CHAPTER 10: STRANGERS IN THE VILLAGE! DEMONIC TRIO... A QUAD?
(This chapter has foul language so if you are sensitive to it, don't read it.)
It was only a few days until the chuunin exam would commence, allowing ninjas in many villages to become better, faster, and stronger (anyone get the pun???). Naruto awoke to the sun piercing through the window, shining upon his rested face. Sitting up and smacking his lips, he made a big stretch and scratched his back. "I gotta start taking it a little easier..." He thought, remembering his past few days of intense training.
He looked down at his watch and realized that it nearly 11 o'clock. "Wow. I really slept in." He chuckled. Running to the shower, he turned on the water, stripped down, and jumped in. "ARGH!" he screamed, the cold, icy water dripping all over his body. "The cold is good for me!" Scrubbing down, he jumped out as soon as he could to dry off. Putting on his usual attire, he noticed that it was a little tight and a little small. "Hell yeah! I'm growing! Make way for muscular, tall Naruto!" He said, pumping his fists in the air, dreaming of Sakura.
"Oh Naruto! You're so handsome and strong! Not like that loser Sasuke!" Dream Sakura said.
"Don't fret my love!" Naruto said. "I'll always protect you!" Bending over to kiss her, he awoke from his dream sequence to feel a sense of cold. "Cold? The hell?" Then it hit him. "I FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE DAMN SHOWER!" Rushing over to the flooding bathroom he shut it off, and sat down laughing. "Well that could have gone better. It's too late for breakfast...so let's get some lunch!"
Walking to the door, he remembered that he hadn't spoken with Iruka sensei in a long time. He decided to give him a ring on the phone.
"Hello?" Iruka said, picking up the phone.
"Hey Iruka!" Naruto said happily. "Wanna get some ramen or something!?"
Iruka gave a hesitative vibe over the phone. "I'm not paying."
Naruto sighed. "Damnit. Fine...I'll treat you..."
"Its not like you don't owe me ramen money anyway Naruto..." Iruka chuckled, remembering all the times he bought Naruto ramen. "Wait...HOW MUCH DO YOU ACTUALLY OWE ME!?"
"Gotta go sensei!" Naruto rushed. "See you at Ichiraki ramen in an hour!" And with that, Naruto hung up and ran out the door.
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Walking through the streets, Naruto took in the sights. "Ah this is such a great city!" he smiled. "I can't wait to be it's Hokage!" Walking down the road further still he came to his favorite place of all: Ichiraki Ramen. "Its time to eat...I'm early, hungry, and Iruka ain't here. PIGOUT TIME!"
Ordering a bowl of ramen, he took up his chopsticks, pointed them into the air and shouted happily, "ITADAKIMAS (Let's Eat!)!"
As he ate his favorite food, he overheard some men talking in the back of the restaurant.
"Well Master, It's been a LONG time since I have heard about you... thought you were dead."
"Heh. You could say that." A cloaked man replied.
"Have things gone according to plan?" the earlier man asked.
"Perfectly." Said a raspy, yet piercing voice.
Looking back, Naruto saw 4 people. One in a cloak, a short one with wild, gray hair, a teenager with white pants, and the mysterious sand genin!
"Domen, have you followed my orders, exactly as I laid them out for you?" the cloaked one said.
"Of course Master Mem-"
"Never say my name out loud." Memnoch said. "If you do that again, you'll be long gone. And you know how I dispense of my insubordinates..." He and Sonari both had malicious smirks upon their faces.
His eyes glazing over in fear, Domen quickly snapped out of it. "Of course Master."
"Now...what have you learned since you received your orders? What information have you gathered?" Memnoch asked.
Naruto watched the cloaked one, the evident creepiness just pouring out of him, emanating form his soul.
"Well," Domen began. "I was to discover everything I could."
"Correct."
"Well, in the sand village..."
"You were in the sand village?" Sonari said astonished. "We were there not too long ago, I can't believe we missed you."
"You didn't..." Domen said shaking his head. "You made some fuckin' BIG news. I tried to avoid you guys so people wouldn't think we knew each other." He stated. "Anyway, the Sand village has put a fuckin' huge bounty on your heads."
"We know." Sonari chuckled.
"Watch the language, buddy." Jamshu said, finally chiming in.
"Who the fuck is this twerp?" Domen asked.
"This is the newest member of our team, Jamshu Dragano." Memnoch chuckled, introducing them. "Jamshu, this is our information collector, Domen Meogar. Now as you were saying, Domen?"
"Anyways, this bounty is so damn big, every village in the world knows about it. You guys are the SHIT at the top of the international wanted lists. You guys were never that good at secrecy."
"I never needed to know how." Memnoch cackled, sending a chill down Naruto's spine.
"Anyway, I've found something else out. It seems the Akatsuki have formed their own agenda."
"WHAT!?" Memnoch said furiously. "Jamshu could you excuse us a minute?" He asked, pointing Jamshu's way out the door.
"Sure Master." Jamshu acknowledged getting up and walking out the door.
"Who the hell is that guy?" Domen asked. "He doesn't seem to fit in with us."
"Heh. He is the possessor and current gatekeeper of the Neo Dragons."
Sonaru and Domen's eyes widened. "You're kidding right?" Domen said awestruck. "He can't be...he's just a kid!"
"He is the possessor. He bears the mark." Memnoch whispered.
Sonari thought back to his fight with the boy and the dragon tattooed on his chest. "Heh. No wonder that fight took longer than normal."
"Anyway, it seems you've gotten what you've wanted." Domen hinted at the incident at the sand village.
"You could say that...but now, back to the Akatsuki."
"Of course master." Domen said, nodding his head. "Since you disappeared so many years ago, the Akatsuki have formed their own missions. They have about 9 members, and they're trying to collect jutsu from around the world...it was said they went after IT, but not for you, the founder, but for themselves."
Memnoch's eyes burned with rage. "Well when the time comes...we shall show them. Anyway, what are you doing here Domen?"
"Heh, I'm a part of their chuunin exam for the sand village."
"The CHUUNIN exam?" Sonari laughed. "How the hell could they think you're a genin?"
"Well the leaf are fuckin' retards, what can I say?" Domen laughed.
Naruto raged within himself, but held it in.
"You know boss..." Domen chuckled.
Memnoch eyes pierced through his ally. "Never. Ever. Refer to me as 'boss.' I am your Master. NEVER FORGET THAT!"
"Of course, Master. But I have some interesting new information..." Domen said, glancing at Naruto.
"Well?" Memnoch said waiting.
Snapping back to Memnoch, Domen smiled. "It seems He is here as well"
Memnoch raised an eyebrow.
"A gatekeeper has arrived in Konohakagure." Domen said, becoming serious.
"Well... that is a piece of interesting news..." Memnoch grinned. "Which one? There was already one or two here wasn't there?"
"Correct Master. But of course, your fuckin' gatekeeper had to show up." Domen growled.
"As unfortunate as that is," Memnoch sighed. "It was something we'd have to deal with sooner or later."
"Will this affect the plan?" Sonari said, getting impatient.
Memnoch let out a menacing laugh, bringing the attention of the whole eatery to him. One look, and everyone got back to their own business in fear.
"No...it will correlate with my plan quite well. But it is still very interesting...Well, we have conversed long enough." Memnoch said standing up. "Continue your work in this exam. The time will come very shortly..." Memnoch stood up, and laughed as a bright light emanated from within his cloak. As they walked out, the cloaked being had changed appear, and now appeared to be a Leaf shinobi! Leaving a confused Naruto with ramen hanging out of mouth.
Naruto thought about what he just heard, and especially saw. "There was no kata...that wasn't Henge...This cannot be good."
(This chapter has foul language so if you are sensitive to it, don't read it.)
It was only a few days until the chuunin exam would commence, allowing ninjas in many villages to become better, faster, and stronger (anyone get the pun???). Naruto awoke to the sun piercing through the window, shining upon his rested face. Sitting up and smacking his lips, he made a big stretch and scratched his back. "I gotta start taking it a little easier..." He thought, remembering his past few days of intense training.
He looked down at his watch and realized that it nearly 11 o'clock. "Wow. I really slept in." He chuckled. Running to the shower, he turned on the water, stripped down, and jumped in. "ARGH!" he screamed, the cold, icy water dripping all over his body. "The cold is good for me!" Scrubbing down, he jumped out as soon as he could to dry off. Putting on his usual attire, he noticed that it was a little tight and a little small. "Hell yeah! I'm growing! Make way for muscular, tall Naruto!" He said, pumping his fists in the air, dreaming of Sakura.
"Oh Naruto! You're so handsome and strong! Not like that loser Sasuke!" Dream Sakura said.
"Don't fret my love!" Naruto said. "I'll always protect you!" Bending over to kiss her, he awoke from his dream sequence to feel a sense of cold. "Cold? The hell?" Then it hit him. "I FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE DAMN SHOWER!" Rushing over to the flooding bathroom he shut it off, and sat down laughing. "Well that could have gone better. It's too late for breakfast...so let's get some lunch!"
Walking to the door, he remembered that he hadn't spoken with Iruka sensei in a long time. He decided to give him a ring on the phone.
"Hello?" Iruka said, picking up the phone.
"Hey Iruka!" Naruto said happily. "Wanna get some ramen or something!?"
Iruka gave a hesitative vibe over the phone. "I'm not paying."
Naruto sighed. "Damnit. Fine...I'll treat you..."
"Its not like you don't owe me ramen money anyway Naruto..." Iruka chuckled, remembering all the times he bought Naruto ramen. "Wait...HOW MUCH DO YOU ACTUALLY OWE ME!?"
"Gotta go sensei!" Naruto rushed. "See you at Ichiraki ramen in an hour!" And with that, Naruto hung up and ran out the door.
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Walking through the streets, Naruto took in the sights. "Ah this is such a great city!" he smiled. "I can't wait to be it's Hokage!" Walking down the road further still he came to his favorite place of all: Ichiraki Ramen. "Its time to eat...I'm early, hungry, and Iruka ain't here. PIGOUT TIME!"
Ordering a bowl of ramen, he took up his chopsticks, pointed them into the air and shouted happily, "ITADAKIMAS (Let's Eat!)!"
As he ate his favorite food, he overheard some men talking in the back of the restaurant.
"Well Master, It's been a LONG time since I have heard about you... thought you were dead."
"Heh. You could say that." A cloaked man replied.
"Have things gone according to plan?" the earlier man asked.
"Perfectly." Said a raspy, yet piercing voice.
Looking back, Naruto saw 4 people. One in a cloak, a short one with wild, gray hair, a teenager with white pants, and the mysterious sand genin!
"Domen, have you followed my orders, exactly as I laid them out for you?" the cloaked one said.
"Of course Master Mem-"
"Never say my name out loud." Memnoch said. "If you do that again, you'll be long gone. And you know how I dispense of my insubordinates..." He and Sonari both had malicious smirks upon their faces.
His eyes glazing over in fear, Domen quickly snapped out of it. "Of course Master."
"Now...what have you learned since you received your orders? What information have you gathered?" Memnoch asked.
Naruto watched the cloaked one, the evident creepiness just pouring out of him, emanating form his soul.
"Well," Domen began. "I was to discover everything I could."
"Correct."
"Well, in the sand village..."
"You were in the sand village?" Sonari said astonished. "We were there not too long ago, I can't believe we missed you."
"You didn't..." Domen said shaking his head. "You made some fuckin' BIG news. I tried to avoid you guys so people wouldn't think we knew each other." He stated. "Anyway, the Sand village has put a fuckin' huge bounty on your heads."
"We know." Sonari chuckled.
"Watch the language, buddy." Jamshu said, finally chiming in.
"Who the fuck is this twerp?" Domen asked.
"This is the newest member of our team, Jamshu Dragano." Memnoch chuckled, introducing them. "Jamshu, this is our information collector, Domen Meogar. Now as you were saying, Domen?"
"Anyways, this bounty is so damn big, every village in the world knows about it. You guys are the SHIT at the top of the international wanted lists. You guys were never that good at secrecy."
"I never needed to know how." Memnoch cackled, sending a chill down Naruto's spine.
"Anyway, I've found something else out. It seems the Akatsuki have formed their own agenda."
"WHAT!?" Memnoch said furiously. "Jamshu could you excuse us a minute?" He asked, pointing Jamshu's way out the door.
"Sure Master." Jamshu acknowledged getting up and walking out the door.
"Who the hell is that guy?" Domen asked. "He doesn't seem to fit in with us."
"Heh. He is the possessor and current gatekeeper of the Neo Dragons."
Sonaru and Domen's eyes widened. "You're kidding right?" Domen said awestruck. "He can't be...he's just a kid!"
"He is the possessor. He bears the mark." Memnoch whispered.
Sonari thought back to his fight with the boy and the dragon tattooed on his chest. "Heh. No wonder that fight took longer than normal."
"Anyway, it seems you've gotten what you've wanted." Domen hinted at the incident at the sand village.
"You could say that...but now, back to the Akatsuki."
"Of course master." Domen said, nodding his head. "Since you disappeared so many years ago, the Akatsuki have formed their own missions. They have about 9 members, and they're trying to collect jutsu from around the world...it was said they went after IT, but not for you, the founder, but for themselves."
Memnoch's eyes burned with rage. "Well when the time comes...we shall show them. Anyway, what are you doing here Domen?"
"Heh, I'm a part of their chuunin exam for the sand village."
"The CHUUNIN exam?" Sonari laughed. "How the hell could they think you're a genin?"
"Well the leaf are fuckin' retards, what can I say?" Domen laughed.
Naruto raged within himself, but held it in.
"You know boss..." Domen chuckled.
Memnoch eyes pierced through his ally. "Never. Ever. Refer to me as 'boss.' I am your Master. NEVER FORGET THAT!"
"Of course, Master. But I have some interesting new information..." Domen said, glancing at Naruto.
"Well?" Memnoch said waiting.
Snapping back to Memnoch, Domen smiled. "It seems He is here as well"
Memnoch raised an eyebrow.
"A gatekeeper has arrived in Konohakagure." Domen said, becoming serious.
"Well... that is a piece of interesting news..." Memnoch grinned. "Which one? There was already one or two here wasn't there?"
"Correct Master. But of course, your fuckin' gatekeeper had to show up." Domen growled.
"As unfortunate as that is," Memnoch sighed. "It was something we'd have to deal with sooner or later."
"Will this affect the plan?" Sonari said, getting impatient.
Memnoch let out a menacing laugh, bringing the attention of the whole eatery to him. One look, and everyone got back to their own business in fear.
"No...it will correlate with my plan quite well. But it is still very interesting...Well, we have conversed long enough." Memnoch said standing up. "Continue your work in this exam. The time will come very shortly..." Memnoch stood up, and laughed as a bright light emanated from within his cloak. As they walked out, the cloaked being had changed appear, and now appeared to be a Leaf shinobi! Leaving a confused Naruto with ramen hanging out of mouth.
Naruto thought about what he just heard, and especially saw. "There was no kata...that wasn't Henge...This cannot be good."