Disclaimer : I don't own anything from the series Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto owns it all.
(A/N) Well, here's chapter 1, opinions may vary since I went a bit OOC. I'm still considering over different ideas for when they get back to Konoha, so I have no idea what the finished 'project' will be like. Ah well, Read and bring me your criticism.
Chapter 1
Sure, they both were thinking the same word in unison, but for two totally different reasons. Naruto's reason was because he couldn't believe the size of the tree on top of the girl in front of him. Tayuya's was from seeing an enemy pick up her signal instead of one of her fellow Five.
You see, the chakra resonating from her was a special technique modified for sending out a distress call for the Sound Five if they were in trouble, which wasn't very often. Even so, it was designed so no one would care about such a meager amount being projected. In other words, she was pissed and slightly depressed that it was the blonde 'dipshit' that had found her instead of her teammates. Oh, how she remembered his childish taunt…
" Y-You're still alive!" Naruto exclaimed while pointing down at her, stupefied. He hadn't expected to find ANY of the Sound nins they had chased, especially her. He had heard everyone made it back, so he figured she was dead, as the rest of them were.
She laughed bitterly, and then grimaced at the amount of pain it caused.
" Not for much longer though…" Tayuya replied. The tree was crushing her chest, making it even more difficult to talk. She was struggling to breathe as it was.
Her words snapped him out of his surprised state and started a nervous laugh.
" Heheh. Yeah, a tree on top of you doesn't help much, does it?"
He could tell by the way she rolled her eyes that if she could have, she would have hit him for pointing out the obvious way too much. The blonde could have sworn he heard her mutter 'dumbass' under her breath.
Naruto, being, well… Naruto, decided to try to strike a conversation.
" So… Shikamaru managed to do all this?" he questioned, motioning to the surrounding area.
She snarled, remembering what had happened wasn't exactly the best of memories.
" No, the bastard with the lazy look and black hair didn't, if that's who you're referring to. He got help from that blonde Suna bitch who controls the wind with a giant fan. If it weren't for that whore and her fucking ferret from Hell, I would have killed the prick. Thought he was so smart, well brilliance almost got a kunai driven through his heart."
Naruto, also being one to make fun of people as often as possible, decided to get his money's worth.
" Alas, you got you're butt kicked and now here we are, with you trapped under a tree, dying. Oh, the irony." He couldn't stop the shit-eating grin that spread across his face like the plague when she sent him a glare.
" Oh shut the fuck up, it doesn't look like you did any better from here. I'm guessing the great 'Avenger' eluded your grasp, eh? Serves you right… dick." It was Tayuya's turn to smirk as he glared daggers at her. Still, she couldn't help to wonder how he was already moving after sustaining so many injuries.
" How are you already up and about within such a short amount of time? Mind telling a dying girl your secret? Not like word will travel far you know with how I can't move anything below my neck… And I'm pretty damn sure I've got internal bleeding."
The blonde inwardly cringed. He didn't expect her to refer to her wounds so easily when it's painfully obvious she won't last even a few more hours, even more so to her since she's feeling the affects of the fractured bones and blood loss. Did she really not care if she was dying? Naruto shook his head.
' She's the enemy, what should I care? Why am I even still talking to her? Ah, what the hell. I'll get a good laugh out of her 'scared shitless' look when she sees my Kyuubi form.'
" You really want to know? It won't be pretty."
She nodded. He smirked.
" Heh. Remember, I warned you."
He closed his eyes and started to channel the Kyuubi's chakra, letting it flow free through his Tenketsu, creating a red, demonic aura around his entire being. Her eyes widened slightly at seeing the first stage, where the aura is so strong it's visible to the naked eye. When it started changing his physical attributes, her mouth dropped open in awe, and slight fear. He opened his eyes; crimson slits met cardinal irises. He flashed her a toothy grin, revealing his pointed canines.
" So, what do you think of…" Naruto paused. He would rather not tell her it's the Kyuubi even if she was about to kick the bucket.
"… My Demonic bloodline?"
She stared.
And stared.
And stared.
And stared.
Unblinking with mouth slightly agape, marveling at how despite looking so ferocious, his eyes held a deep sorrow. Naruto mentally noted the liquid crimson seeping from the corners of her mouth; she had either almost bit her tongue in half or really did have internal bleeding.
' The tree must've crushed her ribcage…'
When he waved a clawed hand in front of her face, she broke out of the immediate shock and feigned a mocking scoff.
" I-It's not THAT impressive. You should see Sakon and Ukon when they use the 2nd level of the Cursed Seal, they look like actual demons, not your cheap imitation."
' Although they sure as hell don't have a feeling of pure bloodlust and hate radiating off of them when they're transformed.' Tayuya added mentally. ' But why do his eyes seem so… gentle? Who am I talking to here?'
He stood there, stunned by her lack of fear. ' She's not afraid? Damn, that's a first.'
After coming out of his stupor, he allowed the chakra return back to it's inner sanctum, reverting him to normal and leaving only the lightened whisker marks. He waved a dismissing hand at her remark.
" Ah, it doesn't matter. I'm sure I could kick whoever you just said's ass anyways."
She gave a caustic snort. " Yeah right. Like a dipshit such as yourself could harm one of the Sound Five."
He growled low, giving off a fickle of the Kyuubi's chakra to prove his point. " I have a name, you know! And it's not dumbass, asshole, dick, or dipshit!"
She smirked; how she loved getting under people's skin and annoying the hell out of them. " And I don't really care what it is, because you'll always be a dipshit to me." She stated matter-of-factly.
" Tch, whatever… slut." He grumbled the last word to himself, but she managed to catch it.
" WHAT DID YOU CALL ME!" She screeched.
He covered his ears and winced at the sheer volume of her voice.
" Damn… Not so loud, I'm right next to you. How can you yell anyway with that tree? And I called you a 'slut'. If you're gonna keep calling me names I'll do the same."
Her left eye twitched.
They had a minute of awkward silence, which Naruto took to regain some of his hearing and think things through thoroughly. The gears in his head started to shift and turn as it finally registered that she was from the Sound. Which in turn meant she knew the way TO the Hidden Sound Village. Which in turn meant she knew where Sasuke was heading and if there would be any traps. Besides, she seemed like good company compared to some of the others. A real tension breaker such as himself; you know, except for the excessive swearing.
The silence was shattered when an idea struck him.
" Hey, mind if I ask you something?"
She turned her head, eyed him curiously, and then looked back towards the opposite side of the demolished area. She was still pissed off at the fact he called her a slut.
" What is it…?"
" You were molding that chakra as a signal to get help, right?"
She nodded her head slightly in acknowledgement.
" Well then, I have a deal for you. If I were to say, get that huge tree off you and maybe get you some medical attention, would you help us take down that snake bast- err, Orochimaru?"
She looked up at him in complete shock and blinding rage.
' Is… Is he serious? He actually thinks I would betray Orochimaru-sama for my own survival? He has got to be the biggest dumbass I have ever met! He should know just from an academy that we would give our lives for our villages before we would abandon them. Is he even a fuckin' shinobi?'
The blonde heard her mumble something inaudible so he crouched down next to her.
" I didn't quite catch that…"
" Fuck you…" She hissed back.
Naruto merely shrugged.
" Ah well, was worth a shot I guess."
Standing up, he started to walk back to his sensei with his hands behind his head.
" See you around; if you manage to make it out of there, I mean."
He had made a sudden halt five paces from her in his stroll to Kakashi when he caught sight of a tiny glint in the distance. Curiosity catching the best of him, he turned his head towards the direction, squinting his eyes to survey across the distance. In a flash, multiple kunai came barreling out, directed at both of ninja. Caught off guard and not able to think of a rational decision in time, Naruto made his move. That night, blood was spilt.
R&R Please. Constructive criticism welcomed with open arms. So are flames, I need a good laugh.