Naruto: Return From Darkness
"Kyuubi Speaking"
Thoughts
"Speaking"
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Hiro ran down the main street of Konoha, avoiding the villagers as best he could. Though every once in a while, he would pass a villager that had beaten him, and he would "accidentally" bump into them.
"Almost there…" Hiro wheezed out as he neared his destination.
Reaching the door he burst in and looked around the room.
"Am I late?" Hiro asked, finding Takeshi in the restaurant.
"No, you're right on time. And I invited some Jounin instructors from Konoha!" Takeshi exclaimed, happily gesturing to the three men and one woman sitting next to him.
"Yo, Hiro." Asuma said, between puffs of his cigarette, raising a hand in greeting.
"So you're the crazy ninja that has everyone talking." The woman said, looking him over skeptically.
"And you are…?" Hiro asked.
"Yuhi Kurenai." She said, giving Hiro a look of derision.
"Never heard of you…" Hiro said, turning to sit down.
As Hiro sat down, he looked at the other two sitting at the table and his jaw dropped underneath his scarf.
"Kakashi Hatake… and… Might Gai?" Hiro said, disbelieving.
"Hey Kakashi, we're that famous." Gai said, elbowing Kakashi childishly.
"So you're the ninja everyone's been talking about." Kakashi said, lazily.
"Yup, you're Sasuke and Sakura's sensei right?" Hiro said, looking over the menu.
"Yeah, what about them?" Kakashi said, curiously.
"They got some issues to work out, before they become out of your control." Hiro spoke thoughtfully.
"Like what?" Kakashi asked, intrigued by the man before him.
"Sasuke, for example, has a destructive superiority complex and should just forget about his brother, at least for the time being." Hiro began, "And Sakura has an unhealthy attachment to Sasuke, to the point where it takes precedence over her training as a ninja."
"I guess I'll have a talk with them, thanks." Kakashi said sincerely.
"Now that we're done with introductions, let's eat!" Takeshi exclaimed.
/
Their meal turned out to be much nicer than Hiro expected, and they had all gone their separate ways. Takeshi and Hiro were currently walking down the street towards their inn.
"We should probably speak to the Raikage." Takeshi suggested.
"Nah, I'm going to go train, see ya." Hiro said quickly, before vanishing in a small cloud.
"Of course." Takeshi whined, walking glumly towards his destination.
/
Hiro reappeared in one of Konoha's many training grounds. Getting in his fighting stance, he began to hit the post repeatedly.
Once he had hit it one thousand times with his right hand, he switched to his left and repeated.
After that he meditated for three hours, and finished with ten thousand sit-ups and ten thousand pushups with each hand.
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When he was finishing on the last two hundred, other ninja had begun to come to the training grounds.
"9992… 9993… 9994… 9995." Hiro said, pushing up and down with his right hand.
Two ninja walked up to Hiro, and stopped near him.
"Good morning, Hiro." Ino said
"9996… Morning, 9997… 9998." Hiro grunted.
"Whoa, how long have you been training?" Sakura asked, amazed by the numbers Hiro was reaching.
"Since nine last night, 9999… 10000." Hiro said standing up and looking at the two girls in front of him.
"You didn't go to sleep!" Ino said, flabbergasted.
"I don't really sleep…" Hiro shrugged his shoulder.
"Well, do you want to train with us?" Ino asked nicely.
"Sure, why not…" Hiro said lazily.
They all walked a little ways away, and stopped to do their pre training stretches.
When they had finished the two looked over at Hiro, expecting orders.
"Ok, the two of you will try your best to hit me, only taijutsu." Hiro said absentmindedly.
"Really, hit him once?" Sakura whispered to Ino.
"It's much harder than you think, Choji, Shikamaru and I, working together, couldn't hit him once." Ino said seriously.
"Wow." Was all that Sakura could say. Was the man in front of her really that strong?
"Now, come." Hiro commanded.
The two girls instantly, sprang apart and came at Hiro from both sides. Sakura attacked Hiro from above while Ino went from below. Leading off with a leg sweep, Ino was stopped by a toe to her ankle. Sakura took this chance to knock him off balance with a high kick to his head. Hiro turned in a split second and using one finger, pushed her leg into a different position.
"Try kicking like that from now on." Hiro said helpfully.
Both girls jumped away, and strategized about what to do next. Having figured something out, they both approached Hiro's figure.
"Ready?" He asked.
They nodded, and instantly were in his face. Sakura jumped over his head and landed right behind him.
"Good plan." Hiro said, dodging a punch from Ino.
Sakura smirked and pulled back her arm for a punch, right in Hiro's back. Letting it fly, Hiro moved out of the way and her punch hit Ino in the stomach, sending her reeling about three feet.
"Hey, what was that for?" Ino asked angrily.
"He dodged my punch!" Sakura said, exasperated.
Ino turned to glare at Hiro, but was shocked by what she saw, he was laughing.
"That was hilarious!" Hiro shouted between laughs.
Ino growled and stomped over to where he was. Pulling back her leg, she attempted to kick him in the face. As her foot was speeding towards him, Hiro spun in a circle, pushed his hand on the ground and flew up back onto his feet.
"That was close." Hiro wheezed, trying to regain his breath.
Sakura pulled out a kunai, and leapt towards him. Slashing left and right, Hiro just kept on dodging, her blows only meeting air.
Damn it! Sakura shouted angrily inside her mind. Why can't I hit him!
"Calm down! Don't let your anger control you, just use it to aid you instead!" Hiro shouted, to get through to her.
Sakura paused and let the words sink in. Taking a deep breath, she faced him again with renewed confidence and power.
"Alright, now that you're all warmed up, let's begin." Hiro got into his own stance and cracked a smile.
Oy, Fox! How long's it been since I've used this form? Hiro asked his comrade excitedly.
"The last time you used it…. O right! It was during your last fight with Itachi!" The Kyuubi recalled nostalgically.
Returning to the outside world, Hiro locked eyes with the two girls and began his assault. First going after Ino, he decided to test their reaction time, and adaptability. Jumping high into the air, he concentrated chakra into his foot. The speed at which he brought it down was so fast, that his foot caught on fire. The fire, paired with the chakra that he had already created in his foot, which happened to be lightning, created one of Hiro's original jutsus.
"Dirty Thunderstorm Axe!" Hiro shouted, his heel mere inches from Ino's forehead.
"You'd be dead." Hiro said calmly, moving away from Ino.
She just stood there shell shocked, by the ferocity of the man before her. His power, control and talent were far beyond that of any other ninja she had ever known. Hiro is a beast, for someone to have the ability to conjure up such a powerful attack, and then stop it, a second later, without any damage to himself or his surroundings. She shivered at the thought of him ever being her enemy.
Hiro moved quickly over to Sakura, who just stood there unsure of what just happened.
"Prepare yourself." Hiro said coldly.
Hiro's icy tone jolted Sakura from her stupor and she readied herself as best she could. As soon as Hiro got close enough, Sakura aimed a fist right for his face. Hiro stopped his movements and put a hand up to block her strike. Holding her fist tightly, he lifted her up and threw her at a tree as lightly as he thought necessary.
"Because neither of you two can even put up a good fight while I'm wearing my training weights, I think it's a good time to stop." Hiro spoke, sighing audibly.
"You were wearing weights!" Sakura exclaimed, picking herself up off the ground and wincing slightly.
"Twice what I usually do." Hiro said, absent-mindedly picking his ear.
"Geez…" Ino said quietly.
"Well, I'm done, so I'll see ya around." Hiro turned and began walking away, raising a hand in farewell.
"I'm going to see what Sasuke's doing!" Sakura said excitedly, before dashing away and leaving Ino alone.
What's his deal? The thoughts bounced around Ino's mind as her curiosity of the immensely powerful ninja grew to new heights.
Ino shook her head, and then turned and walked back towards town.
/
"Oy, Hiro, where have you been?" Takeshi asked, wondering what could have been eating the man's time.
"Training." Hiro said tiredly, before flopping down on the couch of their hotel room.
"All night again man, huh?" Takeshi said, already used to Hiro's schedule.
"Yup." Hiro said quickly, before sitting up and looking around the room. "Where's the Raikage?" Hiro asked, moving his line of sight to glance at Takeshi.
"With the other Kages, discussing stuff or whatever." Takeshi said coolly.
Hiro stood up and rubbed his eyes before walking over to his bag and searching through it. Finding what he wanted, Hiro pulled out his robe and put it on.
"I'm hungry, want to get some ramen?" Hiro began walking towards the door without even waiting for an answer.
"Sure, I'll eat some." Takeshi said, following his comrade to the door.
Walking down the street, Hiro glanced over at the villagers as they passed him by.
How could these calm people, be so ferocious on minute, and be so peaceful the next? Hiro's thoughts ravaged his mind and he turned away to look ahead.
Reaching the restaurant, Hiro pushed back the curtains to Ichiraku Ramen, and sat down at the counter. Looking up at the old man, he smiled nostalgically underneath his scarf. How many times had he come here when he was hungry?
He shook his head, before glancing over at Takeshi and chuckling to himself. Takeshi's mouth was watering just from the aroma of the kitchen.
"Hey mister, I'll have three miso ramens with pork, please." Hiro said hungrily.
"And one seafood ramen for me please." Takeshi said repeating Hiro's tone of pure hunger.
"Coming right up boys." The chef said with gusto, before walking back into the kitchen.
Hiro cracked his neck and began drumming his fingers impatiently.
"Oy, Hiro. Your friends are here." Takeshi said, pushing the curtains out of the way for him to see.
This is gonna be fun. Hiro thought to himself, unable to stop the smirk from coming to his lips underneath his scarf.
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Well, sorry for the wait guys and I hope it was worth it!
A little bit longer too… Tell me how the battle scenes are and how I should improve.
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