose, exposing his chest. In it, he carried a bamboo jug filled with a soap solution, and a pipe.
"That's disappointing," Kyūbi said.
'What's up?' Naruto thought.
"I sense Saiken within him….His is theRokubi. The six-tailed slug and my brother…" Kyūbi said with a hint of sadness in his voice. "I was already disappointed to see my brother within that teal haired girl…So seeing this only makes it worse…"
Naruto was surprised by this and he could sense that Menma and Naruko were as well. Another jinchūriki? What were the odds of this?!
"I'm so sorry…" Naruko said to the nine-tailed fox through their link with sadness in her voice.
"Don't be," Kyūbi replied before going quiet but Naruto could feel both rage and sadness at flowing from their guest.
"Welcome to Sebungēto. I am Utakata," The man said with a drained but rather charming grin on his face. "The owner of this fine establishment. How can I help you?"
"My name is Mitarashi Anko," Anko said. "This is my team. We've come to stay a few nights at your establishment. A room with four beds. Hopefully with two bathrooms."
"Ah, I have room just for you then," Utakata said with a nod before he looked at Anko curiously. "Judging from your headband, you're from Konoha, correct?" Utakata questioned.
"That's right," Anko replied. "Why do you ask?"
"It's just funny is all," Utakata replied. "One moment while I go grab your key…" Utakata walked away from the desk and headed into a room behind him. A few moments passed and Utakata came out with a key card.
"Here is your room key for room 1110 on the fifth floor. Please enjoy your stay," Utakata said as Naruto watched as Utakata handed the key card to Anko, who took it with a smile.
"Thank you. Come on brats, let's rest up," Anko said motioning for the trio to follow her. The trio walked up the winding stairs until they reached the fifth floor and after a minute of walking, they were in front of their door.
With a swipe of their key, Team Eleven entered their fairly large room and the moment they did, Anko shut the door and said "Alright team, Let's get some shut eye for tomorrow, w-"
"Shouldn't we search for Team Ten first?" Naruko asked.
"I am," Anko replied. "Watch and learn…" Anko quickly formed several seals and when she pressed her palm to the floor, she shouted "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
With an explosion of smoke, a grey-ish/blue cobra the size of Anko herself appeared, a crescent orange shape beneath its dark orange eyes. "Hello Kohana-chan," Anko said with a smile. "Kids, this is my personal summon, Kohana. Kohana, this is my team."
The snake observed the surprised trio and gave them a nod before the snake looked to Anko."Anko-chan. You interrupted my mediation with Tagorihime," The cobra said with a pouting tone, shocking the Uzumaki Trio. "You know what she's going to do when I return there…"
"Whoa…It can talk…" Naruto breathed out. "Amazing…."
"Of course I can talk Ningen," Kohana said as she bobbed Naruto on the head with her tail, causing Naruto to bend down and rub his head to sooth the pain.
"Ow…That hurt…" Naruto whined.
"Tagorihime is a pain in the ass," Anko whined out. "Sorry about that. She's bound to punish you later for the interruption. But I summoned you here for a reason. Mind helping me out with something?"
"You're lucky I adore you Anko-chan," Kohana said with a blank look.
"I love you too," Anko said with a cheeky smile. "So, remember Sarutobi Asuma?"
"Don't remind me of him. His smoking nearly caused me to swallow his chakra to the point of his death," Kohana replied darkly.
"He and his team is missing somewhere in the village. We just came from a long trek after a long mission so we're all running on empty. Can you do some recon and locate them?"
"As long as he doesn't smoke near me, yes," Kohana replied. "So how do you want to do this?"
"Do what you do best," Anko replied before she hugged the snake and said "You're the best Kohana-chan."
"I know. I'll look for them. See you in the morning. Rest up Ningens!" Kohana replied before she suddenly exploded into a million of tiny snakes.
"Go open the window one of you," Anko ordered.
Menma rushed into the living room area opened the window and together, the team watched the river of tiny snakes slink their way towards and out of the window and scatter across the city.
"She was very nice," Naruko said.
"She's a sweetheart. I've known her since she was a tiny garden snake," Anko said with a happy smile. "We'll leave it to her. Let's rest for now."
"Konoha shinobi are in the dungeon, as requested," A bald adult male with purple marks that runs up each side if his face and a pointed mark in the middle of his forehead and small black irises said as he leaned against a wall, his eyes locked on a figure sitting on the edge of a bed.
The bald headed male wore a blue kosode with a reddish-orange breastplate with a single strap over his left shoulder and four kusazuri over his legs. He also wore a purple sash around his waist, off-white hakama, netted arm bands, two kyahans around his shins, and a pair of black tabi over his feet.
On the bed, a handsome tan-skinned lean-muscled, black haired young man with a tattoo of a four-pointed star on his forehead glanced at the bald man, His dark cobalt eyes locked on his face. "Good. Thanks Renkotsu…You think these Konoha shinobi well fetch a high price?"
"Hard to tell admittedly," Renkotsu replied. "But this will have to work. It's the only way we can gain freedom from this land."
The young man nodded and said "Get the others and have them take pictures of them and send them to Konoha. The faster we do this, the faster we can get the money and go."
"Understood Bankotsu," Renkotsu replied before he left the room.
Bankotsu stared at the area Renkotsu was moments before he looked down at the floor.
He had to get his crew out of here…Because if his group didn't get what they wanted, this new batch of Shinobi were going to end up just like the rest.
Dead.
Rain: And that is the end of this chapter! What will happen next time? Only one way to find ou-
Naruto (Hellfire): Where are they?!
Rain: Who?!
Naruto (Hellfire): The Ashen one and the White Fox? Where are they?!
Rain: Preparing…?
Naruto (Hellfire): Time for revenge Ciri….