I'm back! Okay, the rating of this story has officially been boosted to "R" because of the fight in this chapter… O.o Anyway, I won't tell you any more, you can read the gory goodness for yourself.
WARNING! Gore and violence this chapter!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto; it belongs to Kishimoto-sensei. I DO own Subete Shinzui, because he's me!
Chapter 2: Awakening and Death
Shinzui flopped against a tree in the training field they'd been assigned. I wonder how long we'll be waiting? If our teacher's like Kakashi, we'll be here for another two hours, easy. The fox grumbled.
"He better not make us wait that long, kit. I don't have the best patience."
No, really? I had no idea!
"Watch it brat. I won't put up with any of your sarcastic mouth."
Oh, and the only things that come from your mouth are poems and hymns, I forgot, please forgive me. Shinzui chuckled as the fox growled in frustration.
"Ne, Shinzui? How long do you think we'll have to wait?" Kurenai asked from her position in the tree. Shinzui shrugged.
"Not sure." Kurenai took in a nervous breath.
"Ano, Shinzui?" Shinzui looked up at her, but she wouldn't meet his eyes.
"Are you really… I mean, do you have…"
"Am I really a carrier for Kyuubi?" She flinched at his abrupt reply.
"Yeah…" Kurenai trailed off and finally looked at him.
"Yeah, I am. I can understand if you want to be put on a different team after the Chuunin exams, but I ask that you put up with me until then." Kurenai shook her head.
"You misunderstand me, Shinzui. From what Iruka's said about your little brother, you can't be that bad." She jumped down and landed next to him, sticking out her hand.
"I hope we can be friends?" Shinzui's face broke into a smile. He firmly shook her hand. Iruka walked over and put his hand on top of the other two.
"It's settled then. We're all friends." Iruka smiled. Shinzui tensed and leapt away, followed by the other two. Not even a second later, the field had a new smoking crater in the middle. The children landed and looked to the cause of it. At the edge of the clearing stood Dehoudai, a maniacal grin covering his face.
"Dehoudai-sensei!! What are you doing!?" Kurenai shouted. "You could have killed us!!" He merely laughed.
"I wasn't aiming for you or Iruka. I was just trying to kill the abomination." Kurenai gasped and started yelling things that would make sailor's ears burn. Iruka winced at her volume, but Dehoudai merely laughed.
"If your quarrel is with me, leave the others out of it." Shinzui stepped into the middle of the clearing.
"Kit, if you get in over your head, I'm taking over, got it!?" Kyuubi practically shouted from his cage.
IF that happens, god forbid, you have to promise not to hurt my friends. The fox snorted.
"Like you'd let me have a peaceful existence if I hurt them."
You want a peaceful life!? Where's Kyuubi and what have you done with him!?
SCENE CHANGE
Kurenai nervously watched the younger boy walk into the middle of the crater. Dehoudai-sen-
No, he doesn't deserve that title! Dehoudai walked out to meet him. With no warning, he slammed his fist into Shinzui's face and sent the boy reeling. He then landed a swift backhand on his face and the boy hit the ground hard. Shinzui shakily stood back up.
"You…" He spat blood out of his mouth. "You'll have to do better than that, Dehoudai-teme." Dehoudai growled, and made a few hand seals.
"Katon; Goukakyuu no Jutsu!!" (1) The fireball engulfed Shinzui, but a charred log was all that remained when the smoke cleared. Dehoudai laughed menacingly.
"Trying to hide, monster!? I know how to flush you out!!" He made a single hand seal and faced Iruka and Kurenai.
"Kanashibari no Jutsu!" (2) Both of the Genins were frozen in place. He made more hand seals. Kurenai's eyes widened.
He's… going to use us to make Shinzui reveal himself!! CHIKUSO!! She struggled as hard as she could to break free of the binding spell, but nothing worked. Iruka screamed in a mix of frustration and fear. Dehoudai finished his hand seals.
"Katon; Goukakyuu no Jutsu!!" The large fireball raced towards them. She shut her eyes, waiting for it to burn her to a crisp.
Kaachan… Tousan… I'm sorry… She heard the fireball impact something, and a scream.
This isn't that hot… And that… wasn't Iruka's voice!! Her eyes snapped open just in time to see Shinzui fall to the ground, heavily charred from the waist up.
"SHINZUI!!" Iruka screamed. Dehoudai walked up to the boy, who was struggling to stand again. He kicked Shinzui in the stomach, and he slid for a few feet, coming to a stop just short of his teammates. Dehoudai laughed.
"Tragically, the fox went beserk and killed his teammates, so I had no choice but to put him down!!" Kurenai looked down at the boy. He was facing her, and she saw a tear leak out of his eye as he almost whispered a single word.
"Hai…" Immediately, closed his eyes and stood like there was nothing wrong with him. His eyes snapped open and they sent chills down her spine. They were… red. The burns started to lessen and vanish before her eyes. He turned around, and the man instinctively took a step back. An evil grin spread across Shinzui's face, revealing his new fangs. He laughed, and his voice didn't sound of this world.
"You hurt my vessel, almost killed him. Your. Ass. Is. Mine!!" Kurenai found that she could move again, and the first thing she did was fall to her knees and retch. The sheer amount of killing intent in the clearing was unbelieveable. You could actually see it rolling off of the boy in waves. The whole clearing was almost vibrating with energy. All of the forest animals fled in sheer terror, and Kurenai would have loved to join them, but she remained, because she was too scared to move.
This… This isn't Shinzui... Her eyes widened.
His vessel… Oh my god…IT'S THE DEMON FOX!!! Iruka had a similar look of terror on his face. Shinzui, or his body anyway, turned to face them. His burns had healed completely.
"You don't have anything to worry about, small fries. I've been forbidden to hurt you." He practically spat the word out of his mouth. He turned to face Dahoudai, whose eyes were almost the size of dinner plates. He started to turn tail and run, but Shinzui just vanished. In a flash, he had his foot in the middle of the older man's back and had one arm grasped firmly in each hand, right below the shoulders.
"You need these arms to do those pitiful techniques, right?" Kyuubi sneered.
"I can't believe you call those powerful. Oh well, now you won't be able to." Dehoudai screamed, and the fox effortlessly ripped his arms off like they were wet tissue paper. Iruka hurled as he heard the sinews and ligaments tear and the bones crack. The older man crumpled to the ground and futilely tried to stand and run.
"If you want to see a real Jutsu… then just watch!!" Shinzui made a single hand seal, and took a deep breath.
"Kinton: Gouka no Jutsu!!" (3) A fireball shot from his mouth, but this fireball was a pale bluish-purple in color. It didn't touch Dehoudai, but hit the ground in front of him and encircled him in a ring of unholy fire.
"Now, how to kill you… I know!" Kyuubi started laughing. He placed his hand in front of him, and held it at the wrist. He smirked, and Kurenai shivered.
What's this feeling… it feels like something horrible's about to happen. Kurenai shuddered. Iruka gasped, and she looked at what he was gaping at. She echoed his gasp. Flickers of black Chakra were visible around Kyuubi's hand.
"Kinton: Jigokukiri" (4) As soon as he said those words, a blood-curdling shriek echoed throughout the forest, and the black Chakra clustered around the possessed boy's hand. The unearthly shriek changed into a prolonged, high-pitched scream.
"Now, there's no escape for you. I don't like being cooped up in these containers, but what's even worse is the fact that if one of them dies, the other will, and they'll take me with them. So I have no choice but to protect them. For threatening him… you pay the ultimate price… DIE, YOU PITIFUL EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN!!! YOU'RE GOING TO WISH YOU'D NEVER BEEN BORN!!!"
SCENE CHANGE
Kami-sama, how long have I been at this? I swear, there wasn't this much paperwork when I was Hokage the first time… Sarutobi sat back and took a nice, long pull on his pipe, savoring the flavor, letting it fill his mouth and take his mind off of the mountain of papers waiting for his approval. He stood and walked over to the window.
Yume… Those boys are strong, but there's only so much they can take before they snap… There was a resounding crack, and Sarutobi whirled around. The portrait of his successor that was hanging on the wall had a large crack running down the middle of the glass, forming kanji. But what was ominous was what the line spelled.
Freedom…? Fear hit his system like he'd been dunked in ice water.
No, it couldn't be… His eyes snapped over in the direction of the forest. All vestiges of sleepiness vanished when he saw the crimson tower of chakra and killing intent emanating from one of the training fields.
I KNEW I shouldn't have assigned Dehoudai to be Shinzui's sensei!! Kyuubi killed his wife and children! THAT'S why I had a bad feeling!! He vaulted out of the window and made for the forest as fast as he could. Not surprisingly he found Hatake Kakashi keeping pace with him within a few blocks.
"You felt it too, Kakashi-kun?"
"How could I not? The killing intent is noticeable even here in the village. Do you think he's escaped?"
"I don't think so. He would have started attacking the village again. Besides, you should have more faith in your sensei's seal. It will hold until the day they die." Sarutobi frowned.
"What is that screaming noise!?" Kakashi landed on a tree and numbly pointed at the clearing in front of them. Sarutobi's eyes nearly bugged out of his head.
Oh hell no… I know that technique now… Shinzui- no, that wasn't Subete Shinzui. Kyuubi had taken over his body.
"DIE, YOU PITIFUL EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN!!! YOU'RE GOING TO WISH YOU'D NEVER BEEN BORN!!!" Kyuubi swung his arm forward blindingly fast and impacted the evil energy with the unfortunate man's head. Death came immediately to the Jounin. His head exploded backward, away from Kyuubi's hand, showering that side of the clearing in crimson rain. He started laughing.
"OH YEAH!! I'd forgotten how much fun that technique was!!" Abruptly, his body slumped over slightly, like he was resting standing up. All killing intent vanished, as did the demonic Chakra. The boy blinked, and confused brown orbs took in his surroundings.
"What… What happened? Where's Dehoudai-san?" He looked down, and stumbled backwards in a mixture of shock and disgust. He fell on his rear and backed away from the lifeless body in front of him. Sarutobi landed next to Shinzui and put a hand on his shoulder.
POV CHANGE
Oh god!! What the hell!? Shinzui backed away from the corpse as fast as he could on his butt.
This isn't right!!! The last thing I remember was giving control to- A malicious laugh interrupted his thoughts.
"Thanks for the kill, kit. It was a good start." Shinzui's mind started doing flip-flops.
Then I… I really just…He started when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up and found the sympathetic eyes of Sarutobi.
"Shinzui-kun…" Tears welled up in his eyes, and he latched on to the older man, and did something he hadn't done in a long time, even when he was back home; he sobbed. Gut-wrenching, throat-tearing sobs, and he kept sobbing until he slipped into blissful unconciousness.
Um… Yeah, a much darker end to this story, and a much darker theme overall so far… On a lighter note, I've had people ask who I'm going to pair Hinata with. So, without further ado, I give you… Sabakuno Gaara!! (dodges all flaming arrows).
(1) Katon; Goukakyuu no Jutsu – Fire type: Powerful Fireball Skill
(2) Kanashibari no Jutsu – Body Bind Skill
(3) Kinton: Gouka no Jutsu – Forbidden type: Hell Fire Skill. One of a set of forbidden and dark techniques.
(4) Kinton: Jigokukiri – Forbidden type: Hell Cutter. Kyuubi's technique for single assassinations.
Dragon Man 180 – I tried to make everyone happy with the pairings. I had to do a LOT of research to find someone for Shinzui Oo
Night-Owl123 – Thanks!
Metanaito – Too late! ;;;
Inferno-Dragonz – He'll be just as strong, don't worry!
Dalacris – That topic will be dealt with in later chapters, don't worry.
Well, here's the next chapter! I should update Forgotten Duties sometime next week. Thanks for your patience!