CHAPTER 3: MAKING IT TO THE NINJA HQ! THE SHADOW GENINS REVEALED!
"Say What!?" Naruto screamed, unable to believe his ears. "You're, you're a former leaf! How is that possible?"
"Well actually, its simple. I-"Kamaasu began.
Something clicked inside of Naruto's brain.
"Wait, WAIT a minute. Did you say you were of the 'Nara' clan?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah...why?" Kamaasu replied, puzzled.
Naruto's jaw dropped in amazement upon hearing this. "Then, that means...you're related to Nara-Shikamaru!"
"Shikamaru? Oh you mean my nephew. Yeah we're related all right." Kamaasu said, beginning to get curious. "How is the little guy anyway? Haven't seen him in years...I presume he's your age?"
"Yeah...anyways, Shikamaru is a chuunin now."
"WHAT!? He's already a chuunin. Wow, that's pretty good. Anyway, Naruto, think you can take us to your Shinobi HQ?"
"Sure..." Naruto smirked, making up a little plan in his head. "But...you'll have to catch me first!" Making a few katas with his hands he shouted, "KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!"
Immediately, 3 other Narutos, clones to be exact, appeared on the scene. "You'll only make if you follow the real one!" shouted the Narutos. And with that, they bounded off.
"Well...talk about a warm welcome." Ilande said, a little pissed about what was happening. "Yeah...no kidding." Ryusuke replied.
"I wonder how he knows Kage Bunshin no jutsu...I thought that was a Jounin level justu, and a forbidden one at that..." Kenshi muttered.
"It is, Kenshi. Oy, I never thought he'd do something like this. I'll go head on. You guys make your own way. Think of it as training!" Kamaasu shouted, disappearing into thin air.
"Thanks a lot Sensei..." Kenshi muttered.
"Oh well. You're the long-range guy, Ill. Just take him out." Ryu said.
"With pleasure..." Ill took the giant slingshot off his back; he stuck it in the ground. Grabbing a stone off the ground, he placed it in the sling. "Better aim well, this guy's got some good reflexes." He made a few signs and shouted, "MELIOCULUS NO JUTSU!" Using a form of ocular justu, Ilande increased his sight by nearly 10x, to increase the pinpoint accuracy of his aim.
"Oh yeah," Kenshi began. "This guy's really gonna get it."
Pulling back on the sling, Ill concentrated until he found one of the Narutos. "Checkmate." Ill released the band, sending a stone careening through the sky. The Naruto turned around, was hit, and suddenly "poofed" into thin air.
"Great...it was a clone."
"Oh well. My turn now!" exclaimed Ryu. Taking his katana out of the scabbard on his back. He concentrated to find another Naruto. "Shit, they're to far. We better move guys..."
"RIGHT!" They all responded.
The Shadow gang blasted off into the forest in search of their prey, making nary a noise. "Wait...I think a found one..." Kenshi pointed, as they landed on a thick tree branch.
Staring at the area Kenshi pointed at, Ryu began to smile. "Yep. That's a Naruto all right. But it's hiding behind a tree...no wait! He's surrounded by them...so he thinks that's going to help him does he...heh." Forming several katas, Ryu finished with that of the tiger and said, "Ghost Shadow no Justu!" His sword became much more transparent in color, as Ryu quietly jumped to the ground. Quietly going up to a tree the Naruto was leaning on, Ryu, quickly thrusted the katana through the tree, using his jutsu, impaling the Naruto, which poofed again into a cloud of smoke. "NOT ANOTHER CLONE!" Ryu moaned.
"This is not making me happy..." Kamaasu said popping out of thin air.
"AH! Kamaasu sensei!"
"Yes its me...of course, ha ha ha. Now...MAY I ASK WHAT'RE YOU DOING!?"
"Well uh, we're trying to find the real Naruto, sensei." Kenshi replied timidly.
"SO, let me get this. To find the real one, you'll just kill them all...even if it ends up being the real one?"
"Ugh," Ill said, realizing their stupidity. "Of course not sir."
"Good. Because if you HAD killed him, which would NOT be a good idea, you could start a war between the Shadow and the Leaf..." Not to mention you may have ended up releasing the Kyuubi... Kamaasu thought to himself. "Now...Kenshi is the key here to finding the real Naruto. What with his clan skills and all.
"Of course!" Ill exclaimed. The Kuro are experts in using Jutsus to raise abilities!"
"Like speed, sight and hearing." Ryu chimed in.
"Exactly. Now Kenshi, how can you use this to your advantage?" Kamaasu asked.
"Umm...I know! What about better hearing? If the clones are made of shadow, they shouldn't have a heartbeat! If I can find a heartbeat similar to the one I heard from Naruto earlier, I can locate him!"
"Good work, Kenshi! Now do your stuff!"
Farther ahead in the forest, the real Naruto was taking a breather, "Oh, boy. Wow, I must have lost them for sure. Lets see what they think about competing against Leaf Genins now!"
"Hello." Said the 3 Shadow Genins, who appeared next to Naruto.
"WHAT!?!?" Naruto shouted in surprise. "But, how!? How did you find me?" "Your heartbeat." Kenshi smiled. "Only you have one out of the clones, so we just listened for it, and found you!"
"Oh," Naruto sighed. "I see. But what happened to your sensei?
"I'm right behind you, Naruto." Kamaasu chuckled.
"AH! Wow, you guys are really sneaky. You guys gotta share some of these tricks.
"You wish!" shouted Ilande. "Anyway, don't expect t learn to much from Kamaasu, he doesn't share any of his really good jutsus anyway."
"Anyway, Naruto," Kamaasu began. "I don't know what you were trying to pull back there, But I really must speak with Tsunade. So if you could please take us there now?"
"Yeah...no problem! You guys interrupted my training, so I thought you guys could help me with it a little. Anyways, follow me!" And so, the sensei and 4 genin shot off through the forest to see what was unfold in the upcoming
"Say What!?" Naruto screamed, unable to believe his ears. "You're, you're a former leaf! How is that possible?"
"Well actually, its simple. I-"Kamaasu began.
Something clicked inside of Naruto's brain.
"Wait, WAIT a minute. Did you say you were of the 'Nara' clan?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah...why?" Kamaasu replied, puzzled.
Naruto's jaw dropped in amazement upon hearing this. "Then, that means...you're related to Nara-Shikamaru!"
"Shikamaru? Oh you mean my nephew. Yeah we're related all right." Kamaasu said, beginning to get curious. "How is the little guy anyway? Haven't seen him in years...I presume he's your age?"
"Yeah...anyways, Shikamaru is a chuunin now."
"WHAT!? He's already a chuunin. Wow, that's pretty good. Anyway, Naruto, think you can take us to your Shinobi HQ?"
"Sure..." Naruto smirked, making up a little plan in his head. "But...you'll have to catch me first!" Making a few katas with his hands he shouted, "KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!"
Immediately, 3 other Narutos, clones to be exact, appeared on the scene. "You'll only make if you follow the real one!" shouted the Narutos. And with that, they bounded off.
"Well...talk about a warm welcome." Ilande said, a little pissed about what was happening. "Yeah...no kidding." Ryusuke replied.
"I wonder how he knows Kage Bunshin no jutsu...I thought that was a Jounin level justu, and a forbidden one at that..." Kenshi muttered.
"It is, Kenshi. Oy, I never thought he'd do something like this. I'll go head on. You guys make your own way. Think of it as training!" Kamaasu shouted, disappearing into thin air.
"Thanks a lot Sensei..." Kenshi muttered.
"Oh well. You're the long-range guy, Ill. Just take him out." Ryu said.
"With pleasure..." Ill took the giant slingshot off his back; he stuck it in the ground. Grabbing a stone off the ground, he placed it in the sling. "Better aim well, this guy's got some good reflexes." He made a few signs and shouted, "MELIOCULUS NO JUTSU!" Using a form of ocular justu, Ilande increased his sight by nearly 10x, to increase the pinpoint accuracy of his aim.
"Oh yeah," Kenshi began. "This guy's really gonna get it."
Pulling back on the sling, Ill concentrated until he found one of the Narutos. "Checkmate." Ill released the band, sending a stone careening through the sky. The Naruto turned around, was hit, and suddenly "poofed" into thin air.
"Great...it was a clone."
"Oh well. My turn now!" exclaimed Ryu. Taking his katana out of the scabbard on his back. He concentrated to find another Naruto. "Shit, they're to far. We better move guys..."
"RIGHT!" They all responded.
The Shadow gang blasted off into the forest in search of their prey, making nary a noise. "Wait...I think a found one..." Kenshi pointed, as they landed on a thick tree branch.
Staring at the area Kenshi pointed at, Ryu began to smile. "Yep. That's a Naruto all right. But it's hiding behind a tree...no wait! He's surrounded by them...so he thinks that's going to help him does he...heh." Forming several katas, Ryu finished with that of the tiger and said, "Ghost Shadow no Justu!" His sword became much more transparent in color, as Ryu quietly jumped to the ground. Quietly going up to a tree the Naruto was leaning on, Ryu, quickly thrusted the katana through the tree, using his jutsu, impaling the Naruto, which poofed again into a cloud of smoke. "NOT ANOTHER CLONE!" Ryu moaned.
"This is not making me happy..." Kamaasu said popping out of thin air.
"AH! Kamaasu sensei!"
"Yes its me...of course, ha ha ha. Now...MAY I ASK WHAT'RE YOU DOING!?"
"Well uh, we're trying to find the real Naruto, sensei." Kenshi replied timidly.
"SO, let me get this. To find the real one, you'll just kill them all...even if it ends up being the real one?"
"Ugh," Ill said, realizing their stupidity. "Of course not sir."
"Good. Because if you HAD killed him, which would NOT be a good idea, you could start a war between the Shadow and the Leaf..." Not to mention you may have ended up releasing the Kyuubi... Kamaasu thought to himself. "Now...Kenshi is the key here to finding the real Naruto. What with his clan skills and all.
"Of course!" Ill exclaimed. The Kuro are experts in using Jutsus to raise abilities!"
"Like speed, sight and hearing." Ryu chimed in.
"Exactly. Now Kenshi, how can you use this to your advantage?" Kamaasu asked.
"Umm...I know! What about better hearing? If the clones are made of shadow, they shouldn't have a heartbeat! If I can find a heartbeat similar to the one I heard from Naruto earlier, I can locate him!"
"Good work, Kenshi! Now do your stuff!"
Farther ahead in the forest, the real Naruto was taking a breather, "Oh, boy. Wow, I must have lost them for sure. Lets see what they think about competing against Leaf Genins now!"
"Hello." Said the 3 Shadow Genins, who appeared next to Naruto.
"WHAT!?!?" Naruto shouted in surprise. "But, how!? How did you find me?" "Your heartbeat." Kenshi smiled. "Only you have one out of the clones, so we just listened for it, and found you!"
"Oh," Naruto sighed. "I see. But what happened to your sensei?
"I'm right behind you, Naruto." Kamaasu chuckled.
"AH! Wow, you guys are really sneaky. You guys gotta share some of these tricks.
"You wish!" shouted Ilande. "Anyway, don't expect t learn to much from Kamaasu, he doesn't share any of his really good jutsus anyway."
"Anyway, Naruto," Kamaasu began. "I don't know what you were trying to pull back there, But I really must speak with Tsunade. So if you could please take us there now?"
"Yeah...no problem! You guys interrupted my training, so I thought you guys could help me with it a little. Anyways, follow me!" And so, the sensei and 4 genin shot off through the forest to see what was unfold in the upcoming