Disclaimer: I do not own the Naruto Franchise that belongs solely to Masashi Kishimoto; I do not own Heavens lost Property, High School DxD or any other Anime I borrow themes from. The only thing I claim is my OC's and original Story Plot.
Author's Note (A/N): Hey everyone that is it. The Land of Wave's Arc is through and now everyone is making their way back to the Hidden Leaf Village. It's been quite calm ever since Gato was taking care of but the peace everyone has been enjoying is about to be disrupted in more ways than one.
Chapter 27
Home Bound
Thunder and lightning. A storm was raging across a ravaged island. Two figures shrouded in the darkness of a nondescript cave were plotting. "Jūra should have been back by now. What is taking him so long." A slightly feminine voice spoke up, but it was undeniably still a man. "He must have got caught up in the moment. The fool can't help himself when it comes to fighting. Be patient Kyōra he will arrive soon enough." A calmer silky voice spoke out with confidence. "But I wanted to go dear brother. I'm very interested to see how far that young boy has improved." Kyōra insisted. "As am I, he very well may be the person we are looking for. Only time will tell." The other voice stated but before any more conversation between the two brothers could take place a very loud moan came from the sea.
"They're back. See Kyōra a little bit of patients can go a long way…" The man said but his voice was cut off when he saw Jūra approach them and enter the cave. "Jūra what happened to you?" The man demanded with an edge in his voice. "Hehehehe… the brat is far more powerful than any of us could have imagined. As well as those little pesky brats he calls daughters." Jūra said as he found himself a rock and sat down to relax himself. "Tell me everything that happened." The man demanded. "Oh yes do tell, I'm interested as well." Kyōra said as he leaned forward with a hungry and interested look in his green animalistic eyes. "Before I begin, I'll just say that you were right to take interest in him Ryūra. He and those brats of his might be what we are looking for."
"Is he a member of that clan?" Ryūra asked with eyes narrowed in suspicion. "I think he might be. When you listen to this story I think you might agree." Jūra said with a grin. "Well then let's hear it." Ryūra said with a smirk also on his face. "Are you boys having story time without me?" A voice said from the entrance to the cave. All three demons turned their head to the voice and immediately dropped to a knee. "Forgive us milady. We had no idea you returned." Ryūra spoke up.
"It is of no consequence. I too am interested to find out all that has happened. Please spare no details Jūra." The voice said in a seductive tone as the three demons resumed sitting. A tiny figure sat itself down in between the three men and with a signal Jūra began his tale.
By the end of it there was silence in the cave. "Fascinating. Truly fascinating. I had a feeling that boy was one of them, and to make it even better he is her son as well. Truly fascinating. This makes everything so much more fun. And to think that wench's daughter would become attached to her son is like an icing on the cake. History truly repeats itself." The woman said with an excited tone. A certain glee was in her tone and her power spiked causing flames to briefly erupt from around her but they died down just as quickly. "What should we do now milady? If this boy is the key, we should capture him immediately." Kyōra asked.
"Patience Kyōra. Let us not be hasty. They are going nowhere so I see no reason to rush things. However, that boy is known for his paranoia… so I say let's keep him on his toes. Send Kurruk to pay the boy a visit again. Those two are well acquainted over the years. Seeing him the boy will know that we can still reach him and it will only keep him guessing. That will give us more than enough time to continue are plans." The woman spoke as she floated up from her sitting position. The tiny sound of wings flapping could be heard. "What of the girl Kurruk has?" Ryūra questioned. "The little human girl serves her purpose. She is still useful. Besides she would do anything just to get her father back so she will comply." The woman said as she started to leave the cave.
"Very well milady. But where are you going now?" Ryūra asked as he and his brothers looked to were their mistress was headed. "I heard rumors that a snake is planning an attack on the boy's home. I would like to be privy to such knowledge. It might benefit us if we use this opportunity to our advantage." The demoness said as a magic circle appeared beneath her. It was red in design with the primary shape of a flower. "Ryūra see to it that things are taken care of." The woman said as the magic circle engulfed her body.
"Yes Lady Daylily."
Unknown Location
'What is happening? Why did my sister use my powers?' A being thought to itself as it was shrouded in darkness. 'I just felt her interact with my crystal, so she has it within her possession. So why doesn't she come back to me?' The being thought in frustration as the darkness in the cave became even darker if that was even possible. 'Why is it that I can't sense your location sister?' The being thought as it focused once more. Trillions of starts and billions upon billions of Universe's past by her mind's eye in the blink of an eye but she still could not find what she is looking for. 'Where have you been?' The being thought as universe upon universe past by her mind as she searched for her wayward sister.
Days pasted as the being kept trying to search over and over again. Soon it gave up but then thought better of it. It decided to try once more and soon found something that shocked it.
'What is this? A blank spot?' The being thought to itself in shock. 'This world has been swallowed up by the void. Is this where you hid yourself sister? In the void where no one can find you. But what could have forced you into hiding like me?' The being thought as it opened its eye and the darkness was banished by an oppressive red light from a massive red rectangular eyes. It was the most vibrant shade of ruby and the darkness was casted away to reveal a cave of sorts that the being was in. It wasn't much but black with shades of purple colors could be seen around the beings eyes which looked like feathers. Black and purple feathers.
'It must have been him. That abomination. If he has already found my sister, then that means I'm next.' The feathered creature thought as movement could be heard from within the cave. 'I can't communicate with her telepathically because of the void being in the way. I must speak to her directly in order to reestablish our connection.' With that said it opened both of its eyes and the cave was flooded with red light from its eyes.
[And where do you think you're going?] A voice devoid of any and everything spoke up as it was accompanied by a darkness of such proportions that it sucked the light from the cave. "You!" The majestic feathered creature said in a feminine voice that was soft yet supposedly devoid of emotion. However, at the moment it was filled with absolute hatred and malice. [Yes, it's me… You have no idea just how long it's been since any one has seen you. I've searched for so long but now I've finally found you. I never would have suspected you would have hidden yourself on the frontier. That was an ingenious move on your part. I would expect nothing less from you.] The intruding voice said as it slithered and bounced off the walls in the cave.
"You're not really here." The feathered creature stated as it searched the cave with its senses. [Oh no, unfortunately I'm not their physically right now. This is just a small probe of my consciousness that has finally found you after all this time. I suppose we should thank your sister for that. Her interacting with your crystal acted like a ping on a radar for me.] The mysterious being said with a laugh that disgusted the majestic being in front of it. [But with that being said I thought it would be a good idea to test out just how much power you still have left.] The menacing voice said but it was cut off by the majestic being it was talking to. "Be gone." A force of beyond god like proportions exerted itself on the mysterious being and with a pained grunt from it the darkness was banished from the cave. 'This place is no longer safe for me.' The feathered being thought before the cave around it shook from an unknown force. 'So he did send something to test me.' The feathered creature thought as it started to dig deep within itself to find that spark. That infinite fountain of power that was far larger than anything else. When it found it the cave around it started to shake not from whatever was outside of it but because of the being that was inside of it.
BOOM!
The entire cave which actually turned out to be a massive mountain exploded with the force of a Tsar Bomba. The planet around was actually a dust ball. It was a barren wasteland that could not support life at all. It was a Mars like planet that was a dusty gray like color and the only defining feature about it was the incredibly large mountains that seemed to reach into space with their immense size. These mountains were few and far in between since the entire planet was mostly flat with fields that spread for millions of miles in every direction with the occasional tall mountain that stood by itself with no mountain range near it. From outer space it looked like the planet was a large ball with a few spikes sticking out of it in random directions since the mountains were so huge they could be seen form space. It was from one of these widely spaced out mountains that this beyond nuclear sized explosion occurred that obliterated over half the entire mountain.
A jet black bird of indescribable size that was highlighted by shades of purple flew out of the mountain into the air for the first time in an unknown amount of time. The bird that was actually a phoenix was beyond massive with a wing span that was miles long. On its crown where the crest was it had five long stems sticking out of its head and on each of those stems was a massive feather. From its tail feathers a massive plumage of feathers that looked more like a dress flapped behind it. It's feet that looked razor sharp were like claws and they folded up into its body. Out of that under-dress of massive feathers three immensely long stems that looked more like tails were dangling behind the massive phoenix and at the end of those stems a truly massive feather was billowing out from it.
The phoenix let out a screech so loud that dust from the ground was blown away into a massive dust storm that actually started to rage across the entire planet. Below it on the surface of the planet millions of little dark creatures could be seen. The had congregated around the mountain that the Phoenix resided in and almost half of them were obliterated from the sudden destruction of the mountain they were trying to assault. The other half was buffeted by the impromptu dust storm that was now reaping destruction across the desolate world that could not support life.
"Be gone. All of you. Phoenix Rising!" The phoenix said and the next thing to happen was total destruction. Pitch black fire erupted form the phoenix that reached the surface of the planet below and began to scorch the entire surface black with the intense heat. Millions of feathers fell from the sky from the phoenix and when they hit the ground they hit like meteors causing massive explosions to occur. The creatures below were numerous and ranged from many different sizes. Some were as big as normal sized mountains and some were as small as fairies but they were all different species. Many were demons and devils and other kinds of monsters and other unknown species. None were spared. They were all obliterated with extreme prejudice. However, it didn't stop there. The phoenix took off until it was in outer space. Letting a single feather fall back down to the planet the phoenix turned and opened a portal and flew threw it with the explosion of the entire planet behind it.
'It will take me a lot of time to pinpoint exactly where you are sister but I am coming. We are no longer safe anymore.' The phoenix thought as it flew through the portal but it didn't notice a small spec of a shadow slip in behind it as the portal closed on that dimension which collapsed and disappeared with the absence of the phoenix.
Land of Fire
They were making good time. Just a day away from the village. Everyone was quite shocked to see Iris and Chaos keeping up with them as they tree hopped through the trees. Because of their very young age and short stature everyone thought that they wouldn't be able to keep up with the older shinobi but the two almost 7 year olds proved everyone wrong. For Iris she used subtle amounts of her absolute control over Wind that comes naturally to her to propel herself faster and farther through the trees. For Chaos well… she was simply enjoying herself as her Angeloid biology prevented her from getting exhausted. She however did need to take breaks since she apparently exhausts her energy faster than Iris. For Naruto being a Jinchūriki even at his age his stamina was far above all of his classmates. He didn't mind the pace that the Jōnin of the group was setting. He himself was more than eager to return home. He's been feeling homesick and has also missed those he left behind such as Shoko, Hiruzen, Iruka, and the Ramen Stand Father and Daughter Duo.
He also didn't forget about the recent visit of the Hidden Stone's Mafia Kingpin. To know that someone as powerful as Balalaika could just be allowed inside the village was disconcerting. More than that to know that Hiruzen and the top brass allowed her to be in the village worried Naruto even more. But despite those negative points Naruto was definitely looking forward to seeing his home again. To sleep in his bed and be in his own apartment again was calling to Naruto and he was all too eager to answer the call as he subconsciously pushed himself just a little harder. A peaceful smile was on his face as he navigated through the trees with his two daughters by his side and his classmates and comrades all around him. He's had this same aura about him ever since he was able to tell the others about his own past. A proverbial weight had been lifted from his shoulders and its left him in a better mood ever since.
Iris and Chaos had recently taken a break and was now fit to go so they were happily doing crazy stunts through the trees trying to outdo each other. Iris always claims she is the more mature twin and as such tries to act like an adult but the truth is she acts very childish and any time Chaos challenges her in anything she immediately jumps at the chance to compete with her sister. So with that being said no one was surprised to see the two little girls darting around them in the trees. Even Zabuza couldn't keep the stern look on his face as he saw Chaos doing cartwheels through the trees. The Demon of the Mist warmed up considerably to the Uzumaki Twins after the bridge battle. Zabuza tried to stay clear of them or intimidate them with his stern demeanor but he was shocked by how they reacted to him. Iris wasn't intimidated in the least. She was quite sassy with the older man and never let him boss her around and would always enter his personal space or try to initiate a conversation with the older man even if he didn't want to. As for Chaos her aloof nature and free spirit made it impossible for Zabuza's stern vibes to harm her, if anything they just bounced off her. She practically invades his personal space at every chance she could get especially given her rather unique and peculiar abilities. She would prank the veteran shinobi at any moment causing the already paranoid veteran to become afraid of his own shadow with the tiny terror constantly around him for the last stretch of their time in the Land of Waves.
It was because of how energetic the girls were being and how peaceful everything was that no one expected what happened next. Naruto felt a sudden and abrupt shift in his chakra network. Iris's eyes turned emerald green before growing dull from being heavily distracted. She smacked her forehead onto a tree branch which caused her to take a tumble out of the trees. At the exact same time Chaos's eyes turned ruby red before her eyes completely blanked out and a dull purplish glow could be seen emanating from her chest before she passed out in mid jump causing her body to limp aimlessly through the air.
"GIRLS!" Naruto screamed in fright as Chaos's consciousness in the back of his head grew dull signifying she was no longer conscious and Iris's presence grew hazy indicating that his connection to Sōkyoku was interrupted due to the Goddess herself. With a seal less Shadow Clone Jutsu a clone of Naruto appeared besides Naruto in an instant and it jumped away and caught Iris who was closer to Naruto at the moment. Naruto himself launched himself off of a tree branch so hard it shattered under the stress. Naruto caught Chaos like a bullet as he dropped to the ground below with his clone dropping besides him a moment later. Everyone else came to a screeching halt when they first saw Iris hit her head on the tree branch. Everyone dropped down besides Naruto who was trying to shake Chaos awake. "Hey sweetie wake up? What happened?" Naruto said as he gently shook Chaos who was not responding.
"What happened?" Kakashi asked as he looked at both girls who were out of it. He was thinking someone attacked and his senses were ablaze trying to detect any enemy that might be in the area. "I don't know sensei. Chaos's is unconscious and Iris is semi-conscious right now." Naruto said in fear in his tone. "I think we should set up camp here. It's almost sun down and we shouldn't travel through the night with to incapacitated members. Even if we are in friendly territory it is still an unwise choice." Kakashi expressed as he slung off his heavy duty backpack with all of his extra gear inside. "Right. Everyone form a perimeter and stay on guard. We'll be setting up camp right in this spot. Luckily this little place here is a clearing big enough for our little group. Go through standard procedures." Kurenai ordered as the Genin all started checking around the area in a 200-foot diameter from where Naruto and the Jōnin were.
"Why did they pass out?" Zabuza asked as he gazed at the two girls with a critical eye. His shinobi side was trying to analyze what could have caused this. "Something interrupted my connection to Iris and as for Chaos I'm not sure." Naruto said as he himself was feeling out his own chakra network and was startled to feel something new attached to Chaos's energy. It was almost unnoticeable but Naruto could feel a slight change in Chaos's energy. "Are they going to be ok?" Anko asked as she gazed in worry. "Yes they will be. They just need to rest for a few minutes that's all." Naruto said as he summoned his own tent which was almost twice the size of the others. "I'll start a fire right now." Naruto offered. Taking a single strand of hair from Iris's head those that were looking were shocked to see it transform into one of her feathers. A ring of stones was already set in place to form a pit and some dry sticks and leaves were inside ready for a fire. Naruto channeled just the tiniest hint of Sōkyoku's aura into the feather and it caught on fire. Naruto put the feather into the fire pit and a beautiful white fire bloomed into existence that soon turned a radiant pure golden color as the flames slowed down to a crawl as if time had slowed down on the fire itself.
Naruto placed Iris and Chaos into his tent to let them rest and he joined the others in gathering any last minute items. 10 minutes later everything was ready and everyone sat around the fire eating. Some remained silent while others made small talk. Everyone was bathed in the golden light given off by the mysterious golden flame that had many captivated. "So Naruto, why did you decide to give Chaos her name? Isn't it a little strange?" Sakura asked Naruto as she tried to make small talk with her teammate. She was sitting close to him with Sasuke also close by with Kakashi also nearby. Each team was sitting roughly in the same area but Hinata and Anko managed to get spots close by to Naruto as well.
Naruto's relationship towards Sakura and Sasuke improved greatly since his big reveal and he smiles and jokes around with them more not to mention simply talking to and interacting with them a lot more than before that time. Even so old habits die hard and so Naruto is still a little sociably awkward around his teammates and a little more reclusive. He also tends to want to hide things but he forces those desires down since he wants to make an effort to be more open with the people around him. He's let his paranoia control him all his life and he wanted to start to break away from that mindset. Of course he would never get rid of his paranoia or secretive nature but he vowed to not let that control every single action he makes.
"The funny thing is Sakura, I didn't come up with Chaos's name." Naruto said with a chuckle. "Huh you didn't, then who did?" Sakura asked in curiosity. The others were also leaning in slightly since their curiosities had been peaked. "Chaos did herself." Naruto said with a smile. He noticed the more interested looks some from the group were sending him and he couldn't help but savor their looks a bit. "Huh? How is that possible. You said you found them when they were newborns. Chaos couldn't talk then. Could she?" Sakura questioned with absurdity in her voice. Others were going to raise their own valid complaints but a laugh from Naruto stopped them. "No she didn't speak to me but she was responsible for me naming her. It also reminds me of the time she spoke her first words." Naruto said with a twinkle in his eye. Mirth was overflowing from him as he thought back to the time Chaos spoke her first words. It freaked him out but amazed him at the same time.
"Then how did it happen." Sakura asked as her inquisitive and curious nature came into play. "When I picked her up for the first time a connection was formed between us. She mentally imprinted her name into my mind and when me and Eva went to think of a name for her that was the name the was forced to the front of my mind. Any other name that I tried to think of was mentally blocked off and didn't feel right. So that was the name I went with. I'll admit that it is a weird name to have and I felt weird naming her that as well but because of what she did when I gave her that name I felt a sense of contentment and satisfaction even though I also felt unconvinced of her name at the same time. Those secondary emotions of satisfaction were artificial emotions that was forced onto me by Chaos herself so I eventually stopped fighting it and went with it. After all this time I've come to accept her name and just being around her you can tell that it fits her perfectly." Naruto explained to those who were listening.
After that more small talk was made with a few jokes thrown in but soon everyone decided to head to sleep. Inside Naruto's tent Iris and Chaos was fast asleep and they were not moving. Laying down in between the two blondes Naruto closed his eyes and concentrated. Soon enough he was in his mindscape and he quickly went to Sōkyoku for answers. When he reached her bird cage he found that the small normal sized door that he always walks into was locked. "Locked? That's never happened before." Naruto said to himself in shock. After spending a few minutes trying to figure a way in Naruto gave up. The only thing that reassured him was the fact that the torches on each side of the door that has Sōkyoku's feathers in them were still burning just as brightly as any other time that he came to see her. So he knew that she was ok but for some reason she was not excepting any visits from him.
Walking on one of the giant tree branches of the tree Naruto then floated up to the floating platforms in his mindscape. In a lush green field outside one of the many ruins scattered about the city of platforms was Chaos's body. She was laying down in the field staring at the clouds that fazed through the platforms since they were at cloud level with the impressive height the platforms were levitating at. "Chaos. Sweetie its me." Naruto called out as he landed besides Chaos. She was asleep as far as he could see. Her breath was shallow and her chest was raising up and down. But what drew Naruto's attention was the feint purple glow at the center of her chest. Rolling up her shirt to get a better look Naruto could see that the glow was coming from beneath her skin. "What is this?" Naruto said as he placed a finger right were the glow was coming from and Naruto's body went rigid as a few images flashed through his mind.
Ruby red glowing eyes that looked very much like Sōkyoku's emerald eyes and an overwhelming presence of power filled Naruto's very soul. The power was cold and felt like the very life from him body was being choked out of him. Compared to Sōkyoku whose power always made Naruto feel full of life and warm. Opening his eyes from the startling jolt Naruto let out a scream of shock when pitch black flames that contrasted Sōkyoku's signature white flames started to climb up his finger and spread across his body. It felt like he was dying yet there was no pain. The flames erased Naruto from his mindscape with the last of his surprised screams fading away.
"Sister what has happened? Why have you awakened and used your powers? Why did you leave your hiding place?" Sōkyoku asked to herself in solitude as she stared blankly out into the vastness that was Naruto's mindscape. She knew Naruto came by to see her but she wasn't in the mood or right state of mind to talk to her host. She was more concerned about things happening dimensions away with her sister. She could feel her sisters power deep within her own body activating for the first time in a very long time and it startled her so much that she lost her connection to her avatar in the real world. Sōkyoku was deeply worried about her sister who she could not telepathically communicate with because of the conflicting locations they were in. It greatly frustrated Sōkyoku that something very important just happened to her sister and she could not intervene. Growling in a very rare outburst of anger and frustration Sōkyoku released a screech so loud that it rattled the very tree she resided in. The flames that burned all around her lit up in a blaze as all the feathers on her body ignited into a pure white and gold display making her look like a true Phoenix.
Naruto jumped out of his sleeping bag with a startled yelp. Sweat was pouring down his face in copious amounts. Out of breath Naruto looked around the dark tent he was in and let out a sigh as he checked his skin for any burn marks. When Sōkyoku sends him out of his mindscape the flames she uses are warm and welcoming and he never actually feels like he is being burned alive. With those mysterious black flames that banished him from his own mind he felt so cold like the life from his body was being sucked out. The only other time he felt a sensation similar to this was when he was on the verge of death on the night of his 4th Birthday where Eva saved his life.
Looking at Iris for a moment Naruto reached out and touched her face with concern etched into his brow but he recoiled when his hand touched her face and didn't feel the usual warmth that he always felt. Iris's skin is naturally very warm to the touch so much so that sweat and water evaporates faster on her compared to others. It's not boiling hot or scalding to the touch but it is noticeably warmer as if she just spent the day in the sun. Even at nighttime when she sleeps her skin temperature does not change in the slightest. When a person comes in skin contact to Iris their very soul is filled with that same warmth and a calming aura overtakes them. That was how Iris was able to calm down Tora the little demon cat.
When Naruto touched Iris's face her skin was at a normal if slightly cold temperature. About the average skin temperature for everyone else but with a slight coldness to it as if she was asleep but without a blanket around her. This has never happened ever before and it only increased Naruto's worry for his daughters. Turning to Chaos Naruto touched her face and a brief mental flash of those ruby red eyes filled his mind. He clammed up for a moment but he tried his best to relax. Worried about the strange glow he saw on her chest Naruto unbuttoned Chaos's shirt to get a look at her skin but as he looked he couldn't see a single sign of any glow. He even placed his finger right where the glow should have been coming from but nothing happened. Buttoning up her shirt again Naruto laid back down and brought both Iris and Chaos closer to him. He placed Chaos's head next to his until they were touching and wrapped his other arm around Iris until there was no room between them.
'Girls… what is happening to you?' Naruto thought as he closed his eyes tight as he pulled them even closer to him if that was possible. Naruto held his daughters close that night not just for their sake but for his as well. He was scared of this new development and he felt powerless to help them. He didn't even know where to begin to help them now and he felt fear because of it. It wasn't something he felt often but when it came and especially when it concerned his daughters Naruto felt useless and afraid. Naruto felt a single tear bubble up in his eye as he let sleep claim him.
The next morning came quickly and everyone was getting up roughly around the same time. Stepping out of her tent alongside Kurenai, Hinata stretched her muscles out. Looking around she saw that Kiba, Sasuke, Fuki and Zabuza was up and sitting around. Kakashi was up in a nearby tree reading his favorite book and everyone else was still in their tent. Hearing a zipper opening Hinata looked to the tent near her and saw Sakura getting out with her hair freshly groomed. "Hey Hinata." Sakura said with a smile. Smiling back Hinata returned the greeting.
"I'll go get Naruto up. The dummy is probably still sleeping in." Sakura said with a frown. Looking towards Hinata, Sakura could see a particular look in the girl's eyes. "Unless you want to do it instead." Sakura suggested seeing the hidden worry in the girl's lavender eyes. "Huh, oh. How about we do it together?" Hinata suggested with a friendly smile. Walking over to the tent Hinata unzipped it and walked inside with Sakura right behind her. Hinata's eyes immediately softened when she saw Naruto with both girls clung tightly to his form. A small tear stain on his cheek could be seen and it ripped at Hinata's heart because she could easily see how distraught Naruto is. "What happened?" Sakura whispered as she noticed the visible tear stain on his cheek as well. "He's worried about them. Something like this has never happened before. I think he feels useless to help them now." Hinata offered her insight since she knew better than most how Naruto's thought process work.
Gently prying the girls loose from Naruto's iron grip Hinata with Sakura besides her woke all three blonds up. Groaning as he sat up Naruto scratched his head which caused Eva to fall out into his lap which woke her up. "Morning Hinata…" Naruto said with a yawn. "Morning Naruto." Hinata replied with a small smile. A tiny blush was on her face since Naruto was in his pajamas and he had his favorite hat with the childish eyes and teeth on it. "Morning Girlfriend…" Eva said with a slur in her voice as she floated over to Hinata's face and splattered herself on the indigo haired girls face like a mosquito to a window. Hinata giggled as she plucked the small little fairy off her face and placed her on her head. "Morning to you to girlfriend." Hinata teased back with a blush and she could visibly see and feel Eva's happiness at the fact that she played back with her joke.
Chaos as usual was half awake and it took her quite some time before she could function. Iris was more manageable as she was leaning against Naruto's shoulder after greeting the others. "Sakura what are you doing here?" Naruto questioned once he noticed his teammate. "Oh, I came to wake you up. I hope that's ok?" Sakura said shyly. "Yeah sure. That's fine." Naruto said with a curious tone. Turning his attention to his daughters both of Naruto's classmates could feel the tension noticeably rise. The worried look in Naruto's eyes returned as he checked them over. "Come on girls it's time to start the day." Naruto said as a bowl made of ice appeared in both of his hands and seconds later it was filled with water. In a burst of smoke two tooth brushes as well as toothpaste appeared in his hands after he had set the bowls down. "Let's brush your teeth." Naruto said as he reached for Chaos first. Chaos is the most manageable for the first thirty minutes after waking up, after those thirty minutes are up that is when she becomes herself and starts bouncing off the walls. That's why every morning Naruto tends to Chaos first before his chance slips away.
Starting with her teeth Naruto did this task mechanically and Hinata was able to tell immediately that Naruto wasn't ok. Usually Naruto would have a grin on his face as he made weird sounds or be telling lame jokes on purpose to get Chaos to laugh since that was a part of their normal morning routine. But now his eyes were vacant as they just looked at his daughter in barely concealed worry. "Naruto go wash up and get dressed. I'll handle the girls today." Hinata said without giving away how worried she was for her best friend. "Huh, why… I always do this?" Naruto said as he was taken out of his trance for a moment. "Don't worry Naruto, I can handle them now go ok." Hinata said with kind smile that hid her true intentions. "Ok…" Naruto said slowly as he got up and unsealed the clothes the girls would be wearing as well as creating a comb and other cosmetic items made out of ice. He dropped all of this on the floor and left with Eva buzzing over to his hair. Once they left Hinata let out a sigh of relief.
"What's wrong?" Sakura asked in concern. "Naruto's still worried about the girls. He's beating himself up inside. I'm trying to take the weight off his shoulders for him. It's the least I can do for him." Hinata said with a small smile as she finished brushing Chaos's teeth for her. The little terror was still booting up so to speak since Hinata opened up her eye lids and saw that Chaos's eyes were flashing information across them to fast for her to see. Her little fingers were twitching and getting movement in them. Of course if need be Chaos could immediately wake herself up without this huge time delay but it would cause her to become tired later on in the day. So it's better to let her take her time waking up on her own especially since it benefits Naruto and Aria greatly in the mornings since they won't have to deal with her hyperactive personality the seconds she opens her eyes. "You're a really good friend Hinata." Sakura said with hints of awe and a deep respect buried in her voice. Hinata blushed lightly in embarrassment but the smile didn't leave her face.
After everyone was up the group decided to have a quick breakfast before they make the last stretch of their journey to the Leaf which was only 5 to 6 hours away. Everyone was talking quietly to each other and by this time Chaos was fully up and jittery as she sat next to her father and ate a bowl of ramen. Even now the others of the group still kept the Uzumaki family as the main topic of discussion as they asked them particularly Eva questions about herself. Eva being the person she was soaked up this attention greatly but still kept in mind to dodge any question that was not supposed to be answered. She said that she was a special summoning creature to cover her tracks. It wasn't the best cover and it had some holes in its story but they managed to barely pull it off.
As their breakfast was winding down everyone started to clean up and pack up the tents. Chaos had a certain gleam in her eyes as she hasn't caused any mischief in a while. She was running quite low on her sustaining life blood which is negative and chaotic energies. With how peaceful everything has been for the last two weeks since the end of the battle she has been feeling an inch. She had drained herself of all her energy and negative emotions during the battle and she's been slowly trying to recollect it all since then. But she needed a victim. Someone who she hasn't had the time to prank in a while and someone who could fill her up very easily with the energy she needed. Her eyes turned to her dear twin sister who didn't even see or feel it coming. As soon as Iris had stood up to help Naruto put away their tent the young princess let out a startled yelp when a gentle breeze past by her yellow skirt.
"Sweetie what's wrong?" Naruto jumped when he turned to see a frantic Iris slowly starting to look like she was going to have a major panic attack. Everyone else swiftly turned to the young girl as well when they heard her yelp. "Daddy their missing." Iris wailed. "Missing what's missing?" Naruto questioned as he tried to find anything on Iris that was missing. Her signature pink bow was in place and Iris wasn't the type of girl who put on jewelry so it wasn't that. She had both her socks on as well and it was definitely not her teddy bear John Paul since Iris pretty much has that bear glued to her left arm. She eats, sleeps, and pretty much does everything with only one arm since the other is supporting her precious teddy bear. So nothing visibly was missing from his daughter's appearance so Naruto didn't see what the problem was. Too bad he doesn't have x-ray vision, unlike Hinata who let out a startled gasp as she put her hand over her mouth in shock.
"My underwear is missing." Iris whined causing the others to nearly flip out. Naruto slapped a hand over his face as he sighed. "You mean these?" Chaos's voice chirped out as everyone directed their attention to her. In her hands was a pair of underwear. It was white with little girly frills on it and on the back of it was a large brown teddy bear. Iris's entire face turned cherry red as the hairs on the back of her neck stood straight up. Everyone else was speechless except for Anko who was lucky enough to see such a scandal before. "Give me back my underwear!" Iris shouted in rage as the camp fire that hadn't been put out yet erupted briefly into an inferno scarring the ones close to it. "Have to catch me first!" Chaos taunted as she placed her sister's underwear on her head like a mask. Iris had a mortified look on her face as she could see everyone else watching.
Letting out an aggravated scream Iris launched a fireball at her sister who simple dodged the attack with no wasted movement. Punching the air in front of her a long stream of fire erupted from Iris's fist that blazed a trail across the campsite towards her sister. Dropping to the ground in a picture perfect split Chaos dodged the fire by mere inches. The underwear that was on her head and face like a mask almost got burned. Seeing this Iris let off the pressure and growled when Chaos laughed. Getting to her feet Chaos jumped over a pressurized gust of wind. Pulling and stretching at the underwear that was on her face Chaos grinned in a taunting manner. "Have to do better than that." Not getting the chance to say anything else Chaos was launched into the air when her sister stomped her foot on the ground in aggravation and a column of wind pushed Chaos off the ground. Taking the underwear off her face Chaos held it above her head and started to gently float to the ground as if the underwear was a parachute.
Seeing this the others were having a hard time believing the scene in front of them. Growling Iris started to spin into a roundhouse kick to launch a fireball at her sister but the second she felt the breeze under her skirt she squeaked and pulled her dress down while crouching to the ground with her face going even redder than before. Iris's dress wasn't short by any means it was just about right below her knees but because of the fact that when she uses her powers it does cause her dress to flutter about and if she's not careful it could fly up and make the others see something that they are not supposed to. In the middle of a battle it's no problem since Iris actually wears shorts underneath her dress but since this was not her battle clothes there was a real problem for her to deal with.
"So Aunty Anko, do you think this looks good on me?" Chaos asked as she somehow made it to were Anko was standing even though she was supposed to still be floating down to the ground. No one saw her touch the ground and definitely they did not see her past them by as she made her way to Anko so the question on everyone's mind was how did Chaos move so fast. "I think they look cute little munchkin." Anko said as she patted Chaos on the head who had put the underwear back on her face like a mask. "I'm like the ANBU now. I have a mask." Chaos said with a laugh with Anko joining in. A rage filled screech fill the air as Iris jumped to her feet. Sliding her foot across the ground from right to left a gust of wind appeared and forcibly pushed Chaos away from Anko in the same direction Iris moved her foot in. Launching a fire ball from her fist at Chaos Iris was half expecting her sister to dodge since it would take her a second to regain her balance. The fireball swallowed Chaos whole and the others widened their eyes at this.
"Um Naruto don't you think this has gone on long enough? Shouldn't we stop them?" Sakura asked in fright since from her perspective it looked serious and not a game anymore. Some of the others were thinking the same thing and were seconds away from voicing their opinions as well. "It's soon over. They aren't actually serious." Naruto said with a palm on his face. He was mortified that the girls would choose now of all times to start their roughhousing. Running up to the spot where Chaos was hit with the fireball Iris let out a screech of rage. The ground had a scorch mark were the brief fire burned the ground and in the burnt soil Chaos wrote the words [Missed Me]. "Where is she!?" Iris screamed as she was extremely embarrassed right now. She would have this conflict with her sister all the time. Chaos would steal Iris's underwear almost every day. It didn't really bother Iris much because they were in the privacy of their own home and no one bothers them, she would simply chase her down and take them back from her but here they were surrounded by a bunch of people and her sister was flashing her panties around.
Closing her eyes Iris opened them and they were glowing emerald green. They flashed and then turned back to baby blue. "There!" Iris exclaimed as she spun around on the spot and launched a fireball at a tree and Chaos jumped out of the tree with a bunch of birds pecking at her. "Aw, no fair Iris you cheated!" Chaos said as she landed on the ground and suddenly appeared without warning behind Naruto with a pout on her face. Growling Iris stomped forward towards her sister. "Ah. Ah. Ah. Take one step closer and the undies gets it." Chaos threatened as she lit a small flame underneath the underwear that was now in her other hand. Stopping abruptly Iris panicked. "Don't you dear!" Iris growled. "Try me." Chaos taunted.
"Ok Chaos that's enough sweetie. You've had your fill so give your sister her underwear back." Naruto said as he placed his hand on Chaos's head. "Ok dada. I'm full anyways." Chaos said as she stepped forward. Without warning Chaos launched a tainted fireball at Iris who snapped into action. Grabbing the ball of tainted flames in her outstretched hand she spun around and threw it back at were Chaos was supposed to be standing but she was no longer there. Iris let out a startled yelp of surprise as the sound of fabric smacking against skin could be heard. Chaos was latched onto her sister in a tight hug with her signature smile on her face. Iris's face which was still cheery red sighed in visible relief when she reached down and felt that her underwear was back where it was supposed to be. Iris was about to throttle her sister for her games when she heard Chaos snicker. Turning around to look at her sister Iris's face went from shock to anger when Chaos lifted up her own dress and showed everyone that she was wearing Iris's teddy bear underwear. Before she could react Chaos flipped Iris's dress up and everyone could see she was wearing a pair of polka dotted black underwear with frills on it.
Iris screamed in embarrassment as she tackled Chaos to the ground and wrapped her legs around the tiny terrors waist from behind and wrapped her arms underneath Chaos's armpits locking them in place and started to pinch Chaos's cheeks. "Give them back!" Iris yelled. "More! More!" Chaos was chanting as Iris pulled on her cheeks harder. While this was happening everyone else was still in a state of disbelief. "Does this happen a lot?" Sakura couldn't help but ask. "Almost every morning." Naruto said with a sigh but the look in his eyes was different. They were full of love as he stared at his daughters wrestling on the ground. It was a look the others saw and it gave them pause as it was not a side of Naruto that they've ever seen until he revealed the existence of his daughters.
With the fiasco of his daughters out of the way Naruto and the group made excellent time as they managed to reach the village in four hours instead of the 6 it should have taken. Before they entered the village Naruto had Iris and Chaos transform which raised questions form the others. Naruto deflected them but the defensive look in his eyes caused the others to back off. They were met at the gate by a squad of ANBU Black Ops. Since Zabuza and Haku was with them they reported in to take them into custody. After a quick explanation from Kakashi the ANBU transported Zabuza and Haku through the village their own way until they reached the Hokage's Administrative Building. The group had to take the roofs and make it there on their own.
Reaching the Hokage's office everyone squeezed in to see Hiruzen the Third Hokage alongside his two former teammates and now top advisors. Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado. The ANBU Commander himself was present standing next to Hiruzen at attention covered in a pitch black cloak with gold trims outlining it. His reflective silver Puma mask hiding away his identity from everyone. But his presence along with some of the most powerful and experienced shinobi in the world made him all the more intimidating due to the fact he could stand amongst them.
"Welcome back Teams 6,7, and 8. We have much to discuss." Hiruzen said in his scratchy voice as smoke billowed out from his pipe.
To be continued...
Jutsu Library
1.) Phoenix Rising – A move that is another of Sōkyoku's signature attacks. While in her true form Sōkyoku ascends into the sky while spinning her massive body around while building up to her a minimal amount of energy, but to others it would be a staggering unimaginable amount. Once at the apex of her ascent she spreads her titanic wings as wide as they can go and unleashes the pent up energy she was stockpiling in her body. The release of this attack is so immense that a wall of pure white flames will shoot up hundreds if not thousands of feet into the sky depending on the amount of power she unleashes. The wall of flames shoots off from her body in a sphere that stretches again hundreds if not thousands of miles depending on the amount of power she puts into the attack. As one of the side effects, hundreds of thousands of her feathers come raining down from the sky like a meteor shower and when her massive building size feathers hit the ground they strike with the same force as a meteor leaving massive damage far from the actual blast zone of her attack. The power of this attack can wipe entire continents off the face of a planet and leaves nothing alive especially evil beings filled with taint.
Note: The Black Phoenix also uses this exact same technique just like Sōkyoku. The only difference is that the color of the flames instead of being pure white like Sōkyoku's is instead a pitch black color.
Author's Note (A/N): Hey guys how was that. Some things are being stirred up behind the scenes and its only a matter of time before some of those plans come into fruition. Why was this black Phoenix in hiding and why is is that she can't contact her sister Sōkyoku? Who exactly was that mysterious being talking to her in the cave and what does it want? Those are just some of the questions that will have answers in time.
I decided to end the chapter with a more lighthearted tone and what better way to do that than to have some hilarious play fighting between sisters?
That's the end of Chapter 27 I sincerely hoped you enjoyed it.
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Published: 8/9/2016
