A/N: argh!!!!!! I'm going insane!! I don't think I'll be able to finish this!!! Please help me!!!!!!! Anyway, Naruto meets up with an unexpected enemy. He should have known that this person is very unpredictable. Please review!!!!!!!!!
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Disclaimer: same...
Terms:
Kuro no Hono'o- Black Flame Blast technique. I don't know is this sounds good I just invented it.
Kaze no Tsumi- 3 white claws extending from Fujin, and was created when she put the Oni's Tsumi in the empty spot where the main central gem should have gone.
Kekkai- force field
Gamaguchi Shibari Toad Mouth Bind
Gesshoko En Endless Lunar Eclipse
Omae wa korosu I will kill you
Shikkari shite Hold on. Don't give up
"YOU?!" Naruto gasped, staring at the tall man in front of them. "You know him, Naruto?" Jiraiya asked the blonde shinobi. The wind rushed to them, sweeping Naruto's golden locks to dance in the air.
"Well, well, well...who do we have here? I never thought I'd see you again, Wind Master Uzumaki Naruto." the man said, his lips curving up into a sly smile. His pale complexion complements his short jet-black hair. He may look very different from the dreaded person but he disguise cannot hide the power of the aura he emitted.
"w-what are you doing here?" Naruto trembled as he spoke to the man. Jiraiya eyed his former student, puzzled by his reaction.
"You're asking me what am I doing here? Kami-sama Naruto, you're so naïve." The man said, moving closer to Naruto while the boy started backing up. "Naruto! What the hell are you doing?!" Jiraiya hissed at the blonde shinobi.
"And you brought a friend along with you, I see. So, is it safe for me to conclude that he's also a shinobi like you?" the man turned his attention to Jiraiya. Our Erro-sennin held his gaze, still not realizing the real problem.
"Don't you ever dare lay a finger on him, for I will not hesitate to kill you!" Naruto suddenly muttered, breaking their eye-contact. "Hahahahahaha!!!! You are too damn naïve and foolish, you know that ne, Naruto-kun? You do not know who you're trying to scare here. Oh I like kids like you getting too psyched in defending the weak and all. You remind me of the baka Hanabishi Recca and Koganei Kaoru." The man said, advancing towards the boy.
Jiraiya flinched. He knows what's gonna happen next. If he's not mistaken, they have to finish their mission a little early that usual. "Back off Naruto!!!" Jiraiya yelled, his body tensing up to prepare for the unexpected battle.
"You think you can defeat me, old man? I think you're not even half as good as this boy here." the man taunted our Erro-sennin. A vein appeared on Jiraiya's forehead.
"TEMME!!!!!!!!!! STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH US, JOKKKERRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Naruto yelled.
Meanwhile (Konoha)
"Where do you think they are now?" Kurenai asked Asuma. All five Jounins with Iruka were lingering inside a restaurant, discussing about their upcoming mission.
"They are probably on their way to Tokyo." Gai replied before gulping down his beer. "Isn't it too absurd that Hokage-sama sent Naruto to this kind of mission? I mean...he might get..." Iruka said worriedly. Kakashi gave a heart laugh. "You should have seen the look in the boy's eyes when he blasted off the chairs and tables. He sure is changed. I bet something really scary or terrible made him act that way, just like when he used Kyuubi's chakra during the Chuunin exam." Kakashi said.
"Something bad?" Anko asked, turning around to stare at Kakashi. "Yeah...something must have happened to the boy that triggered another personality. If we analyze it, we have the notorious Naruto who strives for attention, the Kyuubi-possessed Naruto where he becomes a little scary and the new Naruto, the long-haired blonde Shinobi. His chakra? It has become more complicated that before." Kakashi told them, pointing at his Sharingan eye.
"What about his chakra?" Iruka asked worriedly. Of course he's worried. He and Naruto were almost brothers and he wants to know what happened to the boy after four years.
"I pulled Neji back before they left the house earlier this morning. I saw him use his Byakugan when we got all frozen outside Naruto's apartment. He said something about Naruto having three chakra highways, not his usual two highways." Kakashi said.
------------------Flashback----------------
"Neji, why did you use Byakugan on Naruto? He could've retaliated." Kakashi told the white-eyed Genin.
"Demo Kakashi-sensei, it's my defense mechanism. I couldn't help it. But Kakashi-sensei I'll only tell this to you, there's something's very odd about Naruto's chakra highway." Neji told him.
"Neji! Hurry up!!!!" they heard Lee called from outside. Kakashi-sensei closed the door to insure privacy between them.
"What is it? Tell me Neji...what's wrong with Naruto's chakra highway? It's already unusual because of Kyuubi's chakra but what's wrong now?" Kakashi hushed his words with urgency.
"He...he has three chakra highways now but the new one I saw was really faint." The Genin told him.
Kakashi froze. 'What? Another source of power?'
"I'm not sure but aside from his blue and red chakra highways, I saw a faint yellow. As you know, if I use Byakugan, the chakra highway is as big as a medical rubber tube running along the entire system but the yellow highway I saw was as thin as a thread, barely recognizable. It was unusual though because Byakugan can see through anything." Neji told the Jounin.
"Unbelievable..." Kakashi murmured. "Kakashi-sensei, do you think Naruto as acquired a new source of power?" Neji asked him. Kakashi sighed. "I'm not sure Neji-kun but promise me this, don't tell anyone what you saw ok? I'll go confirm it with the 3rd Hokage." Kakashi said.
"Hai." Neji nodded.
------------------------End of flashback-------------------
"What? You mean he got another source of power except from Kyuubi's chakra?!" Anko gasped. Kurenai stared at him confusedly. "Ask Gai. He has seen it." Kakashi told them. Everyone turned to Gai. "I haven't seen it, Kakashi. I just felt it, just like everybody in that place. It's really unnerving to see that boy's getting more powerful as he grows." Gai said.
"You cannot blame him. It's because of the treatment the people gave him here, he often results to struggling to make himself more powerful to gain respect from the people of Konoha." Asuma said.
"Let's forget about that. Let's go back to why Naruto became that way. You think that Chairman Hetero did something to him?" Iruka asked worriedly. "You can ask Naruto when he comes back if you like." Kakashi said while smiling at him like an idiot. Anko hit him on the head. "ITAI!" Kakashi retorted.
"Baka! You think Naruto will tell him what happened? Ahou!" Anko shot back. "But we have to...I don't want Naruto to turn into Sasuke." Iruka insisted. Kurenai patted the Chuunin's back. "He will not turn into Sasuke, Iruka. All you have to do is believe in him." she said. Iruka said.
"I wonder how he's putting up with Jiraiya-sama..."
Back at Osaka
"KISAMA!!!!!!!!!" Naruto yelled and lunged towards Joker while his right hand glowing. "Now, now what are you planning to do, Naruto-kun?" Joker taunted as he playfully leaped backward. "I'm going to kill you!!!!" Naruto cried. Jiraiya was behind Naruto performing some handseals. "Kuro no Hono'o No Just!" a blast of black flame burst out of Jiraiya's palms towards Joker. Naruto suddenly disappeared from the fire's path and reappeared behind joker. "Kaze no Tsumi!!!" his Fujin glowed and released three glistering wind claws towards their enemy.
Joker merely smiled at the two attacked him on opposite directions. "Is that all you've got?" he asked before the two blasts reached him in great impact.
"BOOM!!!!" the building rattled under the force of the two shinobis. 'Thud' Naruto landed perfectly on his feet while watching the smoke vanish from the point of impact. "Naruto, he's not there." Jiraiya suddenly said.
"You right, Mr. Shinobi. You could have at least tried to think over some plan against..." the heard joker spoke from nowhere. Naruto flinched, felt a cold shiver up his spine. "ME!!!" he yelled, reappeared behind Naruto with the Taishaku Kaiten in his hands, aimed to slash our blonde shinobi's back. "NARUTO!!!" Jiraiya yelled to warn him but he was one second late to react.
'WHAM!' Joker mercilessly slashed Naruto in one strike. "NARUTO!!!!!!!" Jiraiya yelled, watching Naruto fell.
"Baka. You should have known better than to go for the Kaiten." Joker said. He was floating in midair, surrounded by a kekkai. "Ch...bastard..." Naruto muttered in between coughs of blood. "Naruto!" Jiraiya immediately ran to his former student's aid. "Daijoubu, Erro-sennin. I'm ok." Naruto assured him but from the look in his eyes, the Sennin could feel the terrible pain Naruto is into.
"Naruto. Naruto...I don't think you are fit to be in this fight." Jiraiya told him. "Shut up Erro-sennin. I can still...fight." Naruto muttered while trying to move his fingers. 'K'so! He's aiming for my spinal chord.' Naruto thought. He pushed his body to stand up and face Joker again. He staggered to keep himself up to keep fighting.
Joker yawned. "I thought this is going to be an interesting match since you had beaten the former wind master, Aira Kirisawa. You're useless." Joker said with an evil glint is his eyes. The Taishaku Kaiten shone like a star under a beam of sunlight. "I thought you wanted this?" joker asked and held his weapon to them. "Then come and get it!" he suddenly launched towards Naruto and Jiraiya, aiming his Kaiten for their throats.
"Gamaguchi Shibari!" Jiraiya cried after doing some super fast handseals. "NANI?!" Naruto gaped, realizing that they are in a different environment. "NICE ONE! BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH TO GET ME!" Joker laughed and drew is Kaiten. "BAKA!" Jiraiya cried when a thick mass of flesh shot up to create a barrier for him and Naruto. "NANI?!" Joker spat when he realized his attack was stopped.
"You shouldn't underestimate the powers of the shinobis." Jiraiya said with a smile. "Nice one, Erro-sennin. You gave me time to heal." Naruto gave him a thumbs-up sign. Jiraiya stared at Naruto's exposed flesh which was already woundless. 'How did this is do that? Is Kyuubi's powers this great now?' Jiraiya muttered.
"Don't let your guard down even for a second!" Joker yelled, already aiming his scythe towards them. They did not notice that the wall of flesh was already gone. "Erro-sennin!" Naruto cried.
"Not so fast!" Jiraiya cried as thin strings of flesh shot towards Joker. "Useless!" Joker said, activating his kekkai. The strings of flesh were deflected and Joker was going to Jiraiya's other half. "Erro-sennin!" Naruto cried and lung towards his sensei. He gathered a large amount of aura into his left hand. "Heroic aren't you Naruto-kun?" Joker taunted as he descend towards the two shinobis. "Well that's not going to work!" he cried. "SHINEI!!!!!!" Joker cried at he drew the Kaiten.
'BOOM!'
The earth shook with the force of impact.
"Nani?! What the hell if going on?" a man who felt the tremors asked in panic.
"It's an earthquake!" a woman shrieked.
"Run!" and pandemonium broke free into the streets of Osaka.
"Run for your lives!"
Meanwhile at Konoha (training grounds)
"Hinata! Are you ok?" Sakura asked when she saw her pale friend has gone extra pale.
"I'm fine. I just suddenly loss track of things." Hinata told her, not wanting Sakura to worry that much. Her pink-haired friend has been like that since Naruto left for his mission.
"Oh don't be such a worrywart, Sakura. Hinata is not a little girl anymore." Ino said while patting Hinata's head.
"Honestly guys, we need to start training now." Shikamaru said. "Loosen up Shika!" Lee said. "We need to train, in order to keep up with Naruto's abilities. If you want to be left behind, be my guest." Neji spoke up from afar. "Right." Sasuke agreed.
"YOSH!!! Let's go train!!!!" Kiba cried.
'I really hope Naruto's OK.' Hinata mused before following her comrades.
Konoha (Shinobi Headquarters)
"You have to find her...and fast. If there's going to be a war, then we'll probably need a back-up." Sandaime said. "But why insist on this plan? Are you anticipating your death?" an elder said to him. "If we're dealing with some like Orochimaru then it's fitting to think that way. It's a precautionary measure." Sandaime said. He stared at the contract in front of him.
"Now that Suna had backed away from the war and became our ally...we need to be prepared to defend ourselves from the full anger of Oto." He added. "If only Jiraiya-sama is here..." the elder murmured.
"We can trust Jiraiya's data gathering techniques but it'll be a week before he comes back. It's best if we start acting now." Sandaime told them.
"Tsunade...where the hell are you?" he murmured.
Shinsekai, Osaka
"How could—"Joker gasped. Naruto held off the Kaiten with one hand. "I...told you...if you touch him...I'll kill you." Naruto murmured, exerting more power on his left hand. "Naruto..." Jiraiya muttered.
"How could you do it?! Are you a monster?!" Joker asked. 'How can this lowly being stop Kaiten?' joker asked himself as he continued to push against Naruto's hand.
"Bakemono ka? I may be a monster...but...I don't want to see...close friends...dying in front of me...ever!" Naruto said. He smiled. He concentrated his aura on his right fist. your aura in one part of your body, and Kou, making that concentrated aura into a weapon' Naruto thought. He remembered all of the things Chairman Hetero taught him. "You're gong to die here, Joker. I promise you that." Naruto said firmly. "Hah! I'll see to it that you fail!" Joker laughed, pushing against Naruto.
"Naruto let go of him!" Jiraiya said, while doing some handseals. "Close your eyes, Erro-sennin!!!" Naruto yelled. The aura in his right hand is growing bigger.
"What are you going to do now, Naruto-kun?" Joker taunted him. "I'm going to make sure you'll be incapacitated forever!" Naruto said. He pushed the Kaiten off his bleeding hands.
"NARUTO!!!" Jiraiya yelled. "SHINEI!!!!!!!!!!!! "Joker yelled, aiming his Kaiten at Naruto's neck. "Omae wa korosu!!!!!!!!!!!!" Naruto yelled. He launched himself up towards Joker. "Baka!!!" Jiraiya yelled.
"TEMMEE!!!!!!!" Naruto growled. He whisked Joker's Kaiten sideward before he impaled his right palms on joker's eyes. "SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR EYES! GESSHOKO EN!!!!!!!" "NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Joker screamed. Jiraiya closed his eyes when darkness engulfed them and the whole Shinsekai district.
"Nani?! What's happening?!" the people ran amok.
"It's a lunar eclipse!!!" they yelled.
"U...Uzumaki N...Naruto...shi...shikkari shite..." Joker murmured. When Naruto's hand touched his eyes, all optic nerves were disrupted and his cornea was destroyed together with the flow of electricity in his body.
"A...arigatou...Joker..." Naruto murmured, tears streaming down his face. It took five seconds for the darkness to disappear.
Jiraiya opened his eyes to see what happened and saw Naruto standing over Joker's body, holding the Taishaku Kaiten.
"What happened Naruto?" Jiraiya asked his former student. "I...I won." Naruto said, not minding the tears in his eyes.
'He's crying...' Jiraiya mused when he saw Naruto.
'I will never give up...never' Naruto thought while staring at joker's calm face.
"You go build you're new world, Naruto-kun. Be careful..." Joker murmured. Jiraiya was surprised.
"Take care of the Madougus. It's our life you're holding in your arms." He said. "Sou ka...Arigatou..."
A/N: ok!!!! After a long break I've finally finished this!!!!! Hahahahaha!!!!!!!! I've been busy...sorry for the long wait!!!!!!!! Please continue reviewing and if someone's interested, I need beta. And sorry of this chapter is full of crap ok? Thanks!!!! Mwah!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!