Hello to all of you, as usual I'm back to bring you yet another addition to the story that all of us have come to love. I hope you're all enjoying this and I hope you all continue to help me make it (As well as help when I make mistakes. P.S. Thanks for that save last chapter Kuroi, I didn't even notice I made a mistake while typing it)
Also I've decided that it just makes sense to start with the Tsunade Arc and then before the big plot twist I have planned I'll do the First Movie. Seeing as it would be silly to have them take on a mission to another country when the current Hokage is in bad shape and they don't have a new one to take over. So I'll be doing the Tsunade Arc, then the Movie, then we will continue from there.
Now to answer a few reviews.
Tchao707: The curse seal is made using nature chakra and is a bastardized version yes, but it's not just the chakra that is addicting. The curse seal on Naruske would normally be less effective yes seeing as he's felt if before. But this is also not his normal body and with Orochimaru's influence in his head and the corrupt version of nature chakra it's creating an addictive effect like it would with regular Sasuke but amplified by the fact that it also slightly draws on the chakra of Kurama, which Sasuke's body also isn't fully adept at using yet.
Ssj3gohan007: Awe, you're very kind. Thank you for that but I'm not that good, a lot of my ideas come from fanfics I've read in the past and I just kinda think of my own versions of those.
Naruto Reborn: Sasuke Uchiha
Chapter Five: Finding the Fifth Hokage
Page One
"Gahh! Dammit this is impossible!" Ami shouted out as she again failed to do the first stage of the Rasengan, all she needed to do was rotate the stupid water, so why was this so difficult?! She was about to hurl the balloon again when the voice of Yugito came to her ears and stopped her from basically rage quitting the test.
"Perhaps you should take a small break, look at things from another angle?" She said softly while leaning against a tree, where she'd been for the better part of three hours watching Ami try to get control of the first task. Ami happily agreed with this and then took a few water balloons with her as she walked off, still trying the exercise even though she had just said she would take a break. -I don't think she really grasps the concept behind 'taking a break'- Yugito thought with a deadpanned expression as she watched.
*Elsewhere*
Naruto gave an exasperated sigh as he sat in a hospital bed, being detained for the obvious reason, the cursed seal on his neck and that they don't know the effect it could have on him. Honestly he didn't really blame them for it, hell he was partially glad that they had him here where he couldn't really get into a fight and cause his cursed seal to activate. Though he still hated being cooped up…
Sighing again to himself he laid back on the bed, thinking things over as he ran down a list of to-do's in his brain. He had helped Gaara/Suisen, helped Zabuza and Haku, and he had ensured that things were going well with Jiraiya as well. Ami was going to find Tsunade to help the old man and then…..
-SHIT!- The thought hit him like a stack of bricks as he recalled that on the trip with Jiraiya Itachi and Kisame had appeared, and because of the current Kage in the village not one, not two, but three Jinchuuriki were on the mission right now! Not to mention he remembered that Sasuke had showed up in his version of the fight! Forcing himself up from the bed he looked around the room for a moment before dashing to the window, he needed to get there now! Whether Ami could handle it with help or not it was his duty as her friend to be there to help, not to mention it was kinda his fault that Suisen and Yugito were there, turning a quick grab into a basic buffet for the two Akatsuki members, one of whom was the wielder of Samehada.
In no time at all he was on the ground and sprinting in the direction he remembered going on the original journey, hoping he could be there in time.
*Back with Ami*
Ami wore a black sleeveless muscle shirt and short pants as she walked into a hotspring, yawning a little and holding the water balloon in one hand. She was slightly annoyed that she couldn't get this down right now, but maybe a quick soak in the water might help.
Stripping down slowly she revealed that despite her age she had quite a well defined young body, that outfit of hers did not do her justice as her clothing was often baggy and she also wrapped her chest slightly to help keep her bust from being noticed by perverts. After having removed everything she wrapped herself in a towel before making her way to the water.
As she got into the water she began to hear a familiar sound, something akin to a giggle as her eyes narrowed in annoyance and anger. Turning her head she growled out. "You better get the hell out of here or else I'll kick your ass"
Jiraiya stepped out and began to glare at her, but then crossed his arms and spoke. "Not like I expected YOU to be here, and not you've interrupted precious information gathering opportu…Gah!" Jiraiya yelped, hopping on one leg, holding his ankle as Ami glared back; she had kicked him.
"Information gathering," She mocked before speaking back, "You were peeking inside the women's bath house…when I am in here!" She yelled out as she held a towel over herself.
Jiraiya folded his arms, countering back, "I wasn't even going to look at you," he traced an imaginary figure in the air with great precision," mature babes only, little girl."
"Oh yeah, that's really assuring," Ami rolled her eyes as she fixed the towel, hey just because she had a nice body didn't mean she was going to show an old pervert like him.
"Anyways," Jiraiya mumbled before turning away, not wanting to continue this awkwardness any longer. "How is your progress going with the technique?" He asked, hearing Ami give an over exaggerated sigh. "I'm trying hard but I can't seem to get it…. If Sasuke were here I'm sure he'd be able to do it, or at least give me some tips" At this Jiraiya raised a brow.
"The Uchiha boy?"
"Yes, he helped me and Hinata a lot ever since he woke up from that coma a long time ago. It's almost like he became a completely new person" Ami said while getting a slightly far off look in her eyes at the memory, though she quickly came back to reality. "I'm not going to tell you this story standing here in just a towel!" She yelled before kicking the elder Sanin out of the hot spring and sending threats his way if he dared to peek on her again.
Ami shrugged a little after he was gone, getting back into the water while holding the water balloon, beginning to swirl it in her hand she watched the way the balloon moved and shifted. Starting to get an idea she started to swish it a different direction and watched as the balloon bulged and then shifted before settling back down again. Repeating this process several more times she then came up with an Idea and gave a shout.
"YATTA!"
"Hehe"
"Pervert!" WHACK
*A short time later*
Ami stood in the field with Suisen, Yugito, and Jiraiya present as they saw her begin hitting the balloon in several spouts while channeling chakra through it, causing the balloon to bulge and contort before eventually bursting into a splash of water.
Jiraiyat raised a brow, "So how did you manage to do it Brat?" He asked with a chuckle, interested in the strange technique she used to burst the balloon.
Ami looked at him and then gave a bright smile, "It was simple when I really thought about it, when I was in the hot spring I was just moving the balloon around and I noticed that when I tried to move it in a different direction it caused the balloon to stretch and almost burst. So I took that idea and then pushed it just a bit further. By using my hands to redirect my chakra through the water and keep shifting the water in different directions!" She exclaimed at the end with a bright smile on her lips.
Yugito smiled for a moment as she looked at the somewhat dumbfounded Jiraiya before she turned to Ami, "I'm glad you were able to figure it out, maybe we should celebrate a little?" she asked while looking around, receiving a nod from Suisen before the two of them went off to get some food to bring back.
"So what's next?" Ami asked with a bit of excitement in her tone as she grinned ear to ear, only to have a rubber ball tossed into her hands. "Huh?"
"Now you have to burst that by using just your chakra, no rotation this time just raw-" He was interrupted by the sound of the ball bursting as his words died in his mouth, seeing that she burst the ball on the first try. "Heh… I should have expected that one really.."
"Why does everyone think so highly of you? I just did in a day what you said takes weeks!" Ami asked out of curiosity and slightly teasingly as she smiled, at this Jiraiya just smirked at her.
"Do you know who I am?" he asked as Ami shrugged.
"All I know is that you're a perverted old man."
"No my dear," Jiraiya tsked, wiggling a finger in her face as Ami twitched in annoyance, "not just a pervert…A super pervert!" he pointed to the sky as Ami sweat dropped before Jiraiya jumped up in the air and landed a few feet away from the girl, "I am a legend among the nations, the warrior of the people," he was speaking in intro, making weird hand gestures and movement as Ami was quickly growing tired, "I am the great Toad Sage, Ji-ra…hey where are you going!"
Ami was walking away slowly as she stretched, yawning in feign boredom "What's the next step so I can get going on this, I need to complete this jutsu..." Her tone dropped as she remembered the past few days, she had seen Sasuke in action and he was leaving her and Hinata in the dust, she needed power to match Sasuke's own…not listen to some pervert rant about how great he was.
Jiraiya looked on curiously before following in step, "why do you need to train so seriously?"
Ami briefly glanced at him annoyed, "I have to catch up to him, to show him that I can be strong too and I can help him bear some of the burdens he's carrying on his shoulders..."
Jiraiya lookeda bit curious at the answer, having expected some boasting show that openly declared she wanted to be the strongest or become Hokage "I see, that is really…. Not the answer I expected" he responded as Ami just glared as a response before rolling her eyes and looking away, she stared down at the graveled path.
"Well, good luck to you," Jiraiya spoke as he was about to leave but was a little satisfied the Kyuubi vessel had a somewhat normal ninja life. Before she could get far he placed a regular balloon into her hand, explaining after seeing her confused look. "For this step, the user must combine the first two steps into a contained sphere. To help with this I gave you an empty balloon to help visualise the intended shape; if the balloon is popped or otherwise moves, then you're doing it wrong"
"I'll get it done" Ami said with a fire in her eyes that made Jiraiya honestly believe she could do it in record time. After all she'd already completed the first two.. "I have to get strong so I can prove to him I'm not weak, that I don't need to be protected"
-You have far surpassed my expectations Brat, I wonder just how far that determination will take you heh- Jiraiya thought proudly as he watched her, though he did think about what she'd said about the Uchiha boy. Jiraiya looked at her in thought, he had known many Uchiha's in his lifetime, the only friendly one was Obito, but still, the clan attitude was still there. And from what he knew of the Uchiha massacre he would have expected the boy to end up just like his family if not even worse because of it, but to hear that he not only didn't follow that path but began to help his fellow ninja to excel surprised him even more.
"Is that the only reason?" Jiraiya asked, curious as Ami blushed in response, glaring back.
"You'd wish there was another reason now wouldn't you pervert."
Jiraiya grinned, "If you're going to call me pervert at least call me a super perv," he turned serious as Ami looked surprised at the change of attitude, "Just keep in mind… power ," his face looked sad as he replayed a past memory, "power has a way of changing people. Ninjas do many things to try to gain power quicker, sometimes, doing things that aren't accepted by others but it won't stop them," Ami observed in amazement how this person could say something like this, Jiraiya continued, "there is no easy way to achieve it, it has to be earned…every power has its price, do you understand?" he looked at her as she tried to make sense of it, Jiraiya sighed before speaking, "let's say a person with no combat experience, no training or what not was given unimaginable power one day, what do you expect he would do, how would you think he would act knowing that no one can oppose him, would he still be the same person afterwards or would he start taking advantage of his status?"
Ami thought for a moment as the idea slowly sunk in before she answered, "What are you trying to say?"
They stopped and faced each other as Jiraiya spoke, "If you were given power, would you still feel the same way, believe the same things now?"
Ami looked down again, that's what she wanted; she needed power for her friends.
Jiraiya spoke again, "let me ask you this, what is more important to you, gaining power…or your friends?"
She looked on sadly, remembering her past, why did she want power in the first place; she didn't need to think much on it before answering.
"Until I met my first friends, I never knew what I wanted," Jiraiya paid attention, listening to her speak, "I realized now, the only reason I want to get stronger is for them," she smiled up at the man as Jiraiya looked on in approval, "Not only do I want to get stronger, but I want my friends to grow strong with me, I don't want ultimate power," Ami shook her head, "no, I just want to be there for my friends, I don't want to be the one who lets them down…I guess, that's what I really want."
They stayed quiet as Jiraiya looked at her, a smile on his face, 'you remind me a lot of a young Kushina,' he grinned, scratching his nose, "are you sure it's not because you secretly...you know," he wiggled his eyebrow, " with this boy?"
The mood was ruined as Ami twitched her eye, a light blush on her cheek, -what the hell just happened a minute ago to the sage?- she thought dumbfounded before leaving again to continue practicing, "you are a weird person," she replied walking a short distance away and beginning to focus..
Jiraiya chuckled to himself before closing his eyes and shrugging a little, knowing that teasing her would only be fun if he drew it out more. So he resided to back off and head back to the inn they were staying at. "Try to be back in time to eat, you'll never complete the Rasengan unless you keep your strength up"
Ami rolled her eyes, "You almost sound like an actual teacher" She smiled at the playful taunt.
Jiraiya sagged, "whatever brat, you wouldn't know the presence of a great ninja if you knew one."
She sighed, "Fine, let's see how good you are," she grinned, "perv sensei."
"W-what!" he paused in mid step, "don't call me that," he lectured on following the grinning girl, "a sensei is a respectable guide…never call me that in public."
She giggled, "you wanted me to call you a super perv earlier…"
He cut in, "in place of pervert but this is different and…"
Ami laughed out, cutting his speech as Jiraiya looked back confused as she spoke, "I can't believe a pervert is about to teach me something…out of all people."
They continued walking along as Jiraiya chuckled soon after, -Yup,- he thought, watching as the girl started another conversation, -I'm starting to like this brat.- He thought with a smile before leaving her to train.
Unbeknownst to the both of them there was a figure watching from the trees, two crimson glowing eyes keeping an intent gaze on the young Jinchuuriki as the aged Sanin walked away.
"Can we move in yet?" A voice spoke with a somewhat insane tone to it "I'm getting antsy just sitting here"
"Not now, we must wait for the moment when the Jinchuuriki is far enough from the others to collect her alone, or until the other Jinchuuriki are in a weakened state…" The male with the crimson eyes said before turning and moving away.
*With Naruske*
The raven haired boy was moving at high speed toward the village where he remembered going to find Tsunade, the village where he had begun to learn the Rasengan as well as he tried to move quicker. He was still a long distance away and wouldn't be there for a while.
-I have to hurry, I need to.. Gah!- His thought was interrupted when he remembered that he was going to run into Itachi during his time there, something inside him stirring as anger bubbled up to the surface. As he sprinted faster things began to blur and darken, his consciousness feeling as if it's being pulled away into his own mind.
"ITACHI!"
Aaaaaand Scene, sorry if it's short or seems rushed, I realized how long it was taking to get this chapter written and really wanted to get it done to hopefully cure the insane writer's block I've been feeling. Please forgive my lateness!
