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Kyubi Unleashed
By DigiScanner-Shonen
Chapter 6: Unexpected Situations
Uzumaki Naruto was nervously walking back and forth outside his home, all the while debating on what to do. Should I go to her place for dinner, or just decline? He had asked himself this. He had knots in his stomach and was working up a sweat. It wasn't because he didn't WANT to go eat with his Sakura-chan, no. And it wasn't because he had done some difficult training earlier that morning with Jiraiya, his new mentor whom he usually called 'Pervert-Sennin'.
It was because of Sakura-chan's parents.
While anyone could get nervous going to their girlfriend's house to meet her parents, it was very much different for Naruto. Practically everyone in town knew about the nine-tailed fox monster inside him and because of that, everyone treated him coldly. Sakura-chan's parents would be just the same.
I could tell her I became sick. Yeah! I could do that, Naruto thought to himself as he continued to walk, but I already agreed to go. And Sakura- chan might think I don't want to meet her folks. I don't! No, wait, I do! I mean I don't! Oh, I don't know what I mean!
Naruto needed help. He needed someone other than himself there with him to take some of the edge off meeting his Sakura-chan's parents. A friend he trusted and knew could vouch for Naruto.
Nara Shikamaru? No, he doesn't like girls.
Hyuga Hinata? Nah, she'd get shy in front of anybody.
Rock Lee? No way, he'd get all hearty about eating with Sakura-chan.
Who else was there that he could trust and could vouch for him? Then, he thought of it. The one other person whom he trusted and could vouch for him.
With his mind made up, Naruto ran off to find the person he needed.
He did not know why he had come back here. No, he did. He wanted to find him. The one person who had shown him a better way. He had brought his companions with him, the only real family he had. Why he did, he'd never really understand.
They stood on a tree in the forest surrounding a very large village. Just a few feet in front of them was the gate to the village. So far, no one had seen them coming. They were able to avoid detection favourably.
They were breaking rules, coming back here. If someone from the village spotted them and knew them, they'd be in big trouble. They'd fight him off. No, he told himself, that's not the way. They weren't invaders, they were friends. He wouldn't blame them for trying to attack him and his companions. After what they did months ago and if it was his own village, he'd probably do the same thing.
"Hey, are you sure about this?" a voice asked.
"Yes," he replied.
"We can still turn back," a second voice added to the first one.
"You can go back if you want. I want to see him. I need to..."
"We know. We'll keep going with you," the first voice said.
"Fine," the owner of the person who was searching for someone said. With that, they leapt off the tree and headed for the gate. He'd find the person, he was sure of it. He'd done research on the person and knew he was here.
He was somewhere in Konohagakure.
Tsunade sat down at the round table in a very large, curved room. In it were different banners with different colours and symbols, each representing the different Shinobi Villages. There were windows to the side, with drapes pulled so no one could see what was going on inside. This was her first time being in a meeting with many important people.
But then again, she was one of them.
The female Hokage took out from her clothing the picture of her, Jiraiya, Naruto and Shizune. She gazed at it. These people were the reason she was here now at the Kage Council. She looked at it and took in a deep breath. She hoped she could draw strength from them. Taking a last look at it, she put it back and faced the other council members.
The other Kages, Raikage, Mizukage and Tsuchikage, all looked at her.
"Are you ready, Hokage-dono?" Mizukage asked.
"Yes, I'm ready," Tsunade answered.
"Then let us begin this meeting of the Kage Council. We are all here to talk about the recent...events that have happened throughout the Shinobi world. We shall begin with Hokage-dono."
"Ah! All right," Tsunade began, "Many things have happened recently to the Leaf Country. As you may recall, we had the Chuunin Exam a few months ago. During the final exam, in the Uchiha Vs. Gaara match..."
"Fine match, that looked to be. Too bad I couldn't be there. I had things to do that day," Tsuchikage commented.
"...Orochimaru, one of the Three Legendary Leaf Ninjas, like myself, attacked Konohagakure with Sand and Sound ninjas after murdering the Kazekage and retaining his disguise. Many talented shinobi died in the attack, including my predecessor, Sarutobi-sama."
"Yes, poor Sarutobi-sama," Raikage added.
"After his funeral, I was sought out to become his replacement since I am one of the Three Legendary Leaf Ninjas, as well as the granddaughter of the First Hokage. Actually, one of the reasons I actually accepted was because of a boy. A mere child you may think, but he is more than he appears."
"Who was the child?" Mizukage asked.
"Uzumaki Naruto."
"The boy with Kyubi?" Tsuchikage looked shocked, "That...that...THING was the reason you took up your grandfather's position?"
"He is not a thing. He is a talented ninja, like any of us. His mentor is Jiraiya, the other Legendary Leaf Ninja. Naruto's previous mentor was Hatake Kakashi. Both Kakashi-kun and Jiraiya have taught him many things. Jiraiya even taught Naruto his own Rasengan, which Naruto mastered in just a week!"
"A week?! No one could master that move in a week!" Mizukage protested.
"He did."
"His former mentor was the infamous copy ninja Hatake Kakashi? Impressive..." Raikage added.
"Yes, it is."
"What other claims does this boy have?" Tsuchikage asked.
"He says that he will become the next Hokage after I pass on. And after seeing him in battle, I can comfortably say that I believe he will succeed."
All the Kages remained silent as they thought of the boy who was the living vessel of Kyubi becoming the next Hokage. It lasted for a moment, then Tsunade continued.
"But that is not the reason I come before you now. My sources tell me that from the Cloud Country, a terrible tragedy is befalling all who cross its path."
"And what are your sources?" Raikage wondered.
"I sent several shinobi, including Jiraiya, into the Cloud Country a few days ago to investigate."
"I still don't like the idea of Leaf ninjas snooping about in my country..."
"All but Jiraiya were killed brutally upon contact with this thing. I only retained one thing from Jiraiya himself. He said...it was a monster."
"Yes, but we are dealing with it quite well, thank you, Hokage-dono," Raikage said indignantly.
"It's roaming the Cloud Country freely, creating destruction wherever it goes. You call that dealing with it?" Tsunade stood up angrily.
"Who are you to go meddling in countries other than your own's business? We need no assistance from Leaf Country, or any country for that matter. We are fine."
"If that thing continues to go unchecked, the whole Shinobi world could be in ruin before the end of the year!"
"Then what do you suggest we do, Tsunade?!"
Tsunade was at a loss. She hadn't thought of that before. What could they do to stop it? She asked herself as she sat back down.
"Well, what do we know about it? What is it?"
"It's too powerful to contain within a body. It's ferocious and will stop at nothing to get what it wants," Raikage told her.
"But what is it?" the Hokage repeated.
"I sent some of my own men recently to answer that question. It appears to be some sort of animal, but that's all we know."
"What does it want, then?" Mizukage asked.
"Destruction. What else do you think monsters like it want?"
"..."
"We need a solution to stop this creature before it can wreak more havoc on our world," Tsuchikage said.
"Obviously," the Raikage said sarcastically.
"How can we stop a monster we barely know about? Any more details on what it is, Raikage-dono?"
"It's got teeth, claws and fur, like practically all animals do."
"Hmmmm..." the Tsuchikage looked down and scratched his chin, thinking of a plan. The other Kages did the same. How could they stop it?
Suddenly, an idea came to Tsunade. It was pretty thin, though. "Kage- donos?"
"Yes?" they all replied.
"I believe I may have a solution. Bare in mind, this is very thin and may not work. It could backfire and doom us even faster if it does."
"What's your great idea, Hokage-dono?" Raikage asked.
"How do you stop a thief?"
"Police," Tsuchikage answered automatically.
"No, put him up against another thief. In this case, if you want to stop a disaster, send another one."
"What are you getting at?" Mizukage asked.
"We want to stop this monster, we send one in to fight for us."
"Pardon my rudeness, but if you haven't noticed...we don't have any monsters!!" Raikage exclaimed.
"But we do."
"Which one?" Tsuchikage wondered.
Tsunade pulled out her picture of those who were important to her. She handed it around and all the Kages looked at it. They all began to catch onto her idea.
And they didn't like it at all.
"I still can't believe Iruka-sensei wasn't home! Damn!" Naruto pouted as he stuck his hands in his pockets after ringing the doorbell. But then again, he did have to complete assignments as well. The only other person he knew he could count on was, "And I still can't believe I'm bringing you here!"
"No one else was available, and you must treat your sensei well or else he won't show you new techniques," Jiraiya said smugly.
"Shut up, Pervert-Sennin!" Naruto growled.
The door opened and standing there was Haruno Sakura, in her usual attire. "Ah! Naruto-kun, you made it! I was beginning to think you weren't coming!"
"I do not back down from any challenges. That is my ninja way, Sakura- chan."
"As you repeatedly say," Sakura said sarcastically as she opened the door wider so Naruto could come in. She then noticed the other visitor. "Naruto- kun? Who's this?"
"Oh, him? That's the Pervert-Sennin, my new sensei," Naruto said indifferently as he took of his sandals.
"I'm not just a Pervert-Sennin! I am Jiraiya, greatest of the Three Legendary Leaf Ninjas, the amazing Toad Summoner, author of the Come-Come Paradise novels, Super Pervert-Sennin!!" Jiraiya boasted, puffing out his chest and striking a heroic pose.
"Ah...yeah..." Sakura said, "Anyway, come in, food's almost ready."
"Great, Sakura-chan! I'm starved!" Naruto cheered, "Are we having ramen?"
"Um, no. Sorry," Sakura apologised.
"No problem. As long as I'm here with you, Sakura-chan, I feel as if I need nothing else other than to be with you."
At this, Sakura blushed. "Thanks, Naruto-kun. Why don't we talk in the living room?"
As Sakura motioned them to the living room, Jiraiya leaned down to his pupil, "She's a cutie, ain't she?"
"Shut UP, Pervert-Sennin!!" Naruto shouted at his mentor as he walked into the living room. As soon as he was fully in, he and Jiraiya first looked upon Sakura's parents. Just one look and Naruto was staring at the floor, his insides feeling all mixed up.
Sakura's father, Haruno Yosuke, looked tall and proud. His short and somewhat curly brown hair was starting to recede, his green eyes looked a little cold looking at Naruto, his thin lips looked like they were trying to bring themselves up into a smile, but were failing. He wore a dark coloured, one-piece suit which most Chuunin or Jounin wore.
Sakura's mother, however, was a different story. She was a little shorter than her husband. Her long pink hair was tied into a ponytail, her brown eyes looked full of warmth and kindness, and her mouth was drawn into a smile. She was wearing a green apron, a purple shirt and a blue skirt.
Jiraiya immediately rushed over to Mrs. Haruno, grabbing her hands. "Wow!! Forget the daughter, the mother's a hottie!"
"I'd advise you to draw away from my wife, sir," Yosuke slapped Jiraiya's cheek and he looked ready to pounce on the Sennin, "Who are you anyway?"
"Who am I? I am Jiraiya, greatest of the..." Jiraiya began.
"He's my sensei right now. Oh, and he's apparently one of three Ninjas of the Leaf who are great or something like that..." Naruto mumbled as he stared to the floor.
"Oh! So then, you are Jiraiya-sama?" Mrs. Haruno asked.
"You would be correct, ma'am. I am not only Jiraiya of the Three Legendary Leaf Ninjas, but I am also the greatest of them!"
"So how come we had to put old hag Tsunade of you three into the Hokage chair?" Naruto asked.
"I don't want to attend boring meetings and looking for the well being of the country and the very ninja world! I want to be free like the bird, to roam free and continue my Come-Come Paradise books!"
"I still think those are nasty..."
"You don't grasp the brilliance that..."
"We didn't expect another person to come with us to eat, but I am sure that we can squeeze some food in for Jiraiya-sama," Mrs. Haruno said, "I'll go get everything ready. Sakura? Could you help me?"
"Sure mom," Sakura said, "I'll be right back, Naruto-kun."
"I'll go and help her too," Jiraiya added as he winked at Naruto and gave him the nudge-nudge. With Mrs. Haruno, Sakura and Jiraiya gone, that left Mr. Haruno and Naruto alone. Naruto sat down on a couch on one side of the room while Mr. Haruno sat on another on the other side.
Both were silent for a couple minutes, not knowing quite what to say to the other. Naruto wasn't sure he could talk to the father; likewise, Mr. Haruno was the same to Naruto. At last, Mr. Haruno spoke.
"So..." he began, "You like my...daughter..."
"Yes. She is...very special in my eyes. I crushed on her since the Academy and when we became...teammates," Naruto tried to look at Sakura's father, but quickly looked at something else, "I thought I could prove myself...good enough to be her...uh..."
"Boyfriend?"
"Yes...that's it. It was only recently I told her that I...that I...like her as more than a friend."
"I see," Mr. Haruno said as he tried to focus on the boy and not the beast, "She has been talking about you ever since you and her came forward about your...um, feelings. I just want to make sure your intentions are...honourable."
"Like how?"
"Like you won't take advantage of her or...discourage her on what she wants to do or...hurt her."
"I swear on my word as a ninja that I could never harm Sakura-chan! She means more to me than becoming Hokage!" Naruto insisted.
"Good, good..." Yosuke said and they were silent again. Yosuke was about to say something else when Mrs. Haruno's voice came and said that dinner was ready.
Uchiha Sasuke was breathing hard as lay on his back on the ground in his room. Everything around him was broken or torn. He had made a hole in one of the walls and it didn't stop there. It also went through the walls of the other rooms.
He looked down at his hand. It still had some chakra left over from the Chidori he had just pulled. And was it large. It was probably the biggest move and the most chakra he had ever pulled out. He looked up at the ceiling, almost in disbelief of what he had just did. It must be some kind of dream, he thought, for me to have this much power. His head turned to the large scroll he had read only a day ago, lying only a few feet away from him by his overturned bed. Whatever force had made him to find it, he thanked it severely.
Sasuke pulled himself of the ground and walked to the bathroom. As he looked in the mirror, he saw that his clothes were torn, his face was dirty from the debris and that his hair seemed longer than before, possibly a sign that he had grown much in his training. But that didn't matter, he had power now. And that was all that mattered to him.
He still wanted to look a little presentable, so he washed his face of the filth, changed his normal clothes to the bodysuit he wore during the Chuunin Tournament and took one last look at himself. He looked stronger. Smarter. More powerful.
He dashed out of the bathroom and out the door. He felt his awakened power flow through him like a life stream. He could take Itachi now, with all this power. But first he had to take one final test. He had to use his power to defeat the one person that Itachi had his sights set on. If Sasuke did that, Itachi would no longer target the person, but instead target Sasuke. Then Sasuke would finally defeat his brother, fulfilling his life's purpose as the avenger of the Uchiha clan.
Oh yes. He's doomed, Sasuke thought as he dashed from his home going into Konoha, Let's see how long he can stand up to my new power. We end this today. We shall finally see who is the more powerful of the two of us, blonde boy.
Uchiha Sasuke kept repeating this through his mind as he began his search for the Genin known throughout the Village as Uzumaki Naruto.
Dinner is actually going smoothly, thought Haruno Sakura as she took another bite of her roast beef, Daddy hasn't throttled Naruto-kun yet and Naruto-kun doesn't looked stressed out from eating at the same table as Daddy.
Sakura took another glance at Naruto, who was sweating profusely and shook nervously as he ate and looked at Sakura's father. Mr. Haruno managed to put on a good charade in front of his family and didn't look like he'd leap on Naruto and kill him. Yet.
Now if only Jiraiya-sama would stop making advances on Mom, Sakura thought hesitantly as she looked at Jiraiya trying to impress Mrs. Haruno, Oh well. You can't have everything.
"Thank you for the food, Mom. It was delicious," Sakura said to her mother.
"Thank you, honey. Does anyone else like the food?"
"I do! It's the most spectacular roast beef I've ever eaten! You cook the best things, Haruno-san," Jiraiya burst out as he winked vigorously at Mrs. Haruno.
"Yes, erm...thank you, Jiraiya-sama. Yosuke, Naruto? Do you like the food?" Sakura's mother asked her husband and Naruto.
"It's...ah...good...Mrs. Haruno...thank you...very much..." Naruto choked out as he tried not to look Mr. Haruno in the eye.
"It's delicious, hon. Thank you very much," Mr. Haruno thanked his wife.
"Oh, thank you. I hope you saved some room after you ate because I made dessert!" Mrs. Haruno said as she moved to the kitchen.
"What did you make, Mom?" Sakura asked.
"My famous apple cobbler ice cream sundae with pudding!" she replied as she moved to get the dessert!"
"Ooh! Mom, you're the greatest!" Sakura almost squealed, "Wait 'til you try it, Naruto-kun. Mom makes the best desserts in Konohagakure!"
"Y-yeah...I'll bet..." Naruto said as he tried his best to stay calm in front of Sakura's father.
"So...Naruto...I hear you..." Mr. Haruno began as he looked at the boy his daughter had feelings for, "mastered a special move...within a week?"
"Hmm? Oh, that! Yeah, I did!" Naruto all of a sudden became excited after Mr. Haruno asked about it, "It's called the Rasengan and it's my best move so far. I got taught it by the Pervert-Sennin over there..."
"That's the great Jiraiya-sama to you," Jiraiya huffed.
"Whatever. Anyway, I focus on swirling a lot of chakra and focusing it into a ball shape..."
Sakura's father looked interested in Naruto now. Sakura couldn't be happier. At that moment, the doorbell rang.
"Sakura, honey, can you get that while I put out dessert?" Mrs. Haruno asked.
"Sure, Mom. I'll be right back, Daddy, Naruto-kun," Sakura said as she got up from the table and went to answer the door. As she opened it, she said "Hello?" in her usual manner.
What she didn't expect was whom she saw there.
"KYYAAAAAHHH!!" Sakura screamed as she fell backwards onto her bottom, looking up in shock and horror.
"Sakura-chan! What happened?" Naruto asked as he ran to her to help her up with Jiraiya, Mr. and Mrs. Haruno right behind him. Naruto looked up to the doorway and saw three figures. One was a boy with war paint on his face, all dressed in a black cloak. He had what looked like a giant thing wrapped in bandages. Another was a girl with blonde hair pulled into several pigtails in the front and back. She wore purple clothing and had some see- through ninja garments on her legs. She also had a gigantic fan behind her back.
But the one who caught Naruto's attention the most was the final one. He was a boy with red hair, black skin surrounding his eyes, and a kanji tattoo on the left part of his forehead. He wore long red clothing with the same see-through ninja garments at the bottom of his legs and on his arms toward his wrists and a white cloth wrapped around his shoulders. Wrapped around his person was a leather strap, holding a giant stamped vase with a cork at the top.
All three of them had forehead protectors somewhere on their person, indicating the village where they originated from. It looked like an hourglass upon the steel of the protector. There was no doubt about it, they were from the Hidden Sand Village who attacked them several months ago. But neither Naruto nor Sakura expected to see them again. At first the adults looked a little clueless on who the three were, but were shocked nonetheless.
"Sakura, who are these people?" Mr. Haruno asked.
"Allow us to introduce ourselves," the boy in black said, "We are from the Sand Village and were involved in the attack on Konoha a few months ago."
"But that is not why we are here," the girl added, "We are here on account on a goal of peace. Not for our country, but for ourselves."
"We are the ninjas of Hidden Sand. Allies of Konohagakure. The Sand Ninjas," the last boy said as he looked upon Naruto. There was certainly no doubt in Naruto's mind now on who they were.
It was the Sand Siblings from the Chuunin Exam. Kankuro, Temari and...
Gaara.
TO BE CONTINUED!
Things are getting tense! Gaara, Temari and Kankuro in Konoha for what reason? How powerful is Sasuke now? And what will the Kage Council's decision be? You can find out by sending me reviews!